Here's Chapter 2 for you guys, after almost two months since posting the first chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Trigun, any of the characters in Trigun, except for Luke, or the song "Out of Control" by Hoobastank. If I did, I would be a very rich person.
Chapter 2: Normalcy
In the background, that black cat meows. It is now 9:00 a.m. Vash is still in bed, sleeping soundly. He is talking in his sleep, having a dream about donuts.
"Mmmmm...glazed donuts...powdered donuts...jelly donuts...I'm in donut heaven!"
In the dream, Vash is devouring about three donuts every second. He even makes donut sandwiches when scarfing down box after box of donuts. While sleeping, Vash takes his pillow and starts chewing on it. Meryl, who got up about an hour and a half earlier, walks into the room to wake Vash up.
"Vash...Vash..." she said while lightly shaking him. Vash just turned over to the other side.
"Wake up, Vash, breakfast is ready."
Her voice was falling on deaf ears. Desperate, she looked in a drawer and pulled out an airhorn. She put the airhorn to Vash's ear and pushed the little button. Seventy decibels were piercing through his ear. Vash suddenly woke up, and jumped about ten feet in the air.
"Meryl! Why did you wake me up like that? I was in the middle of, probably, the best dream ever!" he angrily asked.
"Because it was the only way that I knew of that would wake you up!" she replied.
"Is breakfast ready?"
"Yes it is. I've been slaving over that stove for the past hour. Now wash up and get ready for breakfast."
Meryl left the room and went back downstairs. In the other upstairs room, Milly is waking up. She opens her eyes slowly, gets out of bed, and then yawns and stretches. She then walks downstairs to the kitchen where she sees Meryl setting the table for breakfast.
"Good morning, Milly." Meryl said as she put the plates on the table.
"Good morning." Milly replied in her normal cheerful tone.
"You want some breakfast?"
"I sure do. I'm starving!"
Milly sat down and started eating her breakfast like there was no tomorrow. She finished her meal in about a minute and a half. Meryl had a look of shock on her face.
"You...ate all of that...so quickly." Meryl said in disbelief.
"Mm-hmm. Now it's time for dessert." Milly replied.
"Dessert? You eat dessert after breakfast?"
Milly got up and opened the cupboard.
"Strawberry-swirl pudding!"
Meryl faints after hearing Milly say that. Vash walks into the kitchen and sees Meryl lying on the floor.
"What's wrong with her?" Vash asked.
"Maybe she's tired." Milly replied as she devoured her pudding.
"Whoa... her thick skull even made a little dent in the floor." Vash carelessly remarked, not knowing that the words "thick skull" were what brought Meryl back to consciousness.
"You want me to make a dent in your thick skull!?" Meryl angrily asked Vash as she sprung off the floor.
"Damn, you don't have to go pre-menstrual on me." Vash replied.
"Yeah, Meryl, you need to lighten up a little bit." Milly added.
Meryl then walked out of the room, mocking Vash and Milly under her breath.
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The alarm clock had been going off for the past half hour. Luke finally woke up and hit the alarm clock. He slowly got up and walked toward the bathroom. He turned the shower on and then stepped into the tub. He stood there and let the hot water beat down on him for a few minutes. After he finished his shower and got dressed, he picked up an acoustic guitar and started playing random chords. After a few minutes, he stopped playing and looked out the window.
"Today's a new day. A day of promise, a day of hope, a day where I can begin anew." he said to himself.
He sat down on the bed and continued to play random chords on the guitar. After a minute, he heard a knock on the door.
"It's open!" he yelled.
The door slowly opened. One of the other band members walked into the motel room.
"Hey, um, Luke, you okay?"
"I'm fine."
You ready to rehearse? The other band members are waiting on you, man."
"Yeah, let's go."
The two left the motel room and went to the sandsteamer, which was about half an ile from the motel where the other band members were waiting.
"It's about time you made it, Luke." one of the other band members said to him.
"Sorry about being late. I was taking my time getting ready. Are you guys ready?"
"Ready when you are." another band member said.
The band started playing with the lead guitarist leading in.
I've done everything as you say
I've followed your rules without question
I thought it would help me see things clearly
But instead of helping me to see
I look around and it's like I'm blinded
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
Where should I go?
What should I do?
I don't understand what you want from me
Cause I don't know
If I can trust you
I don't understand what you want from me
I feel like I'm spinning out of control
Try to focus but everything's twisted
And all along I thought you would be there
(Thought you would be there)
To let me know I'm not alone
But in fact that's exactly what I was
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
Where should I go?
What should I do?
I don't understand what you want from me
Cause I don't know
If I can trust you
All of the things you've said to me
I may never know the answer
To this endless mystery
Where should I go?
What should I do?
I don't understand what you want from me
Is it a mystery?
Is it a mystery?
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control!
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control!
Where should I go?
What should I do?
I don't understand what you want from me
Cause I don't know
If I can trust you
All of the things you said to me
And I may never know the answer
To this endless mystery
Where should I go?
What should I do?
I don't understand what you want from me
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
I'm spinning out of control
Out of control
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Milly was sitting on the porch, daydreaming and eating pudding. Meryl went outside to the porch where Milly was sitting and sat down beside her.
"Hey, Milly." Meryl said as she got no response.
"Milly, are you there?"
"Hmmmm? Oh, hi, Meryl." Milly said as she came back to reality.
"Milly, do you want to do something with Vash and me later on tonight?"
"What are you guys going to do?"
"We're going to some concert tonight. Do you want to come?"
"Yeah! It sounds like it'll be fun!"
Milly started to hum in a happy tone while continuing to eat her pudding.
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That's chapter 2! Chapter 3 will be the concert chapter. I'm determining how many songs I should use for this chapter! I have already decided on about five. Tell me how many I should use for Chapter 3 if or when you review. Any input would be appreciated. One more thing, I hope you kept an open mind when reading this chapter, unlike one person I know of that reviewed the previous chapter. coughAnonymousTrigunOtaku/millyfancough