*Chapter 9*
.:: The Fight ::.

"The wimp probably knew I couldn't be beaten and left…" Tofu said to two sayians as he walked into Rosemary's room and stopped. He saw Rosemary and Trunks sleeping in the same bed (don't get any bright ideas people, nothing happened). Rosemary had her head rested on Trunks chest and Trunks had his arm wrapped around her.
"What's going on here!?!" Tofu yelled.
"Huh?" Rosemary opened her eyes sleepily and yawned. She realized she was laying on Trunks and immediately got up. Trunks woke up as she pushed his arm off.
"What's going on here!?!" Tofu repeated even angrier. "If either of you did anything, I shall kill you both!"
"Shove it up your ass." Rosemary yawned dragging herself to the bathroom. She went in and looked the door behind her.
Trunks was about to get up when Tofu made a shot that pinned Trunks down. "What did you do half-breed?!"
"Nothing." Trunks winced getting up.
"Want us to take care of him?" One sayian asked.
"No, just leave." Tofu said coldly not taking his narrow-eyed glare off Trunks for a moment.
Tofu and Trunks started having some what of a staring contest when Rosemary came out the bathroom and went to her changing room.
They stopped when they heard Rosemary yell, "What the hell is this!?!"
Trunks and Tofu ran into the dressing room to see what she was talking about. There was only one outfit. A white sayian princess dress with a small gold head-dress.
"We thought they would best suite you." Tofu held Rosemary. She pushed him off. He was about to start something when he realized Trunks was right behind him.
"I want my armor." Rosemary said.
"It's not fitted for a princess." Tofu replied simply.
"What are you talking about!" Rosemary flared, "It was made for a princess!"
Tofu took her by the shoulders, "Of the old kind. We're the new generation! The more civil, generation. We've evolved. All those who could not handle it are gone now."
"Are you saying my mother wasn't civil." Rosemary glared at him in the eye.
"You just love turning words around on people, don't you?" Tofu tightened his grip.
Rosemary saw Trunks ready to cut in and shook her head.
She looked back at Tofu. "I refuse to except that."
"You don't like our heritage anyway, what difference does it make?" Tofu winced.
"What?" Rosemary looked at him.
" 'Oh I hate sayians.' 'They should all die!'." Tofu mocked, "On and on. Just kill yourself already so I don't have to take time out of my busy schedule to do it myself."
Rosemary gritted her teeth. Now that she thought of it. She didn't hate sayians, she admired them, respected them, and loved being one. It is what they had become, that she hated.
"Now get dressed and ready so I can kick this loser's ass and get this over with." Tofu let her go.
"I want my armor." She stood her ground, "If I don't get my armor, not only will you have to fight Trunks, but me as well."
"How far can you go without armor?"
"Farther then you think." Rosemary looked Tofu in the eye. Her stare gave him a fearful feeling making him take a step back.
"You will have it." He said under his breath.
Rosemary smirked, "Better."
Tofu nodded and left, scowling at Trunks as he went by.
"It is nice." Trunks crossed his arms and leaned in the doorway of the dressing room, as he stared at the dress.
"Don't start Trunks." Rosemary blew it up. The head-dress went flying into the air and Trunks caught it. Rosemary was about to blow that up too when Trunks stopped her.
"Wait, Rosemary. Come take a look at this." Trunks should her.
Rosemary read the inscription. It said:
Property of: Princess Rose
Heir to the Queen's Throne
"It couldn't be!" Rosemary took it. "I never even heard of a sayian princess having a head-dress! It's a fraud."
"I don't know." Trunks looked at it, "Looks pretty old to me."
"Hmm…" Rosemary put it on a chair in the dressing room.
"Well, I gotta go. Unfortunately for me, I can't be fashionably late." Trunks left and went to his room to get his armour.
Rosemary stared at the head-dress sitting on the chair. Calling out to her. She finally picked it up and tried it on in front of the mirror. I had a skinny gold beaded chain that hung over her forehead with a small opal at the end. It formed a tiara at the top and pushed back her hair. 5 small opals were in-crested in the tiara part. It looked beautiful on Rosemary, but she could only imagine how beautiful it would have been on her mother.
"Are you happy now, princess? Here's your stinking armour." Tofu barged in. He saw Rosemary with the head-dress on and stopped.
"What's with the white jumper? Mine was black." Rosemary snapped looked at the armor. She saw Tofu staring at her non-stop. "What? Did I grow to heads or something?"
Tofu winced at her and dropped the armour on the chair, "Just put it on, okay? I've had enough of your cocky mouth. Wear this or nothing at all."
"*Hmph*" Rosemary tucked her hair behind her ears and looked at the uniform, "It's ugly together. I don't like it, get it out my face."
"I said, you wear this or you wear nothing. Make a wise decision." Tofu violently slammed Rosemary against the wall in such a manner that she couldn't defend herself in anyway. Her whole body went limp and numb. He was so close she could feel the heat of his breath on her neck. "So what'll it be? Either way, I'm fine with it."
"I was wrong, you haven't changed. Not one bit." Rosemary struggled to get free from his grasp.
"Oh I changed more then you think… but then I saw you and that half-breed together and decided, I think I like the old me better." Tofu replied and kissed Rosemary's neck. "What's he got that I don't?"
"Get off of me, or I'll be forced to kill you." Rosemary told him as she froze up.
"Kinda hard when you're in a predicament such as the one you're in." Tofu nuzzled her cheek.
"Get off of me now!" Rosemary yelled.
"Not going to work this time." Tofu reached for night shirt.

"Hey I'm…" Trunks popped into the room dressed in his armor, when he heard Rosemary in the dressing room.
"Don't touch me!"
Trunks ran into the dressing room and saw Tofu trying to undress get Rosemary.
"Get off of her you piece of shit!" Trunks yelled flinging Tofu off Rosemary.
"Mind your own business!" Tofu snapped as Rosemary slid to the floor with a half unbuttoned shirt.
"This is my business!" Trunks yelled standing in front of Rosemary to protect her if Tofu tried anything.
They were just about to fight when a guard walked in, "Now, now. Save it for the tournament! The king wants you in the court yard at once!"
Tofu winced at Trunks then pressed his decal and disappeared. Trunks sat next to Rosemary, who was breathing in shuttered gasps, wide-eyed. It looked like she would break down and cry at any moment.
"Shush, it's okay." Trunks embraced her close to him and kissed her head, "I'll make sure it never happens again."
"Is the princess all right?" The guard asked concerned.
"We'll just have to see." Trunks looked up at him and tried to smile, "But she's a sayian, she'll pull through… somehow."
The guard nodded and said, "You really must meet with the king now. I'll watch over her."
"Thank you Fegero." Trunks looked at Rosemary, "Is that okay with you?"
Rosemary snapped out of her daze and nodded.
"Good." Trunks got up and left.
"Will thy highness be alright?" Fegero asked Rosemary as she sat there.
"No, 'thy highness' will not be alright, but Rosemary will." She looked at him and uneasily tried to get up, "Now if you'll excuse me. I have to get ready to see Trunks open a can of whoop-ass on Tofuck."
The guard chuckled and left Rosemary's dressing quarters.

"The fight will begin once Princess Rosemary shows up!" The announcer announced.
"You're going down." Trunks told Tofu.
"Stop talking about yourself." Tofu smirked.
"You're going down you piece of shit! How dare you do that to her!" Trunks yelled at Tofu.
"It's not like it hasn't happened to her before. She's a regular sayian carousel." Tofu smart-mouthed.
"You take that back!" Trunks yelled furious.
"Limme think." Tofu started with a nasty tone, "No."
"Bastard!" Trunks shouted about to rip Tofu's head off. Not even five guards could hold him down.
"Save it for the fight!" The announcer joked.
~ Hurry up Rosemary, I can't wait any longer to beat the crap out of this guy. ~ Trunks thought trying to get through the guards. That's when Rosemary came out fully dressed with her armor--- and even the head-dress.
"The Princess is here! Fighters! Get to your posts!" The announcer boomed.
Trunks and Tofu stood on either side of the ring as the referee told them the rules.

"Father." Rosemary greeted snubbly as she sat in her throne not looking at her father.
"Rosemary." He didn't look at her, either. "It's been awhile since I saw you."
"Yes, when you threw me out the castle." Rosemary snapped. Her father was silent. "Oh but don't feel bad daddy of the damned, I would've ran away sooner or later anyway. I mean, you killed my mother, who know what you'll do to me!"
"That was an accident!" The king looked at her sternly.
"Death is never an accident!" She bounced back staring him straight in the eye.
They both stared at each other silent then leaned back into their chairs.

The referee had just finished the rules when Trunks asked, "Is there anything that says you can't go super sayian?"
"Umm… We never had a fight like that, but I'm guessing only if your opponent can as well." The referee answered.
The two boys looked at each other.
"Good." Trunks gave the best Vegeta grin. "I don't have to be super sayian to beat the crap outta you."
"You say that now half-breed, but just wait." Tofu smirked evilly.
"And begin!" The referee signaled and the fight began.
"C'mon. You wanted me and now you've got me." Tofu said. He wouldn't provoke Trunks by insulting Rosemary unless he really wanted Trunks blood to boil.
~ Be faster, swifter, slicker, wiser, and more aware then he is and you can win. Never let your guard down not even in a friendly hand shake. Look vulnerable, but act strong. Never ever make the first move, no matter what. ~ Came through Trunks' head. He smirked and thought, ~ Well, I'll be… Rosemary's sending me her secret tips on how to win. ~
"Well hit me already!" Tofu exclaimed. Trunks stood there and crossed his arms. "I thought you were ready to start something half-breed. You're no fun. Guess I'll have no pleasure in destroying you!"
Tofu made a blast at Trunks. Trunks disappeared right before it hit him. Tofu didn't pick trunks up on his scouter until after it was too late. Trunks came behind Tofu and as he turned around Trunks socked him in the face.
It hit Tofu he dropped to the ground like a ton of bricks. He held his broken nose, crying like a baby. Trunks thought it pretty pathetic and forgot to follow Rosemary's orders. Before he knee it he was lying on his back and not knowing how he got there. Tofu stepped on his stomach and grinned an evil grin.
"Should I make your death slow and painful or fat and easy?" Tofu stepped on Trunks stomach harder. So hard Trunks let out a yell. "Slow and painful it is."
Tofu kicked Trunks somewhere in the neck so that he couldn't breath well.

"That's cheating!" Rosemary stood up.
"It's not Rosemary, it is all fair." The king replied watching the fight.
~ There has to be away I can help Trunks! ~ Rosemary gritted her teeth. The voice inside her opened up again, ~ There is, but not yet. You'll know you need it when the time is right.

"Get up." Tofu kicked Trunks, "Come on now, you're not dead yet."
Trunks grabbed Tofu's ankle and twisted. Then slammed him against the ground. "You're right, I'm not."
It was still hard for Trunks to breath as he stood up uneasily. What had Tofu done to him?! He went for an attack, but was to slow. *BAM* Trunks found himself on the floor again. This time with Tofu blasting at him at every moment. Trunks could feel himself plunging into the ground deeper and deeper. Is this what he put Rosemary through?
Suddenly, a boy from the audience jumped up and shouted, "Go into cyber mode you stupid, stupid fool!"
Trunks managed to see who it was, it was… it was… Jacko! He was with Sushi, Vegeta and Collie too!
"Yeah, we didn't teach ya that for nothing, ya know!" Collie stood up.
"Come on Trunks! He's our saiya-man! If he can't do it, no one can!" Sushi cheered, "Go Trunks!"
~ They're really counting on me… they must be! I mean they lowered themselves to the level of a cheerleader for me! I won't let them down. ~ Trunks thought as he reflected a blast from Tofu and another and another… until he was finally up. "I won't let my friends down! I won't let Rosemary down! And I plan on coming home to my mother in one piece!"
"How sweet!" Tofu looked down and tried another blast. Trunks went into cyber mode and slid behind Tofu. *Bang* jabbed him in the back. Came up front and *BOW* kneed him in the gut. This was followed by a whole number of punches to Tofu's face and chest.
It went well until Trunks had to stop. His breathing had become even worse. It had come to a point where he couldn't really breath at all! Trunks dropped to his knees blew in the face, trying to breath, but he couldn't.
"Poor fool." Tofu kicked him in the face. Trunks laid on the ground helpless, trying to catch some air. Suddenly he yelled out in pain as Tofu blew a hole right through his stomach.

"No! Trunksy-boy!" Collie jumped up.
"Get up, you worthless piece of crap!" Jacko jumped up right after his sister.
"I can't watch." Sushi covered her eyes.
~ It can't end like this. If my boy dies that bastard is going to hell with him. ~ Vegeta got ready to kill Tofu at any moment.

"Trunks." Rosemary stammered under her breath.
"That half-breed should've known he couldn't beat a sayian of the second generation!" The king laughed.
"Why you dirty bas…" Rosemary started to scowl at her father when the voice came through yet again, ~ Stop! They'll be time to deal with him later! You must save your friend first. ~
~ But how? ~ Rosemary closed her eyes after staring at the fight one last time.
~ You must trust me. ~ The voice said, ~ Give your soul to me. ~
Rosemary was unsure of what the voice meant, but trusted it never the less. She shut her eyes and concentrated hard. Suddenly, she felt light as a feather. She opened her eyes and turned around. No! It couldn't be! There she was standing right in front of her! But… but how could she be there if she was here? She looked at her hands, she could see right through them! Furthermore, she was standing on nothing, but air!
"Ahh!!! My spirit has been completely separated from my body!" Rosemary exclaimed wide-eyed.
~ There's no time for that! Go to the one you love. ~
"Who?"
~ Trunks you dult! ~
"Oh right." Rosemary floated down to Trunks, who was slowly slipping away.
~ What a way to die. ~ Rosemary thought. Meanwhile, Tofu is laughing his head off.
"Why you jerk!" Rosemary yelled, punching Tofu. He went flying and slowly got up terrified.
"Who did that?!" He looked around wide-eyed.
"He can't see me?" Rosemary asked her voice.
~ No. Now only you can help Trunks. You'll know what to do. ~ The voice left, yet again.
Rosemary turned and kneeled next to Trunks. She touched his face. ~ Oh great, now what do I do? ~
"Rosemary?" Trunks whispered.
"Huh?" Rosemary exclaimed.
"I can't see you, but I know you're there." He managed to say, "I'm sorry I couldn't help you… I tried."
Rosemary sighed as tears welled in her eyes. He had tried his best and failed, but she would fix that. Her face came closer to his and their lips locked in a kiss. One so sweet, so craved, for so long, it revived Trunks at once and Rosemary returned to her body and caught her breath. Trunks jumped up healed and feeling better then ever before. He turned around and looked at Rosemary standing on the balcony. He smiled and gave her a thumbs up.
"How's that possible?!" Tofu looked at Trunks, "You were practically dead!"
"Us half-breeds… so hard to kill." Trunks smirked at Tofu. Then *POW*, Tofu dropped onto the ground unable to move, speak, or do anything that showed signs of living. But he wasn't dead, not yet.
"Prince Trunks is the winner!" The referee announced, trying to convince himself more then anyone else.
"You heard that folks! Looks like the half-breed has got it in him! I mean, folks, did you see that recovery? I thought he was a goner for sure!" The announcer called out.
Rosemary stood there grinning, chuckling to herself at the announcer's own ignorance. She watched as the crowds poured out of the audience to cheer for Trunks and how--- not for a moment— did Trunks take his eye of her.
"So father, guess you lose." Rosemary turned and smirked evilly at the king.
"How… how could a half-breed beat my right-hand man!" the king muttered to himself angrily. Then he stood up and yelled, "Stop it! Stop it at once!"
The crowd was silent and looked at the king.
"I won't have it! He cannot marry my daughter! He is not even a full sayian!" The king yelled, "He is not permitted to marry my daughter. And because he's a half-sayian, I shall have him hanged by this time tomorrow."
"What!" Rosemary shouted, "You can't do that!"
"I'm the king--- I can and will do what I please." The king left snapping his fingers, "Put her in her room. She is not to be let out."
"What!" Rosemary shouted. Suddenly, two guards grabbed Rosemary and dragged her to her room. "You can't do this to me!!! You're going to pay!!! Just you wait!!! You're going to pay!!!"

Meanwhile, a whole army of guards were starting to surround Trunks.
"Don't worry, palie. We ain't gonna let any guards get a hold of ya." Collie guarded Trunks.
"I'll be damned if I let'em pass me." Jacko joined in.
"Me too!" Sushi helped.
"No son of mine is going to be hanged by any weak third-class idiots." Vegeta went super sayian.
"Thanks you guys." Trunks got ready.

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