Author's Notes: It's time they prepared for battle. The war is on. But our young heroine is terrified.

Disclaimer: I Don't own DBZ…burst into tears….WAAAAAA!

Hearts Together, Worlds Apart

Chapter: 32

I found myself wondering around alone and spending much more time thinking now a days. Maybe it was fear. I wasn't sure but…everything that was going on was almost unreal and I still couldn't believe what was going on. The others had had to fight to save the earth before but I hadn't. This was all new to me and it terrified me to the bone. I sat down on the cliff and stared down at the ocean below me. I stood up and gazed down at my reflection. What was I doing! This was madness! I was no hero! I was just another teenage dreamer. I had just been trying to make my dreams real and they were truly there just within my reach and I could take them and make them real but…did I really want to? What would be the price for them? No one gets anything for free, especially not love, friends, happiness, glory and definitely not their dream life. Surely it would cost me…

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and found not Trunks but Goten. He looked down at me seriously.

"I felt you leave the area and followed you slowly." He said. We both sat down. "You're scared…aren't you?" I looked at him. "That's why you've been so distant from everyone recently. Trunks is really worried about…he even considered just sending you home so that you wouldn't have to go through it all." I smiled softly.

"Kami I love that boy." I murmured. "I'm not scared Goten…I bloody terrified. How do you do it?" He smiled and put an arm around me.

"You're one of my best friends and I won't lie to you. This isn't going to be pretty and there's not guarantee that we'll all come out alive. There maybe a situation where even you may have to stand alone and sacrifice yourself for the earth but at the time it won't matter if you're scared. If you could save the world by sacrificing yourself I know you'd do it. I know you. Trust me I do." I sighed and looked down. Then I looked up into the sky. It was getting to that stage just before it grew dark. The wind flew over the cliff and rippled through my hair sending it tumbling backwards over my shoulders and spilling down my back.

"Sometimes I just feel like I want to break down and cry from it all." I said. He chuckled.

"You're human. Human get scared, hurt and human cry." He said. "Oh wait you're not human…well you're saiyan then but that doesn't change a thing." I laughed openly.

"Yeah and being saiyan has its advantages and disadvantages." I said. He looked at me.

"Disadvantages?" he enquired. "Like what?"

"The amount saiyans eat…especially males." I said. "Especially the Son family." He laughed nervously in the typical Son family style and then grinned as his stomach gave an oh so familiar rumble.

"Any one would think that you never eat but you do. You eat all the time!" I said. "Is your stomach just set on constant rumble or what? Where the hell do you put it all?" I asked.

"Well, you eat loads yourself!" he protested.

"No where near as much as you! And plus I'm fat anyway." I replied. He poked me in the stomach. "Ouch!"

"There isn't any fat on you except for on your chest." He said. I slapped him on the shoulder.

"How dare you discus my chest Mr!" I scolded. "That's Trunks job." I added quietly giggling. He sighed and let his head drop.

"You're hopeless." He said.

"I know, but you all love me for it." I said innocently.

"Come on. Back to Capsule Corp. with you." We stood up and took off toward capsule corp. I broke off from Goten as he headed home and went in through my bedroom window. I found Trunks sat on my bed waiting for me. He looked at me seriously before standing up and approaching me. He stopped some distance away. I suddenly felt the overwhelming amount of emotion I had been trying to suppress recently surfacing. I ran over to him and threw myself against him. I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck and cried. He slowly moved his arms around me.

"Stay with me tonight Trunks. I'm scared. I don't want to be alone." I sobbed. He lifted my chin and kissed me on the forehead.

"We need to talk." He said. We sat on the bed. I was worried now. Was he sending me home? I didn't want to go. The topic Goten had mentioned briefly proved Trunks cared. I looked at him straight in the eyes.

"Trunks…were you really going to let me go to stop me from being scared and hurt?" I asked softly. He didn't reply, only nodded. "I'm not going by the way. I need to do this." I hugged him tightly.

"You know how much I love you don't you?" he asked brushing a strand of hair from my face. I nodded. "I would have been prepared to let you go to save you from being upset, even if it killed me. I would die for you."

"And I you." I replied simply. "Let's change the subject. The subject of us dying in the upcoming battle isn't very uplifting is it?" He chuckled.

"I suppose not. I noticed that Goten went after you." He said.

"Yes. He helped. He told me about you considering sending me home. It wouldn't do any good you know." I said.

"Hm…I just didn't know if you could handle it, killing I mean…even if it is a monster." He said. "It messes you up inside."

"I don't have a choice." I said stubbornly. "I will save this earth even if it kills me! I'm not giving up now. Are you mad?" He smiled.

"That's my girl." He chuckled. "Now you should get some sleep…tomorrow is going to be a long day and then…after that everything becomes a bit complicated does it not?" I nodded sadly and went to get changed. Trunks followed me and then stripped down to his boxers before climbing into my bed. I followed and he put his arms around me and held me as we went to sleep.

Author's Notes: There we go. All preparing for the battle which will take place any day now whether they are ready or not.