I don't own Trigun ... but one day the evil monkeys in my closet will

Part 1: Rules of Love

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Stressed Words

Dreams or Flashbacks

Meryl sat on the edge of a cliff that overlooked town. She sighed as she gazed at the stars thinking about how simple life would be if she were a star or moon. She couldn't help but lightly chuckle that her instincts would drive her towards Vash. She just hoped she would jump him in his own room.

'That's all I need ... make him think I'm a slut,' Meryl thought with a growl.

'Would I mind being his slut?' She asked herself with a purr.

'Even my own mind betrays me,' She pitifully thought with another sigh.

"What should I do?" She whispered to the stars. She just watched as they twinkled back at her, remaining silent to her question. She knew that she would just receive a cold sparkle and an empty comfort that she liked. She sat back and sighed.

"So.... On the first evening a pebble...From somewhere out of nowhere drops upon the dreaming world..." She softly sang letting her voice carry on the wind.

"So... On the second celestial evening...All the children of the pebble join hands and compose a waltz..." another voice softly finished from behind her. She gasped as she turned around to see Vash walking towards her. She smiled at him, trying to keep calm, but on the inside she was chaos.

"Hey," Vash said as he sat down next to her.

'What the hell are you doing here?' Her mind screamed.

"Hey Vash," Meryl calmly opted for.

30 Minutes Earlier

Wolfwood and Vash sat a good distance away as they watched Meryl gaze at the stars. Vash nervously chewed on his lower lip as he heard her sigh.

"Are you going?" Wolfwood asked as he pushed his dead cigarette into the ground.

"Are you sure this will work?" Vash asked.

"Trust me. Women love their hair to be touched," Wolfwood assured.

"She'll hit me," Vash whined.

"Rule 1, don't compare her to any other past women. Rule 2, make eye contact with her and don't look away quickly. Rule 3, touch her in appropriate places shyly and be yourself," Wolfwood listed as he lit up another smoke.

"If she kills me then the deals off," Vash warned with a huff. Wolfwood shrugged indifferently and watched as the needle head went to his girl. When Vash was far enough Wolfwood stood up and left.

Back With Meryl

"Where'd you learn that song?" Vash asked.

"I've always had it with me," she truthfully said.

"Why are you out here?" Vash asked as he gazed into her eyes. Meryl softly smiled before she looked back up at the stairs.

"I was thinking about how easy life would be if I was a star," Meryl said as she sighed. Vash moved his hand lightly across her hand as he set his on his knee.

"Why did you come?" Meryl asked.

"I wanted to see if you were fine," Vash said. Meryl lightly blushed at his statement and smiled.

'Could he ...'

"Thank you for your concern," Meryl happily whispered.

"Truthfully, I was thinking about myself," Meryl said.

"Why, there's nothing wrong with you?" Vash sincerely asked.

"It's just that I'm changing," Meryl explained as she looked over at Vash. She frowned when she smelled that he was upset.

"Do you have to change? I like you the way you are already," he honestly said.

"Change happens whether one wants it or not," Meryl said as she stood up. Vash gave a funny look as he got up and stood next to her. He tilted her head up and smirked when her eyes widened. He leaned down and whispered so her lips could feel his hot breath.

"If you ever need anything I'll be by your side no matter what."

She watched as Vash then straightened and began to walk back to the house. She blushed then smiled as she thought about his words. She then his footsteps in the sand as she followed him back. She could see that he longer strides as she slowly took her strides away from her thinking area. She stared at her nails and contemplated that with this change she would have to adjust and put it to good use. Meryl looked towards Vash's back and smiled.

'Before there can be us, I have to house train me. No matter what you always help me realize things,' Meryl thought as she walked away.

Meryl walked into the house and walked into the kitchen. She grabbed the last doughnut before she walked upstairs. As she chewed, she could tell that the door that led to Vash and Knives' room was opened. She opened her own door and saw Milly curled up in bed. She quietly chuckled when she Wolfwood's cross punisher being used like a pillow. She dropped her cape and quickly dressed in her nightshirt. She pushed her sleeves up and wiggled into bed and softly began to sing herself to sleep.

"So.... On the first evening a pebble...From somewhere out of nowhere drops upon the dreaming world..."

Meryl's Dream

She ran through the night with no boundaries or chains to stop her. She looked up at the moon and let its ivory light guide her. She prowled the lands and watched the shadow in the distance as it gazed up at the stars. She stalked closer to the shadow letting her tail flick in excitement. She stopped when she saw that the shadow was wearing red. She was entranced by the shadow's tall form. Meryl licked her lips in anticipation when she caught the scent of the form. Closing her eyes she purred in her throat when she put names to the scent.

Gun smoke, the outdoors, and the sweet scent of sweat.

She let her paws lead her closer. She saw the blonde hair and decided to see how close she could get without alerting her prey. She crouched low and stopped walking when she saw her prey look behind his shoulder. Her pupils dilated when his aqua gaze met her gaze unintentionally. He looked back towards the sky causing her to laugh inside her head. She let her body shift to the point of where she was almost humanoid. She could tell she now had her mouth back, but her body was not human.

"Vash," Meryl whispered causing him to crouch and turn towards her direction. She smirked when she smelt confusion in his alluring scent. She stood up and began to walk towards him, her tail swishing in the sand.

"Meryl? What are you doing here?" He asked as he stood. His eyes widened when he saw Meryl's form.

"I was looking for some ... fun," she played coy.

"Why do you look ... different?" Vash asked.

She lightly laughed and walked up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. His cheeks started to turn red and Meryl smirked more. She leaded towards him and licked his cheek. He gasped and she rubbed her cheek against his neck. She then used one of her claws to trail from his ear to his lips. She then pressed her body closer to his and listened to his gasp.

"I know what you want Vash," Meryl seductively whispered in his ear.

"Meryl ... I"

"Your body tells me it wants more," she whispered.

"Please ..."

"I know you want it. Your body tells me it's craving. I can feed that craving."

"But ..."

"There is no but," Meryl whispered as she kissed his chin. Vash tried to pull away.

"You taste so pure. Tell me to stop if you don't want me," Meryl whispered as she kissed him again and transformed into her human form. When Vash opened his eyes he saw a very naked Meryl.

"You're naked!!!" Vash squeaked.

"Is that a problem?"

"Meryl!!! We can't do this here!!!" Vash said.

"Shut up and kiss me you pervert," Meryl growled.

Meryl jumped onto Vash causing him to loose balance and fall on the ground. Meryl then pressed her mouth to his and kissed him hungrily. Vash eventually relaxed and kissed her back. Meryl then ripped off his red jacket and shirt. She smiled when she saw his scared chest with the metal plate. She could smell Vash's uneasiness and decided to show him how much she loved his body. She dipped her head and began to kiss one of the scars on his stomach. She smiled when she felt his stomach cave in and quiver under her tongue.

"Vash," she whispered as she kissed near his metal plate. She was so close his plate that she now smelt the fear radiating off him in waves.

'He fights criminals and deals with an insane twin, but he's self conscious of his scars.'

"Your body is," Meryl began as she rubbed her cheek against the plate she felt him stiffen, "wonderful. Each scar shows how beautiful your soul is."

"Meryl?"

She heard him sniffle and smelt the relief coming from his body.

"Each scar is wonderful," She said as she began to trace his plate with her finger.

"Meryl ... I"

"No more words," Meryl said as she kissed him.

End Dream

Vash quickly sat up in his bed. Sweat covered his entire body as he threw the sheets off him. He touched his lips and felt that he was burning up. The sweat turned cold against the openness of the air. He looked down and could see that memories of his dream were all that remained. He sighed and rested his head in his hands as he thought.

'It felt so real.'

'Could she ever feel that way towards me? She's human, I would out live her and be forced to watch her grow old and die. Could she want to be with something that constantly reminded her of what could have lasted forever? She'd probably end up hating me. I couldn't stand losing her while I could do nothing.'

'I would have to make every second count if I was to be her lover. I know every moment would be engraved into my memory.

"It may be selfish, but I want to be with you forever," Vash whispered into the night.

"Oh my god!" Meryl gasped as she sat up and fell off her bed. She struggled and ripped her sheets in half with her claws as she sat up on the floor.

"Are you alright Meryl?" Milly tiredly asked.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine," Meryl assured as she stood up. Milly quickly fell back to sleep. Meryl looked over to her back and frowned when she saw her bed. She could see her pillow was torn in half and her bed had deep gashes. Meryl rolled her eyes and fell back onto her bed, sending feathers flying everywhere.

'I definitely need to learn to control my instincts. I want to be with him, but I can't stay with him in this condition. I will tell him, but if I get to close I might not be able to control myself.'

Meryl stood up and walked towards the door and walked towards Vash's room. She laid her forehead against the door and sighed. Vash heard her sigh and froze as he looked up from his hands.

"Each scar is wonderful," he heard her whisper against the door.

'Was it a dream?' Vash asked himself.

'No, it was not a dream?' An angry voice answered.

"No more words," Meryl whispered as she pushed off and walked downstairs to the kitchen.

"Why chose now to wake?" Vash asked as he looked over at Knives.

"I sensed a change in energy," Knives hoarsely said.

"How do you feel?" Vash asked.

'How the hell do you think I feel?' Knives dryly asked.

"Crappy?" Vash asked.

'How long have I been asleep?' Knives asked.

"About two weeks," Vash answered.

'So, I've been living in area full of spiders for two weeks ... disgusting,' Knives mused.

"Knives, I made a promise that I intend to keep, but I will also live by my words," Vash began.

'Please, I don't want to know about your pathetic peace talks,' Knives replied.

"I can't force you to see my views," Vash said.

"Indeed, same goes for you brother,' Knives answered.

"I do need to chose between life and death."

'Whose playing god now?'

"Damn it Knives! I am trying to give you a chance to wake up and come out of your pod," Vash desperately said.

'I don't need to be naïve like you.'

"I shot you in the legs and in your right arm, and near your spine. You won't be able to walk or do any physical damage."

"Bastard."

"I'm going to make sure you get every chance," Vash promised.

'Lucky me.'

"Now what did you mean about the dream?" Vash asked.

"You stumbled into someone's dream," Knives vaguely answered as he closed his eyes.

"What do you mean stumbled?" Vash asked. Knives glared at the ceiling, but chose to answer in order to make his twin's life hell.

"Remember that you're not human, and over the past years you haven't trained your abilities," Knives said with a grin.

"Just fucking say what you mean," Vash growled.

"Your abilities are growing and you'll find that some of them will invade other's privacy," Knives said before he closed his eyes again and fell asleep.

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