Beyond Reasoning
Chapter 11
Knives Again
Yawning I sat up, and found myself in a weird bed. Glancing about the color of my face drained as I wondered where I was. Getting up out of the covers slowly I headed toward the door and peaked my head out from it. The last thing I remembered was being on the bus and heading to December. This didn't look like a hotel of any sorts, maybe a bed and breakfast but not a hotel. Stepping out I glanced down the stairs and saw a shaggy broom head sticking out from the end of the couch and who was obviously sleeping. Giggling I sighed looking down at him. He did look like an angel while he slept though it looked really uncomfertable on that couch with his legs hanging off the end of it. Maybe I should wake him up and let him sleep where I was. It wasn't right to make the tallest of us two sleep on a couch uncomfertalbly where the shorter of the two could fit on it perfect. I stepped down the stairs only to find myself falling.
"AHHH!" I screamed flipping down the stairs. I REALLY hate these type of mornings! I peaked an eye open to find myself strewn across the middle part of the couch, me hanging from the back of it and looking over seeing Vash wide eyed looking at me. Yawning once again I removed myself from it. "Morning." I muttered standing up all the way.
"..Are you ok?" Vash asked sitting up. I waved it off as nonsense looking up seeing Milly there in a rob looking down.
"Sorry," I said to her. "Can't walk straight in the mornings, thats all." That's when I felt Vash's hand lift up the back of my shirt. Without thinking I screamed once again, sending my hand flying toward the blonde who caught it.
"Your stitches baka, you fell down the stairs, I'm just checking to make sure they haven't reopened," Vash said dropping my hand as I began to turn red looking down and feeling even worse then before. Milly started coming down the steps with a smile on her face.
"Well Mr. Vash and Miss Candy I'll go and start breakfast, if you don't mind," She said. Pulling away from Vash's examination of my stitches I ran foreword.
"Let me help!" I said cheerfuly trying to forget all that happened since I woke up. "I'm a pretty decent cook."
"Well I could use some help," Milly said putting on a smile. Nodding we both entered the kicten with Vash who had decided to help as well.
Thirty minutes later there was eggs, toast, bacon, sliced apples, and some nice tea on the table for all of us. It didn't help that Vash and I where covered in flour from the fight we got into as I was trying to make home made muffins. Milly just stood there giggling at us as we sat down. After praying we dug in.
"After breakfast I'll take you to Meryl's house and we'll go from there," Milly said taking a sip of the tea beside her. Nodding I took a bit out of the eggs I had made smiling. I can't believe I got the nerve to ask Vash to his first dance! Maybe...just maybe he could fall in love with me and we could get married and then there would be two kids and they would grow up and Vash and I would live happily ever after...though I hadn't thought about him being a plant for a while and the fact that I was still human and could end up going back to Earth any day now or any minute! Why would I want him to fall in love with me when it could possibly end in heart break. I didn't feel so happy as before. Glancing up at Vash I let a small sigh slip through and then decided to focus in on my food. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to get so close to him.
Soon I found myself walking down the street with Milly in front and Vash beside me as she was taking us to Meryl's home. I'd finally get to meet Meryl. Stopping Milly turned toward another house and knocked on it. Someone answered the door that I had no clue as to who it was. They ushered us in to the livingroom to sit. Meryl came out of another door quickly sitting down.
"Come on!" A woman's voice said. "You have to pick the flower!"
"Leave me!" Meryl said waving her hands. "I need to talk to Vash for a moment." That's when her eyes wondered over to me. "Who is this?" She looked over at Milly and Vash.
"O Meryl this is Vash's new friend!" Milly exclaimed. "I met up with Vash as he was traveling around with her." Meryl turned and looked at me once more as I waved a little.
"Hi," I said. "My name is Candy."
"I figured she could replace the bride's maid that couldn't come Sempi! I mean it doesn't look like it would take much tayloring to the dress your cousin was sappose to wear." Milly giggled clapping her hands. "Then that dress won't go to waist."
"Well..." Meryl said glancing at me and then at Vash. "I guess so. Then it won't be an odd number going down the isle," Meryl stood up yawning.
"I can't believe your getting married," Vash said toward Meryl who turned around nodding a faint blush coming to her cheeks.
"After traveling with you for so long Vash I realized I had my priorties all messed up, Matt wanted to married me for a while but I was to stuborn and full of pride to even think of it. Once I was called back I realized how foolish I was." Turning she smiled at him. "I do hope that the rest of your journey so far has been pleasent." He nodded as both girls turned to toward me. "Well then at least you wern't alone."
"Mr. Vash and her met up about two weeks ago," Milly said as I nodded with a smile on my face.
"I've never been in a wedding," I said. "Well once I had for my aunt as a flower girl but she had four flower girls and such but never been a bride's maid."
"How old are you?" Meryl said.
"20," I responded. Meryl turned and gave Vash a strange look which made him laugh nervously.
"Hey I never asked her!" Vash said. I couldn't help but laugh. It was like watching a scene from Trigun all over again. "Well age never came up."
"Well anyway, Sempi we should take Mr. Vash and Miss Candy to the taylors so we can get everything ready for your wedding," Milly said clapping her hands. Meryl nodded standing up and heading out of the room.
"After all this we';ll get together and have dinner tonight." Meryl said. "I've got to go and get my dress fitted more, three days I've stood there as they've pinned stuff up and in and around." She sighed. Milly walked to the door and opened it.
"Come on you two, we should get going," She said. I stood up and looked at Vash grinning on my face. He was going to look cute in a tux. Maybe he would let his hair hang down a bit and be really cute.
"What?" He asked as I realized I had been staring at him for quit a while. Turning away my face turned bright red. Quickly I rushed out the door beside Milly.
"Hey wait!" Vash said following after me as we walked down the street.
It was about a ten minute walk to a small shop. Milly opened the door and let Vash and I in. Upon entering the shop Milly was greeted by somebody whom I assumed ran the shop itself. Once he got a glimps of me and Vash he had someone usher me away and Vash as well, to two different corners of the shop as they handed me the dress. It was a deep red color that made me stand back in aw. It was a beautiful dress, though the bow ties could leave something to be desired. The dress its self was long and trailed a little on the floor. I was surprised at how beautiful was considering it was a Bridesmaid dress. Slipping it on I found it a little big for me and that's when a tailor began to pin the dress back. Standing there I looked in a mirror gaping in awe of what I saw. I looked beautiful..
"How's it fit?" The dress fitter said an hour later. My legs hurt and I felt tired from standing there. Stepping down I slowly began to walk around in the dress watching how it moved on me and how much I could move with it on. Nodding the guy had me go change out of it. I had to wait for Vash to get done with Milly near the front. I found out by Milly that they where going to have to make all new pants for the outlaw because he was just to tall.
I giggled lightly at the thought of it. Hearing the tailor argue with the outlaw in the other room.
"You two sure do get along," Milly said beside me. Turning I smiled and nodded, though the past few weeks where somewhat a worry to me I was still in heaven, enjoying the outlaws company and luckly he enjoyed mine as well, well hopefully. "That's nice. There are very few people who would get to know Mr. Vash better." Nodding I turned back to where I would see an arm of his or some of his hair peak out from the corner. I really wanted to see him with a tux on. "...you like him don't you.." I herd a whisper beside me. Yelling I turned and saw Milly sitting there with her head next to my ear giggling as I almost fell over in embarisment.
"...Did something happen out there?" Vash's head peaked around the corner to see me bright red shaking my head.
"Nothing at all..." I lied waving him off then turned to Milly glaring at her as she giggled at the comotion that I had caused.
"You sure do act like Mr. Vash." She said. I hung my head low sighing. Was it that obvious that I liked him that Milly could pick up on it. Well I guess I do tend to stare a lot at him.
"O be quiet" I said slumping down and looking at my hands somberly. It wasn't fair really. I truely cared about the outlaw and fate put me in a postion where I couldn't do anything about it. It made me really want to cry about it all.
"Come on Miss Candy," Milly said beside me. "It's not that obvious, Mr. Vash hasn't figured it out yet. So that's a good thing."
"Yeah but like It would be possible even if he liked me that way.." I mumbled deciding I didn't want to stay around there any longer. Standing up I looked around. "Well I'll head back to your place if you don't mind. I'm kind of beat already today and my back is starting to hurt."
"O ok," Milly said. "The key is tied in on a bush branch in the front yard, don't get hurt trying to get it." She said. Nodding I waved bye and headed out the door. Quielty I walked through the small town of December thinking to myself. I was a long way off of where I used to be back in that other town that I appeared. My mind wandered to the nice old sheriff and hoped his days had been nice there . I just hoped when my time came to head back it would be quick and Vash would forget about me almost instantly. I didn't want the outlaw to worry about me like he does. It wasn't safe for him or me.
"Long time no see..." My head shot up. I knew that voice and face. My teeth clenched together and my hands at my sides came to a fist glaring at the twin of the man I loved.
"What do you want?" I hissed feeling my head starting to get wet, it had begun to rain.
"O nothing much," He stated sounding almost to casuly as he took a step forward which made me step back one. "I just saw you coming from that clothing place and decided to drop in and say hi."
"Why?" I hissed again. Knives NEVER did something without a reason and most of the time it ment killing someone or someones or bringing pain to his brother.
"Because," Knives said his eyes narrowing upon me. "I really want to see the kind of human that Vash hangs around with. So how did you know, about me and Vash without him telling you himself? I do remember that part of our last conversation."
"Go to hell," I spat wiping the wet hair off my face. "Your the one that caused me pain, so I really don't want to talk to you," Quickly I walked ahead trying to go past him only to have him catch my arm. My head shot around glaring at him. "Let go of me."
"Why?" He said with a chuckle. "So you can go and tell my brother that I'm here?"
"He'll worry if I don't show," I said trying to pull away from him.
"You know, your to odd to be human." Knives said reaching over and touching his chest where I had somehow burned him. "No human could do that."
"Well you know, I don't care," I said. "Let go of me or we'll find out what I can really do if I'm not human."
"Try me."