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Spring of the Lilacs
Ch.1
Bulma gazed out thw window into the calmness of the spring. The birds,the
butterflies,the rich grass. Trunks loved the spring. He always said it was like the
whole-wide world was having "perfect-time" just for him.
To Bulma,anytime she heard his devilish yet harmonious giggle or saw his
cunning smile,it was "perfect-time."
He was very much like his father but had that certain understanding
compassion that came mainly from Bulma's mother.
Bulma could hear her son's gentle,hoarse breathing.More then anything she
wanted to take the child in her arms and make everything all better but she knew
better. His feeble condition barely allowed her to hold his small hand.
Ah,yes. That acursed condition. Her young son was dying from a nameless
illness that had come oh SO VERY unexpectantly. It was his 9th birthday..that
fateful night poor Trunks fell incredibly ill and was hospitalized.
It had been only two months since then and the boy was only getting worse.
Everyone knew he wasn't going to last much longer.
Everyone...all of them..their friends..they had always been there.Always.
They all tried for what seemed the longest time to help Trunks recover.But
nothing,not even senzu beans,worked.
Some docters suggested his illness could be genetic. They did find "strange"
genes and such in his DNA,but they had no idea it was his Saiyan blood.
Bulma and her father suspected that it could be something from Vegeta's
genes.Vegeta,surprisingly, didn't protest but went along with all the tests. In the end
all they got was a giant 'blank'.
After that,Vegeta disappeared. Well,not really.Piccolo and Goku could sense him
always close by. They all knew Vegeta wasn't the type of man that would abadon
his family.He wasn't a coward or heartless. He just needed some time away from
everyone else. Bulma knew he was always there.Every night while she slept beside
her son's bed,he would come.
He would come and visit,then leave a lilac in Bulma's lap and another one beside
Trunks. He knew they both loved that flower and it suited them well.
She didn't know what exactly Vegeta did during his visits but it couldn't
have been very much considering she only slept 30 minutes to an hour every night.
She was brought out of her daze by very soft,barely even audible words.
"Mum? I...I wanna go out..and play...." Trunks whispered hoarsly. He was
barely awake.
Those words brought tears to her already bloodshot eyes. She grasped his small
hand gently,holding back her tears.
"You can't now,sweetie." she choked out.
"When I get..get better?" he said,coughing a little.
She nodded and laid her head on the bed beside his hand.
Goten quietly wandered in and set a drawing beside Trunks' bed.
It was a dinosaur rampaging through a forest. Trunks loved Goten's drawings. He
had talent that went along perfectly with his imagination.
As Goten headed back towards the door Trunks smiled as best he could and
whispered
"Looks good Goten..." he said,coughing yet again.
Goten bounced back to the bed,almost yelling joyfully.
"Trunks!! You're awake today!" he said,putting his elbows on the edge of the
bed. Bulma lifted her head.
"Goten." she shushed him with a finger to her lips. He nodded and she sat
back in her chair, watching the friends with tears returning to her eyes.
"So you like the picture,Trunks? I was training woth Gohan today and saw it
and Gohan told me to go draw it!" he exclaimed quietly. Trunks nodded and
pointed to a squirrel being squished underneath the dinosaur's foot. He laughed a
litle which resulted in a bit of a cough. Goten looked at him with worried eyes.
Trunks merely nodded to assure his friend he would be "alright."
"I (cough) I like the one you gave me..last week." Trunks said, again
attempting to smile. Goten thought for a moment and grinned,taking one of many
drawings off the wall.
"This one?" Goten said,showing it to Trunks.
Trunks nodded.
It was a picture of a person and his comrads standing in front of the
Earth,protecting it.
The person in the middle was Gotenks,flexing and looking great. Around him
stood Gohan,Vegeta,Goku, and Supreme Kai. It was a very good drawing for an
8-year-old! In the top corners were two young, dashing faces: Trunks and Goten.
Goten smiled.
"I like this one,too!"
"Maybe we can fuse again...sometime soon.."
Trunks said.
Goten nodded.
"Yeah! It'd be alot of fun!"
Bulma turned her head away to hide the tears.
Children were always hopeless dreamers. Nothing could destroy a child's genuine
hope. Nothing at all.
The boys talked for a few more minutes and Goku popped in.
"Hiya Trunks! Hey Bulma!" he said cheerfully. Not quite as cheerfully as
normal,though,because he could feel the poor boy's life quickly vanishing away.
Bulma simply glanced at him. Trunks fored another frail smile. Goku smiled back.
"Goten,it's time to go."
"Aww! Alright..Bye Trunks!" Goten said, trotting over to his father.
"Hey,Goten?" Trunks said hoarsly.
Goten turned back to his friend.
"Yeah,Trunks?"
"Can..can you draw a picture of...everyone for me..please?" he asked,holding
back a cough. Goten smiled and nodded.
"Yeah,sure Trunks! I'll make it my best picture EVER!!" and with that being
said,he skipped out the door. Goku waved and followed him.
Trunks grinned and closed his eyes.
Bulma watched her little boy,hoping and praying that he would wake up again.
Enjoy!
Spring of the Lilacs
Ch.1
Bulma gazed out thw window into the calmness of the spring. The birds,the
butterflies,the rich grass. Trunks loved the spring. He always said it was like the
whole-wide world was having "perfect-time" just for him.
To Bulma,anytime she heard his devilish yet harmonious giggle or saw his
cunning smile,it was "perfect-time."
He was very much like his father but had that certain understanding
compassion that came mainly from Bulma's mother.
Bulma could hear her son's gentle,hoarse breathing.More then anything she
wanted to take the child in her arms and make everything all better but she knew
better. His feeble condition barely allowed her to hold his small hand.
Ah,yes. That acursed condition. Her young son was dying from a nameless
illness that had come oh SO VERY unexpectantly. It was his 9th birthday..that
fateful night poor Trunks fell incredibly ill and was hospitalized.
It had been only two months since then and the boy was only getting worse.
Everyone knew he wasn't going to last much longer.
Everyone...all of them..their friends..they had always been there.Always.
They all tried for what seemed the longest time to help Trunks recover.But
nothing,not even senzu beans,worked.
Some docters suggested his illness could be genetic. They did find "strange"
genes and such in his DNA,but they had no idea it was his Saiyan blood.
Bulma and her father suspected that it could be something from Vegeta's
genes.Vegeta,surprisingly, didn't protest but went along with all the tests. In the end
all they got was a giant 'blank'.
After that,Vegeta disappeared. Well,not really.Piccolo and Goku could sense him
always close by. They all knew Vegeta wasn't the type of man that would abadon
his family.He wasn't a coward or heartless. He just needed some time away from
everyone else. Bulma knew he was always there.Every night while she slept beside
her son's bed,he would come.
He would come and visit,then leave a lilac in Bulma's lap and another one beside
Trunks. He knew they both loved that flower and it suited them well.
She didn't know what exactly Vegeta did during his visits but it couldn't
have been very much considering she only slept 30 minutes to an hour every night.
She was brought out of her daze by very soft,barely even audible words.
"Mum? I...I wanna go out..and play...." Trunks whispered hoarsly. He was
barely awake.
Those words brought tears to her already bloodshot eyes. She grasped his small
hand gently,holding back her tears.
"You can't now,sweetie." she choked out.
"When I get..get better?" he said,coughing a little.
She nodded and laid her head on the bed beside his hand.
Goten quietly wandered in and set a drawing beside Trunks' bed.
It was a dinosaur rampaging through a forest. Trunks loved Goten's drawings. He
had talent that went along perfectly with his imagination.
As Goten headed back towards the door Trunks smiled as best he could and
whispered
"Looks good Goten..." he said,coughing yet again.
Goten bounced back to the bed,almost yelling joyfully.
"Trunks!! You're awake today!" he said,putting his elbows on the edge of the
bed. Bulma lifted her head.
"Goten." she shushed him with a finger to her lips. He nodded and she sat
back in her chair, watching the friends with tears returning to her eyes.
"So you like the picture,Trunks? I was training woth Gohan today and saw it
and Gohan told me to go draw it!" he exclaimed quietly. Trunks nodded and
pointed to a squirrel being squished underneath the dinosaur's foot. He laughed a
litle which resulted in a bit of a cough. Goten looked at him with worried eyes.
Trunks merely nodded to assure his friend he would be "alright."
"I (cough) I like the one you gave me..last week." Trunks said, again
attempting to smile. Goten thought for a moment and grinned,taking one of many
drawings off the wall.
"This one?" Goten said,showing it to Trunks.
Trunks nodded.
It was a picture of a person and his comrads standing in front of the
Earth,protecting it.
The person in the middle was Gotenks,flexing and looking great. Around him
stood Gohan,Vegeta,Goku, and Supreme Kai. It was a very good drawing for an
8-year-old! In the top corners were two young, dashing faces: Trunks and Goten.
Goten smiled.
"I like this one,too!"
"Maybe we can fuse again...sometime soon.."
Trunks said.
Goten nodded.
"Yeah! It'd be alot of fun!"
Bulma turned her head away to hide the tears.
Children were always hopeless dreamers. Nothing could destroy a child's genuine
hope. Nothing at all.
The boys talked for a few more minutes and Goku popped in.
"Hiya Trunks! Hey Bulma!" he said cheerfully. Not quite as cheerfully as
normal,though,because he could feel the poor boy's life quickly vanishing away.
Bulma simply glanced at him. Trunks fored another frail smile. Goku smiled back.
"Goten,it's time to go."
"Aww! Alright..Bye Trunks!" Goten said, trotting over to his father.
"Hey,Goten?" Trunks said hoarsly.
Goten turned back to his friend.
"Yeah,Trunks?"
"Can..can you draw a picture of...everyone for me..please?" he asked,holding
back a cough. Goten smiled and nodded.
"Yeah,sure Trunks! I'll make it my best picture EVER!!" and with that being
said,he skipped out the door. Goku waved and followed him.
Trunks grinned and closed his eyes.
Bulma watched her little boy,hoping and praying that he would wake up again.
