Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ...just thought I'd mention that. Character Melissa is copywrited to me, Melissa. Halo and Paraffmon are copywrited to Halo...DO NOT USE THEM!!!!! Here is the legend...
'.......' Means someone is thinking
[.......] Authors notes
Nightmares and Fears- Chapter 4
When they arrived back at Halo's, Melissa went up to her room to change, as did the others to their rooms. Make-up less with her hair down, Melissa went down stairs wearing a nightshirt and a pair of shorts. She found Halo, Trunks, and Seventeen sitting on the couch watching a movie in their pyjamas.
"What are you watching?" Melissa asked, sitting on the big comfy chair next to the couch.
"Star Trek." Halo and Trunks answered at the same time.
"Data rules." Seventeen piped up.
At some time during the movie, Melissa fell asleep. The dream she had was truly unsettling.
* * * * * *
Melissa stood in darkness. The air around her tingled. Deep in the pit of her stomach, she knew something was wrong.
"I'm coming for, little girl." a voice whispered, truly chilling. "I'm gonna get you, little girl." the voice said louder.
"Who are you? What do you want with me?" Melissa yelled. The voice laughed evilly.
"I want you, little girl. I want your power." it said.
"What power? I have no power." Melissa yelled. The voice laughed again.
"I want your power, little girl. Your power will make me stronger.
Melissa tried to run, but her legs wouldn't move. A form suddenly appeared next to her. She looked up and screamed. The form smiled evilly, and grabbed her by the throat.
"Give me your power, little girl." he hissed.
"Let me go..." Melissa cried, gasping for breath. A searing pain shot through her body. "Let me go!" she screamed.
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Seventeen was the only one left up watching a movie. Trunks and Halo had gone to bed over an hour ago. Seventeen had told them he would take Melissa to bed when he went.
Seventeen sat watching a movie, when he heard a small cry escape Melissa's lips. He thought nothing of it and went back to his movie. Suddenly, she started flailing and fell to the ground.
"Let me go!" she cried desperately, rolling around the floor, her hands desperately pawing at her throat. "Let me go!" she screamed again.
Fast as lightning, Seventeen was at Melissa's side. He grabbed her shoulders.
"Melissa," he said, shaking her lightly, "wake up Melissa."
She continued flailing and crying till finally, her eyes snapped open. Breathing hard, she looked around the room in panic. Realizing where she was, a look of relief crossed her face.
"It was only a dream." she muttered, but it was obvious that she was still disturbed. She didn't know it, but she was shaking badly. Melissa looked up at Seventeen.
"I had a bad dream." she said weakly. Seventeen smiled down at her.
"It's ok now," he said, "you're awake. The dream is over." he looked over at the clock. It read two a.m.. "Come on," he said, "you should get to bed." Seventeen stood up and held a hand out to Melissa. She took it, but when she stood up, her legs collapsed beneath her.
"I don't think I can walk." she whispered, letting out a big yawn.
"That's ok." Seventeen said as he bent down and scooped her up. As he walked, Seventeen saw that Melissa had already started to fall back to sleep. By the time he was up the stairs, she was sleeping soundly. He carried Melissa to her room and carefully lay her in her bed.
As he pulled the covers over her, Seventeen looked into Melissa's sleeping face. He smiled.
'She looks so peaceful.' he thought, as he got up and walked to the door.
"Goodnight." he whispered closing the door. Seventeen then walked down the hall to his room and went to bed.
In the morning, Melissa went into the kitchen to find Gohan, Goten, and Videl.
"Good morning sleepy head." Gohan greeted cheerfully. Melissa grunted in response and walked to the cupboard to pull out a bowl. She lazily mad her breakfast then walked over to the table and flopped down in a chair to eat.
A moment later, Seventeen walked in looking very cheerful.
"Good morning everyone." he said when he saw them. Her got a cheerful 'hello' from Gohan, Goten, and Videl. Another grunt from Melissa.
"What's up with you today?" Videl asked her. Melissa glared up at Videl from her cereal as Seventeen looked at the clock.
"It's still early for her." he said sitting down next to Melissa. Videl nodded and turned to Gohan and Goten. While they had their own conversation, Seventeen leaned to Melissa.
"How are you?" he asked. Melissa shrugged her shoulders and continued eating.
"No more bad dreams?" Seventeen continued.
Melissa gave her head a quick shake. "I'd rather not talk about it." she whispered.
Seventeen nodded and got up to get his food. When he finished, he turned around to find Melissa had gone.
Later that day Halo had planned a girls day out. She, Melissa, Eighteen and Videl went shopping, then went for facials, got their nails done, did more shopping, then stopped to rest in the park.
"This day has been so cool." Videl said, looking through her bags at the stuff she got. Halo and Eighteen nodded in agreement. Melissa sat on the bench and kicked a stone.
"Usually I'm not one for shopping," Halo said, "but that was really fun."
"Yeah, it was great." Melissa muttered.
"How are things with Trunks Halo?" Videl asked Halo. Halo grinned.
"Do you have to ask?" she replied, and she, Eighteen, and Videl laughed.
"From what I've heard, things are going great with them." Eighteen joked. The three if them laughed again as Halo playfully punched Eighteen.
"Well, I've heard word that someone has a crush on Mel." Videl said, nudging Melissa in the side. Melissa looked up when she heard her name. "I've seen it as well." Videl continued. Melissa silently looked from one girl to the next. They all sat there smiling at her. She scowled and looked at the ground.
"Whatever." she muttered, kicking another stone.
"Awww, come on Melissa," Videl said, "It's obvious that Seventeen digs you. I've seen the way he looks at you."
"He's smitten." Halo said with a sigh. Eighteen nodded in agreement.
"When I got back last night, I heard him calling your name in his sleep...'Melissa...I love you'." she said, and the three of them laughed. Melissa cast a chilling glare over at them and they stopped laughing.
"Could we please do something other than sitting around giggling like airheads!" she demanded more than asked. Eighteen looked around at the others.
"Well...what do you want to do?" she asked.
"I don't really care, as long as it keeps you three from turning into giggling goons." Melissa declared, grabbing her stuff and walking away.
"What's with the attitude?" Videl asked Halo in a whisper. Halo shrugged.
"She's been having a rough time lately. We're just trying to help her out a little, even if it means having to take a little attitude once in a while." she said.
"And Seventeen has been trying real hard to get through to her." Eighteen said, explaining the story to Videl.
"Poor kid." Videl said when Eighteen had finished. They then went to look for Melissa.
They found her in front of the movie theatre in somewhat better spirits.
"Let's see a movie." she said when they reached her, "I need something to take my mind off my pointless life for a couple hours."
The other three agreed, and they chose the longest movie there.
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[Well...where's chapter 4. I hope that you all enjoyed it. Please review.]
'.......' Means someone is thinking
[.......] Authors notes
Nightmares and Fears- Chapter 4
When they arrived back at Halo's, Melissa went up to her room to change, as did the others to their rooms. Make-up less with her hair down, Melissa went down stairs wearing a nightshirt and a pair of shorts. She found Halo, Trunks, and Seventeen sitting on the couch watching a movie in their pyjamas.
"What are you watching?" Melissa asked, sitting on the big comfy chair next to the couch.
"Star Trek." Halo and Trunks answered at the same time.
"Data rules." Seventeen piped up.
At some time during the movie, Melissa fell asleep. The dream she had was truly unsettling.
* * * * * *
Melissa stood in darkness. The air around her tingled. Deep in the pit of her stomach, she knew something was wrong.
"I'm coming for, little girl." a voice whispered, truly chilling. "I'm gonna get you, little girl." the voice said louder.
"Who are you? What do you want with me?" Melissa yelled. The voice laughed evilly.
"I want you, little girl. I want your power." it said.
"What power? I have no power." Melissa yelled. The voice laughed again.
"I want your power, little girl. Your power will make me stronger.
Melissa tried to run, but her legs wouldn't move. A form suddenly appeared next to her. She looked up and screamed. The form smiled evilly, and grabbed her by the throat.
"Give me your power, little girl." he hissed.
"Let me go..." Melissa cried, gasping for breath. A searing pain shot through her body. "Let me go!" she screamed.
* * * * * *
Seventeen was the only one left up watching a movie. Trunks and Halo had gone to bed over an hour ago. Seventeen had told them he would take Melissa to bed when he went.
Seventeen sat watching a movie, when he heard a small cry escape Melissa's lips. He thought nothing of it and went back to his movie. Suddenly, she started flailing and fell to the ground.
"Let me go!" she cried desperately, rolling around the floor, her hands desperately pawing at her throat. "Let me go!" she screamed again.
Fast as lightning, Seventeen was at Melissa's side. He grabbed her shoulders.
"Melissa," he said, shaking her lightly, "wake up Melissa."
She continued flailing and crying till finally, her eyes snapped open. Breathing hard, she looked around the room in panic. Realizing where she was, a look of relief crossed her face.
"It was only a dream." she muttered, but it was obvious that she was still disturbed. She didn't know it, but she was shaking badly. Melissa looked up at Seventeen.
"I had a bad dream." she said weakly. Seventeen smiled down at her.
"It's ok now," he said, "you're awake. The dream is over." he looked over at the clock. It read two a.m.. "Come on," he said, "you should get to bed." Seventeen stood up and held a hand out to Melissa. She took it, but when she stood up, her legs collapsed beneath her.
"I don't think I can walk." she whispered, letting out a big yawn.
"That's ok." Seventeen said as he bent down and scooped her up. As he walked, Seventeen saw that Melissa had already started to fall back to sleep. By the time he was up the stairs, she was sleeping soundly. He carried Melissa to her room and carefully lay her in her bed.
As he pulled the covers over her, Seventeen looked into Melissa's sleeping face. He smiled.
'She looks so peaceful.' he thought, as he got up and walked to the door.
"Goodnight." he whispered closing the door. Seventeen then walked down the hall to his room and went to bed.
In the morning, Melissa went into the kitchen to find Gohan, Goten, and Videl.
"Good morning sleepy head." Gohan greeted cheerfully. Melissa grunted in response and walked to the cupboard to pull out a bowl. She lazily mad her breakfast then walked over to the table and flopped down in a chair to eat.
A moment later, Seventeen walked in looking very cheerful.
"Good morning everyone." he said when he saw them. Her got a cheerful 'hello' from Gohan, Goten, and Videl. Another grunt from Melissa.
"What's up with you today?" Videl asked her. Melissa glared up at Videl from her cereal as Seventeen looked at the clock.
"It's still early for her." he said sitting down next to Melissa. Videl nodded and turned to Gohan and Goten. While they had their own conversation, Seventeen leaned to Melissa.
"How are you?" he asked. Melissa shrugged her shoulders and continued eating.
"No more bad dreams?" Seventeen continued.
Melissa gave her head a quick shake. "I'd rather not talk about it." she whispered.
Seventeen nodded and got up to get his food. When he finished, he turned around to find Melissa had gone.
Later that day Halo had planned a girls day out. She, Melissa, Eighteen and Videl went shopping, then went for facials, got their nails done, did more shopping, then stopped to rest in the park.
"This day has been so cool." Videl said, looking through her bags at the stuff she got. Halo and Eighteen nodded in agreement. Melissa sat on the bench and kicked a stone.
"Usually I'm not one for shopping," Halo said, "but that was really fun."
"Yeah, it was great." Melissa muttered.
"How are things with Trunks Halo?" Videl asked Halo. Halo grinned.
"Do you have to ask?" she replied, and she, Eighteen, and Videl laughed.
"From what I've heard, things are going great with them." Eighteen joked. The three if them laughed again as Halo playfully punched Eighteen.
"Well, I've heard word that someone has a crush on Mel." Videl said, nudging Melissa in the side. Melissa looked up when she heard her name. "I've seen it as well." Videl continued. Melissa silently looked from one girl to the next. They all sat there smiling at her. She scowled and looked at the ground.
"Whatever." she muttered, kicking another stone.
"Awww, come on Melissa," Videl said, "It's obvious that Seventeen digs you. I've seen the way he looks at you."
"He's smitten." Halo said with a sigh. Eighteen nodded in agreement.
"When I got back last night, I heard him calling your name in his sleep...'Melissa...I love you'." she said, and the three of them laughed. Melissa cast a chilling glare over at them and they stopped laughing.
"Could we please do something other than sitting around giggling like airheads!" she demanded more than asked. Eighteen looked around at the others.
"Well...what do you want to do?" she asked.
"I don't really care, as long as it keeps you three from turning into giggling goons." Melissa declared, grabbing her stuff and walking away.
"What's with the attitude?" Videl asked Halo in a whisper. Halo shrugged.
"She's been having a rough time lately. We're just trying to help her out a little, even if it means having to take a little attitude once in a while." she said.
"And Seventeen has been trying real hard to get through to her." Eighteen said, explaining the story to Videl.
"Poor kid." Videl said when Eighteen had finished. They then went to look for Melissa.
They found her in front of the movie theatre in somewhat better spirits.
"Let's see a movie." she said when they reached her, "I need something to take my mind off my pointless life for a couple hours."
The other three agreed, and they chose the longest movie there.
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[Well...where's chapter 4. I hope that you all enjoyed it. Please review.]
