A/N: Yo minna. Anyone out there?
This chapter of 'I Cried' will be a tad different then the others. This my friends, is a FAN chapter. I sent out an e-mail to everyone who reviewed, and those who wanted to submitted their own poems about Vegeta/about what everyone thought of Vegeta/what they themselves think of Vegeta, and that moment that I've rambled on about from nine different perspectives. Anyway, it must not have been as great an idea as I first thought, because only one person has sent a poem so far. I was sent a few .zip files from a few people, but I'm not sure if those were responses. If they were, those who sent them, please resend as a .txt file and I'll put it up in it's own personal chapter. Now, Chuquita(most likely known by many of you) was the one and only to review, and I'm not in the greatest of moods, so I'm not extending the challenge... for now. Anywho, I'd like to thank Chu with her own chapter. This one's by you and for you hun!
Much thanks again, and hope you all, whoever's there, like what she's written. Enjoy and Arigato.
***
Chuquita-
"5 Minutes"
Five minutes.
I wonder,
If I had gotten there five minutes
Earlier,
Would it have helped?
Mattered?
Would I still be standing here,
Over you,
Watching those rivers of tears
Flow down the dry banks of your eyes
As you explain everything that happened to me,
And cry out for me to
Destroy him.
He destroyed you,
And it really
Isn't fair,
It isn't right.
Shouldn't have happened.
But did.
I wish I could change that.
But I can't.
I bet if I was given
The chance
I could help you.
Because you could be so much more
If you had a friend.
Everybody deserves to smile.
Except him.
Not Freeza.
He should be the one lying here right now,
Not you.
But mark my words,
When I'm through with him
He's gonna be.
I look down at you one more time,
As your last hint
Of life
Begins to drain
Away.
I must admit though.
I've never seen anyone who could
Hold onto their own life
As tightly as you.
You're so small.
Little actually, I think,
As I lift your body up
And carry you to the hole
I made.
As I start to cover you up
With the nearby dirt
I smile weakly.
Whoever said big things come in small packages
Must have been thinking of you.
I pat the last of the dirt
And stand up,
My eyes deadset
On the villain who just took your life.
I feel confident I can beat him.
With the exception of the little voice
In the back of my head saying
This is going to be
The hardest battle of my life.
I hope you're rooting me on
From up there,
Vegeta
Because I'm going to need
All the help I can get.
***
*sniffs* Beautiful. Beautiful, damnit. I'm all choked up here! VERY nice job Chu-San, very nice. Especially for a first-shot at something dramatic and angsty. Congrats yo! ^-^ Sheesh, I need a tissue or something, I can't stop sniffling...
A quick thanks to the last chapter's reviewers:
Rae George(^^ Sorry, I didn't know there was an 'I bet'. Ah well. I'll probably be redoing that chapter later on anyway.), Lady-Indis(Aww, happy tears I hope! ^6 I'm glad you liked them so!), Luna Inverse(Aww, s'ankyuu! ^^ 'Minna' pretty much means 'people', in Japanese. At least I think. If not, then it means 'people' in MY language. Screwed up foreign words. :P), SSJDrae(Glad you liked 'em! Hm... Vegeta's mother, huh? Sounds interesting... I'll definitely think about it!), Sakura no Tenshii(^^ I try! Meaningful, yet slightly humorous. Or supposed to be humorous. Eh, I was never hat funny. Funny LOOKING maybe... :P), Kayfig(Aww, thanks so much! I was weepin' with ya hun. But he came back!!^^ And I've always liked Goku, but I see where you're coming from. He so noble. ^-^ Veggie, you crybaby!!), Princess Vegena(Long time no talk hun! I'm really glad you liked.^^ I'll probably redo this all when I'm done, but for now, it'll do. Good luck with that Yu-gi-oh fic!), animegirl-mika(*grins* Thought they were funny? Aww, thanks! I try, but I think I might go back to the short outburst of humor at the very end. One line or two, and none whatsoever in the poem. Those seemed to be more profound when it came to angst.), and Saiyan Safire(^^ We're mean ones, we are. Kami's POV? Hm.. but he wasn't really there. He and Piccolo didn't fuse until the Cell Saga, and this is Frieza here. Maybe Nail though!)
Gotta run, but I want EVERYONE to give a big round of applause to Chuquita! Wonderful poem miss, and good luck with everything. I lost the email you sent me(I'm an idiot) but I think I remember you saying you'd do a real angst fic eventually. If not, sorry! Heh, I've got a foggy head.
Oh, and if anyone else wants to submit their own poem, send it via email or review. I'll put it up afterwards. I need time to work on the final chapter anyway.
Sayonara Minna-San! Thank you Chu-Sama!
T-Sama~
This chapter of 'I Cried' will be a tad different then the others. This my friends, is a FAN chapter. I sent out an e-mail to everyone who reviewed, and those who wanted to submitted their own poems about Vegeta/about what everyone thought of Vegeta/what they themselves think of Vegeta, and that moment that I've rambled on about from nine different perspectives. Anyway, it must not have been as great an idea as I first thought, because only one person has sent a poem so far. I was sent a few .zip files from a few people, but I'm not sure if those were responses. If they were, those who sent them, please resend as a .txt file and I'll put it up in it's own personal chapter. Now, Chuquita(most likely known by many of you) was the one and only to review, and I'm not in the greatest of moods, so I'm not extending the challenge... for now. Anywho, I'd like to thank Chu with her own chapter. This one's by you and for you hun!
Much thanks again, and hope you all, whoever's there, like what she's written. Enjoy and Arigato.
***
Chuquita-
"5 Minutes"
Five minutes.
I wonder,
If I had gotten there five minutes
Earlier,
Would it have helped?
Mattered?
Would I still be standing here,
Over you,
Watching those rivers of tears
Flow down the dry banks of your eyes
As you explain everything that happened to me,
And cry out for me to
Destroy him.
He destroyed you,
And it really
Isn't fair,
It isn't right.
Shouldn't have happened.
But did.
I wish I could change that.
But I can't.
I bet if I was given
The chance
I could help you.
Because you could be so much more
If you had a friend.
Everybody deserves to smile.
Except him.
Not Freeza.
He should be the one lying here right now,
Not you.
But mark my words,
When I'm through with him
He's gonna be.
I look down at you one more time,
As your last hint
Of life
Begins to drain
Away.
I must admit though.
I've never seen anyone who could
Hold onto their own life
As tightly as you.
You're so small.
Little actually, I think,
As I lift your body up
And carry you to the hole
I made.
As I start to cover you up
With the nearby dirt
I smile weakly.
Whoever said big things come in small packages
Must have been thinking of you.
I pat the last of the dirt
And stand up,
My eyes deadset
On the villain who just took your life.
I feel confident I can beat him.
With the exception of the little voice
In the back of my head saying
This is going to be
The hardest battle of my life.
I hope you're rooting me on
From up there,
Vegeta
Because I'm going to need
All the help I can get.
***
*sniffs* Beautiful. Beautiful, damnit. I'm all choked up here! VERY nice job Chu-San, very nice. Especially for a first-shot at something dramatic and angsty. Congrats yo! ^-^ Sheesh, I need a tissue or something, I can't stop sniffling...
A quick thanks to the last chapter's reviewers:
Rae George(^^ Sorry, I didn't know there was an 'I bet'. Ah well. I'll probably be redoing that chapter later on anyway.), Lady-Indis(Aww, happy tears I hope! ^6 I'm glad you liked them so!), Luna Inverse(Aww, s'ankyuu! ^^ 'Minna' pretty much means 'people', in Japanese. At least I think. If not, then it means 'people' in MY language. Screwed up foreign words. :P), SSJDrae(Glad you liked 'em! Hm... Vegeta's mother, huh? Sounds interesting... I'll definitely think about it!), Sakura no Tenshii(^^ I try! Meaningful, yet slightly humorous. Or supposed to be humorous. Eh, I was never hat funny. Funny LOOKING maybe... :P), Kayfig(Aww, thanks so much! I was weepin' with ya hun. But he came back!!^^ And I've always liked Goku, but I see where you're coming from. He so noble. ^-^ Veggie, you crybaby!!), Princess Vegena(Long time no talk hun! I'm really glad you liked.^^ I'll probably redo this all when I'm done, but for now, it'll do. Good luck with that Yu-gi-oh fic!), animegirl-mika(*grins* Thought they were funny? Aww, thanks! I try, but I think I might go back to the short outburst of humor at the very end. One line or two, and none whatsoever in the poem. Those seemed to be more profound when it came to angst.), and Saiyan Safire(^^ We're mean ones, we are. Kami's POV? Hm.. but he wasn't really there. He and Piccolo didn't fuse until the Cell Saga, and this is Frieza here. Maybe Nail though!)
Gotta run, but I want EVERYONE to give a big round of applause to Chuquita! Wonderful poem miss, and good luck with everything. I lost the email you sent me(I'm an idiot) but I think I remember you saying you'd do a real angst fic eventually. If not, sorry! Heh, I've got a foggy head.
Oh, and if anyone else wants to submit their own poem, send it via email or review. I'll put it up afterwards. I need time to work on the final chapter anyway.
Sayonara Minna-San! Thank you Chu-Sama!
T-Sama~