With another month of no word from his three agents, Gohan was overly frantic. He was worried that Agent Silver had killed them. Of course no one else seemed to care, and that made him all the more insane. Bulma and Vegeta were always locked behind some door or another. The Trunks were in and out of the head quarters. Marron called home once a week to check in and let everyone know she was safe.
Gohan paced around the hallway outside one of the bathrooms. Inside was one of the most horrifying things imaginable, Vegeta and Bulma �playing� in the shower. Back when Xenta was after Vegeta or Vegeta was after Xenta, depending on whom you talked to, they were never as bad as things had become now. Gohan could scarcely breathe without a sound or word that the two of them were at it again. And now here he stood outside the door to hell itself. He could hear Bulma giggling and Vegeta�s low growl.
�Woman what are you doing,� Vegeta suddenly yelled loud enough that the whole place could had heard him let alone the poor Son boy standing on the other side of the door.
�Oh, oh, oh�� Gohan heard Vegeta above the cascading of the shower. He gave a full body shudder at that sound trying to block out any mental image him mind could conjure up. It was bad enough for him that Vegeta and Bulma were inseparable after dark, but during working hours, when Bulma was supposed to be doing her job, was going too far. With another shudder and a sigh he knocked on the door. The water from the shower turned off.
�What the fuck do you want,� Vegeta yelled, �I�m busy.� Gohan heard Bulma try to hold back a giggle.
�I need Bulma to get back to work,� Gohan said trying to sound braver then he felt. There was nothing more deadly then a turned on pissed off Syain if you took away his woman. Suddenly the door opened. Gohan took a defensive step back and out walked Bulma tightly hugging a towel around her wet body. Vegeta followed suit with a towel wrapped around his waist. Water was still beading down his bare chest as he shut the door behind him. He gave Gohan an evil look of death then headed off for his own room.
�What do you need me for,� Bulma flushed slightly realizing that she was standing in the hall in a towel.
�I told you that you need to be monitoring the computer scans for any sign of Jescele, Xenta, and Piccolo,� Gohan scolded now that Vegeta was gone.
�And I told you,� she said in and aggravated voice, �they are not appearing on the system scans. They are not in a place where we can find them. They are not in any trouble or the computer would pick it up. They are alive and well off the radar. As soon as they come back into our scans the computer system will automatically send me the information to my PDA. So if you will excuse me I have other things to be doing right now.�
�Yes,� Gohan said bitterly, �go back to your little fuck monkey.� Bulma stormed off in the direction of Vegeta�s room not dignifying Gohan with an answer. After all, he was just jealous that his girlfriend had gone missing as well as three of his agents. Gohan stomped off in the opposite directing planning to get as far away from them as possible.
Nat sat in her bedroom still as a statue. She couldn�t dare to move. There was no way she would be able to stand let alone walk. Mango was out again doing something unknown as always. Both Trunks were out running errands for her. The only person at the club with her was Marron, and Nat did not want to talk to her. I can�t believe this. Nat lay down on her bed, tears starting to fall down her face. She didn�t want to cry anymore but that just made her cry even more. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
�Nat,� Marron asked shyly, �Are you alright?� all she received was a few muffled sobs. Maroon pushed open the door and walked in.
�Natalie please talk to me.� Marron begged sitting down next to her on the bed. Nat sat up and turned solely to face Marron, tears still falling down her cheeks.
�Nat please tell me what�s wrong,� Marron asked.
�I know you�re having his baby,� Nat said.
�How,� Marron asked, � I didn�t think anyone knew.�
�Someone told me,� Nat said, �she told me quite a few things, and that was one of them.�
�Is this what�s bothering you,� Marron asked.
�I have just one question,� Natalie said.
�Ok,� Marron nodded fearfully.
�Why,� Nat asked.
�Why what,� Maroon blinked.
�Why did you sleep with him when we were still dating,� Nat clarified.
�I didn�t know,� Marron answered starting to cry, �honestly I didn�t. I�d never met you or been here before. He�d never mentioned you because you were a secret.� Natalie looked at the sobbing teenager sitting on her bed. Her own tears had now dried and her mind was clearer. Poor child! Looks like we�re both fucked. Natalie reached over and hugged Marron.
�It�s alright,� Nat whispered, �I�m not mad at you. This is all his fault. He pulled you into this knowing that it was going to hurt all of us.� Marron looked at Natalie with a water smile.
�If I had known I never would have let him but he kept talking about the future and not altering it,� Marron tried to explain, �I don�t know what he meant but it seemed to make sense at the time.� Natalie nodded knowing that Marron was going through a lot at the moment as well.
�And I�m really thankful that you are letting me live here after all that is happened,� Marron added softly.
�It�s not your fault Marron,� Natalie told her, �did you know I still have to break up with him? It�s a shame now really but it must be done.�
�What,� Marron was more than confused.
�Do you love him,� Natalie asked.
�I thought I did,� Marron answered, �I really felt I loved him.�
�Maybe it was a different kind of love,� Natalie offered.
�You do don�t you,� Marron asked. Silent tears trickled down Natalie�s face.
�With all my heart,� she answered, �but it�s never enough.� Marron had no idea what she was taking about. It was all too much for her to comprehend.
�I know he�d do the right thing but he can�t do it twice,� Natalie said, �so I�ve got to end it. Let him decide from there.� Marron sat silently looking at her hands in her lap.
�I can�t believe we�re both having his children,� Natalie said quietly. A single tear rolled down her right cheek.
Xenta walked down the water�s edge at the beach. The sun was setting next to her. The water splashed around her, the waves covering her feet every so often. She was watching Ice and Goten a few feet in front of her. They were splashing and laughing, having fun like young couples do. The wind blew around her playing with the ends of her pony-tailed hair. She walked alone barefoot in the sand. It had been Ice�s idea to go the beach to watch the sun set. It was supposed to be romantic. Xenta hadn�t been alone with Piccolo since she tired to attack him not too long ago. He of course was following behind her at a distance. She had originally made the joke that he just wanted to watch her ass as she walked but the humor had long since faded. Why can�t I stop thinking about him? This isn�t real and he�s not my type any way. He�s too stuck up and stoic. He doesn�t know who to have any fun at all. If we were dating I�d have broken up with him a long time ago. Although I bet the sex would be great. Brightly colored men are always good for it in bed. but he�s gay anyway so why am I even thinking about this?
Ice and Goten started laughing again splashing water around as he chased her trough the waves. The sun had sunk very low in the sky. The sky was now a mixture of pink purple red and yellow. It was the most beautiful sunset they had ever seen. It was getting colder now and Xenta could really feel the cold wind on her skin. From behind her Piccolo noticed this. He watched as she hugged herself to keep warm now avoiding the water so as not to get colder. He smiled at her knowing that she would be too stubborn to accept his jacket if he offered it to her. He picked up his pace to catch up with her. Silently he took his jacket and slid it over her shoulders.
�Thank you Piccolo,� she said softly pulling his jacket all the way on. He was shocked at her response. He had expected her to throw it off and storm off.
�You�re welcome,� he replied. They walked in silence watching their friends in front of them holding hands and huddling to keep warm.
�Piccolo I have something I want to show you tonight,� Xenta told him, �I know this is all fake but I�m actually starting to respect you.�
�Wow I never thought I�d hear you say that,� Piccolo turned to face her. The sun was now completely set and the moon had come out. The moon�s light seemed to cast an enchanting glow on Xenta. In this light she didn�t look half bad. Hell Piccolo could admit to himself Xenta was a goddess, most likely the goddess of drunken sex but she looked good. It was times like now that made him think they could actually be together, when everything was over and Dende was no longer terrorizing the world. She�s not as bad as she seems. I think Vegeta just broke her a little. Best thing she ever did was getting rid of him. Maybe now she�ll calm down.
�You�re a great Uncle to Ice and a good friend to everyone else really you�re a great guy,� Xenta leaned into Piccolo taking his arm. He relaxed against her touch allowing her to hold onto him. Is she hitting on me?
�I know we�ve had our differences but I think I can understand you a little better now,� Xenta smiled, �and that�s why I want to show you tonight.� Piccolo looked over at her. Now he was getting nervous. What could she want to show me? She doesn�t mean� no she couldn�t not that. No way, but she is Xenta.
�Are you sure that you want to show me,� Piccolo asked.
�I know it seems odd but I think someone who is like you, well you know, with your presence and all will really enjoy this,� Xenta told him. Piccolo was beyond frightened now. Oh my Kami what am I going to do? She wants to� no we can�t. I can�t. I won�t.
�I don�t think now is a good time really,� Piccolo tired to stall her.
�Nonsense tonight is perfect. Besides the moon is in the perfect position tonight. If we waited for another time it wouldn�t be as special,� Xenta told him matter of factly. Piccolo decided it would just be best to shut up at this point and went back to being quiet. They watched Ice and Goten again not saying anything.
Two pink And black eyes watched as Piccolo and Xenta walked along the beach. She was out to get him and bring him back.
�I�ve come for you father,� she laughed to herself, �and your little whore is going to get it before we leave.� The eyes scanned the beach noticing that there was another couple out as well. She laughed at how cute they looked.
�I wonder if Cell would ever want to walk on the beach with me,� she said to the night sky. She quickly turned her attention back to watching Piccolo.
�One day I�m going to find mom and we will be a family again,� she vowed. Her cell phone started to right.
�Hello,� she answered her phone never taking her eyes off of her father.
�Hi Mika,� it was Dende, �have you found him yet.�
�I�m watching him and that bitch right now,� she told him, �they are out with another couple.�
�Feel free to hurt whomever you�d like my little one just bring your father home to us,� Dende said and hung up.
�I will Uncle I will,� Mika hung up the phone and went back to watching her father.
Back on the beach Xenta and Piccolo had caught up to Ice and Goten.
�I think it�s about time for us to head back to the car now,� Piccolo told them, �it�s getting late.�
�But Uncle Piccolo,� Ice begged, �I want to say out longer.�
�If you stay out too long your father will get mad and then you won�t get to go out for a long time,� Xenta reminded the teen.
Eja is right,� Goten admitted, �after all we do want to keep going out.�
�Alright,� Ice pouted, �let�s go home.� they turned around and started walking back the way they had come from. Xenta held tightly to Piccolo�s arm to keep warm and the other two walked on his other side closest to the water. There was no way that their watcher could get off a hit without harming her dear father.
Mika cursed at the group then turned to leave her post. She would follow them until she had the chance to save her father from the whore and her evil ways.
�Don�t worry father I won�t let her dirty you for too long,� Mika promised her pink eyes glowing with hate for the bitch that took her father away from her and her mother.
Later that night at Natalie�s club Chibi Trunks and Miari Trunks had returned from their night out. Miari immediately sensed something was wrong. The mood of the club had changed since they�d left. He knew what was going to happen to Chibi that night. They two walked to the foot of the stairs. Miari looked around. He knew that the girls were upstairs.
�Listen Chibi I�m going to go now that you�re inside,� Miari said uneasily, �you know you can call me if you ever need anything.� Miari turned and walked toward the club door.
�Night Miari and I know,� Chibi waved good-bye and headed up the stairs cheerfully. He did not sense that something bad was going to happen. All the lights upstairs had been turned off. Marron�s door was shut so he knew that she was asleep. He walked down the hall to Natalie�s room. The door was closed but a faint light shone under the door. He tired the handle. The door was unlocked. He walked into her room silently and shut the door behind him.
�Trunks how are you tonight,� Natalie asked him in a false sweet tone.
�I�m all right what about you did you enjoy your night alone,� he asked.
�I wasn�t alone tonight Trunks,� she reminded him, �your friend Marron was here all night with me.�
�Oh,� Trunks was interested.
�Yes and the two of us started to talk about you,� Natalie sat up from her bed and turned to face her boyfriend who still stood by the closed door. Trunks didn�t really know what to say to her at this point. It�s dangerous to let any two women that know you talk, but having the two women he�d slept with talk was beyond dangerous, it was suicide. He looked around the room taking in the intricate details of everything around him, avoiding looking at her.
�We had quite a little chat about just how good of a friendship the two of you really had,� Natalie continued. Trunks could feel himself start to shake a little. This was it. She was going to break up with him he knew it.
�Don�t you want to know what we talked about,� she asked knowing that her over sweet tone was driving him crazy.
�It�s late,� he tried to get away, �I think I should be going to bed now.� He turned to leave her alone.
�Why do you want to leave me,� she asked faking crying, �after all we love each other right? So we should be together.� She shifted over in bed making room for him to get in bed with her. He hesitated not wanting to make another mistake.
�You look tired though, he told her, �I�d hate to keep you up all night.�
�You�re not that good dear,� Natalie spat at him. Trunks said nothing. Maybe if I close my eyes I�ll wake up in my bed at this will be all a dream.
�So Marron told me who the father of her baby was,� Natalie said suddenly, the sweet act was over, �so I just have one question for you. Why did you have to bring her here?�
�She had no where else to go,� Trunks whispered, �this was the only place she would be safe.�
�But if you wanted to keep this little two woman show going it would have been smarter not to have her movie in with your girlfriend don�t you think,� Natalie was steaming mad.
�I didn�t want anyone but you,� he tried to explain to her.
�Then why did you sleep with Marron,� Natalie asked.
�It was only once. And I was told I was supposed to,� Trunks said, �I asked about fait and changing your destiny and I was told that you can�t so I had to sleep with her.�
�You didn�t have to do anything Trunks,� Natalie said, �if someone told you it was destiny for you to impale yourself of a sword would you go out and do it just to appease this so called destiny that is unavoidable?�
�No,� he answered, �I wouldn�t, but this was different.�
�How? You slept with a woman who was obviously in love with you, whom I might add you had no real feelings for. And then you try to hide it and pretend that nothing ever happened,� Natalie was keeping her voice low for Marron�s sake but her tone spoke more then volume ever could.
�I made a mistake I�m sorry,� Trunks was pleading that this would end better then it looked, �this isn�t how I wanted you to find out but I am sorry.�
�Sorry never is good enough to fix the past,� her ferocity was not only from Trunks� wrong doing but from a past cut so deep it still burned her.
�If I could go back and stop myself from making that mistake I would, but I can�t now can I,� he tried. Or can I?
�Not that it would matter, with your destiny it had to happen anyway,� she growled at him.
�You know I love you Nat,� Trunks said in a defeated tone, �and I always will but I made a mistake that you clearly can�t forgive so I think we should end this relationship. After all that is what this is all about isn�t it?� This took Natalie back. She was the one who was supposed to be breaking up with him, not the other way around.
�I think you should go now,� She pointed toward the door. He turned and walked away from her. His hand touched the doorknob and turned it slowly.
�You can come to see Marron and check on the baby but that is it. We�re over,� Natalie told him.
�Thank you for giving me that much,� he said softly a lone tear trickling down his tanned cheek, �I hope we can still be friends.�
�We�ll have to wait on see for that one. Right now I�m too pissed off to make a decision you�d like,� she reminded him.
�Good-bye Natalie,� Trunks walked out of the door and shut it behind him. He walked off down the hall back to ward the stairs.
Natalie rested a hand on her stomach as tears rolled down her cheeks again.
�There goes your father,� she whispered.
Trunks walked down stairs to get to the phone. He called Miari to come pick him up. Somehow he knew this wasn�t going to take a lot of explaining to do. There was one thing that bothered him about all of this though. Normality when something bad was about to happen Miari would step in and give him a warning to prepare him for the worst.
�Why didn�t you tell me not to come here tonight Miari,� Chibi pounded his fists on the bar in anger, �why didn�t you warn me that I�d love her so much it�d break my heart? Why didn�t you tell me? Why?� He burst into tears as he waited for his future self. His questions were never to be answered with words.
Silver opened her eyes to find herself in her bed. Cell was asleep in a chair by her side. She was now three months along in her pregnancy, the half way mark. The door opened slowly and Demi came into the room.
�I see you�re awake again,� Demi said setting down a tray on the bed. On the tray were some more pills and a plate of food.
�Demi how much longer do I have to stay like this,� Sliver pouted. Cell turned in his sleep and caught Sliver�s eye.
�Three more months Sliver,� Demi answered, �But your bandage comes off now. Your wounds have healed enough that you are free to roam around again.�
�Yay I�m happy,� Silver smiled, �I can get out of bed.�
�I want you in bed one more day after I take the bandage off so I can observe you a little more,� Demi lifted Silver�s shirt and peeled the bandage off of her soft skin.
�The marks look good so far. By the time you have the baby your wing will be fully healed,� Demi smiled at her work, �now take these pills.�
�What�s the red one for you never made me take these before,� Silver asked holding several different pills in her hand.
�Vitamins. You need all that you can get. Your body is taking car of more that one now,� Demi reminded her.
�I know, I know,� Silver sighed, �Has Cell been here all night?�
�Yes he has,� Demi answered, �he is very worried about you and the baby.�
�Are you done yet,� Sliver asked getting irritated.
�There, all done. Eat your lunch and I�ll have Cell take the tray later,� Demi walked out of the room closing the door behind her. The sound of the door woke Cell from his sleep.
�How are you feeling today beautiful,� Cell asked.
�Demi said I can get out of bed tomorrow,� Sliver took a bit of her sandwich.
�That�s great,� Cell smiled, �you can join me for dinner tomorrow�
�Alright,� Silver took a drink of her soda.
�Well Sliver I must be off,� Cell stood up, �Dende has me doing some work for him today.�
�Where�s Mika,� sliver asked.
�Dende sent her to retrieve her father and bring him home,� Cell answered.
�Her father�s coming home,� Silver said, �I can�t wait to see him again.�
�Good-bye Silver have a great day,� Cell walked over and kissed her forehead before leaving her alone.
�All alone again,� Sliver sighed.
<You are not alone Sliver>
Why do you always bother me?
<You need to remember your past>
I�m trying to but I can�t
<When he comes back he will remind you of things gone by>
When who comes back?
<Mika�s father>
What does he know?
<Everything>
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