A/N: Well, here it is, the last chapter. I really hoped you enjoyed this, and I want to thank everyone who's been reviewing. I think I neglected to mention that this story is also dedicated to "Anai" and her Saiyan Prince. May Kami smile upon you always. :)

*Chapter Twelve*

Three days later, everyone was rested and healed from the battle. Nemie had spent a lot of time on the couch or in bed. Anai and Gohan had spent a lot of time lost in conversation. Gohan's arm was recovering; Trunks's leg was doing fine, but with all the time he and Nemie spent together, Goku and Bulma joked that the blow to his head had affected his logic. Vegeta was no where to be found, as usual.

One the third day after the fight, Anai dragged Nemie away from the group.

"You know, we're going to have to go back sometime."

Nemie sighed. "I know...but I don't want to. There's so much to lose..."

"I understand how you feel, but think about it. Now that Ryukin and Pichu are gone, the army won't have a leader. That means we could probably fix our own time." Anai said reasonably.

"You're right, but I mean...Trunks and Gohan..."

"We can't stay here forever."

Nemie hung her head. "If we're leaving, we need to go before we become too...attached."

Anai grabbed Nemie's arm and together they made the announcement to the others.

"We've decided we're going to leave...tonight."

Trunks and Gohan's faces fell considerably.

"What? Why?" Trunks asked.

"You know the answer to that, Trunks." Nemie replied.

"Well, um, you kids need your privacy." Bulma stood up from the couch and headed into the kitchen. Goku followed her.

Anai took Gohan's hand and led him outside.

"I wish you could stay." Gohan said sheepishly.

"So do I, but I can't." Anai answered. "Nemie and I have a responsibility to our comrades back in our own time."

Gohan hugged her and didn't let her go. "You won't forget me will you?"

"How could I?" Anai whispered, resting her head on his shoulder.

Inside, Nemie sat down next to where Trunks rested on the floor.

"I don't understand why you have to go." He said, not looking at her.

"Trunks, look at me." He didn't, and Nemie put her hand on the side of his face to make him look at her. "You know exactly why I have to go. For the same reason you'll have to leave soon. Neither of us belong in this time."

Trunks sighed. "I knew that...I just don't want to face it." He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. "At least let me have this little while with you."
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Later that day, everyone gathered outside Bulma's house as the twins prepared to leave. Even Vegeta showed up to see them off.

First, Nemie and Anai hugged Goku and thanked him for everything.

"I didn't really do anything!" Goku replied. "But I'll miss you two."

Next was Bulma. They gave her a big hug, then kissed Chibi Trunks's cheeks. The baby grinned and laughed delightedly.

"I really want to thank you both." Bulma said. "If not for you, my son probably wouldn't be alive right now."

"If not for your son," Anai answered, "then we wouldn't be alive right now."

Vegeta was next in line. Nemie tried to say something to him, but he stopped her with a raised hand.

"Don't waste your useless blubbering on me."

Anai and Nemie nodded in respectful understanding and moved on...to Gohan.

Nemie hugged him quickly and kissed his cheek before stepping back out of Anai's way.

Gohan lifted Anai's chin so she would look him in the eye. "Anai..."

She suddenly threw her arms around his neck and held him like she never wanted to let go. "I can't do this, I can't. I can't just walk away from you."

"Anai, listen to me." Gohan said softly, stroking her hair. "There's nothing I want more than to have you stay with me, but we both know you can't. You have to go home to your fellow warriors in the future. Please don't make this any harder than it already is."

Anai took several deep breaths and nodded. "Okay...okay I can deal with this."

"I'm going to miss you." He hesitated. "I never got to tell you..."

"You didn't have to." She interrupted him. She stood on her tiptoes so she could kiss him slowly and tenderly. When they separated, she whispered in his ear, "I love you."

He started to reply, but she put one finger across his lips to silence him.

Quickly, before she could cry, Anai moved on to Trunks. She ruffled his hair and told him to take care of his mother. As soon as she had done that, she got out of the way.

Nemie blinked a few times when she stepped up to him. They were quiet for a minute until tears began to well up in Nemie's eyes.

"I told myself I wouldn't cry." She managed to say as the tears spilled down her cheeks.

"Shhh...it's okay." Trunks hugged her and let her cry into his chest for a few moments. When Nemie pulled away, Trunks reached up and wiped her tears away with his thumbs.

"I don't know what to say..." She said finally. "I could tell you that I'll miss you, but that would be an understatement."

"You could tell me that you love me." He answered. "Because I love you more than words can say."

Nemie bit her lip to keep the tears from flowing again, but it was in vain. She got the words out before she started to sob. "I...love you...Trunks." She kissed him one last time and turned her back on him.

Anai grabbed Nemie's hand and they walked a few feet away from the group.

"This is it everybody." Anai admitted shakily. "We're going home."

"Goodbye!" Was all Nemie could get out through her tears.

Bulma waved to them as a faint purple glow grew around the girls. They waved back and smiled sadly, though their images were beginning to flicker.

Then, just before they disappeared completely, Nemie and Anai blew kisses to Trunks and Gohan. The boys didn't even have a chance to respond because a purple light flashed and the girls were gone. In an instant, the mighty Sister Saiyans vanished, taking numerous generations worth of power, and memories, with them.

The End





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