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Nova

Chapter 5: Waking Up

Meryl

The date went well after that. We finally cleared up a lot of the misunderstandings between us. And we began to talk. And talk, until the owner of the cafe said they were closing.

So we went outside, and talked even more.

Now as I lay in my bed, staring up at the dark ceiling, Milly's light snoring coming from the other bed, I knew that that sudden peace that had settled after Vash and I had talked, would not last. We would be heading into trouble, again. With this new development... January being destroyed. Who had done this? Who had the power?

A plant, was the only explanation, it had to be. But Vash had said that he was sure that only he and Knives were the only ones free.

It had to be Knives' doing. Somehow he must have freed one the other plants, and had corrupted their minds.

Knives. That spiteful man. Everything Vash had told me about him, made me want to hate the man with every inch of my soul.

Both Milly and Vash had told me to give him a chance to change. But after 130 years of hate for humanity could he change?

I turned over onto my side, to face the open window of the hotel room. The curtains blew inward with a light breeze.

The steady movements of the curtains finally lulled me to sleep.

Knives

*Dream*

Blue.

Blue was everywhere. I couldn't see anything but blue.

I could feel the surface on which I was standing, but... I couldn't see it.

I was... floating.

Where am I?

How did I get here?

The last thing I can remember...

I... I can't. I can't remember anything.

No. No, I remember... Vash.

Yes, Vash. My brother. My twin.

Where was he?

~Vash?~ I call out.

The only thing that answered was a slight breeze. And the sound of ... laughter?

I find my self floating towards the sound.

Then I see it. A door. Floating like everything else. The laughter is coming from inside that door.

The door opens of it's own accord and I float through.

Looking around, I immediately recognize the place.

The rec. room of the SEEDS ship.

I hear the laughter again. Then I see myself. A much younger self though running, laughing, Vash isn't far behind. We couldn't be more than six months old. Equivalent to six human years.

"Be careful you two!" A woman's voice calls out.

She climbs up the hill after my younger self and Vash.

Rem.

I remember her too.

But wait. The memories of her... some are happy. The others are... angry.

Suddenly the rec. room begins to crumble, and it blows away. Like dust in the wind.

Leaving me in a dark black abyss.

I see someone, not far off, they are standing in a shadow. I can't see who they are.

I walk closer to the person. And then I stop.

The other, steps forward out of the shadow-

*End dream*

I woke suddenly, the strange dream immediately forgotten, and found myself in a soft bed.

Where was I? This wasn't my ship, the ceilings of the ship were not made of adobe. I glanced around the strange room, then it hit me like a ton of bricks.

The last memories. Vash had been standing over me. Gun pointed at my head, a determined look on his face. Then unconsciousness.

He didn't kill me.

"So you're finally awake. Heh, I was beginning to wonder if you ever would."

There was Vash leaned back in his chair, arms and legs crossed, silver gun in hand, pointed towards the ceiling.

He looked different. His red coat was gone, replaced by the rugged human clothing. And his hair was no longer spiked, instead in a small pony tail.

"Vash." I choked out, my throat dry from lack of water, "You're a fool for not killing me, you know. I could easily ---"

Something was wrong. I couldn't access my psychic powers, it felt like my mind was in a cage. Vash smiled, "Missing something?"

I felt shock course through my body, "What did you do?"

That smiled never wavered, "Basically put you powers in a little box."

Vash somehow blocked me from my powers? How? "How? I was under the impression that you revoked your powers."

Vash's eyes narrowed dangerously, "You think I haven't learned anything over the past hundred years?"

I tried to sit up, but was hit with a pain like nothing I'd ever felt. Fire burned in both shoulders and thighs, as well as my side. I gasped involuntarily.

Vash was suddenly at my side, placing two fingers on my collar bone, and pushing me back down, "Better not do that again, you'll only reopen your wounds."

I let myself fall back, and closed my eyes, willing the pain to go away. But, it, of course only seemed to double.

A knock sounded on the door, and the dark aura Vash had been putting off, disappeared and he suddenly seemed...bubbly.

Vash dropped his gun a small table, and swung open the door, grabbing the knocker in a vicious hug, "Meryl! My love!"

Love? What? Curiosity getting the better of me, I tilted my head as much as I could to see who it was Vash had latched onto.

"Dammit bone head, you're suffocating me! And crushing your doughnuts!" said a woman's muffled voice.

Vash pushed to woman back and grabbed a small white box out of the woman's hands.

He leapt back and twirled around, holding the box up into the air, "Ah, doughnuts! My second love!"

Vash having leapt back, revealed the slightly ruffled woman. A human woman, of course.

She looked familiar somehow. The familiarity was striking, but I couldn't quite place it. I hadn't known enough humans to have met her in passing. So... what was it.

Ah, screw it. Who care's who the woman is.

A few seconds later she noticed my stare, and jumped, "V-Vash!" She pointed to me, "He's--"

"Awake. I know, he just woke a few minutes ago." Vash said before stuffing one of his doughnuts in his mouth.

The woman, stared at me warily, then turned her attention to Vash.

I looked back up to the ceiling, and ignored the two from there. God dammit. Now what was I going to do?

Vash had literally immobilized me. Physically and mentally. Normally I didn't think he could block my powers like that. But he must have taken advantage of my unconscious mind.

Damn.

Heyhey! Sorry for the slight delay, My beta reader was on vacation.

But it did give me a chance to work on a little project I have going. I'm creating a Trigun shrine, it's turning out to be a bigger project than I thought it would be at first but hey it fun!

Rosebud: Fear not, for I shall try my hardest to make an enjoyable story!

the old fart: 'the old fart' hehe i like that. THANKEE FOR REVIEWING!

Rainy-days13: It shall continue! *Coughkisscough*