Disclaimer: I do not own Trigun. Never have, never will.

A/N: This story takes place a year after the anime ends. Milly goes to Wolfwood's grave and meets a mysterious girl. She claims that she used to be Wolfwood's guardian angel, but Meryl and Vash have their suspicions. Can she prove herself and still open up to Milly? There will be a few Cowboy Bebop references later on.

Chapter 1: Gothic Angel with a rose

"It's hard to believe it's been a year," said Milly to herself as she walked through the town with a bouquet of flowers in her arms. The town had been resettled and you could barely tell about the chaos that had happened. Everyone seemed to forget. Everyone except Vash, Meryl and her. "It's seemed like 100 years. Maybe longer."

Milly made her way to the outskirts of town. The church loomed above her as a wind blew by. "Now where did Vash say it was?" She went behind the church. That's where his grave was. Wolfwood's. The only man Milly was ever truly in love with. He had been killed by Chapel the Evergreen, but he didn't die until he got inside the church. The very church his grave was behind.

When Milly found the grave, she stopped. There stood a tall and lanky girl. Her hair was raven black. It was tied back into a bun but some of the hair spiked out. She wore a pinstripe suit except the jacket was left open and the shirt was untucked. Her left hand was in her pocket and her right hand had a red rose in it. Smoke drifted above her head.

"Um, excuse me."

The girl turned around and looked at Milly. Her eyes were Crystal blue. Well from what Milly could tell because the girl's right eye was covered by some of her black hair. A cigarette was in her mouth. "You're Milly right?" Milly was taken back. "Yes, I'm Milly Thompson, I work for..." Milly remembered. She quit her job. Meryl too. She kept doing that. "Don't worry Milly. I'm not an old girlfriend." She put the rose on Wolfwood's grave. She took one last puff of her cigarette and stamped it out with her boot on the ground next to the grave. Milly stared at her. "Then who are you then? An orphanage girl? A member of his family? No one except me, Meryl and Vash knew where he was buried. How did you figure it out?"

The girl looked down at the grave.

"Answer my question. Who are you?"

The girl looked into Milly's eyes. "There is only one way to answer your questions. My name is Karen. I was Wolfwood's guardian angel." Milly's eyes got big. "Guardian angel?"

Karen nodded. "I made my way down here to check on things. I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable."

Milly shook her head. "It's fine." She put the bouquet on the grave and kneeled down. "I can't stay long today. I'll be back tomorrow. We're going to be here for a while for anyway. Vash and Meryl will be here later." She kissed the ground and got up. "I miss you." Milly started to walk away. "Milly, wait!" Karen grabbed her shoulder. "Please believe me. I am an angel." Milly looked at her. "Why should I believe you?" Karen sighed. "Milly, you may have a hard time believing me right now, but I will prove who I am." Milly turned around. "Do you have a place to stay?"

Karen shook her head. "No, I don't"

Milly extended her arms. "Then stay with us!"

Karen looked up. "Really?"

Milly nodded. "Sure. You have to help those in need. Just like my big big sister said."

"Thank you Milly!" Karen hugged her. "You won't regret it!" She started to run off.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Karen stopped. "Sorry, I guess I wanted to meet Vash a little too much and I got excited. I don't even know where you're staying." Milly smiled. "Go ahead. I'll point it out to you when we get there." Karen nodded. She started walking and Milly stayed about three feet behind her. Through town, she watched her. If she was an angel, she didn't look like the typical angel.

Milly noticed some guy ogling Karen. Karen looked him in the eye. "What the hell are you looking at?"

And she certainly didn't Act like one.