Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ Listening ❯ Chapter 1

[ P - Pre-Teen ]
Disclaimer: I don’t own Vash, no matter how much I want him. But I do have a calendar with a *very* nice picture of Vash this month... ^_^

A/N: I don’t really have a good reason for this fic, it just happened. It’s extremely angsty, and it’s a companion to my drawing “What Do I Do, Rem?” It explains who he’s listening to, and what the situation is.



Listening



He always listened to her.

No, that wasn’t quite right.

Her voice always echoed in his head.

He didn’t mind though. She was right about so many things, and he knew it.

But this time...this time he couldn’t listen to her.

This time he couldn’t help people unless he closed himself off to her.

Vash closed his eyes and came close to a sob. His arm shook.

This time, he didn’t have time to think of another way.

But...there had to be one. Didn’t there?

‘No time,’ whispered another voice. Vash opened his eyes. The other voice was right.

He realized then that it wasn’t taking another life that would hurt him the most, although that would be bad enough.

The worst part was that she would leave him, too.

But he had to.

Vash pulled the trigger.