Chapter 8: Knives dark side
Serena POV
As soon as Knives had read that letter he had packed his things. I followed suit, and we left within the hour. Now here we are almost home. Knives hadn't said anything the entire trip, but I knew he was worried. I just hope that everything will be alright. Yawning I look over the rest of the bus. It is already late at night, and both Knives and I are still awake.
"Go to sleep Serena." Knives saids in a calm and even voice.
"Knives..."
"I'm fine."
"So am I."
Knives rolls his eyes, then goes back to looking out the window.
About two hours later the bus stops, and Knives and I get off. Quietly we walk towards Knives house knowing that the others will be there. _______________________________________________________________
Knives POV
Serena and I walk up to the door of my house only to find it is locked. Unfortunitely I don't have a key, so I knock. I can tell Serena is scared even though she don't show it. The door opens slowly, then I find myself being hugged by someonce who is crying. Looking down I notice it is Meryl, and she is mumbling something I can't quite understand.
"Oh god...here...came...tried...Vash..."
At the sound of my brother's name I pull her away and stare at her coldly. "What about Vash? What happened? Where is he?" I practically yell as I shake her. Meryl once again becomes hysterical.
Serena comes over to me and Meryl and pries Meryl off of me. Calmly Serena tried to comfort Meryl. I ignore them both and walk into the house. Sitting in the living room is Legato, Midvally, and Wolfwood. I notice something strange about Wolfwood however. His arm is in a sling.
"What happened?" I ask sternly.
Slowly Wolfwood walks up to me, and I keep my eyes locked with his. We both stand staring at each other for a while, but neither of us says anything. I become irritated, and ask Wolfwood the same question.
"What happened?"
"Just calm down Knives..." Legato starts, but stops when I pound my fist into the wall.
"Don't tell me to calm down!" I yell angerly. I was about to yell something else when I notice Serena is standing not far from me. I look at her, and notice she is crying. I curse myself a few times for letting myself get out of control, then I relax.
"Try to relax Knives. If not for us, then for Vash. He wouldn't want to see you like this." Wolfwood says as he places a hand on my shoulder.
"Where is Vash?" I ask Wolfwood directly. In mere seconds Wolfwood turns his head, and removes his hand. He looks as though I had thrust a Knife into his heart. Strangely I think I had.
"Knives, Vash is in the hospital." Legato says in a low voice.
I hear a gasp from behind me, and I know it is Serena. Meryl begins to cry again, and I return to staring at Wolfwood once more. "What happened?" I ask in an even tone.
Wolfwood bows his head before he starts speaking. "Meryl, Vash, and I were walking out by the beach when Greg showed up. He was definitely pissed, so we tried to leave, but we were surrounded. Greg had a knife with him, and he...he attacked Vash."
My eyes grow cold with each word Wolfwood speaks, but I continue to listen.
"Vash didn't want to fight so he just dodged Greg's attacks. Greg got really mad, so he went after Meryl. Meryl would have been hurt very badly if Vash hadn't moved in front of her and taken the blow." Wolfwood said as he looked back up at me. He could tell I was mad.
"I want to see him." I say calmly. Wolfwood simply nods.
"We figured you would want to see him." Legato says as he grabs his jacket, and heads towards the door. The rest of us follow. _______________________________________________________________
Serena POV
All of us walked to the hospital in silence. I couldn't stop thinking about what had happened earlier. I had never seen Knives so angry. It was like there was a darker side to him. I was definitely shocked to hear that Vash had been hurt, but seeing Knives the way he was had been more shocking.
Everybody seemed really calm, but it wasn't hard to tell that they were all upset. Especially Meryl. _______________________________________________________________
Writer's POV
It seemed like hours had pass when Knives and the others reached the 9th floor of the hospital. Knives was starting to get nervous. He really didn't want to see how bad Vash was. Serena was extremely cautious when she was close to Knives. Legato, and Wolfwood stopped a minute or two later, and turned to look at Knives.
"There are some things you need to know before you go in to see Vash." Legato says hesitantly.
"Like what?" Knives asks with irritation.
"Like what the doctors told us." Wolfwood comments.
Knives forces himself to look calm while his brain screams at him. Bracing himself, Knives nods his head.
"This all took place out by the beach, and well, very few people go out there these days, so when this happened there wasn't anyone around and..." Wolfwood starts
"Just spit it out!" Knives yells angerly. Everyone else jumps at the loud noise.
Clearing his throut, Wolfwood speaks. "Vash lost a lot of blood, and...there's a chance that he won't survive."
Serena gasps at this startling news, while Meryl begins to wail, and mumble things about it being her fault. Wolfwood turns his head to try to hide his tears.
Staring with fire in his eyes, Knives glared at Wolfwold. "How big of a chance?"
"80%." Wolfwood replies.
Without commenting, Knives walks past Wolfwood and Legato. Wolfwood tries to follow, but Legato holds him back. Knives walks into the room that he and the others had stopped in front of only to see Vash lying on a bed unconcious. Knives sits on the edge of the bed, his one hand reaching for Vash's.
"I don't know if you can hear me Vash, but I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left."
Hours pass by, but Vash still remains unconscious. Knives refused to leave, but was eventually thrown out by the nurse. Legato, Wolfwood, and Meryl returned to their homes, while Serena joined Knives at his house. Knives sits on the coach, but doesn't say anything.
"You can't just sit there for ever Knives." Serena says as she begins to get irritated.
"..."
"Will you at least talk to me?"
"..."
Serena throws her hands up in defeat, then turns to head up the stairs. "Fine, you want to be that way, you go right ahead." Serena starts up the stairs, but stops when she hears a familar voice.
"I should have been there." Knives says calmly. "I should have protected him."
Sighing Serena walks over to the couch. "We can't change the past Knives. We just have to hope he'll pull through."
"..."
Serena sighs again, then stands. "Come on. You need to sleep."
Knives doesn't respond, but stands and follows Serena up the stairs, and into his parents bed room. Knives lays down, and attempts to sleep, while Serena tries to comfort him.
~End~
Well, here it is. The begining of the darker story. I let you in on a little secret. In the next chapter there will be a death of character. Want to know who? Well, you'll just have to read and find out. Please R&R. Love and Peace.
Serena POV
As soon as Knives had read that letter he had packed his things. I followed suit, and we left within the hour. Now here we are almost home. Knives hadn't said anything the entire trip, but I knew he was worried. I just hope that everything will be alright. Yawning I look over the rest of the bus. It is already late at night, and both Knives and I are still awake.
"Go to sleep Serena." Knives saids in a calm and even voice.
"Knives..."
"I'm fine."
"So am I."
Knives rolls his eyes, then goes back to looking out the window.
About two hours later the bus stops, and Knives and I get off. Quietly we walk towards Knives house knowing that the others will be there. _______________________________________________________________
Knives POV
Serena and I walk up to the door of my house only to find it is locked. Unfortunitely I don't have a key, so I knock. I can tell Serena is scared even though she don't show it. The door opens slowly, then I find myself being hugged by someonce who is crying. Looking down I notice it is Meryl, and she is mumbling something I can't quite understand.
"Oh god...here...came...tried...Vash..."
At the sound of my brother's name I pull her away and stare at her coldly. "What about Vash? What happened? Where is he?" I practically yell as I shake her. Meryl once again becomes hysterical.
Serena comes over to me and Meryl and pries Meryl off of me. Calmly Serena tried to comfort Meryl. I ignore them both and walk into the house. Sitting in the living room is Legato, Midvally, and Wolfwood. I notice something strange about Wolfwood however. His arm is in a sling.
"What happened?" I ask sternly.
Slowly Wolfwood walks up to me, and I keep my eyes locked with his. We both stand staring at each other for a while, but neither of us says anything. I become irritated, and ask Wolfwood the same question.
"What happened?"
"Just calm down Knives..." Legato starts, but stops when I pound my fist into the wall.
"Don't tell me to calm down!" I yell angerly. I was about to yell something else when I notice Serena is standing not far from me. I look at her, and notice she is crying. I curse myself a few times for letting myself get out of control, then I relax.
"Try to relax Knives. If not for us, then for Vash. He wouldn't want to see you like this." Wolfwood says as he places a hand on my shoulder.
"Where is Vash?" I ask Wolfwood directly. In mere seconds Wolfwood turns his head, and removes his hand. He looks as though I had thrust a Knife into his heart. Strangely I think I had.
"Knives, Vash is in the hospital." Legato says in a low voice.
I hear a gasp from behind me, and I know it is Serena. Meryl begins to cry again, and I return to staring at Wolfwood once more. "What happened?" I ask in an even tone.
Wolfwood bows his head before he starts speaking. "Meryl, Vash, and I were walking out by the beach when Greg showed up. He was definitely pissed, so we tried to leave, but we were surrounded. Greg had a knife with him, and he...he attacked Vash."
My eyes grow cold with each word Wolfwood speaks, but I continue to listen.
"Vash didn't want to fight so he just dodged Greg's attacks. Greg got really mad, so he went after Meryl. Meryl would have been hurt very badly if Vash hadn't moved in front of her and taken the blow." Wolfwood said as he looked back up at me. He could tell I was mad.
"I want to see him." I say calmly. Wolfwood simply nods.
"We figured you would want to see him." Legato says as he grabs his jacket, and heads towards the door. The rest of us follow. _______________________________________________________________
Serena POV
All of us walked to the hospital in silence. I couldn't stop thinking about what had happened earlier. I had never seen Knives so angry. It was like there was a darker side to him. I was definitely shocked to hear that Vash had been hurt, but seeing Knives the way he was had been more shocking.
Everybody seemed really calm, but it wasn't hard to tell that they were all upset. Especially Meryl. _______________________________________________________________
Writer's POV
It seemed like hours had pass when Knives and the others reached the 9th floor of the hospital. Knives was starting to get nervous. He really didn't want to see how bad Vash was. Serena was extremely cautious when she was close to Knives. Legato, and Wolfwood stopped a minute or two later, and turned to look at Knives.
"There are some things you need to know before you go in to see Vash." Legato says hesitantly.
"Like what?" Knives asks with irritation.
"Like what the doctors told us." Wolfwood comments.
Knives forces himself to look calm while his brain screams at him. Bracing himself, Knives nods his head.
"This all took place out by the beach, and well, very few people go out there these days, so when this happened there wasn't anyone around and..." Wolfwood starts
"Just spit it out!" Knives yells angerly. Everyone else jumps at the loud noise.
Clearing his throut, Wolfwood speaks. "Vash lost a lot of blood, and...there's a chance that he won't survive."
Serena gasps at this startling news, while Meryl begins to wail, and mumble things about it being her fault. Wolfwood turns his head to try to hide his tears.
Staring with fire in his eyes, Knives glared at Wolfwold. "How big of a chance?"
"80%." Wolfwood replies.
Without commenting, Knives walks past Wolfwood and Legato. Wolfwood tries to follow, but Legato holds him back. Knives walks into the room that he and the others had stopped in front of only to see Vash lying on a bed unconcious. Knives sits on the edge of the bed, his one hand reaching for Vash's.
"I don't know if you can hear me Vash, but I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left."
Hours pass by, but Vash still remains unconscious. Knives refused to leave, but was eventually thrown out by the nurse. Legato, Wolfwood, and Meryl returned to their homes, while Serena joined Knives at his house. Knives sits on the coach, but doesn't say anything.
"You can't just sit there for ever Knives." Serena says as she begins to get irritated.
"..."
"Will you at least talk to me?"
"..."
Serena throws her hands up in defeat, then turns to head up the stairs. "Fine, you want to be that way, you go right ahead." Serena starts up the stairs, but stops when she hears a familar voice.
"I should have been there." Knives says calmly. "I should have protected him."
Sighing Serena walks over to the couch. "We can't change the past Knives. We just have to hope he'll pull through."
"..."
Serena sighs again, then stands. "Come on. You need to sleep."
Knives doesn't respond, but stands and follows Serena up the stairs, and into his parents bed room. Knives lays down, and attempts to sleep, while Serena tries to comfort him.
~End~
Well, here it is. The begining of the darker story. I let you in on a little secret. In the next chapter there will be a death of character. Want to know who? Well, you'll just have to read and find out. Please R&R. Love and Peace.