Disclaimer: don't own trigun!!!
So this is a remake of chapter two. Enjoy!
Chapter 2: "Another Encounter with the Devil"
It was about a week later when vash and the gang got to their next destination. It seemed like a peaceful town once again. Everyone was back, and friendlier than ever. Vash thought it would be a great idea to stay there for a while. So vash and Nicholas went in search of a nice, cozy place to stay. Milly dragged Meryl, of course, to the candy and sweets shop.
"This looks like a quiet place. Don't you agree Nicholas?" Vash said, pointing to a pleasant looking inn.
"I guess so. Let's go in." Nicholas popped out his first cigarette of the day and lit it. So Vash and Nicholas walked into the inn.
"Please sir...I don't want any trouble here today. This is a peaceful place!" the owner of the inn was being held at gun point. Vash and Nicholas stopped dead in their tracks. They both held their breath.
"Oh...I didn't know we would have company so soon. Did you?" The man holding the gun said. He was tall. He had very light blonde hair, and blue eyes. And if I didn't know any better, I would say that was knives!
"I thought they would have been here sooner to tell you the truth." The other guy said. He had medium blue hair, and beautiful gold eyes. It was legato. "In fact..., Nicholas? You're just the person that I wanted to see." Legato said stepping a little closer to him.
Knives dropped the inn keeper, and joined legato. "Hello vash. How have you been all these years? I started to get worried that you had forgotten all about me." Knives seemed to be amused at what he was doing to his brother. Vash was shaking now. A little bit of sweat rolled down vash's face.
"Oh...I almost forgot." Knives lifted his gun up again aiming it at the inn keeper. "I forgot to give you your gift for giving us a room." Knives pulled the trigger of the gun, firing a shot which killed the inn keeper. "He was such a kind person to as while we stayed here. After all he deserved something since I couldn't pay him in cash." Knives said with a smile that made you want to run screaming.
"You're such a cruel person knives!" Vash was shouting at his brother. Vash got into a fighting stance.
"Not cruel...just evil." Knives replied. "I just like to get to the point faster than legato does. Isn't that right legato?"
"Yes master. I love to toy around with my prey first." Legato said, smiling like the devil he was. "You know what I mean vash." Then he added, "I'm quit sure Nicholas knows what I'm talking about too. Right, Nicholas?"
Knives stepped closer to Vash, who was still in a fighting stance. "Please vash, not inside. I like to fight in an open environment. You know that. Let's take this quarrel outside...shall we?" Knives started to walk towards the door. "Aren't you coming?"
Vash and Nicholas both followed knives. As legato walked out, he put some cash on the now deceased inn keepers desk. Then he walked out with the others.
People had stated to clear the streets when they say the four men pulling guns out.
"So, how do you want to do this? Do you want to shoot first vash? Or would you rather me shoot first?" knives asked rather bluntly. "Personally I want to make this quick. I have an engagement to attend in a bit."
"You're a damn bastard knives. I hope you know that." Vash said in a really hateful voice.
"Takes one to know one brother." Knives hissed back. "Besides, you didn't answer my question." Knives was reloading his gun. "You know vash...it was a shame I had to kill those people today. But they were really getting on my nerves. So I simply had to do something about it."
"Go to hell knives." Vash was starting to get angry.
Meanwhile, next to them, Nicholas and legato were staring each other down.
"Nice tie you have on Nicholas...where did you get it?" Legato laughed.
"Shut up and draw your gun you idiot. I'm ready to get this over with." Nicholas knew what legato had meant when he said, toying with his prey. Nicholas had witnessed that once before when he was younger.
"Master Knives. I think these worthless animals are afraid of us. Don't you?" Legato looked over at were knives and Vash were. Knives was standing there smirking.
"I would agree legato. Why, they're so scared their shaking. I find this rather amusing. And I'm quit sure you do too." Knives was bringing his gun up, aiming it at Vash. "It's time Vash. Say good-bye to your worthless life." Knives went to pull the trigger, but when he did, the gun went flying. Someone had shot the gun out his hand. Knives looked in the direction from which the shot was fired. There was a small silhouette walking towards them.
"Who did that!?" Knives demanded. "Who in the hell did that!?" Knives was pissed off now.
The person who was walking towards them spoke. "You should know better not to shoot your own flesh and blood, you dumbass." It was the voice of a young woman. After a few seconds, she was noticeable. And sure enough...it was her. Knives perked up, then looked her over. "Ah netorie... Just the person I wanted to see. We have so much to catch up on." Knives started to walk towards her.
"Knives...what are you talking about? She's not one of us anymore." Legato sounded like he was about to have a cow.
"Like I said, I wanted to talk to her." Knives continued walking to her, and then he turned to Vash once more. "This will have to wait Vash. I have more important things to take care of first. I'm sure that you understand." Them he reached netorie.
"Don't you take a step closer to me, you bastard." Netorie was slightly shaking when she pulled out her gun.
"What's wrong my dear? Are you scared of me?"
"Hell no. I'm not scared of you. I'm just not feeling well at the moment...that's all." Netorie said, cocking her gun at him.
"Oh I think you are, my dear." Knives looked at her.
"Knives! Leave her alone!" Vash shouted from where he was standing.
"What do you care Vash? She is none of your concern. You don't want to help her. Besides...this little desert blossom belongs to me dear brother." Knives grabs netorie's gun, throwing it to the side. Them he embraces her very close to him. Netorie was helpless.
"Let go of me Knives." Netorie tried to get away, but knives was too strong for her. "I don't think that's an option for you Netorie." Knives held her closer, as if that were even possible.
"I thought that you wanted to talk to me...not sexually abuse me." Netorie gave knives a look that said, I'll kill you for this.
Legato was looking at knives now. Nicholas had walked over to Vash. Vash was getting madder every second.
"Vash...lets go. We don't need to interfere with this. Let them be." Nicholas put his hand on Vash's shoulder. "Come on." Vash pushed Nicholas away.
"No! I'm going to help her." Vash pointed his gun at knives' back. Them he pulled the trigger. Knives let go of netorie, and turned around.
"What was that for Vash!? How could you do this?" Knives fell to his knees in pain. "For your sake...you better hope that I don't die Vash. If I did...how could you live knowing you took a life...again?" Knives smirked, and then fell on his stomach.
Netorie kicked him in the side. "Thanks but I could have handled this on my own." Netorie gave vash and Nicholas a look.
Then Nicholas spoke. "I'm quit sure that you could've...vash lets go." Nicholas turned around and started walking away.
"Your names Netorie right?..." vash looked at her.
"That's correct...why?" Netorie looked at vash a little shyly.
"Come with me. I want to talk to you." Vash smiled.
"But,...what about your friend? Won't he be mad?" Netorie asked innocently.
"Don't worry about Nicholas. It will be fine I'm sure." Vash turned around and started to walk in the direction Nicholas went. Netorie hesitated at first, but then followed.
Legato walked over to where knives was laying. "It seems that your plan went wrong master..." Legato leaned down to help knives up.
"My plan didn't go all that bad...he took the bait. See? He shot me because of Netorie." Knives watched Vash and netorie walk away. "The stage is set...the spot light...is now hers."
That was chapter 2! A huge improvement!!!!!! It will be next week before chapter 3 is up. Please R&R thankz!!!