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~ Chapter 22~
Ross breathed in a raged breath as she ascended the hill to her house.
'What am I going to do' she thought as she closed the front door behind her.
She walked up the stairs to see her father and the boys at the table; she tried to glide out of view.
"Where've you been?" asked Gohan sending her escape plan to hell.
"Out" she said plainly putting her hand on the railing about to climb down the stairs to her room.
"You and Mom got into it didn't you?" Said Gohan making her halt to a stop and turn to face the now intrigued crowd.
"Just end it" she said with an emotionless tone as she turned once again to the stairs, she walked down and closed the door quietly.
"Yep, they got into it" said Gotein taking a sip of his coke,
"Why would you say that?" asked Trunks as Gotein sighed.
"One: my mom won't come out of her room, and two: Ross is being a bitch about it, meaning they got into a fight" he said as Gohan sighed and took off his glasses rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Man this is the last thing we need right now, with Ross and the living situation.... This could cause some problems" said Gohan as Gotein just raised a brow.
"Well really bro Ross is never around when Mom is" he said as Gohan put his glasses back on.
"Yeah well... what if they start to" he said as he stood up and went to the stairs walking down to her room.
Gotein sighed "He worries too much" he said stuffing his mouth with chips.
~Meanwhile~
Ross closed the door behind her softly as she walked in the pitch black room to her bed where she flopped down, Ray and Shadow mewed a little as they curled up in the pocket between her stomach and arms.
Ross sighed and sat up moving the now purring kittens to her pillow as she stood up and walked over to the full mirror and flopped onto the floor looking at her reflection in the dark room
She placed two fingers on the mirror, sliding them down, they collapsed into her lap.
'How can I do this?' she thought as she stared blankly at the mirror and then flopped on her back, arms sprawled on the floor she stared at the ceiling.
~ Flash back~
The man brought his mouth to her ear; she could feel his breath entangle itself with her hair.
"I want you to steal the tulip of evermore, he...he im sure you know of it, it gives eternal life to whoever posses it with your reputation I figured you were the best person for the job, one of the most famous thieves of Makai..."
~ End of Flashback~
'Damnit' she thought as a ray of light emitted itself on the ceiling.
"Ross we need to talk" said a too familiar voice.
"No... we don't" she said calmly as she rolled from her back to her stomach now sitting up.
The door closed.
'Good he's gone' she thought,
"Ross"
'Damn' she thought as they lights flickered on she shielded herself from the light until he eyes dilated.
"Look" he started sitting on her bed, as he looked down at his little sister on the floor facing her back to him as she rubbed her eyes.
"No... I don't need to talk about it I don't want to talk about so we're not going to talk and I know what you're thinking and the answer is no, just because I got in one fight with my mom doesn't mean im going to run away... you gotta learn how to deal with people and with your problems, so im not leaving to live with you" she said as he looked at her back in utter amazement.
He stood up, and opened the door a crack.
"I guess... you don't need to talk... seems like you got this figured out" He said as she nodded her head slightly he closed the door behind him with a quick snap.
~*~
Ross creaked the front door open slowly, she poked her head in and saw her brother and Trunks sprawled out on the floor snoring loudly,
She sighed in relief as she walked over then trying not to smash any of the thousands of chips lying on the ground.
She stepped on a chip and froze in place one leg still raised in the air, she jumped from her spot silently to the other side of the room, landing on one hand she flipped back on her feet,
"Nice, now only if you could do that when you're not sneaking in" said her father from behind her, she threw her head back in agitation and turned around to see her father's face with a wild grin, she tilted her head in confusion as they boy's woke up slowly from Goku's booming voice.
"Hey dad" she said tiredly.
"Uh... what are you so happy about?" she asked as he smiled.
"Just glad I caught you before I left" he said as he pulled her into a hug.
"Uh yeah... me too... You're leaving so soon?" she asked trying to avert the question of where she was.
"Yeah... but im coming home for winter" he said the Son grin entranced his features.
"Alright well... be careful" she said hugging him again.
"Where did you learn foot work like that?" he asked taking her by surprise.
"Oh well... comes natural I guess" she said rubbing the back of her head.
He grinned and then put a stern expression on his face.
"Where were you?" he asked, she sighed inwardly she knew the question was coming.
"Oh I was... at a friend's house I uh figured that since things were a bit heated here that it would be best" she said as he nodded.
"Oh alright" he said rubbing the back of his head,
"Well im off" he said as she sighed in relief forgetting how naïve her father could be at times.
"Bye" she said as he closed the door behind him,
"Huh?" asked Gotein as he stared at Ross in confusion along with Trunks.
"Nothing just go back to sleep" she said as he shrugged and flopped back onto the ground, snoring soon followed.
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Ross pulled out her pocket watch and checked the time.
'11 o'clock he should he here' she thought as she tapped her foot impatiently, a breeze tangled her hair into her face she pulled the stray strands behind her ears.
She wore Gotein's black jacket which slid off her shoulders; having nothing to hoister it up she looked small and fragile in its grasp. Her hair was in a high pony tail and her eyes radiated in the cold breeze.
"Glad you decided to take my offer" said the voice from the night before, she growled and dug in her pocket pulling out a small ball in which a flower floated in clear liquid.
"Good... just place it on the stump" he said as she went to the stump in front of her and placed the small item down.
"I see your reputation suits you" said the voice as Ross growled.
"I did what you wanted do you mind if I leave I don't think I can stand your voice a minute longer" she said as the voice chucked.
"Hot headed as well, yes well you may go I see no need for you, your family is safe" he said as she turned her back to leave.
"Don't bother me again, I have been known to go against my word" were the final words she uttered as she walked away from the scene.
"Yes... my dear you have... you have" he said as the puppeteer disappeared in the shadows.
~*~
Ross walked in the now ankle high snow as she slid through the white slush making herself a path through the clod concoction.
Then...
-BAM-
She was hit in the side of her head with a very cold snow ball.
"HEY!!" she yelled rubbing her now rosy cheek, she heard snickering and then another snow ball hit her from behind.
"What the" she said turning to her back she saw a flash and then
-BAM-
Another one.
"Alright that's it" she said rolling up her sleeves as she dug her hands into the cold powder she heard a crunch and moved out of the way as another white ball flew past her face.
She turned around and beamed the culprit in the face.
It was... her father he grinned and laughed.
"What the... what are you doing here?" she asked remembering him telling her he was leaving that morning.
"Can you believe this weather I had to tell Ubb that there was no use training for a few months.
'BAM'
She turned and saw Gotein grinning.
"And you stole my coat" he said throwing another one, before long they were in an all out snow ball war.
'Just like... the old days' she thought as she flopped on the ground in exhaustion, Trunks had become her partner and the Son father-son team was hard to beat.
~ Flash- Back~
"Come on Ross hurry up they're going to beat us" said Trunks as they zoomed down the icy hill as Goku and Gotein threw five hundred snow balls at the two saiyans they jumped and ducked behind a barrier made the night before.
"What's the point Briefs they're going to beat us anyways just like always" she said as they ducked right before a large snow ball hit the wall.
He looked down at her.
"How are we gonna know if we don't try, LOOK OUT" He said pushing her down as snow was shattered through the barricade, she peeked through.
"Alright that's it, time to kick some butt" she said as he smiled confidently.
~ End of Flashback~
"Man im beat" she said collapsing on her back looking up at the stars as steam left her mouth.
"Yeah" he said looking down at her,
"Your knee hurt?" he asked as she smiled and shook her head.
"No... it's fine" she said looking at him though it did hurt a little she wouldn't admit it.
"Ross I've been meaning to... ask you a question" he said sitting on his elbows.
She looked at him curiously.
"What?" she asked as he turned a light tinge on pink.
"I was... um... I was wondering if you remembered that promise we made when we were kids" he said as she smiled a little.
"Oh yeah that, don't worry about we were just kids, Im sure you really don't feel that way about me" she said as he turned a brighter red.
"Uh well... actually I ... uh do" he said as she bolted up right.
'What" she said looking down at him, he sat up.
"Yeah well... I do feel that way, I mean heh" he said rubbing the back of his head.
"You mean you still want to marry me?" she said chuckling a bit at the comment.
"I'll settle for a date" he said grinning wickedly, she looked out in the distance.
'Telling Hiei that he could move on also meant you could too' said a voice inside her she looked over at Trunks.
"I'd love to" she said smiling and stood up.
"Good because I hate seeing you in the halls all by yourself" he joked as she turned to him after standing up.
"Now that's just cold" she said as he grinned again.
"No" he picked up some snow.
"This is cold" he said putting it down her shirt as she shrieked from the icy cold slush. She chased after him with a hand full of ice.
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~ Chapter 22~
Ross breathed in a raged breath as she ascended the hill to her house.
'What am I going to do' she thought as she closed the front door behind her.
She walked up the stairs to see her father and the boys at the table; she tried to glide out of view.
"Where've you been?" asked Gohan sending her escape plan to hell.
"Out" she said plainly putting her hand on the railing about to climb down the stairs to her room.
"You and Mom got into it didn't you?" Said Gohan making her halt to a stop and turn to face the now intrigued crowd.
"Just end it" she said with an emotionless tone as she turned once again to the stairs, she walked down and closed the door quietly.
"Yep, they got into it" said Gotein taking a sip of his coke,
"Why would you say that?" asked Trunks as Gotein sighed.
"One: my mom won't come out of her room, and two: Ross is being a bitch about it, meaning they got into a fight" he said as Gohan sighed and took off his glasses rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Man this is the last thing we need right now, with Ross and the living situation.... This could cause some problems" said Gohan as Gotein just raised a brow.
"Well really bro Ross is never around when Mom is" he said as Gohan put his glasses back on.
"Yeah well... what if they start to" he said as he stood up and went to the stairs walking down to her room.
Gotein sighed "He worries too much" he said stuffing his mouth with chips.
~Meanwhile~
Ross closed the door behind her softly as she walked in the pitch black room to her bed where she flopped down, Ray and Shadow mewed a little as they curled up in the pocket between her stomach and arms.
Ross sighed and sat up moving the now purring kittens to her pillow as she stood up and walked over to the full mirror and flopped onto the floor looking at her reflection in the dark room
She placed two fingers on the mirror, sliding them down, they collapsed into her lap.
'How can I do this?' she thought as she stared blankly at the mirror and then flopped on her back, arms sprawled on the floor she stared at the ceiling.
~ Flash back~
The man brought his mouth to her ear; she could feel his breath entangle itself with her hair.
"I want you to steal the tulip of evermore, he...he im sure you know of it, it gives eternal life to whoever posses it with your reputation I figured you were the best person for the job, one of the most famous thieves of Makai..."
~ End of Flashback~
'Damnit' she thought as a ray of light emitted itself on the ceiling.
"Ross we need to talk" said a too familiar voice.
"No... we don't" she said calmly as she rolled from her back to her stomach now sitting up.
The door closed.
'Good he's gone' she thought,
"Ross"
'Damn' she thought as they lights flickered on she shielded herself from the light until he eyes dilated.
"Look" he started sitting on her bed, as he looked down at his little sister on the floor facing her back to him as she rubbed her eyes.
"No... I don't need to talk about it I don't want to talk about so we're not going to talk and I know what you're thinking and the answer is no, just because I got in one fight with my mom doesn't mean im going to run away... you gotta learn how to deal with people and with your problems, so im not leaving to live with you" she said as he looked at her back in utter amazement.
He stood up, and opened the door a crack.
"I guess... you don't need to talk... seems like you got this figured out" He said as she nodded her head slightly he closed the door behind him with a quick snap.
~*~
Ross creaked the front door open slowly, she poked her head in and saw her brother and Trunks sprawled out on the floor snoring loudly,
She sighed in relief as she walked over then trying not to smash any of the thousands of chips lying on the ground.
She stepped on a chip and froze in place one leg still raised in the air, she jumped from her spot silently to the other side of the room, landing on one hand she flipped back on her feet,
"Nice, now only if you could do that when you're not sneaking in" said her father from behind her, she threw her head back in agitation and turned around to see her father's face with a wild grin, she tilted her head in confusion as they boy's woke up slowly from Goku's booming voice.
"Hey dad" she said tiredly.
"Uh... what are you so happy about?" she asked as he smiled.
"Just glad I caught you before I left" he said as he pulled her into a hug.
"Uh yeah... me too... You're leaving so soon?" she asked trying to avert the question of where she was.
"Yeah... but im coming home for winter" he said the Son grin entranced his features.
"Alright well... be careful" she said hugging him again.
"Where did you learn foot work like that?" he asked taking her by surprise.
"Oh well... comes natural I guess" she said rubbing the back of her head.
He grinned and then put a stern expression on his face.
"Where were you?" he asked, she sighed inwardly she knew the question was coming.
"Oh I was... at a friend's house I uh figured that since things were a bit heated here that it would be best" she said as he nodded.
"Oh alright" he said rubbing the back of his head,
"Well im off" he said as she sighed in relief forgetting how naïve her father could be at times.
"Bye" she said as he closed the door behind him,
"Huh?" asked Gotein as he stared at Ross in confusion along with Trunks.
"Nothing just go back to sleep" she said as he shrugged and flopped back onto the ground, snoring soon followed.
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Ross pulled out her pocket watch and checked the time.
'11 o'clock he should he here' she thought as she tapped her foot impatiently, a breeze tangled her hair into her face she pulled the stray strands behind her ears.
She wore Gotein's black jacket which slid off her shoulders; having nothing to hoister it up she looked small and fragile in its grasp. Her hair was in a high pony tail and her eyes radiated in the cold breeze.
"Glad you decided to take my offer" said the voice from the night before, she growled and dug in her pocket pulling out a small ball in which a flower floated in clear liquid.
"Good... just place it on the stump" he said as she went to the stump in front of her and placed the small item down.
"I see your reputation suits you" said the voice as Ross growled.
"I did what you wanted do you mind if I leave I don't think I can stand your voice a minute longer" she said as the voice chucked.
"Hot headed as well, yes well you may go I see no need for you, your family is safe" he said as she turned her back to leave.
"Don't bother me again, I have been known to go against my word" were the final words she uttered as she walked away from the scene.
"Yes... my dear you have... you have" he said as the puppeteer disappeared in the shadows.
~*~
Ross walked in the now ankle high snow as she slid through the white slush making herself a path through the clod concoction.
Then...
-BAM-
She was hit in the side of her head with a very cold snow ball.
"HEY!!" she yelled rubbing her now rosy cheek, she heard snickering and then another snow ball hit her from behind.
"What the" she said turning to her back she saw a flash and then
-BAM-
Another one.
"Alright that's it" she said rolling up her sleeves as she dug her hands into the cold powder she heard a crunch and moved out of the way as another white ball flew past her face.
She turned around and beamed the culprit in the face.
It was... her father he grinned and laughed.
"What the... what are you doing here?" she asked remembering him telling her he was leaving that morning.
"Can you believe this weather I had to tell Ubb that there was no use training for a few months.
'BAM'
She turned and saw Gotein grinning.
"And you stole my coat" he said throwing another one, before long they were in an all out snow ball war.
'Just like... the old days' she thought as she flopped on the ground in exhaustion, Trunks had become her partner and the Son father-son team was hard to beat.
~ Flash- Back~
"Come on Ross hurry up they're going to beat us" said Trunks as they zoomed down the icy hill as Goku and Gotein threw five hundred snow balls at the two saiyans they jumped and ducked behind a barrier made the night before.
"What's the point Briefs they're going to beat us anyways just like always" she said as they ducked right before a large snow ball hit the wall.
He looked down at her.
"How are we gonna know if we don't try, LOOK OUT" He said pushing her down as snow was shattered through the barricade, she peeked through.
"Alright that's it, time to kick some butt" she said as he smiled confidently.
~ End of Flashback~
"Man im beat" she said collapsing on her back looking up at the stars as steam left her mouth.
"Yeah" he said looking down at her,
"Your knee hurt?" he asked as she smiled and shook her head.
"No... it's fine" she said looking at him though it did hurt a little she wouldn't admit it.
"Ross I've been meaning to... ask you a question" he said sitting on his elbows.
She looked at him curiously.
"What?" she asked as he turned a light tinge on pink.
"I was... um... I was wondering if you remembered that promise we made when we were kids" he said as she smiled a little.
"Oh yeah that, don't worry about we were just kids, Im sure you really don't feel that way about me" she said as he turned a brighter red.
"Uh well... actually I ... uh do" he said as she bolted up right.
'What" she said looking down at him, he sat up.
"Yeah well... I do feel that way, I mean heh" he said rubbing the back of his head.
"You mean you still want to marry me?" she said chuckling a bit at the comment.
"I'll settle for a date" he said grinning wickedly, she looked out in the distance.
'Telling Hiei that he could move on also meant you could too' said a voice inside her she looked over at Trunks.
"I'd love to" she said smiling and stood up.
"Good because I hate seeing you in the halls all by yourself" he joked as she turned to him after standing up.
"Now that's just cold" she said as he grinned again.
"No" he picked up some snow.
"This is cold" he said putting it down her shirt as she shrieked from the icy cold slush. She chased after him with a hand full of ice.
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