Holy crap! I got so many reviews. I nearly fainted when I checked my inbox. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Hugs and kisses from Vash, Wolfwood, Knives, and Legato (even though he kinda died). I will be going to the flaming bowels of hell (a.k.a school) tomorrow. So I probably won't be able to get in another chapter until Friday at the earliest. (sigh) This sucks. Anyways, thank you to:

Elf3748- Goody, goody then! You'll love this chapter! Thanks for reading my story. Hope ya like it even more.

KeNsHiNs GuRl- Don't you know it…

Pscyhobunnygrl13- Yay! More cup o' noodles for me! Whoo-hoo! I'm like addicted to those things like how Vash is addicted to donuts. Thanks for being so patient. That is a wonderful gift to have: patience.

Dragon of Sesshomaru- Mmm-hmm…it's about time those two started fighting and umm…not to be rude or anything but what's a pocky?

crossfire- Well, here's the chapter that will answer all of your questions! Thank you very much!

Demon Eyes- One of those answers are correct. Lately I've been ending all my chapters with cliffys. Today, you won't be hanging on end.

Pyro- Yup, most of your reviews are like a gazillion words and this is short and sweet (with a sprinkle of craziness). Here's your update!

Kawaiibabe14- That must have been the shortest chapter I've written and there might be a chance that the future chapters might be shorter because I'm starting school tomorrow (gags). I wish Knives could annihilate my school with his angel arm…

SubJacket- Yes! On the double! Thanks for reading my story. Appreciate it!

kawaiirock86- Hehehehehe… Today I was watching my Trigun DVD with my cousin and we were just thinking how cute Vash, Wolfwood, Knives, and Legato were. Japanese anime is da bomb! All hail anime! There should be a Japanese anime god (me!) That way I can command all the hotties of Trigun to do my bidding! LOL!!! I loved that little thing that you wrote. I totally burst out laughing when Legato fell on his face.

vashluver1- I commend you for being very observative. You are absolutely correct. I'm extremely proud of you and for the second time I wish I could kill Jessica in this fic…hmm…I'm getting an idea…what's that?…you want to know…sorry, it's TOP SECRET!!!

Disclaimer (by Meryl): The author claims that she "doesn't own Trigun or any of its characters."

Me: Thank you very much Ms. Stry-

Meryl: It's Mrs. Saverem.

Me: Oh, Mrs. Saverem. Congratulations!

Meryl: Oh thank you! Have you seen Vash by the way?

Me: There are only two places where he could be: gorging donuts at the donut stand or getting wasted at the saloon.

Meryl (anger mark): That jerk will never change. (stalks off to hunt down Vash)

Me (sigh): That's gotta be true love.

Chapter 14: Meryl versus Jessica

Vash stood behind Meryl. He was extremely worried about Meryl. Two pairs of hands gripped his arms and dragged him away. He struggled against them but he was outnumbered. Meryl wasn't aware of his absence.

"Look Jessica, I don't want to fight," said Meryl calmly. Jessica giggled.

"Why? You scared I'll whoop your ass?" said Jessica. Meryl snarled.

"You wouldn't want me to mar up your face now would you?" said Meryl.

"Why would I be worried? I'm the best female athlete of our class. I don't think some anorexic person like you can take me on anyways," gloated Jessica. Meryl was well aware that they were enclosed in a circle by a group of people. She also saw that Knives and Legato had Vash in their grasps. Vash was strong but with Knives and Legato together, his efforts were cancelled out. Dammit! "So what'll it be bitch?"

I'm sorry Daddy. I need to defend myself and teach this whore a lesson.

Meryl eyed Jessica calmly and braced herself. Thank god I'm not wearing a skirt today…

"I'll give you five free throws without hitting you back. After that, I will have to defend myself," said Meryl calmly. Jessica gave an evil laugh.

"Whatever. Today, I'm sending you to the hospital," said Jessica. She put her fists up and started bouncing around like a boxer. Meryl couldn't help but roll her eyes and snort. Immediately, Jessica stopped and narrowed her eyes. "What the hell's wrong with you?"

"Forgive me. It's just that you look absolutely ridiculous," said Meryl. A few bystanders snickered. Meryl looked way more composed than Jessica. Jessica growled and gave a right hook. Meryl easily dodged it and backed away. At least she's got some talent, thought Meryl.

"Meryl!" Meryl recognized Milly's voice. She saw Milly pushing her way through the crowd. She's was about to jump into the circle when Milly was yanked back.

"No Milly!" said Wolfwood. "You don't know how to fight!" Meryl was nearly knocked off her feet when Jessica threw a left hook. She barely escaped. Damn, she almost got me. Must focus…

"Please stop it!" cried Vash. "Wolfwood, do something!" Wolfwood was about to kamikaze into Jessica when Midvalley and Dominique held him back like Vash. A stream of obscenities poured from his mouth. Meryl forced herself to block out Vash's plead. Jessica kicked out with her right leg and Meryl ducked.

"That's three already. You have two more chances to give up," said Meryl.

"Give up to a lowlife like you? Never," said Jessica. Meryl's eyes hardened.

"Bitch, you don't know who you're up against," she thundered. "I could break every single bone in you lousy body. I can do as much damage as to making you paralyzed for the rest of your life. Do you want to live like that?" Jessica looked uncertain for a moment and was quickly replaced by mirth.

"Don't even try to frighten me. You'll feel my wrath soon enough," said Jessica and she gave her last two throws.

"If you try to hit me Jessica, I'll hit you right back. Blow for blow," said Meryl calmly. To the watchful crowd, it seemed like Meryl had grown another foot taller. They had even started betting on the fight.

"Come on bitch! Fight me!" yelled Jessica. "Or are you too much of a chicken shit to try?" Meryl shut her up with a good kick in the face. People gasped at how quick Meryl moved. Jessica staggered back and felt her cheek. Meryl grinned grimly. That's gonna leave a mark…

"I hope you don't forget to wear cosmetics tomorrow," Meryl said amusingly. "Would you like to give up now?" Jessica spat. Her punches were futile and Meryl easily blocked them and gave Jessica double the amount of strength that Jessica had used. Meryl's arms were suddenly locked behind her as two pairs of hands held her. Don't even go there, thought Meryl. Jessica gave it her all, but Meryl easily defended herself with her legs. Her foot struck Jessica in the nose and she screamed. Jessica looked at her hand and saw that there was blood. Meryl had broken her nose.

"You fuckin' bitch! I'll kill you!" screeched Jessica.

"Not in your life time," said Meryl.

The girls holding Meryl, Stephanie and Marianne, slightly lost their grip on her and Meryl easily slid out. Just as Meryl ducked away, Jessica gave a hard punch, which landed on Stephanie.

"You stupid bitch of a whore! Watch where you're hitting!" sobbed Stephanie. Now that is definitely going to leave a mark. Just then a few shouts were heard. Meryl watched as the crowd began to disperse. Principal Morris burst through.

"What is going on here?" he said angrily. He saw Jessica who at the moment looked like shit and Meryl who was perfectly fine. "My office right now." Wolfwood, Vash, and Milly followed the two girls. Vash quickly rushed up to Meryl. He began fussing over her.

"Meryl! Are you all right? Did she hurt you?" rushed Vash. He cupped her cheeks, examining her face. Meryl gave a half-hearted laugh.

"Does it look like I'm hurt?" asked Meryl. Jessica eyed them with disgust.

"No," sighed Vash. He grinned. "You can really fight. I didn't know you were so strong."

"It's good to keep in shape. I'm worried about you though. I see you gorging donuts and I don't see you exercise," said Meryl and she poked his gut, which was always solid.

"For your information, I'm in perfect condition. I usually exercise in the early morning or evening," said Vash. In a matter of minutes, all five of the Gunsmoke students were in the Principal's office. Principal Morris sat down and was about to talk when Meryl interrupted.

"Excuse me sir. I hope you don't mind, but I would like to explain the whole situation," said Meryl. Principal Morris nodded. To him, Meryl was one of the few students that were trustworthy and honest.

"You have the floor Ms. Stryfe," said Principal Morris.

"Thank you sir. You see, Jessica and I have been having a few personal problems. She was very jealousy and angry with me because I have something that she doesn't have. I've tried to avoid fighting her even with all the threats she gave me. When I tried to go home today, I had no choice but to fight Jessica. I even gave her a chance to back out but unfortunately she didn't. I'm terribly sorry about all of this but I had to defend myself or get beaten." Principal Morris nodded.

"What do you have to say about this?" he asked.

"That stupid bitch is telling lies. She's sucking up to you is all!" yelled Jessica.

"With that attitude, I have no other choice but to believe Ms. Stryfe. Her story is more credible than your accusations. That being sad, you Jessica, are suspended for a month," said Principal Morris. "As for you Ms. Stryfe, I'm very proud of you. Although it would have been nice if things hadn't gotten physical, I know you tried preventing it as long as you could. No punishment will be handed to you." Meryl smiled.

"Thank you sir," said Meryl

"This is bull shit!" screamed Jessica. She made a move to punch Meryl and her fist was caught in Vash's palm. Vash gave her a disgusted look.

"Don't you ever dare touch Meryl again," Vash said stoically. Jessica pushed Wolfwood out of the way and burst out of the office. Vash shook his hand and whimpered. "That hurt."

"You're really a wuss Vash," said Wolfwood. An unexpected chuckle came from Principal Morris. Vash gaped.

"Why does everyone have to be mean to me? What did I ever do to deserve this? I'm just a good natured pacifist who loves Meryl and donuts!" whined Vash. Meryl slipped her hand in his and Vash immediately shut up.

"Would that be all sir?" asked Meryl.

"Yes, you all may go and Meryl?"

"Yes?"

"You don't need to call me sir all the time you know. Just call me Mr. Morris alright?" Meryl beamed.

"All right si- I mean Mr. Morris," and the foursome left the office.

"Wow Meryl! You really kicked ass today," said Wolfwood. "I'd hate to get into a fight with you."

"I use it for defense, not for show," said Meryl.

"Is it true about what you said to Jessica before you started to fight?" said Vash.

"Almost all of it. I can't break every bone in her body. She's too hard headed. There's no way in hell I could've broken her skull," said Meryl.

"I'm just glad you didn't get hurt," said Vash. He wrapped an arm around her waist. "Why were you angry today?"

"It's something that Lina told me," said Meryl. Vash stopped her and looked at her sternly.

"Did she hurt you in any way?" asked Vash.

"No," said Meryl. "She told me about how that whole mess started at Brad's. Lina said that Jessica and Knives' plan was to split us up so that Jessica could have you and Knives could have me. That just really pissed me off. I was such a fool. I actually thought that Knives was the person I thought he would be but he was just another jerk. You and Wolfwood are the only two guys who are truly gentleman." Meryl looked down. "It was really cruel what they did, messing around with people's feelings."

"It's all over now," said Vash and took her in his arms. He was very mad. Knives, you bastard, thought Vash Vash would've never thought that Knives would stoop that low. How he would've loved to beat up his other half but he didn't like pain very much. Quite obviously. Knives was a very unpredictable person making him dangerous. Who knew what he could do next. Vash thoughts were interrupted as two slim arms wrapped around his neck. Meryl gazed lovingly at him. "Yes?"

"Lean forward a bit," said Meryl. Vash did so and Meryl started fixing his hair.

"What are you doing to my beautiful hair?" exclaimed Vash. Milly and Wolfwood turned around. Wolfwood rolled his eyes and started muttering irritatingly. Once Meryl was finished, she stood back.

"There we go," said Meryl. Vash's hair, instead of being upright, now hung loosely around his head. She blushed a bit knowing how handsome he looked with his mussed up hair.

"M-my h-hair," whined Vash. Meryl laughed at his childishness.

"I like your hair like that. You remind me of-" Meryl whispered the rest of it in his ear and Vash turned red. He picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist.

"Oh jeez," mumbled Wolfwood.

"Be quiet," Milly gently reprimanded.

"Is that so Ms. Stryfe? We can experiment and see if you're correct," said Vash sensually. Meryl slightly trembled in his arms. Whenever he talked in that tone of voice, she felt like she would melt.

"You horny freak," she giggled and brought his lips closer to hers. "My horny freak." Vash closed the distance between them and pressed his soft lips against hers. He would never get tired of kissing her. Every single kiss sent him to heaven. He held her against the wall to help support her weight. They were totally oblivious to Wolfwood and Milly's presence.

"Can I smack him?" whispered Wolfwood, his hand twitching.

"You smack him and I'll smack you," said Milly. Wolfwood stood there impatiently tapping his foot and glancing at his watch.

"Can you guys wrap it up already? They're going to lock the school pretty soon," complained Wolfwood. Vash and Meryl gasped for breath. Meryl slid down his body and seductively swayed her hips as she walked away. She caught up with Milly and started a conversation with her. Vash stared after Meryl and Wolfwood fell in step with him. "So, what did she say that you reminded her of?"

"Do you really want to know?" Vash asked grinning.

"No I don't want to," said Wolfwood quickly. A couple minutes later, curiosity got the better of him. "What did she say?" Vash chuckled.

"She said that I reminded her of lazy sex," Vash said airily. Wolfwood gagged. Damn my curiousness…

"Now that's just perverted," said Wolfwood.

"You think everything's perverted," said Vash.

"Shut up," growled Wolfwood. He watched the two girls who were slightly up ahead. "Aren't we the luckiest guys on the planet?"

"Yeah we are. We each have our own angels," said Vash. "Wolfwood?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks for saving my life. Thank you for everything. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be here today," said Vash quietly. Wolfwood slapped him on the back.

"Well that's what brothers are for Vash. They look after each other," said Wolfwood.

"Yeah they sure do," said Vash, his thoughts drifting off to Knives.

I'm feeling depressed. I don't want to go back to school just yet. I want to write all day. Oh well. Those days are over. Damn, I'm making myself more depressed by typing about it. No more day dreaming about Vash, Wolfwood, Knives, Legato, Vash, Wolfwood…

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