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Last time on The Hellians!…
"Krillin? Get in here will you." It was not a question but a demand which #17 couldn't help but smirk at.
She sure has him whipped. #17 thought to himself.
Now!…
He quickly brought his attention to the girl sitting next to Tara. She certainly is beautiful.
"What do you want to know?" Tara asked.
#18 quickly looked at #17 with a look like 'well what did you want to know'.
"Who are you?" He asked after a few moments thought.
Tara smiled politely then spoke.
"My name is Tara. I was a friend of yours growing up."
"My name is Melanie. I lived next door to you. I moved in when you were about five." #17 glared at her.
He did recognize her but she was hiding something. #18 was obviously thinking the same thing by the look on her face.
"You are lying and you are hiding something from us. We didn't invite you in for false information you know." #18 said angrily.
"What's the truth? Were you enemies? nobody's? Hell I'd even guess we owed you money." She concluded.
"No. We were not enemies and you didn't owe us money. I…" Mel blurted out but stopped.
"I was your friend but there was more too it. I am your older sister." Everyone was silent at what Tara revealed.
"We have a sister?" Both #17 and #18 said at the same time.
"Are you related too?" #18 asked sarcastically.
"No I was Chris's…" She stopped as she looked at #17.
He knew.
"His what?!" Yelled #18 as she stood up next to her brother.
#17 stood up also to meet his sister's gaze. She glared at him.
"She was my girlfriend." He said.
"How do you know that?! She hasn't even said anything!"#18 screamed.
#17 just left out the front door towards the beach. He stood out there to think. No one followed… at first. 'someone cared about me? Someone loved me?' #17 was so lost in his thoughts that he did not notice someone standing behind him. When he did notice he turned around abruptly to see Mel a foot from his face. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled his face more towards hers. He didn't resist. When they kissed it was as though all of #17's memories came flooding back to him in a rush. She made him complete.
"I'm sorry." She said quickly.
She was out of breath.
"I shouldn't have. You just found out and… I… I'm sorry." She bowed her head towards the golden sand beneath her feet.
"I'm more than just your boyfriend aren't I?" He asked also with his face towards the ground.
"Yes." That was all she could manage through the tears streaming down her face.
"Well it looks like they're hitting it off." Krillin stated.
"Yeah I guess so." #18 said looking out the window with Krillin.
Tara was seated on the opposite couch staring at the odd looking couple.
"Do you mind if I ask you two a question?" She asked politely. #18 turned around slowly.
"I guess so."
Tara smiled appreciably.
"How did you two meet? I mean on television it seemed as though you and Chr… I mean #17 didn't have time to make acquaintances."
Krillin glanced at #18 like 'you can tell her if you want to'.
"Well, I guess the easiest way to put it would be to say, cell." #18 said.
"Cell?" she asked in a low tone.
"Yes, he was after #17 and I and Krillin rescued me." #18 spoke somewhat harshly.
"Oh I see. So then you got married." She said knowingly.
"Yep. Pretty much." Krillin stated.
"That sums it up."
"Wow." Tara said curiously.
"And you're still together?"
'What is she a reporter?' #18 thought.
"Yes we are still together. Did you think I married him then left him for someone else?" #18 asked clearly annoyed.
Tara got the hint and Krillin was glad it was over. Tara quickly changed the subject.
"I'm not your only sibling."
"How many others do we have?" #18 asked amazed.
"Well, there are nine of us all together." Tara answered.
"NINE!" Krillin and #18 both screamed.
"Nine what?" #17 and Mel had come in from outside.
"We have seven brothers and sisters!" #18 answered.
"Nine? Are we the youngest I hope?" Mel answered this question.
"No, you have two younger brothers and two younger sisters." Tara showed them a picture.
"Wait, there are eleven in this picture. Who are the other two?" #17 asked.
"One is Mel and then who is the eleventh?"
Mel answered.
"My son."
#17 looked at her then at the picture. The boy didn't look anything like him. He gave Mel a questioning glance.
"He wasn't yours #17 although I wish he was. His father ran off with some hooker and you adopted him after marriage to me." #17 sat down on the couch.
Alright, another chapter I'll update as soon as I can but it might take a little longer for this fic because I want to work on another fic called Blushing so if you'd like to check that one out as well I'd very much appreciate it!
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