Why Knives Went Nuts

Chapter 2: The Nickname

"Knives," Vash said.  Knives ignored his brother. "Knives," Vash tried again.  No response. "Knives, Knives, Knives, Knives!"

"WHAT IS IT!?" Knives shouted.

"You're hair is fluffy," Vash replied with a smile on his face.

"IT IS NOT!"

"Is too!  Fluffy!" Vash laughed hysterically as he messed up his brother's hair.

"Leave my hair alone!"

"Okay but can I call you Fluffy?"

"Yeah sure! Just leave my hair alo--!  Dear God, what did I just say?"

"You said I could call you Fluffy, Fluffy."

"NO!  NO!  You cannot call me Fluffy!"

"But you said…" Vash pouted.

"NO!  NIET!  NEIN!  IIE! N'UMA! GELLA[1]! NO!"

"You said no twice," Vash said.

"I'll say it as many times as I want- no, no, no, no, no, NO!" Knives yelled.

"Okay, then I'll just have to tell Rem you said one of the no-no words yesterday…," Vash said.

"Alright, already!  Fine! You can call me Fluffy!"

"Yay! Thank you, Fluffy!"

"Grr…."

"Fluffy, fluffy, fluffy, fluffy, FLUFFY!!!!!"

"Knock it off!"

"Okay, Fluffy," Vash said.  Two seconds of silence went by before Vash found something more annoying to do- sing, "Hello Dolly!  Hello Dolly!  So nice to---![2]"

"WHY ARE YOU SINGING THAT!?!?"

"I dunno," Vash shrugged.

"Well stop it!"

"Why?"

"It's annoying, that's why!"

"It's annoying, that's why, in accordance with the prophecy."

"Are you mocking me, Vash?"

"Are you mocking me, Vash, in accordance with the prophecy?"

"Why do you keep saying, 'in accordance with the prophecy'?"

"Why do you keep saying, 'in accordance with the prophecy,' in accordance with the prophecy?"

"Stop that!"

"Stop that, in accordance with the prophecy!"

"Knock it off!"

"Knock it off, in accordance with the prophecy!"

"Shut up!"

"Shut up, in accordance with the prophecy!"

"GAAAH!"

"GAAAH, in accordance with the prophecy!"

"Vash?" Rem blinked.  "Where have you and Knives been all day?"

"Fluffy and I were in the recreation room," Vash smiled.

"Fluffy?" Rem looked at Knives and the angered expression on his face.  "Vash, I don't think Knives likes that name."

"Ah of course he does, right Fluffy?" Vash turned toward Knives and winked.

The words he'd said the day before suddenly rang in his ears and Knives smiled weakly, "Don't worry about it, Rem.  It's okay.  Really.  I like the name."

"Someday I'll kill that little SOB," Knives thought to himself.


[1] I'm not sure how it's spelled but that's what it sounds like Encarta says when I ask for the Arabic word for "No."

[2] Let this be a lesson to you guys and gals out there.  If you're Olivia from the Cosby Show and you're tone deaf, the song's still cute but when you aren't Raven as a little kid and you're tone deaf, it isn't funny- it's torture.