"Very well. You leave me no choice." Rose smiled. She started spinning again. "Go for my legs." She ordered, then started spinning faster. She charged at Hercule, but he froze. Rose sighed and purposely missed him, cutting his cheek. "My legs." She hissed. "Now." "R-Right." Hercule said as she spun back at him. He ducked down and kicked her legs, causing her to fall. She backflipped up and raised her fists. "Block my fist and punch back, then get me out of bounds." She said. "Okay." Hercule nodded. Rose charged at Hercule and punch, but Hercule blocked it. Rose flipped and kicked him, causing him to stumbled, then he punched back at her, hitting her cheek.
"Damn." Rose cursed as she felt her mask crack. "Here I come." She punched at Hercule fast, and though he couldn't block many of them, none of them made contact. "I think we've played this act long enough." She muttered to Hercule. "Punch me, then throw me out of bounds, got it?" "Yes, ma'am." Hercule nodded, then punched her, causing her to stumble back, toward the edge. "Now." She said, and Hercule pushed her back, causing her to stumble for balance, before kicking her leg out from under her. Rose fell, landing outside the ring. "THE WINNER AND DEFENDING CHAMPION IS HERCULE!" The announcer cheered. "Th-Thanks." Hercule said before cheering.
"Why did you throw the match?" Vegeta asked. "What's the point in winning?" Rose asked and smiled, then took off her mask. "There's no point in being the strongest under the Heavens when I live in the Heavens." "(Y/n)? It is you!" He said. "(Y/n)?" Trunks and Goten exclaimed. "Hey, guys!" She smiled, turning off Super Saiyan so her hair turned black again. "(Y/n)!" Goten and Trunks tackled her in a hug. She laughed as the others came in. "Wow, you guys are as old as me." She laughed. "Buki!" Videl exclaimed. "It's (Y/n), remember?" (Y/n) smiled as Chi-Chi helped her up. "It's so great to see you!" Chi-Chi smiled. "We missed you." Bulma smiled, hugging her.
The women hugged each other. "I've missed speaking to you, but I'm always watching over you guys." (Y/n) smiled. "See, the old Lord of Lords brought my body, and I've been staying with him. He let me watch over you guys. After all, there's not much to do when you're dead." She chuckled. "(Y/n), how are you?" Videl asked, grinning. "I'm fine." (Y/n) smiled. "Sheesh, Gohan. You got old." She looked at the boy and chuckled. Everyone joined her. "It's been five years. Everyone got older." Gohan chuckled. "What I want to know is why you don't have a halo." "So, Lord Enma gave me a hint that I should come back today, so Baba brought me back." (Y/n) explained.
"I get it. To see Oob, right?" Vegeta said. (Y/n) nodded. "Yesterday, Kibitoshin came here and signed me up, then made this dress. Since I died with the bracelet Bulma made on, I could still use it. And I was able to keep my mask." She said. "But, Kibitoshin changed it, see?" She pressed the pearl on the middle of her belt. She was wearing the same kimono shirt, tights, and slippers, but the kimono was white, the tights were black, as well as the slippers, but the tie of the kimono was white with a pearl in the middle. "I got here right before the tournament, so I have until tomorrow morning." She explained. "Awesome! Let's hang out!" Goten said. "Don't forget me." Trunks said.
"We'll all go out." Chi-Chi said. "That's right." Bulma nodded. "Don't keep the girl all to yourself." "But seriously, why don't you have a halo?" Vegeta asked. "I'm still dead, but the Lord of Lords knows how to hold it. Basically I left it in the afterlife." (Y/n) explained. "Well, let's not dilly-dally." Bulma said. "Right. C'mon, (Y/n)!" Goten cheered. "Are you coming, big brother~" (Y/n) sang, looking at Vegeta. Everyone paused. "What?" Vegeta stared at her. "I asked if you're coming, brother~" (Y/n) repeated. "Stop that." Vegeta said, blushing a little, causing the others to laugh. "Shut up!" "Big brother~, are you not coming with us?" (Y/n) whined. "Alright, enough!" Vegeta yelled. (Y/n) laughed. "I'm just teasing you." She smiled. "Let's go."
(Y/n) spent the rest of the day, talking and hanging out with the ones she'd left behind, except Gohan, who stayed oddly quiet. Finally, everyone decided to stay at Hercule's, since he had the biggest house. "Aunt (Y/n), when do you have to leave tomorrow?" Trunks asked. (Y/n) laughed. "It's weird being called 'Aunt'. But, I leave at about 9. So, we'll have some time to hang out in the morning." "Awesome!" Goten grinned. "Gohan, why haven't you talked to (Y/n)?" Videl asked. "What?" Gohan looked at her as (Y/n) played with Pan. "You're not talking to her because of me, right?" Videl sighed. "I know you loved her, or love her." She said. "You probably still do."
Gohan looked away. "I don't know what you're talking about." He said. "Gohan, I've been with you for a long time." Videl sighed. "I know you. You want to talk to her and you have a lot to talk about." She said. "Don't hold back because of me." "Thanks, Videl, for understanding." Gohan smiled, kissing her cheek. "(Y/n), could I talk to you?" He asked. "Alone?" "Sure. Lead the way." (Y/n) smiled, setting Pan down. "Uncle Goten, what's with Daddy?" The little girl asked. "Uh, it's complicated." Goten sighed. "Ask your mom." "Mommy?" Pan walked to Videl. "(Y/n) and Daddy were really close when Trinity was alive." Videl said. "They have some things to work out."
(Y/n) sighed, looking at the stars. "Uh, (Y/n), I-" "You know, I was so happy when Pan was born." (Y/n) smiled. "It took you a while, and I was worried you'd never move on. That's why I didn't tell you until last minute. I thought if I told you before, when I figured out you felt the same, and we did start a relationship, I'd die and it'd be worse. But, I needed you to know." "I-I know." Gohan looked down. "At first, I had two crystal balls; one for your family and one for my family. Then, you got married and had Pan, and though it hurt to see you move on, I was happy, and got a third crystal ball to watch you and Videl, and Pan." (Y/n) smiled. "I missed you guys so much, but I'm dead."
Gohan nodded. "Yeah, Videl's beautiful and strong, and I love her to death, but a part of me never moved on from you." He sighed. "I know. I'm kinda upset you don't fight as much, considering all your potential, but I'm happy you're following your dream." (Y/n) smiled. "What about you?" Gohan smirked. "You were so strong and showed moves I've never seen before. You were so much stronger than when we fought." "Yeah. Not only did the Lord of Lord's unlock my potential ki, but without the chemicals slowing me down, it felt really good to fight freely today." (Y/n) smiled. "Apparently, I had a lot of potential energy, because it took almost three days to unlock it all."
"Let me guess, the chemicals?" Gohan smiled. "Yup." (Y/n) said. "I mean, I was training at first, then I was an experiment, and I relied on the chemicals. I stopped training, at least, until I met you and started training for the tournament." "Yeah." Gohan smiled. "How did you split into three?" He asked. "Well there were never actually three of me, only one." (Y/n) explained. "When you first ordered I participate in the tournament, I looked up passed tournaments. It was basically like your dad's after-image technique, but I was constantly moving between two or three spots, making it look like there were more of me. When one was attacked, I moved to the other for a moment before switching back and forth again." "You were the fastest person I knew."
"I like your glasses. You're still as dorky and as cute as I remember." (Y/n) took Gohan's glasses and put them on. He blushed. "O-Oh, thanks." (Y/n) chuckled and gave him back his glasses. "Anyway, I think I'll go to bed now." She smiled. "Good night." She kissed his cheek and went inside, but paused. "But it was nice to see you again, Gohan. I've missed you." She looked at him and smiled, then continued. Everyone slowly wound down and went to their rooms, until everyone was ready to sleep. (Y/n), however, silently walked around the house for a while. She paused when she saw an opened door. She went to close it, but stopped and smiled.
Gohan and Videl were hugging Pan, who was laying in the middle of them. (Y/n) silently closed the door and moved on. She walked back toward the balcony she had talked to Gohan at and sighed. Tears flowed from her eyes and she looked down. "He's happy… So, I'm happy…" She muttered, sobbing quietly. "No matter how much you tell yourself that, it still hurts." (Y/n) jumped and turned around, surprised to see Goten leaning against the doorway. "What are you doing up?" She smiled a little, wiping her tears. "I was thirsty, so I got up." He shrugged. "Then, I remembered how you never slept, so I wanted to check on you, but you weren't in your room." He explained.
"Thanks…" (Y/n) chuckled. "You should go to bed." "You were relieved he didn't talk to you all day, weren't you?" Goten ignored her. "What?" She stared at him as he joined her, looking at the stars. "Gohan. You kept looking at him, but never made any effort to talk to him." "Yeah." (Y/n) sighed. "To be honest, I wanted to talk to him for a long time, but I knew it was better if I didn't. I didn't even know what to say to him." "You can always talk to me." Goten smiled. "Honestly, I prefer you over Videl any day." (Y/n) smacked his arm and he laughed. "That's not nice. She's your sister-in-law." "Yeah, but you would've been better with Gohan." Goten smiled. (Y/n) rolled her eyes. "I used to have my heart set on either you marrying Gohan or marrying you myself." He added.
"He's not wrong about you being better." Trunks smiled, walking to her other side. "What are you doing up?" (Y/n) asked. "I came to remind my favorite aunt of the bet I won five years ago." He smiled. "I figured if I couldn't spend the weekend with you, the night would have to do." "Last I checked, you cheated that bet." (Y/n) hummed playfully. "What-" "That's right." Goten hugged (Y/n) from behind, looking over her head. 'He's so much taller than me now.' She thought. "That day, you bet you wouldn't use your left arm, plus you went Super Saiyan." Goten objected. "So did you!" Trunks argued. "Plus, I never touched you with my arm." "No, you used a ki blast, which you both agreed not to do." (Y/n) smirked. "Whatever. I still won." Trunks pouted, pulling (Y/n)'s arm.
"Sheesh, Goten. You flirting with my aunt now, too?" Trunks smirked at Goten. "No way!" Goten jumped back, letting (Y/n) fall on Trunks' chest. "I always wanted her with Gohan. She's like my sister!" "Well, she's my aunt, not even 'like'. We're blood related, so I get her first." Trunks said. (Y/n) pulled back and watched as they argued. She laughed, causing them to stop. "Thanks for cheering me up, boys, but we should really quiet down. Everyone else is asleep." She said. Both boys froze, causing her to giggle. "Come on. You can both stay in my room." They looked at each other, then sighed. "Fine." They groaned and walked inside. (Y/n) smiled.
'It's weird seeing them so grown up, even though I've watched them grow.' She thought and giggled, then stopped. She looked up and saw Gohan watching her through his window. She smiled at him and walked away. He sighed and went back to bed. (Y/n) rolled her eyes as the boys continued to playfully argue. She covered their mouths. "Quiet. Wait 'til we get to the room." She ordered. They both nodded and followed her silently. (Y/n) opened the door to her guest room and turned on the light. "Come on." They rushed in and (Y/n) closed her door. "Sheesh. I thought you guys were going to wake the whole house with you arguing." She teased.
"So, Goten." She sat on the bed with the two. "Did you reschedule your date?" She smirked. "Wh-What? How'd you know about that?" Goten stuttered. "Oh, I know all about all the girls you've been interested in." (Y/n) laughed. "I'm glad your dad forced you to compete in the tournament." "Well, I'm not." Goten pouted. "I was against Boo. And out in the first round." "At least you weren't against my dad." Trunks sighed. "He doesn't know the meaning of holding back." "I was against both of them." (Y/n) smiled. "Yeah, but you didn't fight dad." Trunks said. "I could've." She objected. "Just not Boo and Big Brother at the same time." They spent the rest of the night talking, arguing and laughing, until the boys fell asleep. (Y/n) smiled and turned off the light, then crawled into her bed and kissed their foreheads, before relaxing and drifting off herself.
HOLDING THE HALO IN THE AFTERLIFE IS PROBABLY IMPOSSIBLE! I just needed it to be gone, or your cover would've been blown! Although... You never know, the Elder Kai knows a lot of stuff Shin, or Kibitoshin, didn't know, so it could be possible... Anyway, one more chapter to go! Most of my chapters I post are 20 paragraphs, give or take a few depending on ideas and what's happening, but the last chapter is only 11 paragraphs. Sorry.