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Chapter III"Emeralds and sapphires"

"She walks in Beauty, like the night
Of cloudness climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes..."

-Lord Byron

'In my wildest dreams, you always play the hero. In my darkest hour of night, you rescue me, you save my life.' Renai was once again standing outside on her balcony, gazing upon the many stars, whilst deep in thoughts.

'Purple-haired stranger, with sapphire eyes, who are you? In my mind I keep wondering, who you are and what you want. But in my heart it seems like I know all the answers…'

She closed her eyes tightly, desperately trying to think back, she dug deeper and deeper in the depths of her memories. But it was like chasing a rainbow, it was there but always out of reach, no matter how hard and long you chase it.

She thought back, relived the kiss they shared, recalling the feeling it gave her. Suddenly a memory popped up, like a thunderstruck it hit her…

She was there again, 5 years ago, a young girl, 15 years old. She was a happy child, her parents were still alive and the three of them lived together in a gigantic mansion. But her life was about to change dramatically, her happy careless existence was about to crumble like a sandcastle, fate would crush it like a hungry wave…

***Flashback***

The girl was sitting in front of the television, waiting eagerly for the show to start. She wasn't home alone, there were butlers and maids and other servants. Her parents weren't home, they were out a lot, yet they always could find some free time for their daughter.

She was waiting, it was about to start, the new movie her father and mother were playing in; 'Walking in Beauty,' a dramatic love story. Her parents had the so called leading roles.

The movie started with a classic song and black and white images, names and parts flashed over the screen. The title appeared but suddenly everything turned black… She just yelled to one of the butlers, that there was something wrong with the TV when the view returned, this time it was not the movie, but a strange looking creature. He was definitely not human, or at least it was a very good disguise. She yelled to the staff, a maid and two butlers immediately showed up behind her. The four of them stared at the television screen.

The creature had a sort of green helmet up, divided in two parts, covered in black spots. The top of his head was shining; his face was white with purple and gold on the side. He had a mean expression on his face, his body was muscular.

His voice sounded civilised, but there was a dark undertone hidden in his words. He spoke with sarcasm as he explained about a Martial Art Tournament…

As a demonstration of his powers, he started to blast up the tower that broadcasted the news and television programmes. The last thing they heard was a desperate cry and a long, echoing laughter, than everything turned black again.

They tried to fix the television, but even though the power was on, there were no images at all visible. Not long after tha,t one of the butlers bashed through the living room door, his face red and sweaty, and a phone in his hand.

"Mrs. Asuki," he panted, "it's… your parents… they were…"

Renai immediately jumped up and ran towards the butler, "they were what, Jave?"

"The accident, the monster, television, blown up, people, parents…"

"What are you talking about, Jave, I don't understand a word of it!"

"Your parents were inside the television broadcast tower, watching their movie when that monster Cell appeared and blasted everything to smithereens… There are no survivors…"

"My parents… are… dead…?" Renai stepped back slowly, her hand grabbing on to her chest, as if that could save her heart from breaking. But it was too late, fate had brutally swept away her peaceful life, she would never be the same again… She turned around and ran through the long halls, through the many rooms and corridors that now seemed bigger and emptier than ever before…

***End flashback***

She was on her knees, once again pressing her hands against her heart. Tears were flowing on her cheeks and dripped onto her knees.

"Mom," she whispered, "dad…" Her leg was beginning to hurt more, but no physical pain could hurt as much, as the feeling inside her heart…

Her life since then had been blurry, vague… All that she remembered was that she ran out after the terrible news, and that the dark night swallowed her.

Somehow she remembered that someone found her and took her to a safe place, he was like a handsome guardian angel. When she woke up she was here, in Capsule Corp, with Mr. and Mrs. Briefs and their daughter, Bulma. They took care of her like she was family and she never really left. She did visit her house, but since her parents weren't alive anymore to take care of everything, the house was sold and the butlers and maids left, to find other jobs. She wasn't old enough to own it, or the fortune her parents left her.

"If you go on like that, your leg will never fully recover." A familiar voice told her.

She looked up and saw that it was him, her mysterious saviour! She tried to stand up but her leg wasn't strong enough to stand on, it took her all her focus to try and keep her balance.

Of course he was there, in less then a second, holding her tightly, his body warmth surrounded her, together with his smell.

He looked into her eyes, wiping her tears with his thumb. She tried to look away, but she couldn't, she was lost in his sapphire eyes, they lured her in.

"Why," she whispered emotionally, "why are you always showing up, when I'm feeling so helpless…It's not fair."

"Why?" He repeated, "why? You ask me?" He placed a finger under her chin and tilted her head a little, "because your happiness is essential to my own." With these words he crossed the distance between them, his nose close to hers, their foreheads touching.

"No," she weakly protested, when he was about to kiss her, "no…" She tried to push him away, but somehow she couldn't find the strength.

"No?" He asked her, "are you sure?"

"I… I don't know you… I don't kiss strangers…"

"But I am not a stranger," he whispered sensually in her ear, "you know me…"

"I don't remember…" She defended herself, "that's practically the same."

"Then I'll make you remember," this time he sounded a little angry, he placed his hand in her neck and captured her mouth cleverly. First his kiss was hard, angry, greedy… Then it became deeper, more passionate, giving… She couldn't think anymore, there was no pain in this kiss of eternity, this blissful moment… There were just two bodies, one soul…

"Oh Trunks…" She moaned, through the passionate kisses.

He opened his eyes, for a moment his muscles tensed, but she did not realize what she had just said, so he let it pass. But he could not ignore the joy in his heart; she had remembered his name… A sparkle of hope appeared inside his heart. Soon she would open her beautiful emerald eyes and see the truth…

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