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Chapter 7 : Shown the Light
Arriving in front of her house, Cheena sighed as she walked inside. Closing the door behind her, she immediately walked towards the living room. She stared at the couches, the television and even the floor.
"Here is where it all started. Where this nightmare all started" she said as she glanced around the living room a second time. Turning around, she quickly walked into the kitchen and opened the cabinet. Pulling out a tall glass, she set it on the counter and opened the fridge. Taking out a container of juice, she prepared to pour some in her glass when there was a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" she yelled as she left the kitchen and walked towards the front door.
"Its Miyuki, what are you doing here Cheena" Miyuki yelled from outside. Cheena sighed as she stopped a few feet in front of the door.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were at the hospital?" Cheena asked as she continued towards the door. Opening it up, she turned around and started back towards the kitchen.
"I should be asking you the same thing. In fact, I will. I thought you were at the hospital?" Miyuki said as she stepped into the house, closing the door behind her.
"I was at the hospital but I can't stay there all night. I have things to do here" Cheena said as she walked back into the kitchen, Miyuki close behind her.
"Oh please tell me what is the important thing you have to do" Miyuki said as she stood by the door.
"Well, I have some cleaning to do and then I wanted to look over all of the plans for the wedding. It is in a few days you know" Cheena said as she poured herself the glass of juice she wanted.
"Cheena, are you telling me that cleaning and looking over some plans are more important then seeing your mother in the hospital?" Miyuki said as she glared at Cheena. Taking a sip of her juice, Cheena set the glass back on the counter.
"Well, my wedding is in a few days and this place could use a nice clean up" she said as she bent down and opened the bottom cabinet.
"Cheena, you can't be serious" Miyuki said as she glared at Cheena. She watched as Cheena pulled out a can of spray and a rag.
"Better go clean the table in the living room off" Cheena said as she stood up and walked past Miyuki. Miyuki's mouth dropped open in shock as she quickly followed after Cheena. Walking into the living room, Miyuki watched as Cheena removed the contents that were on top of the table before she sprayed it down with cleaner.
"What's wrong with you Cheena?" Miyuki asked as she watched Cheena wipe the table off.
"I don't know what you mean" Cheena said as she cleaned the table off. Walking over to her, Miyuki quickly snatched the rag from her hand.
"Cheena, your mother is laying in a hospital bed and you're sitting here cleaning a table. Get up and lets go" she said. Looking up at Miyuki, Cheena grabbed the can of spray and started to shake it.
"What are you going to do? Spray me with it?" Miyuki asked as she glared at Cheena. Walking over another table, Cheena started to spray it down as well.
"Can you get me another rag Miy?" she asked as she set the can down beside her.
"No I will not get you another can but I'll will go back with you to the hospital so you can see you mother. She was in a car accident Cheena or have you forgotten?" Miyuki asked as she walked over to Cheena. Standing up, Cheena glared at Miyuki.
"I know that but this table is not going to clean itself off so give me that rag" she said as she reached for the rag only to have Miyuki pull her arm back.
"Cheena, forget about the table. We have to go see your mother. Who knows what happened will we're here playing games" she slightly yelled.
"Give me the rag Miy" Cheena yelled as she reached for the rag only to have Miyuki pull it back again.
"I'm not giving you this rag Cheena. Now, let's go" Miyuki yelled. Growling under her breath, Cheena reached for the rag and got a grasp on it. Pulling on it as hard as she could, she glared at Miyuki.
"Give it to me now" she screamed as she continued to pull it. Miyuki growled as well as she pulled on it as well.
"Cheena, we don't have time for this. Let go so we can get out of here and see your mother" she yelled as she pulled on the rag as hard as she could.
"Stop it Miyuki! I can't see my mother. Why can't you see that. I'm the one who put her there. I can't see her" Cheena yelled as she pulled the rag back towards her.
"You did not put here there. She was in an accident that probley could have been avoided but it happened. There is nothing you can do about that but you can go see your mother and show her that you're there for her" Miyuki said. Cheena glared at her before breathing heavily as her anger started to rise.
"Just shut up! Shut up and let the rag go!" she screamed as loud as she could. Miyuki stared at Cheena before letting the rag go. Stumbling back, Cheena fell back into the couch.
"What is wrong with you? What!" Miyuki yelled as loud as she could. Still breathing heavily, Cheena quickly dropped to the floor and started to wipe the table. Yelling at the top of her lungs, Miyuki grabbed Cheena by the arm and pulled her to her feet.
"Let go of…" Cheena started before Miyuki slapped her across the face. Cheena's eyes went wide as she turned and looked at Miyuki, dropping the rag in her hand.
"I don't believe you! Your mother is lying in some hospital bed and all you can think about is cleaning this house. What in the hell is the matter with you? Let me ask you something, ok?" Miyuki yelled as she stared at Cheena. Cheena remained silent as she stared at Miyuki, waiting for her to answer the question that she asked.
"You're mother is lying in a hospital bed…you know that, but I want to ask you a question. Do you know where my mother is?" Miyuki asked. Cheena stared at her confused before shaking her head no.
"No…where is she?" Cheena asked slowly. Miyuki gave out a slight laugh as she shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't know. I don't know! I don't talk about my parents because I don't know about them myself. You have your parents Cheena and every single time I see you with them, I feel thing twinge of pain and hurt. You have people who would do anything for you and I don't. I wish I knew where my mother is but she left me a long time ago when I was a child" Miyuki said as she turned her back to Cheena. Cheena stared at Miyuki before finally speaking.
'Miy…I'm sorry. I didn't know. You never mentioned your mother before. Why didn't you tell me about her? I knew of your dad and sister but I just thought your mom died just like your dad" Cheena said.
"Well she didn't. She left me alone with my sister and I never saw her again. I never got the chance to have the relationship that you had with your mother. You still have your mom but I don't cause I don't know where in the hell she is" Miyuki said as she turned towards Cheena.
"I…I never thought of it that way. I'm sorry Miy" Cheena said.
"Don't be sorry for me because I feel sorry for you. You have a great mom, even if she does get on your nerves sometimes. That's what mom's do. I know you Cheena and I know you would never wish harm on your mother on purpose. You were hurt earlier when you said that. You let your anger take over and you see what happened but now you have a chance to go and talk to your mom. Would you of wanted her to not come out of that car accident alive?" Miyuki asked.
"No, I would never of wanted that" Cheena said.
"And that's not what you got. You got like an almost second chance with your mother so don't blow it. You know, I'm worried about Chi-Chi just as much as you are. She's like a mother to me, especially since I practically live over here" Miyuki said. Cheena laughed slightly as she stared at Miyuki.
"Yea, we should get you a room but you know it can't have half the stuff that's in my room" she said.
"Oh and why is that?" Miyuki asked with a laugh.
"Because my room is unique. One of a kind" Cheena said in a cocky voice. Miyuki started to laugh which got Cheena laughing as well. Slowly halting her laughter, Cheena smiled at Miyuki.
"Miy, thank you. It took a slap to the face and your life to get me to realize what I have to do now…I have to make sure I stop pulling after you let go of something so I don't fall back into anything" Cheena said.
"Cheena, is that all?" Miyuki said with a smirk on her face.
"No, it also got me to realize that my mom is just being a mom…a pushy mom…but still a mom and I should go and see her" Cheena said. Miyuki nodded her head as she extended her hand.
"Let's shake on it" she said. Cheena stared at her hand before rushing over and hugging her.
"How about a hug instead?" she asked with a laugh. Miyuki laughed as she hugged her back.
"Yea, a hug is fine Che and sorry for hitting you" Miyuki said as she pulled away. Cheena glared at her as she folded her arms across her chest.
"You know, this is the second time today that I've been hit. Is this slap Cheena day or what?" she said with a laugh.
"Want me to do it again?" Miyuki asked as she raised her hand. Cheena stepped back and laughed.
"If you hit me then I'm going to hit you back" she said.
"And I wouldn't want that" Miyuki said with a laugh. Cheena smirked as she took in a deep breath before exhaling it out.
"Let's get to that hospital shall we?" she said. Miyuki nodded her head as she walked towards the front door with Cheena behind her. Stepping outside, Miyuki looked at Cheena.
"So do you want to Instant Transmit us there or drive?" she asked.
"No Instant Transmission tonight and mom totaled the only prepared car I own so you know what that means" Cheena said as she raised her eyebrows up and down.
"Oh no Cheena. I won't do it. Can't you just fly us there?" Miyuki said as she backed up. Shaking her head no, Cheena ran back into the house and up to her room. Coming back outside, she pressed the capsule in her hand and tossed it in front of her to reveal her motorcycle.
"Cheena, please can you just fly us there? You drive so fast on this thing that I think one day its just going to take off" Miyuki said as she Cheena unlatched her helmet from the side of the bike and put it on.
"Oh c'mon Miy, where is your sense of adventure and thrill?" she asked as she climbed on the bike.
"Oh darn, I must of left it back in the house along with my common sense. I better go get it" Miyuki said as she smirked at Cheena. Tossing Miyuki a spare helmet, Cheena patted the spot behind her.
"I won't go fast" she said. Miyuki looked down at the helmet then over to Cheena. Sighing, she placed it on her head and walked over to the bike. Climbing on, she looked around the bike.
"You promise you won't go fast?" she asked as she wrapped her arms around Cheena's waist. Cheena smirked as she started the bike up.
"Cheena, promise me that you won't go fast" Miyuki yelled over the cycle's loud engine.
"What? You want me to promise to go fast? You got it" Cheena yelled as she turned the key on the bike.
"I didn't say that! Cheena? Cheena!" Miyuki said as she unlatched her hands and tapped Cheena on the shoulder.
"Here we go!" Cheena yelled as she quickly took off towards the hospital.
"CHEENA!!" Miyuki yelled as she wrapped her arms tightly around Cheena's waist again and held on as Cheena drove on. Pulling up in front of the hospital, Cheena slowed the bike down as she looked for a parking spot.
"Here we go" she said as she quickly parked the bike and cut it off. Taking her helmet off, she glanced back at Miyuki who was breathing at a rapid speed.
"You ok?" Cheena asked as she climbed off the bike. Miyuki nodded her head as she slide off the bike and stumbled to her feet. Taking the helmet off her head, she glared at Cheena.
"You are crazy! You had to of been doing 75 mph" she said as she tossed Cheena her helmet.
"I was not doing 75 mph...I was doing 85 mph and besides, no cops were around" Cheena said as she hooked both helmets to her bike.
"You are going to get written up one day, I can feel it." Miyuki said. Cheena laughed as she folded her arms across her chest.
"By the way, how did you get to my house in the first place?" Cheena asked.
"If you must know, I drove. In which I should of done instead of get on that death trap with you" Miyuki said with a laugh. Cheena's mouth dropped as she hugged her bike and petted it.
"She didn't mean it. You're not death trap. She loves you" she said. Miyuki laughed as she walked over to Cheena.
"Let's get going. You have something to do" she said. Cheena nodded her head as she and Miyuki walked side by side into the hospital. Taking the elevator up to the appropriate floor, the two walked into an empty waiting room.
"Where is everyone? Did they leave?" Cheena asked as she looked around.
"Maybe they went to visit Chi-Chi. Let's go. I think her room is down this way" Miyuki said as she walked down the hall. Making a right, she looked to see Trunks and Goten leaning by the door.
"Hey" Goten said as he spotted them coming towards them. Trunks smiled as he looked at Cheena then Miyuki.
"Nice job Miy" he said. Miyuki nodded her head as she walked over to Goten. Cheena walked over to Trunks and smiled.
"Where is everyone?" she asked.
"Went down to the cafeteria to get some food. Dad was complaining about being hungry" Trunks replied.
"So what are you two doing here? I would think the talk of food would drive you two to the cafeteria first" Miyuki said as she looked at Goten.
"We would of but Trunks said to wait for you two to get back" Goten said. Cheena looked at Goten then Trunks as he smiled at her.
"How did you know I was going to come back?" she asked.
"I just knew. Chi-Chi's waiting to see you. We told her that you stepped out to get some fresh air earlier, that's why you weren't there" Trunks said. Cheena looked at him then at the room door.
"You can do it Che. Just talk to her" Miyuki said. Nodding her head, Cheena took a step towards the door only to get pulled back by Trunks.
"Remember, watch what you say and just talk to her. I'll be waiting outside if you need anything" he said. Nodding her head, Cheena watched as Trunks released her arm before looking at the door.
"Let's go get something to eat" Miyuki said. Goten had a huge ear to ear grin as he grabbed her arm and pulled her down the hall.
"I thought you'd never say that" he said. Miyuki laughed as she looked back at Cheena.
"Good luck Che" she yelled as she and Goten disappeared behind a corner. Taking in a deep breath, Cheena pushed the door open and walked inside.
AN2: Next Chapter: Cheena and Chi-Chi have that long awaited talk. Will Cheena and Chi-Chi be able to control their anger long enough to come to an agreement. Will apologies be said by either one? Find out in the next chapter! PLEASE REVIEW! THANKS!!
