Meryl woke up alone. 'Was it just a dream?' she thought, tears stinging the corners of her eyes. ' I thought it was real. I *hoped* it was real. I wanted him to really love me.' A single tear rolled down her cheek. 'Damn it!' she mentally screamed at herself for believing something so stupid. But something caught her attention. Someone had turned her c.d player on. Not to mention she didn't remember ever getting a James Brown c.d.

"Whoa!"

She heard the music start up, and, to her surprise, Vash slid in.

I say slid because he did. He was in emerald green satin boxers and slid in on his socks. He thought he was cool with his hair hanging over his eyes and sunglasses on until he fell. Well he was until he fell over, but the song kept going.

"I fell good,

I knew that I would now."

Vash quickly jumped to his feet and started lip syncing to the song. Dancing crazily as well.

"I feel good.

I knew that I would now.

He stopped for a second.

"So good."

He bounced his hips from left to right with the beat.

"So good."

And again he bounced. Left. Right.

"I got you!"

He pointed to Meryl with one hand while acting as if he was holding a microphone with the other. Then he kept at his other crazy dancing moves.

"I feel nice.

Like sugar and spice."

She stifled a laugh as his dancing became strangely weirder than before. I didn't know that was even possible but of course, you should never underestimate the infamous gunman known as Vash the Stampede.

"I feel nice."

"Like sugar and spice."

At this moment, whether it was a dream or if it was for real, it was great entertainment for Meryl.

"So nice."

He did a bouncing repeat.

"So nice."

Bounce. Bounce.

"I got you!"

He walked over to Meryl during the music interlude and pulled her out of the bed to dance with him. He danced for a little bit and then let go of her hands.

"And when I hold you.

In my arms!" He held his head back and pretend to scream that line of the song.

"And when I hold you in my arms

My love won't do you no harm cause' I feeeeeel nice,

Like sugar and spice."

The song went through the repeat of the second verse, while Vash went through a repeat of his insane dance moves that he had most likely made up.

"I feel nice,

Like sugar and spice.

So nice

So nice

I got you!"

"And when I hold you,

In my arms

I know that I can't do no wrong

And when I hold you in my arms

My love won't do you no harm cause I feeeeeel good.

I knew that I would."



Meryl stopped his dancing by letting her lips meet his, but the song still kept going.

"I feel good

I knew that I would now."

Now it was her turn. She left him standing, his mouth hanging open.

"So good." As she bounced her hips from left to right Vash grinned at her.

"So good.

I got you." The song carried on until the end and the last little bit was repeated twice more. Meryl continued dancing in her light turquoise tank top and white panties. (What she slept in) When the song was over she jumped into Vash's arms and kissed his bare shoulder. (A/N lucky… -_-.) She looked up to meet his loving gaze. "Vash?" Her voice was soft and barely audible.

"Hmm?"

"Last night…..it wasn't a dream…..was it?" She kept gazing at him, her eyes searching, hoping for the right answer.

"I sure hope now. I may never get the courage to do that again." He laughed under his breath and leaned towards her for a kiss, pulling her face to meet his with a his index finger curved be low her chin and above it was his thumb. He leaned closer….closer until……..

"Mr. Vash Meryl breakfast is ready." Milly barged in the room and smiled at the couple like she hadn't interrupted a single thing.

"Okay we're coming." They said in unison, with slight aggravation in their voice. "Now where were we?" Vash mumbled, picking up on the kiss they were interrupted on.

"Going to breakfast." With that Meryl gave him a playful peck on the nose and ran to the Kitchen, slipping pajama pants on as she left.