A/N Ah, saw Spy Kids 3D today. People, do yourselves a favor and save some money and don't see this movie. It is such a waste of time. I can't believe that Selma Hayek and Elijah Woods were in it (sorry if I spelled their names wrong).

This is the last chapter of Return Forever! I really hope you like the ending!

Disclaimer: I don't own Trigun or any of the characters. Although I really wish I owned Vash and Wolfwood…but I don't. So let me weep in peace.

Return Forever

Meryl took a deep breath and started to walk. Okay, she thought to herself, just take it one step at a time, one foot in front of the other. Just do that and you won't-

Too late. Meryl's foot somehow found its way onto a random rock in the way and Meryl tripped dangerously.

Gritting her teeth and sincerely wishing that high heeled shoes would go to hell, Meryl righted herself, smoothed out her dress and continued to walk. When she reached the aisle, she stopped and turned to smile at the handsome groom.

Vash grinned back at her and held out an arm. His wife-to-be took it and walked the few remaining steps to the priest.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here-" the priest began.

Vash was already starting to fidget in boredom. Meryl discreetly jabbed him in the side and Vash tried his best to flinch. But still, he was grinning.

"You know this speech stuff bores me," he whispered out of the corner of his mouth.

"Don't you dare ruin my wedding or you will be sorry until the day you die," Meryl hissed back.

Vash flinched. He didn't doubt that he would be sorry and certainly until the day he died. So, he straightened his back in an effort to show that he could be a gentleman. Meryl smiled in approval at his efforts and waited for the priest to get to the more interesting parts…like the kissing part for example.

There was an eerie touch on her neck. Meryl flicked her eyes to the side. Nothing there. Must be her premarital nerves. As she settled back into the mood, there was a soft flutter by her cheek.

Meryl's eyes snapped to the side. Okay, there was definitely something playing a joke on her. Who would dare make fun of her, the bride? She was about to slowly look around for the joker and sucked in her breath.

There was a hazy image of Knives standing next to her, watching. It grinned at her widely.

It's just my imagination, Meryl thought to herself. Knives is not standing next to me because he is not there. He is not there. He is not there. She said that to herself again and again but she kept an eye on the image of Knives. Then Knives lifted his hand.

He is not the-

There was that soft touch again. Knives stroked her cheek with unusual gentleness. The grin turned into a strange smile. A kind smile.

Meryl could feel Vash shift next to her and she knew that he was gazing at Knives as well.

Knives looked up at Vash and the smile grew even stranger. For a moment, Knives had the face of an innocent child.

"Do you, Vash Savorem, take this Meryl Stryfe to be your beloved wife?" the priest said through it all.

Vash snapped to attention. "Yes I do. I do I do I do. I repeat, yes I-"

"We understand already," Meryl said, poking him. Vash grinned and grabbed her hand, efficiently sliding the ring on.

"And do you, Meryl Stry-"

"I do," Meryl cut in. Knives was making her nervous and she suddenly wanted to get his over with. She slipped the ring onto Vash's finger and looked around at Knives, only to find that he moved in front of them. He completely blocked the priest, who didn't seem to notice him.

Knives looked them both in the eye and down at their joined hands. He seemed to sigh. He said, "Goodbye, beloved," and turned away, disappearing into thin air.

Meryl and Vash could only gap in shock, ignorant of the cheers behind them. It was later that they figured out that it was a ghost of Knives, which explained why no one else seemed to acknowledge his presence. After a moment it occurred to them that they were now married and they kissed each other in sheer joy of that fact.

"Oh Meryl-sempai!" cried Milly, belly bulging. It had been a shock to everyone when Milly came back from the doctor with news that she was pregnant. The main questions asked were Who? WHEN? The answers? Wolfwood was the father to most people's surprise. And when? The night before Wolfwood's death. When everyone had gotten over the fact of the mere possibility of Milly being pregnant, they sincerely congratulated Milly and looked forward to the birth of the baby. It did create some minor complications as Milly was going to be Meryl's partner in establishing a new branch of the insurance company, but the baby was more important and Meryl was happy to do the job by herself. At least they still both had their jobs.

Meryl hugged Milly, the maid of honor. Vash tugged her arm and whispered that they were supposed to walk back and have people throw rice at them. Rolling her eyes, Meryl allowed herself to be pulled at a running sprint down the aisle while the guests showered them with rice.

The wedding celebrations were joyous, festive, and loud. And of course, a valid and legitimate reason to get drunk. The details are not necessary to describe this wonderful day. And neither is the details describing the wedding night between the bride and groom.

So Vash returned to Meryl and was by her side forever.

They lived somewhat happily ever after but it was a loud happily ever after if not an odd one.

The End

A/N Well, that's the end! I kinda rushed through the end because I really want to get started on my Escaflowne fic, which I hope you guys will check out since I will probably upload it tomorrow. I really hope you guys like this ending! Thank you so much for all those who have been reviewing!!!!

By the way, about Milly's pregnancy. Maybe some people will criticize me for not being true to the story at that, but let me state my reasons because I think it is very possible that Milly could have gotten pregnant. First off, in the episode where Wolfwood dies (*sob* T___T) Milly sleeps over at his place and we see her asleep in his bed. Wolfwood is standing near the window, smoking a cigarette with his shirt off (*drool*) So therefore it is highly possible that they had sex that night, thus getting Milly pregnant in this fic.

Oh nevermind. Just review.