Through The Eyes of A Saiyan
Written by Jennifer and Mandy
Chapter 7 - Break Down
Part B
Goten flew as fast as he could to the hospital, hoping Trunks would still be there. "Gosh, I wonder how Trunks is handling this. He must be really torn up about it, poor guy." He squinted a little, straining to see further. "There's the hospital.", he said as he sped up.
Trunks was sitting under a giant willow tree in front of the damaged hospital with his knees pulled up to his chest and his head resting on them. He looked up and saw a sparkle in the sky. Knowing who it was, Trunks turned his head back down and stared at the ground waiting for Goten to arrive.
When Goten landed, he looked around for Trunks and saw him under the tree. He went over, pushing the long willow branches out of his way. "Trunks…", he said softly, with a voice filled with sorrow and sympathy for his friend.
Trunks didn't look up; he just continued staring at the ground in front of him. His lavender hair shielded his face from Goten's view.
Goten slowly walked over to his distraught friend and knelt down, "Are you all right, Trunks?"
Trunks turned his head slightly as tears began to blur his vision.
Goten tried to offer some comfort, "I'm really sorry, Trunks. Everything is going to be ok, I promise."
Trunks spoke barely above a whisper, "I can't believe she's gone…" His voice began to waver as he turned his head to look at Goten, blinking out the tears, "I…I didn't even get to say good-bye or that I loved her…one last time."
Goten tried to hold back the tears as well. "I know it must be devastating to lose your kaasan, but I'm sure she knew you loved her."
Trunks let out a sigh as he brushed away the tears and looked back down at the ground. "I don't think my dad took this too well; he flew off in the other direction."
Goten put his hand of Trunks' shoulder. "Come on, Trunks. I know you'll pull through.", he said with a reassuring smile, "I know it's tough, but you've got to try to stay strong for your imouto. And possibly...even for Vegeta."
Trunks snapped his head up at the mention of his sister, "Bra! Does she know?"
"Iie, Nobody has told her yet.", Goten answered.
"Oh Kami!", Trunks sighed, "How is she going to handle this? How is Dad going to tell her?"
"I'm not really sure, Trunks. But I think that Vegeta will be able to break it to her the best, since they seem to be close.", Goten replied.
Trunks narrowed his eyes a little while he looked back towards the ground again. "I hope so."
Meanwhile, "Ok...just let me go get my dollies." Bra ran up to Goten's room to gather her belongings, then came back downstairs and looked up towards Goku.
He looked down at her, "You ready now?"
"Hai!", Bra confirmed.
He lifted her up and held her close as he put his two forefingers on his forehead, once again, then vanished, reappearing in front of Capsule Corporation.
Goku carried Bra inside. She looked around, "Tousan?" Goku called out, "Vegeta, are you here?" When he got no response, he carried Bra up to her room. Once inside, he gently sat her on the bed. "I'm going to go find Vegeta and talk to him. You stay here, ok?"
"Kay!", Bra replied sweetly.
He nodded and smiled while leaving the room, shutting the door behind him.
Vegeta came out of the bathroom after having a relaxing Jacuzzi in attempt to relieve the stress that was consuming him. As he walked across the room, tying the belt of his robe in a square knot and letting out a tired sigh, he heard a light knock on the bedroom door. "What is it, Kakarott?"
Goku opened the door just enough to see Vegeta leaning on the dresser with his arms folded, looking out the window. "Vegeta…You mind if I come in?"
Vegeta shrugged his shoulder and cocked his head for a moment.
Goku, uncertainly, stepped inside the room, but stayed next to the door.
Vegeta, irritated, looked at Goku out of the corner of his eye. "Well, if you're going to come in…come in.", he said harshly.
Slightly surprised, Goku walked further into the room. After a few moments of awkward silence, Goku began to speak, "Are you all right, Vegeta? Do you need…"
Vegeta cut him off, "Spare me your sympathy, Kakarott. I don't want to hear it."
Goku sighed slightly, "I know you don't want to hear this, Vegeta. But you have to keep it together. You have to stay strong for Bra and for Trunks! This is hard on all of you."
Vegeta gave no reply. He simply continued to stare out the window.
Goku proceeded, "Vegeta, it's ok. You don't have to hide your feelings like this. I know what you must be going through...."
At hearing this, Vegeta turned around completely, to face Goku, uncrossing his arms in the process. "How can you say that?! You don't know! I never...even told her I loved her! How DARE you say that you understand when you have your wife sitting at home alive and healthy!!", he continued, "The last thing she said to me was that she loved me. All those years I took her for granted! I never showed her that I cared for her like she did for me."
He stopped, blinking in sudden realization, "Why am I even telling you all this, Kakarott? It's none of your business!, he raised his fist as his frustration increased, "What are you even doing here anyway? I don't recall telling you to come over here!
Goku produced a sweat drop as he struggled to remember his reason, "I was uh…" he stuttered, "I came to bring Bra back home."
Vegeta gasped and took a step forward. "Bra! I completely forgot! Does she know yet? Did you tell her, Kakarott?
Goku shook his head, "Iie, Vegeta. I didn't tell her. I thought it'd be best if you did."
Vegeta looked at the floor in thought. "I wonder how she'll take this. How am I going to tell her?" He looked back out the window. "How can you just tell a 5 year-old girl that her mother won't be here?"
Goku suggested, "Just tell her the truth, Vegeta. No need to lie to her about it. Sit her down and explain what happened in a gentle and mature matter."
Vegeta glanced at Goku, "Hai, I suppose you're right.", he sighed, "You make it sound so easy though." Goku was silent for a moment before Vegeta asked, "By the way, do you know where Trunks is?"
Goku replied, "Um... iie, I don't. Goten went to go talk to him. He'll probably be home soon, don't worry.
Vegeta nodded slightly, "All right.", he looked back at Goku, "Listen to me. If you tell anyone about this conversation, I swear I'll blast you to dust."
Goku grinned and rubbed the back of his head. "I won't tell, Vegeta."
"Now," Vegeta pointed to the door and demanded, "get out of my house!"
"All right, Vegeta. I'll go now. Talk to you later.", he said with a slight smile. Goku turned and walked out of the room, proceeding through the halls, down the stairs, through the living room, and out the front door. He leaped into the air, deciding to fly home instead of teleport.
Written by Jennifer and Mandy
Chapter 7 - Break Down
Part B
Goten flew as fast as he could to the hospital, hoping Trunks would still be there. "Gosh, I wonder how Trunks is handling this. He must be really torn up about it, poor guy." He squinted a little, straining to see further. "There's the hospital.", he said as he sped up.
Trunks was sitting under a giant willow tree in front of the damaged hospital with his knees pulled up to his chest and his head resting on them. He looked up and saw a sparkle in the sky. Knowing who it was, Trunks turned his head back down and stared at the ground waiting for Goten to arrive.
When Goten landed, he looked around for Trunks and saw him under the tree. He went over, pushing the long willow branches out of his way. "Trunks…", he said softly, with a voice filled with sorrow and sympathy for his friend.
Trunks didn't look up; he just continued staring at the ground in front of him. His lavender hair shielded his face from Goten's view.
Goten slowly walked over to his distraught friend and knelt down, "Are you all right, Trunks?"
Trunks turned his head slightly as tears began to blur his vision.
Goten tried to offer some comfort, "I'm really sorry, Trunks. Everything is going to be ok, I promise."
Trunks spoke barely above a whisper, "I can't believe she's gone…" His voice began to waver as he turned his head to look at Goten, blinking out the tears, "I…I didn't even get to say good-bye or that I loved her…one last time."
Goten tried to hold back the tears as well. "I know it must be devastating to lose your kaasan, but I'm sure she knew you loved her."
Trunks let out a sigh as he brushed away the tears and looked back down at the ground. "I don't think my dad took this too well; he flew off in the other direction."
Goten put his hand of Trunks' shoulder. "Come on, Trunks. I know you'll pull through.", he said with a reassuring smile, "I know it's tough, but you've got to try to stay strong for your imouto. And possibly...even for Vegeta."
Trunks snapped his head up at the mention of his sister, "Bra! Does she know?"
"Iie, Nobody has told her yet.", Goten answered.
"Oh Kami!", Trunks sighed, "How is she going to handle this? How is Dad going to tell her?"
"I'm not really sure, Trunks. But I think that Vegeta will be able to break it to her the best, since they seem to be close.", Goten replied.
Trunks narrowed his eyes a little while he looked back towards the ground again. "I hope so."
Meanwhile, "Ok...just let me go get my dollies." Bra ran up to Goten's room to gather her belongings, then came back downstairs and looked up towards Goku.
He looked down at her, "You ready now?"
"Hai!", Bra confirmed.
He lifted her up and held her close as he put his two forefingers on his forehead, once again, then vanished, reappearing in front of Capsule Corporation.
Goku carried Bra inside. She looked around, "Tousan?" Goku called out, "Vegeta, are you here?" When he got no response, he carried Bra up to her room. Once inside, he gently sat her on the bed. "I'm going to go find Vegeta and talk to him. You stay here, ok?"
"Kay!", Bra replied sweetly.
He nodded and smiled while leaving the room, shutting the door behind him.
Vegeta came out of the bathroom after having a relaxing Jacuzzi in attempt to relieve the stress that was consuming him. As he walked across the room, tying the belt of his robe in a square knot and letting out a tired sigh, he heard a light knock on the bedroom door. "What is it, Kakarott?"
Goku opened the door just enough to see Vegeta leaning on the dresser with his arms folded, looking out the window. "Vegeta…You mind if I come in?"
Vegeta shrugged his shoulder and cocked his head for a moment.
Goku, uncertainly, stepped inside the room, but stayed next to the door.
Vegeta, irritated, looked at Goku out of the corner of his eye. "Well, if you're going to come in…come in.", he said harshly.
Slightly surprised, Goku walked further into the room. After a few moments of awkward silence, Goku began to speak, "Are you all right, Vegeta? Do you need…"
Vegeta cut him off, "Spare me your sympathy, Kakarott. I don't want to hear it."
Goku sighed slightly, "I know you don't want to hear this, Vegeta. But you have to keep it together. You have to stay strong for Bra and for Trunks! This is hard on all of you."
Vegeta gave no reply. He simply continued to stare out the window.
Goku proceeded, "Vegeta, it's ok. You don't have to hide your feelings like this. I know what you must be going through...."
At hearing this, Vegeta turned around completely, to face Goku, uncrossing his arms in the process. "How can you say that?! You don't know! I never...even told her I loved her! How DARE you say that you understand when you have your wife sitting at home alive and healthy!!", he continued, "The last thing she said to me was that she loved me. All those years I took her for granted! I never showed her that I cared for her like she did for me."
He stopped, blinking in sudden realization, "Why am I even telling you all this, Kakarott? It's none of your business!, he raised his fist as his frustration increased, "What are you even doing here anyway? I don't recall telling you to come over here!
Goku produced a sweat drop as he struggled to remember his reason, "I was uh…" he stuttered, "I came to bring Bra back home."
Vegeta gasped and took a step forward. "Bra! I completely forgot! Does she know yet? Did you tell her, Kakarott?
Goku shook his head, "Iie, Vegeta. I didn't tell her. I thought it'd be best if you did."
Vegeta looked at the floor in thought. "I wonder how she'll take this. How am I going to tell her?" He looked back out the window. "How can you just tell a 5 year-old girl that her mother won't be here?"
Goku suggested, "Just tell her the truth, Vegeta. No need to lie to her about it. Sit her down and explain what happened in a gentle and mature matter."
Vegeta glanced at Goku, "Hai, I suppose you're right.", he sighed, "You make it sound so easy though." Goku was silent for a moment before Vegeta asked, "By the way, do you know where Trunks is?"
Goku replied, "Um... iie, I don't. Goten went to go talk to him. He'll probably be home soon, don't worry.
Vegeta nodded slightly, "All right.", he looked back at Goku, "Listen to me. If you tell anyone about this conversation, I swear I'll blast you to dust."
Goku grinned and rubbed the back of his head. "I won't tell, Vegeta."
"Now," Vegeta pointed to the door and demanded, "get out of my house!"
"All right, Vegeta. I'll go now. Talk to you later.", he said with a slight smile. Goku turned and walked out of the room, proceeding through the halls, down the stairs, through the living room, and out the front door. He leaped into the air, deciding to fly home instead of teleport.