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Yunie: Hello and thank you for reading this far! I hope that you enjoy the second chapter. Here's there things will start to heat up!
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Chapter Two: AbnormalGoten couldn't keep from laughing.
Following the end of their shift, the boys ate dinner at Goten's house (it was Chichi's turn to cook tonight) before heading off to train. As they arrived at the usual open area, in this case a large field, Goten chuckled to himself.
"I have the perfect girl for you, too. Oh man, this is so exciting."
Trunks rolled his eyes.
"Whatever. Let's go."
Goten lowered into his favorite fighting stance, his smirk lighting his features and giving his eyes a mischievious glint. With the two fingers closest to Trunks, he motioned to him.
"Fine. Come at me."
Trunks frowned, ducking down as well. In an instant he pushed off the ground and appeared in Goten's face, fists raised. Goten, always quick with his reactions, dodged Trunks's attack easily and the two became a blur of fists and feet.
Dodge left, punch right. Dodge right, kick left. Duck. Jump. Slide around. A back shot! And then, a separation. The two boys slid away from each other, panting and grinning.
"I can tell you haven't been training," Trunks complained, though his smirk revealed his joke. Goten's smile widened as he wiped his forehead on his wristband.
"Oh really?" he retorted. "Then how come you can't keep up with me?"
Another laugh shared between the two boys, they again engaged in their playful bout. Blocked fists, crossed ankles and shouts of surprise or of force. And then...
Goten's focus left the fight as a faint glimmer in the sky caught his attention. Of course this distraction cost him; Trunks landed a solid, easily dodgable punch in his right cheek, sending him flying backwards. The impact startled Trunks as well, and he blinked, puzzled at Goten's sudden lapse.
"What was that?" he demanded.
Goten rubbed his cheek, but he kept his eyes on the sky.
"I just thought I saw..." Goten trailed off, still watching the sky as he got up from the ground. His eyes searched for that glimmer again, though he lost it in the fall.
Trunks followed Goten's gaze and gave the sky a once-over while still wearing his confusion on his face. Seeing nothing, he turned back to his friend and raised an eyebrow.
"I don't see--"
"There!" Goten thrust his arm forward, gesturing toward the sky with wide eyes. And this time when Trunks turned, his eyes widened, too.
There, in the sky, there was some sort of object. As the seconds ticked away, that object grew larger, as if it were falling. The closer it got, the clearer they could see it. At first it seemed like a bag of some sort, then perhaps something wrapped in an old sheet. But something was strange. Beside the fact that the object seemed to glow softly, its long, thin shape seemed almost... human.
"Is that..." Trunks spoke unconciously as slowly he could see the figure of a girl as she fell from the sky. But his words fell on no ears save his own; he glanced over his shoulder to find that Goten was no longer there.
Goten, realizing the object of his attention was human--not to mention falling at fatal speeds--had long since leapt into the air and took flight, using his chi to keep his body from mirroring the girl's fate. He shot up toward the girl, praying silently that he could muster the strength to catch her.
And then, that moment. She was directly above him. He held out his arms, and suddenly, it was as if she had never fallen. Slowly she floated down into his arms, weightless. In the moment it took her to settle into his arms, the golden glow slowly faded away, and the girl's head rolled slightly to rest against his shoulder. She let out a breath, and suddenly, her weightlessness evaporated. Goten started at the weight and dropped several feet before compensating. Once stabilized, he took a good look at this girl. She had a lightly tanned complexion, with long, dark brown hair that probably fell around mid-back. Her face seemed used to smiling, although her expression now was far from one of happiness. As for her body... she wore nothing save the white sheet which she was wrapped in. Goten stared at her in subdued fascination until Trunks's voice broke him away from her.
"Huh?" Goten looked down at his friend, then slowly lowered himself back to the ground as well. "Did you say something?"
Trunks fixed his gaze on the girl in Goten's arms, stepping up next to his friend.
"...Where do you think she came from?" he inquired after a few moments.
Goten shook his head.
"Who knows...?"
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end chapter two: abnormal
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