CHAPTER 3: THE UNWANTED PRESENT yeah!

Nick walked in Maria's room caring something in a small box.

She looked at him confused as he started to take it out.

"What is it?" she asked but saw as he took it all the way out of the box.

"A gun? For what?"

"You".

Maria looked confused.

"You poor thing. You keep that look don't you? It's going to get dangerous, you knew that to begin with".

She looked at it like it was the last thing she wanted to see and for the first time looked coldly into Nick's eyes.

Nick swore he saw fear in her eyes but she had blinked it away quickly and looked away from him.

"What?" He showed concern in his voice.

"Nothing", she smiled widely at him, "thank you".

Nick flinched, her smile reminded him so much of Vash. Both of their smiles would appear real and goofy to a person who wasn't trained to read emotions well, but Nick saw it all. He saw the pain that they both had.

"Hey, you look deep in thought, what's wrong?"

"Just thinking of somebody".

"Somebody special?" Maria asked with a bigger simile.

"Not the kind of special you're thinking".

"What?"

"It's a friend not a lover".

"Oh".

Nick rolled his eyes. 'That girl is so air headed', and yet that's another aspect of Vash.

"Well I guess I should teach you to shoot that thing".

"Oh I already know how".

Nick looked at her, "are you sure?"

"Yeah".

"You might need a little practice anyways. The Gun-Ho-Gun has special techniques".

"I got it".

"Let's just make sure, okay?"

Maria nodded and followed him outside behind the town.

"Now shot that rock over there", he pointed at a rock of in the distance, "it will show that you are better if you shoot the little rock on top of it though."

Maria smiled at him then shot the little rock that was barley seeable.

"Were did you learn to shoot."

Maria shrugged, "I guess its instinct for 'special' human's", and she laughed commenting on what was said earlier.

Nick ignored her irritating comment.

She looked at him with a very evil looking smile, "what? Am I irritating?"

"What makes you say that?" Nick asked sarcastically.

"Well what are we going to do now?"

He shrugged, "I really don't know".

It was latter that night and the two walked in the dessert not a town for miles ahead.

"I guess this would be a good spot to stop for the night", he said lying down on the dirt.

"What are you doing?" Maria asked and stared down at him like he was crazy.

"Going to sleep".

"Don't you want a blanket?"

"We only got one sleeping bag and pillow".

"So you use it".

"It's okay".

Maria lay the blanket down on him and sat up against a rock.

Nick looked at her confused.

"Ha, who's the one with the confused look now?" Maria stuck her tongue out at him.

"You're a monster".

She giggled, "I know".

Isn't Maria so mean to Nick? Mwhahaha! Yes she is.

Well tell me what you think!