Vegeta had almost forgotten about the whole dream-thing of the previous
night when he went to bed. Bulma was already in bed and smiled when he came
in. Sensation rushed to his veins when he saw her inviting smile. He took
his clothes off and joined her in bed.
~ "Am I your first? I guess I'm not, you must have had dozens of girls before me."
~ "No, you are my first one."
Vegeta woke up. This dream had only consisted of sounds, he couldn't remember seeing any images. After opening his eyes he saw that the sun was rising already. Bulma was still asleep, lying with her head on his chest. He stroke her upper arm and she nestled even closer to him. How ironic, he thought, I sleep with my wife and immediately dream about another girl. He was glad Bulma didn't know what he had been dreaming about. He kissed her forehead and leaned back. Her warm body comforted him. For some strange reason he felt secured by it. What did that girl mean? Vegeta knew what she meant alright, but why does she appear in several dreams? Is she trying to say something? Who is she anyway? Suddenly Vegeta recalled some of the words his wife said the day before. Something about one of Frieza's missions. Suddenly he saw thousands of flashbacks in front of his eyes, all fragments of his life. It went too quick for him. He was absolutely sure he saw the girl, he was absolutely positive.
The girl with a faint smile.
The girl in front of a space pod.
A meteor shower.
An empty planet.
Two hands on her naked body. His hands.
Janet. Her name was Janet.
A scared look on her face while she was in the arms of another man.
A void.
That were the only pictures that Vegeta could clearly see between all those flashbacks. At least he knew her name now. What had happened? Bulma woke up and looked at her husband's face.
"I love you."
He smiled and wanted to say something but the door opened and Trunks came in. Bulma pulled up the sheet and asked him what was wrong. The boy had tears in his eyes.
"I had a nightmare."
Join the club, Vegeta thought. Of course he didn't say it out loud.
"Oh honey, what was it about? Did you dream about a monster again?"
"No, this was weird, I dreamed about a girl with a tail. Her name was Janet."
Vegeta thought he could faint any minute. It was bad enough already that she was bothering him but she had no right to hassle his family as well. Not that he could do anything about it, she was dead and reduced to ash far away in space. It was explainable that Vegeta dreamed about her, he did know her after all but it was impossible that Trunks knew her, she was already dead before he was even born! Before Vegeta even met Bulma! Bulma looked at Vegeta's face and got worried.
"Vegeta, you're so pale all of a sudden. Trunks, go back to your room honey, I'll be there in a minute."
The boy shook his head. "I'm scared, I'm not going back without you."
Bulma looked at Vegeta again. He didn't seem to hear what Trunks said, he was just staring in front of him. Bulma didn't know what to do; Trunks was obviously very scared and he was just a kid, she shouldn't leave him alone. On the other hand, she'd never seen her husband like this, she felt that she shouldn't leave him either.
"Mommy, please, can I sleep in the bed with you two?"
"No, not tonight, go to room again, I'll be there in a sec, let me get my duster."
She followed Trunks to his room. His room gave her the creeps, something was definitely not alright. The atmosphere in the room, it was like someone had been in his room. She was about to say that he was allowed to sleep in the bed with her and Vegeta but changed her mind. First she wanted to have a chat with Vegeta, he obviously knew more about this.
"Give it half an hour Trunks, I'll come to see you in half an hour. If you're not asleep then, you can sleep with us."
She went back to Vegeta. When she entered the room he didn't show any reaction, he simply didn't seem to notice it. She sat down on the bed next to him.
"Vegeta, what is going on, why are you so upset?"
"Trunks.. The girl. It's impossible. He can't be dreaming about her, he simply can't! She was already dead before his birth!"
"Who is that girl? Is she a Saiyan?"
"Yes, she was. I can't remember everything. She appears in my dreams, I have these flashbacks but I can't put anything in its proper place."
"What do you know about her? Was she a friend?"
"She was more than a friend. At least, that's what I think, I don't know anymore! This is madness! I can't recall my memories from that period, I only have flashbacks." "Were you two, uh, really close?"
Vegeta nodded, he couldn't pronounce the word 'yes'. He felt guilty, he felt guilty of something he couldn't remember. Something had happened between them, that image of his hands on her body proved that but he couldn't remember if they went further than just touching. He told Bulma what images he was able to track down from those flashbacks.
"How old were you then?"
"I was about 19. That just isn't possible, by then, planet Vegeta was already destroyed, she couldn't have been alive."
"You know what, get up and go training, maybe that takes your mind off it."
"Maybe you're right. I'll check on Trunks, alright?"
He walked towards the boy's room. When he was halfway he had the feeling someone was behind him. He turned around with a jolt but didn't see anything. Slowly he turned back and walked on. He didn't want to become paranoid. When he opened the door he saw that Trunks' bed was empty. He panicked and ran into his room. Never was he so glad that he heard his son's voice.
"Daddy.."
He looked around but didn't see him immediately. There he was, sitting in a corner, crawled back against the wall, with his head between his knees.
"Trunks, are you alright?"
He rushed towards his son and picked him up. The kid started to cry uncontrollably.
"She. Janet wanted to kill me. She said horrible things to me."
"What did she say? Tell me!"
"She kept repeating 'an eye for an eye'."
"Oh my god.." Was everything Vegeta could say. "I killed her brother."
~ "Am I your first? I guess I'm not, you must have had dozens of girls before me."
~ "No, you are my first one."
Vegeta woke up. This dream had only consisted of sounds, he couldn't remember seeing any images. After opening his eyes he saw that the sun was rising already. Bulma was still asleep, lying with her head on his chest. He stroke her upper arm and she nestled even closer to him. How ironic, he thought, I sleep with my wife and immediately dream about another girl. He was glad Bulma didn't know what he had been dreaming about. He kissed her forehead and leaned back. Her warm body comforted him. For some strange reason he felt secured by it. What did that girl mean? Vegeta knew what she meant alright, but why does she appear in several dreams? Is she trying to say something? Who is she anyway? Suddenly Vegeta recalled some of the words his wife said the day before. Something about one of Frieza's missions. Suddenly he saw thousands of flashbacks in front of his eyes, all fragments of his life. It went too quick for him. He was absolutely sure he saw the girl, he was absolutely positive.
The girl with a faint smile.
The girl in front of a space pod.
A meteor shower.
An empty planet.
Two hands on her naked body. His hands.
Janet. Her name was Janet.
A scared look on her face while she was in the arms of another man.
A void.
That were the only pictures that Vegeta could clearly see between all those flashbacks. At least he knew her name now. What had happened? Bulma woke up and looked at her husband's face.
"I love you."
He smiled and wanted to say something but the door opened and Trunks came in. Bulma pulled up the sheet and asked him what was wrong. The boy had tears in his eyes.
"I had a nightmare."
Join the club, Vegeta thought. Of course he didn't say it out loud.
"Oh honey, what was it about? Did you dream about a monster again?"
"No, this was weird, I dreamed about a girl with a tail. Her name was Janet."
Vegeta thought he could faint any minute. It was bad enough already that she was bothering him but she had no right to hassle his family as well. Not that he could do anything about it, she was dead and reduced to ash far away in space. It was explainable that Vegeta dreamed about her, he did know her after all but it was impossible that Trunks knew her, she was already dead before he was even born! Before Vegeta even met Bulma! Bulma looked at Vegeta's face and got worried.
"Vegeta, you're so pale all of a sudden. Trunks, go back to your room honey, I'll be there in a minute."
The boy shook his head. "I'm scared, I'm not going back without you."
Bulma looked at Vegeta again. He didn't seem to hear what Trunks said, he was just staring in front of him. Bulma didn't know what to do; Trunks was obviously very scared and he was just a kid, she shouldn't leave him alone. On the other hand, she'd never seen her husband like this, she felt that she shouldn't leave him either.
"Mommy, please, can I sleep in the bed with you two?"
"No, not tonight, go to room again, I'll be there in a sec, let me get my duster."
She followed Trunks to his room. His room gave her the creeps, something was definitely not alright. The atmosphere in the room, it was like someone had been in his room. She was about to say that he was allowed to sleep in the bed with her and Vegeta but changed her mind. First she wanted to have a chat with Vegeta, he obviously knew more about this.
"Give it half an hour Trunks, I'll come to see you in half an hour. If you're not asleep then, you can sleep with us."
She went back to Vegeta. When she entered the room he didn't show any reaction, he simply didn't seem to notice it. She sat down on the bed next to him.
"Vegeta, what is going on, why are you so upset?"
"Trunks.. The girl. It's impossible. He can't be dreaming about her, he simply can't! She was already dead before his birth!"
"Who is that girl? Is she a Saiyan?"
"Yes, she was. I can't remember everything. She appears in my dreams, I have these flashbacks but I can't put anything in its proper place."
"What do you know about her? Was she a friend?"
"She was more than a friend. At least, that's what I think, I don't know anymore! This is madness! I can't recall my memories from that period, I only have flashbacks." "Were you two, uh, really close?"
Vegeta nodded, he couldn't pronounce the word 'yes'. He felt guilty, he felt guilty of something he couldn't remember. Something had happened between them, that image of his hands on her body proved that but he couldn't remember if they went further than just touching. He told Bulma what images he was able to track down from those flashbacks.
"How old were you then?"
"I was about 19. That just isn't possible, by then, planet Vegeta was already destroyed, she couldn't have been alive."
"You know what, get up and go training, maybe that takes your mind off it."
"Maybe you're right. I'll check on Trunks, alright?"
He walked towards the boy's room. When he was halfway he had the feeling someone was behind him. He turned around with a jolt but didn't see anything. Slowly he turned back and walked on. He didn't want to become paranoid. When he opened the door he saw that Trunks' bed was empty. He panicked and ran into his room. Never was he so glad that he heard his son's voice.
"Daddy.."
He looked around but didn't see him immediately. There he was, sitting in a corner, crawled back against the wall, with his head between his knees.
"Trunks, are you alright?"
He rushed towards his son and picked him up. The kid started to cry uncontrollably.
"She. Janet wanted to kill me. She said horrible things to me."
"What did she say? Tell me!"
"She kept repeating 'an eye for an eye'."
"Oh my god.." Was everything Vegeta could say. "I killed her brother."