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Areiko: Wow...You cried? Well, I did too when I wrote that part. Two chapters in this fic have already made a person cry. There might be some more chapters that'll do that too.

Blame

Chapter 13

The sun shown in from the window. Tai slowly opened her eyes and welcomed the morning. She wasn't used to the morning sun waking her. Back home, she used an alarm clock. The smell of food soon reached Tai's nostrils. She shut her eyes to take it in. She could almost taste the savory breakfast. Her mother must be cooking the morning meal. Tai walked over to the mirror in the guest-room which she stayed to check her appearance. Her hair was out of place, but there weren't any bags under her eyes like there was the many nights before she came to the past. The nights sleep was good for her. It was the best sleep she ever remembered. Tai slowly walked over to her duffel bag and pulled out some clothes. She decided on a pink T-shirt that read 'You Can't Afford Me' and blacks capris. She changed quickly and brushed her hair and she ran out of the room. She heard voices as she neared. Pan was talking about the day Tai had gotten caught driving Gohan's car when she was only fourteen. That was just about four years ago. It then dawned on Tai that the next day would be her eighteenth birthday. It would have been eighteen years since her wonderful mother was taken away from her family. Bittersweet wasn't it? Her birthday had always been that way. She remembered the smile her father always wore on that day. It seemed happy, but everyone could see through it. The eyes gave it all away. The pain reflected in them could tear your heart. It hurt Tai most though. She knew she had caused that pain. She knew he was wearing that mask because of her. Her. If she hadn't of been born, nobody she cared about would feel that kind of pain. People weren't supposed to feel guilty or anything on their birthday. But Tai did. She killed her mother and every year on her birthday that guilt worsened. It would be worse now too. She would have to spend her eighteenth birthday with her mother, her mother who knew only lies about the future. Tai wanted to tell her mother abut the future. But the happiness her family had now caused her not to want to tell anything about the horrible future in which she bestowed upon everyone she loved. She didn't want to cause any more pain. She wondered if Gohan would open his big mouth and tell all the secrets of her time. Tai hoped he wouldn't. She prayed he wouldn't.

"Tai, there you are! Nice to see you're awake." Came ChiChi's voice from the kitchen.

"Finally." Tai said nervously.

Tai's stomach then grumbled. Tai blushed, embarrassed at her hunger. The family only laughed though. It used to be a joke between her and Meg. Meg had always said that the sound of her stomach grumbling could flatten San Francisco. A tear came to Tai's eyes when she thought about Meg. Meg had always been Tai's best friend. Meg had been with Tai for her highs and lows. Meg had been a major part of all of Tai's schemes. Meg had been dead for about seven months now. Tai blamed Meg's death on herself. She had been driving the car when the drunk driver came. She always thought she could've done something, even though everybody told her she couldn't have. Sadly, Danny, Meg's boyfriend was the one driving the car that hit Tai and Meg. If anyone, Tai should've blamed him. But she blamed herself. Nobody knew the pain she went through. Meg was the sister Tai never had. They were that close. Now she was dead. Meg never got the chance to fulfill some of her aspirations. Meg wanted to be a famous lawyer. She wanted to cover all of those celebrity cases you see or hear about on the news. Meg and Tai promised they would always be there for each other. Guess that promise didn't come true now did it? Tai walked over to the kitchen table and took a seat. It had three extra chairs due to her, Pan, and Uub's arrival. Uub… They had met when Tai was nine at the World Tournament. They had become friends just like that and their relationship soon evolved. Uub had been her stronghold throughout her life. Whenever she felt pain or sorrow, Uub was there to hold her. He made her feel loved and secure. She didn't know if she could possibly live without Uub. Uub and Meg were there when she had first turned Super Saiyan. She was ten and complaining about her family.

-Flashback-

"They can't be that bad." Twelve-year-old Uub said.

"CAN'T BE THAT BAD? THEY'RE HORRIBLE UUB! YOU DON'T LIVE WITH THEM. THEY HATE ME!" eleven-year-old Tai shouted angrily.

"They can't possibly hate you." eleven-year-old Meg replied.

"Did you kill your mother?" Tai snapped.

They were hanging out in the secret part of the park that the three had discovered a year back. Tai was once again complaining about her family and how everything was her fault. Uub and Meg were trying to calm her down, but Tai was stubborn and would not listen to them. She never listened to them when they tried to stand up for her family. It was always 'they were so horrible'. 'They hated me'. Tai never said they said an 'I love you'. Anger burned Tai. Her family was a bunch of hypocrites. Her father claimed he loved her, but she could see through the mask. How could they be that way? She had listened to Goten say he hated her! WHY WERE THEY LIKE THAT? A golden aura then surrounded Tai. Her hair began to change from black to a dazzling color. Her eyes changed from dark pools to green spheres. It took Tai no time at all to realize what she had accomplished. She was a Super Saiyan.

"Tai…" Uub gasped. "Do you know what just happened?"

"Uh-huh." Tai nodded.

"You just turned Super Saiyan!" Meg gawked.

-End Flashback-

Tai talked some during breakfast, but not a lot. She was still caught up in her thoughts. She then began to think about how she got here. Was it some sort of a sign? Was she supposed to accomplish something? Was it a warning? She had only read in fictional books about people unintentionally being transported into the past. This was her life though. It wasn't fiction. Did she wish this? She had always wanted to meet her mother. Maybe she got transported back into the past to meet her. But what good would that be? She wouldn't be alive. Tai would still be motherless. This made no sense. Tai wished she knew why exactly she was there.

-Meanwhile-

A blonde female paced in a cave staring outside into the world. An angry scowl crossed her face. She wanted to destroy that half-saiyan freak. Tai was roaming free in the past. She wanted to attack. She wanted to kill.

"17! When are we going to destroy that girl? We have the perfect chance!" Android 23 growled.

"Patience. I want her dead too, but we have to wait. We need to buy our time. Give Tai a little time to doubt herself." 17 explained.

"Doubt herself? She already doubts herself! For God's sake she hates herself! What more do we need? We've gotten her here! We have the perfect chance to destroy her!" 23 shouted angrily. "22! You agree with me don't you?"

Android 23 had turned to a fellow Android who was leaning against the cave wall. He had a buzz cut hairdo and eyes always angry. He looked up at the female android.

"23…17 is correct. Let us buy our time. He has a reason." 22 smirked.

"Exactly." 17 answered. "Goku and the other hideous Z Fighters will find a way to get here to the past. That's when we strike. Tai will want to fight first. Goku will let her, but he'll soon regret that choice. You will kill Tai. Goku will be heartbroken enough to be an easy kill. Without Goku and Tai, the rest will be a piece of cake."

"You better be right." 23 growled as she turned away from 17.

-Back in the Future-

Trunks wiped the sweat from his brow. He had been working on the time machine all night. He had to work slowly or something may go wrong. If something went wrong, they might not be able to get to the past. Tai, Uub, Pan, and Bra would be stuck there. He didn't even know where they were. He didn't know if they were dead or alive. A picture of Bra flashed through his mind. His little sister was gone. She had vanished. He had to get her back, no matter what the consequences were. He soon heard an explosion from the Gravity Room. Vegeta had locked himself in there ever since he had found out Bra was gone.

"Bra…" Trunks whispered, tears coming to his eyes.

Trunks quickly wiped the tears away from his eyes and began to keep working. He couldn't cry. He had to stay strong for his family. Family…His thoughts soon turned to the Son family. Even when Tai returned, things still wouldn't be the same. She would be as mad at them as ever. Tai would leave as soon as she got the chance to. She wondered what effect that would take. Goten was already blaming himself for the whole situation. Goten had realized Tai wouldn't be upset if there wasn't a bit a truth to what the Android's holograms had said…

-Back in the Future-

"Uub! Go train!" Tai demanded.

"But…What if you need me?" Uub asked.

"You're really pushing this whole married thing." Tai replied placing her hands on her hips.

"Fine your majesty." Uub replied sarcastically.

"You're learning." Tai smiled as she gave Uub a kiss on the lips.

"See you later." Uub waved.

Tai was trying to convince Uub to go train with the guys. He had been spending too much time with Tai that it got a little annoying. When Uub was gone, Tai turned around and collapsed on the couch.

"Do you think that guys smother you too much?" Tai asked her mother.

"No. I think your father isn't around enough." ChiChi sighed.

Tai noted what her mother had said. It really hit her hard. Her dad wasn't around? Tai knew it was hard to lose someone you cared about, but would it hurt more to know you weren't around enough. Tai looked into her mother's eyes. A flicker of sadness was in them. Maybe if she spilled the truth something could change. Maybe her father would be around her mother more. Maybe…

"Mom, don't worry. Dad loves you a lot. More than you'd ever know. Trust me…" Tai replied.

ChiChi just smiled at Tai. Pan though was looking at Tai oddly. She was letting things slip about their future. Was Tai going to spill some stuff? Pan kept her concentration on Tai.

"Mom…I need to tell you something." Tai said.

"What dear?"

"Mom…You died…"

That's the end of Chapter 13. A cliffhanger, eh? You decide!