Trunks stared down out her. He had heard her through their Bond.
In those brief moments, she had given him more than she could ever have dreamed. And now he could feel her spirit slipping through his fingers.
With a cry, he fumbled through his pockets; desperate fingers seeking out the parting gift his sensei had given him.
The single senzu bean.
Frantic, he pushed it into her mouth, massaging her throat to ease it down. Praying it wasn't too late.
The girl in his arms stiffened for a single moment, then relaxed, completely and utterly still.
His heart stopped beating, sure that she was gone. His arms tightened around her, hugging her to him.
Suddenly he froze. She had moved! He stared in wonder as she moved again, cuddling closer to him, tiny smile gracing her bloody face.
His heart swelled so that he thought it would burst. The tears began falling, but no longer were they tears of loss and sorrow, but tears of joy.
They trickled down his face, mingling with the blood she'd left when she'd touched him. Hugging her to his chest, he looked into the sky, crying tears of blood.
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Author's Notes::
So, what did you think? I bet you thought it was over with that last chapter… Well, it wasn't – but it is now. I really am curious to know what everyone thought of my first ever attempt at Dragonball Z angst. If you enjoyed my angst, I have a lot of original poetry that's really angsty, as well as one or two original angst stories. I also have several DBZ humor fics about torturing Gohan if you're interested… ^^
Also, I have a couple of ideas for a sequel, and I'm curious to know if anyone thinks I should keep on going – I have two possible ideas: One that's happy, the other that's really angsty… what do you think??? I could even go with both, seeing the way I've worked the chronology…
Another possibility that I've been considering, is to expand this. I really didn't touch everything I wanted to, and I had a reeeeeally long chapter about Trunks and Gohan talking that got erased by my brother (thus the short time in the normal timeline) that I was considering trying to rewrite. What do you think? I doubt that anyone is interested, but I figured that I might as well ask, just in case…
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If you guys like Dragonball Z angst, I have a couple recommendations for you to check out. One of the is Scars of the Past: the Life Story of Son Gohan by Frozenflower. It's obviously about Gohan, and it's really well written, and really angsty. The other one I was thinking about that was really good is by Candyland (I can't remember the title ) but it's about Gohan being a cutter… not something that's approached very often. Have fun checking those out if you want, and thank you for reading my story.
Special Note for Jade::
Thanks for being my muse, Jade, and thank you soooo much for everything you've done for me. I want to thank you especially for all the moral support you've given me about my latest issues, you can't imagine how much it means to me. You can't imagine what you mean to me. You're one of my best friends, and I'd do anything in the world for you… Thank You.