Disclaimer: I don't own Dbz or the song "I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne.
A/N: First of all I want to thank Afrodite, PiccolosdragoN, Little Suzi, AnimePunk, and nat for sticking with me for so long. ^_^ So Thank you! And Second of all I split this chapter up into Two Chapters, so here is the first part of the two.
Enjoy!
Part One
"Why aren't we helping!?" Gohan cried out as Kiseki dragged him further away from the fight.
Kiseki turned to answer him but something caught her eye; a bright light that lit up the sky and swallowed up everything within a mile's radius. Gohan hid behind Kiseki's leg and whimpered quietly. Kiseki was paralyzed with fear and couldn't move until after the light had vanished and all was quiet again.
"Pic…" She whispered taking a step forward.
Gohan held her pant-leg tighter, "He… He's okay right?" He whimpered looking up at Kiseki's face.
Kiseki looked down at the boy, his eyes wide with tears and looked away, "I don't know…"
~I'm standing on a bridge
I'm waitin in the dark~
It was dark so dark that even if he had a flashlight the darkness would have swallowed up the light. He tried to breath but his chest felt heavy as though a large boulder sat on top of him. His mind cried for oxygen and help but neither seemed to be happening at the moment.
'Kiseki…' Her name rang in his head like a bell on a silent night and brought him closer to consciousness.
He knew that name from somewhere, suddenly he felt cold…
~I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound~
The stars had begun to fade as the sun rose over the sand dunes and cliffs. Gohan clung tightly onto Kiseki's hand as they walked past the four bodies that used to belong to the Saiyans but were now chard black ashes that were being blown away by the wind. Gohan snapped his eyes shut at the sight, "They're all dead…" He whimpered and reopened his eyes.
Kiseki had a look of determination set on her face as they walked on, something caught her eye and she stopped in mid step.
"Pic…" She breathed and ran over to where she saw the Namek struggling to breath under a rather large boulder.
~Isn't anyone
tryin to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home~
The voice in the back of his head was now down to a barely audible whisper. He recognized the voice as his father and tried to scowl but found that he couldn't even move.
"You… lost…" The voice whispered before finally dying out and leaving Piccolo alone in the darkness once again.
~ It's a
damn cold night
trying to figure out this life ~
Two Weeks Later…
Kiseki sat alone in the dark in her kitchen while she nursed a cup of hot chocolate. Her and Gohan had managed to get Piccolo out from underneath that rock two weeks earlier but he hadn't woken since. Deciding it was time for bed she sat the cup down on the table and headed up the stairs. She paused at the door to Piccolo's room and stared at it for a moment before she opened it up. Silently she walked up next to the bed that held Piccolo and stared at him with watering eyes. Gently she brushed his cheek with the back of her hand. Piccolo's eyes twitched ever so slightly and then slowly he opened them. Kiseki gasped bringing her hand up to her mouth as fresh tears of joys slid down her cheeks.
"Pic…" She breathed bringing her hand down to stroke his cheek again.
Piccolo blinked blearily turning his head towards Kiseki, "Where… am I?" He asked hoarsely then cleared his throat and tried again, "Where am I?"
Kiseki blinked, "You're at home...." She whispered suddenly feeling numbness seep over her.
"At home…" Piccolo repeated closing his eyes, "Then, who are you?" He asked reopening his eyes.
~Wont you take me by the hand
take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
but I... I'm with you ~
"Me?" Kiseki squeaked, "It's me Pic, Kiseki." She whispered trying to hold back her tears unsuccessfully.
Piccolo sighed turning his head away, "I can't remember." He whispered staring at the door, "I can't remember anything…"
"Kiseki?" Came a small voice from the other side of the room.
Kiseki averted her eyes from Piccolo's face to the child standing in the doorway.
"Is he awake?" Gohan yawned hugging his teddy bear tighter to his chest.
"Yes." Kiseki whispered with a small smile.
Gohan walked up to the other side of the bed and climbed up onto the edge to see for himself.
"Piccolo-san?" He whispered crawling closer to where Piccolo laid.
Piccolo watched the boy crawl up to his side, 'I can't remember…' He thought frustrated with himself.
"Gohan," Kiseki said softly walking around the bed to where the boy sat, "Why don't we let Piccolo get some more sleep? We'll see him in the morning, okay?"
Gohan nodded and started to crawl over to Kiseki but hesitated for a moment.
"Piccolo-san?" He whispered hugging his bear, "You can have Mr. Bear, okay?" Slowly he laid the bear down on the pillow and then climbed off the bed.
Kiseki smiled down at him and ruffled his hair, "Now it's time for you to go back to bed."
Gohan nodded and walked out of the room leaving Kiseki alone with Piccolo again.
"Who was he?" Piccolo whispered picking up the bear.
"Gohan." Kiseki answered with a hint of sadness in her voice.
Piccolo looked away from the bear to find that the room was empty.
~I'm looking for a place
searching for a face
is anybody here I know
cause nothings going right
and everything's a mess
and no one likes to be alone ~