The next morning was identical to the one before. Coffee place for
breakfast, meeting up with Reinoko. But Shinaru was different; she was day
dreaming the entire time and hardly said a word. When Reinoko went his
separate ways, Shinaru went her own way as well.
"What's with Shinaru?" Gohan wandered rhetorically.
Shinaru walked aimlessly to the apartment and into her room. She was so confused, so deep in thought she didn't even hear Gohan and Naka return form where ever they were. Her eyes were shifty and her hand was shaking with adrenaline. She had made her decision.
"I know now, but why couldn't I see it before? Gohan is the only one for me. I'll go tell him who I am, we will get together, and then I'll break it off with Reinoko. He'll understand, won't he? Reinoko knows this is important to me, he'd have to understand. I'll tell Gohan tonight. NO! I'll tell him now. Their home, are they not? Ok, I'm going to do this. Ok.." Shinaru declared proudly.
~ Meanwhile, Gohan sat on the roof by himself. He didn't feel right, something was wrong but what? Then came a pounding headache. He could feel his nerves pulsating through his body. Sweat trickled down his face and neck. He tapped his foot, and became impatient. Suddenly an image flashed in front of his eyes; he could see Chipp's mangled corpse. Somehow Chipp's limbs were all still attached. Chipp rose slowly to his feet and snarled. He could hear a distant scream, the scream of Videl as Chipp struck the ground. The image became blurry; he could no longer tell who was who. By now his head was pounding. He couldn't see the roof top he had been staring at, he couldn't make the image go away. His body began twitching as he was forced to relive the experience. But this time it was different. Something was unfamiliar about his perspective. All he saw was the ground, so very far away, and it was getting closer. Gohan's eyes widened as he slammed into the ground, just as Chipp had. When he made the impact in the image, his body jolted and twitched. There was a tingling sensation that became an immense pain throughout his body. He grabbed his head in freight and pain. Gohan collapsed and his knees hit the roof top hard. He was about to let a scream escaped from him, when it stopped. Just as swiftly as it had come, the image was gone. Gohan was once again staring at the singles on the roof. He let out a sigh of relieve.
Shinaru had made her way up to the roof, determined to expose her identity to Gohan. As Gohan saw Shinaru approaching, he wandered if she had made the pictures disappear. When she reached him, she sat on the roof next to him. But as she spoke, Gohan noticed he couldn't understand her. The words were just sounds that meant nothing to him. The same image flashed in his mind briefly. Gohan's neck twitched as he struggled to dispatch himself from the pictures and decipher Shinaru's words. He fought it, but he pictures won. Once again he was watching Chipp's hideous death. Chipp rose to his feet slowly, just as before, but it didn't cut off this time. It kept going, until Chipp was just inches from his face. Chipp lashed out at Gohan and struck him with a punch, and then he wrapped his skinless bloody fingers around his neck. Gohan repeated the movement but much faster, he stood there and strangled Chipp. Chipp's feet left the ground, as Gohan lifted him. With his free hand he punched Chipp in the stomach. Chipp choked up blood, from the force of Gohan's blow. The undead corpse began begging for Gohan to release him, but Gohan just grinned. He wouldn't let go until he knew Chipp was dead. From somewhere in the forest, Gohan heard a scream, he saw Naka running out of the tree's screaming for him to put her sister down. This confused Gohan. Chipp wasn't her sister, and why was Naka in the woods? Naka ran up to him and shoved him repeatedly.
Gohan snapped back to reality to see Naka hitting him. He didn't understand until he looked at his hand, then it became all to clear. His shirt had blood stained on it. In his outstretched arm, he saw Shinaru gasping for air, choking and coughing up blood. She tried to pry his fingers from her neck, but Gohan let go first. Shinaru fell to the ground and struggled for breath. Gohan backed away from Shinaru as Naka rushed to help her. He turned in horror and flew off the roof into the noon sky. As Shinaru got focused, she reversed her decision.
"What's with Shinaru?" Gohan wandered rhetorically.
Shinaru walked aimlessly to the apartment and into her room. She was so confused, so deep in thought she didn't even hear Gohan and Naka return form where ever they were. Her eyes were shifty and her hand was shaking with adrenaline. She had made her decision.
"I know now, but why couldn't I see it before? Gohan is the only one for me. I'll go tell him who I am, we will get together, and then I'll break it off with Reinoko. He'll understand, won't he? Reinoko knows this is important to me, he'd have to understand. I'll tell Gohan tonight. NO! I'll tell him now. Their home, are they not? Ok, I'm going to do this. Ok.." Shinaru declared proudly.
~ Meanwhile, Gohan sat on the roof by himself. He didn't feel right, something was wrong but what? Then came a pounding headache. He could feel his nerves pulsating through his body. Sweat trickled down his face and neck. He tapped his foot, and became impatient. Suddenly an image flashed in front of his eyes; he could see Chipp's mangled corpse. Somehow Chipp's limbs were all still attached. Chipp rose slowly to his feet and snarled. He could hear a distant scream, the scream of Videl as Chipp struck the ground. The image became blurry; he could no longer tell who was who. By now his head was pounding. He couldn't see the roof top he had been staring at, he couldn't make the image go away. His body began twitching as he was forced to relive the experience. But this time it was different. Something was unfamiliar about his perspective. All he saw was the ground, so very far away, and it was getting closer. Gohan's eyes widened as he slammed into the ground, just as Chipp had. When he made the impact in the image, his body jolted and twitched. There was a tingling sensation that became an immense pain throughout his body. He grabbed his head in freight and pain. Gohan collapsed and his knees hit the roof top hard. He was about to let a scream escaped from him, when it stopped. Just as swiftly as it had come, the image was gone. Gohan was once again staring at the singles on the roof. He let out a sigh of relieve.
Shinaru had made her way up to the roof, determined to expose her identity to Gohan. As Gohan saw Shinaru approaching, he wandered if she had made the pictures disappear. When she reached him, she sat on the roof next to him. But as she spoke, Gohan noticed he couldn't understand her. The words were just sounds that meant nothing to him. The same image flashed in his mind briefly. Gohan's neck twitched as he struggled to dispatch himself from the pictures and decipher Shinaru's words. He fought it, but he pictures won. Once again he was watching Chipp's hideous death. Chipp rose to his feet slowly, just as before, but it didn't cut off this time. It kept going, until Chipp was just inches from his face. Chipp lashed out at Gohan and struck him with a punch, and then he wrapped his skinless bloody fingers around his neck. Gohan repeated the movement but much faster, he stood there and strangled Chipp. Chipp's feet left the ground, as Gohan lifted him. With his free hand he punched Chipp in the stomach. Chipp choked up blood, from the force of Gohan's blow. The undead corpse began begging for Gohan to release him, but Gohan just grinned. He wouldn't let go until he knew Chipp was dead. From somewhere in the forest, Gohan heard a scream, he saw Naka running out of the tree's screaming for him to put her sister down. This confused Gohan. Chipp wasn't her sister, and why was Naka in the woods? Naka ran up to him and shoved him repeatedly.
Gohan snapped back to reality to see Naka hitting him. He didn't understand until he looked at his hand, then it became all to clear. His shirt had blood stained on it. In his outstretched arm, he saw Shinaru gasping for air, choking and coughing up blood. She tried to pry his fingers from her neck, but Gohan let go first. Shinaru fell to the ground and struggled for breath. Gohan backed away from Shinaru as Naka rushed to help her. He turned in horror and flew off the roof into the noon sky. As Shinaru got focused, she reversed her decision.