Alternate Universe
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the dragonball/z/gt characters. I also do not own anyone else associated with this story. Geez that sounds weird.
"Oh my head." 18 slowly made her way down the stairs. "I feel like I've been beat up by a bunch of saiyans." She put her hand on her forehead as she walked into the kitchen. She pulled a cup out of a cabinet and filled it with water and ice. ~I can't even remember what I was supposed to do today~ She took a sip of the water then set the cup down on the counter. ~Oh yeah. I have to go talk to Goku. . .Wait. . .Maybe I already did~ She rubbed her head and sighed, ~No, I think that was just a dream~ "Maybe I should just stay home today." She picked up the cup and walked into the living room. "I guess all this stress is finally starting to get to me."
She turned on the lamp then stepped back and sat down on the couch. Her eyes widened and she jumped up, dropping the cup of water on the couch. "What the-" She turned around and looked at the person there. "Goku?!"
Goku slowly opened his eyes, trying to wipe the water off his face. "What the hell?" he muttered. He sat up and looked at her. "18? Where am I?"
". . .In my house. What the hell are you doing here?"
Goku looked around, a dazed look on his face. "I. . .I don't know."
She sat down next to him. "Did you. . .Were you. . ." 18 rubbed her head, the pain suddenly getting worse. "Did you and Linor separate?"
Goku placed his elbows on his legs then rested his face in his palms. "Yes."
"And did you send me and Link out to take over a village for you?"
". . .Yeah. Now I remember." He sighed and looked at her. "Damion took over again. I can't remember everything but. . ."
"Damion?!" 18's eyes widened. "So yesterday wasn't a dream. . .but how come I can't remember the whole day?"
Goku leaned back, resting his back on the couch. "I can't remember everything either. My mind pretty much draws to a blank after I took control of-" ~Oh man. I had her under my control. I can't believe he made me do that~
"Took control of what?"
He looked at her nervously, "Um. . ." ~I can't tell her the truth~ "Of my uh. . .dark powers."
". . .Oh."
"My guess is Miyu kicked my ass. You probably got involved somehow and got knocked out. Then Miyu and Link must have brought us here."
"I guess so." Something still didn't seem right to her but she decided to ignore it. She looked at her hand and easily removed the snake ring from her finger. ". . . . ." She blinked a few times and watched as it disappeared. ". . . . .Oook."
Goku sighed, "I'm sorry for everything 18." He hadn't noticed the disappearing act that had just taken place in front of him.
18 leaned back and looked at him.
"I felt his presence occasionally since the tournament but not long after, he fused with me to become Daku again." He took hold of her hand and put it against his cheek. "I'm so sorry for everything. You're precious to me and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if he had done to you. . . what he was planning on doing."
18 felt her face get hot and she pulled her hand away. "What was he going to do?"
"Well. You pissed him off a few times and he wanted to kill you."
18 grinned. "I have that affect on people some times."
"Heh." He rubbed the back of his neck and let out a long sigh. "I have nothing left 18. It's all gone. My home, my wife. . .Linor says I can never see Bardock again. . .Bardock told me he hated me and that if I tried to see him, he'd kill me. . .Do you know how it feels to have your own flesh and blood tell you something like that?"
". . .No. . .I can't say that I do." ~I don't know my relatives. . .I suppose it's better not to have any so something like this doesn't happen~ "But you haven't lost everything Goku."
". . ."
She put her hand on his shoulder and smiled. "You have me. And you're welcome to stay here as long as you need to."
". . .Thanks 18. You're too good to me."
~Yeah I know. It's this blasted heart of mine~ "I don't have an extra room though. You'll have to sleep on the couch."
"Ok, that's just fine with me." He looked into her eyes, smiling brightly.
There was a sudden knock. 18 got to her feet and walked over to the front door. She opened it and smiled, "Hey M-"
Miyu pulled her outside and shut the door. "Did he hurt you?"
"Huh? 18 pushed her off and gave her a confused look.
"Goku. . .I was thinking about it all night. I shouldn't have left you alone with him."
"Geez Miyu, don't freak out. We both just woke up not that long ago. He hasn't done anything except talk to me."
Miyu crossed her arms, "Oh." She turned around and started to walk away.
"Wait!"
". . ."
"Miyu. . ." 18 walked in front of her. "I'm sorry for the way I've been lately."
"It's ok. . .Just don't do it again."
"I won't." 18 smiled. "I'm really not feeling well today so it's probably best that I just stay inside and rest. But starting tomorrow, things are going to go back to the way they used to be."
"I'm glad. So what are you going to do with him?"
"I told him he could stay here as long as he needed to."
". . ." Miyu just looked at her.
". . .What?"
She shook her head and sighed. "Nothing. So, see you tomorrow?"
"Yeah."
Miyu grinned, "Great. And I can show you some of my new techniques." She turned around and flew off.
18 smacked her forehead, "Why me?" A thought struck her mind and looked at the door. "She can show some to him too. No reason to hog all the fun to myself." She grinned. "I think things are finally starting to look up."
~To be continued~
Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the dragonball/z/gt characters. I also do not own anyone else associated with this story. Geez that sounds weird.
"Oh my head." 18 slowly made her way down the stairs. "I feel like I've been beat up by a bunch of saiyans." She put her hand on her forehead as she walked into the kitchen. She pulled a cup out of a cabinet and filled it with water and ice. ~I can't even remember what I was supposed to do today~ She took a sip of the water then set the cup down on the counter. ~Oh yeah. I have to go talk to Goku. . .Wait. . .Maybe I already did~ She rubbed her head and sighed, ~No, I think that was just a dream~ "Maybe I should just stay home today." She picked up the cup and walked into the living room. "I guess all this stress is finally starting to get to me."
She turned on the lamp then stepped back and sat down on the couch. Her eyes widened and she jumped up, dropping the cup of water on the couch. "What the-" She turned around and looked at the person there. "Goku?!"
Goku slowly opened his eyes, trying to wipe the water off his face. "What the hell?" he muttered. He sat up and looked at her. "18? Where am I?"
". . .In my house. What the hell are you doing here?"
Goku looked around, a dazed look on his face. "I. . .I don't know."
She sat down next to him. "Did you. . .Were you. . ." 18 rubbed her head, the pain suddenly getting worse. "Did you and Linor separate?"
Goku placed his elbows on his legs then rested his face in his palms. "Yes."
"And did you send me and Link out to take over a village for you?"
". . .Yeah. Now I remember." He sighed and looked at her. "Damion took over again. I can't remember everything but. . ."
"Damion?!" 18's eyes widened. "So yesterday wasn't a dream. . .but how come I can't remember the whole day?"
Goku leaned back, resting his back on the couch. "I can't remember everything either. My mind pretty much draws to a blank after I took control of-" ~Oh man. I had her under my control. I can't believe he made me do that~
"Took control of what?"
He looked at her nervously, "Um. . ." ~I can't tell her the truth~ "Of my uh. . .dark powers."
". . .Oh."
"My guess is Miyu kicked my ass. You probably got involved somehow and got knocked out. Then Miyu and Link must have brought us here."
"I guess so." Something still didn't seem right to her but she decided to ignore it. She looked at her hand and easily removed the snake ring from her finger. ". . . . ." She blinked a few times and watched as it disappeared. ". . . . .Oook."
Goku sighed, "I'm sorry for everything 18." He hadn't noticed the disappearing act that had just taken place in front of him.
18 leaned back and looked at him.
"I felt his presence occasionally since the tournament but not long after, he fused with me to become Daku again." He took hold of her hand and put it against his cheek. "I'm so sorry for everything. You're precious to me and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if he had done to you. . . what he was planning on doing."
18 felt her face get hot and she pulled her hand away. "What was he going to do?"
"Well. You pissed him off a few times and he wanted to kill you."
18 grinned. "I have that affect on people some times."
"Heh." He rubbed the back of his neck and let out a long sigh. "I have nothing left 18. It's all gone. My home, my wife. . .Linor says I can never see Bardock again. . .Bardock told me he hated me and that if I tried to see him, he'd kill me. . .Do you know how it feels to have your own flesh and blood tell you something like that?"
". . .No. . .I can't say that I do." ~I don't know my relatives. . .I suppose it's better not to have any so something like this doesn't happen~ "But you haven't lost everything Goku."
". . ."
She put her hand on his shoulder and smiled. "You have me. And you're welcome to stay here as long as you need to."
". . .Thanks 18. You're too good to me."
~Yeah I know. It's this blasted heart of mine~ "I don't have an extra room though. You'll have to sleep on the couch."
"Ok, that's just fine with me." He looked into her eyes, smiling brightly.
There was a sudden knock. 18 got to her feet and walked over to the front door. She opened it and smiled, "Hey M-"
Miyu pulled her outside and shut the door. "Did he hurt you?"
"Huh? 18 pushed her off and gave her a confused look.
"Goku. . .I was thinking about it all night. I shouldn't have left you alone with him."
"Geez Miyu, don't freak out. We both just woke up not that long ago. He hasn't done anything except talk to me."
Miyu crossed her arms, "Oh." She turned around and started to walk away.
"Wait!"
". . ."
"Miyu. . ." 18 walked in front of her. "I'm sorry for the way I've been lately."
"It's ok. . .Just don't do it again."
"I won't." 18 smiled. "I'm really not feeling well today so it's probably best that I just stay inside and rest. But starting tomorrow, things are going to go back to the way they used to be."
"I'm glad. So what are you going to do with him?"
"I told him he could stay here as long as he needed to."
". . ." Miyu just looked at her.
". . .What?"
She shook her head and sighed. "Nothing. So, see you tomorrow?"
"Yeah."
Miyu grinned, "Great. And I can show you some of my new techniques." She turned around and flew off.
18 smacked her forehead, "Why me?" A thought struck her mind and looked at the door. "She can show some to him too. No reason to hog all the fun to myself." She grinned. "I think things are finally starting to look up."
~To be continued~