My DBZ Adventure—Part 19
A/N: Uh...none this time. Just a big thanx to the people who are actually reading this. I hope I'm living up to your expectations. Anyhoo, enjoy!
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em.
"Is everyone here—" I started to ask.
"Just tell us what that dream was about," Jo said impatiently.
I glared at her, my High Princess attitude returning. "I will wait until everyone is present," I told her. She submitted and looked at the ground. "Is everyone here?"
"Wait, where's Piccolo?" Gohan asked.
I frowned. :Piccolo?:
:I'm on my way. I just had your strange vision and I'm about as confused as Gohan was this morning. This is the first one I've had.:
:That's odd. Well, just hurry. Everyone's getting impatient with me. Can't you fly any faster?:
:Hey! I said I was coming, okay?: he snapped.
:All right.: I turned back to the others. "He's on his way." I paused to listen to him again. "He told me we can start. Now, how many of you had the vision last night?" Everyone but Chichi, Rose, Bulma and Krillin raised their hands. "Okay, this is gonna take some explaining."
As I started from my first vision, explaining our pasts to everyone, Piccolo touched down and stood behind Kat and Gohan. With help from Kat, Jo, and Cassie, I explained out positions in society to the others. I was the High Princess, with my parents as High King Edward and High Queen Mary. Kat's parents were King Paul and Queen Edna, Cassie's parents were King Charles and Queen Linda, and Jo's mother was Queen Janice.
Each family was in charge of a different sector of the Kingdom and were very close friends. Kat's family was the closest to mine, both physically and mentally. Like I told Piccolo: Kat and I are like sisters—we're family. The others are family, too, but I think Kat and I are the closest.
After explaining that, I went on to tell how Gohan and I fell in love. "As I remember, I was out in the courtyard sitting on the fountain, watching the fish swim when I first sensed you." I looked at Gohan and he verified things as I spoke. "I let you get pretty close to me before I turned around and confronted you..."
Flashback...
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"Watching you," Gohan replied, coming out of the shadows.
"What for? And for how long have you been watching me?"
"I've been watching you come out here every night for the past month."
"For the whole month?"
Gohan nodded. "Yes. I like watching you."
"But why? I'm not that special."
Gohan filled in the distance between us and took my hands in his, kneeling. "Yes, you are, Princess. To me, you are. To me you're the most beautiful creature I've ever seen."
"Oh? Then let me direct you to my mother..."
He shook his head. "No. Princess, I have known for a long time that I loved you. I just hope that someday you can love me, too."
"But I hardly know you! You're the Captain of the Guards; when will I see you? You have your duties and I have mine."
Gohan just smiled and looked up at me. "Are we not together now? This can be our meeting place. Just come out at the same time and we'll meet here every night."
"But...if my father catches us...it won't be good for either of us," I told him.
"Then I can simply say that I was looking out for you. My job is to protect you, isn't it? And I wouldn't be lying to him, either."
I studied him for a moment and sensed his sincerity. I stood and took him with me. "All right. I...I trust you. I don't know why, but I trust you."
"Perhaps because my father is Goku, former Captain of the Guards," Gohan replied. "He's a very trustworthy man."
I smiled. "Yes, I know. He used to play with me sometimes when he wasn't busy. And sometimes he'd bring his...son...That was you I used to play with, wasn't it?"
"Yes, it was. I was happy when I got to see you. I always had a good time."
"I'm glad." Suddenly I sensed my father. "Quickly, you must hide. My father!" Gohan quickly ducked back into the shadows.
"Jessica, time to come in," he called from his room.
"Be there in a minute, Father!" I called back. I waited until he ducked back in to motion Gohan to come back out. "I must go now."
"I will meet you tomorrow night."
"Yes. But I don't know your name."
"Gohan. But you can call me whatever you like."
"Goodnight, Gohan, Captain of the Guards," I called after him.
"Goodnight, my love!" Then he ducked into the shadows and disappeared.
End Flashback
"Wow, we talked different back then," Gohan said as yet another memory surfaced.
"So, that explains Goku and Gohan," Cassie said. "What about the others? I think I know about 17."
"Tell us," we told her.
"Well," she blushed, "We were a couple back then, and he died with us protecting the High Queen. He got sent back with us then."
"We know that," Jo said. "We mean how did you fall in love so that he was at the battle."
"Oh. Uh...well..." She looked at the ground dejectedly. "I was at the playground with my nephew, Danny. Mother always made me take him." She made a face. "I hated it. Until I saw 17 walking with 18 and Krillin. After that I didn't mind going."
17 looked at her fondly. "I remember that day..."
Flashback
"Danny, don't take too long," Cassie warned.
"Aww, Cass, c'mon, we just got here!" Danny whined.
She made a very unprincess-like face and sat down on a bench overlooking the playground. "Fine. Just hurry up." Danny smiled and ran off to play with his friends. "This is so humiliating..."
Looking for something to do, she looked around and saw the most handsome man (in her opinion) that she'd ever seen. She watched as he put down a little girl and watched her run off to play, smiling.
The man had shoulder-length black hair with a red bandana around his neck. He was wearing black pants wtih a black jacket over a crimson tee-shirt. He walked with a girl his own age with the same length hair, but blonde. She also wore black pants with a light purple-white long sleeved shirt.
Cassie's heart sank until she saw the girl put her arm around a shorter man in a white suit. Then she realized that the little girl must be their daughter. She continued to watch the man with black hair to his shoulders with growing interest.
"Cassie! Aunt Cassie!" Danny called, running up to her. "I made a new friend!" The little girl stepped up. "Her name is Marron."
Marron looked at Cassie. "Hello, Aunt Cassie.'
Realizing this was 'their' child, she decided to be nice so she smiled. "Hello, Marron. You can call me Cassie."
"Okay. Danny, let's go play!"
"All right." He ran off back to the playground after her.
Cassie sensed someone approach her and her heart jumped when she realized who it was. Quickly she turned her head and acted as if she were paying attention to the children. But in all actuality she was very aware of the man who she had been watching coming closer to her. She fought down a blush.
"I see Marron's made a friend with your child," he said as he approached her.
Cassie turned to face him and found herself fact-to-face with him and his icy blue eyes. "Yes," she managed to say before she composed herself. "Danny's my nephew."
"Marron's my niece," he replied. "She's the daughter of my sister and Krillin." He motioned to the two she had seen him walking with.
She nodded. "That's nice," she said, unsure of what to say next.
"Do you come here often?'
Cassie shrugged. "Whenever Mom makes me take him down."
"How often is that?" he prompted gently.
She shrugged again. "A few times a week, maybe? I dunno."
"We usually come here everyday. This is really the only time I get to spend time with them."
"Why's that?"
"One of us is always busy doing something." Cassie nodded understandingly. Being a Princess isn't all fun and games.
Suddenly remembering something, Cassie called Danny over and looked at his watch. "I'm sorry, but we have to go. I promised Mother I'd have him back by now. I don't believe I got your name."
"Oh, I'm sorry! Juunanagou." (Yes, in my story it's a name.)
"I'm Cassie. Maybe we'll see you here tomorrow?"
He nodded. "Perhaps. Bye, Cassie."
Cassie waved and started back to the Palace.
"You like him, don't you?" Danny asked.
"Do not."
"Do too."
"Do not."
"Do too."
"Do not!" She smacked him upside the head. "Now shut up."
Danny rubbed his head and mumbled, "Do too."
End Flashback
"Then we met there everyday after that," 17 concluded.
"Then I met Krillin and 18," Cassie said. "And that's it."
"How about Trunks, Bulma, and Vegeta?" I asked, looking at Jo. "Jo?"
She snapped her attention back to the conversation. "What?"
"Do you know about Trunks, Bulma, and Vegeta?" I repeated.
"Yeah. Trunks, do you remember?" Jo asked as she looked at the person she was leaning against.
"Yeah, we were having peace talks. Well, our mothers were," Trunks replied.
Flashback
"Is he cute, Mom?" Jo asked, walking with her mother to the Throne Room of her Palace.
"I don't know, Jo. He was only a baby the last time I saw him," Queen Janice replied. "But he was cute then."
"Well, what's his name? And what's this meeting about, anyway?"
The Queen sighed and put her hand to her head. "If I tell you again will you promise to remember for more than a day?" Jo nodded. "All right. Jo, these are peace talks that we're going to. I do not with to keep fighting with King Vegeta, so Queen Bulma and her son, Prince Trunks are coming over. Hopefully we both can reach an agreement so the fighting will end. Vegeta is a very war-like King and a very formidable foe. It costs us to keep fighting. Do you understand?"
"Yeah. But what am I supposed to do?"
"Visit with Trunks."
"But what if he's one of those ugly spoiled brats?"
"Hello, Your Majesty." Prince Trunks bowed to her. "Princess." He bowed again.
Jo was so transfixed she almost forgot to curtsie. Almost. Trunks was anything but ugly! He was more like an angel. He wore soft blue silk clothes that fit him loosely, yet looked very flattering. He had a dark blue sash tied around his waist.
Queen Bulma and Queen Janice bowed at each other. "Welcome, Queen Bulma and Prince Trunks."
"Thank you, Queen Janice," Bulma replied.
"Would you like to get started with the talks for would you rather rest?"
"Actually, I'd like to get started if that's all right."
"Of course! Right this way, follow me."
"All right. Trunks, be good and do whatever she tells you," Bulma told him.
"Yes, Mother." He watched as the two Queens walked away, then turned back to Jo. "What now, Princess?"
"You can call me Jo. Would you like to see the Palace?"
"Sure, Jo. You can call me Trunks."
She smiled, still looking at him, taking in every feature on him. Especially his muscles. "Okay, Trunks."
After seeing the Palace, Jo took Trunks outside. She showed him the stables, then the courtyard and the gardens.
"I'll take you to my favorite spot, okay?"
Trunks smiled a winning smile. "Okay." Jo almost died.
After walking up a large hill behind the Palace, they came to an overhang. This cliff looked out over almost the entire Kingdom. There was a perfect view of the cities and the forests. And to add to the effect, the sun was setting behind the hills.
"Jo, this is beautiful!" Trunks exclaimed.
"I know. It's my favorite spot in the Kingdom. This...could be our spot now, too, if...you want."
Trunks leaned toward Jo. "I'd like that." Then he did the unthinkable. He kissed her! When they parted Jo was shocked into silence. "I'm sorry..."
She shook herself. "No! I mean, don't be sorry. I...I didn't mind. You can do it again if you want."
Trunks smiled and did just that. But this time it was longer. Not that Jo cared. To her, the longer the better. But all too son they both knew they should be getting back. So they took hands and walked back down to the Palace.
End Flashback
"You moved fast back then," Jo pointed out.
"Yeah, well you didn't seem to mind," Trunks retorted, smirking.
"Nope. Can't say that I did."
"I'm glad you two didn't do more up on that hill than kiss," Bulma said.
Trunks and Jo blushed.
"If they had I would have gotten sick," Vegeta said suddenly. "I had that blasted dream, too. And I don't like it."
"Why not, Vegeta?" Bulma asked. "Don't you want to see how our grand children were made?"
Vegeta gave her a dumb look, then his face turned red. But Bulma kissed him before he could explode, and that was the end of that.