Previously: Lime wanted to tell him. She wanted to tell anybody, but she couldn't. She was a coward. No, she wasn't a coward, she was a waste of space. A filthy, useless, waste of space. Lime glanced at Trunks and opened her mouth, but nothing came out except a light gasp for air. She was panicking!

A small squeak slipped from her lips and her heart began to race quickly. Lime gripped at her chest; the sudden sharp pain surprised her. She suddenly collapsed onto Trunks' lap. He looked shocked and unsure of what to do at first. He soon realized Lime was not breathing. Trunks checked her pulse and it slowly started to slow down. He picked her up (Like he would an infant) and took to the sky to look for his mother's laboratory. Once it was seen he shot off quickly in need of a medical professional. He literally flew through the front door, knocking it off its hinges. Bulma saw this and looked furious. She soon realized what Trunks had in his arms. It was a girl lying limply with her eyes closed.

"No time for you to explain! She needs a senzu!" Bulma automatically insisted. Trunks nodded and set the mute girl on the examination table. Bulma tossed about random cases of pills until she found the container to hold the senzu beans. Once it was opened, she noticed only two were left. She popped one into her hand and walked quickly over to Lime on the table. Trunks pulled down Lime's chin and let Bulma place the senzu bean in the teenager's mouth.

"C'mon honey, chew!" Bulma said, determined. Lime's mouth began to move up and down slowly, her eye-lids clenching. She swallowed weakly and sat up, gasping and breathing heavily after a few moments later. She groaned feeling slightly woozy. Before she realized where she was, she opened her eyes wide and was starting to panic again.

"Wait! You're okay! You're fine! You're safe!" he said frantically, calming the Blonde teen down. She breathed slowly, nodding.

"Seems like she had a panic attack. What happened to her, son?" Bulma said, concerned for Trunks' new friend.

"I'm not sure. She doesn't talk at all. We would have to have her write on paper." He replied flatly.

"Really? That's interesting.. I suppose we should let her rest for a while before we ask her anything. She might still be on edge." Bulma said, walking over to her desk continuing to tinker on her latest project. Trunks nodded and looked at Lime with worry. She looked back at him, scared, as if she were afraid to tell either of them anything.

Trunks hugged her comfortingly. She hugged back but her face was still the same expression. Fear. How was she supposed to tell him? How was she supposed to tell anyone? She couldn't. She couldn't tell a soul. Or was she just too afraid of the outcome? Realizing how serious this was, she decided she would eventually tell them both what had happened back in the Café. Lime was still skeptical about the whole thing. She would take a nice nap and explain everything.

A FEW HOURS LATER

Lime awoke. She remembered what happened before she fell asleep; Trunks had shown her to a guest room in Capsule Corp. where she could rest without being disturbed. She yawned quietly, rubbing her sleepy eyes before getting out of the bed. She heard a couple of knocks at the room's door. She walked over and opened it. Trunks stood there and smiled. She smiled back nervously.

"Have a nice sleep?" he asked her. She nodded and followed him down the hall to his mother's laboratory room.

"Hello honey! Can I ask you a few questions? Trunks might want to know as well." Bulma asked the blonde teen. Lime nodded, feeling nervous and awkward around them at the moment. Bulma motioned for Lime to sit on the examination table. She gave the girl a piece of paper and a pencil. Lime began to write furiously. After a few minutes she flipped the paper around and handed it to Trunks. Bulma stood next to him, reading it as well. The paper read…

"The three guys who were at the Café assaulted me a few months ago. I have known them since I was a child. Troy, Bailey, and Matthew. We were good friends at one point, but then they turned dark. I told them I wouldn't be their friend if they continued to act mean to other kids. That was 4 years ago.. After school let out about a month before now, all three of them ganged up on me and kidnapped me. They took me to this abandon Where-house where they each took my virginity. Before they did so they took a knife to my neck and cut me near my vital artery because they said I would attract 'unwanted' attention from screaming. Ever since that incident I have been trying to avoid them. That one cut almost took my life away. From then and till now I haven't spoke a word. Only cried, laughed (rarely), and coughed. Those are the only sounds that have come out of my mouth. Now you understand, right?"

Trunks almost dropped the paper. He wasn't expecting this to have happened to such a sweet girl. Sweat was forming on his brow. His mother looked shocked as well. Bulma tried to say something but her voice cracked. Trunks looked over at Lime with hurt in his eyes. Not his hurt, but the hurt she must have felt since the assault. Lime hung her head, feeling embarrassed and vulnerable from what she just told them both. Trunks handed the paper to his mother and embraced Lime. She accepted the gesture of kindness with tears streaming down her cheeks. She sniffled and Trunks loosened the hug to look down at her.

"I-I…" he started, "I can't even imagine how you coped this whole time… let me tell you this.. You won't be hurt any longer. I promise that." He said, pulling her in again for another hug. His own eyes began to get watery as he hugged the crying teen. He couldn't believe this happened to Lime. She seemed so kind and compassionate. Why did such bad things happen to good people?

Ok guys, that's it! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I got very emotional while I wrote this chapter. It took me a long time to finish it. I know this chapter is shorter than the first, but that means chapter 3 will be extra awesome and longer than chapter 1! :D Thanks for reading and have a great weekend! ^-^ -Purplepurple99-