Hey, to the few still reading this! I do love y'all… you're abs fabs. This chapter though is super short, not even a chapter really, more a transition part just to kind of let you see what's been happening since the chi-chi thing…

'Cast your verdict down to me
Spare me your bleeding sympathy'

He stood in front of the window, a dark silhouette against the pale moon light streaming in.

He moved not, but there was strength in that stillness, intensity in the quiet of his muscles.

He didn't know how long he stood, sightless eyes searching the cosmos.

She didn't know how long she watched, arms aching to comfort, restrained from uncertainty.

"Goku…"

There was no change in the statue before her, to suggest he'd heard her plea.

She stared through his back, as if by sheer will alone she could penetrate the wall and see inside his heart.

A million miles separated them…

and in three steps she closed the gap.

A cautious hand raised to light softly on his shoulder.

He was stone beneath her palm, an immovable mass.

She drew her hand back to her chest.

"I'm so sorry…"

His eyes fluttered shut. He turned to her.

"Don't."

His eyes were dry,

but the fact did nothing to assuage her guilt.

"It's not your fault."

Her eyes dropped.

"It's not."

He caught her chin in his hand, forcing her to meet his gaze.

He brushed away her tears beginning to fall.

Once more he told her.

"It's not your fault."

She smiled wanly at the irony as he pulled her to his chest.

Even in his grief, he was the one to offer comfort.

ok, and I've got a favor… one of my friends (she rocks, she's yamriffic) posted a story on ff.net (it's short but it's so good!) about lord of the rings actually, but you don't need to know anything at all about the movie/books to read it. Anyway, though it's amazing, like nobody has reviewed it…(insert sad face). So… if y'all have a free minute or two, go check it out. The link is on my favorite stories thingy in my profile, it's called . Breathing The Same Air and it's by AirliaStar and it's really awesome so tell her how cool it is and how she needs to post some of her other stuff!… only don't tell her I did this, or she'll kill me!