A/N: Actually, I like myself quite a bit. I suggest that if you make it publicly known that you don't like the story after the first chapter, then don't read the rest of it. There is no point in putting yourself through that kind of torture. For those of you who plan on reading this story further for your own pleasure, I hope you enjoy it and that I don't disappoint you.

Skittles and a Broom Closet

Chapter three: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.

Megumi pulled her blouse back on and proceeded to walk out of the door.

"Where do you think you're going?" His dark voice sounded.

"I have a job to do."

"Alright then, bye."

"Later." She said as she walked away.

There she goes again. Legato thought. Why is she the only one that gets to me? I have to take care of her… But it's like I can't hurt her…

He got dressed and looked at the clock. SHE WAS ONLY HERE FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES! DANG! He could hire someone to kill her, or he could ask Knives to do it. But she's considered a "valuable player" along with that Wolf-dude. He wasn't even doing anything anymore… oh well… the Wolf-dude wasn't any of his concern anymore. He didn't want to think about it anymore right then. So he ate.

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She buttoned her last button as she closed the door with a smirk on her face. He's mine now… she thought. She had learned when he was reading her mind and when she wasn't too… so she had her whole plan figured out. She saw how he looked at her… how he wanted her. He was alright in bed though, she would kind of miss that when she found out how to kill him. It would only be a matter of time before she got that close to him. But knowing him (and she DID) he would see her as a weakness, and would try to "take care" of her. Her guard was up now. He thinks he's some kind of "super-human" type person, but he's just like the rest of 'em, just with telepathic powers and a calloused heart.

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Jinkaku walked down the stairs. It looked like Wolfwood had already gone downstairs, so she got dressed and did the same. At about the third step, she saw Vash cleaning the bar singing "Girls just wanna have fun." She cleared her throat at walked down the remaining stairs with a raised eyebrow.

"Are you gonna sing 'Man I feel like a woman,' next?"

"Wha?!" he screamed in a high pitched voice as he dropped a glass. Then he

cleared his throat, " I dunno what you're talking about."

"Sure…"

"Waffles!" the chipper voice of Sakura called.

"Thanks Skittles." Jinkaku replied when she set the plate in front of her.

"We don't need to discuss that here." Sakura said with her face changing colors.

"Look! You're face is changing colors just talking about it. I bet Vash tastes the rainbow all the time huh?"

"Shut up…"

"Thanks for the waffles kid."

Then Megumi walked in, "It's really nice outside today!"

"You're chipper ness is scaring me," Jinkaku replied.

"My bad," Megumi replied and then looked at Sakura. "Ah, you mentioned

skittles didn't you?"

Sakura proceeded with changing her face colors, but somehow found time to yell "SHUT UP" and then go back in the kitchen to make Megumi some waffles.

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I don't know what to do… Wolfwood thought. He knew officially that Megumi was with Them, but his mind and heart were fighting inside of him. She had been a long time friend, and now she was one of Jinkaku's best friends. How would she react? He probably wouldn't get any for a really long time… I'll ask her about it when she's alone. He concluded. That was the best idea he could think of. He watched Megumi eat her waffles while she laughed with her friends as if she had never left. As if she had never deceived them. As if she lived the carefree life he knew she wanted.

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Legato sat fully dressed at the kitchen table. No one could get close enough to kill her, and he knew it. He would have to do it himself, but if he couldn't resist her, then she had the advantage. He'd have to rebuild the walls around his heart, or at least control his lust for her. As he thought about resisting her, he pictured himself caressing her full body with his mouth. Slowly undressing her and forcing himself into her tight body. He became aware of his growing erection and stopped himself, half ashamed of thinking about it, and half regretting he didn't let himself go further.

He couldn't control her mind without going too far with her. He would have to kill her the old fashioned way, but he knew even he couldn't beat her at that. Then it hit him… Vash could kill her. He'd have to somehow get him to know that she worked for the people he desperately ran from. Get him see that she was a spy conspiring his death in her spare time, even if he knew she was trying to find a way for him to get out of everything alive. She had a compassionate air about her like that. How she cared about people, even if she didn't show it, or even didn't know it herself. He wished she would care about him like that… NO! I cant start that again… So he knew how he was going to kill her, he just had to figure out how to manipulate Vash, which wouldn't be too hard…

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Megumi volunteered to do the dishes again. She felt like she owed them something. Their hospitality was overwhelming. She'd been away from a place that felt like home for a long time. None of them would understand how she felt. All they care about is how they can make their lives better. They don't care about anyone but themselves. She had to make herself learn that a while ago. Legato and Knives care about no one.

"Hey Meg," she heard as she jumped and turned around.

"Oh, Wolfwood, you scared me."

"Sorry. I never thought anyone could sneak up on you."

"It seems only people I don't know or don't trust get my spider senses tingling." She said as she giggled lightly.

"I know that you work for them."

She stood still, "For who?"

"Knives."

"How do you know about that?"

"The frequent walks, the people coming after you, the sad looks when you think no one is looking, it just all adds up."

"I don't mean me, I'm talking about how you know about him."

"I used to work for him too. They just lost interest in me after a while. I was sent to kill Vash, but I couldn't find a way to do it. It just doesn't feel right to kill someone with such a kind heart."

"It doesn't seem right to take orders to kill someone with a heart from a person who doesn't have one."

There was a long silence after those last few words. They both thought about their experiences through their violent employers. It doesn't seem so bad at first, but then something serious comes up. When one don't feel like putting your morals on the line for a job, one begins to look at the big picture. She now had a calloused heart (as well as calloused everything else…) but Wolfwood began to let down the protective walls around his heart and found that he liked the quiet life a lot better than needless killing. Megumi wished she could have that kind of life, but the lust she had created in someone's mind made it a lot more difficult to pull away than Wolfwood did. She had a plan though, but even sharing it with another, no matter how hard she wanted to, would put everything she's worked so hard in danger of falling apart. The walls couldn't come down today, but when everything was over with, she's try to build a life she so desperately wanted.