Consciousness of the Heart
Chapter Three
Murderer and Murderess *************************************************************
"She didn't do anything to you, why do you always have to say things about her?" Gohan demanded.
"Huh?" Sharpener asked, surprised that some one would have the guts to stick up to him.
And Gohan had those guts. He had stuck up to Freeza when he was a young boy and defeated Cell when he was a teenager. Certainly he could stand up to a puny blonde like Sharpener.
"I said, you don't have any right to say things like that." Gohan said slowly.
Everyone cheered and Gohan smiled, that felt good! *************************************************************
[I'm waiting in the dark, I thought that you'd be here right now.]
Pepper sighed. She had thirty minutes until her train boarded. She was secretly hoping her parents would realize she was gone and start looking for her. She had imagined what would happen...
"Pepper!" Her mother cried out in tears.
"We were so worried about you honey." Her father exclaimed in relief and crushed her against his chest.
"Oh baby! I'm so sorry." Her mother wailed and cried into her shoulder.
But nothing like that would ever happen, she just sat there, all alone and dreaming.
[No footsteps on the ground, I'm listening but there's no sound]
She just kept on waiting, listening to the ticking of the clock in the silent station. No one was coming, and no one was going. And certainly no one cared she was missing.
[Isn't anyone trying to find me? Won't someone come and take me home?]
She was hopeful for her bed and blankets back at Vell's house. Maybe the running away thing wasn't a good idea.
But she had to keep herself away from people. Whenever she saw someone she had the urge to choke them, or beat their heads against the brick wall, or slam a fist through their heart. She was so scared of herself.
[Won't you take me by the hand, take me somewhere new, I don't know who you are but I...I'm with you]
She didn't know what it was that made her feel that way, but it scared her. I felt like there was someone with her always, and she didn't want to be alone anymore.
[And everything's a mess, and no one likes to be alone. I don't know who you are but I...I'm with you]
She sighed and leaned her head back, tomorrow she would start a whole new life, and a whole new game. *************************************************************
"Pepper?" Her mother yelled.
"Pepper get your ass down here!" She screamed again.
"I'm not kidding, if you don't get down here, I'm gonna pull you out by your hair!" She screamed, walking up the stairs.
"God-damnit!" She yelled again and flung the door open. *************************************************************
"I would like to report a missing student." The teacher said over the phone.
"How long has the student been missing?" The secretary asked.
"Since the beginning of class." The teacher said.
"What's the student's name?" The secretary asked, clearly annoyed by the fact that the teacher hadn't reported this earlier.
"Pepper Hinageshi." The teacher said looking at the paper. He had never noticed her, and probably wouldn't have noticed the fact that she was gone.
"Thank-you." The secretary said and slammed the phone down.
"Son, you may want to go up to the office and explain to her what happened in class." The teacher said turning to Gohan.
"Yes sir." Gohan said and walked out of the class room. *************************************************************
"How may I help you?" The secretary asked with a bored look on her face.
"I was with Pepper last." Gohan said.
"And?" The secretary asked while raising an eyebrow.
"I think she might be sick, she ran out of class in a hurry saying she was going to puke." Gohan explained.
"Thank-you, we'll call you if we need anymore details." The secretary said dismissing him with a wave of her hand.
Gohan just walked away. What kind of school was this? Not even caring about their missing students, the girl could still be in the bathroom puking her guts out, but there was really one way to find out.
Gohan took a deep breath and made his way to the girls' bathroom.
"Pepper?" He called out ignoring the screams and dirty looks. Some girls didn't even mind, they just smiled and applied more make-up.
All the girls ran out giggling and whispering just as the bell rang. There was only one stall left shut.
"Pepper?" Gohan asked standing right outside the door.
"Are you okay?" He asked concerned.
The door creaked open, and there stood Videl.
"Oops." Gohan said slowly.
"Gohan! What are you doing in the girl's bathroom?" She glared.
"I was looking for someone." He said.
"The bell just rang, you don't want to be late." She warned.
"Right." He nodded and walked out. *************************************************************
Pepper leaned back in her seat. Closing her eyes she smiled, she was finally free, she had saved all her money and gathered up her courage and left.
Letting out her breath she closed her eyes and fell asleep. *************************************************************
Local news report...
"I'm here with your daily local news." A tall man with grey hair announced over the television.
"Two bodies have been found brutally murdered. There was a message left by the murderer. It reads 'I've survived hell.' There was only one witness and the identity of the murderer is unknown." He announced gravely.
"On a smaller notice a local high school girl vanished from class earlier today." He smiled as a picture of Pepper flashed onto the screen.
"Could these two happenings be a coincidence? Or perhaps these two cases are tied. Keep your eyes out for this poor girl, and please be careful when walking at night." The announcer finished with a toothy smile. *************************************************************
Murderer and Murderess *************************************************************
"She didn't do anything to you, why do you always have to say things about her?" Gohan demanded.
"Huh?" Sharpener asked, surprised that some one would have the guts to stick up to him.
And Gohan had those guts. He had stuck up to Freeza when he was a young boy and defeated Cell when he was a teenager. Certainly he could stand up to a puny blonde like Sharpener.
"I said, you don't have any right to say things like that." Gohan said slowly.
Everyone cheered and Gohan smiled, that felt good! *************************************************************
[I'm waiting in the dark, I thought that you'd be here right now.]
Pepper sighed. She had thirty minutes until her train boarded. She was secretly hoping her parents would realize she was gone and start looking for her. She had imagined what would happen...
"Pepper!" Her mother cried out in tears.
"We were so worried about you honey." Her father exclaimed in relief and crushed her against his chest.
"Oh baby! I'm so sorry." Her mother wailed and cried into her shoulder.
But nothing like that would ever happen, she just sat there, all alone and dreaming.
[No footsteps on the ground, I'm listening but there's no sound]
She just kept on waiting, listening to the ticking of the clock in the silent station. No one was coming, and no one was going. And certainly no one cared she was missing.
[Isn't anyone trying to find me? Won't someone come and take me home?]
She was hopeful for her bed and blankets back at Vell's house. Maybe the running away thing wasn't a good idea.
But she had to keep herself away from people. Whenever she saw someone she had the urge to choke them, or beat their heads against the brick wall, or slam a fist through their heart. She was so scared of herself.
[Won't you take me by the hand, take me somewhere new, I don't know who you are but I...I'm with you]
She didn't know what it was that made her feel that way, but it scared her. I felt like there was someone with her always, and she didn't want to be alone anymore.
[And everything's a mess, and no one likes to be alone. I don't know who you are but I...I'm with you]
She sighed and leaned her head back, tomorrow she would start a whole new life, and a whole new game. *************************************************************
"Pepper?" Her mother yelled.
"Pepper get your ass down here!" She screamed again.
"I'm not kidding, if you don't get down here, I'm gonna pull you out by your hair!" She screamed, walking up the stairs.
"God-damnit!" She yelled again and flung the door open. *************************************************************
"I would like to report a missing student." The teacher said over the phone.
"How long has the student been missing?" The secretary asked.
"Since the beginning of class." The teacher said.
"What's the student's name?" The secretary asked, clearly annoyed by the fact that the teacher hadn't reported this earlier.
"Pepper Hinageshi." The teacher said looking at the paper. He had never noticed her, and probably wouldn't have noticed the fact that she was gone.
"Thank-you." The secretary said and slammed the phone down.
"Son, you may want to go up to the office and explain to her what happened in class." The teacher said turning to Gohan.
"Yes sir." Gohan said and walked out of the class room. *************************************************************
"How may I help you?" The secretary asked with a bored look on her face.
"I was with Pepper last." Gohan said.
"And?" The secretary asked while raising an eyebrow.
"I think she might be sick, she ran out of class in a hurry saying she was going to puke." Gohan explained.
"Thank-you, we'll call you if we need anymore details." The secretary said dismissing him with a wave of her hand.
Gohan just walked away. What kind of school was this? Not even caring about their missing students, the girl could still be in the bathroom puking her guts out, but there was really one way to find out.
Gohan took a deep breath and made his way to the girls' bathroom.
"Pepper?" He called out ignoring the screams and dirty looks. Some girls didn't even mind, they just smiled and applied more make-up.
All the girls ran out giggling and whispering just as the bell rang. There was only one stall left shut.
"Pepper?" Gohan asked standing right outside the door.
"Are you okay?" He asked concerned.
The door creaked open, and there stood Videl.
"Oops." Gohan said slowly.
"Gohan! What are you doing in the girl's bathroom?" She glared.
"I was looking for someone." He said.
"The bell just rang, you don't want to be late." She warned.
"Right." He nodded and walked out. *************************************************************
Pepper leaned back in her seat. Closing her eyes she smiled, she was finally free, she had saved all her money and gathered up her courage and left.
Letting out her breath she closed her eyes and fell asleep. *************************************************************
Local news report...
"I'm here with your daily local news." A tall man with grey hair announced over the television.
"Two bodies have been found brutally murdered. There was a message left by the murderer. It reads 'I've survived hell.' There was only one witness and the identity of the murderer is unknown." He announced gravely.
"On a smaller notice a local high school girl vanished from class earlier today." He smiled as a picture of Pepper flashed onto the screen.
"Could these two happenings be a coincidence? Or perhaps these two cases are tied. Keep your eyes out for this poor girl, and please be careful when walking at night." The announcer finished with a toothy smile. *************************************************************