Bra stirred beside me. I looked at her. She was on top of me and snored
gently. I helped put her shirt back on straight again. Her skirt was hiked
up from our lovemaking and my lips still burned with the aftermath of her
kisses. I pushed her skirt down back again and kissed her hair.
I gazed out to the stars, contented. Only a few hours had passed since we got out of hell and the constellations still shone brightly above us.
All of the sudden, almost robotically, Bra got up and walked with a dazed look in her eyes to the exit of the alley.
I reached out to her. "Bra!" I ran to her and held her shoulder. I quickly let go. Something didn't feel right. She turned to me with blank eyes and I froze. She ignored me and continued out.
She stopped at the end of the alley and gazed up at the sky. She suddenly powered up and flew with tremendous speed out of my sight.
I cursed under my breath as I took off after her. She was so fast, I've never seen go so fast in all of my life. But she cut through the air with quick, stiff movements. I decided not to catch up to her, I wanted to see where she was going.
We flew over a familiar neighborhood and she dived down. Something in my throat choked. It was Bra's former home. How could she have remembered something like this?
She landed and I ran after her. I stopped as I saw her approach her house. She stood in front of the huge mansion, unmoving. I tiptoed behind her and watched.
With one swift movement, she broke the hard, metal door and she still remained unfaltered even when the alarm went off. She entered the house and I followed cautiously.
"No!" I yelled as I ran to her. This was what Vegeta had meant. The look in her eyes, the way she acted and her vicious dark self... How could I have been so stupid?
She turned on me and snarled. She didn't even look human anymore, her eyes glowed, her hair was messed up and her face was deeply furrowed with this insane and blind anger.
I was about to grab her before something caught my arm in mid-action.
"Goten, stop."
I turned and looked at him. "Vegeta...."
He nodded. He looked at his other hand and my eyes followed his. He held a knife. Its blade glistened lightly in the moonlight that had shone through the busted door as his eyes met mine again.
"You wouldn't..." I whispered in disbelief.
Bra suddenly leapt after Vegeta and pinned him on the ground. Vegeta tried holding her off and resisted hitting her. He growled and called for Trunks. Trunks raced out of his room, only in boxers. He looked at me in confusion and then at his father.
He pulled Bra off of Vegeta, but I could see the strain in his eyes. Bra whirled around and began hitting Trunks. I ran to help him.
"STOP! FOOL!" Vegeta screamed at me. "YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING! LEAVE IT TO US!" He pushed me out of the way to help Trunks.
Trunks hit Bra in the head, hard. She fell to the ground, motionless.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was one of those dreams again. I was flying and flying....not knowing where I was going, but I finally landed near a house that looked familiar. Too familiar. I walked up to the door, curious. But before I could move again, it happened again. It took over my body and my soul.
The world went black.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Trunks looked at Goten with tears streaming down his eyes. "See what fate has done to us, Goten?" He looked at his sister, then at his bruises. "It has turned sister against brother, father against daughter." He cried softly.
Bulma had come out to see all the commotion and was standing afar in silent shock. The tears in her eyes glistened sadly.
Goten walked slowly to Bra's body. Vegeta bent down and felt her pulse. He looked at them with a paining look in his eyes. "She's still alive."
He sighed and reached for his knife that had been kicked out of his hand and under a chair. He held it over Bra's body. His eyes met mine. "If I don't do this....." his voice was cut off by his tears.
Trunks turned his back to the scene. He held his body defiantly. Goten still couldn't move, he was frozen; he couldn't turn away even if he wanted to.
Vegeta knelt down and held his daughter, for one sweet, brief moment that seemed to have lasted for years. Bulma came over and smoothed down Bra's hair. She kissed her forehead and her tears flowed into Bra's hair.
"Vegeta..." Goten said through numb lips. This all seemed like a dream. A horrible dream where, like in the fairy tales, the father, a king has to kill his only daughter to protect her from a eternal curse. But fairy tales weren't supposed to happen to them.
Vegeta lifted his tear stained eyes to Goten's. "If I don't do this....she might kill us all."
Vegeta buried his face in Bra's hair and he and Bulma held her.
Then a voice, Bra's; floated into Goten's mind. He remembered when she had said it. They were in their favorite park, eating ice cream and talking lightly about their futures...their futures together. She had turned to him, her blue hair glowing, her eyes shining brightly. "If you love something, let it go." She had looked down at her hands and blushed. And as if on cue, two pure white doves flew overhead and streaked the crystal blue sky. She then lifted her head innocently. "And maybe if it was yours....she'll come back to you."
She had no real reason to have said it; it had just woven into her lips.
Goten closed his eyes tightly, till they hurt like hell. He opened them again and saw Vegeta, still holding her and Bulma sobbing as Trunks gently pulled her off of Bra.
With one swift movement, one reflex with emotions of love and pain behind it plunged itself into her.
It came out, bloody and shameless.
Vegeta just stood there. Tears soaked his face and his shirt. Trunks cried quietly. Bulma threw herself back on Bra's body and hugged her body while she wept loudly. Goten couldn't speak. He had lost everything that night.
Everything.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Bra..." I finally whispered through dry, cracked lips. "If I love you, I really did let you go." I covered my tear soaked face. "I hope you come back to me...." I sobbed.
Vegeta came up to me. He was so brave. He knew that her death was for the best. I shuddered. To kill his own daughter in return for the safety of his family....
He put a hand on my shoulder. "It was for the best."
I threw his hand off and ran out of the house; with the mourning stars and as the dying sun rose over the horizon. I ran blindly, tears flowing as quickly as my bleeding heart. I can't explain how I felt. But I had given up all hope. I wanted to die, then and there. I just wanted to die...
*HONK!!!*
I looked up and saw an upcoming car. Its headlights stung my eyes and I braced myself. Then, I let my body go limp and defenseless. It just wasn't worth it. I closed my eyes and prepared myself for the impact. The driver continued to press his horn at me. I ignored him and just concentrated on Bra's beautiful face.
For a moment there, I thought I could see her in front of me, smiling and touching my face. I reached out to feel her, but I grasped only air.
I looked up at the dawning sky for the last time. Its rays cast a dying glow in my tears.
"I'm coming for you, Bra."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Thus, this ends our story. A pitiful tale of a girl, a long-forgotten race's curse and a fated lover.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Trunks held his hands tightly in joy and excitement. Pan was about to give birth their first child. They had decided not to reveal the child's gender and leave it as a surprise.
He looked eagerly as the doctor walked in, smiling.
"Congratulations, you have a baby girl!"
Trunks jaw dropped. "Fate..." He whispered.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Author's Note:
I know that I'm a HORRIBLE author, so I will do some constructive criticism on myself so all you meanies can be spared of the work. I can't weave events very well and I often throw in characters that are of only a small use. Anyway, please review and tell me what you thought of it!
I gazed out to the stars, contented. Only a few hours had passed since we got out of hell and the constellations still shone brightly above us.
All of the sudden, almost robotically, Bra got up and walked with a dazed look in her eyes to the exit of the alley.
I reached out to her. "Bra!" I ran to her and held her shoulder. I quickly let go. Something didn't feel right. She turned to me with blank eyes and I froze. She ignored me and continued out.
She stopped at the end of the alley and gazed up at the sky. She suddenly powered up and flew with tremendous speed out of my sight.
I cursed under my breath as I took off after her. She was so fast, I've never seen go so fast in all of my life. But she cut through the air with quick, stiff movements. I decided not to catch up to her, I wanted to see where she was going.
We flew over a familiar neighborhood and she dived down. Something in my throat choked. It was Bra's former home. How could she have remembered something like this?
She landed and I ran after her. I stopped as I saw her approach her house. She stood in front of the huge mansion, unmoving. I tiptoed behind her and watched.
With one swift movement, she broke the hard, metal door and she still remained unfaltered even when the alarm went off. She entered the house and I followed cautiously.
"No!" I yelled as I ran to her. This was what Vegeta had meant. The look in her eyes, the way she acted and her vicious dark self... How could I have been so stupid?
She turned on me and snarled. She didn't even look human anymore, her eyes glowed, her hair was messed up and her face was deeply furrowed with this insane and blind anger.
I was about to grab her before something caught my arm in mid-action.
"Goten, stop."
I turned and looked at him. "Vegeta...."
He nodded. He looked at his other hand and my eyes followed his. He held a knife. Its blade glistened lightly in the moonlight that had shone through the busted door as his eyes met mine again.
"You wouldn't..." I whispered in disbelief.
Bra suddenly leapt after Vegeta and pinned him on the ground. Vegeta tried holding her off and resisted hitting her. He growled and called for Trunks. Trunks raced out of his room, only in boxers. He looked at me in confusion and then at his father.
He pulled Bra off of Vegeta, but I could see the strain in his eyes. Bra whirled around and began hitting Trunks. I ran to help him.
"STOP! FOOL!" Vegeta screamed at me. "YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING! LEAVE IT TO US!" He pushed me out of the way to help Trunks.
Trunks hit Bra in the head, hard. She fell to the ground, motionless.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was one of those dreams again. I was flying and flying....not knowing where I was going, but I finally landed near a house that looked familiar. Too familiar. I walked up to the door, curious. But before I could move again, it happened again. It took over my body and my soul.
The world went black.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Trunks looked at Goten with tears streaming down his eyes. "See what fate has done to us, Goten?" He looked at his sister, then at his bruises. "It has turned sister against brother, father against daughter." He cried softly.
Bulma had come out to see all the commotion and was standing afar in silent shock. The tears in her eyes glistened sadly.
Goten walked slowly to Bra's body. Vegeta bent down and felt her pulse. He looked at them with a paining look in his eyes. "She's still alive."
He sighed and reached for his knife that had been kicked out of his hand and under a chair. He held it over Bra's body. His eyes met mine. "If I don't do this....." his voice was cut off by his tears.
Trunks turned his back to the scene. He held his body defiantly. Goten still couldn't move, he was frozen; he couldn't turn away even if he wanted to.
Vegeta knelt down and held his daughter, for one sweet, brief moment that seemed to have lasted for years. Bulma came over and smoothed down Bra's hair. She kissed her forehead and her tears flowed into Bra's hair.
"Vegeta..." Goten said through numb lips. This all seemed like a dream. A horrible dream where, like in the fairy tales, the father, a king has to kill his only daughter to protect her from a eternal curse. But fairy tales weren't supposed to happen to them.
Vegeta lifted his tear stained eyes to Goten's. "If I don't do this....she might kill us all."
Vegeta buried his face in Bra's hair and he and Bulma held her.
Then a voice, Bra's; floated into Goten's mind. He remembered when she had said it. They were in their favorite park, eating ice cream and talking lightly about their futures...their futures together. She had turned to him, her blue hair glowing, her eyes shining brightly. "If you love something, let it go." She had looked down at her hands and blushed. And as if on cue, two pure white doves flew overhead and streaked the crystal blue sky. She then lifted her head innocently. "And maybe if it was yours....she'll come back to you."
She had no real reason to have said it; it had just woven into her lips.
Goten closed his eyes tightly, till they hurt like hell. He opened them again and saw Vegeta, still holding her and Bulma sobbing as Trunks gently pulled her off of Bra.
With one swift movement, one reflex with emotions of love and pain behind it plunged itself into her.
It came out, bloody and shameless.
Vegeta just stood there. Tears soaked his face and his shirt. Trunks cried quietly. Bulma threw herself back on Bra's body and hugged her body while she wept loudly. Goten couldn't speak. He had lost everything that night.
Everything.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Bra..." I finally whispered through dry, cracked lips. "If I love you, I really did let you go." I covered my tear soaked face. "I hope you come back to me...." I sobbed.
Vegeta came up to me. He was so brave. He knew that her death was for the best. I shuddered. To kill his own daughter in return for the safety of his family....
He put a hand on my shoulder. "It was for the best."
I threw his hand off and ran out of the house; with the mourning stars and as the dying sun rose over the horizon. I ran blindly, tears flowing as quickly as my bleeding heart. I can't explain how I felt. But I had given up all hope. I wanted to die, then and there. I just wanted to die...
*HONK!!!*
I looked up and saw an upcoming car. Its headlights stung my eyes and I braced myself. Then, I let my body go limp and defenseless. It just wasn't worth it. I closed my eyes and prepared myself for the impact. The driver continued to press his horn at me. I ignored him and just concentrated on Bra's beautiful face.
For a moment there, I thought I could see her in front of me, smiling and touching my face. I reached out to feel her, but I grasped only air.
I looked up at the dawning sky for the last time. Its rays cast a dying glow in my tears.
"I'm coming for you, Bra."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Thus, this ends our story. A pitiful tale of a girl, a long-forgotten race's curse and a fated lover.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Trunks held his hands tightly in joy and excitement. Pan was about to give birth their first child. They had decided not to reveal the child's gender and leave it as a surprise.
He looked eagerly as the doctor walked in, smiling.
"Congratulations, you have a baby girl!"
Trunks jaw dropped. "Fate..." He whispered.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Author's Note:
I know that I'm a HORRIBLE author, so I will do some constructive criticism on myself so all you meanies can be spared of the work. I can't weave events very well and I often throw in characters that are of only a small use. Anyway, please review and tell me what you thought of it!