The Note: I believe I used that heading before…oh well. Anyway, forgive me for the delay—it's been a very hectic week, not to mention it was pretty…aggravating, but never mind that. So here's the chapter that I have been debating over changing or not; to let you know, it wasn't changed—the ending (which you'll hate me for…you'll understand just why when you get there…hehe) is untouched, except for the few typos I made, but fixed. I will allow you guys to know that the story IS finished, but I'm honestly not sure if I want to add more to it or not. We'll see, but because of that debate I'm having with myself, I can't confirm exactly when I'll have the rest of the story up. So enjoy this one—and I'll do my best to finish (though I don't want to XD).

Chapter 9: Awaken, Dear Android

We arrived several miles outside of the city, where apparently Kizufumi decided to wait and not be disturbed by the media. He landed his jet, returned it to the capsule and looked out into the distance as if he owned the world. I, on the other hand, was forced to remain within close proximity to Cell; the time I tried to move away he pulled me back and kept a firm grip on my arm. Of course I knew why—Kizufumi had ordered him to keep me within site. They didn't want another problem to arise before they could go ahead with their next plan.

Finally, though, I couldn't take the wait any longer. I looked up at Cell, who of course made no motion, though…his eyes didn't seem as foggy…and I crossed my arms over my chest. "Hey you, Dr. Weird," I said. "When the hell are you going to just finish this?"

"In do time, my dear" he replied and turned me to me slightly. "Patience is a virtue, darling."

"First of all, don't call me darling," I replied unkindly. "And second, I'm getting tired of being your prize here. Either let me go or kill me."

"Despiteful little creature, aren't you?" he snickered. He walked over to me and looked me over with hungry eyes. "I admire your spunk. You are a remarkable woman."

His fingers began to trace my jaw and I immediately jumped back into Cell. Kizufumi smiled and grabbed my arm tightly, pulling me away and swinging me around. I nearly stumbled, but I regained my stability and slapped him clear across the face, my nails catching some skin and giving him a good scratch.

Kizufumi backed away and his hand rested on his face. "You dirty little bitch," he said. "Women are such petty creatures. Cell get rid of her and end this charade."

My eyes grew wide and looked over at Cell. He turned to me and proceeded forward; I instinctively backed away. I had no other choice but to attempt to run—I turned and broke into the fastest run I could possibly muster. What surprised me, though, was that Cell shot one of those little light balls at me. I saw it coming—by pure chance—and fell to the ground only seconds before it hit me. The heat it projected was horrible and I could feel myself start to cry.

Cell was going to kill me—I had no chance of getting out of this. I tried to get up and run, but he had already appeared by my side. His leg swung around and kicked me in the abdomen, sending my skidding several meters away. I coughed and I became highly nervous and alarmed when drops of blood came out and landed on the dirt ground. The fact that I now most definitely had broken ribs made me want to vomit.

Cell's footsteps alerted me to look over; he was coming at me and I needed to get away. I haphazardly got to my feet and tried to keep going, though every bit of movement my body made gave me a ripping pain that nearly made me scream. Cell jumped ahead and caught my arm. I pulled and pulled, my eyes shedding tears and staining my dirty face. I yelled out, practically screaming at him to let me go.

"Cell! Please!" I cried. "You…you can't do this! Please!"

Cell's hand formed a ball of energy. I gazed at it, my chest heaving with deep breaths and my throat letting out constant sobs. I attempted to pull away again, but his grip was so tight I thought I'd pull my arm off in the process. I tried kicking him, tried letting myself fall, but he kept me upright.

"Cell, please let me go," I cried as hard as I ever had. When faced with death—certain death such as this—I never figured I'd lose all control like I had now. Perhaps it was because now I had something to live for. My darling daughter would grow up never knowing her mother. My wonderful husband was betrayed and left to fend for himself for the rest of his life—alone and heart broken. I had ruined three people's lives, and all because of the monster that was about to finish me off.

I looked at Cell, my gray eyes full of pain and sorrow, but also pity. He had no idea what he was doing…or did he? I stared at him hard and blinked away the tears that currently flooded my eyes. Cell stared at me and it was then I realized he wasn't moving. He held me in one hand and the energy ball in the other, but he made no move to kill me. His face seemed…determined, yet confused.

"Cell…wake up," I whispered. "You have to wake up…You don't want to do this."

I heard something being fumbled with behind me and I looked over with wonder. Then it all clicked in my head and I understood what was happening. The battle with Gohan prolonged the scheduled injection of the virus into Cell—and apparently Kizufumi had forgotten about it until he saw that Cell paused in his actions.

"Cell! Wake up—he's going to poison you again," I said still trying to pull my arm from his grasp. I looked at Kizufumi hastily loading fresh darts into the gun and I yanked as hard as I could. "CELL! DAMN IT!"

Cell stood up straight and forced me closer. He looked angry and still very determined. Kizufumi was now walking quickly closer to us to confirm his aim with a closer range. Cell, in the meantime, raised his other hand and held the ball level with my face, making it grow bigger by the second.

"You fucking android! You're such a damn coward you can't even kill a damn, pathetic human woman! You're a disgrace!" I yelled at him.

And then his hand released me. I ducked to the ground, the ball flying from his hand and exploding some space away from us. I crawled under his legs to confuse him as much as possible and hurled myself over to Kizufumi. He lifted his foot to try to kick me while he took aim at Cell, who stood still and not facing anything but the horizon.

I lunged myself at the scientist's legs and wrapped both my arms around them. I could feel the adrenaline racing through my entire body. He fell back and his hand pulled the trigger. I yelled out and bit his calve as hard as I could. His hand grabbed my hair and I was forced off.

I tried rolling away, but he kicked me twice and I couldn't move. I cried out in pain, but heard him trying to load more darts into his gun again. I looked around and the only thing that I knew I could handle right now was a rock. I grabbed the closest one to me and threw it with all my might. I clipped Kizufumi's shoulder and he looked at me with pure hate.

"You damn woman!" He yelled, but bent down to recover the darts he dropped when startled by the rock. I threw another one, but I missed by a mile. He looked at me again with a deadly stare as he shoved one of the darts in the gun's barrel.

Kizufumi managed to put the next two darts into the gun and he hurried towards me. I tried to pull myself away, but he stomped down on my leg and I was forced to remain still. I looked up, terrified at what he pointed at me, and I held my breath.

"You love your precious android, don't you?" he asked, his face looking as if he were possessed. "Well, here's a taste at what is slowly killing him as we speak. Rot in hell, bitch."

My eyes focused on the gun, and the gun alone. Everything else around me became black and all I saw was his finger grazing over the small trigger. My time had come and I was going to die from the same thing that invaded Cell—only my body wouldn't be able to handle the poison like he could.

Then…as if this were a movie, I saw a grayish white hand reach out of nowhere and suddenly Kizufumi became visible to me. A long green arm extended behind his body and that strong hand grabbed the back of his neck. The man cringed and his eyes bulged as he looked to his side.

I had to blink several times to get myself to see exactly what was going on. I rolled onto my back and sat up enough to see everything perfectly. Cell's sharp magenta eyes stared furiously at my attacker—at my to-be murderer. My life…was spared.