Authors Note.

Hello! Thank you for entering the world of my imagination (with the help of already made characters, bar my own which will be the main protagonist, Kelong.)

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Chapter 1 - Sealed with a Grip

As I let go of his hand and draped from his grip, the air from my lungs began to slowly fade away, my view from afar goes with it. The hand around my neck swung me into the distance, as though I weighed nothing. I crash into some rocks that crack my ribs and back, I lay still trying not to move my body and cause more pain. As the dust disappeared from around me I could hear voices, familiar voices, far and near. As my sight was limited and it hurt to open my eyes I lay there, trying to establish who was there with me. The hardness of the rocks became two gentle arms as I they lifted me up.

'You're going to be OK, I promise'. I believed this deep soft voice, I somehow felt safe, I knew this person, yet I was too weak to give them a sign I could hear him. I could feel the cold blood that had dried down my face, what had happened to me? I can't quite remember the last hour of my life, just that I can still feel the remains of the hands around my neck and the sound of laughter, the sound of my defeat. I am forced to swallow a pill, which I immediately recognize as a senzu bean; its taste was slightly fishy and sour, but within seconds, I open my eyes with ease and scan my surroundings. I take a deep breath, something I had took for granted, feeling the cold sharp air on my throat and lungs, and it feels amazing. As I gather my thoughts together, the figure in front of me is the last thing I focus on. We are in a small damp cave, the echo of rain drops can be heard continuously one after another, almost as though it's raining inside. I lock eyes with the body in front of me, he smiles, one so beautiful and soft, I smile back.

'What happened out there?!' I gasped, with a sudden flash back of a dark figure arriving out of the distance.

'It's pretty mad out there, were sorting it out, don't worry you're safe now'

'Yeah, safe, who is that guy?!'

'We're not sure, but don't worry, it's under control'

'I can't even remember, how I..'

'What is the last thing you do remember?' He passes me some water, which I gulp down within seconds I wipe the excess water from around my mouth it stings a little from the cuts.

'well, getting some space, it's a little hectic back at home, I come to these fields to just think, relax'

'Good thing we were close by, you could have been killed'

'I was doing what any of you would have done'

'You're only 19 Kelong, you're not strong enough to fight someone like that on your own yet, you know that!'

'An you're only 21! Well it was either defend myself for a short while or let him kill me within seconds'

'I guess' He Sighed, he understood my decision but I also understood his reasoning,

'How did you find me?'

'Your mum was looking for you, said you had been gone longer than usual, she said you'd be here'

'Oh great, she knows where I go to get away from her'

'If she didn't we wouldn't have found you.'

There's a moment of silence, I look down at my clothes, there all ripped and covered in dust and blood, revealing my left thigh and stomach I don't remember the fight being this bad. We sat in the cave for a short while until I felt ready to go back out. I placed my face under some of the water that was falling from the roof of the cave, it felt good, I couldn't wait to get home and have a real shower.

"Here, take these, put them somewhere safe" My reactions were better than before as I swiped round before he finished his sentence to catch the Senzu beans he had then thrown to me.

"Thanks, Trunks" I smiled, we held each other gaze for a few seconds, before a huge noise came from the battle ground, the cave shook immensely, making the walls of the cave begin to collapse. Trunks grabbed me and shot out the cave like a bullet, we both landed on some grass as we watched the cave turn into rubble.

"What the hell! We need to get over there Trunks"

"I do, you need to go home okay it's not safe here"

"You're joking right? Cause i'm a girl? I thought you just gave me some senzu beans for the rest of the fight?"

"No, not because you're a girl and I gave you them just in case you're ever in danger again, which won't happen, so please go home, for me" I looked at his face that burnt me with his desperate plead, he was being really serious, maybe this was more than I could handle.

"Okay, I'll go home, be safe yeah?" "I always am" He winked, I wish he didn't do that, it made me weaker than being thrown in to a pile of rocks.

I set off home; I figured running would be safer than flying and reduce the chances of giving my self away for another attack. I was good at running, faster then most of the guys actually; it took me merely 10 minutes to run home, then the usual 30 minute walk. Once I had reached home, I took another look at myself, my mother was going to kill me she hates me fighting, not that I intentionally went out to fight today.

I quietly opened the front door as though sneaking back in from a late night out; if she couldn't hear me she would defiantly smell me, dried blood, muck and dust. I closed to door and turned back around to find her sitting at the dining room table, I was more scared now than I was earlier being strangled to my almost death.

"H-hi mum, everythi-"

"Don't you hi mum me, look at the state of you! I was worried sick to my stomach I thought you had been –"

"Been what mum? I was out walking when I got attacked, do you really think I would put myself in danger on purpose?!" She stopped mid breath, her face turning red as though ready to explode in my breathed out the longest breath possible to man, her face turned to the normal pale complexion with a slight rose in her cheeks.

"Look, mum I'm sorry, I tried to escape I really did, that thing, it's a monster"

"Oh Kelong I'm just glad you're home" She wrapped her arms around me and squeezed, I grunted out in pain as my ribs and back were still a bit delicate, even after taking a senzu bean.

"Are you okay? Do you need to go to the doctors?"

"No mum, I'm fine, I've had a senzu bean, so I'll be okay I just need a shower that's all"

"I'll go run you a lovely bubble bath, how about that? And make you some lovely hot cocoa" She suddenly when from overprotective mother to nurturing mother within seconds, it was very obvious she was Chi Chi's sister.

Whilst she was prancing around the bathroom and kitchen I made my way upstairs to my room and hesitated when it came to looking in the mirror. I slowly opened one eye and then the other, most of my cuts and bruises had healed but I could see where they had been from the stained blood that covered most of my face and body. I pulled at the loose bits of fabric that had been cut from my clothes, I could see my stomach, it looked toned and tanned from the dust, my hair was more dusty grey than purple and the imprint of a hand was inked around my neck, I tilted to my head to one side to have a better look, it was sore to touch and felt hot. Bastard, I said to myself, it'll be my hands round his neck next time.

"Your baths ready Kelong"

"Okay thanks" I stripped off what was left of my clothes, grabbed a towel and some healing oil and headed to the bathroom. The bath was towering with bubbles, I opened my healing oil and poured a good amount into the water, I don't know what I would do without this stuff Bulma gave me a bottle she had spare, she said Vegeta sworn by this stuff after battle.

Toe by toe I sunk into the bath water, dipping my head under to soak my hair from all the rubble. I just lied there, relaxed and content, the only sounds I could hear was my mother pouring hot water into what I assumed was my drink. I could feel the healing oil seep into my skin and within minutes I noticed the bath water had turned black.

"Am I okay to come in?"

"Yes mum, I'm sure you've seen me in the bath before"

"I know I know, anyway here's your drink, mint hot chocolate" She gleamed with happiness, it was a little worrying how her mood can change in an instant.

"Thanks, you can leave it on the floor, I'll get it in a minute"

"No problem, call me if you need anything else"

"Will do mum" The smell of mint chocolate was now replacing the smell of dirt and my thoughts now turned back to the fight, I hoped everyone was okay, while they're out fighting and I'm here enjoying a bath. I should be out with them, I'll show Trunks that I'm stronger than they think. If that monster decides to show up again, I'll be first to give him what he deserves.

Eventually clean and feeling a lot healthier I chucked away my ragged clothes and put on some fresh white shorts and a simple pastel green vest top, I tied up the first layer of my hair and tied it in place with a bow, the rest lay flat against my back, I refuse to cut my hair as now it's long enough to cover the scar at the bottom of my spine.

I was beginning to grow impatient as I hadn't heard from the guys for several hours and for my own sanity needed to know they were okay. I headed out to the back garden to meditate, maybe I would be able to feel their energy levels if I concentrated enough. I sat near the small river that ran at the end of our garden and surrounded my thoughts with nature and it's energy.

I stretched my thoughts to the clearing where everyone had arrived to find me. THERE! I could feel them, all four of them, Goku, Vegeta, Trunks and Goten, I was unsure if Gohan was there but no doubt if he was I would have felt his energy level. They were all still going strong, in fact their energy levels were quite relaxed, maybe the fight was coming to an end. I carried on meditating for the next hour, it was becoming early evening when I decided I had waited enough to find out the result of today's battle.

Making my way back inside, I could hear some talking, two people, coming towards my house, it had to be them I thought. I waited for my mother to shout me but instead two figures appeared from the right side of the house.

"Trunks, Goten!" I jumped and wrapped my arms around them both, I had never felt happier to see them.

"Well good to see someones happy to see us"

"Goten, of course I am, do you know how hard it was to stay at home knowing you guys are out there fighting"

"Don't worry, we had it under control" Goten gleamed.

"Hows uncle Goku and Vegeta?"

"As normal, not a single scratch on both of them, talking of scratches you've healed up nicely, Trunks told me you were a mess"

"Oh did he now" My eyes burnt straight through Trunks'

"Sorry, I was just informing the others of this monsters damage and I can see he's left you with a reminder"

Trunks stroked the imprint on my neck that was still apparently obvious, I jumped back ashamed of the damage I had taken.

"Hey, it's okay, I'll get my mum to give you something for it, it should disappear within a few days"

"Yeah Bulma has every treatment and medicine known to man" They both smiled together in synchronicity.

"Anyway, I have to go, my mum will go ballistic if I don't get home and dad can only make so many excuses"

"Yeah you're right, well see you later Goten and thanks again"

"See you tomorrow for training"

"You're on Trunks!"

We waved Goten goodbye and a sudden awkward silence began to fill in the distance between me and Trunks, he made a gesture to sit by the river, I followed, he took my hand as we made our way over the stepping stones and through the flower path my mother had created. As we sat down by the bank, Trunks released a huge sigh, of relief or stress I was uncertain.

"What's wrong?"

"Goten can keep a happy face but I can't, we don't know what that thing is we defeated today Kelong, although weak it still had it's strong points, if we weren't there when we were, you would have been killed"

There was another moment of silence, I let the information sink into my brain, my eyes were fixated on a piece of grass, I grabbed it and plucked it from the ground. How easy it was for me, just like it was easy for the monster to pluck me.

"What have you done with him?"

"We burnt his remains, he, he wasn't -"

"Wasn't what, Trunks?"

"He wasn't, human"