Authors : Debs-Dragon and Isabel (Wild-Melody)
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Eternal Journey
Chapter 6
By Debs-dragon.
Enjoy.......
"And what did you say?" questioned Chi Chi as she desperately tried to keep her excitement in check.
Videl decided to stop tormenting the other woman. "Well, I am really fond of Gohan. We do have a lot of fun together and we get along really well ."
"Ummm… Yes I know all that... " said Chi Chi as she did her best not to hop from one foot to the other.
"So I have decided to accept his proposal."
Chi Chi stood stunned for a moment as her ears took in and accepted what she had just been told. Then a big grin split her face and she leaned forward to embrace the other girl in a big hug. Finally letting go she said "Welcome to the family Videl. I have always wanted a daughter and now I shall have one. May you and Gohan be happy for all eternity."
"Thanks so much Chi Chi. I'm really looking forward to becoming a part of your family." said a blushing Videl.
"Oh my. So much planning and organizing to do. Have you set a date? Have you thought of your dress? What flowers you are going to have...." Chi Chi began to ramble on as Videl stared helplessly at Gohan who had stuck his head around the door frame to see how things were progressing.
Seeing Videl caught in his mothers barrage of questions he decided now was the best time to intervene. "Mom." he said quietly, placing a hand on his mothers arm.
Chi Chi stopped in mid flow and looked at her eldest son. "Yes Gohan?"
"Videl and I haven't got around to discussing any plans for the wedding yet. We just want to get used to the idea first." he said gently.
Chi Chi put her hand over her mouth. "Oh Videl. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to start carrying on like that. What ever must you be thinking of me......"
Videl walked over to her future mother in law and gave her a hug. "Hey I think its great that you care enough about me to want to make all these plans, but I think Gohan and I need a little time to adjust first. But don't worry, once we begin to plan the wedding out you will be the first one we consult."
Chi Chi smiled and returned the hug. "Thank you Videl." she said.
Gohan smiled at the two women, The two most important things in his life, one was his mother and the other was to soon be his wife. How lucky could a man get?
Goten came bounding in the room dressed in his Action man pajamas and making a great pretence of rubbing his eyes. "Uh.. What's going on?" he asked.
Chi Chi frowned. "You are supposed to be in bed young man." she said unable to stop the hint of amusement from creeping into her voice.
"How can a man sleep around here with all this racket?" said Goten
"Man?" queried Gohan quirking an eyebrow.
Goten chose to ignore his older sibling opting instead to show off a big pretend yawn. "So what's all the excitement about?"
"Oh nothing much Goten. I just asked Videl to marry me and she has agreed." said Gohan rather nonchalantly.
"Oh is that all. Yeeesh.... girls.... I thought something good was happening like dad coming home or something along those lines... not something silly like getting married..." said Goten scratching the back of his head.
The sarcasm was wasted however as Gohan suddenly thought of his dad. "Hey yes. We had better get a hold of dad and let him know the great news." And with that Gohan disappeared to make a phone call to Kame house where his dad was spending a few days catching up with Master Roshi, Krillin and Juuhachigou.
Videl smiled happily at the small gathering, feeling once more how proud and lucky she was to be able to become a part of such a loving and unique family.
The reverie however was swiftly broken by Chi chi's voice.
"Goten. Off to bed this instant young man."
"Aww, but mom, I want to hear some more."
"There will be plenty of time for that later now off to bed."
"Uhh oh all right..." and Goten turned, giving Videl a smile and a wave he went back out the room. Passing Gohan in the hallway he gave his brother a high five. "Way to go big bro..."
"GOTEN !!"
"Yeah... yeah.. mom I'm going." and Goten took the steps two at a time in the haste to get back to his room before his mother came to take out her wrath on him.
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At the golden dome of the Capsule Corp house Anori was finally beginning to wake from her sleep. Her dreams had been haunted by familiar faces. Faces that spiraled past her... talking... pleading... begging her to help them but as she reached out so they faded away. Frustrated she moaned in her sleep. Up ahead there was a small light. She felt drawn towards this light that twinkled and danced just out of reach. She tried to swim through the fog towards it, only the fog was more like glue trying to suck her back down into its depths. If only she could get to that tantalizing light then everything would be okay but the glue was strong and wasn't ready to give up its prey so easily. Anori could hear voices, voices she didn't recognize but they carried soft gentle undertones and Anori felt them to be friendly.
She was content to float in the glue for a while. Re-gathering her strength ready to make another assault and try to break free. She had to get to those voices... somehow she had to get to them....
Once more Bulma sat and watched as the young girls face flickered and twitched with the unseen emotions that played over it. The signs of some type of inner battle being staged. A moan passed by those pale lips and the hair shimmered in silken silver waves as the head shook from side to side. Then the body lay still and the eyes slid open.
Her vision was a little blurry to begin with but began to clear rapidly as Anori blinked several times. Casting her gaze around she took in her surroundings. She was lying on a soft surface and covered with some sort of fabric. She wasn't hot nor cold, just pleasantly warm. The gaze passed over the walls and ceiling. Some kind of room she assessed, not a cell at least. She sighed. "Well at least I'm not a prisoner." she thought silently. Then she continued to scan the room. Her eyes suddenly stopped as she saw the being before her. She drew in a gasp and automatically drew back.
Bulma smiled at the young alien, trying to reassure with the smile. "Hey there." she said softly, "Finally decide to wake up I see." Bulma reached forward to brush a few strands of wayward hair off the girls face but Anori flinched and pulled back.
Bulma stopped. "I'm not going to hurt you. I only want to be your friend." she said. "Look I don't know if you can understand me or not but you were in a crash. Your space craft crashed here on our planet. My son and his friends found you and brought you here to me so I could help you with your injuries." Bulma didn't think now was the time to bring up the fact that the space ship had obviously been pursued and that the girls companions had been killed. That could wait till later. But still if the girl asked or could remember then she would have no choice but to give her the information.
Anori relaxed a little and allowed the person to brush away the rogue strands.
"Good... good...." soothed Bulma. "You were hurt so I have tried to fix you as best as I can but until I know who and what you are and where you come from there isn't a great deal more I can do for you. My names Bulma by the way." Bulma continued to speak calmingly to the girl, giving her what little information she had on the crash and the girls subsequent arrival at the dome.
Anori lay back and took it all in. She could remember certain bits and pieces and then there were other bits that she was aware of but at this stage that information was locked behind the doors of her mind and would not open just yet. The being continued to speak and Anori absorbed the information like a sponge. Then turning she fixed her gaze on Bulma's face. "Anori."
Bulma stopped speaking as she found herself gazing into two pools of liquid moonlight. The lips moved ever so slightly.
"Anori"
Bulma stared. "Anori? Is that your name?" The word was barely a whisper.
"Yes"
"Well I am very pleased to meet you Anori."
"Thank you...Thank you for all you have done for me." whispered Anori.
"Your most welcome my child." responded Bulma.
"Where am I again?" asked Anori.
"You are on the planet known as earth. We are a race of people known as humans. Although there are a few other *aliens* amongst us but that's another story and don't you worry about them they are quite friendly. Actually one of them is my husband or mate I suppose you could say but he is definitely someone you don't need to meet until you are feeling a bit better." Bulma patted the girls hand lightly. "And now Anori how about you tell me a little about yourself? That is if you can remember much."
Anori closed her eyes. For some reason she felt bereft. Why? "Was there anyone else on the ship with me?" she asked and keeping her eyes closed she waited for an answer.
Bulma swallowed. This was a question she had been dreading but refused to lie to the girl. Where as she would have liked to have waited till the girl was feeling a bit stronger she had asked and Bulma felt compelled to tell her.
"Yes there were two others on the ship with you." said Bulma quietly.
"They did not survive?"
The question was answered in itself and again Bulma choked back her own emotion. "No they did not survive the crash."
A tear escaped the corner of the eyelid and tracked down the high cheek bone to fall off and be absorbed by the pillow.
"Anori.... I am so sorry." said Bulma. "I wish there was something I could do or say to make the pain easier for you." Bulma caressed the girls cheek.
Anori opened her eyes and staring through the pooling liquid asked "Where are they ?"
"Gohan buried them out at the crash site I believe. They were your parents?"
Anori nodded, silently biting her lower lip in an attempt to keep herself under control.
"I wish I could tell you more Anori but I really don't know much. Trunks, Gohan and Goten were the ones who found you . They will be around later on and then I'm sure they will try to answer all the questions you are bound to have."
Anori turned her head away from Bulma and sighed. "I am from the planet Mystica. I am a Mystic. All I can remember is being in our space ship. Our planet..... we had to get away.... not sure why....."
Suddenly Anori's body trembled and began to shake. "Oh no... oh my god no.......... FATHER !!! MOTHER !!!!" Anori screamed and tried to lunge from the bed.
Bulma however was quicker and put both arms around the young Mystics slender frame pulling the girl into her embrace.
Anori screamed in anguish and clinging tightly to Bulma sobbed.
All Bulma could do was hold the child and stroke that waterfall of black & silver hair as she emptied the well of tears onto Bulma's shoulder. Gently Bulma rocked the child sensing that she had evidently remembered something that was pretty catastrophic to cause this sort of reaction. She waited patiently for Anori's well to run dry before probing the recesses of the Mystics mind.
~ To be continued ~
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