Goodbye…
By Moonlight-6056
Froggy: -Glares at the title- geesh Moonlight! Your title ideas are getting even worse!
Moonlight-6056: Well if one of you would actually help me, then I may have been able to come up with something better! -Glares at her muses-
Sockey: Uhh, I am staying out of this one! We do not own anything DBZ related, if anything it's the other way around! I hate being obsessed -grumbles-
Vegeta's POV
I am standing here in the rain kneeling down beside my sons soon to be lowered coffin in a final sign of respect, before climbing carefully to my feet. As I hesitantly look into the coffin both fearing and longing to see my son's body…
My son Trunks, his face looking so peaceful in death, lacking the usually playfulness and hint of mischief that it used to hold, in truth I know the figure laying before me is but an after image of my son. Much like the after image attack that we could all once used… He has a newer body waiting for him in other world, a courtesy of the gods.
I am the last, or at least that is what the human woman Chichi said before she died, outliving her oldest child Gohan, and I believed that it made the usually strong willed woman fade away, wishing herself dead after all no parent should have to outlive there child. It was odd to see, her crumbling under the mental pressure really, and I know I gained some type of sadistic comfort from it. Even though the events of that night still replay in my mind over and over.
--Flash back--
The room was to place it lightly dark, the power having failed only hours before while a single candle flittered in the weak breeze of the place. I am still not sure why I came… no that's bullshit, I know exactly why I came. Because I was saying goodbye to a woman that I hated, and that had nonetheless accepted me, begrudgingly into her circle.
So I waited and watched as her many grandchildren hovered around, whispering words of farewell and love, while her last son stayed constantly by her side, she was actually quite delirious to the end, babbling nonsense until her eyes alighted upon me.
"Where's Goku?" I knew that questioned was coming, as it always had from each of the earth defenders, so many wishing to catch a glimpse of there hero whom had run off with the dragon many years ago. Of course the room went deadly quiet and all eyes fell upon me, somehow it had become my job to explain where he was to the dying, no one else was strong enough… pathetic earthlings.
"Gone with the dragon of course woman, you know that" I stated simply my gaze running around the room, as I heard a small sigh exit her lips. I believed this conversation to be over, even though each creature seemed to think I would live to see the brain dead idiot return, and as such each asked me to deliver a message, and unfortunately each is seared into my mind. Although I never agreed but I never denied the request to deliver them either.
"He promised to come home eventually" was the first agonized thing that came out of her mouth and for a reason I will never know nor understand, I decided to say something at least partially comforting to the old hag.
"Kakarrot, always comes home to you woman, but he was probably talking about the home you will have in other world" I stated without feeling my eyes gazing around the room as her weak chuckle reached my ear.
"You know Vegeta, sometimes… I forget your not… such an ass any more," she rasped out between coughing before deciding to say something that would haunt me to this day "you know Vegeta, you're going to be the last of the true Z fighters. The original, just like you're the last to remember the customs of your race, truly remember them. I wonder why fate always does this to you?" and here she paused slightly her eyes burning feverishly "tell Goku, that I will have a meal cooking for him when he decides to return" and with that said, I exited the room. My part here was done and I had no intentions of waiting for the despicable woman to die.
--End Flashback--
It's odd really; with that second last statement I had never felt such acceptance or loneliness than in that brief moment. The woman was right, I am the now last of the true Z warriors, of course there are those to take our places, the new ones, Vegeta and Goku jr. being among them. But the 'originals' are gone, Tien, Yamcha, Puar, Gohan, Bulma, Piccolo all the others and even Goku, abandoning his team, as the coward always abandoned everything to do with his friends. Although it was never intentional… the idiot.
I remember the conversation, and lust filled nights we spent together behind our wives backs, not that the women didn't know. I am sure they did after all, but still he always felt a tinge of guilt at the fact that we were lovers, and I had every intention of going through with the mating rites, once the asshole decided to stay home for long enough. But he never did, and sometimes I truly do wish I could just forget, but there is no such luxury for me.
Somehow I came here, to the small home like cave, where his presence lingers slightly, ingrained into this very place and my memory, a place where we used to stay upon our 'sparring trips' I recall while gently picking up the letter he wrote all of those years ago, not long before he left with the dragon.
He knew something was going to happen, not what, exactly just that something was going to happen and he asked me to wait for him in writing on this very paper, within the now unsealed envelope I found upon the desk… so many years ago…
Even now his sent lingers upon it, bringing back the memory of soft kisses, touching yearning and whispers… BASTARD! You should have known me better than that. Kakarrot, I warned you that if you left I held no promises, and I meant it.
I came here one last time to bid you and your memory farewell, I am leaving the earth to travel around the galaxy, after all I no longer have a reason to stay. The last of my and your children are gone. But first I need to do something. With an overly pissed sigh I sit down quickly writing out each message that the Z fighters left me to say to you.
Pausing briefly, I finally decide to add my own. I know you will receive these messages that I leave for you; after all, this entire place is hidden from everyone but us… it only took a single wish from the Namiek dragon to ensue that…
With a smirk I place the letter down upon the table, knowing it will collect dust and age quite heavily before you find it, but you should have known better Kakarrot, I don't wait for any one… not even you.
Goodbye, KakarrotMoonlgiht-6056: I may or may not write another chapter to this, but if I ever bother to, it would not be a happy ending.
Froggy: -Smiles happily- Finally a fic to suit my tastes! Nothing cute or sweet!
Sockey: -Mumbles- I like our sweet fics they are better… please review!
