Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball z, it's characters or anything that has to do with it. The gift for the twins in this chapter, is from Deadly Beauty.

A/N: Warning: swearing

Dark Wizard: haha, yeah, I could tell. But glad you like it. Here's the next chap. Hopefully you'll enjoy it.

Kelly Neptunus: Yeah, I saw the scene with Bush *Sights* pattathic huh? Hope you like the chap.

xXEvil OneXx: No biggie, I know how busy life is. Had alot to do myself to, thanks for reading and I hope you like it.

Deadly Beauty: Thank you so much for the gift idea, I used it in the story. I'm forever gratefull cause I couldn't think of anything myself. I didn't updated REALLY soon, but hope you still like it.

Children of an angel
Chapter 7: Happy birthday...darkness is here.

"Gee, Crys, I..erm...I just don't know, are you sure?" Rainbow stood behind Crystal, looking worried.

"Rainbow, I'm positive, I want this, please...?" Crystal said.

"I thought you wanted it till you're butt?" Rainbow tried.

"Just cut my freaking hair!!!" Crystal shouted.

Crystal decided to change her hair. It reached to her waist, and now she wanted it the same lenght as her brother. Until her shoulders. Because Rainbow was learning to become a hairdresser, Crystal called her this morning to ask if she wanted to cut it.

Rainbow doubted a bit, she thought it would be a waste to cut Crystals hair short. "I'm not asking you to shave me Rainbow, I just want it different" Crystal said.

Rainbow sighted a bit "Alright, brace yourself....." Rainbow took her scissors and carefully started to cut some hairs. After she recieved a deadly glare from Crystal in the mirror she cut Crystals hair short. Until her shoulders.

10 Minutes later Crystal looked in the mirror, clearly happy. "It's great, thanks" she said.

"You look somuch like you're brother now" Rainbow said 'I hope people will be able to keep you two apart".

"I would have to die my hair black and remove my tits, then people will mistake me for Ric" Crystal replied. "But you're a great hairdresser, I love it".

"You're welcome" Rainbow smiled, she had a problem with recievng compliments..."Hey you'll be 17 tomorrow huh? Are you going to hold a party?" Rainbow asked to start a new subject.

"Maybe next week, my mom wants to celebrate it with just the family monday, so I might hold a party, I just have to talk my mom into it" Crystal replied.

"I see, and how's you're mom new boyfriend, still eager to torture and kill him?"

"Neh, he's alright"

"Mmmm, that's a surprise...but you're choice, hey I have to go, got some homework so..."

"That's alright Rainbow, I've got homework aswell so guess I'll go home aswell." Crystal grapped her jacket and walked out "Thanks again c-ya...."

"Bye"

Crystal put on her helmet and started her motor. She liked her hair this way, true when she was younger she wanted to let it grow till her butt, but now she wanted it shorter. She thought that long hair would make her look to innocent.

She drove home, but half the way she changed her mind and drove to the cemetary again. She parked her motor in front of it and walked to her father's grave. When she walked past the large oak tree that was very close to her fathers grave she stopped. On the ground was a white feather again. Crystal picked it up and shook her head, since she put the feather in the grave at the funeral, Crystal had found many more of these feathers. She all gave them to her father.

It was almost as if the feathers where magical, she could put a feather on the grave, turn around and a second later it was gone. Sometimes it scared the shit out of her, but another time she thought it was just the wind. Even when it was the middle of the summer and there wasn't even thge slightest bit of wind.

But Crystal did what she always did, she took the feather with her and put it on the grave. "Hi dad" she said softly "so,...what do think of my hair? Rainbow cut it today, I wanted something else. Hey remember when I told you about moms new boyfriend, well believe it or not, but me and Ric, we like him. I'm sorry dad, I really am. But,...he's kinda nice" Crystal sighted.

"I keep finding these feathers dad, I always give the to you, dunno why, they always dissapear" she laughed "I just hope that they help you, wherever you are, i love you"

Crystal walked away again, she turned around and saw that the feather was gone. She smiled and continued to walk. When she arrived at her motor, she saw that it turned dark already. So Crystal drove home.

"O my gosh, I love it!!!!!" Jewel shouted at the sight of her daughters new haircut.

"Glad that you like it" Crystal said softly.

"It's nice, fits better with you're head" Matthew said a little shy.

Crystal thanked him with a small smile.

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"Oh, fuck what a night" Crystal moaned the next morning. She had a weird dream aout a woman that said something about 'approaching darkness'. Crystal got into the shower, put on her clothes, did her hair and make-up and walked down. She heard her brother singing in the shower, it was -to say it nicely- bad.

When she was down she was greeted with a room filled with balloons. "Happy birthday daughter of mine" Jewel said.

"Thanks mom"

Durng breakfast Ricardo came down and also recieved a 'happy birthay' from his mom. 5 minutes later Matthew walked trough the door and congratulated the twins.

"Here" Jewel said, handing her children two identical packages. "It's from me and Mathew".

"Thanks mom!" Crystal and Ricardo said before ripping the paper from their presents. They where happily surprised with an MP3 player for each of them.

"Wow mom awsome" Ricardo said happily.

"Glad you like it, how about you Crys?"

"It's great mom"

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The time at school was fun, for change. Some friends managed to bring a cake with them, and they also shocked the school by starting to play their instruments and singing happy birthday to the twins. And no they didn't do it during lunch, but in the middle of class.

Well, the teacher didn't really liked it, but nobody got detention cause they bought freedom with a piece of cake for the teacher.

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At home the entire family was already busy eating cake and gossiping. When Crystal and Ricardo got home they had to suffer the o-my-you-two-are-so-big and the -you-grow-so-fast torture.

It wasn't exactly the best thing in the world to celibrate your birthday. Mostly cause the twins's family was increadibly boring. They where mostly gossiping about other family-members, and neighbours. But you have to do something to recieve presents.

Well, the rest of the party just went normal. At about 9 pm the family went home, the mess was cleansed and Ricardo and Crystal where busy admirering their presents.

At 10 pm everyone went to bed cause they had to go to school and work tomorrow morning.

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It was around 2 o clock in the morning when Crystals cell phone rang, she awnserd it with a blurry voice: "Hi"

"Crys, hey, listen I need you're help" a nervous voice said.

"Who'stis?" Crystal asked yawning.

"It's me Jack"

Crystal growled, "What the heck do you want!"

"Look, this is really important, I have to talk to you and you're brother now!"

"Now? Why should we see YOU at 2.06 in the morning?"

"I understand that you don't want to, but this is really important. I know that you and Ric ar in Akeru that gang, and well, you made sure that the Oni have been arrested right?"

"How the fuck do you know that?"

"I just know, but listen, some Oniu haven't been arrested yet, and they have all sorts of weapons, and I heard them talking about killin Akeru."

"WHAT?"

"But I know how to stop them, I have a plan but I need you and Ric for it"

"Where are you?"

"South city"

"WHAT!!!!, that's at least three hours driving!"

"I know, but please meet me there, with you're brother a.s.a.p"

"Fine, we'll be there"

"Good"

Crystal broke the call, and softly she walked to her brother's bedroom "Ric, Ric"

"Huhwassup" he awnserd.

Crystal tried to explain the situation to her brother, when he heard about the Oni, he was awake.

The twins put on their clothes, went outside and took their motorcycles. They didn't start them until they where far away from the house. "I left a note for mom, I told her we need to see a friend in need" Crystal whisperd.

"Since when is Jack a friend?"

"He's not, but that 'll keep her from ketting worried."

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After three long hours of driving, the twins arrived at south city. The sun wasn't up yet so it was dark. They saw a person on a motor, he waved at them and made them follow him. He didn't stop until far in the forest.

"Here we are" Jack said.

"Where's here?" Ricardo asked "And where are the Oni?"

"Nowhere" a dark voice came from behind. A weird looking man walked towards the group. He wore a cloak, keeping people from seeing his face.

"Here are they general" Jack said "I told you I could do it"

"Very good, Doctor, they're here" the man said.

From the shadows came alot of other creatures, they surrounded the group. Another man came walking towards the twins. It was an old man, wrinkly face and white hair and moustache.

"Very well, this is perfect" he said in a cold voice.

"Jack?" Crystal asked.

"Told you love, to be very carefull, you shouldn't have rejected me." Jack said. "I met this guy, general Tao, a while ago. He knew that I hated you. So he asked me to deliver you and Ric here"

"Why?"

"Dunno, I just had to do it. But erm, I get 5000 bucks for doing it, which reminds me. Can I get paid?" Jack said it all in a airy tone.

"Yes, you will recieve you're reward, Tao, pay him" the old man said.

The other man, with the cloak walked towards Jack. When he stood in front of him, he ran a fist trough his heart. Jack couldn't even gasp. He was dead within a second. The cloaked man shot some beems at the three mtocycles that lied on the ground, the motors burned quickly.

The twins where to shocked to say anything. Ricardo was the first to find his voice back "Who are you?"

"Oh, I haven't introduced myself....how rude of me. My name is dr Gero. Nice to meet you two."

Crystal also figured out how her vocal cords worked, "I know that name"

"I'm famous, how nice."

"You're that crazy dr. The one who lead some army" Ricardo said suddenly.

"Mmmmmm yes, it was a very powerfull army" dr Gero said proudly.

"Yeah, very powefull" Crystal said sarcastic "I heard that it was destroyed by one kid, very impressif dr."

This wasn't exactly a good remark, dr. Gero's face turned angry, but he quickly recoverd himself, and laughed. "Yes that's true my dear,...my army has been destroyed by a boy named Goku, but I'll get my revenge on him."

"How are you planning to do that?" Ricardo said challenging.

"With you two." Gero replied "Get them!!!"

Imediadly the group that surrounded the twins walked forward They took a fighting stance. Crystal and Ricardo reacted by taking a fighting stance themselfs to.

Gero snapped his fingers and the group attacked. Thanks to the years of fighting training together the twins managed to knock most of the group out. They where a perfect fighting team since they knew eachothers movements.

When Gero saw that his warriors where losing he orderd Tao to help. Tao jumped in front of the twins and attacked them both. Crystal and Ricardo fought back, but they couldn't hurt him. "What the hell is this thing?" Ricardo gasped.

"I don't know, but he's not human He can't be" Crystal tried to breath normally.

"I was human, but now I'm much stronger. And so will you two be" Tao said in a evil tone.

"Screw you" was the twins replie.

Tao smirked, at that moment two of gero's warriors attacked from behind and knocked Crystal and Ricardo out.........

A/N: no, this isn't the end. There will be more. But tell me what you think. Anything is welcome.