Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Instruments in Tune ❯ Denial and welfare in jeopardy ( Chapter 32 )

Instruments in Tune

Author's note:

I said I was going to make the chapters longer (I, Lied, I, Lied) no I just need this one to be shorter for the next one.

This story will continue for a few more chapters to come, action will be in the works as well so don't despair.

**************************************************************** *********************

Chapter 33: Denial & Welfare in Jeopardy

Three days after Isabelle revisited the lake that nearly took her life she had finally had enough of Piccolos treatment, it had become worse as time passed he would push her harder put her down for faults in training.

Piccolo would not allow her to roam during the night for the sole reason of safety from the night animals, It was now night fall Isabelle had told Piccolo she intended to go take a drink of fresh water, he allowed her to do so but she deceived him she was attempting to return home under cover of darkness.

*I must get back Bongo I can be at peace there here I am only going to fall into misery*

Isabelle was hurt, earlier in the day she was speaking to Piccolo she remembered in detail what took place in the conversation.

***********************************FLASHBACK******************** ********************

Piccolo stood as he waited for Isabelle to finish washing her clothing in the river, her dirty blouse drenched she plunged it in the water yet again, finally removing the grains of dirt and dust she strained the blouse tightly removing the last ruminants of liquid from the fabric.

"Sensei, may I ask you something?"

Isabelle turned to look at Piccolo, with his back to her.

Piccolo huffed as a `yes what do you want' to her still keeping his back to her.

"When you were away from all of us for the past ten year, did you even think of us…miss us?"

Isabelle felt her question was a mistake when Piccolo did not immediately respond; perhaps he had not missed them at all.

Piccolo heard the question he did not have any pleasure in answering he could not lie

but at the same time could not bring himself to say what he felt.

"I don't `miss' anything, no matter how important they may seem to you I do not lose sleep over them"

Isabelle watched another moment than hung her head in disappointment inside she sobbed dry tears; he did not miss them she had wished for his return every night in her prayers from the day he left until the day she found him again.

Isabelle could not hold the feeling any longer for months she had yearned to hear a kind word from him but nothing came, now she could not hold back any longer

"Well I..Missed you very much"

Piccolo's every muscle jumped tensing beyond return, had he really heard the very words she uttered or only imagined them.

Without turning to face her Piccolo darkened his mind blocking away every warm sensation in his heart he would not allow himself to care for her he could not admit he was afraid of these feelings even to himself.

"Then you are a fool, I am the demon king I was born to hate, destroy, kill and still am capable of it no one misses me and I have made sure of that"

Isabelle lifted her head she could not bear to hear those words but listened for her shock froze every muscle in her petite figure.

Piccolo finally turned to face the girl, she sat of the now green of the new grass shoots, staring up at him tears were of the verge but not let visible in her striking eyes.

"I am not as weak as my brother, you have wasted your time on a pointless hope waste your mind and energy on something worthwhile"

Piccolo then had a sharp feeling in his chest; guilt he did not mean what he had said but his ego and self-pride had crushed the new passion he had developed for the simple, pure beauty before him.

Isabelle could not hold her well of hurt and shame in her chest; she rose to her feet ready to run from his sight to not reveal her weak tears to him.

"I'm…I'm sorry sensei"

Isabelle turned and walked away speedily carrying the clean blouse in the crook of her arm, once out of sight and the nameks famous hearing range she wept painful tears. Her hands over her eyes the tears crawled through the gaps in her fingers.

**********************************END FLASHBACK***********************************

Isabelle shook her hard she felt new tears had slipped out of her eyes across her already tear stained cheeks she sobbed sighlently to herself as she began the journey back home to her family.

The image of his handsome face clouding her mind his sharp jaw, coal eyes, supple skin and enthralling physique consumed her thoughts bringing the tears in her eyes to spill over her eyelids.

He did not care for her; he was to cold she was naïve, nit understanding why he did not yearn for her as she did for him as she walked on

---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------

Piccolo stood upon a ridge watching the night sky his head a mess of question directed to himself.

*What have I done?…I was a fool its true I did think of them, even you Isabelle*

The first time he had uttered her name to himself, the hard namek realized had he fallen in love with her the feeling he saw but never understood between Goku and Chichi, Tien and Launch even Bulma and Vegeta, she had captured him like nothing ever had the soothing sound of her voice, the large almond eyes, her delicate skin and soft hair.

Out of his pondering he sensed Isabelle's ki was going out of range this was strange, but the thought only triggered more thoughts about the girl he had come to…love

---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------

Isabelle's walking had turned to jogging, she knew that Piccolo would soon sense her absents and seek her out; she speed was much greater because the snows had all but melted away the ground was firm.

For a moment she stopped to regain her breath and rest her swollen ankles, a sound from her left caught her attention she turned to see nothing then the sound came again.

"Hello…who is there?"

She walked cautiously toward the shrubs watching for any movement, but none came.

"Sensei…Piccolo…is that you?"

The shrubs erupted from green into a frenzy of black and claws, Isabelle screamed at the sight of the sleek creature bursting out of its covering the panther leaped upon her its weight holding her firmly to the ground, Isabelle kicked her legs as fast and hard as possible landing a few in the creatures chest.

Staring into its golden stare she lost all hope of living though this encounter

The animal was hungry starved for whom knows how long through the recent winter, he would not allow this opportunity to escape it

"GET AWAY FROM ME"

Isabelle continued to scream pain started to thrash though her legs from the constant kicking then a throbbing pain took over her legs and arms, the panther slashed at her limbs fed up with her worthless tapping on its chest.

Isabelle could feel her blood spilling out of the slashes on her legs and arms, then the same pain came to rest on her abdomen, blood spilled through her clothing over her hands clutching her abdomen.

Blood gurgled in her throat up into her nostrils and settling on the roof of her mouth and beneath her tongue, the panther stopped sensing less and less movement from his victim.

Isabelle let out a few gagging coughs her blood splattering across the panther blocking its vision, rearing off the panther used its paws to wipe away the crimson layer clouding his vision.

*This is the end, its over I will miss you Bongo, Poetry and Cyndel I love you all…you too Piccolo…*

Unconsciousness took Isabelle's mind her last few images were of her family and Piccolo.

And the last sound passing through her lobes was that of a screeching growl of pain sounding from the panthers lips then a dreadful thud upon the firm earth.

---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------

Bongo was meditating outside in the new shots of grass, swiftly he stood his eyes flinging open, and he could feel it fading fadeing into nothingness.

"ISABELLE, NOOO, ISABELLE"

Bongo shot to the air without a seconds hesitation headed straight toward Piccolos cave, his mind a rage his head spinning of anger her life force was fading rapidly.

Poetry ran outside in her night robe, hearing the deafening roars of her husband uttering Isabelle's name all she saw was Bongos form disappear into the distance.

Along side her appeared Gohan and Goku equally concerned at the roars from

Bongo all three realized something had happened to Isabelle

"Please you have to do something, something horrible has happened"

Poetry grasped the front of Goku's gi her breathing becoming erratic he knew he had to help.

"Wait her Gohan you stay with her, I'm going to follow Bongo and see what's happened"

Gohan nodded defiantly he would not fail anyone again.

"Right dad"

Goku took to the atmosphere after Bongo hopefully in time; Isabelle's life could be hanging in the balance.

**************************************************************** ***********************

Ohh I have a slight cliffhanger here, please review or I wont write as enthusiastically if I don't know people are reading this…and enjoying it