They silently sat down in the chairs that were in the kitchen, the clock shaped cat struck three as they ate, the headache he had obtained earlier had slowly dissimilated,
'I can't even remember what time I came back home the night before we fought, my head hurt like hell too,"
He used his other hand to take hold of a bag of ice he had filled up after coming down the stairs. Putting it on his cheek he winced slightly at the bitter cold the small bag of ice produced. Snatching a box of donuts from the table he bit into one hungrily, savoring the sweet taste it produced. The kitchen, he noticed, was relatively small and in dire need of repair, the faucet from were they drew out water leaked with a drip drop pattern, the fridge was somewhat broken from the side, barely humming as it gave a sign of life. The table was partly chipped but in good condition, the chairs were old and somewhat whittled from the sides. The stove was in poor condition as well, he had tried to fix it, but had managed to make it worse as it decided to burst into flames the minute he had touched it. After that he was banned form touching the new stove, and the boiler, and the radio…. And a lot of other things…. Mostly everything that worked actually…. Sighing slightly his gaze fell towards the dripping faucet, the rhythm momentarily hypnotizing him as he fell into a deep reverie.
"Vash we need to talk about our relationship… I think it's important…"
"Not now Meryl, I have to go somewhere,"
"But-"
"I'll be back in a flash, you won't even know I'm gone"
"But… Vash…"
"VASH! STOP DAYDREAMING YOU MORON!"
Vash looked up at his brother in shock, nearly choking at the donuts he had in his mouth and thumping his chest loudly as he tried to talk, suddenly realizing he had practically stuffed the whole box of donuts in his mouth. Earning a disgusted look from Knives he swallowed, took a deep breath, and looked up at his brother.
"What?"
Knives sat near his brother, rubbing his forehead lightly, momentarily wishing he had his gun, he sighed petulantly as he looked at Vash,
"So, you want to finish up now so we can talk about how you're going to get her to come back!"
Vash though for a moment, his face became stern with determination, getting up he walking into the living room, Knives followed slowly. Vash sat comfortably on a chair while Knives sat on the small sofa in the room, as he looked around though, he found the room distasteful, there was one sofa, worn out but not the least bumpy as one would expect something old and worn out would feel like, a cushioned blue dyed chair, the one Vash was momentarily seated on and a small green sofa located near the door by the radio. The table in the middle of the room was a small and oval shaped but in very good condition as it looked relatively new. There were two windows, each on the sides of the door, the curtains were of red fabric. The room held pictures of the three, the big woman, the small one and Vash, smiling brightly in each one, all different…
'Pathetic,'
Knives thought coldly,
'But this is what he wants… pity…. that these human females will eventually wither and die, after that he will be left with nothing… '
Knives looked at his brother, Vash loved this woman and it seemed that she loved him as well, I should be happy, but every time I think about this 'love' between the two I feel this sudden twitch inside me… can it be jealousy? Can such a thing be in a superior breed of life? No, I have no jealousy, I am perfect, I am a superior being incapable of such blasphemous feeling, feelings that only the Homo sapiens posses, that is what differentiates us from humans... of course…
"I've got it!"
Vash yelled happily Knives dismissed his earlier thoughts as a waste of time, he gave his full attention to Vash,
"Then pray tell, dear brother,"
"Ok, plan A I'll buy her a gift and some chocolates, if that does not work, then I'll go with plan B, apologize about the fight, if that doesn't work then I'll go with plan C, bring her back whether she likes it or not find out what she meant,"
"Plan A wont work, that female is not stupid, Plan B will not work, the reason she left is because she wants you to actually figure out what she wants and plan C is even more pitiful than the other plans, since she won't be brought here by force and I'm willing to wager the person she is living with, if I am correct has a stun gun and the small one, has fifty derringers,"
Vash looked at his brother momentarily before looking at the ground,
"I forgot about that….."
He slumped in his chair with a defeated look,
"Well I'm out of ideas,"
Knives shook his head, his brother could be really stupid sometimes, almost made him wonder if they were brothers, they were polar opposites, different in almost everything, but I guess the only thing he wanted was to be near Vash…. And he got it,
He looked at his brother as he pouted in his chair like a child,
'How in hell could we be related!'
He sighed as he looked at his brother, before clearing his throat to talk,
"What about plan D?"
Vash looked up at Knives,
"Plan D? I don't have a plan D,"
"I do,"
"What!"
He jumped up from the couch and sat up straight,
"Plan D, Figure out what that woman wants and then go find her,"
"Oh,"
He slumped back into his chair,
Knives got up slowly with an irritated sigh,
"I have to go Vash, but if you were wondering, she left to the orphanage east of here, with that large female,"
Vash frowned slightly as he looked at his brother,
"Knives how many times have I told you not to read other peoples thoughts,"
"I know, when she realized I was reading her mind, she screamed at me to get out, that blasted woman gave me headache,"
"Well that's what you get for going through other peoples heads,"
Knives ignored the comment as he looked at Vash,
"Well brother, don't get into too much trouble, next time I wont come here to help you, honestly Vash, you can be so reckless,"
'That's why I'm called the Humanoid Typhoon,"
Knives smile wavered,
"Guess your right brother, but don't you mean the legendary Typhoon, that name is the past brother, your Vash now, no more Vash the Stampede,"
"Knives and Vash Saverm,"
Knives opened the door and peered out into the dessert,
"Its okay brother, you were just confused, we were both confused, life was hard, we were alone after the ship fell, no one was there to protect us from the revulsions we had in ourselves, but now we have each other, brother, and people that care about us too, remember Knives, the actions of the few cannot account for the many that live on this planet,"
"I know Vash, now I realize that, I have also realized why she's so important to you, she was always there for you, and would give her life for you, I admire her for that…"
He paused slightly before continuing,
"You want to know something Vash, she taught me as much as you did, it took me a long time to figure out, that Meryl was truly special, not like every other human on this miserable planet…. this is the second time, Vash, that you have beaten me and gotten something glorious in the end, I assume Rem really was watching over you…"
"She was watching over both of us Knives, never forget that…"
Knives stood there for a moment longer before leaving, Vash could hear the car start and descend onto the sand. Vash walked out and saw his brother depart, he leaned against the side of the door gently, watching the car his brother was driving vanish into the dessert.
"I know Knives, but you'll find someone special someday, and when you do, you will experience true happiness, one that brotherly love can't fill, one that I feel… when I'm with Meryl, "
Sorry for not updating sooner, I know its getting to be very confusing, but don't worry, things will clear up, thank you for the pointers, and I'm going to go back and fix the (cough) errors (cough) that I made. I hope you enjoy,
later