- Title -
Our December.
- Author - EngelWachterInderHolle.
= Disc.= I do not own Trigun, nor do I own the creators. ^__^; but if I did, then I'd love to have legato, wahahahahahahahaha::cough cough::.
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- Title - The Heart Beats Painfully, That it Does.
- Chapter - Three
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His hands trembled and tears fell from his cheeks.
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"Vash, Christmas is nothing but a tale to help humans redeem for their sins. Something to fall back on when they have nothing left," Knives sneered.
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Inside the box was a red flower.
"Meryl," Vash murmered as tears dropped onto the petals.
Meryl smiled and pulled a blanket from the couch around herself as she got up. "I'm sorry I didn't get you som-"
"No, I like this present, Meryl. I wouldn't trade it for anything...oh Meryl.."
Vash put the box to the side, got to his feet and took Meryl's cheeks in his hands. He gazed into her eyes and leaned in close enough to plant a kiss on her nose. Meryl breathed in the gun smoke smell of his robe and she closed her eyes. Her hands touched his and she opened her eyes to gaze into his watery aquamarine orbs. "Your welcome, Vash."
"Merry Christmas, Meryl."
Meryl nodded and Vash looked at the necklace which encircled her neck. "Is my present nice?"
"You risked your own health to get this present for me, Vash. You shouldn't have though, you could have died."
"What if I had?"
The two stared into each other's eyes, silence passing between them as they stood in the now rising sun's light which beamed through the window. Meryl stepped up on her tip toes and kissed him, tears sliding down her own cheeks. Vash slid his hands down and pulled her into a hug. They broke away and Meryl blushed the same color as the flower in the box. "I don't know what I would have done, Vash. Just promise me...that you'll never do that again," she whispered.
"I can't promise that, Meryl," he replied and stepped away.
Meryl touched the golden chain and the tears slid along her jaw, dropping from her chin and landing on the crimson red carpet. Vash felt his own heart beat painfully against his ribcage and he crossed his arms over his chest. "You know I can't promise that."
"I know."
"I'm the Humanoid Typhoon."
"I know...."
Vash sighed and looked down at the flower in the box, mixed emotions running through his veins. "I'm sorry, Meryl."
"I am too."
Snow began to fall in Augustis and the clouds passed over the sun, making shadows dance through the air. When the sun came out again, Meryl was gone.
Vash dropped into his chair and put his right hand to his forehead.
"Go after her," he snapped to himself.
The door swung helplessly on the bottom hinges. "Get on your goddamn feet."
Vash couldn't move. In his heart, he knew this was for the best. He got up and headed for the kitchen.
He reached into the cupboards and pulled out a vase, filled it with fresh water and placed the flower in the water. Vash carried the vase out into the living room and put the vase on the window sill so it could get some sun. He stood there, looking out the window and hugging himself tight. "Is it a good thing to play with someone's emotions? Was it right for me to lead her on?"
No, he thought with a frown, no it wasn't right. I'm feeling the same way she is.
Vash turned as the clouds blocked out the sun and he pulled out his gun. "I have you...something to remind me," he said.
He turned to the gun and it reflected Knives's face. Vash spun around and Knives was standing in the doorway, touching the broken door. "I see this is the result of celebrating Christmas," he muttered before glaring at his brother.
"What do you want, Knives?!" Vash inquired.
"Oh, just to check up on you, dear brother."
Vash backed up and Knives stepped into the living room, turned and stared at the flower. "Who gave that to you?"
"No one you'd know."
"Oh, a lover? Well then..."
Knives pulled out the black pistol and shot the flower bud, making it seem to shatter into millions of pieces. Vash's heart about exploded as he watched Knives shoot the vase, sending pieces to the floor and water spraying everywhere. "Stop it!!!" Vash yelled, pointing his pistol at Knives and firing a single shot whilst his hand trembled.
-- To Be Continued. -- Ooh, Knives seems to destroy Meryl's gift to Vash. Vash reacts by shooting his gun, how will it all end?! R&R, the next chapter will sadly be the last. Yet, if you'd like me to continue my little..pairing thing of Trigun characters, just say who you want paired up! ^_^; Ja ne.
- Author - EngelWachterInderHolle.
= Disc.= I do not own Trigun, nor do I own the creators. ^__^; but if I did, then I'd love to have legato, wahahahahahahahaha::cough cough::.
===
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- Title - The Heart Beats Painfully, That it Does.
- Chapter - Three
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His hands trembled and tears fell from his cheeks.
----
"Vash, Christmas is nothing but a tale to help humans redeem for their sins. Something to fall back on when they have nothing left," Knives sneered.
----
Inside the box was a red flower.
"Meryl," Vash murmered as tears dropped onto the petals.
Meryl smiled and pulled a blanket from the couch around herself as she got up. "I'm sorry I didn't get you som-"
"No, I like this present, Meryl. I wouldn't trade it for anything...oh Meryl.."
Vash put the box to the side, got to his feet and took Meryl's cheeks in his hands. He gazed into her eyes and leaned in close enough to plant a kiss on her nose. Meryl breathed in the gun smoke smell of his robe and she closed her eyes. Her hands touched his and she opened her eyes to gaze into his watery aquamarine orbs. "Your welcome, Vash."
"Merry Christmas, Meryl."
Meryl nodded and Vash looked at the necklace which encircled her neck. "Is my present nice?"
"You risked your own health to get this present for me, Vash. You shouldn't have though, you could have died."
"What if I had?"
The two stared into each other's eyes, silence passing between them as they stood in the now rising sun's light which beamed through the window. Meryl stepped up on her tip toes and kissed him, tears sliding down her own cheeks. Vash slid his hands down and pulled her into a hug. They broke away and Meryl blushed the same color as the flower in the box. "I don't know what I would have done, Vash. Just promise me...that you'll never do that again," she whispered.
"I can't promise that, Meryl," he replied and stepped away.
Meryl touched the golden chain and the tears slid along her jaw, dropping from her chin and landing on the crimson red carpet. Vash felt his own heart beat painfully against his ribcage and he crossed his arms over his chest. "You know I can't promise that."
"I know."
"I'm the Humanoid Typhoon."
"I know...."
Vash sighed and looked down at the flower in the box, mixed emotions running through his veins. "I'm sorry, Meryl."
"I am too."
Snow began to fall in Augustis and the clouds passed over the sun, making shadows dance through the air. When the sun came out again, Meryl was gone.
Vash dropped into his chair and put his right hand to his forehead.
"Go after her," he snapped to himself.
The door swung helplessly on the bottom hinges. "Get on your goddamn feet."
Vash couldn't move. In his heart, he knew this was for the best. He got up and headed for the kitchen.
He reached into the cupboards and pulled out a vase, filled it with fresh water and placed the flower in the water. Vash carried the vase out into the living room and put the vase on the window sill so it could get some sun. He stood there, looking out the window and hugging himself tight. "Is it a good thing to play with someone's emotions? Was it right for me to lead her on?"
No, he thought with a frown, no it wasn't right. I'm feeling the same way she is.
Vash turned as the clouds blocked out the sun and he pulled out his gun. "I have you...something to remind me," he said.
He turned to the gun and it reflected Knives's face. Vash spun around and Knives was standing in the doorway, touching the broken door. "I see this is the result of celebrating Christmas," he muttered before glaring at his brother.
"What do you want, Knives?!" Vash inquired.
"Oh, just to check up on you, dear brother."
Vash backed up and Knives stepped into the living room, turned and stared at the flower. "Who gave that to you?"
"No one you'd know."
"Oh, a lover? Well then..."
Knives pulled out the black pistol and shot the flower bud, making it seem to shatter into millions of pieces. Vash's heart about exploded as he watched Knives shoot the vase, sending pieces to the floor and water spraying everywhere. "Stop it!!!" Vash yelled, pointing his pistol at Knives and firing a single shot whilst his hand trembled.
-- To Be Continued. -- Ooh, Knives seems to destroy Meryl's gift to Vash. Vash reacts by shooting his gun, how will it all end?! R&R, the next chapter will sadly be the last. Yet, if you'd like me to continue my little..pairing thing of Trigun characters, just say who you want paired up! ^_^; Ja ne.
