Life Lessons
Ryu~
I was late getting to the town. Three days late. And I wasn't even sure he would still be there.
I mean, why would he actually wait for me to just come and attack him?
But why would he have even wanted me to meet him?
Lord knows, he's gone already, or, he already went the other way.
And is long gone, too far for me to catch up with him before someone else catches him.
But, he has escaped so many people, in all these years.
I just want to see Iris again.
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"Vash! I am sick and tired of you telling me to stay here, and 'wait three days!'"
"Please, Iris, don't get mad at me!"
Iris glared at him. Nick sat in a kitchen chair on the other side of the room, watching the pitiful show of affection the two were showing towards one another.
Milly and Meryl, were not impressed. Meryl walked over and slapped Vash in face. Hard.
"Never, ever, argue with a women. It is impolite, and we are always right. And obviously, you need to improve your people skills. If Miss. Iris wants to leave, she has every right too."
"You're just jealous that Vash isn't paying any attention to you," Nick added to the already heated argument.
Meryl turned away from Vash, blushing horribly, then proceeded to leave the room, pulling the giggling Milly with her.
It was impossible to tell if Iris was blushing or not, her face was so red with anger at the ever persistent Vash.
Nick rolled his eyes. "I'm gonna leave you two love-birds alone now."
But as Nick was leaving the room, gunshots were heard from the alleyway outside.
Vash looked utterly startled, and all the color in Iris's face was drained immediately
Vash ran past Nick, shoving him into the door, followed by Iris, who, too, shoved Nick.
Nick, angered, followed close behind down the countless flights of stairs in the towns Inn.
At the door to outside, Vash stopped suddenly, causing Iris to ram into him, and Nick into her, ultimately causing Vash to end up face first in the dirt.
Iris felt like throwing up. She couldn't breathe. All of the life inside of her seemed to just leave her. Her strength left with it. She managed to stumble forward a few steps, over the fallen Vash, then fell to her knees, not wanting to believe the sight in front of her.
There was her little sister, one arm holding a gun, the other clutching a wound at her side.
She was bleeding bad, and she wavered, her hands shook, and she looked very dizzy.
"RYU!!" Iris managed to scream. She pulled out her gun, and shot blindly, not aiming, her eyes were shut as the tears streamed down her face. She completely missed any thing that was alive in the little town.
Ryu turned, then sighed, letting the pain take her over, and she fell to the ground, too weak to protest.
Iris, too, fainted.
Nick sighed, then walked up to the man, who was staring dumbfoundedly at the sight before him. Nick, being the kind of man that he was, hit the man in the back of the neck, knocking him out without even knowing that Nick was behind him.
Milly and Meryl came running down the stair way. "Vash! We heard gunsho... oh."
Meryl stopped herself as she saw the scene in front her. "Are, are they alright?"
Obviously it was a dumb question, but Vash answered her. "I may need you're help, Milly, Meryl."
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After some time, Meryl had treated Ryu's wound, and Iris was sleeping in a bed opposite her sister.
Meryl, who knew nothing about the strange girl, questioned poor Vash and Nick. Nick was hesitant to tell Meryl too much, not wanting her to worry, or get too into the families problems. It was never good to get emotionally attached, he learned that when Ryu first walked out on him.
Nick told the group that he was going to go for a walk, that he had to get some fresh air.
He was so startled to see the look on Ryu's face as she held the gun. She had always been tough, independent, but she had also been so caring, kind, trusting, loving, that Nick found himself unable to stay in the same room as her. He couldn't get the image out of his head. She looked so desperate, but so unwilling to give up the little strength she had had in her. And her eyes. There seemed to be nothing in them. She seemed to be without a soul.
And it hurt him too much to look at her now. In all the years he had taken care of her, he had fallen in love with the way she always had a smile on her face, and the way her eyes glittered.
But that was gone today. Why had she done this?
Ryu~
I was late getting to the town. Three days late. And I wasn't even sure he would still be there.
I mean, why would he actually wait for me to just come and attack him?
But why would he have even wanted me to meet him?
Lord knows, he's gone already, or, he already went the other way.
And is long gone, too far for me to catch up with him before someone else catches him.
But, he has escaped so many people, in all these years.
I just want to see Iris again.
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"Vash! I am sick and tired of you telling me to stay here, and 'wait three days!'"
"Please, Iris, don't get mad at me!"
Iris glared at him. Nick sat in a kitchen chair on the other side of the room, watching the pitiful show of affection the two were showing towards one another.
Milly and Meryl, were not impressed. Meryl walked over and slapped Vash in face. Hard.
"Never, ever, argue with a women. It is impolite, and we are always right. And obviously, you need to improve your people skills. If Miss. Iris wants to leave, she has every right too."
"You're just jealous that Vash isn't paying any attention to you," Nick added to the already heated argument.
Meryl turned away from Vash, blushing horribly, then proceeded to leave the room, pulling the giggling Milly with her.
It was impossible to tell if Iris was blushing or not, her face was so red with anger at the ever persistent Vash.
Nick rolled his eyes. "I'm gonna leave you two love-birds alone now."
But as Nick was leaving the room, gunshots were heard from the alleyway outside.
Vash looked utterly startled, and all the color in Iris's face was drained immediately
Vash ran past Nick, shoving him into the door, followed by Iris, who, too, shoved Nick.
Nick, angered, followed close behind down the countless flights of stairs in the towns Inn.
At the door to outside, Vash stopped suddenly, causing Iris to ram into him, and Nick into her, ultimately causing Vash to end up face first in the dirt.
Iris felt like throwing up. She couldn't breathe. All of the life inside of her seemed to just leave her. Her strength left with it. She managed to stumble forward a few steps, over the fallen Vash, then fell to her knees, not wanting to believe the sight in front of her.
There was her little sister, one arm holding a gun, the other clutching a wound at her side.
She was bleeding bad, and she wavered, her hands shook, and she looked very dizzy.
"RYU!!" Iris managed to scream. She pulled out her gun, and shot blindly, not aiming, her eyes were shut as the tears streamed down her face. She completely missed any thing that was alive in the little town.
Ryu turned, then sighed, letting the pain take her over, and she fell to the ground, too weak to protest.
Iris, too, fainted.
Nick sighed, then walked up to the man, who was staring dumbfoundedly at the sight before him. Nick, being the kind of man that he was, hit the man in the back of the neck, knocking him out without even knowing that Nick was behind him.
Milly and Meryl came running down the stair way. "Vash! We heard gunsho... oh."
Meryl stopped herself as she saw the scene in front her. "Are, are they alright?"
Obviously it was a dumb question, but Vash answered her. "I may need you're help, Milly, Meryl."
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After some time, Meryl had treated Ryu's wound, and Iris was sleeping in a bed opposite her sister.
Meryl, who knew nothing about the strange girl, questioned poor Vash and Nick. Nick was hesitant to tell Meryl too much, not wanting her to worry, or get too into the families problems. It was never good to get emotionally attached, he learned that when Ryu first walked out on him.
Nick told the group that he was going to go for a walk, that he had to get some fresh air.
He was so startled to see the look on Ryu's face as she held the gun. She had always been tough, independent, but she had also been so caring, kind, trusting, loving, that Nick found himself unable to stay in the same room as her. He couldn't get the image out of his head. She looked so desperate, but so unwilling to give up the little strength she had had in her. And her eyes. There seemed to be nothing in them. She seemed to be without a soul.
And it hurt him too much to look at her now. In all the years he had taken care of her, he had fallen in love with the way she always had a smile on her face, and the way her eyes glittered.
But that was gone today. Why had she done this?