Vash sent a letter to his brother, who was all over his excruciatingly long "the world is against me" teenage years. (A/N Lol!) So now he is on his way to their home so he can attend the wedding of his slightly younger brother. (A/N maybe older by 5 seconds or so)
Knives had changed a lot over the past two years. He's even bringing a human as a guest to the wedding. He even impressed Vash.
Milly and Meryl were taking care at the décor and Vash could see everything except Meryl's dress.
Because he and Vash were such good friends, Wolfwood was to do the preacher thing at the wedding. Everyone was sure of everything, well except for Vash and the dress. Besides that they were only worried about Knives' guest.
He was to be the best man and arrive a week before the wedding. That means they have two weeks to wonder about the person Knives was bringing. Who was it? What were they like? Were they a girl or a boy? Many questions that needed answers and two weeks until they got them.
As they waited for their questions to resolve more questions sprang up. Questions like, was this a joke? Is it a gun-ho gun? Is Knives really coming at all? Why couldn't he tell them in a letter who this person was? All these questions gained more to them and there was only one way to settle their wandering minds, and it was tough. They had to wait.
Two weeks and many questions later Knives finally arrived. With him was a human woman. She was slightly shorter than Milly but not as short as Meryl. She wore baggy black pants and a black tank top with belts hanging off it. She had black hair that hang down to her waist and the front locks were died a fiery red. With her slender figure and dark make up she looked really creepy. Knives' type. She had black eyeliner and lipstick and a pale white face. Despite her creepiness though she looked extremely attractive.
"Vash, Meryl, Milly, and Strange man over there, this is my girlfriend Alexis." He went to his brother, who was stunned at Knives for being able to cooperate long enough with a human to actually love one. "Congratulations Vash and Meryl. Now could we walk into the house so that I can have the chance to tell you how we met?" The couple nodded, their mouths still hanging open, and walked into the house, followed by Knives Alexis, Milly, and Wolfwood.
"Now it all started when I was walking to the market….."
**Flashback**
Knives walked down the street which was filled with the ignorant human that he once loathed, heading to get some staple goods such as flour and milk when a new store caught his eye. It was a coffee shop and it intrigued him.
He went in the coffee shop and it was completely empty. Except for the young girl in the corner. She interested him even more. She looked slightly familiar but unfamiliar at the same time. He walked over to her. She gazed directly at him, he began falling for her almost instantly. "Excuse me but are you here all alone?" She looked down at her cup.
"Yes why?" Her reply was short, direct, and harsh.
"Well a young lady like yourself should be helping her parents."
"They're dead." For the first time Knives felt sorry for someone because of death. This feeling was new to him.
"May I ask how they died?" The words came out of his mouth faster than he could stop to think about them.
"Looks like you already have." She glared at him, her hazel eyes freezing him in place. "My mother was murdered by a blue-haired freak that they worked for and my father killed himself as ordered. When they were called for work they left me here. Any more questions?"
He gazed down at her, unaware of how easily she was breaking him. Vash had taught him not to dwell on the past so he tried not to but seeing as though he was the employer of Legato he took responsibility for the parents' death. He tried to act normal though. "Only your name."
"Alexis Jones." Then it occurred to him who the father was. Midvally Jones, also known as Midvally the Horn Freak. The mother was obvious. It had to be Dominique the Cyclops. He didn't know Dominique's real last name but he also didn't know that her and Midvally were married. "Yours?"
"Huh?" He snapped back into reality.
"Your name." Luckily Midvally knew to never repeat his name to anyone and Dominique didn't know his name at all so it was safe to tell her.
"Millions Knives." She carried on drinking her espresso drink, her hair covering her face. "Do you live around here Ms. Jones?"
I do believe you're flirting Mr. Knives." She smirked. Wrong move. Knives snapped at the comment.
"What?!" He stood up from the table. "I wouldn't dare!" He screamed and cursed as he left the store, leaving a confused Alexis behind.
"Did I say something wrong?"
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Knives stormed his way home, cursing the whole way, but he soon came to realize that she was only joking around with him. She shouldn't have joked like that. She didn't know that he hated humans though. She's only an ignorant human herself.
Soon enough Knives was regretting it so he turned around to apologize. (A/N You will figure everything out about his OOCness later. Just keep reading trust me) He marched his way back down to the coffee shop…. The empty coffee shop. Alexis was gone.
He went up to the shopkeeper and questioned him. "Where's the girl that was here a moment ago."
**End Flashback**
"I didn't know you went to all that trouble for me Millions" Alexis' sweet talk sounded darker than she meant it to.
"Millions?" Vash pondered for a second. 'I wonder why no one called him by his first name by now….not even Rem. '
"Yes brother. Believe it or not you have been calling me by our last name this whole time. As strange as it sounds your name is Vash Knives and mine is Millions Knives."
"Well I'm stayin' the stampede."
"Fine by me."
"Anyways go on…"
"Okay so anyways…"
**Back to flashback**
"Where's the young girl who was here a moment ago?" The shopkeeper looked at him strangely. "She left." his short response annoyed Knives.
"When?"
"A little after you."
"Damn it!" With that Knives ran out the door, into the streets and went home. Knowing that searching was hopeless.
Knives lie in his bed that night thinking. 'How did that spider make me act that way?' These questions baffled him. 'Why do I chase this woman? Could it be the same feeling Vash gets for that spider he always thought about? What was her name…Meryl?'
**End flashback again**
"Aww you thought about me a lot?" Meryl sparkled her eyes at her tall handsome blonde gunman.
"All the time." Vash petted her head.
"Will you shut up needle noggin? Go on Knives." Wolfwood urged.
"First tell me who the heck you are."
"Nicholas D. Wolfwood, at your service."
"I thought you were dead."
"Only a huge game of hid and seek and guess what."
"huh?" Knives looked at him.
"You never found me." They shared a laugh and Knives continued with his story.
**Yet another flashback**
Knives slowly fell asleep, his mind tired from a long and tedious day.
The next morning he awoke to the extremely bright light of the suns peeking in from his curtains. "Ah, morning at last!" He raised out of his bed and his stomach grumbled almost immediately. So off to the kitchen he went.
He opened the fridge. No milk. Oh well, off to the cabinet for oatmeal. No oatmeal either. Then he realized that he didn't buy the groceries yesterday like he had planned to. 'Oh yeah. That girl.' (A/N Keep in mind that all of the things you see aren't being told to Vash and company)
He left again, this time sure not to get distracted. This time he would listen to a portable radio so that he wasn't distracted by *anything*.
His plan didn't work though. On his way to the store a large crowd was started. "What's going on?" He asked someone in the crowd, as he was removing his headphones.
"Trey Bacon has come to town as a surprise! He is so hot!" (A/N lol Trey Bacon….Clay Aiken….lol) The girl screamed after her own comment.
**Yet another end flashback**
"Vash that's the man who sang my song to you." Meryl tugged on Vash's sleeve.
"Really?" Vash grinned.
"Yup." Knives tapped Meryl on the shoulder. "Huh?"
"What song are you talking about?"
"This is the Night." Knives sighed in relaxation. "Why?"
"Just wondering. I think that was the first song he sang…does it go When the world lalalala down, or something like that?"
"Yeah anyways go on…"
**Back again**
Knives covered his ears from the high pitched screams of the girls in the audience. They were screaming things like "AA! I love you Trey!" and "Kiss me Trey!" at the top of their lungs.
He walked his way through the mob of people and closer to the market. Now his stomach was growing hungrier than ever and was becoming unbearable. Yet through it all he kept going, moving his way through the crowd. 'A little more' He pushed a little but never got past the crowd, for he was pushed through the doorway of an unknown shop, where it suddenly became dark and quiet. He soon came to realize exactly where he was by the aroma flowing throughout the room. He was back in the coffee shop.
He looked around to see if anyone else was in the shop. There was. The dark lady Alexis was sitting at that same table. Drinking the same drink. Just like he had seen her before.
Knives walked over to her again. "Good day Ms. Umm...Jones was it?" Who was he kidding? He knew that was her name, he could never forget it. Never forget.
"Yes." She turned away and went to another table as he sat down with her.
"Is everything okay?"
"No."
"Why?"
"You."
"huh?"
"You remember? Acting so rude and storming off? You can't take a joke at all can you?"
Knives looked down at the ground and began to walk away. 'I'm so stupid. So moronic. Love… that doesn't exist. Not to me. How foolish to believe in such feelings.'
"Mr. Knives. I am willing to forgive you under one condition."
"Why should you forgive me?" It tickled him how Vash-like he was acting.
"Lets start over from do I live around her. Yes Mr. Knives I do." Music started playing from outside. "Damn I hate that man." They spoke in unison. They shared a laugh and sat down at the table. "You're a good man. Unlike that other guy."
"Who?"
"Eh, it doesn't matter. Anyways you are a good friend."
"Friend?" Knives knew that any relationship beyond that was hopeless.
Trey started up his next song.
"Whatcha doin' tonight?
I wish I could be
A fly on your wall."
Knives set his elbow on the table and rested his chin on his hand, not noticing that Alexis had done the same. Soon their eyes had met and they blushed in unison, backing away from each other. ( A/N I know Knives doesn't blush but like I said it will explain everything in the end okay? Please finish it up.)
"Are you really alone
Whose stealing your dreams
Why can't I breathe you into my life
What would it take to make you see that I'm alive."
Knives snuck a quick glance at Alexis. He may not have been their favorite singer but he had a way with lyrics.
"If I was Invisible
Then I could just watch you in your room
If I was Invisible
I'd make you mine tonight
If hearts where unbreakable
Then I could just tell you where I'd stand
I would be the smartest man
If I was Invisible
Wait... I already am"
Knives was feeling invisible now. He could never be more than a friend. 'This sucks.' he thought.
"Saw your face in the crowd
I called out your name
You don't hear a sound
I keep tracing your steps
Each move that you make
Wish I could read what goes through your mind
Wish you could touch me with the colors of your life."
Alexis had changed him somehow. He now felt different than ever before, but he couldn't explain how different.
"If I was Invisible
Then I could just watch you in your room
If I was Invisible
I'd make you mine tonight
If hearts where unbreakable
Then I could just tell you where I'd stand
I would be the smartest man
If I was Invisible
Wait... I already am
I reach out
But you don't even see me
Even when I scream out
Maybe you don't hear me."
Knives set his hand on the table , it landed on hers. She turned to face him and move her hand away but when their eyes met they were locked in place and the two of them just sat there.
"I am nothing without you
Just a shadow passing through…"
Knives feels like he is here for a purpose. It feels…feels better than killing. Like….loving.
"If I was Invisible
Then I could just watch you in your room
If I was Invisible
I'd make you mine tonight
If hearts where unbreakable
Then I could just tell you where I'd stand
I would be the smartest man
If I was Invisible
Wait... I already am"
The two of them didn't notice that their fingers had become intertwined within the final verse of the song.
**End Flashback**
"Wow Knives, that's a sweet story." Meryl had her head on Vash's shoulder, almost asleep.
"I know."
"Is that really what happened? It doesn't seem like you at all."
"Actually I was kidding. I'm surprised you fell for it Meryl." Meryl's face became boiling red. No one lies to Meryl Stryfe. "Actually I was walking through town and she bumped into me spilling my coffee everywhere. Then she bought me a new one. That led to friends and that led to here." Knives grinned.
"Yeah but you forgot that you cussed me out to make you by the coffee."
"That sounds like Knives."
Knives had changed a lot over the past two years. He's even bringing a human as a guest to the wedding. He even impressed Vash.
Milly and Meryl were taking care at the décor and Vash could see everything except Meryl's dress.
Because he and Vash were such good friends, Wolfwood was to do the preacher thing at the wedding. Everyone was sure of everything, well except for Vash and the dress. Besides that they were only worried about Knives' guest.
He was to be the best man and arrive a week before the wedding. That means they have two weeks to wonder about the person Knives was bringing. Who was it? What were they like? Were they a girl or a boy? Many questions that needed answers and two weeks until they got them.
As they waited for their questions to resolve more questions sprang up. Questions like, was this a joke? Is it a gun-ho gun? Is Knives really coming at all? Why couldn't he tell them in a letter who this person was? All these questions gained more to them and there was only one way to settle their wandering minds, and it was tough. They had to wait.
Two weeks and many questions later Knives finally arrived. With him was a human woman. She was slightly shorter than Milly but not as short as Meryl. She wore baggy black pants and a black tank top with belts hanging off it. She had black hair that hang down to her waist and the front locks were died a fiery red. With her slender figure and dark make up she looked really creepy. Knives' type. She had black eyeliner and lipstick and a pale white face. Despite her creepiness though she looked extremely attractive.
"Vash, Meryl, Milly, and Strange man over there, this is my girlfriend Alexis." He went to his brother, who was stunned at Knives for being able to cooperate long enough with a human to actually love one. "Congratulations Vash and Meryl. Now could we walk into the house so that I can have the chance to tell you how we met?" The couple nodded, their mouths still hanging open, and walked into the house, followed by Knives Alexis, Milly, and Wolfwood.
"Now it all started when I was walking to the market….."
**Flashback**
Knives walked down the street which was filled with the ignorant human that he once loathed, heading to get some staple goods such as flour and milk when a new store caught his eye. It was a coffee shop and it intrigued him.
He went in the coffee shop and it was completely empty. Except for the young girl in the corner. She interested him even more. She looked slightly familiar but unfamiliar at the same time. He walked over to her. She gazed directly at him, he began falling for her almost instantly. "Excuse me but are you here all alone?" She looked down at her cup.
"Yes why?" Her reply was short, direct, and harsh.
"Well a young lady like yourself should be helping her parents."
"They're dead." For the first time Knives felt sorry for someone because of death. This feeling was new to him.
"May I ask how they died?" The words came out of his mouth faster than he could stop to think about them.
"Looks like you already have." She glared at him, her hazel eyes freezing him in place. "My mother was murdered by a blue-haired freak that they worked for and my father killed himself as ordered. When they were called for work they left me here. Any more questions?"
He gazed down at her, unaware of how easily she was breaking him. Vash had taught him not to dwell on the past so he tried not to but seeing as though he was the employer of Legato he took responsibility for the parents' death. He tried to act normal though. "Only your name."
"Alexis Jones." Then it occurred to him who the father was. Midvally Jones, also known as Midvally the Horn Freak. The mother was obvious. It had to be Dominique the Cyclops. He didn't know Dominique's real last name but he also didn't know that her and Midvally were married. "Yours?"
"Huh?" He snapped back into reality.
"Your name." Luckily Midvally knew to never repeat his name to anyone and Dominique didn't know his name at all so it was safe to tell her.
"Millions Knives." She carried on drinking her espresso drink, her hair covering her face. "Do you live around here Ms. Jones?"
I do believe you're flirting Mr. Knives." She smirked. Wrong move. Knives snapped at the comment.
"What?!" He stood up from the table. "I wouldn't dare!" He screamed and cursed as he left the store, leaving a confused Alexis behind.
"Did I say something wrong?"
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Knives stormed his way home, cursing the whole way, but he soon came to realize that she was only joking around with him. She shouldn't have joked like that. She didn't know that he hated humans though. She's only an ignorant human herself.
Soon enough Knives was regretting it so he turned around to apologize. (A/N You will figure everything out about his OOCness later. Just keep reading trust me) He marched his way back down to the coffee shop…. The empty coffee shop. Alexis was gone.
He went up to the shopkeeper and questioned him. "Where's the girl that was here a moment ago."
**End Flashback**
"I didn't know you went to all that trouble for me Millions" Alexis' sweet talk sounded darker than she meant it to.
"Millions?" Vash pondered for a second. 'I wonder why no one called him by his first name by now….not even Rem. '
"Yes brother. Believe it or not you have been calling me by our last name this whole time. As strange as it sounds your name is Vash Knives and mine is Millions Knives."
"Well I'm stayin' the stampede."
"Fine by me."
"Anyways go on…"
"Okay so anyways…"
**Back to flashback**
"Where's the young girl who was here a moment ago?" The shopkeeper looked at him strangely. "She left." his short response annoyed Knives.
"When?"
"A little after you."
"Damn it!" With that Knives ran out the door, into the streets and went home. Knowing that searching was hopeless.
Knives lie in his bed that night thinking. 'How did that spider make me act that way?' These questions baffled him. 'Why do I chase this woman? Could it be the same feeling Vash gets for that spider he always thought about? What was her name…Meryl?'
**End flashback again**
"Aww you thought about me a lot?" Meryl sparkled her eyes at her tall handsome blonde gunman.
"All the time." Vash petted her head.
"Will you shut up needle noggin? Go on Knives." Wolfwood urged.
"First tell me who the heck you are."
"Nicholas D. Wolfwood, at your service."
"I thought you were dead."
"Only a huge game of hid and seek and guess what."
"huh?" Knives looked at him.
"You never found me." They shared a laugh and Knives continued with his story.
**Yet another flashback**
Knives slowly fell asleep, his mind tired from a long and tedious day.
The next morning he awoke to the extremely bright light of the suns peeking in from his curtains. "Ah, morning at last!" He raised out of his bed and his stomach grumbled almost immediately. So off to the kitchen he went.
He opened the fridge. No milk. Oh well, off to the cabinet for oatmeal. No oatmeal either. Then he realized that he didn't buy the groceries yesterday like he had planned to. 'Oh yeah. That girl.' (A/N Keep in mind that all of the things you see aren't being told to Vash and company)
He left again, this time sure not to get distracted. This time he would listen to a portable radio so that he wasn't distracted by *anything*.
His plan didn't work though. On his way to the store a large crowd was started. "What's going on?" He asked someone in the crowd, as he was removing his headphones.
"Trey Bacon has come to town as a surprise! He is so hot!" (A/N lol Trey Bacon….Clay Aiken….lol) The girl screamed after her own comment.
**Yet another end flashback**
"Vash that's the man who sang my song to you." Meryl tugged on Vash's sleeve.
"Really?" Vash grinned.
"Yup." Knives tapped Meryl on the shoulder. "Huh?"
"What song are you talking about?"
"This is the Night." Knives sighed in relaxation. "Why?"
"Just wondering. I think that was the first song he sang…does it go When the world lalalala down, or something like that?"
"Yeah anyways go on…"
**Back again**
Knives covered his ears from the high pitched screams of the girls in the audience. They were screaming things like "AA! I love you Trey!" and "Kiss me Trey!" at the top of their lungs.
He walked his way through the mob of people and closer to the market. Now his stomach was growing hungrier than ever and was becoming unbearable. Yet through it all he kept going, moving his way through the crowd. 'A little more' He pushed a little but never got past the crowd, for he was pushed through the doorway of an unknown shop, where it suddenly became dark and quiet. He soon came to realize exactly where he was by the aroma flowing throughout the room. He was back in the coffee shop.
He looked around to see if anyone else was in the shop. There was. The dark lady Alexis was sitting at that same table. Drinking the same drink. Just like he had seen her before.
Knives walked over to her again. "Good day Ms. Umm...Jones was it?" Who was he kidding? He knew that was her name, he could never forget it. Never forget.
"Yes." She turned away and went to another table as he sat down with her.
"Is everything okay?"
"No."
"Why?"
"You."
"huh?"
"You remember? Acting so rude and storming off? You can't take a joke at all can you?"
Knives looked down at the ground and began to walk away. 'I'm so stupid. So moronic. Love… that doesn't exist. Not to me. How foolish to believe in such feelings.'
"Mr. Knives. I am willing to forgive you under one condition."
"Why should you forgive me?" It tickled him how Vash-like he was acting.
"Lets start over from do I live around her. Yes Mr. Knives I do." Music started playing from outside. "Damn I hate that man." They spoke in unison. They shared a laugh and sat down at the table. "You're a good man. Unlike that other guy."
"Who?"
"Eh, it doesn't matter. Anyways you are a good friend."
"Friend?" Knives knew that any relationship beyond that was hopeless.
Trey started up his next song.
"Whatcha doin' tonight?
I wish I could be
A fly on your wall."
Knives set his elbow on the table and rested his chin on his hand, not noticing that Alexis had done the same. Soon their eyes had met and they blushed in unison, backing away from each other. ( A/N I know Knives doesn't blush but like I said it will explain everything in the end okay? Please finish it up.)
"Are you really alone
Whose stealing your dreams
Why can't I breathe you into my life
What would it take to make you see that I'm alive."
Knives snuck a quick glance at Alexis. He may not have been their favorite singer but he had a way with lyrics.
"If I was Invisible
Then I could just watch you in your room
If I was Invisible
I'd make you mine tonight
If hearts where unbreakable
Then I could just tell you where I'd stand
I would be the smartest man
If I was Invisible
Wait... I already am"
Knives was feeling invisible now. He could never be more than a friend. 'This sucks.' he thought.
"Saw your face in the crowd
I called out your name
You don't hear a sound
I keep tracing your steps
Each move that you make
Wish I could read what goes through your mind
Wish you could touch me with the colors of your life."
Alexis had changed him somehow. He now felt different than ever before, but he couldn't explain how different.
"If I was Invisible
Then I could just watch you in your room
If I was Invisible
I'd make you mine tonight
If hearts where unbreakable
Then I could just tell you where I'd stand
I would be the smartest man
If I was Invisible
Wait... I already am
I reach out
But you don't even see me
Even when I scream out
Maybe you don't hear me."
Knives set his hand on the table , it landed on hers. She turned to face him and move her hand away but when their eyes met they were locked in place and the two of them just sat there.
"I am nothing without you
Just a shadow passing through…"
Knives feels like he is here for a purpose. It feels…feels better than killing. Like….loving.
"If I was Invisible
Then I could just watch you in your room
If I was Invisible
I'd make you mine tonight
If hearts where unbreakable
Then I could just tell you where I'd stand
I would be the smartest man
If I was Invisible
Wait... I already am"
The two of them didn't notice that their fingers had become intertwined within the final verse of the song.
**End Flashback**
"Wow Knives, that's a sweet story." Meryl had her head on Vash's shoulder, almost asleep.
"I know."
"Is that really what happened? It doesn't seem like you at all."
"Actually I was kidding. I'm surprised you fell for it Meryl." Meryl's face became boiling red. No one lies to Meryl Stryfe. "Actually I was walking through town and she bumped into me spilling my coffee everywhere. Then she bought me a new one. That led to friends and that led to here." Knives grinned.
"Yeah but you forgot that you cussed me out to make you by the coffee."
"That sounds like Knives."