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Chapter Seven: With You
The birds were all chirping happily from the trees, not a cloud was seen in the sky and the weather was just perfect. Another beautiful day in paradise. Or what Trunks considered to be paradise. Living at the Temple with Rei and her grandfather has so far been one of the best things to ever come his way. The cherry blossoms were still in bloom and small animals would normally come up to give him a visit when he was done work, because they knew how he would usually give them bread crumbs from his lunch. He also thought that Rei's pet crows were neat too.
Trunks had been there for almost a month now, and like Rei had said her grandfather had promoted him to help with the martial arts courses as soon as he found out how skilled he was. He had to control his strength a great deal, but he loved working with all the little kids that would come in for lessons.
Chad was a good guy too. A little foolish at times, but once he managed to convince him that he wasn't interested in dating Rei they became good friends. That Haruka girl didn't trust him too much, and he often caught her giving him dirty looks, but he didn't mind. All he had to do was be polite and hopefully she'd stop being so suspicious of him.
It was a little weird living at the Temple at first. Ami was around for the first few days to help him on certain things though, so at least it wasn't too awkward. She was also around to help him explain to her friends about how much saiyans need to eat. It would have been really embarrassing if she wasn't there to help him in *that* area. To ensure that he didn't eat Rei out of house and home he made sure to work extra hard and tried and buy a lot of his own food.
The temple uniform that he had to wear when working was the strangest. A white top with REALLY baggy purple pants and sandals. Rei and Chad wore similar garments when working so he just shrugged his shoulders and wore the thing. At least the pants made it easy to hide his tail.
Luna and Artemis had used some kind of strange magic on his sword a few days after he'd arrived so that he could wear it around anywhere. It was now a metal sword pendant that hung on a thick chain around his neck and beneath his shirt. It would only go back to it's normal size whenever he changed into a super saiyan. This way he could bring it around with him wherever he went and not have to worry about losing it.
He was so grateful to be in a place like this with so many nice people that he swore to himself that once he got Capsule Corp up and running he'd get a place of his own and then pay back everyone who so generously helped him, even though they said it wasn't necessary.
He was outside right now, sweeping up the entrance way to the Temple. This was the part of the job he hated the most. Sweeping. He sighed tiredly. It was a lot more fun trying to train Mr. Hino's students. Another hour and he would be done at least, then he could get into his normal clothes and maybe go into town.
Darien was done with his job about the same time he was, so maybe they could do something to pass the time. Trunks and Darien hit it off immediately and were now practically best friends. Artemis was cool too, and he would always say how great it was to have another male member of the group instead of a bunch of girls all the time.
Right now the girls all had college so they wouldn't be out for another hour or two. That sucked. Trunks hated waiting to see Ami. One thing he didn't inherit from his parents was patience that's for sure. He knew he liked her, but it wasn't too much of a secret anymore. Darien found out one day when they were hanging out at the arcade on their day off.
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Trunks and Darien were sitting across from one another at the food section of the arcade. Artemis had to hide on Darien's side towards the wall so he wouldn't be seen. Cats weren't allowed inside, and if he got caught he would be thrown out. He found that it wasn't too bad however when Trunks and Darien would occasionally hand him some fries to munch on.
Darien had just finished his double cheeseburger and fries while Trunks just finished off five of the same order in the same amount of time.
"Man, Trunks I am never gonna get used to seeing you eat!" He said, laughing at the looks some of the employees sent their way. Trunks paid no attention to them, he was used to having people stare on the rare occasions when he went out to eat back at his own world.
"You probably won't get used to it. Even after nineteen years of having me around and even LONGER with Goku, my mother could never fully get used to seeing a saiyan eat!"
They all laughed at that statement when suddenly the bell to the door leading inside of the diner rang. Darien barely noticed it, much less cared, and Trunks would have ignored it too if it weren't for the angelic voice he heard amongst the group of girls.
His ears perked and he quickly turned his head to the source to see Ami and the others walking in and chatting merrily among themselves. "What's the matter Trunks?" He turned his head to see Artemis and Darien giving him confused looks for turning his attention away so quickly for no apparent reason.
"Oh, um...The girls just walked in that's all." He tried to say it casually, but knew he failed when Darien noticed the blush on his cheeks and raised an eyebrow.
"Hey guys!" They all looked back to see the girls headed for them with Usagi in the lead. Ami seemed to look down more with every step she made towards him, and Trunks seemed to lean down a bit to get a look at her face.
A look of recognition crossed Darien's face as he suddenly realised what was going on. 'They like each other!' He thought in amusement. Strangely they weren't doing a good job of hiding their attraction towards on another, but none of the other girls seemed to notice the looks they sent each other when the other wasn't looking as a verbal argument started as to who got to sit next to Trunks.
During the argument, Trunks moved down his seat a bit and gave Ami the room she needed to sit down, and she happily did while Minako, Makoto and Hotaru argued with each other. The others soon noticed how the spot they had been arguing over was taken and scowled at the blue haired girl slightly. She lowered her head in embarrassment, but didn't move.
Trunks breathed a sigh of relief at her presence next to him. He really hated how childish those girls acted around him. They made him feel so uncomfortable whenever they would latch on to his arms as he walked or stare at him when he trained or when his back was turned. What was so great that they found the need to stare at him so hungrily for?
Once he thought he saw Ami looking at him when he was training, but when he turned his head to see for sure the look was gone. Not that he would have minded it though. In fact she never seemed to stare at him or drool like some sort of mental patient at the sight of him, and she never argued with the others for his arm either. So the very idea that she would be looking at him once in a while sent shivers up his spine. Maybe she was interested.
Conversation soon started once the others found seats as close to Trunks as they could get. It was lunch break at their school so they were able to stay for a good half an hour before they needed to leave. Trunks found that he had the biggest urge to put his arm around Ami's shoulder with how close to him she was, but wisely held it in check. Darien noticed how nervous he seemed though and smiled at the sight. It was about time Ami got a guy, in his minds eye.
They were able to start up conversations easily with each other with just about anything. Soon they were discussing school issues, which he found to be interesting despite how many times Minako would try to change the subject to try and get him to compliment her latest outfit for the fifth time. He said she looked good in it, what more did she want?
They couldn't stay long though, soon their lunch break was over and they had to get back to class or else be late. The girls all quickly paid for their food, packed up their things and left the diner, Minako and Mokoto were practically blowing kisses at him on their way out, but Ami merely smiled shyly and waved as she left with them.
Darien and Artemis watched in amusement as Trunks' eyes seemed to find to follow her out and watch through the diner window as she walked away.
"See something you like?" Artemis asked in an amused manner. Trunks looked at him and blushed in the shock that he'd just been caught staring at Ami.
Darien just smiled lightly. "You like her huh?" He asked in amusement.
Trunks swallowed over the lump in his throat and slowly nodded his head. Darien just laughed out loud in amusement. "I knew it!" He practically shouted in amusement. "So why don't you tell her?" He asked curiously with a broad smile still in place.
"Well...um...I've never had a girlfriend before, and I don't even know if she feels the same way." He said shyly.
"Well you'll never know until you tell her now will you?" Artemis pointed out from his hiding spot. "Besides, I think she likes you too, anyway." He said knowingly.
Trunks couldn't help but blush when he heard that. 'She likes me? ALRIGHT!!' He thought with his blush replaced by a happy grin.
Both Darien and Artemis chuckled at the sight. Then Trunks brought up another subject of discussion right out of nowhere. "So what's going on with you and Usagi? Are the two of you dating?" He asked curiously. Ami had told him a thing or two about them and their relationship and he was just a little worried for them.
He just blinked, wondering where the question came from. "Yes...Well...Sort of." He said unsurely. Artemis looked at little confused with how strangely he'd answered the question, but said nothing about it.
Trunks twiddled his fingers a bit. He didn't mean to pry but he wanted to help his new friends with their problem. "What's wrong? Ami told me that the two of you were supposed to be madly in love or something and you two just act strangely towards each other."
When Darien looked up at him and raised an eyebrow as if to ask "Why do you care so much?" Trunks quickly tried to explain himself. "I'm not trying to pry into your life or anything!" He said quickly in the fear of getting him mad. "Sorry, I won't ask about it again." He said sincerely, hoping that he would be forgiven for being so rude and intrusive.
Darien actually gave him a friendly smile. "Don't worry about it. I'm not offended or anything. You're just curious and I understand." He said lightly.
Trunks breathed a sigh of relief and mentally whacked himself in the head for being so nosey. 'Minako and Makoto must be rubbing off on me!' He thought to himself in slight embarrassment.
"We're only taking a break from each other." Darien started from out of nowhere. Now that he thought about it, it would be nice to have someone to talk to about this. If any of the girls or the outers found out about their little problem then they would have a fit. He and Usagi just didn't need that.
Artemis's jaw dropped when he said that they were on a break and was thankfully rendered temporarily speechless. Trunks looked up at him in puzzlement when he said that so he continued with a slight sigh.
"Do you know that one day we're supposed to be king and queen of the world?" He asked. Trunks simply nodded his head and he took that as his signal to continue. "Well...I guess we're both just feeling pressured into it. It's like we have no choice but to do this whether we want to or not. I wouldn't know the first thing about ruling the world and neither does Usagi. It's not a good feeling knowing that your life has been planned out for you."
Trunks smiled lightly when he heard that because he knew just how to solve his problem. "You don't have to be the king and queen if you don't want to y'know." He said.
Darien just gave him a confused look, so he continued. "I mean it would probably be a good thing if you were, but if you really didn't want to you both could easily give the world back to the people who are ruling it now."
"Hey wait a minute!" Artemis interrupted once he'd found his voice. "They can't do that! They *have* to be king and queen!" He yelled in annoyance.
They both just ignored him. "That's actually a great idea, Trunks." Darien said happily as he got to his feet. "I'll go and tell Usagi about it. Thanks a lot!" He said as he went over to the counter to pay for his meal before leaving.
When he was gone Artemis glared death at Trunks. "Care to tell me what that was about?" He asked icily.
Trunks simply shrugged his shoulders. "You don't have to worry about it so much. They'll still be king and queen." He said before taking another sip of his drink.
"And what makes you say that after the stunt you just pulled?" The cat asked a little louder, not caring if he was heard or caught anymore. He and Trunks may have gotten to be friends but he was sure that the kid must've gone nuts to try and interfere with something that in the long run was none of his business.
"Chibi-Usa told me." He replied with another shrug. No one knew this yet but the little pink haired girl told him that soon her father would talk to him about a problem he and her mother were having involving their future together, and that he was supposed to give them both some advice that would help.
After a half an hour of trying to explain this, he eventually he had to call Chibi-Usa and ask her to explain that to the ballistic cat who just refused to believe that he and Luna wouldn't already know something that important. Thankfully he apologised for all the yelling once it was cleared up, and the two were on better terms again.
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That was about a week ago, and with the advice Trunks had given, Darien and Usagi were a close couple again. He would've known what the problem was even if Chibi-Usa hadn't told him about it. They both just felt pressured into something they weren't sure they could do, but because Trunks had shown them a way out they felt better knowing that if they decided not to, they wouldn't have to rule the world. They could just live normally if they wanted.
He knew that they wouldn't do that though. Darien and Usagi were always trying to do the right thing for everyone with their powers so they would still be king and queen for earths sake. It was just better that they had some of the weight of it taken off of their backs so they could focus more on each other instead of the burden they would eventually have to carry.
So far he still hadn't told Ami about what he felt for her. He was just a little afraid that perhaps Artemis was wrong and she really wasn't interested in him. The last thing he wanted to deal with in his first crush was rejection.
At least they got to spend a lot of time together, especially alone. So far they hadn't told anyone about how he'd been training Ami to use her Ki. He just felt that if he let Minako or Makoto in on it then not only would they not get any work done, but neither would he with how often they were hitting on him. He had a sneaking suspicion that Rei knew about it with her psychic powers, but thankfully if she did then she wasn't saying anything.
Trunks suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked down at his watch. He was surprised with how late it was. He was sweeping the same spot for almost two hours and was late to meet up with the others!
'Kuso!' He thought to himself as he quickly discarded the broom and ran to his room to quickly change out of the temple uniform and into his normal clothes. For someone who hates sweeping so much he was pretty damn surprised with how caught up in it he was for so long. He hoped that Darien wouldn't be angry with him for not meeting up with him like they had planned.
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"What do think's keeping him?" Minako asked everyone in the room impatiently as she tapped her fingers on the coffee table. She wanted Trunks to hurry up and get there so they could all hang out and so she could maybe try to get a date from him before Makoto tried anything.
Darien was sitting next to Usagi with his arm thrown around her shoulder, and had said that they had plans to go to the arcade and hang out with Andrew but he never showed up. Not that anyone was worried or anything, but they all would have still preferred him to be there with them. Especially Ami who decided to wear that nice blue sun dress to the Temple and hopefully catch Trunks' eye in a not so obvious manner, so Rei went out to see where he was.
Just as Usagi was about to shrug her shoulders and answer her question, Rei finally walked in. "Where was he?" Makoto asked as impatiently as Minako did. Ami put her book down so she could hear the answer.
Rei simply shrugged her shoulders. "He said he was working and just lost track of the time. He's getting changed right now so he asked me to say sorry to Darien for not showing up and that he'll be down in five minutes."
Darien nodded hi head in understanding and decided not to hold it against him when he got back. Minako and Makoto just glared daggers at her. "What were you doing in his room when he was changing?" Makoto asked dangerously.
Rei sweat dropped. "YOU BAKAS!" She shouted in an insulted tone. "I was talking to him through the door! I'm not some kind of hentai like the two of you!" She huffed out while pointing at them accusingly. Ami and Usagi just giggled in amusement
They both narrowed their eyes at her. "Ya sure." Minako said sarcastically before putting her hands behind her head smugly. "Not like it matters anyway since he'll most likely go out with me." She said a-matter-of-factly.
That caught Ami's attention pretty quick as she looked over at the blonde haired girl in slight disbelief. Rei simply narrowed her eyes at her. "What makes you think that?" She asked in an annoyed tone of voice.
She just reached her hand into her pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper for everyone to see. "What's that?" Ami asked the question everyone was thinking, curiously.
"It's a list from top to bottom of who has the biggest chances with Trunks." she said smugly before opening it up and starting to read it. "Obviously I'm at the top because I'm the prettiest single girl here." She said lightheartedly. Ami winced when she said that while Makoto just glared at her.
"Makoto, your next since you both like fighting so much, and because as my best friend that makes you the second prettiest single." She continued, causing Makoto's glare to go down a notch. Once again Ami winced. Was she trying to send her a message on her looks or something? And exactly where was she on this list that she so happily made on everyone's behalf?
"Rei, your third since you both have cool and unique powers, and Usagi it's nothing personal or anything, but since you're already taken you're near the bottom with Haruka and Michiru." She said while not looking up from the paper.
"No offence taken." She replied angrily. Not because she was near the bottom, but because she knew how much this was hurting Ami, who was currently finding something to stare at on the floor in order to hide the hurtful look on her face. To think, this was one of the girls she thought of as a friend.
"Chibi-Usa and Hotaru aren't on here because they're too young, and Setsuna is–HEY!!" She cried out as Ami reached across the table and quickly snatched the paper out of her hand before she even knew what was happening, and scrolling down the list to find her name.
Tears almost immediately came to her eyes and fell onto the paper that her shaking hands held, smudging the ink. At the very bottom of the list was her name. Even the starlights were on the list, with the words 'In female form' bracketed next to them, and she was below them! She was even below Haruka and Michiru and they weren't even into guys!
Usagi looked over her shoulder at the list and frowned deeply at the other blonde with what she saw.
Minako saw the tears coming down her face and tried to say something that would justify what she had written. "Look, I'm sorry Ami, but you gotta face it, it's not like you hold too much of a candle to us. You're always studying, you dress too proper, you wear reading glasses, you're not very strong and the two of you have almost nothing in common." She explained as if that would suddenly make her feel better with how insulted she just was.
Everyone in the room was silent. Did she even know how badly she was hurting her with all of that?!?
Usagi tried to tell her to ignore it but she just wiped her eyes and stood up before walking over to where Minako sat, a mixture of hurt and anger in her eyes. Wordlessly she handed to paper back to her as a few more tears streaked down her cheeks. "You truly are stupid!" She choked out before running out the door.
"What?!? Hey come back here!" Minako shouted angrily as she ran after her with every intention of getting an explanation and an apology, with everyone else following her out the door, hoping that she wasn't going after her with the intentions of fighting her. Darien just groaned tiredly before he too went after them. The last thing he needed was for a fight to break out.
"Ami! Stop already!" Minako cried out as they both ran across the yard and for the front Temple gates as she quickly started catching up to her every step of the way. Ami wouldn't stop though. She'd drop dead before going back to that and would in no way let them catch her. She didn't want them to see her cry.
Just as she reached a hand out to grab her shoulder and stop her, Ami took off into the sky and flew away at top speed, not caring if anyone saw her.
The girls all gave a startled gasp when they saw her fly away like how Trunks had done so many times before, but all Rei could do was smirk at the sight. 'I knew it.' She thought to herself in amusement. She and Trunks *had* been spending more time together. All that they needed to do was get together before something *else* happened today.
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It didn't take long for Ami to get tired from the flying, and need to land soon or else risk falling and getting hurt. A part of her just wanted to let herself fall, but thankfully she decided against it. There was a deserted park below her so she decided that it would be a good place to catch her breath and gather her thoughts.
Unfortunately she still wasn't all that great at flying yet, and when she went in to land she ended up going way too fast and with a painful gasp, sprained her ankle and fell to her knees.
'Just my luck.' She thought to herself as she tried to get into the air again, only to land on her face due to the lack of energy to keep her airborne. "Ow." She said dryly before getting back to her knees to resume her crying. It just wasn't fair. Why did they have to be so cruel? And she thought that she had friends! What a stupid joke!
'All I do is read and study, I wear clothes that aren't always in fashion and have glasses. Is that why no one likes me?' She thought while choking back a sob. It wasn't her fault. That's just how she was!
'At least Usagi doesn't think I'm a waste of time.' She thought while getting to her feet and hopping on over to the nearby park bench to sit down. She then took off her shoe and looked at the painful sprain that was strangely enough on the same foot as when she hurt herself in Trunks' world. It suddenly thundered out, but she didn't hear it as she was still examining her ankle.
It was pretty bad, but with her sailor healing powers it should be gone in less than three days. She just couldn't believe that Minako had the nerve to make a list about who Trunks would want and think that it would be okay to insult her like that. Making it out as if she had no chance at all and in the long run not with anybody else either due to her looks and personality. Things that she could never change.
Ami then leaned her back against the arm of the bench before hugging her knees close to her, trying not to add any pressure to her throbbing ankle as she did this.
She then started to run her finger across the light fabric of the dress she was wearing before groaning in embarrassment. 'He wouldn't notice me no matter what I wore anyway.' She thought to herself in disgust. Perhaps Minako was right. Maybe she really was too much of a geek and far too weak to have anyone, much less someone so nice, kind and handsome, that not even a change in her look could help her.
"I guess it can't get any worse." She thought out loud to no one in particular. And because the world is unfair and full of irony, it immediately started to pour rain on her. *Freezing* rain! Her eyes widened in complete shock before she hid her face in her knees and started to silently cry again.
This was just perfect. She couldn't even run away to find shelter from the rain because of her ankle. And she wasted all of her energy flying there so that was out of the question. She was stuck in the cold pouring rain all by herself, and nobody cared.
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"Hey guys! Sorry I'm late, I just got caught up in work.....and I...Uh, what's wrong?" Trunks asked once he finally came into the room just to find everyone sitting around the centre table with unhappy looks on their faces.
Usagi snarled slightly in Minako's direction before getting to her feet and wordlessly handed him the list that Minako had made earlier.
The other blonde cringed slightly as he looked over at the paper in his hands, and his eyes came together in slight disbelief and anger. Everyone had finally managed to tell the blonde exactly what it was that she had done to her friend, and she felt awful for it. The last thing she needed was for the drop dead gorgeous guy in front of her think she was immature over it.
Trunks was completely disgusted with what he saw. The sheet of paper had a list on it of all the girls names and was even labelled "Who Has The Best Shot At Trunks". At the very bottom was Ami's name and at the top was Minako's. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who wrote this. What exactly did this girl think he was? Some kind of animal for a game?
He quickly looked over at her, his anger replaced by shock. "Why would you write this?" He asked in disbelief.
Minako stuttered a bit and shrugged her shoulders. "I-I don't know. It was just something that I did on a whim." She explained frantically.
He looked back down at the paper before returning his gaze to her. His eyes then narrowed a little. "It's inaccurate." He said simply before sitting down and pulling a small pencil from out of his jacket pocket and starting to work on it.
Minako and Makoto went in for a closer look to see what he was doing to the list that Minako had made, but he wouldn't let them see it as he erased a few things and started to write down on it again.
When he was finished he handed the paper back to Minako who quickly looked it over and was shocked with what she saw. He erased her name and put Ami's at the top and hers at the bottom. "A-are you serious?!?" She asked in disbelief. He merely nodded his head.
Usagi then reached forward and snatched the paper from out of her hands like how Ami had done earlier before looking at it. Her eyes softened with what she saw and she couldn't help but make an "awww" sound. "I knew that you two were gonna get together!" She squealed in delight. Minako and Makoto just looked both disappointed and ashamed of themselves for acting the way they did.
Trunks simply blushed, he then looked around and took note of how Ami wasn't in the room with them and asked where she was. Once again everyone went silent, and it was Rei who had to answer him.
"Her feelings were hurt when she read that list, so she flew off somewhere and now we don't know where she is."
Trunks' jaw dropped when he heard that. Not because they knew that Ami could now fly, but because she had done it out in the freezing rain. "B-but it's storming out! She shouldn't be flying in that! What if she gets struck by lightning?!?" He shouted frantically and full of worry. She could easily get struck if she was in the air when it thundered out.
Rei then started to push him towards the door. "You're the only one of us that can find her, so when you do you tell her that you like her and bring her back!" She demanded hotly.
Trunks stopped dead in the doorway. Getting her was one thing, but telling her that he liked her!?! What if she didn't like him? "I don't know about that--"
"Either you admit that you like her or I'll kick you out of the Temple!" She threatened as she pushed him out the door. Of course she wouldn't go through with it if he didn't, but enough was enough! They were both too shy for their own good and at the rate they were going at it would be years until they admitted their feelings for each other. Rei just couldn't wait that long!
They were finally out the door and on the porch when she stopped shoving him. "Don't worry. Remember, I'm psychic. She won't turn you down. I know that for a fact." She whispered reassuringly for him.
He just sighed before giving her a light smile. "Thanks, Rei." He said, truly grateful to her for what she was doing for him.
She simply waved her hand dismissively. "Don't worry about it. Now hurry up and get your girlfriend before she catches a cold out in that." She ordered while pointing into the dark rain.
Once again, he smiled for her. He then turned around without another word and quickly jumped into the air, the rain was already soaking through his clothes but he didn't care as he locked on to Ami's Ki and headed for her direction, with Rei calling out good luck to him as he went.
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It was so cold out. Cold, dark and wet. Very wet! Ami couldn't help but shiver as she sat on the soaked wooden bench, her dress completely soaked through and clinging to her curves as she had her arms still wrapped around her knees in a weak and pitiful attempt to keep in some of her body heat.
Suddenly she felt something being placed over her head, and in fear she quickly turned around to see who was there. The very last person she thought that she would see was Trunks. Standing worriedly above as he placed his Capsule Corp jacket over her head to shield her from the rain.
"Hey." Was all he could say as he took a seat next to her.
She sniffled a bit. "W-what are you doing here?" She choked out while wiping the rain drops and tears from her face. She then clutched the jacket closer to her to try and get all the heat she could take.
Trunks fidgeted a bit, not seeming to notice that he was in freezing rain as he sat next to her. He was used to being cold, so in truth it didn't bother him that much. "I saw that list that Minako made, and I came to get you." He replied.
A few more tears came down her face when she heard that. 'Now he knows how pathetic I am!' She thought miserably before starting to shiver again.
Trunks saw this immediately, and mentally slapped himself in the head. He'd forgotten that she wasn't used to the cold like he was. "Here let me help." He said while moving a little closer to her. He then changed into a super saiyan and let the yellow glow surround the both of them to warm them. His sword then changed from the little metal pendant around his neck to it's actual size, strapping itself onto his back, but he paid no attention to it.
Ami's eyes widened a little when she could no longer feel cold rain drops on her, and when she looked over through the golden aura to see that it was still pouring out she couldn't help but be amazed as she looked back at his teal eyes.
"You wanna tell me why you ran out here?" He asked, knowing what the answer was but still needing something to start up a conversation with.
She sniffed back a few more tears before replying. "You saw that list right?"
He nodded his head, so she continued in a choked voice. "Well it was true. If there was a list made on every guy in the world I'd be at the bottom of all of them because no one would ever want me!" She cried out before shamefully hiding her face in her hands. The very last person she wanted to talk to this about was the guy whom she liked more than anything in the world, but the words just seemed to come out when he asked.
He looked at her sadly before gently removing her hands from her face so that she would look at him. She gave him a confused look, so he decided to explain. 'Kami Rei, I hope you're right about this!' He thought to himself nervously.
"That's not true, Ami." He whispered soothingly. "I'd want you."
Her eyes widened to the point where it was almost unhealthy when she heard that. 'I-I heard wrong! I had to of! There's just no way that he would want me!'
Trunks started to blush when she didn't say anything, and the only thing he could really think of doing was continue. "Well...It's just that...I really like you...and I was wondering if maybe you would want to....be with me?" He asked nervously.
Once again, Ami didn't say anything. She was too speechless to have anything to say. There was *no* way she could have misunderstood something like that twice! 'Say something, say something, say something!!!' She screamed at herself, but nothing would come out of her mouth.
Trunks bit his lower lip when she didn't respond, he just *had* to get a reaction out of her! He needed to know what she thought about this! So he did the only thing that he could think of. Which, had he been thinking more clearly at the time, he might have considered to be a bad idea.
He slowly reached his hand out to cup her face before gently wiping the tears and rain drops from her soft cheeks. She blinked in confusion, but didn't say anything as he leaned forward placed the softest of kisses on her lips. Honestly, she loved it. Everything melted away when he did that. The cold, the hurt, the pain, all of it was gone and there was only the two of them, kissing beneath his golden light in the rain
Once he realized what he was doing though, he quickly pulled away. "I-I'm sorry! I-I shouldn't have done that! I--"
"Do you mean it?" She demanded, cutting him off.
He just looked at her in confusion. "Mean what?" He asked.
"Do you want me to be with you?" She asked, almost fearful that he would say that it was just a big mistake and really not be interested at all.
He just blinked. "Of course I mean it. I've liked you since the first time I laid eyes on you, and I'm not very experienced with girls or anything...but...I think I love you." He admitted with a fresh blush forming on his cheeks.
More tears came into Ami's eyes, but this time instead of tears of hurt and betrayal, they were tears of relief and joy. Somebody did love her and did want her, and that was all that ran through her head when she leapt into his arms, ignoring the pain in her ankle as she did, and quickly started to plant kisses all over his blushing face.
"I love you too! I love you too!" She cried out between kisses before one quickly landed on his warm lips. It was nothing too big, just another quick kiss that they shared, they were both too shy to do anything drastic at this point, but all good things come to those who wait.
When she pulled away from him, they both blushed furiously while still staring into each others eyes, they're faces still rather close. "You have no idea how happy you've made me." He whispered lovingly before he noticed how she was still shaking a little. "I'll take you home now." Trunks whispered, he realised how soaked they both still were as well, and the need to dry off was great.
She merely smiled and nodded her head as he got to his feet and offered her his hand to take. She gladly took it to get up, but forgot about the pain in her foot as she instantly fell into his chest when she couldn't support herself.
"Are you alright, Ami?" Trunks asked worriedly as he held her close.
"Um...I just sprained my ankle earlier, that's all." She replied, a little embarrassed.
"Oh, well then let me help you." He replied with a grin before scooping her up in his arms and holding her bridal style. "There, now all you have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride." He said to her happily before kissing her forehead and taking off into the air, his golden aura still protecting her from freezing rain.
If Ami ever felt like a princess, it was most definitely now.
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Pluto looked at all the glowing building of the city from where she sat, trying to pinpoint where that Majin Buu creature was before it met up with what was left of Chaos.
After much begging, Chibi-Usa had finally convinced her to help and find another way to deal with the problem that Trunks would have to face should this happen.
No one knew this, but Chaos wasn't destroyed when the final fight between her and Sailor Moon occurred. Like what happened to Majin Buu, a piece of her was left over in a spiritual form that Pluto couldn't track down, and therefore, couldn't kill.
She knew that by brining Trunks into their world, Majin Buu would live and follow him, and that's exactly what she wanted. Once Chaos had sensed it, she knew that they would merge to try and fight again, only this would create an advantage for them.
If Chaos was left to her own devices, she would simply gather energy until she was strong enough to kill them all before they even knew what was happening. Crystal Tokyo would then not exist, she knew this for a fact. However if the dark energy of Majin Buu enticed her enough, then she would combine herself with it and create a physical form that the scouts would be able to see, challenge and defeat before it got too strong. Crystal Tokyo would then come into being.
Unfortunately this didn't look too good for the young time traveller whom she was forced to trick into coming into their world, in order to get at his power and lure Majin Buu in with. With all the energy still needed for the fight, despite the fact that the sudden joining of the two would weaken it, Trunks' body would be destroyed, but only because he would chose to die rather than let another world fall. Especially since it housed his new love.
Yes, Ami and Trunks were meant to fall in love, and yes she felt awful for using that against the two, but there was no other way. It was either that or everyone dies.
Suddenly Pluto jerked her head up as she felt a flash of negative energy cross her senses, and a sudden dread overcame her. It felt as if she was falling into a black hole, and she immediately knew what had caused it.
"They've joined." She whispered to herself sadly. There was nothing she could do now. The two powers had come together and now all that was left was to wait until it made it's first attack.
"I'm sorry Small Lady, but I told you that this had to happen." She whispered to herself sadly. She then created a portal and went back to the time gates to think about a plan of action.
God knew they would all need one.
To Be Continued........................
A.N: Please don't hurt me!!!!!!!!! _ Sorry about the whole Trunks dying thing, but I love causing stress among his fans! and before I continue with this fic I wanna see at least fifteen new reviews! Or else I'll be cruel and leave it here! MWUHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
And as for this song here, It's called With You, By: Jessica Simpson. And I was kind of reminded of Ami when I listened to it, so enjoy!
P.S. For those of you who don't know, Trunks song would be "Somewhere I Belong" By Linkin Park ^_~
The real me is a southern girl with her Levis on and an open heart
Wish I could save the world, like I was super girl
The real me used to laugh all night, lying in the grass just talking about love
But lately I've been jaded, life got so complicated
I start thinking about it, I almost forgot what it was like
To know what it feels right
Cause with you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now
Now that I'm with you
With you, with you, with you
Now that I'm with you
You speak and it's like a song
And just like that all my walls come down
It's like a private joke, just meant for us to know
I relate to you naturally
Everybody else just fades away
Sometimes it's hard to breathe
Just knowing you found me
Cuz I'm thinking about it, I almost forgot what it was like
To know what it feels right
Cause with you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt onI never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now
Now that I'm with you
With you
Come and take me
Love you save me
Like nobody else
Now I can be myself
With you
With you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now (Baby as I do now)
Now that I'm with you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now
Now that I'm with you
Chapter Seven: With You
The birds were all chirping happily from the trees, not a cloud was seen in the sky and the weather was just perfect. Another beautiful day in paradise. Or what Trunks considered to be paradise. Living at the Temple with Rei and her grandfather has so far been one of the best things to ever come his way. The cherry blossoms were still in bloom and small animals would normally come up to give him a visit when he was done work, because they knew how he would usually give them bread crumbs from his lunch. He also thought that Rei's pet crows were neat too.
Trunks had been there for almost a month now, and like Rei had said her grandfather had promoted him to help with the martial arts courses as soon as he found out how skilled he was. He had to control his strength a great deal, but he loved working with all the little kids that would come in for lessons.
Chad was a good guy too. A little foolish at times, but once he managed to convince him that he wasn't interested in dating Rei they became good friends. That Haruka girl didn't trust him too much, and he often caught her giving him dirty looks, but he didn't mind. All he had to do was be polite and hopefully she'd stop being so suspicious of him.
It was a little weird living at the Temple at first. Ami was around for the first few days to help him on certain things though, so at least it wasn't too awkward. She was also around to help him explain to her friends about how much saiyans need to eat. It would have been really embarrassing if she wasn't there to help him in *that* area. To ensure that he didn't eat Rei out of house and home he made sure to work extra hard and tried and buy a lot of his own food.
The temple uniform that he had to wear when working was the strangest. A white top with REALLY baggy purple pants and sandals. Rei and Chad wore similar garments when working so he just shrugged his shoulders and wore the thing. At least the pants made it easy to hide his tail.
Luna and Artemis had used some kind of strange magic on his sword a few days after he'd arrived so that he could wear it around anywhere. It was now a metal sword pendant that hung on a thick chain around his neck and beneath his shirt. It would only go back to it's normal size whenever he changed into a super saiyan. This way he could bring it around with him wherever he went and not have to worry about losing it.
He was so grateful to be in a place like this with so many nice people that he swore to himself that once he got Capsule Corp up and running he'd get a place of his own and then pay back everyone who so generously helped him, even though they said it wasn't necessary.
He was outside right now, sweeping up the entrance way to the Temple. This was the part of the job he hated the most. Sweeping. He sighed tiredly. It was a lot more fun trying to train Mr. Hino's students. Another hour and he would be done at least, then he could get into his normal clothes and maybe go into town.
Darien was done with his job about the same time he was, so maybe they could do something to pass the time. Trunks and Darien hit it off immediately and were now practically best friends. Artemis was cool too, and he would always say how great it was to have another male member of the group instead of a bunch of girls all the time.
Right now the girls all had college so they wouldn't be out for another hour or two. That sucked. Trunks hated waiting to see Ami. One thing he didn't inherit from his parents was patience that's for sure. He knew he liked her, but it wasn't too much of a secret anymore. Darien found out one day when they were hanging out at the arcade on their day off.
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Trunks and Darien were sitting across from one another at the food section of the arcade. Artemis had to hide on Darien's side towards the wall so he wouldn't be seen. Cats weren't allowed inside, and if he got caught he would be thrown out. He found that it wasn't too bad however when Trunks and Darien would occasionally hand him some fries to munch on.
Darien had just finished his double cheeseburger and fries while Trunks just finished off five of the same order in the same amount of time.
"Man, Trunks I am never gonna get used to seeing you eat!" He said, laughing at the looks some of the employees sent their way. Trunks paid no attention to them, he was used to having people stare on the rare occasions when he went out to eat back at his own world.
"You probably won't get used to it. Even after nineteen years of having me around and even LONGER with Goku, my mother could never fully get used to seeing a saiyan eat!"
They all laughed at that statement when suddenly the bell to the door leading inside of the diner rang. Darien barely noticed it, much less cared, and Trunks would have ignored it too if it weren't for the angelic voice he heard amongst the group of girls.
His ears perked and he quickly turned his head to the source to see Ami and the others walking in and chatting merrily among themselves. "What's the matter Trunks?" He turned his head to see Artemis and Darien giving him confused looks for turning his attention away so quickly for no apparent reason.
"Oh, um...The girls just walked in that's all." He tried to say it casually, but knew he failed when Darien noticed the blush on his cheeks and raised an eyebrow.
"Hey guys!" They all looked back to see the girls headed for them with Usagi in the lead. Ami seemed to look down more with every step she made towards him, and Trunks seemed to lean down a bit to get a look at her face.
A look of recognition crossed Darien's face as he suddenly realised what was going on. 'They like each other!' He thought in amusement. Strangely they weren't doing a good job of hiding their attraction towards on another, but none of the other girls seemed to notice the looks they sent each other when the other wasn't looking as a verbal argument started as to who got to sit next to Trunks.
During the argument, Trunks moved down his seat a bit and gave Ami the room she needed to sit down, and she happily did while Minako, Makoto and Hotaru argued with each other. The others soon noticed how the spot they had been arguing over was taken and scowled at the blue haired girl slightly. She lowered her head in embarrassment, but didn't move.
Trunks breathed a sigh of relief at her presence next to him. He really hated how childish those girls acted around him. They made him feel so uncomfortable whenever they would latch on to his arms as he walked or stare at him when he trained or when his back was turned. What was so great that they found the need to stare at him so hungrily for?
Once he thought he saw Ami looking at him when he was training, but when he turned his head to see for sure the look was gone. Not that he would have minded it though. In fact she never seemed to stare at him or drool like some sort of mental patient at the sight of him, and she never argued with the others for his arm either. So the very idea that she would be looking at him once in a while sent shivers up his spine. Maybe she was interested.
Conversation soon started once the others found seats as close to Trunks as they could get. It was lunch break at their school so they were able to stay for a good half an hour before they needed to leave. Trunks found that he had the biggest urge to put his arm around Ami's shoulder with how close to him she was, but wisely held it in check. Darien noticed how nervous he seemed though and smiled at the sight. It was about time Ami got a guy, in his minds eye.
They were able to start up conversations easily with each other with just about anything. Soon they were discussing school issues, which he found to be interesting despite how many times Minako would try to change the subject to try and get him to compliment her latest outfit for the fifth time. He said she looked good in it, what more did she want?
They couldn't stay long though, soon their lunch break was over and they had to get back to class or else be late. The girls all quickly paid for their food, packed up their things and left the diner, Minako and Mokoto were practically blowing kisses at him on their way out, but Ami merely smiled shyly and waved as she left with them.
Darien and Artemis watched in amusement as Trunks' eyes seemed to find to follow her out and watch through the diner window as she walked away.
"See something you like?" Artemis asked in an amused manner. Trunks looked at him and blushed in the shock that he'd just been caught staring at Ami.
Darien just smiled lightly. "You like her huh?" He asked in amusement.
Trunks swallowed over the lump in his throat and slowly nodded his head. Darien just laughed out loud in amusement. "I knew it!" He practically shouted in amusement. "So why don't you tell her?" He asked curiously with a broad smile still in place.
"Well...um...I've never had a girlfriend before, and I don't even know if she feels the same way." He said shyly.
"Well you'll never know until you tell her now will you?" Artemis pointed out from his hiding spot. "Besides, I think she likes you too, anyway." He said knowingly.
Trunks couldn't help but blush when he heard that. 'She likes me? ALRIGHT!!' He thought with his blush replaced by a happy grin.
Both Darien and Artemis chuckled at the sight. Then Trunks brought up another subject of discussion right out of nowhere. "So what's going on with you and Usagi? Are the two of you dating?" He asked curiously. Ami had told him a thing or two about them and their relationship and he was just a little worried for them.
He just blinked, wondering where the question came from. "Yes...Well...Sort of." He said unsurely. Artemis looked at little confused with how strangely he'd answered the question, but said nothing about it.
Trunks twiddled his fingers a bit. He didn't mean to pry but he wanted to help his new friends with their problem. "What's wrong? Ami told me that the two of you were supposed to be madly in love or something and you two just act strangely towards each other."
When Darien looked up at him and raised an eyebrow as if to ask "Why do you care so much?" Trunks quickly tried to explain himself. "I'm not trying to pry into your life or anything!" He said quickly in the fear of getting him mad. "Sorry, I won't ask about it again." He said sincerely, hoping that he would be forgiven for being so rude and intrusive.
Darien actually gave him a friendly smile. "Don't worry about it. I'm not offended or anything. You're just curious and I understand." He said lightly.
Trunks breathed a sigh of relief and mentally whacked himself in the head for being so nosey. 'Minako and Makoto must be rubbing off on me!' He thought to himself in slight embarrassment.
"We're only taking a break from each other." Darien started from out of nowhere. Now that he thought about it, it would be nice to have someone to talk to about this. If any of the girls or the outers found out about their little problem then they would have a fit. He and Usagi just didn't need that.
Artemis's jaw dropped when he said that they were on a break and was thankfully rendered temporarily speechless. Trunks looked up at him in puzzlement when he said that so he continued with a slight sigh.
"Do you know that one day we're supposed to be king and queen of the world?" He asked. Trunks simply nodded his head and he took that as his signal to continue. "Well...I guess we're both just feeling pressured into it. It's like we have no choice but to do this whether we want to or not. I wouldn't know the first thing about ruling the world and neither does Usagi. It's not a good feeling knowing that your life has been planned out for you."
Trunks smiled lightly when he heard that because he knew just how to solve his problem. "You don't have to be the king and queen if you don't want to y'know." He said.
Darien just gave him a confused look, so he continued. "I mean it would probably be a good thing if you were, but if you really didn't want to you both could easily give the world back to the people who are ruling it now."
"Hey wait a minute!" Artemis interrupted once he'd found his voice. "They can't do that! They *have* to be king and queen!" He yelled in annoyance.
They both just ignored him. "That's actually a great idea, Trunks." Darien said happily as he got to his feet. "I'll go and tell Usagi about it. Thanks a lot!" He said as he went over to the counter to pay for his meal before leaving.
When he was gone Artemis glared death at Trunks. "Care to tell me what that was about?" He asked icily.
Trunks simply shrugged his shoulders. "You don't have to worry about it so much. They'll still be king and queen." He said before taking another sip of his drink.
"And what makes you say that after the stunt you just pulled?" The cat asked a little louder, not caring if he was heard or caught anymore. He and Trunks may have gotten to be friends but he was sure that the kid must've gone nuts to try and interfere with something that in the long run was none of his business.
"Chibi-Usa told me." He replied with another shrug. No one knew this yet but the little pink haired girl told him that soon her father would talk to him about a problem he and her mother were having involving their future together, and that he was supposed to give them both some advice that would help.
After a half an hour of trying to explain this, he eventually he had to call Chibi-Usa and ask her to explain that to the ballistic cat who just refused to believe that he and Luna wouldn't already know something that important. Thankfully he apologised for all the yelling once it was cleared up, and the two were on better terms again.
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That was about a week ago, and with the advice Trunks had given, Darien and Usagi were a close couple again. He would've known what the problem was even if Chibi-Usa hadn't told him about it. They both just felt pressured into something they weren't sure they could do, but because Trunks had shown them a way out they felt better knowing that if they decided not to, they wouldn't have to rule the world. They could just live normally if they wanted.
He knew that they wouldn't do that though. Darien and Usagi were always trying to do the right thing for everyone with their powers so they would still be king and queen for earths sake. It was just better that they had some of the weight of it taken off of their backs so they could focus more on each other instead of the burden they would eventually have to carry.
So far he still hadn't told Ami about what he felt for her. He was just a little afraid that perhaps Artemis was wrong and she really wasn't interested in him. The last thing he wanted to deal with in his first crush was rejection.
At least they got to spend a lot of time together, especially alone. So far they hadn't told anyone about how he'd been training Ami to use her Ki. He just felt that if he let Minako or Makoto in on it then not only would they not get any work done, but neither would he with how often they were hitting on him. He had a sneaking suspicion that Rei knew about it with her psychic powers, but thankfully if she did then she wasn't saying anything.
Trunks suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked down at his watch. He was surprised with how late it was. He was sweeping the same spot for almost two hours and was late to meet up with the others!
'Kuso!' He thought to himself as he quickly discarded the broom and ran to his room to quickly change out of the temple uniform and into his normal clothes. For someone who hates sweeping so much he was pretty damn surprised with how caught up in it he was for so long. He hoped that Darien wouldn't be angry with him for not meeting up with him like they had planned.
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"What do think's keeping him?" Minako asked everyone in the room impatiently as she tapped her fingers on the coffee table. She wanted Trunks to hurry up and get there so they could all hang out and so she could maybe try to get a date from him before Makoto tried anything.
Darien was sitting next to Usagi with his arm thrown around her shoulder, and had said that they had plans to go to the arcade and hang out with Andrew but he never showed up. Not that anyone was worried or anything, but they all would have still preferred him to be there with them. Especially Ami who decided to wear that nice blue sun dress to the Temple and hopefully catch Trunks' eye in a not so obvious manner, so Rei went out to see where he was.
Just as Usagi was about to shrug her shoulders and answer her question, Rei finally walked in. "Where was he?" Makoto asked as impatiently as Minako did. Ami put her book down so she could hear the answer.
Rei simply shrugged her shoulders. "He said he was working and just lost track of the time. He's getting changed right now so he asked me to say sorry to Darien for not showing up and that he'll be down in five minutes."
Darien nodded hi head in understanding and decided not to hold it against him when he got back. Minako and Makoto just glared daggers at her. "What were you doing in his room when he was changing?" Makoto asked dangerously.
Rei sweat dropped. "YOU BAKAS!" She shouted in an insulted tone. "I was talking to him through the door! I'm not some kind of hentai like the two of you!" She huffed out while pointing at them accusingly. Ami and Usagi just giggled in amusement
They both narrowed their eyes at her. "Ya sure." Minako said sarcastically before putting her hands behind her head smugly. "Not like it matters anyway since he'll most likely go out with me." She said a-matter-of-factly.
That caught Ami's attention pretty quick as she looked over at the blonde haired girl in slight disbelief. Rei simply narrowed her eyes at her. "What makes you think that?" She asked in an annoyed tone of voice.
She just reached her hand into her pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper for everyone to see. "What's that?" Ami asked the question everyone was thinking, curiously.
"It's a list from top to bottom of who has the biggest chances with Trunks." she said smugly before opening it up and starting to read it. "Obviously I'm at the top because I'm the prettiest single girl here." She said lightheartedly. Ami winced when she said that while Makoto just glared at her.
"Makoto, your next since you both like fighting so much, and because as my best friend that makes you the second prettiest single." She continued, causing Makoto's glare to go down a notch. Once again Ami winced. Was she trying to send her a message on her looks or something? And exactly where was she on this list that she so happily made on everyone's behalf?
"Rei, your third since you both have cool and unique powers, and Usagi it's nothing personal or anything, but since you're already taken you're near the bottom with Haruka and Michiru." She said while not looking up from the paper.
"No offence taken." She replied angrily. Not because she was near the bottom, but because she knew how much this was hurting Ami, who was currently finding something to stare at on the floor in order to hide the hurtful look on her face. To think, this was one of the girls she thought of as a friend.
"Chibi-Usa and Hotaru aren't on here because they're too young, and Setsuna is–HEY!!" She cried out as Ami reached across the table and quickly snatched the paper out of her hand before she even knew what was happening, and scrolling down the list to find her name.
Tears almost immediately came to her eyes and fell onto the paper that her shaking hands held, smudging the ink. At the very bottom of the list was her name. Even the starlights were on the list, with the words 'In female form' bracketed next to them, and she was below them! She was even below Haruka and Michiru and they weren't even into guys!
Usagi looked over her shoulder at the list and frowned deeply at the other blonde with what she saw.
Minako saw the tears coming down her face and tried to say something that would justify what she had written. "Look, I'm sorry Ami, but you gotta face it, it's not like you hold too much of a candle to us. You're always studying, you dress too proper, you wear reading glasses, you're not very strong and the two of you have almost nothing in common." She explained as if that would suddenly make her feel better with how insulted she just was.
Everyone in the room was silent. Did she even know how badly she was hurting her with all of that?!?
Usagi tried to tell her to ignore it but she just wiped her eyes and stood up before walking over to where Minako sat, a mixture of hurt and anger in her eyes. Wordlessly she handed to paper back to her as a few more tears streaked down her cheeks. "You truly are stupid!" She choked out before running out the door.
"What?!? Hey come back here!" Minako shouted angrily as she ran after her with every intention of getting an explanation and an apology, with everyone else following her out the door, hoping that she wasn't going after her with the intentions of fighting her. Darien just groaned tiredly before he too went after them. The last thing he needed was for a fight to break out.
"Ami! Stop already!" Minako cried out as they both ran across the yard and for the front Temple gates as she quickly started catching up to her every step of the way. Ami wouldn't stop though. She'd drop dead before going back to that and would in no way let them catch her. She didn't want them to see her cry.
Just as she reached a hand out to grab her shoulder and stop her, Ami took off into the sky and flew away at top speed, not caring if anyone saw her.
The girls all gave a startled gasp when they saw her fly away like how Trunks had done so many times before, but all Rei could do was smirk at the sight. 'I knew it.' She thought to herself in amusement. She and Trunks *had* been spending more time together. All that they needed to do was get together before something *else* happened today.
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It didn't take long for Ami to get tired from the flying, and need to land soon or else risk falling and getting hurt. A part of her just wanted to let herself fall, but thankfully she decided against it. There was a deserted park below her so she decided that it would be a good place to catch her breath and gather her thoughts.
Unfortunately she still wasn't all that great at flying yet, and when she went in to land she ended up going way too fast and with a painful gasp, sprained her ankle and fell to her knees.
'Just my luck.' She thought to herself as she tried to get into the air again, only to land on her face due to the lack of energy to keep her airborne. "Ow." She said dryly before getting back to her knees to resume her crying. It just wasn't fair. Why did they have to be so cruel? And she thought that she had friends! What a stupid joke!
'All I do is read and study, I wear clothes that aren't always in fashion and have glasses. Is that why no one likes me?' She thought while choking back a sob. It wasn't her fault. That's just how she was!
'At least Usagi doesn't think I'm a waste of time.' She thought while getting to her feet and hopping on over to the nearby park bench to sit down. She then took off her shoe and looked at the painful sprain that was strangely enough on the same foot as when she hurt herself in Trunks' world. It suddenly thundered out, but she didn't hear it as she was still examining her ankle.
It was pretty bad, but with her sailor healing powers it should be gone in less than three days. She just couldn't believe that Minako had the nerve to make a list about who Trunks would want and think that it would be okay to insult her like that. Making it out as if she had no chance at all and in the long run not with anybody else either due to her looks and personality. Things that she could never change.
Ami then leaned her back against the arm of the bench before hugging her knees close to her, trying not to add any pressure to her throbbing ankle as she did this.
She then started to run her finger across the light fabric of the dress she was wearing before groaning in embarrassment. 'He wouldn't notice me no matter what I wore anyway.' She thought to herself in disgust. Perhaps Minako was right. Maybe she really was too much of a geek and far too weak to have anyone, much less someone so nice, kind and handsome, that not even a change in her look could help her.
"I guess it can't get any worse." She thought out loud to no one in particular. And because the world is unfair and full of irony, it immediately started to pour rain on her. *Freezing* rain! Her eyes widened in complete shock before she hid her face in her knees and started to silently cry again.
This was just perfect. She couldn't even run away to find shelter from the rain because of her ankle. And she wasted all of her energy flying there so that was out of the question. She was stuck in the cold pouring rain all by herself, and nobody cared.
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"Hey guys! Sorry I'm late, I just got caught up in work.....and I...Uh, what's wrong?" Trunks asked once he finally came into the room just to find everyone sitting around the centre table with unhappy looks on their faces.
Usagi snarled slightly in Minako's direction before getting to her feet and wordlessly handed him the list that Minako had made earlier.
The other blonde cringed slightly as he looked over at the paper in his hands, and his eyes came together in slight disbelief and anger. Everyone had finally managed to tell the blonde exactly what it was that she had done to her friend, and she felt awful for it. The last thing she needed was for the drop dead gorgeous guy in front of her think she was immature over it.
Trunks was completely disgusted with what he saw. The sheet of paper had a list on it of all the girls names and was even labelled "Who Has The Best Shot At Trunks". At the very bottom was Ami's name and at the top was Minako's. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who wrote this. What exactly did this girl think he was? Some kind of animal for a game?
He quickly looked over at her, his anger replaced by shock. "Why would you write this?" He asked in disbelief.
Minako stuttered a bit and shrugged her shoulders. "I-I don't know. It was just something that I did on a whim." She explained frantically.
He looked back down at the paper before returning his gaze to her. His eyes then narrowed a little. "It's inaccurate." He said simply before sitting down and pulling a small pencil from out of his jacket pocket and starting to work on it.
Minako and Makoto went in for a closer look to see what he was doing to the list that Minako had made, but he wouldn't let them see it as he erased a few things and started to write down on it again.
When he was finished he handed the paper back to Minako who quickly looked it over and was shocked with what she saw. He erased her name and put Ami's at the top and hers at the bottom. "A-are you serious?!?" She asked in disbelief. He merely nodded his head.
Usagi then reached forward and snatched the paper from out of her hands like how Ami had done earlier before looking at it. Her eyes softened with what she saw and she couldn't help but make an "awww" sound. "I knew that you two were gonna get together!" She squealed in delight. Minako and Makoto just looked both disappointed and ashamed of themselves for acting the way they did.
Trunks simply blushed, he then looked around and took note of how Ami wasn't in the room with them and asked where she was. Once again everyone went silent, and it was Rei who had to answer him.
"Her feelings were hurt when she read that list, so she flew off somewhere and now we don't know where she is."
Trunks' jaw dropped when he heard that. Not because they knew that Ami could now fly, but because she had done it out in the freezing rain. "B-but it's storming out! She shouldn't be flying in that! What if she gets struck by lightning?!?" He shouted frantically and full of worry. She could easily get struck if she was in the air when it thundered out.
Rei then started to push him towards the door. "You're the only one of us that can find her, so when you do you tell her that you like her and bring her back!" She demanded hotly.
Trunks stopped dead in the doorway. Getting her was one thing, but telling her that he liked her!?! What if she didn't like him? "I don't know about that--"
"Either you admit that you like her or I'll kick you out of the Temple!" She threatened as she pushed him out the door. Of course she wouldn't go through with it if he didn't, but enough was enough! They were both too shy for their own good and at the rate they were going at it would be years until they admitted their feelings for each other. Rei just couldn't wait that long!
They were finally out the door and on the porch when she stopped shoving him. "Don't worry. Remember, I'm psychic. She won't turn you down. I know that for a fact." She whispered reassuringly for him.
He just sighed before giving her a light smile. "Thanks, Rei." He said, truly grateful to her for what she was doing for him.
She simply waved her hand dismissively. "Don't worry about it. Now hurry up and get your girlfriend before she catches a cold out in that." She ordered while pointing into the dark rain.
Once again, he smiled for her. He then turned around without another word and quickly jumped into the air, the rain was already soaking through his clothes but he didn't care as he locked on to Ami's Ki and headed for her direction, with Rei calling out good luck to him as he went.
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It was so cold out. Cold, dark and wet. Very wet! Ami couldn't help but shiver as she sat on the soaked wooden bench, her dress completely soaked through and clinging to her curves as she had her arms still wrapped around her knees in a weak and pitiful attempt to keep in some of her body heat.
Suddenly she felt something being placed over her head, and in fear she quickly turned around to see who was there. The very last person she thought that she would see was Trunks. Standing worriedly above as he placed his Capsule Corp jacket over her head to shield her from the rain.
"Hey." Was all he could say as he took a seat next to her.
She sniffled a bit. "W-what are you doing here?" She choked out while wiping the rain drops and tears from her face. She then clutched the jacket closer to her to try and get all the heat she could take.
Trunks fidgeted a bit, not seeming to notice that he was in freezing rain as he sat next to her. He was used to being cold, so in truth it didn't bother him that much. "I saw that list that Minako made, and I came to get you." He replied.
A few more tears came down her face when she heard that. 'Now he knows how pathetic I am!' She thought miserably before starting to shiver again.
Trunks saw this immediately, and mentally slapped himself in the head. He'd forgotten that she wasn't used to the cold like he was. "Here let me help." He said while moving a little closer to her. He then changed into a super saiyan and let the yellow glow surround the both of them to warm them. His sword then changed from the little metal pendant around his neck to it's actual size, strapping itself onto his back, but he paid no attention to it.
Ami's eyes widened a little when she could no longer feel cold rain drops on her, and when she looked over through the golden aura to see that it was still pouring out she couldn't help but be amazed as she looked back at his teal eyes.
"You wanna tell me why you ran out here?" He asked, knowing what the answer was but still needing something to start up a conversation with.
She sniffed back a few more tears before replying. "You saw that list right?"
He nodded his head, so she continued in a choked voice. "Well it was true. If there was a list made on every guy in the world I'd be at the bottom of all of them because no one would ever want me!" She cried out before shamefully hiding her face in her hands. The very last person she wanted to talk to this about was the guy whom she liked more than anything in the world, but the words just seemed to come out when he asked.
He looked at her sadly before gently removing her hands from her face so that she would look at him. She gave him a confused look, so he decided to explain. 'Kami Rei, I hope you're right about this!' He thought to himself nervously.
"That's not true, Ami." He whispered soothingly. "I'd want you."
Her eyes widened to the point where it was almost unhealthy when she heard that. 'I-I heard wrong! I had to of! There's just no way that he would want me!'
Trunks started to blush when she didn't say anything, and the only thing he could really think of doing was continue. "Well...It's just that...I really like you...and I was wondering if maybe you would want to....be with me?" He asked nervously.
Once again, Ami didn't say anything. She was too speechless to have anything to say. There was *no* way she could have misunderstood something like that twice! 'Say something, say something, say something!!!' She screamed at herself, but nothing would come out of her mouth.
Trunks bit his lower lip when she didn't respond, he just *had* to get a reaction out of her! He needed to know what she thought about this! So he did the only thing that he could think of. Which, had he been thinking more clearly at the time, he might have considered to be a bad idea.
He slowly reached his hand out to cup her face before gently wiping the tears and rain drops from her soft cheeks. She blinked in confusion, but didn't say anything as he leaned forward placed the softest of kisses on her lips. Honestly, she loved it. Everything melted away when he did that. The cold, the hurt, the pain, all of it was gone and there was only the two of them, kissing beneath his golden light in the rain
Once he realized what he was doing though, he quickly pulled away. "I-I'm sorry! I-I shouldn't have done that! I--"
"Do you mean it?" She demanded, cutting him off.
He just looked at her in confusion. "Mean what?" He asked.
"Do you want me to be with you?" She asked, almost fearful that he would say that it was just a big mistake and really not be interested at all.
He just blinked. "Of course I mean it. I've liked you since the first time I laid eyes on you, and I'm not very experienced with girls or anything...but...I think I love you." He admitted with a fresh blush forming on his cheeks.
More tears came into Ami's eyes, but this time instead of tears of hurt and betrayal, they were tears of relief and joy. Somebody did love her and did want her, and that was all that ran through her head when she leapt into his arms, ignoring the pain in her ankle as she did, and quickly started to plant kisses all over his blushing face.
"I love you too! I love you too!" She cried out between kisses before one quickly landed on his warm lips. It was nothing too big, just another quick kiss that they shared, they were both too shy to do anything drastic at this point, but all good things come to those who wait.
When she pulled away from him, they both blushed furiously while still staring into each others eyes, they're faces still rather close. "You have no idea how happy you've made me." He whispered lovingly before he noticed how she was still shaking a little. "I'll take you home now." Trunks whispered, he realised how soaked they both still were as well, and the need to dry off was great.
She merely smiled and nodded her head as he got to his feet and offered her his hand to take. She gladly took it to get up, but forgot about the pain in her foot as she instantly fell into his chest when she couldn't support herself.
"Are you alright, Ami?" Trunks asked worriedly as he held her close.
"Um...I just sprained my ankle earlier, that's all." She replied, a little embarrassed.
"Oh, well then let me help you." He replied with a grin before scooping her up in his arms and holding her bridal style. "There, now all you have to do is sit back and enjoy the ride." He said to her happily before kissing her forehead and taking off into the air, his golden aura still protecting her from freezing rain.
If Ami ever felt like a princess, it was most definitely now.
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Pluto looked at all the glowing building of the city from where she sat, trying to pinpoint where that Majin Buu creature was before it met up with what was left of Chaos.
After much begging, Chibi-Usa had finally convinced her to help and find another way to deal with the problem that Trunks would have to face should this happen.
No one knew this, but Chaos wasn't destroyed when the final fight between her and Sailor Moon occurred. Like what happened to Majin Buu, a piece of her was left over in a spiritual form that Pluto couldn't track down, and therefore, couldn't kill.
She knew that by brining Trunks into their world, Majin Buu would live and follow him, and that's exactly what she wanted. Once Chaos had sensed it, she knew that they would merge to try and fight again, only this would create an advantage for them.
If Chaos was left to her own devices, she would simply gather energy until she was strong enough to kill them all before they even knew what was happening. Crystal Tokyo would then not exist, she knew this for a fact. However if the dark energy of Majin Buu enticed her enough, then she would combine herself with it and create a physical form that the scouts would be able to see, challenge and defeat before it got too strong. Crystal Tokyo would then come into being.
Unfortunately this didn't look too good for the young time traveller whom she was forced to trick into coming into their world, in order to get at his power and lure Majin Buu in with. With all the energy still needed for the fight, despite the fact that the sudden joining of the two would weaken it, Trunks' body would be destroyed, but only because he would chose to die rather than let another world fall. Especially since it housed his new love.
Yes, Ami and Trunks were meant to fall in love, and yes she felt awful for using that against the two, but there was no other way. It was either that or everyone dies.
Suddenly Pluto jerked her head up as she felt a flash of negative energy cross her senses, and a sudden dread overcame her. It felt as if she was falling into a black hole, and she immediately knew what had caused it.
"They've joined." She whispered to herself sadly. There was nothing she could do now. The two powers had come together and now all that was left was to wait until it made it's first attack.
"I'm sorry Small Lady, but I told you that this had to happen." She whispered to herself sadly. She then created a portal and went back to the time gates to think about a plan of action.
God knew they would all need one.
To Be Continued........................
A.N: Please don't hurt me!!!!!!!!! _ Sorry about the whole Trunks dying thing, but I love causing stress among his fans! and before I continue with this fic I wanna see at least fifteen new reviews! Or else I'll be cruel and leave it here! MWUHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
And as for this song here, It's called With You, By: Jessica Simpson. And I was kind of reminded of Ami when I listened to it, so enjoy!
P.S. For those of you who don't know, Trunks song would be "Somewhere I Belong" By Linkin Park ^_~
The real me is a southern girl with her Levis on and an open heart
Wish I could save the world, like I was super girl
The real me used to laugh all night, lying in the grass just talking about love
But lately I've been jaded, life got so complicated
I start thinking about it, I almost forgot what it was like
To know what it feels right
Cause with you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now
Now that I'm with you
With you, with you, with you
Now that I'm with you
You speak and it's like a song
And just like that all my walls come down
It's like a private joke, just meant for us to know
I relate to you naturally
Everybody else just fades away
Sometimes it's hard to breathe
Just knowing you found me
Cuz I'm thinking about it, I almost forgot what it was like
To know what it feels right
Cause with you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt onI never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now
Now that I'm with you
With you
Come and take me
Love you save me
Like nobody else
Now I can be myself
With you
With you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now (Baby as I do now)
Now that I'm with you
I can let my hair down
I can say anything crazy
I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground
With nothing but a T-shirt on
I never felt so beautiful
Baby as I do now
Now that I'm with you