Cherry Blossom Kiss
Written by Die Die

This is a crossover of Final Fantasy 7 and DragonBallZ. I do not own any of the characters in this fiction nor any other characters from animes, mangas and games I write about. I just poke them enough times and they eventually give in.

Our Saiyajin Prince, Trunks wakes up to greet everyone with a frightening story and as Aeris lays unconscious Hojo does certain tests.
Trunks has left Aeris a certain present.

This fiction is rated T for profanity, violence and some sexual situations. Some topics may be too mature or too true for the innocent mind.
Reader Discretion is Advised.

Chapter 2: ..And Don't Search For Something That's Already Gone..

Opening his eyes slowly, light followed by voices found him. He recognized them immediately as his mother and Chichi. He saw the faint figures of his father in the recliner in front of him and Goku, Gohan and Goten on the couch with sandwiches in their hands. Groaning, Trunks sat up, his hand behind his head rubbing it.

"Trunks!" A gasp from his mother and she sat down beside him her arm around him rubbign his back. "Are you okay?" The blue haired woman urged, she looked stressed. Chichi in front of her with her arms crossed, biting her lip.

"Um, sure. Please tell me Aeris is in her room sleeping..." He responded frowning, Chichi exchanged looks with Bulma and shook her head. Looking back to her son Bulma blinked confused. "No... We thought she was with you."

Trunks closed his eyes tight, he had hoped it had all been a dream. A terrible nightmare more like it. Aeris.. Gone. Putting his hands to his face Trunks sniffed and instantly felt weak. His father was right there. He would not cry in front of him. No matter how much it hurt. A hand on his back made him look up.

"Trunks?.. Where.. Where is my daughter?" Chichi. He looked away from Chichi and at the floor. A sigh escaping his lips he shook his head. "She was with me.." He responded. Chichi smiled then winced confused.

"What do you mean was?" She asked, Trunks groaned and leaned back on the couch. "We were.. on a date."

"You're dating my sister!" Goten interupted. Chichi turned to him and gave him a look that made Goten quiet, turning back to Trunks she nodded. "Go on." Trunks sighed again.

"Yes, Goten. I am. But.. at the Cherry Blossom Cliff.. Some... Man or thing. It moved so fast... it.. it kidnapped her! She was gone before I could do anything. Before I could even move.." The look on Trunks's face as he said this told Chichi that even he still couldn't believe it. Her lip trembled slightly.

"So.. So she's gone. Is that it?" Chichi felt disbelief, then irritation, then anger. Did he know where the thing was going? Any idea at all? How could he just NOT know?

Trunks looked up at Chichi confused, seeing the look on her face. It was red, as if she was about to cry. "W..What do you.. mean?" He asked, he didn't know what to say exactly.

"You don't have any idea where she is or COULD be?" Chichi had balled her hands into fist, her eyes had tears in them. Bulma stood up and shook her head, "Don't yell at him Chichi. If he did he would tell us." Chichi looked at Bulma, anger spreading.

"Don't you tell me what to do! You're not the one with your daughter missing!" Bulma took a step forward, "Excuse me? I've let you stay in my own home, let you work in my kitchen, let you sleep in my house-"

"All the while I feel like I'm in hell! All you ever do is fight with your husband or order me around like I'm your slave Bulma! I feel trapped! I didn't think it could get any worse! But now what? My fucking daughter is missing!" Goku stood up now, his hands on Chichi's shoulders, Bulma looked taken aback and just stood there. Not really knowing what to say, wanting to say a number of things but knowing it just wasn't worth it. Chichi was in distress, she didn't know what she was saying. Bulma just hoped that she didn't mean it.. She knew she fought with Vegeta a lot, but she didn't kow she had been treating Chichi that way.

"I.. I just.. I want Aeris back. I want my daughter back." Chichi who had now burst into tears turned to Goku who put his arms around her and held her close. "We'll find her.. I know we will, don't worry." Glancing at Trunks then bakc at Chichi Goku kissed Chichi's head and began leading her to her room.

"I'm.. I'm sorry Chichi.." Trunks called back to them, he got no response and looked down at the floor. "Don't be sorry for that woman. She's crazy." Trunks looked to his father.

"No she's not. How would you feel if someone kidnapped Bra?" Gohan asked as he stood up with Goten who glared at Vegeta. "Well I don't see Kakkarot out killing anyone." Vegeta responded as he took another drink.

"Because he doesn't know who the guy is." Goten growled, Vegeta grunted and looked out the window, ignoring them now. Gohan walked back to Chichi's room with Goten behind hi in silence. Trunks put his hands over his face and sighed.

"It's all my fault.." He muttered under his breath, he felt his mother take a seat beside him again. "No.. No it's not." She whispered, after a moments pause. But Trunks knew she was lying. She knew it just as well as he did. If he had been right beside her.. This would never have happened. He'd be with her right now..

Holding her in his arms..

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In a lab based room with a sink, a table fit to hold a person with lights hanging over it. A tunnel looking table on the far right, with a small stand beside the table in the middle of the room with the lights over it. The stand held cutting knives, scissors and other sharp objects.

Suddenly thedoor burst open and a woman with long red hair pushing a gurney with a young woman wearing a blue jean skirt and a white blouse laying on it. Pushing the gurney beside the table she pulled the girls arm and moved her torso onto the table then grabbed the girls legs and set them on the table laying the girl flat. Pushing the gurney on the other side of the room she waited for Professeor Hojo who walked in moments later.

He carried a clipboard fliping pages over and back. He looked up at the girl nurse, she looked like she was in her twenties, blue eyes, long red hair and wearing a lab suit as well. Cute. Taking a breath Hojo set the clipboard on the counter by the sink and looked back to the nurse.

"I'd like to take a couple of tests, a catscan, a blood test, everything on the first page of the clipboard over there." Hojo picked up Aeris's hand and looked at her wrist checking her pulse. Still alive, good. The nurse had made her way to the clipboard and looked over the list.

"Pregnancy test sir?" She asked, raising a thin red brow. Hojo didn't look at her but was looking into Aeris's eyes with a small flashlight. "Standard procedure, Sidney you know that."

Sidney blinked and then nodded, she felt a knot in her stomach, how could she forget? But, she had a weird feeling. She didn't know what it meant.. Shrugging it off She grabbed the gurney again and helped Hojo get the sleeping girl onto it and into the tunnel looking machine. The x-ray machine.

The girl was in good shape, her blood type was O, her eyesite was perfect, her hearing was perfect. Sidney checked off the list then pushed the button to check if Aeris was pregnant. Her eyes widened.

"Professor Hojo?" Sidney called, he was getting Aeris onto the gurney. Once he finished he walked over to Sidney, sighing he asked "what is it?" He seemed irritated, which made her somewhat nervous. She didn't want to lose her job, shaking her head she pointed to the screen.

"Look." She protested, Hojo winced at the screen, she saw his lips part silently and he looked back to the girl on the table. She was pregnant. "Not even a day old sir." Hojo looked to Sidney and nodded.

"I noticed..." He seemed to trail off, looking to the girl then to the screen thoughtfully. He saw his eyes dart to the floor and he sighed. "What is it sir?" Sidney. Interrupting him again, she cursed herself silently.

"She can't have this child." Was his response. Sidney dropped her pen and gulped, but she did not pick it up. "What? Why sir?" She seemed in shock from what Hojo saw.

"Did you not hear me? She's not having the child. Go get the machine ready. She's having an abortion." Hojo turned around to walk towards the girl when Sidney took in a breath. "B-But sir.. Is this really right? I mean.. it's her choice isn't it?" Hojo turned around at the urgency in her voice and sighed.

"No, it's not her choice. Now get the damn machine ready now or I will have you fired." He responded, his patience reaching it's end. He saw the shock in Sidney's eyes before turning again.

Sidney blinked, shocked and feeling bad for this girl. But she needed this job, she had to have money to pay for her house, her dog. Her sick mother. She needed this job. Feeling as if she was about to cry she swallowed and leaned down picking up the pen slowly. She knew this was wrong, how would she feel if she woke up and found out she was pregnant but her babys dead now? Oh my god that would kill her..

Closing her eyes she grabbed the pen and stood up fully, but nodding she replied, "yes sir." Hojo saw her leave the room and he picked up Aeris's arm setting her on the gurney.

"Can't have you giving birth to such an unworthy child. Saiyajin blood. Pfft. Pathetic animals they are." He hissed, pushing the gurney slowly out of the room.

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Aeris looked around in confusion, fog covered the ground around her. She didn't know where she was or how she had gotten there. The ground felt concrete, the air muggy and she couldn't see into the distance. Hearing a faint crying sound she began walking forwards, she didn't know who it was it didn't really sound familiar. Comming to a fork where she could walk into three different tunnels, picking up the crying sound again she walked into the right one.

Why was this girl crying? Well it sounded like a girl. She didn't know, she sounded so hurt, sobbing. But trying to hold back. Who was this? Walking deep into the tunnel looking around she saw patches of green on the walls, but mostly just dirt. The ground felt like it was concrete still, but she saw grass. Weird. Tifa found her destination as she heard the sobs getter louder.

Turning the corner Aeris came to a clearing where through the fog sat a girl who looked like she was at least 20, long dark brown hair wearing a white tank top and shorts with suspenders, she was leaning over her face in her arms which were in the lap of a man who looked like he was in his early twenties. He had purple hair down to his shoulders which was covering his face at the time, he was looking down at the girl.

Aeris took a step closer, the girl seemed to be saying something but she couldn't hear her, not afraid if they saw her or not, Aeris inched closer again and winced to see. The fog was comming in, she saw the mans face and her eye's widened. It was Trunks! An older Trunks... with his hair longer, bags under his eyes, speaking of his eyes.. they didn't hold the fiery look they usualy did. In fact at the moment they were staring down at the girl with the most depressed look she'd ever seen. He looked so hurt.. Why?

"He meant everything to me.. And he's gone, gone because of my foolishness." Aeris looked to the girl and blinked, what was she talking about? Woah, wait a second! Why was she even with Trunks? What was he doing? And why did she just now get mad?..

Watching as the fog rushed in, Aeris blinked as she saw Trunks lift the girls head up, place his finger under her chin and look in her straight in the eyes. A empty feeling passed through Aeris, she felt herself tilt her head confused. What was.. going on? She ran through the fog as it passed over the two, searching for them. Searching for her prince and his crying maiden. What was happening?

"Trunks! Trunks where are you!" Aeris ran back and forth through the fog, searching for him and searching for a way out. But she was lost, lost in a fog that threatened to swallow her whole.

When she suddenly felt a warmth spread through her, a hand on her shoulder. Turning around expecting to see Trunks, she found herself faced with the silver haired man from before. They were both silent a moment, staring at each other. When he reached out with his other hand, his black glove smooth as it caught her cheek. Caressing her softly with his thumb running over her cheek gently, Aeris closed her eyes purring somewhat. Putting her hand over his she leaned into it, blinking she looked up at Sephiroth with a pink face. He only stared at her with a faint smile on his lips.

Her eyes running over his form, he hesitated but leaned in slightly, Aeris was surprised. He was going to kiss her? She didn't move, she didn't want to. She felt like she WANTED him to kiss her. But that was wrong, wasn't it? What about Trunks? Was he kissing that girl? What about love? Was this love?.. Leaning her head back she closed her eyes as she felt his lips brush against hers.. sending chills down her back. Feeling the fog around them floating in swirls and flow in small dancing curls.

Aeris woke with a start, her eyes immediately finding a bright light shining in her eyes. She blinked then leaned upwards slowly, hearing someone crying, except this was different from last time. This girl wasn't crying as hard, looking to where the sound was comming from she saw a girl with red curly hair wearing a lab coat hunched over a desk in the corner. She didn't have her face hidden, but she was hunched over the desk. Why was she crying?

"Um.. excuse me, miss?" Aeris spoke almost in a whisper, she still caugh the girls attention though. She looked up and to Aeris a confused and surprised look on her face, her eyes were red and puffy, like she'd been crying for a while.

"Yes? May I h-help you?" She tried to put on a smile, but Aeris knew better. Sliding off the table like bed she was on, she stepped over to the girl and sat down in a chair beside her. "Why are you crying?" Asked Aeris.

The patient, Aeris. Had woken up, as if nothing had happened to her. As if no one had taken anything at all from her. She seemed so innocent, child-like, blind to the reality of pain and betrayal. Sidney tried to smile, tried to act like she hadn't been crying. She didn't want Aeris to know, she didn't want to see Aeris hurt. She didn't even know this girl, yet she didn't want her to hurt.

"It's nothing, just having a good cry." Sidney responded laughing a little as she wiped her eyes, Aeris laughed a little to. "Yeah, I know what you mean. Those always help huh?" Sidney smiled at the girl, she seemed no older than twenty-two. The red head nodded slightly.

"How are you feeling?" She was dying to know, hoping Aeris hadn't known. Hadn't known she had a child, hadn't known she lost it no more then and hour ago. Aeris blinked, smiling she closed her eyes. "Oh I'm fine, had a weird dream. Do.. Do you know.. Why I'm here? How do they know I'm a Cetra? And.. how is Sephiroth a Cetra.. and why does Hojo want us?"

Sidney blinked surprised, she knew a lot didn't she. To ask so many questions, she had to. Okay first question's first. How would she answer that, she looked down at her clipboard in front of her. It had wet drops on it from her crying. Flushing embarressed she grabbed papers from in front of her and set them on the clipboard. Aeris, was here.. Sidney didn't really know why actually. She didn't know why Aeris was here or why Hojo wanted her.

"Well, I don't know why you're here, I'm not sure why Hojo wants you either. I haven't received those plans yet." Biting her lips, Sidney looked to Aeris's face then to the blipboard with now blank paper staring back at her. She knew Sephiroth's story, but that was his story to tell, she wasn't sure he'd like it if she told Aeris about that. It's his buisness isn't it? It's his decision.

"And.. um, you have to ask Sephiroth how he is a Cetra. That's his buisness. From what I know, Hojo had kidnapped your mother and you when you were very little, but somehow you guys escaped. Your mother took you to the adoption agency far away from Midgar, which is where you are now. After that, she died. We don't know where her where abouts are, but we can be certain she died. She was shot in the side she must have lost alot of blood. Even if she did get to a hospital, her injuries were fatal." Sidney looked up, realising she had went on and on, blabbing away. As if not even noticing she was talking about this girl's mother. Telling her that no matter what her mother was dead and that was it. Nice work Sid.

But Aeris didn't seem sad, she had an almost pensive look in her eyes. Shaking herself out of it, Aeris smiled. "I see, was she pretty?.. I've only seen one picture of her. It's at my home, but it's not a very good one. It has burnt edges, a fuzzy look to it, and lots of scratches and finger prints. Do you.. Do you guys have a picture of her?" Sidney seemed confused, but she took in a breath and got up. Knowing they had to have atleast ONE picture.

Aeris watched as the woman began searching through drawers with every different kind of utencils inside and cabinets that were filled with bottles, jars of cotton balls, boxes full of clean needles, boxes of q-tips, tissue boxes and other things in a doctors office. Some cabinets had binders and folders full of papers.

"By the way, what's your name?" Aeris asked tilting her head. The red headed girl stopped and looked at her with a smile. "I'm Sidney Bachelor, I was going to be a doctor here. But Hojo, apparently is the only doctor. I'm his head nurse." Sidney seemed a little aggravated at this, obviously she hated Hojo.

Guessing Hojo and his arrogant self didn't want another doctor in the office because he was scared that she was better then him. Aeris smiled, Sidney probably was. She was kind, pretty and very caring. Sidney had gone back to searching for the folder now, Aeris suddenly felt bad. Sidney wanted to be something she was probably a great at, but someone has to ruin it. Someone has to be selfish.Typical. She hated it, Sidney didn't deserve that. She'd be the best doctor ever, because she was so nice to her patients, Aeris had never seen Sidney before so she didn't know how good she was at being a doctor. But if she was Hojo's head nurse she must be great.

Aeris looked down at the pictures, so many different people, skinny people, plump people, tall people, short people. Different races, different faces. It's funny how so many different people with so many differences can have one thing the same. The same doctor, the same sickness, the same medication. Aeris was so interested by the pictures that she forgot why she was even looking at the book.

"Here it is.. Gainsborough, Infalna." Sidney said with a smile heard in her voice, Aeris blinked and looked down at the two papers, one with all of Infalna's information, and a picture behind it. She was about to flip it over when the phone across the table rang. Sidney looked at Aeris who had jumped and retracted her hand. The red headed girl then stood up and bent over grabbing the phone and putting it to her ear.

"Sidney Bachelor, Lab point 3." She said, her eyes widened and she nodded. "Yes sir, I'll get her ready sir." She hung up and immediately ripped the page of Infalna and the picture out.

"Put these in your shirt somewhere." Sidney said, she seemed stressed. "Why?" Aeris asked confused, but was already folding them and stuffing them in her bra. Sidney grabbed Aeris by the hand and ran to the gurney on the other side of the room.

"Professor Hojo is comming. We need you on the gurney and ready for him to take you back to your holding area." Sidney said as she ran towards the table, put the book of records back then ran back to Aeris who was laying on the gurney now. Aeris frowned, she felt herself feel like an expirement, a caged animal. Seeing the expression on her face, Sidney looked down biting her lip."I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that Aeris. That's just what he told me. If I could I'd ask to have you stay in my living courters."

Aeris smiled laughing a little, "that'd be cool." She responded, Sidney nodded and took hold of Aeris's hand. "Yeah, it would. Thank you Aeris.. you're the first friend I've had for a long time." Aeris looked at Sidney surprised, her lips parting to say something, but was stopped as the door to the lab burst open.

"Is she ready Sidney?" Hojo was staring down at his own clipboard. "Yes sir."

"Come, come Aeris. You have a date."

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Walking pass the doorway to Aeris's room Trunks stops, hesitating before he puts his hand on the door knob and twists. The door slowly opens and swings back into the wall with a low groan, looking at his surroundings Trunks frowns and steps towards the bed Aeris sleeps on. Sitting down he picks up her pillow and gazes at it a moment. Hugging it to his chest he puts his face in the pillow and closes his eyes tight.

"I miss you Aeris.."

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Die Die, here again. Yes, I came up with this painfully fast. But hey, even I'm becomming addicted to this. I like it, it's cute. I'm not a big fan of Aeris, I was apparently, but now I'm not. Yes, indeed I have added a few things, but I do not own Aeris. Just did expirements on her and NO I'm not Hojo. Nyeh..

In the next chapter Trunks can't take it anymore, he begins his search for Aeris and finds a little something. Also, Hojo sets his two expirements up for something special. What's this special event and does Aeris still have feelings for Trunks?

Vincent: pokes

..and with bloodstained lips, she leaves you with a kiss..
Die Die, You Melancholic Nightmare