talk about a life

the teenage years: chapter 9

warning: mild violence, depressing heart breaking situation,dark, angst

One year, yes it had been a year already since Tibault appeared, he had sensibly lightened up Trunks and his friends’ lives but the fact was, Trunks was still sick.
He is now 19 , it’s been 5 whole years, 5 long painful years, and he is getting tired, desperatly tired , but he’s hanging in there.

A new pupil was to be introduced today, everybody was anxious, she was said to be gorgeous, boys were staightening up, girls were ready to judge. As the teacher walked in, all went silent.
-Class, let me introduce a pupil coming back to our country after many years of absence.
...Young lady, come in and introduce yourself.
And the girl came in, long blond hair flowing, deep emerald eyes and a smile on her lips.
-Hello, my name is Lalania...
The gang were stunned, they all watched Trunks, they expected him to be happy, they knew his past love for her, only Tibault was worried, he knew his Hate for her.
Trunks’ hands were clenching the table, his head had shot up, his eyes were bloodshot, he looked murderous, and suddenly , Hell broke loose, he broke the table, shot up from his chair , and made a leap towards her. She was lost, she had expected a warm welcome. Trunks caught her by the neck and stuck her against the wall.
-YOU , YOU BITCH, HOW DARE YOU COME BACK, I’LL KILL YOU!!
-What? Stop, you’re.........strangling....me......
Lalania looked at him in terror, he was tightening his grip, she didn’t understand, she was crying, stuggling to breathe. Tibault tried to reason him. He caught his arm, tried to pry her neck loose, not to avail, the sayajin was far too stong, the others didn’t know what to say, but the gang was starting to catch on , they had been told about what Trunks’ sickness was exactly. Tibault made a desperate try.
-Trunks, stop.
-LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!
He hit his friend hard, Tibault went flying , he hit the floor, unconscious, his head was bleeding. Trunks watched his friend then realized what he had just done.
-NOOOO, TIBAULT, I DIDN’T.....!!
He let go of Lalania, put his head in his hands, he was yelling, crying, then he went towards Tibault, picked him up and ran to the window. Flying out, he disappeared with his friend under his arm. They were all stunned, the gang just started to grasp Lalania’s role in all this as they helped her up. She was crying , she had a big purple ring around her neck.
-Why?What did I do to him? What happened?
-Maybe you should go and see a doctor.
-No, I have to see Vegita.
She flew off to Caps. corp.

Meanwhile Trunks had taken Tibault back to his appartement, he found a first aid kit and bandaged the wounds , then put him to bed, now he was by his side, crying his heart out, blood from his eyes spread everywhere.
-What did I do to you? I didn’t mean to hurt you, my friend, my only friend . But she...I...what should I do, help me...someone, please help me....

About an hour later Tibault woke up
-Huuu, what happened to me? Trunks?
-I’m sorry....I didn’t mean to hurt you, please don’t hate me, I’m so sorry....!
-Hey buddy, I’m ok, my head’s banging a little, but I’m ok. You.....you didn’t kill her.....did you?
-No, I should have...I....
-Wow, wait a sec. no no, killing her isn’t gonna get you anywhere, do you really think that’s the way to go?
-...It would all be finished...
-....and you’d have her death on your conscience, not recommended. Trunks, you used to love her.
-She used me, she betrayed me.
-Maybe she had a good reason, you don’t know. Did you look at her face? She didn’t know what was happening , if she did anything to you, she doesn’t seem to have realized it.
-So that means it’s ok? That you can just bugger someone’s life up and then say “ oups sorry, I didn’t know”?!
-I didn’t say that, but maybe you should talk to her , what do you think?...... Whatever you think, right now you need a wash and some sleep, let’s get you out of these somewhat reddedened clothes shall we?
-Don’t move, you’re hurt.
-Ok then, will you do me a favour and go and get washed up?
-Ok
-Good boy, my clothes are in the right hand draw, then come and share a snooze with me, you need it and so do I
-Ok

At Caps.corp. things were going on , Lalania had run into Vegita’s arms for comfort and explanations:
-Why did he attack me Vegita, what did I do to him?
-Hush, calm down now, stop crying, it’s going to be ok. Let me see your neck, hum, you’ll need to take care of that.
-I’m fine.....tell me why this happened!
-I haven’t seen him since this morning, he leaves early, then you came along and then left for school, I don’t know what got him. He’s been ill, but he never attacked anyone this way.
-I have to know.
-Maybe you will when he comes home, you should get some sleep, go to bed
-Ok, see you later
-Try to calm down and sleep
-I will.

-Vegita has this anything to do with Red Hate?
-Most likely yes, but I can’t do anything about it, they have to settle this themselves Bulma
-And let them kill each other?!
-I don’t think another one of these is to be expected, he would have come back already if he had wanted her dead.
-So now what?
-We wait dear, we wait...

Later that night, a shadow came home, went to it’s room and was no longer heard until morning.

That morning, neither Trunks nor Lalania were seen at breakfast, Bra was sent to school and the couple decided to stay put and wait.
Finally Trunks emerged only to find Lalania behind him 10 seconds later.
She saw him from behind and froze, her eyes wide open and fixated onto him.
He turned around , regarded her with a murderous look of pure hate in his eyes, then spoke
-What..are you ...doing HERE??
His tone was icy
-I.....,she was starting to tremble, holding her throat in one hand,...I......, she started crying.
-And YOU’RE the one crying?!!
-What...What’s wrong with you? What did I do that was so wrong you would want ME dead?!
-What’s WRONG with me?!!YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S WRONG?!!!!I’LL TELL YOU WHAT’S WRONG!!!!
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO SUFFER FOR 5 YEARS? DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO AGONIZE, WISHING THE PAIN OF YOUR HEART AWAY, WHILE THIS PAIN IS TEARING YOU APPART? I SPENT 5 YEARS OF MY LIFE TRYING TO SAY ONE SINGLE WORD TO MY PARENTS, TO MY FRIENDS, DEPENDING ON A LITTLE GIRL TO LIVE, AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S WRONG?! YOU USED ME! YOU USED ME , YOU HAD FUN WITH ME AND THEN YOU LEFT ME ALONE, YOU BETRAYED ME, HOW COULD YOU, I LOVED YOU
Lalania had started crying harder, she was on her knees, listening, shaking her head in denial.
-I didn’t, I did love you, I do love you.
She was getting angry.
-YOU LOVED ME?! YOU LEFT WITHOUT A NOTE OR A GOODBYE AFTER HAVING YOUR FUN! ONE WEEK LATER I CAME TO SCHOOL BATTERED AND BRUISED FOR YOU, LOOKING FOR MY SOULMATE TO COMFORT ME AND YOU HAD LEFT!!
Now she was angry, she started yelling at him.
-A note, a goodbye?! How could I?? Didn’t you ever wonder why I had left?!! I left to protect you, I loved you! Do you think I would have left a place where I spent 14 years of my life waiting for you to acknowledge me because I was bored?
She had gotten up, she was all tears and fury now. His expession had changed, he no longer looked angry but lost, lost for words, lost completely, he was trying to grasp the meaning of her words.
-I left because...you want to know why I left, I left because I had people after me, after sayajin power, and I knew if I stayed close to you and Vegita, they’d come after you too.I didn’t want them to hurt you so I fled, I couldn’t tell you, I wanted to but I couldn’t. That’s why I made love to you in the showers that day, because I loved you, because I wanted you to know that before I left. But obviously you didn’t get that, did you?
Trunks was now on his knees, staring at her blankly as what she was saying slowly dawned on him.
-I thought you knew me better, Trunks Briefs, I thought you trusted me. You’ve known me since I was 5, and you think I’m capable of such a cruel thing? I obviously didn’t know YOU as well as I thought, I’m hurt, I’m hurt you could ever think such a thing of me, and believe me, I’m very sorry you suffered all these years, but that did NOT give you the right to make ME suffer.
Trunks Briefs, I used to love you, but you’re no longer the boy I knew, I hope you’ll realize what YOU’VE done.
With those words, she turned around, and headed towards her room. Trunks was on the floor, one single CLEAR tear running down his cheek.
-What have I done? How could I be so blind, so stupid? Lalania, wait, I didn’t know!!
-It’s too late, you had your chance, my heart doesn’t feel like being crushed any further. You should have trusted me if you loved me.
And she disappeared in her room, locking the door behind her.
-Please, I didn’t know, I did love you, I still do!!
He was now crying streams, but his tears were like water , clear and pure, all signs of hate had disappeared. He remained by her door, sobbing , talking.
-Please forgive me, I beg of you, I was a boy,...I didn’t know.....
The couple had come after hearing the shouts, they had observed the scene but had not moved, it wasn’t their place , they knew it.
Trunks was cured, true, but he still would not say a word, his lack of communication had gotten worse, neither his sister nor his dear friend had a right to a response, he would stay put near the door, crying or not, praying, pleading to the person behind it, to himself. He was cured, but his heart had gotten worse, was there no end to this as now the 2 sides suffered equally?

End of chapter 9
Love forever lost? Reconciliation? Things don’t seem to be looking that bright for the moment , do they?

disclaimer: all dbz caracters belong to Akira Toriyama and all fictionnal ones to me

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