Sooooooooooooooooooooryyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know, you thought i wouldn't updated, but… hey, here's the new charter!! I've had problems with the pc and between univeristy and the driving licence i hadn't too much free-time… But now i've finally updated, and so R&R as always.
Thanks to Hope-is-4ever, Elf3748, Anonymous, i-luv-knives, Anhdunamis, Sasukegrl, Inkydoo
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Trigun... sigh... well, if you want to give me Vash or Knives as a present, you're welcome!! XD
CHAPTER 7: VASH
The day after out of the palace there was a surprise. A knock on the door attracted Milly's attention and when the maid opened, she found herself in front of the copy of her master, except for two green-aqua eyes and a little darker hair than Knives'. Milly bowed suddenly and when she looked again at the man she could swear he was in embarassment.
"Ehm..." he scratched the back of his neck with a wild smile "Please, don't do it anymore"
The girl looked at Vash in confusion.
" But Mr. count... I'm..." she stopped when her eyes went on the luggage on the floor. Milly rose her look at his face again in more confusion now than before. He laughed.
"You're a maid, ok. And now that i live here, please: don't bow in front of me anymore, ok?"
Milly nodded taking up two suitcases but the count grabbed them from her hands.
"Please, these are heavy for a girl. I'm waiting my stable-boy, so don't worry"
Footsteps neared to the door and a young man with dark hair and brown eyes appeared, taking up two suitcases. Vash took the others smiling at Milly.
"Well, now i bring those to my room and then... well... I suppouse i'll go speaking to my brother"
The count greeted Milly, and his stable-boy followed him after had given her a smile.
The maid looked them going away, meanwhile an unpleasant tought appeared on her mind. She sighed.
'Well, and now who listen to the Master?'
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A knock on the door attracted Knives' attention. The count rose his head from some documents he was working on and looked at the door of the library.
"Better for your own safe that you have a good reason to disturb me, spider!" he roared with a very annoying voice. Milly opened shyly the door.
"There is a visitor for you, Master" she announced letting Vash enter. Knives'eyes went wide in schok.
A big, unexpected schok.
"Hi brother!" Vash rose a hand, smiling at him. But Knives wasn't returning the smile at all: he was staring at the new arrival speechless. What fucking was he thinking to do?! Into his house?! He wouldn't allow Vash to stay in front of him another minute.
Knives stood up, his fists shaking with rage.
He, his brother was the last person he wanted to see there, in his house.
"What are you doing here?!"
Vash looked him in surprise.
"You are always so hospitable, Knives..." he smiled again, obviously not at his ease.
"What are you doing here!!" Knives repeated louder. Vash looked his brother in determination and that annoyed even more the master of Collingwood.
"Goawayfromhere"
"This isn't a visit, Knives. I'm here to stay" the older twin affirmed.
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KNIVES' POV
How fucking could he say that?!? This was my house, and he couldn't decide to come here one day and say me " Hi Knives, from today i'll live here with you"! Holy shit, he couldn't!!! Damn it, now that i had found a place where i could live without he and his fucking grandmother, he had to come here and jump in my life?!? NO!!!
I opened the drawer of the desk, where i knew there was my faithful gun.
"I'm warning you, Vash" i pointed the gun at him. My brother turned in schok; maybe he didn't expect his twin could threatened him. His betrayed expression felt so good to me that for a moment i felt my anger appeasing. But it was only a moment.
"If you don't leave my house now, you'll do it in a stretcher. What do you prefere?"
Vash was determinated to remain, i red it in his eyes. My brother opened the arms, exposing his chest.
"Then shoot me, Knives. It's the only way you have to make me go out of here"
Was he joking at me?! How did he dare?! I felt rage going in my veins like hot iron. It was impossible to me not yelling.
"GO AWAY VASH!!"
He didn't say anything, but he just stood at me silently. And i took my decision.
A shoot filled the air in the room meanwhile i looked my brother touch his left shoulder and look in surprise the blood that covered it. His eyes went on me, wide and in pain. He was sure i wouldn't press the trigger.
You stupid fool, always hoping in something that doesen't exist as the brotherly love...
Suddenly the door opened noisly: my brother's little game stood there, frozen by the sight of this fool in pain. I couldn't say if she was surprise to see Vash here, or to see him wounded.
My gun was yet smoking.
The spider looked me, understanding what was happened, and she threw me a look of pure hatred.
"Milly! Call a doctor!!" she yelled approaching Vash, who looked her with eyes full of love, adoration and relief.
And i don't know why, it annoyed me. Very annoyed.
The other spider run in the library, covering her mouth in schok when she saw how was Vash.
The short spider left my brother with her disgusting friend and went toward me. I looked her coldly. She was shaking with rage.
"This time you've really gone out of bounds" her look was full of fire. And she pisside me off more than what i ever was.
I caught her wrist, grasping it with force.
The spider groaned, trying to get free.
"Knives, stop it!" came Vash's order. I smirked.
"Otherwise, Vash?"
My brother glared.
"Don't worry Vash. He isn't hurting me…" the spider assumed bravely, her look was cocky "…at all"
You fucking bitch!!! My brother wasn't enought!!! Even you!! YOU, with your cocky behaviour!! You'll pay for this. I swear you, you'll pay!!
I let go of her wrist and she didn't esitate to return to Vash to help him. I looked him and the maids exiting the room, being mad for fury for the first time in many years. I didn't know why and i don't want to, but seeing their backs hurt me as the sight of her arm around Vash's waist and my brother's on her shoulders.
Something near my heart was burning.
"Spider!" i called. The maid turned.
"When Vash's wound will be cure, i want speak to you"
-NORMAL POV-
Meryl paid the doctor, than returned in Vash's room. The count was lying on the bed, with his chest full of scars bandaged. He smiled at her and he could swear she was turning red.
"You aren't suppose to be in embarassment, don't you know that?" he joked.
Meryl sat down on a chair near the bed, rising an eyebrown.
"Who was that didn't want to get his clothes off a few minutes ago?"
The blond man stared at her for several moments and this was more embarassing than he, lying on the bed, smiling at her.
"What… what are you looking?" the color on Meryl's face rose. Vash smiled slowly.
"You"
He put a hand on the bed, invitino her to sit near to him. Meryl was confused and a little surprised.
"Why?"
"Because i want to" he smiled again. Sighing she gave up, sitting beside him.
"Are you happy now?" Meryl's tone was patient and calm, so different from that she used with her master. Vash looked seriously at her.
"No, until i won't have the only thing i want" he cought her hand, interlacing his fingers with hers. Meryl looked away from him. Everything was better than looking at the face of the man she loved so deeply but she couldn't have.
"Please, Vash. You know that we can't"
The matress moved and when Meryl looke dwhere Vash was, she found that his face was near her.
"What are you doing? You're…"
"It's only a shoulder" he interrupted her, looking deep into her big, gray eyes "I've missed you so much, Meryl… Knowing that you were no longer around me but close in this place, with my brother… It was maddening" he confessed touching her cheek.
Meryl felt he reyes watering and closet them.
"Vash" her voice was trembling "You're going to marry"
"I don't love her" come his sudden answer. Meryl opened her eyes. Hurt. She was hurt.
"But you must. That is what your family want"
"Who?!" Vash's eyes were now full of annoyance "My brother?" Who cares so much about me to shoot me ?! My grandmother, who thinks about the respect of the family?!"
Meyl was schoked. She didn't expect Vash speak like this to her. Like if was her fault. But he understood the mistake.
"Sorry" he murmured looking down at his hands "I cannot accept the idea of losing you"
"Yeah…" Meryl looked away, trying to hide to him her sorrow "I know well that idea"
A hand grabbed gently her chin and Meryl looked again at Vash. A serious expression was painted in his so often goofy face.
"I'm here only for you, Meryl. I know my brother and i won't let him touch you again. I promise you"
She couldn't restrain herself longer. All her pain, all her sorrow: it excaped to her watchful guard and the tears starter to run on her cheeks.
Vash hugged her protectively, kissing her forhead.
They didn't know someone was watching them…