Disclaimer: No I don't own Trigun I don't own anything not even this computer so you get the point...
Note: after this chapter I'm gonna dive straight into the whole Meryl gets into trouble thing *evil grin* so anyway I am gonna try my best to put some more fluff into this story but maybe I shouldn't make promises that I can't keep cos well whenever I go to write it, it all sorta comes out wrong @.@ so anyway enough with me and on with the story I mean that's why you're all here.
Chapter 3: Nightmare
Meryl walked as quick as she could so that Vash could not keep up with her on the way back to the house. For some reason when it came to it she just couldn't tell him how she felt, she had been planning it ever since he had left but just looking into those aqua eyes was enough to put her off for life. She knew that Vash did not feel the same and she had given him no reason to love her with her constant violence directed at him.
With a chilling sigh that ached her heart she increased her speed down the slope and saw the twinkling of lights in the house. They were the only warmth that could be offered to her now and that realisation was enough to send her crying again. His voice interrupted her miserable thoughts as he called for her to slow down but she ignored him and continued until he broke into a run and grabbed her by the wrist.
"If I didn't know better I would say you were ignoring me." Vash said, his breath misting as he spoke and his eyes catching the light of the stars and shimmering with a rare beauty that took Meryl's breath away.
"..."
"Are you mad at me for some reason?"
"No." Meryl looked up at him, narrowing her eyes, "Unless there's something you haven't told me."
"N-no of course not." Vash staggered back holding his hands behind his head sheepishly, a weak grin spreading across his face.
Meryl shook her head and continued to walk with her head down to the ground watching the shadows play across the sand when she felt Vash's presence near her again and clenched her fists in annoyance. She was pretty sure he was doing this purposely to get on her nerves, but then he had only come to say hello and that he were back. She didn't understand why she was acting so nervous around him and she knew that Vash wasn't doing anything to annoy her on purpose. He had done nothing but be kind towards her but even that was enough to get on her nerves.
"Ummm Meryl."
"What is it Vash?" Meryl sighed with fatigue as she reached the door and brought her hand up to turn the handle to go in.
"Can I talk to you for a moment?" He brought his hand over hers to stop her from going inside and she gasped at the sudden contact and whirled round to look sternly at him.
"Let go of..." She was cut off by Vash's hand covering her mouth and angrily she tried to prise it away.
"Meryl you cant pretend there is nothing wrong, I can already tell you're not your usual self. For one thing you haven't hit me yet." At that comment Meryl angrily slapped him across the face and backed up against the door, her eyes a deep violet.
"Ouch, hey that's so mean" He whined and put on his puppy eyes to receive some sympathy.
"Hey you asked for that one!" She yelled as she finally tore his hand away.
"So I guess you're not gonna tell me then."
"Tell you what?" Her heart hammered violently as thoughts raced through her head - did he know? Did Millie tell him? Should she make a run for it?
"Millie said that you have been having nightmares.' He whispered so quietly that she had to lean forward to hear him.
"Well she was wrong." Meryl murmured and lowered her face to hide the tears that were forming in her violet eyes.
All she could think of at that moment was how Millie had even known - trust her airhead friend to notice the small things that were going on. It was true that she had been having nightmares, horrific dark ones that twisted and distorted through her mind and left her trembling with fear. She swallowed back the horror that was already creeping around her and tried to step back but as she did so she stumbled on a rock and ended up in Vash's arms.
"It's okay Meryl" He hushed her and his arms curled up around her so that he could hold her tight against his chest. She gave a little squeak of defiance but gave up in her struggle and stood still.
Closing her eyes tightly so she could try not to lose total control she tried to remain calm. She had only ever really been held like this once before and by the very same man, the feelings were so strange that she felt giddy. Leaning her face against him she breathed in deeply the familiar scent on his shirt and enjoyed the soft feel of the fabric on her skin. His heartbeat was the only sound she could hear and its rhythmic pounding was enough to lull her into a restful sleep, but still the thought of nightmares kept her awake.
Vash glanced down at the tiny woman in his arms and couldn't resist a smile; she looked so cute and innocent. He felt especially content when he felt her relax and the once tense muscles loosen fully as she leant against him. As he looked down at her he realised that maybe she wasn't fully relaxed after all. Her shoulders trembled slightly and then he caught sight of a sparkling tear shimmering down her face. She was trying so hard to hide it, that he was torn between comforting her or pretending not to notice, but the pain in his heart would not let him just ignore it.
"Meryl you have to tell me what's wrong, maybe I can help." He offered but was surprised to see that the insurance girl had finally fallen asleep, her face smooth and relaxed, her long eyelashes resting on her cheeks and silken hair fluttering in the breeze. With one swift motion he lifted her up into his arms and carried her light form through the door after struggling to open it and almost bumped into Millie. The black cat gave a surprised meow and leapt from a chair and darted through the door with a donut in its teeth.
"Oh Mr. Vash I was starting to get worried...what's wrong with Meryl?" Millie's face was full of sudden concern that Vash laughed quietly.
"It's okay she just needs to rest." He assured her with a goofy smile.
"Okay, well I guess you should take her to her room if you like, it's the second door on the left." Millie pointed up the stairs and then walked into the tiny kitchen where she poured herself a drink. With a tired sigh Vash clambered up the stairs feeling the pain in his shoulders where Knives had shot him. He had totally forgotten about the wounds until now, but the thudding ache trembled through him. Carefully he opened the door into a tiny room and laid Meryl down on the bed before spreading the cover over her and stumbling into his own room. Knives lay unconscious on the bed and with great care not to make any sound he grabbed a blanket and curled up on the floor, too tired to even attempt a makeshift bed.
* * * * *
The darkness was so incredibly thick that it was difficult to breathe and the temperature was soaring so high it was like the rays of the suns magnified. Daring to open her eyes she saw nothing but a bright light that blinded her momentarily and forced her eyes shut again. Suddenly the ground began to shake violently; the dust billowed up in great clouds and as she opened her eyes again she saw the great mushroom of light that had burned the hole into the fifth moon. She opened her mouth to scream but the boom of the shockwave, which sent her hurtling back in the dust, drowned it out.
Standing up on shaking legs she dragged her fingers through her raven hair to allow her eyes to fix on the destruction around. Tears streamed down her face and the one word that she could whisper slipped from her lips...
"Vash." The words sailed away on the dusty air but were lost without a trace and the tears swelled in her eyes.
Suddenly the sky went black and for a moment she thought her eyes were shut until she realised the ground could still be seen, and there blazing on the horizon was a figure of a man, his face covered by the shadow and eyes like beacons in the night.
"Stop!" She screamed as the ground beneath her feet whirled by, forcing her to come closer to the man waiting for her.
With a hideous laugh he reached out clutching her by the shoulders and shook her violently, her head snapped back and her tears scattered onto the ground. It was then that she saw it, the spiky, blonde-haired man lying face down in the ground. His right arm revealed through the ripped shirt and a puddle of blood steadily growing around him.
"What have you done to him?" Meryl demanded angrily.
"Put him out of his misery. Ha ha ha."
"No...Vash!" Meryl tried to reach him but the man wouldn't let her go to see him and he shook her again.
"MERYL!" The familiar voice entered her mind, soothing her thoughts and suddenly her eyes shot open and locked upon two aqua ones.
'It was all a dream...' Meryl realised and looked into the eyes that were staring at her intently. They were the most strangest colour that Meryl had ever seen - not quite green and not quite blue - it was a colour all of its own. She felt herself being lost inside them and felt her eyelids grow heavy from the swirling of colours and with a small sigh she let herself fall asleep against the warmth that had surrounded her.
* * * *
Vash looked around in desperation not knowing what to do, the girl had just fallen straight back to sleep again in his arms and he was stuck. If he moved then she would wake up and by the way she had fallen to sleep straight away proved how tired she was. He didn't want to wake her again. Then the image of what she would say if she found him in her room when she woke up crept into his mind. He would certainly get a headache from all the violence that would surely head his way.
With a defeated sigh he let her rest against him leaning back with one palm on the bed and his other arm around her waist. Her head was pillowed against his chest and she looked simply beautiful in the pale moonlight. Sitting as still as possible he wondered whether he should risk falling asleep but as the night drew on he found it impossible to stay awake, so carefully he lay back on the bed making sure not to wake her and fell into a restful sleep.
Well there it is...the third chapter, I myself am not impressed with this at all because it still wasn't fluffy enough so I think I will leave that for after the whole make Meryl suffer thing *evil music playing in background* So anyway I would like to thank all my reviewers for their thoughts on this so far and I will bring a lot more action and angst stuff into the next chapter as well as realisations to the characters blah blah blah.
So any way you know how to submit a review so go ahead it'll take u like a minute to do.
Happy New Year everyone!
'Love and Peace' to you all.
Note: after this chapter I'm gonna dive straight into the whole Meryl gets into trouble thing *evil grin* so anyway I am gonna try my best to put some more fluff into this story but maybe I shouldn't make promises that I can't keep cos well whenever I go to write it, it all sorta comes out wrong @.@ so anyway enough with me and on with the story I mean that's why you're all here.
Chapter 3: Nightmare
Meryl walked as quick as she could so that Vash could not keep up with her on the way back to the house. For some reason when it came to it she just couldn't tell him how she felt, she had been planning it ever since he had left but just looking into those aqua eyes was enough to put her off for life. She knew that Vash did not feel the same and she had given him no reason to love her with her constant violence directed at him.
With a chilling sigh that ached her heart she increased her speed down the slope and saw the twinkling of lights in the house. They were the only warmth that could be offered to her now and that realisation was enough to send her crying again. His voice interrupted her miserable thoughts as he called for her to slow down but she ignored him and continued until he broke into a run and grabbed her by the wrist.
"If I didn't know better I would say you were ignoring me." Vash said, his breath misting as he spoke and his eyes catching the light of the stars and shimmering with a rare beauty that took Meryl's breath away.
"..."
"Are you mad at me for some reason?"
"No." Meryl looked up at him, narrowing her eyes, "Unless there's something you haven't told me."
"N-no of course not." Vash staggered back holding his hands behind his head sheepishly, a weak grin spreading across his face.
Meryl shook her head and continued to walk with her head down to the ground watching the shadows play across the sand when she felt Vash's presence near her again and clenched her fists in annoyance. She was pretty sure he was doing this purposely to get on her nerves, but then he had only come to say hello and that he were back. She didn't understand why she was acting so nervous around him and she knew that Vash wasn't doing anything to annoy her on purpose. He had done nothing but be kind towards her but even that was enough to get on her nerves.
"Ummm Meryl."
"What is it Vash?" Meryl sighed with fatigue as she reached the door and brought her hand up to turn the handle to go in.
"Can I talk to you for a moment?" He brought his hand over hers to stop her from going inside and she gasped at the sudden contact and whirled round to look sternly at him.
"Let go of..." She was cut off by Vash's hand covering her mouth and angrily she tried to prise it away.
"Meryl you cant pretend there is nothing wrong, I can already tell you're not your usual self. For one thing you haven't hit me yet." At that comment Meryl angrily slapped him across the face and backed up against the door, her eyes a deep violet.
"Ouch, hey that's so mean" He whined and put on his puppy eyes to receive some sympathy.
"Hey you asked for that one!" She yelled as she finally tore his hand away.
"So I guess you're not gonna tell me then."
"Tell you what?" Her heart hammered violently as thoughts raced through her head - did he know? Did Millie tell him? Should she make a run for it?
"Millie said that you have been having nightmares.' He whispered so quietly that she had to lean forward to hear him.
"Well she was wrong." Meryl murmured and lowered her face to hide the tears that were forming in her violet eyes.
All she could think of at that moment was how Millie had even known - trust her airhead friend to notice the small things that were going on. It was true that she had been having nightmares, horrific dark ones that twisted and distorted through her mind and left her trembling with fear. She swallowed back the horror that was already creeping around her and tried to step back but as she did so she stumbled on a rock and ended up in Vash's arms.
"It's okay Meryl" He hushed her and his arms curled up around her so that he could hold her tight against his chest. She gave a little squeak of defiance but gave up in her struggle and stood still.
Closing her eyes tightly so she could try not to lose total control she tried to remain calm. She had only ever really been held like this once before and by the very same man, the feelings were so strange that she felt giddy. Leaning her face against him she breathed in deeply the familiar scent on his shirt and enjoyed the soft feel of the fabric on her skin. His heartbeat was the only sound she could hear and its rhythmic pounding was enough to lull her into a restful sleep, but still the thought of nightmares kept her awake.
Vash glanced down at the tiny woman in his arms and couldn't resist a smile; she looked so cute and innocent. He felt especially content when he felt her relax and the once tense muscles loosen fully as she leant against him. As he looked down at her he realised that maybe she wasn't fully relaxed after all. Her shoulders trembled slightly and then he caught sight of a sparkling tear shimmering down her face. She was trying so hard to hide it, that he was torn between comforting her or pretending not to notice, but the pain in his heart would not let him just ignore it.
"Meryl you have to tell me what's wrong, maybe I can help." He offered but was surprised to see that the insurance girl had finally fallen asleep, her face smooth and relaxed, her long eyelashes resting on her cheeks and silken hair fluttering in the breeze. With one swift motion he lifted her up into his arms and carried her light form through the door after struggling to open it and almost bumped into Millie. The black cat gave a surprised meow and leapt from a chair and darted through the door with a donut in its teeth.
"Oh Mr. Vash I was starting to get worried...what's wrong with Meryl?" Millie's face was full of sudden concern that Vash laughed quietly.
"It's okay she just needs to rest." He assured her with a goofy smile.
"Okay, well I guess you should take her to her room if you like, it's the second door on the left." Millie pointed up the stairs and then walked into the tiny kitchen where she poured herself a drink. With a tired sigh Vash clambered up the stairs feeling the pain in his shoulders where Knives had shot him. He had totally forgotten about the wounds until now, but the thudding ache trembled through him. Carefully he opened the door into a tiny room and laid Meryl down on the bed before spreading the cover over her and stumbling into his own room. Knives lay unconscious on the bed and with great care not to make any sound he grabbed a blanket and curled up on the floor, too tired to even attempt a makeshift bed.
* * * * *
The darkness was so incredibly thick that it was difficult to breathe and the temperature was soaring so high it was like the rays of the suns magnified. Daring to open her eyes she saw nothing but a bright light that blinded her momentarily and forced her eyes shut again. Suddenly the ground began to shake violently; the dust billowed up in great clouds and as she opened her eyes again she saw the great mushroom of light that had burned the hole into the fifth moon. She opened her mouth to scream but the boom of the shockwave, which sent her hurtling back in the dust, drowned it out.
Standing up on shaking legs she dragged her fingers through her raven hair to allow her eyes to fix on the destruction around. Tears streamed down her face and the one word that she could whisper slipped from her lips...
"Vash." The words sailed away on the dusty air but were lost without a trace and the tears swelled in her eyes.
Suddenly the sky went black and for a moment she thought her eyes were shut until she realised the ground could still be seen, and there blazing on the horizon was a figure of a man, his face covered by the shadow and eyes like beacons in the night.
"Stop!" She screamed as the ground beneath her feet whirled by, forcing her to come closer to the man waiting for her.
With a hideous laugh he reached out clutching her by the shoulders and shook her violently, her head snapped back and her tears scattered onto the ground. It was then that she saw it, the spiky, blonde-haired man lying face down in the ground. His right arm revealed through the ripped shirt and a puddle of blood steadily growing around him.
"What have you done to him?" Meryl demanded angrily.
"Put him out of his misery. Ha ha ha."
"No...Vash!" Meryl tried to reach him but the man wouldn't let her go to see him and he shook her again.
"MERYL!" The familiar voice entered her mind, soothing her thoughts and suddenly her eyes shot open and locked upon two aqua ones.
'It was all a dream...' Meryl realised and looked into the eyes that were staring at her intently. They were the most strangest colour that Meryl had ever seen - not quite green and not quite blue - it was a colour all of its own. She felt herself being lost inside them and felt her eyelids grow heavy from the swirling of colours and with a small sigh she let herself fall asleep against the warmth that had surrounded her.
* * * *
Vash looked around in desperation not knowing what to do, the girl had just fallen straight back to sleep again in his arms and he was stuck. If he moved then she would wake up and by the way she had fallen to sleep straight away proved how tired she was. He didn't want to wake her again. Then the image of what she would say if she found him in her room when she woke up crept into his mind. He would certainly get a headache from all the violence that would surely head his way.
With a defeated sigh he let her rest against him leaning back with one palm on the bed and his other arm around her waist. Her head was pillowed against his chest and she looked simply beautiful in the pale moonlight. Sitting as still as possible he wondered whether he should risk falling asleep but as the night drew on he found it impossible to stay awake, so carefully he lay back on the bed making sure not to wake her and fell into a restful sleep.
Well there it is...the third chapter, I myself am not impressed with this at all because it still wasn't fluffy enough so I think I will leave that for after the whole make Meryl suffer thing *evil music playing in background* So anyway I would like to thank all my reviewers for their thoughts on this so far and I will bring a lot more action and angst stuff into the next chapter as well as realisations to the characters blah blah blah.
So any way you know how to submit a review so go ahead it'll take u like a minute to do.
Happy New Year everyone!
'Love and Peace' to you all.