Disclaimer : *eyes everyone* Yeah right , as if I own DBZ when I barely have the cash to buy these cool jeans I want :p It belongs to Akira Toriyama and co. NAWT FAIR !!

A/N- Well Shasta was gonna edit the last chappie of ADS , but I just really felt like writing this . It's the first chappie to be produced since out fight so bear with me . And just so you all know , Shasta and I are NO LONGER arguing and the fight we had was simple misunderstanding . It was evenly both of us doing wrong as I was up at like 2-3am and was all moody while she was breaking rules and being prissy . Anyways , on with the story . And btw , the beginning of this chapter is what's going on in Kayla's mind while she's asleep . It'll help to understand her behaviour when and if she wakes up . Let's just say this is taking place while Shastania and Trunks are on their way to pay Kazimo a 'visit' .

A Deadly Silence

Chapter 11 : Hidden Changes

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Kayla stood silently and gazed at her surroundings . This seemed so familiar to her .. of course it was familiar … it was the beach … the same beach from her previous nightmares . The sea breeze tickled the back of her neck and smiled slightly . The sun was setting and dashed the sky with highlights of pink and orange . She walked over to the water and wet her toes .

"Why am I here? Why do I always end up back here ?" she asked herself .

"Why do you think you're here?" came a voice from behind her . She didn't turn around , after spending those 'months' in the time chamber she could recognise Goten's voice anywhere . He walked up behind her as she pondered to herself .

"I have no idea … this place haunts me Goten . I see it in my dreams … my nightmares … it always calms me …but … "

"But what ?" he asked as he ran his fingers through her hair . She sighed softly and dug her toes lightly into the cool , wet sand .

" But in this nightmare I never get a happy ending ." She faced Goten and looked at him for a moment before shrugging and stepping away from the water .

" Its only a dream Kayla " he whispered in her ear soothingly , "and all that matters is that you wake up ."

" What I don't want to wake up ?" she questioned and peered into his dark chocolate eyes , " What if at least in this place , I can't get hurt more than before ? "

Goten trailed his arms around her waist and held her gently .

"You're afraid of Kazimo , aren't you ?"

" I wish I wasn't " she protested meekly," but I can't change how I feel"

"Do feelings matter that much to you ?"

"They're the one thing I thought I had control over … but after all of this … "

Goten turned her to face him and cradled her chin for a moment. He smiled momentarily , leaned forward and their lips met. His kiss was soft and tender and for one split moment she felt total bliss . He pulled away and rested his forehead on hers for a moment , gazing into her eyes . His smile was reassuring and just as the moment seemed perfect , like they were on another plain of existence , his eyes suddenly opened wide in horror . He lost his balance and slumped against Kalya . She store in horror at the menacing beast that stood behind Goten . Its claw-like hands retracted from Goten's abdomen and he gazed , mesmerised at the blood that dripped off them. Kayla , overwhelmed with Goten's sudden weight slumped to her knees and cradled his head in her hands . His eyes shone menacingly at Kazimo Tair and he tried to open his mouth to speak but all that came was a gurgle from the blood he held in his throat .

Kazimo smiled and knelt down in front of Kayla and Goten , looking her in the eyes with a smirk plastered across his face.

"As long as you continue to care for anyone , as long as you cling to the hope that I cannot hurt you and the longer you continue to love anyone I will hurt them. Do you understand me Kayla? You're mine now and if you dare to even try to feel for this saiyan monkey I will hunt him and everyone else down until I'm satisfied"

Kazimo reached over and placed his retched hand on Goten's throat . Kalya quickly reached over and tried to push him away but he simply backhanded her and smiled deeply. In one swift movement , Goten was no-more . His lifeless body lay there in the sand and Kayla took one last glance at it ….

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Kayla opened her eyes slightly and gazed at her surroundings. He body ached as she shifted in her bed and she groaned as she tried to sit up. The infirmary window was dull and lifeless which showed that night had set in. She looked to her side and saw Goten sitting in a chair by her bed. His eye closed and she heard barely a sound.

~Oh Kami ! He didn't really kill him , did he !?!~ she asked herself , but she saw him stir slightly and she sighed inwardly.

"I see you're awake" came a voice from the doorway.

"Vegeta-san" she said as she bowed her head.

"I'll go get Bulma" he mumbled as he left the room and closed the door behind himself.

Kayla peered over at Goten , his face seemed quite angelic as moonbeams danced across his face. As if he could feel her gaze , he shifted in his seat and opened his eyes. He blinked at her for a moment and she bit her lip , unsure of what to do now.

"You're awake" he muttered and she simply nodded. He sat there for a moment , obviously unsure as well. He opened his mouth to speak and they both heard voices coming from the hallway. The door soon opened and in stepped Bulma , Vegeta and Goku. Kayla blinked at the small crowd and saw no sight of her sister. She saw Bulma and Vegeta discussing something with Goten and Goku but couldn't hear them as she tried to focus on Shastania's ki . It wasn't too hard to find , it was blazing with anger and was speeding quickly towards another ki – Kazimo Tair's . Kayla felt Trunks ki following close behind her but she doubted he was there to stop her.

~Shastania , what in kami's name do you think you're doing !?!~ she asked telepathically . But all of Shastania' anger and frustration blocked out any thoughts of regret or revolt.

"Vegeta-san , Goku-san ! You have to go stop Shastania!" she begged and they looked at her in confusion.

"Shastania and Trunks have gone to face Kazimo ! You have to stop them!!"

Vegeta and Goku both focused on her ki and true enough she was heading in that direction. Without another word they quickly shot out of the room and all that could be seen was the dust they had stirred.

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A/N- I'mma gonna leave it at that for now , my winamp is off and it usually provides my drive to write which unfortunately I'm too lazy to turn on . Shasta can take it from here , I'm sure she'll do a wonderful job *snorts* Review me people , I really appreciate it. Right now I'm caught in the ficcy limbo type place . I dunno , ficcy writing is fun but it gets hallowing sometimes . Considering nawt writing , as in before but I'll probably get around to finishing this ficcy at least and BIG SPOILER FOR YOU PEOPLE NOW! Sshhh

Don't tell Shasta I told you this , coz I'm sure she'd want to keep it a big surprise but anyways .. the big surprise is … Shasta is planning on writing a sequel to this !! Isn't that well .. great ?? heh . I'm not sure whether I'll co-write it with her though . She's offered and has said that if I don't want to I don't have to . I'm still pondering on the prospect . But ya gotta remember that Kayla is pregnant , so yeah . PLOTTY .

Anyways , I heart all reviewers . Flames and hate mail can go to my inbox at lil_button@hotmail.com . My yahoo addy is currently out of order . Reviews , marriage proposals and party hangouts can go in the purdyful review box .

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Losing Grip To Reality …

Kay's Quote Of The Moment : ~*Complete happiness robs you of a life , don't be satisfied unless you wish to be disappointed*~