Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Donut Sprinkles ❯ The Other Woman ( Chapter 17 )

Vash was up on the cliff. Again. This time, she followed.

The conversation she'd been dreading broke the silence.

"Thinking about her?"

He looked shocked for a moment.

"How do you--"

"I've heard you say her name before. In your sleep. You always look so sad."

Vash grinned. "Why are you watching me sleep?"

She blushed. "Uh, duty of the Vash the Stampede Insurance Girl."

Vash really did care for this young woman. But he wondered if he could love her without smothering her with his memory of another.

"Never mind." She stood.

He stopped her. "Her name was Meryl."