Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Thorns Of The Rose ❯ Love Bug ( Chapter 6 )

~*Thorns Of The Rose*~

By Shasta

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Disclaimer: Me no ownie, you no suey!!

( Shasta is sitting crosslegged on a rock, eating ice cream as Cell looks on, drooling lustfully)

Shasta: *seeing his stares* BACK OFF!! IT'S MINE!! *branishs her spoon threateningly*

Cell: But…its…Vanilla..Carmel…Fudge…Swirl!!! *drool*

Shasta: MY ICE CREAM! Mineminemineminemine!!!

(Cell chases Shasta around the room untill he takes a wrong turn and goes flying into a brickwall, knocking himself out)

Shasta: *walks past, eatting ice cream* Nyah! *to readers* Chapter 6 is here! FINALLY, there's gonna be some juiciness! ^_~ There's gonna be a lemon in future chapters of this fic, but since FF.net has the rules, I'll be posting the uncut version on Mediaminer.org for those who wanna see the 'Love Bug' in action! Mwahahaha!!

Cell: @___@

Shasta: *grins* See you after the fic! *prances off to find more ice cream*

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Chapter 6: Love Bug

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Sarah did'nt know how long she'd been walking through the forrest, but she reckoned it must have been a few hours as the sun was beginning to set on the horizon. Her bare feet ached from trekking over the rough path and she was extremly hungry. Her stomach growled ferociously, echoing in the shadows. All too soon, she had finally reached the gap in the trees, leading down a gently slopping hill towards a large city below which she recodnized as Hope City, the place of her birth…but it looked much different to were she grew up.

The buildings, no longer ruined and derilect, were in perfect condition, rising high into the air. Instead of being a virtual ghost town, the streets were packed with people going about their ways, the traffic heavy and the noise reaching Sarah's sensitive ears.

She smiled softly to herself, walking down the hill towards the enterance to the city, trying to ignore the throbbing pain in her feet. She walked along the sidewalk, glancing around at her surroundings, marvelling at how different it was from the city she grew up in.

As she passed the orphanage, she felt anger rise inside her, memorys of all the torment she suffered as a child coming back to haunt her. She remembered all too well what went on behind those walls…

"Hey, Milky! Don't stay in the sun too long! You'll burn!"

"Good kami, it's a giant Q-Tip!"

"Freak show!!"

Sarah growled low in her throat as she heard insult after insult screamed from the far end of the room. Her anger simmered slowly inside her, resisting the urge to get up and kick the living crap out of her tormenters. She could'nt stand it any longer, sick of having to put up with this bullshit every day. She closed her eyes and tried to block the hurtfull words from her mind, but it proved useless.

Sighing, she made a vow to herself… a vow to run away from this horrible place…

Her fists clenched momentarily by her sides… but she shook the rage from her mind, not wanting to make a show of herself. She sat down on the kerb and sighed to herself, glancing up at the sky, which was now inky black and dotted with stars.

She longed to tell someone about what went on in her childhood..but she could never find the courage.She felt a tear sting at her eye and quickly wiped it away with her sleeve. Getting up from her seat, she continued down the street, wondering were Cell might be hiding. Knowing her luck, he'd probably jump out of an alleyway and frighten the living daylights out of her…which is exactly what happened.

Except it was'nt Cell that had jumped out…but someone much worse…

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Cell did'nt know how long he'd been asleep, but he knew he had just been jolted awake by a loud scream. Rubbing his eyes, he mentally cursed whoever had awakened him. He had been having a lovely dream were he was the master of the universe and was throughly enjoying it, but now he'd never know how it ended…standing up, he folded his arms and glared down at the citizens on the street below.

He sudden picked up Sarah's ki, which puzzled him. He thought he had left her in the woods, but obviously, she had wandered into the city. Her ki was spiking alarmingly, meaning she was in some sort of trouble.. without a moment to spare, the android shot towards her ki like a bullet, causing the city folk to scream in a panic. He soon came to the corner of Main Street, just behind the orphanage.

"….Jason…w..what are you doing here?"

His ears picked up on Sarah's voice, sounding beyond terrified. His brow furrowed as he pricked his ears, listening in on the conversation.

A raspy laugh was the response to Sarah's question, followed by a yelp of pain from the girl. "Sarah, my DARLING daughter! Is'nt that anyway to greet your Daddy dearest?"

Cell's blood ran cold at the tone of voice the man had used. It was clear to him that 'Jason' was most certainly not one of the raven haired teen's friends. He was sure something had happened between to the two in the past but right now, he could'nt dwell on that thought. Sarah was clearly in danger, her frightened whimpers piercing his ears.

He raced around the alleyway, coming to a stop as he saw a tall, shaggy man standing in front of Sarah, who was bleeding from a cut on her arm, his back to Cell. A low growl of anger sounded in the android's throat, raw fury coursing through his blood. This man had hurt her….and Cell was'nt going to stand for it. The man turned around and Cell could see his face for the first time. It was half hidden under a thick mop of greasy brown hair, dark grey eyes glaring out from underneath, a malicious grin plasted across a scarred face.

"Come to play hero, hmm?" he rasped, voice low and scratchy, like Cell's own in his first form. The android raised one clenched fist, slamming it into the man's jaw with such force that a sickening crack confirming it broken.

The man gasped in pain, clutching his jaw as crimson blood seeped out of his mouth and down his face. His eyes bugged out of hish ead as Cell moved in for another blow, this time landing a punch on Jason's stomach, sending more blood flying out of his mouth. His knees buckled and he fell to the ground, hands clutching his stomach in agony. Cell administered the final blow with a single kick to the man's head, a sicking crack echoing around the alleyway, followed by a thud as Jason fell dead on the tarmac.

Sarah stared at Cell, her chest heaving up and down in a mixture of shock and fear….but there was also another feeling thrown into the mix.. a feeling she could'nt explain..she took a shaky step towards him, eyes wide and alert, but something inside her turned her knees to jelly and she collasped in a heap at his feet. Cell looked down at her and kneeled to make eye contact. Her eyes were teary and glazed with fear, and before he could yell out in alarm, she had flung her amrs around him in a needy hug.

A crimson blush spred like wildfire on Cell's cheeks as she buried her head into the crook of his neck and cried. Normally, the android would have thrown her off him, but in her current condition, he just could'nt bring himself to do so. He felt something wet and warm trickle down his arm and noticed that the blood from Sarah's arm was trickling down his own, making a thin stream of dark blue liquid.

"….." Cell did'nt really know what to say, so he just picked her up in his arms and flew back to the roof deck he had been lounging on earlier that evening. He lay her down gently on the cool tarmac and set to healing her wound. An adavantage of having Piccolo's cells in his body ment that he possessed the power to heal himself, but in this case, he was using it to heal another.

He did'nt really know why he was doing this…doing the complete opposite of what Dr.Gero had programed him to do and heal Sarah rather than kill her. He guessed it was due to getting to know her..but then again, he had'nt really known her THAT long….or maybe it was the way she screamed in her sleep that made him want to uncover her secrets…he knew she was hiding something and that man he just killed..Jason.. he was surely a part of her secrets..

"Cell.." Sarah croaked, her voice horse from crying. The android bowed his head to avoid looking her in the eyes, feeling the blush on his face intensify. He did'nt know what say, so he remained silent. He looked up as he felt the raven haired girl's arms snake around his neck.

"Whaa…?!" Cell tried to protest, but before he could do anything, Sarah planted a soft, butterfly kiss on his lips, her eyes closed tight. She was blushing too, but it was nothing compared to how red Cell had turned. The kiss ended a quickly as it began and they both sat, staring at each other with their eyes very wide.

"NANI?!" The android yelled, his eyes taking up half of his head, which was redder than a ripe strawberry. Sarah looked down, a small smile on her lips.

"You…saved me again…" her voice was barely above a whisper, a tone of embarrassment rolling off her tongue. The bioandroid simply stared at her, his mouth hanging open slightly, struggling to get his voice back.

"Whah…..Wh..Who was that guy…?" he stammered, looking as if he might pass out from blushing so much.

Sarah bowed her head low, not wanting him to see the hurt in her eyes. She took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

"Cell…there's something I need to tell you.." she started, but at very moment, she felt 2 familiar ki signals nearby, accompanied by several more she did'nt recodnize. Looking paniced, she haistily got to her feet, casting a wary glance at the dumb struck android.

"Go…they're looking for you." She whispered frantically to him, glancing back up at the sky, seeing several white spots of energy drawing closer to the city. She placed a hand on Cell's shoulder, her eyes piercing his. He stared at her for a moment before slowly nodding. He knew if he stayed any longer, the Z-fighters would surely kill him. With a signiture two-fingered wave, he quickly took off like a shot in the opposite direction, still flushed red in the face.

Sarah watched him as he disappeared from view, a hand reaching to touch her lips. Her eyes were wide and confused. A million thoughts zoomed through her head, unable to comprehend what had just happened. Had she really kissed Cell?!

Her head was swimming, going a mile a minute as she tried to let this sink in. Perhaps she was feeling vulnerable when she locked lips with him, the assault making her needy and desperate for comfort…that was the only logical explaination she could find, but she was still confused. How could she have kissed someone so evil and arrogent like Cell?

But maybe he was'nt truly evil…after all, he DID save her life twice…maybe she was the only one to see Cell for who he truly was..a butterfly trapped inside a cocoon spun from Dr.Gero's lies. Perhaps she was the one who brought out his good side….or perhaps…

"SARAH!"

The raven haired teen almost jumped out of her skin at the sound of her name being yelled. She turned around to see the familiar faces of Trunks and Piccolo, along with several people she did'nt recodnize.

"So this is the onna you were always going on about?" A gruff voice came from the back of the group, belonging to a man with with raven black hair swept up in a flame shape, dressed in dark blue spandex and a form of armour breastplate, looking as if there was a particularly nasty smell under his nose. He shot a nasty glare at Sarah, which made her blood run cold. She narrowed her eyes and glared back, suddenly feeling intimidated by this stranger…

"Dad…"came the exasperated voice of Trunks. Sarah turned her attention towards the lavender haired teen, her expression softening into a smile.

"Hey, Trunks…what's up?" she said, as casually as she could. Trunks' brow arched slightly, noticing the dimishing pink tint on her face.

"Are you okay? You look a bit flushed.."

The raven haired teen sweatdropped and rubbed the back of her head sheepishly. "I guess it's the heat..eh heh heh!"

Trunks gave her a searching look, but shrugged it. Noticing the faint scar on her arm, his expression darkened. He glanced at her again, as if expecting an answer, but she turned away and looked up at the stars, face unreadable.

"It's getting late…and it's not safe to be outside with that….monster…on the loose." She said. The group of fighters looked among each other, then back at Sarah. They all seemed to agree with her. The sky was now pitch black and dotted with stars, the moon full and bright. It was probably around midnight or so and they all had a long day ahead of them, what with hoping to track down Eighteen before Cell does.

As Sarah and Trunks flew back to the Capsule Corp side by side, the lavender haired teen could'nt help but feel uneasy. He did'nt know what went on during the time she had been in the forrest with Cell, but something told him it bad news for him…

The Capsule Corp soon came into sight and the group parted ways in midair, leaving only Trunks, Sarah and the man with the flame shaped hair. He continued to glare at her as they landed and entered the building and it only stopped when Trunks gave his fathing a ticking off. He walked Sarah to the room they both had to share, giving to the fact that the guest room was currently serving as a nursery for the present incarnation of the lavender haired teen.

Sarah flopped down on the bed, one hand reaching to run through her ebony locks, a sigh escaping her lips. Trunks sat down beside her, his brow furrowed. He inched closer to her untill he was practically on top of her, his eyes searching his.

"What happened in the forrest?" he said coldly, his eyes piercing hers. She looked at him, a glint of fear in her eyes before she shoved him off.

"Nothing…"she grumbled, turning on her side, only for Trunks to yank her onto her back. He pinned her arms down on the bed, his eyes blazing.

"Don't lie to me, Sarah… I can sense something happened.." he growled. The raven haired teen suddenly felt the all-too-familiar feelings of fear rise up in the pit of her stomach. She lay frozen on the bed, her only though was that he was going to rape her. She could feel it… she knew that look all too well.

"No…please.." she pleaded, feeling her eyes well up.

Trunks' expression changed to confusion. He suddenly realised what she thought he was going to do and quickly released her arms, mentally kicking himself. He watched as she flattened herself against the wall, staring up at him with her eyes wide and teary.

"Sarah..I'm sorry…It's just… I was worried about you.."Trunks whispered softly, taking a step towards her. She recoiled in fear. "St…Stay away from me, Jason… I mean it…"she whimpered, clenching her eyes shut in fear.

Trunks' brow furrowed as he causiously crawled across the bed to face her. She was whimpering and huddled against the wall with her arms around her knees, which were pulled up to her chest as she cried softly, her face shiny with tears. Slowly and very carefully, the lavender haired teen put his arms around her in a comforting hug.

"Hey… I'm sorry… I over reacted…..who's Jason?" he whispered. Sarah looked up at him, fear etched across her face. She suddenly felt anger flash through her and with one quick shove, sent Trunks toppling to the floor.

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! It's none of your fucking buisness as to what goes on in my life!!" she practically screamed and before Trunks could stop her, she had flung open the bedroom door and ran downstairs, racing out of the hall door. She quickly took to the skys and flew off towards the forrest, unable to stand another minute in that place.

Tears stung her eyes as she flew onwards, feeling the night air blow through her hair. She soon landed in a dense forrest clearing and sat down on a large, flat rock, her face buried in her hands as she sobbed.

<Why can't I forget my past?! Why do I shut them out?!> she thought in despair, as anguished sobs wracked her body, shoulders heaving as salty tears trickled down her pale cheeks. She cried long into the night, soon falling into a dreamless slumber as a result..

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END CHAPTER 6

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Shasta: Geez, that was depressing…

Cell: No shit, Sherlock! And what's this about me blushing?! I NEVER blush!

Shasta: *grins and plants a big, fat smacker of a kiss on Cell's lips*

Cell: O_O *turns the colour of a beetroot* WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR ?!

Shasta: Mwahaha! You DO blush! ^_^

Cell: *fumes, very red in the face* You're crazy, woman…

Shasta: Yes, I am! *smiles at Cell* Did I ever tell you what a great kisser you are?

Cell: *blushes some more* Heh..well, I AM the perfect being! ^_^ ; ;

Shasta: *rolls her eyes and turns to the readers* Okay, this chapter was shorter than I wanted, but I'l try and make up for it next time. I promise! *blows a kiss, then turns to Cell, eyes gone sparkly* Come here and kiss me, you sexy little Love Bug!

Cell: WHAAA?! *eyes widden*

Shasta: *advances on Cell, a very disturbing look on her face*

Cell: *sweatdrops* Umm… HEY, IS THAT MIRAI TRUNKS?!?!

Shasta: WHERE?! *glances around eagerly*

Cell: *runs away*

Shasta: I..HEY! Come back!! I just want one little kiss! *runs after Cell with a huge butterfly net*

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