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gun slinger- I think those quotes are so stupid that they're funny. Last year in French class, my teacher read all the stupid Bush quotes. It was so ridiculous. Anyways kudos!
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Pyro- I love Miroku too. On some nights, Inuyasha's my favorite character and on the other nights, Miroku's my fav. Your teacher looks like who: Vash or Miroku? Damn you're lucky…
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Disclaimer (by Vash): The author claims that she "doesn't own Trigun or any of its characters."
Me: Thank you Vash. Now here is Chap- (spotlight is stolen by Vash) Hey!
Vash: I've got an announcement to make. Meryl! Can you hear me?!
Meryl (sighs): What is it now?
Vash (in a voice loud enough for Australia to hear): I LOVE YOU MERYL!!! WILL YOU BE MY WIFE?
Meryl (runs up to Vash): YES, I WILL!!! I LOVE YOU TOO VASH!!! (for the next five minutes, they exchange promises of their undying love)
Me (taps foot impatiently and looks at watch): Erm…I don't mean to be rude but can I announce the next chapter?
Vash: I'LL STOP MY SKIRT CHAS- huh? Oh, hehehehehe… of course.
Me: Thank you…(mutters)finally…presenting Chapter 9!
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Chapter 9: An Evil Plan Is Set
Meryl's POV
Monday morning was like every other morning: dull. I hated Mondays. It wasn't as relaxing as Friday. This past weekend, all I could think about was Vash. I finally decided that yes, I, Meryl Stryfe was in love with Vash Saverem. Just thinking about that made me giddy inside. I practically radiated happiness. Nothing could bring me down today, not even that bitch of a whore, Jessica.
I noticed that Lina, the red shorthaired girl, was hardly hanging around Jessica. Also, I noticed that Lina was being nice to me. At first I was suspicious about Lina's actions, but later on decided that it was out of her free will. It wasn't as if we were close friends now. We were just on a mutual level. Now, back to Vash…
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"You seem really happy today," commented Vash. Meryl glanced at him and gave him a bright smile.
"Of course I am!" Meryl said. She bit into her ham sandwich. "I know something that you don't."
"Tell me, tell me, tell me!" exclaimed Vash. Wolfwood smacked him in the head and Vash whimpered.
"Idiot," muttered Wolfwood.
"That hurt," whined Vash.
"Oh grow up you two!" said Milly. "Are you going to tell us?" Meryl shook her head.
"Nope, at least not yet. I'll tell you guys when I feel like it," Meryl said smugly. In the corner of her eye, she saw Vash pouting. She gave Vash a peck on the cheek and instantly Vash was happy. "Don't worry. One day I'll tell you."
"Hey love birds!" The group looked up and it was Brad.
"Hey Brad! What's up?" asked Vash.
"You know this coming Thursday. I'm having a party at my house and the four of you are invited," said Brad.
"Milly and I will be there," said Wolfwood.
"Count me in. Meryl?" Vash said.
"S-Sure," said Meryl hesitantly. She didn't want to say no and look like a wuss.
"Great! Party starts at eight. See you guys there," and Brad went to the next table asking the same question.
"Brad's parties are always the greatest," said Wolfwood. Meryl was quiet and pushed her food around with her fork. "Everything all right there?"
"Is it going to be a wild party?" asked Meryl.
"Most of the time they're pretty good," said Wolfwood. Meryl raised an eyebrow.
"Most of the time?" Meryl asked skeptically.
"Don't worry, I'll stay close to you. You know I wouldn't let anything ever happen to you right?" said Vash.
"Of course. I would trust you with my life," said Meryl smiling. This was going to be great. My first high school party, thought MerylLucky thing they wouldn't have school the next day. It would be nice to socialize with the rest of her class. Not everyone was a jerk. Vash, Wolfwood, and Milly would be there. Nothing could go wrong.
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Outside of the school building stood two figures: a girl with brown wavy hair in two pigtails and a tall boy with white-blond hair. Anyone who saw them would think they were dealing drugs. Instead, they were having a mere conversation.
"You wanted to talk to me?" said Knives.
"Yes I did," said Jessica.
"So speak. I haven't got all day," Knives said in a bored tone. Jessica narrowed her eyes.
"You want Meryl just as much as I want Vash, correct? Or do you deny that fact?" said Jessica. Knives turned his head sharply towards her.
"I don't deny the fact," Knives said evenly.
"Good because I have a plan," said Jessica. "You invited to Brad's party?"
"Yes."
"Perfect. If you're interested, I have a way to get what we both want," said Jessica. Knives smirked.
"And what have you come up with?" asked Knives.
"I plan to…" A sinister laugh broke through the quiet atmosphere. Knives leaned against the wall.
"How long have you been planning this?" asked Knives.
"Ever since that bitch stole Vash away from me," snarled Jessica.
"Temper, temper," tutted Knives.
"So, are you in?" asked Jessica.
"Do you even need to ask?" Jessica laughed and Knives joined in with her.
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The next day, before classes started, the four friends were talking about this coming weekend. Meryl said that her parents had to leave on a last minute business trip and that it would only be her and the house staff.
"So what would you like for your birthday?" asked Vash.
"Anything that you give me would be just perfect," Meryl cooed.
"What if I presented myself naked in your bed?" Vash said seductively.
"Okay children, let's keep the conversation G-rated. Thanks for giving me that nasty picture Vash," Wolfwood said.
"Anytime Wolfie, anytime." Vash covered his mouth quickly. Oopsy, that kinda slipped.
"What the hell did you call me?" growled Wolfwood.
"Ummm…Mr. Vash?" said Milly.
"Yes?" said Vash in a tiny voice.
"I think you should start running away," suggested Milly.
"Good idea," and Vash dashed away into the school field. Wolfwood was on his heels. For someone who smoked a lot, Wolfwood could keep up with Vash. Finally, Wolfwood locked his arm around Vash's neck and dragged him towards the girls. Vash flailed his legs around trying to get free.
"Now I'm going to show your girlfriend how much of a sissy you are," and Wolfwood threw Vash onto his stomach and he sat on his back.
"Oh please don't do this. Not in front of Meryl!" pleaded Vash.
"May the Lord have mercy on your soul," and Wolfwood pulled both of Vash's legs into a painful leg lock.
"OH CRAP!!! MERCY, MERCY, MERCY!!!" yelped Vash. Milly and Meryl started laughing out loud.
"Aren't you going to do something Meryl?" whined Vash. Meryl had to control her giggling.
"You got yourself into this so it's only right if you get yourself out of it," Meryl said as calmly as she could. She let out a snort and doubled over.
"You're so cruel!" cried Vash. To Vash's relief, the first bell rang and Wolfwood reluctantly let Vash go. For a moment, Vash laid there panting.
"C'mon, let's get going," said Meryl. She helped Vash up. Now Vash was all stiff and slightly limped towards the door.
"I'm sorry Vash," said Meryl smiling.
"Nah, it's okay. Wolfwood does that to me all the time. I'm used to it," Vash said airily.
"It didn't seem like it since you were bawling your brains out," said Meryl.
"You wound me," Vash said dramatically. Meryl slid her hand into Vash's back pocket. Vash raised an eyebrow and smiled sensually at her. "Then again, you know what works best for a wounded, defeated, yet sexy and handsome man as myself." I knew he was going to say that, thought Meryl. So conceded…
"And what pray tell is that?" sighed Meryl.
"Sexual healing," said Vash. Meryl poked him in the ribs and smack him on the arm. "Hey I'm wounded remember?" whined Vash.
"Yeah, sure," said Meryl.
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It was Thursday night and Vash, Wolfwood, Meryl, and Milly pulled up in front of Brad's house. Brad had a big house and from inside the car, you could hear the bass of the music pounding loudly.
"Are you sure this is not going to be a wild party?" asked Meryl.
"Trust me," said Wolfwood. Trust me my ass. They got out of the car and rang the doorbell. Brad opened the door and motioned for them to come inside. The music was extremely loud and they had to yell at each other in order to hear anything.
"Welcome you guys!" shouted Brad. "There's drinks at the bar and there's food on the counter."
"You wanna get something to drink?" asked Wolfwood.
"Yeah," said Vash. They made their way to the bar and to Meryl's shock, they were serving alcohol.
"Vash, they're serving alcohol! We're not supposed to be drinking that stuff!" Meryl exclaimed hysterically.
"I know, but this is a party. You have to expect these sort of things," said Vash. He told the guy behind the counter to get him a Corona. Meryl raised her eyebrows and looked at Vash disapprovingly. "What?"
"Nothing," and Meryl looked away.
"I'm only gonna have one all right? No more than that," Vash said, rubbing her back.
"All right. Just be careful okay?"
"Don't worry. I don't get drunk very easily." To the side of them Wolfwood was coughing.
"(cough, cough) Bull shit (cough, cough)!"
"Shut up!" Vash gritted out. The bar didn't have any non-alcoholic drinks so Meryl asked for the lightest drink.
"We have wine coolers," the bartender said. Meryl tried to remember the wine cooler that she had last year at one of her parents' parties.
"I'll have a Strawberry Daiquiri wine cooler please," said Meryl.
"Okay, coming right up," and the bartender disappeared under the counter. He came up with a bottle and handed it to her. "Here you go missy."
"Thank you. You know, how old are you anyways and does Brad's parents let him do this?"
"I'm twenty-two years old and yes, his parents allows Brad to throw these parties. My name's Gary and I am Brad's cousin. So I watch over these shin digs and make sure that no one gets out of hand," explained Gary. Meryl nodded. At least there was some supervision. With that thought, Meryl relaxed a bit and enjoyed herself.
"You having fun?" asked Vash. Meryl noticed his cheeks had a tinge of pink.
"Yeah, and you?" asked Meryl.
"Having a blast. This is the best party I've ever been to," said Vash.
"Why's that?"
"Because you're here with me," said Vash. He finished his beer and threw the bottle away. "So wanna dance?" Meryl glanced at the dance floor and she didn't answer. She didn't really know how to dance to this kind of music.
"I'm sorry. I really don't know how to dance like that," said Meryl.
"Oh c'mon. It's easy. Come with me," and Vash led her to the dance floor before Meryl could protest. He found a clearing and Meryl stood in front of him. "Just dance like the other girls." Meryl saw them swaying their hips and moving their arms to the beat. She figured that you had to move to the beat of the music. Meryl slowly swayed her hips and began to move her arms a bit. "See, you've got it. Now we can dance together."
Vash moved close to Meryl's body and he placed both hands on her hips. He gave her small hints on how to move and Meryl got it easily. It was very free styled and she never realized what a great dancer Vash was and boy was he hot. His warm body was pressed firmly against hers and the smell of his cologne permeated her clothes. After a few more songs, they left the dance floor.
"I've got to make a few phone calls. I'll be right back," and Meryl went outside. Vash went to go look for Wolfwood but he couldn't find him. He decided to go look upstairs. Little did he know, Jessica silently followed him upstairs and quickly dragged Vash into a room.
"What the hell?" exclaimed Vash. He felt for a light switch and flicked it on. "Jessica?"
"Hey sexy," Jessica purred. Vash wanted to puke.
"What the fuck do you want?" Vash asked heatedly. He rarely used the word fuck and didn't like using it in his sentences but this was an exception.
"Isn't it obvious?" Jessica slowly advanced upon Vash and he started to back away. He felt the back of his knees hit the bed. "I want you." She rushed towards Vash and pounced on him. Vash fell backwards on the bed and Jessica started to kiss him.
"Get off!" roared Vash. He tried pushing her off him. She was extremely strong for a girl. He knew that she was athletic and practically did every sport the school offered.
"No," Jessica replied seductively.
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"Hey Milly, did you see Vash?" asked Wolfwood.
"I did. He was looking for you upstairs," said Milly.
"Did you see him come down?" asked Wolfwood.
"No. Do you want to go looking for him?"
"Yeah." Wolfwood and Milly made their way upstairs. The first four rooms held couples heavily making out. "That's gross. Can't people keep their pants on?" Milly opened the next door, gasped, and quickly shut it. She pressed her back against the door and she had a shocked expression on her face. "What is it? What's wrong?" Wolfwood asked concernedly. Milly moved her mouth but did not emit a sound. "Tell me," Wolfwood said, gently shaking her shoulders.
"Vash," Milly said quietly. Wolfwood gave a sigh of relief.
"Is Vash getting lucky with Meryl?" joked Wolfwood. Milly did not laugh. "Or not." Milly was slightly sniffing.
"Vash is in there with Jessica, kissing," Milly said, her voice wavering. Wolfwood gaped.
"What?" Wolfwood hissed angrily. That idiot! He's putting his relationship with Meryl on the line for that slut?! I'm going to give him the worse fucking beating of his life! Before Wolfwood could barge in there, he felt another's presence.
"What's going on?" Oh shit…
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Meryl's POV
I reentered the house and I was looking for Vash and I couldn't find him. I saw Wolfwood and Milly opening doors to rooms and shutting them. Maybe they know where Vash is… I made my way upstairs and I looked at Milly and Wolfwood. Milly had her back against the door looking shocked. Wolfwood had his mouth opened and his features darkened. I walked towards them.
"What's going on?" I asked. Wolfwood and Milly snapped their heads in my direction. "Have you guys seen Vash?" I asked happily. Milly had a sad expression on her face. What's going on? Wolfwood grabbed my shoulders and started to push me away from the door.
"He's down stairs," said Wolfwood. Something isn't right here. They're hiding something from me. I loosened myself from Wolfwood's grip.
"You're not telling me something," I said. I pointed towards the door that Milly was leaning against. "Is Vash in there?" No one answered me. I felt a coldness enter my body. Please say no…
"Yes," answered Wolfwood softly. I felt my heart cracking
"What is he doing?" I asked evenly. "C'mon, I don't have all night!" I said a bit angrily. I looked at Milly. "Please move." Milly shook her head.
"I can't do that Meryl," Milly said quietly. I was really starting to get pissed off.
"Now," I said icily. Milly moved reluctantly away. With a shaky hand, I grasped the doorknob. I took a deep breath and yanked it opened.
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Ooohhhh…cliffy…don't fall over…
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