Author's Notes: We left last time on a bad note. Tragedy. Trunks is dead and can't be wished back. What are they to do now. Vegeta has a gift for Jesse, what could it be? Jesse's not the only one suffering and she finds a father figure in the last person she would expect to. Find out.

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ…in the words of Hareth…What a pity.

Hearts together, Worlds apart

Chapter 35: A gift from a "heartless" Saiyan

It was late hours of the evening. I sat limply on the roof top of the Capsule corp. Domestic building. Tears still flowed down my face silently one by one. I never thought it possible for someone to cry constantly for a prolonged amount of time, but he I was. It was two days since Trunks' death and tears had not stopped flowing. I had stopped the screaming and sobbing and choking but the tears kept coming. I hadn't eaten or slept. I know that it wasn't good for me but I had just locked myself in mine and Trunks' room and cried. I had tried to sleep but I just couldn't. People had knocked on the door and begged me to come out. The only places I had seen in the last two days were my room and the roof top above it.

It grew cold so I drifted down inside. I sat on Trunks' side on the bed and led there quietly still letting the tears fall. It was then I spotted something that caught my attention. I reached down in between the wall and the bedside table to find a book. The book Bra had stolen at the start of my stay here. Trunks' diary. I opened it and began to read it.

I spent a good few hours reading it. What I read of his arrival here made me smile slightly and blush at some of the things he thought and then his and Goten's stay at my house. Parts of it made me smile, blush even laugh and cry harder than I was already. Then my stay here and our…"escapades"…in the pool and garden and things. Then the final entry.

Dear Journal,

Well, today's the day. It's still early. Jesse's scared but not so much about the fight as the thought of me sending her home. Of course I'd be willing to send her home to stop her from hurting. She would refuse to go anyway. We didn't make love last night as we usually do, I just let her sleep and held her. I didn't sleep much as I know I should've but I couldn't stop thinking that this may be the last time I could hold her. I stroked and kissed her face and hair. I watched her sleeping quietly. I even cried. If something does happen today…Kami, just make sure she knows how much I love her and that…I would be willing to spend the rest of my life bonded to her and her alone. I love you Jesse, more than you'll ever know.

By the time I had read this I was still crying but I then hugged the diary close to me and settled down to sleep. He loved me. As much as it hurt at least I knew that he loved me.

Cold wind awoke me. My window was open and the sun came showing over me. I felt awake. I closed the diary still in my gasp and put it on the bedside table. Then I got up and showered. I put on a pair of black baggy pants and a tank top and then went to put on my denim jacket. Then I stopped and went to the chair by Trunks' clothes closet. I picked up the denim jacket that led there. This was the one he'd been wearing the day before the battle. I put it on and brushed my hair into a high pony tail before tip toeing downstairs.

I went past the living room to find Goten sprawled across the couch. How long had he been there? Then I went into the kitchen to find Vegeta sat at the table drinking…coffee? Vegeta drank coffee? He looked up at me.

"So you decided to snap out of it?" he asked. I nodded slowly. "I felt your ki coming downstairs. It steadied last night. I won't ask why. I have something for you if you think you're ready." I nodded again. He stood and walked upstairs again. I didn't miss his genuine smiled when he saw I was wearing Trunks' jacket not my own. I followed him slowly. He went into his private time room and I hesitated before following. This was the room that was originally Vegeta's before he moved into a room with Bulma. He still kept many of his private things here and stayed here when he needed privacy.

He gesture towards a wooden box. I looked at it nervously.

"W-what is it?" I asked.

"A gift. Nothing more." He shrugged. I raised an eyebrow at him. Vegeta…giving someone a gift that didn't involve pain. "Do you want it or not?" I nodded. "Then open it." I slowly unclipped the metal fastenings before lifting the lid. Inside lay Trunks' sword. I gasped and picked it up on the palms of my hands. It had been cleaned and other than a few scratches and dents of use was in perfect condition.

"H-how did you-" I began.

"He didn't take it when he went to save you. Not enough time to grab his sword from the ground." He said. "Stupid brat running into battle unarmed but mind you…the sword isn't really necessary." I smiled and hugged Vegeta. He stiffened.

"Thank you so much Vegeta." I said. Then I let go.

"This time I won't punish you but do that again and you'll be joining you boyfriend." He said, but he was joking. His eyes were smiling for him.

"Um…just a question, why is Goten sleeping on the couch downstairs?" I asked.

"Kakarrot's brat was worried about you and hasn't left since you locked yourself in your room." He muttered. That was the Vegeta I knew.

"He was worried about me?" I asked softly.

"We-…they all were." He corrected himself quickly. I smiled but let it lie.

"I'm going to go and make some breakfast. You hungry?" I asked.

"Thank Kami! I don't have to cook at last." Vegeta sighed.

"What?" I enquired.

"It seems Bulma's been taking longer to recover than you. What she doesn't realise is that she's lost a son but still has a child to care for but you've lost your life partner and that's like losing…never mind." He gave up.

"It's OK, you can leave it." I said. "So how about that food then? Come on. I'll see if I can talk to Bulma later but I wouldn't push it."

"You know brat…you're not that bad." He chuckled. "Just don't tell anyone I said that or I'll-" I grinned.

"I know I know. You'll send me into the other world pigtails first, but I'm not wearing pigtails today." I laughed.

Author's Notes: So Jesse's finding a father figure in Vegeta. Well, we all know he can be nice when he's venerable. He just likes to keep the whole nice guy thing under wraps. Well I'm now going to give you a reason to keep reading. Next time Vegeta finds a way that may bring trunks back to life. This is a Trunks romance after all so what would it be without him. So not to get your hopes up I'm just saying there's hope.

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Dark Lady