Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Delicate Butterfly ❯ Find the butterfly... ( Chapter 2 )

"Papa?"

It was pitch black. Aerith couldn't see anything around her. It was cold and she was alone.

"Mama? Milly? Nicholas?" she squeaked into the black. Aerith then herd footsteps coming toward her. They weren't fast, not slow, but normal, casual footsteps coming toward her. She then saw a shadowy silhouette of a man.

"Papa?" she asked. Her feet began to carry her toward the man. He stopped.

Aerith looked up to see his head and saw a flash of golden eyes. She froze.

"Don't be scared," A deep, calm voice said to her. The shadow silhouette was coming into focus. Aerith finally could see a tall man with blue hair, gold eyes, and he was wearing a white shirt that was open, revealing strong muscle abs and denim blue jeans. He looked very handsome.

"You're a cute little girl aren't you?" he said gently with a smile. Aerith couldn't help but smile back.

"What's your name?" His voice was intoxicating. Aerith loved it.

"A-Aerith," she then managed to say "What's your name sir?"

He looked at her and then knelt down to her height. He smiled gently and Aerith blushed.

"Legato," Aerith paused as her mind searched for that name. I've herd it before! Her thoughts were interrupted by Legato.

"You resemble him when he was only a child," Legato's left had come up behind her head and gently ran a hand down her long hair. His hand was scaring her as it moved down to her back and stroked it gently.

"W-who L-L-Legato?" she sputtered as his hand pulled her a bit more close to him. She looked into his golden eyes and saw no pupils. Something wasn't right.

"You'll find out soon enough. You'll be back with whom you belong to soon," Legato's face was so close that his nose was barley touching Aerith's nose. His smile was still there. Aerith felt as if she was being drawn in his eyes.

"Aerith? Aerith?"

She snapped out of it and Legato was gone. Her eyes fluttered open and Milly was looking down at her. Vash, Nicholas, and Meryl were also looking at her. She sat up and looked out a window. It was night and they were pulled up to a hotel.

"Were here?" she said as everyone got out of the jeep and began to unload.

"Yep," Vash said as he scooped Aerith in his right arm. She giggled. Picking up his bag, Vash mad his way into the hotel.

~~Hour later~~

Aerith was in bed sleeping with her new pink dog toy. She was staying with Vash and Nicholas tonight.

Milly and Meryl could be herd watching TV in the next room while Vash and Nicholas were playing poker in their room. Not for money, but just for the hell of it.

But after losing 7 or 8 times in a row, Vash suddenly declared he was tired.

"What? Okay have it your way needle noggin," Nick said as he got up and stretched. Glancing over to his bed, he saw the sleeping child.

"Odd, Aerith is in my bed tonight," Vash looked over and his jaw fell. Nick looked at him and grinned.

"What? Jealous because your little one wants to sleep with me tonight?" Vash glared at him as he settled himself beside Aerith in bed. Her eyes opened just slightly and looked over to Nick. She smiled and turned toward him and snuggled into his chest.

"Night night Nicholas," she said before dozing off again. Vash got into bed with a frown and turned off the light. He herd Nicholas chuckle.

"Shuuut up," Vash growled into his pillow.

"Night night Papa," he then herd. His face softened into a smile in the dark. Nicholas sighed with his eyes shut.

"Night Aerith,"

~~In another building, but in the same town~~

Legato was sitting in a dark room. He was eating an ice cream sundae. No longer was he wearing just a shirt and jeans, he wore a white coat with spikes on one shoulder and a human skull on his other.

The door to the room opened and another man stepped inside.

"Master," Legato said with a mere bow of his head. The man sat down with him and Legato looked at him. It was none other than Millions Knives. He had white blond hair and blue eyes. He was Vash's twin brother.

"How did it go?" Knives said in a casual manner. Legato smirked as he swallowed his food.

"Easy prey. I'll put her under your command whenever you say," Knives nodded his head and then frowned at Legato's ice cream as he got up.

"You really need to stop with the eating," he said under his breath as he left the room. Legato chuckled, and then thought of the little Aerith. The dream walker technique worked well. I shall try it again later. He thought of how innocent she was to his power of mind control. His mind then jumped to how Knives could be her real father. Now that's a mystery. Master despises the human race and still, he created one child with a woman. The woman is dead and Master seeks to take back his daughter from Vash. Interesting. He paused. Wouldn't the child only be half human? Half Plant?

Legato sighed as he saw no more ice cream left in the bowl. I figure that Master will tell me soon enough. He got up and left the room.