Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Incompatible ❯ Chapter 0017 ( Chapter 17 )

Trigun Fanfic

Trigun © Yasuhiro Nightow * Shonen Gaho-sha * Tokuma Shoten * JVC * Pioneer Entertainment (USA) Inc.

The following fanfiction was written by me (Chiruken) and is intended for the sole purpose of shared entertainment and not intended for publication or sale.

--Incompatible-

Trigun Fanfic Featuring Knives and Meryl. Knives hates all humans. Meryl just hates Knives. It's a match ideal for the promise of Eden.

By Chiruken

Chapter 17

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Knives leaned back in the uncomfortable chair and set the book he'd been trying to read aside to watch Meryl as she moved around the small, cramped space instead. She was apparently trying to make something to eat, but couldn't seem to decide on what to do first. He tilted his head to the side in careful consideration as he watched her before finally sighing and leaning forward to rest his arm on the table, hand dangling over the edge with a finger in the book to keep his place. "What are you doing?" He asked mildly and raised an eyebrow in surprise when she shrieked, dropping a bowl, and spun to face him, grey eyes wide with panic.

"Don't **do** that!" She pressed a hand to her chest and breathed heavily. "You scared the life out of me!"

His other eyebrow rose to meet his hairline. "I didn't do anything." He countered softly, amusement lighting his usually cold blue eyes.

"Y-you distracted me." She bent to retrieve the dropped bowl. "They'll be here any minute and I have nothing ready…nothing at all!" She turned to glare at him again. "You know, you could be helping me, Knives, instead of sitting there wasting time."

"I'm reading, not wasting time. Relax, Meryl. You're working yourself up over nothing."

"Nothing? Nothing?!" He winced as the volume rose again. "Vash is coming home today and you call that nothing?!" He watched, fascinated, as her face turned an interesting shade of red. "Oh never mind." She finally muttered as she turned back to her task. "I don't expect you to understand."

"You should just tell him how you feel and be done with it. Putting it off isn't going to make it any easier, you know."

She spun back to face him, her eyes widening even further. "Wh-what? What did you say?" Her voice was a choked whisper.

He rolled his eyes. "Oh please. I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid. It's plain to see how you feel about him. Just tell him already. It's getting irritating watching you mope around for him." He frowned and shrugged. "You should've told him a long time ago. It would've made you feel a lot better." A slight smirk curved his lips upwards as her face reddened even further. "Of course, I'm not sure if Plants and humans are biologically compatible. Our genetic structure is very different after all."

She spluttered for a moment before finally drawing in a shallow breath. "Wh-why should that matter to me?"

"Well, if you're planning on sleeping with him you ought to know what to expect."

"Who said I was planning on sleeping with him?!" He winced as her voice rose to nearly a shriek again. "Of all the-"

"Sleeping with who?" Knives smirked some more when her face suddenly paled.

"Hello, brother." He turned slightly as he greeted his twin with a smile. "Have a nice trip?"

Vash looked from one to another, noting the highly embarrassed flush in Meryl's cheeks and his brother's self-satisfied smirk. Smiling uneasily, he set his travel bag down. "Um…did I miss something?"

"No!" Meryl shouted, casting an almost desperate look in Knives' direction. Vash blinked and looked over at his brother.

He shrugged and held the small woman's gaze intently. "We were merely discussing genetics, brother dear." He answered smoothly. "Very interesting topic, wouldn't you agree Meryl?"

"Jerk." She muttered and turned away to busy herself with the preparations for lunch.

"Okay…genetics, huh?" Vash shrugged and determined that he'd ask Meryl again later when Knives wasn't around. Strolling casually across the short distance he draped an arm around her shoulders and leaned forward. "So…what's for lunch, huh?" He grinned and gave her a light squeeze before turning back to face his brother. "So, Knives…have been behaving yous-" The rest of his question was cut off by the dark scowl being directed at him. "What?" He shivered at the coldness in his twin's narrowed eyes. **Whoa…what's your problem?**

Knives leaned back and forced the sudden anger down before replying to the silent question. "Nothing." He set his book on the table and stood. "I'm going outside. It's a little stuffy in here." He cast one last glare at his brother before stepping through the door. He blinked when he was nearly knocked over by Millie carrying an armload of bags and luggage. He reached out automatically and took some from her, unburdening her of the awkward load. "Here, let me."

Millie blinked and looked up at him in surprise, her lips forming a round 'o'. "Um…thank you, Mr. Knives." She smiled brightly and followed him inside. "Is Mr. Vash with Meryl?" She asked in a whisper.

He glanced over his shoulder at her with a frown. "Yes. Why?"

"Oh…no reason. Just checking, that's all. She probably missed him and wants a few minutes alone with him, that's all." She grinned and tossed her hair out of her face with a shake of her head. "I'll just leave them alone for a while…you know…give them some privacy."

He gritted his teeth and faced forward again. "I see. Where do you want these?" He was annoyed and not quite sure why. He glanced into the small kitchen alcove as he passed and scowled when his gaze landed on his brother. **Idiot.** He thought ungraciously and snapped his gaze forward again when Vash turned to look at him in surprise. There was no question in his mind that Meryl wasn't about to confess her true feelings at this point in time and Vash, in his supreme lack of insight, would continue to remain ignorant. It was all very irritating. Knives decided that he definitely had to leave before he acted on impulse and did bodily harm to his brother. He liked Meryl and didn't like seeing her suffer because of his twin's stupidity.