Hey everybody! As you recall we left off where Meryl had a dream of the
memories before and after Vash left. And of course she overslept! What will
she do?? Hmmm.. And remember, we will be switching views in this chap. Oh
and by the way, some of you were totally confused with the first chap. You
people!
Disclaimer: I don't own this story so leave me alone. :P
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I couldn't believe the words that were coming out of Millie's incredibly huge mouth. It was like my stupid nightmare happening all over again!
"MILLIE! What do you mean I overslept! Couldn't you find one bit of generosity in that thick scull of yours to wake me up? I'm going to be late for work!" I screamed at her, unable to control my temper.
I jumped out of bed and headed for my dresser. Millie looked at me with that stupid childish face, that she was so good at making. I took a quick look at her before shutting my door with my foot and changing.
"Why are you looking at me with that face?" I asked. She made puppy dog eyes.
"I'm sorry if I made you mad, Meryl. It's just that you were so fun to watch, and you were acting everything out in your dream. I could clearly see that it was about Mr. Vash and decided that you would be angry if I woke you. It seemed nice." Millie said looking sad. I sighed and strolled over to the bed and sat next to her.
"I didn't mean to yell Millie. It's just that you know I don't like to be late for work. Even if you think I'm having some sort of 'sexy' dream with Vash." I explained, "It wasn't even that great of a dream."
She gazed at me understandingly. "Was it the same dream you've been having every night?"
"Yea, just about." I said. Then Wolfwood opened my door and trudged in. I turned quickly then glared. "WOLFWOOD! Don't you know how to knock? What if I was undressed?"
He shrugged, "You think I'd care?" I growled as he turned to Millie. "Hun, you know today is Wednesday right?"
"Yes? Why?" she said confused. Wolfwood shook his head.
"Today I work babe. We're going to need a babysitter for Draven." He said, motioning his hands around. Millie nodded.
"I know that Nick but look right next to you." She said pointing at me. He looked at me with hopeful eyes, as I crossed my arms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Whew!" I said. "How long does it take to get to this stupid town anyways? I've only been gone a couple years! Not even that far away! I think."
I looked down at the map. 'This just isn't working!'
As I kept walking, out of nowhere a huge rock formed in the way of my path. "Whup!"
I looked at the rock again, that I had just tripped over. "Stupid piece of!" I shouted. Getting up, I dusted myself and kept going. Thinking about Meryl and wondering if she still even knew I existed.
Finally I reached the big city and looked up. 'First thing I'm going to do is get me some donuts!' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As I walked down the street to the pet store I couldn't believe that I actually agreed to taking Millie's two year old to work with me. Millie and Wolfwood both only had to leave at seven to go to work and I got off at six!
'All they had to do was wait.I guess they wanted extra fling time.' I mentally slapped myself again as I had in the dream.
'What is with me! Still though, if they don't be careful another baby might just pop out of her. Gawd! I would not want that!'
I snapped out of thinking and looked up to see a tall man in a red trench coat. He kind of looked like Vash. My eyes grew wide as we neared the man hanging around with two other girls and a guy.
'If that is Vash I wouldn't doubt it! He'd never pass the chance to hang out with cute girls!'
I smiled remembering him being so naïve and goofy around other women, then always getting stood up or slapped. I decided that I missed him more than I thought and ran up to the man, rushing Draven along.
I then hugged him from behind talking as fast as I had ever. "Oh Vash! I can't believe its really you! Where have you been the past two years? I missed you so much!"
The two girls snickered at me as the surprised man half turned around to look at me. As I gazed up I quickly noted that this man was not Vash and removed myself from him. He then turned around fully and I quickly grabbed Draven's hand in embarrassment.
"I'm really sorry sir!" I apologized quickly, "I thought you were someone else! Please forgive me!"
The man laughed, "Well I'm flattered that you've mistaken me for your long lost love, little lady, or your husband who walked out on you, but I'm kind of busy over here, so try not to bother me like that again. If you want to have a go tonight then stand in line."
My cheeks burned as he shook his head at me like I was a child. He resumed his talk with the girls and I walked around him as fast as I could and trudged into work.
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"I'll have another batch of these please!" I said happily to the waitress. 'Man they got some good donuts in this city!!'
I wiped my mouth as I waited for my sixth batch of hot delicious wonders! I then thought about Meryl's house and wondered if she still lived in her apartment complex.
'If she did that would mean she probably wouldn't have and extra bedroom. Not that I wouldn't mind getting a hotel room. Or sharing a room with her!'
I grinned, 'Oh yea!'
Just then my donuts arrived. Before I dug in I decided that I would find her house today.
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Since Draven was in the back room watching Blues Clues I decided to play with a few of the animals while waiting for a customer.
I walked over to the Pythons cage and picked her up. It seemed as though everyone was having babies this year because even the snake was pregnant.
I sat behind the counter and cooed at her as Zach, my partner, walked in late.
"That's not acceptable." I said in a playful manner waving my finger at him. He laughed a bit walking behind the counter in his apron, and joining me with the snake.
"I know I'm late but I had a little trouble on the way here. It's a long story too but yea." He said smiling that God-awful smile he always made when he was cornered. I sighed at him and went back to the snake.
He stirred for a bit then looked at me uneasily. I looked back at him. "What?"
"Well I was just wondering, if maybe you'd like to go out tonight?" he asked me. My eyes got wide.
"I've told you a million times Zach I'm waiting for someone! You know that too! It's just taking a while for them to come back.' I said. He frowned.
"Well it's been two years! You might as well give up on him! He's not coming back!" Zach said. I looked stared him down and barged into the backroom.
"Tell the boss I'm taking the rest of the day off!" I Screamed. Walking by again I set the snake down next to him. "You can pretty much kiss your dreams of dating me goodbye."
With that I stomped out of the store, to home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I walked up to the old apartment complex and looked around. 'Not much for cleaning is she? Man she really let it go.'
Knocking on the door I rocked back and forth on my feet. As the door opened I smiled and waved.
"Hey Meryl." I said. "Miss me?" I looked at the person who opened the door only to find an old man standing in Meryl's supposed place. He looked at me and shut the door in my face.
I frowned and scratched the back of my head. 'Not a very talkative type I see.'
I looked around and sighed. Then I started on my journey to find Meryl. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After leaving the Pet Store angrily I decided to take Draven for some ice cream before heading straight home. We made it to Lucky's and I helped Draven up onto one of the stools. When he was safely up I climbed onto one myself and turned my back to the counter.
"Two vanilla's please." I said and watched the passing town's people. In the crowd, again I thought I saw Vash walking from my former home. This one looked more like him though.
And he had the same glasses too! But no, I decided not to talk to him. I might have just embarrassed myself again. I blushed thinking about what happened.
As soon as our ice cream came we left the booth and headed home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As I started to where I found Meryl's new home was I looked to the side of the street just a bit and spotted an ice cream booth. Sitting there was a girl who looked just like Meryl!
'But that can't be! If it is her there's a child with her! Is she married? No. That can't be her.'
I quickly took my eyes away as the woman gazed at me. Then blushing she quickly looked away taking her ice cream and grabbing the little boys hand leading him in the direction I was headed.
'Maybe I'll follow her. Just to be sure.'
With that thought I slowly followed behind at a good distance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I looked ahead and found that I was almost home. Picking Draven up (the ice creams were gone) I grabbed my key and stuck it in the slot. Before I walked in, I noticed the man that looked like Vash leaning up against a wall.
I couldn't tell what he was looking at because of the glasses but I rushed inside and shut the door dead bolting it. I then looked out the window to see that the man was gone.
"Well that was weird." I said walking to Draven's room. "Millie! Wolfwood! I'm home!"
I put Draven down for his nap figuring they knew I was home but were still at it. I read a story to Draven then kissing his forehead walked out and into my room.
Shutting my door behind me I started to change. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I walked slowly around the house that I had followed the girl to. I figured out that it was Meryl but I just couldn't understand why she had a child with her.
I eased around another corner and noticed a window above me. That must be Meryl. Then I heard a scream. 'Huh?'
Alarmed I looked in the window to see what was happening. Narrowing my eyes it took a while to get used to the darkness in the room and I could see two shadows moving.
My eyes shot open as I realized what was going on. I made a face and felt sick to my stomach as I lowered myself to the ground holding my mouth.
'OH MY GAWD! Millie and Wolfword!!? How did that happen?! Definite wrong window!'
A little shade of green formed around my eyes as I eased back around the corner and looked in another window. I saw Meryl kissing the sleeping little boy's forehead. She then turned around and walked out of the room.
I sighed and moved to yet another window taking a look inside. I noticed Meryl shut her door and start to undress. 'Now this is better!' I drooled. I started to lift myself up a little more when a twig broke beneath my foot.
"Crap!" I said lowering myself quickly and running around to the front of the house. I could here a window open then after a few minutes close.
I waited a bit then carefully walked back to the side of the house and looked back in the room. She wasn't there. Just then I heard a sound behind me and turned around to see an old lady standing there.
"PEEPING TOM!" She screamed, and then started hitting me with a branch. I screamed and started running up and down the street with the little old lady right behind me.
"Come on now miss!"
"You peeper!!"
"Please don't hit me like that!"
"They shouldn't let people like you in this town!"
"Ma'am you've got to understand!"
"Don't you tell me what I can and can't do!"
"No please I wasn't!"
"Oh shut up you jerk!"
"But ma'am! That doesn't GO THERE!"
"YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
As soon as I was safely away from the little woman and the police had caught her and said she was crazy, I got my ass bandaged.
Rubbing it I walked down to Meryl's house again, checked for little old women and looked in the living room window. I noticed Meryl sitting in a rocking chair reading Makeout Paradise, and caught a glimpse of Millie in the kitchen cooking something.
Wolfwood was laying on the couch with his eyes closed smoking a cigarette. 'Well I guess this is as good of time as ever.'
I made my way to the door and rung the bell. I heard a little shuffeling and the door opened.
"Hi Millie." I said smiling and waving. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I stopped with a cliffhanger!! Now you must wait for chapter THREE!! Heh! R&R Please people! -Brittany
I couldn't believe the words that were coming out of Millie's incredibly huge mouth. It was like my stupid nightmare happening all over again!
"MILLIE! What do you mean I overslept! Couldn't you find one bit of generosity in that thick scull of yours to wake me up? I'm going to be late for work!" I screamed at her, unable to control my temper.
I jumped out of bed and headed for my dresser. Millie looked at me with that stupid childish face, that she was so good at making. I took a quick look at her before shutting my door with my foot and changing.
"Why are you looking at me with that face?" I asked. She made puppy dog eyes.
"I'm sorry if I made you mad, Meryl. It's just that you were so fun to watch, and you were acting everything out in your dream. I could clearly see that it was about Mr. Vash and decided that you would be angry if I woke you. It seemed nice." Millie said looking sad. I sighed and strolled over to the bed and sat next to her.
"I didn't mean to yell Millie. It's just that you know I don't like to be late for work. Even if you think I'm having some sort of 'sexy' dream with Vash." I explained, "It wasn't even that great of a dream."
She gazed at me understandingly. "Was it the same dream you've been having every night?"
"Yea, just about." I said. Then Wolfwood opened my door and trudged in. I turned quickly then glared. "WOLFWOOD! Don't you know how to knock? What if I was undressed?"
He shrugged, "You think I'd care?" I growled as he turned to Millie. "Hun, you know today is Wednesday right?"
"Yes? Why?" she said confused. Wolfwood shook his head.
"Today I work babe. We're going to need a babysitter for Draven." He said, motioning his hands around. Millie nodded.
"I know that Nick but look right next to you." She said pointing at me. He looked at me with hopeful eyes, as I crossed my arms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Whew!" I said. "How long does it take to get to this stupid town anyways? I've only been gone a couple years! Not even that far away! I think."
I looked down at the map. 'This just isn't working!'
As I kept walking, out of nowhere a huge rock formed in the way of my path. "Whup!"
I looked at the rock again, that I had just tripped over. "Stupid piece of!" I shouted. Getting up, I dusted myself and kept going. Thinking about Meryl and wondering if she still even knew I existed.
Finally I reached the big city and looked up. 'First thing I'm going to do is get me some donuts!' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As I walked down the street to the pet store I couldn't believe that I actually agreed to taking Millie's two year old to work with me. Millie and Wolfwood both only had to leave at seven to go to work and I got off at six!
'All they had to do was wait.I guess they wanted extra fling time.' I mentally slapped myself again as I had in the dream.
'What is with me! Still though, if they don't be careful another baby might just pop out of her. Gawd! I would not want that!'
I snapped out of thinking and looked up to see a tall man in a red trench coat. He kind of looked like Vash. My eyes grew wide as we neared the man hanging around with two other girls and a guy.
'If that is Vash I wouldn't doubt it! He'd never pass the chance to hang out with cute girls!'
I smiled remembering him being so naïve and goofy around other women, then always getting stood up or slapped. I decided that I missed him more than I thought and ran up to the man, rushing Draven along.
I then hugged him from behind talking as fast as I had ever. "Oh Vash! I can't believe its really you! Where have you been the past two years? I missed you so much!"
The two girls snickered at me as the surprised man half turned around to look at me. As I gazed up I quickly noted that this man was not Vash and removed myself from him. He then turned around fully and I quickly grabbed Draven's hand in embarrassment.
"I'm really sorry sir!" I apologized quickly, "I thought you were someone else! Please forgive me!"
The man laughed, "Well I'm flattered that you've mistaken me for your long lost love, little lady, or your husband who walked out on you, but I'm kind of busy over here, so try not to bother me like that again. If you want to have a go tonight then stand in line."
My cheeks burned as he shook his head at me like I was a child. He resumed his talk with the girls and I walked around him as fast as I could and trudged into work.
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"I'll have another batch of these please!" I said happily to the waitress. 'Man they got some good donuts in this city!!'
I wiped my mouth as I waited for my sixth batch of hot delicious wonders! I then thought about Meryl's house and wondered if she still lived in her apartment complex.
'If she did that would mean she probably wouldn't have and extra bedroom. Not that I wouldn't mind getting a hotel room. Or sharing a room with her!'
I grinned, 'Oh yea!'
Just then my donuts arrived. Before I dug in I decided that I would find her house today.
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Since Draven was in the back room watching Blues Clues I decided to play with a few of the animals while waiting for a customer.
I walked over to the Pythons cage and picked her up. It seemed as though everyone was having babies this year because even the snake was pregnant.
I sat behind the counter and cooed at her as Zach, my partner, walked in late.
"That's not acceptable." I said in a playful manner waving my finger at him. He laughed a bit walking behind the counter in his apron, and joining me with the snake.
"I know I'm late but I had a little trouble on the way here. It's a long story too but yea." He said smiling that God-awful smile he always made when he was cornered. I sighed at him and went back to the snake.
He stirred for a bit then looked at me uneasily. I looked back at him. "What?"
"Well I was just wondering, if maybe you'd like to go out tonight?" he asked me. My eyes got wide.
"I've told you a million times Zach I'm waiting for someone! You know that too! It's just taking a while for them to come back.' I said. He frowned.
"Well it's been two years! You might as well give up on him! He's not coming back!" Zach said. I looked stared him down and barged into the backroom.
"Tell the boss I'm taking the rest of the day off!" I Screamed. Walking by again I set the snake down next to him. "You can pretty much kiss your dreams of dating me goodbye."
With that I stomped out of the store, to home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I walked up to the old apartment complex and looked around. 'Not much for cleaning is she? Man she really let it go.'
Knocking on the door I rocked back and forth on my feet. As the door opened I smiled and waved.
"Hey Meryl." I said. "Miss me?" I looked at the person who opened the door only to find an old man standing in Meryl's supposed place. He looked at me and shut the door in my face.
I frowned and scratched the back of my head. 'Not a very talkative type I see.'
I looked around and sighed. Then I started on my journey to find Meryl. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After leaving the Pet Store angrily I decided to take Draven for some ice cream before heading straight home. We made it to Lucky's and I helped Draven up onto one of the stools. When he was safely up I climbed onto one myself and turned my back to the counter.
"Two vanilla's please." I said and watched the passing town's people. In the crowd, again I thought I saw Vash walking from my former home. This one looked more like him though.
And he had the same glasses too! But no, I decided not to talk to him. I might have just embarrassed myself again. I blushed thinking about what happened.
As soon as our ice cream came we left the booth and headed home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As I started to where I found Meryl's new home was I looked to the side of the street just a bit and spotted an ice cream booth. Sitting there was a girl who looked just like Meryl!
'But that can't be! If it is her there's a child with her! Is she married? No. That can't be her.'
I quickly took my eyes away as the woman gazed at me. Then blushing she quickly looked away taking her ice cream and grabbing the little boys hand leading him in the direction I was headed.
'Maybe I'll follow her. Just to be sure.'
With that thought I slowly followed behind at a good distance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I looked ahead and found that I was almost home. Picking Draven up (the ice creams were gone) I grabbed my key and stuck it in the slot. Before I walked in, I noticed the man that looked like Vash leaning up against a wall.
I couldn't tell what he was looking at because of the glasses but I rushed inside and shut the door dead bolting it. I then looked out the window to see that the man was gone.
"Well that was weird." I said walking to Draven's room. "Millie! Wolfwood! I'm home!"
I put Draven down for his nap figuring they knew I was home but were still at it. I read a story to Draven then kissing his forehead walked out and into my room.
Shutting my door behind me I started to change. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I walked slowly around the house that I had followed the girl to. I figured out that it was Meryl but I just couldn't understand why she had a child with her.
I eased around another corner and noticed a window above me. That must be Meryl. Then I heard a scream. 'Huh?'
Alarmed I looked in the window to see what was happening. Narrowing my eyes it took a while to get used to the darkness in the room and I could see two shadows moving.
My eyes shot open as I realized what was going on. I made a face and felt sick to my stomach as I lowered myself to the ground holding my mouth.
'OH MY GAWD! Millie and Wolfword!!? How did that happen?! Definite wrong window!'
A little shade of green formed around my eyes as I eased back around the corner and looked in another window. I saw Meryl kissing the sleeping little boy's forehead. She then turned around and walked out of the room.
I sighed and moved to yet another window taking a look inside. I noticed Meryl shut her door and start to undress. 'Now this is better!' I drooled. I started to lift myself up a little more when a twig broke beneath my foot.
"Crap!" I said lowering myself quickly and running around to the front of the house. I could here a window open then after a few minutes close.
I waited a bit then carefully walked back to the side of the house and looked back in the room. She wasn't there. Just then I heard a sound behind me and turned around to see an old lady standing there.
"PEEPING TOM!" She screamed, and then started hitting me with a branch. I screamed and started running up and down the street with the little old lady right behind me.
"Come on now miss!"
"You peeper!!"
"Please don't hit me like that!"
"They shouldn't let people like you in this town!"
"Ma'am you've got to understand!"
"Don't you tell me what I can and can't do!"
"No please I wasn't!"
"Oh shut up you jerk!"
"But ma'am! That doesn't GO THERE!"
"YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
As soon as I was safely away from the little woman and the police had caught her and said she was crazy, I got my ass bandaged.
Rubbing it I walked down to Meryl's house again, checked for little old women and looked in the living room window. I noticed Meryl sitting in a rocking chair reading Makeout Paradise, and caught a glimpse of Millie in the kitchen cooking something.
Wolfwood was laying on the couch with his eyes closed smoking a cigarette. 'Well I guess this is as good of time as ever.'
I made my way to the door and rung the bell. I heard a little shuffeling and the door opened.
"Hi Millie." I said smiling and waving. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I stopped with a cliffhanger!! Now you must wait for chapter THREE!! Heh! R&R Please people! -Brittany