She was in a field; A field of tulips to be exact. The girl glanced around, unsure as to what was happening. A breeze came but the flowers barely moved. Where was she? Who was she? The girl began to walk, hoping to find someone to help her. She walked for what seemed like miles, the landscape remained unchanged. Finally when she thought she could walk no further she saw a few feet in front of her another girl who looked oddly familiar. "Hello." The girl smiled down at the other one. This girl however frowned. "What do you want? Cant you see I'm slightly busy?"
The first girl snapped back, "Oh shut up Apple-blossom! Who cares?" both girls froze. The second girl, Apple-blossom, asked slowly, "W-What did you just call me?" The first girl said hesitantly, "I called you Apple-blossom. The name was just there all of the sudden. I think we knew each other before."
Apple-blossom shrugged, "Maybe. Do you remember anything else? I can't remember anything." The first girl shrugged and sank down to the ground beside Apple-blossom. "I'm sorry. All I know is that your name is Apple-blossom. Another thing that comes to mind is that we're both dead." Apple-blossom started. "What! Why do you say that!" The girl pointed to the yellow thing above her head. "For one we both have halos. Any idea on how we died?"
Apple-blossom shrugged. "Beats me. Hey! You have a hole." The girl saw she was right. A small hole the size of a quarter went right through her heart. She looked up and said, "Well I guess that's how I died. No one can live with out a heart. Your dress seems kinda overcooked." Apple-blossom shrugged. However before she could say anything a large noise filled their ears. Then a semi-black hole appeared in the ground beside them. With out even asking the girls clasped their hands together and jumped.
When Kiwi opened her eyes she realized two things. One, she was no longer in the arena and two she was lying in a semi familiar bed. Slowly sitting she blushed when she saw Trunks half asleep in the chair beside her. Slipping out of the bed, Kiwi tiptoed over to the saiyan and shook him slightly. The moment his eyes opened and he saw her, Trunks uttered her name once before taking her into his arms.
Kiwi hugged him back tightly. When Trunks finally loosened his grip she asked, "T-Trunks? What's going on? Where's Cell?" Trunks said sadly, "you…Gohan went berserk and killed Cell. He's gone darling, we did it." Kiwi frowned. "W-what aren't you telling me? Where's Apple-blossom? Where's Apollo?" Kiwi felt shock roll over her when a tear fell from Trunks eye. She gripped his shoulders and said, "Trunks! What's going on?"
His next words made her gasp, "Y-you and Apple-blossom died. Cell killed the two of you. We had to bring you back with the dragon balls. You passed out from shock the moment you were brought back." Kiwi gave a watery smile. "Well at least I'm back…"
"Apollo take a deep breath and relax." Kiwi sat on the couch stroking a sleeping Gohan's hair while Apollo complained to her. "I shall not! That fiend of a Trunks locked me into a Closet whilst you were being held captive by that evil green creature. To top it off it he waited 2 days, 2 days! Before he set me free."
Kiwi laughed out loud. "Apollo relax, you're out now. Apple-blossom, come over here!" Apple-blossom had been lurking around the corner unsure of what to do. Now she stepped forward and said reluctantly, "Hello Kiwi, Apollo. Kiwi, what have I told you of preying on younger children?" Kiwi smiled and said, "Gohan's just too cute for his own good. You can sit by Apollo." It wasn't till she sat down that Apple-blossom realized Apollo was staring at her.
"Y-yes? Can I help you?" Apollo blushed and told Apple-blossom how beautiful she was. Kiwi rolled her eyes and cleared her throat. "Excuse me! I'm still here, so either get a room or lets start discussing what where going to do. Apollo, are you planning to return with us? How about you, Apple-blossom?" Apple-blossom shrugged, "I think I shall return with you. You are my other half. It would be strange to separate now."
Apollo said quickly, "I'll go back too! Apple-blossom can return with me! That way your T.M. wont be so crowded." Kiwi raised an eyebrow. "I'm not sure I want to leave Apple-blossom with you. Who knows what might happen. Anyways, Apple-blossom…I'm going to leave you here with Apollo. I'm going to take Gohan to the spare room." Apple-blossom frowned as her twin left. Soon however she was caught up in a conversation with Apollo so she by no means noticed Kiwi never came back.
Trunks sat up in his bed unsure of what to do. Two weeks had passed since Gohan had destroyed Cell; Trunks knew he and Kiwi had to get back. Kiwi…she was so beautiful. He glanced down at the tiny box he was fiddling with and blushed. He wanted to ask Kiwi to marry but…did she love him? That questioned had plagued him ever since she had died. Why had she shoved him aside?
A sudden knock on his door startled him and he quickly hid the box beneath his pillow. Standing he crossed the room and opened the door a crack. It was Kiwi. She wore nothing but a camisole. She gripped her pillow with both hands and from the tired look in her eyes Trunks knew she was half-asleep. Gently touching her arm Trunks whispered, "Kiwi? Are you all right? It's 3 o'clock in the morning." A sudden boom of thunder answered his question.
Ever since Gohan had died, Kiwi had been deathly afraid of thunder. Trunks had been so caught up in his thoughts he hadn't realized it was thundering. Kiwi's eyes were wide when she said, "T-Trunks is it a-all right if I sleep in here?" thunder sounded again, this time however it shook the house. Kiwi let out a tiny squeak before throwing her self at Trunks. The saiyan caught her easily and lifted her up into his arms.
Shutting the door he carried the girl to his bed and laid her down. As he straightened to leave Kiwi caught hold of his arm and snapped, "Where are you going? You can't just leave me here! Here…" she scooted over and patted the space beside her. Trunks hesitated. Did she know the effect she was having on him? "Trunks!"
Apple-blossom was scared. It was raining crazily and every 5 minutes it would thunder. Then to make things worse a streak of lightning would paint the sky. She huddled under her blankets and thought disgustedly –I can't believe I'm scared lightning. I wonder if Kiwi's scare of it too. – Rolling over she sighed. They were to return to the future in two days. The future…did she even have a future? What would future Bulma say when she discovered Kiwi had a twin? Okay so they weren't twins but close enough.
Another lightning flared across the sky and Apple-blossom shivered. With her sharp hearing she could hear Kiwi squeaking about something and Trunks' soothing voice. Frowning Apple-blossom thought – is this how it's going to be when I get to the future? I'll be standing on the sidelines watching those too flirt? Come to think of it, neither of them has confessed their love to the other. What are they, idiots? –
A knock on her door startled her. Slipping out of bed she flung the door open and was surprised to see Apollo standing on the other side. Apple-blossom blushed when she realized he was wearing nothing but boxers. Come to think of it, she was wearing nothing but a tiny tank top and shorts. Apollo looked her up and down before saying approvingly, "You look nice." She slammed the door his face. What an idiot. Taking in a deep breath she reopened the door a crack and snapped, "What do you want Apollo? I was sleeping."
Apollo smiled nervously and said, "Well, I know Kiwi's afraid of storms and since you're her twin, kind of, I figured you might be too. I came to see if you're alright." Apple-blossom blushed at the sincere concern in his voice. She managed to say stiffly, "I'm perfectly fine. I'm not scared of storms." She was about to politely shut the door when a large thunder shook the house followed by a lightning bolt that lit up the whole room.
Apple-blossom gasped and instantly grabbed Apollo. Even when it was all over she couldn't let the man go. Partially because she was scared stiff and couldn't move. Secondly Apollo had wrapped his arms around her protectively and she didn't want to leave the security of his arms. "Apple-blossom, I'll be right back." Apollo pried her hands off of him and left to his room. Apple-blossom sank to the floor and felt as if her energy was drained. She barely noticed when Apollo returned or when he lifted her up and carried her back into her room. The only thing she noticed was that he put her back onto her bed and slipped in beside her.
Blushing furiously she started to shove him off but Apollo wrapped an arm around her slim waist and said sternly, "I'm not leaving you alone. You could hurt yourself. Goodnight." He brushed a soft kiss across her forehead before closing his eyes and drifting off. Apple-blossom blushed slightly but gave up. Burrowing against his warmth she took no more notice of the storm.
"You did what! Apple-blossom, I had no idea you liked him." Apple-blossom blushed furiously at the amazed look on Kiwi's face. The two girls were in Kiwi's room talking about the last few days. Somehow Apple-blossom had let it slip that the night before Apollo had come and invaded her room. "I-I don't like him! I was just…he…" laughing at Apple-blossom's loss of words Kiwi admitted, "if you must know I ending up spending the night in Trunks' room. I really like him Apple-blossom. I just don't know what to do."
Apple-blossom rolled her eyes. "I cannae believe this. I am supposed to be your evil half and what am I doing? Gossiping about men. Kiwi why don't you just tell him?" Kiwi glared at her and snapped, "For what? So he can throw it back in my face when it turns out he doesn't like me?" Closing her eyes Apple-blossom said softly, "Kiwi, Trunks loves you. Anyone with half a brain can see it. Don't wait till it's too late to tell him. What if you die again?"
Kiwi looked skeptical. "You think he does? Well… I trust you Apple-blossom. I'll go tell him now before I lose my courage. Oh dear do I look alright?" Apple-blossom raised an eyebrow and took in Kiwi's appearance. The girl wore a blue tank top and regular jeans. Apple-blossom said unsympathetically, "You look fine, now get out of my sight." Kiwi giggled and left the room. It wasn't until Kiwi disappeared around the corner that Apple-blossom allowed her tears to fall.
Hi! lol I'm glad I finally finished this chapter. It's a little longer than most of my other chapters but I was in writing mood so…I hoped you guys liked!
I'm sorry. I feel bad now because some people might have been expecting some fiery row between Trunks and Cell. The thing is I'm not very good with fighting scenes. To spare you the pain I started this chapter off with Kiwi already alive. Another thing, I tried to start off this chapter with Kiwi being wished back and everyone all happy that she's back but then it came out horrible. If I had done it like that then Kiwi would have confessed her love to Trunks and vice versa.
The problem with that? I would have been forced to end the story. I didn't want that so…
Well I'll try to update soon! Ich leibe dich!