Chapter 1
"Wake up broom-head!" a voice yelled with irritation.
Vash awoke with a start, and looked around to see the cause. Standing beside him was Meryl Stryfe of the Bernadelli Insurrance Agency. Standing next to her was her partener Milly Thomson. Vash took a good look at the shorter girl, Meryl, and noticed there was a worried expression on her face
"What?" Vash asked curiously.
"Something weird is going on." Meryl said quietly. Vash merely looked at her, so she continued. "The bus has stopped, and we're in Mei City, but no one's here."
Vash let his vision wander over the rest of the bus, and noticed that it was indeed empty. Standing up, Vash moved to get off the bus while the Insurrance girls followed. When they entered the main area of the city, they realized there was no one to be found.
Vash checked a few of the saloons, and stores, but they were all empty. Food, supplies, beers, alcohol. It was all there, but there were no people. Vash entered the hotel where the girls were only to find it too was empty.
"What is this?" Meryl asked as she scanned the area. She was becoming terribly frightened.
"What should we do Meryl?" Milly asked.
"We should just take a room I guess. We can leave some money in case anyone comes back." Meryl responded calmly.
Vash nodded, then put $$60 on the counter, and grabbed three keys. When Vash and the girls got upstairs, they decided which rooms they wanted, then said goodnight. Milly was asleep almost instantly, but Meryl and Vash were wide awake.
After about an hour, Meryl gavve up trying to sleep, and decided to check on Vash. Meryl was about to knock on the door when Vash opened it.
"How did you know I was here?"
"I could hear you coming down the hall. I take it you couldn't sleep?"
Meryl sighed, then looked up at Vash. "I can't sleep. Something just isn't right."
"I know. Everything's to quiet and empty. I don't like it." Vash said with a serious tone.
"Can...can I come in?" Meryl asked causiously.
Vash looked over at Meryl and realized she was still standing in the hall. Nodding his head, Vash moved so Meryl could enter. Once Meryl was inside, Vash sat on his bed.
"What do you think is going on Vash?"
"hm..."
"Vash?"
"Yes?"
"No...nothing."
"What is it?" Vash questioned.
"It's just that...well..."
"What Meryl?"
"I'm just so scared. Something is really wrong here. I can feel it." Meryl said as she wraped her arms around herself. A few seconds later Meryl heard soft footsteps coming toward her, and then she was wraped in a warm embrace.
"I won't let anything happen to you Meryl." Vash said softly.
"Vash..." Meryl whisered as she leaned into Vash's embrace. This was what she had been wanting for a long time. Meryl didn't know how or when, but at some point she had fallen in love with the humanoid typhoon.
Vash pulled Meryl closer, and let himself relax. His mind kept yelling at him, telling him that this was wrong, but he ignored it. Vash cared for Meryl, more than he ever let on. He wanted to be with Meryl, but always kept his distance. He was after all, a plant, and Meryl would die long before him. He would be crushed if he ever lost Meryl.
After a bit, Meryl pulled away from Vash so she could look at him. Vash simply stood still, but there was a sad expression on his face. Vash tried to speak, but Meryl put her hand to his lips.
"Vash..." Meryl began causiously. "There's something I've been meaning to ask you."
"What is it Meryl?" Vash asked causiously.
Meryl was about to speak when she changed her mind. She berated herself a few times for thinking that Vash would care about her like she cared about him. She took a few seconds to convince herself that he had only held her out of kindness.
Meryl looked up at Vash so she could convince herself he didn't care for her, but his eyes said the opposite. His eyes showed care, and unconditional love. Meryl wanted to run, but her body was frozen in place.
"What did you want to ask me Meryl?" Vash asked after a bit.
Meryl shook herself out of her thoughts, and blushed rapidly. "Forget about it. It's nothing." Meryl rushed out as she tried to move towards the door, only to be stopped by Vash who had a hold of her wrist.
Vash was terrified. When Meryl moved to leave Vash grabbed her wrist desperately. He couldn't let Meryl leave. Not till she knew how he felt.
"Please don't leave Meryl." Vash pleaded.
"I shouldn't be here Vash."
"Please, just hear me out." Vash continued to plead.
Sighing Meryl turned toward Vash and waited. And waited. Vash just stood there as if he was a statue. Meryl felt her anger surface, and decided to leave the room before she started yelling.
"No wait!" Vash cried. Meryl simply stopped, but made no move to turn around. Sighing Vash continued. "This is just...it's hard for me to say." he paused. "I...care about you Meryl."
Turning her head, Meryl looked at Vash.
"That's not what I meant...I mean I meant it but..." Vash bowed his head in embarrassment, and remained silent.
"But what Vash?" Meryl propted as she moved to stand in front of Vash.
Vash lifted his head a little so he could look at Meryl. She was indeed a good foot shorter than him, but he liked her all the same. Summoning all the courage he had, Vash bent down and kissed Meryl. Vash felt her stiffen, but then relax as she returned the kiss.
When Vash broke the kiss, they were both out of breath. Vash pulled Meryl into a tight embrace which Meryl quickly returned.
"You should probably get back to your room. It will be morning soon, and your going to need your rest." Vash said as he pulled away
"Yeah..."
Vash brushed Meryl's bangs out of her face before speaking. "It will be alright. If anything happens I'll be right over here."
Meryl nodded her head quietly. Vash kissed Meryl on her forehead then sent her back to her room. Relieved that she had finally made her feelings known, Meryl slept soundly. Vash, however, remained awake. Causiously Vash listened around him to make sure there was nothing or no one who would want to bring harm to Meryl.
End
Well? What do you think? Doesn't seem like much of a horror fic, but trust me it is definitely horror.
"Wake up broom-head!" a voice yelled with irritation.
Vash awoke with a start, and looked around to see the cause. Standing beside him was Meryl Stryfe of the Bernadelli Insurrance Agency. Standing next to her was her partener Milly Thomson. Vash took a good look at the shorter girl, Meryl, and noticed there was a worried expression on her face
"What?" Vash asked curiously.
"Something weird is going on." Meryl said quietly. Vash merely looked at her, so she continued. "The bus has stopped, and we're in Mei City, but no one's here."
Vash let his vision wander over the rest of the bus, and noticed that it was indeed empty. Standing up, Vash moved to get off the bus while the Insurrance girls followed. When they entered the main area of the city, they realized there was no one to be found.
Vash checked a few of the saloons, and stores, but they were all empty. Food, supplies, beers, alcohol. It was all there, but there were no people. Vash entered the hotel where the girls were only to find it too was empty.
"What is this?" Meryl asked as she scanned the area. She was becoming terribly frightened.
"What should we do Meryl?" Milly asked.
"We should just take a room I guess. We can leave some money in case anyone comes back." Meryl responded calmly.
Vash nodded, then put $$60 on the counter, and grabbed three keys. When Vash and the girls got upstairs, they decided which rooms they wanted, then said goodnight. Milly was asleep almost instantly, but Meryl and Vash were wide awake.
After about an hour, Meryl gavve up trying to sleep, and decided to check on Vash. Meryl was about to knock on the door when Vash opened it.
"How did you know I was here?"
"I could hear you coming down the hall. I take it you couldn't sleep?"
Meryl sighed, then looked up at Vash. "I can't sleep. Something just isn't right."
"I know. Everything's to quiet and empty. I don't like it." Vash said with a serious tone.
"Can...can I come in?" Meryl asked causiously.
Vash looked over at Meryl and realized she was still standing in the hall. Nodding his head, Vash moved so Meryl could enter. Once Meryl was inside, Vash sat on his bed.
"What do you think is going on Vash?"
"hm..."
"Vash?"
"Yes?"
"No...nothing."
"What is it?" Vash questioned.
"It's just that...well..."
"What Meryl?"
"I'm just so scared. Something is really wrong here. I can feel it." Meryl said as she wraped her arms around herself. A few seconds later Meryl heard soft footsteps coming toward her, and then she was wraped in a warm embrace.
"I won't let anything happen to you Meryl." Vash said softly.
"Vash..." Meryl whisered as she leaned into Vash's embrace. This was what she had been wanting for a long time. Meryl didn't know how or when, but at some point she had fallen in love with the humanoid typhoon.
Vash pulled Meryl closer, and let himself relax. His mind kept yelling at him, telling him that this was wrong, but he ignored it. Vash cared for Meryl, more than he ever let on. He wanted to be with Meryl, but always kept his distance. He was after all, a plant, and Meryl would die long before him. He would be crushed if he ever lost Meryl.
After a bit, Meryl pulled away from Vash so she could look at him. Vash simply stood still, but there was a sad expression on his face. Vash tried to speak, but Meryl put her hand to his lips.
"Vash..." Meryl began causiously. "There's something I've been meaning to ask you."
"What is it Meryl?" Vash asked causiously.
Meryl was about to speak when she changed her mind. She berated herself a few times for thinking that Vash would care about her like she cared about him. She took a few seconds to convince herself that he had only held her out of kindness.
Meryl looked up at Vash so she could convince herself he didn't care for her, but his eyes said the opposite. His eyes showed care, and unconditional love. Meryl wanted to run, but her body was frozen in place.
"What did you want to ask me Meryl?" Vash asked after a bit.
Meryl shook herself out of her thoughts, and blushed rapidly. "Forget about it. It's nothing." Meryl rushed out as she tried to move towards the door, only to be stopped by Vash who had a hold of her wrist.
Vash was terrified. When Meryl moved to leave Vash grabbed her wrist desperately. He couldn't let Meryl leave. Not till she knew how he felt.
"Please don't leave Meryl." Vash pleaded.
"I shouldn't be here Vash."
"Please, just hear me out." Vash continued to plead.
Sighing Meryl turned toward Vash and waited. And waited. Vash just stood there as if he was a statue. Meryl felt her anger surface, and decided to leave the room before she started yelling.
"No wait!" Vash cried. Meryl simply stopped, but made no move to turn around. Sighing Vash continued. "This is just...it's hard for me to say." he paused. "I...care about you Meryl."
Turning her head, Meryl looked at Vash.
"That's not what I meant...I mean I meant it but..." Vash bowed his head in embarrassment, and remained silent.
"But what Vash?" Meryl propted as she moved to stand in front of Vash.
Vash lifted his head a little so he could look at Meryl. She was indeed a good foot shorter than him, but he liked her all the same. Summoning all the courage he had, Vash bent down and kissed Meryl. Vash felt her stiffen, but then relax as she returned the kiss.
When Vash broke the kiss, they were both out of breath. Vash pulled Meryl into a tight embrace which Meryl quickly returned.
"You should probably get back to your room. It will be morning soon, and your going to need your rest." Vash said as he pulled away
"Yeah..."
Vash brushed Meryl's bangs out of her face before speaking. "It will be alright. If anything happens I'll be right over here."
Meryl nodded her head quietly. Vash kissed Meryl on her forehead then sent her back to her room. Relieved that she had finally made her feelings known, Meryl slept soundly. Vash, however, remained awake. Causiously Vash listened around him to make sure there was nothing or no one who would want to bring harm to Meryl.
End
Well? What do you think? Doesn't seem like much of a horror fic, but trust me it is definitely horror.