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Chapter 6: Joyous Reunion
Gavin was still in the restaurant when Knives and his right-hand man, the blue-haired Legato Bluesummers, entered the restaurant. Behind them, a purple-haired girl followed but sat at a table.
"You let her get away," Knives stated angrily.
Gavin sipped his drink and set it down at the bar. "Don't worry, Master. This town shall be destroyed by morning. She will have no choice but to move on and leave her place. Then I'll get her to join us."
"Good, the less humans the better this planet will be."
Knives, Legato and the purple-hair girl left the restaurant.
"Master," Legato said. "Shall I keep an eye on him and make sure he does his job."
Knives nodded his head. "Yes, but you won't be alone."
"I won't?"
"No, Antan shall accompany you." He gestured to the purple-haired girl that was following them. She had on a trench coat and brown boots.
"Antan, this is Legato Bluesummers. You will be accompany him in keeping an eye on Pyro," Knives explained.
Antan nodded her head in Legato's direction. Legato did the same in hers.
"Now, let's get out of town and watch to make sure Gavin does his job," Knives ordered, walking passed Antan.
Antan and Legato walked behind Knives as the left town.
*****
As afternoon came around, Astra was in her studio. She was drawing herself as she saw in her dream, with the change in hair color and the trench coat.
Then there was a clamor downstairs and Vash started shouting that Milly and Meryl were here. Astra looked up from her drawing and set her pencil down. She stood and headed downstairs.
When Astra made it downstairs from the studio, Vash had already let the two women inside the house. There was all sorts of talk as Vash led them to the room Nick was laying in.
It was a joyous reunion between friends. Astra stood at the doorway for a moment, watching the celebration. Then disappeared back to her studio, feeling a little out of place.
She felt better once she was back into her studio. She continued the drawing of herself as she has seen in her dream. The dull roar from the reunion was in the background.
It's actually been a long time since this house or herself had any visitors. Astra eventually became so wrapped up in her drawing that she lost track of time and forgot that she had guests in her house. It was as though she was placed into a trance.
There was a knock on her door that she didn't even hear. Behind her, Vash entered the studio after not hearing her answer. He came up from behind her and gently tapped Astra on the shoulder. Her eyes widened as she whipped around and nailed Vash in the jaw with a backfist. He stumbled backwards, his hand at his jaw. She gasped as she stood and stared at Vash, who was now sitting on her studio floor.
He looked at her, rubbing his jaw gingerly, then started to laugh. Astra raised an eyebrow at him in confusion, then she too started to chuckle. Offering a hand, she helped Vash off the floor. They were both still laughing.
"I'm sorry," Astra said between laughs.
Vash took his hand away from his jaw. "That's alright. I really wasn't expecting you to hit that hard though."
Astra saw Vash's jaw and she stepped forward, gently raising a hand to his jaw.
"Oh, my God. Does that hurt? Do you want ice?" She asked in sudden concern, no longer laughing.
Vash stepped back, startled at her sudden concern. He smiled, "No," he placed a gloved hand on hers. "It hurts, but I'll be fine."
Blinking, she stepped back and then headed downstairs, not making any eye contact with him. Vash was right behind, wondering what the hell just happened back there.
Astra turned from the door of the studio to face an angry and irritable Meryl.
"What kind of hostess are you? Disappearing and not even telling us." Meryl was in Astra's face.
Vash appeared from the door behind Astra. A bruise was on his jaw. Meryl looked over Astra's shoulder and saw Vash's jaw and glared at her.
"And you even hit your guests. Haven't your parent's taught you anything in how to treat your guests?"
Just then, Astra's eyes were filled with pain and anger. Lighting seem to be in her eyes, jumping around. Astra didn't say anything as she walked around Meryl and stormed down the stairs and headed for the kitchen. Milly and Nick looked at Astra as she went down the stairs.
"I think you pissed her off, Meryl," Vash stated.
"Well, good," Meryl barked. "Maybe then she'll learn not to disappear and hit her guests."
Vash rolled his eyes as he walked around Meryl, too. He entered Nick's room and helped Nick down the stairs. Milly and Meryl followed them to the living room.
Astra was in the kitchen, from the expression on her face, she wasn't happy. When she saw Meryl in the living room, she scowled and continued what she was doing.
Vash poked his head through the door to the kitchen. "You want any help?"
She shook her head and faked a smile. "No, but thank you for asking."
About 15-20 minutes later, they all had a quiet dinner of spaghetti. Milly and Meryl volunteered to do the dishes.
When everything was clean and put away, Astra showed the rooms that Milly and Meryl would sleep in for the night. Nick stayed in the living room and slept on the couch and Vash took her parents room once more. Astra chose to sleep in her studio. She had a mattress stored away in there when she didn't feel like going to her room.
When the house was silent, or at least Astra thought it was silent, Astra cleared her desk. She climbed onto her desk and opened her window. Then she carefully climbed out and onto the roof, agile as a cat. Bringing her knees close to her chest, she hugged her knees and looked at the night sky.
In the room that Vash was sleeping in, Vash awoke from a slight chill that has crept into his room. In his pajamas, he tip-toed out of his room out of his room and entered Astra's studio.
"Astra?" He peered over the top step into the studio. Noticing that she wasn't there, he came the rest of the way up the stairs. He looked around and saw that her window was opened. Which would explain why its cold in here, Vash thought. He climbed on Astra's desk and poked his head out the window. "Astra?"
Astra looked down to see the top of Vash's head. She giggled. "Up here, Vash!"
Vash raised an eyebrow as he looked in Astra's direction, up. Then he climbed onto the roof to join Astra. He sat beside her. "So what are you doing up here?"
She turned her gaze back to the sky. " I come up here to look at the stars. To think and to clear my head at nights."
He nodded. "Interesting."
She nodded too. "Yeah. I even come here hoping to see my parents within the stars."
Vash gave Astra a curious glance. She noticed his look and quickly explained. "My parents died five years ago."
"Ohh.is that why you got a little P.O.ed when Meryl mentioned them?"
She nodded in response. Then she started to creep towards the window. Vash followed, helping Astra back through the window.
"Well," Astra said shutting the window. "Good night, Vash the Stampede."
"Uhh." he headed down the stairs. "Good night, Astra Kaji."
After Vash left her studio, she crawled into her bed and fell asleep.
Disclaimer: I do not own Trigun, only the chars that aren't in the show originally.
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Chapter 6: Joyous Reunion
Gavin was still in the restaurant when Knives and his right-hand man, the blue-haired Legato Bluesummers, entered the restaurant. Behind them, a purple-haired girl followed but sat at a table.
"You let her get away," Knives stated angrily.
Gavin sipped his drink and set it down at the bar. "Don't worry, Master. This town shall be destroyed by morning. She will have no choice but to move on and leave her place. Then I'll get her to join us."
"Good, the less humans the better this planet will be."
Knives, Legato and the purple-hair girl left the restaurant.
"Master," Legato said. "Shall I keep an eye on him and make sure he does his job."
Knives nodded his head. "Yes, but you won't be alone."
"I won't?"
"No, Antan shall accompany you." He gestured to the purple-haired girl that was following them. She had on a trench coat and brown boots.
"Antan, this is Legato Bluesummers. You will be accompany him in keeping an eye on Pyro," Knives explained.
Antan nodded her head in Legato's direction. Legato did the same in hers.
"Now, let's get out of town and watch to make sure Gavin does his job," Knives ordered, walking passed Antan.
Antan and Legato walked behind Knives as the left town.
*****
As afternoon came around, Astra was in her studio. She was drawing herself as she saw in her dream, with the change in hair color and the trench coat.
Then there was a clamor downstairs and Vash started shouting that Milly and Meryl were here. Astra looked up from her drawing and set her pencil down. She stood and headed downstairs.
When Astra made it downstairs from the studio, Vash had already let the two women inside the house. There was all sorts of talk as Vash led them to the room Nick was laying in.
It was a joyous reunion between friends. Astra stood at the doorway for a moment, watching the celebration. Then disappeared back to her studio, feeling a little out of place.
She felt better once she was back into her studio. She continued the drawing of herself as she has seen in her dream. The dull roar from the reunion was in the background.
It's actually been a long time since this house or herself had any visitors. Astra eventually became so wrapped up in her drawing that she lost track of time and forgot that she had guests in her house. It was as though she was placed into a trance.
There was a knock on her door that she didn't even hear. Behind her, Vash entered the studio after not hearing her answer. He came up from behind her and gently tapped Astra on the shoulder. Her eyes widened as she whipped around and nailed Vash in the jaw with a backfist. He stumbled backwards, his hand at his jaw. She gasped as she stood and stared at Vash, who was now sitting on her studio floor.
He looked at her, rubbing his jaw gingerly, then started to laugh. Astra raised an eyebrow at him in confusion, then she too started to chuckle. Offering a hand, she helped Vash off the floor. They were both still laughing.
"I'm sorry," Astra said between laughs.
Vash took his hand away from his jaw. "That's alright. I really wasn't expecting you to hit that hard though."
Astra saw Vash's jaw and she stepped forward, gently raising a hand to his jaw.
"Oh, my God. Does that hurt? Do you want ice?" She asked in sudden concern, no longer laughing.
Vash stepped back, startled at her sudden concern. He smiled, "No," he placed a gloved hand on hers. "It hurts, but I'll be fine."
Blinking, she stepped back and then headed downstairs, not making any eye contact with him. Vash was right behind, wondering what the hell just happened back there.
Astra turned from the door of the studio to face an angry and irritable Meryl.
"What kind of hostess are you? Disappearing and not even telling us." Meryl was in Astra's face.
Vash appeared from the door behind Astra. A bruise was on his jaw. Meryl looked over Astra's shoulder and saw Vash's jaw and glared at her.
"And you even hit your guests. Haven't your parent's taught you anything in how to treat your guests?"
Just then, Astra's eyes were filled with pain and anger. Lighting seem to be in her eyes, jumping around. Astra didn't say anything as she walked around Meryl and stormed down the stairs and headed for the kitchen. Milly and Nick looked at Astra as she went down the stairs.
"I think you pissed her off, Meryl," Vash stated.
"Well, good," Meryl barked. "Maybe then she'll learn not to disappear and hit her guests."
Vash rolled his eyes as he walked around Meryl, too. He entered Nick's room and helped Nick down the stairs. Milly and Meryl followed them to the living room.
Astra was in the kitchen, from the expression on her face, she wasn't happy. When she saw Meryl in the living room, she scowled and continued what she was doing.
Vash poked his head through the door to the kitchen. "You want any help?"
She shook her head and faked a smile. "No, but thank you for asking."
About 15-20 minutes later, they all had a quiet dinner of spaghetti. Milly and Meryl volunteered to do the dishes.
When everything was clean and put away, Astra showed the rooms that Milly and Meryl would sleep in for the night. Nick stayed in the living room and slept on the couch and Vash took her parents room once more. Astra chose to sleep in her studio. She had a mattress stored away in there when she didn't feel like going to her room.
When the house was silent, or at least Astra thought it was silent, Astra cleared her desk. She climbed onto her desk and opened her window. Then she carefully climbed out and onto the roof, agile as a cat. Bringing her knees close to her chest, she hugged her knees and looked at the night sky.
In the room that Vash was sleeping in, Vash awoke from a slight chill that has crept into his room. In his pajamas, he tip-toed out of his room out of his room and entered Astra's studio.
"Astra?" He peered over the top step into the studio. Noticing that she wasn't there, he came the rest of the way up the stairs. He looked around and saw that her window was opened. Which would explain why its cold in here, Vash thought. He climbed on Astra's desk and poked his head out the window. "Astra?"
Astra looked down to see the top of Vash's head. She giggled. "Up here, Vash!"
Vash raised an eyebrow as he looked in Astra's direction, up. Then he climbed onto the roof to join Astra. He sat beside her. "So what are you doing up here?"
She turned her gaze back to the sky. " I come up here to look at the stars. To think and to clear my head at nights."
He nodded. "Interesting."
She nodded too. "Yeah. I even come here hoping to see my parents within the stars."
Vash gave Astra a curious glance. She noticed his look and quickly explained. "My parents died five years ago."
"Ohh.is that why you got a little P.O.ed when Meryl mentioned them?"
She nodded in response. Then she started to creep towards the window. Vash followed, helping Astra back through the window.
"Well," Astra said shutting the window. "Good night, Vash the Stampede."
"Uhh." he headed down the stairs. "Good night, Astra Kaji."
After Vash left her studio, she crawled into her bed and fell asleep.