Deadly Relations

Chapter 2/An Old Friend: Ally Or Enemy

By: Jay $abbath

Where: Tellser Town, Loyd's INN Date: Unknown Year: Unknown Travel Day: 969 Temp: 78 and rising Destination: Ashing Stock Time: 11:28am

It was a fairly warm day with all blue skies; not a cloud was in sight. Vash and Ji'Monte' are in room talking and Woolfwood is down below in the bar getting wasted.

"Ji'Monte', I can't believe it's you. We... well me and knives were informed from Rem you had failed to live." Vash was explaining to Ji'Monte what they had told him. "Rem told me herself. She told me..."

"Rem was a lying bitch!" Ji'Monte' exclaimed to Vash. Vash's eyes began to water.

"What?! How dare you speak that way of her!" Vash exclaimed jumping to his feet. "She'd never lie... never."

"Hm..." Ji'Monte' started, "Then tell me why I stand before you perfectly alive?"

"I... I don't know. But..."

"Check it..." Ji'Monte' stated giving his brother a slight nod as to pay attention. "Rem was only the woman you thought she was to you and knives. To me she was violent as fuck. She used to beat me till' I passed out and would feed me only what the was already in the trash..."

"No, Stop It! It's all lies. She'd never..."

"Shut up! Shit... Why the hell I got ta' lie fo'; I'm a grown ass MAN!"

"Then why? If what you say is true then tell me why."

"They dubbed me 'not-perfect'. Not like you and Knives. She hated me fa' bein' 'not-right' as she sometimes would say. I can control my aging like you two, but I can't stop from aging. No matter what every 100 years I will grow one year older automatic. And that's it."

"I need a drink." Vash stood and went down to the bar. As he walked down the poor driftwood steps he thought to himself. 'Would Rem really... Was she capable...'

"Hey Buddy!!" Woolfwood burst through the door and startled the uneasy gunman. The Priest was obviously drunk and didn't care who could tell. "Where you headed? Cuz' I put 'room service' out of commission for the night."

"Nah... I'm just headed in for a drink."

"Well I was about through my self; figured I'd had enough you know." (He'd spent all his money) "But I guess I can share a drink or twelve with my buddy."

They began moving into the bar when Ji'Monte' came down the stairs. Every ones sight crossed another's and Vash only turned and walked away.

"I'd rather drink alone right now."

Woolfwood scratched his head and pondered about what had just happened. "What happened."

"Let's grab a table and I'll tell you."

several minutes later...

"Oh, well I see." Woolfwood nodded in agreement.

"Hmm..."

They heard gunshots coming from the bank.

Vash leaped from his barstool and ran out the door with Woolfwood following right behind him. Ji'Monte' ran behind them as well. They could hear alarms and people screaming.

When they arrived there were corpses everywhere and the smell of fresh blood swept their noses so quickly they could've thrown up. But in stead they covered their mouths and watched as the robber descended from the bank. He was... she was almost as tall as Rem and hair like Rem and...

"Is..." Vash started. He grew a smile and ran towards her. "Rem I can't believe..." She shot him in his knee. He fell to the ground and she knocked him over the head with her handgun. He was laid out cold and she only smirked.

"Hema stell dorkgin'for wasin kak!" She said looking at the two still standing.

"I don't know what the fuck you just said." Ji'Monte' said reaching for his gun.

"Yeah... me neither, but whatever it was these bullets found it very offensive." Woolfwood aimed his gun.

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