Here you go! Chapter 5, hot off the presses, so to speak. ^^ Typically, I
do not Trigun but my own chars. Enjoy!! Keep the reviews coming! And you're
welcome Ghosts-girl23, keep it up!!
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Chapter 5: Breakfast
In town, Astra roared up to a restaurant that also was a small convenient store. Milly and Meryl were sitting at a table having breakfast.
Astra strolled into the restaurant and went up to the bar.
"I want a dozen donuts, a cup of coffee with 4 sugars and a half gallon of milk, please," Astra ordered to the bartender.
"Yes, ma'am," The bartender disappeared into the back.
Astra sat back into a stool as the bartender came out and gave her coffee. He disappeared into the back again, saying that the donuts will be ready in 15-20 minutes. She shook her head and stirred her coffee.
Meryl recognized her from yesterday and she and Milly walked over and sat on either side of Astra.
" What do you want," Astra asked without even moving.
Meryl spoke, "Do you know anything about the whereabouts of Vash the Stampede?"
Astra turned her head and faced Meryl. "Why," she asked, not trusting these people at all. "Are you a bounty hunter?"
"No," Meryl said, "We're friends of his. And we are agents for the Bernadelli Insurance agency."
"Oh." Astra was still skeptical.
Then Milly spoke up. " And there was someone else with him. His name is Nick D. Wolfwood."
Astra's breath was caught in her throat. She looked around the restaurant, then beckoned Milly and Meryl closer. As she spoke, her voice was a whisper.
"I do know where both of them are."
Meryl whispered back. "Where?"
Astra answered. "Both are at my house at the outskirts of this town. You can get there easily. Come down this afternoon. You might have to stay at the house for a while."
Milly tilted her head to the side. "Why?"
"Because Nick D. Wolfwood got shot in the leg before they got to my house. But he'll be okay, I took care of it."
Milly gasped.
Meryl then said, "We'll be there this afternoon."
"Alright," Astra whispered simply.
Milly and Meryl left the saloon after that.
Astra turned her attention back to her coffee, taking a sip out of it.
Behind her, a man came into the saloon. He has red-orange that that stuck out everywhere above his ears. His eyes were emerald-green that were behind red sunglasses. His clothes were dusty. He wore a pair of dark khakis and a military green shirt. The man slung his blue jacket over his shoulder. This was Gavin Kaji.
Gavin walked over to the bar and sat a couple of stools away from Astra. He side-glanced at Astra as the bartender took his order. He reached a hand over and tapped Astra's shoulder after the bartender left the bar.
Astra turned and faced Gavin. She gasped in surprise. "Gavin."
Gavin looked at his little sister for the first time in five years. "I want to talk to you."
The bartender appeared and came out with Astra's box of donuts and the half-gallon of milk. Astra paid for her bill and turned her attention back to her brother.
"What are you doing here," she asked.
"I came to talk to you."
"About what?"
"What's going to happen to you soon," Gavin stated.
"You mean...about."
"Your power, yes. I want you to join the Gung-ho Guns, once you get your power, of course."
Astra blinked a few times. "Oh, is that what you want me for? My power?"
Before Gavin could answer, she answered his question. "I'm not joining."
Gavin looked at her, baffled. "Why not?"
"Because I don't want to and I don't like the purpose of them."
A disappointed look was shown on Gavin's face. Then he said, "Lemme tell you something about us."
Astra glared at him. "What about us?"
"You see," Gavin started, "We're not exactly human."
She interrupted. "I can figure that, especially with our powers."
He ignored her. "We are actually what are called Elements. People who are able to become and control a certain element and have a few other powers. I have the element of fire."
She shook her head. "So?"
Gavin continued. "We don't get our power when we are born, obviously. But when we do develop our powers, a change happens in some way, shape or form, whether it be hair color, skin, or body structure."
"Oh, is that all?" Astra stood.
He shook his head. "That's about it. And," he placed a hand on her shoulder as she turned to leave, "please reconsider my offer of joining."
She shook his hand off and walked out of the restaurant. She quickly left and chucked her empty coffee cup away. She hurried back to the house on her motorcycle.
*****
Vash was lost as he pawed through Astra's kitchen for something to eat. He was about to open the last cabinet when he heard Astra's motorcycle pull up.
His eyes widened. "DONUTS ARE HERE!!"
He dashed from the kitchen, chanting that the donuts are here. Practically breaking through the front door, he surprised Astra with his loud antics.
Astra had to fight her way to get the donuts and the milk into the house in one piece. She was successful and she took glasses, the milk and the partially destroyed box of donuts up to Nick's room.
When she entered the room, Nick was smoking. Rolling her eyes, Astra walked over to the window and opened it. Nick took a donut as Vash took three. Astra came back from the window and took a donut, started to eat it and poured herself a glass of milk. As she was eating her donut, she walked over to examine Nick's leg.
"I met someone that was looking for you in town," Astra said as she left the room to get the medical supplies.
"Who." Nick and Vash asked, curious.
"I didn't catch their names." Astra came back into the room, setting her glass down. "But one was a tall, brown-haired girl and the other was."
"Short, dark hair, and kinda bitchy," Vash interrupted.
Astra chuckled. "Yeah, you know them?"
Nick and Vash both nodded their heads. Vash spoke, "They're Milly and Meryl. Two insurance agents who are supposed to make sure I don't cause any damage."
"Ok, I'm not even going to comment there," Astra said. "Well, they are coming this afternoon."
"Oh, great," Vash breathed.
Astra cleaned and re-bandaged Nick's leg. She left Nick and Vash and started to pick up the place before their friends came.
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Chapter 5: Breakfast
In town, Astra roared up to a restaurant that also was a small convenient store. Milly and Meryl were sitting at a table having breakfast.
Astra strolled into the restaurant and went up to the bar.
"I want a dozen donuts, a cup of coffee with 4 sugars and a half gallon of milk, please," Astra ordered to the bartender.
"Yes, ma'am," The bartender disappeared into the back.
Astra sat back into a stool as the bartender came out and gave her coffee. He disappeared into the back again, saying that the donuts will be ready in 15-20 minutes. She shook her head and stirred her coffee.
Meryl recognized her from yesterday and she and Milly walked over and sat on either side of Astra.
" What do you want," Astra asked without even moving.
Meryl spoke, "Do you know anything about the whereabouts of Vash the Stampede?"
Astra turned her head and faced Meryl. "Why," she asked, not trusting these people at all. "Are you a bounty hunter?"
"No," Meryl said, "We're friends of his. And we are agents for the Bernadelli Insurance agency."
"Oh." Astra was still skeptical.
Then Milly spoke up. " And there was someone else with him. His name is Nick D. Wolfwood."
Astra's breath was caught in her throat. She looked around the restaurant, then beckoned Milly and Meryl closer. As she spoke, her voice was a whisper.
"I do know where both of them are."
Meryl whispered back. "Where?"
Astra answered. "Both are at my house at the outskirts of this town. You can get there easily. Come down this afternoon. You might have to stay at the house for a while."
Milly tilted her head to the side. "Why?"
"Because Nick D. Wolfwood got shot in the leg before they got to my house. But he'll be okay, I took care of it."
Milly gasped.
Meryl then said, "We'll be there this afternoon."
"Alright," Astra whispered simply.
Milly and Meryl left the saloon after that.
Astra turned her attention back to her coffee, taking a sip out of it.
Behind her, a man came into the saloon. He has red-orange that that stuck out everywhere above his ears. His eyes were emerald-green that were behind red sunglasses. His clothes were dusty. He wore a pair of dark khakis and a military green shirt. The man slung his blue jacket over his shoulder. This was Gavin Kaji.
Gavin walked over to the bar and sat a couple of stools away from Astra. He side-glanced at Astra as the bartender took his order. He reached a hand over and tapped Astra's shoulder after the bartender left the bar.
Astra turned and faced Gavin. She gasped in surprise. "Gavin."
Gavin looked at his little sister for the first time in five years. "I want to talk to you."
The bartender appeared and came out with Astra's box of donuts and the half-gallon of milk. Astra paid for her bill and turned her attention back to her brother.
"What are you doing here," she asked.
"I came to talk to you."
"About what?"
"What's going to happen to you soon," Gavin stated.
"You mean...about."
"Your power, yes. I want you to join the Gung-ho Guns, once you get your power, of course."
Astra blinked a few times. "Oh, is that what you want me for? My power?"
Before Gavin could answer, she answered his question. "I'm not joining."
Gavin looked at her, baffled. "Why not?"
"Because I don't want to and I don't like the purpose of them."
A disappointed look was shown on Gavin's face. Then he said, "Lemme tell you something about us."
Astra glared at him. "What about us?"
"You see," Gavin started, "We're not exactly human."
She interrupted. "I can figure that, especially with our powers."
He ignored her. "We are actually what are called Elements. People who are able to become and control a certain element and have a few other powers. I have the element of fire."
She shook her head. "So?"
Gavin continued. "We don't get our power when we are born, obviously. But when we do develop our powers, a change happens in some way, shape or form, whether it be hair color, skin, or body structure."
"Oh, is that all?" Astra stood.
He shook his head. "That's about it. And," he placed a hand on her shoulder as she turned to leave, "please reconsider my offer of joining."
She shook his hand off and walked out of the restaurant. She quickly left and chucked her empty coffee cup away. She hurried back to the house on her motorcycle.
*****
Vash was lost as he pawed through Astra's kitchen for something to eat. He was about to open the last cabinet when he heard Astra's motorcycle pull up.
His eyes widened. "DONUTS ARE HERE!!"
He dashed from the kitchen, chanting that the donuts are here. Practically breaking through the front door, he surprised Astra with his loud antics.
Astra had to fight her way to get the donuts and the milk into the house in one piece. She was successful and she took glasses, the milk and the partially destroyed box of donuts up to Nick's room.
When she entered the room, Nick was smoking. Rolling her eyes, Astra walked over to the window and opened it. Nick took a donut as Vash took three. Astra came back from the window and took a donut, started to eat it and poured herself a glass of milk. As she was eating her donut, she walked over to examine Nick's leg.
"I met someone that was looking for you in town," Astra said as she left the room to get the medical supplies.
"Who." Nick and Vash asked, curious.
"I didn't catch their names." Astra came back into the room, setting her glass down. "But one was a tall, brown-haired girl and the other was."
"Short, dark hair, and kinda bitchy," Vash interrupted.
Astra chuckled. "Yeah, you know them?"
Nick and Vash both nodded their heads. Vash spoke, "They're Milly and Meryl. Two insurance agents who are supposed to make sure I don't cause any damage."
"Ok, I'm not even going to comment there," Astra said. "Well, they are coming this afternoon."
"Oh, great," Vash breathed.
Astra cleaned and re-bandaged Nick's leg. She left Nick and Vash and started to pick up the place before their friends came.