Sorry that the last chapter was so short, but this one will be too.

I just want to hurry up with this filler chapter so I can get to the main part of the story.

Tasuki No Miko4- you're very observant, I'll introduce the boy kitty soon

Part 5: Thrill Me

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Stressed Words

Dreams or Flashbacks

Meryl was in the kitchen with a rag in her left hand. She sighed and ran her hands through her hair as she remembered the grocery prices. She threw an empty beer bottle into the garbage and sighed again, this time in frustration. She knew Vash saw her eyes, and yet he didn't day anything about it. He didn't find out anything about the mirror either, but that was because Knives managed to fix it. Meryl stared out the kitchen window and wondered why Vash hadn't said anything and why Knives was acting the way he was.

"I hate life," Meryl mumbled.

"Just remember Vash disapproves of suicide," Knives said as he stared at her from the table. Meryl turned around and almost growled when she saw Knives.

"What do you want?" Meryl asked as she turned her back to him. Knives narrowed his eyes at the blatant insult. He stood up and walked up to her and leaned close to her ear. He wanted her to catch every word he said to her. He wanted her to hear what he knew or was determined to find.

"I'm not a foolish as my brother ...I ... know you're hiding something," Knives said as stood back and began to walk away.

"You may know something ... but you will never know my reasons," Meryl said as she closed her eyes and smirked. Knives continued to walk away leaving her in the kitchen alone.

She sighed and pushed away from the sink. She then walked upstairs towards and into her bedroom, where she found Vash sleeping in his own bed. She quickly put on her pajama shirt and climbed into her own bed. She rolled over and faced the wall. She let her tail loose out of her underwear so it could have some room under the blankets. She didn't know if it was a good idea or not, but at this point in time she didn't care enough to worry about it. She stared at the wall and let her muscles relax.

'Shit,' she thought as she watched a spider crawl up the wall.

'I'm not getting up to kill the thing, I'm already lying down. I wonder if Milly's asleep. I hear Wolfwood snoring and Knives' room is too silent for comfort.'

Meryl rolled over and saw Vash hanging halfway off his bed. His eyes were closed and his mouth was open. He was making soft snoring noises as his hair moved with each little breath he took. She smiled and closed her eyes. She let the room's silence and his even breathing lull her to sleep

Dream (Meryl's POV)

I was standing in a beautiful garden that was full of all sorts of life. I could feel everything that was alive, it seemed like I was finally at a peace. In the middle of the garden I saw a bed with Vash on it. He was lying down and looking at the sky. I walked over to him and saw that he had a baby in his arms. He looked over at me and smiled as he showed me the child. I could tell the child wasn't human ... at least all of it wasn't. It was a sleeping girl that had tiny claws for nails, and I could see her tail sticking out of the blanket. She had blonde hair and her tail was blonde.

I took a step back and watched as she disappeared. A flame erupted from the bed; it consumed the bed and the whole garden. I closed my eyes and truly felt fear in my heart. Everything was dead ... Milly was in a lake of blood and Wolfwood was spend across his cross. I could smell Milly and his blood mixed together. That's when I smelt it and felt a hand reach and softly touch my ankle. I looked own and fell to my knees in horror. I pulled Vash towards me and cried as I tried to wipe the crusted blood from his face. He had an angelic smile that spoke to me and it said forgiveness to me. That's when I felt the breeze on my skin. I was naked and covered in blood.

"Vash, what did I do?" I cried to him, as I smelled death.

"Nothing," he whispered to me as his breathes slowed.

"Damn it Vash! Heal yourself!" I pleaded as I let the tears flow. He coughed up blood and that's when I saw it. I saw five deep gashes across his chest. The gashes made the flesh look like a torn up cow after a wolf attack. I quickly looked at my claws and saw the flesh underneath them along with the blood. I screamed in agony, I wished for death.

"Meryl," Vash whispered as I uncontrollably sobbed. He then said my name with a little bit more force. I had to lean forward to catch his word.

"Remember," he began as he struggled for breath, "your ticket to the future is ... is open."

That's when his chest stopped rising and his heart died. I watched his eyes glaze over. The aqua green color orbs that looked so energetic, now looked like a far away ocean. I reached down and touched his face, his body was still warm, but that warmth was quickly fading. I closed his eyes and laid his body on the ground. I collapsed and began to sob, it seemed like hours, but even I knew somewhere that it was just seconds trying to kill me.

"Very good Meryl," an approved voice said from in front of me. I looked up and saw that it was Knives in perfect condition. He was like a damn collectors item that wouldn't fade, but would always be there to mock you. I didn't care what he did since a part of me just died.

"And here I thought my works were brutal," Knives continued as he clapped three times.

I just continued to stare at him with dead eyes.

"I just wish I could have put that look of horror on my brother's face. It was even more delightful than the look he gave me after I told him I killed the crew."

"No, I wouldn't ..."

"But you did. It was wonderful to watch you sink your fangs in Wolfwood's neck. Then poor Milly ... she didn't even see your attack from the behind. Her scream was music to my ears," Knives blissfully explained. That was when something in me broke.

"Shut up," I said as I felt the monster rise again.

"And to think that it all started because Vash didn't accept you," Knives continued.

"Stop it, please," I pleaded.

"You want me to stop? What about when Vash wanted you to stop? Did you?" Knives sadistically taunted. The beast escaped and I lunged at Knives. He kicked me out of the way and laughed.

"Vash is dead ... because of you," Knives said as he disappeared. I growled and then screamed when the images of what had happened flashed through my mind.

Meryl quickly sat up and looked over to see Vash quietly sleeping on his bed. She looked down and could tell her claws were clean. She picked up her pillow and threw it across the room when she felt the sweat it was drenched with. She growled in disgust and got up to go take a shower. Before she left she gazed at Vash's childlike features and ran out of the room with tears in her eyes.

Vash quickly sat up with wide eyes when he heard sniffles. He closed his eyes and ran a hand through his hair. He noticed he was sweating. He then reached over and felt that his pillow was wet. He looked over and narrowed his eyes when he noticed Meryl was gone. He didn't want to close his eyes for fear of the dream coming back. So he stood and decided to go start some coffee. He heard the water running, but he also heard the tears that the water tried to cover up

"What's going on Meryl?" Vash asked to the empty hallway.

Knives lay in bed grinning like a Cheshire cat. He knew the dream had the perfect effect on both of them. So he chose to answer the question, knowing Vash couldn't hear it.

"My way to destroying life," Knives answered.

I hope that chapter was okay, it was hard writing the dream the way I wanted it to turn out. I don't want to make Knives an ass, but he does have some inner demons to fight so please review and tell me what you thought.