Author's Note:
I finally decided to post another chapter because Iowe it to my wonderful reviewers. I also finished typing this story, now it's a matter of posting it.
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My Only Love
"Talking"
'Thinking or Mind talk'
Flashback
Stressed Words
It had been three days since Legion tried to kill Vash and Knives. Meryl was still explaining that something almost killed him. He understood that a demon attacked, he just didn't understand that he couldn't see that. She sat in the air and turned around so Knives could see her wings. He stared at her wings and even felt where they were connected. He covered his mouth and sat back down on the bed. Meryl quietly watched him as he pondered his questions.
"I'm going to go float around," Meryl said as she started to walk through the door. Knives waived her away and she didn't even turn around.
She walked over to Milly's room and saw that she was asleep. Milly had slept the past few days away. Meryl looked around for Wolfwood and didn't see or sense him anywhere. She walked closer to Milly before she kneeled next to her form. Meryl reached out and brushed a stray bang from her face as she lightly snored. Meryl let her own tear fall as she watched her friend sleep. She watched Milly's mouth move and leaned in closer to her.
"What did you say?" Meryl whispered to Milly.
"Why'd you go Meryl?" Milly quietly mumbled.
"I didn't mean to leave you," Meryl whispered as she backed away. Milly's eyes slightly opened and Meryl watched her eyes roll in her direction.
"Your safe," Milly whispered as she stared at Meryl.
"Yes, I'm safe and so are you," Meryl assured as she watched Milly blink and yawn.
"Will you come back?" Milly asked.
"I'm trying," Meryl said with a smile.
"Promise?" Milly asked with a yawn. Meryl hesitated before she promised and nodded.
"I promise," Meryl promised before she covered Milly and disappeared. Milly yawned again before she rolled over and went back to sleep.
Meryl floated through the floor and landed on the table as she watched Vash attempt breakfast. Vash was swinging his hips and singing to his headphones as he watched the eggs cook. He dropped his headphones and screamed like a girl when his eggs went up in a burst of flame. Vash ran over to the sink to fill up a cup of water. She snapped her fingers and watched at the water from the faucet travel over to the pan. He then watched the faucet turn off. He set the cup off water down and gazed at the water strangely. He dumped the eggs in the trash before he reached for a donut and began to eat and chew.
'Could it have been Knives?' Vash thought as he sat on the nearest chair.
"Maybe I can get him to see me," Meryl said as she sat in front of him. She waived her hand in front of him only to have him bite into the donut again.
"No, Knives is upstairs," Vash assured his self as he answered his own question.
"How do I get you to see me or at least her me again?" Meryl asked Vash as she looked over at the water.
She hesitated as she concentrated on her hand and reached out towards Vash. She was a breath away from touching his hair as she held her fingers steady. Meryl held her breathe as she reached out and touched his hair. She felt its smooth silkiness as she pushed it back. Vash jumped back, knocking over his chair and glass of water as he felt pressure on his head. Meryl smiled at him as she realized she could now touch him. She just had to get him to see her now.
"Who's there?" He asked as he pressed himself against the wall.
"Sorry I can't answer you," She whispered as she stood up and watched as he picked up the chair.
"It's just the wind," Vash said as he turned and looked outside the window to see a nothing blowing.
"Sorry, I'm not the wind," Meryl said with a frown. She watched Vash walk over to the sink and pick up a towel. He wiped the table off of its water and then he sat down. He laid his head down and stayed there with his eyes open.
"I'm sorry Vash, I didn't intend to scare you. I just need to tell you something important, and now I can't. I'm just finding life or death ironic at this point in time," Meryl explained.
She watched him sit up and slump back in his chair. He was staring at the ceiling and so she followed his gaze. She saw that the paint was an off white from the area she fell through.
"Not only am I not able to tell you how much I love you, I'm staining walls," Meryl said with gentle laugh. Meryl sat back down on the table and quickly turned around when she felt an energy approaching. She looked back at Vash and then turned back around to see Wolfwood standing in front of her.
"So, now your scaring people?" Wolfwood asked as he leaned against the wall. Meryl glared at Wolfwood before she stuck her nose in the air.
"It's not on purpose," Meryl defended.
"Sure," Wolfwood said as laughed at her blushing face.
"I just want him to know that I'm here with him," Meryl said as she longing gazed at Vash. Wolfwood shook his head before he took a seat next to Meryl.
"I'm sure he knows that you'll be with him," Wolfwood assured.
"I have a personal question to ask you if you don't mind," Meryl stated.
"Go ahead and ask me anything," Wolfwood said.
Meryl took a deep breath before she asked, "How'd you feel when you died?"
"I felt horrible, I didn't even want to see Milly or be around you guys," Wolfwood truthfully answered as he lit up another smoke.
"Why'd you fell that way? I mean I all I wanted was to be around Vash and help him the best I could," Meryl stated as she let some anger show.
"Maybe that makes you stronger then me, but they let me know that it was my time to go. Understand that I have no second chance to return to Milly. Where I'm at now is where I'm going to stay," Wolfwood answered.
"I'm sorry I asked. I didn't mean to stir anything up," Meryl said.
"It's okay, it's just that I'm still ashamed of what I felt. I guess I didn't want to feel the pain anymore, and when I saw Milly cry it made me want to go to hell for making her feel that way," Wolfwood said as he stared into space and let his mind wander.
"I do understand what you feel, because I felt … no I still feel horrible for making Vash and Milly suffer," Meryl said as she tried to relate.
"Ever now and then the guilt still hits me," Wolfwood said.
"Don't feel guilty, you did what you had to do to protect her and she knows that you did your best," Meryl happily said.
"Yeah, Milly's amazing, it's a wonder that she manages to smile," Wolfwood said.
"That's what I love about Milly, she makes light of any situation," Meryl said as she jumped off the table and began to follow Vash.
Wolfwood got up and followed Meryl outside where he saw Meryl watching Vash practicing with his gun. He had an egg balanced on his gun and was practicing drawing. When Vash finally missed he sat down and stared at the broken egg that was in the sand. It had managed to hit a rock and break. He then looked up into the sky and watched at the stars began to come out. He then looked back and saw Knives sitting on the roof looking at the sky.
"Why weren't you at Milly's side when I visited?" Meryl asked. Wolfwood leaned against the building and sighed.
"It's about time I told you," Wolfwood said as he looked at Meryl.
"Told me what?" Meryl asked in confusion.
"I met Rem and she gave me a message to give to you," Wolfwood began.
'Meryl,' Knives called out to her.
"Hold on Wolfwood, Knives called," Meryl said.
"He can see and talk to you?" The shocked Wolfwood asked.
"Yeah, I think it's because he's more in tone with his plant abilities," Meryl answered before she flew over to Knives.
'I was wondering what you were doing to Vash to make him make so much noise," Knives mused as he looked at Meryl.
"I put out a fire he started and he got all jumpy when he saw it," Meryl explained with a sheepish grin.
'Try not to make him so jumpy, and who are you talking to?" Knives asked.
"You could hear me talk to him?" Meryl asked.
'Yes, but I can't hear whoever it is,' Knives said.
"It's just an old friend," Meryl said and she jumped of the roof and left Knives.
Meryl walked over to Wolfwood and saw him watching Vash. He looked over at Meryl and he threw down the finished cigarette before he faced her.
"What did he want?" Wolfwood asked.
"Nothing but to see who I was talking to," Meryl said.
"Anyways, Rem wants you to complete another deed before you go," Wolfwood said.
"Why? What about Knives?" Meryl asked.
"You are going to be allowed to leave Knives' side for this one job," Wolfwood explained.
"But why must I do this? I want to go back to Vash," Meryl whined.
"She said that you would be perfect for this job because already she can see a change in Knives," Wolfwood answered as he made quotes with his fingers.
"Tell me the job before I die of the suspense," Meryl sarcastically said.
"You remember Legato?" Wolfwood asked.
"Yeah, what about him?" Meryl cautiously asked.
"Every now and then we a soul that's stuck in purgatory," Wolfwood started to say.
"And let me guess. He's one of the souls that's stuck in purgatory?" Meryl asked.
"Yep the psycho is stuck in purgatory because what he did wasn't entirely his fault," Wolfwood quoted again.
"What do you mean?" Meryl curiously asked.
"He was raised by Knives," Wolfwood said.
"Really?" Meryl asked now that she was truly interested.
"Yep, and he knows no other way to live," Wolfwood explained.
"I'll do it, I'll help him," Meryl said as she remembered what Legato made Vash do.
"I knew you wouldn't let us down," Wolfwood said.
"How do I get to purgatory?" Meryl asked.
"Go through any mirror," Wolfwood said as he walked through the wall.
'Only a little bit longer until I can come back to them,' Meryl thought and let a true smile show.
