Chapter Four: Brothers Part One

-Many Years Ago-

Vash burrowed his head into the back of Knives shoulder as his brother carried him through the wind and sand, the remains of their SEEDS escape pod disappearing beneath the quicksand.Thousands of SEEDS ships fell to the desert planet like falling stars, Rem in her final moments, saved them all.

The stinging of the whipping sand burned Knives face, forcing him to turn his head away. Vash came in and out of consciousness, the loss of Rem and the crash had rendered him almost helpless."Hang in there Vash, don't leave me!" Knives yelled over the wind.

A mountain side cave could be seen through the storm, Knives, growing weaker, fixed his eyes on it, never breaking his gaze until they finally entered its safety. He gently set his brother down, before falling beside him. The storm was worsening, the wind howled through the cave like a loin protecting its cub.

"Brother, brother are you there?" Vash said, his voice weak and tired, he lay on his side, his legs and arms tucked into him.

Knives turned from the cavern entrance to his brother, who also took quite a beating from the storm. "Yes, I am here." He replied softly.

"W, why, why did you do it brother? Rem, all those people, please tell me why?"

Knives took his arm and rested it on his knee, his gaze moving back to the sandstorm outside. "Why ask questions when you already know the answers Vash? I already told you outside the escape pod why I did what I did."

"I know, I'm just having a hard time accepting this. But Rem, she loved us, she didn't have to die Knives, she didn't have to die..."

"I know she loved us, and I know you really loved her, but she's only a memory now Vash, you have to let her go."

Sounds of the SEEDS ships crashing bounced off the walls, shaking the cave slightly. Knives looked back down at Vash. Tears were streaming down his face as he thought of all the people onboard the crashing ships, the fear that they will have to endure when and if they survive.

"My heart is gone and I fear my soul will soon follow. I don't know how I lost this part of myself, how I'm becoming, what I am. I was like you once Vash, had respect and love for humans. I even loved Rem. But now, it's fading." Knives wiped the drying tears from his now sleeping brothers eyes. His hand then taking Vash's into his. "I will one day turn against you Vash, everything I'm feeling now will only be tear shards buried in the sand. But until then, I hope you will remain by my side. Goodnight, brother."

Writers Notes: I'm sorry that this chapter is so short, but I'm behind in classes, lots of homework that needs to get done. I'll try to write the next chapter soon. Anyway, what's written above is just the impression I got when I first saw Knives when he was a child. (Before he cut his hair) Through the beginning of the episode I thought of Knives as a kind hearted being like Vash, then turning into the Knives we all know. This chapter along with the next one, whenever I can get around to writing it, are just thoughts that I had about Knives. That he at one time was kind and thoughtful like his twin, but slowly lost that part of himself. So, yeah, let me know what you think. Thanks for reading and reviewing!