Okie dokie, here begins my 12th chapter of the most-confusing-yet-understandible-and-soon-to-be-really-weird-stories…EVER! This proves why I shouldn't listen to the pillow and try to type at the same time. Everyone should listen to the pillow until their head turns to jelly, spills out their ears, and wait for a psychotic cat to come and lick them. ON WITH THE STORY!

            Oh and I think there is a minor spoiler in here for anyone who hasn't seen 'Paradise'

8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 6 4 7 8 3 2 4 2 1 3 8 9 4 6 4 2 5 7 8 9 5 4 2 1 7 98 5 3 58 9 87 6t  3 3 5 7

*_*_*_*_*_*

(Fenella's P.O.V once again)

I'm sitting in Vash's room, waiting for him to get up from that damn morphine the doctor gave him. Why can't I get any of that? I want morphine too! Oh well. Hey look, there's a little funky thing on the table.

:: walks over to table and picks up the little thing ::

I know what this is; it's a paper clip. Hey, I could poke people with this. Then, after I do that, I can finally jump off the library screaming 'safe sex'! That sounds like fun.

:: hears quiet movement from the bed ::

Is Vash awake yet? He has some explaining to do…

(end Fenella's P.O.V)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

(Start of Vash's P.O.V) 

::: laying on the bed, trying to wake up :::

What's Fenella doing with that paper clip? I hope she's not thinking of jumping off a library screaming 'safe sex' again. The last time she did that, she sprained her ankle. Why does she always do stuff like that. Hm, I still have to get used to her and her weird little kinks that come with her. I think I'll sit up and give her a kiss. Hopefully, that will get me out of having to explain to her what happened in July. Speaking of July, I can't believe how Legato manipulated her like that. How can he live with such a thing and why did Fenella steal my brother's money like that? Not to mention that Terrie is going to be after us soon, so we're going to have to leave.

"Vash?" I heard Fenella whisper.

(Bye-bye Vash's P.O.V)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 

"Vash?" Fenella repeated.

There were a few moments of silence until Vash began to sit up, baring his scarred skin covered in bloody bandages. He flinched because of his wounds, his painkillers had already worn off and Vash began to feel the intensity of the damage to his body. Fenella saw his struggle and walked over to help him sit up. Fenella set her hand on Vash's back to support him up. He shrugged, motioning for her to get her hand off. Fenella tried to take a step away from him, but Vash grabbed her hand and pulled he nearer to him. When she was close enough, Vash wrapped his arms around her waist and held her silently. The girl looked down at him, grateful that Vash had enough strength to give her an enduring hug. Vash enjoyed the time he held her, but he then lifted his head.

"How was your time while I was gone?" Vash asked.

"Long, boring, and lonely." Fenella replied.

"What about Wolfwood?" 

Fenella said nothing, she remembered the kiss that the priest had given her after they had soon arrived. Vash still looked up at her with his curious eyes, wanting to know the answer.

"He was okay, I guess." She said.

"Did he try to kiss you?"

The question Vash asked caught Fenella completely off guard. Fenella's eyes tried to conceal the mix of wonder and horror, but they slowly failed her. Her conscience soon began to weigh down on her as Vash's piercing gaze seemed to look through her.

"How did you know about that?" Fenella questioned, "You've barely been in Augusta for a day."  

"Just answer me first and I'll tell you." Said Vash.

"Fine," she sighed, "he did try to kiss me. In fact, he even succeeded. Listen, Vash, I didn't know what to do. It happened really quick and even when it did happen, I couldn't help but kiss him back." Vash let Fenella out of his grip, still watching her with the intention of getting the entire truth from her, "Maybe you didn't know this, but Wolfwood and I have known each other before you 'introduced' us in July. Now what I want to know is why did you think Wolfwood would kiss me while you were gone?"

A hurt look shadowed Vash's usual expression of happiness. The man stood up, put his jacket on and walked to the door, trying to leave Fenella standing near the bed. As Vash's hand brushed against the door handle, Fenella walked over to him and stood between the exit and the outlaw. It was her turn to do the questioning.

"Why are you leaving all of a sudden?" she asked, "What is it that you're trying to hide?"

"It's nothing for you to be concerned with." Vash said, trying to open the door, but Fenella held it shut.

"If it's nothing then why the rush?" she started to slowly push Vash away from the door, "Why are you telling me nothing? You can't hide these things forever! What is it?" The edge of the bed was felt behind Vash's legs. He sat down on it only to stare at the floor. Fenella kneeled in front of him and changed her tone, "Will you please tell me." She said quietly.

"Alright." he said, "When I was in July, Legato had an advantage over me. He was going to use the townspeople as a distraction so he could get a clear shot of me. But before he had done that, he was telling me about you and Wolfwood. He spoke of the connection the two of you shared before we ever met."

"Vash," Fenella said, understanding what he meant by 'connection', "I had no idea that we would meet. If I had known, I wouldn't have said yes."

"You didn't let me finish," he continued, "I was told that you and Wolfwood once worked together. You worked together as part of the Gung-Ho Guns and that priest has had a crush on you since then."

"How is that? I thought he liked that insurance girl. In fact, they even slept together."

"What? Anyway, ever since you left them with Knives' money, you are going to be hunted to the death. Including your dear friend Terrie."

"And Legato told you this?" she asked.

"Yeah, I suppose he meant to tell me this and then kill me, leaving me with a nice thought to die with." Vash said, "But I didn't die, something happened to Legato that stopped him. I was wounded badly and I thought that I would never catch up to you two until a man came and offered me assistance. I told him I had to get to Augusta, so he gave me a lift over here. On the way, he gave me some bandages to cover my wounds and right when I think I'm okay…the man asks me for my name. I told him that I thought I was suffering from amnesia, but he then showed me a wanted picture with my name on it. That man went from being helpful to being trouble. He pulled a gun out on me, so I jumped out of the car and hid near the rocks. The fall from the car, reopened my wounds and completely soaked my bandages. So, I took them off and started walking in the best direction possible. A little while later, I saw some lights and then I realized that it was Augusta. I walked over here as fast as I could and then I found you."

Vash glanced at Fenella who looked at him with understandable eyes. He stood up and embraced her, trying to fight the pain that slowly overwhelmed him. He soon let out a painful sigh. Fenella pulled away from him, hoping she didn't harm any wound. Vash noticed something about Fenella and he took his jacket off, he then gave it to her because she had begun to slightly shiver.

"I can't believe what you've been through these past days." Fenella said, sitting down and taking in the warmth of his jacket, "What took you so long? After hearing what you went through, I'd at least expect you to be here earlier as opposed to leaving me alone."

"Well, the majority of the time spent was just trying to get over here."

"Why didn't you ask for directions?" Vash sat down next to Fenella. She eventually rested her head on his shoulder, relaxing completely for the first time in over a week. Vash put his arm around her, allowing her to be physically closer with him. Fenella put her hand on Vash's chest, signaling him to lie down. The two of them lay down with their feet hanging off of the edge of the bed.

(A.N-I know there's not much romance right now, but be patient!)

"Do you know what?" Vash said, sitting up.

"What?" Fenella also sat up.

"I haven't kissed you yet." Vash put his hand to Fenella's face, slowly pulling her closer to him until their lips touched. From there, Fenella grabbed Vash's hand and pushed herself further into Vash's kiss. Vash pulled away from the kiss and motioned for Fenella to lay down on the bed correctly so she wouldn't fall off. After she laid down, Vash began to kiss her again, but it was only a short one. He pulled away again, laying down next to Fenella, facing her. She watched him as he traced the outline of her face and his hands soon made their way down to her arm. From her arm, Vash continued to her hand, and almost immediately reached her waist. Fenella stopped him from going down any further, she then simply cuddled up next to the man she had missed and fell asleep.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Whoa, that took me longer than I expected. It seems my character is having more luck than I am at finding a guy. Damnit, I need to ask someone to this dance at my high school! AGHH!!!