~ Disclaimer ~ I don't own Trigun, nor do I own the characters. I only own some of the characters you don't recognize ^^;. Well, hope you like the fic. It will turn to first person in one part. Might be slightly confusing..

- Title - Vampire Tendencies.

- Author - CheezePilotOfPluto99X

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- Chapter - Eight

- Title - Return and the Warning.

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I opened my eyes. Legato wasn't near me and I felt cold. The window had been repaired and the door was replaced. I got out of bed and padded to the door, opened it and stepped out into the hallway. The wave of a blood stench hit me like a ton of bricks, almost knocking me to the ground. But, I had somehow grown used to the smell of blood. Beings that I loved and kissed a vampire, tasting blood on his lips. I strode down the hallway, occasionally looking at prestigous men and women's portraits on the walls. I stopped suddenly when I neared a woman's portrait. Her hair was long, crimson red, and her eyes were beautiful orbs of green. She wasn't smiling like the rest were. I raised my hand up and reached for the portrait. A hand grabbed my wrist and I screamed in surprise. I turned around and Legato was standing there. "Do not disturb the portraits," he said as he gazed up at the portrait with a wary eye.

"Why?" I asked.

Legato shook his head as he pulled me into a tight hug, he leaned down and kissed the top of my head. "Nevermind that....go take a shower, have you taken one?"

I blushed. "No...I didn't think my smell was that bad."

Legato chuckled and released me. "Take a left when you reach the end of the hallway and it's the door on the far right, wash up."

I headed down the hallway, rubbing my arms hard as the air became more creepy. I turned left and spotted the door. Walking inside I felt a warm wave of heat, it made me become calm. Legato must have put up a barrier of sorts to guard this bathroom. It was a beautiful white bathroom, everything was spotless. I stripped down and turned on the water. It warmed up quickly and I stepped into the shower stall, turned the knob for the shower head and endulged in the feeling of warm water on my body. I gave out a groan of delight and picked up a lavender smelling shampoo. I could feel a pair of eyes on me and I turned my gaze to the door. Legato was standing there with his arms crossed, his eyes watching my every move. "Do you mind?" He asked.

I didn't know if I did or not. Before I could answer, he stepped into the bathroom and began undressing himself. I blushed and turned away. He entered the shower stall and his body radiated so much heat that the water felt cold on me. He reached around me and grabbed the bar of soap. "You didn't stink...why are you in here?" I inquired.

I felt the soap bar on my back and it sent chills up my spine. "I haven't taken a shower in twenty nine years, Nicole. I didn't feel a need for it because vampires don't really have sweat glands..well, ones that give off a nasty oder or anything," he replied.

I turned around and looked into Legato's eyes. He slid his hands around my waist and pulled me closer. "Nicole...I've missed you so much."

He kissed me hard and long. His fangs pressed against my lips through his and I could almost tell he wanted blood. I turned my head and he looked me in the eye. "How did you know? And do you want me to? I could always go out and-"

"No, go ahead. I'm used to it," I interrupted.

He sank his fangs into my neck. I looked at the shower stall floor and saw the crimson red blood slid into the drain. He pulled my body closer and I ran my hands up his back and through his hair. He gave out a groan and I could feel his throat convulsing with each swallow. He stopped and I almost collapsed, but he caught me and picked me up.

I sat up and opened my eyes. I was in the black sheeted bed and I wore a long shirt of Legato's. "Legato?"

Legato entered the room with a pair of baggy black jeans on that hung off his hips, revealing black boxers. His steel muscles rippled as he reached into the drawer. I licked my lips and Legato's movements stopped. He turned to look at me. "Nicole?"

I got out of bed and leaped onto him. Kissing him with so much hunger that his fang nicked my lip, but I didn't care. Legato pulled away and looked at me with surprise. "What was that about?" He inquired.

"I have no idea," I replied.

He kissed me and set me on my feet, turned back to the drawer and fidgeted with it some more. I scratched his back gently with my nails, I could feel his body relax and then tense up. I stepped closer and kissed the middle of his back. I ran my fingers through his hair and smiled. "Legato...I missed you also."

He stood up straight and brought me into a hug. Tears landed on my cheek and his whole body shook. "My love....," he whispered.

I could feel my own tears slide down my cheeks, I was in so much happiness that it brought tears to my eyes. We stood there for so long I lost track of the time. I let go of him and walked over to the bed. "I'm hungry...is there anything to eat?" I inquired.

"Eh...I think so. In the kitchen there is," Legato said.

He led me down the hallway and into a really nice kitchen. Legato turned to the fridge and pulled out a container. "Gulash...want some?"

I smiled and followed him to the stove as he poured the mixture into a pan. I slid my hands along his sixpack and raised them up against his chisled chest and sent small kisses along his back. Legato didn't seem to mind, he kept to prepairing the food for me. "You really hungry?" He asked.

I stepped back as he turned around. "Yeah. I haven't eaten in two days," I replied.

He poured the gulash into a bowl and set it on the table. We sat opposite of each other at the table. The gulash was suprisingly tasty. Legato stared at me while I ate. "Isn't it not polite to stare?" I inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"I'm not staring...I'm taking in every single detail. So if you ever want to leave for any reason...I can remember you down to even the finest hair on your head. I'd remember everything that we went through. The bad and good times. More of the good than bad...because I love the good times," he replied with a slight smile.

I finished eating and we headed back to the bedroom. We laid down on the bed. "Legato."

He sighed," yes?"

"Is anything going wrong here? I mean...in this house?" I inquired.

He rolled over ontop of me and kissed me. "No, why do you ask?"

I shrugged and intwined my fingers with his. I gazed into his eyes and kissed him longingly. I tightened my grip on his hands. I felt lost just then, because his whole body vanished. The security blanket diminished. I sat up quickly and he was standing by the door. "Legato?"

He didn't move. All he did was stand there like a statue. I moved and he cast me a warning glance, making me stop suddenly where I was. He held up an hand as the door opened and his other hand quickly grabbed something or someone. "What the fuck man!" A male voice cried out in surprise.

Legato yanked someone into the room. I gasped. It looked like Chris. "Where the hell did you get back together?!" Legato snapped.

Chris struggled and Legato let him go. Chris reajusted his coat and looked at me, then back at Legato. "Like you said....Hell," he said.

"Don't mess with me, vampire shit," Legato snarled.

Chris backed away from Legato. I realized I had been biting my nails in nervousness. I stopped and got out of the bed. "What are you doing back here?" I asked.

Chris smiled at me. "Atleast she has a nicer voice than you, Legato. You should really take some anger managment courses," he sneered.

Legato bared his fangs and I stepped infront of him. His arms came around my waist loosely and he rested his chin on the top of my head. Chris snorted. "I see you two are doing fine...besides having my spinal column snatched out of my own back and being beat up by Steller underground....I think I'm doing fine right now."

"Chris...what are you doing here?" I asked again.

"I just wanted to say....I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me then, but....I want to amend for my unpolite advances on you Nicole. And the way I snuck around you, Legato."

Legato's jaw tensed up and soon relaxed. "Are you lying?" He asked.

Chris shook his head. "Why would I want to be killed again by you, Legato? And besides...I was sent back to warn you."

I felt my whole body shut down suddenly. Chris's mouth moved but I could hear nothing. Legato stepped around me and grabbed Chris by the cuff of his shirt. I tried to stop him but my legs wouldn't respond. Legato let go of Chris and turned to me. "Nicole," he said.

"I can hear....what happened? I couldn't hear anything just then," I said with confusion.

"I did that, sorry," Chris said with a shrug.

"But why!? I want to know why Legato grabbed your shirt!" I growled.

Legato took hold of me. "Nicole....it doesn't concern you," he whispered.

"Everything concerns me now, it all started to concern me when you first sank your teeth into my flesh!"

Legato winced and let his hands fall. "True....I brought you into all of this."

I shook me head and wrapped my arms around his middle. "I didn't mean to snap like that...."

"Alright! Enough of the mushy stuff...you're going to make me tear blood," Chris groaned.

Legato and I seperated and Chris tapped his foot. "Nicole...do you really want to know what the warning is?" He inquired.

"Yes."

"You're going to die...soon."

I felt my whole world shatter. I fell back and no hands caught me. Falling into a dark spiral and reaching out to Legato, but no one caught me. Die?

I don't want to die!

-- To Be Continued -- Eh? Nicole is going to die?! Eh...er...find out in chapter nine! Please review kindly ^^;