--Blahblahblahtalkandstuff--: means people are thinking to themselves.
( ): Means Vash and Knives are talking in their minds, or whatever.
Disclaimer: I don't own Trigun. No Vash, no Knives...you get the picture, right?
Chapter 12.
The next day Milly and Meryl slept in late. Knives slept for a while, but woke up early the next morning and couldn't go back to sleep. At ten, Vash slowly opened his eyes. The shades were drawn, but he could still see light coming through. He spotted the insurance girls across the room and was so relieved to see them.
--I didn't know they were here too. – Vash looked to see his brother resting in bed staring straight at him. (Knives, what's going on? Why are the girls here? Do you plan to hurt them?) Worry filled his head and he tried to get up, but couldn't.
(Darn it, Vash, quit trying to move! We had another fight and they brought us in here. I don't plan on touching them unless they provoke me. The short one is getting on my last nerve, however!)
--Meryl. – Vash though, but Knives heard it too.
"Do you finally have your memory back?" Knives asked out loud.
Vash was confused. "What do you mean? I haven't lost my memory...well, maybe I have since I don't know why the heck we had another fight. Knives, are you okay? You seem better off than I am."
Knives sent him a small grin. "I had the advantage over you, but if you don't remember, I don't want to tell you. It wouldn't make a difference anyway."
"I'm so hungry,"
"Ain't my department, brother. I'll wake the sleeping humans if you want something."
"Knives, you've changed: I can tell. I wish I knew what was going on." This was what Vash had been waiting for: his brother being decent towards people! He'd find out eventually. Meryl or Milly would most likely blab everything to him...or just Milly anyway.
Knives yelled to the two and Meryl jumped with a start. As soon as she noticed the time, she shook Milly out of her sleep and went over to Vash's side. Still tired, she leaned her head back and closed her eyes. "Milly, could you bring me some breakfast today? I don't think I can lift a finger."
"You'd better be able to lift a finger!" Knives scowled. "Vash is starving and I'm not about to fix him anything."
Meryl's eyes shot open and she sat straight up. Her head turned ever so slowly to see if he was really awake. She shrieked happily when she saw his eyes open and looking into hers.
"Hey, Mer—"
She narrowed her eyes. Don't even think about trying to do anything. You're in terrible shape, and I better not see you move nor hear you speak unless I say so! Understand me? Don't answer that, I'll pretend you do."
"He understands," Knives said, stretching from his position on the bed. He got up and had no trouble walking towards the door. –Great, now I've gone soft. My muscles feel so flabby. –
In his mind, Vash asked what happened to him and Knives. He sounded shocked and a little scared. (You should know what happened, but I'm not telling you now because I know what will happen if I do.)
"Excuse me, Knives, could you help me out here?" Milly stood in the doorway juggling four trays consisting of food, silverware, and milk cartons. Knives grabbed a tray for himself.
"I fee like I'm back in school." Meryl groaned. "Can you sit up and eat, Vash?"
Knives rolled his eyes. "You just told him not to say anything."
That irritated her. "Was I talking to you? If I want your opinion, I'll ask for it."
Vash's eyes grew big. (Help me out here, Knives, before she hurts me more than I am already!)
Knives laughed. How could he allow himself to be afraid of a puny spider such as her?
"What's so funny?" Meryl wanted to know.
"He thinks you're going to hurt him."
"Huh?" It went completely over her head. "If you think you know what he's thinking, then why don't you get your lazy butt over here and feed him yourself? He is YOUR brother!" She gave him one of her infamous angry looks.
Knives looked the other way and closed his eyes, pretending to ignore her.
Vash practically inhaled his food and would have loved to eat more, but he was too tired. Meryl caught sight of Vash trying to keep his eyes open. "Just promise me you'll wake up, okay?" His head turned to the side and his steady breathing told them he was asleep. "Vash?"
"He heard you, he heard you!" Knives had finished with his food by then and was headed out the door.
"How do you know?"
He rolled his eyes yet again. He'd been doing a lot of that frequently now. He barely glanced at her. "To put it in the most understandable terms for your simple mind, I'm his twin brother and I just know. You can believe it or not, I don't give a crap."
"Here, Knives, I'll show you where the kitchen is. You can even help me wash dishes if you want." Milly said. "I'm so glad you two are okay. I knew you would be."
The man was unimpressed by her elated attitude. –I can't believe she offered to LET me help her work! Like she's treating me as if I wasn't good enough to do it in the first place. – He groaned in contempt.
"You don't have to if you don't want to do it." She said as if she had read his mind. Her smile still stayed. "I just figured it would be a break from sitting around doing nothing all day. If you don't work, you don't eat."
--A genuine smile: when was the last time I had one of those, not including when I was killing people? It was when Vash and I were younger. Hmph, I don't smile anymore. –
After Milly finished cleaning up and found there wasn't anything left to do, she decided to hang out in the front room. "I can't believe nobody is here. I wonder what made them all leave. Did something scare them away?"
Knives followed her. She could prove to be entertaining at times. "It's because they were scared of Vash and me."
"When you were shooting, right? That's silly to be afraid of you. How come they aren't back yet? Shooting doesn't last forever."
"It's silly NOT to be afraid of me. I'm the most dangerous being alive!" He smiled wickedly as he boasted.
"That's funny: everyone else is more afraid of Vash now that I think of it."
"Only because the world is ignorant...just like you."
Milly scratched her head trying to figure out what he meant. She refused to accept it as anything bad. "I'm not afraid of Vash; he's my friend...just like you."
Knives still didn't understand how Vash could make friends with the humans. What Milly said really pissed him off! He jerked her up by her arm and said, "I am not now, nor will I EVER be your fr—"
A noise outside stopped him mid sentence. They both looked to see a crowd of...what was it? Policemen and some angry citizens surrounded the doors. Some of them brandished their weapons and others were gesturing and pointing frantically at him and Milly.
"This could get interesting," he smirked and let go of Milly. "So that's where all the spiders went—to get reinforcements."
"Wow, look at all the people. Hey, Meryl, —!"
"Don't call her, you fool!" Knives hissed. "I'll deal with them myself by finding a friekin' doctor."
Meryl came running out of the room at the sound of Milly's voice. She guessed she might be in trouble, but when she got to the two, she immediately saw the crowd.
"Don't worry, Knives is going to get a doctor for Vash."
"No way, I'm not letting you go out there! I know what you want to do to them. If anyone is going, it's going to be me! Got it?" She stuck her pointer finger in his face and he didn't appreciate it.
"You think they're going to listen to a shrimp like you? Heh, fat chance! I'd have an easier time bringing Legato back from the dead." He wouldn't listen to her and grabbed her arm forcing her away from him like she didn't way a thing.
He swung open the door and stood in front of them all. "What the heck do you want? You're all standing out here like a bunch of cowards instead of coming in and confronting me."
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I had to cut the story off somewhere. Yay, I can't wait to post the next chappie because I get to introduce a new character. He is completely made up, though.
Thanks, Lunis, for your review. I saw one and a half episodes, the first one and the one when they were kids and my brother wouldn't quit talking about the entire show, so most of my info came from him and fan fiction So you're a Christian? Me too!! ROCK ON!!!!
( ): Means Vash and Knives are talking in their minds, or whatever.
Disclaimer: I don't own Trigun. No Vash, no Knives...you get the picture, right?
Chapter 12.
The next day Milly and Meryl slept in late. Knives slept for a while, but woke up early the next morning and couldn't go back to sleep. At ten, Vash slowly opened his eyes. The shades were drawn, but he could still see light coming through. He spotted the insurance girls across the room and was so relieved to see them.
--I didn't know they were here too. – Vash looked to see his brother resting in bed staring straight at him. (Knives, what's going on? Why are the girls here? Do you plan to hurt them?) Worry filled his head and he tried to get up, but couldn't.
(Darn it, Vash, quit trying to move! We had another fight and they brought us in here. I don't plan on touching them unless they provoke me. The short one is getting on my last nerve, however!)
--Meryl. – Vash though, but Knives heard it too.
"Do you finally have your memory back?" Knives asked out loud.
Vash was confused. "What do you mean? I haven't lost my memory...well, maybe I have since I don't know why the heck we had another fight. Knives, are you okay? You seem better off than I am."
Knives sent him a small grin. "I had the advantage over you, but if you don't remember, I don't want to tell you. It wouldn't make a difference anyway."
"I'm so hungry,"
"Ain't my department, brother. I'll wake the sleeping humans if you want something."
"Knives, you've changed: I can tell. I wish I knew what was going on." This was what Vash had been waiting for: his brother being decent towards people! He'd find out eventually. Meryl or Milly would most likely blab everything to him...or just Milly anyway.
Knives yelled to the two and Meryl jumped with a start. As soon as she noticed the time, she shook Milly out of her sleep and went over to Vash's side. Still tired, she leaned her head back and closed her eyes. "Milly, could you bring me some breakfast today? I don't think I can lift a finger."
"You'd better be able to lift a finger!" Knives scowled. "Vash is starving and I'm not about to fix him anything."
Meryl's eyes shot open and she sat straight up. Her head turned ever so slowly to see if he was really awake. She shrieked happily when she saw his eyes open and looking into hers.
"Hey, Mer—"
She narrowed her eyes. Don't even think about trying to do anything. You're in terrible shape, and I better not see you move nor hear you speak unless I say so! Understand me? Don't answer that, I'll pretend you do."
"He understands," Knives said, stretching from his position on the bed. He got up and had no trouble walking towards the door. –Great, now I've gone soft. My muscles feel so flabby. –
In his mind, Vash asked what happened to him and Knives. He sounded shocked and a little scared. (You should know what happened, but I'm not telling you now because I know what will happen if I do.)
"Excuse me, Knives, could you help me out here?" Milly stood in the doorway juggling four trays consisting of food, silverware, and milk cartons. Knives grabbed a tray for himself.
"I fee like I'm back in school." Meryl groaned. "Can you sit up and eat, Vash?"
Knives rolled his eyes. "You just told him not to say anything."
That irritated her. "Was I talking to you? If I want your opinion, I'll ask for it."
Vash's eyes grew big. (Help me out here, Knives, before she hurts me more than I am already!)
Knives laughed. How could he allow himself to be afraid of a puny spider such as her?
"What's so funny?" Meryl wanted to know.
"He thinks you're going to hurt him."
"Huh?" It went completely over her head. "If you think you know what he's thinking, then why don't you get your lazy butt over here and feed him yourself? He is YOUR brother!" She gave him one of her infamous angry looks.
Knives looked the other way and closed his eyes, pretending to ignore her.
Vash practically inhaled his food and would have loved to eat more, but he was too tired. Meryl caught sight of Vash trying to keep his eyes open. "Just promise me you'll wake up, okay?" His head turned to the side and his steady breathing told them he was asleep. "Vash?"
"He heard you, he heard you!" Knives had finished with his food by then and was headed out the door.
"How do you know?"
He rolled his eyes yet again. He'd been doing a lot of that frequently now. He barely glanced at her. "To put it in the most understandable terms for your simple mind, I'm his twin brother and I just know. You can believe it or not, I don't give a crap."
"Here, Knives, I'll show you where the kitchen is. You can even help me wash dishes if you want." Milly said. "I'm so glad you two are okay. I knew you would be."
The man was unimpressed by her elated attitude. –I can't believe she offered to LET me help her work! Like she's treating me as if I wasn't good enough to do it in the first place. – He groaned in contempt.
"You don't have to if you don't want to do it." She said as if she had read his mind. Her smile still stayed. "I just figured it would be a break from sitting around doing nothing all day. If you don't work, you don't eat."
--A genuine smile: when was the last time I had one of those, not including when I was killing people? It was when Vash and I were younger. Hmph, I don't smile anymore. –
After Milly finished cleaning up and found there wasn't anything left to do, she decided to hang out in the front room. "I can't believe nobody is here. I wonder what made them all leave. Did something scare them away?"
Knives followed her. She could prove to be entertaining at times. "It's because they were scared of Vash and me."
"When you were shooting, right? That's silly to be afraid of you. How come they aren't back yet? Shooting doesn't last forever."
"It's silly NOT to be afraid of me. I'm the most dangerous being alive!" He smiled wickedly as he boasted.
"That's funny: everyone else is more afraid of Vash now that I think of it."
"Only because the world is ignorant...just like you."
Milly scratched her head trying to figure out what he meant. She refused to accept it as anything bad. "I'm not afraid of Vash; he's my friend...just like you."
Knives still didn't understand how Vash could make friends with the humans. What Milly said really pissed him off! He jerked her up by her arm and said, "I am not now, nor will I EVER be your fr—"
A noise outside stopped him mid sentence. They both looked to see a crowd of...what was it? Policemen and some angry citizens surrounded the doors. Some of them brandished their weapons and others were gesturing and pointing frantically at him and Milly.
"This could get interesting," he smirked and let go of Milly. "So that's where all the spiders went—to get reinforcements."
"Wow, look at all the people. Hey, Meryl, —!"
"Don't call her, you fool!" Knives hissed. "I'll deal with them myself by finding a friekin' doctor."
Meryl came running out of the room at the sound of Milly's voice. She guessed she might be in trouble, but when she got to the two, she immediately saw the crowd.
"Don't worry, Knives is going to get a doctor for Vash."
"No way, I'm not letting you go out there! I know what you want to do to them. If anyone is going, it's going to be me! Got it?" She stuck her pointer finger in his face and he didn't appreciate it.
"You think they're going to listen to a shrimp like you? Heh, fat chance! I'd have an easier time bringing Legato back from the dead." He wouldn't listen to her and grabbed her arm forcing her away from him like she didn't way a thing.
He swung open the door and stood in front of them all. "What the heck do you want? You're all standing out here like a bunch of cowards instead of coming in and confronting me."
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I had to cut the story off somewhere. Yay, I can't wait to post the next chappie because I get to introduce a new character. He is completely made up, though.
Thanks, Lunis, for your review. I saw one and a half episodes, the first one and the one when they were kids and my brother wouldn't quit talking about the entire show, so most of my info came from him and fan fiction So you're a Christian? Me too!! ROCK ON!!!!