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Chapter 3: Angel in Disguise
Milly and Meryl woke up that morning to a fairly busy town. Shopkeepers sweeping and children playing in the street, the streets of Polaris were very lively. The town was filled with life.
They both woke up and Milly made breakfast, which was blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes. Together, they entered into the town and wandered around. They both went into a bar to see if Vash or Nick would show up, but neither of them ever did.
Milly and Meryl went into a store to get a few supplies. Outside, they both heard the roar of a motorcycle. After a moment, a girl with brown hair and blue eyes entered into the store. She was wearing a pair of flared jeans with a black band at her knees, a black stripe above the band and slits under. The slits show a pair of black boots that have holsters on with a gun in each.
The shopkeeper smiled. "Astra! How are you?"
Astra smiled back. "I'm fine."
"Any new paintings or drawings?"
"Heh.a few. But nothing that I want to brag about or want to bring in town anytime soon."
Astra walked through the store, grabbing a few items here and there. After Astra gathered what she needed and left, Milly and Meryl turned to the shopkeeper.
"Excuse me, can you tell me about her?" Meryl asked.
The shopkeeper chuckled. "Why sure. That was Astra Kaji. She lives on the outskirts of this town. Around here, she's known for making drawings and paintings of all sorts. Rarely brings them to town to show off, though. When she does, she manages to sell everyone of them that she brings in."
Meryl smiled a bit. "Does she have any family, out of curiosity?"
The shopkeeper's smile faded a bit. "No, not exactly. Parents died five years ago and her older brother ran off a month after that."
Both of the women looked at the shopkeeper. "Oh."
*****
Astra roared back to her house on her motorcycle. She shut her bike off and climbed off. Grabbing her groceries, she went into her home to put them away.
She pulled out some medical supplies, not even sure why she purchased them. She just felt that she'd need it later. Astra took the supplies and took them to her bathroom.
*****
Vash and Nick were walking, or more hobbling, in the desert. Vash was still holding Nick up because of his wound. Nick's leg still hurt as all hell and both were dehydrated.
"Hey, Vash," Nick wheezed, "I don't know if I can go any further, my leg is killing me."
Vash huffed as he continued to move forward with Nick. "Hang in there, Nick. We're almost there."
"But you said that like an hour ago," Nick whined.
Then in the distance, Vash saw a dark spot in the horizon. "Hey, look there, Nick. I think there's Polaris. I told you that we were almost there."
Nick looked into the distance. "I don't know if that is a town."
"Well, let's keep going and see."
It took about an hour just to get to "Polaris." It was actually a lone building that was pretty big. There were lights that shown in various parts of the building.
"What do you think it is," Nick asked.
"I don't know," Vash started. "But let's go found out. Besides, anywhere is better than the desert."
Together, they hobbled up to the door. Vash knocked on the door and waited to see if someone would come.
*****
Inside, Astra was working on making her supper. She was just about to take a bite out of her supper when she heard a knock on the door.
Astra looked around a moment.Why would anyone be all the way out here? Astra walked to the door. She heard another knock at the door. Rolling her eyes, Astra opened the door and looked outside.
Her eyes widen in surprise when she saw two dusty men outside her door. One has blonde spiky hair and was wearing a red trench coat. It's Vash the Stampede, she thought. Vash's companion was wearing all black and together, they were carrying a large cross that was now wrapped in white cloth.
Vash and his companion looked up at her. His companion had a hurt look on his face and she realized that he was actually hurt. Vash gulped as he looked her up and down.
"Uh," Vash said dryly. "Can we come in? He's hurt."
"Sure," Astra moved away from the door to allow Vash in. "Follow me, he might be more comfortable in a bed."
Vash followed, helping his friend up the stairs. They followed her and she showed them a room. Astra helped Vash get his friend into the bed.
"Oh, by the way, my name is Astra Kaji. And I will be right back with some medical equipment."
After Astra left, Vash turned to Nick. "Hey, Nick."
"Yeah," Nick said weakly.
"Wasn't the guy that was shooting at us named Kaji also?"
Nick looked at him. "Yeah, I think so."
Astra came back with a bag full of medical equipment. She disappeared again and came back with two glasses of water. Astra handed one to Vash.
Vash took the water and took a gulp. "Ahh.thank you."
Astra smiled. "No problem. And what happened to him?"
Astra dug through the bag, pulling this and that as Vash explained what happened.
"And his name?" She pulled on a pair of rubber gloves.
"Oh, uh, Nick Wolfwood."
"Ok," Astra breathed as she positioned herself where the wound was. "Nick, this might hurt a bit."
She carefully moved something where Nick's leg was wounded and Nick let out a painful howl. Astra gave yet another yank and she pulled out the bullet that was actually in Nick's leg. Nick let out another scream.
"There," Astra said triumphantly as she showed the bullet to Vash.
"Whoa, where did you learn to do this?"
Astra deposited the bullet into a trashcan. "I took a course on basic medical care in school."
"Oh." Vash took another gulp of his water.
Astra helped Nick to sit up and she handed him the other glass of water.
"Thank you." Nick took a gulp of the water.
Astra quickly worked on Nick's leg, cleaning and bandaging it. Once she was done, she took off the rubber gloves.
"I suggest that you stay off that leg for a while."
Nick scowled at the fact he won't be allowed to get out of bed.
Then she asked, "Would you like something to eat?"
Vash stood up, "Sure."
Nick also said yes. Astra headed downstairs to make something.
Vash followed, but lagged behind as he looked at the pictures on the wall. He saw all sorts of pictures. He saw a picture of four people. One was Astra, there were also a guy and two other people, older than her and the guy.
Vash took the picture off the wall and took it over to Astra, who was busy making something for him and Nick to eat. Vash also realized that he was slightly taller than she is, and he is very tall.
"Hey, Astra." Vash walked up to Astra from behind.
Astra turned around and saw Vash holding one of her pictures. "Yes?"
"Who are these people in this picture?"
"That is.er.was my family," Astra answered.
Vash nodded. "I can tell, but who is the guy with you and your parents?"
"Oh," Astra looked at the picture. "That is my older brother, Gavin Kaji."
Vash almost choked. "Gavin? He's your brother?"
"Yeah, why?" Astra was puzzled at the way Vash was acting.
"Uhh.because that was the guy that shot Nick."
Astra let out a small gasped. She closed her eyes and looked away. When she finally got control of herself, she said quietly, "I'm sorry."
"It's ok."
Astra turned around and looked at Vash. "What did he look like? I'm curious."
Vash describe what Gavin looked like as Astra stared at the picture of her brother. When he was done Astra was still quiet.
"What happened to him," she finally asked to herself more than to Vash. Then she turned back to what she was making. "Oh, well. Better get back to this."
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Chapter 3: Angel in Disguise
Milly and Meryl woke up that morning to a fairly busy town. Shopkeepers sweeping and children playing in the street, the streets of Polaris were very lively. The town was filled with life.
They both woke up and Milly made breakfast, which was blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes. Together, they entered into the town and wandered around. They both went into a bar to see if Vash or Nick would show up, but neither of them ever did.
Milly and Meryl went into a store to get a few supplies. Outside, they both heard the roar of a motorcycle. After a moment, a girl with brown hair and blue eyes entered into the store. She was wearing a pair of flared jeans with a black band at her knees, a black stripe above the band and slits under. The slits show a pair of black boots that have holsters on with a gun in each.
The shopkeeper smiled. "Astra! How are you?"
Astra smiled back. "I'm fine."
"Any new paintings or drawings?"
"Heh.a few. But nothing that I want to brag about or want to bring in town anytime soon."
Astra walked through the store, grabbing a few items here and there. After Astra gathered what she needed and left, Milly and Meryl turned to the shopkeeper.
"Excuse me, can you tell me about her?" Meryl asked.
The shopkeeper chuckled. "Why sure. That was Astra Kaji. She lives on the outskirts of this town. Around here, she's known for making drawings and paintings of all sorts. Rarely brings them to town to show off, though. When she does, she manages to sell everyone of them that she brings in."
Meryl smiled a bit. "Does she have any family, out of curiosity?"
The shopkeeper's smile faded a bit. "No, not exactly. Parents died five years ago and her older brother ran off a month after that."
Both of the women looked at the shopkeeper. "Oh."
*****
Astra roared back to her house on her motorcycle. She shut her bike off and climbed off. Grabbing her groceries, she went into her home to put them away.
She pulled out some medical supplies, not even sure why she purchased them. She just felt that she'd need it later. Astra took the supplies and took them to her bathroom.
*****
Vash and Nick were walking, or more hobbling, in the desert. Vash was still holding Nick up because of his wound. Nick's leg still hurt as all hell and both were dehydrated.
"Hey, Vash," Nick wheezed, "I don't know if I can go any further, my leg is killing me."
Vash huffed as he continued to move forward with Nick. "Hang in there, Nick. We're almost there."
"But you said that like an hour ago," Nick whined.
Then in the distance, Vash saw a dark spot in the horizon. "Hey, look there, Nick. I think there's Polaris. I told you that we were almost there."
Nick looked into the distance. "I don't know if that is a town."
"Well, let's keep going and see."
It took about an hour just to get to "Polaris." It was actually a lone building that was pretty big. There were lights that shown in various parts of the building.
"What do you think it is," Nick asked.
"I don't know," Vash started. "But let's go found out. Besides, anywhere is better than the desert."
Together, they hobbled up to the door. Vash knocked on the door and waited to see if someone would come.
*****
Inside, Astra was working on making her supper. She was just about to take a bite out of her supper when she heard a knock on the door.
Astra looked around a moment.Why would anyone be all the way out here? Astra walked to the door. She heard another knock at the door. Rolling her eyes, Astra opened the door and looked outside.
Her eyes widen in surprise when she saw two dusty men outside her door. One has blonde spiky hair and was wearing a red trench coat. It's Vash the Stampede, she thought. Vash's companion was wearing all black and together, they were carrying a large cross that was now wrapped in white cloth.
Vash and his companion looked up at her. His companion had a hurt look on his face and she realized that he was actually hurt. Vash gulped as he looked her up and down.
"Uh," Vash said dryly. "Can we come in? He's hurt."
"Sure," Astra moved away from the door to allow Vash in. "Follow me, he might be more comfortable in a bed."
Vash followed, helping his friend up the stairs. They followed her and she showed them a room. Astra helped Vash get his friend into the bed.
"Oh, by the way, my name is Astra Kaji. And I will be right back with some medical equipment."
After Astra left, Vash turned to Nick. "Hey, Nick."
"Yeah," Nick said weakly.
"Wasn't the guy that was shooting at us named Kaji also?"
Nick looked at him. "Yeah, I think so."
Astra came back with a bag full of medical equipment. She disappeared again and came back with two glasses of water. Astra handed one to Vash.
Vash took the water and took a gulp. "Ahh.thank you."
Astra smiled. "No problem. And what happened to him?"
Astra dug through the bag, pulling this and that as Vash explained what happened.
"And his name?" She pulled on a pair of rubber gloves.
"Oh, uh, Nick Wolfwood."
"Ok," Astra breathed as she positioned herself where the wound was. "Nick, this might hurt a bit."
She carefully moved something where Nick's leg was wounded and Nick let out a painful howl. Astra gave yet another yank and she pulled out the bullet that was actually in Nick's leg. Nick let out another scream.
"There," Astra said triumphantly as she showed the bullet to Vash.
"Whoa, where did you learn to do this?"
Astra deposited the bullet into a trashcan. "I took a course on basic medical care in school."
"Oh." Vash took another gulp of his water.
Astra helped Nick to sit up and she handed him the other glass of water.
"Thank you." Nick took a gulp of the water.
Astra quickly worked on Nick's leg, cleaning and bandaging it. Once she was done, she took off the rubber gloves.
"I suggest that you stay off that leg for a while."
Nick scowled at the fact he won't be allowed to get out of bed.
Then she asked, "Would you like something to eat?"
Vash stood up, "Sure."
Nick also said yes. Astra headed downstairs to make something.
Vash followed, but lagged behind as he looked at the pictures on the wall. He saw all sorts of pictures. He saw a picture of four people. One was Astra, there were also a guy and two other people, older than her and the guy.
Vash took the picture off the wall and took it over to Astra, who was busy making something for him and Nick to eat. Vash also realized that he was slightly taller than she is, and he is very tall.
"Hey, Astra." Vash walked up to Astra from behind.
Astra turned around and saw Vash holding one of her pictures. "Yes?"
"Who are these people in this picture?"
"That is.er.was my family," Astra answered.
Vash nodded. "I can tell, but who is the guy with you and your parents?"
"Oh," Astra looked at the picture. "That is my older brother, Gavin Kaji."
Vash almost choked. "Gavin? He's your brother?"
"Yeah, why?" Astra was puzzled at the way Vash was acting.
"Uhh.because that was the guy that shot Nick."
Astra let out a small gasped. She closed her eyes and looked away. When she finally got control of herself, she said quietly, "I'm sorry."
"It's ok."
Astra turned around and looked at Vash. "What did he look like? I'm curious."
Vash describe what Gavin looked like as Astra stared at the picture of her brother. When he was done Astra was still quiet.
"What happened to him," she finally asked to herself more than to Vash. Then she turned back to what she was making. "Oh, well. Better get back to this."