A/N: I am really sorry for it being so long for an update. The whole uni and work and life is craziness. Anyway I have also been suffering writers block. Anyway. Enjoy.
Unit 867861
"60?" 867861 called out jumping up from her sitting position on the ground. "Kali?" The heated wind brushed against her pale skin. "Come out of hiding I know you're here." Still only the wind replied. "But I heard your call, you have to be here." She sunk slowly back to the ground watching the sky grow dark and the suns sink beneath the rim of the horizon. Once night had taken hold she stood again slowly moving down the cliff. The jagged rock formations and sand beaten houses in the distance seemed all too familiar but she just couldn't place them. The town was most surreal to her. It was like she had known every aspect of this small desert town and yet she couldn't recall ever being here. She was on a planet called Gunsmoke she remembered that much. "Who would call a planet Gunsmoke?" She asked herself quietly.
Vash let out a sorrow filled moan as he passed the local saloon. I was only dusk but the party was well on the way. He knew he wasn't allowed to start drinking yet. Milly had strictly told him to look for Meryl. "Why do I have to look for Meryl, she's a grown woman she can take care of herself. When I find her she is just going to yell at me for not leaving her alone and then she is going to hit me really, REALLY hard." Vash stopped his rambles for a moment to whimper. "But what if she is in trouble? Oh no what if someone has hurt her? Damn it, why wasn't I more careful, bounty hunters are always after me. Shit they must have her and they'll kill her to get to me. HOLD ON MERYL…" Vash started running down the road in a mad panic. "Oh wait here she comes now." The tall blonde skidded to a stop he reached out to touch the passing woman. He felt a strange felling in his stomach kind of like butterflies, but it wasn't the usual feeling he got around her. It was at the point that his brain registered that the feeling was linked to him being airborne. The stampede landed on his back with a painful thump. He was about to say something when Meryl's boot landed heavily on his chest. "Meryl?" he managed to cough out.
"You seem to have me confused with someone else." The raven haired, white clad female stated in a chilling monotone, her dead eyes stared into Vash's. It was at this point that Vash decided something was very wrong.
"Insurance girl I am going to take you home now." Vash said as he forced himself up from under her foot. "You must have amnesia or something, did u fall and hurt yourself. Are you ok?" He gently took her by the shoulders.
"You're crazy if you think I am going anywhere with you." She said in a dark tone. Her right hand slipped to her side ready to retrieve the knife she kept religiously in her belt only to find that she had no belt and was in a white dress. "What? When? How?" She only now realised she was not wearing her standard gear.
"Hey are you ok, insurance girl?" Vash moved to pick her to carry her home, only to be thumped in the head. "Ouch! Insurance girl! That hurt… more than usual."
"Tell me the name of this town now." Meryl snapped at the crumpled figure.
"I don't know the name of this town." Vash said seriously trying to work out how to fix this situation. "Please come back home now, I am sure Milly will know and she is really worried about you."
"You are mistaken, I do not know a Milly." Meryl stated turning to leave.
"I am sorry Meryl but you are leaving me no choice." Vash thought as he prepared to knock Meryl out but he was only met but a swift kick to the face. "Ahhhhhhh!" He wailed. "Meryl come on, you can't just up and leave. You have no money on you and all your stuff is back home."
"So this Milly has my equipment?" Meryl asked her tone dark and dangerous, daring him to lie.
"Umm, yes?" Vash said innocently.
"Then take me to this woman." Meryl stated arms crossed in front of her.
As Vash moved back towards the small house he started to twiddle his fingers nervously. He knew Meryl had been acting weird lately, but this was insane. He was fighting himself not to turn and look at her. He could feel her exactly three paces behind him, directly behind him. He felt a like more than trapped. 'I really really hope Milly can make Meryl… Meryl again.'
876861 watched the man in front of her whilst taking quick glances at the surrounding buildings, the last thing she needed right now was an ambush. 'Where the hell am I?' she thought to herself as she walked the dusty road. 'Ok think, think, think… Ok you where in December, 876860 was there what happened, what happened?' Meryl let out a deep-throated growl. 'No that wasn't my last memory, there was those damn kids in… why can't I remember anything. Why is it I can only see patches of this and that.' "God damn it!" she yelled allowed absentmindedly.
"What?" Vash asked turning around to see what was wrong, only to be hit in the face.
"Keep walking I don't have all night." She snapped she could feel a headache coming on.
As they neared the small house Vash's walk slowed as he reconsidered where he was leading this mixed up Meryl. What if she hurt someone, like Milly? What if she mad Knives really angry? Knives hadn't hurt the girls yet, but then again they had been very careful around him. "This is going to be interesting." Vash muttered under his breath.
"What did you say?" Meryl asked in an irritated voice.
"Um, we're here." Vash said laughing surprised that she could hear him.
"Not much is it?" Meryl said walking straight up to the door and entering swiftly. Vash followed close behind he entered the room to find no one. He was about to call out to Meryl when Milly came down the stairs.
"Mr. Vash, I though I heard the door open, you're back, did you find Meryl?" Milly asked, she looked bright but her voice betrayed her, she was worried.
Again i am sorry. I'll be submitting the next chapter soon, fingures crossed.
