CHAPTER TWO: THE LADY IN BLACK

Vash ate his breakfast, urging Knives to eat some as well. He refused the eat food cooked by "humans". Vash sighed, wolfed down his share and helped Knives to the bathroom. Upon returning Vash opened the window to let a fresh breeze in.

"Vash! I'm off to work!" Milly yelled from the kitchen, "I'll be back later!"

Vash sighed, "Why did you save my life, Vash?" Knives askedhim without looking at him.

"You're my brother."

"And?"

"And what?"

Knives smirked, "You couldn't kill me, huh? Rem's rotted your brain with her foolishness that you can't kill anyone." KNives laughed mentally.

'You should eat,' Vash said.

'Never,'

"Eat."

"NO."

"Yes."

"NO."

"YES."

"NEVER!"

"Fine. But you'll never get better if you don't eat." Vash went to remove the tray of food.

'FINE. You win.' Knives started to eat....If only a little.

Vash smiled, 'Since you're eating, how about we go on a walk tomorrow?'

Knives glared at Vash while chewing on a bagel, 'And just where will this walk lead to?'

'Oh, nowhere special. Just into town.' Vash left Knives in the room to grab a cup of coffee. He could "hear" knives' rage from the kitchen and wished NOT to become a part of it.

"Coffee, coffee, coffee...." he grabed a cup, poured the coffee and then noticed a box next to the machine, "DONUTS!!!!" he lunged out for the box, only to discover it empty, "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

Later that ofternoon Milly returned with the promised groceries and started dinner. Vash sat at the table and waited, he would soon have to go to work.

Outside the house a lady was limping towards the town. Her arm was bleeding from many wounds and her leg was shot.

'Just my luck,' she sneered, 'All these wounds and I have to walk by myself.' her breathing was now in pants. Pretty soon she would collapse to teh ground from a combo of blood loss and pain.

She caught sight of a porch off to her left, so she decided to take a short break before heading onward. It felt nice to finally sit down so she leaned against one of the poles, resting her head against it. Not long after she did that she passed out.

Vash looked at the clock, "Well, I'm off Milly. If he gives you any trouble just come get me. See ya!!" Vash ran out the door towards work, only to almost trip over a woman in black who was bleeding on the porch. Vash quickly determained she was still alive, so he picked her up and headed over to the Hospital as quickly as he could. Once she was all settled in her a room, Vash asked if he could be informed if she awoke. The Doctor said he would inform him of any change in her condition. The woman had dark black hair with blood red highlights. She was tall, slightly skinny, and was well endowed. Vash ran off to work, and tried not to eat any of the donuts today...