"You Kais were so wise. Why did you have to be destroyed? That thing
was after me, not them. Why did they have to suffer?" Loren asked
herself as she huddled near the edge of the bed. She heard
movements outside the door and sighed. Why had he volunteered to
watch over her? Did he pity her? It didn't make sense.
"I don't understand the emotions of these people. Why do they have
compassion for a complete stranger?"
"Because we've seen a lot of things and we can see more than what
you see of yourself. The door was unlocked," Trunks explained as he
stepped into the room. She stared at him for a moment and Trunks
gazed unblinkingly back. His face reddened as he gazed at her
exposed top.
"Um...I'm sorry. I wasn't aware that you'd be..."
"I've told you, we're no different," she said as Trunks took a few
steps back.
"We ARE different. I'll go and wait for you to get dressed."
She watched him leave then stood up. That display of emotions
confused her. Why did he claim that they weren't the same? They
were both bipeds, weren't they? They were both the same. She saw
no reason for his strange actions. She materialized clothing on her
body then walked towards the door. She was still trying to figure
out the logic in his actions as she walked through the door.
"What are you exactly?" Trunks asked and Loren looked at him.
"I don't know. I don't remember anything before the Kais," she
replied.
"You lived with the Kais? I didn't know anyone could do that."
"I was found by some Kais when I was very young. If they had known
what trouble I'd be, I'm sure they would have just left me there."
"How long ago was that?"
"How long? I don't know..."
"Do you know how old you are?"
"How old?"
"Your age."
She looked at him blankly and he sighed. How was it possible that
she had no concept of age?
"Okay. Let's forget the whole thing," Trunks said. "Are you ready to
go?"
"Go where?" Loren inquired.
"My home. I'm sure Mom is wondering about you."
"I'm not going there."
"Why not?"
"He's there."
"Father won't hurt you."
"I'm not going."
"I'll make sure he doesn't do anything."
He took her hand and she looked at him. There was the same shine to
his eyes that her friend Shin had had. She was calmed by it, even
though she didn't want to be.
"Are you all right?" Trunks asked and she looked at him.
"I'm fine," she replied, drawing away from him.
"You don't look all right."
"I'm fine."
He embraced her and she started in shock.
"I'm sorry but you remind me of what I went through to get where I
am now. I don't think anyone should experience that much pain. I
want you to know that you can talk to me," Trunks said.
"I can't," Loren replied.
"I won't hurt you, if that's what you're afraid of."
was after me, not them. Why did they have to suffer?" Loren asked
herself as she huddled near the edge of the bed. She heard
movements outside the door and sighed. Why had he volunteered to
watch over her? Did he pity her? It didn't make sense.
"I don't understand the emotions of these people. Why do they have
compassion for a complete stranger?"
"Because we've seen a lot of things and we can see more than what
you see of yourself. The door was unlocked," Trunks explained as he
stepped into the room. She stared at him for a moment and Trunks
gazed unblinkingly back. His face reddened as he gazed at her
exposed top.
"Um...I'm sorry. I wasn't aware that you'd be..."
"I've told you, we're no different," she said as Trunks took a few
steps back.
"We ARE different. I'll go and wait for you to get dressed."
She watched him leave then stood up. That display of emotions
confused her. Why did he claim that they weren't the same? They
were both bipeds, weren't they? They were both the same. She saw
no reason for his strange actions. She materialized clothing on her
body then walked towards the door. She was still trying to figure
out the logic in his actions as she walked through the door.
"What are you exactly?" Trunks asked and Loren looked at him.
"I don't know. I don't remember anything before the Kais," she
replied.
"You lived with the Kais? I didn't know anyone could do that."
"I was found by some Kais when I was very young. If they had known
what trouble I'd be, I'm sure they would have just left me there."
"How long ago was that?"
"How long? I don't know..."
"Do you know how old you are?"
"How old?"
"Your age."
She looked at him blankly and he sighed. How was it possible that
she had no concept of age?
"Okay. Let's forget the whole thing," Trunks said. "Are you ready to
go?"
"Go where?" Loren inquired.
"My home. I'm sure Mom is wondering about you."
"I'm not going there."
"Why not?"
"He's there."
"Father won't hurt you."
"I'm not going."
"I'll make sure he doesn't do anything."
He took her hand and she looked at him. There was the same shine to
his eyes that her friend Shin had had. She was calmed by it, even
though she didn't want to be.
"Are you all right?" Trunks asked and she looked at him.
"I'm fine," she replied, drawing away from him.
"You don't look all right."
"I'm fine."
He embraced her and she started in shock.
"I'm sorry but you remind me of what I went through to get where I
am now. I don't think anyone should experience that much pain. I
want you to know that you can talk to me," Trunks said.
"I can't," Loren replied.
"I won't hurt you, if that's what you're afraid of."