Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or the characters contained (ALL
except for Thrake ^_^). Somehow, I wish I was that creative. -_-;
Warning: There is cussing in this fanfic...that and it's my first one, so it probably just sucks. Be kind! Arigato!
YAY Reviewies! Ok, thanks to everyone that's reviewed. . .here's the scoop.
Serina Tsuki: Thank you.I just hope these next chapters are what you're looking for
Polka dot: Read on and find out what there is to figure out. And I know. . .you really feel for Thrake. . .until he goes after the ones you love. . .mmm plot twists
Nofretete: I figured it was time to give Chi Chi a chance. We all know she's the headstrong woman and why should Bulma, Videl, and 18 be the only ones fighting, huh huh huh???
Lady Nightshade: Once again. . .arigato!
Tonibelle: We'll just have to wait and see if anything happens to them, won't we. Thanks for the compliment and read on!
W00t. If I had known it'd be this easy to confuse the HELL out of people I'd of started doing it earlier. j/k. Nah, this just all leans back on "don't doubt my artistic vision" if I write something, chances are, I have the satisfier to it in a later chapter. I'm seeming to start to get quite a following and let me tell you, I'm extremely flattered. I'm starting to think that for my first story this one's turning out pretty good. Also, please don't be surprised. None of the fights are going to be detailed except for the last one. So more likely than not if Chi Chi or Goku aren't the ones fighting, you're gonna come in right at the end of the fight. This is not only for time purposes, but my brain doesn't work THAT well. ^_^!!! Hope you guys like this chapter!
Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Abbott
The Heart Made of Stone
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Chapter 7 - Passion and Pain
'What have I done?' she thought to herself. The tears blurred her vision. 'I don't even know where I'm going.' She looked down at the ground, no recognizing any of the landscape below her. 'I shouldn't have done that to Goku.' She sped up, trying to dry the tears on her face. 'He needs me now and I need him, what is wrong with me that I can't see that? What's wrong with me that I turned my back on that?'
"Mom!" A voice called from behind her.
"Chi Chi, wait up!" called another one.
She stopped, turning around suddenly to see who exactly had the nerve to follow her. Before she knew it, three super saiyan warriors floated inches away from her.
"Woman, are you out of your mind??" An angry Vegeta yelled out at her.
His eyes burned. She flinched looking at Gohan and Trunks. Gohan looked hurt and Trunk's face was filled with confusion. She already felt bad enough; she didn't need their reminders to her wrongdoings. She twisted the material of her skirt in her fists and looked back down at the ground, the tears flowing readily now.
"I know what I did," she choked out. "I'm not proud of it." Gohan came closer to her and she pushed him away "But goddamn it, if he's not going to save our son, I am!"
They just looked at her. Something like this would have normally struck them as funny coming from her, but they knew she was serious. Gohan's ki flared up as a smile slowly appeared across his face. Vegeta chuckled at her and Trunks just shook his head.
"You're headstrong woman" Vegeta smiled suddenly turning SSJ.
The other two did the same and she just watched in horror. 'What are they going to do? They're not going to leave me behind or. . .make sure. . .I don't go. . .' she shook and looked at them. Trunks flew up to her, inches away from her face. She closed her eyes so she couldn't see what was coming to her.
"We're coming with you." He said softly.
She quickly opened her eyes. His face looked serious. Blinking she reached out and took him in her arms, hugging him tightly. She didn't really know why, it just felt right. Of course, Vegeta wasn't happy about it, that was clear. But he didn't say anything. When she let go, he smiled at her, flying just above her head.
"Let's go find Goten" Gohan said
Chi Chi nodded once, and without another word the four of them took off. 'Don't worry Goten, we're coming' she thought, smiling at her new found help.
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Goku landed in front of his house, his cheek still stinging where her hand had connected. He rubbed it, closing his eyes for just a moment. Why couldn't she understand, if they would have acted then, Goten would have been killed for sure. This at least, gave him some time.
"I should have gone after her" he mused quietly to himself.
"Then why didn't you?" replied a stern voice from behind him.
He spun around. There was Piccolo; arms crossed looking serious as ever. Out from behind him stepped Yamcha and Kuririn, their eyes piercing yet understanding bore into him.
Kuririn smiled his half crooked smile. "You took the long way home Goku."
"Why didn't you go after her?" Piccolo repeated.
"She'll come back." Goku said loud enough to almost convince himself of it too. "She just needs to cool off and figure out why I did what I did."
"She can't come back if she's dead!" Outburst Yamcha.
He had become very protective of Chi Chi over the years. Goku couldn't blame him; Chi Chi was extremely beautiful, extremely kind. Goku narrowed his eyes and just looked at all of them.
"She will be fine. If I have taught her anything, it's how to use her head in battle. . ."
Suddenly, a huge explosion coming from inside the house cut him off mid sentence. The all ran inside, coughing from the excessive amount of smoke filling the kitchen. When the smoke finally cleared the source of the explosion was clear. The heart he had given her had exploded, but instead of shattering into thousands of pieces, it shrunk again, now the size of a large pebble. He walked over to it, picking it up and turning it over and over in his hand, squinting at it.
"What the hell is going on here?" he said softly.
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Vegeta flew backwards, hitting the side of Thrake's spaceship, hard. He yelled out, but in a fashion all his own went right back after Thrake. Gohan placed his hand over Chi Chi's mouth, restraining her. He knew his mother all too well and knew if she was able to, she'd be all up in the battle between Vegeta and Thrake. Hell, he wanted to get involved himself but Vegeta in his own cocky assed way sword up and down that he could defeat Thrake himself. But that was nothing new for him.
But this was just wrong. Vegeta was already at SSJ 2, and Thrake was throwing him around like a rag doll. Gohan looked over at trunks. He could only imagine how much Trunks wanted to get involved. The anger burned in his eyes and he watched his father fighting, and losing. Suddenly Trunk's eyes grew wide. Gohan looked up to see Vegeta hanging limply from Thrake's grip, much like Goten did. Chi Chi squirmed in Gohan's grip, and he tightened his grip on her.
"Mom don't move!" Gohan whispered in her ear fiercely.
She bit his hand and Gohan yelled out helplessly causing Thrake to look at the three of them, standing helplessly among the bushes. A smiled appeared across his face as he held his hand out, blasting Vegeta the same way he blasted Goten.
"Dad!" screamed Trunks, scared to move.
"Vegeta!!!" Chi Chi screamed, lunging forward and breaking out of Gohan's arms.
Warning: There is cussing in this fanfic...that and it's my first one, so it probably just sucks. Be kind! Arigato!
YAY Reviewies! Ok, thanks to everyone that's reviewed. . .here's the scoop.
Serina Tsuki: Thank you.I just hope these next chapters are what you're looking for
Polka dot: Read on and find out what there is to figure out. And I know. . .you really feel for Thrake. . .until he goes after the ones you love. . .mmm plot twists
Nofretete: I figured it was time to give Chi Chi a chance. We all know she's the headstrong woman and why should Bulma, Videl, and 18 be the only ones fighting, huh huh huh???
Lady Nightshade: Once again. . .arigato!
Tonibelle: We'll just have to wait and see if anything happens to them, won't we. Thanks for the compliment and read on!
W00t. If I had known it'd be this easy to confuse the HELL out of people I'd of started doing it earlier. j/k. Nah, this just all leans back on "don't doubt my artistic vision" if I write something, chances are, I have the satisfier to it in a later chapter. I'm seeming to start to get quite a following and let me tell you, I'm extremely flattered. I'm starting to think that for my first story this one's turning out pretty good. Also, please don't be surprised. None of the fights are going to be detailed except for the last one. So more likely than not if Chi Chi or Goku aren't the ones fighting, you're gonna come in right at the end of the fight. This is not only for time purposes, but my brain doesn't work THAT well. ^_^!!! Hope you guys like this chapter!
Copyright 2002 Elizabeth Abbott
The Heart Made of Stone
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 7 - Passion and Pain
'What have I done?' she thought to herself. The tears blurred her vision. 'I don't even know where I'm going.' She looked down at the ground, no recognizing any of the landscape below her. 'I shouldn't have done that to Goku.' She sped up, trying to dry the tears on her face. 'He needs me now and I need him, what is wrong with me that I can't see that? What's wrong with me that I turned my back on that?'
"Mom!" A voice called from behind her.
"Chi Chi, wait up!" called another one.
She stopped, turning around suddenly to see who exactly had the nerve to follow her. Before she knew it, three super saiyan warriors floated inches away from her.
"Woman, are you out of your mind??" An angry Vegeta yelled out at her.
His eyes burned. She flinched looking at Gohan and Trunks. Gohan looked hurt and Trunk's face was filled with confusion. She already felt bad enough; she didn't need their reminders to her wrongdoings. She twisted the material of her skirt in her fists and looked back down at the ground, the tears flowing readily now.
"I know what I did," she choked out. "I'm not proud of it." Gohan came closer to her and she pushed him away "But goddamn it, if he's not going to save our son, I am!"
They just looked at her. Something like this would have normally struck them as funny coming from her, but they knew she was serious. Gohan's ki flared up as a smile slowly appeared across his face. Vegeta chuckled at her and Trunks just shook his head.
"You're headstrong woman" Vegeta smiled suddenly turning SSJ.
The other two did the same and she just watched in horror. 'What are they going to do? They're not going to leave me behind or. . .make sure. . .I don't go. . .' she shook and looked at them. Trunks flew up to her, inches away from her face. She closed her eyes so she couldn't see what was coming to her.
"We're coming with you." He said softly.
She quickly opened her eyes. His face looked serious. Blinking she reached out and took him in her arms, hugging him tightly. She didn't really know why, it just felt right. Of course, Vegeta wasn't happy about it, that was clear. But he didn't say anything. When she let go, he smiled at her, flying just above her head.
"Let's go find Goten" Gohan said
Chi Chi nodded once, and without another word the four of them took off. 'Don't worry Goten, we're coming' she thought, smiling at her new found help.
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Goku landed in front of his house, his cheek still stinging where her hand had connected. He rubbed it, closing his eyes for just a moment. Why couldn't she understand, if they would have acted then, Goten would have been killed for sure. This at least, gave him some time.
"I should have gone after her" he mused quietly to himself.
"Then why didn't you?" replied a stern voice from behind him.
He spun around. There was Piccolo; arms crossed looking serious as ever. Out from behind him stepped Yamcha and Kuririn, their eyes piercing yet understanding bore into him.
Kuririn smiled his half crooked smile. "You took the long way home Goku."
"Why didn't you go after her?" Piccolo repeated.
"She'll come back." Goku said loud enough to almost convince himself of it too. "She just needs to cool off and figure out why I did what I did."
"She can't come back if she's dead!" Outburst Yamcha.
He had become very protective of Chi Chi over the years. Goku couldn't blame him; Chi Chi was extremely beautiful, extremely kind. Goku narrowed his eyes and just looked at all of them.
"She will be fine. If I have taught her anything, it's how to use her head in battle. . ."
Suddenly, a huge explosion coming from inside the house cut him off mid sentence. The all ran inside, coughing from the excessive amount of smoke filling the kitchen. When the smoke finally cleared the source of the explosion was clear. The heart he had given her had exploded, but instead of shattering into thousands of pieces, it shrunk again, now the size of a large pebble. He walked over to it, picking it up and turning it over and over in his hand, squinting at it.
"What the hell is going on here?" he said softly.
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Vegeta flew backwards, hitting the side of Thrake's spaceship, hard. He yelled out, but in a fashion all his own went right back after Thrake. Gohan placed his hand over Chi Chi's mouth, restraining her. He knew his mother all too well and knew if she was able to, she'd be all up in the battle between Vegeta and Thrake. Hell, he wanted to get involved himself but Vegeta in his own cocky assed way sword up and down that he could defeat Thrake himself. But that was nothing new for him.
But this was just wrong. Vegeta was already at SSJ 2, and Thrake was throwing him around like a rag doll. Gohan looked over at trunks. He could only imagine how much Trunks wanted to get involved. The anger burned in his eyes and he watched his father fighting, and losing. Suddenly Trunk's eyes grew wide. Gohan looked up to see Vegeta hanging limply from Thrake's grip, much like Goten did. Chi Chi squirmed in Gohan's grip, and he tightened his grip on her.
"Mom don't move!" Gohan whispered in her ear fiercely.
She bit his hand and Gohan yelled out helplessly causing Thrake to look at the three of them, standing helplessly among the bushes. A smiled appeared across his face as he held his hand out, blasting Vegeta the same way he blasted Goten.
"Dad!" screamed Trunks, scared to move.
"Vegeta!!!" Chi Chi screamed, lunging forward and breaking out of Gohan's arms.