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A/N: This shall be the last chapter by me for now. XBlade's next at bat, then we alternate. So, seeya soon!
~Kouji
Millions Knives
By Kouji
As I reached the town with Knives over my shoulder, I smiled at Meryl and Milly and walked into my room. I set Knives down on my bed, and waited. He was still unconscious, and I was a bit worried. Had I shot him too many times? Meryl and Milly peeked into my room and frowned.
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It's been a few days now. Knives is awake, but is crying out in pain. "Now do you see what you've put others through? Do you?!" I ask him. I mentally curse myself for saying such a thing. I try to comfort my brother. He tells me to get out. I comply with his request. I just wish… that I could help…
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A few weeks later, I am helping Knives walk again. We are out in public, and Knives is giving all the people nasty looks. I glare at him, and I take him back home.
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Meryl, Milly, and I are trying to teach Knives that not all people are bad. Knives has to be tied up so he doesn't hurt anyone. He isn't convinced by our teachings. I am getting worried.
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Knives caught Meryl and I "in the act". I was so embarrassed. He said he was disgusted with me. He said that I had "befouled myself with her dirty human body". I said that he was wrong, and that I loved Meryl. He stomps out of the room. I just forget it and go back to Meryl.
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Meryl was squeezing the life out of my hand. I knew pregnant women were strong, but jeez! The doctor is hard at work. Knives is glaring at us. Milly is getting some things ready.
Almost an hour later it is over. My two sons, Jin and Daggers were born. Meryl and I kissed each other. She was crying. I was crying too. Knives burst out of the room angrily.
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About 6 months later, the twins were already 2 years old physically. They don't grow up as fast as Knives and I did, but they are growing very fast! Knives avoided them like the plague, and it angers me that he would hold his grudge against humans against my sons, just because they are part human.
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A year later, Jin and Daggers stopped rapidly growing. They were 8 years old physically. They would grow normally for the rest of their lives. That was good. They wouldn't have to deal what I would go through. I have at least 100 more years before I die. By then Meryl would be gone from my life forever. And now, so would my sons. The thought made me depressed.
The good thing was, Knives was beginning to like humans. I always took him to the local bar to meet a few friends of mine. Knives said that they were "amusing" and "he liked to see them sloshed". I laughed at him.
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One night, Knives tried to sneak out of the house and he fell into a huge ditch. A traveler eventually rescued him, and they talked over some soup. The man told him about his family that he was gathering up money for. Knives finally saw that there was some good in some humans, while there were bad humans. He also realized that he didn't have to kill all the spiders in order to save the butterfly. He told me all this himself, that is…
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Knives and I stared at the twins playing. I smiled, and he went over to them. Then, for the first time in their lives, they got a hug from their uncle. I smiled even wider. The twins looked confused. Their faces seemed to say "why is he doing this? He was never this nice before…" I smiled even wider at their naiveté. I then had to call Meryl over, as my face was stuck.
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It's been 6 years since then. Since the day Knives was fully rehabilitated. My sons are 14 now. Jin turned out okay, but Daggers is becoming more and more like the old Knives everyday, and to tell the truth, I'm scared… He killed for the first time earlier today…
Knives and I were called on for a mission into space. I said goodbye to Jin, and we blasted off. Knives was a bit annoyed at the delay, and it made me chuckle. He's still a bit irritable. I told Jin to "take care of Daggers" before we left. I hope he doesn't take it the wrong way…
I remember the last thing I saw being a huge flash of light before the ship Knives and I were in exploded…
I now have no idea where I am…Am I alive? Am I dead? Was this all just a dream, and I'm still on that SEEDS ship? Or was my past just a nightmare that I can't wake up from, and I'm just a normal guy…Who am I?…
I am Vash the Stampede.