Chapter 5: Never Die
Knives opened his eyes and smirked. He sat up and looked over at Vash and kicked him.
" Get up you idiot," Knives said
Vash sat up and looked over at Knives.
" It's good to be back from the dead…again," Vash said
Knives stood up and removed the bullet from his armor. Vash shook his coat and the bullet fell from his coat. He picked up both guns and tossed one to Knives.
" You'll need it," Vash said
" She's got my gun," Knives siad
" Yeah I know and no one touches your gun…I got it," Vash said
Vash and Knives walked off around the house searching for Raven and the other two. Vash loaded his gun and got it ready to shoot, Knives wouldn't let Raven take him down twice. He wasn't letting his guard down this time. Vash felt the anger rage through him.
" I'm going to kill you Legato," he thought, " I won't let you interfere in my life any longer."
Megami looked at Alicia slapped her across the face.
" How could you betray us?" Megami said
" I didn't betray you, I brought them here," Alicia said
" Your in love with Millions," Megami said
Legato stood there and watched Megami discipline Alicia. Alicia looked at Megami and then Megami looked at Legato.
" She's your daughter too," Megami said
Legato walked over to Alicia and grabbed Alicia's wrist and squeezed it tightly.
" Do you think you would have been able to get away with it? Legato questioned
" Ow," Alicia said, " Let go."
She used her other hand to try to break his grip off her wrist.
" Don't ignore the question," Legato growled, " Did you think your could get away with it."
" Yes!" Alicia shouted
Legato brought his hand back and slapped Alicia across the face. Alicia fell back from the powerful hit. She looked down at the ground and tears fell from her face.
" Knives…is one of us," she whispered
" He will never be one of us," Megami said, " Don't let me ever hear you utter those words again."
Alicia remained there and did not look up at either one of her parents. She just breathed and waited, knowing both Knives and Vash were alive.
Legato looked up from hearing something. A smile crawled up his lips and Megami looked at him
" They're alive," he said
" Is it possible?" she asked
" Yes, they have protection," Legato said
" The coat of the Heavens and the World Beyond," Megami said
Vash stopped and closed his eyes for a second. Knives looked at Vash and continued on without him. Vash opened his eyes and looked around seeing Knives walked off. He took a turn and head into the direction where Megami and Legato were.
Knives walked down the opposite way as Vash and there he found an unlocked door, he opened it and saw a light down the set of stairs. He walked down and saw a small lab, knowing it had to be Raven's. He continued down and saw there was more. She had things set up as though she was waiting for someone. Knives looked around and looked at the bottles that were constantly turning. He saw bottles of the clear formula that Vash had shown him that day when he got shot.
" It's impossible," Knives said
" It's possible," Raven's voice came from behind
Knives looked and she fired a tranquilizer at Knives, hitting him in the neck. She looked at him as she saw his eyes roll back, then he fell to the ground.
" Don't mess with me Millions, you can't say no to me without consequences," she said
She lifted Knives up onto the metal table and looked at him. She slipped off his coat and looked at the full body armor, she ran her hand down the white body armor.
" It's so perfect," she whispered
Raven undid the armor and finished undressing Knives. She laid a sheet over his unclothed body and looked at him.
" You are just to perfect to let go Millions," she said
She took a needle and tapped the vein on his arm. She took some blood from him and kissed his cheek.
" You've just helped me," Raven said
Raven placed it in a small bottle and placed in her pocket. She walked up and heard gun fire down the hall. She ran down the hall pulling the blade of Hades from her holster. She came to the room down the hall and saw no one, she narrowed her eyes and suddenly the blade of Hades flew out her hand. She looked and as it came down it was hit again. It slid across the floor and she looked over and saw two glowing eyes appear from the shadows.
" Vash," she growled
" You were expecting someone else," he growled
Raven felt the hair on the back of he neck rise and she shook slightly, hearing his voice. He wasn't the weak Vash she had shot with a bullet, he was much different. He remained in the shadows and Raven began to advance. She looked at him and smirked, then a sinister laugh escaped her lips.
" Your wounded badly aren't you Vash the stampede?" Raven said
He reached and grabbed the gun and blood dripped from his arm. He vanished into the shadows and Raven smiled.
" You can run, but can't hide," Raven called
She followed the dull scent of blood and seeing the spots of blood that made a trail. She stopped and looked around listening for heavy breathing. Vash watched her from the shadows and he closed his eyes as he held his wounds.
" Why me?" he thought
Raven got closer and Vash drew his gun, he aimed at her as she walked by, then shot her. He shot her in the hip and she crumbled to her knees. She saw his glowing eyes appear and then an outline of his form touch the light. He walked out hold his side and breathing deep.
" You bastard," she growled
" That's what you get for interfering with my life and my families," he said
He raised the gun and aimed it at her. Raven breathed deep and Vash looked at her, his eyes continued to glow. She waited for him to pull away, but that wouldn't happen. Vash was no longer in her eyes the weak one, he was the one who everyone feared, the legendary gunman that destroyed July. She struggled to stand to her feet and finally did with blood dripping down her leg. She looked at Vash as his white coat was soaked in blood.
" Perhaps your coat isn't all that powerful," she said
" It's only a flesh wound," he said, " I'll recover in a day."
" A day, your body takes that long to heal a simple wound?" she questioned, " How sad that is?"
She made a swift move with her good leg and hit Vash in the side with her heal. Her heal was sharp like a knife to he cut threw. His growled and grabbed her leg and she looked at him. He dropped his gun and Raven broke free and kicked him. He fell to his knees and as she was about to finish him off he pulled the gun, and a shot was fired. There was silence and then Raven stumbled back. She looked at Vash and Vash looked at her as his eyes suddenly returned. She fell to the ground and Vash looked at his gun and then looked up. Alicia walked out of the shadows holding a gun.
" Are you alright?" she asked
" You killed her," Vash said
" She was going to kill you," Alicia said
Vash breathed deep and stood up and then fell to his knees. Alicia walked over to him and knelt down beside him.
" Your bleeding badly, let me get you some help. Down the hall there's a lab, can you make it there?" she asked
" Yes," Vash said
He stood up and winced in pain and Alicia guided him down the hall. Vash breathed deep holding his wounded side. He stumbled a few times and Alicia helped him, once they got there Vash sat on the stairs. Alicia walked down to retrieve some bandages and medicine, Raven made specially for plants, it was to replenish the loss blood of a plant. She turned seeing Knives on the metal table, she walked to his side seeing he had been sedated. She looked to one side and saw the armor and coat sitting there.
" Vash your brother has been tranquilized," Alicia said to him mentally
" Is he alive?" Vash thought back weakly
" Yes, but I can not revive him," Alicia said
" He will come to," Vash thought
Alicia nodded and took what she needed. She walked over and Vash removed the coat then Alicia placed a bandage around Vash's wound with the medicine.
" I'm sorry," Alicia said
" Why do you have to be sorry?" Vash said
" Because it's my fault," Alicia said, " If I had never came, none of this would have happened."
Vash looked at Alicia as she sat there looking down the spiral staircase.
" You care about my brother don't you?" Vash questioned
" I feel like I've been called to him," Alicia said
Vash gave a slight nod and said, " Attraction from afar."
" I guess, but he'll never take me now, I've betrayed him," Alicia said
" Your giving him to much credit," Vash said
After an hour a moan came from down below and Alicia walked down. Knives opened his eyes and let his eyes adjusted.
" Knives," she said
He turned and looked at her and narrowed his eyes, he sat up and made a grab for her throat.
" Knives please," she said
" Why should I trust you?" Knives questioned
" Because I've killed Raven," Alicia said
" That doesn't mean I can trust you, you tried to kill me," Knives growled
Alicia shook her head and said, " No, my aunt tried to kill you. I am in love with you Knives. I would do anything to be with you."
Knives narrowed his eyes and she handed him his things.
" We must hurry, my mother and father will find Raven's body soon," Alicia said, " They think Vash is dead….you need to escape."
Vash walked down the stairs and looked at Alicia and Knives.
" No, you two escape I have to finish what I came here to do," Vash said
Knives looked at his brother and narrowed his eyes.
" I won't leave until their all dead," Knives said, " I have the power and I will use it," Knives said
" Don't be stupid," Vash said, " Legato's mine to kill and I won't let anyone else kill him until I have."
" You idiot, I'm killing anyone that is against me," Knives growled
Alicia sighed and placed Knives' things on his lap she then walked up. Knives placed his armor on and then the coat.
" My gun," Knives said
" Here," Vash said
" Now, let's finish this," Knives said
He walked upstairs and Vash followed behind now fully alert. He knew Legato would pull something and he wouldn't let him this time. He loaded the blade of the Willing and Knives loaded the blade of Hades, both were prepared to finish what they started.
" You two won't die," Legato's voice said, " it's a shame though that you will fail, cause I will kill you both. First, I will shoot you Knives then I will stab you Vash. To finish the job I will make you both shoot each other."
" We'll see Legato," Knives growled
" Yes, we will," Legato said with a sinister laugh