Ahh! I'm so sorry I haven't updated recently! My Uncle had to re-install Windows XP and now I don't have anything to write my stories on! But I'm trying to do this on Notepad, so please if there is any spelling mistakes, forgive me. This chapter didn't end like I wanted it too, but I guess I'll just end the war in the next chapter. The whole point of the story isn't that violence and guns rule are world, it's that we choose for it to control us. We have the power to stop it all, but we don't... Yeah I know I'm sounding corny but bear with me!

Dead Start

Chapter 8: Insanity

"Meryl!" Vash cried out, as a short black haired girl fell to the ground, red blood staining her leg. "Why you," Wolfwood growled at the girl holding the gun, who just snickered.

"It seems that you figured it out," the girl smirked watching Vash help Meryl up.

"Why?" Meryl gasped at the pain in her leg, now in Vash's arms.

"Why, you ask, I thought it would be obvious," she replied, "you killed my brother Akito, so now you must suffer and die!"

"They didn't kill your brother!" Vash screamed his eyes tearing up, "Meryl and the other girl have done nothing to you, so why did you shoot her? Why?" But the girl remained silent starring at Vash and Meryl. "Answer me!" Vash demanded.

"Your not the one to talk!" She screamed, "My brother didn't deserve to die!"

"Your brother, tried to kill us," Wolfwood barked, Millie hiding behind him, "What were we supposed to do? Let him kill us? No, I wont allow that to happen!"

"Shut up! You don't know anything!" the mad girl bellowed, tears now streaked her cheeks, "he was a kind person, until her heard about you! He would have never tried to do that, but something snapped inside him. Driving him mad, and it's all your fault, so feel his pain!" She now held the gun straight at Vash's head.

"Kiki, you don't want to do this, can't you see your snapping like your brother," Meryl whispered in pain.

"Quite lying, you were in his plan all along, you helped him!" Wolfwood shouted, glaring at Kiki.

"Yes I was in his plan, but he was only trying to join your gang!" she hollered back, "he didn't have to die!"

"No one should have died, no one is given the right to take the life of another, there is always another way," Meryl gasped, "you don't want to kill us, there's still time to end this cycle of hate." Vash was shocked, starring at Meryl.

"No! There is no other way," Kiki laughed madly pulling the trigger, BANG! The shot nearly hit Vash, but he was too fast for the bullet.

"Vash get Meryl out of here, I'll take care of Kiki!" Wolfwood hollered over to Vash, who nodded.

"Where are you going?" Kiki demanded, her hand was shaking along with the gun.

"Sorry, but don't worry I will see you very soon," Vash said, turning around and ran in the direction of Meryl's house. "Hold on just a little bit longer!" He muttered.

"Get back here!" Kiki screamed, ready to shoot.

"Oh, no you don't," Wolfwood's teeth grinding, taking out his gun and shooting the ground near the girls feet, to draw her attention. "Millie go to the alley and find my cross, and bring it back here as fast as you can, I'll try to hold her." Wolfwood muttered so only Millie could hear him.

"Right!" Millie said, running to the once alleyway to find Wolfwood's prized possession.

Shoot! Wolfwood thought, looking at his gun, I only have five bullets left! BANG! The crazy girl had shot at Wolfwood but missed. Wolfwood stepped back surprised, but ready for anything else.

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Millie dashed into the blood stained alleyway looking for a cross that Wolfwood mentioned. She noticed something resting against the wall in the very back of the alley. Millie went to go investigate what it was, climbing through the rubble.

Ah! She thought as she saw a wrapped cross with a couple belts holding the cloth over the cross. Millie went over to pick up the cross, to find it very heavy, yet Millie was quite strong herself so it was a little work out. She placed it over her shoulder and walked as fast as her legs would allow back towards the deserted school.

Light was faiding fast, it was already probably 7:00 PM, the only thing Millie could see was the street lights over the field of the school. Even though she couldn't see Wolfwood or Kiki, she knew they were there by the flickering shadows that interrupted the lights.

BANG, as guns went off firing into the night. Kiki had just fired a couple rounds trying to hit Wolfwood, but he was too swift. He only had one bullet left, though he could easily take out the opponent, he didn't want to kill her.

"Mr. Wolfwood," Millie cried out, seeing Wolfwood dodge another bullet, "here!" She tossed his valuable possession straight into his hands.

"Thanks!" he manged to yell before shot at. Yet each time Kiki shot at Wolfwood, his cross just blocked the bullets. The fight would end soon, now he was fully equipped.

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"Meryl!" Ms. Stryfe screamed, seeing her daughter unconcience and bleeding. Vash quickly put Meryl on her bed, since Cale was sitting in a chair starring at his hands. Ms. Stryfe quickly bandaged up Meryl's leg, and gave her some medicine. Seeing that her daughter was going to live, Ms. Stryfe calmed down and asked Vash what happened.

"She was shot..." Vash muttered, seeing the worry in Ms. Stryfe's eyes made him feel more guilty.

"I see," Ms. Stryfe whispered, knowing that Vash wouldn't say anymore. She got up to go finish her dinner she had been cooking, leaving Vash, Cale, and Meryl alone. Vash watched Meryl's steady breath, before getting up to finish what was started.

"Your in that gang aren't you..." Cale muttered, as Vash quickly turned around starring at him, speechless. "Then tell me, what did I do? What did I do to offend you guys?" Cale demanded, tears streaming from his eyes, as he weeped. Vash walked over to Cale, and placed his hand on Cale's head. Instantly Cale twitched scared, afraid he would get hurt.

"You have done nothing wrong," Vash gulped, feeling his eyes water, "it was a mistake, one that should have never been made. And I'm so sorry you had to suffer, but I will put an end to this." Cale just cried, while Vash, water running down his cheeks, walked to Meryl's bed at lightly kissed her on the cheek muttering he was sorry. Without any word to anybody Vash left, ready to put an end to this stupid war.

This time it will end here and now, he thought walking steadily forward towards the battle for his freedom.

For those Vash/ Meryl people, don't worry you'll see some action heating up in the near future... I think! So what do you think Good, Bad, Odd, Not interesting enough, Funny, Mysterious, Weird, Boring, Action packed, BLOODY? So tell me what you think by REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW!