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The longest drive in history

Meryl and Stella had set out to do most if not all the driving. They didn't trust the men to do as they wished and so forced them to stay in the boot of the truck.

'Do you think they'll leave us back here?' questioned Vash as he watched Meryl skilfully drive the trunk towards May. He tried to catch her eye but she kept them trained on the invisible road a head of her.

'Why do I care? I'll be going after them the instant that they turn their backs.' Replied Knives, his voice arrogant and full hardy.

'Knives, the girls aren't some kind of criminals. They want to protect us-' whined Vash, but was cut off by Knives retort

'Much in the same way that we want to protect them.' he crossed his arms across his chest feeling proud of himself that he had stopped Vash from his mindless whining. Since he had not been able to sit with Meryl he had gotten whiny and pouted often.

'Yes…I guess so. But I know Meryl. We promised that we would protect each other. She won't back down on that promise.' Knives may have stopped Vash from complaining but it didn't stop him from looking to the floor and frown/pouting at it. He made a rather pathetic looking creature; sitting there pouting at the floor while his lover drove totally oblivious to what was going on behind her.

'Fine do what you want Vash. I know that Stella wouldn't keep me from this fight with all her powers.' Knives closed his eyes intending to sleep away Vash's mood.

'Ha! She doesn't trust you either! But Knives please promise me what you wont kill without due cause? Please?' Vash leaned forward and looking imploringly at Knives, trying to break the cold exterior that Knives hid behind so well.

Knives sighed and opened one eye to look suspiciously at Vash, 'Oh fine, but I do this under protest.' He grumbled and rolled over to not see Vash's happy dance.

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Stella and Meryl were like wise quite. Stella was drawing furiously on a pad of paper, while Meryl gently guided her hands. Stella remembered very little of the building and since Meryl was driving she had to be her hands and draw it for her.

'I don't remember there being a stairwell here?' lamented Stella as she peered violet eyes down at the paper before her.

'That's because you were too busy running your ass off.' Retorted Meryl, her grey eyes focused on the shifting sands.

'Well fine then, be all superior!' grumbled Stella her arms crossing in frustration, mimicking the pose that her mate had in the bad.

'Oh don't be like that, it just…it's been so long since we have been there, since that night.' Meryl's eyes narrowed as she glared at the world in front of her. Seed had done so much damage to them, Meryl would never fully recover and Stella would be scared just for being in contact with her. There was nothing else for them to do but to erase themselves from the world.

'I know Meryl. Don't worry we'll destroy everything. We'll get or freedom one way or another.' Stella turned and regarded her sister. Her hand reached out and rubbed lightly at Meryl's extended arms.

'Thanks. I guess we should switch with the boys, they seem rather quite.' Meryl narrowed her eyes once again not hearing the comforting shuffling of the men behind her.

'I know why...' teased Stella as she looked back, a grin spreading across her face.

'Oh? Why?' ask Meryl warily.

'Because they are both sleeping like little babes!' laughed Stella as she fell back into her seat.

'Well then I guess it's just you and me.' Meryl sighed, she really didn't like driving and she knew Knives like to be in control and would want to drive, but, there were things that she as Stella had to work out, and soon. 'Finish that stair, there is a floor that goes with it, we'll need it.'