Author's Notes: As Usual I have nothing of interest to say other than here's the next chapter so…here's the next chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z as much as I wish I did. Because then I'd be rich and famous and I'd be in a hot country ok, I'll just shut up now.

Hearts Together, Worlds Apart

Chapter 41: Decisions

I sat with Trunks talking about various things. It was nice weather but still, we sat inside in the kitchen.

"I miss my mom…" I sighed. He looked at me and smiled.

"I'm sure you always will." He said. "You can't just forget your family." Then it hit me. Trunks thought I was staying. Trunks thought I would stay with him here forever. What about my school at home. I needed to finish, not just do any old exams here. So what if Bulma could get me a job no problem, I needed to earn my living myself. I had a few friends back there. If I didn't go back I would never see them again…but if I went back…I'd probably never see Trunks and Goten again or Marron or Vegeta. This was going to be a long day.

I decided right there and then that I would decide today. I couldn't keep putting it off. I had the whole day and I would decide.

I went up to my room that I shared with Trunks. I sat on the bed and thought long and hard.

If I stay I get Trunks.

If I stay I never see my family.

If I stay I marry Trunks.

If I stay my family won't come to the wedding, nor ever know that I even got married.

If I stay Trunks and I may have kids one day.

If I stay my parents would never know that they had grandkids.

If I stay I get to see Goten and Marron, my best friends.

If I stay I don't ever get to see Beth, Elly or Emma again, my other best friends, my normal best friends…but what did that make them now, were they still normal to me now that I knew I wasn't human?

If I stay, I have a house, a job and money, laid out for me my etire life.

If I stay I'll never know if I could have made my own living.

If I will see Bulma and Vegeta, like second parents to me.

If I stay my real parents would never know what happened to me, maybe think I'm dead or maybe forget me.

If I go, I would probably never see Trunks again.

If I go I got to be with my family.

If I go I won't see Goten or Marron.

If I go I will see Beth, Elly and Emma.

This continued for some time. I sat thinking every little detail through about five times until it suddenly scared me that everyone in my world really wouldn't know what had actually happened to me. Would it involve police? They WOULD think that I had died. Shit! My parents loved me, I would be putting them through hell. I was scared now and just wanted to curl up into a little ball and cry while talking tings out with my mom. But then I realised all the things I'd never get to do again if I stayed here and then all the restrictions if I went home.

I wanted to scream and yell and swear but at the last minute I changed my mind and just burst into tears before fainting.

By dinner time I had made my decision. I planned to tell everyone at the end of the meal.

Dinner came and went and I just couldn't tell them. I went upstairs with Trunks to bed and promised myself that tomorrow I would invite everyone over and tell them all at once. I would tell them what I had decided. Either way they needed to know so that arrangements could be made either way.

Dawn came and I woke early. Only a few hours later everyone was in the living room. I stood up and waited until everyone was listening.

"Everyone…I've been thinking really hard over the last few days and…I've decided…" I couldn't do it. I couldn't do it. "I've decided to go back home." I let it sink in with a few minutes silence before continuing. "I-I…really appreciate everything you've done for me but…I miss my family and my home…I need my mom. I want to finish school and make my own living. Maybe then I will come back for good…but maybe not. Either way, thank you for everything and I won't ever forget any of you, you've all become like second family to me. It's all been really great. I'll miss you." I was in tears. Marron ran and hugged me. We were both crying.

"Jesse. Please don't. I'll miss you." She begged.

"Please don't beg me, do you have any idea how hard this is as it is?" I pleaded. Everyone just all crowded round for hugs and a few words…all except Trunks.

I was leaving and he didn't what to say goodbye. I could understand but I'm hurting too and if we end on a bad note we will always regret it. I should know. When Amy left for Germany I had spent the last week avoiding her because she was leaving me but that was the last time I saw her and then she died. If I'd known that she would have died I would have spent every minute I could with her but I didn't…and I regretted it now. Please Trunks…I thought…don't make this hurt more…for either of us.

Author's Notes: So Jesse's decided to leave…but will she actually have the nerve to do it and risk loosing Trunks…forever? Will she actually go through with it? Review or she goes straight home no goodbyes and the story ends here!

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Dark Lady