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Wherever You Will Go by Shelly
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
"Who's coming? Is it Trunks?" Goku asked.
She shook her head. "No, it's not Trunks. It's Karik." She sighed. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"I've felt the energy for some time now. If it was Karik, I didn't want anything to happen to you."
Her eyes had adjusted to the darkness by now, and she let her eyes roam over his body. He was naked except for a pair of boxers, and she slowly approached him. "I'm sorry about earlier."
"What? For finally admitting your feelings to yourself?"
She smiled. "No. For the other thing."
Goku laughed. "Believe it or not, you actually hurt me. I wasn't prepared for that one."
She ran her fingers across his muscled chest and stomach. "Goku, I don't know if I'll survive this battle. And I want to spend this time with you as I do love you, Goku. But it's different where Trunks and I are concerned as I love him so much. It's more than just an attraction; I need him so much and it hurts to be separated from him but I don't want him getting hurt."
He smiled. "I see. It appears you have bonded to each other."
She looked up at him questioningly. "Bonded?"
"By their nature, saiyans are strongly attracted to one another, but in rare cases some will bond to one another as their love is so strong. Your bonding is in the early stages, and to cement the bonding all that is needed is for you both to mark one another with a small bite."
She thought over this information slowly. "So you're saying that our attraction to one another is a result of saiyan biology?"
He laughed. "Most are. But where you and I are concerned, it's different as I was able to control my instincts long enough to get to know you first. You were a good friend to me, and still are to this day. I could tell you anything, just be myself without having to be counted on all the time to be everyone's strength. You listened to me and even allowed me to let my guard down and let you see my weaknesses, of which you are one of. That's why I fought against becoming so close to you as I had a wife and son here who I love very much and knew I would have to return to soon. But then we ended up acting on our emotions, and I felt so bad about it as I had betrayed my wife. And here I am once again, unable to stay away from you. I can only imagine what kind of person that makes me."
She was touched by his confession, amazed that he always managed to break through her defenses and make her love him even more. "Goku, it is difficult to ignore what our bodies want sometimes, but we need to listen more closely to our hearts as they will never lead us astray. But you have managed to get inside that as well, and I am just as confused as you are."
He smiled and drew her into his arms, holding her gently so as not to hurt her and becoming surprised when he felt tears falling onto his skin. "Shira, what's wrong?" he asked, concerned.
She cursed herself for the tears that came, but her emotions were in such a jumble she didn't know what else to do. "I'm going to miss you so much, Goku. You can't imagine how much. But I guess it's best that we are separated from one another as it is not fair to those we love for us to continue this way."
He nodded in agreement. "I will miss you, also. And I agree that it will be the right thing to do, although going into the future is a little extreme."
She laughed. "Goku, if I even remain on this planet, I will never be able to stop thinking about you. It will be hard enough with all of time between us."
He smiled and touched his fingers to her lips, unable to resist kissing them one last time as the tears ran freely down her cheeks. Then he released her, walking away and out into the hallway to put some distance between them and try to ease the aching of his heart.
After Goku left, she showered and went back to her room. Unable to sleep, she grabbed a piece of paper and pen and proceeded to write a letter to Trunks. She was determined to see him one last time so that she could leave this with him, although he could be anywhere. She wasn't sure how she was going to find him, but she sensed him on a deeper level; perhaps it was the bond Goku had told her about.
Finishing her letter, she flew out the window into the cool night air, bringing a blanket along with her just in case he was sleeping outside somewhere.
It seemed she had searched forever for him before she felt a strange pull on her soul, leading her to a cave on the side of a mountain. She stepped quietly inside, finally seeing him curled up beside a low burning fire. She went out and gathered some more wood to try and build the fire back up with. She covered him with the blanket, taking a moment to brush stray strands of hair from his face and lightly touch her lips to his cheek. She left the letter nearby where he would find it and left, the wind from her flight brushing the tears from her eyes.
Inside the cave, Trunks pulled the blanket closer around him and breathed deeply of her scent, his own tears soaking into his hair.
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See, he hasn't left! Next chapter: Karik arrives and we find out what was in that letter that Shira wrote. Thanks for reading and please review!
Wherever You Will Go by Shelly
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
"Who's coming? Is it Trunks?" Goku asked.
She shook her head. "No, it's not Trunks. It's Karik." She sighed. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"I've felt the energy for some time now. If it was Karik, I didn't want anything to happen to you."
Her eyes had adjusted to the darkness by now, and she let her eyes roam over his body. He was naked except for a pair of boxers, and she slowly approached him. "I'm sorry about earlier."
"What? For finally admitting your feelings to yourself?"
She smiled. "No. For the other thing."
Goku laughed. "Believe it or not, you actually hurt me. I wasn't prepared for that one."
She ran her fingers across his muscled chest and stomach. "Goku, I don't know if I'll survive this battle. And I want to spend this time with you as I do love you, Goku. But it's different where Trunks and I are concerned as I love him so much. It's more than just an attraction; I need him so much and it hurts to be separated from him but I don't want him getting hurt."
He smiled. "I see. It appears you have bonded to each other."
She looked up at him questioningly. "Bonded?"
"By their nature, saiyans are strongly attracted to one another, but in rare cases some will bond to one another as their love is so strong. Your bonding is in the early stages, and to cement the bonding all that is needed is for you both to mark one another with a small bite."
She thought over this information slowly. "So you're saying that our attraction to one another is a result of saiyan biology?"
He laughed. "Most are. But where you and I are concerned, it's different as I was able to control my instincts long enough to get to know you first. You were a good friend to me, and still are to this day. I could tell you anything, just be myself without having to be counted on all the time to be everyone's strength. You listened to me and even allowed me to let my guard down and let you see my weaknesses, of which you are one of. That's why I fought against becoming so close to you as I had a wife and son here who I love very much and knew I would have to return to soon. But then we ended up acting on our emotions, and I felt so bad about it as I had betrayed my wife. And here I am once again, unable to stay away from you. I can only imagine what kind of person that makes me."
She was touched by his confession, amazed that he always managed to break through her defenses and make her love him even more. "Goku, it is difficult to ignore what our bodies want sometimes, but we need to listen more closely to our hearts as they will never lead us astray. But you have managed to get inside that as well, and I am just as confused as you are."
He smiled and drew her into his arms, holding her gently so as not to hurt her and becoming surprised when he felt tears falling onto his skin. "Shira, what's wrong?" he asked, concerned.
She cursed herself for the tears that came, but her emotions were in such a jumble she didn't know what else to do. "I'm going to miss you so much, Goku. You can't imagine how much. But I guess it's best that we are separated from one another as it is not fair to those we love for us to continue this way."
He nodded in agreement. "I will miss you, also. And I agree that it will be the right thing to do, although going into the future is a little extreme."
She laughed. "Goku, if I even remain on this planet, I will never be able to stop thinking about you. It will be hard enough with all of time between us."
He smiled and touched his fingers to her lips, unable to resist kissing them one last time as the tears ran freely down her cheeks. Then he released her, walking away and out into the hallway to put some distance between them and try to ease the aching of his heart.
After Goku left, she showered and went back to her room. Unable to sleep, she grabbed a piece of paper and pen and proceeded to write a letter to Trunks. She was determined to see him one last time so that she could leave this with him, although he could be anywhere. She wasn't sure how she was going to find him, but she sensed him on a deeper level; perhaps it was the bond Goku had told her about.
Finishing her letter, she flew out the window into the cool night air, bringing a blanket along with her just in case he was sleeping outside somewhere.
It seemed she had searched forever for him before she felt a strange pull on her soul, leading her to a cave on the side of a mountain. She stepped quietly inside, finally seeing him curled up beside a low burning fire. She went out and gathered some more wood to try and build the fire back up with. She covered him with the blanket, taking a moment to brush stray strands of hair from his face and lightly touch her lips to his cheek. She left the letter nearby where he would find it and left, the wind from her flight brushing the tears from her eyes.
Inside the cave, Trunks pulled the blanket closer around him and breathed deeply of her scent, his own tears soaking into his hair.
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See, he hasn't left! Next chapter: Karik arrives and we find out what was in that letter that Shira wrote. Thanks for reading and please review!
