Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Ironic ❯ Loneliness ( Chapter 7 )

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Ironic: Mirai Trunks Saga

Planet Amazon

5:30 a.m. Monday

Lia was walking half asleep towards the gym to start her training with Trunks. Every time she thought about him, her blood boiled. He had made her wake up really early, and told her that she should be in the gym at 5 a.m. sharp, but since she was the Queen and she was tired, she was going to be there whenever she wanted to. She chuckled mischievously as she imagined his reaction when he saw she was arriving late. Finally, she entered the huge training area where she saw Trunks in a corner of the stadium talking with a few soldiers. She quickly approached him, while Trunks notice how the soldiers, looked a bit frightened as they saw the Queen coming. He already knew she was there, the moment she set foot on the stadium.

"I'm here" she said smiling mockingly.

"Yeah, well, you can go now, I said you had to be here at 5 a.m. sharp, not half hour later... so, scram, your highness" he said sarcastically without even turning around to look at her.

"You imbecile!..." were the words of the young queen, that made all of the soldiers leave the place in a hurry, "...this is my castle, my palace, and I'll leave whenever I want to, idiot!" she yelled angrily.

Trunks laughed silently, then turns around looking at her dead serious, "And do you think I care? You could be the queen of universe, and I`d give less of a fuck... and just so you realize I'm not such a bad guy, I'll let you train today, but if you're late again, I'll let the elder counselor know, I'm pretty sure he won't be too happy about that, and you'll be in trouble".

"Tattle-tale" she said annoyed.

He chuckles while says sarcastically, "It's tough job, but somebody has to do it... now come with me, I got a special training for you, since you are the queen" then he walks away.

She quickly follows him thinking about what kind of mortal tramp he must have in store for her, since that whole special-training thing, sounded like a plan for her assassination. Finally, Trunks stopped in front of a door, that had the words 'GR' in it, and opened it for her.

She smiles satisfied and says while entering, "You're not as stupid and ill-mannered as I thought".

He inhales deeply, thinking that she didn't gave him a chance to be nice to her that she had to screw it up with her insults, "Thanks a lot, your highness, your words are very flattering, I wish I could say the same thing about you".

"Are you calling me stupid and ill-mannered?!" she said as the vein in her forehead threatened to pop at any moment.

He ignored her, while he pushed a few buttons of the main computer. She heard the computer's voice speaking in an unknown language, and then finally heard, 'Gravity 10 times normal'.

She looks at him confused, while he waits for the gravity to start having its effect on the queen, but after a few minutes there was none.

"Err... does this have a point?" she inquired annoyed.

He keeps ignoring her, while adjusting the gravity to 25. After a few minutes there was still no sign; a bit surprised and mortified, he adjusts the gravity to 50. Finally, after a few minutes, he saw that it was starting to be troublesome for the queen to stand up straight.

"What's happening?" she asked confused as she tried to move, which was pretty difficult for her.

"This a gravity enhancer" he responded.

"And?... What is its purpose?" she asked annoyed.

"To enhance gravity..." he responded equally annoyed, then continued "...this is where you going to be training for the next couple of months. Try that your body gets used to the gravity, and then you'll be able to increase it" he explained.

"And... does this actually works?" she asked as walked forcefully around the place.

"Of course" he responded.

"And... how much gravity do you train with?" she inquired.

"800" he simply responded.

She fell on the floor surprised, and says in disbelief, "That's impossible".

"Believe what you wan to. I'm leaving..." he said while walking towards the door.

"What am I supposed to do?" she asked as she tried to stand up.

"Just train as you do normally, just remember not to over-do-it or you'll end up unconscious" he warns. She nods and he finally leaves the place.

Two months have gone by since Trunks started to train Lia, even thou they still loathed each other, he was determined to make her able to defend herself, so he didn't have to put up with her crap. Meanwhile, she had improved greatly, since she was now able to train in gravity 300, Trunks had a hard admitting that she wasn't as weak as he thought.

It was early in the morning, when Trunks walked towards the throne room. As soon as he was about to enter, he heard Lia's voice; he decided to turn around and leave but it was then, he heard a masculine voice say, "…so, what's up with you and that bodyguard?".

Trunks' attention was now completely centered on Lia's conversation, thinking that she probably liked one her bodyguards.

"Nothing, of course! He's an idiot! I would never set my eyes on someone like him!" she answered scandalized.

"I think it's my grandpa who says that `there's a fine line between love and hate'" Trunks heard the young man say.

It was then that Trunks finally figured out that they were talking about him. He carefully takes a peek, and sees the young man that Lia was talking with. It was a blonde, tall and skinny young man, fairly handsome; Trunks had a feeling he had seen him before, and after a few seconds remembered that he was the same guy Lia was dancing with, in those underground parties.

"Well, your grandpa is a senile old man" he heard Lia say a bit cross.

"No, I don't think so... well, I have to go; I just have a couple of minutes left" the young man said.

"This is crazy, Dan. What does your grandparents say about you going to the front lines?" she asked.

"Well, my grandpa seems to be ok with it, but I know he's worried, and grandma's not too thrilled about it" he explained.

"And with all reason! You're too young to enroll in the army, plus the things in the front lines are terrible, the attacks won't stop and the dead bodies just keep coming. Why don't you wait for things to settle down? I'll even make sure you go as a sergeant or a lieutenant" she said a bit desperate.

"Lia, I'm not going to take advantage that you're my friend and receive special treatment, I want to earn things by myself, so when you're an old maid, I can be father the of the next queen of Amazon" he says laughing.

She chuckles, "Don't be ridiculous..." then says seriously, "... please, Dan, don't go. I have a bad feeling about this... do it for me, don't go" she pleaded.

Dan approaches to his best friend, and hugs her tight, then looks at her and says, "Lia, you know I've never denied you anything, but I'm afraid I can't do it this time, I've already made my decision, I hope you can understand".

Lia sighs sadly, "Promise me you're going to take care, Dan. That you're going to come back".

"Of course, remember we have an agreement for when you're an old maid... plus, we have to plan the `party of the year', the biggest, most fun and secure, that not even your captain of bodyguards will be able to locate... now, give me a `good bye' kiss" he said smiling sweetly.

She approaches her lips to his, and they kiss softly for a few minutes. Once the kiss had ended, Lia smiles sadly, and he says, "Take care, Lia, I'm going to miss you...oh, and before I leave, one final advice, get a boyfriend that teaches you how to kiss, because you really need some practice".

"Idiot!" she yells while he leaves rapidly, laughing.

Lia chuckles for a moment, but then sighs sadly and says while closing her beautiful violet eyes, "Please, mother, don't let anything bad happen to Dan... if something happens to him, I don't know what I'll do". Trunks hears everything she says, decides to leave.

Another month had passed quickly for Trunks; it's been almost a year since he arrived on planet Amazon and he didn't regret his decision of staying in the planet, except for the spoiled queen for whom he had to work, but other than that, he loved everything else. He knew a lot people, with whom he'd go out and partied all night; and he had the attention of dozens of women who were after him, but he wasn't interested in anyone at the moment.

It was early in the morning, when he was right in front of Lia's door; he knocks twice and after a few seconds a maid opens the door and lets him in. He sees Lia sitting in a chair in the balcony, gazing up at the sky with glum.

"Did you call me?" he asks once he's standing beside her.

She nods, "Yes... I don't feel too good... I'm not leaving my room today" she informs him tranquilly.

It was obvious to him she wasn't well, since a few minutes had already passed and she hadn't insulted him. "And... may I know what's wrong?" he asked hesitantly, fearful of they way she would answer him, and screwed everything as she always did, thanks to her bad attitude.

She sighs, "I don't know... I have a bad feeling, as if something horrible is going to happen... I don't want to be anywhere else but here, in case something occur" Lia answered.

From what Trunks had heard before, he knew Lia possessed some psychic abilities. Then she heard Trunks say through his transistor, "Double the vigilance in the surroundings of the castle".

"It's not necessary... I could be wrong" she said.

"Better be safe than sorry... I'm not going to take chances with your security" he stated.

It was then he saw Lia smile sweetly at him, something he hadn't seen in a long time. Suddenly, Tai abruptly opens the door of Lia's room. Trunks and Lia look at her surprised.

"What happened, Tai? Why did you come in like that?" Lia asked a bit frightened, not sure why.

"A tragedy happened, Highness..." Tai answered sadly.

"What?... Come on, tell me..." Lia said desperate, while rising from her seat.

"Is... Dan... the training center he was in, was attacked... no one survived, my Queen" Tai said.

Lia stayed in silence, trying to process the news, "No, it can't be..." were her soft words, while she closed her fist, clawing her nails against her skin until a little blood could be seen.

"Your Highness..." Tai started to say, but was interrupted by Lia.

"NO! It's not true!! It can't be!" she yelled desperate, as her fist made contact with the wall of her room, making a hole. Both Tai and Trunks saw how blood started come from Lia's knuckles, he tried to approach her but before he could, she left the place running, and Trunks and Tai quickly followed her.

Finally, Lia arrives to the kitchen of the palace where half the servants of the castle, had gathered around a crying, old couple. All of the servants, including the old couple, bowed to Lia as soon as they saw her, as a sign of respect, but she ignores this and walks towards the old couple.

She gently touches their shoulders, and says, "I am extremely sorry for what has happened".

The couple look at her, when finally the old woman starts to cry, "He was so young, Highness... is not fair. He had his whole life ahead of him. Why?".

Lia didn't know what to say, when she as well thought how unfair and incredible it was. "Sometimes, bad things happen to good people... but I swear, Dan's death will be avenged" she managed to say, holding in her own tears.

It was now late in the night, when Lia was walking towards her room after a busy day, since she had spent the whole day with her friend's grandparents, giving them emotional support, even though she needed as well, but she knew Dan's grandparents were more important, and didn't leave them for a second. Trunks walked silently behind her, when he sees she abruptly stopped, and placed her hand against the wall, looking for support.

He quickly approached her, "What's the matter?" he asked concerned.

Lia's gaze was fixed on the floor, and the only thing he could hear was her soft weeping.

"Are you all right...?" he asked, while he thought to himself that it was a stupid question, since it was obvious she wasn't.

"Why?" he heard her whisper softly, while her weeping got louder and erratic, until she almost fell on the floor, if it wasn't for Trunks who quickly held her. He quickly took her in his arms, and takes her to her room. Once he was there, he found a maid and quickly told her to leave, remembering the royal protocol, where no one could see the queen in a moment of weakness. He sat her on the bed and kneeled in front of her, while she keeps on crying uncontrollably.

"Why? What have I done to deserve this? Everyone dies and leaves me alone... why?... is not fair" she said between sobs.

"Lia, things happen for a reason... we're no one to question those reason" he said while he gently held her by the shoulders.

"But it's not fair... I've never had anybody... I've always been alone... and now, the only person that I loved as if he was my brother, is dead... and because of me!" she said furiously as she kept crying.

"No, it wasn't your fault! You had no control over what happened" he said.

"Yes, yes, it was my fault... I should've ended this war along time ago, but I haven't been competent enough to take care of it... is my fault" she said desperate.

"Don't say that..." Trunks said sadly.

She keeps crying while saying, "Everyone dies because of me... Dan died because of war that I should've ended a long time ago. My mother and my grandmother died to keep me alive... I never asked for that sacrifice! I just want my family and my friends with me. I don't want to be alone anymore, Trunks". Finally, she felt a squeeze in the crook of her neck, and after that, everything it was darkness. Trunks decided it was better if Lia rested, so squeezing the part between her neck and shoulder, put her to sleep. He couldn't stop thinking about Lia's words; she was full of pain and sorrow. And she had every right to be, because even though she had millions that respected her and hundreds around her, she felt alone and abandoned. And he completely understood, because he also knew what it was like to be alone in the universe and see everyone you loved, die; though he knew his pain couldn't be compared to hers, because at least he was lucky enough have his mother and Gohan while grew up. He sighs, and lays her on the bed, then he walks towards the door; as he only hoped Lia was strong enough to soar through that situation. Just before he left her room, he turns around and looks at her while she's peacefully asleep in her bed. Then, with one last frustrated sigh, he leaves the room.