Vash the Stampede was up early. He was pushing his way through the crowded streets of Mei City. True, the carnival was later tonight, but it looked as if people couldn't wait. Shops were crowded and children were dancing around the fountain with masks on. Vash smiled as he adjusted his yellow-lensed glasses. His blue orbs floated from person to person and he couldn't help but smile wider as he saw the excited expressions on their faces.
"Heh, must be some carnival." he said to himself as someone brushed against his shoulder. He didn't bother looking to see who it was, he kept moving forward. He didn't know where he was going, but he was having the time of his life seeing all the delightful faces. His smile slowly faded as he stepped on a big glop of manure from some animal that must have had diarrhea.
Vash's eye winced as people turned to stare at him. Giggles and laughter rose about and Vash let out a sigh as he moved over to faucet to clean his long black boot. "Is it me, or does bad luck just follow me around everywhere..." he said with a sigh.
Suddenly, he was knocked off his feet by someone and he flew to the ground, skidding across the dirt. His glasses flew off and landed a few yards from him. He sat up and looked to see who or what had knocked him over, only to spot a female with brown hair and green eyes, sitting up herself and staring back at him. "Oh! I'm so very sorry!" she stammered as she got to her knees.
Vash pushed off the floor with his hands and was up on his feet in seconds. He held his hand out to the girl to help her up. The young girl gladly accepted and brushed dirt off of Vash's long red trench coat. "Please! Forgive me! I didn't mean to!" her eyes suddenly widened, and she looked around for something.
Vash looked behind him and spotted a package. He quickly picked it up and held it out to her. "This what you're looking for?" he questioned. The girl quickly snatched it from his hand, nodding with a smile. She looked so cute in the long blue dress she wore. She was about seventeen. That's all Vash could tell about the girl from her complexion.
"Thank you so much!" she nodded and looked up to stare in Vash's eyes with her own green hues. Vash stared deep into her eyes. He was looking so deep that it made the girl feel uncomfortable. "Is... something that matter?" she asked.
"What's your name?" Vash continued staring into her eyes. "Um... MaryRose Ackland." she answered with a shakey voice. "MaryRose... that's a pretty name." Vash paused for a moment, then placed a gloved hand on her shoulder. MaryRose flinched and lowered her eyes to his hand. "I can tell somethings wrong." Vash said.
"What do you mean?" the girl looked up, smiling sweetly. "That smile, and those eyes. They aren't the one's of someone that's happy. I can tell. I have the same smile, and the same eyes." As Vash answered, the girl gulped and placed a hand on Vash's before she pushed it off and lowered it. "I don't know what you mean, sir... but I'm afraid I must be going now." the girl kept her smile as she quickly walked away from Vash.
Vash watched her float away and disappear into the crowd of people. "Poor girl." Vash said to himself as he bent over to pick up his glasses. He suddenly felt his rear rub up against something soft. "HEY!"
The voice of a muscular male boomed out behind Vash. Vash had chose to bend over at the wrong time. His butt was against the males crotch. "You trying to rape me?!" the voice sent a chill through Vash's spine as he stood up and turned to face a nine foot man dressed in leather. "No sir! It was an accident! I swear!" Vash slowly backed away from the large frowning man.
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Meryl and Millie just happened to walk by the same area a few minutes later. Meryl heard a cry for help and she looked to see Vash put in a headlock by the large man. "Oh God.... Millie, just keep walking..." Meryl said as she moved through the crowd. Millie stopped and watched for a minute as Vash screamed. "Insurance ladies! Come! Help! I can't breath!" Vash's face was blue and he began to wave his arms around frantically.
"Bye Mr.Vash! See you at the hotel!" Millie said, waving back at him calmly as she walked away. The man finally let Vash go and growled. "I suggest you don't ever do that again, you sick freak!" as the man walked away, Vash mumbled, "Note to self... never bend over in front of large men...."
"Heh, must be some carnival." he said to himself as someone brushed against his shoulder. He didn't bother looking to see who it was, he kept moving forward. He didn't know where he was going, but he was having the time of his life seeing all the delightful faces. His smile slowly faded as he stepped on a big glop of manure from some animal that must have had diarrhea.
Vash's eye winced as people turned to stare at him. Giggles and laughter rose about and Vash let out a sigh as he moved over to faucet to clean his long black boot. "Is it me, or does bad luck just follow me around everywhere..." he said with a sigh.
Suddenly, he was knocked off his feet by someone and he flew to the ground, skidding across the dirt. His glasses flew off and landed a few yards from him. He sat up and looked to see who or what had knocked him over, only to spot a female with brown hair and green eyes, sitting up herself and staring back at him. "Oh! I'm so very sorry!" she stammered as she got to her knees.
Vash pushed off the floor with his hands and was up on his feet in seconds. He held his hand out to the girl to help her up. The young girl gladly accepted and brushed dirt off of Vash's long red trench coat. "Please! Forgive me! I didn't mean to!" her eyes suddenly widened, and she looked around for something.
Vash looked behind him and spotted a package. He quickly picked it up and held it out to her. "This what you're looking for?" he questioned. The girl quickly snatched it from his hand, nodding with a smile. She looked so cute in the long blue dress she wore. She was about seventeen. That's all Vash could tell about the girl from her complexion.
"Thank you so much!" she nodded and looked up to stare in Vash's eyes with her own green hues. Vash stared deep into her eyes. He was looking so deep that it made the girl feel uncomfortable. "Is... something that matter?" she asked.
"What's your name?" Vash continued staring into her eyes. "Um... MaryRose Ackland." she answered with a shakey voice. "MaryRose... that's a pretty name." Vash paused for a moment, then placed a gloved hand on her shoulder. MaryRose flinched and lowered her eyes to his hand. "I can tell somethings wrong." Vash said.
"What do you mean?" the girl looked up, smiling sweetly. "That smile, and those eyes. They aren't the one's of someone that's happy. I can tell. I have the same smile, and the same eyes." As Vash answered, the girl gulped and placed a hand on Vash's before she pushed it off and lowered it. "I don't know what you mean, sir... but I'm afraid I must be going now." the girl kept her smile as she quickly walked away from Vash.
Vash watched her float away and disappear into the crowd of people. "Poor girl." Vash said to himself as he bent over to pick up his glasses. He suddenly felt his rear rub up against something soft. "HEY!"
The voice of a muscular male boomed out behind Vash. Vash had chose to bend over at the wrong time. His butt was against the males crotch. "You trying to rape me?!" the voice sent a chill through Vash's spine as he stood up and turned to face a nine foot man dressed in leather. "No sir! It was an accident! I swear!" Vash slowly backed away from the large frowning man.
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Meryl and Millie just happened to walk by the same area a few minutes later. Meryl heard a cry for help and she looked to see Vash put in a headlock by the large man. "Oh God.... Millie, just keep walking..." Meryl said as she moved through the crowd. Millie stopped and watched for a minute as Vash screamed. "Insurance ladies! Come! Help! I can't breath!" Vash's face was blue and he began to wave his arms around frantically.
"Bye Mr.Vash! See you at the hotel!" Millie said, waving back at him calmly as she walked away. The man finally let Vash go and growled. "I suggest you don't ever do that again, you sick freak!" as the man walked away, Vash mumbled, "Note to self... never bend over in front of large men...."