Katsuki: Sorry that took me so long.

Inner Katsuki: *Stabs a writing block*

Katsuki: O.O My writing block!

Inner Katsuki: Oh, I thought it was writers block! Sorry!

Katsuki: I don't own Trigun. Damn. *Cries*

Meryl and Milly helped Vash up the stairs and to his room, where he'd stay for the rest of the day.

"I'm fine Meryl!" Vash protested as she threw a heap of questions his way.

"Don't lie to me, I know you're sick," She paused, feeling his forehead. "I'm going to say this once, 'STAY IN BED'. I don't want you wandering around the house getting germs everywhere and getting Milly and me sick, you got that?" He nodded.

"I understand..." He muttered, trying to fall asleep.

She turned to leave the room.

"Please... don't-" He cut himself off.

"What, Vash? Please don't what?" She asked.

Sighing deeply, he whispered, "don't leave..."

Meryl would have honestly melted if he said it anymore pathetically than that. She thought about leaving him, coming up with an excuse to go, but she felt a pain in her heart that would let her do it. 'Damn those womanly caring instincts, now I'll probably be taking care of Vash all day!' She thought. 'Oh well, I just can't leave him here... He looks so helpless.'

"Vash?" She asks. He looks up. "Is there anything uhm- besides donuts-I can get for you?"

"Water would be nice." He replies. Seeing her leave the room he calls out to her ignoring the soreness of his burning throat.

"Meryl?" She peeks in.

"What is it, Vash?" She queried.

"Thank you for taking care of me, cuz I know you have better things to do, and you have work, thank you for taking time out of your day to help me." He smiles.

Meryl eyes him. 'It's gotta be the fever.' She thinks. "You're welcome Vash."

Soon, she returns with the glass of water to see Vash had fallen soundly asleep.

"So hard to believe that he can be this quiet." She muttered. She sat down at the side of Vash's bed, setting the glass down on the night table.

"Work time. I guess." She said disappointedly. Pausing for a moment she said, "I think it's time for a day off. I'm not gonna work today..."

She walked downstairs to where Milly sat, drinking water and writing letters to her parents and family. Meryl smiled.

"How's Mr. Vash?" Asked Milly, looking up from the paper.

"He's still sick, but asleep. It's hard to believe how quiet he can get sometimes." She sat down at the table and asked Milly if she could have a piece of paper. Meryl had no clue what she'd do with the paper, but that didn't matter. Words came into her mind.

She began writing them down:

Doughnut Boy. You are a Stampede. A Typhoon. But why can't I leave you? Doughnut boy? Is it true? You bring me joy?

Or is it that goofy smile? The way you screamed for me to 'Get down' Or the way you yelled 'stay back' when you didn't want me following you? Bernadelli doesn't deal with you anymore... they named you a disaster. You can't be a disaster! You're too much of a ditz! They called your ever faithful 'insurance girls' back to headquarters to tell us. I could have killed whomever made that decision. I chose the easiest way, to follow the man with the angel like face, and the womanizing habit. Damn it, you made me worry, you made me cry. Damn it, doughnut boy, you made me fall apart. You've never been sick before I met you... so why bother to start? You have the prettiest eyes, the most charming smile, the heart of a loving caring soul, with a light in his eyes... like a child in a candy store. I didn't believe you at first, Vash. But now, my intuition is true, I know it, I will never be unsure of it... I love you.

Meryl walked back up the stairs to where the sleeping Stampede lay, he seemed to be having a fever induced nightmare. Tossing and turning he began screaming...

Katsuki: Whee! Another chapter up! ^_^

Inner Katsuki: MWAHAHAHA! OK, I'll stop now.