Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Unseen Scars ❯ And Things Change ( Chapter 17 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: lucky_meryl 
Anime/Manga: Trigun Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.23.2008 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 291 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Trigun Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.23.2008 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 291 | Status: Completed
His mouth opened with a slight gasp, feeling her tongue mingle with is own. A small moan erupted from his throat involuntarily as her hands reached beneath his shirt, her nails slightly scraping against his sensitive back. Milly he thought. Yes, that was her name. That was the name of the woman who slowly drove him insane.
He felt as the link between them broke, enabling him to hear her thoughts. The only thing that kept him from that was her name, ringing throughout his head. At last, however, he was able to control the voice in his head, and hear her thoughts. I’m so glad you’re back Nick…
His eyes opened once again as he brought his hands up to her shoulders, pushing her down to the ground. “Damn you.” He said through clenched teeth.
“Kn-knives. I’m s-s-sorry.” She said, her eyes glossy with her own tears. “I didn’t know…I thought it w-was someone else. I didn’t-“
“I realize that you ignorant woman!” He screamed, flailing his hands in the air. “How dare you lay a single hand on me?” He glared down at her, his eyes bearing into her own. “So disgusting.”
Milly had finally had it with the way he was acting, his lies when she heard his thoughts like he heard hers. “Then why didn’t you push me away sooner!”
Knives knew that there was nothing he could say to defend himself, but his mouth hung open as if there were. “Damn you.” He whispered, before turning back to camp.
Milly sat there after Knives left, holding her mouth as she thought back to what had happened. Nick…I’m…so sorry. I…I didn’t mean to. The tears she held back as she yelled at Knives, now flowed down her cheeks, each drop expressing the guilt she felt about the whole ordeal.
Milly walked behind the thomas, staring at her feet all the while.
“Uh…Milly?” Vash stated, gaining an innocent ‘huh’ in response. “Are you okay?”
“Oh I’m perfectly fine. In fact, walking along like this makes me feel great!” She smiled up at him, laughing nervously.
Vash laughed, too, knowing she was lying, but deciding to drop the subject. “Oh and Milly.” The tall man sighed as their laughter subdued. “Thank you.”
Milly looked at him, slightly confused. “For what?”
“Well,” he started, thinking for a second before beginning again. “You were with Knives a lot when I went out, and sometimes you took him places. You took care of him when I couldn’t. Thanks to you, he may actually have changed for the better.” He looked up at the sky, the snowflakes landing on his face. He opened his mouth, now twirling and dancing his way through the normally hot dry desert.
Milly laughed. “What are you doing, Mr. Vash?”
“It tastes good!” He stopped catching the snow in his mouth long enough to look at her and say, “Try it!”
Meryl looked down at the people dancing in the snow, Milly now ahead of her and Vash following behind. “Those goofs.” She told herself, smiling.
“C’mon Short Girl! Knives! Come try it!”
Are you forgetting we are being chased after? Knives told his brother telekinetically.
No. But I don’t feel like moping around anymore.
Whatever.
Vash ignored his brother’s rude glares and Meryl’s smart remarks as he and Milly danced in the snow. He glanced over at Meryl, who was now laughing, and stopped, looking at her quizzically. “What?”
“You look like an idiot.” She said, grinning brightly.
Vash smiled back, grabbing her hand and pulling her off the thomas, but careful not to pull her to the ground. “Well come look like an idiot with me!” he said, forcing her to dance with him.
“Vash!” Meryl squealed in his arms, slightly enjoying the contact but also annoyed. “Let me go!”
“C’mon! No one will see us!”
“Let me go!” She screamed again, raising her hand up, smacking him on the head.
“Aww….You’re so mean!” Vash squealed, “crying”, causing Meryl to laugh along with Milly.
Milly stopped playing as she laughed. “You two are funny!” She stated. The tall girl glanced up, briefly, at Knives, his sky blue eyes locking with her own. Yet the strangest thing of all was…he was smiling at her.
“Nick. I’m sorry…I know you would be mad at me…but…I didn’t mean to. At first I thought it was you, but when I saw that it was him, I was shocked.” Milly was once again staring into the night sky as the others slept praying to her Mr. Priest in the sky. “Please Nick…help me.” Was her last plea as she went back to camp, only hoping that her prayers would be answered.
Dream:
“I hope you don’t mind me barging in like this.” Wolfwood said, opening the doors to the church. “In spite of the profession I’ve chosen, I’ve never actually made a confession before.” He kneeled down in front of the altar. “It’s these times we live in. I did everything I could to save the children. That’s how I always justified my actions.”
Tears were slightly seen in the corners of his eyes as he looked up at the proud cross on the wall. “My sins are so heavy. Too heavy to ever atone for.” He sounded so sad. “Yet, despite it all, I actually feel; at peace with myself today. It really can be done. There really is a way to save everyone.” Thinking to himself, And people really can change. (A/N: Yeah, I know this thing by heart.)
“Why didn’t I listen..? Why couldn’t I see that before it was too late...?” Wolfwood reached into his jacket, pulling out an old crinkled cigarette. “That tastes good.”
In her head Milly thought back when she and him were sneaking the girl out of the caravan, acting as if she was pregnant. She slightly whispered to herself. “You know cigarettes are bad for the baby darling.” Tears were streaming down her cheeks as she watched the love of her life die.
“I’m sorry honey.”
Milly’s eyes widened, believing he heard her.
“If I am reincarnated, I’d like to live somewhere peaceful, with no stealing, nor killing…Eden.”
Milly saw his smile, the smile she longed to see again.
“In Eden,” He said to himself. “I’ll live with him, and the girls.” He smiled at that thought, but then glared in anger. “I’m not ready yet. I want to stay with them. I don’t want to die!” I want to stay with her.
Milly smiled at his thoughts. I wish you could have stayed, too.
“I am a man.” He said, his life flashing before his eyes.
Milly could feel as his life drifted away.
“Was everything I did in my life a mistake?” Was loving her a mistake…can she go on and be happy without me?“Would I be wrong now…to ask for your forgiveness?” Milly, would you forgive me?
“Nick…I f-“
“I did not want to die this way!” He screamed, his last thought being of her. I wanted to live and die with her…I didn’t get to say goodbye…
Milly fell to her knees, crying as his hand dropped to the ground, his eyes slowly closing. She’d had this dream before, but this was the first time she was able to hear his thoughts. Only one thing stayed in her head though. “People really can change…” She repeated.
“Yes.” She heard from behind her. “People can change.”
Milly turned around, seeing Wolfwood standing behind her. “Ni-“
“Yes. But I have to hurry. Big man wants me back soon.” He said, pointing above him. “But I do have to tell you, Knives has changed. Because he knows you, he has been changed for good.” (A/N: Yeah, I’m a Wicked fan.) Wolfwood smiled. “And you like him.”
Milly shook her head. “No…I don’t…”
“When you heard your name in his head last night, you knew it was him, but you didn’t pull back. You are in love with him.”
“No. I love you!”
“There isn’t always just one love of your life. It’s okay. The man Knives is now, is not my murderer. Now he is different.” He took a step towards her, placing his hands on her shoulders. “I will always love you, and you will always love me, but for now it is okay to move on. I can’t, my life was wasted by killing. But you still have a life to live. You can still love someone, besides me.”
“But I don’t want to!” Milly said, shaking the thoughts from her head.
Wolfwood smiled, kissing her on the forehead, then each cheek, and lightly on the lips. “I don’t mind. I just want you to be happy.” A tear ran down his cheek, but he kept smiling at her. His grin was full of true love, and hope.
“Promise me,” He said, taking her hand in his own. “Promise me you will do whatever makes you happy. I will be happy then. I can’t rest in peace until you are in peace.”
“But-“
“Please, Milly.”
“Okay.”
“Thank you.” He kissed her once more on the lips before his legs slowly drifted into the air, dissolving into rose peddles as the wind flew by, blowing his body away in its breeze
Milly woke up in tears of happiness, and tears of sadness She was at ease, yet worried all at the same time. Maybe things could turn out for the better.
Note: Someone told me last time that Vash should be a bit more silly, well I tried to loosen things up, but Vash is usually a bit more serious in times such as when he is being chased after or other people are in danger. They also said that Meryl should be a bit meaner, but if you notice towards the end of the series, Meryl was a bit sweeter towards Vash. And she only hit him like 7 or 8 times in the series so she really wasn’t that mean. A lot of the times she was just angry that she had to do a lot of work because of him. In the manga she is described a feminine character.
Anyways, thank you for all the reviews. I hope to reach 100 soon. I have never gotten this many before so I am really happy. Oh and I have a Xanga name now. If you don’t know what Xanga is, it is like a live journal, at Look me up, I am luckymeryl there. I hope to hear from you soon.
DPA(Pyro)
He felt as the link between them broke, enabling him to hear her thoughts. The only thing that kept him from that was her name, ringing throughout his head. At last, however, he was able to control the voice in his head, and hear her thoughts. I’m so glad you’re back Nick…
His eyes opened once again as he brought his hands up to her shoulders, pushing her down to the ground. “Damn you.” He said through clenched teeth.
“Kn-knives. I’m s-s-sorry.” She said, her eyes glossy with her own tears. “I didn’t know…I thought it w-was someone else. I didn’t-“
“I realize that you ignorant woman!” He screamed, flailing his hands in the air. “How dare you lay a single hand on me?” He glared down at her, his eyes bearing into her own. “So disgusting.”
Milly had finally had it with the way he was acting, his lies when she heard his thoughts like he heard hers. “Then why didn’t you push me away sooner!”
Knives knew that there was nothing he could say to defend himself, but his mouth hung open as if there were. “Damn you.” He whispered, before turning back to camp.
Milly sat there after Knives left, holding her mouth as she thought back to what had happened. Nick…I’m…so sorry. I…I didn’t mean to. The tears she held back as she yelled at Knives, now flowed down her cheeks, each drop expressing the guilt she felt about the whole ordeal.
Milly walked behind the thomas, staring at her feet all the while.
“Uh…Milly?” Vash stated, gaining an innocent ‘huh’ in response. “Are you okay?”
“Oh I’m perfectly fine. In fact, walking along like this makes me feel great!” She smiled up at him, laughing nervously.
Vash laughed, too, knowing she was lying, but deciding to drop the subject. “Oh and Milly.” The tall man sighed as their laughter subdued. “Thank you.”
Milly looked at him, slightly confused. “For what?”
“Well,” he started, thinking for a second before beginning again. “You were with Knives a lot when I went out, and sometimes you took him places. You took care of him when I couldn’t. Thanks to you, he may actually have changed for the better.” He looked up at the sky, the snowflakes landing on his face. He opened his mouth, now twirling and dancing his way through the normally hot dry desert.
Milly laughed. “What are you doing, Mr. Vash?”
“It tastes good!” He stopped catching the snow in his mouth long enough to look at her and say, “Try it!”
Meryl looked down at the people dancing in the snow, Milly now ahead of her and Vash following behind. “Those goofs.” She told herself, smiling.
“C’mon Short Girl! Knives! Come try it!”
Are you forgetting we are being chased after? Knives told his brother telekinetically.
No. But I don’t feel like moping around anymore.
Whatever.
Vash ignored his brother’s rude glares and Meryl’s smart remarks as he and Milly danced in the snow. He glanced over at Meryl, who was now laughing, and stopped, looking at her quizzically. “What?”
“You look like an idiot.” She said, grinning brightly.
Vash smiled back, grabbing her hand and pulling her off the thomas, but careful not to pull her to the ground. “Well come look like an idiot with me!” he said, forcing her to dance with him.
“Vash!” Meryl squealed in his arms, slightly enjoying the contact but also annoyed. “Let me go!”
“C’mon! No one will see us!”
“Let me go!” She screamed again, raising her hand up, smacking him on the head.
“Aww….You’re so mean!” Vash squealed, “crying”, causing Meryl to laugh along with Milly.
Milly stopped playing as she laughed. “You two are funny!” She stated. The tall girl glanced up, briefly, at Knives, his sky blue eyes locking with her own. Yet the strangest thing of all was…he was smiling at her.
“Nick. I’m sorry…I know you would be mad at me…but…I didn’t mean to. At first I thought it was you, but when I saw that it was him, I was shocked.” Milly was once again staring into the night sky as the others slept praying to her Mr. Priest in the sky. “Please Nick…help me.” Was her last plea as she went back to camp, only hoping that her prayers would be answered.
Dream:
“I hope you don’t mind me barging in like this.” Wolfwood said, opening the doors to the church. “In spite of the profession I’ve chosen, I’ve never actually made a confession before.” He kneeled down in front of the altar. “It’s these times we live in. I did everything I could to save the children. That’s how I always justified my actions.”
Tears were slightly seen in the corners of his eyes as he looked up at the proud cross on the wall. “My sins are so heavy. Too heavy to ever atone for.” He sounded so sad. “Yet, despite it all, I actually feel; at peace with myself today. It really can be done. There really is a way to save everyone.” Thinking to himself, And people really can change. (A/N: Yeah, I know this thing by heart.)
“Why didn’t I listen..? Why couldn’t I see that before it was too late...?” Wolfwood reached into his jacket, pulling out an old crinkled cigarette. “That tastes good.”
In her head Milly thought back when she and him were sneaking the girl out of the caravan, acting as if she was pregnant. She slightly whispered to herself. “You know cigarettes are bad for the baby darling.” Tears were streaming down her cheeks as she watched the love of her life die.
“I’m sorry honey.”
Milly’s eyes widened, believing he heard her.
“If I am reincarnated, I’d like to live somewhere peaceful, with no stealing, nor killing…Eden.”
Milly saw his smile, the smile she longed to see again.
“In Eden,” He said to himself. “I’ll live with him, and the girls.” He smiled at that thought, but then glared in anger. “I’m not ready yet. I want to stay with them. I don’t want to die!” I want to stay with her.
Milly smiled at his thoughts. I wish you could have stayed, too.
“I am a man.” He said, his life flashing before his eyes.
Milly could feel as his life drifted away.
“Was everything I did in my life a mistake?” Was loving her a mistake…can she go on and be happy without me?“Would I be wrong now…to ask for your forgiveness?” Milly, would you forgive me?
“Nick…I f-“
“I did not want to die this way!” He screamed, his last thought being of her. I wanted to live and die with her…I didn’t get to say goodbye…
Milly fell to her knees, crying as his hand dropped to the ground, his eyes slowly closing. She’d had this dream before, but this was the first time she was able to hear his thoughts. Only one thing stayed in her head though. “People really can change…” She repeated.
“Yes.” She heard from behind her. “People can change.”
Milly turned around, seeing Wolfwood standing behind her. “Ni-“
“Yes. But I have to hurry. Big man wants me back soon.” He said, pointing above him. “But I do have to tell you, Knives has changed. Because he knows you, he has been changed for good.” (A/N: Yeah, I’m a Wicked fan.) Wolfwood smiled. “And you like him.”
Milly shook her head. “No…I don’t…”
“When you heard your name in his head last night, you knew it was him, but you didn’t pull back. You are in love with him.”
“No. I love you!”
“There isn’t always just one love of your life. It’s okay. The man Knives is now, is not my murderer. Now he is different.” He took a step towards her, placing his hands on her shoulders. “I will always love you, and you will always love me, but for now it is okay to move on. I can’t, my life was wasted by killing. But you still have a life to live. You can still love someone, besides me.”
“But I don’t want to!” Milly said, shaking the thoughts from her head.
Wolfwood smiled, kissing her on the forehead, then each cheek, and lightly on the lips. “I don’t mind. I just want you to be happy.” A tear ran down his cheek, but he kept smiling at her. His grin was full of true love, and hope.
“Promise me,” He said, taking her hand in his own. “Promise me you will do whatever makes you happy. I will be happy then. I can’t rest in peace until you are in peace.”
“But-“
“Please, Milly.”
“Okay.”
“Thank you.” He kissed her once more on the lips before his legs slowly drifted into the air, dissolving into rose peddles as the wind flew by, blowing his body away in its breeze
Milly woke up in tears of happiness, and tears of sadness She was at ease, yet worried all at the same time. Maybe things could turn out for the better.
Note: Someone told me last time that Vash should be a bit more silly, well I tried to loosen things up, but Vash is usually a bit more serious in times such as when he is being chased after or other people are in danger. They also said that Meryl should be a bit meaner, but if you notice towards the end of the series, Meryl was a bit sweeter towards Vash. And she only hit him like 7 or 8 times in the series so she really wasn’t that mean. A lot of the times she was just angry that she had to do a lot of work because of him. In the manga she is described a feminine character.
Anyways, thank you for all the reviews. I hope to reach 100 soon. I have never gotten this many before so I am really happy. Oh and I have a Xanga name now. If you don’t know what Xanga is, it is like a live journal, at Look me up, I am luckymeryl there. I hope to hear from you soon.
DPA(Pyro)