Hehehe… did it… finally. I HAD WRITERS BLOCK!!! *cries* Note: I changed it a bit ^^;; don't expect everything to be as it was in d4 preview. It was originally to be based on the song, 'Bridge Over Troubled Water,' now it is based on the excellent song played at the end of "The History of Trunks," 'Through Her Eyes' by Dream Theater. If you know what the heck that is, please tell me! And since we're on the topic of songs, "Shades of Gray" was based on the song, "Don't Wanna Miss A Thing," by Aerosmith. ^^

I don't own DBZ! But I wish I did… At least I still own Opal, Seikimatsu, and Teddy Bear Trunks' slight personality differences ^^.

Through Their Eyes

Spirit Set Free

It was a week later. Piccolo had apologized repeatedly for causing her so much distress after Trunks had chewed him out for it. Opal had officially given up on her old life; she had taken up the name Seiki-saisho except for between her and Trunks, whom she had told her secret soon after 'The Incident.' Interestingly enough, he had believed her, saying he didn't care if she had come from the planet Tsufuru before kissing her (YAAAAY!). Things were looking up.

Except for one thing.

"Bulma?"

The older woman looked up from her lab work. It was a hard process, cloning, and she was making sure nothing went wrong before the last step of awakening. She smiled.

"What is it, dear?"

Opal sighed. The others had thought she had gotten over the fact her previous self had been a mass murderer, but in truth she was far from it. She felt utterly, totally responsible for the other's deaths.

"Bulma-san… could you show me where… where you buried…?"

She could not finish, her throat closing over tears she refused to shed.

Yet.

"Of course," said Bulma quickly, a look of understanding passing over her face. "Follow me."

Opal followed Bulma out back. She pointed at a green plateau, not too far away.

"It's over there. Be quick though; ever since Gohan died, Trunks has considered it 'his place.'"

Opal nodded, then took off with a cloud of dust.

*******

She landed quietly on the plateau. It was a beautiful place; weeping willows grew behind each headstone. Sakura petals floated down like rain… or tears.

Opal fell on her knees, surrounded by that sad peace, knowing she had caused this. That it was her fault.

I'm sorry, to all of you… I wish…

Her thoughts broke off in the middle as she began to cry.

Kami! Why me? Why did it have to be me, have to be them?

She screamed one word, one single cry of sadness of all that she had done, all that she had become.

"DOUSHITEEEEE!!!!"

*******

Trunks' head snapped up, as a heart-breaking scream reached him.

What the… Dear Kami! That's Opal! He promptly began searching for that odd half-ki that was unique to her.

She's at the graveyard… I wonder how she found it…? Never mind that.

He knew how hurt she was by all her other self had done, despite the fact it was not her. She took it all personally, and for good reason: she had no other person to be but Seikimatsu, now. She was Seikimatsu reborn, and it was all her fault in her eyes.

I have to find her before she tears herself apart!

*******

Opal sobbed into Trunks chest, a scene that had been happening quite often lately. He had come a mere two seconds after she had collapsed.

I never knew how much I needed a shoulder to cry on, even in the Old World, until now.

It didn't take long for her to stop; even as her physical wounds had healed, her mental ones were starting to, also.

Hehe… Trunks is my mental band-aide, sorta…

The thought was funny enough to make her giggle, slightly. Trunks lifted her head so he could look at her.

"Better?"

She nodded.

"Good…"

She sniffled a bit, then said to his chest, "You prob'ly think I'm pathetic, breaking down like this all the time."

He snorted. "I'm surprised you haven't gone stark raving mad, considering what you've been through."

"I'm sorry I came here without asking… I meant to apologize, but instead I went and had myself a depression attack."

"That's okay," he said, patting her head. "You'll be able to apologize in person today… Okaa-san's sure of it. Got proof from Dende-sama and all."

She looked up, happiness in her clear ice-blue eyes. "Really? Oh, Trunks…. I hope they forgive me… and I hope I can apologize without going and making a fool of myself." The last was said with a bit of disgust.

"Opal!" he said, giving her a miffed look.

"Sorry…" she said, wilting.

He shook his head. "Manipulator… come on. Dende's reviving them at his palace."

"Lets go then! Last one there is a broken dragonball!"

He laughed at her sally as they flew off.