Beyond Reasoning
Chapter 19
Awake
I ached all over. It was the first thing I could sense. Gah..I wondered what was going on. Yawning I opened an eye to see where exactly I was. First thing I noticed that I wasn't in Meryl's spare bed room anymore.
"Where the heck.." I muttered slowly sitting up feeling a deep ache in my back. Looking down I noticed a hospital gown on me. Something had happened. That made my mind go into a panic trying to remember what had happened. I remembered the wedding...Meryl and Milly and the white dresses. Then the dance hall...a dance...Knives...Franticly my head turned every which way noticing Knives sitting on the bed next to me with a smile on his face.
"Your awake finally. That's good." He said. "Vash went to step out for a moment. He should be back in a few minutes." I sat in shock looking at the blonde outlaw's twin who held a gentle smile upon his face.
"..You..you shot me!" I shouted pointing at him. Quickly my hands patted myself down finding no trace of a bullet wound or a bandage. This was really getting odd.
"..Yeah I guess I did.." Knives said with a chuckle. "..You also died if you don't remember that." Blinking I turned my head to face the blonde again. "But then again so did I."
"What do you mean?" I asked trying to calm myself down from the panic going on in my head. I was sure going nuts if this wasn't really happening.
"..Well.." Knives said calmly taking a deep breath. "I came and crashed the dance that you and my brother where sharing...the kiss that you where about to receive...and shot at my brother whom tried to push you off him but you pushed him, taking the bullet and probably saving his life." Blinking I touched my lips hearing what he was saying. "With Meryl, Milly, the Priest, and Matt's guns pointed at me before I shot they let the bullets fly after I attempted to kill Vash, which killed me."
"..How could that be! Are we in hell or something?!" I shouted. "Cuz you wouldn't be in heaven...so why the heck did I get sent..."
"No your alive and so am I." Knives laughed. "You really don't remember do you?" I shook my head franticly. "...Well it was quite scatchy after that...all I know was that you where standing over me once I regained conciousness with a smile upon your face...I guess you'll have to ask my brother who should have seen everything. Sighing I leaned back a bit. "I do thank you for everything you have done for me.." Getting up the outlaw's twin walked out of the room leaving me there for a moment. Setting my hands gently at my sides on the bed I felt something soft and picked it up. Bringing it to my face the color drained from it. A white feather lay in my hands between my finger tips as flashes of what had happened ran through my head finally.
Giant...
..Wings
Something had spoke to me...awoken me from a deep sleep..told me that this was the reason I was here and not there anymore..that I had to be here. The warmth that had entered my body that I had never felt before. It made any warmth that I had felt before feel like cold ice. Right now I felt that warmth ebbing inside me as I touched my chest lightly not believing in what I was remembering exactly. How long exactly had I been out? Turning my head I herd the crick of a door. I saw the blonde that held my heart standing there smiling sheeplisly with a can of pop in his hands. It wasn't that his hair was a mess that caught my attention it was the red coat that I so loved on his body again. Blinking I looked up at his face trying to read it on what exactly was going on.
"I see your up finally.." He said with a goofy grin upon his face walking over to the chair that was beside my bed near the bed that Knives had been sitting in.
"Yeah..how long have I been out exactly?" I said smiling lightly.
"Two days.." Vash said setting the can on the table beside me. "You had all of us worried after what happened in the dance hall..."
"..Yeah.." I said looking down at my hands which where figiting in my lap. "Well I'm better now. So when did the doctor say I could leave?"
"When ever you woke up. He didn't believe us when we said you had gotten shot..that it was just a lot of stress..." Vash said still the smile upon his face which now looked it was more forced then anything. That's when I noticed the small quiver that was forming with his bottom lip.
"..Vash...?" I asked reaching out a hand toward him to try and comfort him a bit. That's when I found him wrapped around my waist, crying historically. "Vash!" I yelped frightened by this sudden movement. A blush came to my cheeks at first as I looked down at his face which was distoried in pain.
"..I...I...I thought I had lost you again..." He said clinging to me even more almost making me unable to breath. I looked down at his face and set my hand on his hair rubbing it lightly trying to comfort the outlaw. He had had so much pain in his life.
"..It's ok Vash..really it is...I'm alive and your brother is fine, nobody else was hurt two days ago.." I said gently trying to sooth the blonde. "You saved everyone once again.." That's when he pulled away and his face was right next to mine.
"...No.." He said. "You did it all Candy..." I blinked startled at how close Vash was.
"..Vash.." I said feeling my heart go to my throat again. This was like the dance. I almost forgot about that.
"Hey!" Meryl's voice said as I turned my head to see Meryl and Milly coming in the door all smiling.
"Hi." I smiled as Vash moved away from me into the chair.
"Well then this is great!" Meryl said clapping her hands. "Matt, Wolfwood, Milly, and I got everything moved out of my house." I couldn't help but smile about everything.
"Aww thanks guys." I said. "I guess I should be getting ready then." Milly nodded walking over and grabbing Vash who was still kneeling beside the bed.
"Come on Mr. Vash, give the girl some privacy.." She giggled as I smiled and waved at me as I stood up slowly once the room was empty and grabbed the bag that Meryl had left with some of my clothes. Smiling I pulled out the clothes and walked to my private bathroom and began to change out of the gown. Looking up I gazed into the mirror seeing myself. I didn't know what to think anymore really. Reaching up I touched my chest lightly closing my eyes trying to remember the feeling I got after I had died.
"...You belong here..." The words had echoed in my head as I felt the warmth come over here. If that meant what I thought it meant then...I would never see my family back on Earth again. It also meant I would be on Gunsmoke till I died. That's when I felt the warm feeling once again rise in my chest. There was also a rising pressure in my back once again.
"..o crap..." I said realizing what exactly I had triggered. In a flash I was on my knees feeling the pain of being squished surround me. That feeling I got was my wings. Glancing up I gazed at them trying to take in how big exactly this new problem was. Closing my eyes I began to fight off the warmth as the wings began to fade behind me. Sighing I soon found myself sitting indian style on the floor. Luckly I hadn't put my new shirt on or it would have been torn to shreds. Reaching over I grabbed the shirt which had the words love on the front in a heart. It was also black. Then Meryl had grabbed a plaid skirt, knee high socks, and a black pair of shoes. She praticly dressed me as a japanese school girl. A sweat drop came on my brow as I slipped on the skirt and put the socks and shoes on. Then I grabbed the bow that was in the bottom of the bag and put it in my hair to hold back some of my hair. Looking in the mirror I felt even more alien with myself. "..what am I..?" Sure I had always dreamed of having wings, though I think most people wouldn't mind the ablitity to fly but for all I knew no normal human could have wings. The only things I knew that had wings with human figures where Angels.
Was I an Angel? No...Angel's where the followers of God. The closest thing to God up in heaven. I couldn't..I couldn't possibly be an angel. Angel's where born by a thought of God, not by a mortal human couple which I was. But...the wings...the light...what else could I be?
That's when I herd the door to my room open as I stood there in the bathroom.
"Candy?" A voice called out. It was Vash's of course. A light blush came across my cheeks as I stood there.
"I'm in here.." I said walking out of there smiling seeing the outlaw in his coat still. Smiling I looked up at him feeling the worries of a moment ago floating away in the green blue oceans of his eyes. A slight blush came to my cheeks as I stood there. "Sorry it took so long..had a little trouble." Laughing I pointed to my back.
"..What do you mean?" He asked leaning and looking behind me. Frowning I poked him.
"Those monstrosities known as wings that are somehow attached to me decided to make an apperance again.." I said throwing my arms up in the air and walking over to the bed and sit on it.
"You mean...they came out again?" He asked. Nodding I sighed a bit.
"What the heck is wrong with me?" I asked. "Normal humans don't have wings popping out of their backs." Frowning I rubbed the back of my neck.
"Well all I see is you, the woman that I have been traveling around Gunsmoke for nearly three weeks with. The one who can make my spirits pull up with just a gentle smile." Turning I found myself smiling as I herd him.
"Thanks Vash." I said. "Anyway we should probably get going. I mean I don't want Meryl and Milly and stuff to be waiting for me. They've probably waited enough around here for me." I smiled. The thought about us dancing and how close Vash was to kissing me went through my head. That thought made me nervous as I quickly walked out the door feeling my heart pounding once again as I walked down the hall with the bag that Meryl had left in there. How could I deal with such a situation right now.
"Hey wait up!" Vash said behind me as I sighed and slowed down walking toward the car and walking out.
"Yay now we can get going!" Milly said clapping as she saw me. Blinking I looked at everyone and smiled.
"Well at least everything seems to have turned out ok," I laughed turning my head to see Vash standing there breathing a bit heavly.
"Geez woman you could have slowed down a bit!" He yelled.
"Hush up Vash." Meryl said then looking at Milly. Meryl hopped in the front of the car as Milly hopped in on the other side leaving me in the back with Vash and Knives who wasn't saying much. Sighing I turned and opened in the door and went in the back as Vash went to the other side and sat in the car after me. Leaning on the door I watched as December fly bay until we hit Meryl's house which by now wasn't Meryls anymore. I remember Meryl telling Vash that once she moved out that she wanted to give the house to him. Like Vash would stay put and use the house really. Turning slightly I glanced at the outlaw who had some nervous look upon his face as he was getting out of the car. Reaching for the door handle I opened the door seeing Matt and Wolfwood standing out there with grins upon their faces.
"Hey honey!" Matt said embracing Meryl as she came up beside him. "I see that Candy is finally awake which means we can finally go on the honey moon.."
"I told you guys to go after everything happened the day before yesterday!" Vash said. "I knew Candy would have awoken soon.
"But Mr. Vash we wouldn't be friends if we just left you alone like that.." Milly said. Turning my head I gazed at Knives who was just standing at Vash's side not saying a word and not really even moving.
"I do have Knives!" Vash said chuckling. I began to shiver realizing how cold it was getting. "Well anyway you guys should be getting going before that typhoon hits town.."
"A typhoon?" I asked puzzled. Nodding Milly smiled.
"Yes a Typhoon is heading our way and Mr. Vash is right, if we don't get going Sempi we'll miss the bus and not make it in time for our reservations..." Milly said.
"Alright fine.." Meryl said. "At least the cars already packed. You awoke just in time Candy really, we where going to leave Vash there for the night like last night but came to check on him one last time before we left town." Nodding I watched as the two sets of couples went down and piled into the car.
"We'll see you in two weeks Mr. Vash!" Milly said waving.
"Don't blow anything up Needle Noggen!" Wolfwood's voice was herd in the car as I laughed a bit smiling and waving as the car took off.
"Well I see you typhoon proofed the house already.." I smiled turning to the two men. Knives kept looking at me after that which started to make me nervous as I stepped up the steps and walked into the house seeing that Meryl had left practicly everything for Vash to use. "She's really nice, isn't she?"
"Yeah she is." Vash said. "Anyway since we'll be staying here and not traveling much with Knives getting his land legs finally how about I make something yummy to eat?"
"Sounds good." Knives said. Nodding I smiled.
"Does that mean the room I was sleeping in as Meryl's spare bed room is my room now?" I asked. "..Unless you don't want me here..." I turn and my lip began to quiver as I played around.
"Of course I want you here!" Vash said coming out of the kicthen. "Well Knives and I talked about it and with you being a woman and with all your clothes we decided it would be best for you to have the master bed room. There will be a private bathroom too for you." I looked back at Vash blushing a bit.
"..Really?" I asked. Gazing down to where Knives was reading I saw him nod as I ran over to Vash, throwing a hug on him. I barely got up there but I felt an arm of his wrap around my waist holding me there to hug him. "Thank you!"
"..Aww jeez Candy.." I herd Vash say. I let go of the hug around his neck then I noticed how tight that Vash was holding my waist when I looked down and noticed I hadn't hit the floor again. That's when a manic laugh came from the outlaw as he dropped me and I finally hit the ground. Turning I pretended nothing had happened and walked out of the room slightly humming and heading up the stairs and opened the room that was mine at one time and found it completely empty and it was redecorated. Blinking I looked back where I always saw Meryl go during the night and walked over there pushing the door open, seeing my bag beside the dresser. It was quite a big room actully. Smiling I walked over and fell over on my bed enjoying the moment.
By what I was told I was meant here on Gunsmoke which meant I probably wouldn't be leaving at all. Sighing the happy moment sorta died down as I thought about my family back on Earth. My brother would probably be crying for a few months. Then my sister..I was sure she would be sad...and my other younger older brother would probably miss me too. But...this is somewhere I could have only dreamed of and had dreamed of a lot of times, to be with the outlaw, apart of his life. That's all that mattered now. I had to move on. Turning my head I noticed the blonde poking his head in the room grinning from ear to ear. That's when I realized what I was wearing and eeked sitting up.
"Hentai!" I shouted grabbing a pillow and throwing it at him. His head moved out of the room.
"Supper's done Hentai girl..." He chuckled outside the door. Frowning I moved my hair and patted it still sitting on the bed and sliding to an edge of the bed and walked down the steps. There was a bunch of noodles and rice he had made as I grabbed some and sat down poking them with the fork in my hand.
"Thanks." I said smiling and continued to eat.
Soon I was feeling quite sleepy as I sat there drawing on something quietly in the livingroom as Knives was reading. This was a scene of Trigun I wouldn't have ever thought could happen. Yawning for the fourth time in an hour I stood up setting the drawing pad down on the table.
"I think I'm going to be heading to bed." I said turning toward the stairs.
"One would think with as much as she sleeped in the hospital she'd be awake for a few days.." Knives said calmly. Glaring at him I stuck my tongue out at him and headed up the stairs waving goodnight to the two brothers. Walking in my room I slipped out of my clothes and into a loose t-shirt and sweat pants and slipped into the blankets. It had been a long day already. Yawning I let myself slip into sleep.