Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or the characters that Akira Toriyama (brilliant man) created. I only own Starlight and my story plot. Please don't take it (or her)as your own. Also I'm sorry if it seems that I butt in too much, it's just that since I've been maikng up most of it, it begins to get kinda confusing...

Background info: Starlight was adopted by Goku and Chichi from her abuse foster mom. Her biological mother gave her up because she couldn't take care of her, and her father is a ruthless full blooded Saiyan named Lettuxe (who was chibi Vegeta's best friend...more on that in The Story Behind It All (or at least most of it!) ) who tried to kill the Z warriors. She can see psychic visions at random and can also control them by using an energy draining method taught to her by King Kai. She has dark blue hair and purple eyes. She carries a sword and is going out with Trunks (In here Starlight is 17 and I made future Trunks 18 because otherwise he's supposed to be 27 and that would just be wrong...). Also the characters come from somewhat of a parallel universe. *Just thought you should know*

Shattered Glass

Chapter 1: Notification

"Go fish." Goten said playfully as he and Starlight happily played a game of cards. Their game was quickly interrupted when the phone began ringing. Starlight walked over to it and saw that the call was coming from the Capsule Corp.
"Hello?"
"S-Starlight, it's me Trunks."
"Hey you're back already? What's the matter, you sound sad."
"Yeah I'm back, but...i-it's my mom...in the future..." Trunks said pausing. "She's dead." He said flatly. His words sounded emotionless. Starlight nearly dropped the phone.
"How?" She asked slowly. This was obviously hard on him to lose his Mom considering the fact that his grandmother had just died six months ago, and that his grandfather had just died two months ago. Starlight fought back tears as she sat down. "Are you okay?" She asked. When he didn't answer she said, "Come over to my house, it'll be alright."
"Okay." He whispered hanging up the phone. Starlight put the phone back on the reciever and sat back down on the floor with Goten. Gohan was outside with Videl, trying to teach her how to fly, Chichi was out getting groceries, so Starlight promised Goten that she would play with him. She didn't want to upset Goten so she resumed playing.
"Who's coming over?" Goten asked curiously after a while.
"Honey, Trunks is going to come over okay? He's really sad right now because his mommy in the future died. So when he comes over I'm gonna need you to stay in your room and play video games okay?" She told him. Goten nodded.
"But the good video games are in your room. Can I play in there?" He smiled looking up at her with his big black eyes. Starlight couldn't say no to that look. She nodded.
"Just don't make a mess okay?"
"Yipee!" Goten yelled. He helped Starlight put the cards up and bounced off into her room, closing the door behind him. Starlight went outside to wait for Trunks. After a few minutes she could sense him getting closer and closer. She spotted him as he landed and walked over to her. His face was grave and tear stained. She threw her arms around his neck and squeezed him tightly.
"I'm so sorry. Let's go inside so we can talk about it." She said guiding him inside. He sat down on the couch right next to her.
"I-I just can't stand it..." He said, tears welling up in his eyes as he clenched his fists. "I went looking for her in the work room and found her sitting there gasping for air. I ran up to her and lied her down on the floor and began chest compressions. After a while she started breathing, but she was so white....so white...." He said, now there were tears rolling down his face. "She put a hand on my face and said to tell my father not to worry, and that she loved him. Then she told me to grow up strong and that she loved me. Then, then she died." He said breaking down into tears. Starlight felt a wave of sadness come over her, but she had to stay strong for him. He cried into her shoulder. She rubbed his back, tears rolling down her face too.
"How's your dad?" Starlight asked slowly knowing that even though Vegeta never admitted it, he cared deeply for Bulma. Trunks figeted, pulling away from her.
"I....I don't know, when I told him tears welled up in his eyes and he just flew off. I think he might kill himself..." Trunks said as his fists clenched, and his muscles tensed. Starlight felt his power level rise. She put a hand on his shoulder.
"Calm down, it'll be okay. Remember you're always welcome here." She said. She knew the pain of having no parents. And when he biological mother, Sunset died, it tore a hole in her heart.
"But, I mean, after all that hard work getting the dragonballs? What came out of it if he's just going to kill himself?" He asked. His eyes looked evilly flared. His anger was rising. Starlight was scared. Scared that he would be the next victim. She stood up.
"I- I'll be right back..." She said walking to the back door. Gohan was sitting on the floor with Videl. They were trying to center themselves and Starlight hated to undo that, considering that fact that it takes a long time to center yourself. "Ummm, Gohan...?" She asked quietly. Videl grunted. Starlight really wasn't in the mood to fight with her so she apologized. "Sorry...Gohan I need to talk to you, it's really important." She said grabbing him by the wrist and guiding him to a nearby tree.
"What's the matter. Have you been crying?" He asked, putting a hand on her shoulder. He always knew when something was wrong with her. Nothing got past him.
"Trunks is over...his mom in the future died. I need to go with him so we can talk to his father. Please keep an eye on Goten, he's playing video games in my room. Just tell mom where I am....I'll be back in a few days, other than that, you know where my phone is right?" Gohan nodded. He knew the exact location of the futuristic phone that Bulma had made so she could talk to Trunks when he was in the future. It was on the bookshelf in her room, behind a shoebox with momentos from her deceased biological mother. He wrapped his arms around her and drew her into a hug.

"You okay?" He asked. Starlight took a deep breath and nodded, biting her lower lip.
"Yeah, I just hope Trunks will be." She sighed pulling away from him. She could feel Videl's cold stare on her back from several yards away. Her and Videl never really got along. She turned around to find herself face to face with Videl.
"Ahem..." She said rather rudely, "Do you know how long it took me to concentrate for that long? And you just had to interrupt it didn't you?" On a normal day, Starlight would have told her off, or slapped her; but it wasn't a normal day (A/N: Sorry, I just really hate Videl.). Starlight looked down at the floor.
"Sorry...." She whispered. Starlight always had something to say to Videl that wasn't nice. She never apologized. She began to walk off when she felt Gohan's strong hand on her shoulder.
"It'll be okay. You two will pull through it, don't you worry about it. Just tell Goten to come out here okay? I'll see you in a few days. Bye." He said, hugging her one last time. She nodded and walked back to the house. Once she was inside Videl opened her mouth.
"What's her problem? Heh, is she going soft all of a sudd-" Videl began chuckling
"Trunks's mom died. It's upsetting her a lot. So knock it off. She has to go back to the future with Trunks because his father might kill himself. She's not a bad person, it's just...after my suicide attempt a couple of years ago, and the death of our father, she's been taking the weight of the world on her shoulders. Her childhood wasn't the greatest either. Her foster mom's boyfriend sexually abused her when she was eight, then when he got arrested and thrown into prison her foster mom blamed her and abused her physically and mentally on a regular basis. So just leave her alone, sometimes she can't help the way she acts..." He said as they sat down in the grass. Videl was dumfounded, now she knew why Starlight was so protective over Gohan, and why she snapped at people when they were rude. She sighed and began re-meditating.
"Goten," Starlight said as cheerful as she could, "Honey could you come here for a second?" Goten paused the violent game he was playing and jumped off of her bed.
"Yeah?" He asked following her to the kitchen. She turned around and knelt down to be at his level.
"Sweetie, I'm going to the future for a week or so okay? I need you to go outside with Gohan and Videl for now alright? When you want to call me you can just ask Gohan where my phone is okay? Take very good care of Mommy and Gohan K?" She told him. He got a slight look of dissappointment.
"But I want you to stay here with me. Videl's mean, and too quiet. When they're meditating I can't do anything! Can I come?" He asked, giving her the same look as before. Starlight was drawn to say yes but then she thought of the chaos that it would cause in the future. If Chichi and Goku were to see the son they never had it would be meyham. Besides, Goten didn't completely understand the fact that there were future people and present people. Sure, he understood the concept that there were two Trunks's, but it would confuse him to see two Mommys. (He still hasn't met Goku). Starlight shook her head.
"I'm sorry, you can't come with me...there's uhh....not enough room for you in the Time Machine." She said, "Besides, I wont be gone long. Just a week or two. But until then, you be good okay?" She asked. He looked down at his feet.
"Okayyyy...I'll miss you." He whined. She hugged him and stood up, picking him up with her.
"Don't worry. Hey when this is all done, I'll take you to the beach okay?" She promised. Goten jumped out of her arms and onto the kitchen floor.
"Yay!" He exclaimed hugging her waist. "Okay, I'll make sure to take care of Mommy and Gohan. I love you!" He said as he ran to the back door. Starlight smiled and sighed. She loved the innocence of a child. Especially Goten, his heart was so pure, he was so much like their father; in more ways than one. She then snapped back to reality, she would have to attend a funeral in the next week. Possibly two. But she hoped it would only be one. She walked back into the living room to find Trunks fondly staring at a family portrait of the Son family several years ago. He picked it up in his hand and sat down on the couch with it.
"I miss him..." He said softly. Starlight felt a wave of sadness suddenly make it hard for her to breathe. She blinked away the tears.
"Me too..." She said, her voice cracking. She cleared her throat. "I'm gonna go pack, I'll be back in a few." She said walking to her room. She went to her dresser and grabbed her suitcase capsule. She pressed the button and threw it on the ground. Then she began packing. Amongst the clothes and makeup and jewlery she made sure to pack her black skirt and a black tanktop. She sighed and closed the trunk and turned it back into capsule form. She stuffed it in her pocket and walked out of her room. "It's going to be a long two weeks." She said to herself as she walked back to the living room.