A/N: I'm finally on Chapter 6! I'm expecting Chapter 7 to be Karen's story and do 3 more chapters after that. Thanks to all the people who have been reviewing this story, Tourniquet and She Will Be Loved and I'm very sorry that I had to take down Raindrops Will Fall. I might do another story with Rena. Now, onto the story!

Chapter 6: An Angel's Haunting Dreams

Karen opened the door and felt warm air come upon her. She stepped inside and Milly followed. Milly shut the door with her foot. Vash walked out of the kitchen and looked at them. "I see you came back. Are you ok?" Karen nodded and Vash smiled. "That's good to hear." "Is Milly home yet?", asked Meryl coming out of the kitchen. She looked and saw Karen. "Oh, it's you..." Karen smiled a sarcastic smile. "Nice to see you too Meryl." She took off her jacket and walked down the hall. "I'm going to bed."

"Hey," said Vash, half-following her, "What about dinner?"

Karen stared at him as she opened the door to Milly's room. "I'm not hungry." And she slammed the door behind her.

Milly glared at Meryl. "You see what you did?" Meryl was shocked. "What I did?" "Yes," said Milly, getting louder, "You upset her. You know where I found her? At Wolfwood's grave, crying! All she wanted was your trust and you threw it in her face! You should be ashamed!" She flung open the door. "If you need me, I'll be on the roof." Milly gave one last look to Meryl and slammed the door. Meryl put her head against the doorway going into the kitchen. "Shit..."

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Karen let down her hair and finished putting on her pajamas. They were actually Milly's to be exact. Even though Milly was only a couple of inches taller than Karen was, she wasn't as skinny. "It better than nothing." She fell back onto her little mat where she was sleeping. "Good night, I guess." She said to herself and she fell into a quiet sleep.

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"Oh, and thanks for the apple.", said Nicholas D. Wolfwood, walking away from Chapel the Evergreen. Karen smiled but then saw Chapel raise one of his guns. He looked like he was forced to do it. "Oh god," she said to herself as she latched herself onto Wolfwood's back. "This is for your own good," she whispered in his ear even though he couldn't hear her. "Just turn around, please." Just like she asked, Wolfwood turned around and aimed for Chapel. They both fired off at the same time. Karen just closed her eyes and gripped onto Wolfwood. She knew he was suppose to die but she had to give him some time. She felt a few bullets go through her. The pain went away quick but It was going to last for Wolfwood. Finally, Chapel backed down and ran off. He was out of Legato's control. She unlatched herself and went to Wolfwood's side. "I've been by your side for over 30 years. I'm not about to let you die until you take care of what you need to." She held one hand to his stomach and one hand to his back. They started to walk. He was bleeding but the kept walking.

They passed by Vash. He looked upset. He mentioned that another person died. "Caine...", she said to herself, "Poor Vash." Wolfwood told him something and told him where Knives was. They walked on. Wolfwood was still bleeding but Karen was determined to get him there. She saw the church and she walked a bit faster. She helped him open the doors. Right then, she saw someone out of the side of her head. It was a blonde girl about 5'2". She wore a long black jacket. "What do you want Georgia?", whispered Karen to the girl. "I'm ready to take his soul." "Not yet!", hissed Karen, "He needs to do something first." (A/N: Georgia is supposed to look like George from Dead Like Me)

Karen helped Wolfwood kneel at the altar with his Cross Punisher. "What is he doing?" asked Georgia to Karen.

"He's confessing. He's never confessed before." Tears welled up in her eyes. Wolfwood was like a brother to her. She couldn't bear to see him die. "There's still so much more to do!", shouted Wolfwood. "I can't take it anymore," said Georgia. She walked over to Wolfwood and brushed her hand on his back. Wolfwood's hand fell to the ground and he slowly closed his eyes.

"Georgia!"

"His soul had to be taken. Besides, he's next to you."

Karen turned around to see Wolfwood's soul. He looked so scared and confused. "W-w-what happened?" Karen was about to answer, but Georgia butted in. "You're dead" Wolfwood looked shocked. "Then who are you two?" Karen stared at him with one crystal eye filled with tears. "My name is Karen Sorel. I've been your guardian angel since birth and that girl is Georgia, an angel of death." She bit her bottom lip. "We knew you were going to die today but I had to help you get here." She grabbed his hand. "Please forgive us." She started to cry. "I know there was someone you loved but we were just doing what we were suppose to do." Wolfwood hugged her. "It's ok. You only did what you were suppose to do." Suddenly, the doors swung open and Vash stepped in. "Oh no. Wolfwood!" He ran over to his body and looked over him. Tears started streaming down his face. "Vash...",whispered Karen. "And Milly..." "Karen, Karen. Are you ok? Karen?"

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Karen opened her ice-blue eyes real fast and sat up. "Where is he? Where is he?" She felt Milly's hand on her shoulder. "It's ok Karen. It's just a dream." Karen laid back down and looked up at Milly. "Milly, why did you wake me up?" Milly sat down. "You were twitching and whispering in your sleep. I've seen you do it before. Your dreams are memories you want to forget." Karen looked at the ceiling blankly. "How did you know?" "Vash used to do it in his sleep. He had so many. He did it a lot."

Karen smirked. "She is too smart for her own good.", she said to herself.

"What did you say Karen?"

"Nothing Milly. Thanks for waking me up."