Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Lost Love ❯ Nine Months Later... ( Chapter 5 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Tien and Chaozu exchanged blows at one another as they sparred over the desert plains below. Over the months of training in cold weather, they decided on the change of scenery as a change of pace as well. As much as he preferred colder weather, it reminded Tien too much of her...
However, try as he may, he still couldn't get the mysterious lady out of his mind. He tried to push her out of his mind, tried to busy himself, but in the end, she weighed heavily in his thoughts.
'That's enough, Tien,' he thought to himself, 'This isn't the time to be caught up in such ludicricy. We've got two years left until the androids come. Forget about Lunch!'
'Tien, please... Don't forget about Lunch.'
Tien blinked and shook his head as Chaozu's words nine months back crept into his mind. Despite he didn't press the issue any further, he knew the small warrior kept thinking of her, most likely missing her. Hoping that she was okay, wondering what she was doing, how she was taking their sudden disappearance again, wanting so badly to see her again...
Actually, Chaozu only missed her... Worrying if she was okay and what she was doing and how she was taking things... he realized HE was the one thinking that.
'But I've been gone for so long now, I couldn't go back,' he tried convincing himself, 'After what I done, she probably wouldn't want to see me anymore. It's probably better off that I don't try making things worse by going back...'
'In fact, I'm sure that they would love to see you again.... We're your friends, and we love you... no matter what... but you've gotta lend them a hand too... try calling them and letting them you that you're still thinking of them. You'll be welcomed back in no time.'
His own words had came back to haunt him. It was exactly what he had told Lunch when she said she felt like an outcast and didn't feel as if she could really return back to the group. He then realized he was in the same boat as her... Feeling as if they should back off when actually going back would work the best for them.
It was then he realized that he had to go back to her. Not that he had to... but wanted to. He wanted to be with Lunch. He had finally honestly admitted it to himself.
He loved her.
*SLAM!*
Tien was knocked backwards by a fist to the face. Apparently, he was too busy thinking of Lunch that he forgot he was in the middle of a sparring session.
"TIEN!" Chaozu cried, floating over to his friend's aid, "Are you alright?? I didn't mean to hurt you!"
"It's okay..." Tien rubbed his face, "It's my fault for not paying attention..."
"Are you okay? What's on your mind?"
"Like you don't know?" Tien smirked.
Chaozu blinked, but then smiled. "Hehheh... I knew you couldn't stop thinking about her!"
"I suppose you're right, my friend," sighed the triclops, "No matter how hard I tried... Even training in this blasted hot weather isn't working! It's time I headed back."
"Head back?" Chaozu looked at Tien, confused. They really didn't have a place to 'head back' to begin with.
"I'm going back to see her," said Tien, "All this time I trained to become stronger... but I've been weak the entire time, running from my fears. But now it's time I actually faced them head on, and for once... actually become happy!"
With that, he took off in a direction, telling Chaozu that he was on his own for a while. This was something that he had to handle by himself for once.


During the flight back to Northern Capital, Tien changed into thicker clothing, as it was November and winter was approaching once more. The North always seemed to be hit the coldest.
He wasn't sure where exactly he could locate Lunch. The last time he was able to find her, he had some sort of deep feeling that even Chaozu couldn't feel. But now that deep feeling felt very queasy to him. He hoped it was just bad digestion, and that Lunch wasn't somewhere hurt.
The first place he thought of looking was the Express Trucking head company, but he had absolutely no clue where that was located, so he went to the next best place... the company he found Lunch delivering the first time.
As he neared the building, he saw a familiar man by a familiar blue truck. Getting closer, he noticed that it was the same man that was with Lunch, filling out the order form. And the truck... it was the exact same as Lunch's. And who else was standing by it with long blue hair and an Express jacket?
He'd found her!
"Lunch!!" he cried as he soared down and landed by the driver, "It's me! Tien!" He patted her on the shoulder and as she turned around, the warrior let out a slight shriek.
The driver turned out to be an overweight middle-aged man with a bushy blue beard to match the long blue hair he had let grown. "Ke' I help ya?" he scorned.
Tien blinked, slightly humiliated. "S... sorry. I mistook you for somebody else... I'm looking for Lunch."
"Lunch?" asked the receiver, "I'm sorry sir, but lunch is over. We're serving dinner. You'll have to enter in the front."
"No, no, I don't mean that lunch!" said Tien, "I meant Lunch Itadaki!"
"Oh HER!" the receiver smiled, "Sorry, but she isn't delivering this time. Too bad. She's one of my favorites..." The overweight driver fumed.
"Where is she?" Tien pressed.
"Leave o'abscence," the driver glumly responded, "Went to the hospital."
"Hospital??" Tien cried. Somehow he knew that his gut feeling was not good. "Which one???"
"The one near Pine-Pine town, I s'pose..."
"Pine-Pine town..." That was the city closest to where all three had originally lived. Lunch was close by that whole time! Unless of course, she was out on another delivery. "Th-thank you!" Tien bowed politely and took off to the sky, leaving the men behind bewildered.
"Well... y'don't see 'dat ev'ryday..."


Many nurses, doctors, and patients were freaked out by the three-eyed man bursting through the hospital doors in Pine-Pine town and landing by the receptionist desk, leaning over into the receptionist's face. "Where's Lunch Itadaki??"
The lady blinked in shock. She couldn't decide what was scarier... the strange man who demanded to know where one of the patients was at, or the fact that he had an eyeball coming out of his forehead. "Uh..."
"Is she sick?? Is she okay?? Please, I need to know!!"
A doctor rushed over by the woman's side. "Miss Itadaki? And who may you be?"
"I'm Tien Shinhan... What's it to you?"
The doctor smiled. "Tien... yes. She's mentioned your name several times during delivery."
"Delivery?" Tien sighed a breath of relief, "So she isn't sick... She was just making a delivery to this place."
"Yes," the doctor nodded, "She's doing just fine. Are you the father?"
"I... Wha??" Tien did a double take at the doctor's question.
The doctor laughed slightly. "Hoo boy... I guess I better fill you in on the details..."


"Shhh... Don’t cry anymore," Lunch soothed as she gently rocked the wailing baby, "No more cryin', or else I'll put bullet holes in ya...” She giggled, not meaning it of course. She may have been the evil-blonde personality, but the arrival of this little miracle could make even the cruelest villains go softhearted.
The little baby calmed down alittle but still sniffled. "There, that's better," Lunch smiled, "I know exactly how ya feel, kid... Ya probably want ch'yer daddy... I want him too. I'll murder the jackass who did this to me and thinks he can disappear." She frowned as she held the child close to her, "If only... if only your father could'a been... TIEN!!!"
Lunch jumped at the sight of the three-eyed warrior entering the room and gazing upon the small creature in her arms, his eyes wide with confirmation.
"T... Tien... you're back!" Lunch gasped.
"Lunch... is that my... our... child?"
"You mean..." the woman looked down at the infant, "It was.. you? But I haven't seen you since..."
"That's right," said Tien, remembering, "You were the nice-girl Lunch when I came back that one day in February.... when we.... er...."
Lunch stared in disbelief. "This... this isn't wishful thinkin'!" she spoke, "You... y'really ARE her daddy!"
Tien walked over to the side of her bed to get a better look at the baby. "I'm... I'm a father! I never expected..."
"Same here," said Lunch, "I thought the blue-haired dumbass just slept around with some moron. I was just wishin' that it was you, but now..."
"Yes..." Tien lowered his head, "I am that moron you slept with... I realized that I loved you, but got frightened because of it, so I took off, hoping I could just put it all behind me... I'm so sorry...” He clamped his eyes shut, expecting a full blow of out of control bullets, but after a silent moment, he chanced opening up an eye and glanced over at Lunch, who, in a completely nice-blue-haired-girl moment, had tears streaming down her cheek. "Lunch... you okay?" he asked, carefully placing an arm around her shoulder.
"Oh Tien..." she sobbed, "I don't care what ya did! I don't care how stupid ya are! Yer the only guy I ever loved! I thought it was just stupid wishing for ya to come back and say yer the father, but now... Now..."
"Shhh... it's okay," Tien held her close, rubbing her shoulder, "I'm here, and I'm not leaving you again... I promise. The only thing I'm leaving behind are my fears. I love you..."
Lunch carefully shifted the baby as she pressed herself against his chest. "Tien...."
The two suddenly glanced up, wide-eyed as the baby was suddenly floating in the air. They looked over, and smiled as they saw it was all Chaozu's doing as the young emperor was telepathically carrying the baby over to him, and held her close in his arms. "Sorry, Tien," he smiled, "But I had to come and make sure you were okay. I'll just take her out while you two get reacquainted." He turned and carried the baby out.
The couple smiled as they watched him leave, then turned back to each other. "So it's a girl, huh?"
Lunch nodded.
"Have you thought of a name for her?"
"Not really," Lunch frowned, "I can't think of anything, other than retarded names like 'Dinner' or 'Breakfast'..."
Tien smiled. "I have a suggestion... Ziyuu."
"Ziyuu?"
"Yes... It means freedom. Which I have now, since I'm no longer going to run away. From now on, I won't be afraid to do anything that comes my way, be it androids or... you."
Lunch started getting teary-eyed again. "Yere really gonna stay this time...?"
Tien nodded. "It wasn't exactly what I planned for the future, but I'd gladly give that up just to be with you again... and with my little girl."
"I don't wanna stand in yer way though... I mean, if y'wanna continue trainin' and explorin' the globe..."
"I still do... but I also want to be with you two as well." He reached over and kissed her forehead, "I love you..."
Lunch smiled, reached up, and kissed his lips. "I love you too...."
Tien jumped back slightly at the kiss, but momentarily melted into it with her.


A year and a half had passed since then. It was May 12th, 9 A.M. Doomsday had arrived. The androids were appearing in an hour. And Tien's new family was there to see him off.
"Tien, I really wish you would take me with you!" Chaozu pleaded, "What if something happens?"
"If something happens, then it happens," Tien murmured, "I know you trained hard, but I really don't think you stand a chance. Hell, I'm not entirely sure if I can stand much of a chance... but I have to try." He looked over at Lunch, who was blue-haired and holding a young baby with blue hair of her own, "I'm not going to stand around and do nothing when you and my family are in danger." He looked back down at the small warrior, "I need you to stay and protect Lunch and Ziyuu incase something wrong happens."
Chaozu reluctantly nodded, "Okay..." he reached out his hand, "But please promise you're going to stay alive!"
Tien blinked, "I don't know if I can keep that promise...” He took his hand and squeezed, "But I sure as hell will try."
He made his way over to Lunch and Ziyuu. "Tien... please be careful out there," Lunch sobbed, "I've lost you too many times already..."
He kissed her on the cheek, "Don't worry," he said, "I may be off to fight, but I am not leaving. Take care of Ziyuu while I'm gone." He ruffled the hair on his daughter's small head, "And you, you keep your mother in line. No sneezing, you hear me?"
The baby held out her little arms to the triclops. "Daaadaaa!"
Tien smiled, and took the baby, hugging her tightly before handing her back to her mother, and then taking off to the sky.
'I don't know when... but I'll be back this time... I promise....'

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A/N: Ziyuu is NOT owned by me. She is owned by Jorieke Savakols, AKA JoSav. http://www.josav.com Used with permission.