CHAPTOR 1:
As she flew away from Kami's lookout 18 wasen't even sure where she was going. She had nowhere to stay, and no real connections of any sort to this world. Everything felt strange...sort of dream like to her. She could remember being absorbed by Cell, and the struggle which took place immediatly before that but everything else was a haze. All she knew was that she coulden't stay up there a moment longer, it just felt to uncomfortable. Despite not having any idea where she was heading, or how she might build any sort of a life in this world, she wasen't really interested in thinking about such things. All she could think about was what she had just withnessed...the wish that the bald headed one had made for her...Krillin was it? It just diden't make any sense, why had he done that for her? She and her brother had been on a mission to destroy his best friend, and even though it was true no fault of there own had served as pawns in Dr Gero's sick ambitions true Cell, which also almost cost the lifes of everybody on the this should be enough to class her as an enemy?
Was he just stupid?
Surely that had to be it, there was no real logic behind any of it. He was stupid, and he had made these decisions for that reason alone...but the things he had said about wanting her to be truly happy...even wanting to bring 17 back because he thought the two were going out and she would be far happier with him, (A sudden cringe took hold of her here) these sort of actions were not stupid were they?...they were just nice. Maybe he actually cared about her...he had said it after all, and he did help her out in more ways than one since they first came into contact with each other. Still no sense could she make out of any of it, why did she deserve any of his affections? And more importantly why would she even want them? There and then as she flew onwards through the clear blue sky, 18 told herself that there was only one true answer, she diden't!
Touching down in a deserted wood, she lay down under the shade of a giant redwood tree and gazed up at the sky. Now that she had cast all thoughts of Krillin and his actions out of her mind she could worry about more important things...like where did she go from here? She knew nobody, had no friends, no money...she coulden't begin stealing things or causing any havoc, or those guys back on the lookout would surely get wind of it and come and deal with her. She remembered with glory back to the first time she and her brother had fought them...how weak they had been, how she had broken vegeta's arm with one powerful kick. This brought out a smug smile on her face. If only things could have remained that way everything would be fine. The memory of this, called another memory out as well though...the one which took place immediatly afterwords on the highway. She began to ponder over it. Was that what started everything?...that one little kiss she had given him. She remembered seeing him standing there cowering in her presence. He was smart enough not to attempt to fight her brother or her, but still he had tryed to talk them out of going for Goku. She had found the whole thing kind of cute, especialy how afraid the little guy had been. But the kiss was more a pity kiss than anything else wasen't it?
Suddenly snapping back to her senses she realised she was thinking of him again! So that memory was drove to the back of her mind, as she jumped up and kicked the large tree she had lay under in half.
Krillin had just returned back home after seeing off Trunks, and was really tired. Master Roshi and oolong were in the living room wathching there favourite TV show(Ladys exorcising) so he decided to just drop upstairs and take a nap. He lay on his back on the bed with the window open wide. The sound of the waves gently crashing against the rocks and sand had always brought him great comfort in the past whenever he felt down, but he doubted it would now. He coulden't get 18 out of his mind despite everything else which had happened lataly she was still number one in his mind...and in his heart. He never expected her to feel the same way about him, I mean why would she? She was so...so beautiful and perfect and he...well he wasen't. Still he was glad that the explosive device had been removed. Maybe whereever she ended up going now she could manage to live a halfway normal life. This give him great comfort, and he smiled as he sat up in the bed.
''Yeah'' he thought to himself. Thats all that really matters, she's safe and she's alive, I'm sure she'll go on to be very happy and thats all I really can ask for. He suddenly diden't feel so tired anymore and leaped out the window in a bid to try and squeeze in some quick afternoon training. He began as usual by focusing his energy and sending some large energy waves flying out into the ocean.
Why had he ever been down at all? I mean what was there to be down about, his friends were all alive and well, Cell was defeated and even android 18 was doing preety well...Wasen't she? A sudden thought dawned on him. She had nowhere to live...where was she going to go, and what was she going to do, she diden't really have anybody and she was preety much a stranger to regular human customs as well. He found himself powering down suddenly, and a great feeling of fatigue and sorrow once again grasped a firm hold over him
She had been walking through these woods for a long time and still had come no closer to civalisation...not that she really wanted to. If she did then she could easily just fly to any part of the world in a matter of minutes. Or better yet blast the whole forest into pieces. She just felt that the walk was helping to clear her mind more. She wasen't sure why but she felt something in her stomach...a sort of odd nervous sensation that had never been present before not even right before a battle. Could it be him? It had come over her, while thinking about him...or rather trying not to think about him. A lot of things still puzzled her about that guy...he was so different from all the rest. Not just because his power level was so far below them but because he just seemed to have a different outlook on life in general. He was...shy and awkward, and he always had that same goofy grin whenever something embarassed him and...and he was kind to her. This part was still what puzzled her the most. How could he have been foolish enough to not deactivate her when he had the chance, even though all his friends expected him to and indeed the faith of the world depended on it? And even now after Cell was destroyed and Goku himself had perished in the battle he still used a wish to help her? It just made no sense...even if he did like her it was still just stupidity at its best surely!
Suddenly she stopped walking and unleashed a massive energy field, creating a powerful explosion which turned the surrounding forestry into rubble. She stood there panting with her fists tightly clenched and infront of her. This was no good...she had to go and see him, it was the only way to deal with this once and for all. If she went to see him and heard the answers directly from him then this whole issue could be put to rest, and she could get it out of her mind forever.