Iba's Notes: Well I think it's about time I reveal something before people get upset with the "unfairness" in my fanfiction. I know it gets really boring if someone has like no power or is oh-so-powerful. So I used Usagi, in the last chapter, to level out some things; because most of you forget the power that Hotaru has... Something else I noticed in my reviews...it's mostly GIRLS O_o;;. I guess it figures...romance, lala. Oh well.
Usagi had detransformed after Gohan left, and she took Hotaru in her arms and carried her home.
She looked down to Hotaru. That poor, poor girl. Hotaru is living one of the hardest lives around. She is a prodigy, yet everyone hates her for it. Even Hotaru hates herself for it, but Usagi could understand...
Hotaru of all people definately needed someone to care for her, but not like this. It seems Gohan has his feelings mixed. Somehow he knew about her power.
Usagi laid her friend in Hotaru's bed, and watched her for a moment.
Chibi-Usa and the others waited downstairs patiently for Usagi to return to them.
It was quiet.
Gohan sat on a hill, and looked down at the moonlight reflecting off the lake nearby. He had an arm around one knee while he let the other leg hang freely on the hill's ledge.
He sighed, then lowered his head.
He couldn't do it. There was just no way, he couldn't do it. The word "why" echoed in his mind, and haunted him. Gohan looked at his free hand. It was still shaking a bit; he clenched it into a fist.
Everyone will be angry at him, especially when the whole world is gone. He will never hear the end of it in the other world...unless he's sent to Hell first for letting the physical world be destroyed in the first place.
But all he could think of was how sorry he was to Hotaru. Threatening to kill her; and she trusted him. Some friend he turned out to be when he's practically trying to gouge out her heart.
Her heart...
She does have a heart. Why should anything with a heart be killed?
Gohan stood up, he spread out his arms, and let himself fall. With a splash he landed in the lake, and floated to the surface on his back. He looked up to the sky, the stars, and and the moon. It was still so late, but there was still much time left in the night.
Would it be too soon to go see her again? he wondered. Perhaps tomorrow...
At last, Saturday came around. Hotaru had just awoken after sleeping for exactly thirty-two hours. The whole night had shooken her system a bit too much, but she was calm now.
Hotaru looked out the car window, and watched the trees go by. Dr. Tomoe looked back at her through the rear-view mirror, still full of worry and concern for her. He had taken some time off his new job so they could get away to the beach for a bit, Hotaru really needs it.
When arrived at their small beach house, Dr. Tomoe was so lovingly enough to help Hotaru out of the car. Hotaru stepped out and lifted her hat, looking up at the vast blue sky.
She wasn't quite sure why Dr. Tomoe brought her here, but she knew it was with the best of intentions. Hotaru turned to him, and smiled fraily.
The view on the deck from beach house was gorgeous, glittering water, swaying palm trees. Best of all, the little children that played on the beach, they all seemed so happy.
Hotaru had to go out there herself, to feel the breeze and hear the waves. She sat underneath an umbrella in a light set of clothes, she sipped her drink then laid herself back down on her lawn chair.
"So this is where you're hiding..." said a familiar voice.
Hotaru looked up, she rather wished she hadn't when she saw Videl. Videl must have followed her here to drag her back to Gohan.
Gohan...
"What brings you here, Videl?" Hotaru asked her, carefully.
"I come up here every weekend," Videl told her, sounding rather truthful. Perhaps Hotaru wasn't going to have to worry. "But I could ask you the same..."
"Just a short vacation," Hotaru falsely smiled at her. "I'll be back at school in a week or so."
Videl gave a small laugh. Did she even know what had happened between Hotaru and Gohan?
"I don't know if you know, that I dumped Gohan a few days ago," Videl sighed, gazing at the water. "So it's okay."
"What's okay?" Hotaru was confused. Just what was Videl getting at?
Videl laughed again, this time at Hotaru's naivate. Then she got up, and said, "Don't worry about it, just remember what I said."
Night fell and the stars shone brightly above. Hotaru sat on her bed, worrying, worrying. Videl could have already called Gohan and told him just where she was.
Hotaru was just going to have to stay up all night.
Okay, you know what? This chapter really sucked and it was a real let down since I haven't posted in two months so go ahead and bitch about it. My head is fuzzy and....*drool* o____o What? What was I saying? Review me dammit.