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Chapter three: Looking for the Lost
2 Months Later
It had been too long. I found myself sitting in a bar in the 6th town I had been in looking for my friends. I wasn't exactly looking for them in the bar; I was just relaxing after again not finding them here.
My angel wasn't being much help either. She was always telling me how it was my job to find them and she was not aloud to help. The only thing she helped with was money when I needed it and only a small amount at a time.
So here I was slowly enjoying my drink and thinking about where to go to next.
'Don't give up Nicholas'
'I'm not giving up, I would never give up. I'll find them sooner or later.'
A commotion from the next table drew my attention. Two scrawny men were arguing over something. Very loudly arguing. That wasn't surprising to me, what was surprising was what they where saying.
"I swear it was him…I shot him and everything…..I would have had that bounty if it hadn't been for some black haired girl with him…."
"You actually expect me to believe that you almost took down Vash the Stampede. And the only reason you didn't was because a girl beat you."
Vash. Black Haired Girl. This was it, my first lead. I got up out of my chair and may my way over towards them. Both stopped arguing the minute they noticed my presences.
"You say you saw Vash the Stampede?"
He gave me a sly smile. "Yep sure did, I plan on seeing him again too."
"Really and how do you plan to do that?"
"He is just delusional, got hit in the head one to many times." The other man said. I ignored him and waited for the answer.
"Well, it appears as if he is trying to settle down, can you believe that. I found him and two girls in a small town about 50 miles from here. I don't think they were alone either."
Trying not to show my delight at having finally found him I simply nodded.
"Who else was with them?"
"Some blond guy, he just stood in the doorway of the house, grinning like mad. He kind of freaked me out to tell you the truth. He almost seemed to be enjoying what he was watching. That is until the girl turned her guns on me, then he turned and walked back into the house."
His friend looked at me. "You don't actually believe his wild story do you?"
"Maybe, maybe not."
I thanked the man and then quickly made my way out of the bar. I almost ran back towards the hotel that I was staying at. Parked in front of the hotel was my beautiful bike which I had only found about a week ago.
Jumping on I quickly turned the engine and drove off.
'Finally found them!'
I could feel my angel smiling at me.
'That is good. Your journey is almost over.'
'And you do you know how much longer you will be with me?'
'No I am not sure. I have been told I am too guide you.'
'Why?'
'I think you where meant to do something. I am not sure myself.'
I simply nodded not knowing what else to say. I found myself wondering about what the man had said. A blond haired man. Maybe it was Knives. It sounded like him. It would appear that Vash didn't kill him after all.
That in itself didn't strike me as odd. What did strike me as odd was that Knives was still with Vash let alone Meryl and Millie. He couldn't stand humans, but yet he is living with two of them.
I had learned on my travels that it had been almost four months since I had died. I assume Vash went after Knives as soon as I told him where he was.
I never though it possible for Knives to actually reform, but if he really is staying with Vash maybe he has.
'Try not to dwell on it, Nicholas, you will find out soon enough'
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It only took a few hours till I found the small town. It took another hour to find the house that the man in the bar was talking about. I left my bike at the hotel and had looked around everywhere asking everyone if they had seen anyone matching Vash's or Millie's descriptions. It would appear as if Vash didn't wander into the town very often, but a few people had seen Millie.
After 2 months I finally found myself standing just outside of the so called house. It wasn't much to look at. Just a simple white house. It looked big enough to have at least four bedrooms. I slowly made my way to the front door. I was happy and scared at the same time.
What if Vash was mad at me for never telling him the truth? What if they didn't believe it was really me.
'You think too much'
'Yeah well I have a lot to think about.'
'Just knock on the door'
'Yeah, yeah'
I raised my fist to the white door and knocked a few times. I could hear someone scrambling to the door. A few seconds later the door was opened and I came face to face with Meryl. She looked exactly the same as the last time I saw her. I watched as she stopped dead when she saw who it was. Her face was that of utter shock.
"Hi there Meryl. Long time no see."
She continued to stare at me. I didn't even see her blink. A voice from inside the house seemed to make her gather her senses.
"Hey, who is it."
I heard Vash's voice call from somewhere in the house. Meryl didn't answer back but she finally blinked.
"Mr. Wolfwood." It was barely more than a whisper. I gave her one of my trade mark smiles and shook my head yes. She blinked again and then fell into a dead faint.
'Look what you did'
'Hey that wasn't my fault'
'Well don't just stand there help her.'
'You sound less and less like an angel every day, sometimes even mean.'
'Hush, and help her.'
Right as I bent down to see if she was alright another figure appeared at the door. I froze as I felt the tip of a gun on my temple.
"What have you done to her?"
"I didn't do anything, she fainted."
I still couldn't get a look at him, but I could tell it was Vash. I stepped back away from the gun my head still bent. When Vash made no move to stop me I looked up.
Vash was looking at me in almost the same expression as Meryl had. Of course he regained his senses faster. He slowly lowered his gun never taking his eyes off of me.
"Nick!"
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