Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ The Resurrection Of Nicholas D. Wolfwood ❯ Reunion ( Chapter 15 )

The Resurrection Of Nicholas D. Wolfwood

Part Fifteen: Reunion

By Bekka Mouri

(Trigun doesn't belong to me and I am making no money from this so please don't sue. Our favorite foursome reunites and mushiness ensues.)

Vash looked out the window of the cabin and scanned the crowd on the platform for familiar faces. He smiled as his eyes settled on the insurance girls and turned to look at Wolfwood. " They're out there. What do you want to do? "

Wolfwood scratched his chin and thought. He didn't want to scare them too much but he really wanted to see Milly as soon as possible. There was also the issue that Nagato had some of his people lurking around. He was also certain that if Knives had anything to do with it, there would be something nasty planned.

He had told Vash about his strange dream when they went to clean up and told him that he knew about the orphans. He also explained what he knew about Legato's brother and Vash was surprised to hear Legato had a sibling. They had decided to be careful and try not to put the girls in any danger if at all possible. When they got back to the room, they found Cathy and Kaite had seemed to hit it off really well.

Kaite looked over from where he sat with Cathy. The girl had changed into something a little less revealing and that made Wolfwood relieved to some extent. " Uh, Mr. Wolfwood? "

" What is it, Kaite? " Wolfwood looked over at him. It seemed Kaite had become enchanted with Cathy. Kaite found it interesting that they were so close in age but Cathy looked so much older and it was obvious.

" Don't you have something below deck in the cargo hold? " Kaite motioned to the claim ticket for the motorcycle.

Wolfwood nodded, " Yeah. I'm going to have to go down there first, won't I? "

Kaite nodded, " Yeah then you can meet back up with Josh and the girls after you get it. That should give him plenty of time to prepare them for the big surprise. "

Wolfwood smiled, " You know what, Kaite? "

" What? "

" You are one smart kid, " Wolfwood smiled.

**

Meryl looked over and slapped Milly's hand away from the donuts for the 10th time. She frowned as Milly's eyes threatened fill up with tears. " Milly! These donuts are for Joshua. "

" But they smell so good! " Milly whined.

" What happened to yours? " Meryl looked for the small box Milly had gotten for herself. The young woman was getting increasingly ravenous and she hoped it wouldn't get too out of control.

Milly looked down at her hands, " I ate them. "

" Then you don't need anymore. If you want something else, we'll get something that will be nourishing for the baby. How do you expect it to be healthy if you keep eating junk food? " Meryl had already had quite a time getting Milly to eat good for the baby's sake without overeating junk.

" I eat good stuff too, " Milly mumbled.

Meryl growled because Milly was right. She looked around the platform to see if there was any sign of Vash but she still couldn't locate him. She scanned again, her eyes focusing on his long blonde hair and dark sunglasses. She frowned at a few days of stubble on his chin but smiled a little as she thought of how ruggedly handsome it made him look and let her imagination wander a bit.

" Who is that woman he is with? " Milly asked, bringing Meryl crashing back into reality.

Meryl narrowed her eyes as she examined Vash's companion. She met Vash's shoulder, had more curves than a mountain road and her legs were very long for her height. She wore tight blue jeans and a white dress shirt knotted just below her full bosom. A flat well-muscled stomach was visible between where the shirt stopped and the pants started.

The two of them continued to walk towards Meryl and Milly as Vash smiled a smile that spoke volumes despite his best effort not to show how he felt. He just could not hide how happy he was to see Meryl but Meryl thought the smile meant something totally different. He stopped in front of them and his eyes went to the donuts, " You brought them! " He said, reaching for the box.

Meryl snatched them away and set them on the bench as she tried to keep her anger under control. Vash looked like he had been kicked in the stomach as he looked at Meryl. She shut her eyes and said in the calmest voice she could manage, " Who is she? "

Vash looked at Cathy and looked at Meryl. " She's someone I picked up on along the way. Her name is Cathy Marie Harry… "

Meryl growled, " Why. Is. She. With. You? "

Vash realized he would have to do a lot of explaining and that would interfere with him preparing the girls for the real surprise. " Well, I was going through this town called Winston and her dad was killed by this outlaw. She had nowhere to go and no family that she wanted to stay with. "

" I figured that was you who took down McGee but did you have to bring this girl home like some kind of stray kitten? " Meryl shook her head. (^o.o^ Kuroneko-sama moment!) A black cat with huge green eyes dashed across the platform as a small child chased it. " What was going on in the pea sized brain of yours? "

" I couldn't just leave a fourteen year old to fend for herself, could I? " Vash pleaded with big puppy dog like eyes.

Meryl's eyes went wide, " Fourteen? I thought she was at least seventeen at the youngest! "

Cathy blushed," I get that all the time, Ma'am. I really don't mean to be a burden or anything but I just couldn't go to what little family I had in May City. " Cathy's tone became somber, " My grandma is a drunk and she would have slapped me around and my creepy uncle has a thing for young girls. "

Milly covered her mouth with a hand, " That's awful! "

Meryl became apologetic, " I am so sorry. I guess I over reacted. "

" It's okay. So, are you Mr. Valentinez's wife? " Cathy asked.

Meryl and Vash both blushed but Meryl was the first to speak. She chuckled nervously, " No, Cathy. We're just friends. "

Milly winked, " Yeah, really good friends. "

Meryl glared at Milly, " That didn't sound right, Milly! "

Vash smiled at the box of donuts, " Now that had been clarified, can I have those sweet little beauties? "

Meryl resumed her previous tone and glared at Vash, " Oh no you don't. I want to know how you think you, Mr. Homeless Drifter, are going to care for a teenager? Did you even stop to think about that? "

" I'm not homeless, " Vash corrected Meryl.

" You're a squatter and could get kicked out at any time! You could pick up and leave any time the urge hits you! " Meryl reminded him as Wolfwood became visible in the crowd behind the bench the girls had been sitting on.

Vash smiled as he kept an eye on his approaching friend. " Well, you do have a point actually. "

Meryl was about to say something else when a flash of black and white caught her attention as it came around the side of the bench. She turned her head to get a better look and whispered " Oh my God! It can't be! "

Vash looked where Meryl had focused her attention and smiled at Wolfwood. He had his cross and stood there, smiling. Vash looked back at Meryl, " It looks like the big surprise has arrived. "

Wolfwood walked up and slapped Vash on the back; " I see she still loves screaming at you, " He commented then looked at Cathy and growled. He reached over and unknotted the shirt with a flick of his wrist, letting it fall over her exposed stomach, " And what did I tell you before I left? "

Cathy rolled her eyes as she started to close the shirt, " If you don't want to attract attention to yourself don't dress like that at all. And, by God, you WILL act like a lady, Cathy Marie Harry. "

Wolfwood nodded, " I didn't want it verbatim but I guess I should be glad you were listening to me, " He turned to face Meryl, looking around before removing his sunglasses and looking down at her, " Now, where's my honey? "

Vash smiled, " She's right here. "

Milly rose to her feet, her legs trembling as she pushed Vash to the side a little roughly. " If this is a dream, please don't wake me up, " She whispered and moved closer to Wolfwood as Vash hit the ground.

" I don't think this is a dream, " Vash muttered as he lay face down on the platform but doubted that anyone heard him.

Wolfwood looked at Milly and dropped the cross as he moved to catch her as she fell forward. Cathy caught the cross before it could fall and watched as Wolfwood held Milly to him. He kissed the top of her head and buried his chin in her hair as he stroked it. " I promised I would come back, didn't I? " He whispered, tears filling his eyes.

Milly looked up at him, tears streaming down her cheeks. She didn't have to say anything because anyone who was looking knew how happy she was to see Wolfwood. They gazed into each other's eyes and Milly whispered, " This is the part where I always wake up. "

" Kiss me, " Wolfwood murmured. " I promise you won't wake up because this is the real thing. "

Milly brought her mouth to his slowly as if she expected to find herself in her bed and all alone. When the smell of cigarettes filled her nose, she knew she wasn't dreaming and she took his mouth in hers. The kiss could have lasted forever for all Wolfwood and Milly cared. As they kissed, Vash stood to his feet, looked at Meryl and smiled as he removed his sunglasses.

Meryl blushed as he moved closer and hugged her cautiously, afraid she would hit him. A wave of emotion washed over Meryl and she wrapped her arms around Vash, holding him like she had been afraid to. She felt a lump in her throat and tears in her eyes as she whispered against his chest, " You worried me so much, you big dumb jerk. "

Vash buried his chin in her hair, " I know. I'm sorry. "

Cathy rolled her eyes and yawned, bored out of her mind. She felt someone tap her on the shoulder and turned to find Kaite staring at the scene in front of him. She turned and smirked, " Everything turned out okay. "

Kaite looked at her, " I can see that. Man, don't they have any shame? "

Cathy giggled, " Oh well. You know what they say. The more people who are doing it will make it less awkward. "

Kaite blinked and wondered what she was talking about but didn't have much time to. Before he realized what was going on, Cathy grabbed him by the overall straps and crushed her mouth to his. His eyes were wide as she kissed him like he had never been kissed before and he was speechless when she pulled away. He took a couple of steps backward before running like hell.

Cathy rolled her eyes and waited for all of the emotional outpourings to finish up. Wolfwood and Milly were the first to stop but continued to gaze into each other's eyes. Cathy looked over at Vash and Meryl just in time to catch them exchanging a very quick, very shy kiss. When they finished, someone started to applaud and everyone on the platform seemed to join in.

Wolfwood and Milly both blushed as she tried to stand up straight. Meryl and Vash separated, trying to look innocent as they pretended the kiss didn't happen and they didn't know each other at all. All they could do was wait until everyone stopped paying attention to them so they could make their getaway. Cathy picked up the cross and smiled, " Come on, gang. "

Wolfwood blinked as he threw on his sunglasses; stupefied that Cathy could handle the cross. Cathy dropped it and smiled sheepishly. " Um, oops. "

Wolfwood took it from her, " It's okay. I'll grab that. "

The small group started to walk away but Vash abruptly stopped after putting his sunglasses back on. Meryl looked at him and furrowed her brow. " What's wrong? "

He turned on his heel and went back to the bench. He grabbed up the box of donuts and smiled. " We can't leave these behind, can we? "

Meryl slapped a hand over her eyes, " I didn't just kiss that, did I? "

Cathy looked at Meryl, " Yes. It is sad but it is true. "

Vash walked back, already on his 4th donut and smiled. " Where to? " He said before he poked the 5th in his mouth.

" Home, " Meryl sighed. " Let's just go home. "

The five of them walked down the steps that led to the platform. Wolfwood and Milly had an arm around one another as Vash and Meryl walked just a little bit ahead with Cathy bringing up the rear. For once, everything seemed right on the dusty ball of sand they called home. As they passed a nicely dressed street musician playing a saxophone, Vash reached into his pocket and flipped a coin into the man's tip jar.

The young man opened his eyes, knowing the sound of a twenty-five-cecent piece and wanted to know whom the cheap bastard was that threw it. He stopped playing as his eyes fell on Cathy and he paused to look at her. " Do I know you? " He asked, attracting Cathy's attention.

She gasped and shook her head, " No way, man. You don't know me. "

" I could swear I have seen your face somewhere before, " He said smoothly as if he really did know her and was testing her to see if he could catch her in a lie.

Cathy tried to keep her breathing even as she repeated, " No. Way. Man. You. Don't. Know. Me. "

Wolfwood scanned the exchange quickly, deciding to step in when Cathy started to tremble. He could tell Cathy was uneasy and he could swear he had seen the man before but he could figure out where. He reached into his pocket and slipped a ten double dollar bill into the man's tip jar as he leaned closer to the young man. " You're making her uncomfortable, pal. She just lost her dad and she doesn't need to be harassed, " He growled threateningly in a low whisper.

" Sure, man, " The man said uneasily. He watched as Wolfwood walked away with a small group of people and packed up his things. He looked down at his saxophone, his eyes wide a saucers, " Damn it, Lydia… we have to go tell the master about this. "

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