| Chapter 19 |
This moment was unforgettable. They were finally together again. Many changes have occurred while they left, but they are thankful they are back together again. They had once again witnessed the shed of blood and it was definitely a horrible sight to see. It's impossible to erase it from eternal memory, but it is possible to replace it with new ones with the moments of joyful times with friends and family.
Under the sky so blue . . . three years later
Meryl relaxed on the front porch as she watched Vash laugh again with the kids. "If you want this ball, you're gonna have to get me first!" the kids cries grew louder as they jumped on the typhoon and climbed all over him. Vash soon found himself begging for mercy, "Okay, Okay! It's yours!!"
Meryl couldn't help but laugh herself. It was perfect, she thought. Vash is happy and that is just what she ever wanted. She took a deep breath of clean air in and leaned back against the bench. "Oh! Vash! There's one behind you!" "What? OOF!! Hey, and I don't have insurance!"
Millie giggled and sat next to Meryl, "It's a nice day, isn't it, Meryl?" Meryl nodded and accepted the coffee Millie was handing her. "Thanks, Millie. You know what? You've been a great friend to me. You've always been there and I swear, you've witnessed every happy and worse part of my life. You're the one who cheered me up. Thanks." Millie face flushed, "Aw, shucks, Meryl! I didn't do anything!"
Meryl knew she was lying. Of course she did. She did A LOT. Suddenly, Meryl couldn't help it but leaned over and gave her best friend a hug, "That's for being the best friend I ever had." "Meryl! What are you doing?" Millie turned bright red. Then she calmed down and laughed, "You're silly. . . and Vash is silly." She said while watching him get hit in what looked like a World War III full of kids.
Meryl cocked her head, "And you know what? I still don't understand that he could be Vash the Stampede."
A few moments later, Vash came up to them, covered in children spit, "I'm okay. But thank goodness I surrendered just in time!" Meryl raised a brow, "Those kids are really into you, Vash." Vash laughed, "Yeah, but I really miss Knives. Let's go check up on him."
"Yeah!" Millie cheered. "Then we can go drink at the bar!"
"No, we're not."
"Awe, shucks."
+ + +
"C'mon, you can do it!" Marianne said softly.
Knives leaned against a tree under its large shade and watched his one- year-old daughter taking her first few steps. "It's impossible." He concluded, "She never made a step for two hours. Maybe we're expecting too much of her."
Marianne shook her head, "Well, you've certainly changed, Mr. I-Don't- Ever-Want-To-Be-Around-Humans." Knives closed his eyes to rest, "I did, didn't I . . .Hmm, I never even realized. I don't know what happened."
Marianne still held on to her daughter's tiny hands, "You know, I knew you would change, the moment I first saw you." Knives gave a smirk, then got up and walked over to his new family. "Do you want to learn how to walk, Rika?" he asked the little girl who just blew a bubble in response. "Walking is a very important tool in life. You have to move to get to where you want to be. That's why this is your first lesson."
"Hey! Knives!"
Knives looked over his shoulder and saw his brother, coming over to greet them. "Hello, Brother." Meryl and Millie said hello to Marianne.
"So, how's our lil' Rika?" Millie cooed to the girl. The girl set her big blue eyes on Millie; her golden blonde hair glistened in the sunlight. "She reminds me of you, Knives." "She resembles Knives a lot," said Marianne.
Vash went over and lifted Rika up. She laughed at the sight of her uncle. He gently kissed her warm little nose, "You're so cute!" And he cuddled her until Knives stopped him. "What are you doing? She's very fragile. Who knows? She may own an angel arm in one hand." Vash laughed, "You're still a jerk. When I have a kid, I won't let you hold him."
Knives ignored that remark and stared down into his daughter's eyes. It was like an ocean of metallic blue water. He could just drain in that for hours. Marianne smiled. She placed her head on his shoulders and rested it there for a moment.
"Isn't that sweet?" Meryl grinned.
Rika blew another large bubble, " . . .Daaddee!"
Marianne's eyes widen, "Did she just say-? She said her first word! Oh, I can't believe it!" Everyone laughed. Knives held her closer to him.
* * *
"I won't teach you a lot. But there is just one thing I want you to know from my own experience. I want you to love the people around you and to know that they love you too. Your mother and I, we will always be there for you, to guide you to your rough moments in life. We know how it feels to be lost and we don't want you to experience a lot of it. Even though tough situations can strengthen the heart and character, there is one more thing that you must know before learning how to walk. You must always listen to what your heart have to say and what it will tell you will lead you in the right direction. Follow your heart, your intuition."
* * *
.:+ The End +:.
[ "Intuition" by Puff2978, is inspired by the Jewel song "Intuition". It teaches the valuable lesson of following your inner voice and the remarkable power that it would bring you to where you want to be. There may also be a sequel to "Intuition" involving the young life of Rika Millions. Other songs are chosen and have been embedded in this story: "Hands" by Jewel, "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" by Mariah Carey, and "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain.]
[Trigun 1998 Yasuhiro Nightow]
This moment was unforgettable. They were finally together again. Many changes have occurred while they left, but they are thankful they are back together again. They had once again witnessed the shed of blood and it was definitely a horrible sight to see. It's impossible to erase it from eternal memory, but it is possible to replace it with new ones with the moments of joyful times with friends and family.
Under the sky so blue . . . three years later
Meryl relaxed on the front porch as she watched Vash laugh again with the kids. "If you want this ball, you're gonna have to get me first!" the kids cries grew louder as they jumped on the typhoon and climbed all over him. Vash soon found himself begging for mercy, "Okay, Okay! It's yours!!"
Meryl couldn't help but laugh herself. It was perfect, she thought. Vash is happy and that is just what she ever wanted. She took a deep breath of clean air in and leaned back against the bench. "Oh! Vash! There's one behind you!" "What? OOF!! Hey, and I don't have insurance!"
Millie giggled and sat next to Meryl, "It's a nice day, isn't it, Meryl?" Meryl nodded and accepted the coffee Millie was handing her. "Thanks, Millie. You know what? You've been a great friend to me. You've always been there and I swear, you've witnessed every happy and worse part of my life. You're the one who cheered me up. Thanks." Millie face flushed, "Aw, shucks, Meryl! I didn't do anything!"
Meryl knew she was lying. Of course she did. She did A LOT. Suddenly, Meryl couldn't help it but leaned over and gave her best friend a hug, "That's for being the best friend I ever had." "Meryl! What are you doing?" Millie turned bright red. Then she calmed down and laughed, "You're silly. . . and Vash is silly." She said while watching him get hit in what looked like a World War III full of kids.
Meryl cocked her head, "And you know what? I still don't understand that he could be Vash the Stampede."
A few moments later, Vash came up to them, covered in children spit, "I'm okay. But thank goodness I surrendered just in time!" Meryl raised a brow, "Those kids are really into you, Vash." Vash laughed, "Yeah, but I really miss Knives. Let's go check up on him."
"Yeah!" Millie cheered. "Then we can go drink at the bar!"
"No, we're not."
"Awe, shucks."
+ + +
"C'mon, you can do it!" Marianne said softly.
Knives leaned against a tree under its large shade and watched his one- year-old daughter taking her first few steps. "It's impossible." He concluded, "She never made a step for two hours. Maybe we're expecting too much of her."
Marianne shook her head, "Well, you've certainly changed, Mr. I-Don't- Ever-Want-To-Be-Around-Humans." Knives closed his eyes to rest, "I did, didn't I . . .Hmm, I never even realized. I don't know what happened."
Marianne still held on to her daughter's tiny hands, "You know, I knew you would change, the moment I first saw you." Knives gave a smirk, then got up and walked over to his new family. "Do you want to learn how to walk, Rika?" he asked the little girl who just blew a bubble in response. "Walking is a very important tool in life. You have to move to get to where you want to be. That's why this is your first lesson."
"Hey! Knives!"
Knives looked over his shoulder and saw his brother, coming over to greet them. "Hello, Brother." Meryl and Millie said hello to Marianne.
"So, how's our lil' Rika?" Millie cooed to the girl. The girl set her big blue eyes on Millie; her golden blonde hair glistened in the sunlight. "She reminds me of you, Knives." "She resembles Knives a lot," said Marianne.
Vash went over and lifted Rika up. She laughed at the sight of her uncle. He gently kissed her warm little nose, "You're so cute!" And he cuddled her until Knives stopped him. "What are you doing? She's very fragile. Who knows? She may own an angel arm in one hand." Vash laughed, "You're still a jerk. When I have a kid, I won't let you hold him."
Knives ignored that remark and stared down into his daughter's eyes. It was like an ocean of metallic blue water. He could just drain in that for hours. Marianne smiled. She placed her head on his shoulders and rested it there for a moment.
"Isn't that sweet?" Meryl grinned.
Rika blew another large bubble, " . . .Daaddee!"
Marianne's eyes widen, "Did she just say-? She said her first word! Oh, I can't believe it!" Everyone laughed. Knives held her closer to him.
* * *
"I won't teach you a lot. But there is just one thing I want you to know from my own experience. I want you to love the people around you and to know that they love you too. Your mother and I, we will always be there for you, to guide you to your rough moments in life. We know how it feels to be lost and we don't want you to experience a lot of it. Even though tough situations can strengthen the heart and character, there is one more thing that you must know before learning how to walk. You must always listen to what your heart have to say and what it will tell you will lead you in the right direction. Follow your heart, your intuition."
* * *
.:+ The End +:.
[ "Intuition" by Puff2978, is inspired by the Jewel song "Intuition". It teaches the valuable lesson of following your inner voice and the remarkable power that it would bring you to where you want to be. There may also be a sequel to "Intuition" involving the young life of Rika Millions. Other songs are chosen and have been embedded in this story: "Hands" by Jewel, "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" by Mariah Carey, and "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain.]
[Trigun 1998 Yasuhiro Nightow]