A/N: Hey I'm back! Sorry for the long wait! I had a real bad case of Writers block… and it sucked… Anyways on with the Chapter! And thank you all for your Reviews!
Edited: 4/30/05
Disclaimer: I don't own dbz or the song Black Balloon by the Goo Goo Dolls.
Everyone watched in horror as Piccolo dove in front of the Ki beam meant for Goku, and fell limply to the ground.
"Piccolo!" Goku shouted in disbelief staring at the downed Namek, "You… you monster! How could you do that to Piccolo!"
Frieza smirked and chuckled at the anger he was causing from Goku.
"One down…" He chuckled happily.
Gohan fell to his knees and threw his head back screaming. "PICCOLO!"
Baby's black balloon makes her fly
I almost fell into that hole in your life
His name was the last thing Piccolo heard before darkness consumed him.
And you're not thinking about tomorrow
'Cause you were the same as me
But on your knees
"I can't let you come… Please just stay here, I need to go alone."
"Not without me."
Piccolo avoided her eyes, "What about your family?" He said finally.
"They'll be okay. Please Piccolo, let me come." Kiseki pleaded taking his hand.
Piccolo's eyes widened and he looked down at her, "Kiseki…"
"Let me come." She repeated staring him in the eyes.
He stared at her, her eyes sparkling in the sunlight as she pleaded with him.
Sighing he nodded his head in defeat, "Okay, you can come."
A thousand other boys could never reach you
How could I have been the one
"Why did you want to come with me?" Piccolo asked as he rolled onto his side; the two lay in the grass under the sparkling stars.
Kiseki sighed counting the stars silently in her head; she got to 15 before she answered.
"I couldn't let you go by yourself." She said closing her eyes.
Piccolo furrowed his eyebrows and rolled back onto his back.
"What about your mom?" He asked watching the stars sparkle and shine.
Kiseki opened her eyes and turned to Piccolo. "Yes she was my mom, but…"
Piccolo turned back to her listening.
"I was adopted when I was little." She sighed, "I just want to go and see the world outside the village by my house, and maybe find my real parents."
Piccolo nodded and Kiseki rolled onto her back using her arms as a makeshift pillow. Her eyes sparkled with the light of the stars as she gazed up at them.
"Maybe one day, you'll find out who you are too." She whispered.
Piccolo turned back to the stars with a sigh, "Maybe…"
Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
What's going on?Piccolo's thoughts echoed around the memories as they shifted and swirled around.
These things happened a long time ago… Why can I still remember?
And I go on as you get colder
Or are you someone's prayer
"Have you ever wished for something and got it?" Kiseki asked one day as the two walked through a quiet desert.
Piccolo raised an eyebrow at the sudden question. "What do you mean?"
"Have you ever prayed or wished for something and it came true?" She repeated.
Piccolo nodded slowly. "Yea, I guess so."
Kiseki smiled and tilted her head at him. "What was it?"
Piccolo raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I wished that… I would have a friend."
"It came true." Kiseki smiled.
Piccolo nodded with a smile. "Yea, she's walking along side of me."
You know the lies they always told you
And the love you never knew
Another memory surfaced, one that Piccolo wished he had forgotten…
A young Piccolo sat alone in a small room with only one window and a bed. He sat on the edge of the bed staring out the window at the beautiful blue sky and the hung above the thick green forest that surrounded his house. A sniffle escaped his throat and he squeezed his eyes shut causing the unleashed tears to trail down his emerald green cheeks.
"What did I do wrong?" He sobbed wiping the tears from his cheeks.
His shoulders trembled with sobs and slowly he fell over onto his side and curled up into a ball on the bed.
What's the things they never showed you
That swallowed the light from the sun
Inside your room
Heavy footsteps started to come up the stairs slowly and with every footfall Piccolo shook harder crying into his arms.
"Please… Please…" He whispered over and over to himself when the footsteps stopped at his door.
Suddenly the door flew open banging against the wall and swinging back to the outstretched hand.
"Boy…" The man growled, anger lacing his voice mingling with the awful stench of stale beer.
Piccolo's shoulders stiffened and he squeezed his eyes shut tighter.
"I'm sorry…" He whimpered wishing that he could be invisible just this once.
The man grunted and walked over to the bed, "You'll never be forgiven…" he slurred and grabbed Piccolo's collar throwing him across the room. Piccolo cried out in pain as he hit the floor and slid across it into the wall. Again he tried to curl himself up into a ball as the man approached him again.
NO! STOP! Piccolo roared in his mind as he watched himself be beaten.
It was only water! He cried trying to block the vision. I just spilled a stupid glass of water!
Comin' down the world turned over
And angels fall without you there
The attack on his younger self stopped turning into another memory that still lingered in his mind every once in a while; the day Kiseki died…
They had been walking in silence for over two hours, just enjoying the peace when Piccolo heard a soft click. He stopped in his tracks and whirled around facing the man he had known as his father. The man smirked and squeezed the trigger just missing Piccolo and Kiseki. The man shot the gun a second time, this time hitting Kiseki in the stomach.
Everything froze for a moment in time as Piccolo watched helplessly as Kiseki fell to the ground clutching her stomach in pain.
"Nooo!" He screamed running to Kiseki's side.
And I go on as you get colder
And there's no time left for losin'
Blood gushed out in between here fingers as she clutched helplessly at the hole in her stomach.
"Pic… it hurts…" She whimpered as blood trailed down her chin.
Piccolo shook his head tears forming in the corners of his eyes.
"Shh… don't talk… ok?" He whispered as he pressed his hand to her stomach.
By now the blood had slowly started to pool around the two.
"I'm… sorry…" Kiseki whispered in between coughs.
When you stand they fall
Comin' down the world turned over
Piccolo stared down into Kiseki's eyes in confusion.
"Why? What do you have to be sorry for?" He cried a single tear trailing down his cheek.
Kiseki smiled weakly slowly closing her eyes. "Good… bye…"
"Don't you die!" Piccolo screamed knowing that it was useless, "Please…."
And angels fall without you there
And I go on as you grow colder
All because I'm
Comin' down the years turn over
The vision suddenly stopped and Piccolo could feel himself becoming conscious again. The darkness that swirled around him slowly pulled away as he opened his eyes.
"Wha… Dende?" He mumbled as he was helped into a sitting position.
Dende nodded with a small smile and stood up with the older Namek.
"Piccolo-san!" Gohan shouted as he ran up to his friend.
Piccolo smiled weakly down at the boy and ruffled his hair.
"Dad's still on Namek!" Gohan suddenly blurted out causing Piccolo's eyes to widen a bit.
"What?"
Gohan looked up at Piccolo, tears forming in the corners of his eyes. "He didn't want to come back. He wanted to beat Freiza."
Piccolo scowled and looked up at the sky, "He'll make it Gohan don't worry." He said finally looking back down at the boy.
Gohan smiled weakly. "You think so Piccolo-san?"
"I know so." Piccolo smirked and ruffled Gohan's hair again. "He always makes it through somehow."
Gohan grinned happily and nodded. "Yea, he'll come home real soon."
Piccolo nodded and turned his gaze up to the heavens sighing, the flashbacks he had earlier still lingered in his mind.
'I'll wish you back… I promise Kiseki. You didn't deserve what happened to you…' A faint scowl crossed Piccolo's lips, 'I promise.'
And angels fall without you there
And I'll go on to bring you home
All because I'm
All because I'm
And I'll become
What you became to me
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