Ok. Here's Chapter 5. I have some replies for a few people that reviewed. First is for BulmaSB: I promise not to add incest, I never did plan on that. To OmegaNY, thanks for telling me that they actually do say they have heightened senses, I never have watched the early episodes. Do you think you could give me an episode number of when they say that? That'd be great! And last but not least, The Flying Pen: I don't know what you mean by "keeping in touch with her family." Do you mean talk more with them? Know more about them? I didn't understand that too well. And thanks to all the people who gave me good reviews! You people rock! On with Chapa 5!!!
I was still on the couch burning my head with questions. I didn't feel like getting up. I just felt like...sleeping. Thinking. Worrying. As I was staring at the ceiling, something flew into my thoughts. Vegeta didn't want me to know he was going to Kami's tower! Trunks said he knew they were going there but he couldn't tell me, 'cause his dad told him not to. Thinking this just brought even more questions and worries to me. This was getting so frustrating. I didn't know what Vegeta told Bra in the first place, why they went to Kami's, why he didn't want me to know he went to Kami's, why he wouldn't tell me himself, and why Bra was acting like she didn't know what I was talking about. Almost ripping my hair out by now, I decided to check on Trunks, just for the heck of it. He never needed 'checking' but I was bored as hell and needed something...anything to do.
Slowly walking up the stairs, I lightly brushed my hand over the railing. I never actually hung onto it like some people, I'd gotten too used to my stairs to use the railing.
I sluggishly walked to his door, and lightly knocked on it. I was still in my own world thinking about this Monday's events. Suddenly stopping, I realized it was still Monday. All this chaos and it's not even been a full day yet. Glancing out the window I noted it was dark, so it had almost been a full day.
Turning back to the door, I noticed Trunks hadn't opened it. So I walked in cautiously, and immediately noticed the opened window. I didn't really care. He was a big boy, and he could most definitely take care of himself if some weakling decided to gang on him or something. I walked over to his window, letting the cool breeze tell my skin how cold it was before shutting it. Then I straightened his bed and dressers. I sometimes cleaned his room for him, when I was especially bored, like today.
After encountering the empty room, I decided to try to see if Bra's room was occupied. I walked across the hall without knowing I was. I was really starting to get dizzy. If I hadn't woken from my daydream in time, I would have knocked by slamming my head into the door. I stopped quickly, almost an inch from the door. I softly rapped on the door, awaiting an answer.
Bra came to the door, not even looking at me. She just opened it then went right back to her phone to talk to it. I heard her say, "Hold On" before she covered the bottom of the phone and looked up at me and silently said, "What?"
"Oh nothing, just wanted to check on you." I said. I knew that was a terrible answer, I never checked on my strong Saiyan kids.
She looked at me suspiciously before she spoke. "I'm fine, mom." She said to me like I was a freak. Can't blame her. Sighing I gently shut the door behind me as I walked out of her room.
I was getting too bored now. I could sleep, but I wasn't tired. I could cook, but I wasn't hungry. I was literally about to cut off all my hair just too see what I'd look like because I was so bored. As if Kami himself heard my wish, all the electricity shut off like dark lightning in our house. I almost leaped out of my skin in excitement that I had something to do, but of course my daughter was down the stairs in less than a second, giving me an earful about her phone conversation being cut off because I didn't keep the electricity charged. Then of course my darling husband was next, stomping through the living room still sweaty from his training, yelling at me for the gravity machine breaking down because I didn't keep the electricity charged.
Pushing all their rants away, I calmly walked down to my lab were the main electricity power was located. I walked down the stairs and to the power source, taking my sweet time. I had all the time in the world at that moment. Humming, I walked over to my wall of tools, and took out the box I used for this type of operation. Rolling under the huge energy conductor on a comfortable rolling floor, I slowly looked over the insides to see if anything was broken bad enough to be able to be seen easily. To my delight, I couldn't see anything. I unhurriedly pulled out my little flashlight and looked deeper. Nothing. I did the same with a bigger and stronger flashlight. Nothing. I had used every one of my flashlights, each one being a little big brighter and bigger than the last, looking slowly over the machine. By now even I was beginning to get frustrated. I couldn't find anything wrong. Then I saw that my main chip to make this thing run and produce the enormous amounts of electricity needed was damaged. It got old and croaked.
Lightly putting my flashlight down I gingerly plied the large chip out manually. Rolling out from under the large structure, I got up from my little rolling floor and walked easily over to my desk to see what was damaged. Not that I needed to. I knew that it was just old and it just needed to be replaced, but just for entertainment I looked to see what had blown. It had been cracked. Oh well.
Sighing I opened up a drawer and pulled out a brand new backup chip. I got back onto my rolling floor and slid under the machine again and easily applied the new chip. I rolled back out slowly, not wanted my business to end. I stood up then flipped the little switch and all the lights came back on. Joy.
By the time I got back upstairs, my family had already gone back to their tasks. Defeated, I had one option left: a walk.
I grabbed a jacket, left a note to say I had gone out for awhile, then walked out the door.
I stopped for a little bit, just standing in the pleasant temperature. I gradually continued on, at a steady pace. I passed house after house, alley after alley, and car after car. I swear I must have walked five miles, because my legs were burning and my breath was gone. I saw a park up ahead, and decided to rest there. When I finally reached the gate, I opened it and flopped onto the bench, breathing hard.
I couldn't walk back, I just couldn't. I thought I'd have to wait until Vegeta started to look for me, or until Bra did. Or until some freaks came and killed me. I didn't think that would happen, so I just laid there, not caring. Then I heard people talking. My hope rose tremendously. Who could resist giving Bulma Briefs a ride home? I sat up slowly. I couldn't make out the people at first. I could only see the purple hair...the black hair...holding hands...
Trunks and Pan.
I wanted to scream. Just scream at the top of my lungs that he was going to die when he got home, that he was going to be brutally killed by Gohan at my request. Then the other side of me wanted to scream out how proud I was that he found a girlfriend, that he could bring her over anytime.
Then that last part of me made me just shut up. Don't say anything, see how it goes. So I did. I watched. I listened. I saw...
All of a sudden they stopped. Trunks turned toward her, facing her with a look on his face I'd never seen before. Never. Pan looked right back, same look. I didn't know what to think. What to do. What to scream. I just watched.
I saw his lips move barely, saying an unknown phrase, singing an unknown song. Then I saw her lips curve...ever so slightly. Into a smile. Then her lips said the unknown words also; you could tell they had said the same thing to one another.
Speechless. Unbelieving. Mystified. Proud. Scared... All those things and more was what I felt. I knew what they had said. I had said it to Vegeta more times than I could count, only getting the same response once. He had only said it to me one time, which I understood. I was so glad my son wasn't so proud he couldn't say it aloud. That made me so happy; I wanted his wife to hear those words out of him every time she needed.
I Love You.
I kept watching...I watched it all. I held my breath when I saw him lean closer...closer...I watched their faces barely touch each other's...then they kissed. I wanted to cry, yell, cheer, and take a picture all at once. It was so gentle, caring. Pretty. All my daydreams ended when they slowly pulled away. Pan leaned her head on his shoulder, then they continued on. Just as they came. Just talking.
I watched them leave, walk into the distance behind the darkness. It felt like a movie. They come in regularly, turn it into a dramatic scene, then leave in the same fashion they came. I finally realized I was breathing, and when I snapped back into reality, I felt guilty. Guilt covered me like the cold did. Their first kiss, that special moment was suppose to be just for them. I had watched; Watched the whole scene from the hard bench. I felt so bad. First kisses are private feelings, that no one else is suppose to see you share. But it wasn't my fault, I told myself. They happened to be here the same time I was. I wasn't doing this purposely, I should feel guilty, right? My thoughts were slashed away when Vegeta flew overhead, then, seeing me, flew down to were I was.
I sighed heavily, thanking Kami for my good luck not to have to walk home. Vegeta had come looking for me, after all, I had been gone for almost three hours, and even thought he'd never admit it, he worries about me.
I slowly got off the bench, still dizzy from this Monday's events. I locked my arms around his neck as he did with my waist, then we took off, headed for my house. We never usually talked when he picked me up, I wished we would. But tonight all I could think of was...today. All the events, leading up to a flight home.
We landed on my balcony. Vegeta knew I was tired and I could tell he decided to bring me straight to my bed. Changing into my PJ's very quickly, I hastily got under my covers, wanting sleep to come and take away my dizziness. Then I felt the pressure on the bed next to me, and noted that Vegeta had decided to sleep in bed tonight. I rolled over and got closer to him as I usually did. He'd never 'snuggle' in public, but in private he tolerated it.
As I laid there, I thought about the whole Monday. If a Monday was this long, the rest of the week would be a month to me. Before I closed my eyes for the final time that night, I saw the spider. The same spider that had started this day was now finishing it. It crawled very slowly up the wall, and to its web. I watched it for a short while, then I slept, dreaming of the tomorrow that never comes.
OK!!! I'm DONE with Chapter Five finally! I'm sooo sorry this was really short, I could think of like, nothing to put in this chapter. So did you like this Chapter? I did! I love T/P!!! Please Review this Chapter! Once again, CONSTRUCTIVE flames! Flames are awesome if they tell you how to improve! It helps you become a better writer.
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Ok I usually have what I had planned for the next chapter down here, but I can't think of anything... Um... does anybody have any suggestions??? I really need some!
