Ch.10 Beach Blackout
Some time passed, maybe two months or so. No one heard anything from or about
Marli, not that anyone expected to. (sum1 had asked me y i didn't kill Marli, I dun
knoe! i guess i didn't wanna... ::thinking:: hm...) Usagi and Trunks were having the
time of their lives. (Not lyk dat all u hentaiz out dere.) Summer was here and at 5
in the morning, Trunks would jump Usagi in her bed and drag her outside and they
would go to the beach. Sometimes, they would BOTH go to Gohan's and jump him
too. It was fun. One morning, when Trunks didn't come wake Usagi up in his usual
fashion, Usagi, who had been up, wanting to avoid being jumped, realized that the
house was too quiet. Quieter than usual. She walked down the long hallway to the
front of the house. As soon as she stepped in the living room, Trunks jumped out
from somewhere beside her. "Boo!" He said. Usagi's crystal blue eyes widened
and relaxed. Annoyance shining in them. "You didn't come to wake me up because
you wanted to TRY and scare me?" She questioned. He pretended to think, looking
at the ceiling. 'Yup.' He thought. She growled inwardly. 'Evilness!' She thought. He
smiled slyly. 'No. I don't think so.' She shook her head, smiling. He hopped around
on one foot. (Whoa... where did i come up wid dat?) "Come on! Let's go!"
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Usagi stood on the shore, waves rushing over her feet. The salty beach air blowing
in her face. She sighed, feeling calm and relaxed. Or so she thought. Unwanted
images creeped into her head. 'Marli. How could you? You and I used to be best
friends too.' She thought to herself, forgetting the problem of no privacy when it
came to mental thoughts. A flashback came to her of two girls... so innocent...
*Flashie* A little girl was on a swing, going up as high as she could. Another
girl sat nearby, watching. The little girl on the swing went higher and higher, her
blonde hair flying everywhere. The little girl sitting nearby, black hair cascading
down her back like a waterfall. Dark brown eyes, watching with amusement, as her
friend went higher and higher. A boy walked by, both girls saw him. A rude boy
really. He came over to the swings and pushed the girl off, backward. She fell. Her
friend rushed forward and broke her fall. The girl with blonde hair looked into her
friend's eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Arigatou..." She said shakily. Her
friend smiled reassuringly. "Let's go and get him!" She stood and pulled the other
girl to her feet. Both girls nodded to each other. They both eyed the boy, who was
now swinging on the stolen swing. Both girls stepped forward and... *End flashie*
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Usagi shook her head. She looked off into the distance and saw Gohan approach
Trunks. They exchanged glances, Trunks pointed over in Usagi's direction a few
times, saying something. Gohan said something and they both laughed. Trunks
slightly moved his hand and they both started toward her. Halfway there, Usagi
felt something. She suddenly felt as if she coudn't breathe, as if a veil of smoke
had flooded her lungs. She felt dizzy, and flashes of white light danced in front
of her eyes. Trunks and Gohan seemed to freeze in place and Usagi's sight started
to waver. The image in front of her swirled and spun. She tried to cry out but her
throat hurt when she did, it felt dry, as if she had swallowed a desert. She tried to
gasp for air but found she couldn't do that either. Her head spun and she felt her
knees collapse. She felt the cool sand on her skin as she fell. The sand seemed
cooling but as she touched it, it became burning hot, like ashes. She could feel it
eat through her skin like acid, burning, scalding her. Then came the worst part.
She could see a figure, coming in towards her through that thick haze. She hoped
to see Trunks but instead, it was someone cloaked in darkness. Herself. She saw
herself hold up a knife and reached down and slash at her. She watched as the blood
ran freely from her wounds, not being able to stop it. A voice echoed in her head..
whispering terrible words. Words about death, and how it would come to her....
whether she wanted it or not. WHEN THE KNIFE GOES IN, BLOOD RUNS SO
FREELY LIKE A RIVER. THE KNIFE GOES THROUGH EASILY, SOFT. LIKE
A KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER, LIKE JAM ON A SLICED OPEN BUN. YOU
ARE BLOOD RUN FREE AND YOUR BLOOD WILL RUN... SOON. Usagi tried
to push the image back. She tried once more to breathe. This time, a rush of sweet,
salty beach air broke through, filling her lungs. The horrible image cleared instantly
and she blinked. The sunlight stung her eyes as if she had never been out in it. She
looked around and towards the approaching boys. They were the same distance as
when her whole..... experience..... came through. Then, she realized she was standing
when in her "dream" she had fallen down, hopeless. Gohan waved. "Hey Usagi!
How's it going?" She was about to answer when a sharp gasp from Gohan cut her
off. "Nani?" She asked. "What... happened to your arms?" She looked down and saw
ugly slashes on her arms, the marks looke like someone had whipped her or slashed
her.... Usagi uttered a small cry. "I uh... I don't know. I guess the sand did it." She
answered shakily. 'Shimatta! That wasn't a dream. That was REAL! Demo, how come
Trunks and Gohan seemed to freeze in time or something?' She thought. Trunks looked
at her strangely. "We didn't freeze in time." Usagi looked up bewildered, forgetting
that she and Trunks shared the same thought line. He nodded. "Uh... it's just that, while
you guys were walking over here, I had a strange dream. Only I guess it wasn't a dream
after all demo it seemed so real." Trunks smiled and walked over and slung his arm
around her shoulders. "It's OK. We'll protect you." He reassured her. 'I hope so.' She
thought. 'I really hope so.'
~To Be Continued~
~Wonder wut dat wuz all about.::thinking:: I wonder. So, wut do ya think? I juss
realized dat i dun knoe how to word da next chapter. All you ppls out dere reading dis
betta gimmee sum time b4 u can expect da next chapter. I have writer's block, and dats
sumthin i normally DUN have. Aighty den. U knoe da drill. 5+ reviews 4 da next chapter
even though it mite take a lito longer dis time. Hehe. Ja!~
*Alwyz and 4evr*
~Destiny~
Some time passed, maybe two months or so. No one heard anything from or about
Marli, not that anyone expected to. (sum1 had asked me y i didn't kill Marli, I dun
knoe! i guess i didn't wanna... ::thinking:: hm...) Usagi and Trunks were having the
time of their lives. (Not lyk dat all u hentaiz out dere.) Summer was here and at 5
in the morning, Trunks would jump Usagi in her bed and drag her outside and they
would go to the beach. Sometimes, they would BOTH go to Gohan's and jump him
too. It was fun. One morning, when Trunks didn't come wake Usagi up in his usual
fashion, Usagi, who had been up, wanting to avoid being jumped, realized that the
house was too quiet. Quieter than usual. She walked down the long hallway to the
front of the house. As soon as she stepped in the living room, Trunks jumped out
from somewhere beside her. "Boo!" He said. Usagi's crystal blue eyes widened
and relaxed. Annoyance shining in them. "You didn't come to wake me up because
you wanted to TRY and scare me?" She questioned. He pretended to think, looking
at the ceiling. 'Yup.' He thought. She growled inwardly. 'Evilness!' She thought. He
smiled slyly. 'No. I don't think so.' She shook her head, smiling. He hopped around
on one foot. (Whoa... where did i come up wid dat?) "Come on! Let's go!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Usagi stood on the shore, waves rushing over her feet. The salty beach air blowing
in her face. She sighed, feeling calm and relaxed. Or so she thought. Unwanted
images creeped into her head. 'Marli. How could you? You and I used to be best
friends too.' She thought to herself, forgetting the problem of no privacy when it
came to mental thoughts. A flashback came to her of two girls... so innocent...
*Flashie* A little girl was on a swing, going up as high as she could. Another
girl sat nearby, watching. The little girl on the swing went higher and higher, her
blonde hair flying everywhere. The little girl sitting nearby, black hair cascading
down her back like a waterfall. Dark brown eyes, watching with amusement, as her
friend went higher and higher. A boy walked by, both girls saw him. A rude boy
really. He came over to the swings and pushed the girl off, backward. She fell. Her
friend rushed forward and broke her fall. The girl with blonde hair looked into her
friend's eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Arigatou..." She said shakily. Her
friend smiled reassuringly. "Let's go and get him!" She stood and pulled the other
girl to her feet. Both girls nodded to each other. They both eyed the boy, who was
now swinging on the stolen swing. Both girls stepped forward and... *End flashie*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Usagi shook her head. She looked off into the distance and saw Gohan approach
Trunks. They exchanged glances, Trunks pointed over in Usagi's direction a few
times, saying something. Gohan said something and they both laughed. Trunks
slightly moved his hand and they both started toward her. Halfway there, Usagi
felt something. She suddenly felt as if she coudn't breathe, as if a veil of smoke
had flooded her lungs. She felt dizzy, and flashes of white light danced in front
of her eyes. Trunks and Gohan seemed to freeze in place and Usagi's sight started
to waver. The image in front of her swirled and spun. She tried to cry out but her
throat hurt when she did, it felt dry, as if she had swallowed a desert. She tried to
gasp for air but found she couldn't do that either. Her head spun and she felt her
knees collapse. She felt the cool sand on her skin as she fell. The sand seemed
cooling but as she touched it, it became burning hot, like ashes. She could feel it
eat through her skin like acid, burning, scalding her. Then came the worst part.
She could see a figure, coming in towards her through that thick haze. She hoped
to see Trunks but instead, it was someone cloaked in darkness. Herself. She saw
herself hold up a knife and reached down and slash at her. She watched as the blood
ran freely from her wounds, not being able to stop it. A voice echoed in her head..
whispering terrible words. Words about death, and how it would come to her....
whether she wanted it or not. WHEN THE KNIFE GOES IN, BLOOD RUNS SO
FREELY LIKE A RIVER. THE KNIFE GOES THROUGH EASILY, SOFT. LIKE
A KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER, LIKE JAM ON A SLICED OPEN BUN. YOU
ARE BLOOD RUN FREE AND YOUR BLOOD WILL RUN... SOON. Usagi tried
to push the image back. She tried once more to breathe. This time, a rush of sweet,
salty beach air broke through, filling her lungs. The horrible image cleared instantly
and she blinked. The sunlight stung her eyes as if she had never been out in it. She
looked around and towards the approaching boys. They were the same distance as
when her whole..... experience..... came through. Then, she realized she was standing
when in her "dream" she had fallen down, hopeless. Gohan waved. "Hey Usagi!
How's it going?" She was about to answer when a sharp gasp from Gohan cut her
off. "Nani?" She asked. "What... happened to your arms?" She looked down and saw
ugly slashes on her arms, the marks looke like someone had whipped her or slashed
her.... Usagi uttered a small cry. "I uh... I don't know. I guess the sand did it." She
answered shakily. 'Shimatta! That wasn't a dream. That was REAL! Demo, how come
Trunks and Gohan seemed to freeze in time or something?' She thought. Trunks looked
at her strangely. "We didn't freeze in time." Usagi looked up bewildered, forgetting
that she and Trunks shared the same thought line. He nodded. "Uh... it's just that, while
you guys were walking over here, I had a strange dream. Only I guess it wasn't a dream
after all demo it seemed so real." Trunks smiled and walked over and slung his arm
around her shoulders. "It's OK. We'll protect you." He reassured her. 'I hope so.' She
thought. 'I really hope so.'
~To Be Continued~
~Wonder wut dat wuz all about.::thinking:: I wonder. So, wut do ya think? I juss
realized dat i dun knoe how to word da next chapter. All you ppls out dere reading dis
betta gimmee sum time b4 u can expect da next chapter. I have writer's block, and dats
sumthin i normally DUN have. Aighty den. U knoe da drill. 5+ reviews 4 da next chapter
even though it mite take a lito longer dis time. Hehe. Ja!~
*Alwyz and 4evr*
~Destiny~