A/N: Oh dear lord, I am so sorry! Don't kill me! *whimpers* Just give me a
chance to explain.
See, last weekend I had a lot of stuff to do and my grandparents came over
and I had a semi-formal dance to attend which I needed to get my hair done
for *takes a breath* then my friend wanted me to see a play that she was in
and I had my homework to think of. But I could only think of when I was
going to type up my next chapter because personally I thought it was great
and so did Cat. Anyways, so then I got on and finished a little of it with
it written out but my dad came in and kicked me off the computer and he was
on it for seriously ALL FREAKING WEEKEND! But he had work to do so I let it
slide. Well now you know I hope you forgive me and enjoy this chappie!
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ.
***
Angel landed beneath the tall firtrees and smiled at all she saw around her. It was so peaceful here. She closed her eyes and breathed in the cleanest air she'd smelled in a long time. It felt so good to be here again. Everywhere else that she'd been on this worthless planet was a barren wasteland, inhabited by the foulest beings in the universe none the less. Here she could escape all that. Here, she was free. Suddenly, Angel's eyes snapped open as she sensed a quick burst of ki energy. It wasn't familiar, and it was gone as quickly as it came. Still, she stood there a few moments more, watching, waiting. Her eyes darted from the trees to the sky before she was satisfied enough to let her guard down again. Shaking her insecurities off, Angel turned around and walked deeper into the woods. She made her way down a series of paths and trails that would have left anyone going in circles. But Angel wasn't just anyone, and she knew these trails well. She remembered fondly of walking these trails when she was a little girl. When it was easy for her to get lost in this peaceful world of ever green life. Her blissful state of innocence. When she reached the end of the path, there was a steep drop off and a set of wide stone steps. She climbed down them easily, but as she reached the last step she slowed her pace. Instead of finishing her walk, Angel sat on the last stone slab and ran her hands over its smooth surface.
*Flashback*
"But mom," a little girl protested. "I don't need them."
"I beg to differ Angel, I don't want you to fall." A woman replied to the childs whining. Her voice was gentle, just like her eyes. She looked up to see her daughter standing at the top of the hill with her arms crossed over her chest.
"And pouting will get you no where," she said while placing another stone step in the side of the hill.
"Anyways, how do expect us to go to the lake together if you can't get down the hill?" She grinned as the childs eyes lit up.
"Really, do you mean it?" Angel asked hopefully.
"Every word." Her mom said putting the last step in place.
She didn't wait for her mothers okay. Angel ran down the stairs and pounced, giving her mother a big hug. The lady returned the hug and then picked up her daughter and twirled her around. Laughter rang through the trees endlessly that day.
*End flashback*
Angel opened her eyes and blinked a few times, tears freely falling from her eyes. She wiped them away slowly and looked at her hands, the salty liquid now running over her fingers. Smiling sadly she stood up and brushed herself off. She continued down the path, sighing at random intervals until suddenly the trees parted to reveal a breath taking sight. Before her was a lush green clearing, undisturbed by man. In the very center was a cool blue lake with a crystal clear waterfall flowing into it. Angel closed her eyes and held her breath. She smiled when she heard nothing. There was something special about this waterfall. When it hit the water instead of splashing or rumbling, it flowed into the lake. Two becoming one and it happened so perfectly no sound was made. She sighed and opened her eyes.
"I'm home."
***
Trunks looked up, the mountains were getting closer but running was getting him nowhere. He stopped and his guards did the same.
"Yes your highness?" One of them asked.
'Call me that again and I'll pummel you into the ground.' Trunks thought.
"I'm sick of this." He said rising into the air.
"But sir, she'll sense us!"
"I don't care!" Trunks snapped. "I need a challenge anyway." He took off and the others followed behind him. If there was anything that he had inherited by his father it was his temper, and impatience.
***
Angel's head snapped up and she looked to the sky. 'So, maybe flying wasn't such a good idea after all.' She frowned, then looked down at her ankle.
'But I still have a chance.' She thought. 'It's a slim one, but if I play my cards right I might be able to pull it off.' She stood up and walked by the tree she had been leaning against. Angel picked up her cloak and her bag then, using a small ki beam, she blasted a hole in the ground. She placed her belongings in it and went to cover it up, but instead she had an idea. She reached into her cloak and produced a small wooden flute. Placing it beside her she proceeded to fill the hole. When her work was done she looked back towards the sky and closed her eyes. 'They're close.' Opening her eyes again, she picked up her flute and flew to a large rock near the middle of the lake. Once she was seated she took off her shoes and put them down beside her. Then placing the flute to her lips, she played a slow, mellow tune. One that her mother would often sing to her here. Her eyes stayed closed and she kept on playing, waiting for them to come.
***
Trunks neared the mountains, but as he got closer he sensed something. Not a ki, a noise rather. He slowed down and hovered over the greenest trees he'd ever seen on this planet. The guards followed the suit and they all hovered, listening.
A soft fluid tune crept above the trees. Intrigued Trunks followed the noise with his guards close behind. Soon he touched down in front of a beautiful lake. He'd never seen anything so peaceful in his life. Surprised, Trunks listened, as he could hear no sound coming from the waterfall.
He shook his head in bewilderment and concentrated on the music. His eyes locked onto a figure sitting on a rock near the middle of the lake. She was playing a flute with her eyes closed, and didn't seem to notice that him and his men arrived. So Trunks took this time to study her.
She sat so that her left side was facing them. She wore a grey pair of capris, and a tight black tank top. Her chocolate brown hair was pulled into a low ponytail that fell down her lower back. One of her legs was pulled up to her chest and the other hung freely over the edge of the rock and into the water. Then he noticed it, the piece of black ribbon that was tied to her ankle. 'That's strange.' He thought as he listened to her song. Finally he took a step forward.
'I have to make this look good.' Angel thought as he stepped closer.
"Excuse me!" Trunks called out. He waited, but she didn't stop playing.
"EXCUSE ME!" He yelled louder this time. Her music stopped as she brought the flute away from her lips. She turned her head and looked at them. But once she realized they were standing there she screamed and fell backwards into the water. Trunks winced when he heard the splash. When she didn't come up he dove into the lake.
'Wow,' he thought. ' It's a lot deeper than I expected it to be.' He looked down and spotted her in no time. Swimming over to her, he picked her up gently. Since he thought she was unconscious, he was surprised when her hands tightly grabbed his neck.
Trunks flew to the surface landing neatly on the rock, and set her down. She coughed a couple of times before brushing her now soaked hair out of her face.
"And here I was thinking that I wasn't going swimming today." She smiled. Trunks smiled back sheepishly.
"I'm really sorry, I didn't want to scare you or anything."
"That's okay, is there something I can help you with?" she asked politely nodding towards the guards standing on the bank. She looked back up at him and he stared into her eyes for the first time. They were the same color as her hair, a rich, deep chocolate brown. He snapped out of his daze suddenly and composed himself.
"Uh yes actually." She just nodded and waited for him to continue.
"Were you the one who flew here from over there?" He asked seriously, pointing towards the sky above his guards. Angel stiffened. 'He saw me.'
A/N: oooo. a cliffie! Don't worry I won't leave you hanging ^_^ Anywho, next time Angel gets into a little trouble with the guards and more of her past is revealed. Next chappie is coming soon so stay tuned!
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ.
***
Angel landed beneath the tall firtrees and smiled at all she saw around her. It was so peaceful here. She closed her eyes and breathed in the cleanest air she'd smelled in a long time. It felt so good to be here again. Everywhere else that she'd been on this worthless planet was a barren wasteland, inhabited by the foulest beings in the universe none the less. Here she could escape all that. Here, she was free. Suddenly, Angel's eyes snapped open as she sensed a quick burst of ki energy. It wasn't familiar, and it was gone as quickly as it came. Still, she stood there a few moments more, watching, waiting. Her eyes darted from the trees to the sky before she was satisfied enough to let her guard down again. Shaking her insecurities off, Angel turned around and walked deeper into the woods. She made her way down a series of paths and trails that would have left anyone going in circles. But Angel wasn't just anyone, and she knew these trails well. She remembered fondly of walking these trails when she was a little girl. When it was easy for her to get lost in this peaceful world of ever green life. Her blissful state of innocence. When she reached the end of the path, there was a steep drop off and a set of wide stone steps. She climbed down them easily, but as she reached the last step she slowed her pace. Instead of finishing her walk, Angel sat on the last stone slab and ran her hands over its smooth surface.
*Flashback*
"But mom," a little girl protested. "I don't need them."
"I beg to differ Angel, I don't want you to fall." A woman replied to the childs whining. Her voice was gentle, just like her eyes. She looked up to see her daughter standing at the top of the hill with her arms crossed over her chest.
"And pouting will get you no where," she said while placing another stone step in the side of the hill.
"Anyways, how do expect us to go to the lake together if you can't get down the hill?" She grinned as the childs eyes lit up.
"Really, do you mean it?" Angel asked hopefully.
"Every word." Her mom said putting the last step in place.
She didn't wait for her mothers okay. Angel ran down the stairs and pounced, giving her mother a big hug. The lady returned the hug and then picked up her daughter and twirled her around. Laughter rang through the trees endlessly that day.
*End flashback*
Angel opened her eyes and blinked a few times, tears freely falling from her eyes. She wiped them away slowly and looked at her hands, the salty liquid now running over her fingers. Smiling sadly she stood up and brushed herself off. She continued down the path, sighing at random intervals until suddenly the trees parted to reveal a breath taking sight. Before her was a lush green clearing, undisturbed by man. In the very center was a cool blue lake with a crystal clear waterfall flowing into it. Angel closed her eyes and held her breath. She smiled when she heard nothing. There was something special about this waterfall. When it hit the water instead of splashing or rumbling, it flowed into the lake. Two becoming one and it happened so perfectly no sound was made. She sighed and opened her eyes.
"I'm home."
***
Trunks looked up, the mountains were getting closer but running was getting him nowhere. He stopped and his guards did the same.
"Yes your highness?" One of them asked.
'Call me that again and I'll pummel you into the ground.' Trunks thought.
"I'm sick of this." He said rising into the air.
"But sir, she'll sense us!"
"I don't care!" Trunks snapped. "I need a challenge anyway." He took off and the others followed behind him. If there was anything that he had inherited by his father it was his temper, and impatience.
***
Angel's head snapped up and she looked to the sky. 'So, maybe flying wasn't such a good idea after all.' She frowned, then looked down at her ankle.
'But I still have a chance.' She thought. 'It's a slim one, but if I play my cards right I might be able to pull it off.' She stood up and walked by the tree she had been leaning against. Angel picked up her cloak and her bag then, using a small ki beam, she blasted a hole in the ground. She placed her belongings in it and went to cover it up, but instead she had an idea. She reached into her cloak and produced a small wooden flute. Placing it beside her she proceeded to fill the hole. When her work was done she looked back towards the sky and closed her eyes. 'They're close.' Opening her eyes again, she picked up her flute and flew to a large rock near the middle of the lake. Once she was seated she took off her shoes and put them down beside her. Then placing the flute to her lips, she played a slow, mellow tune. One that her mother would often sing to her here. Her eyes stayed closed and she kept on playing, waiting for them to come.
***
Trunks neared the mountains, but as he got closer he sensed something. Not a ki, a noise rather. He slowed down and hovered over the greenest trees he'd ever seen on this planet. The guards followed the suit and they all hovered, listening.
A soft fluid tune crept above the trees. Intrigued Trunks followed the noise with his guards close behind. Soon he touched down in front of a beautiful lake. He'd never seen anything so peaceful in his life. Surprised, Trunks listened, as he could hear no sound coming from the waterfall.
He shook his head in bewilderment and concentrated on the music. His eyes locked onto a figure sitting on a rock near the middle of the lake. She was playing a flute with her eyes closed, and didn't seem to notice that him and his men arrived. So Trunks took this time to study her.
She sat so that her left side was facing them. She wore a grey pair of capris, and a tight black tank top. Her chocolate brown hair was pulled into a low ponytail that fell down her lower back. One of her legs was pulled up to her chest and the other hung freely over the edge of the rock and into the water. Then he noticed it, the piece of black ribbon that was tied to her ankle. 'That's strange.' He thought as he listened to her song. Finally he took a step forward.
'I have to make this look good.' Angel thought as he stepped closer.
"Excuse me!" Trunks called out. He waited, but she didn't stop playing.
"EXCUSE ME!" He yelled louder this time. Her music stopped as she brought the flute away from her lips. She turned her head and looked at them. But once she realized they were standing there she screamed and fell backwards into the water. Trunks winced when he heard the splash. When she didn't come up he dove into the lake.
'Wow,' he thought. ' It's a lot deeper than I expected it to be.' He looked down and spotted her in no time. Swimming over to her, he picked her up gently. Since he thought she was unconscious, he was surprised when her hands tightly grabbed his neck.
Trunks flew to the surface landing neatly on the rock, and set her down. She coughed a couple of times before brushing her now soaked hair out of her face.
"And here I was thinking that I wasn't going swimming today." She smiled. Trunks smiled back sheepishly.
"I'm really sorry, I didn't want to scare you or anything."
"That's okay, is there something I can help you with?" she asked politely nodding towards the guards standing on the bank. She looked back up at him and he stared into her eyes for the first time. They were the same color as her hair, a rich, deep chocolate brown. He snapped out of his daze suddenly and composed himself.
"Uh yes actually." She just nodded and waited for him to continue.
"Were you the one who flew here from over there?" He asked seriously, pointing towards the sky above his guards. Angel stiffened. 'He saw me.'
A/N: oooo. a cliffie! Don't worry I won't leave you hanging ^_^ Anywho, next time Angel gets into a little trouble with the guards and more of her past is revealed. Next chappie is coming soon so stay tuned!