Author's Note:"I said two chapters.This one is more romance than any of the others,but the action and humor will start again in the next chapter,which will be up tomorrow.Enjoy."
Chapter 13:A Peaceful Moment

Ray's Point of View
I groaned as I managed to sit up and looked down at myself.

'The fusion wore off...Don't tell me we were unconscious that long,'I thought.

"You're finally awake!"

I looked up and saw Dart and Titus glaring at me.

"We had to drag you out of there so the fusion wouldn't last so long!Do you realize how heavy you are,dad!?"Titus exclaimed.

"Yeah!You and my dad must weigh,like,a ton or something!"Dart agreed.

"That doesn't matter right now.Where are the others?Are they all right?"I asked.

"Mm-hmm.Most of them went home because they said they were too weak.Mom went somewhere and said something about memories.Dart's mom did the same thing,but went in another direction.His dad woke up about ten minutes ago and went off to find her.The others are...who knows?"Titus replied.

"That's good to know.At least they weren't hurt.I'll go find Sarah,"I stated and jumped to my feet.

"But,we don't know where she went,and we can't sense her,"Dart said.

I closed my eyes and tried to feel her energy,but it wasn't there,"Don't worry.If it has something to do with memories,I'm pretty sure I can find her."

The two shrugged as I floated into the air and flew off.

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"There it is,"I said with a satisfied smirk.

I was floating just over a mountain.There were vines on the side that seemed to climb up it,but I knew better.They had grown over the entrance to a cave that led to a large waterfall in the middle of a forest.This place was special to me,because my life had taken a drastic turn there.I could have flown to the other side,but it felt better walking through the cave.

I lowered to the ground and drew the Murasamune.With a slight smirk on my face,I cut through the vines and stepped into the cave.After a few minutes of walking,I could hear the waterfall and a beautiful voice singing.

"Found you,"I whispered as I continued to walk out of the dark cave.

The voice nearly put me in a trance and seemed to almost pull me to it.I knew that voice extremely well.For a few seconds,I just listened to the lovely song,then walked up behind the singer and put my arms around her.

"So,I see you're awake,"Sarah said with a smile.

I returned the smile,"Yeah,I woke up about five minutes ago.Why'd you come here?"

"I knew that you would be all right,so I decided to relax awhile.What about you?"

"I came to find you."

"You know,I can take care of myself."

"Hm...How many times have I heard that?Fist,you say that,get in a huge mess,and I,your knight in shining armor,have to come save you."

"If I remember correctly...You're the one that gets me into those messes.Like that time you just HAD to press a button in the ruins of the Cherry Grove Kingdom."

"Oh yeah...You're right.But,I still rescue you don't I?"

She laughed,"Yes,you do."

I let her go and she turned around,still smiling that wonderful smile I had come to love.My eyes traveled around the area as memories flooded back into my mind.

"I still remember what happened here,"Sarah said,her smile growing bigger.

"Yeah..."I trailed off.
*Flashback*

Ray pushed the final piece of furniture into place and sighed.It had been a hard day of work,even for a Tororin.

"Thanks for helping me out,Ray,"Sarah said and kissed her boyfriend on the cheek.

"Uh,okay.I mean,sure,no problem,"Ray stated.

Cirrus chuckled,"You aren't shy,are you Ray?"

Ray growled at one of his closest friends.

"According to your energy,your temperature is rising rapidly,"Trunks said.

Everyone laughed and Trunks elbowed his best friend in the side,'You are going to do it tonight,right?'

'Yeah,definitely...I just hope she doesn't reject me,'Ray thought.

'Trust me,she'll probably be happier than she's ever been,'Trunks thought with a smirk,'I guess she won't be needing this house for long,will she?'

'Probably not.'

"What are you two talking about?"Ashley asked,noticing the two were having a mental conversation.

"Uh....N-Nothing,"Ray said nervously,blushing a little.

'Be sure to do it later,or you might miss your chance with her,'Trunks reminded him as he left.

"Yeah,yeah,yeah,"Ray said out loud.

After everyone had left,Ray turned to Sarah.

"Uh...Do you think you could meet me about nine miles east of here around eight o'clock?"Ray asked.

"Sure.What for?"Sarah questioned.

"That's a secret,"he replied with a smirk.

"Oh....Okay,see you later then."

"All right.Later."

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Ray tapped his foot as he waited for the girl of his dreams to arrive.He finally heard someone land behind him and turned around.

"Sorry it took so long,I had to help Ashley with something,"Sarah apologized.

"It's cool.I don't mind.Just close your eyes,"Ray said.

Sarah did what she was told and Ray drew his Murasamune.Then he cut down the vines and grabbed his girlfriend's hand.

"No matter what you do,don't open your eyes.I want this to be a surprise,"Ray stated.

"Okay.Just don't do anything to scare me.I know how you work!"Sarah exclaimed.

'And that's one of the many reasons why I love you,'Ray thought.

He led her through the cave,occasionally stopping to remember which paths to take.Eventually,they came to a large forest with a waterfall in the center.Ray let go of Sarah's hand and stood in front of.He took a deep breath.

"Okay,open your eyes,"he said.

Sarah opened her eyes and gasped when she saw that Ray was on one knee in front of her.

"Sarah,you've always been by my side,physically or not.Even when I couldn't remember you,deep in my heart,you were still there.For the past two months,I've come to know that I love you.So Sarah....Will you marry me?"Ray asked,holding out an engagement ring.

Sarah fought to hold back tears,"Yes!"

Ray resisted the urge to shout out in joy as he slipped the ring on her finger and stood up,embracing the woman he loved.

'Congratulations,Ray,'Trunks thought.

'Thanks.You will be my best man,right?'Ray thought.

'Of course.As long as you'll be my best man when I marry Ashley.'

'All right.'

"That was Trunks,wasn't it?"Sarah asked.

"Yeah.He said congratulations,"Ray replied.

Sarah smiled,"I guess I won't be needing that new house,will I?"

"Nope.Either that or I can move out of my house and into your's."

"I'll move.Your house is better anyway."

*End of Flashback*
"We should head back to the others.They might be worried,"Ray suggested.

"Yeah.Let's go,"Sarah agreed.

Then,the two went back to their training grounds,smiles still on their faces.
Ending Note:"There's another chapter.I'm not the best at writing romance,but I think I did all right....Anyway,I've got something planned for tommorow.I think it'll be called...A New World to Protect: What if?.You know that Trunks was pulled into Ray's dimension,right?But,what if it happened a different way?Ray and Sarah working at Capsule Corp.,Bulma treating Ray like another son....What do you think?Should I do it?Tell me in a review.As always,this story will be put up regardless.Next chapter should be up tomorrow."