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Chapter 2

Forgiveness

Wolfwood drove for many days and nights, stopping to sleep when he was tired and eat when he was hungry. He went to two cities before he found the girls. As he neared the third city, he saw a red clad figure walking in the opposite direction of it. The figure soon disappeared over the hills.

He drove around the town, keeping an eye out for Vash, Meryl, or Millie. He finally found Meryl and Millie sitting on a porch, lightly chatting. He parked his car about 15 miles away and watched them. He saw so much pain in Millie's eyes. Her pain caused him pain. She surprised him by suddenly standing up.

"Millie-" Meryl started but Millie interrupted her.

"I'm sorry Meryl. I have to work or do something besides sit here! I can't just sit here thinking about him!" Millie ran around the corner. Wolfwood got out of the car and followed her. He found her sitting against the wall, crying. He squatted down next to her.

"Don't cry big girl." She looked up at him. He grabbed her hands and pulled her to her feet.

"Mr. Wolfwood? Is it really you?"

"Call me Nicholas." Wolfwood smiled at her. She squeezed him into a tight hug. Pain seared through his chest as his wounds were crunched together.

"Oww. Millie. No." She let him go and he doubled over and clutched his chest.

"Oh dear! I'm so sorry!" She helped him up and let him rest in her arms. "We have to get you taken care of!" She helped support him as they walked back up to where she and Meryl were staying.

Meryl had watched Millie run around the corner. She had also watched a very suspicious man run after her. She was sure Millie was in danger so she ran inside and grabbed two guns. When she came back outside, she watched as they made their way up the sidewalk. She couldn't see them very well but she could tell they were close together. She sat in the shadows and waited for them to get close. When they turned into the porch, she stood up and cocked both of the guns. She jumped towards them and held the man at gunpoint.

"Ah! Please don't shoot me!" Wolfwood flinched and instantly regretted it. Pain shot through him and he doubled over again. Millie quickly leaned down to help him.

"Meryl!" she shouted. "How dare you hurt him! He's been through enough pain already!" Meryl was confused. She thought she was helping.

"Between the squeezing and the flinching, I don't think I'll be able to stand on my own." Meryl recognized the voice as Wolfwood's as Millie helped him up.

"Wolfwood?" she said disbelievingly. "But, how?"

"We don't have time for that now. Mr. Wolfwood, I mean, Nicholas," Millie smiled at him. "Needs his rest."

Meryl watched in amazement as Millie helped Wolfwood into the house. She followed them into an empty room where Wolfwood could stay. With Millie's help, he slowly lowered himself onto the bed.

"There you go, Mr. Wol- Nicholas. I'll take care of you. Are you thirsty? Hungry? Do you want some soup?"

"No, I'm okay. It just hurts a little, that's all. Thank you so much for your kindness. I owe you."

"It's not a problem at all. I'm happy to help." She truly was. She was so glad that he was alive!

"Where's Vash?" Wolfwood asked. He hadn't seen him with them outside.

"He left to fight Knives," Meryl said. Wolfwood realized that the man in red he had seen had been Vash. "He left just before you got here. By the way, what happened between you two?" Wolfwood remembered how he had tried to kill Vash. Remembered how there whole friendship had been a lie.

"I was working for Knives from the start. He hired me to bring Vash to him. That last day I was given new instructions. I was told to kill Vash, but I couldn't do it. I couldn't kill him. He was my friend." Wolfwood hung his head. "I'm a terrible person and I'll understand if you throw me out. You're so kind to me and I don't deserve it." He looked at Millie. "But please believe that I've learned my lesson. I don't want to do that anymore. I don't want to kill anyone! He's right! Vash has always been right. No one ever has to die!"

"Calm down Mr. Wolfwood." Millie's words seemed to bother him even more.

"Please don't call me that. I want you to call me Nicholas. I want to be your friend, not a stranger."

"Okay Nicholas. You've learned your lesson and that's all that matters. You know better now. Now you need to sleep."

"Will you leave?" he asked. Mille was confused.

"What do you mean?"

"Will you be here when I wake up? I want you to be close by when I wake up." Wolfwood said. Millie gave him a reassuring smile.

"Of course I will." Wolfwood smiled back. He lay down and fell asleep before his head hit the pillow.

How was that? I hope you liked it. I'm working on the third chapter. More romance in that one.  Keep Reading!