Depths of Heroes' Dreams
Hi! Well, it's me again. This fic just sorta popped into my head during a really boring lesson in math. Alrighty, so here's the info you should know. 1. Aryanne is the daughter of Radditz (who was wished back by Vegeta for reason's unknown to everyone, for now at least) and the former ruler of Alvoan (the Fairy Realm), Juno. 2. Nicki (Ary's eldest sister) named Ary the heir to the realm when their mother died. 3. Allanna is Ary's older twin sister who wants to rule. 4. Ary doesn't. So, read on! Hope y'all like it! Don't forget to review and tell me if I should continue this story! ^_^
Disclaimer: Sadly, I own nothing except my stupid craptacular computer (named Unreliable Compy 219. What? Why are you looking at me like that? Doesn't everyone name their computer?) *sigh* oh well...
Ages: Aryanne (Ary): 16
Trunks: 17
Bra: 14
Pan: 14 (but older than Bra)
Nicki: 20
Allanna: 16
Goten: 16
No one else's ages really matter all that much.
Chapter 1
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Running. I was always running in the dream. It had been coming faster and more often now. Time was running out, I could feel it. Soon the unthinkable would slowly become reality. It was a nightmare, and I knew it, but I still ran from the invisible foe that pursued me. Everything was so cold and yet you could feel the sultry summer air that always resided in my dream. I just kept running, trying to avoid the terror that awaited me, always after me never stopping. I couldn't see whatever it was; I never could. The thing was getting closer. I was sure of it. I could sense it stalking me ready to pounce at any moment. I even doubted that Uncle Goku could defeat this creature. Once again I came to the abyss that always managed to appear at the most inopportune moment. I had no choice, I never did in the dream, it was either jump over the gaping canyon or wait for the thing to catch me and face it. Facing my worst fear obviously wasn't an option. I leapt over to the other side. I feet had just touched the solid ground when my older twin sister appeared seemingly out of no where. Smirking evilly, she pushed my into the abyss and I fell shrieking like a banshee.
I sat straight up in bed still screaming in terror and managed to wake up Bra who was sleeping peacefully in the king size bed across the room. I didn't know where I was and I started to panic. Slowly I realized that I was at Capsule Corporation and was being yelled at by Bra who was upset about me waking her.
"Ary! What the heck!" Yep, Bra was pissed.
"What's going on here!!" Vegeta demanded as he stormed into the room.
"Nothing," I replied trying to look as innocent as possible even though my tail twitched in irritation.
"Hey, what's happening," Trunks said entering the room yawning. I guessed that I had woken him up too. Dang, did he look fine in just his pj's with his hair all messy like that. I knew that I really shouldn't have been thinking about Trunks like that, he was my best friend after all.
"Nothing's happening!" I said more loudly than I really needed to, "I just woke up and didn't know where I was and started flipping out. That's all." I sure as heck didn't want anybody to know about my disturbing nightmares. So what I said wasn't the full truth, but it was pretty close though. Vegeta and Trunks, by the looks on their faces, didn't believe my bull-spit story. Vegeta just looked at me like I was crazy and belonged in the looney bin for making up such a lame story and walked out of the room. Trunks didn't follow suit though. Instead he walked over to my bed next to the large bay window and sat down.
"So, Ary-Girl, are you gonna tell me what's going on, or do I have to guess?" I avoided looking at his eyes, knowing that I would surely melt into the deep blue depths of their endless light. Instead I gazed out the window at the stars twinkling cheerily as if the sky was mocking my mood by looking peaceful. I hugged my knees to my chest and continued to stare out the window at the dark velvety sky.
"Ary, why aren't you telling me?" Trunks sounded hurt and I considered telling him, but only for a moment. I decided that he really didn't need to know. "Geez, Ary, I'm your best friend in the entire world. Since when have you been afraid that I would laugh about your nightmares?" Goodness, he knew me too well.
"I don't want anyone to know about it," I whispered still not making eye contact.
"Okay," He said slowly. I thought he had given up, but the next thing I knew he grabbed my hand and pulled me out of Bra's dark room while both she and I protested. I didn't want to go and she wanted to hear what I was for sure going to say. Trunks, ignoring our objections, pulled me across the hall and into his room and promptly shut the door behind us. He still held my hand as he pulled me over to his bed and sat down. I had no choice but to follow him. I wasn't about to escape the wonderful feeling of my hand in his. I really had fallen for him, fallen and scraped my forehead on the way too. I liked him too much for my own good. I mean I trusted Trunks, but he was Vegeta's son. Enough said. I sat down and he didn't let go of my hand and I didn't let go of his either. At that moment he was my lifeline. I knew that I would need his help in the future so I might as well have been honest from there on out. As he started to speak he turned the lamp that stood on the metal night stand next to his bed.
"Now I'll be the only one who hears. Is that all right?"
"Yeah." So I told him all about the dreams against my brains protests. I was sure that he would think I was crazy. Heck, I thought I was crazy. Thinking that nightmares would just leap out of my head and become real was just absurd! While I was talking I decided that I wasn't going to sleep for a long time. I just hoped I could get enough Mountain Dew to last that long. I also decided then that I was going back to Alvoan to live with my father, Radditz, and sisters. Well, maybe not Allanna. I could just avoid her I supposed.
A few moments later I had finished. I looked over at Trunks and saw something I really didn't expect at all. There was fear in his bright blue eyes.
"What's up?' I asked slightly confused.
"I think I've had a dream like that before."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Yeah I think so. Do you ever see what's chasing you in the dream?"
"No, why?"
"Yeah. I've had that same dream 3 times now and each time I wake up screaming, just like you did tonight."
"Wow, that's just freaky," I said leaning my head on his shoulder. I was really tired. I knew that I would soon be snoring. I silently prayed that the dream would leave me be for the remainder of the night. I should have gone back into Bra's room and I knew that but I felt so safe and warm leaning against Trunks' shoulder. Trunks slowly let go of my hand and put his arm around me. I was in absolute utopia as I fell asleep, much to my brain's reminders of the stupidity of that action.
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I woke up, thankfully, in my own bed. There would have been a whole mess of trouble if I had woken up in Trunks' room. Nothing would have happened of course but my father still would have gone into overprotective "I-must-kill-him" mode. As amusing as that would have been, I really didn't think Trunks would have enjoyed my father's attempt at assassinating him.
I tried to get up from my bed, but found that I was being slightly constricted by someone's arms that happened to be around my waist. "Don't leave Teddy-Bear..." Trunks murmured in his sleep while holding onto me tighter. Geez, that guy had a grip of iron. I gazed over at the window which was one of the few places I could see without having Boa Constrictor Boy squeeze me tighter. It was still dark and the stars were still twinkling peacefully in their places suspended in the heavens. I sat up slowly despite Trunks' grasp and whimperings about runaway teddy bears and looked over at the digital clock that stood on Bra's night stand. It read 3:19 in glowing red letters. I laid back down and just stayed there for a few blissful moments until a profound thought just happened to wander across my blank mind. 'WHAT THE HECK IS TRUNKS DOING IN MY BED!!!' my brain hollered at me. I sat straight up as Trunks yelled, "TEDDY BEAR!! DON"T GO!!!"
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Alrighty then! The first chapter is done! I hope y'all enjoyed it! Now do you see the little box in the left hand corner of the screen that says "Submit Review"? It's screaming "Click me!! Click me!!" Well, what are you waiting for? Review and I might just use your constructive criticism and encouragement to type the next chapter faster. Review! Listen to the box!