Today, like any other day in her life, Mia was exhausted after training
with Piccolo all day. Her hair was messy, she was dirty, and Piccolo still
wanted her to keep going. She felt like breaking down into tears from being
over worked, but she wouldn't complain to him. She kept going, to make him
proud.
She let out a long sigh and rested her back against a tree behind her.
"Kid, don't tell me you thinking of giving up this early in the day." Piccolo said landing on the ground in front of her. Mia looked up and swallowed, pulling the strap of her shirt back on her shoulder.
"No Sensei," She said, still trying to catch her breath. Piccolo looked her over, not to convinced by her breathless reply. He growled and turned around his cape whipping in the air. Mia fell to her knees and gasped for air, knowing he was going to give her a moment before the training continued. Piccolo however, watched the sky. He felt something coming.
"Mia." Piccolo said, freezing in place. The young saiyajin looked up, "What.... what's wrong..." She asked in a timid voice, standing up on one knee. Piccolo turned his head and glanced at her. "Something's coming...." He said turning and taking a few steps forward. "Best we DO end today's training for now.... just until..."
"Piccolo!" A shrill chirp rang through the air, melodious to most, but ear piercing to the Namek tower. "I've been looking for you!"
There stood a well built, mischievous girl, Amay, and to make matters worse (to Piccolo at least) she was also a saiyajin. Piccolo felt a feral snarl in his throat that was very low, but Amay heard it loud and clear. Her hand went to her hip and she cocked her head to the side. "...Or were you avoiding me?"
"If you must know, I was training.... until I sensed you and thought you were an enemy." He said in an annoyed voice. Amay smiled, landing in front of him.
"Me, an enemy, man Piccolo, you must be loosing you touch if you thought *I* was an enemy...." She chuckled a little before pausing in thought. "Though...I HAVE been feeling a small, yet. Kinda familiar ki coming from this area...have you felt anything?" She asked looking around. Piccolo huffed. "It's none of your concern. Don't you have someone else to annoy?"
"You never change, do you?" Amay sighed "You spend WAY too much time out here all by you lonesome.... no wonder you're a bear when you're around anyone other than Gohan...."
Piccolo bared his fangs, his temper getting the best of him. "You're trotting on ground you know nothing of Amay...no leave me so I can continue." Amay smirked. "I've always walked the edge piccolo..."
"One of these days you'll fall off." He retorted. "And you won't hear me complain either."
Amay clenched her fist and breathed in, as to not loose HER temper. "You know Piccolo, the way you're acting, one might think you hiding something...."
The enraged Namek charged forward, striking Amay in the jaw and sent her flying a ways. He heard her gasp, but no scream or sign of real hurt manifested itself. "Amay, leave me alone before I loose my control!" He stood fully his nose twitching in annoyance. "Get out of here before you get another love tap."
For a second Amay just stood there, not really knowing how to react. She brought her hand up to her face where a small red mark was forming. Suddenly, tears started to form in her eyes. "Fine." She said turning and taking to the air. "That's right, leave coward!" Piccolo barked.
Amay closed her eyes, his words doing more damage than he knew. She stopped mid-flight, and a sudden stab of remorse struck him. If his pride weren't so solid, he might have apologized, but for now, he figured 'let her burn it off.' Suddenly, a hard strike pounded into him, a fast and more powerful one than his own. Amay unleashed the power she felt on the unsuspecting Namek, and with her tears forced aside, she continued her onslaught.
"That is the last time I let you talk that way to me!" Amay cried. Amay landed and narrowed her eyes at the namek. "I put up with too much of that in the past, coming from not only you, but Raditz." She paused, powering up, allowing a sliver hue to rise around her. "Lets see who's the coward, Piccolo." Piccolo snarled and tossed his weighted armor off. "It's about time, child!"
With that, Amay dashed forward, dropping into a roundhouse kick and almost making Piccolo stumble. He jumped back and then forward into her stomach, and a small line of blood dripped from her mouth. She had no time to contemplate as her saiyajin heritage kicked into full gear. The locked up shock turned to one of fury, and with all her might, she nailed piccolo in the throat, almost collapsing his air passage. A little blood trickled from his lip as well, and he gasped for air, trying to breath through his damaged neck. With a final front of strength, Amay leapt back and fired her toughest blast forward at the unprepared namekian, only to see another form step in front of him.
"Stop it!" A desperate voice cried.
Amay suddenly froze, but the blast had already left her fingertips. Piccolo reached up, grabbing Mia by the shirt and pulling her behind him, just as the blast hit him in the small of his back. He cringed, and looked up at Amay, who stood there with a look of shock and of confusion on her face. "Who the...who the hell is that?"
Piccolo with one eye closed, smirked up at her. "Amay, this is my student, Mia." He looked down at her, to see her shivering, eyes wide open and tears streaming down her face. Amay blinked once to clear her vision, but the girl was still there. Then turning her attention back to Piccolo, saw that he was locked in a gaze of death with her. "And you almost killed her." Amay jumped back a little, looking at Piccolo then to the new girl, Mia, then to Piccolo again.
"Ehh...Well.... err...How in Kami's name was I suppose to know that she would jump in like that!" She said, trying not to let Piccolo's other wise, frightening glare get to her...too much.
He shook his head. "You said yourself you sensed someone in the area...you should have had the foresight to see that who ever it was might interfere...." He glanced at her smirking. "I would."
Amay glared and tried to keep from ripping into him. "Well Piccolo, as you know, I'm not like YOU..." She muttered, turning her back to him, "The main thing is that she's okay.... isn't she?"
Piccolo pulled Mia back from him, and studied her for any burns or marks from any flying debris. "She seems fine..."
"I am Piccolo-san, I'm just shaken up a bit." He made a noise insinuating contemplation. "You need practice against energy attacks...I'll have to compensate your power for your speed. It's the only pro you've got in defending yourself, you hear? No more heroics like that!"
Mia looked up at him, taking in his small lecture, and then nodding. "Yes.... sorry..." She said, standing up and brushing her clothes off. She looked up at Amay and smiled slightly, "Piccolo-san?? Who's your.... friend..." She said, now wondering about Piccolo and Amay's relationship.
Piccolo snorted, reading between the lines. "She's Goku's older sister Amay and she's annoying as hell sometimes!"
"Thank you VERY much!" Amay said in a sarcastic tone. Mia blinked and looked at Amay. "Oh...." She said in a meek voice. "But.... either way...." She said, stepping forward with her hand out for a shake. "Nice to...meet you?" Amay looked at her and smiled at Piccolo,
"So Piccolo," She said shaking Mia's hand, "You DO know how to teach someone manners...." Piccolo shook his head. "You know better, she had them to begin with." Amay nodded, "Yeah, whatever." She muttered, looking back at Mia, "Nice to meet cha." She said, "Sorry about blasting you like that.... I didn't think Piccolo HAD a student." She glanced back at him, "Kinda makes me wonder why he kept you a secret..." She grinned.
Piccolo just grunted and blushed a tad purple, unnoticed by Mia and barely by Amay. "It was best to not have any distractions...if I told everyone than Oolong and Master Roshi would be stopping by for a peek at her." He glared at her. "You know what I mean...don't you...with a big mouth like your boyfriends."
Mia got an awkward look of shock on her face. "Please don't fight."
Amay took in a DEEP breath, "Thank you again Piccolo.... I feel the love from your end." She said, "I only wondered, that's all, you normally hate people.... I just thought-"
"I know what you thought." Piccolo almost barked, "And she's my STUDENT."
Amay chuckled. "It's just as well. I wouldn't want Master Roshi and Oolong her to watch her get all sweaty and.'shudder'.... Gotta admit, that was a good call." She turned to Mia and looked her over.
"A saiyajin....huh?" Then her eyes lit up. "OH! You're the saiyajin girl Vegeta mentioned a while back!" She snorted and laughed. "He tried to convince me that respecting him would be a good investment!"
Mia laughed lightly, "That sounds like Vegeta..." She smiled, Amay nodded, looking her over again, then looked at Piccolo. "Piccolo, how long HAS she bee here...anyway?" Piccolo closed his eyes and thought a second. "Well, about one year, two months and 12 days...."
Amay smirked, "Keep pretty accurate dates for her being a student...." She mused, but, upon catching Piccolo's little glare, she changed the subject, "Man." She said, "Bet it's been even longer than that since you've actually been in the city, eh?" Mia looked at Amay and shrugged, "I guess."
Then she narrowed her eyes on Amay's. "Actually...I've never been to one on Earth.... or not many places else...come to think of it.... never."
Amay's eyes widen, then she looked at Piccolo, "Piccolo! For God's sakes!" She said, "You've gotta let this poor girl get out more!" Piccolo sighed and shook his head, "She's staying on Earth so she can train, not go shopping for clothes." He growled. Mia looked at her mentor. "Piccolo san, I tend to agree with your friend on this." She looked down at her old cloths. "These have seen much better days."
Piccolo rolled his eyes slightly, 'I knew Amay's visit would do more than make me mad.' He thought, looking at Mia, "So. What your saying is...?"
"Oh come on, Piccolo, let the girl come with me for a few days, I'll take care of her. And you cane finish you're 'training' afterwards; I won't breath a word to Roshi or Oolong. Saiyajin's vow." She said with a small wink.
Mia spun on her heel and faced him. "Oh please! It'd be so nice to get away for a while and relax!" Her eyes pleaded with big glassy shine, and her hazel eyes bore into his obsidian ones. He suddenly felt warm. He shrugged. "Whatever kid, just don't be gone too long. I have a promise to keep."
Mia smiled and nodded with a small 'hai'. Amay smiled and walked over to Mia, placing her hand on her shoulder, "Well, lets get going!"
Mia jogged after her as Amay leapt into the sky, but for a moment she paused and looked back. The tall fortress of a Namek stood there and caught her gaze. He tossed her a reassuring smirk and a wink before he turned and left for his private training grounds.
She sighed as she watched him speed off and her heart flickered in her chest. She smiled and turned, following after the sprightly Saiyajin ahead of her.
She let out a long sigh and rested her back against a tree behind her.
"Kid, don't tell me you thinking of giving up this early in the day." Piccolo said landing on the ground in front of her. Mia looked up and swallowed, pulling the strap of her shirt back on her shoulder.
"No Sensei," She said, still trying to catch her breath. Piccolo looked her over, not to convinced by her breathless reply. He growled and turned around his cape whipping in the air. Mia fell to her knees and gasped for air, knowing he was going to give her a moment before the training continued. Piccolo however, watched the sky. He felt something coming.
"Mia." Piccolo said, freezing in place. The young saiyajin looked up, "What.... what's wrong..." She asked in a timid voice, standing up on one knee. Piccolo turned his head and glanced at her. "Something's coming...." He said turning and taking a few steps forward. "Best we DO end today's training for now.... just until..."
"Piccolo!" A shrill chirp rang through the air, melodious to most, but ear piercing to the Namek tower. "I've been looking for you!"
There stood a well built, mischievous girl, Amay, and to make matters worse (to Piccolo at least) she was also a saiyajin. Piccolo felt a feral snarl in his throat that was very low, but Amay heard it loud and clear. Her hand went to her hip and she cocked her head to the side. "...Or were you avoiding me?"
"If you must know, I was training.... until I sensed you and thought you were an enemy." He said in an annoyed voice. Amay smiled, landing in front of him.
"Me, an enemy, man Piccolo, you must be loosing you touch if you thought *I* was an enemy...." She chuckled a little before pausing in thought. "Though...I HAVE been feeling a small, yet. Kinda familiar ki coming from this area...have you felt anything?" She asked looking around. Piccolo huffed. "It's none of your concern. Don't you have someone else to annoy?"
"You never change, do you?" Amay sighed "You spend WAY too much time out here all by you lonesome.... no wonder you're a bear when you're around anyone other than Gohan...."
Piccolo bared his fangs, his temper getting the best of him. "You're trotting on ground you know nothing of Amay...no leave me so I can continue." Amay smirked. "I've always walked the edge piccolo..."
"One of these days you'll fall off." He retorted. "And you won't hear me complain either."
Amay clenched her fist and breathed in, as to not loose HER temper. "You know Piccolo, the way you're acting, one might think you hiding something...."
The enraged Namek charged forward, striking Amay in the jaw and sent her flying a ways. He heard her gasp, but no scream or sign of real hurt manifested itself. "Amay, leave me alone before I loose my control!" He stood fully his nose twitching in annoyance. "Get out of here before you get another love tap."
For a second Amay just stood there, not really knowing how to react. She brought her hand up to her face where a small red mark was forming. Suddenly, tears started to form in her eyes. "Fine." She said turning and taking to the air. "That's right, leave coward!" Piccolo barked.
Amay closed her eyes, his words doing more damage than he knew. She stopped mid-flight, and a sudden stab of remorse struck him. If his pride weren't so solid, he might have apologized, but for now, he figured 'let her burn it off.' Suddenly, a hard strike pounded into him, a fast and more powerful one than his own. Amay unleashed the power she felt on the unsuspecting Namek, and with her tears forced aside, she continued her onslaught.
"That is the last time I let you talk that way to me!" Amay cried. Amay landed and narrowed her eyes at the namek. "I put up with too much of that in the past, coming from not only you, but Raditz." She paused, powering up, allowing a sliver hue to rise around her. "Lets see who's the coward, Piccolo." Piccolo snarled and tossed his weighted armor off. "It's about time, child!"
With that, Amay dashed forward, dropping into a roundhouse kick and almost making Piccolo stumble. He jumped back and then forward into her stomach, and a small line of blood dripped from her mouth. She had no time to contemplate as her saiyajin heritage kicked into full gear. The locked up shock turned to one of fury, and with all her might, she nailed piccolo in the throat, almost collapsing his air passage. A little blood trickled from his lip as well, and he gasped for air, trying to breath through his damaged neck. With a final front of strength, Amay leapt back and fired her toughest blast forward at the unprepared namekian, only to see another form step in front of him.
"Stop it!" A desperate voice cried.
Amay suddenly froze, but the blast had already left her fingertips. Piccolo reached up, grabbing Mia by the shirt and pulling her behind him, just as the blast hit him in the small of his back. He cringed, and looked up at Amay, who stood there with a look of shock and of confusion on her face. "Who the...who the hell is that?"
Piccolo with one eye closed, smirked up at her. "Amay, this is my student, Mia." He looked down at her, to see her shivering, eyes wide open and tears streaming down her face. Amay blinked once to clear her vision, but the girl was still there. Then turning her attention back to Piccolo, saw that he was locked in a gaze of death with her. "And you almost killed her." Amay jumped back a little, looking at Piccolo then to the new girl, Mia, then to Piccolo again.
"Ehh...Well.... err...How in Kami's name was I suppose to know that she would jump in like that!" She said, trying not to let Piccolo's other wise, frightening glare get to her...too much.
He shook his head. "You said yourself you sensed someone in the area...you should have had the foresight to see that who ever it was might interfere...." He glanced at her smirking. "I would."
Amay glared and tried to keep from ripping into him. "Well Piccolo, as you know, I'm not like YOU..." She muttered, turning her back to him, "The main thing is that she's okay.... isn't she?"
Piccolo pulled Mia back from him, and studied her for any burns or marks from any flying debris. "She seems fine..."
"I am Piccolo-san, I'm just shaken up a bit." He made a noise insinuating contemplation. "You need practice against energy attacks...I'll have to compensate your power for your speed. It's the only pro you've got in defending yourself, you hear? No more heroics like that!"
Mia looked up at him, taking in his small lecture, and then nodding. "Yes.... sorry..." She said, standing up and brushing her clothes off. She looked up at Amay and smiled slightly, "Piccolo-san?? Who's your.... friend..." She said, now wondering about Piccolo and Amay's relationship.
Piccolo snorted, reading between the lines. "She's Goku's older sister Amay and she's annoying as hell sometimes!"
"Thank you VERY much!" Amay said in a sarcastic tone. Mia blinked and looked at Amay. "Oh...." She said in a meek voice. "But.... either way...." She said, stepping forward with her hand out for a shake. "Nice to...meet you?" Amay looked at her and smiled at Piccolo,
"So Piccolo," She said shaking Mia's hand, "You DO know how to teach someone manners...." Piccolo shook his head. "You know better, she had them to begin with." Amay nodded, "Yeah, whatever." She muttered, looking back at Mia, "Nice to meet cha." She said, "Sorry about blasting you like that.... I didn't think Piccolo HAD a student." She glanced back at him, "Kinda makes me wonder why he kept you a secret..." She grinned.
Piccolo just grunted and blushed a tad purple, unnoticed by Mia and barely by Amay. "It was best to not have any distractions...if I told everyone than Oolong and Master Roshi would be stopping by for a peek at her." He glared at her. "You know what I mean...don't you...with a big mouth like your boyfriends."
Mia got an awkward look of shock on her face. "Please don't fight."
Amay took in a DEEP breath, "Thank you again Piccolo.... I feel the love from your end." She said, "I only wondered, that's all, you normally hate people.... I just thought-"
"I know what you thought." Piccolo almost barked, "And she's my STUDENT."
Amay chuckled. "It's just as well. I wouldn't want Master Roshi and Oolong her to watch her get all sweaty and.'shudder'.... Gotta admit, that was a good call." She turned to Mia and looked her over.
"A saiyajin....huh?" Then her eyes lit up. "OH! You're the saiyajin girl Vegeta mentioned a while back!" She snorted and laughed. "He tried to convince me that respecting him would be a good investment!"
Mia laughed lightly, "That sounds like Vegeta..." She smiled, Amay nodded, looking her over again, then looked at Piccolo. "Piccolo, how long HAS she bee here...anyway?" Piccolo closed his eyes and thought a second. "Well, about one year, two months and 12 days...."
Amay smirked, "Keep pretty accurate dates for her being a student...." She mused, but, upon catching Piccolo's little glare, she changed the subject, "Man." She said, "Bet it's been even longer than that since you've actually been in the city, eh?" Mia looked at Amay and shrugged, "I guess."
Then she narrowed her eyes on Amay's. "Actually...I've never been to one on Earth.... or not many places else...come to think of it.... never."
Amay's eyes widen, then she looked at Piccolo, "Piccolo! For God's sakes!" She said, "You've gotta let this poor girl get out more!" Piccolo sighed and shook his head, "She's staying on Earth so she can train, not go shopping for clothes." He growled. Mia looked at her mentor. "Piccolo san, I tend to agree with your friend on this." She looked down at her old cloths. "These have seen much better days."
Piccolo rolled his eyes slightly, 'I knew Amay's visit would do more than make me mad.' He thought, looking at Mia, "So. What your saying is...?"
"Oh come on, Piccolo, let the girl come with me for a few days, I'll take care of her. And you cane finish you're 'training' afterwards; I won't breath a word to Roshi or Oolong. Saiyajin's vow." She said with a small wink.
Mia spun on her heel and faced him. "Oh please! It'd be so nice to get away for a while and relax!" Her eyes pleaded with big glassy shine, and her hazel eyes bore into his obsidian ones. He suddenly felt warm. He shrugged. "Whatever kid, just don't be gone too long. I have a promise to keep."
Mia smiled and nodded with a small 'hai'. Amay smiled and walked over to Mia, placing her hand on her shoulder, "Well, lets get going!"
Mia jogged after her as Amay leapt into the sky, but for a moment she paused and looked back. The tall fortress of a Namek stood there and caught her gaze. He tossed her a reassuring smirk and a wink before he turned and left for his private training grounds.
She sighed as she watched him speed off and her heart flickered in her chest. She smiled and turned, following after the sprightly Saiyajin ahead of her.