Ch. 13 - Answers
"Kami-sama! What happened?" Bulma rushed forward and helped guide Usagi to the couch. Gohan had a dampened paper towel. Leaning forward, he pressed it to Usagi's wound. Usagi gritted her teeth to keep from crying out. 'Trunks!' She thought fleetingly. He hurried to her side. "Hurry. Go get my henshin compact and silver key... *gasp* h-h-HURRY!" Trunks didn't have to be told twice, he disappeared momentarily and reappeared, clutching both items. He knelt down next to Usagi's trembling figure. "Trunks... open the compact and hold it out *gasp* Gohan! that hurts! - in front of me." He did so, trying not to shake too badly as he held it out to her. Usagi reached out and removed the crystal in the middle with her good arm and put it aside. There was a lock under the spot that contained the crystal. 'The key!' Usagi thought. Trunks hurriedly fit the key and it pulled up like a trapdoor. There was a soft pink-ish powder underneath it. Usagi reached in and snatched up a pinch. Shoving Gohan a bit out of the way, she sprinkled the powder on the bleeding gash. She nearly sighed as the powder cooled the burning pain. "Moon Healing Activation!" No bright light appeared like everyone expected. Instead, Usagi's wound glowed a dark red. Slowly but surely, the gash closed, leaving no scar for evidence that what had happened, happened. Relocking the compartment and replacing the crystal, Usagi felt all eyes on her. "It... the powder is... an antidote for any kind of poison." Bulma stiffled a gasp. "Wait. Poison?" Gohan voiced for all. "I... when that dagger hit me, it burst into purple dust and covered the gash. It had a scent of some kind to it too and I figured that it might be some kind of poison so I used Lu... Lunarian Moon Dust to heal it." She explained. "It was a secret attack weapon we had back then. Instant healing if war took place on... the..moon. " Her voice faded into a yawn. "Come on. You are going to bed." Bulma dragged a almost reluctant Usagi to her room. Usagi had just barely enough time to turn and catch a glimpse of Trunks' smile. 'Good night love.' He thought. 'Good night.' Came the silent reply.
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Weeks passed. Usagi refused to go outside until her power level was what it used to be. "You need to go outside to practice it!" Trunks protested. Usagi simply looked out the window. "We've been over this. I won't go outside until either my power level returns or the creep that hurt me is caught." Trunks sighed. This wasn't the first arguement of the day. He was tired of trying. "Fine then Usagi. Tell me when you finally come to your senses." Usagi stared sadly at his retreating back and silently wished she knew what was going on.
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That night, Usagi didn't show for dinner. Bulma even sent Vegeta to try and call her out. Vegeta came back mumbling something about a note. "Speak up!" Bulma snapped. Vegeta smirked. "I said that the blasted girl is not in her room and she left a note saying that she had gone out and took the blade we found and not to worry and for Trunks to stay on his sorry ass." Trunks who was halfway to standing just froze. "She did not say that." Vegeta smiled. (hey... dere's a first time for everything... rite?) "I know, boy. I did. Now just stay put for once and don't run after your girlfriend. Leave her alone this time." Trunks sighed heavily and sat down hesitantly. 'Usagi. Where are you and why didn't you tell me you were going to leave the house?'
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Usagi stood in shadow. Trying not to think so not to let Trunks know her whereabouts. It hard. Questions spun in her mind and she felt like she would explode if she didn't find out the answers. Usagi checked her watch. The person was late. She tapped her foot almost impatiently. "You know, you shouldn't do that. Anyone can hear you and finding that you're alone, you can get hurt." A voice cut throught the darkness. Usagi smiled. "Hello Steve. I didn't think you were actually gonna show." Usagi made a slow 90 degree turn and faced her cousin. "What? You don't trust me enough? Come on Usa-chan. You know me better then that." Steve commented, smiling. "I know Steve, but when I heard the rumors that you had suicided with your "Killer Blade"... I kinda had doubts that you would actually meet me in such a public place." Steve cocked his head. "Oh yeah? Well then tell me cousin... how did you find out that the person buried 6 feet under dirt with a duplicate of my trusty blade, wasn't me?" Usagi smiled. "Easy. I went to visit your grave after the funernal. The picture of the person on the stone, wasn't yours. I'm guessing you switched your ID with his so people would think you dead so you could get on with your life under a different name. It's funny that they didn't do an ID scan on the person though." Her cousin smiled. "Nice Usa-chan. So, was that the reason you moved back to this dump town?" Usagi's smiled faded the tiniest bit. She smirked. "Yeah right. I knew you were still around and I came back to find you and make sure you were OK." Steve shook his head. "No Usa-chan. There's another reason. A boy. My old buddy Trunks huh? Always knew you two would get together even with Marli and her stuck-up ways in the way. She hasn't been giving you trouble right?" Usagi reached into her ourse and took out the knife that was nearly sunk into her brain almost 3 months ago. "Speaking of trouble Steve, do you remember every single member of the "Silver Slashers"? First and last name?" Steve took a step back. "Why Usa-chan? I can't reveal that. Too much chance that you'll turn us in. I can't take that chance. You know we're still at large. They're still looking for us, girl." Usagi shook her head, all the while saying, "No no. It's not that. Uh.. a couple months ago, I woke up with this stuck 4 inches deep into my headboard." She held up the knife. Steve cocked an eyebrow. "Usa-chan. Sorry to break it to you hun, but most of the people in the ol' gang are gone. I don't know where you got that but they're gone. Most of them chucked their knife into the ocean at this old hide out we had." Usagi shook her head again. "No Steve... you don't get it. Whoever owned this particular knife not only didn't give up their weapon, but they're trying to kill me! They've made a couple tries already and the last time came really close. Please Steve. I... I'm asking you as a cousin, as family. Not for the police." Steve sighed and looked around. "I know I'm going to regret this." Was all he said. Usagi relaxed, she was going to catch the culprit. "Thanks Steve."
~To Be Continued~ ~hey pplz. sowee dat i haven't updated this. i hope i didn't lose all muh readers. itz juss dat alot has been going on since i lass updated and i needed time to sort through dat first. well... as sum of u mite had noticed, i've changed muh style of writing juss a bit and i knoe more japanese now so i'll be making sum changes in dat certain department. 2nd... do any of you have any guesses as to whom da killer mite be? hmm? i wanna see who can figure it out. *smile* oke. i think dats enough talking. same drill as b4 though. 5+ reviews... ja!~ *Alwyz and 4evr* ~Destiny~
"Kami-sama! What happened?" Bulma rushed forward and helped guide Usagi to the couch. Gohan had a dampened paper towel. Leaning forward, he pressed it to Usagi's wound. Usagi gritted her teeth to keep from crying out. 'Trunks!' She thought fleetingly. He hurried to her side. "Hurry. Go get my henshin compact and silver key... *gasp* h-h-HURRY!" Trunks didn't have to be told twice, he disappeared momentarily and reappeared, clutching both items. He knelt down next to Usagi's trembling figure. "Trunks... open the compact and hold it out *gasp* Gohan! that hurts! - in front of me." He did so, trying not to shake too badly as he held it out to her. Usagi reached out and removed the crystal in the middle with her good arm and put it aside. There was a lock under the spot that contained the crystal. 'The key!' Usagi thought. Trunks hurriedly fit the key and it pulled up like a trapdoor. There was a soft pink-ish powder underneath it. Usagi reached in and snatched up a pinch. Shoving Gohan a bit out of the way, she sprinkled the powder on the bleeding gash. She nearly sighed as the powder cooled the burning pain. "Moon Healing Activation!" No bright light appeared like everyone expected. Instead, Usagi's wound glowed a dark red. Slowly but surely, the gash closed, leaving no scar for evidence that what had happened, happened. Relocking the compartment and replacing the crystal, Usagi felt all eyes on her. "It... the powder is... an antidote for any kind of poison." Bulma stiffled a gasp. "Wait. Poison?" Gohan voiced for all. "I... when that dagger hit me, it burst into purple dust and covered the gash. It had a scent of some kind to it too and I figured that it might be some kind of poison so I used Lu... Lunarian Moon Dust to heal it." She explained. "It was a secret attack weapon we had back then. Instant healing if war took place on... the..moon. " Her voice faded into a yawn. "Come on. You are going to bed." Bulma dragged a almost reluctant Usagi to her room. Usagi had just barely enough time to turn and catch a glimpse of Trunks' smile. 'Good night love.' He thought. 'Good night.' Came the silent reply.
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Weeks passed. Usagi refused to go outside until her power level was what it used to be. "You need to go outside to practice it!" Trunks protested. Usagi simply looked out the window. "We've been over this. I won't go outside until either my power level returns or the creep that hurt me is caught." Trunks sighed. This wasn't the first arguement of the day. He was tired of trying. "Fine then Usagi. Tell me when you finally come to your senses." Usagi stared sadly at his retreating back and silently wished she knew what was going on.
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That night, Usagi didn't show for dinner. Bulma even sent Vegeta to try and call her out. Vegeta came back mumbling something about a note. "Speak up!" Bulma snapped. Vegeta smirked. "I said that the blasted girl is not in her room and she left a note saying that she had gone out and took the blade we found and not to worry and for Trunks to stay on his sorry ass." Trunks who was halfway to standing just froze. "She did not say that." Vegeta smiled. (hey... dere's a first time for everything... rite?) "I know, boy. I did. Now just stay put for once and don't run after your girlfriend. Leave her alone this time." Trunks sighed heavily and sat down hesitantly. 'Usagi. Where are you and why didn't you tell me you were going to leave the house?'
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Usagi stood in shadow. Trying not to think so not to let Trunks know her whereabouts. It hard. Questions spun in her mind and she felt like she would explode if she didn't find out the answers. Usagi checked her watch. The person was late. She tapped her foot almost impatiently. "You know, you shouldn't do that. Anyone can hear you and finding that you're alone, you can get hurt." A voice cut throught the darkness. Usagi smiled. "Hello Steve. I didn't think you were actually gonna show." Usagi made a slow 90 degree turn and faced her cousin. "What? You don't trust me enough? Come on Usa-chan. You know me better then that." Steve commented, smiling. "I know Steve, but when I heard the rumors that you had suicided with your "Killer Blade"... I kinda had doubts that you would actually meet me in such a public place." Steve cocked his head. "Oh yeah? Well then tell me cousin... how did you find out that the person buried 6 feet under dirt with a duplicate of my trusty blade, wasn't me?" Usagi smiled. "Easy. I went to visit your grave after the funernal. The picture of the person on the stone, wasn't yours. I'm guessing you switched your ID with his so people would think you dead so you could get on with your life under a different name. It's funny that they didn't do an ID scan on the person though." Her cousin smiled. "Nice Usa-chan. So, was that the reason you moved back to this dump town?" Usagi's smiled faded the tiniest bit. She smirked. "Yeah right. I knew you were still around and I came back to find you and make sure you were OK." Steve shook his head. "No Usa-chan. There's another reason. A boy. My old buddy Trunks huh? Always knew you two would get together even with Marli and her stuck-up ways in the way. She hasn't been giving you trouble right?" Usagi reached into her ourse and took out the knife that was nearly sunk into her brain almost 3 months ago. "Speaking of trouble Steve, do you remember every single member of the "Silver Slashers"? First and last name?" Steve took a step back. "Why Usa-chan? I can't reveal that. Too much chance that you'll turn us in. I can't take that chance. You know we're still at large. They're still looking for us, girl." Usagi shook her head, all the while saying, "No no. It's not that. Uh.. a couple months ago, I woke up with this stuck 4 inches deep into my headboard." She held up the knife. Steve cocked an eyebrow. "Usa-chan. Sorry to break it to you hun, but most of the people in the ol' gang are gone. I don't know where you got that but they're gone. Most of them chucked their knife into the ocean at this old hide out we had." Usagi shook her head again. "No Steve... you don't get it. Whoever owned this particular knife not only didn't give up their weapon, but they're trying to kill me! They've made a couple tries already and the last time came really close. Please Steve. I... I'm asking you as a cousin, as family. Not for the police." Steve sighed and looked around. "I know I'm going to regret this." Was all he said. Usagi relaxed, she was going to catch the culprit. "Thanks Steve."
~To Be Continued~ ~hey pplz. sowee dat i haven't updated this. i hope i didn't lose all muh readers. itz juss dat alot has been going on since i lass updated and i needed time to sort through dat first. well... as sum of u mite had noticed, i've changed muh style of writing juss a bit and i knoe more japanese now so i'll be making sum changes in dat certain department. 2nd... do any of you have any guesses as to whom da killer mite be? hmm? i wanna see who can figure it out. *smile* oke. i think dats enough talking. same drill as b4 though. 5+ reviews... ja!~ *Alwyz and 4evr* ~Destiny~