Eternity

Prologue

Vash sighed in his sleep as he snuggled closer to the unusual warmth curled against his side. If he had been more coherent he would have wanted to know what exactly it was he was cuddling but as he had just woken up (and had the beginnings of a massive hangover) the only thing he cared about was that it was comfortable and warm.

And alive.

Alive!

Vash's eyes flew open causing him to groan and wince at the sudden brightness of the morning. Forcing aside his discomfort he slowly glanced down to see that the dream he vaguely remembered from the night before wasn't a dream at all. Not unless he was still dreaming…Almost against his will he reached out with his real hand to brush a stray lock of dark hair from Meryl's serene face, causing her to sigh and shift just a bit before her eyes fluttered open.

She blinked. "Vash?"

"Um…morning?"

Meryl's scream woke half of the small town while Vash's howls of pain and cries of 'mercy' succeeded in arousing the rest.

End Prologue

Kaliea: Hello all! Me again with yet another story. This follows the end of the anime the way I've always imagined it would happen. Also, all of the chapters are going to be really short. I'm not sure why; they've just been turning out that way. Drop me a review and let me know what you think!