Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Unseen Scars ❯ And She Confesses ( Chapter 18 )
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By: lucky_meryl 
Anime/Manga: Trigun Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.23.2008 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 381 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Trigun Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.23.2008 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 381 | Status: Completed
“Vash! Get on the damn thomas!” Meryl said, pushing him towards the animal.
Vash braced his feet against the ground, keeping his body from moving. “I want to walk!”
Meryl turned around, pushing with her legs as hard as she could. “Just go!” Finally her legs slipped on the snow, Vash falling backwards as well. Meryl sat dazed for a second, seeing as though she had just landed hard on her behind. A blonde head landed on her shoulder, now gazing up at her, laughing.
The short girl attempted to hold back the giggling that was jumping in her stomach, but soon she was laughing, too, as she stood up and dusted off her skirt. “Well I guess we will both walk then. Milly, do you want to ride now?”
Milly smiled, jumping up on the creature. Her smile faded however, as her gaze turned away from the reins and towards the person next to her. One expression on her face, a smile, was replaced with another, a blush. Her cheeks were soon a bright and rosy pink as she met his icy blue gaze.
Knives stared back at her, strangely happy with her shy appearance as she saw him. He wasn’t used to the tickling feeling in the pit of his stomach, and he wasn’t exactly sick of it at the same time. Damn it…I’m getting weak. He thought, clenching his eyes shut and turning back towards the horizon. He cleared his mind of all thoughts but where to go. Vash.
What?
Might I ask where our destination is?
Just keep going straight for about four more isles. There is a town there.
And it’s called…?
Not really sure. Somewhere I just know it is the first town we will come to in the Northern Cornelia region.
Knives nodded, signaling the thomas to walk, and headed for the town.
Meryl placed her arms beneath her head, admiring the dark night sky, the moon illuminating her pale face. Looking at the stars, she tried to make out the constellations her father taught her. (A/N: Keep in mind this is Gunsmoke, not Earth) Using her hand as a pointer, she found the pictures Birdsong, Big Bullet, and Silver Pistol.
Her eyes slightly drooped from sleepiness. She looked in the sky, making out one more picture. Vash the Stampede. “If only I could lay down here with you.”
She sighed, It’s never going to happen. “Damn you Vash…always so dim witted, smart, deep, beautiful…”
“I didn’t know you felt that way about me.”
Meryl turned around, seeing her gunman’s smiling face, and sparkling aqua eyes. She smiled lightly, a deep blush staining her cheeks. I guess…there’s no better time…”Uh, Vash…”
The blonde gunman sat down next to her, his eyes bearing down on her. “Yeah, Meryl? What's up?”
Meryl took a deep breath before finally closing her eyes in order to render her false courage. “I need to tell you something. We’ve been traveling together for about two years now, and for a while now my feelings for you have been more than that of a worker and a job. I didn't mean to, but somewhere in all the mayhem of life with you, I started to care for you.”
“Thanks Meryl.” Vash smiled, seeing her blush deepen.
“Yeah." Her voice squeaked lightly, causing her to blush even more and Vash to slightly chuckle."Well, at first you were just a friend…but now it’s more. A lot more. Vash…I…I lo-“
Now's your chance you idiot! Before the word he hoped would turn out to be "love" came out from Meryl's mouth, his lips were pressed against hers in a soft kiss. Vash pulled back, his eyes filled with a strong emotion Meryl knew all too well. “I love you, Meryl…I love you so much. You don’t know how long I’ve waited for you to tell me that, or how much I’ve wished to just lie down with you in my arms.” He smiled, his eyes turning a lighter shade of aqua. "I've seen you sleeping and crying in your sleep and I wanted so badly just to hold you and kiss you and tell you I was there. But I was so scared..."
Meryl’s eyes were tearing with joy. All of her dreams were coming true, he was telling her all she wished he’d say since the day she fell in love with him. A tear streamed down her cheek. "I love you...so much..."
“Don’t cry…please don’t cry.” Vash said, tears streaming down his cheeks as well. “God I love you.” He said, kissing her again, this time on her forehead, then her cheek then her lips. He felt as Meryl’s small hands reached around his neck, her fingers combing through his hair.
The short woman felt as his tongue moved across her bottom lip, seeking entrance.Her lips opened and soon their tonguesmet in a loving dance.Vash held onto her head, his fingers entangled in her dark hair. They both melted into each other, their bodies becoming one and neither of them could feel the ground. This was their second kiss, but so much better because they both knew that nothing would be regretted later.
Vash smiled warmly, pulling back as heplaced his hands on her shoulders, pulling her close to him. He couldfeel her steady breathing on his chest. He forced them both into a laying position,one of his legs slowly wrapping aroundone of hers, as if to hold her close to him.“I'm finally living...”
Meryl looked up at him, her eyes still tearing with amazement of what was going on around her. "You're over a hundred years old, and now you're alive?" She questioned.
"Of course." He whispered, stroking her back. "Because life isn't measured by how many breaths you take...but how many moments take your breath away."
Meryl wrapped her arms around him, pulling him close. She snuggled into his chest, unable to remember another time that she felt so safe. Except when her father was alive.
“Well, it took us three days to get here but we’ve finally reached a town!” Vash said, stretching.
Knives raised a brow as he walked towards the town entrance. “I’ve seen this place before…” He looked around once more. “Vash.”
“Hmm?”
“No one lives here anymore.”
Vash looked at him strangely before remembering what Knives had done. “This is one of those towns.”
Knives nodded solemnly. “I killed everyone in this town, with an exception of the children. But they all went off to find their parents, winding up in orphanages all over Gunsmoke.”
For the first time in 131 years, Vash saw an emotion in his brother’s eyes that he didn’t know existed anymore; guilt. “Come on,” he said, placing a hand on the twin’s shoulder. “Lets go find somewhere to stay.”
Milly patted Knives on the back, urging him to come with them. “It’s okay Mr. Knives it’s over now right?”
Knives said nothing, but walked into town behind Vash, his head hanging low in order to hide the tears that threatened to fall.
The group quietly looked through the ghost town, searching for a house large enough to fit all of them comfortably.
Considering that there wasn’t anyone in the town, they had a large variety of shelters to choose from. They ended up picking a house with four bedrooms and two baths that was on the other side of town.
Meryl fell back onto the bed, her arms spread open as she sighed. “Finally a comfy bed!” She said, ignoring the fact that the house wasn’t legally hers. “Ah, even the bed back in the old house didn’t feel this comfy. I think I’ll sleep well tonight.”
“You mean you didn’t sleep well last night?” Vash said, falling on the bed next to her. “I seem to remember you falling asleep soon after you snuggled into my arms.” He grinned brightly.
Meryl grinned back, rolling over to look into his eyes. “That isn’t what I was saying. I mean, that I can be a lot more comfortable on a bed than on rocks.”
The two of them laughed before hearing a disgusted groan from the hallway. “Ugh, so you two finally told each other your disgusting emotions. Well before you exchange your saliva I would love it if you closed the door.”
The couple waited before he walked away before bursting into hysterical laughter. “Exchanging saliva? Well that’s one way to describe it.” Vash laughed again before standing up. “I’m going to go find some food. Our provisions are low.”
“Thanks to you.” Meryl pointed out.
Vash stuck his tongue out before walking out of the room.
Milly sat on her bed, thinking of the days past events. Meryl had come to her earlier with the good news, and since then neither of them, Milly or Meryl, have been able to keep the smiles off of their faces. The tall girl decided it was best to go ahead and get dinner cooked, so she stood up and headed for the door. A noise stopped her however, as she heard a sniffle from her closet. “Umm…hello?” Milly walked towards the door of her closet. “Is anyone there?”
The insurance worker was surprised, when she opened the door, to see a teenaged girl curled up crying in her closet. “Oh my. Where did you come from?”
The little girl sniffled again before looking up at Milly. “This…is m-my house…”
“Where are your parents?” She said, kneeling down next to the girl.
“They walked away…a year ago. My brothers took care of me, then my oldest brother left for another job and my other brother went looking for him after he didn’t come back.” She sniffled again, wiping her eyes on her sleeve. “My younger brother died though…he was trying to find my mom and dad after they walked away and we found him l-later in th-the desert and h-h-“
“Oh sweetie…” Milly wrapped her arms around the girl. “Come on, everything is going to be okay. What’s your name?”
“H-Harmony.” The girl pushed her short dark hair behind her ears.
“Well, Harmony, I’m Milly Thompson. Come on, let me introduce you to my friends."
“So you had three brothers?” Vash said, sitting down across the table from the young girl.
“And a sister, but she was a lot older than me so she was taken with my parents.” She looked down at her hands sadly. “I’ve been living off of what I could find here in town for about four months now. I guess I’m lucky some adults finally came along.” She smiled sadly.
“Well, how old are you Harmony?” Meryl asked placing her hands on her hips.
“I’m fourteen. My parents left two years ago and my brothers started leaving about four months ago, that’s when I started looking for food around town in the stores and houses.”
“Well tonight Milly and I are cooking you dinner. What would you like?” Meryl smiled down at Harmony.
“Can we have spaghetti?” She asked brightly.
Meryl laughed. “Sure.”
All the while the four of them talked, Knives leaned against the kitchen counter, looking down at the girl quizzically. What are you hiding?
Note: I finally updated! I think things could have went better. You may start figuring a few things out now, but I still doubt it. Those with a very open mind can figure this whole thing out. I guess I would say there are a few more twists that you guys won’t be expecting. I guess there is one more thing I should say. Anyone got a Xanga? If so, what’s the name? Well c-ya, luv ya, bye! Oh yeah, and you know what's funny? This chapter has 2005 words! Hehe! Ain't that cool, yeah I counted it after I added this just in case. Cool huh?
DPA(Pyro)
Vash braced his feet against the ground, keeping his body from moving. “I want to walk!”
Meryl turned around, pushing with her legs as hard as she could. “Just go!” Finally her legs slipped on the snow, Vash falling backwards as well. Meryl sat dazed for a second, seeing as though she had just landed hard on her behind. A blonde head landed on her shoulder, now gazing up at her, laughing.
The short girl attempted to hold back the giggling that was jumping in her stomach, but soon she was laughing, too, as she stood up and dusted off her skirt. “Well I guess we will both walk then. Milly, do you want to ride now?”
Milly smiled, jumping up on the creature. Her smile faded however, as her gaze turned away from the reins and towards the person next to her. One expression on her face, a smile, was replaced with another, a blush. Her cheeks were soon a bright and rosy pink as she met his icy blue gaze.
Knives stared back at her, strangely happy with her shy appearance as she saw him. He wasn’t used to the tickling feeling in the pit of his stomach, and he wasn’t exactly sick of it at the same time. Damn it…I’m getting weak. He thought, clenching his eyes shut and turning back towards the horizon. He cleared his mind of all thoughts but where to go. Vash.
What?
Might I ask where our destination is?
Just keep going straight for about four more isles. There is a town there.
And it’s called…?
Not really sure. Somewhere I just know it is the first town we will come to in the Northern Cornelia region.
Knives nodded, signaling the thomas to walk, and headed for the town.
Meryl placed her arms beneath her head, admiring the dark night sky, the moon illuminating her pale face. Looking at the stars, she tried to make out the constellations her father taught her. (A/N: Keep in mind this is Gunsmoke, not Earth) Using her hand as a pointer, she found the pictures Birdsong, Big Bullet, and Silver Pistol.
Her eyes slightly drooped from sleepiness. She looked in the sky, making out one more picture. Vash the Stampede. “If only I could lay down here with you.”
She sighed, It’s never going to happen. “Damn you Vash…always so dim witted, smart, deep, beautiful…”
“I didn’t know you felt that way about me.”
Meryl turned around, seeing her gunman’s smiling face, and sparkling aqua eyes. She smiled lightly, a deep blush staining her cheeks. I guess…there’s no better time…”Uh, Vash…”
The blonde gunman sat down next to her, his eyes bearing down on her. “Yeah, Meryl? What's up?”
Meryl took a deep breath before finally closing her eyes in order to render her false courage. “I need to tell you something. We’ve been traveling together for about two years now, and for a while now my feelings for you have been more than that of a worker and a job. I didn't mean to, but somewhere in all the mayhem of life with you, I started to care for you.”
“Thanks Meryl.” Vash smiled, seeing her blush deepen.
“Yeah." Her voice squeaked lightly, causing her to blush even more and Vash to slightly chuckle."Well, at first you were just a friend…but now it’s more. A lot more. Vash…I…I lo-“
Now's your chance you idiot! Before the word he hoped would turn out to be "love" came out from Meryl's mouth, his lips were pressed against hers in a soft kiss. Vash pulled back, his eyes filled with a strong emotion Meryl knew all too well. “I love you, Meryl…I love you so much. You don’t know how long I’ve waited for you to tell me that, or how much I’ve wished to just lie down with you in my arms.” He smiled, his eyes turning a lighter shade of aqua. "I've seen you sleeping and crying in your sleep and I wanted so badly just to hold you and kiss you and tell you I was there. But I was so scared..."
Meryl’s eyes were tearing with joy. All of her dreams were coming true, he was telling her all she wished he’d say since the day she fell in love with him. A tear streamed down her cheek. "I love you...so much..."
“Don’t cry…please don’t cry.” Vash said, tears streaming down his cheeks as well. “God I love you.” He said, kissing her again, this time on her forehead, then her cheek then her lips. He felt as Meryl’s small hands reached around his neck, her fingers combing through his hair.
The short woman felt as his tongue moved across her bottom lip, seeking entrance.Her lips opened and soon their tonguesmet in a loving dance.Vash held onto her head, his fingers entangled in her dark hair. They both melted into each other, their bodies becoming one and neither of them could feel the ground. This was their second kiss, but so much better because they both knew that nothing would be regretted later.
Vash smiled warmly, pulling back as heplaced his hands on her shoulders, pulling her close to him. He couldfeel her steady breathing on his chest. He forced them both into a laying position,one of his legs slowly wrapping aroundone of hers, as if to hold her close to him.“I'm finally living...”
Meryl looked up at him, her eyes still tearing with amazement of what was going on around her. "You're over a hundred years old, and now you're alive?" She questioned.
"Of course." He whispered, stroking her back. "Because life isn't measured by how many breaths you take...but how many moments take your breath away."
Meryl wrapped her arms around him, pulling him close. She snuggled into his chest, unable to remember another time that she felt so safe. Except when her father was alive.
“Well, it took us three days to get here but we’ve finally reached a town!” Vash said, stretching.
Knives raised a brow as he walked towards the town entrance. “I’ve seen this place before…” He looked around once more. “Vash.”
“Hmm?”
“No one lives here anymore.”
Vash looked at him strangely before remembering what Knives had done. “This is one of those towns.”
Knives nodded solemnly. “I killed everyone in this town, with an exception of the children. But they all went off to find their parents, winding up in orphanages all over Gunsmoke.”
For the first time in 131 years, Vash saw an emotion in his brother’s eyes that he didn’t know existed anymore; guilt. “Come on,” he said, placing a hand on the twin’s shoulder. “Lets go find somewhere to stay.”
Milly patted Knives on the back, urging him to come with them. “It’s okay Mr. Knives it’s over now right?”
Knives said nothing, but walked into town behind Vash, his head hanging low in order to hide the tears that threatened to fall.
The group quietly looked through the ghost town, searching for a house large enough to fit all of them comfortably.
Considering that there wasn’t anyone in the town, they had a large variety of shelters to choose from. They ended up picking a house with four bedrooms and two baths that was on the other side of town.
Meryl fell back onto the bed, her arms spread open as she sighed. “Finally a comfy bed!” She said, ignoring the fact that the house wasn’t legally hers. “Ah, even the bed back in the old house didn’t feel this comfy. I think I’ll sleep well tonight.”
“You mean you didn’t sleep well last night?” Vash said, falling on the bed next to her. “I seem to remember you falling asleep soon after you snuggled into my arms.” He grinned brightly.
Meryl grinned back, rolling over to look into his eyes. “That isn’t what I was saying. I mean, that I can be a lot more comfortable on a bed than on rocks.”
The two of them laughed before hearing a disgusted groan from the hallway. “Ugh, so you two finally told each other your disgusting emotions. Well before you exchange your saliva I would love it if you closed the door.”
The couple waited before he walked away before bursting into hysterical laughter. “Exchanging saliva? Well that’s one way to describe it.” Vash laughed again before standing up. “I’m going to go find some food. Our provisions are low.”
“Thanks to you.” Meryl pointed out.
Vash stuck his tongue out before walking out of the room.
Milly sat on her bed, thinking of the days past events. Meryl had come to her earlier with the good news, and since then neither of them, Milly or Meryl, have been able to keep the smiles off of their faces. The tall girl decided it was best to go ahead and get dinner cooked, so she stood up and headed for the door. A noise stopped her however, as she heard a sniffle from her closet. “Umm…hello?” Milly walked towards the door of her closet. “Is anyone there?”
The insurance worker was surprised, when she opened the door, to see a teenaged girl curled up crying in her closet. “Oh my. Where did you come from?”
The little girl sniffled again before looking up at Milly. “This…is m-my house…”
“Where are your parents?” She said, kneeling down next to the girl.
“They walked away…a year ago. My brothers took care of me, then my oldest brother left for another job and my other brother went looking for him after he didn’t come back.” She sniffled again, wiping her eyes on her sleeve. “My younger brother died though…he was trying to find my mom and dad after they walked away and we found him l-later in th-the desert and h-h-“
“Oh sweetie…” Milly wrapped her arms around the girl. “Come on, everything is going to be okay. What’s your name?”
“H-Harmony.” The girl pushed her short dark hair behind her ears.
“Well, Harmony, I’m Milly Thompson. Come on, let me introduce you to my friends."
“So you had three brothers?” Vash said, sitting down across the table from the young girl.
“And a sister, but she was a lot older than me so she was taken with my parents.” She looked down at her hands sadly. “I’ve been living off of what I could find here in town for about four months now. I guess I’m lucky some adults finally came along.” She smiled sadly.
“Well, how old are you Harmony?” Meryl asked placing her hands on her hips.
“I’m fourteen. My parents left two years ago and my brothers started leaving about four months ago, that’s when I started looking for food around town in the stores and houses.”
“Well tonight Milly and I are cooking you dinner. What would you like?” Meryl smiled down at Harmony.
“Can we have spaghetti?” She asked brightly.
Meryl laughed. “Sure.”
All the while the four of them talked, Knives leaned against the kitchen counter, looking down at the girl quizzically. What are you hiding?
Note: I finally updated! I think things could have went better. You may start figuring a few things out now, but I still doubt it. Those with a very open mind can figure this whole thing out. I guess I would say there are a few more twists that you guys won’t be expecting. I guess there is one more thing I should say. Anyone got a Xanga? If so, what’s the name? Well c-ya, luv ya, bye! Oh yeah, and you know what's funny? This chapter has 2005 words! Hehe! Ain't that cool, yeah I counted it after I added this just in case. Cool huh?
DPA(Pyro)