Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Dirty Dreams ❯ After Midnight ( Chapter 8 )

Dirty Dreams

By Bekka Mouri-Hibiki

(Trigun isn't mine ^_^. Meryl dreams that she has a midnight visitor. What would you do if the most wanted man on the planet showed up at your door… in his pajamas?)

Part Eight: After Midnight

Meryl tossed in the bed, growling as she gave up on going to sleep. The one-year anniversary of Vash's 'death' had come and gone but his memory was still bugging her to no end. She thought she had made real progress and was over him but it all came back to her when others commented on the milestone. There were other topics of conversation that day as well but one she heard by accident angered Meryl.

She had been passing by the break room when she heard Karen and a couple of the other office girls talking and what she heard made her boiling mad…

(Flashback)

" Have you heard about Meryl and Milly? " Karen asked, making Meryl stop just short of the break room.

" Yeah, " Another woman said. " I heard that the stress of the Stampede assignment and The Fifth Moon Incident made them… well, you know… lovers. "

Someone else laughed, " Well, Milly never had a chance with a guy anyway… she looks too much like one and probably scares them all away! "

The first unknown woman spoke again, " And I don't think any man could tame that shrew Meryl! If you ask me, they were made for each other because no one else will have them. "

(End Flashback)

Meryl could still hear them laughing in the back of her mind and she wanted it to stop. It was true that she and Milly had gotten closer since returning from following Vash's trail but it was just because they needed each other. If it weren't for Milly, Meryl would have only gone to work and wallowed in her misery but Milly tried to get her out to do fun things that would make her smile. Almost everything had worked but Meryl found Vash in her mind at night after Milly would finally go home.

Meryl admired the younger woman's determination though… most people would have given up on making Meryl happy after a few weeks but Milly kept trying. Meryl gave up and decided that having fun wouldn't hurt. They went shopping, played old maid and even went to a couple of plays together. They were just doing a lot of normal stuff but it seemed nobody was happy unless they had something to gossip about.

It took everything Meryl had not to go into the break room and shout at the little nosy parkers because it wouldn't look good if she denied it angrily for that would only make everyone think it were indeed true. She sighed, recalling how Milly would sleep over those first few nights after they arrived back in December and how the big girl would hold her until she fell asleep but that was to comfort Meryl. After their ordeal, the rules that applied to regular friendship were not relevant because they were more than friends now… they were almost like sisters. Milly had even invited her to go see her family but Meryl declined, determined to get on with her life without Vash.

The night before Milly returned, Meryl had a dream about the outlaw but it was only a dream and it had made her miss him all over again. Meryl looked at the calendar, straining her eyes in the moonlight as she realized it was another anniversary… one year had passed since Meryl had dreamt about Vash. She got out of the bed, heading for the bathroom and hoped she had something in her medicine cabinet that would knock her out so she could sleep. The company doctor had prescribed sleeping pills for both girls if they had any trouble but Meryl hadn't taken any once she got the prescription filled.

She got to the cabinet and opened it. The pills were easy to find since there wasn't much else in there and she grabbed the bottle, flipping on the vanity light with her other hand. She read the instructions before shaking two of the little peach colored pills out into her hand and placing the bottle back on the shelf. She picked up the water cup that sat next to the sink and turned on the faucet. As the cup filled, she threw the pills into her mouth and washed them down with a full glass of water like the directions said.

She turned off the light and returned to bed, pulling her light blanket over her. She fixed her eyes on the ceiling, waiting for the pills to take effect. She felt like it hadn't been very long when she started to feel sleepy and didn't even realize when her eyes closed…

**

Her eyes fluttered open slowly as her body told her she needed to get up. More specifically, it was her bladder screaming that it needed attention. She decided it wouldn't be a good idea to wait so she got out of the bed, heading for the bathroom again but it seemed that it had been moved. She opened her heavy eyes and found the right path, not bothering to turn on the lights.

She returned to the bedroom, her eyes shut because she was so sleepy. Her toe caught the edge of a throw rug and sent her falling. Instinctively, she turned to land on her rear but she was a lot closer to the bed and screamed in pain as her back slammed into something hard. She opened her eyes and could see though the stars that flashed in her vision that she was not in her room at all but a generic looking hotel room like the ones she had stayed in during her travels following Vash.

She heard a door slam open, looking towards the sound. " Insurance girl? Are you okay? " It was Vash.

" I fell, " She said. Why Vash was there was beyond her but she wasn't going to turn down his help. She had wanted to help him when she thought he had hurt himself so it would make them even.

" I can see that. Can you stand? Did you get hurt? " Vash walked into the room and knelt down to her.

" I don't know, " Meryl sighed. " I hit my back. "

Vash put his hands under Meryl's arms and eased her onto her feet. " Could you show me where it hurts? "

" What can you do? " Meryl asked, her voice sounding a little harsher than she intended.

Vash rolled his eyes, " I can make sure you aren't hurt. "

Meryl relented, " True. "

" Where does it hurt? " Vash asked again.

Meryl motioned to her back, " I think I hit the middle of my back. "

" Then the night shirt is coming off, " Vash grabbed the garment and pulled off of Meryl swiftly.

" Vash! " Meryl screeched.

Vash placed a hand over her mouth, " Would you be quiet? I need to check your back and I can't do it with the shirt on. "

Meryl could tell her was trying to look anywhere but her body by the way his eyes darted back and forth. He pulled his hand away and she nodded, " Okay. "

" Turn around, " Vash instructed.

Meryl did as she was told, feeling a little more than aroused when Vash knelt down behind her and hoped he couldn't tell what effect he was having on her. She was standing in front of him totally nude and she found herself wondering if he was thinking anything like she was thinking or if he was only interested in her back. She shivered involuntarily as he placed his right hand on her stomach while he gently prodded her back with the fingers of his left. " Well? " She tried not to sound like she was nervous.

Vash's left hand moved down a bit, " I think it's going to bruise. "

Meryl could feel his left hand continuing to descend down her body slowly, rounding the curve of her hip and moving across to graze the crest of her rear. She gasped as he moved the hand between her thighs and started to stroke her opening. " Vash? " She whispered because it was the only thing she could do as he started to stroke a little deeper. " What are you doing? "

"I'm going to kiss it and make it better, " Vash whispered, his hot breath prickling Meryl's skin as he leaned in. Meryl had to bite down on the knuckle of her right index finger to keep from crying out when she felt his lips touch her skin. He kissed and nibbled at her back, two of his fingers entering her while the other two played with her clitoris…

**

Meryl woke up, the light of the double suns flooding her room. She looked at the clock, noticing that it was a little part ten o'clock. ~At least I'm off today, ~ She thought, crawling out of the bed and heading for the bathroom.