LOOPHOLE: CHAPTER 8 (7)!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY DRAGONBALL/Z/GT CHARACTER(S)! I ALSO DON'T OWN THE SONG "BEGIN AGAIN" BY TAYLOR SWIFT, EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT THE SONG ON ITUNES! I ALSO DON'T OWN "GOD BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD" BY RASCALL FLATTS, EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT THAT SONG TOO!
CLAIMER: I DO OWN KIMI SON/BRIEFS, MATTHEW WALSH, AND OTHERS!
NOTE: NOTHING!
Kimi's POV...
Kimi's dream...
I run down a long hall, away from the monster. Who's the monster? I don't know. He's a carbon copy of Piccolo, but he's evil. Could it be King Piccolo? I don't think so. The gi is Piccolo's. Not his father's. He has everything, the purple gi, the turban, the cape, the only thing he's lacking is that sparkle in his eye. The one detail that could distinguish Piccolo from a whole village of namekians.
As I run, screaming no doubt, he shouts "Get back here!"
I muster up all the courage I can, and yell back "NEVER!"
He's chasing me, with a ball of bright yellow energy in his hand. I trip on something, something being an inconviently placed cup. I land on my back, the fall knocking the wind out of me. He stands over me, a look of pure hatred in his eyes. I can't help but wonder where all the hatred came from, because I'd been thinking that he cared. I scream as he throws the energy at me. It's close...
END OF KIMI'S DREAM...
I wake up screaming, breathing heavy. I don't recognize where I am at first, but then I realize that I'm on the Lookout. 'Why am I here?' I ask myself.
Piccolo and Dende rush into the room that I'm in. My eyes widen at the sight of Piccolo. After the dream, I don't want anything to do with him. I press myself against the wall.
"Kimi, are you okay?" Piccolo asks.
"We heard you screaming." Dende adds.
"U-Um, y-yeah, I'm fine!" I say, trying to fake cheeriness.
Piccolo gives me a look that says 'don't-do-this-again'. "You're not fine. You were screaming. What happened?"
"N-Nothing happened, *fake yawn*, so can I please go back to sleep?" I ask, but I really don't want to fall asleep again.
Piccolo takes a step toward me. I tense, eyes wide.
There's no missing the fear in my eyes. It's all focused on one of the two namekians in the room. "H-Hey, um, P-Piccolo?" I ask uncertainly.
"Yeah?" He asks, hopeful to get an answer.
"C-Can I talk to Dende alone for a minute?" I ask. I silently plead 'Please don't kill me'.
"Uh, sure." Piccolo says, exiting the room, shutting the door behind him, pretending that he isn't bothered by me wanting to talk to Dende instead of him.
I breath a sigh of releif. Dende looks puzzled. "What's wrong?" He asks, "I thought you liked Piccolo."
I look at him. "I do, but, I just had this dream, and now I'm terrified of him." I say.
"What was the dream about?" Dende asks.
"I-I was being chased, by this carbon copy of Piccolo, but it wasn't him, and I don't think it could've been his dad either-" I was cut off by Dende.
"How did you know that it wasn't Piccolo?" He asks.
I answer "There just wasn't that... sparkle, ya' know? That ONE thing that can distinguish him from a whole village of namekians."
"Hmm, intresting. Do continue, Kimi." Dende said in an intellectual voice.
"I tripped. He looked at me with this, this, hatred in his eyes, like I'd done something so wrong only my death could fix it. And he formed this huge energy ball in his hand. He threw it at me, and I woke up right before it hit me." I say.
"Well, if you think that it wasn't Piccolo, then why are you afraid of him?" Dende asks.
I say "Well, when he first took Gohan and I to train us, he didn't have that sparkle. As he trained us, it just showed up. He looked EXACTLY like he did before he trained us when he was in my dream. I'm afraid because it just didn't seem like I knew him anymore." I sighed.
PICCOLO'S POV...
As I listened to Kimi tell Dende about her dream, I'm... shocked. 'She's afraid of me? Did I ever give her a reason to be?' When I was training her and Gohan for the first time, I used to love scaring them to get them to work harder. 'Was that dream just a memory? I don't remember EVER chasing either one of them with a ball of energy. And I'm a namekian. I never forget things.'
'How long is she going to be afraid of me? I hope this doesn't last long. I don't know what would happen if she stayed like this. I could never move on.'
'That's it. She's going to stop being afraid of me right now.' And I opened the door.
KIMI'S POV...
Piccolo walks through the door. I scream, and hide behind Dende.
"Kimi, *sigh* please don't be afraid of me. A dream doesn't mean anything!" Piccolo says.
I stay quiet behind my Namek shield, or Dende, for short.
"Do you think I would EVER hurt you? I wouldn't. Not anymore. I used to be a ruthless murderer. But you changed me, Kimi. Now, I wouldn't even kill a bad guy. And you know what? It hurts to know that the one you love is just, scared of you for the person you used to be. I'm not like that anymore, Kimi. Please beleive me." He says.
I came out from behind Dende, but not closer to Piccolo.
Piccolo walks closer to me. I tense. But he doesn't hurt me, no. He picks me up, and pulls me into a gentle hug. I'm still tense, but Dende gives me a look that says 'trust him', and I return the hug. It being only three am, I fall asleep again, and Piccolo gently lays me on the bed.
3RD PERSON POV...
A conversation ensued between Piccolo and Dende. They talked about possible causes of Kimi's dream.
"It's obvious, Piccolo." Dende said.
Piccolo got annoyed. "Then what's so obvious? Why is she so insecure?"
Dende sighed. "I talked to Mrs. Briefs yesterday, and she told me about everything-"
"What everything?" Piccolo interrupted.
"Be patient, Piccolo. She told me about the visits to the psyciatrist, the medication, the *gulp*, 'coping'. She's been diagnosed with depression. She hasn't been taking her medicine, and it's only gotten worse." Dende said.
"Okay, I get that. But what's this, 'coping' you mentioned?" Piccolo asked nervously, as if half of him wanted to know the answer, and half of him didn't.
Dende walked over to Kimi's sleeping form. He motioned Piccolo to join him. When Piccolo stood beside him, Dende showed Piccolo several cuts on Kimi's arms and legs.
"To, 'cope', so to speak, she turns to self injury, and uses the physical pain to distract herself from her depression. She cuts herself. If it gets bad enough, she may commit suicide." Dende says.
Piccolo's breath hitched in his throat. "She has to start taking her medicine, I'm not going to let her do this to herself."
They talked about random subjects well into the morning.
Piccolo said "I'm going to get Kimi's medicine from Bulma. Keep an eye on her if she wakes up before I get back."
Dende replied "Okay, Piccolo. You have my word."
A few minutes after Piccolo left, Kimi began to stir. She woke up to find Dende sitting in a chair, watching her with a warm smile.
She smiled "Ohayou! Where's Piccolo?" she asked (A/N: ohayou means 'good morning' in japanese! Pronounced, Oh-Hai-Yoh)
Dende replied "Ohayou! He went to get something from Bulma."
She asked "Ok! How long ago did he leave?"
Dende said "Just a few minutes ago, he'll be back soon."
Kimi and Dende talked until Piccolo walked into the room. "Ohayou, Piccolo!" Kimi said.
He replied "Ohayou. Here, take this." He said, handing her the medicine and a cup of water.
She looked at the bottle, eyes wide. "How did you know?" She asked.
Dende answered "Mrs. Briefs told me."
Piccolo said "Dende told me last night while you were asleep."
Kimi asked, fearful "Dende, did she tell you abou-"
Dende said "Yes."
Kimi stuttered "Does P-Piccolo know?" She asked.
Piccolo asnwered "Yeah, he told me that too."
Her eyes widened even more, the same fear that she showed the previous night etched on her features. She swallowed one of the pills, drank the water, and set everything on the small table beside the bed. She then proceeded to hide under the blanket. Small sobs and barely audible whispers of 'my life is over', and 'what if he doesn't love me anymore?' could be heard.
Piccolo's face showed sadness as he looked at the bump in the blankets where Kimi was. He walked over to the bed and sat beside her. He pulled the blankets off of her. He saw a girl that he'd never seen before. Her eyes just looked like hollow depths, like her life had no meaning whatsoever.
She looks at him. "If you don't love me anymore, I understand. *cough* I don't blame you." Kimi says.
He looks at her with a newfound light. "I would never stop loving you, no matter what. Thats why I'm going to help you through this." Piccolo said, placing his hand on her head.
"You can't. It's depression. I try to fight it but I never can. *cough, cough, cough, cough* " Kimi said.
Dende asked "Are you sick?"
Kimi answered "No. Piccolo, did Bulma give you my athsma inhaler?"
Piccolo asked "What's that? All she gave me was your depression medicine and this." Piccolo said, holding up her inhaler.
"That's it. Hand it to me. *Cough, wheeze, cough*" Kimi said.
"What does it do?"
She said "It helps my-*cough, cough, wheeze, cough*- athsma. Now give it to me before I stop breathing."
He handed it over. He watched as Kimi put a white piece in her mouth, pushed a metal can-thing, and breathed in the stuff that came out. She did it twice, and took a deep breath when she was done.
"That's *Cough, wheeze* better." She said.
Piccolo looked curious. "It doesn't sound better."
She said "It will *cough* be in a minute."
A few minutes later, Kimi looked up at Piccolo. "How exactly do you plan on helping me?" She asked.
Piccolo answered "I don't know yet, but I'll figure something out."
More silence.
"Piccolo?"
"Yes?"
"If you were stuck on an island-"
Dende said "Don't finish that."
"Why not?" Kimi asked.
Dende said "Piccolo, let me see Kimi's medicine."
Piccolo gave the bottle to Dende.
"Hm. May cause drowsiness, and or dizzyness." Dende said, frowning slightly.
"What does that mean, Piccolo?" Kimi asked, yawning.
He answered "It means go to sleep."
"But I'm no-*yawn*-t tired." Kimi said.
Dende walked over, and hit a pressure point on Kimi's neck, rendering her unconsious. "And now we know that this medicine makes her drowsy, and dizzy."
A FEW HOURS LATER...
The sun was beginning to set over the lookout. Kimi rose from the bed, in her usual perkiness. She skipped outside, and asked Mr. Popo where Piccolo was.
"He went to spar with your father." Mr. Popo said.
"Thanks, Mr. Popo!" Kimi said, taking to the air.
Dende came running outside "Where's Kimi?" He asked Mr. Popo.
"She went to find Piccolo." he answered.
"I hope she slept off the effects of her medicine." Dende said. He contacted Piccolo via Telepathy.
'Piccolo?'
'Yes?'
'Kimi's coming your way'
'Shit.'
When Kimi arrived where she sensed Piccolo's power level, the Z-Gang had assembled.
"Come on!" Kimi shouted to the sky. "Give me a break!" "Have any of y'all seen Piccolo?" she asked.
The Z-Gang shrugged. "Come on! He was here ten flippin' minutes ago!" Kimi said. "Why are you guys here anyway?"
"Intervention" Tien said.
"Greeaat. Who's on drugs?" Kimi asked.
"This is your intervention, girl." Vegeta said.
Her eyes widening, Kimi took to the air, powering up to Super Sayian.
The Z-Gang followed her, but Goku, Vegeta, and a suddenly emerging from nowhere Piccolo were the closest.
Piccolo caught up to her, and grabbed her. Kimi thrashed, but it got her no where. They surrounded her. She felt threatned. Her athsma starting acting up. She was wheezing and coughing, and Piccolo began to get concerned. She began to take deep breaths, to get oxygen into her lungs.
"Are you okay?" Piccolo asked her. He knew something was wrong when she shook her head 'no'. She clawed at her throat. He then realized that she couldn't breathe. Her face began to get blue. Piccolo shouted "GUYS! SHE'S NOT BREATHING!"
He rushed her to the ground, and set her down. "What do we do?!" Goku asked.
Bulma rushed over, with an inhaler in her hand. She then realized that it wouldn't work. Krillin shouted "Does anyone know CPR?!" Bulma said "There's an easier way! Flip her over hard! She'll breathe when she lands on her stomach!"
Piccolo said to Vegeta "This is your department. Now SAVE HER!"
Vegeta flipped her over, and Kimi started breathing. She stood up a few moments later. "Dude, what happened?" She asked, stumbling. (Found it online, does NOT work.)
Bulma handed Kimi the inhaler. "You had an athsma attack. Now take three doses."
Kimi did what she was told. She gave Bulma the inhaler. She walked over to Vegeta "Thanks for not letting me die, although you wouldn't care if I did." She said, extending her hand, which Vegeta shook firmly.
Krillin spoke "About this intervention..."
Kimi hid behind Piccolo. She was able to do this well because she only came up to about mid-chest on him. "Nope, sorry. Let's save this for Octoberary the 56th."
Yamcha said "But that's not a day."
Kimi looked at him "Your point being?"
Yamcha shut up.
KIMI'S POV...
Piccolo turned to face me "This has to happen sometime." He said
I looked at him "Why? It's no big deal."
Krillin looked at me "Yes it is."
I glared at him "Don't you have a wife to get to?"
Dad growled "That's enough, Kimi."
I growled at dad. He took a step toward me, and raised his arm. I stepped out from behind Piccolo.
"Hit me. I dare you. It'll get you nowhere." I said.
He punched me in the face, and I skidded to a stop five feet away. Most of the Z-Gang gasped. Piccolo looked at dad in shock and anger.
I spit out a tooth, and went Super Sayian. Dad went Super Sayian two. I looked at him "Not fair."
That didn't stop him from kicking me a couple hundred feet away, breaking two of my ribs on each side.
He flew over to me. I looked at him. "Do you want me dead? Is that really what you want?" I asked dad.
He didn't answer, and raised his fist. I looked over at Piccolo. I mouthed 'goodbye' to him, and dad knocked me unconsious.
I had my ring on, so everyone thought I was dead. Piccolo knelt beside me. "Kimi?"
After about half an hour, I regained consiousness, and opened my eyes to see Piccolo knelt over me, his hand on my neck, feeling for my heartbeat. I looked up at him. "Hey." I say.
"Hey." He says."You're alive."
"Yep" I say. "I am."
"I thought you were dead." He tells me. "I couldn't find a heartbeat." He adds.
I grab his hand, guiding it to where my pulse could be felt. "Feel it now?" I ask. He nods.
Piccolo thought I died again. I wouldn't be able to come back next time. I make myself so mad sometimes.
A sudden *BOOM* startles me. I look at my shirt, which is now burnt to a crisp, meaning I got hit by an energy blast. I don't know where it came from. I start to get dizzy. I hear yelling. Strong arms envelope me, and I can feel the wind on my face. I fall asleep.
KIMI'S DREAM...
There it is again. Piccolo's doppelganger, chasing me with the same ball of energy. "You'll be dead when you least expect it." He says. He sounds exactly like Piccolo, too.
"You would never kill me in the real world!" I shout.
"Oh really?" He says "Just wait, Kimi, your time will come, in about three days."
Three days? Oh no. The dream repeats itself. I trip on the same inconviently placed cup, he throws the energy at me. I wake up right before it hits me.
END OF KIMI'S DREAM...
I wake up screaming again. 'What is wrong with me?' I wonder. Just like last time, Dende and Piccolo rush into the room.
"Are you okay?" Dende asks.
"Did the dream happen again?" Piccolo asks.
I answer "I'm fine, Dende. Yeah, it happened again, Piccolo."
Piccolo sits beside me, I only tense a little bit. "What happened this time?" He asks.
"The person is chasing me. He has a huge ball of energy in his hand. He says that I'll be dead when I least expect it. I said that you wouldn't do anything to me. He said to wait three days, but I know that you wouldn't do anything bad to me, right?!" I say, looking on in fear, insecurity radiating off of me like the sun radiates off of pavement an a hot summer day.
"Of course I wouldn't do anything to you, I love you." Piccolo said.
Dende looked concerned. "Piccolo, are you feeling okay?" He asked, confused by Piccolo's choice of words.
Piccolo looked at Dende in confusion. "Yes, why wouldn't I be?"
"What did you just tell Kimi?" Dende asks rhehitorically.
"I said that I love her, is there something wrong with that?" Piccolo asks, obviously confused.
"No." he says, "You don't usually say anything like that, I was confused."
"Oh" Piccolo says.
"You two are really close, you know that?" Dende asks.
I look at him "Of course we are. If we weren't I don't think I'd be here right now." I say, earning some looks from Piccolo and Dende.
"I mean I wouldn't be on the Lookout! I'd still be alive!" I say.
We talked for hours and hours. Evening approached us quickly.
"I'm going home." I say. "Night, Dende, night Piccolo!" I say, giving both of them a hug, and Piccolo a kiss.
I collected my medicine from Piccolo, and took off in the direction of Capsule Corps.
When I got home, Trunks jumped me. "Where've you been, Kimi?" He asked.
I said "I stayed at the Lookout with Piccolo and Dende."
Not giving the subject further thought, he ran off to play video games.
I walked into the kitchen, and I saw Bunny making dinner. "Hey, Mrs. Briefs!" I say.
She's startled. "Oh, Kimi! Welcome home! Bulma told me everything about you and Piccolo. I was thinking a martial arts themed wedding,-"
I cut her off. "Woah! Not so fast! I'm not ready to be married!"
She looks sad. "Well, if you say so."
I hug her. "Don't worry! When I'm ready, I promise that I'll let you and Bulma design my wedding! Speaking of Bulma, where is she?"
She looks releived "Oh, Bulma's in her lab with her father, they're not working on anything dangerous, but be back in time for dinner!" She says, taking some fries out of the oven.
I walked into the lab, and saw Bulma hard at work on an invention. I gave my meds to Dr. Briefs, and asked him to give them to Bulma.
I walked back into my room, and flew out the window, sitting on the roof to watch the sunset.
I guess boredom took over me, and I started to sing my favorite song.
"Take a deep breath in the mirror, he didn't like it when I wore high heels but I do, turn the lock and put my headphones on, he always said that he didn't get this song, but I do, I do."
Piccolo took off from the Lookout, and in the direction of Capsule Corps., to spar with Vegeta.
"I walked in expectin' you'd be late, but you got here early and you stand and wait, and I walk to you, You pulled my chair out and helped me in, and you don't know how nice that is but I do."
Piccolo reached hearing range of the building, and heard me singing from the roof.
"and you throw your head back laughing like a little kid, I think it's strange that you think I'm funny cuz', he never did, and I've been spendin' the last eight months, thinkin' all love ever does is break, and burn, and end, but on a Wednsday, in a cafe, I watched it begin again"
He landed softly on the roof, and I didn't hear him.
"You said you never met one girl, who has as many James Taylor records as you, but I do, we tell stories and you don't know why, I'm comin off a little shy, but I do.
But you throw your head back laughing like a little kid, I think it's strange that you think I'm funny cuz', he never did, and I've been spendin' the last eight months, thinkin' all love ever does is break, and burn, and end, but on a Wednsday, in a cafe, I watched it begin again."
"Your voice is beautiful." Piccolo says, startling me. I scream, and fall off the roof, hitting the ground, hard.
He jumps off the building, and lands on the ground, offering his hand. I take it, and he hoists me back up on my feet.
"Thanks." I say sarcastically.
He smirks. It's hard to stay mad at that smirk.
"Have you seen Vegeta?" He asks. "We were going to spar."
"He's probably in the Gravity Room or eating, I don't know which." I tell him.
He asks "Didn't you eat?"
I reply "Yes, I did. I ate pretty fast, and went to my room." Somehow, he didn't catch the lie.
"Oh, ok. Your head been hurting?" He asks.
"I've tried not to think about it."
Silence. I still don't like it.
"Well, I'm going to go find Vegeta, bye." He says, turning in the direction of the Gravity Room.
"Ok, see ya later, Piccolo!" I say, flying back into my bedroom window.
When I entered my room, I sat on my bed, and turned on my radio. I layed my head on my pillow, while my favorite radio station played my favorite songs. My favorite song came on, and I had to sing it. When it ended, I looked at my clock. 9:39 PM. 'It's getting late.' I turned off my light and my radio, and tried to fall asleep, but the GR running kept me awake.
I stalked to the GR, pissed off. When I got there, I looked through the small window and saw Piccolo and Vegeta sparring. I yelled "HEY! TURN THAT THING DOWN!" No answer.
I would've put in the passcode, but I didn't feel like it. I just glared until Vegeta noticed me, which startled him, letting Piccolo get him with a swift kick to the side.
"What are you doing, girl?!" Vegeta yelled.
I yelled back "Turn that thing off! I can't sleep!"
He yelled "I will NEVER take orders from a sayian MUT like you!"
Oh no he didn't. I kicked open the door, and attacked him.
I repeatedly punched him in the face, until Piccolo pulled me off of him.
Bulma ran into the GR. "KIMI! WHAT DID YOU DO?!" She yelled, rushing to Vegeta.
And so an argument ensued between myself and Bulma. When Vegeta picked Bulma up and took her out of the GR, I stalked out of the GR and back to my room, and fell asleep.
I woke up the next day, grabbed my clothes, and hopped in the shower. When I got out, I put on my blue tee and my jeans. I did my hair and went into the kitchen.
The family was already in the kitchen. "Ohayou." I said.
They all glared at me. I sighed, I kinda all ready knew that this would happen. I just grabbed my bookbag. "Ok, y'all hate me. I'll be back later to get my stuff." And I walked out the door.
I got to school, and realized that I didn't take my meds. Oh fucking well. I contacted Piccolo via telepathy.
"Piccolo?"
"Hmm?"
"Can you come with me to get my stuff after school?"
"Why?"
"I have a weird feeling that they don't want me living there anymore."
"Where are you going to stay?"
"I'll ask mom if she'll let me live there again. If she blows up again, I guess I'll live on the streets."
"You can't do that."
"Why not?"
"Someone might attack you."
"Pic, I'm a sayian! If they do attack me they won't hurt me."
"*sigh* Fine, I'll come with you. But if your mom doesn't let you move in with her, you're living with me."
"*sigh* Ok."
"Did you take your medicine? You seem sad."
"No, I forgot."
"How did you forget?"
"Look! There's too much going on right now, and I could give a damn about that fucking medicine!"
"..."
"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry! I can't beleive I blew up like that!"
"It's fine. I know that you didn't mean it."
"Ugh! I should've taken my meds this morning. I just want to kill myself ri-"
"You want to WHAT?!"
"I didn't mean it like that! It was an expression!"
"Kimi, that's not an expression. That's serious."
"Piccolo, I really didn't mean it. I don't want to kill myself, if I did then my time in Otherworld would be horrible because you wouldn't be there with me."
"*sigh* Ok, but please don't say that again. I don't know what I'd do if I lost you again."
"That is so sweet! I'll see you later, love you!"
"Love you too."
And the conversation ended.
I walked into school, and I almost lost my hearing when Erasa squealed "Kimi! Why did you get here so late? We have to get to class!"
She grabbed my wrist, and pulled me into class.
"Ok class! Today we will be continuing our lesson from Friday, and then we have to go to an assembly!"
"YAY!" The class cheered. I put my hands over my ears. The lesson continued, I did my worksheet, and zoned out until we walked to the auditorium for the assembly.
"Welcome, students!" The principal said into the microphone. "To our back to school assembly!"
I zoned while he blabbered about the schools 'bullying policy', what to do if your locker won't open, etc, etc, etc. 'You kick it, that's what you do if it won't open.' I snickered.
It lasted about two hours for him to cover everything. A few times I had dozed off for a few minutes, awaked my Erasa gossiping in my ear.
When we left the assembly we walked into third period, mine being chorus.
"Ok class! Today everybody is going to sing so I can see how much effort will be needed to get everyone prepared for our first concert next month!"
We lined up in alphebetical order, me being towards the end, since I told the principal about my name not being Briefs after the assembly.
All the girls, with me the lone exeption, sang pop while the guys rapped.
When we were done, we were handed lyrics for our first song to be sang in the concert. It was titled "God Bless The Broken Road", by Rascal Flatts, one of my favorite bands, and apparently, one of the teacher's favorite bands, too.
"Ok! And 1, 2, 1 2 3, go!" the chorus teacher said.
The pianist (or something like that) started playing.
We sang "I set out on a narrow way, many years ago, hopin' I would find true love, along the broken road, but I got lost a time or two, wiped my brow and kept pushin' through, I couldn't see how every sign, pointed straight to you.." "And every long lost dream, led me to where you are, others who broke my heart, they were like northern stars, pointin' me on my way, into your loving arms, this much I know is true, that God bless the broken road, that led me straight to you, yes to you." "I think about the years I've spent, just passin' through, I'd like to have the time I lost, and give it back to you, but you just smile and take my hand, you've been there you understand, it's all part of a grander plan, that is comin' true, and every long lost dream, let me to where you are, others who broke my heart, they were like northern stars, pointin' me on my way, into your loving arms, this much I know, is true, that God bless the broken road, that let me straight to you." Piano solo. "And now I'm just rollin' home, into my lover's arms, this much I know, is true, that God bless the broken road, that led me straight, to you."
"That was wonderful!" The teacher exclaimed. The lunch bell rang, and we rushed out of class.
I thought to myself 'Fuck it, I'm taking a walk, I'm not eating deep fried garbage.'
I put my books in my locker, and walked out the door with the kids who eat at nearby restaraunts.
I passed all the restaraunts, and I finally felt relaxed. I ducked in an alley and took to the air. I flew to Piccolo's waterfall. I saw him meditiating. I landed and fell back onto the grass.
He opened his eyes. "Shouldn't you be in school?" He asked.
I say "It's lunchtime. I'm not eating a deep fried rat."
"That's disgusting."
"I know... By the way, I really am sorry about this morning."
"Don't be. It wasn't your fault."
"I'm not talking about blowing my top. The other thing."
"Oh. No harm done, I just got worried."
I hopped into his lap. "I know, but I honestly don't know why I said that." 'Even if I have tried before.' I thought.
"You what now?" He asks, eyes wide.
'Shit.' "You heard what I was thinking?" I ask fearfully.
"Yes, I did. You've attempted suicide before?!"
"Uh... Maybe..."
"When? Why?"
"After the first day of school. Because I have very bad ways of dealing with problems! Videl thinks she's everything, Erasa tries to make me deaf, Sharpener's this big jack-off, Angela's a bitch, G-Gohan h-hates me, -..." My voice cracks mid-sentence, due to my mind focusing on how Gohan hates me. Piccolo wraps his arms around me, and I cry into his shoulder.
After I calmed down, I looked at Piccolo with my bloodshot eyes. "Thank you." I say.
He smiles a rare smile. "You don't need to."
I kiss him. "Of course I need to! You don't have to do any of this for me." I say, smiling.
"I don't have to, but I will." He says, melting my heart. A single happy tear slips down my cheek, and he wipes it away with his thumb. I wrap my arms around his neck, and his curl around my small waist.
"I love you." I say into the fabric of his gi, and I feel his arms momentarily tighten around my body.
"I love you, too." He says into my raven locks.
I look at my watch. "Damn it! Lunch is almost over! See you in a few hours, Pic!" I say, giving him a quick peck on the lips. I stand up and take to the air, flying in the direction of Orange Star High.
When I got back, I ran to my locker, and got my fifth period stuff. I ran into study hall.
I doodled until it was over, and I walked into the bathroom. I looked into the mirror. My eyes weren't bloodshot anymore, thank God.
I walked into sixth period, gym. 'So many bad memories' I thought.
I change into my gym clothes, and walk out of the locker room. I again steal the eyes of most of the football team, and their angry girlfriends. "Sorry, boys, I'm taken." I say. They all look sad, their girls happy. I sit on the bleachers beside Erasa, the only friend I have.
We talk until excersises begin. I jumped off of the bleachers, and start to stretch. We run laps, and I slow down to a more human pace.
We walk outside onto the field, and the teacher says to do whatever we want, but we have to at least walk or run.
I just walk around the track, in my usual bad mood. Angela catches up to me.
"Kimi," She starts, "I'm sorry about Friday. I really am. I just loved Matthew a lot, but I'm over that now. Friends?" She asks, sticking out her hand. I shake it, and she walks with me, telling me about all the gossip I already heard from Erasa. Except one thing. "Word on the street says that Gohan and Videl are an item. Can you beleive it?!" She says.
"Wait, back up. They're DATING?!" I say.
"Yeah! They've been spending a lot of time together, haven't you noticed? I thought he was your brother." She says.
"Yeah, he's my brother, but I've been away from the house a lot lately."
"What have you been doing?"
"Uh, seeing somebody."
"Ooh! Who's the lucky guy?"
"Um, uh, can't say, he said to keep it a secret."
"Oh I see! I promise I won't tell anyone!"
"Thanks!"
The teacher blew her whistle, and we ran into the locker rooms. I changed clothes, and put my gym bag in my locker. I walked into seventh period, dare I say it, math.
"Ok, class!" Mrs. Shinhan says. "Get out your textbooks and solve questions 1-20 on page 143!"
"Boo!" the class says, opening their books.
I finish my work quick. Mrs. Shinhan walks over to me. "You recognize me, right?" She says.
"Yeah, I recognize you, Launch." I say. "Long time, no see."
"You're telling me! We have to catch up sometime! By the way, Tien told me all about you and Piccolo! I think you two are great together!"
I blush. "Thanks!"
Launch says "Well, I've got to make sure everyone understands this, I'll talk to you later!" and walks away to help the people who don't get the work.
After class, I grab my bookbag out of my locker, and walk outside. Everyone is getting on their respective busses, so I sneak behind the school, and take to the air.
I meet Piccolo about two miles from Capsule Corps. "Hey, Piccolo!" I say.
"Hey. Let's get your stuff." He says. We fly beside eachother all the way to Capsule Corps.
When we get there, I knock on the door. Mrs. Briefs answers. "Oh, it's you." The usually perky blonde says with a frown on her face.
I start "Mrs. Briefs, I really don't want any trouble. I just came to collect my things, then we never have to speak again."
She glares at me. "Your things are in that suitcase. Take it and leave." She says coldly.
I grab the suitcase, and give the building one last glance. Piccolo and I fly away. 'Sheesh, you punch a sayian in the face, and his family hates you forever for it.'
Shoo! That was a long chapter! Next one is going to top that! Bye! And: What do you think about the two new couples? What to you think about Kimi being metaphorically kicked out? Do you think Angela's up to no good? Find out next time!
