Disclaimer: No, I do not own Trigun. But I wish I did own Vash( damn he's
sexy). Anyways, just don't sue me.
Chapter 2: Midnight kisses
Meryl awoke to the morning light shining brightly threw the cracks in the curtains. She blinked twice, trying to wake herself. She took in the sweet aroma of Vash as she buried her head in his pillow. Then she remembered last night, and wasn't so happy anymore. She quickly got out of his bed almost angry at Vash. But why was she mad? She felt teased, or maybe it was rejection. She had no idea what her heart felt anymore. She stood there for awhile, thinking about Vash. His goofy smile, and his stupid remarks, she loved those things a lot, but what she loved most was how innocent and perfect he can be when no one's looking. It seems like Vash likes the attention drawn to him, so he acts goofy and silly just to get more attention.
Meryl felt her stomach growling fiercly at her. She remebered she had skipped supper last night, because there was no one there to share it with her. She slowly made her way towards the door, not wanting to leave the scent of Vash behind. She loved that scent. It was sweet, yet still manly and strong. It made her think of his smile, and how much really cared about people. He had such a big heart, unlike his brother Knives.
As she made her way into the kitchen, she caught a glimpse of the box of donuts sitting on the counter. *They are Vash's favorite....* She Smiled at the thought of this. She noticed that box was full, never opened. She realized Vash musn't have been home last night, because he would have devoured them the second he saw them. She reached for the box to open it up, but was interupted by the sound of the front door swinging open.
" Oh, Vash, you're so funny!" A woman, no, a young girl's voice called.
Meryl stopped in her tracks and could only think of one explanation. * Serena...*. She clenched the donut box tightly, hoping they wouldn't see her standing there.
" Meryl?" Vash asked, almost suprised. * Shit! He noticed me!*
Waiting for Vash to happily introduce his new girlfriend, Meryl shut her eyes tightly. To her suprise, the young girl held out her hand to introduce herself. " I'm Serena," She said, smiling brightly, too brightly...
" M-Meryl Stryle," She said, shaking Serena's hand. Meryl was suprised by her own action's.
Meryl's eyes widened at the sight of the young girl, she had to be at most 18 years old, but she was really pretty... She had long blonde hair and bright blue eyes that were constantly sparkling. She was tall, with really long legs. But there was something about her that almost seemed trashy, maybe it was her fake silicone boobs, or her tiny outfit that practically exposed everything. Whatever it was, Meryl didn't like her around Vash.
" Hey! Those are mine!" Vash joked, snatching the donuts out of Meryl's hand. She barely acknowledged him, she was still glaring at Serena.
" Uhh..." A sweat drop formed on Vash's head, " Let's go Serena."
" Ooo, that sounds fun," She said, pretending he had just said something sexy.
She watched the odd couple head towards Vash's bedroom. Or were they odd? For some reason, Meryl hated everything about Serena, her stupid smile, her annoying voice, and most of all, how much of an affect she had on Vash. He seemed so different, so much dumber. He was drinking and partying way too much lately, and now she knew why.
She felt like crying then and there, who knew what they were doing in his bedroom. She cringed just thinking about it. She reached for a glass out of the cabinet, quickly filling it with cold water. She gulped the water quickly, letting half of the glass run down her face. Tears streamed down her face, but she wiped them away furiously. She hated this feeling. This is why she never got involved with guys in the first place. But it seemed that Vash was different, but it only seemed that way, it wasnt really that way.
She slammed the glass on the counter, causing it to shatter in her hands. Trickles of blood ran down her hands and hit the wooden kitchen floor like rain drops. She sat there, bawling her eyes out. The salt of her tears hitting her wounds made them sting badly. But she couldn't feel the pain in her hand, only in her heart.
" Meryl?" A very frightened voiced said to her.
Meryl didn't even have to turn her head, she knew it was Millie, she could tell by the tone in her voice. Millie quickly made her way towards Meryl and threw her arms around her.
" NO! Get Away!!!" Meryl furiously pushed Millie away, making her stumble to the ground. * Why am I doing this?* Meryl stared at Millie, truly horrified at what she had just done to her best friend. She tried to say sorry, but nothing would come out. Without anything else she could do, she ran, fast. She slammed the bathroom door behind her, and Millie cringed at the sound of her pain. Millie noticed the mess the glass had become. She wasn't exactly sure what happened, but she knew that Meryl was hurting inside. She saw the drips of blood on the kitchen floor and tears welled in her eyes *What's wrong with you Meryl?*
Meryl turned the bath on to fill up. Letting the warm water run over her bloodied hand, she tightened her eyes, fighting the pain. Tears rolled down her cheeks and mixed in with the bloody bath water. She stripped her clothes off and let her foot step in the bath. She lowered herself carefully into the bathtub and layed her head on the edge of the tub. She felt a little more relaxed, but her muscles tightened when she saw the blood trails swirling around in the water. She looked at her injured hand closely. Luckily the cuts were small, but they were also very deep, this explained why it wouldn't stop bleeding. She reached over and turned the faucet off furiously, almost like she was taking her anger out on it. There was a slight knock on the outside of the bathroom door.
" Meryl? You need to come out, I have to fix that cut," Millie demanded through the door.
Meryl didn't answer. She glanced at her hand again, telling herself that it was fine, but she knew it wasn't.
" Meryl?" It was Wolfwood's voice this time " I really have to pee, hurry up."
Meryl smirked at his words, he was always being selfish. She couldn't believe a man like that could be a priest. She figured he should be praying or something.
She heard a loud slap followed by a distinct " Ow". Millie was protecting her best friend, once again. She didn't understand why she acted so wrongly to Millie, but now she couldn't show her face to her, well not for a while at least.
Meryl shut her eyes trying to escape from the real world. Tears were still streaming down her face, but she didn't acknowledge them anymore.
Two and a half hours passed by, and Millie had finally given up. Meryl enjoyed the silence. She shivered as she felt the bath water growing colder. It felt like she had been in there for days, but she liked being alone for once. It's strange, one second she hated being lonely, and the next, lonliness felt like her only friend.
Meryl plugged her ears as she heard the sounds starting up again. She knew it was Millie and Wolfwood, because no one could be as loud as they were. She didn't understand, Millie had turned from Virgin Mary to Pamela Anderson in just the matter of a day. She always knew Wolfwood was like Vash, always being perverted in one way or another. But this guy was different, he could fuck all day long if it was up to him, at least Vash had a little respect ( She can only dream).
Knowing that the outside of the bathroom was finally clear for her to leave, she shakily highered herself out of the bathtub. Her legs were asleep and her skin was all prunned from staying in the tub to long. The cold air stung her wet, naked body as she reached for a towel. She quickly wrapped the towel around her, trying to embrace the warmth of the fuzzy towel. She dressed herself in her clothing from yesterday, which was somewhat dirty from when she she had slept in it the night before. But she couldn't go in her room, not while that was going on. She jiggled the doorknob quietly, still unaware of what could be standing ( or fucking!) outside. To her relief, nothing was there, except a few articles of Millie's clothing. She rolled her eyes at the thought of this.
Even after everything that had happened this morning, she still hoped Vash would still be here. She tiptoed her way towards his bedroom. Nothing. He had left with that slut, leaving poor Meryl all alone. Her stomach growled viciously at her, and Meryl remembered she had forgotten to eat, again. She ran past her bedroom to try and drown out the sounds. As she made her way into the kitchen, she saw the donut box, sitting in the same spot as before, but only half full. She thought of Vash, devouring them in two seconds, and she laughed. She reached for the box and opened it, grabbing a donut. Meryl knew she didn't really like donuts, but she bit into the donut happily, thinking of Vash and his silly antics. This made her happy, and for once, as she thought of Vash, Serena didn't enter her mind once.
Vash felt the whiskey taking over him as he downed another glass. It was near midnight, and she still hadn't showed up. Serena promised she'd meet him at the Saloon at eight, but there was still no sight of her. Vash was furious and hurt at the same time. He thought she really liked him.
" Little tramp," Vash whispered under his breath as he slapped a twenty down in front of the bartender.
Vash had got himself practically drunk just waiting for her, and he stumbled out of the Saloon accidentaly knocking over a few waitresses in the process. Lucky for him, Meryl's house was only a block away. He wasn't drunk yet, but he was close.
As he made his way towards Meryl's house, he felt himself wanting something very badly, but he wasn't quite sure yet. He silently opened the front door and stumbled in. He felt hurt and stomped on by Serena, and that didn't happen to Vash very often when it came to girls. As he passed Meryl's bedroom door, it suddenly hit him, he wanted Meryl. He felt so utterly stupid for not noticing this before. All of this time, it was Meryl that he wanted, and nothing else.
He quietly creeped her bedroom door open and let himself in. He glanced over at Millie, who was sleeping like a baby. He glanced over at Meryl and fixed his eyes on her while he tiptoed towards her. He lowered his face to hers and he could feel her breath on him. He quietly crawled in bed with her trying not to wake her. He stared deeply at her perfect face. He had never been this close to Meryl, but it made him feel good. He wrapped his arm tightly around her and kissed her neck softly. He slid the spaghetti-strap off her shoulder and kissed up and down her shoulder and neck. Sunddenly, Meryl opened her eyes wide. She glanced down and saw Vash lingering soft kisses on her collar bone. She could smell the alcohol in his breath. She shut her eyes tightly and held her breath, trying to pretend she was still asleep * Am I dreaming?*
Vash kissed up her chin and towards her lips, but stopped and stared at her beautiful face for a few seconds. He lowered his face close to her and kissed her moist lips softly. He lingered his kiss there for a while, stroking her cheek sweetly. He backed away from her and quietly crawled out of bed, still staring at her. He shut the door quietly behind him. Meryl opened her eyes wide, and panted for a breath. She touched her lips. She could still feel Vash's sweet kisses all over her body.
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He, He ^_^, hope ya liked it! please review! Believe me, there is much more to come of this story!
Chapter 2: Midnight kisses
Meryl awoke to the morning light shining brightly threw the cracks in the curtains. She blinked twice, trying to wake herself. She took in the sweet aroma of Vash as she buried her head in his pillow. Then she remembered last night, and wasn't so happy anymore. She quickly got out of his bed almost angry at Vash. But why was she mad? She felt teased, or maybe it was rejection. She had no idea what her heart felt anymore. She stood there for awhile, thinking about Vash. His goofy smile, and his stupid remarks, she loved those things a lot, but what she loved most was how innocent and perfect he can be when no one's looking. It seems like Vash likes the attention drawn to him, so he acts goofy and silly just to get more attention.
Meryl felt her stomach growling fiercly at her. She remebered she had skipped supper last night, because there was no one there to share it with her. She slowly made her way towards the door, not wanting to leave the scent of Vash behind. She loved that scent. It was sweet, yet still manly and strong. It made her think of his smile, and how much really cared about people. He had such a big heart, unlike his brother Knives.
As she made her way into the kitchen, she caught a glimpse of the box of donuts sitting on the counter. *They are Vash's favorite....* She Smiled at the thought of this. She noticed that box was full, never opened. She realized Vash musn't have been home last night, because he would have devoured them the second he saw them. She reached for the box to open it up, but was interupted by the sound of the front door swinging open.
" Oh, Vash, you're so funny!" A woman, no, a young girl's voice called.
Meryl stopped in her tracks and could only think of one explanation. * Serena...*. She clenched the donut box tightly, hoping they wouldn't see her standing there.
" Meryl?" Vash asked, almost suprised. * Shit! He noticed me!*
Waiting for Vash to happily introduce his new girlfriend, Meryl shut her eyes tightly. To her suprise, the young girl held out her hand to introduce herself. " I'm Serena," She said, smiling brightly, too brightly...
" M-Meryl Stryle," She said, shaking Serena's hand. Meryl was suprised by her own action's.
Meryl's eyes widened at the sight of the young girl, she had to be at most 18 years old, but she was really pretty... She had long blonde hair and bright blue eyes that were constantly sparkling. She was tall, with really long legs. But there was something about her that almost seemed trashy, maybe it was her fake silicone boobs, or her tiny outfit that practically exposed everything. Whatever it was, Meryl didn't like her around Vash.
" Hey! Those are mine!" Vash joked, snatching the donuts out of Meryl's hand. She barely acknowledged him, she was still glaring at Serena.
" Uhh..." A sweat drop formed on Vash's head, " Let's go Serena."
" Ooo, that sounds fun," She said, pretending he had just said something sexy.
She watched the odd couple head towards Vash's bedroom. Or were they odd? For some reason, Meryl hated everything about Serena, her stupid smile, her annoying voice, and most of all, how much of an affect she had on Vash. He seemed so different, so much dumber. He was drinking and partying way too much lately, and now she knew why.
She felt like crying then and there, who knew what they were doing in his bedroom. She cringed just thinking about it. She reached for a glass out of the cabinet, quickly filling it with cold water. She gulped the water quickly, letting half of the glass run down her face. Tears streamed down her face, but she wiped them away furiously. She hated this feeling. This is why she never got involved with guys in the first place. But it seemed that Vash was different, but it only seemed that way, it wasnt really that way.
She slammed the glass on the counter, causing it to shatter in her hands. Trickles of blood ran down her hands and hit the wooden kitchen floor like rain drops. She sat there, bawling her eyes out. The salt of her tears hitting her wounds made them sting badly. But she couldn't feel the pain in her hand, only in her heart.
" Meryl?" A very frightened voiced said to her.
Meryl didn't even have to turn her head, she knew it was Millie, she could tell by the tone in her voice. Millie quickly made her way towards Meryl and threw her arms around her.
" NO! Get Away!!!" Meryl furiously pushed Millie away, making her stumble to the ground. * Why am I doing this?* Meryl stared at Millie, truly horrified at what she had just done to her best friend. She tried to say sorry, but nothing would come out. Without anything else she could do, she ran, fast. She slammed the bathroom door behind her, and Millie cringed at the sound of her pain. Millie noticed the mess the glass had become. She wasn't exactly sure what happened, but she knew that Meryl was hurting inside. She saw the drips of blood on the kitchen floor and tears welled in her eyes *What's wrong with you Meryl?*
Meryl turned the bath on to fill up. Letting the warm water run over her bloodied hand, she tightened her eyes, fighting the pain. Tears rolled down her cheeks and mixed in with the bloody bath water. She stripped her clothes off and let her foot step in the bath. She lowered herself carefully into the bathtub and layed her head on the edge of the tub. She felt a little more relaxed, but her muscles tightened when she saw the blood trails swirling around in the water. She looked at her injured hand closely. Luckily the cuts were small, but they were also very deep, this explained why it wouldn't stop bleeding. She reached over and turned the faucet off furiously, almost like she was taking her anger out on it. There was a slight knock on the outside of the bathroom door.
" Meryl? You need to come out, I have to fix that cut," Millie demanded through the door.
Meryl didn't answer. She glanced at her hand again, telling herself that it was fine, but she knew it wasn't.
" Meryl?" It was Wolfwood's voice this time " I really have to pee, hurry up."
Meryl smirked at his words, he was always being selfish. She couldn't believe a man like that could be a priest. She figured he should be praying or something.
She heard a loud slap followed by a distinct " Ow". Millie was protecting her best friend, once again. She didn't understand why she acted so wrongly to Millie, but now she couldn't show her face to her, well not for a while at least.
Meryl shut her eyes trying to escape from the real world. Tears were still streaming down her face, but she didn't acknowledge them anymore.
Two and a half hours passed by, and Millie had finally given up. Meryl enjoyed the silence. She shivered as she felt the bath water growing colder. It felt like she had been in there for days, but she liked being alone for once. It's strange, one second she hated being lonely, and the next, lonliness felt like her only friend.
Meryl plugged her ears as she heard the sounds starting up again. She knew it was Millie and Wolfwood, because no one could be as loud as they were. She didn't understand, Millie had turned from Virgin Mary to Pamela Anderson in just the matter of a day. She always knew Wolfwood was like Vash, always being perverted in one way or another. But this guy was different, he could fuck all day long if it was up to him, at least Vash had a little respect ( She can only dream).
Knowing that the outside of the bathroom was finally clear for her to leave, she shakily highered herself out of the bathtub. Her legs were asleep and her skin was all prunned from staying in the tub to long. The cold air stung her wet, naked body as she reached for a towel. She quickly wrapped the towel around her, trying to embrace the warmth of the fuzzy towel. She dressed herself in her clothing from yesterday, which was somewhat dirty from when she she had slept in it the night before. But she couldn't go in her room, not while that was going on. She jiggled the doorknob quietly, still unaware of what could be standing ( or fucking!) outside. To her relief, nothing was there, except a few articles of Millie's clothing. She rolled her eyes at the thought of this.
Even after everything that had happened this morning, she still hoped Vash would still be here. She tiptoed her way towards his bedroom. Nothing. He had left with that slut, leaving poor Meryl all alone. Her stomach growled viciously at her, and Meryl remembered she had forgotten to eat, again. She ran past her bedroom to try and drown out the sounds. As she made her way into the kitchen, she saw the donut box, sitting in the same spot as before, but only half full. She thought of Vash, devouring them in two seconds, and she laughed. She reached for the box and opened it, grabbing a donut. Meryl knew she didn't really like donuts, but she bit into the donut happily, thinking of Vash and his silly antics. This made her happy, and for once, as she thought of Vash, Serena didn't enter her mind once.
Vash felt the whiskey taking over him as he downed another glass. It was near midnight, and she still hadn't showed up. Serena promised she'd meet him at the Saloon at eight, but there was still no sight of her. Vash was furious and hurt at the same time. He thought she really liked him.
" Little tramp," Vash whispered under his breath as he slapped a twenty down in front of the bartender.
Vash had got himself practically drunk just waiting for her, and he stumbled out of the Saloon accidentaly knocking over a few waitresses in the process. Lucky for him, Meryl's house was only a block away. He wasn't drunk yet, but he was close.
As he made his way towards Meryl's house, he felt himself wanting something very badly, but he wasn't quite sure yet. He silently opened the front door and stumbled in. He felt hurt and stomped on by Serena, and that didn't happen to Vash very often when it came to girls. As he passed Meryl's bedroom door, it suddenly hit him, he wanted Meryl. He felt so utterly stupid for not noticing this before. All of this time, it was Meryl that he wanted, and nothing else.
He quietly creeped her bedroom door open and let himself in. He glanced over at Millie, who was sleeping like a baby. He glanced over at Meryl and fixed his eyes on her while he tiptoed towards her. He lowered his face to hers and he could feel her breath on him. He quietly crawled in bed with her trying not to wake her. He stared deeply at her perfect face. He had never been this close to Meryl, but it made him feel good. He wrapped his arm tightly around her and kissed her neck softly. He slid the spaghetti-strap off her shoulder and kissed up and down her shoulder and neck. Sunddenly, Meryl opened her eyes wide. She glanced down and saw Vash lingering soft kisses on her collar bone. She could smell the alcohol in his breath. She shut her eyes tightly and held her breath, trying to pretend she was still asleep * Am I dreaming?*
Vash kissed up her chin and towards her lips, but stopped and stared at her beautiful face for a few seconds. He lowered his face close to her and kissed her moist lips softly. He lingered his kiss there for a while, stroking her cheek sweetly. He backed away from her and quietly crawled out of bed, still staring at her. He shut the door quietly behind him. Meryl opened her eyes wide, and panted for a breath. She touched her lips. She could still feel Vash's sweet kisses all over her body.
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He, He ^_^, hope ya liked it! please review! Believe me, there is much more to come of this story!