Mizu, your questions will be answered! In fact, it's good you ask so many questions because that's part of the plot. The plot is the questions you guys keep asking! So who ever said my stories have no plot can KISS MY ASS! *coughs* I don't like flames very much… Oh yes, Musici, I'm sorry if I miss mistakes but I'm not perfect! *pouts* I had no idea my mistakes were of kindergarten level… *cries* No but really, it's hard if not impossible to catch all mistakes since when I read it it sounds perfect. Doesn't make any sense but if you've ever written an English essay you'd know what I'm talking about!

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Chapter 24

Dev sat there taking it all in. It surprised Kat that he didn't freak out or deny anything she said. It was starting to freak her out that her friends were beginning to take the news lightly.

She had expected him and everyone else she had broken the news to freak but the more she retold her tail the easier it became on her and the person she was telling it to.

Kat shifted her weight on the step of the porch making it creak. She watched as Vix still ran around the yard with Vash's glasses. She kicked up leaves and leapt over the few tree roots in the yard as she ran.

Vash was beginning to act tired but Kat knew that he wasn't in the least bit. He gave up and came over to the porch to collapse next to Kat. Vix laughed and he pretended to cry, "Why do you have to be so mean?"

Vix smiled and handed his glasses back. Then she sat down next to Dev. Kurama and Jasmine came out with a tray of cookies and Vash was the first one to snatch a few. Kat grabbed one and stuffed it into her mouth. Vix even grabbed one. Dev shrugged and snatched a few too.

They sat there on the porch munching away at cookies and watching the leaves drop. It had grown darker and they watched as the sun sank down over the tops of the bamboo. They were coated in a pink and orange glow.

Kat noticed the way Dev watched Vix. 'He must really like her.' Kat saw him wrap an arm around her.

Vix stiffened a bit and Kat flicked her gaze elsewhere.

Vix had been watching Vash closely. It annoyed her the way he completely ignored her. And what pissed her off mostly...especially the way he stared at the long-haired Kat when she wasn't looking, with those contented, crinkled eyes. It was like he had found a home after all these years. It annoyed Vix even more that her friend was completely oblivious to it all. Her thoughts were cut short when Dev pulled her closer.

Kurama sat there watching the sun set before transforming into his fox form. He leapt into Kat's unoccupied lap and curled up into a little ball.  She smiled and stroked his fur. Vash felt a tinge of something unrecognizable but he let it slide.

Jasmine just stayed oblivious to the parings. She was single and that was the way she planned to keep it.

Kat wondered for a split second if Kenshin would ever get to enjoy a sunset. Her heart sunk a bit before she felt something touch her shoulder. It was Vash offering her the last cookie. Kat smiled and broke it in half. She ate one half and handed the other back to Vash.

Saku came up behind him and snatched the cookie from his hand. She wolfed it down and seemed to laugh at Vash.

"Hey!" Vash said, "Give it back!" he tackled the wolf and pried her mouth open. Saku bit down and Vash let go.

He glared at the wolf before he saw her make to swallow, "You wouldn't." Saku just stared teasing him a bit longer before swallowing.

Vash growled and pried the wolf's mouth open again, "It's got to be here somewhere!"

Kat coughed to catch his attention.

He turned to find everyone staring at him, "Oh."

(A/N: Another strange chapter… It picks up in just a few more chapters! I think you'll kill me when the chapter my friends have dubbed 'Drop the Bomb' comes up. PLEASE REVIEW!!!)