Hmmm....If I owned the world....I would own...*counts off with her fingers*..Trigun....the internet...*jumps up on table and points at her computer screen* and ALL YOU PEOPLE OUT THERE!!! *evil laugh* MUAHAHAHAHA!!! I OWN THE WORLD!!! AND TRIGUN!!!

Doctor: *whacks RedCoatedOutlaw(RCO) with a chair*

RCO: @.@ *shakes head* whew..thanks Doc...I was loosing it again wasn't I?

Doctor: Dearie, you lost it a long time ago.

RCO: ^^. I know. *looks at the people staring at her* *sweatdrops* heh- Sorry about that everyone. I do NOT own Trigun, or the world for that matter, OR the internet, OR anyone here. I hope you are enjoying this fic....of course you are, why else are you here?

Vash: Because they are bored?

RCO: *glares at Vash* Quiet you....Anyhoo, here's chapter three. P.S. Thanks to all that have reveiwed! The more I get, the happier I get so keeo them coming! LOVE AND PEACE!!

Vash: LOVE AND PEACE!!

Doctor: ^^() _______________________________________________________________________

Chapter 3: Twilight

5201 woke up and saw that the double suns were starting to set. She realized that she was hungry when the sweet, tantalizing scent of food reached her nose. Making sure her hair was covering her ears, she got her gloves on and grabbed her trench coat and swung that over her shoulders and stuck her arms into the sleeves. Making her way down to the saloon, 5201 didn't even bother to button up her trench coat as she walked down the hallway and the stairs.

As she came down the stairs, 5201 could see most of the men staring at her. A few even were daring enough to make a few catcalls. 5201 allowed a small smile come to her face to mask her slight discomfort to the attention. What she was surprised about was that they noticed her, dispite the silence of her steps. She settled herself down at the bar and looked at the sign above the alcohol for something to eat.

The bartender came over as he was wiping off a glass. "So, what'll be, miss?"

"Hmm..." She read over the selection. "I'll have the.....spaghetti please."

"Alright." The bartender disappeared into the back, then came back. "Anything to drink?"

"Sure, I'll have a shot of whiskey."

The bartender nodded, then gave her what she ordered. 5201 took the whole shot into her mouth and quickly swallowed. She wasn't used to alcohol and she tried to stifle a cough, but was unsuccessful.

She saw a man slip onto the bar stool beside her. 5201 had to make herself not wrinkle her nose for the man's scent mainly consisted of sweat and alcohol, even though the whiskey that she was drinking didn't smell that great either, but it was better than the man.

Someone shouted from the back room that food was done and the bartender went and came back with her spaghetti. 5201 took a deep breath and almost melted from the scent of the spaghetti, especially the scent of the spices. Taking the fork, she dug in the food and enjoyed every bite of her meal.

The man next to her placed a hand on her arm. He leaned in a bit closer as he spoke. "So, how about you and me go have some fun?"

*****

Vash looked up when he some catcalls come out of no where. His bottom jaw dropped and he blinked several times. He watched the girl from earlier come down the stairs. Her trench coat was unbuttoned and revealed a well built body, but it was also very thin. On her right thigh, Vash could see a holster that held a silver gun, of what make he couldn't really tell. His eyes followed her until she sat down at the bar. Vash turned away and he went back to his meal before Meryl and Milly came and see him gawking at the girl.

Watching her, Vash noticed something different than from the other people in town. The way she moved especially, it was fluid and graceful. She was silent when she walked, unlike some people who make themselves heard when they walked. It was as though she preferred to be silent and invisible to the crowd.

Just then Meryl and Milly came over. Vash looked up as he heard their footsteps heading in his direction. Meryl noticed the girl at the bar and some guy sitting next to her. She sat down with a huff.

"Well, I see that she finally decided to come down."

"She was probably hungry," Milly stated the obvious as behind her the bartender came out with a plate of spaghetti and placed it in front of the girl.

Vash and Meryl sweatdropped.

"That's kinda obvious, Milly," Vash responded.

Milly beamed as Meryl commented, "Looks like someone is going to have some trouble."

*****

5201 looked at the man's hand for a moment before answering. "I don't think so."

The man's grip got a tad bit tighter. "Aww...why not, baby? I promise I won't hurt you."

She tried her best to keep her cool as she brought her other hand over and placed it on his arm. "I don't think that you got the message: I don't think so, which translates into a 'no', so if you'll just leave me alone now, I won't have to hurt you."

He still didn't get the picture as he leaned in closer. "Come on, I promise that you'll have fun, too."

That was it. 5201 was annoyed that this man just couldn't get it. She tightened her grip suddenly and her claws sank deep into his arm. She continued by lifting the man's arm off hers and pushing it back to its rightful owner. The force of the push was harder than she anticipated and the man fell off his stool.

Rage settled into the man's eyes as he stood. "Why you little-"

He was about to punch 5201 when the bartender butted in. "Hey! No fighting in my saloon as long as I'm here!"

The man stopped himself. "Fine," he muttered, then turned back to 5201. "Let's settle this outside."

5201 gave the man a small nod as the man turned and headed for the door. "Alright."

She followed him silently, pulling off her trench coat along the way. 5201 saw a blonde, spikey-hair man wearing a red trench coat sitting with two women. One a dark-haired woman wearing mostly white and the other a brown-haired one who was smiling. She stopped by the blonde. "Can you hold this for me until I come back?"

The blonde man faced her and scanned her up and down. The woman wearing white rolled her eyes. "Sure, I'll hold it for you as long as you promise not to kill him."

She gave the man a cool, confident smile as she handed him her trench coat. "Thank you and I promise."

*****

Vash watched the girl leave the saloon. He then stood and follwed the crowd out to the dimly lighted street. Right behind Vash was Milly and Meryl. He was able to sneak away from the two and he came close to a group of men who were placing bets on the two fighters. Most of them were saying that the man would whip the girl's butt, but Vash sure didn't think so.

He leaned towards the group. "I'll place $$200 on the girl."

A short man looked at Vash oddly. "You're crazy."

Vash smiled. "Fine then, I'll say $$5000 on the girl and that the man doesn't even land a punch on her AND that she doesn't kill him."

"Hey, its your money."

Vash nodded and turned his attention back to the fight that was about to commence.

*****

5201 sighed as the people gathered around. I can't believe that I am going through with this. I coulda ended this in the bar. No, I shoulda ended it in the bar, then no one could suspect me of being the runaway experiment.

The man stood at the other end. "What's the matter? Afraid that I'll beat your butt?"

"Not a chance." She smirked. But there's no backing down now.

"Then let's get this over with." The man ran towards her with a fist raised for the first punch of the fight.

5201 was ready for it as she guided the punch past her by walking her hands up his arm and giving a slight push towards the crowd. Right away, the crowd was shouting words of encouragement.

She knew she had the advantage with her perfect night vision. She watched as her opponent staggered a few steps away from her and turned to face her. 5201 could see the look of drunken frustration on the man's face. He charged at her once more, using the same attack he used the last time. This time, she blocked and punched the man in the gut.

Being slightly drunk, the man was semi-dazed to the pain as he strightened up. Everyone in the crowd was still cheering them on, some of them quickly changed sides to cheer 5201 on and kill the guy. She didn't want to kill him.

The guy charged at her. 5201 shook her head, she thought as the guy came towards her, You can do it once, you can can do it twice... She blocked his punch again, this time wrapping her arm around his and knocking him to the ground. The crowd went wild once again. But you never do for a third time.

He landed with a thud and dust came from the sandy street. She turned to walk away, but he had other things in mind. He grabbed her ankle and yanked as she was about to step. 5201 landed in the sand face first. She took the time to spit whatever sand she can get out of her mouth, before rolling onto her back.

5201 had made a mistake, she had underestimated him on how fast he was. The guy was already on his feet, at her one side and was about to kick her in the ribs. But he had underestimated her. As he pulled his leg back for the first kick, 5201 kicked her legs up and she stood on her hands as she kicked the guy in the head, knocking him out before he even landed.

The crowd went wild once more, at least the half that was drunk did. The other half became suddenly quiet with shock at the maneuver 5201 just did. 5201 brought her feet down and stood, looking out at the crowd.

Someone from the crowd came up to the unconscious man and said that he was alive. The crowd that wasn't cheering was mummering, 5201 noticed this and looked at some of the looks of the people. Most were suspicious, others cringed when she looked at them in the eyes. She sighed and walked back towards the inn, the people making a path as she walked.

*****

Vash was amazed with the last move that she did. He doesn't even know any one who can stand that easily on their hands, let alone fight like she did . It seemed strange to him that someone is able to fight so agile and not kill the person. I sure don't want to mess with her.

Then he realized that he still had her trench coat as he walked back into the inn. I'll take it to her then. He turned to the gambling group who was staring at him in amazement. Vash smiled.

"I'll take my winnings now."

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See, all your patience has paid off. So...what do you think? I know, the fight seems kinda short. R&R, please!!!