Chapter 7
Wishes
It was quite a while before Vash decided that it would be a good idea to follow the two receding figures before him.
He ran after them, and when he finally caught up with them, he dashed in front to block their path. He rested his hands on his knees while he caught his breath.
Iris looked utterly shocked that Vash had bothered to follow them. Nick mirrored her expression.
"You-you. Ugh. You guys can't just run off without telling me where you're going!"
Nick looked away. "You can explain this Iris."
Iris cleared her throat, looking quiet uncertain about what to tell Vash. "Well, um. I'm looking for someone. I need to make sure they're all right. Nick thinks he can help me find that person."
Vash sighed. Then hit Nick and Iris on the head. "AND WHY COULDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS!! AND WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST INVITE ME WITH!! IT W0ULD BE A MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE TRIP WITH ME AROUND! AND WHAT IF YOU GET IN TROUBLE AGAIN, LIKE THIS MORNING, IRIS?"
"Well, the reason we don't want you with is because you make too much of a scene, and we'll be more noticeable with you around. Don't ya get it? I don't want her to know who I am yet. She would want to stay with me. I don't want that." Iris looked down and away from Vash's eyes. She didn't want Ryu with her. It would be too dangerous.
And Vash could understand what she meant, by the look in her eyes. The pain he saw there was so intense. Like the pain in anyone's eyes when they've lost something...
Ryu's Story
I remember being left alone at a church when I was three. My big sister left me there and said she was going to find mom and dad.
It wasn't until a few years later that I found out she was lying. She had never known dad. Nor did she ever want to before. And her and mom had always argued. And when Sis had taken me away, she told mom she never wanted to see her again.
I thought she never wanted to see me again either. Cuz' she left me a church, which I found out was a orphanage. But I found out later that I wasn't like the other kids there. I would never be given a foster home. Sis was to come back for me. But she never did.
So I left.
It was while I was gone that I learned the true reason for her abandoning me. She was a wanted criminal. Convicted of the murder of thousands of people.
When she first took me away, she would sometimes leave for a long time, then when she came back, we would eat well, then we wouldn't have food for a long time. And she would leave again.
I figured out on my quest that the reason she had left all those time was to make money. She made money killing people. But she had to do it to save me.
Firing the gun was the only talent she had ever had. And she was so young. Nobody wanted to hire her for any jobs, thinking she lacked experience.
So I went to a restaurant, got a job. Made money. And bought my first gun.
Firing was easy. And aiming seemed to come naturally.
So with my gun at my side, an aching in my heart, a need in my soul, I set off in search of my big sis, Iris.
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"So, what do you want Vash? What do you want from me! I should go alone. But I want to make sure she's okay as soon as possible. And, yeah, you're a great guy, but you would slow us down. Because all those people would be after you. And we'd stick out in a crowd. I'm sorry."
Vash looked at her for a moment, his eyes unwavering. Then he smiled and shook his head. "I think you will be surprised by what you can accomplish by simply waiting."
Iris looked at him like he was crazy. What was that supposed to mean?
Nick, all the while, had said nothing, realizing this was something he didn't want to get in the middle of.
"Iris, wait here three more days before you go in search of this person you care for. Wait and see." Vash turned quickly and walked quietly back to the Inn.
Iris sighed. It made no sense. But if Ryu had been fine for all these years, a few more days of waiting wouldn't kill.
But it tore at something inside of her. No matter what she said to ease the pain. Her little sister was out there somewhere all alone. And it only toke minutes to end a life..
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I spent a year or so looking for my sister when I realized I was into some real debt problems. Even though I was only fourteen, I was very skilled at using my gun. So I took up bounty hunting. And it was almost intoxicating. It was fun. But sad. The sorrow in all those people's eyes when they realized that they had been captured, and that they couldn't run anymore.
When I heard about the sixty-billion-double dollar man, I was shocked, I almost couldn't believe that I hadn't heard of him yet.
And I set out to find him. If I found him, I hoped the money would aid me in my quest to find my sister.
One day I got a tip on where he was. I set out to find him. But when I faced off against him, he simply told me to meet him in a town 30 miles from the location we were at in about three weeks.
When I tried to shoot him, I missed, quiet badly.
He didn't want to shoot me. I could see it in his beautiful blue eyes. But when he saw that I was taking aim for the next shot, and that I wouldn't miss. He shot me in the side.
That pain was nothing like I had ever felt before. It didn't compare with anything ever before. And I remember passing out.
I woke up in the hospital. He had brought me there.
And I vowed to meet him there. And I would win against him next time.
Wishes
It was quite a while before Vash decided that it would be a good idea to follow the two receding figures before him.
He ran after them, and when he finally caught up with them, he dashed in front to block their path. He rested his hands on his knees while he caught his breath.
Iris looked utterly shocked that Vash had bothered to follow them. Nick mirrored her expression.
"You-you. Ugh. You guys can't just run off without telling me where you're going!"
Nick looked away. "You can explain this Iris."
Iris cleared her throat, looking quiet uncertain about what to tell Vash. "Well, um. I'm looking for someone. I need to make sure they're all right. Nick thinks he can help me find that person."
Vash sighed. Then hit Nick and Iris on the head. "AND WHY COULDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS!! AND WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST INVITE ME WITH!! IT W0ULD BE A MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE TRIP WITH ME AROUND! AND WHAT IF YOU GET IN TROUBLE AGAIN, LIKE THIS MORNING, IRIS?"
"Well, the reason we don't want you with is because you make too much of a scene, and we'll be more noticeable with you around. Don't ya get it? I don't want her to know who I am yet. She would want to stay with me. I don't want that." Iris looked down and away from Vash's eyes. She didn't want Ryu with her. It would be too dangerous.
And Vash could understand what she meant, by the look in her eyes. The pain he saw there was so intense. Like the pain in anyone's eyes when they've lost something...
Ryu's Story
I remember being left alone at a church when I was three. My big sister left me there and said she was going to find mom and dad.
It wasn't until a few years later that I found out she was lying. She had never known dad. Nor did she ever want to before. And her and mom had always argued. And when Sis had taken me away, she told mom she never wanted to see her again.
I thought she never wanted to see me again either. Cuz' she left me a church, which I found out was a orphanage. But I found out later that I wasn't like the other kids there. I would never be given a foster home. Sis was to come back for me. But she never did.
So I left.
It was while I was gone that I learned the true reason for her abandoning me. She was a wanted criminal. Convicted of the murder of thousands of people.
When she first took me away, she would sometimes leave for a long time, then when she came back, we would eat well, then we wouldn't have food for a long time. And she would leave again.
I figured out on my quest that the reason she had left all those time was to make money. She made money killing people. But she had to do it to save me.
Firing the gun was the only talent she had ever had. And she was so young. Nobody wanted to hire her for any jobs, thinking she lacked experience.
So I went to a restaurant, got a job. Made money. And bought my first gun.
Firing was easy. And aiming seemed to come naturally.
So with my gun at my side, an aching in my heart, a need in my soul, I set off in search of my big sis, Iris.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"So, what do you want Vash? What do you want from me! I should go alone. But I want to make sure she's okay as soon as possible. And, yeah, you're a great guy, but you would slow us down. Because all those people would be after you. And we'd stick out in a crowd. I'm sorry."
Vash looked at her for a moment, his eyes unwavering. Then he smiled and shook his head. "I think you will be surprised by what you can accomplish by simply waiting."
Iris looked at him like he was crazy. What was that supposed to mean?
Nick, all the while, had said nothing, realizing this was something he didn't want to get in the middle of.
"Iris, wait here three more days before you go in search of this person you care for. Wait and see." Vash turned quickly and walked quietly back to the Inn.
Iris sighed. It made no sense. But if Ryu had been fine for all these years, a few more days of waiting wouldn't kill.
But it tore at something inside of her. No matter what she said to ease the pain. Her little sister was out there somewhere all alone. And it only toke minutes to end a life..
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I spent a year or so looking for my sister when I realized I was into some real debt problems. Even though I was only fourteen, I was very skilled at using my gun. So I took up bounty hunting. And it was almost intoxicating. It was fun. But sad. The sorrow in all those people's eyes when they realized that they had been captured, and that they couldn't run anymore.
When I heard about the sixty-billion-double dollar man, I was shocked, I almost couldn't believe that I hadn't heard of him yet.
And I set out to find him. If I found him, I hoped the money would aid me in my quest to find my sister.
One day I got a tip on where he was. I set out to find him. But when I faced off against him, he simply told me to meet him in a town 30 miles from the location we were at in about three weeks.
When I tried to shoot him, I missed, quiet badly.
He didn't want to shoot me. I could see it in his beautiful blue eyes. But when he saw that I was taking aim for the next shot, and that I wouldn't miss. He shot me in the side.
That pain was nothing like I had ever felt before. It didn't compare with anything ever before. And I remember passing out.
I woke up in the hospital. He had brought me there.
And I vowed to meet him there. And I would win against him next time.