Chapter Four; Resolution Within
"I didn't think that I could even fall in love." Vash sighed. It had been a week since he left milly and Meryl. Vash put his hand to his forehead. "Maybe I shouldn't have left."
Vash had made sitting on the roof thinking a habit know. Lilly poked her head out the window.
"What'd ya say, Vash?" she asked cheerfully.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Vash screamed. He rolled over and off her roof. She climbed out to go see if he was okay.
"Vash?" she giggled.
Vash got his boot stuck to the gutter of the house. He was hanging upside down, swinging back and forth.
"Well, don't just stand there give me a hand." He called up at her. She knelt down on her hands and knees, and reach over the edge. Vash was careful enough to reach up and grab the edge of the roof, while she unhooked his boot. Vash's foot was finally free, he lifted himself up and dusted himself off.
"Sorry, 'bout that." Lilly smiled.
"It's okay." Vash shrugged. "I've just been a little jumpy."
"Well, actually I just came out here to tell you that lunch will be ready in five minutes." She patted him on the shoulder and climbed back through the window. Vash smiled warmly as she disappeared from his gaze.
Vash glanced up at the perfectly cloudless sky. "What should I do, Rem? Help me."
Vash thoughts were rudely interrupted by a sudden high pitch scream.
"Oh no." Vash thought.
He ran to the side of the roof and peered down over the street below. A reckless bounty hunter was dragging an older lady down the street at gunpoint.
"Someone help my wife!!" a man called.
The town's folk gathered around the scene but far enough so they wouldn't get hurt.
"I promise that the girl's life will be spared, if, the infamous Black Angel shows herself." He yelled.
Vash gazed over the crowd of people searching for anyone that looked the part. The hunter push the girl forward and she fell to her knees.
"NO, DON'T DO IT!!!!!" her husband screamed.
The bounty hunter lowered the gun to touch the back of the crying girls head. An eerie silence fell over the town it was as if everyone had all held their breath at the same time. Vash raised his gun just in case the hunter shot. An image ran through Vash's mind that made him wince.
"Put the gun down Rick." A voice called.
The hunter looked up to meet another woman standing a couple feet in front of him.
"I'm here now let her go."
"No, why is she . . ?" Vash thought. "Lily! Get away from there."
The hunter smirked, since Vash was a little of track. He pulled the trigger and shot the girl in the back of the head.
"Nnnnnoooooooo!!" her husband yelled.
"Why?" Lily asked.
The image came back hit Vash even harder than before. Vash looked at the man still holding the gun that he shot the girl with and saw, himself. He leapt off the roof and started walking closer to the bounty hunter.
"I killed him," Vash repeated as he neared him.
The crazed hunter raised the gun to Vash and shot him in the shoulder. Vash just kept walking. He reached the man. The hunter placed his gun against Vash's stomach.
"You know when you shot this poor girl you remind me of someone." Vash stated.
"Who?" the hunter questioned.
"Myself." Vash said angrily. Quicker than ever Vash knocked the hunter's gun away and punched the guy in the face, knocking him on the floor. Vash stood over him gun in hand aimed at the hunters chest. "You disgust me."
"VASH!!" someone yelled.
Vash didn't turn around. He already knew who it was.
"Vash, please put the gun down, no one needs to die here." It called.
"Meryl's right, Vash." The other voice called.
A tear ran down Vash's cheek. "You need to leave, before I really do make another mistake."
The bounty hunter got up and started to run. Meryl came up beside Vash.
"What made you do that Vash?" she asked.
"He shot her." Vash cried. He relaxed when he put his gun back in its holster.
"I know, we saw the whole thing."
Vash turned to Meryl. "I'm sorry."
Vash started walking back to Lily's house. Meryl and Milly were following him, and so was Lily. The town folk were starting to scatter as a few of the men came and picked up the dead body. Her husband still crying over his know dead wife.
Vash entered the house and went strait up to where he stayed.
"Aren't you going to go up there?" Milly asked.
"No, Vash still needs to be alone right now." Meryl said.
"You two must Milly and Meryl." Lily said. "He never stops talking about you two."
Vash slammed his door shut and laid down on his bed. His wound was bleeding over the covers of the bed. Vash seemed so tired. He tried not to fall asleep for fear that he'd never wake up again, but he drifted of to sleep. Meryl, Milly and Lily were talking down stairs about Vash and each other.
~Dream~
Vash was lying in a field that was so familiar to, next to a tall black haired woman that he use to be in love with. Her name was Rem Saverem.
"That was a good thing you did Vash. Letting him go was the right thing." She said.
Vash sat up. "But it doesn't feel like it." he said. "When he shot that girl, I saw myself in his place. I try to forget it, that time. But when I try it comes back a thousand fold. What should I do Rem?"
Rem got up, crawled over to him and wrapped her arms around Vash.
"Vash you should never try to forget the past." She whispered.
"But my past is such a painful one." Vash choked.
"It might be but you must live with it. Never try to forget. Even if the past is bad, the people you meet and the events that took place should always be remembered, even if they are bad ones." She stated.
"I don't want to hurt her, I don't want to live in a world without Meryl. I love her." Vash started to cry. Rem tried to sooth Vash.
"Then go to her. She's waiting." She said.
"But Rem?" Vash whined.
"Just remember Vash don't forget the past or you will be doomed to repeat it." Rem said as she and the scenery started to fade away.
~End dream~
Vash opened his eyes. He looked over to his side to find Meryl sitting there on the bed next to him. Vash shot up, and hugged her as tight as he could. Meryl returned the hug, after a couple of minutes they let go of each other. Vash noticed that he was all bandaged up.
"Lily was the one to patch you up." Meryl finally spoke.
"I've decided," Vash started.
"Decided what?" Meryl asked.
"That no matter what happens in my life I'll never forget it." Vash said.
Meryl smiled warmly at him, then started to cry wildly, she leapt into his arms.
"I missed you so much," she cried.
"I've missed you too." Vash said. He lifted her head to meet his, and kissed her forehead. Meryl blushed through her tears.
"I love you, Vash." She said.
"I know." He lowered his head and kissed her on her lips. She didn't try to refuse, she returned the kiss knocking them both back on the bed.
After a couple breathless seconds Vash broke the kiss and wrapped his arms around her tighter, bringing her closer to him, as if she was going to leave him, they both laid in bed in each others arms.
"Am never going to leave you ever again." Vash announced. "You're the one that I want to spend the rest of my life with."
Meryl kissed him deeply and thought, "I'll always be there no matter what."
They laid there the rest of the day, in each other's arms. Meryl drifted off to sleep, chasing after Vash really wore her out. Vash still held her tight. A single tear ran down his cheek onto the bed that they both shared together.
THE END?!
..............
MY GOSH I ACTUALLY FINISHED I STORY!! YEAH I'M SO HAPPY. (runs around like an idiot) I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT READ THIS STORY. 0_~ TILL NEXT TIME.
"I didn't think that I could even fall in love." Vash sighed. It had been a week since he left milly and Meryl. Vash put his hand to his forehead. "Maybe I shouldn't have left."
Vash had made sitting on the roof thinking a habit know. Lilly poked her head out the window.
"What'd ya say, Vash?" she asked cheerfully.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Vash screamed. He rolled over and off her roof. She climbed out to go see if he was okay.
"Vash?" she giggled.
Vash got his boot stuck to the gutter of the house. He was hanging upside down, swinging back and forth.
"Well, don't just stand there give me a hand." He called up at her. She knelt down on her hands and knees, and reach over the edge. Vash was careful enough to reach up and grab the edge of the roof, while she unhooked his boot. Vash's foot was finally free, he lifted himself up and dusted himself off.
"Sorry, 'bout that." Lilly smiled.
"It's okay." Vash shrugged. "I've just been a little jumpy."
"Well, actually I just came out here to tell you that lunch will be ready in five minutes." She patted him on the shoulder and climbed back through the window. Vash smiled warmly as she disappeared from his gaze.
Vash glanced up at the perfectly cloudless sky. "What should I do, Rem? Help me."
Vash thoughts were rudely interrupted by a sudden high pitch scream.
"Oh no." Vash thought.
He ran to the side of the roof and peered down over the street below. A reckless bounty hunter was dragging an older lady down the street at gunpoint.
"Someone help my wife!!" a man called.
The town's folk gathered around the scene but far enough so they wouldn't get hurt.
"I promise that the girl's life will be spared, if, the infamous Black Angel shows herself." He yelled.
Vash gazed over the crowd of people searching for anyone that looked the part. The hunter push the girl forward and she fell to her knees.
"NO, DON'T DO IT!!!!!" her husband screamed.
The bounty hunter lowered the gun to touch the back of the crying girls head. An eerie silence fell over the town it was as if everyone had all held their breath at the same time. Vash raised his gun just in case the hunter shot. An image ran through Vash's mind that made him wince.
"Put the gun down Rick." A voice called.
The hunter looked up to meet another woman standing a couple feet in front of him.
"I'm here now let her go."
"No, why is she . . ?" Vash thought. "Lily! Get away from there."
The hunter smirked, since Vash was a little of track. He pulled the trigger and shot the girl in the back of the head.
"Nnnnnoooooooo!!" her husband yelled.
"Why?" Lily asked.
The image came back hit Vash even harder than before. Vash looked at the man still holding the gun that he shot the girl with and saw, himself. He leapt off the roof and started walking closer to the bounty hunter.
"I killed him," Vash repeated as he neared him.
The crazed hunter raised the gun to Vash and shot him in the shoulder. Vash just kept walking. He reached the man. The hunter placed his gun against Vash's stomach.
"You know when you shot this poor girl you remind me of someone." Vash stated.
"Who?" the hunter questioned.
"Myself." Vash said angrily. Quicker than ever Vash knocked the hunter's gun away and punched the guy in the face, knocking him on the floor. Vash stood over him gun in hand aimed at the hunters chest. "You disgust me."
"VASH!!" someone yelled.
Vash didn't turn around. He already knew who it was.
"Vash, please put the gun down, no one needs to die here." It called.
"Meryl's right, Vash." The other voice called.
A tear ran down Vash's cheek. "You need to leave, before I really do make another mistake."
The bounty hunter got up and started to run. Meryl came up beside Vash.
"What made you do that Vash?" she asked.
"He shot her." Vash cried. He relaxed when he put his gun back in its holster.
"I know, we saw the whole thing."
Vash turned to Meryl. "I'm sorry."
Vash started walking back to Lily's house. Meryl and Milly were following him, and so was Lily. The town folk were starting to scatter as a few of the men came and picked up the dead body. Her husband still crying over his know dead wife.
Vash entered the house and went strait up to where he stayed.
"Aren't you going to go up there?" Milly asked.
"No, Vash still needs to be alone right now." Meryl said.
"You two must Milly and Meryl." Lily said. "He never stops talking about you two."
Vash slammed his door shut and laid down on his bed. His wound was bleeding over the covers of the bed. Vash seemed so tired. He tried not to fall asleep for fear that he'd never wake up again, but he drifted of to sleep. Meryl, Milly and Lily were talking down stairs about Vash and each other.
~Dream~
Vash was lying in a field that was so familiar to, next to a tall black haired woman that he use to be in love with. Her name was Rem Saverem.
"That was a good thing you did Vash. Letting him go was the right thing." She said.
Vash sat up. "But it doesn't feel like it." he said. "When he shot that girl, I saw myself in his place. I try to forget it, that time. But when I try it comes back a thousand fold. What should I do Rem?"
Rem got up, crawled over to him and wrapped her arms around Vash.
"Vash you should never try to forget the past." She whispered.
"But my past is such a painful one." Vash choked.
"It might be but you must live with it. Never try to forget. Even if the past is bad, the people you meet and the events that took place should always be remembered, even if they are bad ones." She stated.
"I don't want to hurt her, I don't want to live in a world without Meryl. I love her." Vash started to cry. Rem tried to sooth Vash.
"Then go to her. She's waiting." She said.
"But Rem?" Vash whined.
"Just remember Vash don't forget the past or you will be doomed to repeat it." Rem said as she and the scenery started to fade away.
~End dream~
Vash opened his eyes. He looked over to his side to find Meryl sitting there on the bed next to him. Vash shot up, and hugged her as tight as he could. Meryl returned the hug, after a couple of minutes they let go of each other. Vash noticed that he was all bandaged up.
"Lily was the one to patch you up." Meryl finally spoke.
"I've decided," Vash started.
"Decided what?" Meryl asked.
"That no matter what happens in my life I'll never forget it." Vash said.
Meryl smiled warmly at him, then started to cry wildly, she leapt into his arms.
"I missed you so much," she cried.
"I've missed you too." Vash said. He lifted her head to meet his, and kissed her forehead. Meryl blushed through her tears.
"I love you, Vash." She said.
"I know." He lowered his head and kissed her on her lips. She didn't try to refuse, she returned the kiss knocking them both back on the bed.
After a couple breathless seconds Vash broke the kiss and wrapped his arms around her tighter, bringing her closer to him, as if she was going to leave him, they both laid in bed in each others arms.
"Am never going to leave you ever again." Vash announced. "You're the one that I want to spend the rest of my life with."
Meryl kissed him deeply and thought, "I'll always be there no matter what."
They laid there the rest of the day, in each other's arms. Meryl drifted off to sleep, chasing after Vash really wore her out. Vash still held her tight. A single tear ran down his cheek onto the bed that they both shared together.
THE END?!
..............
MY GOSH I ACTUALLY FINISHED I STORY!! YEAH I'M SO HAPPY. (runs around like an idiot) I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT READ THIS STORY. 0_~ TILL NEXT TIME.