Whooo! *Feels a bit woozy* I've been reading Samurai Deeper Kyo Mangas for the past four hours now and my head feels fuzzy… Kendo gave me a huge blood blister on my foot (1/2 X 1 inch) and I got my hepatitis-A shot yesterday so now I'm really sore and tired… *yawns*
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The Telltale Heart
Chapter 10
Ages:
Vash- 129
Kat- 13
(A/N: Wolfwood talking/ thinking)
*the sceries is beginning…*
'She's been missing for weeks; no one has seen or heard of her. There's only one reason she could be gone so long and I hate to think about it but everyone needs to face it that she's probably dead. The only way I can raise money for my orphanage is to hunt the man who killed her. Kat was last seen with Vash the Stampede so I doubt there's any hope she's still alive and well. As much as I hate murder, I must take my revenge…' Nicolas thought to himself. "Knives, I will take your job of hunting down Vash the Stampede."
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'My sister's been gone for a long time.' Meryl thought to herself as she stared out the window.
"Meryl!" her partner, a tall girl named Milly, called. "We've got reassigned to track down Vash the Stampede!"
"What?" Meryl asked as she was startled from her daydreaming.
"We've been assigned to follow Vash and make sure he stops destroying towns. We leave right away!" Milly said as she packed her things.
'I guess it would make sense that we're assigned to the most dangerous man alive. We're the newest members of this company and therefore we mean almost nothing to it… We're also the lowest paid…' "Did you say we leave today?!" Meryl yelped as the thought finally hit her.
"That's right!" Milly laughed and tossed her friend the suitcase she had packed for her.
'Well at least this will give me a chance to look for my sister…'
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Vash arrived at Knives' small Eden panting and sweating. He leaned forward and shifted Kat so he could free a hand. Vash slipped the leather glove off one hand with his teeth and pressed it on a pad. The pad glowed blue as it read his DNA. A green light blinked and a concealed door slid open for him to enter.
Vash took the staircase to his right, not even stopping to admire the small paradise. He passed Knives and the angry screams fell on deaf ears. 'I have to get Kat to our sisters…'
Vash reached the first floor of bulbs and stumbled over a raised piece of the floor. He managed to reach the first bulb without dropping Kat. He hurriedly placed a hand on the massive bulb and called to his sister. She felt the distress of her bother and appeared almost instantly. 'I need you to heal her as quickly as you can!'
'She's hurt badly,' his sister commented, 'I don't know if there's anything I can do for her… she's not an angel?'
'No she's not.'
Vash's sister considered this, shocked, 'I can tell you have a strong attachment to her. I will try my best to heal her but are you ready for the consequences?'
'Do whatever it takes,' Vash replied as he passed Kat to his sister. Her form melted through the bulb and Vash could see his sister hold Kat's limp form. The angel's piercing yellow eyes studied Kat for a few moments before disappearing deeper into the bulb.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! AND DID YOU JUST BRING A SPIDER IN HERE?!" Knives roared.
"Not only did he do that Master, but Vash the Stampede also gave her to a sister to be healed," a strange blue haired man appeared.
"Legato…" Vash growled.
"HE WHAT?!" Knives bellowed.
'It hurts…' came a small whisper from inside the bulb.
'Then perhaps you shouldn't speak,' Vash chided when he recognized it was Kat's voice.
'Vash… I never liked Hank…' her voice faded.
'Kat?' Vash asked even though he knew that she couldn't answer.
"What are you doing here?" Knives asked as he attempted to suppress his rage. Legato smirked as he watched the scene play out.
"Well, I'll be leaving now. Take care of her will ya?" Vash waved to his brother.
"I'll kill her," Knives threatened.
"You won't," Vash said with an edge to his voice. This surprised Knives.
"What makes you think I won't? As soon as you're gone, she's as good as dead."
"She's already as good as dead…"
Knives arched an eyebrow, "What?"
"A few bandits slit her throat and attempted to rape her," Vash said.
"Hum," Knives said as he acquired the new information. Vash watched his brother confused. "Don't spiders usually die if their throats are damaged?"
"Yes..."
"And she's still alive?" Knives asked allowed. 'She is strong.' Vash couldn't tell where their 'conversation' was going and it kept him on edge. "You can leave her here until she recovers."
"What?" Vash questioned. Then once he had registered what his brother had proposed, "Can I trust you not to harm her?"
"If I had intended to harm her, she'd already be dead."
'I may play the fool, but what better way to manipulate the kings?' "I should be going," Vash said.
"Why? You've traveled this far just to piss me off then leave? You were on a roll too…" Knives stabbed at what little humor he had. (A/N: No pun intended.)
"I may have lead someone here," Vash gave an excuse.
"Bullshit. This is the hardest place to get to on all of Gunsmoke," Knives snapped.
"Then perhaps my presence makes him uneasy?" Legato asked.
"But then again, perhaps there is another reason?" Knives taunted.
"I'm leaving," Vash quipped before the two oddballs could say anything else. "If you so much as touch her," Vash gestured to the bulb Kat was in. "I'll kill you," his voice was filled with warning and hatred.
"I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing," Knives spat in disgust.
"Good," Vash said as he departed.
(A/N: What's this? Knives has a heart? Or is there something else he sees in her…? PLEASE REVIEW!!!)
