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Trigun is not mine.

Chapter 17.

Jealousy: fiercely protective of one's rights or possessions. Demanding faithfulness and exclusive

worship. Envious of someone else's achievements or advantages. Resentful of someone regarded as a sexual rival.

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Jealousy is a bad thing. It makes your stomach turn in envy and your mouth taste vile with anger. It makes you bitter, think illogically and act stupid. Your mind seems to be only thinking, of ways to hurt the person that is trying to take what is yours. Jealousy is one of those emotions that you have to be careful of. A little bit of jealousy can be good, but if you let it take over you. You may do things you regret later.

That is way Knives left at that moment, he found himself victim of the signs of jealousy. Just watching Meryl's happy face, how she smiled and cried it made his stomach turn in envy. But the worst came, when his brother had the impudence and the balls to hug her in front of him. At that moment, at that fraction of a second. Knives world was turn upside down. He wanted

more than anything to hurt him, to show him that she was his. That only he had the right to hug her, to make her happy, sad or angry. That she was his, body and mind. She was his possession.

But Knives is not your average person, he had somehow managed to get away from them. Without exploding or hurting anybody, which was in itself a sign of how far he will go for that damn woman. He may not have put it in words, but this was more than enough proof of his

feelings for her. Feelings that he knew, were one sided. Even though she had decided to stay with him and raise their children. He knew the woman was only attracted to him, and that her heart belonged to his brother. He had suspected it, for she never talked about it. But now he knew that it was true. He knew because of the way her heart seem to be about to explode of joy, just for hugging his brother for a couple of seconds.

Things were becoming more complex and difficult, but Knives wasn't about to just forget about the incident. There were many different ways to hurt somebody, and his brother needed to learn that Meryl was his until his death (which to him seemed very, very far away). He was gonna make sure that his brother learns his place in this new reality. Knives loves his brother, but he wasn't gonna let him try to take Meryl away from him. He would create a paradise for them, but Meryl was not gonna be shared. Anything beyond friendship or family bonds would not be tolerated.

Knives was cunning and sharp, he would used this to his advantage.

The next week was very interesting, but very predictable. Meryl would have breakfast with her

friends the beast and the doctor. After that, she would train for a couple of hours with Knives, Legato and Midvalley. After her training she would spend sometime with her friends until lunch time. After lunch she would have her sessions with the doctor, making sure that everything was fine with her and the pregnancy. And after her check up, she will spend the rest of the day with Knives. Knives made sure that Meryl followed that schedule; he would not have her spending to much time with her friends. Only what he thought was necessary.

Meryl was not aware of what was going on, she had no idea that Knives was actually controlling her

activities. But one thing she noticed, was a little change in his behavior. He seemed to be acting normal and even nice to her but, he had avoided any type of contact with her friends. He didn't even talk to Vash, which surprised not even her but Legato and the other Gung ho guns. The only proof that he acknowledged their presence, was when he asked her about them.

Meryl also noticed, a little change in their sexual activities. Knives was more passionate and possessive, which she never thought possible. Their sessions were so mind blowing, that Meryl would lose control of her powers whenever she had an orgasm. And ended up breaking anything that was made out of glass, within three floors. Meryl was ashamed of this, especially

after Milly and Vash asked her what was happening. But Knives was really proud of it, or rather proud of himself. He even made jokes about it. Which was weird and bizarre, because he never made jokes about anything. But besides that everything was fine, of course things will be better if Eleandra will show up. After that week Knives said that if she didn't came back in the next three days, he will have to send Legato.

So what's happened to Eleandra? We will go back in time, exactly to that day when Eleandra left to

December city.

Eleandra left as soon as Knives told her what to do, she arrived at December city tired and grumpy because of the long trip. Luckily for her, the city was only 3 days away in car without stopping but for only a couple of hours to rest and eat. She knew that Knives expected a fast job, all because of that bitch. Eleandra didn't like Meryl at all, she was jealous of her luck. To her Meryl won the lottery, for not only was she a superior being but she was also Knives lover. She was indeed the luckiest girl alive.

She found a hotel only blocks away from Damian's house, but decided to start her task tomorrow for she was tired and hungry. The next day, which will be the fourth day. She went to the bar were Damian's men were known to hang out. She was planning on buying her information, human avarice was her only opportunity to find anything related to what was going on. Or hopefully a really drunk man will spill out everything to her, it happens sometimes. She sat on one of the

tables and waited for an opportunity. She wasn't about to just ask anyone, you don't just go and ask

information about that man. Hopefully some drunk idiot will come flirting with her.

And it did happen that way, it wasn't even eight o clock when most of the people were too drunk to even see straight. One man that looked in his twenties came to Eleandra's table, and started a conversation with her.

"Hey, I haven't seen you around here before. Do you mind if I take a seat"

He wasn't as drunk as Eleandra would like, but he was really cute and sexy and seem exactly the kind of guy she was looking for. Young, handsome and greedy. So they talked for a good time, about their lives and what they did for a living. Eleandra knew how to work her way in conversations; she didn't want to give herself away. So when the guy said that he worked for

Damian, she took this as her opportunity to act.

"So what's all the deal, it seems that Damian Gray is looking for someone" said Eleandra casually

"Yea, some doctor by the name of Conrad. To tell you the truth, it's been weeks since the search started, and there is still no signs of the man. Many of us believe that it was actually made up, that Dr. Marlon is old and most likely is losing his brain"

Ignoring the name Marlon, she continued with her questions.

"So what is he looking for? It must be something important, he has men in every city and town. I was asked countless times if I have seen the man"

"Well, you see. It's actually really stupid, and most likely a big joke of a dying old man. But according to Dr. Marlon, there is this woman under Conrad's care, and she is supposed to be some kind of alien. Or something like that, nobody really knows. All you hear are rumors, you know. But you see, Damian is getting annoyed, with elections coming he hasn't had the time or mood to take care of his campaign" said the man, while taking another sip of his beer.

"Damian is running for mayor, that doesn't shock me. Wouldn't he be the youngest mayor if he wins?" said Eleandra, she didn't want to sound pushy or to concerned with the first subject.

"Most likely he will, but you see rumors say that Damian is most likely to forget about his search for

the alien woman. He has lost a lot of money and gotten nothing, and he has been looking forward to getting his hands on the mayors office for a long time. And you know those rich man, they get bored easy"

"Yea I know what you mean. I feel sorry for that old man, if what he says is not true. I can only imagine what Damian will do to him"

"HAHAHA, most likely he will kill the doctor for taking his time and money"

"Well I better go, I got things to do tomorrow. I would like to meet you later Osiel, if you don't mind"

"Of course not, here this is my number. I would love to show you around town, I know that you won't stay long but that's better than nothing"

"I guess, well see ya later"

Eleandra left the place, unaware of the smile on the mans face. She now knew who it was that told Damian about Meryl, Dr. Anthony Marlon was one of the doctors on the list. Instead of going back to the hotel, Eleandra went to the address listed on her list 'Well, now to get rid of the annoyance'. Thought Eleandra. It was only midnight when she arrived to the doctors house, and to her bad luck he wasn't there. She was about to leave when she was hit hard on her back, and before losing consciousness he saw the man from the bar.

When Eleandra tried to open her eyes, she wasn't able to do it. Her body didn't respond to her commands. She could hear voices around her, but couldn't understand what they were saying. Suddenly her head was in pain, at first she didn't know what the feeling was. But when she felt the so known feeling of somebody raping your mind, she knew what was going on. They were

trying to read her mind. She remember those times when Legato had amused himself with her, they didn't have a friendly relationship at all. And whenever Legato was in a bad mood, her and Midvalley would end up suffering from what she would called mind rape. Luckily she had learnt how to deal with the situation, how to lure the perpetrator into useless and created memories.

"She is fighting" said a male voice.

"What do you mean? besides she is a he. Push harder, we need to find out his business" said a deep male voice.

The first one kept trying to see the real memories, 'this person is good' he thought. 'Whoever he is he

has training on how to deal with this kind of treatment'

"Step aside, let me handle him" said a third male voice.

Eleandra thought that she had won the battle, when the most horrible pain of her life came to her. It was as if her head was being ripped in pieces and burnt at the same time. She tried to fight but it was useless, she was to tired already. Little by little, all of her memories became available to her perpetrator.

Hours later.

Damian was as always in his office having some whisky, when a man dress in black entered his office. He was tall, white almost pale complexion, straight black hair with a bluish tint to it that reached to his waist and intense red eyes. Damian shifted nervously as Osiel entered the room, he still didn't like the man that much. But he was good, not only could he use psychic powers better than Paulo. But he knew how to use his two swords, with mastery rivalled by nobody.

"That woman, she works for Knives. Our suspicions were true, he is the leader of the Gung ho guns. But there are some problems"

"What do you mean"

"He still has very powerful members in his command. We would need a really good plan if we want to succeed in this. They are located on an abandoned plant facility west from here, and the reason nobody gets close to it is because there are sandworms protecting the place"

"Sand worms? Then how did they get there safely"

"They control the sandworms"

"How?"

"That kid that came with Conrad, he is called Zazie the beast he is the one controlling the monsters. But even if we are able to pass their defense, they will be aware of our presence. There is no way to take them while they are there, we have to lure them out somehow"

"And how are you planning to do that?"

"They were moving to March city, but when they heard about you looking for them. That man Knives decided not to. My plan is simple, I will control that man Eleandra. I will go back and tell them that you decided not to look for the woman anymore, and hopefully they will believe me and keep too his plans of moving. As long as they are in the desert, those Sandworms are a nuisance. And once they are on the city, we should be able to take care of them"

"I will leave everything in your hands, I've got important business here with my campaign"

"Rest assure we will take care of everything"

"Hey Osiel, did you find out anything about that Knives"

"Yes, he is planning on destroying all humans, the doctor was right he did cause the great fall. And he was the one responsible for the July and fifth moon incident, he is behind all those disappearances too"

"Damn him, that fucking monster. I can't believe the things that happened in our backs. How about the woman?, is she fine"

"Better than she could ask, they are lovers actually. So our theory of him being the father is also true,

but there is a problem. They seem to have a connection, as long as he is alive he will be able to

track her no matter what. We will have to work fast on her, the only good thing is that she still doesn't know how to use her powers"

"Things are getting hard, do what you think should be done. But remember, her security comes first. Until she is in our hands, you won't risk her life in battle do you understand? She is to valuable, leave now"

The man called Osiel, made his way to the room were Eleandra was being held. When he entered the room, he found Giovanni and Paulo waiting for him. Eleandra was asleep, a typical side effect of the treatment.

"So what are we gonna do" asked Giovanni, the older one.

"We will use the man to lure them out, but it will take at least five days for me to take over his mind.

All you have to do is keep my body safe while I'm inside of him, and stay here until I tell you when to act"

"Fine then, do what you have to do" said Giovanni.

Six days later...

Eleandra or rather Osiel woke up finally. Giovanni and Paulo were still not used to his abilities, it was weird when they had to talk to him while being in someone else's body.

"Well, I better go now. You two better have everything ready, if things go as plan I will send you a telegram as soon as possible"

"We will be waiting for you" said Giovanni.

Osiel made his way, to the hotel room that Eleandra was staying at. After picking up all of her things he took her car and headed to the plant facility. It was actually really uncomfortable being in Eleandra's body, especially when he dresses as a woman. The man was a ruthless killer, and most likely had a couple of screws lose on his head. Well not that he was a saint, but at least he only killed when he was paid to. He never killed for the fun of it as Eleandra did, or as cruel and messy. He was fast and silent. They had to get rid of these people, they had to stop them from killing humanity. They were definitely mentally ill to him, if they sided with that monster that was Knives.

Why did they join him, when he is trying to kill humans made no sense to him.

What Osiel didn't know, was that Eleandra did manage to save some of her memories. Osiel had no idea, the type of power that Knives was able to use. He also didn't know about Legato and his punishments, or Eleandra's real behavior when in front of Knives and Legato. The man that took over her mind had no idea what was waiting for him.

As he was getting closer to his destination, he saw the Sandworms that protected the area. He was right, there was no way to pass them. Finally, after four days on the road he reached the destination. The abandoned plant facility, one of the many hideouts this man had. He was getting out of the car, when he saw two women walking on the front of the facility. He recognized one as Meryl Stryfe, he didn't know who the other one was.

"Well you finally show up Eleandra, Knives was gonna send Legato after you"

"Who's that" asked Osiel.

"This is my friend Milly Thompson. She, Vash and Wolfwood are staying here until we can move, so what happened?"

"You should be glad, Damian Gray is no longer looking for you"

"Are you serious, why?"

Osiel was about to answer when a blonde Man showed up, Knives was standing in front of him. He actually looked menacing, and his presence was strong and powerful.

"Finally, come on let's go to my office. Meryl I will call you later" said Knives.

"But I want to know" answered Meryl in a whiney voice.

"I will call you later"

"Fine then"

Osiel followed the man inside the plant facility, so far everything seemed to be going just the way he

planned it. He saw other people in the place, the remaining Gung ho guns and doctor Conrad before

reaching the office. Finally they entered his office, which look more like a private library. It was really plain, nothing compared with the overly decorated office at Damian's house. He suddenly noticed the weird clothes the man was wearing, it was a one piece white and red suit. That looked like it was taken out of a science fiction book, it covered all of his body but his face.

"What the hell are you doing"

"What"

"You are staring at me"

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice"

"Tell me, what you found"

Osiel told Knives that supposedly, Marlon had died naturally of old age. And that before dying he was blabbing stuff abut talking plants and space disasters. That Damian was mad because the man was supposedly crazy, and decided to forget about looking for Meryl and focus in his political career. He went on and on explaining to him lies, of how he had found his information and that there was nothing to worry about. But he never got to know his answer because he told him to leave the office, and sent the doctor to see him. Osiel was confused, that man was impossible to read. He found the doctor and sent him to see Knives, and decided to go and visit the woman Meryl.