Chapter 6
Memories forgotten
Iris was unarmed. She hadn't bothered to grab a gun from the room before she left. And now she regretted how dumb she couldn't be. But she hadn't been thinking about what might have happened, all she could think about was that little girl!
That's why your doing this.
It was her own voice, but in its own way, it wasn't. But she listened to it.
Or, she did until the men stood in front of her with their guns poised.
This really wouldn't turn out well.
Iris ran at them. They were all so startled that some even turned away and ran. They figured she was crazy, why would she just run at them, she had to unarmed, otherwise, why hadn't she drawn her gun? And why would an unarmed person run at so many men armed with guns, who were more than willing to kill.
After all, the reward poster had said, dead or alive. Didn't matter to them.
Thugs. Bastards. Losers. All of them.
But the bravest shot their guns. But they had lost ground between her and themselves in their moment of surprise. And she took this moment to knock the guns from their hands. Taking two of the guns from the ground, she pointed them at the men. They knew they had lost, and turned to run.
And Iris didn't feel like killing them all right there. She had after all JUST taken a shower.
She ran and grabbed one man by the shirt collar while the others escaped.
"Are you doing this just for my bounty. Because you sent an awful lot of men. If you did get me, you would have to split the money with all those men. It wouldn't leave much for you in the end. So tell me, why is it you're here?" Iris gritted out each word dangerously, letting the frightened man know she was serious. And if he didn't answer her, she would kill him.
"I-I-I." The man was too frightened to speak. "He sent me! He sent us all! To bring you back, because you weren't supposed to leave! I'm sorry!"
Iris's eyes softened for a second, and a smile played across her lips.
The man's eyes widened.
"I will let you go, but you must deliver a message to HIM in return for your life. Although I do not know if he will let you keep your life because of the message I have for you."
The man wasn't listening to her. Not fully. All he knew was that if he did what she told him, he would live, longer. He nodded vigorously.
"Tell him that there is no way in hell I would ever come back to him. If he really needs me back, to do HIS dirty work, he will have to come get me himself. You got that?"
The man nodded again. Iris dropped him and glared down at him, daring him to try to kill her there.
The man screamed and ran.
Iris giggled at how absolutely hilarious a person who was scared for his life could be. But then she stopped and realized, that at the time, she had been just as scared.
She turned around, deciding to go back to the Inn, before anyone noticed that she had been missing.
But there stood Vash, and Nick, watching her. And they had obviously been there the whole time. Vash was smiling. Nick, on the other hand, looked at Vash, hit him in the head lightly, and demanded an explanation.
All the time Vash had failed to explain that she was a criminal.
Opps.
This probably wouldn't gain her brownie points.
Iris walked up to Nick, hit him on the head, and started to explain.
"Ok, that was for hitting Vash, and, I want to thank you. For taking care of Ryu. And, she is the reason these men were after me. But it wasn't her fault. And that's all I'm gonna tell you. Cuz that's all you need to know."
Vash blinked. And blinked again. He hadn't known that stuff.
Who was Ryu?
Nick was even more confused than Vash was. Why was she thanking him? Who was Ryu? Did he know her?
Yes, yes he did.
She was a child he had taken care of at the orphanage.
How did she know about her...
She had left her there. Iris had left Ryu there. She had said that she couldn't keep her with her, and that she was going looking for her parents. She would be back to take Ryu.
She hadn't wanted her to get hurt.
But she hurt herself. And Ryu. Ryu couldn't, wouldn't listen.
And now she was gone.
She had run away.
He couldn't tell Iris.
Iris looked in his eyes, they were cold, set in determination.
She walked away.
Leaving Vash as confused as he could ever be, and it wasn't hard to confuse him.
Nick turned away from Vash. "Vash, I have to go for a while, but, I'll be back soon. This hopefully won't take me long."
He walked off after Iris.
Vash stood rooted to where he was. He watched as Nick ran up to Iris, she stopped walking and looked at him. She shook her head. He looked down at his feet and nodded. Iris dropped to her knees. She held her head in her hands.
Nick said something that made Iris look up. She nodded, got back up on her feet, and followed Nick as he left the town.
While Vash stood there and took in everything.
Oh man.
Vash: You guys can't just leave like that!
Nick: I'm stealing your girl Vash! And you're just letting us go?
Vash: She's my girl? WHOPEEE!!
Iris: *SIGH* Guys have to be so dumb some times. Why am I here with you two?
Memories forgotten
Iris was unarmed. She hadn't bothered to grab a gun from the room before she left. And now she regretted how dumb she couldn't be. But she hadn't been thinking about what might have happened, all she could think about was that little girl!
That's why your doing this.
It was her own voice, but in its own way, it wasn't. But she listened to it.
Or, she did until the men stood in front of her with their guns poised.
This really wouldn't turn out well.
Iris ran at them. They were all so startled that some even turned away and ran. They figured she was crazy, why would she just run at them, she had to unarmed, otherwise, why hadn't she drawn her gun? And why would an unarmed person run at so many men armed with guns, who were more than willing to kill.
After all, the reward poster had said, dead or alive. Didn't matter to them.
Thugs. Bastards. Losers. All of them.
But the bravest shot their guns. But they had lost ground between her and themselves in their moment of surprise. And she took this moment to knock the guns from their hands. Taking two of the guns from the ground, she pointed them at the men. They knew they had lost, and turned to run.
And Iris didn't feel like killing them all right there. She had after all JUST taken a shower.
She ran and grabbed one man by the shirt collar while the others escaped.
"Are you doing this just for my bounty. Because you sent an awful lot of men. If you did get me, you would have to split the money with all those men. It wouldn't leave much for you in the end. So tell me, why is it you're here?" Iris gritted out each word dangerously, letting the frightened man know she was serious. And if he didn't answer her, she would kill him.
"I-I-I." The man was too frightened to speak. "He sent me! He sent us all! To bring you back, because you weren't supposed to leave! I'm sorry!"
Iris's eyes softened for a second, and a smile played across her lips.
The man's eyes widened.
"I will let you go, but you must deliver a message to HIM in return for your life. Although I do not know if he will let you keep your life because of the message I have for you."
The man wasn't listening to her. Not fully. All he knew was that if he did what she told him, he would live, longer. He nodded vigorously.
"Tell him that there is no way in hell I would ever come back to him. If he really needs me back, to do HIS dirty work, he will have to come get me himself. You got that?"
The man nodded again. Iris dropped him and glared down at him, daring him to try to kill her there.
The man screamed and ran.
Iris giggled at how absolutely hilarious a person who was scared for his life could be. But then she stopped and realized, that at the time, she had been just as scared.
She turned around, deciding to go back to the Inn, before anyone noticed that she had been missing.
But there stood Vash, and Nick, watching her. And they had obviously been there the whole time. Vash was smiling. Nick, on the other hand, looked at Vash, hit him in the head lightly, and demanded an explanation.
All the time Vash had failed to explain that she was a criminal.
Opps.
This probably wouldn't gain her brownie points.
Iris walked up to Nick, hit him on the head, and started to explain.
"Ok, that was for hitting Vash, and, I want to thank you. For taking care of Ryu. And, she is the reason these men were after me. But it wasn't her fault. And that's all I'm gonna tell you. Cuz that's all you need to know."
Vash blinked. And blinked again. He hadn't known that stuff.
Who was Ryu?
Nick was even more confused than Vash was. Why was she thanking him? Who was Ryu? Did he know her?
Yes, yes he did.
She was a child he had taken care of at the orphanage.
How did she know about her...
She had left her there. Iris had left Ryu there. She had said that she couldn't keep her with her, and that she was going looking for her parents. She would be back to take Ryu.
She hadn't wanted her to get hurt.
But she hurt herself. And Ryu. Ryu couldn't, wouldn't listen.
And now she was gone.
She had run away.
He couldn't tell Iris.
Iris looked in his eyes, they were cold, set in determination.
She walked away.
Leaving Vash as confused as he could ever be, and it wasn't hard to confuse him.
Nick turned away from Vash. "Vash, I have to go for a while, but, I'll be back soon. This hopefully won't take me long."
He walked off after Iris.
Vash stood rooted to where he was. He watched as Nick ran up to Iris, she stopped walking and looked at him. She shook her head. He looked down at his feet and nodded. Iris dropped to her knees. She held her head in her hands.
Nick said something that made Iris look up. She nodded, got back up on her feet, and followed Nick as he left the town.
While Vash stood there and took in everything.
Oh man.
Vash: You guys can't just leave like that!
Nick: I'm stealing your girl Vash! And you're just letting us go?
Vash: She's my girl? WHOPEEE!!
Iris: *SIGH* Guys have to be so dumb some times. Why am I here with you two?