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CHAPTER 5: PROBLEMS

No. No!! Meryl wanted to scream. Vash couldn't have seen her and that... psicopatic jerk kissing!! Not Vash!!! Not him!!!

'Silly... Don't you know there is no hope for you now?!' a voice said in her mind. He was hurt, Meryl could read pain in his green-aqua eyes.

"Hi Vash" Knives greeted his brother nonchalantly. Vash looked at him as if he was just been betrayed.

"What does this mean, Knives?" he asked. The younger count Saverem looked Meryl in the eyes, then laid a hand against her cheek, nearing his mouth to her neck.

"Only what you see, brother" he murmured inhaling her sweet scent. Meryl was going to stop him when she felt his teeth nibbling the soft skin of her neck, but Knives prevented her grabbing her wrists and stopping them behind her.

"Stop that!! Damn you, stop that!!!- she yelled, trying desperately to get free. Knives traveled with his mouth, reaching her sensitive ear.

"You know brother, she drives me crazy" he murmured looking Vash with amusement, who was totally in disbelief. His jaw was on the floor, and he looked like he was going to cry for days.

"What...?!" he whispered with trembling voice. Knives grinned, returning his attention to the maid sitting on his lap. Meryl had to repress a moan when Knives' mouth closed on her ear-lobe, nibbling and sucking it. Suddenly she found herself free, behind a big and reassuring back. She knew perfectly that back.

'Vash's back'

Knives, sat on the bed, looked at his brother's angry face with amusement. Grinning, the younger count stood up and walked up toward Vash. When he was beside him, Knives pun a hand on his shoulder, looking at the girl behind his brother. Some locks were excaped from the strict chignon on her head, giving her an unkept aspect. Her lips were a little swoller than ever for the kiss, and her cheeks were red. She was breathing feverishly, and a look of pure hatred lit up her big, gray eyes.

"Your little game is very interesting, brother" he said before leaving the room. Silence fell between Meryl and Vash, who hadn't moved yet. He was trembling with rage. The girl put a hand on his arm, and Vash slowly turned to face her. He had the same painful look he had when he saw her and his brother kissing.

"Is it true, Meryl?! You are his lover?!?" he asked furiously. An alarm bell rang into Meryl's head. Was he accusing her?! He?!?

"No, it'a a lie. But even if it would be true is not your business, Vash"

The man looked her speechless, opening the mouth three times before speaking.

"It's not my business?!... It's not MY business?!?" he was incredolous and obviously angry "Than what is my business Meryl?! I've just seen my brother kissing the girl i love, and you say IT'S NOT MY BUSINESS?!!" now he was yelling with rage. Meryl stood in disbelief.

"Vash..." she murmured"...You are goingtomarry..."

The count sat on the bad speechless, hiding his face in his hands.

"I was no more your business from the moment you choose your future wife" she ended, her voice trembling a little. Vash rose his face, tears ran down his cheeks and that broke Meryl's heart. She hated to see him crying and suffering.

"It wasn't my choice, Meryl. I'm still in love with you" he was speaking with his heart in his hands.

"But you are going to marry, Vash" the girl said before exit with extremely difficult from the room where there was the only man she had ever loved. Crossing into a passage, she fell on her knees letting the tears fall on her cheeks.

Knives walked down the stairs with a smirk in his lips: revenge was so sweet... That was all what Vash deserved. Seeing him thake his woman away from him was so sweet... This time was Vash who was going to suffer, not him. Knives found Legato waiting for him at the end of the stairs, leaned against the wall.

"So how was it gone?"

Knives' smirk went wider. When steps coming from behind him cought his attention, he turned to find a very angry Meryl, with red and swollen eyes.

Legato stood at her too.

"Spider..." Knives said coldly. The maid walked toward her master, looking him into the eyes.

"I had to speak to you, master" when the count Saverem lifted up an eyebrown she eyed Legato.

"In private"

Knives went up the step that separated them, looking down at his maid.

"Be careful to your words, spider. You're nothing but a maid"

She was going to slap him if Legato wouldn't be intervened.

"It doesn't matter Knives. Go to the library with her, don't worry"

The count Saverem nodded, walking followed by Meryl. When they reached the door of the library and there wasn't nobody excepted the two of them, Knives cought her by the arms.

"You stupid spider! Don't try anymore to speak like that in front of a noble!!"

Meryl looked away, her face in anger.

"Let's go to the library, master" she succeeded in getting free from Knives and walked into the room. When her master entered she closed the door.

"So spider, why are you..." his cold words were cut off by Meryl's hand, that slapped him hard. Knives looked her with disbelief, but suddenly he became conscious of what had happened. That filthy spider had... slapped... HIM!!

In less than two seconds Meryl found herself pressed against the wall, and Knives' hand was on her neck. He was increasing the grip, making her gasping for air.

"Doyouwanttodiesobadlyspider?" he whispered with eyes burning with rage.

"Li... ar...- she murmured hardly.

Knives looked her coldly.

"What?" he let go her neck.

Meryl's hand went to where he had catch her, as to protect it. She coughed.

"You are a liar"

cough

"...You've made Vash thinks we are lovers!" the look Meryl threw at him was full of hate. Knives lifted an eyebrown.

"And where is the problem? That what Vash knows is a lie?" he smirked mischievously "Then we don't lie anymore..."

Knives grabbed Meryl's wrist, biting a little its sensitive skin. The maid panicked in confusion. What was happening? Why he was acting so strange?

"What... what do you mean?"

Knives looked her maliciously, nearing his head to her neck.

"Become lovers, spider. So we won't lie to Vash"

Meryl moaned a little when she felt Knives'mouth sucking hardly the soft skin of her neck. But when his mouth touched her's and he tried to deep the kiss, she bit her tongue, making him cursing her.

"What the hell did you..." he started, but she slapped him twice.

"I won't be your fucking lover!! Find a noble lady, maybe your friend Dominique or a prostitute!! I won't satisfy your basic insticts!!"

Knives'reply was a deep laugh.

"Do you think i want you? That i need you??" he said in a cruel voice that hurt Meryl and neared his mouth to his maid's ear.

"You aren't enought charming. I like women more tempting than you..."

Meryl pushed him away from her, glaring.

"Then go to those tempting women and leave me in peace"

Knives looked her coldly, conscious that her deadly tone indicated she didn't want him touched her again. He turned away and exited the library, leaving Meryl there, confused, furious, embarassed and, she didn't want to admitt it, even a little excited.

OF COURSE... CONTINUE