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AN: I'm so happy. This is my first chapter fic and people like it. :) Well I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Here is chapter 3. ( I apologize for any corniness.)

P.S. To AnimeUndead I am flattered, but I want to do it myself. Thank you for your offer though.

The Reunion

"Hey Millie. Have you seen my other shoe?" "Nope." Frustrated Meryl continued to look for her missing article when there was a knock at the door. "I got it Millie." Walking over, she was totally unprepared for what awaited her on the other side. "Oh dear!" She was greeted by two dozen roses with legs attached. "Um Can I help you?" "Is Millie home?" "James is that you?"

"Yeah. I just wanted to drop these off before I went to work." "I'll make sure she gets them." "Thank you Meryl." Handing her the flowers, he turned and left. ( :) Okay don't kill me, just wait)

"Millie you got another bouquet from James." "He doesn't give up does he?" James was a nice guy who had a crush on Millie. She had tried time after time to make him understand that she wasn't interested, but he wouldn't give up. She still hadn't got over losing Mr. Wolfwood and probably wouldn't ever.

While she was lost in thought there was another knock at the door. "If that's James again, please tell him I'm not here Meryl."

As she walked over and slung open the door she called out. "James, Millie isn't here so you can . . . " She was halted in mid sentence at the sight of the man who was standing on her porch. "Uh Hi!" Vash sheepishly spoke. (See I'm not that evil.) "Can I come in?" Meryl just stood staring, unable to decide what to do. Waving his hand in front of her face, he spoke again. "Meryl? Hello." Finally shaking off her shock, she waved him in.

"Meryl, did you get rid of him for me? Oh. Mr. Vash, your back. Oh. Um. I need to go to the store for that stuff that we need . . . um. . . . yeah. Bye." As she walked out the door, she winked at Meryl, who smiled back.

When Millie had left, they just stood there, neither one knowing what to say. Finally Meryl got the courage to speak. "I want to show you something." Then grabbing his hand, she walked up the stairs to her room. Walking over to her night stand, she pulled out a wrinkled piece of paper. Handing it to him, she spoke. "I found it not long after you left." Not needing to look to know what he was holding he replied. "I hated to do it that way."

"Did you mean it?" "Every word." "Say it again." "Which part?" Meryl sighed, continuing to be amazed by his naiveness. Vash suddenly realizing what she meant, cupped her chin with his hand and spoke. "I love you." Once again the small insurance girl was brought to tears by his words, but for an entirely different reason. "I love you too." Vash's smile couldn't have been wider. Without hesitation he leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. They stayed that way, neither wanting it to end. Finally they had to come up for air and slowly pulled away from each other.

Then Meryl, unable to hold her emotions back, threw herself into his arms, her tears falling freely. "I thought I'd never see you again. Your letter said you weren't coming back." Pulling her in tightly, he replied. "I'm sorry. I'm here now and I promise nothing will keep us apart again." He then leaned down and drew her lips into another kiss. The first was soft and sweet, but this one was deep and passionate. It didn't take long for the mood to become heated and slowly they made their way down to her bed.

As the sun was setting on the horizon, two people lay curled up together completely unaware of anything but each other. Vash was laying on his back with Meryl on her side curled up next to him. One arm stroked her arm, while the other was wrapped around her. He lay there just watching her sleep. She looked so peaceful, like a sleeping angel. He had loved Rem, but not like this. This was a completely new love. He had never felt an emotion this strong before and it was amazing. The way he felt he couldn't believe he had ever doubted that this is where he needed to be. He had been on this planet for a long time, but he had never actually lived. Falling in love with her gave him a reason, a purpose for existing in this world now that Knives was gone. He wanted to spend every moment showing her that and never letting her forget for a moment how much she meant to him.

Meryl suddenly aware that she was being watched opened her eyes and met Vash's. "Well hello sleepyhead. Did you have a nice nap?

"What time is it?" "Sometime after sunset." "Wow! Have we really been in here that long?" His only response was a smirk. Suddenly a thought came to Vash. "You won't get in trouble for missing work will you?" It was Meryl's turn to smirk now. "I'm on vacation. I don't have to be back for a week" "Guess that means we don't have to leave this room for a week." "What about doughnuts?" She couldn't help but laugh at the horrified look on his face as he was reminded of his favorite food. "Well maybe we can leave for doughnuts." This only made the small woman laugh harder. After she finally calmed down, Vash spoke. "Oh. I heard Millie come in a while ago, but I guess she knew not to bother us."

After a moment of silence Meryl's smile faded as she spoke. "What happened while you were gone? Where is Knives? Is he . . . ?" "I didn't kill him. I was prepared to but I couldn't bring myself to do it. He is not a threat though. I took him where he can be contained in an unending sleep. With people I can trust to take care of him and to make sure he won't wake up. But I don't want to talk about it anymore. There are much more interesting things that we can be doing at the moment." The sly smirk made its way back onto his face as he pulled her into a kiss.

AN: Okay I am sorry that it took so long for this one but a lot has been going on here and I had a little trouble writing but here it finally is. I don't think I will continue because I think this is a good place to stop. Thank you for all your kind words. They really make an author's day.