~Chapter 3~
Millie was laid next to her on her stomach. Her eyes were closed and her hands were out in front above her head. "Millie!" Meryl said crawling to her. Millie opened her eyes. "Uh.. Ah.. What happened?" she asked. "Are you ok?! Are you hurt anywhere?!" Meryl said helping her sit up. "Oh yes! I'm fine! I saw you walk through the door and I thought your were going to.. To.. GET HURT!!" she put her arms around Meryl's neck. "Wa! I'm fine now!.." Meryl said. Vash sighed in relief over hearing their conversation. He was leaning against the table on his back. He had his gun in his hand pointed up ready to fire. He closed his eyes, 'What kind of bar is this?! Who'd set a trap like this?'.
The machine controlled android turned towards Vash. "Vash Vash Vash.." it said is a scratchy sound. It sounded like someone's voice being transmitted through speakers. Vash's eye shot open. "Do you honestly think you could walk in any old town thinking no one was here to greet you?" it said ending with a crackling laugh. "What do you want?!" Vash yelled out. He voice seemed deep and serious. Another hunter out for his head? Or was it someone he knew… The machine android started to make sounds from within it. The shot glass fell out its hands along with the towel. Its hands began to shake wildly at its sides. Vash peered out from behind the table. He held his breath hopping it wasn't a bomb. Suddenly the arm ruptured in three parts spreading open from the elbow down like a fan. It was aiming at the table Vash sat behind. "Your head!!" It answered him finally.
Vash got up quickly. Out from the middle of the fan's came two more gun barrels. Except this time it was machinegun barrels. It began to shoot wildly at the table. Vash, sprinting off his feet, jumped over a chair hitting the floor shooting at the bartender. The table he hid behind was blown to pieces shattering like glass. Vash's shots hit the machine's head making it tilt back still firing. It shot wildly around the building. Meryl and Millie covered their ears jumping from behind the corner of the bar counter out the door. Vash shot at it again making the head fly off its mechanical shoulders. Jumping out the window a bullet barely nicked his arm.
He crashed onto the dirt ground out side the bar sliding forward lifting up gravel behind him. The bar behind him exploded making the windows shatter and the doors fly open letting out the burst of force. The cities people yelled and screamed running from the blast and the woman hovered over their children protecting them. Vash opened his eyes getting up slowly.
He rubbed his head, "Ah…". He looked around. Mille and Meryl were beside him with worried faces. "The city!" he said in a harsh whisper looking around. Everything was fine except for the shattered pieces of the bar on the ground. He saw the people slowly getting up moaning a bit. His eyes lowered in relief. "Vash!" Meryl yelled. Vash looked down at her. Her big Misty blue eyes glittered in the sun light. She put her hand on his arm and the other on his chest. "Are you ok?" she asked. "Yeah.." Vash said lowly. He was guilty again. Because of him the city was ruined from its peace. Not only the city that worried him.
But the man after him. It wasn't over. The man was still out there. Was he close? Did he know he made it through the trap?.. "Oh my gosh! Mr. Vash! Your arm! It's bleeding!" Millie said stepping beside him looking at his wound. Vash smiled weakly. "Its nothing.." he said. Meryl stared up at him. "Vash-.." she was cut off. "My Boy!!" a woman yelled out. It was the mother she saw earlier… Meryl heard a soft moan near the rubble. Their eyes shot open and they all turned to the bar. Meryl saw a hand under the rubble. "Oh no!" she said running to it. Vash followed fast behind her and so as for Millie. It was the boy she saw, before she walked in the bar. Vash went behind the ply wood that was on top the boy and started to pull. Millie joined him. "Arrrah!" the words escaped Vash's lips as he pulled back. Meryl threw off the small pieces that covered the boy and pulled him out.
The boy moaned and shivered. "My boy!" the mother said running to them. She turned over the boy in her arms. The boy began to cough, "eh … mom?" he said opening his eyes slowly.
His mother hugged him tight, "Derrick!". Vash was still staring at the boy with wide eyes. Meryl turned to him slowly at his side.
'Vash..' she thought. "It was all your fault!" she heard from in front of them. She looked at three men and the woman still holding her child. The had shot guns in their hands and they were aimed at them. "Before you three arrived everything was fine! Now look what you've done!" an elder one said. "Ah- Please wait.. We didn't mean to do any harm we just-" Meryl was cut off again. "Get out!" the others yelled. Millie stepped forward about to speak. Vash put his hand in front of her. "Its ok" he said, "Lets leave". Millie turned to him still with wide eyes. But she nodded and followed after him leaving the town with Meryl.
They walked for about two or three hours before someone spoke. They didn't eat all morning and they didn't stop until they couldn't walk much longer. "Here.." Meryl said passing Vash a large piece of dried meat. Vash took it smiling weakly and began to eat. Meryl sat by his side. They were about six miles from the town sitting behind a large steep sand dun. Millie was wrapping Vash's wound with bandages. "Its not deep so it will heal faster" Millie said smiling as she pinned the bandage. "Thank you" Vash said to her.
"Oh no problem Mr. Vash! My sister used to help me all the time when I would trip over my feet or fall into something" she said giggling. Vash's smile grew a bit. "Vash… " Meryl said. Vash turned to her. "It wasn't you fault that happened…" she said lightly. Vash turned from her looking down at the sand. He swallowed the meat in his mouth and closed his eyes. "If only I ….If I could have known.. Or at least not have go into that bar" he said he trembled briefly Meryl knew he was thinking about the boy. It wasn't something she knew he'd forget quickly. Millie and Meryl's eyes saddened. "Either way if you walked in a different store or bar I doubt that there wasn't a trap for us" Mille said. "Yeah, I bet that whole town was rigged" Meryl agreed. Vash didn't speak. He just began to chew at his meat. Millie sat down off her knees and stared at Meryl with a worried look. Meryl took Vash's hand and put it on her chest holding it tight.
Vash turned to her with a surprised look. "Please Vash.. It wasn't your fault.. Stop blaming things on yourself" Meryl said pressing her chin on Vash's hand. Vash's eyes lightened and smiled with his sheepish look. "I'm sorry if I'm making you two girls worry.." he said. Mille threw her arms around Vash's waist. "Meryl's right! If you don't stop blaming things on yourself you'll turn into a old man!" she yelled. "Well that's hard to believe" Vash said laughing looking down at her.
When they finished eating they started to walk again. Meryl took off Vash's cloak as they walked. "Here" she said handing it to him. Vash stared at her. "I don't need it any more.. I feel much better now!" Meryl said with a wide smile. Vash grinned. He took it slipping it over his head. He knew Meryl wanted to tell him something more but she didn't continue on. "Were are we going to go now?" Millie asked. "We're getting close to a town actually" Vash said, "I've been there many times and lots of people know me". "Great!" Millie said. Meryl sighed, "We can finally sleep in a descent bed this time".
The sand rose and fell under their feet as they walked across the desert until it was flat all the way up to the town Vash mentioned. It was small, had few buildings, and there was people crowded in the streets.
"Ho there!" a man yelled to them when they approached. He walked over to them leaning on his cane as he walked. They just entered the village and they we're standing next to a old fashioned two story hotel. "You people are Lucky! We struck a water vain today! And- " He stopped staring at Vash. "Boy? Is that you?" he asked. Vash laughed, "So! You do remember me old man!" Vash said laughing.
The elderly like man was wearing a worn out white shit with a faded green jacket. His pants were ripped on the bottom and his leather shoes were old and worn. "You know you should call me Jake boy!" he retorted. "And you should call me Vash and not Boy" Vash said. The man laughed. "Well well well!!.. Are one of these your girlfriend?" he said looking at Millie and Meryl. "She is!" Mille said pointing at Meryl. "What?! I'm not-" Meryl started. Jake quickly took her hand shaking it in greeting. "Well its nice to see that this boy can finally have a woman for a change!" he said chuckling. Meryl was speechless. She saw Vash smiling at her. She started to blush. "She's one of my friends form a insurance company" Vash said stepping up to them. "Well I'm not surprised! It was bound to come sooner or later knowing you.." He said now shaking Millie's hand.
"Welcome to Ace town! (Don't make fun of my name!)..Come on! You three can stay at my Hotel for as long as you want! And we're lucky to have guests like you here today" Jake said turning to the hotel. The three followed the old man up the small stairway onto the small wooden deck into the Double doors. Meryl gasped. She was amazed. The hotel was beautiful. The floor was made of wood. There was a small bar to the left and a check in counter to your right which a stairway followed up to the second floor next to it. There was tables and wooden chairs pushed in at the sides. Each table had a Red cloth on top the bale with a lit lantern. The windows had white silky long drapes tied in the middle with red ribbons. The cabinet behind the bar was decked with shot glasses and the counter was waxed clean.
"Wow" Meryl said. "You have a winder Hotel Mr. Jake" Mille said. "Thank you young lady.. Oh that's right.. I didn't get your names.." He said turning to them. "My names Millie!" Millie said. Meryl sat her hands on her sides, "And I'm Meryl" she said. "Well, You two girls and 'Boy' are welcomed to stay here as long as you wish" he said chuckling. Vash winced when he called him boy again.
Meryl bowed slightly, "Thank you for you kindness" she said with a warm smile. Meryl caught Vash's attention. He found himself smiling at her again. Meryl blinked at him.
"Is something wrong Vash?" she asked.
Vash laughed his usual goofy laugh, "No! Nothing at all!".
He laughed putting his hands on his waist bending back a bit.
The old man hit Vash on the head with his cane, "Stop it with that inferno laughing! You'll scare away the customers!".
Vash was serious again looking around. "That's right.. I don't see anyone here.. Where is your customers?" Vash asked. The elderly men sighed. "Since the drought no one had the money to stay here.. But luckily today the people of this town struck a water vain under ground! So people should be crowding in very soon!" he answered with his voice lightening.
"Alright enough with the jabbering.. How about I get you all something to eat and show you your rooms?" he said. "Alright!" Millie said, "I'm starving!". "Thank you again Mr. Jake" Meryl said. "Oh its no problem! I always make room for boy here!" he said tapping Vash on his shoulder with his cane. Vash jumped, "WA! Stop that! You scared me half to death!". "Oh, stop your complaining boy and help me get food" he said.
Meryl and Millie watched them walk into a room behind the bar counter. Millie giggled. "What's so funny?" Meryl asked. Millie pushed her to the counter. They sat down on the stool's. "Just that you were blushing when Mr. Jake called you Vash's girlfriend!" Millie said leaning on her hand with her head. "Millie! You know Vash doesn't think of me like that!" Meryl in a harsh tone. "Does he?" Millie asked.
Meryl's expression changed. It was true. She really didn't know how Vash felt for her. All this time she put him aside thinking he wouldn't ever love her they way… but she really didn't know that until she heard it from Vash himself. "Your right Millie" she said suddenly. "Huh?" Millie said. Meryl smiled looking into the door where Vash was. He was cooking with a apron flipping rice while the old man tasted some brewed soup Vash started to make. She leaned on her hand and stared at him smiling. 'This time I wont back down.. I'll tell you how I feel even if it kill's me!' she thought. Millie smiled placing her hand on her belly. "You cant wait either can you?" she whispered.
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..Big part coming with Vash and Meryl! Hope you enjoy it!! MUWAHAHHAHAHA.. Its rather touching though.. ^__^ Its not rated R yet but It will come soon enough.. I AM NOT PERVERTED.. Just very descriptive… so dun get any idea's when that time comes around!
Comments? Send em to: RavenWings1716@aol.com
Millie was laid next to her on her stomach. Her eyes were closed and her hands were out in front above her head. "Millie!" Meryl said crawling to her. Millie opened her eyes. "Uh.. Ah.. What happened?" she asked. "Are you ok?! Are you hurt anywhere?!" Meryl said helping her sit up. "Oh yes! I'm fine! I saw you walk through the door and I thought your were going to.. To.. GET HURT!!" she put her arms around Meryl's neck. "Wa! I'm fine now!.." Meryl said. Vash sighed in relief over hearing their conversation. He was leaning against the table on his back. He had his gun in his hand pointed up ready to fire. He closed his eyes, 'What kind of bar is this?! Who'd set a trap like this?'.
The machine controlled android turned towards Vash. "Vash Vash Vash.." it said is a scratchy sound. It sounded like someone's voice being transmitted through speakers. Vash's eye shot open. "Do you honestly think you could walk in any old town thinking no one was here to greet you?" it said ending with a crackling laugh. "What do you want?!" Vash yelled out. He voice seemed deep and serious. Another hunter out for his head? Or was it someone he knew… The machine android started to make sounds from within it. The shot glass fell out its hands along with the towel. Its hands began to shake wildly at its sides. Vash peered out from behind the table. He held his breath hopping it wasn't a bomb. Suddenly the arm ruptured in three parts spreading open from the elbow down like a fan. It was aiming at the table Vash sat behind. "Your head!!" It answered him finally.
Vash got up quickly. Out from the middle of the fan's came two more gun barrels. Except this time it was machinegun barrels. It began to shoot wildly at the table. Vash, sprinting off his feet, jumped over a chair hitting the floor shooting at the bartender. The table he hid behind was blown to pieces shattering like glass. Vash's shots hit the machine's head making it tilt back still firing. It shot wildly around the building. Meryl and Millie covered their ears jumping from behind the corner of the bar counter out the door. Vash shot at it again making the head fly off its mechanical shoulders. Jumping out the window a bullet barely nicked his arm.
He crashed onto the dirt ground out side the bar sliding forward lifting up gravel behind him. The bar behind him exploded making the windows shatter and the doors fly open letting out the burst of force. The cities people yelled and screamed running from the blast and the woman hovered over their children protecting them. Vash opened his eyes getting up slowly.
He rubbed his head, "Ah…". He looked around. Mille and Meryl were beside him with worried faces. "The city!" he said in a harsh whisper looking around. Everything was fine except for the shattered pieces of the bar on the ground. He saw the people slowly getting up moaning a bit. His eyes lowered in relief. "Vash!" Meryl yelled. Vash looked down at her. Her big Misty blue eyes glittered in the sun light. She put her hand on his arm and the other on his chest. "Are you ok?" she asked. "Yeah.." Vash said lowly. He was guilty again. Because of him the city was ruined from its peace. Not only the city that worried him.
But the man after him. It wasn't over. The man was still out there. Was he close? Did he know he made it through the trap?.. "Oh my gosh! Mr. Vash! Your arm! It's bleeding!" Millie said stepping beside him looking at his wound. Vash smiled weakly. "Its nothing.." he said. Meryl stared up at him. "Vash-.." she was cut off. "My Boy!!" a woman yelled out. It was the mother she saw earlier… Meryl heard a soft moan near the rubble. Their eyes shot open and they all turned to the bar. Meryl saw a hand under the rubble. "Oh no!" she said running to it. Vash followed fast behind her and so as for Millie. It was the boy she saw, before she walked in the bar. Vash went behind the ply wood that was on top the boy and started to pull. Millie joined him. "Arrrah!" the words escaped Vash's lips as he pulled back. Meryl threw off the small pieces that covered the boy and pulled him out.
The boy moaned and shivered. "My boy!" the mother said running to them. She turned over the boy in her arms. The boy began to cough, "eh … mom?" he said opening his eyes slowly.
His mother hugged him tight, "Derrick!". Vash was still staring at the boy with wide eyes. Meryl turned to him slowly at his side.
'Vash..' she thought. "It was all your fault!" she heard from in front of them. She looked at three men and the woman still holding her child. The had shot guns in their hands and they were aimed at them. "Before you three arrived everything was fine! Now look what you've done!" an elder one said. "Ah- Please wait.. We didn't mean to do any harm we just-" Meryl was cut off again. "Get out!" the others yelled. Millie stepped forward about to speak. Vash put his hand in front of her. "Its ok" he said, "Lets leave". Millie turned to him still with wide eyes. But she nodded and followed after him leaving the town with Meryl.
They walked for about two or three hours before someone spoke. They didn't eat all morning and they didn't stop until they couldn't walk much longer. "Here.." Meryl said passing Vash a large piece of dried meat. Vash took it smiling weakly and began to eat. Meryl sat by his side. They were about six miles from the town sitting behind a large steep sand dun. Millie was wrapping Vash's wound with bandages. "Its not deep so it will heal faster" Millie said smiling as she pinned the bandage. "Thank you" Vash said to her.
"Oh no problem Mr. Vash! My sister used to help me all the time when I would trip over my feet or fall into something" she said giggling. Vash's smile grew a bit. "Vash… " Meryl said. Vash turned to her. "It wasn't you fault that happened…" she said lightly. Vash turned from her looking down at the sand. He swallowed the meat in his mouth and closed his eyes. "If only I ….If I could have known.. Or at least not have go into that bar" he said he trembled briefly Meryl knew he was thinking about the boy. It wasn't something she knew he'd forget quickly. Millie and Meryl's eyes saddened. "Either way if you walked in a different store or bar I doubt that there wasn't a trap for us" Mille said. "Yeah, I bet that whole town was rigged" Meryl agreed. Vash didn't speak. He just began to chew at his meat. Millie sat down off her knees and stared at Meryl with a worried look. Meryl took Vash's hand and put it on her chest holding it tight.
Vash turned to her with a surprised look. "Please Vash.. It wasn't your fault.. Stop blaming things on yourself" Meryl said pressing her chin on Vash's hand. Vash's eyes lightened and smiled with his sheepish look. "I'm sorry if I'm making you two girls worry.." he said. Mille threw her arms around Vash's waist. "Meryl's right! If you don't stop blaming things on yourself you'll turn into a old man!" she yelled. "Well that's hard to believe" Vash said laughing looking down at her.
When they finished eating they started to walk again. Meryl took off Vash's cloak as they walked. "Here" she said handing it to him. Vash stared at her. "I don't need it any more.. I feel much better now!" Meryl said with a wide smile. Vash grinned. He took it slipping it over his head. He knew Meryl wanted to tell him something more but she didn't continue on. "Were are we going to go now?" Millie asked. "We're getting close to a town actually" Vash said, "I've been there many times and lots of people know me". "Great!" Millie said. Meryl sighed, "We can finally sleep in a descent bed this time".
The sand rose and fell under their feet as they walked across the desert until it was flat all the way up to the town Vash mentioned. It was small, had few buildings, and there was people crowded in the streets.
"Ho there!" a man yelled to them when they approached. He walked over to them leaning on his cane as he walked. They just entered the village and they we're standing next to a old fashioned two story hotel. "You people are Lucky! We struck a water vain today! And- " He stopped staring at Vash. "Boy? Is that you?" he asked. Vash laughed, "So! You do remember me old man!" Vash said laughing.
The elderly like man was wearing a worn out white shit with a faded green jacket. His pants were ripped on the bottom and his leather shoes were old and worn. "You know you should call me Jake boy!" he retorted. "And you should call me Vash and not Boy" Vash said. The man laughed. "Well well well!!.. Are one of these your girlfriend?" he said looking at Millie and Meryl. "She is!" Mille said pointing at Meryl. "What?! I'm not-" Meryl started. Jake quickly took her hand shaking it in greeting. "Well its nice to see that this boy can finally have a woman for a change!" he said chuckling. Meryl was speechless. She saw Vash smiling at her. She started to blush. "She's one of my friends form a insurance company" Vash said stepping up to them. "Well I'm not surprised! It was bound to come sooner or later knowing you.." He said now shaking Millie's hand.
"Welcome to Ace town! (Don't make fun of my name!)..Come on! You three can stay at my Hotel for as long as you want! And we're lucky to have guests like you here today" Jake said turning to the hotel. The three followed the old man up the small stairway onto the small wooden deck into the Double doors. Meryl gasped. She was amazed. The hotel was beautiful. The floor was made of wood. There was a small bar to the left and a check in counter to your right which a stairway followed up to the second floor next to it. There was tables and wooden chairs pushed in at the sides. Each table had a Red cloth on top the bale with a lit lantern. The windows had white silky long drapes tied in the middle with red ribbons. The cabinet behind the bar was decked with shot glasses and the counter was waxed clean.
"Wow" Meryl said. "You have a winder Hotel Mr. Jake" Mille said. "Thank you young lady.. Oh that's right.. I didn't get your names.." He said turning to them. "My names Millie!" Millie said. Meryl sat her hands on her sides, "And I'm Meryl" she said. "Well, You two girls and 'Boy' are welcomed to stay here as long as you wish" he said chuckling. Vash winced when he called him boy again.
Meryl bowed slightly, "Thank you for you kindness" she said with a warm smile. Meryl caught Vash's attention. He found himself smiling at her again. Meryl blinked at him.
"Is something wrong Vash?" she asked.
Vash laughed his usual goofy laugh, "No! Nothing at all!".
He laughed putting his hands on his waist bending back a bit.
The old man hit Vash on the head with his cane, "Stop it with that inferno laughing! You'll scare away the customers!".
Vash was serious again looking around. "That's right.. I don't see anyone here.. Where is your customers?" Vash asked. The elderly men sighed. "Since the drought no one had the money to stay here.. But luckily today the people of this town struck a water vain under ground! So people should be crowding in very soon!" he answered with his voice lightening.
"Alright enough with the jabbering.. How about I get you all something to eat and show you your rooms?" he said. "Alright!" Millie said, "I'm starving!". "Thank you again Mr. Jake" Meryl said. "Oh its no problem! I always make room for boy here!" he said tapping Vash on his shoulder with his cane. Vash jumped, "WA! Stop that! You scared me half to death!". "Oh, stop your complaining boy and help me get food" he said.
Meryl and Millie watched them walk into a room behind the bar counter. Millie giggled. "What's so funny?" Meryl asked. Millie pushed her to the counter. They sat down on the stool's. "Just that you were blushing when Mr. Jake called you Vash's girlfriend!" Millie said leaning on her hand with her head. "Millie! You know Vash doesn't think of me like that!" Meryl in a harsh tone. "Does he?" Millie asked.
Meryl's expression changed. It was true. She really didn't know how Vash felt for her. All this time she put him aside thinking he wouldn't ever love her they way… but she really didn't know that until she heard it from Vash himself. "Your right Millie" she said suddenly. "Huh?" Millie said. Meryl smiled looking into the door where Vash was. He was cooking with a apron flipping rice while the old man tasted some brewed soup Vash started to make. She leaned on her hand and stared at him smiling. 'This time I wont back down.. I'll tell you how I feel even if it kill's me!' she thought. Millie smiled placing her hand on her belly. "You cant wait either can you?" she whispered.
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..Big part coming with Vash and Meryl! Hope you enjoy it!! MUWAHAHHAHAHA.. Its rather touching though.. ^__^ Its not rated R yet but It will come soon enough.. I AM NOT PERVERTED.. Just very descriptive… so dun get any idea's when that time comes around!
Comments? Send em to: RavenWings1716@aol.com