Felicity ran as swiftly as she could through the underbrush, the howling of strange animals, bright eyes in the darkness, and the fast beat of her heart beneath her chest. "What are you doing here?" she choked out as she finally found a soft clearing, where a still pond reflected the stars. Falling to the ground she wept silently, for all the world she thought was, and now wasn't, for the love she never knew but she had lost. Feeling her hand mositen as it dipped into cool liquid she looked up, her eyes red and puffy, her lips trembling as her gaze fell upon a still pond. Sniffing she pushed her upper body up as she inched forward till she could feel the coolness from the pond on her heated face. Slowly she lowered her violet eyes to the water as her reflection gazed back at her. The violet eyes tinted with silver from her greif, scarlet cheeks streaked with tears, and a wobbly chin that was usually so strong and proud. Squeezing her eyes tightly she lowered her body back down to the soft grass as she curled up into a ball and steadied her breathing. "Stop being so emotional. . ." she cursed herself.
Trunks hopped down the stairs to see his mother walk back in the house, her face still holding shock and distraught. Vejita had yelled at her plenty of times, but this was different. This was hurtful. "Mom?" Trunks questioned as he appeared at her side and took her hand, "Mom?" he said again.
"Its nothing. . I am fine. Just tired" she said waving her hand at him.
"Mom" he repeated but she waved her hand at him again, "I am going to bed. .. good night" She muttered and then disappeared past him and up the stairs.
"WAKE UP" Trunks hollered up at the window. He didn't want to levitate to the window to find ChiChi there with a broom, ready to hit him. Gritting his teeth he was rewarded when Goten came to the window rubbing his eyes sleepily, "What do you want? Do you know what time it is?!" he demanded.
"yes I know I know. . .but i have to talk to you" Trunks hissed.
"No tomorrow. My mom will KILL me! And dad disappeared for the night. . so she is kinda. . .going. . " he said smiling tightly.
"Psycho?" Trunks supplied.
"Something like that. . .you should be in bed too. . .dont you have to be in the office really early in the morning?" Goten asked as stuck his head out the window with a lopsided smile on his face.
"Yea yea. . .but this is more important" Trunks said raising an eyebrow.
"I can't! Tomorrow I promise!" he said as Trunks saw ChiChi's high pitched voice, "Gotta go!" Goten called and disappeared.
"Great" Trunks muttered as he turned towards his house to feel his father nowhere around and watched his mother's light go out. "What is going on?" he thought as he knew it had to do with the woman from the woods.
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