Bura stopped dancing, pulled away from Goten gently and walked away to the
exit of the gym. Goten, startled, stared after her as he went to her side.
He put his hand on her shoulder and glanced at her face. She looked
distracted.
"Goten," she turned to him slowly, "I'm going out to find help."
Goten gawked at her sudden statement. "You can't even handle a sparring never mind a blizzard!" He protested.
Bura ignored him and walked quickly to her locker, got out her jacket and was about to open the main foyer's door when he stopped her.
"I'm gonna come with you." He told as he held her. Bura nodded and hugged his warm body. Goten picked up his jacket and put it on quickly. He blushed as Bura gave him a quick kiss. "Let's go!" He cried as he sprang open the heavily snow laden doors.
A breath of strong winter wind almost knocked Bura down. Goten grabbed hold of her as he avoided the snow. He got ready to fly off. Bura held on to him tightly as he put her into a piggy back position.
His eyes started to water as the dry, cold wind flew against the resisting couple. Bura closed her eyes and held on fast. She tried warming her hands by locking her fingers together. She breathed more shallow, quick breaths as the wind almost blew her breath away.
Goten stopped in midair, he couldn't see a thing. It was almost completely dark except for the dimming streetlights. The blowing snow created a foggy affect, blinding him. "Bura, I'm getting really really cold." He said as he shook off the snow from his hair. "I don't think we can go any further."
Bura pouted. "Then let's go back!"
Goten looked around hastily, "Damnit, baby, I can't see anything!" His cheeks stung horribly from the blowing snow and wind.
Bura began to cry a little, "I'm getting so.... so sleepy." Her body sagged a bit as she relaxed on his back.
Goten bit her frozen ear gently, "oh, you dummy! If you fall asleep, you'll die!"
Bura shifted and opened her ice crusted eyelashes. "Oh, Goten...." She sighed. Goten began to get a bit sleepy as well but shook his head furiously.
He flew down to the snow and laid Bura down gently. He knew that he had to keep going, but he was so tired and cold. She opened her eyes and looked at him. She smiled.
Goten took off his jacket and put it under her legs. He was shivering, but he ignored the frostbites he had developed.
"I love you", she whispered through her frozen lips.
Goten smiled and smoothed her hair. The snow fell like the tears streaming down Goten's eyes. Goten reached into his pocket with frozen fingers and took out a ring. It gleamed hopefully despite the dilemma they were in.
"Will you marry me?" Goten whispered as Bura clasped her hands with his. Like some magical fairy tale, her warmth merged with his.
Bura smiled sadly, realizing that they were not going to survive this one. They've gone through so much together, wars, battles and hardships. Now this was the end.
"Yes", she smiled weakly. Goten slipped the ring onto her finger and kissed her hand with his frozen lips.
"Merry Christmas, Bura." He whispered huskily, his tears choking him.
Bura closed her eyes and her weakened smile somehow strengthened, only for a moment. She took her last breath, letting her chest rise heavily, and fall for the last time.
Goten cried silently. Keeping his mourning to himself. He lay himself down beside her. The biting snow hugged his body as he kissed her unmoving eyes. He let the blowing flakes of ice form a blanket of snow on them.
"Oh, dear God, let me die with her." He whispered as his eyes looked up at the continuous flow of snow. It was like he was looking up to eternity. Like he was flying.
The wave was soon broken with a silhouette of Trunks. "He must be an angel", Goten said weakly, smiling.
Trunks saw the form of his sister and an unmoving Goten.
"Hey, dad!" Trunks shouted over his shoulder to his dad who was scouting the opposite direction.
Vegeta blinked against the hard, cold wind and flew against the snow to where Trunks was pointing. He braced himself for the worse.
Vegeta spiraled down to Goten and Bura's body. He ignored the weak Goten, and went for his daughter.
"What have you done to her?" He demanded, on the verge of crying. Vegeta bit his lip tightly and felt her pulse. "Damn..."
Goten looked at him, "Vegeta, I didn't do anything to her." He reached out his hand to Vegeta, "help me."
Vegeta got him up and called over to Trunks. " Get Goten up and take him home."
Trunks flew down and picked up the heavy Goten. Trunks clicked a portable flashlight on and flew off quickly. He left the melancholy Vegeta and his sister. He stopped and glanced at Bura for one last time. He shook his head slowly and left.
When he turned around again, he saw his father through the blowing snow holding his sister's hand. Trunks shifted Goten on his back a bit and continued home.
"Goten," she turned to him slowly, "I'm going out to find help."
Goten gawked at her sudden statement. "You can't even handle a sparring never mind a blizzard!" He protested.
Bura ignored him and walked quickly to her locker, got out her jacket and was about to open the main foyer's door when he stopped her.
"I'm gonna come with you." He told as he held her. Bura nodded and hugged his warm body. Goten picked up his jacket and put it on quickly. He blushed as Bura gave him a quick kiss. "Let's go!" He cried as he sprang open the heavily snow laden doors.
A breath of strong winter wind almost knocked Bura down. Goten grabbed hold of her as he avoided the snow. He got ready to fly off. Bura held on to him tightly as he put her into a piggy back position.
His eyes started to water as the dry, cold wind flew against the resisting couple. Bura closed her eyes and held on fast. She tried warming her hands by locking her fingers together. She breathed more shallow, quick breaths as the wind almost blew her breath away.
Goten stopped in midair, he couldn't see a thing. It was almost completely dark except for the dimming streetlights. The blowing snow created a foggy affect, blinding him. "Bura, I'm getting really really cold." He said as he shook off the snow from his hair. "I don't think we can go any further."
Bura pouted. "Then let's go back!"
Goten looked around hastily, "Damnit, baby, I can't see anything!" His cheeks stung horribly from the blowing snow and wind.
Bura began to cry a little, "I'm getting so.... so sleepy." Her body sagged a bit as she relaxed on his back.
Goten bit her frozen ear gently, "oh, you dummy! If you fall asleep, you'll die!"
Bura shifted and opened her ice crusted eyelashes. "Oh, Goten...." She sighed. Goten began to get a bit sleepy as well but shook his head furiously.
He flew down to the snow and laid Bura down gently. He knew that he had to keep going, but he was so tired and cold. She opened her eyes and looked at him. She smiled.
Goten took off his jacket and put it under her legs. He was shivering, but he ignored the frostbites he had developed.
"I love you", she whispered through her frozen lips.
Goten smiled and smoothed her hair. The snow fell like the tears streaming down Goten's eyes. Goten reached into his pocket with frozen fingers and took out a ring. It gleamed hopefully despite the dilemma they were in.
"Will you marry me?" Goten whispered as Bura clasped her hands with his. Like some magical fairy tale, her warmth merged with his.
Bura smiled sadly, realizing that they were not going to survive this one. They've gone through so much together, wars, battles and hardships. Now this was the end.
"Yes", she smiled weakly. Goten slipped the ring onto her finger and kissed her hand with his frozen lips.
"Merry Christmas, Bura." He whispered huskily, his tears choking him.
Bura closed her eyes and her weakened smile somehow strengthened, only for a moment. She took her last breath, letting her chest rise heavily, and fall for the last time.
Goten cried silently. Keeping his mourning to himself. He lay himself down beside her. The biting snow hugged his body as he kissed her unmoving eyes. He let the blowing flakes of ice form a blanket of snow on them.
"Oh, dear God, let me die with her." He whispered as his eyes looked up at the continuous flow of snow. It was like he was looking up to eternity. Like he was flying.
The wave was soon broken with a silhouette of Trunks. "He must be an angel", Goten said weakly, smiling.
Trunks saw the form of his sister and an unmoving Goten.
"Hey, dad!" Trunks shouted over his shoulder to his dad who was scouting the opposite direction.
Vegeta blinked against the hard, cold wind and flew against the snow to where Trunks was pointing. He braced himself for the worse.
Vegeta spiraled down to Goten and Bura's body. He ignored the weak Goten, and went for his daughter.
"What have you done to her?" He demanded, on the verge of crying. Vegeta bit his lip tightly and felt her pulse. "Damn..."
Goten looked at him, "Vegeta, I didn't do anything to her." He reached out his hand to Vegeta, "help me."
Vegeta got him up and called over to Trunks. " Get Goten up and take him home."
Trunks flew down and picked up the heavy Goten. Trunks clicked a portable flashlight on and flew off quickly. He left the melancholy Vegeta and his sister. He stopped and glanced at Bura for one last time. He shook his head slowly and left.
When he turned around again, he saw his father through the blowing snow holding his sister's hand. Trunks shifted Goten on his back a bit and continued home.