Studies of the Heart
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Adult ++
Chapters:
10
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22
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Chapter 5 ^o^
Wheee, update time!!! ^0^ You know, I\'ve been goin\' through a lot of hell since I started liking (writing, reading, watching) yaoi. My mom (Rem) found out about it, and now she keeps giving me wierd looks. I think she might take me to a shrink soon! Bye bye sanity.....Oh well, I won\'t bore you with any more details from my strange existance. Just knowing you like the stuff my twisted mind creates is enough for me. Well on to.....uh...chapter 5 I think? O.o
Studies of the Heart
Chapter 5
Vash yawned and stretched, awakening to a new day. The events of the previous day still bore their mark upon his chest, but he had resolved the night before not to let it dishearten him. Curled up next to him was Nicholas, still lost in dream land. A very naughty dream as far as Vash could tell. He blushed to himself and wondered aloud.
\"Could he be dreaming of me?\"
Wolfwood drooled and chomped on his pillow, sucking on it unconsciously.
\"....Yep.....\"
Prying the pillow loose lest Nick choke on it, Vash leaned down and kissed him softly. When he pulled away Wolfwood whimpered and wrapped his arms around his waist, pulling him down and cuddling him like an oversized plushie. Vash sighed and started to doze off, but something out of the corner of his eye caught his attention. As he focused his vision in the dim light that came through the curtains, he discovered that the object that distracted him was the blinking numbers on the alarm clock. His eyes widened a fraction when he saw what it read.
\"Oh crap! Wolfwood wake up, we\'re late again! Why didn\'t Knives tell me the alarm went off?!\"
He ran over to the bed and began to shake Wolfwood vigorously. Wolfwood snorted and rolled over, pulling the blanket over his head.
\"Five more minutes mom. Then I\'ll mow the lawn....*snore*\"
Vash\'s jaw promptly hit the floor. He marched to the bathroom, then emerged with a cup of water. He held it out above Wolfwood\'s unsuspecting head and upended it.
\"I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER!!!!\"
\"WHAAAAAAAGH!!!!! THAT\'S FRIGGGIN COLD!!!!!\"
Wide awake and dripping wet, Wolfwood\'s clothes were thrown at him, and he was given 10 minutes to get his ass out the door, or there would be hell to pay. As the bedroom door closed on him he chuckled to himself.
\"Yeesh, someone\'s P.M.S.ing!\"
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On the other end of town.......
\"What, what do you mean layed off?!\"
\"Exactly what I said. I\'m afraid we\'re going out of business Knives. We\'ve been bought out by a bigger store and we need to let go of some of our employees. I\'m sorry.\"
Knives was panicking. The store he had worked at for two years had been undergoing some changes as of late, and there were people quitting left and right. It was just the opportunity that bigger chains had needed to move in, and they had finally succeeded.
\" But E.G., you\'ve been fighting to keep this place up for ten years. How could you just give it up now? I need the pay I make to get me through college. What am I gonna do? You can\'t let em close you down E.G.\"
Edward Gregory Mine sighed to himself and ran his fingers through his messy shock of green hair. He had died it green as a joke once since it was a plant store, and just liked the way it looked. He stared down his circular lenses at the blonde.
\" As I said I\'m sorry Knives. It really isn\'t my choice. When the other company bought us, they made the choices of who went and who stayed. Don\'t get me wrong, I recommended you kid. But they found out that you attend school, and as you knew it was against the rules anyway. There\'s nothing I can do.\"
Knives looked down at the floor and nodded his head in understanding.
\"All right E.G. , I understand.\" He stuck his hand out. \"It was a pleasure working for you sir. ....Goodbye.\"
He shook hands with his former boss then walked out the door, never looking back as he went. He wondered the streets for a while kicking at a stray pebble on the curb.
\"Damn. Why did E.G. have to sell out like that? I thought that business would last forever the way it was going. Shit!\"
He kicked a bottle into an alley, and heard a yelp. Thinking he had accidentally hurt someone he looked around the side. He witnessed a woman being harrassed by a group of men. She was short and had short cropped black hair. She wore a waitress uniform, and was currently trying to swing her bag at her assailants. She saw Knives and called out.
\"Help! Please help me! AAAGH!!\"
One of the men came up behind her and shoved her to the ground. Another went to hit her, but Knives grabbed his wrist and twisted it until he heard a crack. The man staggered back, but his friends rushed Knives at once. Without even trying Knives dodged to the side, and smashed his elbow down on one guy\'s spine. The other two he took out by knocking their heads together, thus rendering them unconscious. Knives had been in tons of fights before, but he would never kill anyone. Rem had told them that killing was wrong, and he was going to abide by that rule for Vash\'s sake. Even though he now harbored a deep resentment for Legato. Coughing at the back of the alley snapped him out of his musing, and he walked back over to where the woman sat, legs crossed under her, and a tissue pressed to her face. She looked up at him with tear stained eyes. Knives had never seen such eyes. They were like liquid storms, swirling with hints of blue, flecked with purple, and they glowed in the sunlight. It had previously been raining, and the woman had water droplets cascading down her body. Knives shivered at the notion of wanting to reach out and touch each and every patch of moisture rich skin he could find. Finally he got the courage to move, and helped the woman to her feet. They continued to stare at each other and then she spoke.
\" Thank you for saving me. My name is Meryl. Meryl Stryfe. I work at the Little Ben Cafe outside of campus. I was walking home, when those men grabbed me and pulled me into that alley. It\'s a good thing you came along when you did, because I think I might have been fighting a losing battle, Mr......\"
Knives tensed and blushed a bit.
\"Uh...Kn...Knives. My name is Knives.\"
Meryl raised an eyebrow.
\"Knives? That\'s an interesting name. Is there a last name that goes with that Mr. Knives?\"
She smiled at him and put a finger to her chin as if in deep thought. Knives\'s blush grew a shade.
\"Uh, yeah.....My last name is Saverum.\"
She cocked her haed to the side.
\"Hmm, I see. Knives Saverum. Saverum Knives. That\'s got an interesting ring to it. I like it!\"
She leaned forward a bit. Knives started to sweat.
\" Well Mr. Knives Saverum, would you do a lady the honor of walking her home? I really don\'t want to get caught in another situation like that, if you know what I mean.\"
Knives nodded dumbly. He couldn\'t understand how his life could have gone from shitty to pretty so fast. He may have had no job, but he didn\'t care in the least at the moment. He felt like a hero today, and the day had just started. He held out his hand and Meryl took it, and together they began to walk towards her apartment. Knives thought. < everything will turn out all right in the end. >
To be continued........
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Whooooooo!!! Another one down. Man this thing is killing my back. You know it\'s true what manga artists say about you getting all kinds of pains from writing or drawing at the computer. Sitting in a computer chair for 3 hours with your hand braced on the mouse is murder on your sides. Sorry if this ended ubruptly, but it\'s 2:54 A.M. over here, my back hurts, and there\'s a nice soft bed waiting for me in my room. So if you\'re upset because you think I should\'ve written more.......Deal with it!! * just kidding! ^.^ * You know I love ya. Goodnight!
J-chan (Vash)
Studies of the Heart
Chapter 5
Vash yawned and stretched, awakening to a new day. The events of the previous day still bore their mark upon his chest, but he had resolved the night before not to let it dishearten him. Curled up next to him was Nicholas, still lost in dream land. A very naughty dream as far as Vash could tell. He blushed to himself and wondered aloud.
\"Could he be dreaming of me?\"
Wolfwood drooled and chomped on his pillow, sucking on it unconsciously.
\"....Yep.....\"
Prying the pillow loose lest Nick choke on it, Vash leaned down and kissed him softly. When he pulled away Wolfwood whimpered and wrapped his arms around his waist, pulling him down and cuddling him like an oversized plushie. Vash sighed and started to doze off, but something out of the corner of his eye caught his attention. As he focused his vision in the dim light that came through the curtains, he discovered that the object that distracted him was the blinking numbers on the alarm clock. His eyes widened a fraction when he saw what it read.
\"Oh crap! Wolfwood wake up, we\'re late again! Why didn\'t Knives tell me the alarm went off?!\"
He ran over to the bed and began to shake Wolfwood vigorously. Wolfwood snorted and rolled over, pulling the blanket over his head.
\"Five more minutes mom. Then I\'ll mow the lawn....*snore*\"
Vash\'s jaw promptly hit the floor. He marched to the bathroom, then emerged with a cup of water. He held it out above Wolfwood\'s unsuspecting head and upended it.
\"I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER!!!!\"
\"WHAAAAAAAGH!!!!! THAT\'S FRIGGGIN COLD!!!!!\"
Wide awake and dripping wet, Wolfwood\'s clothes were thrown at him, and he was given 10 minutes to get his ass out the door, or there would be hell to pay. As the bedroom door closed on him he chuckled to himself.
\"Yeesh, someone\'s P.M.S.ing!\"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On the other end of town.......
\"What, what do you mean layed off?!\"
\"Exactly what I said. I\'m afraid we\'re going out of business Knives. We\'ve been bought out by a bigger store and we need to let go of some of our employees. I\'m sorry.\"
Knives was panicking. The store he had worked at for two years had been undergoing some changes as of late, and there were people quitting left and right. It was just the opportunity that bigger chains had needed to move in, and they had finally succeeded.
\" But E.G., you\'ve been fighting to keep this place up for ten years. How could you just give it up now? I need the pay I make to get me through college. What am I gonna do? You can\'t let em close you down E.G.\"
Edward Gregory Mine sighed to himself and ran his fingers through his messy shock of green hair. He had died it green as a joke once since it was a plant store, and just liked the way it looked. He stared down his circular lenses at the blonde.
\" As I said I\'m sorry Knives. It really isn\'t my choice. When the other company bought us, they made the choices of who went and who stayed. Don\'t get me wrong, I recommended you kid. But they found out that you attend school, and as you knew it was against the rules anyway. There\'s nothing I can do.\"
Knives looked down at the floor and nodded his head in understanding.
\"All right E.G. , I understand.\" He stuck his hand out. \"It was a pleasure working for you sir. ....Goodbye.\"
He shook hands with his former boss then walked out the door, never looking back as he went. He wondered the streets for a while kicking at a stray pebble on the curb.
\"Damn. Why did E.G. have to sell out like that? I thought that business would last forever the way it was going. Shit!\"
He kicked a bottle into an alley, and heard a yelp. Thinking he had accidentally hurt someone he looked around the side. He witnessed a woman being harrassed by a group of men. She was short and had short cropped black hair. She wore a waitress uniform, and was currently trying to swing her bag at her assailants. She saw Knives and called out.
\"Help! Please help me! AAAGH!!\"
One of the men came up behind her and shoved her to the ground. Another went to hit her, but Knives grabbed his wrist and twisted it until he heard a crack. The man staggered back, but his friends rushed Knives at once. Without even trying Knives dodged to the side, and smashed his elbow down on one guy\'s spine. The other two he took out by knocking their heads together, thus rendering them unconscious. Knives had been in tons of fights before, but he would never kill anyone. Rem had told them that killing was wrong, and he was going to abide by that rule for Vash\'s sake. Even though he now harbored a deep resentment for Legato. Coughing at the back of the alley snapped him out of his musing, and he walked back over to where the woman sat, legs crossed under her, and a tissue pressed to her face. She looked up at him with tear stained eyes. Knives had never seen such eyes. They were like liquid storms, swirling with hints of blue, flecked with purple, and they glowed in the sunlight. It had previously been raining, and the woman had water droplets cascading down her body. Knives shivered at the notion of wanting to reach out and touch each and every patch of moisture rich skin he could find. Finally he got the courage to move, and helped the woman to her feet. They continued to stare at each other and then she spoke.
\" Thank you for saving me. My name is Meryl. Meryl Stryfe. I work at the Little Ben Cafe outside of campus. I was walking home, when those men grabbed me and pulled me into that alley. It\'s a good thing you came along when you did, because I think I might have been fighting a losing battle, Mr......\"
Knives tensed and blushed a bit.
\"Uh...Kn...Knives. My name is Knives.\"
Meryl raised an eyebrow.
\"Knives? That\'s an interesting name. Is there a last name that goes with that Mr. Knives?\"
She smiled at him and put a finger to her chin as if in deep thought. Knives\'s blush grew a shade.
\"Uh, yeah.....My last name is Saverum.\"
She cocked her haed to the side.
\"Hmm, I see. Knives Saverum. Saverum Knives. That\'s got an interesting ring to it. I like it!\"
She leaned forward a bit. Knives started to sweat.
\" Well Mr. Knives Saverum, would you do a lady the honor of walking her home? I really don\'t want to get caught in another situation like that, if you know what I mean.\"
Knives nodded dumbly. He couldn\'t understand how his life could have gone from shitty to pretty so fast. He may have had no job, but he didn\'t care in the least at the moment. He felt like a hero today, and the day had just started. He held out his hand and Meryl took it, and together they began to walk towards her apartment.
To be continued........
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Whooooooo!!! Another one down. Man this thing is killing my back. You know it\'s true what manga artists say about you getting all kinds of pains from writing or drawing at the computer. Sitting in a computer chair for 3 hours with your hand braced on the mouse is murder on your sides. Sorry if this ended ubruptly, but it\'s 2:54 A.M. over here, my back hurts, and there\'s a nice soft bed waiting for me in my room. So if you\'re upset because you think I should\'ve written more.......Deal with it!! * just kidding! ^.^ * You know I love ya. Goodnight!
J-chan (Vash)