Okie dokie, just saying i really don't own Trigun and that applies through all the chapters ok?
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Vash was having a hard time finding a car with only $$20, so he decided to end his efforts and go ask the nice insurance ladies to pitch in some money for a vehicle. He'd ask Millie first, because Meryl was a cheapskate who didn't like to waste any money. Sighing, Vash walked back to the white house as the sun reached the breaking point between morning and afternoon.
Aldreasa sat at Lu's bedside. The blond's head was wrapped in a white bandage. The farmer that had been held captive with them brought Aldreasa and Lu to his home. His wife, Mrs. Tucker, was kind and caring to Lu's injuries. They also had three children, a girl and two boys, who were very curious about Lu and Aldreasa. Mr. Tucker had explained who Mad Dog was. A shameful man who had once lived in the small village of Brena. He had a farm and a family once, but they were all taken away from him. Mr. Tucker was uneasy about the subject and didn't want to discuss it further. Aldreasa wouldn't press and was greatful the man let them in his home. There was a light tap on the door.
"Come in, please" Aldreasa said as a woman with long black hair and pale blue eyes came in the door. She had a sad smile on her face as she saw Lu still resting on the bed.
"Aldreasa, dinner is ready if you'd like to join us." Aldreasa looked over at her sleeping friend, then nodded her head.
"Thank you, Mrs. Tucker. I'd be delighted to join you." Aldreasa followed the woman as she led her to the kitchen. Lu's condition hadn't improved over the day, but Aldreasa wouldn't let herself fret over her friend constantly. As they turned into the dinning room, Aldreasa's green eyes met with those of young man. He was handsome with dark blond curly hair and tan skin.
"Oh, this is my nephew, Gabriel Josek. Gabe, this is Aldreasa Thompson, the one of the young ladies who saved my life today." Gabriel smiled brightly as his kind brown eyes looked at the young woman.
"Mr. Tucker, I didn't save your life." Aldreasa said modestly. The farmer chuckled, rising from his seat at the table.
"Come, come now. Those bandits would've killed me in the end if you two hadn't tumbled along." He escourted Aldreasa to her seat, next to Gabriel. "My wife's cooking is delicious and I'm sure you'll like it."
"I'm sure I will, sir" Aldreasa said politely. Just then the three children came roaring into the room. Joseph and Quame followed by the only daughter, Cynthia. The boys were twins, and looked much like their mother with black hair and pale blue eyes. Cynthia took more of her father with her midnight black hair and dark brown eyes that were almost black.
"Slow down there!" Mr. Tucker said, picking up his daughter and setting her in a chair. "We have guests tonight! So mind your manners."
"I will papa" Cynthia said, smiling at her father. Mrs. Tucker came in the room carrying two pans full of cheesy lasanga.
"There we go." Mrs. Tucker said, while setting the steaming food on the round table. She took her place next to her husband, across from Aldreasa. "Would you do the honors of saying grace, Miss Aldreasa?"
"I'd be glad to." She said with a smile.
Lu lay silently on the bed, deep in slumber. A black kitten came through her window and onto the bed. It carefully stepped on the blankets to Lu's hand. The cat licked her hand until the blue eyes opened. The ceiling came in as blur and Lu closed her eyes once again. 'Where am I?'
"So, where are you from, Aldreasa?" Mrs. Tucker asked to get some conversation going at the table. Aldreasa looked up from her plate.
"Flores, near LR. Its not a large town, but not as small as Brena." She said smiling.
"Why are you here Brena?" Gabriel asked. Aldreasa took a small glance at the young man. He was sure handsome with that curly hair.
"Oh, just doing a little traveling." She said, not knowing what else to say really.
"Traveling? At your age? You seem quite young, especially your friend that's with you." Mrs. Tucker said in her gentle voice.
"Well, Gabriel's only 19 and he's been doing an awful lot of traveling since he was 13. I wouldn't be so shocked if these young ladies decided to explore Gunsmoke." Mr. Tucker said, saving Aldreasa's butt.
"You can certainly handle yourself if Mad Dog didn't kill you." Gabriel said to Aldreasa. She felt uneasy when he looked at her. She hadn't been around a boy this cute in awhile, not since her last boyfriend.
"Wow, you must be real strong" One of the twins said, Aldreasa thought it was Quame.
"Yea! I hope I can be like you when I grow up." Cynthia said. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker laughed at their children's simple amazement.
"Just stay close to your family and love the Lord with all your heart. They're the most dearest things in life." Aldreasa said, looking down at her food. The children nodded to Aldreasa's words as though they held countless means of wisdom. Gabriel could hear the saddness in her voice when no one else did.
Lu was sitting up in bed now. Her back ached from the whip that slashed her back and her head throbbed from the boot of that man. "Mad Dog" He had Vash's gun and Lu wouldn't let him keep it. Lu put on her green tattered shirt eventhough her back wasn't bandaged and there were blood stains on it. Lu carefully took the bandage off her head. There was only a small stain of crimson as she looked at the white cloth. Her fingers felt the scrab on the back of her head. "Its not that bad" She said, getting up from the bed. "People over-exaggerate on small things" Lu slipped out of the room into the hallway. "Now, to find Aldreasa and get back dad's gun."
Aldreasa was sitting on the porch with Mr. Tucker and Gabriel. Mrs. Tucker had insisted that Aldreasa not do kitchen work and take time to rest. Mr. Tucker was smoking a cigarette, and Aldreasa sure would want one, but resisted the nicotine. "So, the orphanage in Flores has been shut down?" Aldreasa nodded her head. "That's a damn shame. It was a good place for lost children and the homeless."
"Yes, Mama and I loved that place. It reminded Mama of my father." Mr. Tucker leaned back in his chair, exhaling the smoke.
"Your father was a good man, don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise." Aldreasa was surprised that the farmer had known her father and she looked up at him with wandering eyes.
"Daddy!" Quame and Joseph stood by the door. "Mama wants you!" Sighing, Mr. Tucker got up.
"Excuse me." He said as he left Gabriel and Aldreasa alone on the front porch. Gabriel waited until the door shut to start conversing.
"Why was the orphanage shut down?" He asked.
"Well, Mama and I weren't making enough money to keep it running. The mayor said we were attracting too many stray kids, so every month it cost us more to have the orphanage in town. There was no way to keep up with the payments unless my Mama wanted to work a third job." Gabriel smiled at her.
"If you needed money why didn't you ask? I'm sure if I heard about the orphanage needing some it would still be running today." Aldreasa looked at him confused. Was this guy really that nice just to give money to a small orphanage.
"Why would you care?" She said suddenly. "I'm not trying to be rude Mr. Josek, but-" Gabriel laughed warmly flashing his brilliant smile at her.
"Mr. Josek? Come on, Aldy. Don't you remember me? I was an orphan once, but you and your mother found my family. We used to play hopscotch and Peter Pan. You were Wendy and I was Peter." Aldreasa smiled, remembering when the two had played with fake swords. She laughed.
"Do you remember when Lu tried to jump off the roof and fly?" The both laughed. "She had to stay inside for weeks while her leg healed, Miss Meryl was so angry with her." The door slammed open revealing Lu with a twin on each leg.
"Aldy!" She stumbled onto the porch and Aldreasa was on her feet to catch the blond. "We gotta find Mr. StinkyUglyman!" Gabriel shooed Quame and Joseph back inside the house.
"Lu, what are you talking about?" Aldreasa set Lu down in the chair she was sitting on.
"He took Vash's gun, and I'm not gonna let him keep it. Vash would kill me!" Aldreasa's green eyes got big. She grabbed onto Lu's shirt collar.
"You stole Vash's gun!?" Understand this, Aldreasa was a polite, kind and caring person, but when it came to Lu she just lost her cool.
"Well, secretly borrowed" Aldreasa sighed, letting go of Lu. "I'll give it back, eventually...but I gotta find that ugly guy!" Her friend sat down in the swinging bench, next to Gabriel. Lu just noticed him. "Who's that?" She said with a sly smile.
"Gabriel Josek, he used to go to the orphanage when we were kids." Lu eyed him up and down with a funny look on her face.
"Nope, don't remember him."
"Aldy was Wendy, you were Tinkerbell and I was Peter Pan." Lu smiled.
"I remember! Aldy had the biggest crush on you! That's why she always wanted to be Wendy, so you two would always hold hands and get to be Mother and Father together." Aldreasa jumped to her feet and covered Lu's big mouth before she could say more. Her face was blushing.
"Lu, I think that blow to the head effected your brain!" Lu began pushing Aldreasa away from her but couldn't. So, Lu decided to lick Aldreasa's hand and with success it grossed the young woman out. "That's disgusting!" Gabriel was laughing as Aldreasa wiped her hand on her pants. Mr. Tucker came out.
"I thought I heard another voice out here. Glad to see you're awake Miss BayLu." He said smiling. Lu wrinkled her nose. BAYLU, ugly name, just like that ugly man that had taken Vash's gun!
"I have been nursed back to health!" Lu jumped from her seat giving a strong man pose. "I must avenge my honor and retrieve my father's gun!" The blond began skipping out into the desert.
"Lu! Wait!" Aldreasa took off, running after her. "You can't go after Mad Dog by yourself!" Lu jumped into the car, searching for the keys. She couldn't find them. So she dove out of the car, tackling Aldreasa's legs.
"You must come with me dark haired lady! For I cannot drive and have no keys!" Aldreasa barely kept her balance as her legs were squeezed.
"Lu," She sighed. "We don't even know where to look and we're low on gas" Lu gave her sad puppy dog eyes that Aldreasa just couldn't resist. "Oh, please Lu. Don't do that." The blond snuggled her head up to Aldreasa's leg being as cute as possible.
"We can take my truck." Gabriel said out of nowhere. Lu looked up from her begging at the brown eyed young man who was holding his keys.
"Fun!" Lu skampered into the back of the gray truck. Gabriel started the engine as Aldreasa climbed in the passenger's seat.
"Are you sure about this? I mean, you might get hurt..." Concern etched her green eyes. Gabriel gave her a comforting smile. She loved his smiles.
"I'd feel a lot better if I knew what you were doing out here, instead of just wondering." Those words were heart warming to Aldreasa's ears.
'He's such a sweety' Her thoughts were interrupted by Lu, bursting open the back windows.
"Can we go already!? Mr. Stinkyuglyman is gonna get away and I'll never ever find daddy's gun!" Gabriel gassed the car gently so Lu wouldn't fly back. She grabbed the window.
"I know where Mad Dog and his men hide. They're usually in the caves just outside the village, its where they keep the stuff they steal from travelers." Aldreasa looked at the curly haired man wondering why he knew this. Lu on the other hand, was just thrilled to know where the criminal was so she could get her gun back.
The sun was setting in the desert, outlining three figures trudging along in the sand. "What I wouldn't give for a donut or two right now..." Vash's stomach growled as he walked behind the Insurance Ladies. Meryl turned around with an angry fist.
"Its YOUR fault we're out here in the first place!"
"And the second." Millie piped up. Their $$50 car had broken down in the middle of the desert. They had spent an hour trying to fix it, but the rickety car had exploded in their faces. Now, here they were making their way across the sand to the town called Sydney.
"I'm sorry" His blue eyes looked down at the ground. The girls stopped and studied the poor man. Meryl found sympathy for him. Here he was, the great Humanoid Typhoon, trekking across the desert to find his only daughter, who he had just met yesterday while buying donuts. Vash had been traveling the desert for about 10 years looking for Meryl, the only he had really loved in his life and this is where he ends up.
"I'm sure you are Mr. Vash" Millie said in a not so kind voice. Meryl's eyes softened as she walked over to the blond spiky haired man. Surprisingly, Meryl put her hand on Vash's shoulder.
"Its ok" His blue eyes looked up to find hers. "You've tried your hardest ever since you got here. I'm proud of you, Vash" She said this to him in her kindest voice while giving him a sentimental smile as his eyes bega to ear up. Suddenly, Vash gave her a giant hug.
"That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me!" He said through a waterworks of over-exaggerated tears. SMACK! Millie sighed as Vash fell face first into the sand with Meryl standing over him with her fist raised. "Ow..."
"You didn't have to mob me you freak!" Meryl's voice had gone from kind to ferocious. Vash smiled apologetically to the short tempered woman. She snorted and began walking once again. Millie went over to Vash and helped him to his feet.
"Are you alright Mr. Vash?" Vash dusted himself off.
"She hasn't changed one bit" He put his hands in his pockets. The blue eyes bulged out as the stared into his empty pockets and gun holster. "AHH! ITS GONE!" The two girls looked at him with confused faces.
"What did you lose now?" Meryl asked as if it was nothing out of the ordinary. Vash began searching the ground around him after examining every one of his pockets.
"My gun! Its not here!" He was now digging frantically into the sand, burrowing a hole into the ground. Vash had made a large dust cloud and couldn't be seen. Meryl and Millie fell to the ground.
"How could he lose his gun?" Millie asked, looking at the dumbfounded Meryl.
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Next chapter, Aldreasa, Lu and Gabriel stand up to Mad Dog, learning a littl about his past and celebrating his capture!
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Vash was having a hard time finding a car with only $$20, so he decided to end his efforts and go ask the nice insurance ladies to pitch in some money for a vehicle. He'd ask Millie first, because Meryl was a cheapskate who didn't like to waste any money. Sighing, Vash walked back to the white house as the sun reached the breaking point between morning and afternoon.
Aldreasa sat at Lu's bedside. The blond's head was wrapped in a white bandage. The farmer that had been held captive with them brought Aldreasa and Lu to his home. His wife, Mrs. Tucker, was kind and caring to Lu's injuries. They also had three children, a girl and two boys, who were very curious about Lu and Aldreasa. Mr. Tucker had explained who Mad Dog was. A shameful man who had once lived in the small village of Brena. He had a farm and a family once, but they were all taken away from him. Mr. Tucker was uneasy about the subject and didn't want to discuss it further. Aldreasa wouldn't press and was greatful the man let them in his home. There was a light tap on the door.
"Come in, please" Aldreasa said as a woman with long black hair and pale blue eyes came in the door. She had a sad smile on her face as she saw Lu still resting on the bed.
"Aldreasa, dinner is ready if you'd like to join us." Aldreasa looked over at her sleeping friend, then nodded her head.
"Thank you, Mrs. Tucker. I'd be delighted to join you." Aldreasa followed the woman as she led her to the kitchen. Lu's condition hadn't improved over the day, but Aldreasa wouldn't let herself fret over her friend constantly. As they turned into the dinning room, Aldreasa's green eyes met with those of young man. He was handsome with dark blond curly hair and tan skin.
"Oh, this is my nephew, Gabriel Josek. Gabe, this is Aldreasa Thompson, the one of the young ladies who saved my life today." Gabriel smiled brightly as his kind brown eyes looked at the young woman.
"Mr. Tucker, I didn't save your life." Aldreasa said modestly. The farmer chuckled, rising from his seat at the table.
"Come, come now. Those bandits would've killed me in the end if you two hadn't tumbled along." He escourted Aldreasa to her seat, next to Gabriel. "My wife's cooking is delicious and I'm sure you'll like it."
"I'm sure I will, sir" Aldreasa said politely. Just then the three children came roaring into the room. Joseph and Quame followed by the only daughter, Cynthia. The boys were twins, and looked much like their mother with black hair and pale blue eyes. Cynthia took more of her father with her midnight black hair and dark brown eyes that were almost black.
"Slow down there!" Mr. Tucker said, picking up his daughter and setting her in a chair. "We have guests tonight! So mind your manners."
"I will papa" Cynthia said, smiling at her father. Mrs. Tucker came in the room carrying two pans full of cheesy lasanga.
"There we go." Mrs. Tucker said, while setting the steaming food on the round table. She took her place next to her husband, across from Aldreasa. "Would you do the honors of saying grace, Miss Aldreasa?"
"I'd be glad to." She said with a smile.
Lu lay silently on the bed, deep in slumber. A black kitten came through her window and onto the bed. It carefully stepped on the blankets to Lu's hand. The cat licked her hand until the blue eyes opened. The ceiling came in as blur and Lu closed her eyes once again. 'Where am I?'
"So, where are you from, Aldreasa?" Mrs. Tucker asked to get some conversation going at the table. Aldreasa looked up from her plate.
"Flores, near LR. Its not a large town, but not as small as Brena." She said smiling.
"Why are you here Brena?" Gabriel asked. Aldreasa took a small glance at the young man. He was sure handsome with that curly hair.
"Oh, just doing a little traveling." She said, not knowing what else to say really.
"Traveling? At your age? You seem quite young, especially your friend that's with you." Mrs. Tucker said in her gentle voice.
"Well, Gabriel's only 19 and he's been doing an awful lot of traveling since he was 13. I wouldn't be so shocked if these young ladies decided to explore Gunsmoke." Mr. Tucker said, saving Aldreasa's butt.
"You can certainly handle yourself if Mad Dog didn't kill you." Gabriel said to Aldreasa. She felt uneasy when he looked at her. She hadn't been around a boy this cute in awhile, not since her last boyfriend.
"Wow, you must be real strong" One of the twins said, Aldreasa thought it was Quame.
"Yea! I hope I can be like you when I grow up." Cynthia said. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker laughed at their children's simple amazement.
"Just stay close to your family and love the Lord with all your heart. They're the most dearest things in life." Aldreasa said, looking down at her food. The children nodded to Aldreasa's words as though they held countless means of wisdom. Gabriel could hear the saddness in her voice when no one else did.
Lu was sitting up in bed now. Her back ached from the whip that slashed her back and her head throbbed from the boot of that man. "Mad Dog" He had Vash's gun and Lu wouldn't let him keep it. Lu put on her green tattered shirt eventhough her back wasn't bandaged and there were blood stains on it. Lu carefully took the bandage off her head. There was only a small stain of crimson as she looked at the white cloth. Her fingers felt the scrab on the back of her head. "Its not that bad" She said, getting up from the bed. "People over-exaggerate on small things" Lu slipped out of the room into the hallway. "Now, to find Aldreasa and get back dad's gun."
Aldreasa was sitting on the porch with Mr. Tucker and Gabriel. Mrs. Tucker had insisted that Aldreasa not do kitchen work and take time to rest. Mr. Tucker was smoking a cigarette, and Aldreasa sure would want one, but resisted the nicotine. "So, the orphanage in Flores has been shut down?" Aldreasa nodded her head. "That's a damn shame. It was a good place for lost children and the homeless."
"Yes, Mama and I loved that place. It reminded Mama of my father." Mr. Tucker leaned back in his chair, exhaling the smoke.
"Your father was a good man, don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise." Aldreasa was surprised that the farmer had known her father and she looked up at him with wandering eyes.
"Daddy!" Quame and Joseph stood by the door. "Mama wants you!" Sighing, Mr. Tucker got up.
"Excuse me." He said as he left Gabriel and Aldreasa alone on the front porch. Gabriel waited until the door shut to start conversing.
"Why was the orphanage shut down?" He asked.
"Well, Mama and I weren't making enough money to keep it running. The mayor said we were attracting too many stray kids, so every month it cost us more to have the orphanage in town. There was no way to keep up with the payments unless my Mama wanted to work a third job." Gabriel smiled at her.
"If you needed money why didn't you ask? I'm sure if I heard about the orphanage needing some it would still be running today." Aldreasa looked at him confused. Was this guy really that nice just to give money to a small orphanage.
"Why would you care?" She said suddenly. "I'm not trying to be rude Mr. Josek, but-" Gabriel laughed warmly flashing his brilliant smile at her.
"Mr. Josek? Come on, Aldy. Don't you remember me? I was an orphan once, but you and your mother found my family. We used to play hopscotch and Peter Pan. You were Wendy and I was Peter." Aldreasa smiled, remembering when the two had played with fake swords. She laughed.
"Do you remember when Lu tried to jump off the roof and fly?" The both laughed. "She had to stay inside for weeks while her leg healed, Miss Meryl was so angry with her." The door slammed open revealing Lu with a twin on each leg.
"Aldy!" She stumbled onto the porch and Aldreasa was on her feet to catch the blond. "We gotta find Mr. StinkyUglyman!" Gabriel shooed Quame and Joseph back inside the house.
"Lu, what are you talking about?" Aldreasa set Lu down in the chair she was sitting on.
"He took Vash's gun, and I'm not gonna let him keep it. Vash would kill me!" Aldreasa's green eyes got big. She grabbed onto Lu's shirt collar.
"You stole Vash's gun!?" Understand this, Aldreasa was a polite, kind and caring person, but when it came to Lu she just lost her cool.
"Well, secretly borrowed" Aldreasa sighed, letting go of Lu. "I'll give it back, eventually...but I gotta find that ugly guy!" Her friend sat down in the swinging bench, next to Gabriel. Lu just noticed him. "Who's that?" She said with a sly smile.
"Gabriel Josek, he used to go to the orphanage when we were kids." Lu eyed him up and down with a funny look on her face.
"Nope, don't remember him."
"Aldy was Wendy, you were Tinkerbell and I was Peter Pan." Lu smiled.
"I remember! Aldy had the biggest crush on you! That's why she always wanted to be Wendy, so you two would always hold hands and get to be Mother and Father together." Aldreasa jumped to her feet and covered Lu's big mouth before she could say more. Her face was blushing.
"Lu, I think that blow to the head effected your brain!" Lu began pushing Aldreasa away from her but couldn't. So, Lu decided to lick Aldreasa's hand and with success it grossed the young woman out. "That's disgusting!" Gabriel was laughing as Aldreasa wiped her hand on her pants. Mr. Tucker came out.
"I thought I heard another voice out here. Glad to see you're awake Miss BayLu." He said smiling. Lu wrinkled her nose. BAYLU, ugly name, just like that ugly man that had taken Vash's gun!
"I have been nursed back to health!" Lu jumped from her seat giving a strong man pose. "I must avenge my honor and retrieve my father's gun!" The blond began skipping out into the desert.
"Lu! Wait!" Aldreasa took off, running after her. "You can't go after Mad Dog by yourself!" Lu jumped into the car, searching for the keys. She couldn't find them. So she dove out of the car, tackling Aldreasa's legs.
"You must come with me dark haired lady! For I cannot drive and have no keys!" Aldreasa barely kept her balance as her legs were squeezed.
"Lu," She sighed. "We don't even know where to look and we're low on gas" Lu gave her sad puppy dog eyes that Aldreasa just couldn't resist. "Oh, please Lu. Don't do that." The blond snuggled her head up to Aldreasa's leg being as cute as possible.
"We can take my truck." Gabriel said out of nowhere. Lu looked up from her begging at the brown eyed young man who was holding his keys.
"Fun!" Lu skampered into the back of the gray truck. Gabriel started the engine as Aldreasa climbed in the passenger's seat.
"Are you sure about this? I mean, you might get hurt..." Concern etched her green eyes. Gabriel gave her a comforting smile. She loved his smiles.
"I'd feel a lot better if I knew what you were doing out here, instead of just wondering." Those words were heart warming to Aldreasa's ears.
'He's such a sweety' Her thoughts were interrupted by Lu, bursting open the back windows.
"Can we go already!? Mr. Stinkyuglyman is gonna get away and I'll never ever find daddy's gun!" Gabriel gassed the car gently so Lu wouldn't fly back. She grabbed the window.
"I know where Mad Dog and his men hide. They're usually in the caves just outside the village, its where they keep the stuff they steal from travelers." Aldreasa looked at the curly haired man wondering why he knew this. Lu on the other hand, was just thrilled to know where the criminal was so she could get her gun back.
The sun was setting in the desert, outlining three figures trudging along in the sand. "What I wouldn't give for a donut or two right now..." Vash's stomach growled as he walked behind the Insurance Ladies. Meryl turned around with an angry fist.
"Its YOUR fault we're out here in the first place!"
"And the second." Millie piped up. Their $$50 car had broken down in the middle of the desert. They had spent an hour trying to fix it, but the rickety car had exploded in their faces. Now, here they were making their way across the sand to the town called Sydney.
"I'm sorry" His blue eyes looked down at the ground. The girls stopped and studied the poor man. Meryl found sympathy for him. Here he was, the great Humanoid Typhoon, trekking across the desert to find his only daughter, who he had just met yesterday while buying donuts. Vash had been traveling the desert for about 10 years looking for Meryl, the only he had really loved in his life and this is where he ends up.
"I'm sure you are Mr. Vash" Millie said in a not so kind voice. Meryl's eyes softened as she walked over to the blond spiky haired man. Surprisingly, Meryl put her hand on Vash's shoulder.
"Its ok" His blue eyes looked up to find hers. "You've tried your hardest ever since you got here. I'm proud of you, Vash" She said this to him in her kindest voice while giving him a sentimental smile as his eyes bega to ear up. Suddenly, Vash gave her a giant hug.
"That's the nicest thing anyone has said to me!" He said through a waterworks of over-exaggerated tears. SMACK! Millie sighed as Vash fell face first into the sand with Meryl standing over him with her fist raised. "Ow..."
"You didn't have to mob me you freak!" Meryl's voice had gone from kind to ferocious. Vash smiled apologetically to the short tempered woman. She snorted and began walking once again. Millie went over to Vash and helped him to his feet.
"Are you alright Mr. Vash?" Vash dusted himself off.
"She hasn't changed one bit" He put his hands in his pockets. The blue eyes bulged out as the stared into his empty pockets and gun holster. "AHH! ITS GONE!" The two girls looked at him with confused faces.
"What did you lose now?" Meryl asked as if it was nothing out of the ordinary. Vash began searching the ground around him after examining every one of his pockets.
"My gun! Its not here!" He was now digging frantically into the sand, burrowing a hole into the ground. Vash had made a large dust cloud and couldn't be seen. Meryl and Millie fell to the ground.
"How could he lose his gun?" Millie asked, looking at the dumbfounded Meryl.
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Next chapter, Aldreasa, Lu and Gabriel stand up to Mad Dog, learning a littl about his past and celebrating his capture!