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Bear with me on this one, this is where ah things get a little messy for our good friends Cora and Knives. This chapter may seem kinda out of the blue, but trust me it will all make sense later. At least I plan for it to all make sense. And don't worry I promise there will be more Vash and Meryl stuff too, I plan to kinda go back and forth a bit, so you will all get the V&M fix you crave (don't worry I'm addicted as well!) So read, enjoy, and review!
Chapter 5
It was hours before Cora could bring herself to enter Knives room again. She stood outside his door not really knowing what she would say to him.
"Don't just stand outside the door human, either come in or leave" he called out.
Cora entered, "Umm. How are you feeling?" she could have smacked herself for asking such a stupid question.
Knives looked at her. "I'm fine human. Is that all you wanted?" he grumbled.
Cora was at her breaking point, he was just so mean! "Have you always been this cruel?" she blurted out. Darn it! That was not the way she wanted to start the conversation
Knives' temper flared, "How dare you! My past is none of your business human! So if you know what's good for you, you'll learn to keep your mouth shut in my presence!"
"Look, I really want to help you, but you need to give me something in return. I know why you hate us, but I don't think you've ever really given us a chance either. Or have you?" something clicked inside her head, "Maybe that's who Rem is, maybe she was someone you had given a chance to. Or did you just kill her like you tried to kill me, and who knows how many others?" Oh crap, she wished she could have pulled that last sentence back into her mouth.
"You wretched, foul woman. Leave! I do not wish to speak to you again for a long time." he said with a disturbing calmness.
Cora took no notice, she again tried a verbal assault on him, but he didn't even let her start. "I SAID LEAVE!" he shouted.
Cora shook her head realizing that there was no getting through to him, "I'm sorry you feel so much hatred towards my kind Knives I really do, you're the patient so I'll leave." she picked up the tray from breakfast and left the room.
Knives laid there cursing the woman. He was beginning to think that maybe dying in the desert may not have been such a bad option. He played back what she had said in his head. Why was she so good at reading him? She had realized why he hated humans before he could even get on his soapbox about why he hated them. She had also figured out who Rem was, she had been someone he had given a chance too. This human was really beginning to get under his skin and he was not enjoying it. She seemed so genuine, it sickened him. He remembered his hands around her neck, why couldn't he bring himself to squeeze the life our of her?
"Human you confuse me, and intrigue me all at the same time." he said as he rolled onto his side and tried to sleep.
Cora stood out on the porch, it was already dark out and the air was cool. She sat down on the steps, wondering what she was going to do. No way was she going back in his room. He could rot for all she cared, she washed her hands of him. In fact she was just about ready to go back into the house and tell him to get the hell out, when she heard footsteps coming around the house. She quickly went inside, grabbed an old gun from the wall and cocked it. She returned; ready to meet the intruders.
"Well, well well Cora, did you think we had forgotten about you?" came an eerie voice. Cora stopped in her tracks, her heart suddenly racing. She looked out into the yard and saw a middle aged man with slick black hair, and a slight pot belly standing there with his gun out. Behind him were two smaller greasy looking men both armed with shotguns.
"No Ben, I knew you would be coming sooner or later." she said cooly, trying not to show her fear.
"You have the money your husband owed us?" the man named Ben took a few steps closer.
"No I told you I would have it at the end of the month. Now if you just give me some time I could-"
"We're done waiting bitch. You think we care that your husband is dead. He's been dead for months now! Do you think that absolves everything? You know the deal. Give us the money now or you'll be meeting your husband shortly. Unless," he paused groping her with his eyes, "we can come to a different sort of deal." he walked towards her. She quickly pointed her gun at his head, and took a shot. It missed by several inches. He laughed and continued to come towards her. She cocked it and tried concentrating on her aim. She took two more shots both missing. She couldn't take a third, Ben had already come up and wrenched the gun out of her hands, it dropped to the porch floor. He then dragged her out into the yard, and tossed her to the ground.
"If you can't pay us with money at least you can pay us with a good time or two. Hell you could be my permanent good time if you know what a I mean." he growled into her ear leaving hot wet breath on her neck. She began to cry, realizing that there was no way out of the situation.
"Quit your crying," he yelled as he struck her in the face. She could feel her nose begin to bleed as pain encircled her head. Her world spun out of focus, and she laid there praying that she'd go unconscious at least then she didn't have to be awake for what Ben had planned.
She waited for the nightmare to begin, but something else happened she could have sworn she heard two gunshots. Ben quickly lost interest in Cora as he got up to see who was firing on him. He glanced at his two buddies on the ground, both groaning in pain. Ben looked up towards the porch and saw a man with white blonde hair, on the porch cocking a big black gun.
****Yeah I know, what the hell is going on? Trust me it will all make sense. I hope you enjoyed it. The next chapter is one of my favorites!******
Bear with me on this one, this is where ah things get a little messy for our good friends Cora and Knives. This chapter may seem kinda out of the blue, but trust me it will all make sense later. At least I plan for it to all make sense. And don't worry I promise there will be more Vash and Meryl stuff too, I plan to kinda go back and forth a bit, so you will all get the V&M fix you crave (don't worry I'm addicted as well!) So read, enjoy, and review!
Chapter 5
It was hours before Cora could bring herself to enter Knives room again. She stood outside his door not really knowing what she would say to him.
"Don't just stand outside the door human, either come in or leave" he called out.
Cora entered, "Umm. How are you feeling?" she could have smacked herself for asking such a stupid question.
Knives looked at her. "I'm fine human. Is that all you wanted?" he grumbled.
Cora was at her breaking point, he was just so mean! "Have you always been this cruel?" she blurted out. Darn it! That was not the way she wanted to start the conversation
Knives' temper flared, "How dare you! My past is none of your business human! So if you know what's good for you, you'll learn to keep your mouth shut in my presence!"
"Look, I really want to help you, but you need to give me something in return. I know why you hate us, but I don't think you've ever really given us a chance either. Or have you?" something clicked inside her head, "Maybe that's who Rem is, maybe she was someone you had given a chance to. Or did you just kill her like you tried to kill me, and who knows how many others?" Oh crap, she wished she could have pulled that last sentence back into her mouth.
"You wretched, foul woman. Leave! I do not wish to speak to you again for a long time." he said with a disturbing calmness.
Cora took no notice, she again tried a verbal assault on him, but he didn't even let her start. "I SAID LEAVE!" he shouted.
Cora shook her head realizing that there was no getting through to him, "I'm sorry you feel so much hatred towards my kind Knives I really do, you're the patient so I'll leave." she picked up the tray from breakfast and left the room.
Knives laid there cursing the woman. He was beginning to think that maybe dying in the desert may not have been such a bad option. He played back what she had said in his head. Why was she so good at reading him? She had realized why he hated humans before he could even get on his soapbox about why he hated them. She had also figured out who Rem was, she had been someone he had given a chance too. This human was really beginning to get under his skin and he was not enjoying it. She seemed so genuine, it sickened him. He remembered his hands around her neck, why couldn't he bring himself to squeeze the life our of her?
"Human you confuse me, and intrigue me all at the same time." he said as he rolled onto his side and tried to sleep.
Cora stood out on the porch, it was already dark out and the air was cool. She sat down on the steps, wondering what she was going to do. No way was she going back in his room. He could rot for all she cared, she washed her hands of him. In fact she was just about ready to go back into the house and tell him to get the hell out, when she heard footsteps coming around the house. She quickly went inside, grabbed an old gun from the wall and cocked it. She returned; ready to meet the intruders.
"Well, well well Cora, did you think we had forgotten about you?" came an eerie voice. Cora stopped in her tracks, her heart suddenly racing. She looked out into the yard and saw a middle aged man with slick black hair, and a slight pot belly standing there with his gun out. Behind him were two smaller greasy looking men both armed with shotguns.
"No Ben, I knew you would be coming sooner or later." she said cooly, trying not to show her fear.
"You have the money your husband owed us?" the man named Ben took a few steps closer.
"No I told you I would have it at the end of the month. Now if you just give me some time I could-"
"We're done waiting bitch. You think we care that your husband is dead. He's been dead for months now! Do you think that absolves everything? You know the deal. Give us the money now or you'll be meeting your husband shortly. Unless," he paused groping her with his eyes, "we can come to a different sort of deal." he walked towards her. She quickly pointed her gun at his head, and took a shot. It missed by several inches. He laughed and continued to come towards her. She cocked it and tried concentrating on her aim. She took two more shots both missing. She couldn't take a third, Ben had already come up and wrenched the gun out of her hands, it dropped to the porch floor. He then dragged her out into the yard, and tossed her to the ground.
"If you can't pay us with money at least you can pay us with a good time or two. Hell you could be my permanent good time if you know what a I mean." he growled into her ear leaving hot wet breath on her neck. She began to cry, realizing that there was no way out of the situation.
"Quit your crying," he yelled as he struck her in the face. She could feel her nose begin to bleed as pain encircled her head. Her world spun out of focus, and she laid there praying that she'd go unconscious at least then she didn't have to be awake for what Ben had planned.
She waited for the nightmare to begin, but something else happened she could have sworn she heard two gunshots. Ben quickly lost interest in Cora as he got up to see who was firing on him. He glanced at his two buddies on the ground, both groaning in pain. Ben looked up towards the porch and saw a man with white blonde hair, on the porch cocking a big black gun.
****Yeah I know, what the hell is going on? Trust me it will all make sense. I hope you enjoyed it. The next chapter is one of my favorites!******