Sorry, I don't own Dragonball Z, but I do own a couple pictures and toys lol. ^_^

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The Love of My Life

Chapter 5

"I wish I could be out there," Trunks said gloomily to his mother, "But I'm in no shape to do anything yet. I'm not going to do what Gohan did." He realized he had not told his mom about Gohan yet. Reluctantly he said, "Mom, I hate to say it, but Gohan died yesterday. The androids killed him."

Bulma gasped, shocked that Gohan, one of the two people left who could defend the planet, was now dead. "No. Are you sure?"

Trunks nodded gravely. "I saw him lying face down in a puddle of water and he never moved."

"Oh that's terrible," Bulma said with tears in her eyes. "Chi Chi is going to be devastated."

"Yeah. Sometime I'm going to have to go and get his body and bury it before it decays or the androids mutilate it further. Gohan deserves a funeral for all that he has done to help Earth. Hopefully within a couple of days, maybe even today I'll go if I can manage it."

"No, not today. You still have to finish healing a little more," Bulma said sternly, though she mourned for Gohan. "I can't let anything happen to Trunks…He's out last hope," she thought sadly.

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They spent their days together under the building. Eventually the blasting stopped and they were able to live up on the surface again. Trunks went to get Gohan's body and they all held a small funeral for him. It wasn't the greatest, since there wasn't much to give him a proper burial, but a funeral nonetheless. Sandy got used to living with the Briefs and she and Bulma became good friends. Except for a few times of getting sick, everything was going fine for her. While Trunks went out to fight the androids if they were nearby, Bulma and Sandy would live under the Capsule Corp. building for a few days. Trunks dedicated a lot of his time to training and reminded Bulma of his father, the mighty warrior, Vegeta. Sandy would sit and watch him train for as long as she could stand it, then went on to help clean the house or would just watch TV. After awhile, Trunks asked Sandy to go out with him. Of course she said yes and they made a very cute couple.

One day, after a day of fighting, while Bulma was in her lab working, Trunks came home to find that Sandy had passed out on the floor in the kitchen. He rushed to her and anxiously tried to find something that would be a reason why she passed out. A frown graced his handsome features when he couldn't find any reason why, but he picked her up and carried her to the couch while calling for his mom.

"What's wrong Trunks?" Bulma ran into the room, thinking that Trunks had gotten badly injured yet again. Instead, she became shocked to find that Sandy was unconscious and wondered what had happened.

"I found Sandy passed out on the floor. I couldn't wake her up," Trunks said hoarsely. He stroked Sandy's face while Bulma examined her.

"Trunks, did you get her pregnant?" Bulma sternly asked, looking directly into his eyes.

Trunks was taken aback by her question. "What?! No! We haven't done that!"

Bulma squinted her eyes at him. "Are you sure?"

"Yes!" Trunk exclaimed getting more and more nervous. "All we've ever done is make out, Mom, but we've never gone all the way." She continued to stare at him. "Stop that!"

Bulma looked away and continued to inspect Sandy. "Well I don't know Trunks, I don't see bump on her head or anything. There doesn't seem to be any reason why she would faint or pass out. Are you sure you haven't gone all the way with her yet?"

"Yeah, Mom, I think I would remember something like that."

"Well you can still get her pregnant without actually going all the way-"

"Mom! I don't want to keep talking about it! The most we've ever done is take our shirts off. I've never done anything that could've gotten her pregnant. Trust me," he yelled, blushing furiously.

He slapped his forehead and muttered, "I can't believe that I just explained my sex life to my mom."

"Fine, I believe you," Bulma sighed. "Wait, she's waking up."

Sandy's eyes fluttered open and she saw Bulma and Trunks standing over her. "Hi…did I fall asleep?"

"No," Trunks said, kneeling down to hold her hand. "You passed out or fainted or something. I found you unconscious on the floor." He stroked her hair. "How do you feel?"

"Oh, okay, I guess," she said nervously.

Trunks noticed her getting uneasy and furrowed his brow. "What?"

"Nothing!" she said innocently.

"What?" he asked more sternly.

"Well… I didn't want to tell you, Trunks. I know you're going to get worried. But I've had this condition all my life. It's called Harker's disease and my organs have slowly been wasting away over time since I was 10. The doctor I went to see told my dad and me that I wouldn't live past a year or two. I've made it for three years, but I might die any day."

Trunks covered his mouth with his hand to prevent the sob that was tearing at his throat from coming out. "Why didn't you tell me, Sandy?" he whispered.

"Because I didn't want you to worry! I mean I'm perfectly fine most of the time, it's just that my organs are deteriorating inside of me. This is the first time I've ever passed out though."

"You must be getting worse then," Trunks said softly. After a few minutes of silence, he said, "Well, I don't think you should be doing anymore chores around the house anymore, Sandy. You should rest. I don't want you to pass out again if you don't have to."

Bulma nodded in agreement.

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A couple of years passed and Sandy got weaker and weaker. She still tried her best to do a few chores around the house such as dusting or sweeping, but Trunks made her sit down most of the time. Sometimes she would go into the lab and watch as Bulma worked on the time machine. By that time, Bulma was close to finishing, but there were still some things to be done and adjustments to be made.

One day Sandy decided to take a walk and get some fresh air. As she was walking she noticed a little girl crying on the side of the road. The girl looked exactly as Sandy used to look as a child.

"Hey, what's wrong?" she said as she walked towards the little girl.

"No! Run away! Hurry!" the girl yelled.

Sandy stopped, but did not run away. She saw Android 17 step out of the shadows of an alley behind the little girl.

"Hey. It's been a while since I've seen you," he said in a cold tone. He advanced towards her, right through the little girl as she faded into thin air. "How's blond boy?"

Sandy shook her head and began backing away.

"Aw, don't tell me you're scared of me. Come here, brat!" he yelled as he came running towards her.