Chapter 2: Suiting perfectly

A/N: I think I should try a different approach on my fanfics make it more dramatic. or so it seems. here goes. r&r's

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It was half past 12 in the afternoon when the two siblings reached their hide out. Thought in the outside it looks like a disheveled run down house, its inside was perfectly neat and well organized. In comparison with the two that are still arguing and berating each other over some reasons....

After lifting the young woman out of the car, the other half decided clean up her wounds and give his own bed for her to sleep on. After doing so, the other half stumbles outside to find his brother taking a glimpse of the peaceful desert that surrounded them. Walking a few gaits away to come up to him, his breathing became rapid as he stuttered a conversation.

"She's alright now." Vash voiced out.

"Do you think I care?" His brother replied, keeping his gaze on the vast wasteland.

Silence fell between them.

"Why the hell did you do it?" Knives brought up as he cocked his gun in front of him.

"I have to..." his brother beside him voiced out.

"Hn. Then I believe I have to...to.." His brother replied slowly as he turns straight to their house.

"Don't think about doing that Knives!!! You. Promised." Vash ran after him and yelled.

His other-half turned back to him, pointing his gun at his brother. His eyes turned to indifference.

"I did? Yes. Of course I did. But that will not matter once I kill you..." He mocked as his finger slowly reaches the trigger.

In the millisecond of the time, a loud clashing sound of china plates and tapestry broke the twins heated argument. Both of them turned their eyes towards the house. Vash hurries inside.

"Millie?!" the young woman asked aloud. Trying to adopt herself from the surroundings.

Everything was not what she had remembered. Everything was not in order, and she felt like it was not the usual house she's been on. It was usually spacious as to not cause her trouble.

"Ms.? Are you alright?" Vash asked the lady that has her back to him.

His eyes roamed around the place, pieces of plates gathered around the floor, the black drapes that covered the house were completely in a bundle of mess around the floor. He tried to sum up his thought on to why she is wreaking havoc to their once peaceful abode.

"Uhm? Sir? Would you like to tell me where am I?' the young woman asked back, trying to walk up to him as she follows his voice.

"Great! Just great Vash!! Not only you brought a stupid spider in here, but you manage to bring a BLIND one as well!!" his twin smirked at him as he eyes the young woman observantly.

The young woman glared at the voice and voiced out a strong reply.

"Look, I am pleased that you have manage to attend to me... but it's not my personal choice to be here either..." she grunted. As she palms her wounded head.

"You should rest okay?" Vash slowly approached her.

To her attempt to disagree in this matter, she felt his arms tucked under her legs as he swept her off her feet. With this she unconsciously brought back to her verge of sleep.

"So, what shall we make use of this spider now huh?" Knives mocked him as he slowly approached his brother deep contemplation of the matter at hand.

The other half cringed at his brother, as he didn't mind him seating beside him in the couch. Still he stared firmly in the nothingness as he continues to contemplate of his next move.

"Of course, we could get her back to her puny little town... and she'll live happily ever after. Or we could just make use of her as you fertilizer in your little garden..." Knives mocked him as he places his foot down the coffee table.

"We can't go back now... we'll not get caught but, that means the whole town will be eradicated. You know how those stupid worthless bounty hunters and police are after us... they'll just waste another town just for us... I can't let that happen." His half replied calmly, agitatedly massaging the back of his neck.

"Then why didn't you just left that stupid spider alone?! For crying out loud Vash!! You good for nothing plant!! Hn. If I killed Rem sooner then we have probably conquered this worthless planet.." Knives mocked again, as his face turned to indifference.

"I just don't get it Knives... I just feel like I have to help her..." Vash replied, not minding what his twin said earlier.

With this last words, the twins sat in silence and stares at each other indifferently.

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-Voices.... I can hear voices... where am I?!-

Raine? Are you alright?

-What? Who are you? Who's Raine?...-

The kid should be disposed off! For crying out loud Rem! She actually has a power of a God! She can seek immortality!!

If she'll be treated as such then she will be!!

The stupid twins too!! Those children should be disposed of properly....

Rem!!!

Rem!!!

Don't worry Raine, it's going to be okay.

-Why are we running?-

No matter what happens I'll take care of you and protect you... I promise.

-why should you protect me?-

the two must be playing outside.... C'mon, let's go look for them.

-why are you calling me Raine?!-

Rem!!

Rem!!

C'mon children hurry up let's go!

-where are we going?!-

C'mon Raine!! We're going on an adventure!! Yippee!!!

Stupid adventure yeah right!! Why are we leaving anyways!? I like it here!! -why can't I see where this is?!-

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"What the hell is that dream about?!" Meryl choked out as she bends over to sit down.

A loud knock ended her musings as Vash entered with lunch. He enters happily and pulls up a chair beside her bed.

"Slept well? Sorry if I woke you up but you still need to eat.' He said his voice full of concern.

"Why did you brought me here?" she began to ask palming her head confusedly.

"Uhm, you we're hit and you were bleeding and.." he explained only to be cut-off.

"Thank you but I would like to go home now. I don't want to be in the way of your business or anything but as you can see I'm blind and I can't go back, so if you maybe so kind to get me back to my town and---" and now she was cut-off.

"I think that's not a good idea, you see..." Vash lowered his voice as he began explaining to her what situation she is in.

"Then... why didn't you just left me there? And let Millie and the others tend to me?" she asked softly, with a sudden lost of words engulfed her.

Any sane man wouldn't do such a thing. Having to care for someone you don't even know.

"I... I don't know. We don't know." he voiced out his reply as he sat down beside her bed.

"We?" She asked back.

"Me and my brother..." He answered.

"Look, It really looks confusing but... it's just like I really need to help you. I feel like I've known you for a long time.... And I just... I feel like because of you I can keep my promise..." Vash explained, clutching his head.

Meryl looked intently at the man beside her. She may not see it but she can feel that everything this man says is true. May be he just likes to help or may be he needed to protect someone in the past but didn't get to protect her.

"Then maybe, I can get used to this new arrangement. But, I will really miss my family back there. And please do reconsider to drop me off my home town." Meryl agreed with a light nod.

"Of course! Then it would be a less hassle if I get to know your name..." Vash asked nervously as happiness tingled all over his body.

"Meryl. Meryl Stryfe. You are?" Meryl asked back.

"Vash. I'll introduce you to my brother, wait here and I'll go get him." Vash answered as he hurries to his brother.

A few minutes passed by, Meryl heard some foot-dragging noises a few meters away from the door.

"Damn It Vash!! I have no intention on knowing your stupid blind spider friend okay? And if you truly value life, better give me back my gun NOW!!" Knives struggled to get free as his twin dragged him carelessly thru the door.

"Me--- Meryl!! Hi! I'm back it's me Vash, here, I want you to meet my brother, Knives!" Vash exclaimed cheerfully

"Hi...." Meryl greeted in a soft low voice.

"Hn. Don't think I'd like to meet you either." Knives smirked at her.

"Don't think I'd like to stay here with you either..." Meryl whispered dangerously at him as she stared her blank eyes at the direction where his voice trailed off. Oblivious to his stare a meter from where she is.

"Then, would you like to go to somewhere suitable for you? Hell perhaps?" Knives mocked her as he made a shooting stance, with his hand, and cocking his fingers, like his gun, a few inches away from her forehead..

"I would like that, but would you come with me?" Meryl replied, with the same manner her counter part said earlier.

Knives stare turned wild. He pulls out his gun he recovered from Vash a while ago.

"If you have no intentions of staying here, then leave NOW! I am not forcing you to stay here!! for the heck of it your just a stupid accident this blundering twin managed to bring!!" Knives bellowed at her as he slowly pulls the trigger.

'Twin?' Meryl thought.

-the twins too..... they should be disposed of properly.-

'Could they be part of my past?' Meryl drifted oblivious to the two strangling each other to death.

"Look spider! Spider? Are you listening to me?" Knives knocked her out of her reverie.

She shot back to reality at the sound of his voice.

"Look. We do lots of jobs. These 'jobs' require the most important thing. Life. Got that? We take them. We take lives. We kill, we rob.... We rape. For a price..." Knives smiled inwardly, as he said the last element, though he didn't meant and do the last element, even for a price.

"Hn. if you think I'll back out and leave here, walk alone, out of nowhere.... Then just count me in your devious ways then, but don't ask me to kill anyone or I'll kill you. As for the last part of your 'business' you do it for a price, so that means you do not satisfy yourself with it?" Meryl annoyed him.

With an inward growl he steps a few more and raises her chin to look at her eyes.

"For a woman like yourself you've got a lot of guts. Kill me? I'd like a blind woman do that...." He whispered to her ear.

"Don't under estimate me." Meryl replied back as she points a small gun on his right cheek.

"A derringer? Uhm. Guys we can work this out right? Meryl, Knives didn't mean anything he said okay? Please Knives, stop this right now." Vash ended with a serious tone.

"Mean it or not. I may be blind but I can protect myself." Meryl replied as she turns away from him and puts down her gun.

"Hn. once she get in my way, I'll kill her." Knives hinted at his brother as he exits the room.

Vash closed the door behind him as he approaches her.

"I didn't know you have derringers." Vash humored, trying to forget the heated argument a while ago.

"My friend taught me how to use these things." She replied calmly as she hid the gun in her coat.

"I'm sorry for the things happened a while ago." Vash apologized. Apologizing for his brother's behaviors he is used too, but to women? He can't recall a time he had a fight with women. Right, he hadn't had an argument with 'woman spiders' since he didn't get to talk to any of them. All except Rem.

"Would you mind to leave me alone now?" Meryl asked him as she readies herself to sleep.

"Right." Vash quickly agreed as he leaves the room.

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May be... I'll be used to this. I've dealt with people more horrifying than them. why can't I remember anything. Who's Rem? Why did she call me Raine? And the twins? I....I... damn it!! Millie... guys.... I miss you so much. Why do these things happen to me?! why do I have to be treated like this?

-she actually has the power of a God! She can seek immortality!-

Power of a God? Seek immortality? Did he mean my ability to... why can't I remember? Why am I here? Why are these things happening to me?!

A/N TBC... ... ... How was it? Good? Or ya' know... r and r's please.........