Android 18 woke up very early the next morning. Warm and comfortable, she took a moment to open her eyes. She felt a prescence next to her, but put it off as a pillow and stretched slightly, cuddling into it. When the prescence's arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer to him, 18 opened her eyes. The room was dark and daylight was two hours away. Krillin lay beside her, the two tangled together underneath a mass of warm blankets. The window to her right showed a moderate slew of snow falling to the ground. Krillin was fast asleep. Ten thousand thoughts ran through the Android's mind. How did she let herself get there? How was this human able to break through the barrier she worked hard to keep up? Why did she actually enjoy the company of him? …Why wasn't she leaving? 18 kept her eyes on Krillin, not wanting to move, but wanting to get out before her barrier was completely knocked down. Now was her chance to leave…so why wasn't she leaving? Did she want to stay? She just kept her eyes on Krillin as if he would mumble the correct answer in his sleep.

After a while, Android 18 decided she would stay where she was and worry about things in the morning…

Krillin woke up an hour later. He opened his eyes and recognized his surroundings immediately; enjoying the company that usually was his solidude. Listening to the breathing of the sleeping woman beside him, Krillin knew she was the right one for him. She looked at peace when she slept and could not put up the barrier that normally kept people away. Hearing the whistling of the wind outside and feeling a small chill within the room, Krillin fixed the ruffled blankets over the two of them, shifted slightly and went back to sleep.

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Later that morning, Android 18 awoke to the similar situation, except Krillin lay sprawled out on the other end of the bed, snoring softly. His hair was askew and it was a funny sight to witness. 18 chuckled slightly and pulled the blanket close to her small form. She did not want to get up just yet and was glad to see Krillin was still sleeping. Krillin must've felt eyes on him, for he opened his eyes and looked into the eyes staring back at him.

"Good morning," he smiled, stretching and rewrapping his arms around 18s waist. She laid her head on his chest and mumbled, "Is it morning already?"

"Nobody is home so we can sleep in as long as possible," Krillin told, sighing and looking out the window. The sky was covered in dark storm clouds and the snow continued to fall. It was the perfect weather to stay in bed all day.

"Where is that guy who normally stays here?" 18 questioned.

"Who knows? He disappears from time to time. Sometimes I don't want to know," Krillin said with a grimmace. 18 laughed.

"It's only the two of you living here?" 18 wondered as she shifted so she was lying on her back. Krillins arms went to the back of his head as he looked up at the ceiling.



"It's only the two of us. We have company, so it's not lonely out here. Its mainly Master Roshi's old students, though.

"What about all of your friends?"

"I like to go and visit with them. They're not bad people once you get to know them."

"Oh yeah," 18 snorted, propping herself up on her elbow. "They'd just love to get to know the destructive Android."

Krillin was not taken aback by the comment. Everyone was there when the Androids came and reined their destruction, but they were also there when 18 was regurgitated from Cell and saved by Krillin. They also witnessed his choice of wish to remove the bombs out of her. She wasn't threatening then. Nobody'd trust her though. She would always be the destructive Android they met her as.

"Don't worry about them. A few of them were actually on the wrong team before coming over to our side. Just give them time," he reassured.

The two of them remaind in bed for a while just chatting about nothing and keeping warm underneath the blankets. This was the first time in a long time the Android felt safe and secure.

"I want to show you my cabin today," 18 said, as the two of them dressed, ready to start the day.

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Krillin and Android 18 set out to her cabin. She felt like she could trust him to show her residence and he wold respect her privacy after. The sky was gray and the two dressed for the weather. Side by side, they flew at a moderat e speed over the chilling waters until they were over a vast wooded land of tall pines, weighed down by snow and ice and tall enough to poke at the sky. Various creatures left tracks of footprints in search of food.

"Seventeen was the one who found the cabin," she told. "He was blasting trees and took the tallest one out, only he noticed the tree was going to fall on the cabin and blasted the tree to pieces. That was when he proclaimed that this would be our home." Krillin wondered why she was sharing all of this when at the restaruant she stopped herself when menchioning her brother. Maybe the woods brought out the good memories of the small family; well, good in their eyes.

They landed amongst a mass of tall and fallen trees. Little footprints of birds left small tracks around the front way. 18 opened the dor and led the way in. the comfortable living area looked to be just as a cabin in the middle of the woods should look; fiireplace in the center wall, sofa with a handmade cover over it and there was a hint of antlers on the wall or a bearskin rug, but must've been removed for their tastlessness. A nice-sized television sat adjacent to the sofa, with its remote sitting on top of the set.



"Quaint little place here," Krillin commented as they moved on. However, Krillin changed his mind when they made their way to the bedroom. It was a mess! Clothes were strewn this way and that, shoes were separated from their partners and hats lay about on their sides. Everything looked thrown out of a closet.

Before Krillin could stop himself, he blurted out, "Don't you ever clean up?"

"What can you expect, I'm a girl," 18 grinned as she picked up a sweater and threw it onto her bed…which wasn't made. "I'll clean up eventually."

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Later that day, Krillin excused himself, telling 18 he had some business to take care of and he would see her later. Even though Krillin had never been to her cabin before, when he left, it felt like something was missing. Android 18 plopped down onto her sofa feeling a little tired…but happy. She liked the feeling of having someone care about her. She was alone in the world and it just wasn't cutting it anymore. The couple at the ice skating rink, even the old quarreling couple at the movie theater, they all had someone to be with and weren't alone.

18 decided to take a walk to clear her mind. Changing into a pair of black pants, dark pink sweater and black trench coat, she left her cabin and took a small stroll through the woods.

Everything reminded her of Krillin: the tree she blasted in rage of her emotions when they had first kissed, which now lay covered in snow, a patch of ice where she took him down with her at the skating rink and chunks of snow from when they had their snowball fight.

"Stop thinking like this,' 18 thought to herself, trying to stop the memories from seeping in. 'What if you do want to live with him and be with him? Are you going to have to be friends with his friends? They will never accept you! You will always be the destructive Android to them!" Another tree went down.

18 turned on her heel and went another direction. "What if I do want to be with him? He cares about me and wants to be with me. Who cares about what his friends think? I don't need to impress anyone. All I need is him…! No matter how many negatives I can put together, I am happy when I think about being with him." 18 knelt down, made a snowball and tossed it in to the air as hard as she could. It came down about ten feet away from her. Later, she would talk to Krillin about being with him.

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The night was quiet and cold. The night sky held many constellations and stars as far as the eye could see. Temperatures were in the low twenties, yet felt colder. Krillin, bundled up for the winter, set out to 18s cabin. Even though they had only been out together a few times, he wanted to be with her. There wasn't a doubt in his mind. He had never felt this way about anyone else before and hoped to only feel this way about her for the rest of his life. He wondered though if she would ever give up her 

lonely life in the middle of the woods and come to live with him on Kame Island. Maybe he would bring it up with her when he got there.

Landing in the woods, Krillin went over to the front door and gave it a few short, soft knocks. On the other side of the door, 18 removed the fleece blanket covering her small form, stood up and went to get the door, only to look down and realize she was in a pair of flanel pajama pants and thermo-hooded shirt. Shrugging, 18 went and got the door. If they were going to be together, he was going to see her in her pajamas.

"Hey," she replied after opening the door and moving aside to let him in.

"Hey 18. It's a nice night. They say we are going to get another snowstorm at the end of this week," Krillin said, trying to make small talk.

"I think I saw something about that when I was flipping through the channels. Come join me," 18 offered, going back over to the couch and sitting down. Krillin took off his hat and coat and hung it up on a hook by the door next to one of 18s trench coat. He then went over to 18 and sat down next to her, grabbing the fleece blanket and covering the two of them with it. At that exact moment, the duo thought to themselves, they would talk later. For now, they had what they wanted, each other.