Choose Your Path
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the Dragonball/z/gt characters. That would be so cool though.
Krillin looked towards his house and the two tiny figures that he couldn't quite make out. He had been out flying to try and clear his head from any thoughts of the beautiful blonde android that constantly haunted his mind. Unfortunately it hadn't helped much, it never did. As he got closer he could see Gohan standing in front of another person, who looked oddly familiar. ~No it's impossible, that can't be her. . .~
He landed in front of Gohan, only glancing at 18 for a second, "Gohan I think I need help."
"Why?"
"I'm starting to see things."
"Like what."
"Android 18."
Gohan turned around and glanced at 18 giving her an odd look, "Well if she's just a hallucination then I've been talking to myself all day. But I'm pretty sure that that's actually 18."
18 crossed her arms and smirked, "I told you I'd come and see you again. And I'm a woman of my word."
Krillin felt his heart pounding so hard, he thought it would rip out of his chest. "It's really you?"
"Yeah. . ." 18 arched a brow, ~What's wrong with this guy?~
Gohan cleared his throat, "Uh, maybe we should go outside, Krillin looks like he's going to pass out."
Krillin nudged Gohan and gave 18 an embarrassed expression. "Would you like to come in 18?"
18 shrugged, "I guess." She was actually kind of excited that she was being accepted by yet another person, but she didn't want to show it.
Krillin led them into the house and then into the living room, "Please sit down, I'll be right back." He rushed into the kitchen and collapsed on one of the chairs. ~Oh my God, I can't believe this is happening. She's actually here! And she came to visit me. Wait I'm forgetting something.~ He started breathing again, ~Ok that's better. I better snap out of it and get back in there before they start to wonder where I am.~ He got up and quickly pulled some mugs out of the cupboard.
"Why do you think he was acting so weird? Was that his way of showing he was afraid of me?"
"Oh. . .No. Krillin has a crush on you." Gohan never was one to think before speaking.
"Excuse me?"
"Well I thought you knew. It's kind of obvious."
She knew, she just didn't want to admit it. There was something about being liked that way by a human that made her uncomfortable.
"Alright fresh, hot tea." Krillin said cheerfully as he gave them each a cup then took one for him self and sat down beside Gohan.
18 glanced down at the cup. Tea was a foreign thing to her do to the fact that all her brother kept around the house was coffee.
Krillin froze ~She doesn't like it! If she doesn't like it, I think I'll die~ "Is there a problem 18?"
"Hm? No." 18 brought the mug up to her mouth and took a sip, ~Not bad~ She took another sip then lowered the mug. She leaned back uncomfortably when she saw the look Krillin was giving her. "It's uh. . .It's good, thanks." She was hopping that was what he was waiting for.
Krillin relaxed and stopped looking at her with his anxious expression.
Gohan could feel the tension in the air, "I think maybe I'll go and let you two tal-" He got up but was immediately pulled back down by Krillin.
"Nonsense Gohan." He gave Gohan a vicious look, "I'd be happy of you'd stay and visit for a while."
Gohan smiled nervously, "Ok."
"So. . .18. How are things? Did you ever find your brother?"
18 told him everything that happened after the Cell games. "I see."
"Yeah. Well I got really bored so I needed something to do."
Krillin sighed ~The only reason she came to see me was because she was bored. Oh well. At least I get to see her again~
"Can I ask you guys something?"
Krillin and Gohan looked up at her, a bit surprised by her tone.
"What do the others think of me? You two seem to think of me as your friend for some odd reason. Now is there something wrong with me, because I find that to be absurd especially since not all that long ago I was out to kill Goku."
Krillin decided to answer, "There's nothing wrong with you. We know that you and your brother didn't have a choice in the way you are. But unfortunately most of the others are either afraid of you or angry at you."
"That's what I thought." ~Ok so their friends don't like me no big deal. They're just a bunch of silly humans, saiyans and that green guy. They mean nothing to me. . .~ She sighed ~Then why do I care all of a sudden? What's wrong with me?~
"I was thinking about what you said before about always being bored at your brothers house."
18 snapped out of her train of thought, "Yeah?"
"Well this may seem a bit personal but. . .Do you think that maybe that just isn't the right kind of life for you?"
"It's possible."
"Have you ever. . .you know. . .Considered starting your own life. He's obviously content where he is but I don't think you are."
18 sighed, "You don't think I know that?" she asked him, starting to get a bit defensive. She got to her feet and looked down at the other two, "I think I'm going to go now."
"Wait!" Krillin jumped up, accidentally hitting Gohan with his knee.
18 crossed her arms, "What?"
Krillin stared at the ground, "There's going to be a party this Thursday at Capsule corp. and I was thinking that maybe. . .If you get bored again or something. . .That maybe you would want to go."
"I don't think so."
Gohan got up and looked at her with puppy dog eyes, "It would mean a lot to us. Besides maybe this is the chance you've been waiting for, for people to accept you as you are now."
18 looked into his eyes and sighed, "I'll think about it, but don't get your hopes up." She opened to door and walked out of the house then took to the air.
~To be continued~
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the Dragonball/z/gt characters. That would be so cool though.
Krillin looked towards his house and the two tiny figures that he couldn't quite make out. He had been out flying to try and clear his head from any thoughts of the beautiful blonde android that constantly haunted his mind. Unfortunately it hadn't helped much, it never did. As he got closer he could see Gohan standing in front of another person, who looked oddly familiar. ~No it's impossible, that can't be her. . .~
He landed in front of Gohan, only glancing at 18 for a second, "Gohan I think I need help."
"Why?"
"I'm starting to see things."
"Like what."
"Android 18."
Gohan turned around and glanced at 18 giving her an odd look, "Well if she's just a hallucination then I've been talking to myself all day. But I'm pretty sure that that's actually 18."
18 crossed her arms and smirked, "I told you I'd come and see you again. And I'm a woman of my word."
Krillin felt his heart pounding so hard, he thought it would rip out of his chest. "It's really you?"
"Yeah. . ." 18 arched a brow, ~What's wrong with this guy?~
Gohan cleared his throat, "Uh, maybe we should go outside, Krillin looks like he's going to pass out."
Krillin nudged Gohan and gave 18 an embarrassed expression. "Would you like to come in 18?"
18 shrugged, "I guess." She was actually kind of excited that she was being accepted by yet another person, but she didn't want to show it.
Krillin led them into the house and then into the living room, "Please sit down, I'll be right back." He rushed into the kitchen and collapsed on one of the chairs. ~Oh my God, I can't believe this is happening. She's actually here! And she came to visit me. Wait I'm forgetting something.~ He started breathing again, ~Ok that's better. I better snap out of it and get back in there before they start to wonder where I am.~ He got up and quickly pulled some mugs out of the cupboard.
"Why do you think he was acting so weird? Was that his way of showing he was afraid of me?"
"Oh. . .No. Krillin has a crush on you." Gohan never was one to think before speaking.
"Excuse me?"
"Well I thought you knew. It's kind of obvious."
She knew, she just didn't want to admit it. There was something about being liked that way by a human that made her uncomfortable.
"Alright fresh, hot tea." Krillin said cheerfully as he gave them each a cup then took one for him self and sat down beside Gohan.
18 glanced down at the cup. Tea was a foreign thing to her do to the fact that all her brother kept around the house was coffee.
Krillin froze ~She doesn't like it! If she doesn't like it, I think I'll die~ "Is there a problem 18?"
"Hm? No." 18 brought the mug up to her mouth and took a sip, ~Not bad~ She took another sip then lowered the mug. She leaned back uncomfortably when she saw the look Krillin was giving her. "It's uh. . .It's good, thanks." She was hopping that was what he was waiting for.
Krillin relaxed and stopped looking at her with his anxious expression.
Gohan could feel the tension in the air, "I think maybe I'll go and let you two tal-" He got up but was immediately pulled back down by Krillin.
"Nonsense Gohan." He gave Gohan a vicious look, "I'd be happy of you'd stay and visit for a while."
Gohan smiled nervously, "Ok."
"So. . .18. How are things? Did you ever find your brother?"
18 told him everything that happened after the Cell games. "I see."
"Yeah. Well I got really bored so I needed something to do."
Krillin sighed ~The only reason she came to see me was because she was bored. Oh well. At least I get to see her again~
"Can I ask you guys something?"
Krillin and Gohan looked up at her, a bit surprised by her tone.
"What do the others think of me? You two seem to think of me as your friend for some odd reason. Now is there something wrong with me, because I find that to be absurd especially since not all that long ago I was out to kill Goku."
Krillin decided to answer, "There's nothing wrong with you. We know that you and your brother didn't have a choice in the way you are. But unfortunately most of the others are either afraid of you or angry at you."
"That's what I thought." ~Ok so their friends don't like me no big deal. They're just a bunch of silly humans, saiyans and that green guy. They mean nothing to me. . .~ She sighed ~Then why do I care all of a sudden? What's wrong with me?~
"I was thinking about what you said before about always being bored at your brothers house."
18 snapped out of her train of thought, "Yeah?"
"Well this may seem a bit personal but. . .Do you think that maybe that just isn't the right kind of life for you?"
"It's possible."
"Have you ever. . .you know. . .Considered starting your own life. He's obviously content where he is but I don't think you are."
18 sighed, "You don't think I know that?" she asked him, starting to get a bit defensive. She got to her feet and looked down at the other two, "I think I'm going to go now."
"Wait!" Krillin jumped up, accidentally hitting Gohan with his knee.
18 crossed her arms, "What?"
Krillin stared at the ground, "There's going to be a party this Thursday at Capsule corp. and I was thinking that maybe. . .If you get bored again or something. . .That maybe you would want to go."
"I don't think so."
Gohan got up and looked at her with puppy dog eyes, "It would mean a lot to us. Besides maybe this is the chance you've been waiting for, for people to accept you as you are now."
18 looked into his eyes and sighed, "I'll think about it, but don't get your hopes up." She opened to door and walked out of the house then took to the air.
~To be continued~