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One is the Loneliest Number

Chapter 6

"Don't they look cute? Think they knew each other?" Meryl asked from the porch rocking chair. She smiled again when she flicked her gaze back to the sleeping pair.

"Yes they do look cute," Milly agreed as she watched the two sleep.

"Who are they?" Meryl asked since she had never picked up their names.

"I think it's obvious that one is Mr. Vash but I don't know about the poor girl," Milly replied.

"Milly, you know it's not nice to go around calling other people Vash the Stampede. This guy is too stupid to be him anyways," Meryl scoffed.

"But still…" Milly said as she watched the man in the red coat.

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Vash stirred from his sleep and just pretended that he was still snoozing while he listened to the girl's conversation.

Kat's black cat looked up at him and meowed, "Nya!"

Vash cracked an eye open and stared at the green-eyed black cat. The girl next to him began to wake up and she smiled. Her lips tickled his neck and it was just then when he noticed the position they were in. Vash lifted his head off hers and tried to hide his blush. Kat buried her face deeper into his neck when she felt him shift.

Vash coughed, "Uh…"

Kat opened her eyes and looked around confused. When she noticed that she had her head resting on his shoulder she sat up and blushed so red Vash thought she matched the shade of his coat. They pretended to stretch and crack their backs. Meryl and Milly snickered in the background. The black cat wandered off to find some food.

"We're leaving for May City today," Vash announced to everyone.

"Why?" Kat asked confused as to why they had to leave so quickly.

Vash shrugged and Kat knew he was hiding something.

"I'll go pack," the three girls said in unison.

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"You said your name was Wolfwood?" Vash asked.

The blue haired man nodded, "That's me! The wandering priest."

Kat rolled her eyes and stared out the bus window wondering why they had to be attacked by robots in the middle of the desert.

"My child is missing!" a woman cried.

"They must have left her at the last stop," Wolfwood commented.

Vash stood up and bolted for the door. Kat followed and snatched two things from the truck before jumping off the end. Someone landed behind her.

"Forget something?" Kat asked as she handed the man his cross punisher.

Wolfwood stared at the girl in a confused way, "Uh thanks." He wondered how the hell the girl had managed to drag his cross punisher off the back of the truck.

Kat fished around in her duffle bag and pulled out a machine gun and a strip of bullets, "Let's lock and load! Hey Vash, wait for me!"

Vash turned to see two people following him, "Uh…"

"What are you waiting for? Come on!" Kat yelled as she ran past him.

Vash shot a questioning look at Wolfwood who shrugged, "Thought you might need my help."

Vash shrugged to himself and took off after Kat.

They reached a peculiarly large dune and Vash tugged Kat down, "Hold on a second!"

Kat dropped to the sand next to Vash, "Something wrong?"

He peeped over the side of the dune, "There are a lot of robots over there. You must stay here."

"But-"

Wolfwood cut her off, "He's right. This is not the right place for a woman."

Kat growled at them but stayed put as they took off down the dune. Wolfwood tore the sheet off his cross and reached for his guns. Vash fired while Wolfwood covered for him.

Kat spotted the girl and slid down the dune. She fired at a robot that took aim at her and continued her way down the dune. She reached Vash and Wolfwood but as soon as she set foot on the patch of sand they were at, it began to spiral downwards.

"I'm sorry!" Kat's apology could be heard as they were sucked into the earth below.

"What a terrible way to go," the little girl muttered from the ruins of the robot who had attempted to capture her.

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