AN: This took forever...I know...Sorry about that. I re-wrote this about five to six times. I wasn't satisfied with it at all. Until my wonderful friend and soul sister, Dewi or Dez-chan (hugs for you girl!) thought of an idea. This idea modified my original idea and I totally love it. It'll be on the next chapter mainly though, because it was the transition from this chapter to future chapters that got my head spinning. It's going to explain why the title is "Ryu no Knight" or Knight of Dragon/Dragon's Knight. I totally had no idea that there's an anime called Dragon's Knight and I have to say that the title did not come from the anime OK?
Thank yous: First of all, to my wonderful editor, Cher Chan! Thanks for being the beta reader for this fic!! Next is my bud Dez-chan! You are a lifesaver! You can't believe how much my @ss is saved! This next thank yous will be a little long...
JLSCORPIO78 - Sorry that this took long again...but with ff.net down, the writers can't really do anything about it, ne? Thank you, however for reviewing from the beginning of the series!!
Rita - Your review way back in chapter 2, suggesting that it was King Kai that brought Usagi there actually inspired something for my other fic, Immortality, so thanks for that. Also thanks for reviewing since the start too. ^-^
Samantha - Ha, ha! The whole Usagi and Pluto scene just popped in my head one day and I found it so tempting to write. I'm glad you liked it though.
SerenityMoon - *ducks at any flying ki blasts* I'll finish this story, I promise, as long as there are no more ki blasts flying my way. After all, if I'm fried by a ki blast, how am I suppose to finish this fic? ^_-
AnGel - Aw, arigatou! That's so sweet!! And for your treat, the Usagi/Trunks romance starts in this chapter!!
Fate's Child - Yay! Thank you so much for the compliment! ^-^ I'll be sure to finish this fic then!
chibi megami astraea - Aw! You had to ruin it didn't you! No fair, you guessed right!! And here I thought no one would ever guess! ^_-
So many people to thank still, but if I don't start this fic soon, I know Dez-chan's going to get a mallet to whack me over the head. So for those who reviewed and have not yet been mentioned...*hugs* Luv ya all!
Inspirations: Listening to Forever Love by X Japan, Flying Away from Gundam Wing, Strength by Koizumi Kouhei, Eyes on me by Faye Wong and Anata by L'Arc~en~ciel. They're my current fave music at the moment, but I love Yuugao as well. Anata inspired the Trunks-Usagi scene greatly. I love the song!!
Ryu no Knight -
Back to the Past
Story by: Lady of Earth
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters mentioned.
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I woke up in a dream today
To the cold of the static
And put my cold feet on the floor
Forgot all about yesterday
Remembering I'm pretending to be
Where I'm not anymore
- Linkin Park "With you"
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The blonde kicked the chair violently. "Shimatta! We should be able to find her by now!" She shouted. Her companion scowled, but kept on typing on his laptop.
"She's perfectly safe. We shouldn't worry." He said sensibly, taking time to brush strands of his platinum blonde hair.
"She's _our_ Princess. We're suppose to protect her!" The blonde exclaimed. The man stopped typing and looked up at his friend.
"She will be all right. We will see her again after she has finished her training." He pointed out. A train of curses flew out of the blonde's mouth...they would have sounded like poetry the way she said it, if only their meanings weren't so vulgar.
The man let out a long sigh, pulled out his Walkman and put the headphones over his head. Usually he would have said something in the lines of, "Your otou-san would have you wash your mouth with soap for that." But decided that he wanted to keep his head for the time being and continued to type while the blonde kept muttering away.
He looked at his surrounding. It was too peaceful to be his earth. His face broke into a broad smile; he was definitely back. He hadn't been sure why he was there in the first place. Perhaps it had been that he had nothing left where he was from. The androids had been destroyed, thanks to the strength and knowledge he gained by coming there in the first place.
The cool night air sent shivers down his spine. If he only remembered where Capsule Corps was located exactly again... He shrugged, feeling the sudden flare of ki. He didn't need a map, if Vegeta was training, that was definitely the best way to know where CC's exact location is.
A smile spread on his lips, he wondered how everyone's reaction to his arrival would be. The smile disappeared quickly as he remembered it. He hoped that everyone had gotten over her death all ready. Especially Goku and his past self, they were both the ones that seem to have suffered her loss more than anyone else.
He knew Goku's reason had been that of a otou-san loosing his musume but his past self...it had been more than that.
Usagi suppressed a groan from escaping her lips. Bulma had yet offered her more food, even though she knew Usagi couldn't possible eat more. The Sons had been invited over to the Capsule Corps for dinner. To Usagi, something was about to happen that night.
There was something about the shift in the wind and a sense of trepidation. The doorbell rang suddenly, surprising most people. Piccolo however, seems to smile suddenly and eyed Goku. Goku had not caught the look and took a second to realize it. He then broke into a grin and looked at Vegeta, who in turn snorted and grumbled a response.
It was a sort of wave effect that went through the three, which left Usagi to sweat drop.
"Trunks!" Exclaimed the surprised voice of Bulma. Usagi frowned. Trunks? She eyed the man sitting next to her. But he was in the room? So...who's at the door?
Everyone had gotten there before her, perhaps it was slow reaction time in her part, but it was more the much faster reaction of the others. Sure enough, after everyone had hugged and greeted the man...it was Trunks.
"Nani?" She exclaimed.
The man at the door...Trunks, widened his eyes. "Usagi-chan?" He asked.
"How do you know my name?" She asked in confusion. Trunks groaned, knowing that it was probably time to tell her of her other life, the one she had lived in this dimension...with all of them.
But a bright silver flash filled the room, blinding everyone for a moment.
"Serenity-hime!"
The apparition chuckled. "My dearest musume, you needn't call your own okaa-san that way." She told. Usagi flushed a bright pink for a moment. The silver goddess smiled at everyone in the room.
"We meet again. And of course, hello to the new addition of this group."
Mirai Trunks frowned for a moment, until he realized who the woman was. He bowed his head in respect to her before letting his eyes fall on Usagi once more. The queen turned to her daughter.
"I sense your inner battles, musume." She said softly. "You feel it don't you?" Usagi nodded, her eyes didn't shield her confusion.
"Demo, what is it? I-" She paused, looking at the Son.
"Give me a straight answer for once, okaa-san. Onegai." She pleaded. The Queen nodded and instantly Usagi felt something wash over her. The Queen spoke and the words, they seem familiar. But Usagi knew something for sure it wasn't Japanese. Though she recognized it a second later and in mere seconds she understood it all.
"Lunarian, I nearly forgotten." Usagi spoke softly.
"You haven't my dearest, it was simply locked away inside of you." Usagi looked at her with curiosity.
"What do you mean?" She asked. Queen Serenity sighed softly and looked away.
"When the Serenity from the other dimension died, she wished with all her willpower for her daughter to live again. To have a second chance." She explained.
"But of course, it was never granted. While the senshi and Endymion still had life left in them, Serenity's life..." She paused, looking at her musume, who at that moment looked at her okaa-san with betrayal written all over her face.. "I don't expect you to understand her actions, my dearest. I know you are angry, but you have to understand-"
At that moment, the dam that was holding every emotion back broke. "I don't want to understand!" She screamed, tears falling like pearls. "I don't *care* about her! It's MY life!"
The Z fighters could only stand at the sidelines, watching the mother and daughter. None of them understood what they were saying but seeing the pain written clearly on Usagi's face...It was probably best left unknown to them.
"Serenity, this ordeal will make you stronger. You will be a better person because of this." Her okaa-san told her patiently. "You are a fighter ever since you were born, Serenity. You will live through this and you will succeed. I believe in you."
She placed a hand on her musume's shoulder and softly turned her around so she could see the Z fighters.
"THEY believe in you." She whispered. It wasn't much really, what her okaa-san said, but Usagi felt as if the burden on her chest were lifted suddenly. She was breathing easier and her tears were forgotten, her sadness forgotten. She looked at her okaa-san and the Queen smiled down at her.
"Life, my dearest, is an ongoing battle. I know you're feeling the inner struggle. You know something, but you're not certain of what it is." The Queen said. Usagi looked at her, confusion clearly in her eyes.
"I don't understand."
"You have roamed this world before, my dearest. The love you felt for Endymion in the past, you know what it is, don't you?" Queen Serenity asked carefully, knowing what the answer would be. Usagi nodded her head slowly, she think she does anyway.
"I love him...as a brother, as a friend." She whispered softly, afraid of seeing what her okaa-san's reaction would be. To her surprise, the Ancient Queen nodded her head in satisfaction.
"Would you like to know why you are feeling this way, my dearest?"
"More than anything." Usagi breathed.
"The parallel dimensions have existed since the beginning of life itself. There are many people who walk upon those dimensions now, that feel as if they know one another. Everything around us is a cycle. The day you are born, you start to die...yet when you die, you are born again.
That is what took place with you, my dearest. You have lived before, found the other half of your soul and faded away again, the memory of him lost. You know all these people from before, where they have lived a life not so different than this one.
What you are feeling now, is recognition. You are starting to recognize these people from your past life. But what you don't know is that, they have already recognized you for what you are to them." Serenity told her. Usagi looked back at the crowd, something sparkling within her. It was unexplainable, whatever it was, but it gripped her heart.
"The memories you have now, is the memories of a life two lifetimes away. Before the Moon Kingdom that you know of. There exist our Kingdom, Selenia. Located also on the moon, this Kingdom was far greater than the White Moon Kingdom. It proved a strong alliance with the ruler of the Sun, who happened to be a Saiyajin and who also happen to be my husband and your father."
"But then-"
"He had been a General in his home planet, but fled because he could not stand the destruction that went on around him. He settled and build a colony in the sun. Soon after, the colony flourished into one of the majestic Kingdoms in the Solar System. All the Kingdoms accepted him and they were joined in the Golden Alliance. When I married your father, it strengthen the bonds of the Alliance.
However, our happiness did not last very long, as you can remember." The Queen paused, as she looked upon the distance and a faraway look cast upon her face.
"Our Kingdom fell and the only way we could save the people as well as you, is to send you to our strongest ally, Earth. Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Terra fell soon after. Although with the help of the Sailor Senshi, you were brought to a family of fighters to be raised as their own child.
You were much too young to remember then, we simply faded slowly from your memory and all you had left from us was your strength as a Saiyajin and the power of the crystal as a the sole heir of the Silver Crystal of the Moon."
"Okaa-san..."
"Do not grieve for us, ever. We gladly sacrificed our lives for our Kingdoms and for you, musume. Now, the life you led on Earth was filled with battles and yet you were content, for you were in the middle of a loving family where you were taught to fight for what is right and for the sake of the Earth. Perhaps you might not remember this family of yours or the people that long ago you have called friends. But search deep within you, you will know."
It was as if a light danced around her, her vision blurred for a moment. Images flashed through her mind, bits and pieces, all falling back into place to the greater picture that is her past life. The trials she had faced and had passed, the family she had and lost, the friends she gained and so much more.
"They were reborn with me?" Usagi asked with amazement at the Queen. Serenity nodded her head, the smile never leaving her face.
"After the battle with Cell, in which you all died, you were reborn once more."
"Nani?" Usagi cried out in alarm. "I thought onii-san destroyed Cell!" She exclaimed. The smile faded from the Queen's face and she looked at her musume sadly.
"I wish it were so, musume. But not even the anger that he unleashed because of your death could ever make him gain enough power to destroy that evil."
"Demo, who beat Cell?" Usagi asked in confusion. The next scene surprised Usagi beyond belief. Her okaa-san, the ever gentle Queen, turned to anger. Her eyes flashed with rage and her features grew dark at the question asked.
"Someone of even greater evil. That someone who is after you at this moment." She explained, suddenly she paused, a look of realization on her face. "Selene-sama! I nearly forgotten!" Exclaimed the Queen suddenly. She turned to look at the fighters.
"Any news from the four?" She asked to Goku. Goku shook his head, then looked at Piccolo.
"We've followed your instructions, Serenity-sama, but we still couldn't find them." Piccolo said.
"This is my fault really, I shouldn't have instructed them to stay in hiding." She said with a frustrated sigh/ "Now they're staying hidden even though I try to find them."
"Who are these four you speak of, okaa-san?" Usagi asked, sticking to Lunarian instead of Japanese.
"All will be revealed when you are ready. For now, I advise you to try and regain your memories first."
"Demo, I don't know. It's all too confusing to me. I was living in a lie all this time and now you tell me I had a life before, one that I know nothing about. I feel as if I don't belong anywhere." Usagi whispered.
"My dearest, the bravest thing you ever done was to stand up to the Guardian of Time of that other world. Now I want you to do the second brave thing, trust your heart. It will tell you where you belong." The Queen told.
Again, images flashed before her eyes. Although this time, it all flashed by in a quicker pace and not only did it make her dizzy, it made her even more scared. Her frustration and confusion was building up within her. She closed her eyes and placed her hands over her ears, causing the Queen to look up in alarm.
"DAME!" She shouted. Suddenly, all of her power exploded, causing all standing in the room to be pushed back by the intensity of the force. Her blonde hair changed into a fiery red, before suddenly, the power exploded even further and her red hair changed into pure silver. There were red streaks through her silver locks, now dancing around her.
"Usagi-"
"Leave me alone!" She shouted, before rushing out of the room and flying off into the dark of the night. Trunks looked at the Queen, waiting for a sign from her. She nodded her head, to give her consent and he took off at full speed after Usagi.
"What happened?" Chichi asked. The Queen sighed softly.
"I'm afraid this all has become too much for her to take. It's not every day that someone tells you that the world you lived in isn't the world that you belong. Or that the identity you have taken is actually meant for someone else."
"Musume." Chichi whispered softly.
Flashes of memories were entering her mind, even though she tried her best to keep them out. Keep them out of her throbbing head...
She stood in midst of her family and friends, frowning hard at the creature before her. He looked more of a green...thing than anything else. It was amazing he had such power and that he had killed so many people.
Her blood was boiling at the thought of it all. She glanced sideways at her otou-san, who was stretching his hands and cracking his knuckles. "I'll go first." He said. She raised an eyebrow and Cell seemed more than amused to it.
"All right, Son Goku."
'Iie! It's not right!' Her mind screamed watching the scene before her. Her Earth, the home she loves so much...it was like losing her parents all over again. The vision was still vivid in her mind, the scenes of the rubbles that was left of Moon Kingdom and the fallen bodies of her parents. Her eyes shone with determination. Iie.
She wasn't going to let the same thing happen to Earth, even if it means sacrificing her life. She loves Earth, along with everyone who live there.
She walked towards Cell, causing all to turn and look at her and even Gohan looked up. She smiled at her onii-chan and then turned her attention back to Cell.
"Kusoyaro. Don't you know there are a lot of ways to stop you?" She asked. She cast one last look at her family and friends and...her eyes stopped at Trunks.
Sadness flashed within her blue eyes but she couldn't let that stop her. "Prepare to die..." Usagi whispered coldly.
'Sayonara Minna.' She said, sending her thoughts to all of them through her heart.
In a flash of silver light, both she and Cell disappeared. And seconds later, in the other side of the Cosmos, a bright flash of light made creatures from the surrounding planetary systems and star system look up. It looked almost like a supernova and a beautiful one at that. But at that precious moment, one life had faded away.
"Usagi!"
She knew she was dead, but she saw them...she saw them all. She saw her onii-chan pounding his fists to the ground as tears of anger rushed down his face. Her ototo biting his lips and squeezing his eyes shut, though the tears rushed down his face anyway.
And Trunks...on his knees on the ground in silence as tears flowed down his face. She never found the courage to tell him how she really felt, that he was not just a friend to her. He was more, far more than that.
But it was her otou-san that nearly broke her heart...he stood in utter shock unable to move, with his mouth parted as if frozen in mid of a shout and the tears, pouring like a river down his face.
Suddenly, it felt as if her whole head was about to explode. She couldn't even concentrate on flying anymore. She felt herself fall out of the air, wind rushing pass her as she plummeted to the ground below. However, before she could even reach the ground, someone caught her.
She opened her eyes, just barely to see Trunks' lilac eyes looking down at her in concern. She vaguely saw his lips moving, forming words. Shouting something...was it her name? She didn't know, she couldn't hear anything. All that she was aware of was her throbbing head and that her vision was quickly consumed by darkness.
'Help me.' She called out mentally, before falling into unconsciousness.
"Usagi!" Chichi gasped out in shock as Trunks walked through the door, carrying the unconscious Usagi in his arms. Before Chichi could rush to the girl's side, Gohan gently pulled her out of the way.
"She needs to rest, okaa-san. She's been through a lot lately." He told her quietly. Chichi nodded reluctantly. Ever since the girl was brought to her life...her past life, so many years ago, she had thought of Usagi as her own daughter. To see a daughter in a state like this, whether she be adopted or not, is painful for any mother.
"Carry her to her room, Trunks." Bulma suggested, eyes resting on the silver apparition floating in her living room. As Trunks carried Usagi away, Bulma looked at the Son, who looked as worried as the Queen. It had been hard on all of them, to pretend to not know Usagi and yet, they have known her since forever. How they were given another chance of life in this earth, this untouched earth, they didn't know.
The other earth was destroyed as soon as Cell had killed the Z fighters. But here they were, in yet another earth, given a second chance at life. And it seems that nothing has changed since their last life after all. Or at least, they can pray that nothing has.
She woke to a pounding headache, softly groaning as she massaged her temple. Bit by bit, she was remembering. But there were still gaps in her memories. She could remember the family she gained in her past life. The warm smile of her okaa-san as she climbed down the stairs for breakfast, the ever-shining smile on her otou-san's face as he asks her how she felt that morning, the warm hug she receives from her onii-san and even the teasing glint on her otouto's eyes as they bicker of little things.
But one memory in particular, standing above the rest, the soft and loving smile of a lavender haired Saiyajin as the two of them fly high above the skies of the Dark Woods. There was a tug of her heart as she remembered her feelings for him. The feelings she had felt once more, when they trained in the room of Spirit and Time.
"Trunks-kun." She whispered softly, her eyes watering as she remembered her last moments yet again. The words she had left unsaid to him, the agony of it all, for him not to know her true feelings of him.
"Gomen. Gomen nasai minna-san." She said softly as she wept. She heard a soft knock on her door and she quickly brushed the tears aside. She stood up and walked over to the door and opened it. Lavender eyes filled with worry greeted her. The look on his face was enough to make her feel the urge to wrap her arms around his neck and kissed him there and then.
But she knew of what he had been through and what they are yet to go through. This was simply not the time...not yet anyway.
"Ohayo Trunks." She said softly.
"Daijoubu ka?" He asked carefully, watching her every move. She nodded and smiled.
"At least I remember the past now." She told him. A look of relief washed past him and he leaned forward and drew her in for a hug. Caught off handed by this motion, it took her a second to finally hug back.
"I missed you." The longing was cleverly hidden by the sadness intertwined with relief in his voice. Her eyes watered at the sound of his voice, something she missed through the years.
"Missed you too."
"Ohayo." She said softly as she slipped into her seat. The ones seated had been Goku, Goten and Gohan. Apparently Vegeta had decided to start sparring early. Even Bra was nowhere in sight. Bulma and Chichi were busy in the kitchen but upon noticing Usagi's arrival, Bulma quietly slipped out of the room.
"Daijoubu ka, Usagi?" Gohan asked. She laughed softly and smiled in amusement as they watched her carefully.
"I think I've been through worse than this. Daijoubu." She replied.
"Are you sure?" Gohan asked again. She shook her head, remembering too well her over-protective onii-san. And not to mention okaa-san and otou-san.
"I'm sure," she paused for a moment before adding, "onii-san." Gohan's eyes widened, as did the rest of the Son family. Usagi giggled as she watched them all, eyes dancing with laughter.
"I really like the clueless look, onii-san. It goes with your eyes." She teased. Easily Chichi rushed over to her side and hugged her tightly. Usagi managed to choke out a breath and pat her okaa-san on the back.
"I'm back, okaa-san." She told her, through choked voice. Goku walked over to his wife and gave her a tap on the shoulder.
"I think our musume needs to breathe, Chichi." He said to her, the trademark Goku grin on his face.
"I'm so glad you're back, aino-chan." Chichi said with wavering voice. Usagi sighed, knowing that when Chichi gets emotional like this, she can go on for days. Luckily enough Goten took this moment to remark,
"Does this mean I have to give your room back?" Usagi raised an eyebrow.
"It was never yours to begin with, so yes." She told him.
"Yeah right! Well, you can't have it back!" He exclaimed.
"I'll fight you for it." She challenged.
"You're on!" Gohan groaned as the two quickly headed to the nearest fighting area, while Chichi shook her head in dismay. Goku, however, chuckled happily at his two younger children. It was good to finally have the family complete once more.
Everyone had gathered at Capsule Corps by dinnertime and voices and laughter could be heard coming from the place. Leaving the lone figure to smile in amusement on the rooftop.
She enjoyed the happiness that filled each voice. And the sound of ringing laughter that came from inside the house. It was everything that she wasn't inside. For her happiness had been sucked away, out of her life.
Maybe forever.
She let out a sigh, fiddling with the necklace that hung around her neck. Her otou-san had given it to her, claiming that her real mother, the Queen had come to them and explained about her arrival. But before she left, she had also left the necklace.
The chain was made out of gold, but the pendant, was made out of something completely different. It was a metal that can't be found on earth, but common in the Moon Kingdom. The pendant itself was in the shape of a star.
Inscribed at the back was:
"Search for the star, that's where victory lies"
She didn't know what it meant. Was it a clue? Or was it just some advice that was left for her, one that she will find out only when the timing is right.
She looked at the crescent moon in the sky, again searching for answers. "You probably can't hear me, demo I miss you okaa-san, both you and otou-san. Now that I know my past... I miss you." She whispered.
A silent tear rolled down her cheek, glittering like a crystal under the moonbeams. She closed her eyes, giving into the night and the whisperings of the night wind. And that was how Trunks found her, in the dark of the night.
"Usagi?" He whispered softly. Her eyes opened as she turned to look at him. She looked flustered as she moved to wipe the tear away. She was surprised, however, to find that his hand had beaten her to it. He wiped the lone tear softly, eyes filled with worry and concern.
"What's wrong?" He asked, leaving his hand on her cheek.
"Nothing's wrong." She replied, a blush starting to stain her cheek. He noticed her flushed look and instead, drew closer to her. It was now or never and he wasn't about to let another chance go by. He had lost her once, he wasn't about to lose her again. A soft gasp escaped her lips, which caused his lips to curl to a smile.
"Soo ka?" He whispered to her ear, knowing what his teasing was probably doing to her. Her breath was caught. Having him so close seems to make her heart pound faster. She stared into his eyes, surprised to find the love that was hidden deep within them.
She should have seen it from the start. But she didn't, too busy with other matters than realizing his feelings for her.
Could she?
Was it right?
She wanted to scold herself. Of course it was right! What was it that she wanted to tell him before she was killed? What was the one word that was at the tip of her tongue and yet, she swallowed it and left him instead. He didn't know her true feelings and she didn't find out about his feelings then either. But now, with a new chance...did she want it to just pass by?
With renewed courage and determination, she made her mind up.
To Trunks' surprise and partially to her own as well, she leaned forward and let her lips brush against his for the first time.
His eyes widened for a moment, but finally drew to a close as he wrapped his arms around her and returned the kiss.
Thoughts were running inside her head. Never had she felt such a passion within one kiss. Stories couldn't explain how the feeling was like. The light-headed feeling, as if she was about to soar to the skies and the incredible warmth of being held so closely by someone. She had never truly kissed Mamoru before, although the main reason why she would ever think of him had been mainly because of her manipulated memories of her supposed past. And she had never met Endymion of this reality.
She didn't let herself be drowned into the past as she concentrated to the present, into the arms of the man that she...loves with all her heart.
The two were too wrapped up with each other to notice Goten's head poking through the door, as he was searching for Usagi. His eyes widened at the couple. An evil smile appeared on his face. Then purposely, he cleared his throat loudly.
The two jumped away from each other. "Busy are we?" Teased Goten. Blush covering their cheeks, both Trunks and Usagi still managed to glare at their friend. Goten chuckled.
"Dinner's almost ready. Better get inside." He told, before flying back downstairs. Finally, he had *something* to blackmail both Trunks and Usagi for.
Usagi felt her face burn. She just knew that Goten saw her flushed look despite the dark of the night. She had to find a way to get back at him for interrupting the moment. She dared herself to look at Trunks and found that he had been staring at her. Both were too shy to do something by this time.
Trunks felt as if there was something blocking his throat. Although soon the temptation of tasting her lips once more became too unbearable, as he made his way to her. He tilted her chin up and their lips met one more time. Usagi's arms were wrapped around his neck and his arms were wrapped around her waist. It was as if their soul were linked instantly in the passion of the kiss, a seal for their love for each other that was left unsaid in a different life.
By the time they had to draw apart for air, they were both smiling at each other. The blush still covered their cheeks, but the happiness radiating from their eyes was unmistakable. He kissed her forehead tenderly before brushing strands of her hair back. "I've been waiting a lifetime to tell you this," he began, his eyes reflecting the emotions that were going through him.
She smiled softly and shook her head. "A lifetime plus one year." She corrected.
"You forget, we were in the room of Spirit and Time for a year." He smiled, but then gulped, realizing what he was about to say. He had to tell her what was on his mind. He had played the scene in his head too many times, but now that it was time, he didn't know how to say it.
It was as if she was reading his mind, seeing the discomfort and the urgency in his eyes. She stroked his cheek lovingly, knowing too well what he was about to say to her. "Aishiteru Trunks-chan." She whispered softly.
His eyes widened and his face questioning how she knew. But the smile on her face made it unnecessary for the question to be answered.
"Aishiteru Usa-chan." Seconds after the words came out, she began to giggle.
Her arms wrapped themselves around his neck as she whispered in his ears, "Do you know how long I've waited to hear that?" She asked.
"How long?"
"A lifetime."
Who are the two mysterious new comers? Friends or foes? Princess? The Four? What's going on???? (wouldn't you like to know?)
Ay! TWO TRUNKS? I'm talking heaven here!!! :p Actually that idea came from Dez-chan, who thought it would be cool to have both of them in the fic. Dez-chan has my Yuuhi-kun hostage so I'm going on a strike for now until she gives me my Yuuhi back! (Dez-chan jahat! Elo kan udah punya Ken-kun!!!)
OK, OK...a little information so nobody gets too confused in here.
The Cell Game took place when Gohan was 18, so about 9 years later than original. But Cell's skills and strength is as strong as Buu's, therefore the Buu episodes never happened. And also, Mirai Trunks is the same age as Gohan.
A little 'teaser' for next chapter...
"Hold on for a moment..." Usagi told her friends, holding her hand up at them. She began to walk closer towards the shadows.
"Usa-chan." Hissed Trunks, but she paid no heed to his warning.
"Who are you?" She whispered, her eyes could make out more of him now.
The voice chuckled. "Ah, chibi-hime...you have not changed at all."
Usagi recognized the voice straight away. She stood up straight and took a step back, shaking her head as the figure stepped into the light.
'Iie!'
Images played in her mind, of her parents lying dead on the ground and the blood chilling laughter that rang throughout the Kingdom, followed by the scream that ripped through her throat.
'Anyone but him!'
