Silently, Vash stood up. Moving carefully to avoid bothering Shiro, he crept out into the hall. Trying the door to Onyx's room, he found it unlocked, and he slipped inside.

"Hey Ony—" Suddenly, he spotted Knives curled up at the end of the bed. He looked around, but there was no sign of Onyx.

Suddenly, he felt a cool hand on his shoulder, "What are you doing in my room?"

Spinning around, he saw Onyx, her hair wet with the morning dew. There was a dangerous glint in her eyes. He stuttered, "I-I was looking for you."

Leading him inside, she gestured for him to sit down, "Whatever for?"

Vash sighed, "Well, I wanted to talk to you about Jeneora Rock, but…" he hesitated and glanced at Knives nervously.

Onyx raised an eyebrow, "Oh relax. He couldn't sleep, so we stayed up and talked until he conked out. I've been out on the roof all this time."

Vash glanced at her, "Do you love my brother?"

She shrugged, but did not meet his gaze, "Maybe."

Sighing, he tried another tactic, "Would you ever want to have kids?"

At this, she looked at him angrily, "I can't."

He frowned, "What do you mean?"

Onyx gritted her teeth, "I mean it's a physical impossibility. The ability was gene spliced out of me shortly after birth," she laughed bitterly. "'She's too dangerous' she said. 'She's already more powerful than Rem's males' they said. 'Do you know what even a tiny bit of her blood could do?' they said."

Eyes flashing dangerously, she threw a coffee mug across the room, and unbeknownst to them, Knives opened one eye.

She leapt up, "They tried to kill me dammit! 'She can't be allowed to wander about unhindered' they said." Shaking with rage, she banged her fist on the table, "The bastards were calling for my death, dammit! Felix told me that the only way they would allow me to live is if I allowed Dr. Minia to alter my genetic pattern. So I did."

Sighing, she finally slumped into an armchair, "So here I am, an emotionless shell plagued by emotions on all sides…and now this. I just have no luck." Suddenly, she glanced at Knives's still form. "How long have you been listening in on our conversation Knives?"

Knives glanced up, both eyes wide open, "Ever since you threw the cup across the room…it woke me up." He got up and sat down between her and Vash, "Why didn't you ever tell me this?"

She snorted, "It wasn't any of your business. It still isn't." Before the twins could respond, she got up and stalked toward the door, "I've got some tomas tethered out back. Vash, wake up Shiro and tell him we're leaving."