Today (Feb 1st) I looked over my last few chapters and saw MAJOR mistakes, so I corrected them... I was half asleep after all... lmao! Anyways I still have a LOAD to lay on you and so.. I'm so happy 'L' (You know who you are) that you like meh story and thanx for your help.. SO! Did you all squeal when the unknown man with SHINNY thing came in.. Most of you probably think 'I KNOW WHO IT IS!' but...IM NOT TELLING YOU NOW! MUWAHAHAHAHA!! Ok.. ON WITH STORY! O___O

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Chapter 15~

Millie started to shiver. Her heart pounded rapidly and her hands clenched at her chest. Tears wielded in her light blue eyes. Was this.. Real? Is it really him?! Millie didn't know what to do. Her head was swarming with thoughts.

He was dead... What's going on? Who is that? Is it really-

"Mr. Wolfwood!!" she yelled. She couldn't help herself anymore. She had to see if it was him. Quickly Mille made her way down a sand dun, sliding, burned by the hot sand against her skin. Millie didn't mind it. If it really was Wolfwood she would walk to him bare footed. Tears streamed down her face as she made her way over to whatever it was now waiting for her. The conductor and passengers yelled out for her to return to the bus.

"Wait! Miss! Hold it! It's dangerous out there! There's no telling what could happen!" the bus driver yelled. Millie could hear him but she just kept jogging to her destination. Wolfwood. Or was it? The sand made it difficult for her to see clearly and not to mention the occasional climbing and sliding down hills. Finally she decided to stop and walk her way down to the man. He stood looking the other way, carrying a large wrapped cross strapped to his back but the top revealing a silver shine where it was ripped. He wore exactly what Wolfwood had worn, dark navy blue clothes and black boots. Its must be him! His hair shined in the sun of black and a shade of dark blue. Millie started at him in disbelief. She took in a deep breath silently from the jog.

"Mr.... Mr. Wolfwood?" she said in both joy and fear. She could have walked into a trap. Besides, Wolfwood is dead. How could this be-

The man turned to her slowly, light reflecting of his black shades. He moved his cigarette away from his mouth with two fingers and shifted his shades, lowering them down his nose. His Hazel eyes turned to her. Millie stared at him shocked.

"Hmn? Who are you?" Wolfwood asked.

Meryl rode in front of Legato already entering the ruined town Dankin on a Thomas. (Just in case you don't know what it is it's a pack animal... like a mule, seen on the first episode) Knives was no where to be seen. He was most likely still destroying Ace town or deciding how to take down his brother next. Jake... She wondered if he was still alive. Meryl woke up only moments ago. She had a tear stained face, tied up at her hands and bobbed. She had freedom to her feet, but running from her captive wasn't going to do much now. She stared at the destroyed buildings; blood stained streets and ruined caverns. Bodies laid aside the street, lined in front of houses, their corpses lingered with the stench of death and decay. Meryl closed her eyes. She couldn't take it. The smell of the week old bodies cooking in the sun made her stomach turn. Not to mention the grief stricken faces of children lying beside their parents. Most of the bodies were missing parts, clothing or shot so much, their blood and wounds made it impossible to come up with a description. How could Knives do this?! He really was mad!. Meryl shivered. She knew why he was doing this. Just the sight of this will tare down Vash. Knives wanted this. He knows he will come for her. And this will taunt Vash not the least.

Legato, controlling the reins of the animal pulled to a stop. Toward the end of the city some buildings still stood. Or at least the some that was still intact. Legato shifted off the Thomas and reached for Meryl. As weak as she was from the hit to her gut she struggled to get free as Legato lifted her onto his shoulder.

"Hold still if you want to live" he told her. Meryl struggled anyway. Like he was actually going to kill her... Knives wouldn't allow it... Right?. Legato hit the Thomas, setting it off into the town. If she tried to escape she'd have to walk or run. Either way her captives would have her in no time. Legato stepped in front of a bar, his boots clacking against the sandy wooden floor at the entrance. He walked in, setting her down on top of the bar counter. She looked so small sitting there. It made Legato look like a giant. He smiled at her. She stopped resisting him. At least for now. The bar was dust filled, sun entering through holes on the roof, the wooden floor busted and furniture broken and scattered all over. Surprisingly there was no sign of blood here but gun shells and the smell of liquor. Legato pulled a chair in front of her and sat down facing Meryl. He crossed his arms looking up at here. Meryl glared down at him and turned her face away from him.

"My master plans on killing your loved one Meryl Strife" Legato said closing his eyes, "What will you do if you see him again?" he asked Meryl. Meryl ignored him. She knew he was teasing her. If he wanted her to answer he would take the cloth wrapped around her mouth. Meryl didn't want to think of Vash dead. She didn't want it to cross her mind. All she really wanted was to escape and get to Vash before anyone else would meet him or anything have to do with his twin, period.. She trembled. The sky had already lightened and the room was getting cold. It would be a day she was captured. She was stripped over her weapons earlier. Legato must have searched her when she was knocked out.

"Master Knives has mentioned you before" Legato started, "He said that your Vash's woman... Is that true?" he said cocking his head to one side now looking at her. Meryl closed her eyes still ignoring him. Suddenly her stomach growled aloud. Legato laughed. Meryl blushed looking at him furiously. She stared at him while he laughed. He looked different laughing. He wasn't in his serious 'My master' stage. He actually...Looked normal. The wooden doors of the bar swung open and Knives walked in along with a man carrying a saxophone. She knew this man! His name was...Midvalley! She saw him on the day-

"Did she cause you any trouble, Legato?" Knives asked smiling. Legato, already on his feet bowed, "No master Knives" he said. Knives didn't even look at Meryl. Midvalley followed him and glanced up at Meryl. He smiled.

"Meryl, I presume..." he said grinning.

'You know me! You were there when Vash shot-' Meryl paused in her thoughts. That's right. Both of them were dead. What exactly was going on?.

(Next chapter is up!)

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OI! CHAPTER UPDATE! WOOT WOOT! So yeah it's another one of those splitter chapters cause I just kept writing and writing... Until I noticed how many pages it was.. Lmao! HAPPY READING! Oh... and yeah... I still love Knives, don't get me wrong.. *huggles a plushy doll of Knives*