Notations: I don't own Trigun, you all know that.hopefully.^_^() if you're wondering why I did a sorta self-insert in this story.it's because I tend to do that a lot in my mind before I write stuff down.If you've read the last chapter, you'll notice that Wolfwood's back! Whee! Wolfy's back! *giggles* ahem.I just had to get that out.gomen! ^_^()

Translations:

Chikusome: S-O-B (that's all I'm gonna put for it. You can figure it out on your own.)

Shimatta: Damn, also means closed.

Otousan: Father

Arigatou: Thank you

Kee-Yah: this is a Korean word.but I don't have the original spelling of it, so I wrote how it sounds. Used before a kick or a hit is made.

Chapter Four: Revisited History

Wolfwood opened his eyes. It was morning, and he was on a bed, inside a house. A sound outside caught his attention and he stood up. The windows were open, and the sounds of two people could be heard outside.

"KEE-YAH!" followed by a *thump* and a whining voice.

"Ittaaaaiii! Geeze! Couldn't you be just a little bit gentler, Denisuko?!" Wolfwood watched as the blonde girl from before helped up a man who looked a lot like her. Wolfwood's eyes widened.

//Vash.I should have known you'd turn up here.\\ Wolfwood smiled a little bit.

"You need to train a bit more Vash. I'm just doing basic no-belt techniques on you, and you've lost three rounds in a row." [oh, and someone is watching us.the priest is awake.]

[I see that.] "Hey Wolfwood! Did ya get a good sleep?" Vash turned to Wolfwood with a grin on his face.

"Yeah.kinda.except for the sound of someone pounding you in, Needle Noggin! What the hell are you two doing anyways?" Denisuko smiled a little as Vash chuckled.

"I was trying to teach Vash how to defend himself better.but as you can see Mr. Priest, I've not had much luck in that area. I'm gonna go get breakfast. You two want me to bring you something back?" Vash's face broke into a huge grin.

"Doughnuts!" To which Wolfwood added,

"And extra Coffee!" Denisuko smiled and nodded.

"Alright! I'll see you guys later! And I'll have the food!" With that, Denisuko ran to the garage. Vash chuckled again as the sound of a motorcycle quickly faded into the distance, along with a cloud of dust. Wolfwood smiled a little.

"Okay Needle Noggin, start talking." Vash blinked innocently.

"About what? About Denisuko?" Wolfwood sweatdropped.

"DUH! You really must be an idiot."

An hour later, Milly and Meryl came back from their shopping trip, only to find Vash and Wolfwood in deep conversation. Meryl walked over to them and tapped Vash on the shoulder.

"Vash, where's Denisuko?" Vash smiled a little.

"She went into town to get some breakfast. She should be back soon." Meryl nodded, and all four of the people in the house jumped when a loud knock on the door sounded. Vash's eyes widened and Meryl opened the door to reveal a sheriff.

"Miss Meryl Strife?" Meryl nodded. The sheriff sighed. "I really hate to be the one to inform you of this.but seeing as you're an Insurance person.there's been a hostage situation in town.and from what I gathered from the witnesses who escaped, one of the hostages is your daughter." Meryl's eyes widened.

"WHAT?!" With that, the group quickly got ready to go to town.

Half an hour later, Meryl crouched down behind a trough where she could see inside the saloon. Vash had snuck around behind with Wolfwood, and Milly was watching the tavern from the other side of the street.

Denisuko glanced up wearily. Her head was pounding, and she was getting dizzy. The ropes around her wrists didn't do a thing to help her either. As her vision swam, she thought she saw a pair of familiar-looking figures near the saloon doors. She decided to try to reach Vash, if she could.

[Vash...can you hear me?] Vash frowned a little.

[Denisuko...you don't sound so good...what's wrong, and what's the situation look like?] Denisuko swallowed a little as her vision swam again.

[I don't know what's wrong with me...but the situation is that there's a group of five townspeople who are in need of medical assistance, and a gang of bandits, about ten or so...] Her 'voice' sounded weary, and was fading as she finished her explanation of the situation. Vash's eyes widened in concern as soon as he and Wolfwood snuck into the kitchen area and could see that Denisuko was barely holding on.

The bandits were busy laughing at the girl who had nearly passed out on them as they pulled out her weapons. Two of the bandits decided to get something in the kitchen to eat. A few seconds later, the door to the kitchen flew open, revealing two strange men that the bandits had never seen before. The leader of the bandits stepped forward.

"Who the hell're you two supposed to be?" Suddenly, the leader was flying through the air backwards, and Vash and Wolfwood were moving quickly to rescue the hostages. The rest of the bandits quickly ran out like cowards.

Meryl watched as the majority of the hostages quickly returned home. Her concern grew when she realized that Denisuko wasn't among the hostages. Meryl and Milly quickly ran inside to find Vash busy untying Denisuko. Denisuko glanced at Vash with glassy eyes and whispered "Arigatou Otousan ..." before she passed out.

The drive home gave Vash time to think about all that had happened. Meryl was also deep in thought as Milly drove home, and Wolfwood brought up the rear. Vash was deep in thought when he felt Meryl tap him on the shoulder.

"Vash.we can't keep the secret from her forever.she recognized you.which means that she remembers." Meryl whispered. Vash nodded solemnly.

"Right now, our main priority is taking care of her.then we'll worry about how to break the news to her."

Okay! That chapter took awhile to get done, mainly because I've not had access to a computer for awhile. I'll try to update every weekend, until I'm able to get all of my computer rights restored on the 29th. After that, I'll try to update this story more frequently. Btw.if anybody wants to Co- Author CWWKN, lemme know via e-mail. Anyhoo.Reviews are always helpful! ^_^