Time
& Time Again By: Reo Star
CHAPTER 6: Tonight
Maryl slowly got out of bed. Finding herself in a nightgown. She walked to the window. It was now late at night, but she could still hear the noise of anxious people waiting to ask her questions. She almost didn't want to leave, but she had to. She had to see Vash. She needed to see him. With out bothering to change, Maryl opened the door and walked out into the crowd. Immediately, she was bombarded with questions.
"Do you know who did this?"
"How do you feel about what has happened?"
"Do you believe that who ever did this will strike again?"
Maryl found herself pinned to the hallway wall.
"Please, I don't want to answer any questions right now."
Maryl tried to get away, but the people became more aggressive.
"Don't you care about what happened?"
"Maryl, is it true that your friend Vash did this to you and Miss Thomson?"
Maryl stopped. That was one question she couldn't let go.
"What? How dare you! How dare any of you! Can't you just leave us alone? Can't you see this is not what we need right now?"
Maryl's anger was growing fast, but her despair and hurt were still too strong. She fell to her knees and burst out in tears. Kino rushed to her side.
"There, there dear. It's alright, why don't we get you back to your room."
Maryl allowed Kino to bring her to her feet, then she pulled herself from the grip.
"I've got to talk to Vash."
Kino nodded, and pushed the mobs out of the hall and back down the stairs to the lobby.
Vash sat in his room, in the same position as earlier. He heard a soft knock at the door, but did not budge.
"Vash?"
He looked up. It was Maryl.
"Vash, are you ok?"
He tried to speak, but could not.
"Vash please, I-I-I need-" Maryl's words were broken by tears, and Vash heard her soft foots steps become faint.
He listened carefully as she went to her room, and got back into bed, pulling the covers close to her. He heard gentle sobs come from her room, and slowly he stood up.
Shirtless, Vash walked down the hall, ignoring everyone that stared. He opened Maryl's door, and quietly closed it behind him. Maryl lie wrapped up on the bed, softly crying. Vash stood a moment, unsure, then, making up his mind, pulled down part of the covers, and laid down next to her. Still her tears came. Very gently, he reached across, and placed his arm around her waist, pulling her close. He caught the sweet sent of Maryl's black hair as he did so, and after a moment he felt her soft hand grasp his, and the sobbing stopped.
& Time Again By: Reo Star
CHAPTER 6: Tonight
Maryl slowly got out of bed. Finding herself in a nightgown. She walked to the window. It was now late at night, but she could still hear the noise of anxious people waiting to ask her questions. She almost didn't want to leave, but she had to. She had to see Vash. She needed to see him. With out bothering to change, Maryl opened the door and walked out into the crowd. Immediately, she was bombarded with questions.
"Do you know who did this?"
"How do you feel about what has happened?"
"Do you believe that who ever did this will strike again?"
Maryl found herself pinned to the hallway wall.
"Please, I don't want to answer any questions right now."
Maryl tried to get away, but the people became more aggressive.
"Don't you care about what happened?"
"Maryl, is it true that your friend Vash did this to you and Miss Thomson?"
Maryl stopped. That was one question she couldn't let go.
"What? How dare you! How dare any of you! Can't you just leave us alone? Can't you see this is not what we need right now?"
Maryl's anger was growing fast, but her despair and hurt were still too strong. She fell to her knees and burst out in tears. Kino rushed to her side.
"There, there dear. It's alright, why don't we get you back to your room."
Maryl allowed Kino to bring her to her feet, then she pulled herself from the grip.
"I've got to talk to Vash."
Kino nodded, and pushed the mobs out of the hall and back down the stairs to the lobby.
Vash sat in his room, in the same position as earlier. He heard a soft knock at the door, but did not budge.
"Vash?"
He looked up. It was Maryl.
"Vash, are you ok?"
He tried to speak, but could not.
"Vash please, I-I-I need-" Maryl's words were broken by tears, and Vash heard her soft foots steps become faint.
He listened carefully as she went to her room, and got back into bed, pulling the covers close to her. He heard gentle sobs come from her room, and slowly he stood up.
Shirtless, Vash walked down the hall, ignoring everyone that stared. He opened Maryl's door, and quietly closed it behind him. Maryl lie wrapped up on the bed, softly crying. Vash stood a moment, unsure, then, making up his mind, pulled down part of the covers, and laid down next to her. Still her tears came. Very gently, he reached across, and placed his arm around her waist, pulling her close. He caught the sweet sent of Maryl's black hair as he did so, and after a moment he felt her soft hand grasp his, and the sobbing stopped.