Chapter 3: Rain Drops
At Capsule Corp. it was buzzing with people. All of the people were friends and relatives of Bulma Briefs. Pan went over to a table that was covered with food. Her eyes went big and she grabbed a deviled egg and scarfed it down. Goten was talking with several employees from Capsule Corp. Of course, they were all girls. Goten was a chick magnet. Gohan was talking to Krillin and Yamcha while Videl was talking with Bulma, Chi Chi, and 18.
"Marron had a date tonight and couldn't make it," explained 18. The others nodded.
Bulma then spoke, "Where's Trunks?"
"I saw him go outside with a girl with deep colored hair," said Chi Chi, drinking her punch.
"Her name is Rose. I wonder why..." said Videl.
Outside Trunks had his arms crossed. Since they had left the park, Trunks had a pissed look on his face. Rose was confused. Why? Was it something she said... or hadn't said? He asked about thirty minutes ago to go talk with her. He hadn't said anything yet. She was getting pretty tired of waiting and began to leave. That woke the sleeping giant.
"Why didn't you tell us?" he shouted. Rose looked at him.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"Why are people after you? Tell me!" he demanded. That set her off.
"It's none of your damn business!" she shouted, glaring at him. Trunks growled.
"Yes it is! Now tell me."
"No! I don't want to," she hissed. He kept asking her and she finally said, "I'm a cat girl okay?!"
Trunks laughed. "A cat girl? You're a liar! Now tell me the truth."
"It is the truth, god damn it!" she shouted. She hated being called a liar. He began to call her a liar again and she slapped him across the face, tired of his mouth.
"I'm not a damn liar! I'm a cat girl! See!" she exclaimed. She let her guard down and Trunks just watched her. He watched as the light skin began to turn brown, fur starting to take the place of the skin. Her ears began to grow long, then finally turned into her long cat ears. A tail swished from behind her. Her eyes and her hair... they stayed the same. In front of him was a girl who looked like a cat. This was Rosalyn Angel's true form. His yelling mode kicked back in.
"Why didn't you tell us?! We could have helped you!" explained Trunks.
"What if I don't want help?" she spat.
"You need help! You should have told us," he went on. Okay, she was fed up.
"I don't need this shit. I'm leaving," she said coldly and put her guard up. Now the girl Trunks knew was in front of him. She turned, her free loose hair flying behind her, and ran off. Trunks hit a tree.
"Damn... Oh well, I don't need her," he said and walked inside. Pan ran up to him.
"Where's Rose?" she asked.
"She left," he said. Pan pouted.
"You should go after her," said Pan.
'Maybe,' he thought. 'I should... nah...'
The sound of feet on the steel of the steps filled the quiet night air. Rose walked up the stairs to her apartment and approached. She checked for her keys but couldn't find them. She held her breath and kicked her door. Then she remembered she put a pair set behind the little mailbox by her door. She lifted her mailbox and removed the broken piece of wall. She took out her extra set, unlocked her door, and put everything back. She walked in and shut the door. She looked around.
Where was her bag? Oh yeah... it was at Pan's house. She sighed. She'll have to get it later. She just hoped that pig-headed Trunks wasn't going to be there. Who did he think he was trying to get her to tell him about her personal life? It just made her so mad! Then again, she did put his life and the others in danger, and he did save her life and all... She then remembered when she slapped him. Why had she done that? She was beginning to regret everything that happened.
She sighed and walked to her room. She fell onto her bed stomach first and sighed. What had she done? The only guy she had let passed her wall, and she had to push him away. She cursed and banged her fists on her bed. Why? Why?! She sniffed until she heard something. She turned her head and let out a scream.
Trunks just leaned against the wall, a glass of punch in his hand. The events were going over in his head. She just had to push him away. He liked her, but did he like her a lot? He then began to think if Rose was all right or not. He drank the rest of the punch and walked over to Pan.
"Pan.. can... you give me Rose's address? I think I'm going to check up on her..." he said, a little embarrassed by the whole thing. Pan gave him her address and he ran from Capsule Corp.
A feeling shot through his stomach. Was she in trouble? He took long striding jumps, then flew into the air where he would get more speed and flew to her apartment. He landed on her floor and looked at the door. He walked in and looked around. He began to look around and found several things smashed. He noticed a picture on the ground, the frame and glass smashed. He picked it up and bits of glass fell from it. A small little cat girl stood with two other cat humans, a bright and warm smile on her mouth and pure green eyes. This must be her family. He put it back on the cabinet he guessed where it had came from.
He made his way to her bedroom and noticed the covers thrown from the bed, and the top mattress flown to one side of the room. He noticed a sheet of paper and picked it up. He began to read it...
'To whoever cares about the cat girl...
I have taken Rosalyn Angel to my lab on the outskirts of this town. If you wish to get her back, you better come quick. If you have not shown up by midnight tonight, I shall have her, and move my project somewhere else where no one can find me. Hope to see you soon...
Doctor Dante.'
Trunks's hands tensed up and the paper crumbled and he ripped it. It was his fault she had been kidnapped, and he was going to get her back. Doctor Dante... He knew where that was; his mother spoke of him a lot. A young doctor who studied mythical creatures, weird animals, and medicine. He was going to pay this Doctor a nice little visit.
He heard the sirens of the police and decided to leave through the window. He flew into the sky towards the outskirts of the city. He was going to get Rose back.
Rose shook her head and opened her eyes. Her hair blew with the wind as she looked around. She was back at Dante's lab, on the roof where he loved to go. The roof was covered by a dome but now the dome wasn't up, so all the equipment was opened for destroying. She was tied to a table set upward. She hated this. Ever since her parents were killed by Dante's father, she had hated him. Dante took over his father's job when he was twenty-four and she was twenty one. She remembered how he looked at her, some strange look in his eyes. He had told her that she could cloak herself with a human image, but she never did. Never in front of him. Then, about a year ago, she finally got out. She used her cloaking ability to blend in more, afraid Dante would find her. Then she ran into Pan and everything unfolded. She hated being a specimen and a pet. She wanted to be free. She was going to be free.
She noticed a young man of about twenty-five walking over to her. His white lab coat flew behind him. He had long silver bangs but his hair in the back was short. His blue eyes looked at her, that same look on his face he always had. He walked over to her and touched her cheek. His hands were warm, but she didn't want them, not anymore. She jerked her head away from him, then he began to pet her head. Damn weakness. She calmed down and began to purr. She wished he didn't do that. Dante just smiled.
"That's a good Rose," he said smiling. His hand left her head and she shook her head, her cat ears twitching. She realized she wasn't cloaked and didn't bother to. Why cloak when they knew what you are? She sighed and looked up at the sky, a tear streaming down her cheek. Year ago on this same day she found out her parents were killed. She wanted revenge for their death, and her eyes shot at Dante.
"Let me go, Dante," she hissed, coldness now in her voice. Dante wiped the tears from her cheek, and she snapped at him. Dante checked his finger for she had almost got him. His eyes gave her that same stare, and she didn't know what it meant. If only she knew.
Trunks spotted the lab and flew over to it. He spotted a strange man standing next to a cat girl. Rose went through his head and landed on the roof. Rose looked at him.
"Trunks!" she cried, a sound of joy in her voice. Dante looked at Rose and looked at Trunks.
"Who are you?" he asked. Trunks glared at Dante.
"I am Trunks and I've come for Rose. Move aside; I don't want to hurt you," he said sternly, keeping his blue eyes fixed on Dante's blue eyes. Dante smiled and walked over to one of his machines.
"I'm sorry, but I can not let you take her away. She will stay with me," Dante said calmly, hitting a button and a beep was heard. "This will go off in about ten minutes. If you back off, I will stop it and save all of us."
Trunks glared at him. "I'm not leaving without Rose," he said, glaring more at Dante. Next to the machine, a sheath was there. Dante grabbed it and withdrew the sword. A clash of thunder was heard overhead and Rose looked up. She wanted to get out of there. Dante looked at Trunks.
"You aren't getting her back! I've waited to long to get her back! I will not lose her again!" he shouted and ran towards him.
Trunks jumped back as the blade of the sword was an inch from his neck. He did a back flip and looked at Dante. As Dante swung at him, his one arm was behind him. Trunks put his arms up to block, the attack not hurting him for he was defending himself. Trunks fired a ki blast at Dante who dodged it and it hit near Rose. Rose yelled at them to be careful and the two said sorry and went back to fighting.
Dante swung the sword at Trunks, Trunks skillfully dodging it. Dante glared at Trunks.
"You can't have her... I won't let you! She's my only friend... my best friend! My damn father broke that though... killing her parents... He didn't understand... she was my only friend... So you can't have her! I refuse to let her go to someone like you! You don't deserve her damnit!!!" shouted Dante. Trunks just looked at him. They had been friends since childhood? Is that why he wanted her back...?
As the fight raged on, Dante seemed to get fiercer and fiercer as he fought, as if he was trying to show something of himself. He grabbed the hilt of the sword with both hands and swung it at Trunks, cutting deep into his chest. Trunks fell to the ground, putting his hand on his chest. It hurt, yes it hurt. Dante took his sword and cut Trunks's leg and arm, the cloth of his clothes ripping, showing the cut and the blood. He gasped, and ignored the pain. Dante kicked him across the ground and a cry escaped Rose's lips while he was near the edge of the roof. Dante looked at Rose, that same facial expression he always gave her. Some of her loose strands of her hair brushed up against her cheek as the wind blew. He looked back at Trunks and walked over to him. He put his sword blade against his neck.
"I will get rid of you... You can't ruin things now," he hissed, passion in his voice, his expression showing determination.
"I... don't... think... so..." croaked Trunks. In a flash, Trunks held his hand up and blasted a ki blast at Dante, sending him back. The sound of metal clashed onto the ground, a flash of lightning streaking along with a loud thunder rolling across the sky. Rose gasped. Trunks sat up and looked at Dante and ran over to him. He didn't want to kill him, just injure him. He knelt down next to him and held Dante in his arms. Pain ran through Trunks's body from his earlier injuries as he held Dante. Dante groaned, pain raging through his body. He opened his eyes slowly and looked at Trunks.
"Please... take care of Rose... I love her... I want her to be in good hands..." whispered Dante, and closed his eyes. His body went limp and Trunks gasped. That's why he wanted Rose. He loved her. He heard crying and looked up at Rose. Her hair fluttered in the wind as she looked at them. He laid Dante down. Rose called his name. He felt something about this girl... he.. couldn't grasp it though...
The loud thunder covered up the sound of the explosion of the machine. Trunks was blown to the ground and the table Rose was tied to crashed to the ground, the straps breaking. Lightning struck and it began to pour. Rose groaned and pushed the table off of her. She felt her hair begin to stick to her body, the same with her clothes. It was raining she noticed and sprung up. Where was Trunks? She saw Trunks standing, his shirt ripped from his body and his khaki pants fulled of holes.
"Rosalyn..." he said softly and fell to the ground. Rose gasped and ran over to Trunks, stumbling over some pieces of metal and dodging burning objects. She fell to the ground, landing on her knees. She lifted Trunks up and smiled at him as he looked at her.
"What did I tell you?" she said, a little bit of a laugh in her voice. "Don't call me Rosalyn."
Trunks's hand reached up and pushed some of her soaked hair away from her face.
"It's pretty," he said softly. "It fits," he added. Rose looked at him and he gasped in pain. Tears sprung to her eyes.
"Please Trunks, live, please!" she pleaded, tears streaming down her face.
Why was this happening? Why did she care so much for him? He was just a friend, right? Right?
"I don't know what I'd do without you," she said, a little bit of confusion in her voice. Why was she like this? As the rain came down, Trunks just laid in Rose's arms. She closed her eyes. Please...
She gasped as she felt warm lips touch hers for the first time in her entire life. A feeling shot through her body which she loved, but was scared of. She hadn't felt this way since her parents were killed. It was the feeling of love. She pushed into the kiss, her lips wanting more and more of the feeling she craved and needed. She felt strong arms wrap around her small figure which pulled her closer. She just fell into the embrace, her heart beating faster. As the magical moment soon left their lips, Rose opened her eyes and looked at Trunks. That expression! It was the same expression Dante had given her. Did he also love her?
That flew from her mind as a hand caressed her cheek sending more warmth into her body. Trunks just smiled at her, and she smiled back. She placed her small hand over his, her cloak kicking back in. Trunks smiled and stroked her cheek. Her eyes looked into his, giving him the same expression he had given her. They both got up as the rain slowly stopped, and the clouds began to part to show the full moon.
Pan ran over to Trunks as the two walked back to Capsule Corp.
"What happened to you?!" she exclaimed, her eyes wide.
"I'll explain later, okay?" he said, smiling and patting her head. Pan nodded. She looked at Rose.
"Did you think you'd get away before playing that game with me? I bet you forgot," she said smiling. Rose laughed. Pan ran back into the house, announcing the return of the two. The moon shown on the two figures who had their arms interlocked with each other, the emotion of love giving them the true test. Rosalyn Angel had found where she belonged, friends, family, and the emotion she wanted that she lost so long ago. Love. Love with Trunks that would last forever.
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