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I'm here again with another Trigun fic!!! It's called Trigun Holidays. My friend Andie made one. It isn't up yet but it's called Gunsmoke Seasons. We're having a contest. Whoever gets the first review wins! Yay! Review for me first! I have more fanfics! My first review will be answered and you will be the only one on my little answer review thing. It is a complete honor because there will be one to two chapters for EVERY holiday. That first review will be the only one answered in all of those chapters. Other reviews will be appreciated, too. I love all of my readers!!! You guys are awesome. You inspire me to keep writing. Ok! Here goes!

Halloween

"All right, Mr. Vash! It's about time you tell us why you've chosen this city out of all the cities on the planet?!" the short little insurance girl exclaimed.

"Well, I was bored," the blonde outlaw answered.

A black-clad priest shook his head. The tall insurance girl giggled.

"YOU WERE BORED?!"

"Uh... I just though it would be a nice change, you know. Besides, it's October 30th. Tomorrow is Halloween!" Vash jumped for joy.

Meryl blinked. "Halloween..."

"It's a holiday from Earth where people dress up as someone else. It's really fun. You get free candy!"

"Ooh! Do you think they'll have pudding?" Millie asked excitedly.

"Let's go get some, honey," Wolfwood said while putting his arm out.

Millie hooked her arm through his and waved to the arguing pair. "Bye, guys! Have fun!" she said and walked away.

"What kind of holiday is that?" Meryl asked.

"I don't know. Come on, small girl! Free candy?"

"You don't need anymore candy, Mr. Vash," Meryl pointed out. "I think you've exceeded your sugar limit for the rest of you life."

"But that's a really long time!" complained Vash thinking of how long his life span really was.

"Exactly!" Meryl grinned. "I'll let you do this little Halloween thing. Go ahead! Dress up like an idiot. I will not partake in any of it."

"Oh, insurance girl. Don't be a party pooper."

"I'm not stopping you. You'll have more fun without me anyway," Meryl said.

"What if I'm lonely without you?" Vash looked down and blushed.

"Then you'll be lonely without me. Simple as that." She walked away.

Wolfwood and Millie came back when the second sun disappeared over the horizon carrying bags of pudding and other unknown items to find Vash sitting on the ground staring at the dirt.

"Hey, Vash. Whatcha doing?" Wolfwood asked.

Vash looked up and smiled, all the sadness gone from his eyes. "Nothing! Let's go inside." He did so. Wolfwood and Millie looked at each other and followed Vash into the hotel.

Millie stepped into her and Meryl's room holding one of the bags full of unknown items. "I got you a costume."

"I'm not participating in this stupid holiday!" Meryl stubbornly crossed her arms.

"It would make Mr. Vash happy," Millie simply said, hiding a smile. "I know you like him, Meryl. It's kind of obvious."

"Do you think he knows?" Meryl paled.

"Guys are always too oblivious to things like that. Don't worry."

Meryl instantly relaxed. 'It's freaky how perceptive she is.' "So... what did you get me?"

"You're going to be Juliet from the earth play 'Romeo and Juliet'. The dress is really pretty!" Millie clapped her hands happily, envisioning Meryl in the splendid Victorian gown.

"What is Vash going as?" Meryl asked.

"Himself! Isn't that a great idea? Everyone will expect Vash the Stampede to disguise himself. Not go as himself."

Meryl smiled. "Did Mr. Vash come up with that himself?"

"No. Mr. Wolfwood did."

"That's what I thought. So, let me see the dress."

Millie pulled out a red velvet Victorian styled gown. The seams were sewn in golden thread. The costume came with red velvet slippers and a gold cross necklace. "How do you like it?" Millie asked hopefully.

"It's beautiful," Meryl replied.

"Great! You'd better get to bed. We're all going to sleep in really late because at 8:00pm, we'll get ready and join the Halloween festival!"

"Why do we have to sleep in if it's only at 8:00?" Meryl was getting nervous. 'Oh great. They're going to get drunk and stay up all night. I just know it.'

"Well, Miss Meryl. It's Halloween so I figured we could get drunk and stay up all night!"

Meryl fell down anime style. 'I knew it.' "What are you going to be, Millie?"

"A kitty cat! Well! I'm off to bed! Good night!"

"Good night, Millie," Meryl sighed.

"Good evening, folks! It's a wonderful night in the city of October for monsters and ghouls to haunt the streets! And that's just what they're going to do! For anyone seeking scares and spooks, check out the Halloween festival in the town square! Happy Halloween, everybody!"

Meryl jumped up and looked at the alarm clock in the hotel room. '8:00. Right on time.' She got up and walked over to the costume Millie had left on the nearby chair. 'Here goes.' She took a shower and got dressed. 'Wow. Fits perfectly.'

There was a knock on the door. "Meryl? Are you awake?" It was Millie.

"Almost, Millie. You can come in."

Millie opened the door. "Wow, Meryl! You look fantastic! Aren't you going to wear any make up?" she asked.

"I'm wearing this costume for you, Millie. I am definitely not going to put on that repulsive stuff!" Meryl declared.

"Aw, Meryl? Please?" Millie pouted and smiled, knowing Meryl couldn't refuse.

The short insurance girl sighed. 'She can get $$1,000,000 with that smile.' "Fine, Millie. Work your magic." And she did.

"Hey, Wolfwood? Are you ready yet?" Vash banged on the bathroom door. Wolfwood walked out wearing a black cape with red lining and a black tuxedo. "What are you supposed to be again?" Vash asked.

"Dracula!" Wolfwood replied in a fake Transylvanian accent.

The boys walked to Meryl's door just a Millie stepped out dragging a very reluctant Meryl behind her. "Come on, Meryl! What's wrong with you? You were fine before you had to come out."

"I don't want anyone else to see!" a voice said from somewhere inside the room.

Millie managed to pull Meryl out in a matter of seconds with the help of Vash and Wolfwood. Meryl looked down blushing and pressed herself into a corner against the wall trying hard not to be seen. But Vash couldn't help himself. She took his breath away.

Wolfwood put his hands on Millie's shoulders from behind and breathed in her ear, "Hello, my pretty little kitty," he whispered in his accent again. Millie blushed.

"Come on, Meryl, Mr. Vash! Let's go join the festivities!"

Millie and Wolfwood walked ahead on the fairgrounds looking at all the booths and playing a few games. Vash and Meryl walked behind them in silence. Occasionally catching themselves staring at each other.

"I like your costume," Vash said silently.

"Thank you." Meryl blushed.

"What are you supposed to be?" he asked.

"Juliet," she answered. "From the earth play 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare."

"I've seen the remake of that. It's very sappy."

"Yeah! It's great for a sensitive crybaby like you!" Meryl joked.

Vash pouted. "That's mean!"

"Meryl, Mr. Vash, look!" Millie called out to them. "It's a haunted house! Want to go see it?"

Meryl and Vash ran up to them. "Sounds good," Vash said.

Millie and Wolfwood looked at each other. They planned to separate with the other couple and give them some time alone. Meryl would get scared and Vash might actually comfort her. It would be so romantic! Most of it was actually Millie's idea.

The haunted house was an actual mansion. It was the old local historic house that the city patrons decorated every year for Halloween. Lights flickered on and off behind some of the windows. An owl hooted. Bats were flying around the graveyard in the front yard. Wolfwood held open a black squeaking gate for the other three people. Millie was in front of Meryl. Vash stayed behind Meryl with his hand on her shoulder so they didn't get separated. The group walked up the cracked concrete pathway and opened the large oak door. Nothing out of the ordinary yet.

Inside the house was a large spiral staircase. The floor was a blood red carpet. Meryl jumped as the front door slowly snapped shut without anyone touching it.

Suddenly, a butler in a black tailcoat appeared. "Would you like a tour of my master's humble abode?" he asked in a raspy voice.

"Of course," Wolfwood replied.

Meryl tensed up. 'What kind of crazy holiday is this?' She hated being scared and she got scared easily.

Vash felt her go stiff as his hand was on her shoulder. "What's wrong, small girl?" he asked.

"What kind of insane idiot made up this stupid holiday?" she asked sharply.

"Do you really want to know?" Vash grinned. She nodded. "Alright, but I'll have to warn you. I'm like a walking talking dictionary of history." Meryl rolled her eyes. "Halloween originated from a holiday called 'All Hallows Eve'. There is not one person who made up this day of the d-"

"Ok. You answered my question."

They had been following the butler for a while. Nothing strange had happened until they went up the stairs...

There were no lights on. There had been oil lamps lit downstairs. The butler only carried one small candle. The flame flickered and went out as they cautiously walked down the hall. A door opened and slammed behind them. Meryl jumped.

"This is my master's study. He is in here now." The butler led them into a dark room. Meryl couldn't tell how big it was but the carpet from the rest of the house disappeared and hardwood floors took its place. Their footsteps echoed loudly so she could only guess the room was large. Just then, they heard a woman scream. Meryl latched herself tightly on Vash's arm. The butler kindly excused himself. Millie leaned on the vast fireplace. Oh how Meryl wished there was a nice warm fire burning in its hearth. As Millie was leaning, she noticed a brick was jutted out. She pushed on it and she fell through a trapdoor in the ground. Wolfwood, who had been standing close by, fell, too.

"Oh no. This is not good. I don't like this. Can we go home now? I don't want to admit it but I'm scared. There. I said it. Let's just go please!" she pleaded.

Vash slowly led her to the hole in the floor and they both looked down. It was nothing but pitch darkness.

"Where do you think they went?" Meryl asked shakily.

"There's only one way to find out," he replied. Quickly, before she could protest, he lifted her up in his arms and jumped. Meryl closed her eyes tightly. It seemed as if they had been falling forever until they hit rock bottom.

Meryl slowly opened her eyes to find herself in a dark room. She couldn't see her hand right in front of her eyes. Vash was holding her tightly against his chest. She was so thankful that he was here because she would have died of fright. Him being there calmed her frayed nerves.

She sighed and he looked down at her. "Are you ok?" he asked.

"Hmm... let me think... Do I look fine? I don't think so! I'm am scared out of my skin!"

"I won't let anything happen to you. Don't you trust me?"

"Aw!" The pair heard a voice. Meryl shut her eyes, stuffed her face into his chest, and grasped for his coat. Millie turned on a flashlight. Wolfwood could be seen slightly behind her. "That is so cute! Let's watch more!"

"Millie? I think you kind of interrupted them," Wolfwood pointed out.

"Oh, darn! I seriously thought we had them that t-"

Wolfwood covered her mouth with his hand. "Shh!"

Meryl and Vash blinked obliviously. "Let's get out of here," Meryl suggested.

They saw another trap door above them but the ceiling seemed to be closer. Vash got out first and helped Meryl up. Wolfwood got out next and did the same to Millie. They had been in the basement.

Meryl dusted herself off. "You guys could have seriously been hurt!"

Wolfwood sighed like he was trying to explain why the sky was blue to a child. "Shortie, the people who work here have covered every square inch of this place to make sure everything is secure. They do pretty much the same thing every year. I bet we aren't the first people to have fallen through that trapdoor. Everything was perfectly safe."

"You know what? I think I'm ready for the games!" Vash exclaimed, grabbed Meryl's hand, skipped down the cracked concrete path, opened the gate, and ran to one of the game booths.

"I think I need an aspirin," Meryl said when Vash started begging her for more money to play the balloon dart game thing. "I think I want to play," she stated and gave the game man her money. He handed her some darts. She succeeded in popping a balloon with each dart. Her prize was a life size Vash the Stampede doll. "What?! That's all I get?! I have one of those already, but it talks so it's more annoying!"

"This one talks, too." The game man pushed the doll's hair and it said, "Don't mess with my hair!" "It's also voice activated. Listen. I'm gonna kill that dude over there!" The doll replied by saying, "No one has the right to take the life of another."

Meryl rubbed her forehead. "I think... I'm going... to kill myself."

"But I disapprove of suicide more than anything!" both the real and fake Vash replied.

"AH!"

So! How was that for the first chapter? Thanksgiving is up next! Stay tuned and please review!!!