Apia Chapter 57

A/N: Hey guys this following chapter is 100% my own creation, unfortunately last chapter was the last of Miss Oreo's work she never liked the Cell saga so she wanted to wait luckily to the help of one of my DBZ fan boys in my school I was able to pull through and share the ideas I came up with. I hope you'll be able to enjoy despite the fact that I am not Miss Oreo. Plus she has a lot of ideas on the Majin Buu saga so it's still her work.

"This one is Dr. Cooper! Krillin got me him last year." Celia explained holding the stuffed frog twice the size of her. Apia stood in front of her bed where Celia insisted she stand that way she could get the whole show front row.

When in all reality it looked as if Celia were speaking to thin air.

Apia nodded, "Yes he is very large." Celia skipped over to the mountain of stuffed dolls she pulled out another.

There was a normal sized bunny, "This is from Aunt Bulma and Uncle Vegeta." Celia giggled a bit, "It's really from Aunt Bulma though." She whispered as if what she was saying was some sort of secret.

Apia chuckled lightly to herself at that, Celia pulled out the final one it was a the largest of the group a bear with fur that looked so soft it made Apia miss her senses all the more. "This is my favorite from Daddy, it's also from you mama." Apia in disarray looked down at her daughter.

"From me?" Celia shook her head, "Yeah on all of daddy's gifts to me he puts your name on it for some reason." Celia heard a tiny almost inconceivable sniffle, "Mama are you crying?" she asked wishing all the more that she could see her face.

"No…" but it sounded like the kind of no that she'd use when her dad caught her doing something she shouldn't have. But she ignored it because she got real embarrassed when she got caught.

Radditz had never once treated Apia as if she were a mere thing of the past, instead she was if not just as much in Celia's life than Radditz was minus the physical presence.

"Mama?" Apia's heart seemed to sprout flowers of pure, undeniable joy. "Yes, Celia."

Apia watched as Celia's face spread widely across her plump, round face as she showing all teeth.

That smile taking up the entirety of her face so much that it turned her eyes to nothing but slits as she spoke the words, "I love you."

Before either of them knew it Apia stood her arms wrapped tightly around the 4 foot girl's body. "I love you beyond comparison." Celia gasped, "Mama I can see you!" Apia reached out to stroke her hair, "My Kami!" she laughed. She felt her entire being radiate a light so bright the sun would have become sun envious in comparison.

"Celia!" boomed a voice from behind the door, the knob rattled violently for a moment and the door was instead knocked off its hinges. "I heard you shouting are you-" Apia stood staring intently at the man who she'd longed for, for the past 4 years.

The world began to drag for a while and like a steady beating heart sent into compulsive shock Radditz uttered her name, "Apia."

"Radditz." They said exchanging names neither one wanting to wake from such a dream.

Meanwhile

The sun began to set upon that day the four all came to a mutual conclusion to call it a day and take a rest out into the mountains where F. Celia hadn't spoken a word in objection longing for a cool bath right about now. Her skin feeling like it was mere minutes from falling off from all the excitement of blushing, or crying, or screaming, and even laughing.

Her entire being was just a large ball of emotions that had lost their place in the course of less than a 24 hour period.

Although Android didn't need to rest or eat or bathe it still sounded like some fun which was the main purpose for everything this fool did apparently.

At this time F. Celia stand before sleek looking lake where the only light was that of the moon above her, not a full one of course but one bright enough to straighten out her childlike heart.

Slowly she relaxed under her own touch as she began to unzip her shredded and dirt smothered lavender jacket. Luckily that was all that was removed before the fool in question made his presence acknowledged by commenting on the coincidental circumstance of stumbling upon the same lake.

F. Celia sunk her teeth deeper into her already raw lower lip, no matter how badly she longed for the touch of that deliciously attractive lake. She should have known better than to receive a break. A break that required her to strip no less. The more she thought of it the more stupid she began to feel.

Snapping her head back she stood gritting her teeth, 17 stumbled back a bit, "Fierce…"

He stood shirtless his crystal teal usually seemingly lifeless eyes become so alive beneath the moon's gleam and just for a moment Celia found herself being caught in them. The ocean of such a uniquely exquisite color she was just caught in its undertow.

"Coincidence my ass." She said suddenly praising herself briefly for regaining her footing. F. Celia reached down to retrieve her jacket, "Android or not you're still a man."

F. Celia was already noticing she was primed for any response 17 could or would conjure up so when he didn't her curiosity shot sky high.

Android standing with his head looking down, for a slight second began to worry on what exactly she had said that made him so silent all of a sudden. He looked up his eyes glossed with something, his eyes were kind of set on fire for a while.

It made F. Celia swallowed, "What did you say?" F. Celia made sort of a snorting sound. "Like I need to repeat it…" without another witty response she became a bit concerned and said it regardless, "Although an Android you're still a man."

'Does this fool have like a hard-on for insults or something? How strange…fool.'

In the midst of her thoughts 17 was behind her before she could think twice about it, "Let me do this and I promise to postpone Goku's execution." 'A wager? But, what was he planning to….do?"

F. Celia felt herself tremble a tad with fear, was he going to…but she was still a… but Uncle Kakorat…he needed her.

"Do you swear?" 17 rested his chin on her shoulder using one hand to snake up her tank top. She shuddered beneath his icing fingers running along her burning hot skin. He began to whisper tenderly, "Relax I have no intention to detriment you in any way, shape, or form my precious Celia." She oddly enough felt herself relax slightly.

Though a monster he did keep his promises. F. Celia shut her eyes his fingertips meeting at the hem of her bra, "I-I'm a virgin so it might hurt…"

17 began to chuckled huskily, "So precious…my dear, virgin Celia. I treasure you more with every word you say. He cuddled up to her cheek with his own sighing heavily.

F. Celia noticed that the icy feel of his fingers had only left trails that tingled along her stomach as he instead pushed her down lightly. He hovered above her inspecting her as if she were an old artifact, making sure not to miss a detail.

"So fine." He commented again. "Are you cold, precious?" It would have been if Celia was human but all she really had to do was raise her body heat. 17 could sense that she was more than capable to keep herself warm probably because she hadn't a thing to say about the cold weather.

"Don't try to warm yourself." She obeyed pathetically feeling her pride dwindle with every minute. He began to slowly run his tongue along her collar bone making vocal kisses along her skin as well as their breathing. How embarrassing…. Just letting him have his way with me, why am I so…. I'm supposed to be hating this but he's so….gentle….

17 after his feasting or admiration ceremony or whatever the hell he was doing was over he lay beside her. "Get on your side and rest your head on my shoulder." F. Celia abided though her confusion made all her actions all hesitant and slow.

17 breathed, "Now whisper softly in my ear this sentence-" F. Celia ignoring him for a moment whispered before he could continue. "You 'are' a man." She said distastefully.

"With a beating heart and all." She pointed out touching his chest and was shocked to say the least to feel his heart pound ferociously against his stone hard chest. He sat up instantly turning his head swiftly in the opposite direction of her eyes that watched inquiringly.

"Uh yeah that's plenty for today, thanks. I'll keep my promise like I said…" F. Celia on her hands and knees inched herself up to his face unable to truly make out his expression in the dark. "17 are you…blushing?" she teased feeling her confidence come back tenfold.

He blushed deeper, that or it was his anger that made his face so red. "I have a favor to ask of you!" he nearly screamed at her. F. Celia smirked to herself evilly. "Sure."

He regained his composure, "I promise to not use Goku as a bribe this is purely out of your own free will." F. Celia nodded anxiously awaiting his request.

"Will you uh…call me Jun instead of 17."

'Wasn't expecting that one…."

She felt herself soften a bit after recovering from her shock and laid down, he had too. 'He just wants to feel…human. I kind of like this side of 17 or Jun.'

giggled a bit, " I didn't know a man such as yourself could blush….Jun." 17 tugged at her nose, "Shut up." He said dully his stomach that for so many years felt as vacant as a desert begin to flutter. Before either of them could think, both of their prides' subsided as F. Celia drifted into a heavy and otherwise peaceful sleep while 17 sat watching her.

Back At The Son-Brief Residence.

Radditz not saying a word and as far as he was concerned without thinking a thought responded purely on instinct and rest his large hand tenderly along her small, pale, and soft cheek. Apia looking up at him using her two delicate yet powerful hands to press his palm closer wanting to leave it imprinted there for as long as she could.

Radditz shook as if something had just electrocuted him. He jolted forward and into her arms, if Apia had been any normal woman she would have tumbled to the ground and later crushed; but Apia did neither she just stood running her long fingers through his mass of soft yet spiky locks. Studying each one.

"What could possibly make this moment anymore perfect?" Apia asked not really expecting to receive an answer just letting her actions, thoughts, and words go free.

"That you'll stay." Apia shook her head, "I can't ." she reasoned , hurting herself as she did so. Radditz clenched her hips tighter, "Why is it I, the savior of this planet, must live without my beloved?" standing here she felt the pain and the impact her death truly had on everyone. Bulma, Gohan, Kakorat, and of course her family. She with both hands lifted his face up to hers instead of on her shoulder.

His face was painted with sorrow and despair which made Apia give him a weak and sad smile. "Because I'm dead, I have been. For a very long time now no matter how both you and I don't want me to be. I know it's hard and I'd be lying if I said I didn't share your agony my love. But, we have something that keeps us tied to each other no matter how far apart we wander." Apia looked down at her treasured accomplishment. Celia stood in awe.

Radditz looked down at Celia and up to his angel. "Are you proud?" Apia chuckled her laugh cracking as her throat began to clog and her eyes began to cloud, "Of course I am, this is ours' this beautiful thing we brought here. We created and that you have raised with such brilliance and purity."

"I also had a wonderful princess to refer back to. When is it you'll return to us?" Apia's face shifted from a thankful smile to a miserable frown during that one sentence.

"Only time will tell, but I promise that if I am ever offered the chance to see you even if it's only for 30 seconds I'll take it." Celia hooked onto her leg, "Mama don't leave us again." Apia placed a steady hand on her hair surprised to feel the same soft and spiky locks intact upon her daughter's head.

Radditz with one hand cupped her chin and drew her lips inches before his, "I'll be here patiently awaiting your return, as long as I live and as hard as I try I'll never be able to stop loving you." Without a response he drew her lips onto his own. Apia's body jerked at the flash of memories as well as the nostalgia ran through her.

Her feet began to incinerate into dust as it slowly began to incinerate the rest of her body. She smiled against their locked lips. 'Even in death, this will never end. Radditz…Celia….till we meet again." He felt her lips grow gradually thinner and disappear from his lips like cotton candy.

He painfully felt his lips peel open. A silent stifled cry came from below him and he recovered the source. Her little face red as she had her hands muffle her sobbing figure. "Mama no…" she whispered between sniffles.

Radditz lifted her to his chest where she fit so perfectly gripping his shirt and using it as a tissue his own tears falling like downhill streams along his robust face. He closed his eyes kissing his daughter's forehead, "Patience child, patience."

She lifted her head to look at him his little ball of light dimming gently. Her two gloomy orbs looking at him for guidance. As he looked into her eyes he saw all the reasons why his life was worth a thousand skies.

She was the simplest love he had known and the purest one he'd ever known and the purest one he'd ever own. "Celia, you'll never be alone…." Radditz promised.

(17 and F. Celia)

"Never will we ever be left alone again." He nestled himself behind her his face being barraged by all the spikes her breathing so gentle it felt as if she were a whole other person entirely, "My Celia you, are the reason I could fly so lightly now."

(Radditz and Celia)

The clock struck 12, Celia lay beside him in his bed as she drifted into a deep sleep with such little effort as Radditz lay his daughter cuddled up at his side, "Celia you are the reason I no longer wonder why I am here." He brushed away his hedgehog haired daughter basking in the serenity in which they harbor in.

(17 and F. Celia)

He leant in for another one stamping his lips on hers yet again being gentle and swift so that she could barely feel it. He lay his head beside hers, "You're the reason I feel so alive."

(Radditz and Celia)

"Apia….I promise that I'll hear to soothe Celia's every fall and head her every call…"

(17 and F. Celia)

Closing his eyes to just relax completely, "You're my greatest love of all."

(Both)

"Celia…"

0.0 wow…I cried….I've got to stop doing that XD. Hope you guys enjoyed.