Hio everybody! I know I've been gone a long time. Gomen nasai! We moved into our new house and I didn't have Internet yet. I ended up setting up by myself! But... I succeeded!
Jiro: good for you Hun
Kat (me): I Know! Cool huh?
Sesshoumaru: just walking into the room and pausing for awhile ohh...and I'm turning around and walking away
Kat: Oh hey shou shou! Come here and give me a hug!
Sesshoumaru: Uh how bout no
Jiro: not really into the conversation but reading a manga uh you better do it
Sesshoumaru: and why is that?
Jiro: uhhhhhhhhh because she'll do to you what she did to knives. Ya know, with the flower.
Kat: I want a hug! HUG, HUG, HUG, HUG!
Sesshoumaru: walks reluctantly over and tries to hug her. She jumps into his arms ugh! Are you done yet?
Kat: little longer...
2 hours later
Sesshoumaru: snoring ZzzZzzZzzZzz
Kat: All done!
Well I'll leave you to read the stories. Tank u! Most of this chapter is in flashback mode. Legato is not dead. Lots of OOC-ness
Chapter 5 Long Ago
The sun rose sooner than they both would have like but they couldn't stop it. Vash had been awake all night and was still smiling. Kat had fallen asleep in his arms. Vash looked at her for a very long time. A beautiful smile was played across her lips. Soon she shifted and stretched. They both got up and held each other for quite a long time. Vash had a pair of drawstring pajama pants on with no shirt and Kat was wearing a long-sleeved button-up shirt that was obviously to big for her. She pulled away from their embrace and she looked over his body. He just stood looking curiously at her.
"I remember each and every one of these scars." She gently traced over all the scars on his chest. Then a saddened expression washed over her face. "I have a few scars of my own now though."
Vash looked shocked at what she had just said to him. He moved closer to her and held her close to him. "I'm so sorry I didn't come sooner. I should have been there to help you."
They walked outside into the sunlight and Kat stretched her arms toward the sky. She yawned a bit and looked at Vash.
"Where are we going?" She was happy to be reunited with her love.
"Well I thought we could go see my friends."
"Oooo it sounds like fun!"
They walked across the street and down a bit until they came to a large house. Vash took out a key and unlocked the door. They both walked in but Kat was standing behind Vash trying to peek around his side. Vash walked into the living room and saw Wolfwood sitting in a large armchair, smoking a cigarette.
"Hey Nick! What's up?"
"Ok...so why are you so happy all of a sudden?"
"Well, I'd like you to meet someone! This, is Kat, she's the one I've been looking for all this time!"
Wolfwood stood up and immediately shook her hand. Then he called upstairs to the others.
"Milly, Meryl! Come down here! You've gotta see this!"
Kat looked at Vash with a nervous expression. Vash leaned over and whispered, "It's all right. They won't bite."
Just then, Milly and Meryl came running down stairs. They looked at Vash and saw a big black bag behind him. Just then, Vash said, "Kat, I'd like you to meet Milly and Meryl!"
Kat stepped out from behind Vash with her big black bag on her back. Both the girls ran up to her and shook her hand.
"This is the one I've been looking for, girls. But I found her!"
Milly and Meryl both hugged her and started asking her questions. Then Milly took both of Kat's hands and spoke up so every one could hear her.
"Now Kat, you will just have to live with us here! I insist! And I won't take no for an answer!"
"Ummmmm...Ok then I guess I will. I mean, I really have no where else to go!"
Wolfwood looked toward Vash and said, "Where is she going to sleep? I mean we have spare space in the attic but I don't think that's very hospitable."
Meryl looked around the room and very quickly added, "She could share a room with me!"
"Or she could share a room with me." Vash didn't need to say anymore to convince them that it was only right.
Milly again stepped forward. "Then it's settled! Kat is going to stay with us!"
Just then a baby's cry was heard from upstairs. "Oh dear, we must have woken him up! We'll be right back." Milly and Meryl went upstairs and into one of the rooms.
Kat looked up to Vash with curious eyes. She looked like an eager child. "Go ahead, go see the baby." Kat smiled and walked up the stairs and into the same room.
"So, you like 'em young huh?" Wolfwood was again sitting and smoking another cigarette.
"If you say so." Vash just smiled and sat down in a chair next to his.
"How old is she anyways? She looks... 19...20 at the most." Wolfwood was looking at Vash with curiosity.
"Oh let's just say she older than you think."
"Well... how old?"
"Hmmmmmm...about...132."
Wolfwood's mouth fell open and his cigarette almost fell out. Vash just sat and smiled. He got up and walked upstairs to Milly and Wolfwood's room. He came up and hugged Kat. She followed him to "their" room. She unpacked her stuff and they both went outside.
While they were walking down the street a voice called out to Kat. They turned around and saw Legato Bluesummers standing a few yards away. Vash tried to step in front of her but she was to fast. Before Vash could even think anything, Kat was in Legato's arms. He just stood, dumbfounded, at what he was witnessing. With him was a young girl of about 15.
Flashback
Legato was walking back from the kitchen. It was about 1:30 in the morning. He had just gotten himself a drink and a sandwich. As he was walking he heard someone crying from down the hall. He put his things in his room and went to the room where he heard the sobs. He opened the door to a dark room. The light from the hall shone upon a woman. She was in a fetal position and had her head buried in her knees. She looked up and turned away from the light of the hall. She brought her bloody hands up to her ears and covered her fingers with her hair. A plain white t-shirt was all she wore.
"What happened here?" His voice was cold and emotionless.
Through her silent sobs she managed to choke out, "None of your business, go away."
He walked calmly over to her and grabbed the neck of her shirt. He lifted her up from the floor and pinned her against the wall. "I asked you a question. It's only polite to answer."
"Why won't you all just leave me alone!"
"Well, I was thinking about putting you out of your misery. Wouldn't you like that?" he expected her to say no and plead for her life but she did just the opposite. A small grin played over her lips and the shadow of her hair covered her eyes. He didn't need to see her eyes to know that there was a pure look of longing and mischief in them.
"Go ahead, Kill me. See if I care. You know, I bet you were just thinking that I was going to plead to keep my life." She moved her mouth close to his ear and whispered, "I bet you've seen death more time than you could keep track of, but..." She trailed off. What happened next was nothing like he'd expected it. She leaned forward and set her head on his shoulder. Warm, wet tears fell onto his bare skin. After a long while of silence she looked into his eyes and then, just as random and unexpected as anything, she kissed him. His eye's went wide with wonder and surprise. Then, just as fast as it had happened, it was over. She moved close to his ear again and whispered, "... I'm already dead." He let her go and she slowly slipped down to the floor. She dried her eyes and picked herself up, gracefully, from the floor. He left the room and walked the long semi-dark hall to his room and when he got there he just lie down on his bed, starring at the ceiling. He ignored the food and drink entirely. He just laid there, starring at the ceiling while caught in the memory of that kiss. It was haunting and entrancing. All he could think of in this span of time was how he wanted it again and this time...to never end.
The next morning, he awoke feeling very energized besides the fact that he barely got any sleep. He got dressed and walked down the hall to where he was the night before. He found the room silent and dark. There was however the peaceful sound of breathing. It was hers'. He knew not of her name as of yet but he figured it was either of the devil or of an angel. He walked over and gently sat down on the edge of her bed. After a few minuets of watching her heavenly form sleep, she started to stir. She yawned a bit and then her eyes flickered open. She took her time in sitting up in her bed to greet the person next to her. When she finally figured out who it was she happily greeted him with a smile and a perky hello.
He was absolutely astonished by this reaction. He expected the depressed girl he saw on the floor. The one he wanted to hold close and comfort, but this wasn't her. This was a perky resident of the mansion. He decided to ask her a few things.
End
Kat finally let go of Legato. Vash was still stunned. He didn't like the way this was going, what with the Girlfriend hugging the WORST ENEMY! He decided to stop this before he died from the fact.
" Ummm...Kat? Why don't we go now. I'm sure Milly will be wondering where we've gotten off too!"
"Ok Vash!" She let go of Legato but whispered to him before she left, "Come to the house for Dinner tonight." She walked off and followed Vash. When they got back to the house Vash pulled Kat upstairs and sat her down on the bed. He stood in front of her.
"Ok... why were you all buddy-buddy with Legato?"
"Oh Lego? Well we were friends in Knives' mansion!"
"Uhhhhhhhh...Huhhhhhhhhhh"
"Yup, but just forget about it, we were just friends."
"Right."
She stood up and put her hands on his shoulders. Then she turned them both around and sat him down where she was just sitting. She then straddled his legs and sat on his lap.
"Don't be so stressed out. Lets have a little fun, huh?"
He looked up at her and saw that fiery little look in her eyes that said she was determined. He shook his head and just flopped back onto the bed. While she untangled herself from him, he curled up into a semi-ball and lay on his side.
"Oh you don't want to have any fun? Well. . . . . . I like sleep too!" She curled herself into the space in his chest, and in a matter of seconds she was sound asleep.
Vash just looked at her and smirked. She was sooooo ... Odd. She could do anything and wasn't afraid of anything she did. He fell asleep watching her be her odd, sleeping self.
When Vash woke up, he found himself laying on his back. Being the groggy morning person he was, nothing was really registering in his head except there was something putting pressure on his torso. When he opened his eyes he saw Kat with her tongue pressed against her top lip in concentration. He woke up enough to say something to her, and the first thing he says,
"What did you do?"
Kat looked up suddenly with a look that just gave the definition of "He caught me."
"Nothing... why would you think I did anything... haha..haha...haha?"
"What did you do?"
She got off him as quickly as possible and ran to the door. "I'm going to go help make the food... you know, that thing that people eat? Cause it just doesn't make itself...hahaha...hahaha...hahaha...hahaha" And in a second she was out the door. Then she popped back in, "Take a shower, a long, hot, shower." She left but added more when she popped back in a second time, "With soap, and water, and soap, and a washcloth, and did I mention soap?" She laughed chesily and left for good this time.
Vash got up and stammered over to the bathroom. He turned on the water in the shower and waited while it got hot. He was still really groggy so he didn't comprehend anything past hot water, shower, and...soap. He felt the water and found it to be quite hot now. He got into the shower and did his usual routine, shampoo, wash his body, and shave. He was finished in about 15 minuets and got out. He put his pajama pant back on went to the mirror. He used his towel to wipe the condensation away and then he saw the true nature of Kat's evil plans. There, in the small squares of his grate, were tiny x's and o's. There was a line going diagonal through the center where there were a number of x's in a row.
Kat was downstairs helping the others make dinner. She was forced to cook all of Knives' meals so she was a pretty good cook. She took out the bread and milk and set them on the counter. Then out of nowhere there was a loud, booming, yell throughout the house.
"KAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!"
"Oh shit!" Kat ran up to Wolfwood and tried to hid behind him, then she whispered, "Hide me! NOW!"
Vash was almost to the top of the stairs now and was going fast.
"What did you do?" Wolfwood was trying to think of a place for her to hide.
"Just hide me quick and tell him I went somewhere!" Wolfwood opened the door to under the sink and Kat crammed herself into the small space. No sooner had they shut the door, Vash was at the bottom of the stairs. Wolfwood saw the tic-tac-toe game on his chest and laughed.
"Where is she? I know she's down here!"
Wolfwood thought frantically trying to think of where Kat had "gone".
"She went to the...grocery store! Yeah that's right! She left about 5 minuets ago!"
Wolfwood thought it was a good lie but had his doubts when both Milly and Meryl had slapped their foreheads with their hands. And he might have had more doubts when they both shot him pitiful looks and shook their heads simultaneously.
"Really?" Vash was suddenly very calm and collected. "And what did she go to get, may I ask"
Wolfwood's head started searching through all of the grocery lists he'd ever seen and the first thing that came to his mind was, "Bread! That's it, she went to get bread!"
"Really? And she's been gone for five minuets to get bread?"
Meanwhile Kat, while still under the sink was shaking her head and mouthing to herself 'We have bread you moron!'
"Well she went to get other things too."
"Like... " Vash was sure he had her trapped.
"Well...Um... You know...Stuff...Milk!" He was proud that he had thought of such a thing on his own without domestic help.
"Really? Milk and bread well maybe I should go and get her, she's been gone an awful long time!" Vash just smirked while Milly and Meryl shook their heads some more.
Kat was shaking her hands around mouthing, 'DIMWIT, WE HAVE MILK TOO!'
"Well...you know...she might have trouble finding the right baby formula for Daniel. I sent her to get that too!"
Milly and Meryl just shook their heads harder and considered saving Kat the trouble of beating him for being such a lousy liar.
Kat couldn't take anymore of his stupidity. She kicked open the door to the cupboard and pulled herself out. She got up as close as she could to Wolfwood's face and shot him a death glare.
"NEXT TIME I TELL YOU TO LIE FOR ME, SEND ME TO THE STORE FOR SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE!" With this, she pointed to the bread and milk that were sitting out on the counter next to him and then to Milly who was currently breast-feeding Daniel.
"Why. Why did you draw all over me? IN PERMANENT MARKER!"
"I got bored heehee?"
"Yeah well how would you like it if I drew all over you with permanent marker huh!"
"I wouldn't care, I know your just jealous."
"WHAT? JEALOUS? OF WHAT?"
Kat smirked, closed her eyes and stuck her nose up in the air. "Your just jealous because I'm a girl, and don't deny it! I know."
Vash's jaw dropped so far Meryl thought it would hit the floor.
"Listen, I'm not jealous of you because your a girl. We all know your just jealous cause I'm buffer than you! And that ridiculous lie was just a cover up."
Kat stood astonished, unable to find words. Then in a mad blur of words she started yelling in Italian. When she calmed down she smirked an evil little smirk she learned, regrettably, from Knives. She pulled a black permanent marker from her back pocket and uncapped it. Before Vash could register what was happening, All across his stomach was written, "Vash is jealous of Kat cause she is a GIRL!"
Vash stood astonished at what was written on his middle. While he shook off the fact that this would be written on him for at least four days, he snatched the marker from Kat. Then, while she was gloating over her accomplishment he pulled up her shirt, exposing her nicely toned stomach and smooth, white bra, and he wrote all over her stomach. When she finally stopped him and looked down, she saw the horror of what was written. She glared at Vash while reading aloud, "Kat is jealous of Vash 'cuz he's buffer than her! No I'm NOT!"
"Well I wanted a buddy while this wears off!" He smiled happily and kissed her lightly on the lips. Her eyes got wide and she watched as he walked back upstairs, obviously satisfied with the trouble he caused her. Then she also realized her shirt was still up. She pulled in down and ran after Vash. Everyone knew this was a good time to leave for some groceries. They all left he house and locked the door but not before yelling up to the two that they were leaving.
Vash was sitting in a plush chair right next to the door so when Kat ran in she didn't see him right away. He had his aqua eyes closed and both of his arms were behind his head. She ran into the bathroom and couldn't find him. She walked out and saw him sitting there looking as peaceful as possible. This time she just stood there and looked at his face for quite awhile. It brought her memories of all the times in Knives' Mansion when she hoped he come for her and he never did. This one thought brought tears to her eyes. Despite all the torture and nights with Knives, these were the times she hated most. The feeling of being left behind. Vash opened his eyes and saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, crying. He got up quite fast and hurried over to her. As he kneeled in front of her he gave her a hug.
"I'm sorry. I'm sure we can get the marker off with baby oil if we try." She looked up and smiled weakly. She sniffled a bit and then broke down crying softly.
"It's not that Vash. I just...sniff... I wish I never knew Knives." She hugged him back and cried into his shoulder.
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