No, that wasn't the end. She still needs to make friends :-)
I have probably about ten more pages written out, but it's long hand. So, I still need to type it in and go over it. Luckily, I type fast.
White Lily: I'm debating hooking her up with Trunks... We'll see what happens.
Thanks for all the reviews...
Now, on with the next part. Just because you asked so nicely...
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"Come on, Goten!" the younger Trunks exclaimed as the two boys flew at high speed.
"But, Trunks! You heard Dende. We should leave her alone," Goten replied as he caught up with his friend.
"I just want to make sure she's all right!" Trunks replied as he sighted the clearing Cosmos lived in. "Come on!"
The two landed and approached the front door. Again, it was opened by Cosmos before they could knock. "You two are late."
"Huh?" the two boys asked, confused.
"I expected you here five minutes ago. Your hot chocolate is getting cold. Come on in," Cosmos replied, standing to the side to let the two enter. Cosmos lead the boys through her small cabin towards the kitchen in the back. The two looked around, wide-eyed as they looked around at her furnishings. When they got to the kitchen, they saw a plate piled with chocolate chip cookies and three mugs of hot chocolate. "Well, sit down," Cosmos said as the boys stood, uncertain, in the doorway.
"You knew we were coming?" Goten asked, shocked.
"I had an inkling," Cosmos replied. "Sit down, have a cookie, tell me about what you've been up to lately."
Cosmos and the two boys chatted about training, school, siblings, and life in general for the two demi-Sayiajins. After two hours, Cosmos sighed. "It'll be dark soon. You boys need to be getting home before your parents get worried."
"But, I don't wanna go home!" Goten pouted. "You're fun!"
Cosmos giggled. "Don't worry, Goten-kun. You and Trunks-kun can come back again!"
"Yay!" both boys yelled as they bounced in their chairs.
"Home, boys. If you leave now, you won't get into trouble."
After saying good-bye to their friend, the two did as she said and flew home.
Cosmos re-entered her home, a small smile on her lips. A short while later, she stepped back through her front door and sighed. "You might as well stop skulking around and come inside, Piccolo-san."
"You knew I was there?" Piccolo said as he dropped out of hiding in the trees.
"You arrived about ten minutes after the boys, and walked nearby, closely shielded so they wouldn't sense you," Cosmos replied as she entered the cabin, Piccolo following warily.
"I don't trust you," Piccolo replied.
Cosmos gave a short laugh. "Well, if you hadn't merged back with Kami, I wouldn't trust you either." Pausing for a moment, her eyes went unfocused. "Actually, in light of how you acted even before merging with the last Guardian of Earth, I'd probably trust you."
Piccolo took a step forward. "How did you know about that?" he asked, threateningly.
"I am the current guardian of the time gates," Cosmos replied with an upraised eyebrow. "How do you think?"
Piccolo stood speechless.
"Would you like some water?" Cosmos asked, giggling softly to herself.
"No, thank you," was Piccolo's icy reply.
Rolling her eyes, Cosmos held out a sealed bottle. "Take it. It isn't poisoned."
"No, thank you."
"Fine then," Cosmos said as she put the bottle down on the kitchen table. Leaning against the table, she tilted her head. "Why are you here?"
"Stay away from Goten and Trunks."
"They sought me out," Cosmos pointed out.
"It doesn't matter. Stay away from them."
"I'm sorry, Piccolo-san. But, if they seek me out, I won't send them away."
"You will leave them alone!" Piccolo said menacingly.
"You don't want to go toe-to-toe with me, Piccolo-san," Cosmos stated calmly.
"Stay away from them," Piccolo repeated before stalking out of the cabin.
Cosmos slumped into a nearby kitchen chair and rested her forehead on her hand. After a few moments of staring at the tabletop, she stood up and started cleaning up the mess.
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Oh! BTW: I'm trying to weed out all the Japanese terms I automatically use when writing, since technically they're all speaking the same language. So, hopefully, except technical terms (Like, Sayiajin) it'll be English. It just seems to flow better that way for me personally.
Well, except for honorifics. The Japanese version works better for me...
I have probably about ten more pages written out, but it's long hand. So, I still need to type it in and go over it. Luckily, I type fast.
White Lily: I'm debating hooking her up with Trunks... We'll see what happens.
Thanks for all the reviews...
Now, on with the next part. Just because you asked so nicely...
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"Come on, Goten!" the younger Trunks exclaimed as the two boys flew at high speed.
"But, Trunks! You heard Dende. We should leave her alone," Goten replied as he caught up with his friend.
"I just want to make sure she's all right!" Trunks replied as he sighted the clearing Cosmos lived in. "Come on!"
The two landed and approached the front door. Again, it was opened by Cosmos before they could knock. "You two are late."
"Huh?" the two boys asked, confused.
"I expected you here five minutes ago. Your hot chocolate is getting cold. Come on in," Cosmos replied, standing to the side to let the two enter. Cosmos lead the boys through her small cabin towards the kitchen in the back. The two looked around, wide-eyed as they looked around at her furnishings. When they got to the kitchen, they saw a plate piled with chocolate chip cookies and three mugs of hot chocolate. "Well, sit down," Cosmos said as the boys stood, uncertain, in the doorway.
"You knew we were coming?" Goten asked, shocked.
"I had an inkling," Cosmos replied. "Sit down, have a cookie, tell me about what you've been up to lately."
Cosmos and the two boys chatted about training, school, siblings, and life in general for the two demi-Sayiajins. After two hours, Cosmos sighed. "It'll be dark soon. You boys need to be getting home before your parents get worried."
"But, I don't wanna go home!" Goten pouted. "You're fun!"
Cosmos giggled. "Don't worry, Goten-kun. You and Trunks-kun can come back again!"
"Yay!" both boys yelled as they bounced in their chairs.
"Home, boys. If you leave now, you won't get into trouble."
After saying good-bye to their friend, the two did as she said and flew home.
Cosmos re-entered her home, a small smile on her lips. A short while later, she stepped back through her front door and sighed. "You might as well stop skulking around and come inside, Piccolo-san."
"You knew I was there?" Piccolo said as he dropped out of hiding in the trees.
"You arrived about ten minutes after the boys, and walked nearby, closely shielded so they wouldn't sense you," Cosmos replied as she entered the cabin, Piccolo following warily.
"I don't trust you," Piccolo replied.
Cosmos gave a short laugh. "Well, if you hadn't merged back with Kami, I wouldn't trust you either." Pausing for a moment, her eyes went unfocused. "Actually, in light of how you acted even before merging with the last Guardian of Earth, I'd probably trust you."
Piccolo took a step forward. "How did you know about that?" he asked, threateningly.
"I am the current guardian of the time gates," Cosmos replied with an upraised eyebrow. "How do you think?"
Piccolo stood speechless.
"Would you like some water?" Cosmos asked, giggling softly to herself.
"No, thank you," was Piccolo's icy reply.
Rolling her eyes, Cosmos held out a sealed bottle. "Take it. It isn't poisoned."
"No, thank you."
"Fine then," Cosmos said as she put the bottle down on the kitchen table. Leaning against the table, she tilted her head. "Why are you here?"
"Stay away from Goten and Trunks."
"They sought me out," Cosmos pointed out.
"It doesn't matter. Stay away from them."
"I'm sorry, Piccolo-san. But, if they seek me out, I won't send them away."
"You will leave them alone!" Piccolo said menacingly.
"You don't want to go toe-to-toe with me, Piccolo-san," Cosmos stated calmly.
"Stay away from them," Piccolo repeated before stalking out of the cabin.
Cosmos slumped into a nearby kitchen chair and rested her forehead on her hand. After a few moments of staring at the tabletop, she stood up and started cleaning up the mess.
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Oh! BTW: I'm trying to weed out all the Japanese terms I automatically use when writing, since technically they're all speaking the same language. So, hopefully, except technical terms (Like, Sayiajin) it'll be English. It just seems to flow better that way for me personally.
Well, except for honorifics. The Japanese version works better for me...