Maiden of Destiny Chapter 3
It was a little past midnight and Lei-Fang settled on the basement couch sleeping.. .. Lei-Fang was walking a flower field with clouds on the ground. "Where am I? It sure is beautiful." Lei-Fang said walking alone. She continued to walk until she reached a picnic blanket where Chichi, Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Bulma, Trunks, baby Trunks, Piccolo, Krillin, and Yamcha sat. "Come on and join us." Goku said with food in his mouth. Chichi giggled, "Goku finish eating before you talk." Who was Goku? Then right before Lei-Fang's eyes everything disappeared. Next she was walking in complete black. "Hello" her voice echoed. "Yes." Said a voice. Lei-Fang turned and saw a girl wearing a yellow and blue dress with two slits to mid thigh. She had black hair and blue eyes that looked Chinese. Her hair was in pigtails with yellow bands holding them. "Who are you?" Lei-Fang questioned. "I am Meiran." The girl said smirking. "But you may call me android number--." Lei-Fang gasped. Then the girl disappeared into thin air. "I can be your friend if you're all alone." She said and then was gone. Lei-Fang felt confused. Everything seemed so unusual and random. Just like a dream nothing made since. A glow from the distance came. Lei-Fang went to it and saw nine golden balls in front of her. Each one was marked with a different number of mini black dragons. The sound of a cry of pain made Lei-Fang jerk her head. There stood Trunks with his sword. Holding it in his hand it was long and the silver seemed to go on forever. Then near the end it was streaming with blood that dripped off it's sharp tip. Below him in a pool of blood SHE was lying in. "Wha.What is this. Is this some kind of joke? She can't be me." Lei-Fang said in terror. He looked up at her. Lei-Fang gasped. Suddenly he swung the sword towards her. Lei-Fang screamed in fear. *End of Dream*
Lei-Fang woke up screaming. She shot up gasping for air. She looked around. She regained composure and walked up the stairs to the kitchen. Lei-Fang was drinking a lot of water when the glass fell from her hand. Lei-Fang heard it break and covered her mouth. She ran to the sink. Blood poured from her mouth. Then it-stopped and Lei-fang saw her hand covered in blood and rinsed it in the sink. She got some water and walked away. She stopped and ran back to the sink and rinsed it of the blood. Her body was shaky in fear as she drank from the new cup. How can an android throw up blood? "Lei- Fang?" she heard a familiar voice from the second floor stairway ask softly. She turned and saw Trunks. He was shirtless and in some sweats pants. Lei-Fang choked on her drink and started to cough. "I heard something was that you?" he asked. She bowed her head. "I accidentally dropped my glass that's all. I will clean it up later. So-Sorry." She said and walked into the basement. Before she closed and locked it she heard Trunks tell her to wait, but she ignored him and went to the couch again. She wrapped her arms around herself and shivered crying herself to sleep.
Trunks went into the kitchen. He looked at the glass and cleaned it up. He put it in the trash. He stopped and glanced closely and something on the shattered piece of glass and thought he saw something red on the edge of the sink, but he decided it wasn't anything important and threw it away. "She is so secretive. What could be so bad not to tell us?" Trunks asked. "Sometimes the truth hurts therefore making it hard to admit." Bulma's voice said from the kitchen entrance. "I want to know about what it is you and Lei-Fang are keeping secret." Trunks said sitting at the table. "You couldn't understand what she is. That's all I can say. But maybe she needs a friend or someone more than a friend to help her." She said eying him. Trunks blushed lightly and ignored her hints. "I barely know her for THAT kind of relationship." Trunks muttered. Bulma shrugged. "I can't say I'm fit to help her if I don't know what's bothering her." He added. "Maybe you have to earn her trust." Bulma advised. "Besides you don't always have to know what's going on to know when someone needs you."
Next day Lei-Fang didn't lock herself in the basement anymore. She would just sit in her room, which Bulma gave her. Actually, it was supposed to be Trunks room, but he took the couch now. She couldn't stop thinking of her dreams, Nolan, and the Z fighters. How about her and the dragon balls and being an android? Lei-Fang decided to go for a walk. She just continued to walk through the city. Crowds shoved her around like a rag doll until she sensed something. She turned her head and saw a girl. She looked familiar! They stared and then moved on. Lei-Fang just went to Sakura's house. A friend that she had met the other day. She was the daughter of a scientist Bulma knew. Sakura had short brown hair that was in a braid. She usually wore her white shirt with a navy collar and navy blue skirt that went to her knees. Lei-Fang sat silenced in Sakura's room. Sakura brought up some green tea. (Well this is Japan, like all anime. Everyone has green tea with every meal! But some that tea*cough* like in Tenchi Muyo is addictive). "Well your silent today. Now tell me what's wrong." Sakura asked. Lei-Fang looked out the window at the Cherry blossoms. "Your family already knows what I am, don't they?" Lei-Fang said still staring out the window. Sakura's smile faded. "What you are?" Sakura said. "Yes, me being an android." Lei-Fang said coldly. "I suppose you could say that." Sakura said. She felt pity for Lei-Fang.
Bulma looked to see Lei-Fang gone. She never said she was leaving. Chichi and Gohan were there trying to calm down Bulma's worries. "She's too sweet to resist a kidnapper." Bulma said in panic. "She's been gone for three hours!" Bulma yelled. "Piccolo, Yamcha, Trunks, Vegeta, Krillin, and Tein are all out looking for her. But I can call the police and report a missing *child* if you want." Chichi said. "I'm sure they'll find her." Chichi added. "Really?" Bulma said. "Well mom actually she could be anywhere the forest, airport, or the city. Which is pretty crowded. She could be going to Egypt for all we know." Gohan said. Bulma turned pale. "Gohan!" Chichi yelled (okay an OOC Gohan but he can be funny when he's clueless! Hehe, no flames!)
Sakura was brushing Lei-Fangs long black hair. "You just need to relax." Sakura said. "You know what. You are so human like I can't tell the difference. When I'm around you I forget about what you are. I feel like I'm just talking to another person." Sakura told. Lei-Fang still looked gloomy. Sakura's words assured her very little. "Really?" Lei-Fang said in a soft tone. "Yep, and you feel things like pain and you react. You feel sad like now. Before that you were a lot happy too. You've gotten angry sometimes too. But you didn't yell at someone at least." Sakura said. "You just need to do some normal girl things to make you remember what it is that makes you feel real." Sakura advised. "But what's that?" Lei-Fang asked. "What do you like to do?" Sakura asked. "I like volley ball, chess, cooking, tennis, golf, swimming, reading, cleaning, and shopping with Bulma is always fun. Especially if you bring Vegeta along. It's really funny." Lei-Fang said giggling. "Now that I would have to see. Have you already done all that stuff?" Sakura asked surprised. "No, but it looks fun." Lei- Fang said smiling. Sakura sweat dropped. "Of course when Vegeta comes to the mall Trunks either stands there embarrassed or walks away. That is when Vegeta starts complaining and Bulma tells him to stop. When Trunks walks away he has taken me with him and showed me around the mall." Lei-Fang told laughing. A smile crossed Sakura's face. "We should go shopping." Sakura suggested.
Outside of Sakura's home Nolan stood on a streetlight. He licked his lips once "This should be fun." He said smirking. He jumped off and headed off somewhere.
Lei-Fang and Sakura walked carrying a few bags of shopping items. "I'm already tired." Sakura said panting. "There's a bench you want to go sit down?" Lei-Fang offered. Sakura nodded. "Having you taken Trunks shopping." Sakura said. Lei-Fang looked up and blushed a deep red and then regained composure. "I-I don't know what you talking about. Why Trunks? Why not Bulma?" Lei-Fang said looking away. "You know what I'm talking about. You want to drag him to that cute little gift shop." Sakura smirked. "YOU READ MY DIARY!" Lei-Fang yelled shocked standing up. Everyone was looking at them. Lei-Fang bowed her head in embarrassment. She took her seat again. "How did you know I even had one?" Lei-Fang asked accusingly. Sakura was embarrassed and kept stumbling over her words. "Look that's not important." Sakura said smiling. Lei-Fang looked at her doubtingly. "Oh come on. I already know how you feel." Sakura said smirking. "How-how.how I feel? I'm afraid you and I are carrying a conversation I don't understand." Lei-Fang said blushing. "Oh come you can tell me." Sakura said teasing. "No. Stop it." Lei-Fang said as Sakura kept elbowing her.
It was late at night and future Trunks was writing in his journal on the front porch. He didn't even hear Lei-Fang approach. "Whatcha writing?" Lei- Fang said looking over his shoulder. "What the h***! Where did you come from?" Trunks said pulling it away. "I never knew you knew that word Trunks." Lei-Fang joked. She glanced at his journal. "It's personal." Trunks said. "Oh alright." Lei-Fang let her eyes wonder in the opposite directions and then a smile crossed her face. She put her hands behind her back and looked around innocently. Suddenly she grabbed the journal. "Hey! Give it back it's personal!" Trunks yelled. Lei-Fang broke into a run out onto the sidewalk. "Dear journal," Lei-Fang yelled laughing and reading at the same time as running. Trunks was running behind her. "Stop don't read it!" he yelled (okay for some of you this scene is familiar but hey1 How can I resist such a cute scene!). She could tell he was just having fun because he could grab it if he wanted. But Lei-Fang still didn't listen. "Today I went shopping with my past mother and father." Lei-Fang continued. "As usual my dad complained the whole time and my mom started yelling. That's the last time I go into the lingerie department with my mom though. I swear to never go back in there. The fight started when we went to the men's underwear department afterwards. My mom was trying to pick out some boxers for my dad. I was glad I left when they started fighting. Besides I knew she wanted to get me a pair next." Lei-Fang said laughing. "This is hilarious." Lei-Fang commented to Trunks who was not far behind but he heard her. "Then I saw Lei-Fang with Sakura." Lei-Fang said and slowed down some her only thought was 'Sweet mother of Dende please don't tell me he heard anything!' "We didn't know where she had been all day. Even though she appeared happy. I could tell it was just something for Sakura to see. Somehow for a minute I could tell that her secret seemed to be tearing at her." Lei-Fang was now walking. "It seemed as though she was wearing a mask for entertainment. She tries really hard to hide things, but she seems so innocent it makes her eyes clear. So you can see the emotions clearly right in them. If she is sad, angry, happy, or annoyed." Lei-Fang turned around to Trunks who stared at her straight in the eye. Deep pity was in them. "I'm sorry. I think I've read enough." Lei-Fang said handing it back to him. "You read it all. I didn't mean for you to read so much." He whispered. "It's okay. I guess I shouldn't write such a personal thing on you incase someone might read it." Trunks added. "No I shouldn't have gotten it in the first place. You can write whatever you want." Lei-Fang said ashamed. "We'd better head back." Trunks said and walked off. 'He's seems trust worthy, but I don't know how I could tell him I'm an android.' Lei-Fang thought.
It was late and Bulma was tossing back and forth. She couldn't stand it. She just couldn't sleep. So she went for some water. She saw Lei-Fang lying in the dark on the couch. "You okay?" Bulma asked. Lei-Fang didn't answer. "I bet you're thinking about being an android, and what it's like to be human." Bulma predicted. Lei-Fang bowed her head in shame. "There is no reason crying over spilled milk." Said Bulma. "Too bad genies don't exist." Lei-Fang said. Bulma stopped. 'Dragon Balls.' She thought. "Ya too bad." Bulma said. "Your lucky Bulma, your human. You are free and real. You can feel things and experience emotions. You can grow up and have a family. Be loved and be in love. You are a mother and bared a child. You will probably have many more children too." Lei-Fang said putting her knees to chest. Her voice was on the verge of crying. "You can feel and have emotions too." Bulma said. "But I can't grow up, have family, and be in love." Lei-Fang said trying to prove her wrong. "Says who?" Bulma said. "Come on. If it were true love I couldn't keep such a big secret as being an android. They would have to know and they probably wouldn't want to be with me if they knew. If they didn't know then the relationship would be a lie. Besides I can't grow old with them." Lei-Fang said. "Nothing I can do to help you there except say you're pretty real to me. But you were turned android when you were around 12 years old anyway and now you are 17 so you can at least grow!" Bulma comforted then got up and left. Little known to them Trunks was listening from the bathroom door.
Lei-Fang was up and taking a shower. She let the water cleanse her hair. She turned off the water and got out. She wrapped a towel around herself. Her hair was so soaking wet that it was sticking against her neck. She went to her room and passed by Trunks. He didn't know what to think. She was sweet to a fault, but she was android! Was she just acting that way or was it really how she was? She didn't know how to fight. But androids are killers. How is it possible that Gero would make such an error in one of his creations? She had to be able to fly at least! Otherwise Gero would have destroyed her with his other failures. "Good morning." Lei-Fang's voice said snapping him back to reality. "Ya whatever." Trunks said walking off. Lei-Fang stared at him in confusion as he went down the stairs. His voice seemed cold and hostile. "He usually doesn't act that way. Wonder what's wrong." She said shrugging. Trunks wouldn't let himself be caught off guard by her just because of how she appeared. Androids were killers, and she was an android. They killed everyone. His father, ruined his mother's heart, and everyone that existed here was dead in his world! He wouldn't know the people he knew now when he would go back to the future. Androids killed innocent people for their own twisted entertainment, they killed..Gohan.
"Perhaps you should put her under our care." Chichi suggested to Bulma. "It might be best. She could live more normal. She could get good schooling. She is quite helpful with chores and loves to cook. Good babysitter too." Bulma said and smirked. Chichi blushed. "What would baby-sitting have to do with me?" she asked. "You haven't told Gohan yet have you?" Bulma whispered. Chichi blushed even deeper. "Wh-Whatever do you mean?"" she whispered. Bulma smirked. "That your p-r-e-g-n-a-n-t." Bulma whispered. Chichi jumped and got a nervous look on her face. Trunks took a seat at the table where Chichi and Bulma were. "What do you think about Lei-Fang going to Chichi's?" Bulma asked Trunks. "I don't care." Trunks said coldly. "Why are you so grumpy lately. It's not like you." Bulma said frowning in concern. "Nothing just forget it." Trunks said sighing in defeat. "You're about as curious as Vegeta is about this secret between Lei-Fang and I. Maybe you should talk to Lei-Fang." Bulma said. "I don't see how that would help. You two seem better friends than we are. She trusts you more." He said bitterly. "Maybe she would trust you if you'd try get to know her." Bulma argued gently. "Fine." Was all he said. He walked up the stairs and left Bulma and Chichi blinking. "Well he is a teenager. Maybe he's got hormones and we're embarrassing him about him and Lei-Fang. I mean when you a teenager your not daddy's little boy anymore. They always get rebellious." Chichi whispered. "Don't you mean Mamma's boy?" Bulma arched an eyebrow. "No offense but your son is more desperate to please Vegeta than you." Chichi replied. "What?!" Bulma yelled. Lightning went between the two.
Lei-Fang was drying her hair still in her towel. Trunks stood in the doorway with his arms crossed. "What is it?" Lei-Fang asked turning off the hair dryer for a moment. 'Maybe he's been hanging around Vegeta too much. He changed so quickly though. He usually is so gentle and sweet. My goodness he's already crossing his arms Vegeta style!' Lei-Fang thought. Trunks stood there and watched her for a moment. "Well?" she repeated. He snapped out of his daze and had a light blush. He turned his head. "Do you want to go for a walk or something?" he asked annoyed. "Sure." She replied and he was gone as fast as he had been there, without a word.
Lei-Fang put on her white shirt; black overall top, black skirt, white tights, and black round buckle shoes (Descriptive aren't I? But remember she is a goody two-shoes and modest!). She did her hair and walked down. Trunks had his normal outfit on with his Capsule Corp. coat hanging over his shoulder. "Ready?" he asked. She nodded. They walked to a forest nearby. She then saw a long path that the sign said was 7 mi. long. "Come one." He said rushing her. "Wow! It sure is pretty." She said admiring the scenery. "Ya?" Trunks said. "You sure don't act like an android." He complimented. "Thank-!" she stopped dead. "You know!" He stopped but kept his back to her. "I'm not an idiot you know." He whispered coldly. "Your mad at me?" she said bowing her head in shame. "Because you didn't tell me? Ya." He said walking on. He couldn't tell her his other reason. He knew he shouldn't judge people, but an android? His mom would kill him though if he were a jerk to her because of it. " I would like to know why." He stated coldly. Lei-Fang couldn't answer.
They walked for a while longer but Lei-Fang was silent. Trunks finally broke the silence, "So you going to answer why?" "What's to say why?" Lei- Fang said bitterly. "Fine be that way." Trunks said. Suddenly a thunderstorm aroused within ten minutes. It began to start lightening. They ran very fast looking for a place to stay. "Why don't we just fly?" Lei- Fang said. "You can carry me." She added. "You want to be struck by lightening? You do realize your made of metal don't you?" Trunks reminded coldly. Lei-Fang bowed her head shame feeling like a nobody. Trunks was throwing words at her. Even worst.most of them were true. "There." He said pointing to old dirty shed. "But-" she was cut off when he grabbed her hand and ran to it. They went inside. In it there were cargo boxes that were old but sturdy. There were tools that were rusty and strong. When they went in they were soaking wet. Lei-Fang took a seat on some boxes while Trunks went over and took off his shirt to wring it out. "Great." Trunks mumbled. When he turned around Lei-Fang quickly turned her head to respect him, but still she blushed a deep red. "Well." Trunks said annoyed. He took a seat by Lei- Fang. "Looks like we're stuck here for a while." Trunks said. "I suppose so." Lei-Fang whispered. "Are you still mad at me?" she asked. "Ya." Trunks said kind of sarcastically. Lei-Fangs anger over boiled. "I've had enough. You've been treating me very cruelly and I have put up with it long enough. So it's my fault I'm android? I was hoping I could trust you, but I guess not. Did it ever occur to you I didn't tell you cause I thought you would react this way. I thought you of all people could be more understanding of it. And it's not like you have to know my every little secret. My life isn't any of your business." Lei-Fang yelled. "Did it ever occur to you I would have been understanding and that I'm reacting this way cause you didn't tell me?" Trunks retorted. " I thought you did trust me and that we were friends, but friends tell each other things that make them feel bad. They talk. But then again you're not human." Trunks added. Lei-Fang turned her back to him. "You would never understand and I never expected you to." Lei-Fang said. Trunks could tell by her voice that she was on the verge of tears. Right then he wanted to take what he said back but couldn't. Lei-Fang turned around her eyes filled with tears. "What did I do to you?" Lei-Fang asked. "Your kind took away my future." Trunks said coldly. " My kind? I am some type of animal now?! Tell Me Trunks do you know what the heck an android is?! Robots are what are created. Androids used to be human! I used to be human! Why do you think 17 and 18 were twins?! Android 16 wasn't a twin though! I was afraid you would treat me differently. I may not be human, but.." Lei-Fang said with tears pouring from her eyes. "I think I would be close enough to count as one. At least I don't go around bringing everybody down like you!" She yelled and ran out. (A.N.-I knows so much like a soap opera and cliché, but work with me here.) Trunks didn't go after her. After a few seconds of running Lei-Fang turned around and went back. Trunks had hope for a minute until she grabbed her back pack and then left.
It had been a half an hour and the rain was still pouring. Trunks kept looking out hoping Lei-Fang would come back. "I guess I went too far." He said to himself sighing. Even he knew how badly she wanted to be human. Or did he? Trunks kept staring. All he saw were trees and mud. The rain made it look so dirty. Trunks had worries that Bulma would have. Her being hit by a car, getting kidnapped or worse killed. What if she was lost somewhere crying all alone? That was most likely the case since she was crying when she left and there wasn't a map of the woods. It was his entire fault. He couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed his jacket and used it to hood his head while he ran in the rain. He called her name and searched for her.
It was a little past midnight and Lei-Fang settled on the basement couch sleeping.. .. Lei-Fang was walking a flower field with clouds on the ground. "Where am I? It sure is beautiful." Lei-Fang said walking alone. She continued to walk until she reached a picnic blanket where Chichi, Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Bulma, Trunks, baby Trunks, Piccolo, Krillin, and Yamcha sat. "Come on and join us." Goku said with food in his mouth. Chichi giggled, "Goku finish eating before you talk." Who was Goku? Then right before Lei-Fang's eyes everything disappeared. Next she was walking in complete black. "Hello" her voice echoed. "Yes." Said a voice. Lei-Fang turned and saw a girl wearing a yellow and blue dress with two slits to mid thigh. She had black hair and blue eyes that looked Chinese. Her hair was in pigtails with yellow bands holding them. "Who are you?" Lei-Fang questioned. "I am Meiran." The girl said smirking. "But you may call me android number--." Lei-Fang gasped. Then the girl disappeared into thin air. "I can be your friend if you're all alone." She said and then was gone. Lei-Fang felt confused. Everything seemed so unusual and random. Just like a dream nothing made since. A glow from the distance came. Lei-Fang went to it and saw nine golden balls in front of her. Each one was marked with a different number of mini black dragons. The sound of a cry of pain made Lei-Fang jerk her head. There stood Trunks with his sword. Holding it in his hand it was long and the silver seemed to go on forever. Then near the end it was streaming with blood that dripped off it's sharp tip. Below him in a pool of blood SHE was lying in. "Wha.What is this. Is this some kind of joke? She can't be me." Lei-Fang said in terror. He looked up at her. Lei-Fang gasped. Suddenly he swung the sword towards her. Lei-Fang screamed in fear. *End of Dream*
Lei-Fang woke up screaming. She shot up gasping for air. She looked around. She regained composure and walked up the stairs to the kitchen. Lei-Fang was drinking a lot of water when the glass fell from her hand. Lei-Fang heard it break and covered her mouth. She ran to the sink. Blood poured from her mouth. Then it-stopped and Lei-fang saw her hand covered in blood and rinsed it in the sink. She got some water and walked away. She stopped and ran back to the sink and rinsed it of the blood. Her body was shaky in fear as she drank from the new cup. How can an android throw up blood? "Lei- Fang?" she heard a familiar voice from the second floor stairway ask softly. She turned and saw Trunks. He was shirtless and in some sweats pants. Lei-Fang choked on her drink and started to cough. "I heard something was that you?" he asked. She bowed her head. "I accidentally dropped my glass that's all. I will clean it up later. So-Sorry." She said and walked into the basement. Before she closed and locked it she heard Trunks tell her to wait, but she ignored him and went to the couch again. She wrapped her arms around herself and shivered crying herself to sleep.
Trunks went into the kitchen. He looked at the glass and cleaned it up. He put it in the trash. He stopped and glanced closely and something on the shattered piece of glass and thought he saw something red on the edge of the sink, but he decided it wasn't anything important and threw it away. "She is so secretive. What could be so bad not to tell us?" Trunks asked. "Sometimes the truth hurts therefore making it hard to admit." Bulma's voice said from the kitchen entrance. "I want to know about what it is you and Lei-Fang are keeping secret." Trunks said sitting at the table. "You couldn't understand what she is. That's all I can say. But maybe she needs a friend or someone more than a friend to help her." She said eying him. Trunks blushed lightly and ignored her hints. "I barely know her for THAT kind of relationship." Trunks muttered. Bulma shrugged. "I can't say I'm fit to help her if I don't know what's bothering her." He added. "Maybe you have to earn her trust." Bulma advised. "Besides you don't always have to know what's going on to know when someone needs you."
Next day Lei-Fang didn't lock herself in the basement anymore. She would just sit in her room, which Bulma gave her. Actually, it was supposed to be Trunks room, but he took the couch now. She couldn't stop thinking of her dreams, Nolan, and the Z fighters. How about her and the dragon balls and being an android? Lei-Fang decided to go for a walk. She just continued to walk through the city. Crowds shoved her around like a rag doll until she sensed something. She turned her head and saw a girl. She looked familiar! They stared and then moved on. Lei-Fang just went to Sakura's house. A friend that she had met the other day. She was the daughter of a scientist Bulma knew. Sakura had short brown hair that was in a braid. She usually wore her white shirt with a navy collar and navy blue skirt that went to her knees. Lei-Fang sat silenced in Sakura's room. Sakura brought up some green tea. (Well this is Japan, like all anime. Everyone has green tea with every meal! But some that tea*cough* like in Tenchi Muyo is addictive). "Well your silent today. Now tell me what's wrong." Sakura asked. Lei-Fang looked out the window at the Cherry blossoms. "Your family already knows what I am, don't they?" Lei-Fang said still staring out the window. Sakura's smile faded. "What you are?" Sakura said. "Yes, me being an android." Lei-Fang said coldly. "I suppose you could say that." Sakura said. She felt pity for Lei-Fang.
Bulma looked to see Lei-Fang gone. She never said she was leaving. Chichi and Gohan were there trying to calm down Bulma's worries. "She's too sweet to resist a kidnapper." Bulma said in panic. "She's been gone for three hours!" Bulma yelled. "Piccolo, Yamcha, Trunks, Vegeta, Krillin, and Tein are all out looking for her. But I can call the police and report a missing *child* if you want." Chichi said. "I'm sure they'll find her." Chichi added. "Really?" Bulma said. "Well mom actually she could be anywhere the forest, airport, or the city. Which is pretty crowded. She could be going to Egypt for all we know." Gohan said. Bulma turned pale. "Gohan!" Chichi yelled (okay an OOC Gohan but he can be funny when he's clueless! Hehe, no flames!)
Sakura was brushing Lei-Fangs long black hair. "You just need to relax." Sakura said. "You know what. You are so human like I can't tell the difference. When I'm around you I forget about what you are. I feel like I'm just talking to another person." Sakura told. Lei-Fang still looked gloomy. Sakura's words assured her very little. "Really?" Lei-Fang said in a soft tone. "Yep, and you feel things like pain and you react. You feel sad like now. Before that you were a lot happy too. You've gotten angry sometimes too. But you didn't yell at someone at least." Sakura said. "You just need to do some normal girl things to make you remember what it is that makes you feel real." Sakura advised. "But what's that?" Lei-Fang asked. "What do you like to do?" Sakura asked. "I like volley ball, chess, cooking, tennis, golf, swimming, reading, cleaning, and shopping with Bulma is always fun. Especially if you bring Vegeta along. It's really funny." Lei-Fang said giggling. "Now that I would have to see. Have you already done all that stuff?" Sakura asked surprised. "No, but it looks fun." Lei- Fang said smiling. Sakura sweat dropped. "Of course when Vegeta comes to the mall Trunks either stands there embarrassed or walks away. That is when Vegeta starts complaining and Bulma tells him to stop. When Trunks walks away he has taken me with him and showed me around the mall." Lei-Fang told laughing. A smile crossed Sakura's face. "We should go shopping." Sakura suggested.
Outside of Sakura's home Nolan stood on a streetlight. He licked his lips once "This should be fun." He said smirking. He jumped off and headed off somewhere.
Lei-Fang and Sakura walked carrying a few bags of shopping items. "I'm already tired." Sakura said panting. "There's a bench you want to go sit down?" Lei-Fang offered. Sakura nodded. "Having you taken Trunks shopping." Sakura said. Lei-Fang looked up and blushed a deep red and then regained composure. "I-I don't know what you talking about. Why Trunks? Why not Bulma?" Lei-Fang said looking away. "You know what I'm talking about. You want to drag him to that cute little gift shop." Sakura smirked. "YOU READ MY DIARY!" Lei-Fang yelled shocked standing up. Everyone was looking at them. Lei-Fang bowed her head in embarrassment. She took her seat again. "How did you know I even had one?" Lei-Fang asked accusingly. Sakura was embarrassed and kept stumbling over her words. "Look that's not important." Sakura said smiling. Lei-Fang looked at her doubtingly. "Oh come on. I already know how you feel." Sakura said smirking. "How-how.how I feel? I'm afraid you and I are carrying a conversation I don't understand." Lei-Fang said blushing. "Oh come you can tell me." Sakura said teasing. "No. Stop it." Lei-Fang said as Sakura kept elbowing her.
It was late at night and future Trunks was writing in his journal on the front porch. He didn't even hear Lei-Fang approach. "Whatcha writing?" Lei- Fang said looking over his shoulder. "What the h***! Where did you come from?" Trunks said pulling it away. "I never knew you knew that word Trunks." Lei-Fang joked. She glanced at his journal. "It's personal." Trunks said. "Oh alright." Lei-Fang let her eyes wonder in the opposite directions and then a smile crossed her face. She put her hands behind her back and looked around innocently. Suddenly she grabbed the journal. "Hey! Give it back it's personal!" Trunks yelled. Lei-Fang broke into a run out onto the sidewalk. "Dear journal," Lei-Fang yelled laughing and reading at the same time as running. Trunks was running behind her. "Stop don't read it!" he yelled (okay for some of you this scene is familiar but hey1 How can I resist such a cute scene!). She could tell he was just having fun because he could grab it if he wanted. But Lei-Fang still didn't listen. "Today I went shopping with my past mother and father." Lei-Fang continued. "As usual my dad complained the whole time and my mom started yelling. That's the last time I go into the lingerie department with my mom though. I swear to never go back in there. The fight started when we went to the men's underwear department afterwards. My mom was trying to pick out some boxers for my dad. I was glad I left when they started fighting. Besides I knew she wanted to get me a pair next." Lei-Fang said laughing. "This is hilarious." Lei-Fang commented to Trunks who was not far behind but he heard her. "Then I saw Lei-Fang with Sakura." Lei-Fang said and slowed down some her only thought was 'Sweet mother of Dende please don't tell me he heard anything!' "We didn't know where she had been all day. Even though she appeared happy. I could tell it was just something for Sakura to see. Somehow for a minute I could tell that her secret seemed to be tearing at her." Lei-Fang was now walking. "It seemed as though she was wearing a mask for entertainment. She tries really hard to hide things, but she seems so innocent it makes her eyes clear. So you can see the emotions clearly right in them. If she is sad, angry, happy, or annoyed." Lei-Fang turned around to Trunks who stared at her straight in the eye. Deep pity was in them. "I'm sorry. I think I've read enough." Lei-Fang said handing it back to him. "You read it all. I didn't mean for you to read so much." He whispered. "It's okay. I guess I shouldn't write such a personal thing on you incase someone might read it." Trunks added. "No I shouldn't have gotten it in the first place. You can write whatever you want." Lei-Fang said ashamed. "We'd better head back." Trunks said and walked off. 'He's seems trust worthy, but I don't know how I could tell him I'm an android.' Lei-Fang thought.
It was late and Bulma was tossing back and forth. She couldn't stand it. She just couldn't sleep. So she went for some water. She saw Lei-Fang lying in the dark on the couch. "You okay?" Bulma asked. Lei-Fang didn't answer. "I bet you're thinking about being an android, and what it's like to be human." Bulma predicted. Lei-Fang bowed her head in shame. "There is no reason crying over spilled milk." Said Bulma. "Too bad genies don't exist." Lei-Fang said. Bulma stopped. 'Dragon Balls.' She thought. "Ya too bad." Bulma said. "Your lucky Bulma, your human. You are free and real. You can feel things and experience emotions. You can grow up and have a family. Be loved and be in love. You are a mother and bared a child. You will probably have many more children too." Lei-Fang said putting her knees to chest. Her voice was on the verge of crying. "You can feel and have emotions too." Bulma said. "But I can't grow up, have family, and be in love." Lei-Fang said trying to prove her wrong. "Says who?" Bulma said. "Come on. If it were true love I couldn't keep such a big secret as being an android. They would have to know and they probably wouldn't want to be with me if they knew. If they didn't know then the relationship would be a lie. Besides I can't grow old with them." Lei-Fang said. "Nothing I can do to help you there except say you're pretty real to me. But you were turned android when you were around 12 years old anyway and now you are 17 so you can at least grow!" Bulma comforted then got up and left. Little known to them Trunks was listening from the bathroom door.
Lei-Fang was up and taking a shower. She let the water cleanse her hair. She turned off the water and got out. She wrapped a towel around herself. Her hair was so soaking wet that it was sticking against her neck. She went to her room and passed by Trunks. He didn't know what to think. She was sweet to a fault, but she was android! Was she just acting that way or was it really how she was? She didn't know how to fight. But androids are killers. How is it possible that Gero would make such an error in one of his creations? She had to be able to fly at least! Otherwise Gero would have destroyed her with his other failures. "Good morning." Lei-Fang's voice said snapping him back to reality. "Ya whatever." Trunks said walking off. Lei-Fang stared at him in confusion as he went down the stairs. His voice seemed cold and hostile. "He usually doesn't act that way. Wonder what's wrong." She said shrugging. Trunks wouldn't let himself be caught off guard by her just because of how she appeared. Androids were killers, and she was an android. They killed everyone. His father, ruined his mother's heart, and everyone that existed here was dead in his world! He wouldn't know the people he knew now when he would go back to the future. Androids killed innocent people for their own twisted entertainment, they killed..Gohan.
"Perhaps you should put her under our care." Chichi suggested to Bulma. "It might be best. She could live more normal. She could get good schooling. She is quite helpful with chores and loves to cook. Good babysitter too." Bulma said and smirked. Chichi blushed. "What would baby-sitting have to do with me?" she asked. "You haven't told Gohan yet have you?" Bulma whispered. Chichi blushed even deeper. "Wh-Whatever do you mean?"" she whispered. Bulma smirked. "That your p-r-e-g-n-a-n-t." Bulma whispered. Chichi jumped and got a nervous look on her face. Trunks took a seat at the table where Chichi and Bulma were. "What do you think about Lei-Fang going to Chichi's?" Bulma asked Trunks. "I don't care." Trunks said coldly. "Why are you so grumpy lately. It's not like you." Bulma said frowning in concern. "Nothing just forget it." Trunks said sighing in defeat. "You're about as curious as Vegeta is about this secret between Lei-Fang and I. Maybe you should talk to Lei-Fang." Bulma said. "I don't see how that would help. You two seem better friends than we are. She trusts you more." He said bitterly. "Maybe she would trust you if you'd try get to know her." Bulma argued gently. "Fine." Was all he said. He walked up the stairs and left Bulma and Chichi blinking. "Well he is a teenager. Maybe he's got hormones and we're embarrassing him about him and Lei-Fang. I mean when you a teenager your not daddy's little boy anymore. They always get rebellious." Chichi whispered. "Don't you mean Mamma's boy?" Bulma arched an eyebrow. "No offense but your son is more desperate to please Vegeta than you." Chichi replied. "What?!" Bulma yelled. Lightning went between the two.
Lei-Fang was drying her hair still in her towel. Trunks stood in the doorway with his arms crossed. "What is it?" Lei-Fang asked turning off the hair dryer for a moment. 'Maybe he's been hanging around Vegeta too much. He changed so quickly though. He usually is so gentle and sweet. My goodness he's already crossing his arms Vegeta style!' Lei-Fang thought. Trunks stood there and watched her for a moment. "Well?" she repeated. He snapped out of his daze and had a light blush. He turned his head. "Do you want to go for a walk or something?" he asked annoyed. "Sure." She replied and he was gone as fast as he had been there, without a word.
Lei-Fang put on her white shirt; black overall top, black skirt, white tights, and black round buckle shoes (Descriptive aren't I? But remember she is a goody two-shoes and modest!). She did her hair and walked down. Trunks had his normal outfit on with his Capsule Corp. coat hanging over his shoulder. "Ready?" he asked. She nodded. They walked to a forest nearby. She then saw a long path that the sign said was 7 mi. long. "Come one." He said rushing her. "Wow! It sure is pretty." She said admiring the scenery. "Ya?" Trunks said. "You sure don't act like an android." He complimented. "Thank-!" she stopped dead. "You know!" He stopped but kept his back to her. "I'm not an idiot you know." He whispered coldly. "Your mad at me?" she said bowing her head in shame. "Because you didn't tell me? Ya." He said walking on. He couldn't tell her his other reason. He knew he shouldn't judge people, but an android? His mom would kill him though if he were a jerk to her because of it. " I would like to know why." He stated coldly. Lei-Fang couldn't answer.
They walked for a while longer but Lei-Fang was silent. Trunks finally broke the silence, "So you going to answer why?" "What's to say why?" Lei- Fang said bitterly. "Fine be that way." Trunks said. Suddenly a thunderstorm aroused within ten minutes. It began to start lightening. They ran very fast looking for a place to stay. "Why don't we just fly?" Lei- Fang said. "You can carry me." She added. "You want to be struck by lightening? You do realize your made of metal don't you?" Trunks reminded coldly. Lei-Fang bowed her head shame feeling like a nobody. Trunks was throwing words at her. Even worst.most of them were true. "There." He said pointing to old dirty shed. "But-" she was cut off when he grabbed her hand and ran to it. They went inside. In it there were cargo boxes that were old but sturdy. There were tools that were rusty and strong. When they went in they were soaking wet. Lei-Fang took a seat on some boxes while Trunks went over and took off his shirt to wring it out. "Great." Trunks mumbled. When he turned around Lei-Fang quickly turned her head to respect him, but still she blushed a deep red. "Well." Trunks said annoyed. He took a seat by Lei- Fang. "Looks like we're stuck here for a while." Trunks said. "I suppose so." Lei-Fang whispered. "Are you still mad at me?" she asked. "Ya." Trunks said kind of sarcastically. Lei-Fangs anger over boiled. "I've had enough. You've been treating me very cruelly and I have put up with it long enough. So it's my fault I'm android? I was hoping I could trust you, but I guess not. Did it ever occur to you I didn't tell you cause I thought you would react this way. I thought you of all people could be more understanding of it. And it's not like you have to know my every little secret. My life isn't any of your business." Lei-Fang yelled. "Did it ever occur to you I would have been understanding and that I'm reacting this way cause you didn't tell me?" Trunks retorted. " I thought you did trust me and that we were friends, but friends tell each other things that make them feel bad. They talk. But then again you're not human." Trunks added. Lei-Fang turned her back to him. "You would never understand and I never expected you to." Lei-Fang said. Trunks could tell by her voice that she was on the verge of tears. Right then he wanted to take what he said back but couldn't. Lei-Fang turned around her eyes filled with tears. "What did I do to you?" Lei-Fang asked. "Your kind took away my future." Trunks said coldly. " My kind? I am some type of animal now?! Tell Me Trunks do you know what the heck an android is?! Robots are what are created. Androids used to be human! I used to be human! Why do you think 17 and 18 were twins?! Android 16 wasn't a twin though! I was afraid you would treat me differently. I may not be human, but.." Lei-Fang said with tears pouring from her eyes. "I think I would be close enough to count as one. At least I don't go around bringing everybody down like you!" She yelled and ran out. (A.N.-I knows so much like a soap opera and cliché, but work with me here.) Trunks didn't go after her. After a few seconds of running Lei-Fang turned around and went back. Trunks had hope for a minute until she grabbed her back pack and then left.
It had been a half an hour and the rain was still pouring. Trunks kept looking out hoping Lei-Fang would come back. "I guess I went too far." He said to himself sighing. Even he knew how badly she wanted to be human. Or did he? Trunks kept staring. All he saw were trees and mud. The rain made it look so dirty. Trunks had worries that Bulma would have. Her being hit by a car, getting kidnapped or worse killed. What if she was lost somewhere crying all alone? That was most likely the case since she was crying when she left and there wasn't a map of the woods. It was his entire fault. He couldn't take it anymore. He grabbed his jacket and used it to hood his head while he ran in the rain. He called her name and searched for her.