Ah and finally the last chapter of this fic. I've been working really hard
on it and have enjoyed writing it. Thanks to all the reviewers who were there and thanks to Seishi for sticking with me. I hope that you guys enjoy
the final chapter to this fic. Anyway this is for all those who have
enjoyed this fic. I actually cried while I was writing it.

Just Like You

Part XIV

Final Dance

Hotaru's eyes flooded with tears as she screamed for trunks to stop. She did not want this to happen. Her raw emotions erupted into the power of Saturn and there in a flash of light she was standing in her fuku with the silence glaive in hand. She raised the glaive to the sky and let it dance between her fingers as it charged the power for something she had not done in a long time.

"Burning attack!"

A surge of power rushed forth through Trunks' body as he forced the ki at Juu. The raven-haired boy floated weightlessly through the air awaiting the attack that would put him at ease. His eyes closed in contentment and all he could hear was the pure rush of energy. The blast never landed though.

"Silence wall!"

Electricity crackled as the shield absorbed the brunt of the blast then faded. Juu's eyes snapped open. He was supposed to die by the beautiful blast, but she, she had saved him again. Even after all that he had done, she had wanted him to live. His eyes narrowed. One person had never shown him such compassion. He wouldn't allow himself to corrupt such a wonderful gift.

"Let me die! Damnit Hotaru! Let me die! I deserve to die!" He snapped at her. "I told you not to get in the way." He fired a small blast at her, more to startle her than do any damage.

The blast was deflected by a very angry saiya-jin. Hotaru looked up at the form standing before her. He was shimmering like an angel, just like the first time she'd met him. She knew he'd kill Juunanagou, but she didn't want it to happen. She wanted to be able to save some one. She cried. Trunks turned and knelt in front of his princess. His eyes softened and she could see the crystal blue coming back.

"He wants you to kill him. Trunks he wants to die! It hurts so terribly when somebody desires death so strongly." She looked into the eyes of her prince and clung to his arm pleadingly. "Please forgive him. Don't kill him out of rage or hatred." She closed her eyes. "I know that he desires peace."

"Hotaru, I can only give him what he desires. I will not allow him to live beyond what he wants." He gently took her hand. "Hotaru.." He stood and turned back to his waiting opponent.

"You really are going to do it then. You are going to snuff his life out and never give it a second thought." Her eyes lowered to the ground. "Please Trunks, think about what you are doing."

Her pleas fell upon deaf ears as he alighted to the sky. Juunanagou stood on invisible ground calmly waiting for the battle to resume. Trunks regarded him with cool eyes as if daring him to attack. Juu smirked and kept his composure.

"I'm tired of playing. You know what I want. I can see it in your eyes." He came closer to Trunks, "you want it too." He smirked. "You love to fight. You want to kill, but stupid morals get in the way. You want to punish me for fucking your lover senseless and killing him and then for making you feel the same pleasure. You want to get revenge for me defiling your precious princess." Juu's face was dangerously close and his voice threatening. Trunks could see the pleading in his eyes. The ice blue that never expressed a thing were now showing pure need. It was pitiful. Those emotionless eyes, they were awaiting the final blow, assured that it was exactly what he desired. Trunks closed his eyes.

"Juu.." so much emotion was held in that one word. His fist surged forth and went right through the dark-haired teen's heart. "All that you want." A single tear slid down his cheek.

Juunanagou's body relaxed and slumped forward against Trunks. A pained chuckle could be heard from beneath his dark bangs. Trunks just simply held the body there in place. From below he could hear Hotaru's weeping. He closed his eyes in pain. It hurt him more than anybody knew. He felt Juu moving against him.

"Thank you. I love you." He whispered before turning to look into Trunks' eyes. "Tell her that I love her too, and that I'm sorry." With his last ounce of strength he leaned forward and kissed Trunks lightly. "I'll tell Gohan you miss him." His eyes twinkled mischievously before they fell closed forever.

Trunks solemnly sunk down to the crumbled Earth in front of Hotaru. His eyes fixed on her pitiful form. Quietly he set Juu down.

"Why did you kill him? There had to have been another way!" She wept violently "No one deserves that kind of life. No one deserves to be treated the way he was and then blamed because he knew nothing but hatred and lust."

Trunks tipped her face up to look deep into his sad eyes. "Would you have let him live to face that kind of misery? Would you force him to live knowing that he would sooner or later become part of that pain?" Trunks smiled at her. "When I looked into his eyes I knew that this was the only way. He knew it and you know it too. It's just hard to accept." He wiped a stray tear away. "Hotaru, Juu said he loves you and that he's sorry."

Hotaru lowered her head and leaned against Trunks afraid that she would break down into copious amounts of tears again. His arms encircled her body keeping her at ease within his warm embrace. She closed her eyes and completely let her thinking shut down. She knew that this was the only way. Juu wanted to die to protect the both of them. She understood why. Trunks already knew this. He must've know right when the first punch was thrown commencing their last dance. Warm tears ran down her cheeks. The pain of his death was no longer on her spirit. She could feel his release, his freedom, and the soul he received from such a trial. She smiled. Juu was at peace.

The pair stood and paid their respects to the cybernetic-no human boy. Trunks' last respect and final absolve was to properly bury the boy. He sighed as he gave one last look to the makeshift grave.

"You are forgiven."

Hotaru took her prince's hand and squeezed it reassuringly. He smiled at her love erupting in every aspect of his smile for her. She felt release on her own soul as Trunks' lips met hers in a love filled kiss. She was sad, but her soul was at ease. She'd never forget him. He was just like her. She felt now that she was sharing both of their love for the saiya-jin prince with that kiss, and her heart rejoiced.

~fin