Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Untitled Melody ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter 4

Milly walked into the house. Knives had just finished putting the groceries away, and was now sitting at the counter reading the paper.

"Did you put all the groceries away?"

Knives nodded.

"That fast?"

He nodded again.

"How did you?"

Milly went to open a cabinet and saw that everything was put away, just not in the right places. She laughed softly.

"Knives. You can't put the meat in the cabinet, you have to put it in the fridge."

Knives looked at her puzzled.

"But, I thought that you could keep it in there?"

Milly shook her head.

"Come here. I'll show you where everything goes."

Knives stood from his stool at the counter, and walked over to her.

"Now, you need to put the meat in here."

She opened the fridge and showed him the special meat keeper.

"You can also put the cheese in there if you want. And the vegetables go in here, as well as the fruit."

She pointed to the vegetable crisper.

"Now, Ice cream and bonbons go in here."

She opened a small compartment where it was colder then the rest of the fridge.

"What is this? Is it like a frozen chamber? Could you be put in there to sleep and then re-thawed?"

Milly look concerned. She had never heard of such a thing.

"Knives? What are you talking about? People don't get frozen."

Knives nodded his head. He had small tears running down his face.

"Knives, hey. Why are you crying? Did I say something wrong?"

Knives shook his head, as he walked away from Milly, and to his room. Milly just stood there. She was rally worried about Knives. What did she say that would make him so upset? She felt really bad now.

"What could I do to make it up for him? There's not much I could do. Oh. Vash isn't due home for another three hours. What should I do with him?"

Milly sighed, as she fixed all the groceries. She finished with that, and sat down in the living room with a book, and a can of pudding.

"I guess I just have to wait. When Vash gets home He can explain to me what I might have said to Knives to upset him.

On a hillside not too far away from their small house…

"Hey Boss?"

"Yeah. What is it?"

"You said you saw a pretty lady today. What did she look like?"

The `boss' sighed as he remembered what the girl looked like.

"She had long light brown hair, and the prettiest blue eyes. She was very tall, and her skin was slightly tan. She was buying a bottle of Whiskey for a friend. Little did she know, she came into the store at the wrong time. Just as I was robbin' the place, she walked in. I had to make it look as though nothin' was goin' on, so I acted like I was a shop keep or somethin'. Worked like a charm. I asked her, if she wanted to come with me, but she said no. So now I gotta git her the hard way. Even if I have ta kill her friend. Because I always get what I want."

"Right Boss. Do you know where she lives?"

"No I don't. That's why we are stickin' around this town. That, and the infamous Vash the Stampede, was rumored to be `round these parts. I wanna know if those rumors are true. Maybe I can catch him, and make a deal with the sheriff to let me off the hook."

"Yes Boss. That sounds great."

Back at the house…

"Oh! Vash."

Vash turned to see Milly coming the kitchen. He tried to hide the doughnuts he had taken out of the box.

"Oh. Hi Milly. What are ya doing? I thought maybe you would be out shopping still. Haha! Sure is a beautiful day outside to be shopping."

Vash nervously laughed, witch made Milly laugh.

"I know you have doughnuts behind your back silly! It's obvious that you took them out of a newly bought box."

Vash smiled as he removed his hand from behind his back.

"You caught me. So, where's Knives? I thought maybe he would be out here, keeping you company?"

Milly sighed.

"He went shopping with me, and then we came back here. He put the groceries away, and when I came back, I showed him the right way to put them away, and I mentioned the freezer, and he just freaked out on me. What did I say to upset him Vash? I don't what I do to upset him Vash. I have tried to understand him, but never works. Please tell Vash, what can I do to get him to open up to me?"

Vash sighed.

"Milly, Knives, he…"

Vash looked for the words. He didn't want to drag Milly into his past. He knew exactly why Knives flipped out on her about the freezer, but he just didn't know how to explain it to Milly.

"Ok. Knives, he remembers things from his childhood that aren't exactly the nicest. He can remember these things with a certain smell, or with a certain word. In your case, the freezer."

Milly nodded her head.

"So he had a bad accident with a freezer as a kid?"

Vash sighed. He guess she got it.

"Well, yes kind of."

Milly nodded. She could see Vash didn't want to talk about it.

"So Milly, you're just going to have to be patient with Knives. Ok?"

She nodded.

"I'll go talk to him."

"Wait."

Vash stopped and watched as Milly pulled a bowl out of the cabinet, and pulled the ice cream out of the freezer. She made a bowl of ice cream for Knives, and she even put a little cherry on top. Vash looked puzzled.

"He told me he wanted ice cream. So I bought him some. Tell him he can have some before dinner."

Vash smiled, and took the bowl from her.

"I'll be back."

He walked down the hall, and into Knives' room. Milly then began pulling things out for dinner.

"Hi Milly."

Milly looked up from the stove.

"Oh hey Meryl. How was work?"

Meryl sighed.

"Exhausting. We had to escort two men out of the bar today because they became rowdy. Then we had some gang or something come in and vandalize the bathrooms. And then, there was more talk about that criminal that escaped. They say he is somewhere in the town, so I don't want you going out on your own Milly. Take Vash or Knives with you."

Milly nodded.

"Where is Vash?"

"He went into Knives' room half an hour ago. He hasn't come back out yet. I am really worried about Knives, Meryl."

"Why? Did he freak out on you again? Oh God! He didn't hurt you did he?"

Milly shook her head.

"Vash said that Knives has feelings for me, and that I should be patient and wait for him. But Meryl, everything I do seems to set him off. I don't know what to do."

Milly sighed.

"I guess since Mister priest was my first, and he just seemed to like me from day one, I guess I am just expecting Knives to like me."

Meryl sighed.

"It'll work out Milly. Don't worry about it."

Meryl gave Milly a reassuring smile. Meryl walked out of the kitchen, and Milly continued to cook. She pulled the rice off the stove, and took the ham out of the oven. She went about making everyone's plates, and her own.

"Meryl, will you go and tell Vash and Knives that diner is ready?"

Meryl nodded as Milly set the table and brought out the food. She sat down, and watched as Knives and Vash entered the room with Meryl in tow. Dinner was strangely quiet, and afterwards Knives volunteered to help Milly clear the table and wash the dishes.

"Thank you Knives."

Knives smiled.

"Milly?"

"Hmm."

"I…thank you for the ice cream earlier."

"Oh, You're welcome."

Milly smiled back at Knives. Knives was starting to grown accustomed to his new feelings for Milly, but he was still afraid to admit them to her.