Chapter 5: Loving you
I saw Vash running up to David. Before he could reach him he turned the machine on me! "AAHHH! AHHH!"
The pain! Its too much for me. I started screaming louder. My eyes were watery and teary. I could see Vash's gun being
pulled out. Then Milly came running in with her big gun. I could see she was angry. She killed two of Sandra's comrades.
Vash injured David and ran to turn the power off. Oh no! Watch out Milly! I could see Sandra holding Milly with a gun to her head.
"Milly!" I just watched as Sandra made Vash keep the machine on by holding Milly as a hostage.
\My mind was completely taken over, I could feel it. I screamed. "Meryl, what are you doing?!"
I could hear Milly across the floor. I used the machine to make a bowing pose to Sandra.
"Now, my faithful servant Kill Vash for me! Ha, Ha, Ha!" I obeyed my master's wishes and charged after Vash.
"Meryl, what happened to you?! Come on! Your not the killing type." Ignoring Vash's words, I started throwing huge
tentacles at him. He dodged every single one of them. He started to speak again, still dodging me.
"Meryl, listen to me, you have to stop, your sister, she's enjoying every bit of it!
What ever happened to you and your sister is none of my concern, you have to be strong!
I can't let you keep this up because.....because I... I love you and so does Milly!"
Those words, they touched me. I came back to myself. I turned around to my sister, she wasn't there!
"Oh no you don't!" Said Milly, firing her gun at my sister. I could see that the bullet had missed and she escaped,
leaving her so called partners behind. "Meryl, hurry and get out! The machine is gonna blow!"
Vash told me as he ran for cover. The electrical wires let go of me and I was released.
I ran to where Vash and Milly were, on the ground protecting their heads. I'm not gonna make it in time!
"AHHHHHH!!!!!" Was all I could yell.
"Hey Meryl, nice to see you up." Vash said to me softly. I was in a hospital bed. "Owwww. My head."
I said in a groggy voice. "Yeah, you took a pretty bad beaten. You suffered a concussion.
When the machine blew up." I could feel Vash's hands on me. "Where you hear the whole time I was out?" I asked.
"Yeah, I never left your side." Vash's words were very soothing. I just wanted him to hold me in his arms forever.
"What happened to Sandra?" I put my hand over my hand. "Well, she escaped. They have her partner in police custody.
Their trying to find out where she's at now." Vash sat up and gestured to hold me in his arms.
I sat up and put myself in his safety. I finally have what I want.
"Where's Milly?" I said, looking at the hospital door. "She said she'd be here after she made a stop at the store."
I looked into Vash's eyes as he did so to. Then it happened, that little spark we felt when our lips met.
"You should get some rest, you need it in order to recover." He got up from his seat and kissed me on the cheek and
then on the lips. "Oh, and Vash?" "Yeah, Meryl?" "I love you." I blurted out with confidence. "I love you too."
Vash said with warmth in his voice. He turned out the lights and left. I put the hospital sheets over my body and fell asleep.
It's been a 2 week since I recovered from my injuries. I was at home on the couch watching tv .
Vash and Milly went to go shopping for food. Since we do run out a lot now that Vash is here.
I still haven't from my sister yet. I didn't expect to. I was really getting worried. I know it must sound crazy,
but she's still my sister and I love her. I started flipping through the channels when the door bell rang.
I walked to the door and opened it. It was David and a police cop behind him. The police cop stepped forward.
"Are you Miss. Meryl Strife?" "Yes I am." I said confused. "May we come in, don't worry, he won't lay a hand on you."
The policeman said referring to David. They both stepped in the house. The cop sat on the couch while David stood up beside
the policeman in a daze. I stood in front of the Tv. "Meryl, you are aware that your sister isn't dead yet right?"
The policeman said rubbing his mustache. "We have to get her!" I blurted out without thinking.
"Miss. Strife, please calm down. David here told us she has a secret place she goes to for emergencies,
but he doesn't know where that place is, oh and trust me he's not lying." He said with a slight smile on his.
"We fixed him up a bit, if you know what I mean." I just stared at him like he was crazy.
"Anyway, he said Sandra always called her secret hide out 'old memories'.
I not certain what she met by it but maybe you do?" He looked at me, hoping I would know.
The door bell rang again. I opened the door, this time it was Vash and Milly.
"Hey, Milly! Mr. Vash and I are back.." Milly said with her smiling bright face as usual.
I reached up to give Vash a peck on the lips. "Come on in."
I shut the door after they came in and grabbed the groceries from them and set them on the floor, near the door.
"Vash and Milly. Meet....." I saw Vash putting his hand on his gun, not minding that the police was there.
I jumped in front of Vash. "No need to pull your gun out Vash." I said quietly. "Here, let me introduce myself."
I saw the policeman stand up. "My name is Edward, but you can call me Ed. I came over here to clear things up a bit."
Vash took his hands away from his gun. "Okay, 'Ed', why is David here?" Vash said. I felt so special at this moment.
Vash is protecting me.
"He may be the only one that can pin point where Sandra is. For all we know, she can be planning another scheme or
something. I glanced over at David who was still standing there looking at the ground. I looked back at Ed,
who was blabbering away about Sandra causing more harm to me. Miss. Meryl, you do understand the danger that lurks
out in the street, don't?" He said with concern in his voice. "Are you saying I can't go outside anymore because my
sister is after me?! I know how to protect myself ya' know!" I said yelling at the cop.
"Listen Meryl, maybe you should listen to Mr. Ed. After all, he knows what he's doing." Milly said trying to calm me down.
"Uh, we hope you find Sandra, and put her in her place!" Milly said. "Well, I'd best be on my way. Come on David.
Yawl have a nice night. I'll be around in the morning." They walked out the door, David behind them. Before they left,
I noticed David with an evil smirk on his face as if he was planning something. I didn't pay it any mind though.
"Well, that was weird." I said walking towards the door, grabbing the groceries.
"Well then, what should we have for dinner?" I started walking towards the kitchen with my groceries.
"Well, let's have donuts!!!!" Vash said throwing his hand in the air. "I said for dinner Vash!" I said, putting the groceries on
the kitchen counter. "How about rice mixed with chicken?" I said, holding a box of dry rice in the air. "Alright!" Vash and
Milly yelled in unison. I grabbed a pot and filled it with water. Then, I put it on the stove and let the water boil.
I put the rice in and then the chicken.
It was now 9:31. "Come and get it!" I yelled to them, through the kitchen.
Vash and Milly started running towards the table. Of course Vash was the first to grab a chair.
He sat beside me, while Milly sat across from me. "Ummmmmmm, Meryl, you sure know how to cook."
Milly said, stuffing her face. "Nah, it was nothing." I said modestly. We all filled our stomachs with my good cooking.
"Okay, now that is what I call a magnificent dinner!" Vash said, licking his plate.
"Vash, don't do that, its impolite!" I said to him. "Oh, come on Meryl, loosen up."
Vash said, still licking his plate. I guess I should loosen up. "Well, I'm gonna' take a walk."
I said getting up. I grabbed my coat and headed out the door. I walked up to my favorite hill.
I sat, looking up at the starry sky. "Hey, what ya lookin' at?" I turned around to see bright shiny aqua- marine eyes.
"Just looking at the sky." I made a gesture for him to sit down beside me. "What's on your mind?" He asked me.
"What if I'm gonna' be caught in a situation where I'll have to kill my sister? What am I gonna' do? I'll never forgive myself."
I admitted with tears streaming down my face. "Hey, hey, don't think like that. I'm sure that won't have to happen."
Vash said holding my face in his warm hands. "Yeah, but I just ignore this. It could be a possibility that I will have to."
I said, burring my face i his warm body. "Listen Meryl, ya' can't think like that. Now where's that smile that I miss so much?"
Vash said holding me up to his beautiful eyes.
I smiled at him. "How is it that you always know how to cheer people up?" I said, wiping my tears.
"Well, its all in my charm, its my middle name." Vash starting making his charming face. I blurted out laughing.
We sat there for the rest of the night, embracing each other.
I saw Vash running up to David. Before he could reach him he turned the machine on me! "AAHHH! AHHH!"
The pain! Its too much for me. I started screaming louder. My eyes were watery and teary. I could see Vash's gun being
pulled out. Then Milly came running in with her big gun. I could see she was angry. She killed two of Sandra's comrades.
Vash injured David and ran to turn the power off. Oh no! Watch out Milly! I could see Sandra holding Milly with a gun to her head.
"Milly!" I just watched as Sandra made Vash keep the machine on by holding Milly as a hostage.
\My mind was completely taken over, I could feel it. I screamed. "Meryl, what are you doing?!"
I could hear Milly across the floor. I used the machine to make a bowing pose to Sandra.
"Now, my faithful servant Kill Vash for me! Ha, Ha, Ha!" I obeyed my master's wishes and charged after Vash.
"Meryl, what happened to you?! Come on! Your not the killing type." Ignoring Vash's words, I started throwing huge
tentacles at him. He dodged every single one of them. He started to speak again, still dodging me.
"Meryl, listen to me, you have to stop, your sister, she's enjoying every bit of it!
What ever happened to you and your sister is none of my concern, you have to be strong!
I can't let you keep this up because.....because I... I love you and so does Milly!"
Those words, they touched me. I came back to myself. I turned around to my sister, she wasn't there!
"Oh no you don't!" Said Milly, firing her gun at my sister. I could see that the bullet had missed and she escaped,
leaving her so called partners behind. "Meryl, hurry and get out! The machine is gonna blow!"
Vash told me as he ran for cover. The electrical wires let go of me and I was released.
I ran to where Vash and Milly were, on the ground protecting their heads. I'm not gonna make it in time!
"AHHHHHH!!!!!" Was all I could yell.
"Hey Meryl, nice to see you up." Vash said to me softly. I was in a hospital bed. "Owwww. My head."
I said in a groggy voice. "Yeah, you took a pretty bad beaten. You suffered a concussion.
When the machine blew up." I could feel Vash's hands on me. "Where you hear the whole time I was out?" I asked.
"Yeah, I never left your side." Vash's words were very soothing. I just wanted him to hold me in his arms forever.
"What happened to Sandra?" I put my hand over my hand. "Well, she escaped. They have her partner in police custody.
Their trying to find out where she's at now." Vash sat up and gestured to hold me in his arms.
I sat up and put myself in his safety. I finally have what I want.
"Where's Milly?" I said, looking at the hospital door. "She said she'd be here after she made a stop at the store."
I looked into Vash's eyes as he did so to. Then it happened, that little spark we felt when our lips met.
"You should get some rest, you need it in order to recover." He got up from his seat and kissed me on the cheek and
then on the lips. "Oh, and Vash?" "Yeah, Meryl?" "I love you." I blurted out with confidence. "I love you too."
Vash said with warmth in his voice. He turned out the lights and left. I put the hospital sheets over my body and fell asleep.
It's been a 2 week since I recovered from my injuries. I was at home on the couch watching tv .
Vash and Milly went to go shopping for food. Since we do run out a lot now that Vash is here.
I still haven't from my sister yet. I didn't expect to. I was really getting worried. I know it must sound crazy,
but she's still my sister and I love her. I started flipping through the channels when the door bell rang.
I walked to the door and opened it. It was David and a police cop behind him. The police cop stepped forward.
"Are you Miss. Meryl Strife?" "Yes I am." I said confused. "May we come in, don't worry, he won't lay a hand on you."
The policeman said referring to David. They both stepped in the house. The cop sat on the couch while David stood up beside
the policeman in a daze. I stood in front of the Tv. "Meryl, you are aware that your sister isn't dead yet right?"
The policeman said rubbing his mustache. "We have to get her!" I blurted out without thinking.
"Miss. Strife, please calm down. David here told us she has a secret place she goes to for emergencies,
but he doesn't know where that place is, oh and trust me he's not lying." He said with a slight smile on his.
"We fixed him up a bit, if you know what I mean." I just stared at him like he was crazy.
"Anyway, he said Sandra always called her secret hide out 'old memories'.
I not certain what she met by it but maybe you do?" He looked at me, hoping I would know.
The door bell rang again. I opened the door, this time it was Vash and Milly.
"Hey, Milly! Mr. Vash and I are back.." Milly said with her smiling bright face as usual.
I reached up to give Vash a peck on the lips. "Come on in."
I shut the door after they came in and grabbed the groceries from them and set them on the floor, near the door.
"Vash and Milly. Meet....." I saw Vash putting his hand on his gun, not minding that the police was there.
I jumped in front of Vash. "No need to pull your gun out Vash." I said quietly. "Here, let me introduce myself."
I saw the policeman stand up. "My name is Edward, but you can call me Ed. I came over here to clear things up a bit."
Vash took his hands away from his gun. "Okay, 'Ed', why is David here?" Vash said. I felt so special at this moment.
Vash is protecting me.
"He may be the only one that can pin point where Sandra is. For all we know, she can be planning another scheme or
something. I glanced over at David who was still standing there looking at the ground. I looked back at Ed,
who was blabbering away about Sandra causing more harm to me. Miss. Meryl, you do understand the danger that lurks
out in the street, don't?" He said with concern in his voice. "Are you saying I can't go outside anymore because my
sister is after me?! I know how to protect myself ya' know!" I said yelling at the cop.
"Listen Meryl, maybe you should listen to Mr. Ed. After all, he knows what he's doing." Milly said trying to calm me down.
"Uh, we hope you find Sandra, and put her in her place!" Milly said. "Well, I'd best be on my way. Come on David.
Yawl have a nice night. I'll be around in the morning." They walked out the door, David behind them. Before they left,
I noticed David with an evil smirk on his face as if he was planning something. I didn't pay it any mind though.
"Well, that was weird." I said walking towards the door, grabbing the groceries.
"Well then, what should we have for dinner?" I started walking towards the kitchen with my groceries.
"Well, let's have donuts!!!!" Vash said throwing his hand in the air. "I said for dinner Vash!" I said, putting the groceries on
the kitchen counter. "How about rice mixed with chicken?" I said, holding a box of dry rice in the air. "Alright!" Vash and
Milly yelled in unison. I grabbed a pot and filled it with water. Then, I put it on the stove and let the water boil.
I put the rice in and then the chicken.
It was now 9:31. "Come and get it!" I yelled to them, through the kitchen.
Vash and Milly started running towards the table. Of course Vash was the first to grab a chair.
He sat beside me, while Milly sat across from me. "Ummmmmmm, Meryl, you sure know how to cook."
Milly said, stuffing her face. "Nah, it was nothing." I said modestly. We all filled our stomachs with my good cooking.
"Okay, now that is what I call a magnificent dinner!" Vash said, licking his plate.
"Vash, don't do that, its impolite!" I said to him. "Oh, come on Meryl, loosen up."
Vash said, still licking his plate. I guess I should loosen up. "Well, I'm gonna' take a walk."
I said getting up. I grabbed my coat and headed out the door. I walked up to my favorite hill.
I sat, looking up at the starry sky. "Hey, what ya lookin' at?" I turned around to see bright shiny aqua- marine eyes.
"Just looking at the sky." I made a gesture for him to sit down beside me. "What's on your mind?" He asked me.
"What if I'm gonna' be caught in a situation where I'll have to kill my sister? What am I gonna' do? I'll never forgive myself."
I admitted with tears streaming down my face. "Hey, hey, don't think like that. I'm sure that won't have to happen."
Vash said holding my face in his warm hands. "Yeah, but I just ignore this. It could be a possibility that I will have to."
I said, burring my face i his warm body. "Listen Meryl, ya' can't think like that. Now where's that smile that I miss so much?"
Vash said holding me up to his beautiful eyes.
I smiled at him. "How is it that you always know how to cheer people up?" I said, wiping my tears.
"Well, its all in my charm, its my middle name." Vash starting making his charming face. I blurted out laughing.
We sat there for the rest of the night, embracing each other.
