It was quiet that day as the bus stopped in New Oregon. Lily was
bored out of her mind, but was still reluctant to get out of the bus and
stretch her legs. She was terrified of the large buildings and the
chattering people around her, and she clung to Vash's shirt, whimpering
helplessly. Vash hugged her tightly, and with a few reassuring words, got
her off of the bus.
~¤~Thank Heaven for little girls~¤~
Vash stretched his legs as he looked around the city. Half of it was gone thanks to the ship that fell from the sky. The ship scared Lily, and she protested greatly by crying and wailing while Vash tried to drag her in it's direction. She attracted a lot of attention by clinging to anything she could get her hands on, and screaming at the top of her lungs. Vash was very embarrassed by the whole ordeal.
"Come on! You're attracting a lot of attention! Look, all those people are staring at you!" Vash tried desperately to pry Lily's hands from a pole, but she held fast. He sighed heavily. "Fine! I'll just leave you here then!" Vash gathered his things and slowly walked away. "I'm leaving! Bye!"
But instead of being coaxed to follow him, she just waved back, and yelled "Bye bye!"
Vash took this opportunity to grab one of her arms and pull as hard as he could. She girl had some strength on her though, and even when both arms came off the pole, her legs didn't come off as easily. But Lily let go suddenly when she saw someone walk by. This caused Vash to topple over right into that person, but at least he had Lily now.
"Hey! Watch it, Basta-Vash?" A young woman's voice came from that someone's body. She stood up, dusting herself off. Her clothes looked very expensive, but it was nothing compared to her beautiful face, gorgeous eyes and good- sized set of knockers. "Vashu-san! What brings my favorite little brother here?"
Vash looked up and smiled very widely. It was apparent by the amount of red on his face, he didn't think of her as a sister. He quickly stood and presented himself best he could, considering the child clinging to his dirty shirt.
"Why, I came here to treat you to lunch, maybe?" Vash had a hopeful look in his eyes.
"No," she replied bluntly. "And when you talk to me, address my face, not my breasts."
Vash looked up quickly and laughed nervously. "How about an evening with just you and me?"
"No."
"Dinner?"
"No."
"Light dinner?"
"No."
"Casual drink between friends?"
"No."
"How about a kiss on the cheek?"
"No."
"Can I at least smell your perfume?" He smiled hopefully and got closer for a whiff from her lower lower neck area. She shoved a bottle of perfume in his hands and backed up.
"Knock yourself out." She laughed, and headed towards the downed ship.
Vash sighed and sniffed the bottle in defeat. He looked down and noticed Lily was reaching up for the bottle, so he gave it to her. Vash averted his attention back to the woman, and after securing Lily to his shirt, ran after her.
"Wait! Misty, I want to see your dad! Is the doctor here?" He shouted loudly as he ran up.
"I'm afraid he's out. I'm running things until he returns. Vash?" She looked at him as she walked. He smiled.
"Yes?"
Misty sighed and pointed to Lily. As Vash looked down he realized Lily had chugged the entire bottle of perfume, and was about to give it all up again. Before she could, he pulled her off of his shirt, and put her on the ground, proclaiming in a loud voice "Crisis averted!"
"You're such an ass hole." Misty picked the child up and rubbed her tummy. That seemed to calm Lily down a little. "She's in pain Vash! You can't just push her away like that!"
"I'm not an ass hole.." Vash whined quietly to himself, and followed Misty to her home.
When they arrived, Lily had already gotten sick twice. Misty took her soiled clothes off in the bedroom, making sure to lock the door. "Go give her a bath!" She yelled.
Vash looked down at Lily and blushed a little. "But.."
"Vash, she's just a little kid. I doubt seeing her naked will be a big deal. Stop acting like a baby and do it." Misty came back out in a shirt and pants, an outfit much plainer than what she had on before.
Vash reluctantly led Lily to the bathroom and turned the water on. After he got started, he realized it wasn't such a bad ordeal. Misty waited outside, absently looping her long brown hair around one of her fingers.
"So, why do you need to see father?" Misty peeked in to make sure Vash wasn't drowning in the toilet or something.
"Oh, well, I wanted to stop by and pay a visit, but I also needed this little girl checked on. She's a plant, I found her at Knives' compound." He drained the water and took Lily out of the bathtub.
"A plant? You mean, like us? I don't remember ever being that tiny." Misty walked in with some towels.
"I do. But I guess I'm different. Just a little different. She was in an energy extractor like you used to be."
"Oh. But she's so young.." Misty reached over and helped Vash dry Lily off.
"Well, Her mother was in there too, but. I was too late." Vash's tone got quieter as he talked.
"I suppose you blame yourself." Misty sat back and grinned. "She's in a better place. Much better than this hell hole."
Lily smiled, and joined in on the conversation by saying, "Hell."
Vash laughed nervously. "No, you shouldn't say that. It's not a nice thing to say." Lily didn't look like she understood, so she just let Vash dress her, then she took a nap.
Misty sat down and watched Lily sleep. She waited for Vash to sit down, before saying "She's fine, Vash. Go home. You look beat." Vash just smiled back, and rubbed his head. Misty looked up, then yawned. "You live with a girl named Millie Wolfwood, right?"
Vash looked over, thinking for a bit, then he replied, "Yeah. Why?"
"He wants to give her this. I'm afraid to mail it, it might get stolen." Misty pulled a check for $$ 1,000.00 out of her pocket, and gave it to Vash. He looked it over.
It was signed from "Nicolas D. Wolfwood".
~¤~Thank Heaven for little girls~¤~
Vash stretched his legs as he looked around the city. Half of it was gone thanks to the ship that fell from the sky. The ship scared Lily, and she protested greatly by crying and wailing while Vash tried to drag her in it's direction. She attracted a lot of attention by clinging to anything she could get her hands on, and screaming at the top of her lungs. Vash was very embarrassed by the whole ordeal.
"Come on! You're attracting a lot of attention! Look, all those people are staring at you!" Vash tried desperately to pry Lily's hands from a pole, but she held fast. He sighed heavily. "Fine! I'll just leave you here then!" Vash gathered his things and slowly walked away. "I'm leaving! Bye!"
But instead of being coaxed to follow him, she just waved back, and yelled "Bye bye!"
Vash took this opportunity to grab one of her arms and pull as hard as he could. She girl had some strength on her though, and even when both arms came off the pole, her legs didn't come off as easily. But Lily let go suddenly when she saw someone walk by. This caused Vash to topple over right into that person, but at least he had Lily now.
"Hey! Watch it, Basta-Vash?" A young woman's voice came from that someone's body. She stood up, dusting herself off. Her clothes looked very expensive, but it was nothing compared to her beautiful face, gorgeous eyes and good- sized set of knockers. "Vashu-san! What brings my favorite little brother here?"
Vash looked up and smiled very widely. It was apparent by the amount of red on his face, he didn't think of her as a sister. He quickly stood and presented himself best he could, considering the child clinging to his dirty shirt.
"Why, I came here to treat you to lunch, maybe?" Vash had a hopeful look in his eyes.
"No," she replied bluntly. "And when you talk to me, address my face, not my breasts."
Vash looked up quickly and laughed nervously. "How about an evening with just you and me?"
"No."
"Dinner?"
"No."
"Light dinner?"
"No."
"Casual drink between friends?"
"No."
"How about a kiss on the cheek?"
"No."
"Can I at least smell your perfume?" He smiled hopefully and got closer for a whiff from her lower lower neck area. She shoved a bottle of perfume in his hands and backed up.
"Knock yourself out." She laughed, and headed towards the downed ship.
Vash sighed and sniffed the bottle in defeat. He looked down and noticed Lily was reaching up for the bottle, so he gave it to her. Vash averted his attention back to the woman, and after securing Lily to his shirt, ran after her.
"Wait! Misty, I want to see your dad! Is the doctor here?" He shouted loudly as he ran up.
"I'm afraid he's out. I'm running things until he returns. Vash?" She looked at him as she walked. He smiled.
"Yes?"
Misty sighed and pointed to Lily. As Vash looked down he realized Lily had chugged the entire bottle of perfume, and was about to give it all up again. Before she could, he pulled her off of his shirt, and put her on the ground, proclaiming in a loud voice "Crisis averted!"
"You're such an ass hole." Misty picked the child up and rubbed her tummy. That seemed to calm Lily down a little. "She's in pain Vash! You can't just push her away like that!"
"I'm not an ass hole.." Vash whined quietly to himself, and followed Misty to her home.
When they arrived, Lily had already gotten sick twice. Misty took her soiled clothes off in the bedroom, making sure to lock the door. "Go give her a bath!" She yelled.
Vash looked down at Lily and blushed a little. "But.."
"Vash, she's just a little kid. I doubt seeing her naked will be a big deal. Stop acting like a baby and do it." Misty came back out in a shirt and pants, an outfit much plainer than what she had on before.
Vash reluctantly led Lily to the bathroom and turned the water on. After he got started, he realized it wasn't such a bad ordeal. Misty waited outside, absently looping her long brown hair around one of her fingers.
"So, why do you need to see father?" Misty peeked in to make sure Vash wasn't drowning in the toilet or something.
"Oh, well, I wanted to stop by and pay a visit, but I also needed this little girl checked on. She's a plant, I found her at Knives' compound." He drained the water and took Lily out of the bathtub.
"A plant? You mean, like us? I don't remember ever being that tiny." Misty walked in with some towels.
"I do. But I guess I'm different. Just a little different. She was in an energy extractor like you used to be."
"Oh. But she's so young.." Misty reached over and helped Vash dry Lily off.
"Well, Her mother was in there too, but. I was too late." Vash's tone got quieter as he talked.
"I suppose you blame yourself." Misty sat back and grinned. "She's in a better place. Much better than this hell hole."
Lily smiled, and joined in on the conversation by saying, "Hell."
Vash laughed nervously. "No, you shouldn't say that. It's not a nice thing to say." Lily didn't look like she understood, so she just let Vash dress her, then she took a nap.
Misty sat down and watched Lily sleep. She waited for Vash to sit down, before saying "She's fine, Vash. Go home. You look beat." Vash just smiled back, and rubbed his head. Misty looked up, then yawned. "You live with a girl named Millie Wolfwood, right?"
Vash looked over, thinking for a bit, then he replied, "Yeah. Why?"
"He wants to give her this. I'm afraid to mail it, it might get stolen." Misty pulled a check for $$ 1,000.00 out of her pocket, and gave it to Vash. He looked it over.
It was signed from "Nicolas D. Wolfwood".
