Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Delicate Butterfly ❯ Aerith and Knives ( Chapter 4 )

Aerith once again woke up in a dark and cold room. Her body was cold and it was hurting in her stomach. She shifted her head to the side, noticing that her head was on someone's lap. Her hand slowly traveled around to find out who the person was. Then a hand, much bigger than her's, came down and gently wrapped its fingers around her small hand. She jumped a little.

"You finally woke up?"

Aerith's heart almost leapt out of her chest when she recognized the voice.

"Mr. Legato?" she moaned as a wave of slight pain hit her head. It may have ached but she still turned her head up to see a glint of gold eyes. His other hand came up and petted her on the forehead.

Were am I? Were is Mama and Papa? She thought.

With the ability of mind control, Legato herd that thought loud and clear. His eyes narrowed a bit.

Carefully, Aerith sat up. Her head felt heavy. Legato helped her to her feet.

"Let me introduce someone to you. He is very anxious to meet you," Legato said as he took her hand gently in his. Her body trembled as they began to walk toward an outside door.

Who is it? Someone I know? Or did I know? She thought and Legato herd.

He opened the door and the outside light stung Aerith's eyes. She rubbed them and looked out to see another man sitting at a table. Legato gently pushed her out the door as he closed it behind her.

Aerith's vision cleared and she looked at the man. He was wearing a white body suit. He also had white-blond hair and blue eyes. He looked too much like Vash…

She fought to hold back tears when the man smiled at her.

"Aerith. How you have grown," he said with a chuckle. Aerith gave him a weak smile.

"You know my name?" she then asked. The man got up and walked toward her, then stopped about a foot away.

"I do. I knew your mother; I know who your father is too,"

"I don't know my mother's name but my father is Millions Knives. I've never met him in my life," Aerith said with her head low. The man chuckled. She looked up.

"My dear Aerith, your looking at him," Aerith felt the blood drain from her face. She could see the sense now. The resemblance between Vash and this man…Knives?

"You-your Millions Knives?!"

"I am,"

Aerith took a step back. But Knives just laughed.

Papa told me about you! Her mind screamed. Something took her arm and she felt a painful pinch, like a needle, being impaled in her arm. Everything went black as she fell to the ground, unconscious. It was Legato. He injected a greenish-blue fluid in Aerith.

"Master, should I take her to her room?" Legato said quietly. Knives nodded his head.

"Stay with her until the process is over. Since she is half Plant that formula should speed up her maturing body in a matter of hours,"

Knives watched as Legato picked Aerith up and took her inside. He chuckled as he thought to himself.

Thanks Vash. Thanks for raising her this far for nothing…