Authoress' note- hey ya you guys! Unfortunately I start school again the 7th so I might not be able to update as much when that happens but until then I'll just write a ton of chappies in the next few weeks and put them on back up and update maybe once or twice a week I hope that's ok?? Well anyways please enjoy!
-Chapter 17-
Coughing could be heard down the hall as the bathroom vibrated with the noise, Chi Chi looked up a bit curious at what was going on.
"Mom… what's that?" Gotein asked as Goku looked up from his food in interest.
"Oh… I don't know honey I think your sister… is in the bathroom… here you stay here I'll go check" Chi Chi stood up from her place setting her dish-rag on the counter as she made her way down the hall.
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Ross lay on the floor by the toilet as she wiped her mouth from her recent attack, but as soon as she did so she became sick again.
'Uh… I can't believe that ass hole would do something like that…he's planning something I just know it… wait why am I thinking that I don't care if someone else takes my place on the team do I? I mean I didn't even want to work for that jerk in the first place right? Kami I think I'm gonna be sick' Ross coughed up whatever was left of her stomach a she heard a rather loud rapping on the door, Ross stood up slowly wiping her mouth again as she opened the door to see her mother standing there with her hands on her hips.
"What in the world are you doing in there? Are you anorexic or something you better stop that coughing you're scaring your father" Ross didn't even get a chance to register the entire one-sided conversation when Chi Chi left the door way down the hallway and back to the kitchen.
'Thus my life… the family dog'
Ross slouched slightly and turned the bathroom light off as she made her way to her bed room knowing she had a night's worth of homework awaiting her.
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Ross hit her pillow rather hard after she turned off the light, leaving her textbooks rather scattered across the room.
'Feels good to be done´ Ross sighed inwardly as she looked over to the other side of the room to her see her brother passed out half way on the bed, he didn't even take the time to grab a pillow before he conked out, she smiled lightly.
'Man I'm gonna miss that' Ross thought as she tried to close her eyes, but found that her mind was still buzzing with thoughts, the blonde growled lightly as she looked at the clock, it was already 12:30… she pulled out her ratty journal from under her mattress and opened it to a blank page as she turned the light on.
'Tis 6 months till my departure and yet I still have so much to do… the fact that Koenma replaced me.. I don't know why it does but it really hurts, maybe cause it was the only place where I felt like I belonged… I don't know maybe I'm just shooting off at the mouth like I always do. I need to get this anger out of my system I refuse to die with vengeance… I better ask Veegeta tomorrow if I can use his training room, though I don't have a lot of energy that doesn't mean I can't beat the shit out of myself till I accept the fact that I'm gonna be replaced. It's just that there something about this girl I just don't like. She seems… like she's got another motive…but what am I talking about I'm just getting paranoid. My mother of course has thrown me another blow… but I don't care I know its her own sick way of telling me that she cares… sorta, I mean it can't be easy having a kid that's as rebellious as me and who is everything you don't want them to be… is everything that you are against and that has shattered your own dreams of being happy. Let her take her swings at me she deserves to, just like everyone else I know I'm not good… why hide anything anymore?'
Ross closed the book slowly as se stuck it under her mattress once again where it would rest, Ross felt her chest tighten as she coughed lightly trying not to wake her brother, he was leaving for college tomorrow he didn't need to be disturbed.
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Ross hugged Goten as he got in the passenger seat of Trunks car, Trunks waved to her as Ross leaned against her own piece of shit and smiled kindly to him, little did he know this was the last time she planned for him to see her.
"Hey Ross don't get into any trouble while were gone ok, wait till me come back so we can join you!" Goten said as Ross laughed and nodded lightly.
"I'll try" Goten shut his door after hearing her response and received his last hundredth hig from his mother through the open window.
"Hey you guys!" Ross tried to get the two saiyans attention; they raised their heads as Ross leaned further onto her car.
"I love you guys, don't' get yourselves killed while I'm not there k, and call me to keep me posted on what's going on!" Ross watched as their faces turned into shock at what she just said… that she loved them, they nodded lightly and Ross smiled as she watched the two, drive away out of sight.
Goku looked at her as Ross released something that sounded like a snarf and went inside without a word. She came back out with a black duffle bag and her car keys, opening the door she threw the bag into he passenger's seat and jumped in.
"Where you going?" Gohan asked as Ross looked up about to shut the door.
"To Capsule Corp. I need to train this off" Ross slammed the door and started up her engine which sounded as if it were gargling and drove out of he drive way and down to town leaving a confused Gohan and Goku behind.
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"Hello is anyone home!" Ross screamed through the enormous hallway, she dropped the duffle bag on the floor as she heard the sound of shuffling feet and then something jump on her, making her tumble onto the floor.
"Ah ha so I see young Bra is here" Ross said smiling as Bra giggled and stood up letting Ross getting to her feet, Pan soon followed into the room smiling wildly she grabbed a hold of her aunt's leg.
"Aunt Ross what are you doing here!!!" Pan said letting Ross smile and grab her bag.
"Actually I was wondering if Vegeta was around, I need to use his training room… is he around?" Ross didn't even get to finish her sentence when the Prince of Saiyans walked into the room himself.
"Why do you need to use it?" he asked as Ross threw the duffle bag over her shoulder.
"Because if I don't, I'm afraid I might do something I'm gonna regret later" Vegeta raised a brow, but nodded and crossed his arms.
"Just clean up after you're done, I have to go shopping with the Onna anyways" Ross stifled a laugh as she nodded and went to change and then fight her ass off.
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Ross walked into the Room, she threw her extra clothes into the corner of the room and went to the controls, which were in charge of the amount gravity distributed throughout the room and slid a C.D into the attached disc player, she fidgeted with the controls a bit and then Metal music filtered through the room as she pressed the enter button for the room settings.
She wore a her not shoulder length curl hair into a very small pony tail, she wore a black halter top sports bra, which came to her mid stomach, her belly ring glittered through the room and her tattoo-birthmark glared on her back right above her semi-baggy black fighting pants, which draped over her now bare unbound feet which were painted with dark crimson toe-nail polish
Ross rolled her shoulders as she three her dog tags and Yukina's tear gem into her pile of clothes, she stood in front of the punching bag Bulma had made for Vegeta so that it would suffice for his fighting, Ross growled as she closed her eyes.
'Just remember all that anger you've been building up… just remember that skag's face when she told you she was replacing you… just remember Hiei' Ross screamed in fury as she attacked the bag with all her might beating the shit out of herself in the process.
"How could you just replace me like that?!?" Ross screamed to no one as the music around her began to influence hr emotions, rage.
"Why am I always the one to blame?" Ross screamed again to the air as she jammed her foot into the side of the punching bag and then landed a knife hand with her right hand.
"I am someone! I am worth it! I should fight! IT'S my fucken destiny, why can't anyone else see that!!!" Ross screamed as her moves became invisible to the naked eye. this went on for what seemed like hours as she made herself into a bloody pulp, Ross' eyes were now a bright red, her face was flushed from her anger and she knew her knees were just about to give in when she heard the music as turned off, Ross stopped her recent attack on her target and turned around to see Vegeta and Bulma staring at her with surprised eyes.
Ross breathing rapidly as she tried to calm herself letting her eyes turn back to their placid blue, she went to change to grab her towel by her clothes, but found it rather hard to make it across the room fast enough, Vegeta grabbed it and held it out then pointed to her stomach.
"What the fuck is that and why is there a fucken baby at my door?" Ross raised a brow and then growled at his second question.
"Great… and this is a belly button ring Vegeta… humans get them cause… well never mind" Ross grabbed the towel and wiped the sweat that glistened her face and vegeta growled.
"I know WHAT it is, what I WANT to know is why you have one!" He screamed as Bulma took his arm and glared at him.
"Look… I just do ok…. let me go deal with this baby that's at your door" Ross said brushing past him as Vegeta fumed the teen, but followed soon afterward.
Ross entered the room to see Pan just staring at Koenma as he sat waiting for Ross.
"Finally- what are you wearing?" Ross sighed and looked at Pan.
"Sweetie we need to talk about adult things ok?" Ross said as Pan got a confused look on her face.
"But he's a baby!" Koenma felt a sweat-drop roll down his face a s Ross sighed.
"Yes I know but… I have to talk about something very important ok?" Pan nodded and trotted off into the kitchen while Bulma and Vegeta entered the room.
"So what do you want pacifier breath?" Ross growled as she yawned and flopped onto the couch.
"And if you're here about you know what my answer is still NO" Ross said flatly, which Vegeta and Bulma look in pure confusion.
"No actually this is about something else… though I still think you're making a complete mistake with that-"
"Cut to the chase diaper baby I don't have all day" Ross growled as Koenma glared at her.
"I want you to provide a room for Fiera" Ross just about hit the floor at hearing this; she stood up suddenly, her eyes not a fiery orange.
"NO FUCKING WAY!" Ross screamed without even realizing she was doing so in front of Bulma.
"You don't have much of a choice" Koenma said pointing to her wrist, which still held the tracking device he had cursed her with months earlier.
"The hell I don't!" Ross screamed about to attack the pint size ruler, but stopped in jump and fell to the floor screaming as she held her wrist in agony.
"STOP IT! FOR KAMI'S SAKE!" Ross screamed as tears threatened to fall from the pain, Koenma snapped his fingers which made the electric pain subside and letting Ross regain control of her arm.
"I would have called earlier but your phone is off, she moves in tonight, oh and since she is your replacement I'm sure you'll learn some respect" Ross didn't even lift her head as she heard the door shut.
"DAMNIT ALL!" Ross screamed throwing her towel at the door as she balled her fists tightly digging her nail into her skin and letting the blood drip onto the tile floor.
She turned around only to shower Vegeta and Bluma with a stone face of rage, Ross didn't even blink as she passed them and slammed the training room door behind her.
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"So you're a transfer student from… where did you say it was again?" Chi Chi asked as Fiera giggled.
"From Canada!" Fiera said cheerfully as the movers moved her thousands of suitcases into Ross' basement bedroom.
Chi Chi smiled lovingly as Ross leaned against the wall growling lowly as her mother and her new 'room mate' conversed like a mother-daughter would.
'I didn't even get a say' Ross thought as she looked down at her wrist and growled banging it against the wall as her father greeted the fire demon happily.
'Just one big fucken happy family' Ross thought as she Fiera giggled incessantly.
"Well its good to have someone of good humor here since Goten went to college, good work you did something right for once Rossalynn" Chi Chi said as Fiera giggled from her comment, Ross just gritted her teeth from the insult and nodded.
"I'm going… for a coffee… I'm sure you'll be alright without me Fiera" Ross said as she walked to the door and grabbed her keys and closed the door behind her.
Ross walked to her car, only to hear her communicator ring; she opened it to see Kurama's face.
"Hi" Ross said bluntly as her brother raised a brow.
"Is something wrong?" he asked as Ross just shook her head.
"Oh no of course not why would you think that?" Ross asked as Kurama sighed.
"Because your voice doesn't become that sarcastic unless there is.
"Look I'm getting a cup of coffee… if you meet me… then I might tell you" Ross said as Kurama nodded in agreement
"Alright" Ross closed the mirror knowing he knew where to meet her and turned the key to her car.
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Kurama looked around the coffee shop to see the blonde demi-saiyan in a corner playing with some sugar packets, her hand was wrapped in bandages, he knew there was something definitely wrong, he went to the counter and ordered his drink, after getting it he sat down opposite to the lowly looking teen.
"You know its 11 already" he said as she didn't look up from the table.
"I know" she said bluntly, her voice was slow… tired. Ross looked up to see Kurama's reassuring eyes; she sighed and leaned back in her chair.
"What happened to your hand" Kurama said making Ross look at it and then back up at the kitsune.
"I think we both already know the answer to that one" Ross said slowly as Kurama stared at her, he was getting a bit worried it wasn't like Ross or Rosa to be so… calm.
"This is about Koenma replacing you isn't it" Kurama said not taking any time to flirt around the main picture.
"I don't trust her" Ross said as Kurama sighed.
"You don't trust anyone"
"Yeah but there's definitely something… wrong about this one… she's up to something… and besides that, Koenma has her living with me" Kurama's eyes widened at her confession.
"What?" he asked as Ross just nodded.
"Yup, seems I don't have a choice in the matter…" Ross said raising her wrist to show Kurama the band she was still cursed with, Kurama sighed and stared in understanding.
"Maybe… Koenma is just trying to persuade you by having the replacement of the team living with you so that you'll agree to live" Kurama said as Ross sighed.
"Yeah that's what I figure… but GEEZE if this girl was ANYONE else I wouldn't have as much of a problem with it… she's so…. fake it drives me nuts and my mom and dad and her and… man I can't get this human this right" Ross said dropping her head onto the table.
"Ross..." Kurama understood her dilemma… and he hated seeing his sister like this… completely helpless.
"Oh well… what can I do but agree… yeah I can get through this I've done plenty of things similar piece of cake!" Ross mumbled as she turned her resting head on the table, so that one side of her head rested on it flatly. What could Kurama do but just stare blankly at her… this was the first time he had no advice… nothing to say… at all.
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Ross trudged into the front door at about 1, the house was quiet, she went to the fridge and went to grab the milk carton but suddenly felt a stinging pain up the left side of her body, Ross held her arm in agony but didn't make a sound afraid to wake the others and bring attention to herself.
The pain subsided after awhile and Ross forced herself down the stairs to her room, opening the room the first thing she realized was that there WAS no room… just boxes… pink boxes full of her "Exchange Friend's" stuff
'Oh Joy' Ross thought as she made her way to her bed, she looked across to see Fiera fast asleep with her kittens in her iron grip.
Ross apologized to them silently and changed into a black tee-shirt and boxers, and slid under her covers, only to soon hear the princess across from her rattling noise, only defined as snoring.
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"WAKE UP!" screamed a voice into Ross' left ear making her jolt up and ht her head on her headboard, rubbing the spot she looked to see who had waken her but found the room empty.
Ross mumbled several curses as she got dressed for school, afterwards she trudged up the stairs only to see Fiera sitting at the breakfast table with her mother and father and a ton of breakfast food before her.
"Oh good morning sleepy head!" Fiera chimed making Ross force a semi-smile and grab her bag, but the knocking at the door soon averted her attention.
Fiera swung down the stairs and opened it to let the team inside, Ross just stared in confusion but brushed it off.
"Yeah we just heard" Kuwa said as Yusuke jabbed him in the ribs, getting a glare from the oath but then noticed Yusuke eyes directing him to Ross' parents.
"Oh heh heh Hi Ya!" Kuwa said as Ross rolled her eyes and passed them.
"I'm going to class" Ross barely mumbled as she slammed the front door behind her, but it wasn't soon until she returned from school only to see the gang resting in her living room, Ross sighed and dropped her luggage at the stairs, and walked into the dining room only to have Fiera shake her head.
"Sorry sweetie you can't be here right now, private business you know." Ross just about fell to the floor from the order, wasn't this her won fucking house!
"Alright…fine" Ross said through clenched teeth, she looked around to see the rest of the gang just staring at her in shock, Ross went to turn and leave but then heard the clearing of someone's throat behind her, she turned around slowly to see Fiera crossing her arms.
"Can you get some drinks for us… oh and someone delivered a package while you were gone too" Fiera said making Ross just stand there… not being able to hold her anger much longer.
'This is… MY HOUSE! and she's living here and she's bossing me around!?!' Ross just said something incoherent and went to the kitchen.
She looked at the kitchen table to see a long slick package laying for her with her name on it, Ross picked it up and ripped the top of it open, she pulled out… her own sword?
It was just how she had left it… a black sheath with a lilac gem encrusted in the handle, and a lilac, she pulled it out to see her reflection once again in the fine steel and her name… and 'Rossalynn' was incrusted in the blade, with a Rose bud engraved by the hilt.
"What the?" but she wasn't able to finish her thought before her mother and father entered the room, Ross looked at the blade and then at them and then at the blade again, she sheathed it quickly… it wasn't her intention for her family to ever find out that part of her life… or rather her past.
"What the hell is that! Is that a sword!" Chi Chi screamed as she pointed to the sheath behind Ross' back.
Ross sighed as she looked at her father's stunned face.
"No mother it's a Katana… if you must know" Ross growled as her mother turned a bright crimson.
"DON'T YOU GET SMART WITH ME YOUNG LADY, HOW DARE YOU BRING A SWORD INTO THIS HOUSE! WHY CAN'T YOU BE MORE LIKE YOUR FRIEND FIERA AND HAVE SOME COURTOSY!" Chi Chi screamed making Ross lose her control.
"Well mother MAYBE BECAUSE I'M NOT HER! AND YES IT IS A SWORD AND IT IS IN OUR HOUSE AND IT'S MY SWORD! WHICH MUST MEAN I'M A SWORDSMAN NOW WOULDN'T IT!! BUT OF COURSE IF YOU PAIN LESS ATTENTION AT WHO YOU WANT ME TO BE AND MORE ATTENTION TO WHO I AM YOU WOULD KNOW THAT BEING A SWORDSMAN IS A BIG PART OF M LIFE… HELL IT IS MY LIFE DAMNIT SO GET USE TO IT! I'M NOT GOING TO BE WHAT YOU WANT SO YOUMIGHT AS WELL ACCEPT ME FOR WHO I AM!" Ross screamed as she slammed the katana on the table making it clatter, Chi Chi backed away from her daughter's sudden outrage and ran out the room. Ross growled and tied her sword back where it belonged.
'Hn who cares what they think anymore, I'm a swordsman… I'm a fighter and I'm fucken proud! Besides they won't have to deal wit me much longer' Ross opened toe fridge and grabbed several cans and went back to the living room, her friends just started at her in shock, they heard the whole thing… Ross growled and threw them their drinks, just as the door bell rang.
Ross sighed and went to the door, opening it, she felt her jaw drop… it was Hiei!
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HieisFireOnnaHey Well Hiei's back now… hehe I wonder what's gonna happen!
sweetsugarygoodnessHaha yeah I must agree Fiera is an evil whore… but she' very important in this story… now what would Ross do???
Artemis Crescent-ha-ha that sucks for you school doesn't start for me for another two weeks … hehe ::does a dance::
animefreak54- really I did not know that you could almost not find this again… Hmm that's weird anyways yes I do have a way with ending it before I know my readers want me too, but that's what makes them keep coming back for more
ICE-QUEEN605- yeah I don't know… I think Ross is taking it kinda hard… but then again wouldn't you?
psyco drangon lover- I'm glad about your new puppy and wow you have a lot of energy!! Heh and not this is NOT the last of the series trust me!
Arano Honou- Hmm right now I'll take the coffee ::takes coffee:: seeing its about 1:30 AM here and yes I guess it is confusing about Hiei but don't worry it will make sense in the end… and bravo on keeping track with all my fics… I'm impressed!
StarAngel Caelum SunSoar- Hmmm I might and I might not make Ross die… it all depends on reviews MUAHHAHAHAHAHA ::ahem::
HieiFan666- Yes I must agree it is getting VERY intense, toon in to see what happens on the next chappie of 'My Last Confession'