Disclaimer: I don't own Trigun at all, wish I did though. They are owned by
Yasuhiro Night, Young King Ours, and Madhouse. I do own Jacob though
Author's Notes: Sorry for the long wait for an update. Been busy! And I am afraid, American Sango.. O.o. Anyway, on with the story!
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Chapter 4: Reunion Of Friends
Meryl sat against her door, her ear up against it, listening to the
muffled conversation in the kitchen. She sighed, hearing Millie gasp
in surprise as Vash told her and Jacob what she had told him the night
before. Meryl had told Vash that she couldn't face them just yet, and
he had nodded in understanding.
Meryl had woken up in the early morning. Vash's head was on her
shoulder sleeping, they were sitting up as she had remembered before
dosing off in his arms. She had knocked him over and mumbled, "You
sentimental idiot," and smirked.
Meryl rubbed her neck. She had a kink in it from sleeping sitting
up. She shook her head, concentrating on the conversation. Millie was
happy and upset at the same time, she could tell by the tone of her
voice. She couldn't tell with Jacob, because he was silent.
She heard a light knocking on the door. She stood up and backed
away from it as a reflex, even though she knew the door was locked.
She listened for someone to speak.
"M-Meryl? Are you in there? Are you really there?" Millie said
timidly. Meryl nodded and answered "Yes, I am," just as quietly. Meryl
unlocked the door and Millie burst in, scooping Meryl up in a bear
hug, sobbing uncontrollably.
"O-oh, Meryl! I'm s-so happy you're alive!" She said happily
between sobs. Meryl smiled sadly. 'Millie's so happy now, but I caused
her so much grief before with my false death. Yet she forgives me for
the pain I caused her. I don't deserve a friend as good as her' Meryl
thought. She looked over Millie's shoulder at Vash who was smiling
warmly at them. She blushed slightly then looked away from him
embarrassed. She breathed in heavily when Millie let go of her; she
had practically strangled her in the hug. She smiled more happily now
as Millie stopped crying. She noticed that Jacob wasn't there.
" Millie, where's Jacob?" Meryl said.
"Oh, he left for work! Come on Meryl, let's get you some
breakfast!" Millie chirped, the happiness back in her voice and face.
Meryl followed her to the kitchen and helped her prepare breakfast.
" So, Meryl, where did you work at when you were in that town?"
" Oh a waitress at a bar. The men there are just as big of pigs
that the ones here are!" Meryl growled, making Millie laugh.
The orphans heard the talking and the smell of breakfast. They
ran down the steps and burst into the kitchen, gasping in surprise at
the sight of Meryl smiling at them.
"It's a ghost!" One of them screamed as the rest started running
out the door, trampling Vash in the process, as he entered the
kitchen.
Vash stood up. "Ouch! What was that about?" he said as he got his balance.
"Swinging door, Mr.Vash." Millie said nonchalantly as the door came back and smacked him in the back of the head, knocking him over again.
"You moron! Still as stupid as ever!" Meryl yelled at him frustrated.
" Same old Meryl!" Vash said as he got up again and smiled goofily.
" And what's THAT supposed to mean?" Meryl said angrily, getting ticked off by Vash.
"Nothing! I swear!" Vash said flailing his arms. He looked at her innocently trying to calm her down.
"Yeah right!" Meryl said before smacking him on the head with the spatula she was flipping pancakes with.
" I'm going to have a concussion before you guys are done with me" Vash laughed as he rubbed the back of his head. Millie and Meryl laughed as well.
" Just like old times!" Millie said laying a hand delicately on her stomach. The others nodded in agreement. The children walked back in nervously, the littler ones hiding behind the bigger ones, afraid of the 'ghost'.
"Don't worry, I'm not a ghost." Meryl said, smiling warmly at the children. The children glanced at each other and ran toward her, tackling her with hugs. They wear happy to see her and the feeling was mutual for her. She hugged them back and told them all to go get dressed. Millie held back a laugh and Vash snickered. Meryl shook her head at the two and continued to help Millie cook breakfast. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Well, how'd you like that chapter? Again, I'm sorry for the long wait! R/R! I'll update again ASAP, k? I put some humor in, thought it needed some. I mean, come on! It's Trigun!
Author's Notes: Sorry for the long wait for an update. Been busy! And I am afraid, American Sango.. O.o. Anyway, on with the story!
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Chapter 4: Reunion Of Friends
Meryl sat against her door, her ear up against it, listening to the
muffled conversation in the kitchen. She sighed, hearing Millie gasp
in surprise as Vash told her and Jacob what she had told him the night
before. Meryl had told Vash that she couldn't face them just yet, and
he had nodded in understanding.
Meryl had woken up in the early morning. Vash's head was on her
shoulder sleeping, they were sitting up as she had remembered before
dosing off in his arms. She had knocked him over and mumbled, "You
sentimental idiot," and smirked.
Meryl rubbed her neck. She had a kink in it from sleeping sitting
up. She shook her head, concentrating on the conversation. Millie was
happy and upset at the same time, she could tell by the tone of her
voice. She couldn't tell with Jacob, because he was silent.
She heard a light knocking on the door. She stood up and backed
away from it as a reflex, even though she knew the door was locked.
She listened for someone to speak.
"M-Meryl? Are you in there? Are you really there?" Millie said
timidly. Meryl nodded and answered "Yes, I am," just as quietly. Meryl
unlocked the door and Millie burst in, scooping Meryl up in a bear
hug, sobbing uncontrollably.
"O-oh, Meryl! I'm s-so happy you're alive!" She said happily
between sobs. Meryl smiled sadly. 'Millie's so happy now, but I caused
her so much grief before with my false death. Yet she forgives me for
the pain I caused her. I don't deserve a friend as good as her' Meryl
thought. She looked over Millie's shoulder at Vash who was smiling
warmly at them. She blushed slightly then looked away from him
embarrassed. She breathed in heavily when Millie let go of her; she
had practically strangled her in the hug. She smiled more happily now
as Millie stopped crying. She noticed that Jacob wasn't there.
" Millie, where's Jacob?" Meryl said.
"Oh, he left for work! Come on Meryl, let's get you some
breakfast!" Millie chirped, the happiness back in her voice and face.
Meryl followed her to the kitchen and helped her prepare breakfast.
" So, Meryl, where did you work at when you were in that town?"
" Oh a waitress at a bar. The men there are just as big of pigs
that the ones here are!" Meryl growled, making Millie laugh.
The orphans heard the talking and the smell of breakfast. They
ran down the steps and burst into the kitchen, gasping in surprise at
the sight of Meryl smiling at them.
"It's a ghost!" One of them screamed as the rest started running
out the door, trampling Vash in the process, as he entered the
kitchen.
Vash stood up. "Ouch! What was that about?" he said as he got his balance.
"Swinging door, Mr.Vash." Millie said nonchalantly as the door came back and smacked him in the back of the head, knocking him over again.
"You moron! Still as stupid as ever!" Meryl yelled at him frustrated.
" Same old Meryl!" Vash said as he got up again and smiled goofily.
" And what's THAT supposed to mean?" Meryl said angrily, getting ticked off by Vash.
"Nothing! I swear!" Vash said flailing his arms. He looked at her innocently trying to calm her down.
"Yeah right!" Meryl said before smacking him on the head with the spatula she was flipping pancakes with.
" I'm going to have a concussion before you guys are done with me" Vash laughed as he rubbed the back of his head. Millie and Meryl laughed as well.
" Just like old times!" Millie said laying a hand delicately on her stomach. The others nodded in agreement. The children walked back in nervously, the littler ones hiding behind the bigger ones, afraid of the 'ghost'.
"Don't worry, I'm not a ghost." Meryl said, smiling warmly at the children. The children glanced at each other and ran toward her, tackling her with hugs. They wear happy to see her and the feeling was mutual for her. She hugged them back and told them all to go get dressed. Millie held back a laugh and Vash snickered. Meryl shook her head at the two and continued to help Millie cook breakfast. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Well, how'd you like that chapter? Again, I'm sorry for the long wait! R/R! I'll update again ASAP, k? I put some humor in, thought it needed some. I mean, come on! It's Trigun!
