*blinks and thinks of something to say* Uh… I don't own Trigun? -_-^ Oh! And this chapter brings me to 60,000 words!!!

Chapter 5

Vash lay flat on the porch soaking wet and panting heavily. "I told you it was harder than it looked," Kat said.

"When you said hard, you didn't say how hard!" he complained.

Kat rolled her eyes, "I'm going inside." Vash sat up and tried to follow her. The leather around his legs and arms creaked in protest as he tried to move.

"You're going to have to take those off unless you want them to break," Kat's voice drifted through the screen door.

Vash blinked at her, "But I'm not wearing anything under this."

Kat sighed, "Does it matter that much if your legs show?"

Vash looked at her, "Well it's just that you're not going to like it."

"I've seen how many scars you have before, it can't be that bad."

"How did you know?" he asked.

"I know everything about you. Like the fact that you're blood type O, 6 feet tall, 185.9 pounds and 131 years old. You look good for an old bird though," Kat said.

Vash stared at her, his mouth hanging open in shock. Kat stared off into space thinking if she had forgotten anything on him before snapping out of it, "Come on! Just take them off! It's not like it really matters!"

Kat reached for a strap on Vash's left arm and he slid over to prevent her from unbuckling it. Unfortunately Vash was sitting on the edge of the porch so when he slid over it made Kat fall off. She grabbed onto the ladder to keep from plunging into the river. Vash looked over the side of the porch to see if she was ok. Kat grabbed his collar and gave it a hard yank.

She ducked as Vash came over the edge of the porch. "You get what you deserve," Kat said just as an arm shot of nowhere and stripped her fingers off the ladder. She let out a scream of protest but all she managed to do was get a mouth full of water.

Kat held her breath and watched Vash resurface. She could tell he was looking for her and she got an evil thought.

'Where is she?' Vash looked all around him hoping that he hadn't killed her. Something pinched his leg and his eyes widened. He screamed and swam for the ladder. Vash scrambled up as fast as he could and peered over the edge of the porch to see if he could spot what had bitten him.

Kat resurfaced gasping for air and laughing hard. She could hear his scream from underwater and she watched him scramble for the ladder.

Vash glared at Kat, "You almost killed me!"

Kat shouted back, "No! You almost killed me!" She swam over to the ladder and climbed half way before she was gasping for air. Her kimono weighed her down and it didn't help that it was already hard to climb the ladder in the first place.

Vash held out his hand and Kat stared at it, "You're not planning on killing me are you?" Vash just grinned at her. "Dork," Kat muttered. She grabbed his arm and he pulled her up the rest of the way. 'He's a lot stronger than he looks.'  Kat and Vash sat on the porch soaking wet staring at the river when they heard a bark.

"Saku! Over here!" Kat called. The amber wolf came up to the tree and barked again. Kat motioned to the wolf and she disappeared. Saku reappeared next to Vash and it made him fall over, "What the hell is that thing?!"

Saku growled at him. Kat laughed, "She's a spirit like Kageunsei. They can grant wishes, read minds you know, the works."

Vash looked at the wolf, "So you can tell what I'm thinking? Then what do I want most right now?" Saku barked and a doughnut appeared in his lap, "Is it safe to eat?"

Kat laughed, "Safer than Karou's cooking!"

Vash stared at her, "Whose Karou?"

(A/N: Can't think of anything to say except… PLEASE REVIEW!!!)