Bubun: Hachi
When Trunks woke up the next morning, his wounds weren't fully healed, but it enough that the doctors had decided to releases him from the hospital. Bulma still wouldn't let him leave his room though. It seemed like no matter where he was or what state of consciousness he was in, he was trapped.
The pain from his stomach was minimal, so he barely felt it. All he felt was confusion, absolute confusion. He stared up at his white ceiling and sighed. What did any of this mean?
I can't take it anymore… you lie so much. You betray so many. All our loved ones, you betray.
He wished he could go back in time and figure out what it all meant. He had some memories, but not enough to figure anything out. The last dream had put some more pieces together, but it also made the puzzle bigger. Why the hell couldn't they happen in chronological order???
Was he in love with that girl?
The question came into his mind, he quickly ignored it and it left. He didn't want to have anything to do with her; he could almost care less about how he had betrayed her… but something made him want to know. Maybe it was the part of him still alive from those past lives.
He hated the whole thing so damn much-
"You son of a bitch," the woman's voice came from the doorway. It was cold hearted and full of bitterness and hate. Trunks quickly turned to the doorway to see Manako standing there.
"What do you want? How'd you get in here?" Trunks asked quickly.
"What did you do to her?" She asked simply and began walking forward.
Trunks sat up ignoring the pain that shot through his body. He knew what she was talking about, last night; he must have hurt Hitomi badly. He hoped to Kami.
"You can't kill her you know," she said abruptly cutting all thoughts off.
"What?" Trunks asked, was she reading his thought? Manako grinned almost like a response.
"She's more powerful then you, because she controls your mind," her grin turned a bit sadistic as she said this.
"Then why would you come in here like I hurt her?" Trunks asked feeling like it bought him some ground.
"Oh, you didn't hurt her, but you showed power," she explained brushing him off.
"So why the 'son of a bitch' remark?"
"Because I want her to kill you!" Trunks was a bit taken a back at her sudden outburst. "I don't like you Trunks, and I want to know how you did it."
"Ohayo Trunks-Kun, good to see you on this fine morning."
She was completely different from the daydream.
"Well, it's good that you'll be hanging out with your friends, but you're leaving me all alone with Vegeta-San."
She was bitter now, she was bitter because of him.
"Why?" Trunks asked his voice showing signs of irritation.
"Why do I want to know?"
"No, why do you hate me?" He asked, but cut her off before she could answer. "I don't want you to say it was because I betrayed someone, or anything else in riddles. Tell me what happened exactly."
Manako knew very well that Trunks could kill her in a second; she had power, vast amounts of it, but the sort of power that could only truly help her if she was in the dreamscape, or it was a full moon. She wasn't here to die. She wanted to know something. So she'd play his little games.
"Well Trunks, you killed her by betraying her. You broke a promise you made to her, you betrayed her, and you did it all by killing yourself."
Trunks' mouth was open in a bit of shock. He had killed himself? So it had been him cutting his wrist at the beginning? No, no way, she was still playing around with him. Besides, how could he kill if he was already dead? It made no sense.
"What are you talking about?" Trunks asked, his eyes still showing shock.
"No Trunks. I answered your question. Answer mine. How did you do what you did in the dreamscape?"
"She was accusing me of something I know wasn't true, and I let my emotions out. I wanted her dead…" Trunks whispered.
"I knew it… you really did betray her," Manako said and started walking away.
"I didn't betray her! She betrayed me!" Trunks yelled wondering how nobody was hearing this and coming up.
"She betrayed you!?!" Manako whipped around and glared at him. "How!?!"
"I never betrayed her in the first place and now she tries to kill me!" Trunks explained wanting to stand up, but feeling like if he did he would pass out from the sudden pain, sure, the wound wasn't that bad, but a sudden movement like that would hurt.
Manako stood there, her fists clenched turning white. She wanted to lash out, but she wouldn't, because it was a lost battle. And it wasn't a battle with Trunks.
"Prove it," was what she finally said, and then she walked out of the room leaving Trunks to contemplate over what was just said.
*
He had killed himself. He had been suicidal.
It didn't make sense… but then again. It could. Maybe he didn't want to kill himself, this Trunks didn't, but he was different now. That other Trunks…
That other Trunks… wanted to die.
But what made no sense was how the other Trunks felt around Hitomi. He only felt content; he hadn't had any death wishes then. So if he were in complete bliss with this girl, if he was in love with this girl… then why would he betray her? Something just wasn't right.
It didn't take long for Trunks' mind to wander off yet again into the past. He didn't try and fight it, he wanted to know how he had died, and he wanted to know if he really had killed himself…
He was walking into his room, or his attic it seemed, then he saw a piece of paper lying there. He read it, not really understanding it as he went.
"Life it seems will fade away, drifting further every day. Getting lost within myself, nothing matters no one else. I have lost the will to live, simply nothing more to give. There is nothing more for me, need the end to set me free. Things are not what they used to be, missing one inside of me. Deathly lost, this can't be real, cannot stand this hell I feel. Emptiness is filing me, to the point of agony. Growing darkness taking dawn, I was me, but now He's gone. No one but me can save myself, but it's to late, now I can't think, think why I should even try. Yesterday seems as though it never existed, death Greets me warm, now I will just say good-bye."
Trunks was a bit speechless, he knew this, it was lyrics to a song, but… it was his hand writing, and he hadn't written this out.
"It's your suicide note," came the man's voice from behind him.
Trunks shot around to see his father standing there with a mocking grin on his face.
"I'm sick of you boy, sick of your moping around. Sick of looking at you and seeing that heroin addict of a mother in your eyes."
"What the fuck?" Trunks said, but he didn't have time to duck or anything and his father punched him in the face.
He sprawled across the floor confused as hell, why would his father do this? It made no sense… no fucking sense.
"Hitomi…" Trunks managed to cough out before he passed out.
*
How gullible do you think I am?
"Hey, it sounds crazy, but it's what I saw," Trunks defended himself against the angry Yume Mi.
Oh please, Vegeta didn't kill you.
"But that's what I saw! I saw my father kill me!"
You saw your father or your old self saw your father?
"What the fuck does that mean? Who cares who saw him!"
There's a world of difference Trunks!
"The point is I was murdered! For what reason? I don't know. And as far as your accusations of me killing you go! I didn't! You killed yourself!"
Hitomi stared at Trunks with a look that could kill, but inside she was hurt. Was Trunks lying to her? Had he always tried to keep his promise? She could remember that night so well… if Vegeta had killed him, why drive her to Trunks house? But then again… Vegeta had just been coming back from somewhere.
I killed myself for revenge. I was hurt… I still am. And if you're lying… I will castrate you Trunks.
"We're getting a little extreme here…"
SILENCE!!!
Hitomi yelled and light exploded hitting him, but not as hard as before. The blast woke him up. He looked around his room. Nobody was there; quickly he got up and got dressed.
If anyone could convince Hitomi he was telling the truth, Manako could. She was the girl's mother, and therefore had some effect on the kid. At least he was hoping so. Trunks wasn't too sure how to find Manako, but the store was a good start. The store from his daydreams, her magic store. Sure, it had been some years ago, but maybe if he was lucky, maybe, just maybe, and the store was still standing after all these years. Maybe Manako was still there working.
Ignoring his sore arm from the dream, Trunks jumped out of the window and flew off. He knew exactly where the store was, his only question was how the hell Manako got from there to his hospital room and his house those two times. Maybe she was more powerful than he thought.
*
The scream was heard from all over the house as Bulma opened the door to find well… nothing. It was actually more of a loud "shit" being screamed then a scream of fear or anything. Vegeta was at her side almost immediately; he couldn't feel Trunks in his room either…
"What is it woman?" Vegeta demanded more than asked as he entered the room, he looked around. He was actually quite relived to see that Trunks wasn't there, the only other alternative to him not feeling Trunks' ki was something he'd rather not think about.
"Trunks is gone!" Bulma screamed.
"Well I can see that woman," Vegeta said in a bit of a snarl.
"Where'd he go!?! You don't think he ran away do you!?!" Bulma asked in a frantic way.
Vegeta looked at her a bit annoyed, he obviously didn't know. Of course, he could just look for Trunks' ki. If Trunks was trying to run away, which Vegeta doubted, it'd be pretty stupid. Vegeta then quickly looked for his ki signature.
"He's… going to America…" Vegeta said a bit dumbfounded. What the hell was he flying there for?
"America!?! Why the hell!?!" Bulma yelled/asked. "Go after him!"
"Why bother?" Vegeta asked, Trunks was alive, it didn't matter if he was going to America or not.
"What do you mean why bother!?! HE'S YOUR SON!!! I'd go but I can't fly!!!" Bulma yelled trying to push Vegeta out the window.
"…Fine," Vegeta said, he knew he wouldn't be able to get her off his back any other way.
Seconds later Vegeta was flying the same path his son had been minutes ago.
*
Trunks set down in front of Manako's store. It was the same as he remembered it; it still had the same things in the window. He looked up at the sign. The sign had changed.
Harmony.
Funny, he couldn't think of the Yumemiru family as much of a harmonious family. It used to be 'Sacred Source'.
"Wonder why they changed it…"
"Trunks!" Manako yelled in surprise as she saw the boy land. "What are you doing here!?!"
"I didn't kill myself!" Trunks yelled instantly jumping on the subject.
"Nani?" Manako wasn't sure what he was talking about at first, and then she remembered.
"My father killed me!"
"Nani!?!"
"STOP SAYING THAT!" Trunks screamed shattering the store's glass.
Manako jumped aside and sheltered her face with her arms.
"Trunks! Calm down!" She yelled standing up again.
Trunks glared at her.
"What do you mean your father killed you?" She asked.
"I mean, I didn't and he did."
"Well who exactly?" She asked a bit unsure.
"I only have one father you know," Trunks said. Was it such a hard concept to get? How many fathers did they think one person could have?
"Vegeta-San?"
"Yes, Vegeta-San."
"But… he… no…" Manako took a step back. "He wouldn't… You were all he had left after Bulma left."
"Bulma?" Trunks asked.
"I'm sick of you boy, sick of your moping around. Sick of looking at you and seeing that heroin addict of a mother in your eyes."
"She died… didn't she?" He asked trying to remember, but nothing came.
Manako nodded her head slowly. "She died of a Heroin overdose."
Trunks clenched his fists in anger. He couldn't see HIS mother of all people on heroin. It was crazy, he didn't believe it before, he wasn't gonna believe it now.
"Vegeta was so sad… and he only had you left."
"Heh, a bad compromise for him I guess," Trunks said his head lowered and his bangs cover his eyes.
"He wouldn't want anything else…"
"NOW WHO'S THE LIAR!?!" Trunks shot out. "My father doesn't love me! I doubt he ever will!"
"You're wrong. I don't know why he would kill you… but I know you're not lying… I just… I can't understand why he would want to."
"You believe me, good, so tell Hitomi that!" With that Trunks started walking away.
"You're not gonna fly off?" Manako asked.
"No… this way I can keep my ki down. I don't want anybody finding me for the next little while…"
Manako nodded, she could understand when people just wanted some time for themselves, as soon as Trunks disappeared Manako was about to go inside, but somebody else came all of the sudden.
"Ehhhhhhh? Vegeta-San?" Manako asked with a bit of a grin. She hadn't seen him in a while. Then she remembered what Trunks has said. "What do you want?"
"How do you know my name woman?" He asked sternly taking on his royal composure.
"Um… Trunks told me?" She said shrugging a bit.
"So you know Trunks?" He asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, just ran into him," she responded getting a cocky smile of her own going on.
"Where is he?" He asked getting annoyed with her. Stupid human.
"Said he wanted to be alone, maybe you should give him some time. He's pretty pissed at you… or should I say your former self? Yeah, he's pissed at your former self," then Manako went back into her store before Vegeta could say anything else to her.
"Former self?" Vegeta asked aloud, of course nobody answered. Vegeta just brushed it off and flew off again in hopes of finding his son before Bulma killed him.
(I come again. Gee, I'm really sorry this didn't get put up sooner. But I was being lazy and people kept dragging me downtown or something. But hey, school is starting again as March break comes to an end. I'll be doing some more writing then. Kami I hate school… I don't wanna go back!!! I'm going to cry now!!! Actually, I'm gonna take a bath, eat some chocolate Kisses and then cry. Yeah, that sounds like a plan. Oh yeah, this will be the last iffy chapter. It's clear sailing from here on, because I actually know what I'm doing. Go me! Go me! Go me! Hum… can't think of anyone who I wanna dedicate this to. I guess I'll dedicate it to my buddy Pedja, he's gonna visit me soon, so yeah. I'll dedicate it to him. Um… well then. I'm gonna go have that bath now. Hey, maybe I should do my homework. ^.^;)