Disclaimer:

I don't own Trigun, but I wish I did. Oh well ::Sighs::

AN:

Hello readers ^_^, and how are you today. Today I feel so happy, I don't know why. Three weeks…Dang that's a long time, it's seems yet again time has pasted me by so fast. I mean, I already finished first quarter in school already. I'm sorry, I got lazy again. ^_^ I hope that you guys aren't that mad at me…well I hope not that much.

Elf-Vulcan : No need to be sorry. I should be the one. But thanks anyway.

VASHIES-GIRL: Ok…I won't kill her, but hey Vash is coming. Yay.

Kyasuri: ::snivel:: I thought you left me…nah just joking…LOL.

Invader Sai: Thank you for the review. Yay another reviewer ^_^.

Lyerial: No, it's not the end of Meryl…yet…LOL…just joking.

Goth-chic: Thanks so much.

KittieKat8: Thank you so much. I'm glad that other people are reading my story.

Well enough of the intros. Lets start with the story.

Chapter 7: To Come Back

"Meryl, I'm home!"

Milly opened the front door. The silence of the living room was broken by the sound of Milly's footsteps. It had seemed that with each step the echoes seemed to intensify. Milly walked until she reached the kitchen. Looking down at the kitchen table, she saw a letter with her name written in some sort of red ink.

Opening the letter, Milly's eyes widened at the message

'Oh Meryl. I got to find her.'

Dropping the letter, Milly began to look for her friend. Running up the stairs, she ran to Meryl's bedroom, knowing that it was her sanctuary. When she opened the door, she saw Meryl's body slump farther more to the ground. With a pool of blood surrounding her body.

"MERYL…Oh no."

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Running to the phone, Milly quickly dialed the hospital.

"Hello…I need an ambulance right now…my friend has slit her wrists…what do I have to do?…ok…you'll be here in 5 minutes?…thank you."

Hanging up the phone, Milly quickly ran to the medicine cabinet to retrieve the bandages. Quickly running back, Milly knelt down beside the body of her dying friend. Wrapping the bandages tightly around her wrists.

Hearing the ambulance arriving, Milly hurried down the stairs to meet the paramedics.

"Where is the attempter, Ma'am?"

"She is in her room, just up the stairs."

The paramedics hustled up the stairs with the stretcher in hand. After a few minuets they came down with a very pale Meryl.

'Why Meryl, why?' Milly thoughts were interrupted when the paramedic was trying to talk to her.

"Ma'am…with all your efforts. I think that you were able to save you friend there."

"Thank you."

With that the paramedics left with Meryl's body.

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"Meryl, why?"

That night, Milly cried herself to sleep, with only one question in mind. 'Why Meryl.'

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The next morning. Milly woke up with a splitting headache. Sitting up she looked at her reflection in a near by mirror. Her hair was askew, and her eyes were red and puffy from all the tears that she has shed that night. Thinking back on of last night's events, she broke down into a sob, and curled up into a fetal position.

After all her tears had been spent, Milly look at her clock and saw that it was already time to go to work. Getting ready she took a quick shower and dressed in her working uniform.

As she walked down the dusty streets to the small groceries store. She thought about her friend.

'Hey maybe, I could visit Meryl after work.'

Finally reaching her destination. She fished her keys out of her pocket. Inserting the key into the hole she twisted the doorknob and entered.

"Mr. Alexander, are you there?"

"Oh Milly just on time." The old man came out from behind a tall shelve

"Good morning."

"Good morning to you too Milly."

"So what can I do for you today?"

"Well, Milly for starters, you could start putting those cans of beans, and corn on the shelves." pointed Mr. Alexander, towards the far right side of the store.

With a node Milly began to neatly stack the goods on the shelves.

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As the day progressed, with people going in and out of the small store, Milly just sat there waiting for more people to come. When the time reached about 12:30, Milly told Mr. Alexander, that she was going to take her lunch break.

Going to the nearest diner, Milly sat down on the stool at the counter. Looking at the menu, she ordered a ham sandwich with a glass of juice and some pudding for dessert.

When she received her food, she began to eat her food in silence. After playing for her food, Milly walked out of the diner and looked at her watch.

"Oh good maybe I could visit Meryl, with the extra time I have left." Milly thought out loud. So off she went to the hospital, to visit her friend.

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At the hospital, Milly didn't know what room Meryl was so she asked the receptionist. Once finding out the room number, Milly strode to Meryl's room. In Meryl's room, there were machines attached to her arms imputing blood and IV fluid into her body, with a respirator that placed on her face.

Walking up to her, Milly pulled up a nearby chair and sat next to Meryl. Looking down at her unconscious friend, Milly smiled.

'Thank god I got to Meryl just in time.' she thought.

Suddenly there came a knock on the door. With a small 'come in', a person wearing a white coat came in.

"Oh good a visitor for Miss. Stryfe."

"Ummm…I'm sorry…but who are you?"

"Oh?…yes…oh, yes. I am Dr. Wong, Meryl's doctor."

"Oh, ok…so…how is Meryl's condition right now?"

"Oh yes" Dr. Wong flipped open Meryl's health record. "Well…Meryl sees to be doing ok, but right now his is a coma because of the loss of blood, but we expect her to be awake by the end of this week, still we might be incorrect."

"Ok doctor, I understand." Milly nodded

"Well, it was nice to meet you." said Dr. Wong and her left.

Getting up Milly looked at her watch and sighed.

"Well Meryl, I got to go too. I got to go back to work." Milly said to the unconscious body.

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By the time Milly got back to the store, it was already 2 o'clock. It was the same way she had left it. Going back to her stool behind the front counter, she sat down and propped her head on her hand. Sighing she turned her head towards the store entrance. She saw the wind blow the sand across the area. Getting bored she turned around and began to fiddle with contents in a random drawer.

Suddenly the door was suddenly opened with a tall man in red entering.

"Finally, civilization. I'm alive...oh oh DOUGHNUTS!!!"

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AN:

Ok, there was Chapter 7. I hope you liked it. Once again, I'm sorry. Sorry for being lazy.

But anyway, please review my story (even if you guys really hate me now). Heck I'll even take wild infernos instead flames.

Much Mahaloz

Chikako