Beyond Reasoning
Chapter 12
Revolation

Stepping out after changing back I walked over to the waiting area. It had been a while since we had gotten there, and from the looks of the windows, it had begun to rain pretty hard outside. Walking over I saw only Milly sitting there.
"Where's Candy?" I asked looking about for the brunet. Milly seemed to smile.
"She felt tired and headed back early," Milly told me standing up. "We should head, the rain isn't going to get any better." Nodding I held the door open for the blonde and we began to walk the distance back to her house. That's when I sensed him..
Knives.
He was here in December and awfuly close.
"Mr. Vash?" Milly's voice broke through. A frighened look adorned her face. "What's wrong?"
"My brother," I muttered. "Milly head back to your house, a different way. I have a feeling my brother is waiting for me." I said pulling out my gun and checking the bullets. I had two. I didn't realize how low I really was. Swearing under my breath I saw Milly taking off another direction. I just hoped my brother hadn't seen Candy..
Quickly rushing ahead I skidded around a corner to see something horrific. Candy was there, with my brother, Knives pinning her down to the ground, with a boot to her neck holding her there.
"KNIVES!" I shouted rushing forward seeing him look up.
"It's about time you got here," Knives commented. Glaring at him I gripped my gun tighter. Only two bullets and I didn't want to use either of them if I didn't have to. "So brother..tell me something. Do you care about this human?"
"Let her go," I stated. "Let her go Knives, I mean it."
"Why?" Knives said. "She's really to darn fun."
"YOU JERK!" Candy yelled at him. It wasn't going to be good on those stitches the way she was laying and in the muddy street. Quickly I walked forward.
"Let her go now Knives." I pleaded once again at him but he didn't seem to hear me, or he was ignoring me. I believed the latter of the two.
"No, you haven't answered my question." Knives said looking up at me but not moving the gun from the brow of Candy's head.
"What?" Standing there I watched him trying to figure out what he was saying or asking. That's when Knives pulled back the hammer of his gun and grinned at me.
"Fine then, we'll find out the difficult way." He hissed as I heard a gun shot and then a scream. Running forward without thinking I pushed him aside, punching him in the face. Glaring at him at my feet I breathed heavly.
"You ASS HOLE!" I yelled feeling tears once again brim my eyes. Quickly I turned to see Candy her eyes closed, obviously. That's when my expression looked at her in confusion. A manic laugh came though my brothers lips as he sat on the ground.
"I KNEW it!" Knives said laughing once more. Turning I glared at him. A feeling of anger, I had never felt before began to welt up inside of me as I dropped my gun and jumped upon him wanting to beat the crap out of him. Punches flew when Knives somehow pushed me away from him as he stood up wiping the blood that was trickling from the side of his lip glaring at me. "You are a real moron brother."
"What the hell are you talking about?!" I said.
That's when I realized something. His gun was in his hands, mine was not. Quickly I franticly looked about not finding my gun anywhere. That's when my glance was brought back to my brother who swore to kill me not to long ago.
"This, duh." He started. "I wanted you here to KILL you Vash and you fell right into it." Raising his hand up he aimed the gun at me this time.
"Don't do this.." I said. "We can live here with the humans in peace Knives, why can't you understand that?" I said the tears coming down my face faster.
"No," Knives said calmly as he got the gun ready to shoot. Maybe I should stop him...I felt somehow like just giving up. Candy was gone...Candy. I looked about franticly not finding any sign of her body. If the body wasn't there then it could mean only two things. Either Candy's body had been somehow moved by Knives even though he had been attacking me ever since then or the other. I hoped to God that it was the latter. That Candy wasn't dead.
"Stop this!" I pleaded! There was a gun shot that went off. I had my eyes closed for a second thinking it was me. But when I looked up I saw Candy standing there, with my gun in her hand. Turning my head toward Knives I saw he was upon the ground now. A puddle of blood washed out around him as the rain came down. For the time being Knives was still alive.
"...I couldn't let him do it..." Her voice weak and trembling. "...I couldn't let him hurt you Vash. I don't care if he's your brother..." Her trembling hand couldn't hold the heavy gun in her clutches. The woman's hands flew up to her face as she held them there crying. Looking back and forth between them I didn't know what to think. Walking over I bent down to Knives, seeing a shot through his shoulder. He would make it. Somehow Candy had shot that gun meaning not to kill him. Looking up I saw her standing there and remembered what my brother had done. That she could have been gone...
"Candy.." I muttered standing up fully and walking over to her and took her trembling body into my arms, resting my head upon her. When..when I had herd that gun shot, I felt as if my world had ended. What kind of feeling was that exactly? I've never had that feeling come so strong before. My mind wanted to tear my own brother apart for doing such a thing..
Was Milly right?
I didn't understand it all. Right now I just felt like standing there and holding the woman, trying to stop her tears. Looking ahead I bearly noticed the struggling footsteps that where moving away from us at quit a fast speed. Knives had left for now. Sighing I just let him go. I didn't want to deal with him right now. Quietly I bent a little down and pulled her up in my arms so I was caring her. Walking over I kicked my gun with my boot and kicked it so it would fly to my holster at the side of my hip and began to walk to Milly's house only to see them rushing up fully loaded. Stopping I stood there looking at Meryl and Milly and shook my head.
"...Is she ok?" Meryl asked walking up to me and moving her hair out of her face to get a look at her. The expression was pained but she looked like she was sleeping. "Lets get her in a bed. She'll catch something if she's out here any longer."
"What about you Sempi?" Milly said. "You've got a wedding in a few days. You shouldn't be rushing about either."
"I KNOW that Milly," Meryl said frustratedly rubbing her forhead. "But if someone is in danger, we just can't let that effect our choices, can we?"
"It's ok really," I said trying to stop the bickering as late as it was. "Candy stopped the attack and neither of us got hurt..." The flash back of Knives shooting Candy came across my inner eye again. What would I have done if he had done that to her?! If he had killed her just for the fun of it? Finding myself clenching the sleeping woman closer I sighed seeing Meryl and Milly also concerned at the way I was looking.
"..Well anyway," Meryl said. "Vash you and Candy will sleep at my house tonight since I have enough spare rooms for the both of you." Nodding I began to follow her down the street. What would have happened if she would have been dead then...
Thinking about it gave me shivers. It also made me want to throw up. For the fourth time a person came waltzing into my life, without a care of who I was. Well Meryl and Milly took a while to realize that but still they cared about me. For the fourth time someone looked past my past, and saw me standing there. But this time was different. She knew who I was to begin with with the help of some strange force. Candy had seen me at my strongest and weakest and knew who I was inside and out and she didn't care about my past. She didn't blame me for the stitches upon her back. All she cared about was me for me. I found myself blushing once again thinking about that. After we had gotten back I sat her down on the bed in the room Meryl had told me to go. Meryl muttered something about making tea and left me in the room alone. I was on the edge of the bed with my back to the sleeping form of the woman underneigth the covers thinking. The thought of me loosing that woman scared me more than anything. Sure I would be scared to loose Meryl or Milly and when Wolfwood died I cried for weeks but somehow this was different. I turned my head to see her face upon the pillow.
Milly was right. I really did love her, didn't I? How else could I account for these feelings? I mean when I finally admited that much to myself my heart seemed to jump for joy. Someone had walked past the scares, had broken all the barriers I held around my heart, then somehow melted it. Reaching down I touched my scarred hand to her soft one on the blankets. I clasped it softly and brought it up for a light kiss. It was so light I even startled myself with it. Setting her hand back down I turned standing up. Now dread entered my mind. Knives KNEW of my feelings for her, even before I knew which ment she was in greater danger then before. Why did everything have to be so complicated. If only I had met her on Earth instead of the other way around, I could pursue my feelings toward her without fear of my brother.
But nothing is ever that simple, is it?