Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Humanity: Torn Between Loving It and Hating It ❯ Blackmail ( Chapter 14 )

The twin girls walked out into the heat of the twin suns. They started walking toward the car with a pair of bags in each hand. Passing people watched them walk in perfect rhythm, the sway of their braids and hips exact as they moved.

"So, when we get back, do we start planting or do you wait until tomorrow?" Kane asked as they sat the bags in the backseats and went to open their doors. Kale was about to say something when a sharp gust of wind bombarded her and something hit her leg.

She looked down and found a yellow flyer lying loosely around her foot. She bent down and picked it up. As she began reading, a small smile slipped onto her lips. The small smile turned into a grin. The grin turned into a sly smile. The sly smile turned into a smirk.

"Hey, what's that?" Kane asked, a little freaked out by her sister's evil looking mood change. Kale looked up and handed her the flyer. Kane blinked then started reading it. When she finished, Kane gave her twin a suspicious look.

"You're not thinking what I think you're thinking are you? Please tell me you're not thinking what I'm thinking because what I'm thinking you're thinking is mindless thinking." (A/N: XD Oh my God. That was so stupid it was funny!) Kale's smirk turned back into smile. Kane nearly freaked out.

"You can't possibly enter this! You could get seriously hurt! You don't even how any skill in this department, anyway." Kale snickered and grabbed the flyer from her sister's hands.

"Hehe, who said I couldn't learn?" Kale said as she slid into the passenger side as Kane slammed the door to the driver's side.

"What do you mean?" she asked as she turned the key and backed out and drove in the direction of the house. Kale folded the paper into a square and stuffed it in her packet then turned to her sister.

"You'll see."

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Knives read over the flyer and suddenly started laughing. Kale frowned at this and crossed her arms. They were both alone in his bedroom while everyone else was downstairs either helping out with dinner or were doing something else.

"Let me guess, you're going to enter this quick draw tournament, hmm?" Knives said, smirking and crossing his arms. Kale tilted her chin up slightly.

"Yes, I am."

"You wouldn't stand a chance," he said matter-of-factly. Kale then smiled a smile that made Knives a little suspicious.

"Well, that's where you come in, Knives!"

"What?" he asked, frowning.

"You're going to be my teacher for the next week."

"What makes you think I'll be willing to do this?" Kale smirked and turned around, her hands clasped together behind her back.

"Well, it's either that or you'll find that I have ways of persuading you."

"And just what exactly are these 'ways', human?"

"Oh, like for example that one night. You know that first night with Wolfwood over. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, right?" Kale turned her head slightly and gazed at Knives and watched as he paled.

"Why you little blackmailing bitch! Don't you dare--" he hissed. Kale spun around, her smirk never leaving her face.

"Yeah, that's right. It will be blackmail, but only to you because there is no backfiring in this. You see, unlike you I don't mind being kissed by horrible bastard such as yourself. You have a reputation and all. I highly doubt Vash, Wolfwood, or even Meryl will ever let you live it down if they found out you kissed a human." Knives clenched his fists at his sides and gritted his teeth in rage.

"What is the purpose in all of this?" he bit out. Kale's smirk suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a sad and yet determined small frown.

"Because, Knives, someone out there wants me dead for reasons I don't know and I have no way of protecting myself. Sure, I can throw daggers. I can practice this whole week and get my aim perfect again, but I'd rather fire a gun and either kill or enable the person from coming after me with my back turned. Daggers don't always do that and you can easily dodge the damn things if ya wanted."

"Kill?" he asked, arching an eyebrow. Kale looked at her hands.

"Actually, I don't want to kill the person. I'd rather see them get life in prison instead."

"Why the contest?"

"It's just a cover up. You know, to keep everyone off our backs." Knives leaned against the wall and crossed his arms again.

"And if someone happens to see me teaching you?"

"Then act like you asshole-self. Start bitching at me about how I'm watching you and that you demand that I leave. It shouldn't be all that hard. You do it anyway."

"Hmm, one more question. What are we using as a practicing tool?" Kale said nothing, but stared into his eyes. Knives's eye twitched and he threw his hands up in the air, the flyer floating down to the floor.

"Oh, no! You are not touching my weapon with your hands! I refuse it! Never! The deal is off!" he shouted, stalking toward the door.

"Example two, when you came down personally to scare off Todd and almost kissed me again only we were interrupted by my twin sister."

Knives froze, his hands tight on the doorknob. He slowly let go and turned around. Kale was leaning against the desk, her arms crossed and a smile playing across her lips. His breath came out in a long, angry hiss then his shoulders slumped in defeat.

"Fine, but I want something in return for all the hell I'm going to obviously go through for the next week." Kale glared at him.

"Alright, what?"

"I don't know what just yet. When it comes to me I'll tell you and you will not hesitate to do what I ask. But for starters you can tell your damn sister to stop staring at my ass!"

He then opened the door, stepped out, and slammed it closed. Kale listened to the heavy footfalls down the hall until they disappeared. She then burst out laughing.

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Really short, eh? Blah. It was jus sometin' to get out of the way. I'll try to make it longer next time. Also, listen. I'll be going back to school on the 18th and I made a deal with my mom. No compt on the weekdays. Jus only on the weekends. So it will take a small amount of time for me to update each of my stories. So try not to be so damn demanding! >] Tell those you know who might like my other stories about this as well! ^^U