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Chapter 9: Cassiopeia
Astra woke up to what seemed to be a sea of pain. Everything hurt, especially her head. She kept her eyes close since she didn't know where she was. Then she heard voices.
"How is she, Vash?" She thought it was Nick.
"Still out." That was Vash.
Astra then decided to pry her eyes open. She groaned as her eyesight cleared. Then slowly moved her head in the direction that she heard Vash and Nick talking.
"Hey, Vash, look."
Vash turned around and saw Astra was awake. He smiled as he kneeled next to the bed. "Hey Astra. How are you feeling?"
She groaned. "Not good. It hurts everywhere."
Vash gingerly touched her forehead. "Well, of course. You did fight against your brother."
Closing her eyes, she groaned again. "Dun remind me."
He smiled.
"Where are we?" Astra just realized that she was in a bed.
"Cassiopeia."
She lifted her head and found it swimming in pain again. Placing her head back on the pillow, she asked, "How long have I been out then?"
"Two days."
Astra groaned.
Vash decided on changing the subject. "Are you hungry?"
With good timing, Astra's stomach growled. Astra and Vash laughed. Astra stopped shortly because pain over swept her. Vash and Nick disappeared from her room and Astra placed a hand on her head.
Slowly, she turned her head and saw her upper bicep was bandaged and there was a red spot on it. She moved her head slowly around and absorbed her surroundings. She had a tank top on and was covered with a blanket. Astra saw her packs on a chair nearby.
Just then, Vash, Nick Milly and Meryl appeared in her room. Vash had a bowl of soup with him. Milly and Nick helped her into a sitting position as Vash helped her eat. Astra stayed in bed the rest of the day, recovering from her wounds.
*****
Gavin woke up in a room on a bed at Knives' base. He blinked a couple of times as he climbed out of the bed. He changed into his clothing and left the room.
Knives was standing outside Gavin's room. When he saw Gavin exit his room, Knives spoke.
"Pyro, come with me."
Gavin looked at Knives as he walked past him. Then followed, head bowed down in failure.
They entered the briefing room. Knives walked to the other side of the room, then turned and glared at Gavin. Gavin stayed standing at the door.
"You failed me once more, Pyro."
Gavin stayed quiet as Knives continued.
"That is the second time you failed to do what you are told to do. How do you explain this?"
Gavin was hesitant on answering. Then he raised his head to answer. "I.I.I came close."
"You came close?" Knives was furious. "CLOSE DOESN'T CUT IT!! I want her DEAD!"
Gavin bowed his head once again. "I won't fail you again, Master."
Knives continued glaring at Gavin. Then started to walk towards Gavin as he spoke. "And if you do, you might as well not come back because I'll kill you like the pathetic being you are!"
Knives stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
Gavin stayed in the briefing room for a moment before heading back to his room to pack and continue his mission.
*****
The next morning, Astra was fit enough to get out of bed and join the others in breakfast. She changed into her jeans and a new ash gray t-shirt. Astra undone her bandages to survey the damage done to her arm. It wasn't that bad, she'd have to ask someone to clean it and re-bandage it for her.
After she tied her boots on, Astra walked over to the mirror to have a look at her face. Her cheek was bruised and there were two cuts on her face, one below her eye and the other on her forehead. She tried to smile, but it hurt. Astra shook her head as she turned away from the mirror and headed out her room to find the others.
Astra found them in the restaurant having breakfast. As she walked down the stairs, the four looked and saw her. Vash leaped to his feet.
"She lives!" He rushed over and gave Astra a hug.
She winced in pain from Vash's hug. "Vash, you're hurting me."
Vash instantly released Astra and blushed. He apparently forgot that she wasn't completely healed. "Sorry."
She waved her hand a bit. "That's ok. But I'm famished."
He smiled as he offered Astra his arm. "Then join us in breakfast."
Astra took his arm and they headed for the table where Milly, Meryl and Nick were having their breakfast. Each of them said their hellos as Astra sat down.
"No offense," Nick started, "But you look like you went through a war."
"What?" Milly looked confused. "There was a war?"
Astra blushed, but some of it was hidden from the bruises. "That's just a figure of speech, Milly."
"Oh."
"Why was your brother fighting you," Meryl asked.
A waiter came over and Astra ordered a stack of pancakes and a glass of juice. Then she answered Meryl's question.
"Its because I won't join the Gung-Ho Guns with him."
The group gasped in surprised.
"Why does he want you to join the Gung-Ho Guns," Nick asked.
"Is it because.?" Vash's voice trailed off as Astra nodded affirmatively.
The waiter came back with Astra's pancakes and juice. She dug right in hungrily. The others were surprised to see how hungry Astra was. She had a total of 12 pancakes. After she finished her last pancake, Astra headed upstairs to gather her things.
*****
When Astra was about finished gathering her things, Vash knocked on her door.
"Come in." Astra was stuffing something into her pack as Vash entered.
He entered to see Astra straitening the room a bit. Her one shirtsleeve was rolled up to reveal the wounds that she received from her brother.
"How long was that open?" He was pointing to Astra wound.
Astra turned and gave Vash a small smile. "Since I've been up. I'm surprised that none of you saw it at breakfast."
Vash turned and left the room. He called out, "I'll be right back real quick."
She shrugged and winced from her shoulder wound. Vash came back with the medical supplies that she used on Nick when they first met. Astra sat down and Vash sat on the right side of her. He turned his attention to Astra's shoulder as he cleaned it with alcohol. She winced in pain. Then, out of reaction, Astra punched him in the face with her free arm.
Vash fell off the bed from the punch. He blinked as he stood and stared at Astra. She blushed. "Sorry, that was a natural reaction, sort of."
"Uh-huh, sure." Vash sat on the bed again and finished cleaning and bandaging her wound with out getting hit by her again.
She stood and walked over and picked up one of the packs. It was the one that contains her paintings.
"What are you going to do with that," Vash asked.
Astra swung the pack onto her good shoulder. "Well, I have no real use for these paintings, so I figured I should just try to sell them."
Vash nodded and stayed quiet.
*****
Later that day, Astra rented a stand and got some of her pictures on display. The people that went by complimented on her work and a few asked how much they were. She was reasonable and did sell some of her paintings. By nightfall, Astra earned a total of $$250 and sold a good portion of her paintings.
Astra had dinner with the others as she told them all that she sold. They were impressed.
"We didn't even make that much when we worked on the sand steamer, say Milly," Meryl stated over dinner.
"That's right," Milly stated. "We only had enough to have worker bunks."
Meryl sweat-dropped. "Milly that came with having a job on the sand steamer."
Astra finished her dinner and stood. "I'm heading to bed. I'll see you in the morning."
They said their good nights and Astra disappeared up the stairs. Vash was staring at her as she walked away.
"I think someone likes a certain person," Nick stated.
Vash snapped out of it. "What?"
The three snickered. They could tell that Vash like Astra, but Astra was a different story. Vash just didn't want to admit anything on that subject.
"C'mon, Vash. Admit it, you like Astra." Nick nudged him in the ribs.
Vash shook his head back and forth. "I do not."
"You are in denial, Vash," Meryl proclaimed.
"Am not," Vash lied. "I do not like Astra."
The three nodded in a 'yeah, right' fashion.
Vash downed the rest of his beer and stood from the table. "I'll see you all in the morning."
He headed up the stairs and glanced at Astra's door as he entered his own room. Vash plopped himself on the bed. He didn't want to admit, but he really did like Astra. He was actually afraid that Astra didn't like him. She reminded him of Rem in some ways, like her care for people.
Vash drifted off to sleep with the comparisons of Astra and Rem bouncing in his mind.
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Chapter 9: Cassiopeia
Astra woke up to what seemed to be a sea of pain. Everything hurt, especially her head. She kept her eyes close since she didn't know where she was. Then she heard voices.
"How is she, Vash?" She thought it was Nick.
"Still out." That was Vash.
Astra then decided to pry her eyes open. She groaned as her eyesight cleared. Then slowly moved her head in the direction that she heard Vash and Nick talking.
"Hey, Vash, look."
Vash turned around and saw Astra was awake. He smiled as he kneeled next to the bed. "Hey Astra. How are you feeling?"
She groaned. "Not good. It hurts everywhere."
Vash gingerly touched her forehead. "Well, of course. You did fight against your brother."
Closing her eyes, she groaned again. "Dun remind me."
He smiled.
"Where are we?" Astra just realized that she was in a bed.
"Cassiopeia."
She lifted her head and found it swimming in pain again. Placing her head back on the pillow, she asked, "How long have I been out then?"
"Two days."
Astra groaned.
Vash decided on changing the subject. "Are you hungry?"
With good timing, Astra's stomach growled. Astra and Vash laughed. Astra stopped shortly because pain over swept her. Vash and Nick disappeared from her room and Astra placed a hand on her head.
Slowly, she turned her head and saw her upper bicep was bandaged and there was a red spot on it. She moved her head slowly around and absorbed her surroundings. She had a tank top on and was covered with a blanket. Astra saw her packs on a chair nearby.
Just then, Vash, Nick Milly and Meryl appeared in her room. Vash had a bowl of soup with him. Milly and Nick helped her into a sitting position as Vash helped her eat. Astra stayed in bed the rest of the day, recovering from her wounds.
*****
Gavin woke up in a room on a bed at Knives' base. He blinked a couple of times as he climbed out of the bed. He changed into his clothing and left the room.
Knives was standing outside Gavin's room. When he saw Gavin exit his room, Knives spoke.
"Pyro, come with me."
Gavin looked at Knives as he walked past him. Then followed, head bowed down in failure.
They entered the briefing room. Knives walked to the other side of the room, then turned and glared at Gavin. Gavin stayed standing at the door.
"You failed me once more, Pyro."
Gavin stayed quiet as Knives continued.
"That is the second time you failed to do what you are told to do. How do you explain this?"
Gavin was hesitant on answering. Then he raised his head to answer. "I.I.I came close."
"You came close?" Knives was furious. "CLOSE DOESN'T CUT IT!! I want her DEAD!"
Gavin bowed his head once again. "I won't fail you again, Master."
Knives continued glaring at Gavin. Then started to walk towards Gavin as he spoke. "And if you do, you might as well not come back because I'll kill you like the pathetic being you are!"
Knives stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
Gavin stayed in the briefing room for a moment before heading back to his room to pack and continue his mission.
*****
The next morning, Astra was fit enough to get out of bed and join the others in breakfast. She changed into her jeans and a new ash gray t-shirt. Astra undone her bandages to survey the damage done to her arm. It wasn't that bad, she'd have to ask someone to clean it and re-bandage it for her.
After she tied her boots on, Astra walked over to the mirror to have a look at her face. Her cheek was bruised and there were two cuts on her face, one below her eye and the other on her forehead. She tried to smile, but it hurt. Astra shook her head as she turned away from the mirror and headed out her room to find the others.
Astra found them in the restaurant having breakfast. As she walked down the stairs, the four looked and saw her. Vash leaped to his feet.
"She lives!" He rushed over and gave Astra a hug.
She winced in pain from Vash's hug. "Vash, you're hurting me."
Vash instantly released Astra and blushed. He apparently forgot that she wasn't completely healed. "Sorry."
She waved her hand a bit. "That's ok. But I'm famished."
He smiled as he offered Astra his arm. "Then join us in breakfast."
Astra took his arm and they headed for the table where Milly, Meryl and Nick were having their breakfast. Each of them said their hellos as Astra sat down.
"No offense," Nick started, "But you look like you went through a war."
"What?" Milly looked confused. "There was a war?"
Astra blushed, but some of it was hidden from the bruises. "That's just a figure of speech, Milly."
"Oh."
"Why was your brother fighting you," Meryl asked.
A waiter came over and Astra ordered a stack of pancakes and a glass of juice. Then she answered Meryl's question.
"Its because I won't join the Gung-Ho Guns with him."
The group gasped in surprised.
"Why does he want you to join the Gung-Ho Guns," Nick asked.
"Is it because.?" Vash's voice trailed off as Astra nodded affirmatively.
The waiter came back with Astra's pancakes and juice. She dug right in hungrily. The others were surprised to see how hungry Astra was. She had a total of 12 pancakes. After she finished her last pancake, Astra headed upstairs to gather her things.
*****
When Astra was about finished gathering her things, Vash knocked on her door.
"Come in." Astra was stuffing something into her pack as Vash entered.
He entered to see Astra straitening the room a bit. Her one shirtsleeve was rolled up to reveal the wounds that she received from her brother.
"How long was that open?" He was pointing to Astra wound.
Astra turned and gave Vash a small smile. "Since I've been up. I'm surprised that none of you saw it at breakfast."
Vash turned and left the room. He called out, "I'll be right back real quick."
She shrugged and winced from her shoulder wound. Vash came back with the medical supplies that she used on Nick when they first met. Astra sat down and Vash sat on the right side of her. He turned his attention to Astra's shoulder as he cleaned it with alcohol. She winced in pain. Then, out of reaction, Astra punched him in the face with her free arm.
Vash fell off the bed from the punch. He blinked as he stood and stared at Astra. She blushed. "Sorry, that was a natural reaction, sort of."
"Uh-huh, sure." Vash sat on the bed again and finished cleaning and bandaging her wound with out getting hit by her again.
She stood and walked over and picked up one of the packs. It was the one that contains her paintings.
"What are you going to do with that," Vash asked.
Astra swung the pack onto her good shoulder. "Well, I have no real use for these paintings, so I figured I should just try to sell them."
Vash nodded and stayed quiet.
*****
Later that day, Astra rented a stand and got some of her pictures on display. The people that went by complimented on her work and a few asked how much they were. She was reasonable and did sell some of her paintings. By nightfall, Astra earned a total of $$250 and sold a good portion of her paintings.
Astra had dinner with the others as she told them all that she sold. They were impressed.
"We didn't even make that much when we worked on the sand steamer, say Milly," Meryl stated over dinner.
"That's right," Milly stated. "We only had enough to have worker bunks."
Meryl sweat-dropped. "Milly that came with having a job on the sand steamer."
Astra finished her dinner and stood. "I'm heading to bed. I'll see you in the morning."
They said their good nights and Astra disappeared up the stairs. Vash was staring at her as she walked away.
"I think someone likes a certain person," Nick stated.
Vash snapped out of it. "What?"
The three snickered. They could tell that Vash like Astra, but Astra was a different story. Vash just didn't want to admit anything on that subject.
"C'mon, Vash. Admit it, you like Astra." Nick nudged him in the ribs.
Vash shook his head back and forth. "I do not."
"You are in denial, Vash," Meryl proclaimed.
"Am not," Vash lied. "I do not like Astra."
The three nodded in a 'yeah, right' fashion.
Vash downed the rest of his beer and stood from the table. "I'll see you all in the morning."
He headed up the stairs and glanced at Astra's door as he entered his own room. Vash plopped himself on the bed. He didn't want to admit, but he really did like Astra. He was actually afraid that Astra didn't like him. She reminded him of Rem in some ways, like her care for people.
Vash drifted off to sleep with the comparisons of Astra and Rem bouncing in his mind.