Disclaimer: I don't own Trigun, nor any of the characters...so yeah you get the idea.
Note: Sorry I took so long but between completing Freedom and writing my one shot I kind of lost track of this one even though I have been just as excited to write the next chapter.
Thanks to reviewers:
Arika: Thank you for all your very nice reviews, my first chapters aren't so good but I think most people agree my writing has improved a lot since then so I hope you find the most recent chapters even better. I'm glad you liked Ashley she's quite cute really, and is based on one of my friends. The date chapter was my favourite one to write...I think it was also the longest chapter simply because I had so much fun writing it. I thank you again for reading my fic and I do hope you enjoy the chapters that are to come.
Rainy days: That smile definitely said more than words, thanks for that smiley review and I hope you enjoy this chapter just as much.
Blu and TK oh and I suppose Knives as well: Thank you for yet another comical review. You never fail to make me laugh...and this one kept me laughing for...about two hours...any way I'm very sorry for that little kiss thing...I didn't enjoy writing it that much either which is why I kinda skipped the little part in the middle. Maybe I should have had a warning or something...I'll remember that for next time...anyway there definitely wont be any Knives/Millie kisses in this one so I think you are safe. Thanks for your review.
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ICENFS: Thanks for your review, it was very much appreciated and I hope you like this chapter just as much. As always I am here to please my reviewers.
White Ninja Spy: Thanks for both of your reviews and I'm glad you are enjoying this. I love writing it so maybe it works both ways. I'm sure that one day in the non-too distant future Ashley will have a baby brother or sister.
Pyro: Okay I'll keep the Knives going to Vash for help thing in mind. Ahh I can't believe that I spelled drawers wrong...the scary thing is when I checked through I never even noticed...but thank you so much for telling me since I used that word in the one-shot that I wrote and your correction made me double check the spelling of it. I always make silly little mistakes like those but I'm glad I had you to point it out so don't ever hesitate. Oh and on a random kind of note, the review you gave for the last chapter in Freedom was really cute and funny...well the part - and I quote - which said: 'I wanted them to make sweet gunsmokey love and have beautiful babies!' was funny. I put it on my msn messenger nickname and it brought up some strange conversations I can tell you. Anyway thanks so much for your review and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
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Neptune Butterfly: I hope you find little Kuroneko...maybe you should check some random places...anyway I'm glad you liked all the fluffiness, and I guess I'm in another fluffy mood this time round as well so there might be more of it in this chapter. Thanks for your review.
NinaWilliamsTheSilentAssassin: Oh yes everyone has to love the sweet but perverted gunman...for some reason that just makes him all the more attractive. And here is the update please don't die...otherwise I would cry and Vash would cry and...everyone would cry...even Knives! Thanks for your review.
Vashluver1: Thanks for your review, you sound just like me I adore Vash/Meryl pairings and I don't think there is a fic on here that hasn't escaped me. I'm sorry I took so long with this chapter and I apologise for that considering I have no excuse really. I hope you enjoy it.
MILLY: Yeah I know what you mean, most stories I have read with that pairing have been a little too OOC for me and I can't usually stick with them. I'm desperate not to do that though which is why I am going so slowly with the pair, and I agree that if any one would be able to bring Knives round it would be Millie. All the points you made were exactly how I think of this pairing also and I'm glad I'm not the only one. Your review was really nice and appreciated so thank you and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Rukato86: Yeah that kiss was very difficult to write; anyway thanks so much for your review and here is your update.
Lyn: Yeah to tell you the truth I'm really nervous about writing the wedding since I'll probably make it awful, but I will definitely try my best. Thanks for your review and yes things are getting interesting.
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Chapter 19 - Power
Meryl drew in a deep breath and filled her lungs with the scent of her lover, a smile curving the corners of her mouth as she wiggled around in his arms to embrace him fully, resting her head against his bare chest. Nothing else existed apart from him and she sighed in contentment.
The sound of his breathing was soft and reassuring and much more comforting than silence and she tipped her head up to glance into his restful face. His eyes were closed, his brow smooth and mouth slightly open, just like she had seen him in the car on the way to the city. She reached up and stroked the golden strands that insisted to hang over his eyes, a tender smile on her face. How she adored him.
She traced the line of his jaw and grinned as he shifted slightly to wrap his arms tighter around her slender frame.
"So did you have fun?" He murmured softly and laughed as the woman in his arms blushed and tried to hide her face against the pillow. He dipped his face and nuzzled softly against her neck, breathing in the scent of her skin.
"Vash..."
"Hmm?"
"What's the time?" Meryl asked quietly and Vash shifted slightly to get a better look at the clock.
"Four." He replied lazily as he held her tighter and let one hand trace the scar along her back.
She wriggled free from his grasp and looked at him sternly, "Vash we have to go round Millie's for dinner, remember?"
"I'd rather stay here with you." He reached out for her again but she managed to evade his grip and scramble out of the bed.
"We promised, Millie's family always has dinner at six so we still have time to get ready." Her stern glare made it quite clear that she wasn't going to back down and Vash nodded before rolling onto his stomach and burying his face into the pillow. 'Damn Millie and her wanting to involve us in her dinner plans' he thought.
Meryl shook her head and grabbing a towel padded past him and into the bathroom. The warm water was a definite comfort and she spent a lot longer in the warm envelope of water and steam than she usually did. Raising her face to greet the droplets of water she felt completely relaxed. Things were going much better than she ever thought they would, her family were nowhere in sight and Vash seemed quite content to stay with her.
Wrapping the towel around her she paused in front of the small bathroom mirror and tied back her dripping wet hair into a small ribbon so that it stayed out of her face.
"You look cute with your hair up." A voice from behind her said. She jumped and whirled round angrily.
"I thought I locked that door." She frowned.
"Nope." Vash grinned and wrapped his arms around her so that she couldn't escape.
"We have to get ready." She reminded him.
"I know..." Vash sighed and released her hesitantly.
"Listen, usually I would find some excuse not to go, but this is Millie and I feel that it's only right to accept her invitation." Meryl lectured, "She's our friend and it's the least we can do, plus I would like to see Ashley again and you can catch up with your brother...I'm still not completely sure of him so I think it's for the best."
"I guess..."
"Plus after today I will be going to see the chief at headquarters and explain to him about the situation. I will probably be working a lot after that and I wont have much time to spend with everyone."
"Can't you just pretend you're somewhere else and not tell him you are back?"
"No, I haven't sent a report in ages and it's about time I enlightened him on a few things."
"Do you think you should tell him that I'm here?"
"Well he'll figure it out on his own considering me and Millie are supposed to be watching you...I think I should tell him everything, maybe if I can make him see that it wasn't you who was doing all those bad things something can be done about your bounty..."
"Tell him about Knives you mean?"
"Yes."
"No...I can't let anyone know about my brother being involved, I don't want him to be blamed. He would get angry if someone tried to hunt him down or throw him in jail."
"So you'll continue to take the blame?"
"If it means keeping my brother calm and out of danger then yes."
Meryl sighed and closed her eyes leaning forwards against the sink in deep thought, explaining to the chief what had been going on was going to be difficult. She supposed she would just go there and think of things as she went along. Vash sighed and stroked her cheek gently knowing the difficult position he had put her in and wishing he could make things easier.
"Perhaps it would help if I came with you?" He asked. Meryl's eyes opened and she turned to look at him with a small smile on her face. Water droplets fell from her hair and cascaded down her face as she moved.
"Vash how would that help? The whole building would probably be evacuated." She laughed and hugged him affectionately.
"Surely they wouldn't believe that I'm some kind of monster after all your reports..." he faltered, "what exactly did you write in your reports?"
Meryl looked up at him with a mischievous glint in her eyes and smirked. "That's for me to know and for you to never find out." She told him and swept past him and into the bedroom to grab a change of clothes.
Meryl's POV
I didn't have many decent clothes I have to admit, and most of them consisted of my work uniform and other smart clothes for meetings and other such events. My casual wear consisted of a pair of jeans that were too scruffy and a few shirts that I hadn't worn for a long time.
I sighed and drew away from the wardrobe glaring at the evil garments that invaded the depths of it.
"What's up?" Vash's voice rang out as he entered the room.
"I have nothing to wear."
"Well if you ask me...I think you look pretty nice in that towel." Vash's grin disappeared at the evil glare I was sending him. "Uh okay I'm sorry."
"I guess I haven't been out in such a long time..." I murmured from where I was knelt on the ground. "I suppose I'll have to wear these." I tugged the jeans and a blue top from their hangers and draped them over my arm as I grabbed the brush from the small table.
I paused to glance at Vash who was looking at me in a strange way; he was leaning against the doorframe, his hair flopping carelessly around his face and his normally aqua eyes a deeper blue than usual.
"You could always go buy something." He said finally and I smiled and shook my head.
"There's no time and I'm sure Millie won't mind if I'm a little scruffier than usual."
"If you say so..." He trailed off and let his eyes fall to the ground. "Well I better get ready." He added and went into the bathroom.
I got changed into the unfamiliar clothes quickly before going to look into the mirror. I had to admit they looked a lot better on me than in the dark wardrobe but there was still something I didn't like about my appearance. I laughed quietly and took the ribbon from my hair so I could brush it. My hair hung in wet strands, which shone in the light as I brushed it.
My thoughts - as they often did - started to wander from what I was doing and concentrate on other things. It seemed that every time I thought I could finally relax and enjoy life there were other little things that kept reminding me life wasn't all that simple.
Lately it had been the worry of my family but that had slowly died down as the hours crawled on and I have to admit the prospect of meeting them didn't seem so bad. Vash was here with me now and he wouldn't let anything bad happen; not that I couldn't handle it myself...it just made me feel more secure with him around.
Sometimes though I would lie awake and worry about what the future might bring, will I wake up to an empty bed and find Vash gone? Or possibly have him chased away by bounty hunters who wanted to kill him and all those he loved? Would he get bored of staying with me and just leave? Or maybe his brother would go crazy again and force him to leave us.
Then there were the most recent worries that interrupted my dreams; I was no longer a simple human being. I had evolved into something else and that worried me more than most other things. I was completely different to the girl who everyone had once known and what if my body couldn't contain this new gained power and I was crushed under the weight of it? Vash seemed to think that since the Violet woman was fine with the power that I would be too, but sometimes I just had the feeling that I wasn't all right. That something inside of me had been awakened and was lying in wait to be released. Would I cause destruction just like Vash had done? That was the main fear that haunted me but I decided not to tell Vash about this. He would just be upset about it, and I didn't want that to happen.
I tied my hair back loosely so that some of it still hung in front of my eyes and sighed, trying to keep my thoughts from getting too out of control. Turning round I heard the sound of running water in the bathroom and smiled slightly. It was in these peaceful times that I could simply stand and look around at all that I had.
A nice home in this otherwise pleasant city and the man of my dreams. There wasn't much else I could ask for really when I thought about it. What could possibly make my life more complete than this?
I was so wrapped up in my thoughts I didn't even notice that the water had stopped running and Vash was staring at me strangely from the other side of the room until he cleared his throat. I jumped and looked at him, startled that I had allowed myself to become buried with my thoughts.
"You alright?" He asked with an amused smile.
"Fine, just thinking about how lucky I am that's all."
"Oh." His eyes darted around the room before settling on me again. "So are you hungry?"
"Vash we are going out to eat at Millie's, you can't eat before a meal." I rolled my eyes and tried my hardest not to laugh at him as he slumped into a chair.
"Look." I pointed at the clock; "It's almost five so not too long to wait. We could always go over early if you wanted."
"I suppose."
"If you're that hungry then go search the cupboards, we brought plenty of food earlier...just don't eat..." the rest of my sentence droned away as Vash instantly jumped up and dashed for the kitchen. "...Too much." I ended in a whisper.
Normal POV
Knives lay on his back staring up at the ceiling, his icy eyes dark with anger and confusion. He angled his head slightly to catch a glimpse of the large, round clock, which hung on the wall and sighed. It wasn't too long before his brother would be round at the house with his woman, then he would have to go down and face the music. If he didn't show up for dinner than everyone would be wondering why and Vash might suspect something, plus he was quite hungry since he hadn't eaten anything all day.
He rolled onto his side and let his mind wander back to the event that had occurred earlier that day. Why the hell had he done it? He didn't know but he had a feeling it was something to do with emotions - ones that he had never felt before in all his long life.
He was beginning to get restless, stuck in a small, strange room with all these weird people and was starting to think that it might not have been such a bad idea to go with his brother after all. At least then he wouldn't have done such an obscene and disgusting thing.
Anger boiled inside of him as memories of what had occurred gathered in strength, he felt sickened that he could find something like a kiss so nice. He wasn't supposed to be feeling this sort of thing at all, but still it chimed inside of his heart as a reminder that it might be possible for him to love. He rid himself of that thought completely and scowled, this just wasn't his day.
He could smell the food being prepared and his stomach growled with hunger as he moved closer to the door. Voices could be heard down in the kitchen and he wondered whether Millie was downstairs. He didn't want to risk going down just in case he bumped into her, he felt the heat of embarrassment return as he thought of the kiss.
A sudden knock on the door downstairs drew his attention and slipping out of his room he glanced downstairs and heard his brother's voice. They were early. Frowning he drew in a deep breath and descended the stairs.
Vash and Meryl couldn't wipe the surprised look off their faces as they were swarmed by the Thompson family, which seemed to have grown twice its size in numbers since their last visit the day before. After a large amount of greetings they managed to make their way into the kitchen where Millie, her mother and Ashley were preparing food.
"Hey Millie." Meryl smiled and waved as Millie turned around to look at them.
"You came!"
"Of course we did, so how have things been with Ashley?" Meryl asked as she glanced over at the boiling pot on the stove.
"She has been a complete angel." Millie's mother said cheerfully.
"And Knives?" Vash asked nervously.
Millie tensed a little at the mention of the man's name and her eyes darkened slightly, or perhaps it was the shadows in the room. Either way Meryl could sense that something had happened and even Vash noticed the smile shrink slightly at the mention of his brother's name.
"I haven't really seen much of him today." Millie spoke up finally and Ashley who had been stirring something on the oven turned and gave her a strange look.
"Haven't seen much of who today?" Came the cold voice from behind them and the group turned to see Knives entering the kitchen, his face set into a firm posture.
"We were just talking about you." Vash said cheerfully but Knives ignored him and let his eyes settle on Millie who had managed to hide behind her mother.
"Mom!" Ashley said, interrupting the awkward silence as she looked up at Meryl.
"What's wrong, are you okay?"
"Yes I'm fine, I was just wondering how long you are going to stay today."
"Oh, well I haven't given that much thought Ash." Meryl gave the child a fond smile and rested a hand on the top of her head. "So what have you been up to today?"
"Me and Kathy went shopping."
"You didn't cause trouble did you?"
"Mom, do you really think I would?" She raised an eyebrow questioningly and Meryl laughed and shook her head. "We talked about really good stuff."
"Really?"
"Yup we talked about babies." Ashley's grin widened as Meryl's relaxed happy face faltered to something that may have resembled horror if she hadn't been so quick to guard against it.
Vash looked on at the two in confusion, "Is someone having a baby?" he asked and Ashley shrugged, the mischievous glint never leaving her eyes. "I guess it's up to Meryl isn't it." She sighed and skipped past them and out of the door.
"You know..." Vash said quietly, "I think she's up to something." He glanced back at his brother who had a distant look in his eyes and couldn't help but wonder what was on his mind. Something was up with him but he couldn't quite get it, had something upset him whilst staying here?
Knives' POV
She was still hiding from me, her head bowed so that her hair completely concealed her face from my vision. She was staring into the boiling pot as if it might jump up and bite her. I knew she probably was upset about what had happened earlier today but for some reason I don't sense anger in her, just a confusion and embarrassment quite similar to my emotions.
My oblivious brother is looking at me with that stupid concerned look on his face, those eyes staring at me intently. I'm starting to feel a little uncomfortable in this crowded kitchen and that annoying child who just left was even more irritating than my brother. He didn't even realise what she was up to which made things even more sickening. My brother was being outwitted by a little girl.
I stood in silence and listened to the pointless conversations being passed around the kitchen wondering whether I should just leave again. I doubted that anyone would notice my disappearance.
"Right, dinner is almost ready so everyone go grab a seat in the other room." Millie's mother said, raising her wooden spoon as if it was some kind of weapon as she forced us out of the room. Muttering angrily I cast a final glance at Millie who was still staring at the pot before following my brother and his woman out of the room.
The room was filled with people and the table was almost completely filled up, there were a few family members I recognised but others who I had never seen before. They were all so similar in looks and personality that it was disturbing and I sat down opposite my brother being careful not to look him in the eye.
Food was brought out and everyone helped themselves to plates and all sorts of food. My brother almost instantly tucked into the meal with a ravenous quality that was both shocking and disgusting. The child was talking to another woman who was apparently named Kathy and Vash and his woman were talking quietly about something uninteresting.
The dinner was pretty boring and extremely noisy, with everyone talking at once. It gave me a headache trying to pick out an interesting conversation to listen to; I shouldn't have bothered since all of them were talking about things I had no interest in. I also noticed that my brother hadn't even tried to tidy up his eating habits much to the annoyance of the short girl who kept jabbing him in the side.
I took a small glance at Millie from the corner of my eye and our eyes locked briefly before she looked away again and I found myself doing the same. A few seconds later I had the feeling someone was watching me and spotted her ocean blue eyes on me again. I shifted uncomfortably and wondered what she was thinking, I suppose I could have looked into her thoughts but for some reason I felt wrong going into her mind.
Vash's woman choked suddenly as if she had just been told something shocking in the middle of taking a bite of food. I turned to glare at her as she took a sip of water and angled her head towards Millie. Her wide-eyed stare at the woman soon turned briefly to me before returning to her friend.
Vash was looking at her strangely and continued to ask whether she was okay, and all she could do was nod her head and continue to stare at her friend in a rather impolite manner. I turned my attention back towards the food; my stomach reminding me that it was well over due to be fed.
Meryl's POV
I tried to catch my breath from the choking that I had been doing and leaned forwards to take another drink of water. Vash had managed to stop eating long enough to notice my discomfort and was rubbing my back comfortingly. I glanced up at his face and saw the concern in his eyes, what did he think was going to happen to me? That I would suddenly keel over and die from choking?
I found my eyes being drawn to Millie again and I felt a great realisation dawn on me. That was why she had been so nervous at the mention of Knives. What was happening to me? I had been looking straight at her and I knew she hadn't said anything but that voice had definitely been hers, maybe a little fainter than normal.
Had I read her mind? Imagined it? Gone crazy? Maybe it was all of these things but for some reason I had lost my appetite. Luckily no one had really noticed that I had stopped eating and I patiently waited for the others to finish their meal, my head running over what I had just heard.
'I wonder whether Knives regretted that kiss, or perhaps there was something more behind it?' I shuddered and cast a nervous glance at Knives who was looking at his nearly empty plate.
As soon as everyone started getting up I got to my feet and headed outside to stand on the porch and look out at the city. The air was contentedly cool and leaning against the house I drew in a deep breath and glanced up at the darkening sky. I caught a twinkle of the first star in the sky and felt myself relax, there was no point panicking over something like this. It was pathetic.
"So this is where you ran off to." Vash said cheerfully as he came out of the house, his eyes looking at me somewhat hesitantly.
"I just needed some air to think."
"About what?"
"I don't need to tell you." I snapped and he looked a little hurt, "It was just something that happened earlier..."
"When?"
"At the table...I think I overheard something I wasn't supposed to." I cleared my throat and looked up at his face, "I think I heard Millie's thoughts without meaning to."
I could have laughed at the look on his face if I hadn't been so scared about the whole situation. The news seemed to take a while to register and then his eyes returned to their usual kindly shine that made me feel much safer.
"Well I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later."
"What's that supposed to mean?" I tried to contain my anger.
"Well since you have plant energy inside of you there is a strong possibility that you would gain some of the powers of a plant as well."
"You mean you can hear a person's thoughts?" I tried to hide my horror, 'had he read my thoughts?'
"Yeah, but I can control the power so I can't hear them."
"Oh." I looked back inside the house, which had quietened down considerably. Everyone was most likely tired out from the conversations that had taken place over the dinner table. "I'm going home." I said finally.
Vash caught my wrist as I passed by him his stern and thoughtful gaze falling onto me. "So what did you hear that got you so upset?"
"I...uhh..." I trailed off and diverted my gaze. "Just something I shouldn't have that's all."
"So you wont tell me?"
"I think there is something going on between Millie and...your brother." I ended in a disbelieving whisper.
"Even I could tell there was some tension between them but what do you mean? They had a fight?"
"No...they, I think they kissed." I have to admit this was a very uncomfortable situation and I risked a look up into Vash's face.
At first his face was serious then a sudden smile spread across his features. "Well I didn't think Millie was Knives' type." He leaned in the doorway and yelled goodbye to everyone before leading me back down the street towards our home.
"What the hell are you talking about?! I think that brother of yours might have brainwashed my friend!"
He laughed and shook his head, "Meryl if my brother had brainwashed Millie we would have known about it, plus with Millie keeping Knives out of trouble we get to spend lots more time together."
"I don't think you are seeing the situation here." He was really irritating me now.
"Okay I'll talk to him the next time we are alone if it'll make you feel better. Just try not to worry about it."
"And what about me?"
"What about you?" He looked down at me.
"I don't want to go hearing anymore of their thoughts. Especially ones like that!"
"Calm down."
"And why hasn't it happened before now?"
"It probably just takes a while to get into your system...thoughts are easy to block out anyway." He shrugged.
"You have had a lot more practise than me." I pouted.
"Then I'll give you my secrets."
We continued walking down the darkening street listening to the voices of the people still wondering around in the city. I don't think these streets would know the meaning of silence but at least they were never lonely. I turned my head back to glance up at Millie's house and felt tears sting in my eyes. 'Why hadn't Millie told me what was going on?' that girl always wanted to keep things to herself and I thought if Vash was going to talk to his brother then I could talk to her and try to figure out what was going on. After all, we had been through so much together.
I am so sorry this took so long, this chapter took me about two weeks to write. I would wake up nice and early so I could write it in peace and quiet and the next thing I know everyone is downstairs causing a racket. This chapter absolutely sucked so I will definitely make it up to you next time. I'm thinking of going to the library to write, at least it'll be quiet.
Sorry again for the long wait and poor attempt at a chapter, I will submit a next chapter as soon as possible.