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Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ. Duh.
WARNING: Ok, this is rated R for a reason. There is going to be bloodshed; I'm not joking. And it is only going to get worse as I go along. So if you don't like this kind of thing, or if you don't think you can handle it, then don't read it.
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The Beginning of the End
By: Ponytail Goddess
Chapter 3: Curiosity Killed the Cat
*Ah........relaxing bubbles*, Treasure thought as she stepped into the large bathtub that was filled up to the brim with sparkling bubbles and wonderful hot water.
If only her whole day had been this peaceful. She looked at her wrist yet again. There was no scar. It was almost as if it hadn't even happened. Had it just been her imagination?
She gazed down to the floor to see her clothes lying limply there. Her gown was bloodstained. *So much for it being imagined.*
She sighed, closed her eyes, and gently let her head slip underwater for a few seconds before coming up. How very comforting the water was. So very nice indeed.
*The mirror*
It just popped right back into her head, as if it belonged there. Why couldn't she quit thinking about it? What was so special about an old mirror anyway?
She couldn't figure out why it was so intriguing, yet she couldn't get her mind off of the topic. *I wish I could have another chance to see it.*
"Woah, where'd that come from?" Treasure muttered to herself. "Daddy told me not to go up there anymore."
*But still.......just to see myself in it for real........*
"No", her conscience kept telling her, but her heart was telling her otherwise. She wanted to go and see that mirror again. She needed to.
*Tonight*
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Shin sighed as he fell into his office chair, mentally exhausted. It was every parent's worst nightmare to see their child in a life threatening situation. Thank goodness Kibito had been there. Things could have gone terribly wrong if he hadn't been.
He looked up at the clock that hung upon his wall. *Time to go tuck Treasure in*
He got up and started to climb the stairs up to her bedroom.
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"Good night papa-san", Treasure whispered to her father, who sat on the edge of her bed. She could see his face smiling down at her in the dim light.
"Sweet dreams Treasure-chan." He said softly as he got up off of her bed and slowly headed for the door. She watched as he exited the room silently, leaving the door cracked open.
She waited. She heard his barely audible footsteps go down the hallway. A smirk plastered her face as she peeked out her door. He was gone.
She quickly snuck out her door and crept down the well lit hallway. She climbed the stairway as quickly as possible without making any noise. She peered at the fourth floor. It was deserted now as well. She continued up the stairs quietly.
Treasure soon reached the fifth floor. It was pitch black now. She gingerly stepped onto the floor. It was silent, thankfully. If her father caught her up here now she would never hear the end of it.
Step after gentle step she silently made her way down the long hallway. Her eyes were wide, as it was just as quiet as it had been when she had first came up here. So very quiet.
*If I fell up here, would anybody find me?*
Knowing that the answer, she decided not to ponder that question. She was being extremely careful, taking her steps slowly and dragging one hand against the wall to guide her.
She gasped as she touched something cold on the wall, her hand pulling back quickly. She heard herself breathing loudly. She reached out and touched it again, this time taking the time to feel it a bit more and decipher what it was.
A painting. It was one of those old Kaioshin portraits. *Man, I'm really jumpy tonight.*
She continued. Soon she saw a soft light at the end of the hall. The window. Darkened moonlight glistened through the old dusty window and lit up this portion of the hall. She was almost to her destination.
She now watched the floor, being careful so that she would not trip this time around. Soon she had reached the window. She slowly turned to the left to come face to face with the mirror.
She pulled a lock of white hair out of her face so that she could see it better. She stared into the dark mirror, eyes widening at what she saw. She just stood there and stared at it, not being able to tear herself away from what she saw.
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*Three......two.......one-*
"Papa-san!" Was all he heard before he was violently embraced in the same manner that he always was every morning. He smiled and hugged her back.
"Good morning to you too Treasure-chan. And how are you this morning?"
"I'm good! And you papa-san?", she said, looking up at him with a childish grin plastered to her face, never letting go of her embrace on him.
"I'm just fine." He said, smiling down at her. "Would you like to go somewhere today Treasure-chan?"
Her eyes lit up. She always liked to go and see new places. "Yes!!!"
He pried her off of him, keeping her hand in his though, and led her down to the breakfast hall. Kibito followed them silently.
"Where are we going papa-san?" She asked while walking.
"Well, I.......", his voice trailed off as he looked into the dinning room, his eyes widening. His face formed an expression of shock.
"Papa-san?", she started, "What-"
Shin quickly covered her eyes with his hand before she could see the atrocity in the dinning hall. He felt a shiver run through him as he quickly led her away from it.
He looked towards Kibito. He was now staring wide-eyed at the scene.
"Papa-san, what are you doing?", she questioned innocently.
*Oh dear universe......*
He could not let her see that. No way. "Uh........um.......", he muttered, struggling to find words.
He was shaking. "Uh......T-treasure-chan, why don't you go with Kibito and play with your dolls for a bit?" He managed to get out in a shaky voice.
She looked at him oddly. "Papa-san........what's wrong? I thought-"
"Please go Treasure. We'll go out later........"
She looked at him for the longest time, then started to head back the way she had came. Quickly, Shin stopped her. "G-go........around the other way." He instructed shakily.
"Ok.....", she said, obvious suspicious of him. She started to head the other way, Kibito following behind.
Once they were out of site, he quickly looked in the door to the dinning hall again. There was the head chef, hanging from the lamp above the table, a noose wrapped tightly around his neck, dead.
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Well, there we have it. Please review. Thanks. I hope that you enjoyed it. I'll have the next chapter up soon.
-P.G.
Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ. Duh.
WARNING: Ok, this is rated R for a reason. There is going to be bloodshed; I'm not joking. And it is only going to get worse as I go along. So if you don't like this kind of thing, or if you don't think you can handle it, then don't read it.
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The Beginning of the End
By: Ponytail Goddess
Chapter 3: Curiosity Killed the Cat
*Ah........relaxing bubbles*, Treasure thought as she stepped into the large bathtub that was filled up to the brim with sparkling bubbles and wonderful hot water.
If only her whole day had been this peaceful. She looked at her wrist yet again. There was no scar. It was almost as if it hadn't even happened. Had it just been her imagination?
She gazed down to the floor to see her clothes lying limply there. Her gown was bloodstained. *So much for it being imagined.*
She sighed, closed her eyes, and gently let her head slip underwater for a few seconds before coming up. How very comforting the water was. So very nice indeed.
*The mirror*
It just popped right back into her head, as if it belonged there. Why couldn't she quit thinking about it? What was so special about an old mirror anyway?
She couldn't figure out why it was so intriguing, yet she couldn't get her mind off of the topic. *I wish I could have another chance to see it.*
"Woah, where'd that come from?" Treasure muttered to herself. "Daddy told me not to go up there anymore."
*But still.......just to see myself in it for real........*
"No", her conscience kept telling her, but her heart was telling her otherwise. She wanted to go and see that mirror again. She needed to.
*Tonight*
*~*~*~*~*
Shin sighed as he fell into his office chair, mentally exhausted. It was every parent's worst nightmare to see their child in a life threatening situation. Thank goodness Kibito had been there. Things could have gone terribly wrong if he hadn't been.
He looked up at the clock that hung upon his wall. *Time to go tuck Treasure in*
He got up and started to climb the stairs up to her bedroom.
*~*~*~*~*
"Good night papa-san", Treasure whispered to her father, who sat on the edge of her bed. She could see his face smiling down at her in the dim light.
"Sweet dreams Treasure-chan." He said softly as he got up off of her bed and slowly headed for the door. She watched as he exited the room silently, leaving the door cracked open.
She waited. She heard his barely audible footsteps go down the hallway. A smirk plastered her face as she peeked out her door. He was gone.
She quickly snuck out her door and crept down the well lit hallway. She climbed the stairway as quickly as possible without making any noise. She peered at the fourth floor. It was deserted now as well. She continued up the stairs quietly.
Treasure soon reached the fifth floor. It was pitch black now. She gingerly stepped onto the floor. It was silent, thankfully. If her father caught her up here now she would never hear the end of it.
Step after gentle step she silently made her way down the long hallway. Her eyes were wide, as it was just as quiet as it had been when she had first came up here. So very quiet.
*If I fell up here, would anybody find me?*
Knowing that the answer, she decided not to ponder that question. She was being extremely careful, taking her steps slowly and dragging one hand against the wall to guide her.
She gasped as she touched something cold on the wall, her hand pulling back quickly. She heard herself breathing loudly. She reached out and touched it again, this time taking the time to feel it a bit more and decipher what it was.
A painting. It was one of those old Kaioshin portraits. *Man, I'm really jumpy tonight.*
She continued. Soon she saw a soft light at the end of the hall. The window. Darkened moonlight glistened through the old dusty window and lit up this portion of the hall. She was almost to her destination.
She now watched the floor, being careful so that she would not trip this time around. Soon she had reached the window. She slowly turned to the left to come face to face with the mirror.
She pulled a lock of white hair out of her face so that she could see it better. She stared into the dark mirror, eyes widening at what she saw. She just stood there and stared at it, not being able to tear herself away from what she saw.
*~*~*~*~*
*Three......two.......one-*
"Papa-san!" Was all he heard before he was violently embraced in the same manner that he always was every morning. He smiled and hugged her back.
"Good morning to you too Treasure-chan. And how are you this morning?"
"I'm good! And you papa-san?", she said, looking up at him with a childish grin plastered to her face, never letting go of her embrace on him.
"I'm just fine." He said, smiling down at her. "Would you like to go somewhere today Treasure-chan?"
Her eyes lit up. She always liked to go and see new places. "Yes!!!"
He pried her off of him, keeping her hand in his though, and led her down to the breakfast hall. Kibito followed them silently.
"Where are we going papa-san?" She asked while walking.
"Well, I.......", his voice trailed off as he looked into the dinning room, his eyes widening. His face formed an expression of shock.
"Papa-san?", she started, "What-"
Shin quickly covered her eyes with his hand before she could see the atrocity in the dinning hall. He felt a shiver run through him as he quickly led her away from it.
He looked towards Kibito. He was now staring wide-eyed at the scene.
"Papa-san, what are you doing?", she questioned innocently.
*Oh dear universe......*
He could not let her see that. No way. "Uh........um.......", he muttered, struggling to find words.
He was shaking. "Uh......T-treasure-chan, why don't you go with Kibito and play with your dolls for a bit?" He managed to get out in a shaky voice.
She looked at him oddly. "Papa-san........what's wrong? I thought-"
"Please go Treasure. We'll go out later........"
She looked at him for the longest time, then started to head back the way she had came. Quickly, Shin stopped her. "G-go........around the other way." He instructed shakily.
"Ok.....", she said, obvious suspicious of him. She started to head the other way, Kibito following behind.
Once they were out of site, he quickly looked in the door to the dinning hall again. There was the head chef, hanging from the lamp above the table, a noose wrapped tightly around his neck, dead.
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Well, there we have it. Please review. Thanks. I hope that you enjoyed it. I'll have the next chapter up soon.
-P.G.