Chapter Ten: Bad Dreams and Goodnight Hugs
The darkness surrounded her like a caged animal, she felt cold, and afraid. The feeling of rejection crept up behind her. Suddenly, she felt two arms wrap around her shoulders and she could hear Trunks whisper soothing words into her ear but it soon wasn't his voice. The tone in his voice sounded threatening and harsh. *This isn't right* she thought to herself as she turned around to come face to face with her father. The illuminating smell of hard alcohol soon flooded her nostrils and she began to feel sick. He licked his lips hungrily as he pulled her closer to him with every struggling move she attempted. Her mind screamed her body to get away from this man, but no matter how much she pleaded, she couldn't move. Tears began to flow freely down her pale cheeks as the man holding her leaned forward and fiercely crashed his lips to hers, driving his tongue through her mouth. Drunkenly pulling his head back, he smiled down at the frightened girl, "It's not over Jordy, you can't hide," he growled, clamping his hand around her small neck roughly, squeezing her wind pipe as he lifted her from the ground, laughing hysterically, "you pathetic little cuss-did you really think that you were safe with them?!" Turning to the right, she could see in the distance her and Trunks sleeping soundly together in his bed. She tried to yell out but the pressure around her neck only tightened. "I still own you. Miss-don't forget that-it's not over!"
Bolting upright, Jordy took hold of her neck, trying to pry off hands that weren't there. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead as she took a deep breath, "Only a nightmare." she told herself. She glanced down beside her to see a still sleeping demi-saiyan. *Good,* she thought, *he's still sleeping.* After ten minutest of struggling to try and fall back asleep, Jordy quietly got out of bed and crept down the hallway, careful of not to wake anyone. She walked into the living room and noticed someone sleeping on the sofa; she couldn't help but give a sad smile at the man before her. *Poor, Vegeta. I guess that little speech he gave earlier got him a few nights stay on the couch.* Shaking her head, Jordy made her way across the room and over to the sliding door which led to the balcony. She stepped outside and leaned against the railing, gazing up at the stars. She couldn't help but think about her dream; there was something about it that worried her. "This is ridiculous," she mumbled, "It was just a stupid dream."
"I'm curious, do you have a split personality or do you always just talk to yourself?" questioned Vegeta as he smirked at the jumpy girl.
"Jesus, Vegeta are you trying to scare the hell out of me?!" she tried to whisper.
Vegeta cocked an eyebrow and smiled slyly, "No, if I wanted to do that, I would have left you and the woman to argue all night."
Jordy let a small giggle escape her mouth, "By the way, thank you for what you did for me earlier." She smiled at him.
"Brat, I didn't do it to help you, I did it because I hate listening to that woman bitch about everything." He grunted 'mater-of-factly'.
"No, I didn't mean that," Jordy glanced at the ground as if she found it suddenly interesting at the moment, "I ment earlier earlier.back at the house-you know.for what you did.I wanted to thank you before, but I-" but she was cut off.
"No man- I don't care who they are-should be able to inflict harm upon their child like that.ever. Your thanks are of no need, Brat. Besides, I wasn't about to just stand there and watch you let yourself be 'handled' like that." he growled.
"Ashley was right-you do care about me!!" Jordy cheered as she pointed in his direction.
"What-no I don't.well I . that is-well I have to, you're my brats mate." Vegeta grumbled. Trying to get Jordy and himself to believe what he said was the truth.
Jordy just shook her shoulders, letting him try and cover up for his affection he had shown just a few seconds ago. But what did he mean by that last comment? "Vegeta, what do you mean 'let myself be 'handled like that'? Are you trying to imply that I willingly let my Father treat me like that?!" she objected, "How dare you! If I had any indication that there was something I could have done to prevent all the times he's beat me or ravaged-"she couldn't finish the last sentence. How could he blame her for not doing anything about it-was he insane? Out of all the trust and respect that she had for him soon vanished into thin air as her voice began to crack and her eyes became full of hurt.
"Alls I'm saying is that when I saw you bust down that door when we first met-you channeled more energy into your strength than I have ever seen in a human- not to mention a young girl such as yourself." He stared at her, "I think you were too scared to admit that you had such a capability, and denied the fact that just maybe you could have done something about it. You cannot push things like that aside just because you are afraid." Vegeta stated, but then he felt bad about accusing her, even though he knew he was right.
Jordy was angry, angry at him, and at herself. He was right.and she knew it- she knew it all along, she didn't need him to tell her that, and yet she led herself to believe that she was capable of no such thing. Why did he have to be right about everything? So, Jordy did the only thing she could think of and sobbed. Seeing this, Vegeta mentally kicked himself for making her this upset. He knew she'd been through a lot today and now this? Vegeta cursed under his breath, he had to make her stop crying some how. Suddenly, gulping down his pride, Vegeta took hold of the sobbing girl and pulled her into him, embracing her frail body with his protectively muscular arms until Jordy could weep no more and eventually fall asleep in his chest. (A/N: people, if you think that I'm making Veg head too sappy, let me know and I'll try not to next time.) Picking her up Bridle style, Vegeta careful placed Jordy on the couch as he pulled the blanket over her. When he was sure that she was soundly asleep he headed down the hall and into his own room, the woman would just have to deal with not getting her way tonight.
****That Morning****
Trunks woke up to someone gently shaking him, he pulled the covers over his head as well as the person that was shaking him and held them tightly, "Jordy, it's too m'early *yawn* to ge'up." He drowsily whined as he kissed what he thought was her cheek, but it felt a little rough. Trunks opened his eyes and just about died when he found his arms wrapped around Goten! They both screamed at the top of their lungs and flung themselves off each other. "Goten!? What the hell are you doing in my bed!?" Trunks yelled, whipping his mouth off with his arm.
"Me?! Dude, what about you kissing me-that's not cool!!" Goten spat as he too whipped his cheek, "That's the last time I try and wake you up."
Both the boys then stared at Ashley and Adam by the doorway, which were peeing themselves laughing at what just happened, "That w-was so priceless- I wish Jordy was here to see it!" Ashley giggled.
"Hey, speaking of which, where is she? Trunks, wasn't Jordy sleeping in here with you last night?" asked Adam with concern.
"Don't worry you guys, she probably got up already." explained Goten as he headed out the door with Ashley at his side and the rest followed as they walked into the living room. "Heh, okay never mined I think we just found her." said Goten as he pointed at the heap sleeping on the couch.
Adam walked over to Jordy who was still sleeping and pinched her cheeks, "Awe, she's so cute when she's sleeping, just like a widdle baby." He teased.
Trunks narrowed his eyes at Adam, not finding it at all amusing, "Hey, leave her alone will ya?" he grumbled, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Trunks relax, dude. We're just playing with her," laughed Goten, "looks, like someone obviously didn't get enough sleep last night."
Hearing all this commotion, Jordy's eyes fluttered open and focused on a bunch of people hovered around her as well as Adams fingers still pinching her cheeks, "Adam! Why can't you ever wake me up nicely?" Jordy muttered as she threw a pillow in his face, knocking him on his butt. Everyone began to laugh but Adam as he pouted silently.
Suddenly, Bulma poked her head out from the kitchen door, "Oh good, you're all up, come and eat some breakfast before it gets cold." She chimed. Everyone in the living room sweat dropped as they each had a worried expression mounted on their faces as they walked into the kitchen. To their surprise, the food was perfect, nothing was burnt. "Sorry, I didn't have enough time to whip up something for you kids, so I had to order take out."
"That's okay Mom, I'm sure we can forgive you some how." Trunks said sarcastically as they all dug into the food.
"That reminds me.Trunks weren't you supposed to training with your father this morning?" questioned the blue haired woman.
Trunks just about choked on his food when he heard his mother remind him. "Ahh! I almost forgot!" he gasped
"Correction, you DID forget, "hissed Vegeta as he walked in with a stern look on his face. " Brat, we need to talk." He said, pointing at Jordy. Everyone glance over at her with puzzled looks on their faces.
Jordy blinked dumbly as she sat there, "Me? About what, Vegeta?" she asked.
Just then, Piccilo walked in with the same expression as Vegeta; arms folded and narrowed eyes as he spoke, "There'll be time for questions later, " he glanced over at Vegeta for a moment then back at Jordy, "But for now, get dressed.there's something important that we need to talk to you about."
Jordy obeyed and got dressed; soon enough everyone was back in the living room, sitting, and waiting for what Vegeta and Piccilo had to say that was so important.
"Well, what is it Piccilo?" Ashley asked impatiently. He bit down on his lower lip, not sure anymore whether or not to share the bad news he had as he looked at Jordy a little sorefully.
As she sat there waiting to hear what the green giant had to say, she could feel goose bumps form on her arms, *Something's wrong.something's not right* she thought to herself. Just then, the nightmare she had came flooding back. *~He lifted her from the ground, laughing hysterically, "you pathetic little cuss-did you really think that you were safe with them?! It's not over."~* "It's not over." she repeated aloud as she glanced up at Piccilo.
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Dun, dun, dun!!!!!!! Cliff hanger! I'm sorry, but I need a cliffy somewhere in my story don't I? Actually, to tell the truth I was working on this late last night and got tired so I just kinda cut if off there. ^_^; But don't worry, I'll posted more chapters up if I get a few more reviews.
Vegeta: Excuse me, but I didn't sign no contract saying you could make a panzy out of me!!!
Oh c'mon Veg head, do you mean that little part with Jordy on the balcony? I thought that was cute ^_^
Vegeta: EXACTICALLY! If something like that really happened, I would have told that brat to quit whining and shut the hell up or else I would have blown her to the next dimension, hahahaha!
*( holds up a little teddy bear with a button as one of the eyes)*
Vegeta: O_O!!!!!!!!! BUBBLES!!!!!! *( runs over and grabs 'Bubbles' and hides in the corner of the room whispering comforting words to his teddy)*
Oh yeah, you're a real 'dark prince of evil' XD
The darkness surrounded her like a caged animal, she felt cold, and afraid. The feeling of rejection crept up behind her. Suddenly, she felt two arms wrap around her shoulders and she could hear Trunks whisper soothing words into her ear but it soon wasn't his voice. The tone in his voice sounded threatening and harsh. *This isn't right* she thought to herself as she turned around to come face to face with her father. The illuminating smell of hard alcohol soon flooded her nostrils and she began to feel sick. He licked his lips hungrily as he pulled her closer to him with every struggling move she attempted. Her mind screamed her body to get away from this man, but no matter how much she pleaded, she couldn't move. Tears began to flow freely down her pale cheeks as the man holding her leaned forward and fiercely crashed his lips to hers, driving his tongue through her mouth. Drunkenly pulling his head back, he smiled down at the frightened girl, "It's not over Jordy, you can't hide," he growled, clamping his hand around her small neck roughly, squeezing her wind pipe as he lifted her from the ground, laughing hysterically, "you pathetic little cuss-did you really think that you were safe with them?!" Turning to the right, she could see in the distance her and Trunks sleeping soundly together in his bed. She tried to yell out but the pressure around her neck only tightened. "I still own you. Miss-don't forget that-it's not over!"
Bolting upright, Jordy took hold of her neck, trying to pry off hands that weren't there. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead as she took a deep breath, "Only a nightmare." she told herself. She glanced down beside her to see a still sleeping demi-saiyan. *Good,* she thought, *he's still sleeping.* After ten minutest of struggling to try and fall back asleep, Jordy quietly got out of bed and crept down the hallway, careful of not to wake anyone. She walked into the living room and noticed someone sleeping on the sofa; she couldn't help but give a sad smile at the man before her. *Poor, Vegeta. I guess that little speech he gave earlier got him a few nights stay on the couch.* Shaking her head, Jordy made her way across the room and over to the sliding door which led to the balcony. She stepped outside and leaned against the railing, gazing up at the stars. She couldn't help but think about her dream; there was something about it that worried her. "This is ridiculous," she mumbled, "It was just a stupid dream."
"I'm curious, do you have a split personality or do you always just talk to yourself?" questioned Vegeta as he smirked at the jumpy girl.
"Jesus, Vegeta are you trying to scare the hell out of me?!" she tried to whisper.
Vegeta cocked an eyebrow and smiled slyly, "No, if I wanted to do that, I would have left you and the woman to argue all night."
Jordy let a small giggle escape her mouth, "By the way, thank you for what you did for me earlier." She smiled at him.
"Brat, I didn't do it to help you, I did it because I hate listening to that woman bitch about everything." He grunted 'mater-of-factly'.
"No, I didn't mean that," Jordy glanced at the ground as if she found it suddenly interesting at the moment, "I ment earlier earlier.back at the house-you know.for what you did.I wanted to thank you before, but I-" but she was cut off.
"No man- I don't care who they are-should be able to inflict harm upon their child like that.ever. Your thanks are of no need, Brat. Besides, I wasn't about to just stand there and watch you let yourself be 'handled' like that." he growled.
"Ashley was right-you do care about me!!" Jordy cheered as she pointed in his direction.
"What-no I don't.well I . that is-well I have to, you're my brats mate." Vegeta grumbled. Trying to get Jordy and himself to believe what he said was the truth.
Jordy just shook her shoulders, letting him try and cover up for his affection he had shown just a few seconds ago. But what did he mean by that last comment? "Vegeta, what do you mean 'let myself be 'handled like that'? Are you trying to imply that I willingly let my Father treat me like that?!" she objected, "How dare you! If I had any indication that there was something I could have done to prevent all the times he's beat me or ravaged-"she couldn't finish the last sentence. How could he blame her for not doing anything about it-was he insane? Out of all the trust and respect that she had for him soon vanished into thin air as her voice began to crack and her eyes became full of hurt.
"Alls I'm saying is that when I saw you bust down that door when we first met-you channeled more energy into your strength than I have ever seen in a human- not to mention a young girl such as yourself." He stared at her, "I think you were too scared to admit that you had such a capability, and denied the fact that just maybe you could have done something about it. You cannot push things like that aside just because you are afraid." Vegeta stated, but then he felt bad about accusing her, even though he knew he was right.
Jordy was angry, angry at him, and at herself. He was right.and she knew it- she knew it all along, she didn't need him to tell her that, and yet she led herself to believe that she was capable of no such thing. Why did he have to be right about everything? So, Jordy did the only thing she could think of and sobbed. Seeing this, Vegeta mentally kicked himself for making her this upset. He knew she'd been through a lot today and now this? Vegeta cursed under his breath, he had to make her stop crying some how. Suddenly, gulping down his pride, Vegeta took hold of the sobbing girl and pulled her into him, embracing her frail body with his protectively muscular arms until Jordy could weep no more and eventually fall asleep in his chest. (A/N: people, if you think that I'm making Veg head too sappy, let me know and I'll try not to next time.) Picking her up Bridle style, Vegeta careful placed Jordy on the couch as he pulled the blanket over her. When he was sure that she was soundly asleep he headed down the hall and into his own room, the woman would just have to deal with not getting her way tonight.
****That Morning****
Trunks woke up to someone gently shaking him, he pulled the covers over his head as well as the person that was shaking him and held them tightly, "Jordy, it's too m'early *yawn* to ge'up." He drowsily whined as he kissed what he thought was her cheek, but it felt a little rough. Trunks opened his eyes and just about died when he found his arms wrapped around Goten! They both screamed at the top of their lungs and flung themselves off each other. "Goten!? What the hell are you doing in my bed!?" Trunks yelled, whipping his mouth off with his arm.
"Me?! Dude, what about you kissing me-that's not cool!!" Goten spat as he too whipped his cheek, "That's the last time I try and wake you up."
Both the boys then stared at Ashley and Adam by the doorway, which were peeing themselves laughing at what just happened, "That w-was so priceless- I wish Jordy was here to see it!" Ashley giggled.
"Hey, speaking of which, where is she? Trunks, wasn't Jordy sleeping in here with you last night?" asked Adam with concern.
"Don't worry you guys, she probably got up already." explained Goten as he headed out the door with Ashley at his side and the rest followed as they walked into the living room. "Heh, okay never mined I think we just found her." said Goten as he pointed at the heap sleeping on the couch.
Adam walked over to Jordy who was still sleeping and pinched her cheeks, "Awe, she's so cute when she's sleeping, just like a widdle baby." He teased.
Trunks narrowed his eyes at Adam, not finding it at all amusing, "Hey, leave her alone will ya?" he grumbled, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Trunks relax, dude. We're just playing with her," laughed Goten, "looks, like someone obviously didn't get enough sleep last night."
Hearing all this commotion, Jordy's eyes fluttered open and focused on a bunch of people hovered around her as well as Adams fingers still pinching her cheeks, "Adam! Why can't you ever wake me up nicely?" Jordy muttered as she threw a pillow in his face, knocking him on his butt. Everyone began to laugh but Adam as he pouted silently.
Suddenly, Bulma poked her head out from the kitchen door, "Oh good, you're all up, come and eat some breakfast before it gets cold." She chimed. Everyone in the living room sweat dropped as they each had a worried expression mounted on their faces as they walked into the kitchen. To their surprise, the food was perfect, nothing was burnt. "Sorry, I didn't have enough time to whip up something for you kids, so I had to order take out."
"That's okay Mom, I'm sure we can forgive you some how." Trunks said sarcastically as they all dug into the food.
"That reminds me.Trunks weren't you supposed to training with your father this morning?" questioned the blue haired woman.
Trunks just about choked on his food when he heard his mother remind him. "Ahh! I almost forgot!" he gasped
"Correction, you DID forget, "hissed Vegeta as he walked in with a stern look on his face. " Brat, we need to talk." He said, pointing at Jordy. Everyone glance over at her with puzzled looks on their faces.
Jordy blinked dumbly as she sat there, "Me? About what, Vegeta?" she asked.
Just then, Piccilo walked in with the same expression as Vegeta; arms folded and narrowed eyes as he spoke, "There'll be time for questions later, " he glanced over at Vegeta for a moment then back at Jordy, "But for now, get dressed.there's something important that we need to talk to you about."
Jordy obeyed and got dressed; soon enough everyone was back in the living room, sitting, and waiting for what Vegeta and Piccilo had to say that was so important.
"Well, what is it Piccilo?" Ashley asked impatiently. He bit down on his lower lip, not sure anymore whether or not to share the bad news he had as he looked at Jordy a little sorefully.
As she sat there waiting to hear what the green giant had to say, she could feel goose bumps form on her arms, *Something's wrong.something's not right* she thought to herself. Just then, the nightmare she had came flooding back. *~He lifted her from the ground, laughing hysterically, "you pathetic little cuss-did you really think that you were safe with them?! It's not over."~* "It's not over." she repeated aloud as she glanced up at Piccilo.
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Dun, dun, dun!!!!!!! Cliff hanger! I'm sorry, but I need a cliffy somewhere in my story don't I? Actually, to tell the truth I was working on this late last night and got tired so I just kinda cut if off there. ^_^; But don't worry, I'll posted more chapters up if I get a few more reviews.
Vegeta: Excuse me, but I didn't sign no contract saying you could make a panzy out of me!!!
Oh c'mon Veg head, do you mean that little part with Jordy on the balcony? I thought that was cute ^_^
Vegeta: EXACTICALLY! If something like that really happened, I would have told that brat to quit whining and shut the hell up or else I would have blown her to the next dimension, hahahaha!
*( holds up a little teddy bear with a button as one of the eyes)*
Vegeta: O_O!!!!!!!!! BUBBLES!!!!!! *( runs over and grabs 'Bubbles' and hides in the corner of the room whispering comforting words to his teddy)*
Oh yeah, you're a real 'dark prince of evil' XD