He finally awoke with a smirk on his face, sleep-blurred eyes instantly meeting his twin's worried ones. Vash mistook it for a smile and grinned widely, tears gathering.

"You're awake! Rem, he's awake! Are you okay?"

Knives considered him for a moment, took a moment to think about the warm hands gripping his own. Vash was right about the humans. Knives had been wrong. He wouldn't make such a mistake again.

When Rem hurried into the room he widened his smile and feigned hunger, inwardly recoiling. The façade was gone now. Knives knew the truth.

And he would rectify it.