This is a new story, no idea where it is going.
Warnings: Child abuse, tender themes
Cures
Chapter 1 A new life
Freiza's POV
Myself and Dodoria were sitting in my thrown room, it is a normal day as I was seeing clients and I was bored like my life, I yawn Dodoria turned suddenly mistaking my yawn of boredom with fatigue, "Do you want a break my lord?" I shake my head, no, what was I suppose to do with my break anyway?
"Just send in the next person." I say, rolling my eyes Dodoria nods and takes the phone and calls the next person in,
"Who is next" I inquired, Dodoria looked at me, getting a list out and rolled his eyes,
"Belo my lord, the one you sold a planet to 10 years ago, we will need the doctor to translate again." I roll my eyes, Belo only spoke a smaller spoken language called 'Celic' I cannot speak it, not even a word. So I nod and send Dodoria to get the doctor, who spoke not only my language (which is the main language of the galaxy) and Celic but two other languages fluently, he comes in handy often.
Belo walked in, and his possie they were all blue skinned and green hair and all look slightly reptilian, I look at Belo I have not seen him in 10 years and in truth I did not want too, but he needed to come here now due to a growing population and the fact is that the planet I sold them 10 years ago is tiny, and could not sustain a growing species forever, in his case did not even last 10 years. I smile and sigh the man's possie throw to the ground a small child with tattered clothes and a shell necklace around his neck he looked nothing but afraid, and my heart skipped a beat. He was cute looking, I guess, I look at the boy, he was sure beaten up.
When the doctor Lee, entered he went to the child and tried to help him off the floor, but the boy didn't move a muscle, he looked scared and hungry, I guess he was about fourteen maybe fifteen years old. He was nice looking, the child not Belo, Belo was an overweight whale.
The doctor took the child's pulse, Lee kept talking to the child whispering in his ear, but the child didn't move. Not once.
I called Lee to me, none of Belo's possie spoke our words, and the child didn't either at least I don't think so, I force a smile at my customer.
"How much do you want for a new planet?" Belo said, (Lee translated) I look at the tiny adolescence, he looked sad I look at Belo,
"300,000" I say, Lee looked surprised, but translated, my eyes still on the little one. Belo's reptilian face was getting redder and redder. The child on the floor started to move, I saw his eyes they look lonely afraid and just plain terrified, I smile at the child and I look at him, he looked truly afraid. I knew why there was no way Belo could come up with 300,000, the last planet was only 75,000 and they still owe me 20,000, I knew the boy would be in a rough night, but I have a business to run. The whale's lips started to move,
"My Lord" Lee translated, "I was hoping we could come to an agreement," I look at the child, he was shaking real bad, and he wants an agreement… I'll give him an agreement.
"I will take the price of your new planet down to 100,000 and cancel the 20,000 debt you have," I say, Belo smiled but before he started jabbering thanking me no doubt, "for control on your armies and your trade," hey, I'm a business man, this race of peoples armies are well quite frankly poor, their armies are so feeble Cooler and myself can take them all on… with our eyes closes… with tails tied together.. On one leg… and his trade, his main trade is meat and fish… that's it. So I don't really need the trade, but it could be a good investment for the future and maybe pay a couple of electric bills around here while I wait.
Belo looked at his possie, less happy this time, but nodded, I look at the child… he was just laying there, they all think me a monster who can't love… I should just leave him alone.
But Belo beats him.
My head was doing cartwheels; oh hell what would it hurt? worse comes to worse I tell Lee to get the boy a part time job working in the hospital Dodoria looked at me he knew my thinking, "and that boy," I say lee looked up, surprised but translated Belo looked up, seeing where I was pointing on the child the one he kicked, Belo started to Jab. The child looks up shocked, don't blame him.
"Well my lord Belo said the child is his property… and," Lee said, "he wants to keep him," he finished lamely I look at the boy, he looked shocked, I hope I don't give him a stroke.
"Tell him without the boy it will be 300,000." I say, Lee translated, "and I still get the armies and trade." Belo swore, I could tell because Lee took a step back, and throw the child at my feet, I smile, and stroke the child's green hair it was quite short and looked like a mop.
"Fine you can have him" Lee translated, I smile but Belo looked angry
"Hello," I say, ignoring Belo Lee translated, the child backed away, trying to get back to Belo, Belo kicked him to me. Dodoria looked at him, and smiled "Dodoria could you take the child and get him washed and find him something to wear," all the boy was wearing was a tattered shirt and some shorts, "and burn his clothes," I say, Dodoria dragged the kid off the floor, and Lee asked me what to tell him, "Tell him he will be living with me now, and he has to go to Dodoria to wash and then get the kid some food," I say Lee translated the boy spoke for the first time, too bad it was in Celic,
"The boy asked will he be beaten." Lee asked I shake my head,
"No child," I say, Lee translated and Dodoria took the scared little guy away, I watch Dodoria take the boy away, he would wash and get some food, and then I can help the kid.
Belo's business took only an hour he seemed angry to lose the boy but I didn't care, I signed some stuff off and I and my translator went to look for my new ward. I found Dodoria and the boy in the kitchen, he was clean now, and wearing simple armour he saw me and got on the ground, I look at Lee; it was going to be hard to get rid of some inbuilt habits.
"Tell him to get up, I want to look at him," I say, Lee looked at me, but translated and slowly the boy stood and just stood there, he looked terrified. "Was he any trouble?" I ask Dodoria, Dodoria shook his head,
"No my lord, good as gold, he ate all his food, oh and he did not eat the ham, but that's ok, and he washed." Dodoria said. I look at the child.
"Ask him what's his name is Lee?" I say, the boy looked at me, and Lee translated.
"Zarbon" was the boys reply, I look at the child, he was so cute, but that is it. Just cute, I look at the Dodoria "go and get the list of spare rooms, for the ship." Dodoria nods and left, I look at Lee, and Zarbon he was like cement. Didn't move one little bit, I look at the crumbs on the boys plate and ham,
"You don't like Ham?" I ask Zarbon, lee translated the boy spoke and translated back.
"He is Vegetarian," Lee said, "In his culture he does not eat any type of meat," that's ok I can handle that, I nod, Dodoria came back in and put the list down on the table.
"My lord there are only shared rooms available," Dodoria says looking through the list "oh and one private rooms but its next to the training rooms." I look up,
"he will never get any sleep, are the shared rooms with any celic speakers?" I ask, Dodoria shook his head, great just great, poor kid has to put up with roommates that do not speak a word of Celic. Perfect.
"There is a loft available," Dodoria said I nod, Dodoria looked at me nervous, and I watched the boy's terrified expressions.
"Ok he can sleep there," I say, Dodoria raised his eye brow,
"My lord that's your loft?" I grown, great a terrified boy crying all night, Lee looked at me,
"It could be good for him, to get to know you better, just into some decent room turns up." Lee said I nod, I look at the child who was still standing, and I look at Lee.
"Tell him," I say Lee nodded and translated, I look at Dodoria and say "tell the cleaning crew to make my loft liveable its only small so shouldn't take too long," I say, Dodoria left again I turn to lee where he was still translating, god his scared, when he finished I say, "Can you go and see to his scrapes and bruises?" I ask, Lee nodded took the boy and left, on my own, I through about Zarbon and possible force made me do what I just did, I sigh I guess I should find out if he has a family, than I could return him. I nod aimlessly to myself so when Dodoria returned we go to find Belo…
He was signing forms, I remembered the most oblivious fact the language barrier how could I of been so stupid? I look at him, and say
"Zarbon" the man backed, I look at his possie, they were afraid, and had every right to be, one of the posse walked past their leader and passed me a folder,
"Zarbons," he said and backed, I nod and opened it there WAS a photo of Zarbon in it, I nod said thankyou and left, I decide to go to my apartment, Dodoria went up to my loft to get the boys room in order I stayed in my study, I opened the child's folder, there was two papers one was in my language and another in Celic.
I take my language.
Name: Zarbon
Age: 15, (I saw the date of the child's birthday his birthday is in a month and a half)
Next of kin: Mother (Dec)
Uncle
(There was a contact number of the Uncle)
I smile there was a rellie I go to call him, until I saw the note underneath,
'Sold to Lord Belo age 11 by Uncle at the death of Mother, because he did not want the burden of a nephew' anger went through me, so I decide NOT to call the Uncle,
My apartment was quite large, my Master bedroom, had an inbuilt bathroom, my own study a living room which was what you walked into, it has many couches a wide screen television a piano and some book selves filled, there is a kitchen to the right of the living room (which even through is stocked is rarely used) and my loft, which until now has been gathering dust. (The ladder is in a corner of the living room.)
"My lord," I heard I walk out of my study to the living room to open my door, Lee and Zarbon was there, he looked dead nervous, I smile I tell Lee to tell Zarbon to look around the living room, I go back to my study put the portfolio in my desk I won't tell him, and a little key card, I go to Zarbon who was jumping on the couch smiling, I stand in the door way smiling, Lee was telling him not too, (I think.) Seeing me, the boy stopped fear in his face, I laugh, and sat on the expensive couch,
"Tell him to sit," the boy still in mid jump sat, I look at him, "Can you translate?" I ask Lee smiled and nodded, I take a breath, "Zarbon," I look at the child who thirty seconds ago was happily jumping on the expensive couch "you are too live here with me," I say, Lee translated, "Do you speak any of my words?" the boy looked at me after the translation and shook his head, I look at him "Well your days will be made up of trying to learn my words" I say, and hopefully by then I will know why the boy is here, I was lonely I had no one to share anything with, I s that why I demanded the boy? Oh who knows…
The boy nodded,
"Yes Master" Zarbon said he smiled I look at the doctor,
"I taught him 'Yes Master' and 'Please Master' he seemed happy to learn a phrase" the doctor said I smile again and look at the boy, and I say;
"I will treat you well as long as you obey some simple requests," I say, Lee translated Zarbon nodded, "one you can't leave the ship or my apartment without my permission, and occasionally some guards," Lee translated, the child spoke,
"He asks why he needs guards, guards scare him," Lee asked, I look at the frightened child, I look at Lee,
"You are now mine, and there a lot of people who would want to kidnap you to get to me, these guards are well trusted they will not harm you," was all I said. Zarbon nodded. "I expect you to eat all your food, and be in bed at a good hour," I scratch my head, I knew I would have to add rules, but I didn't want to add too many,
"My lord?" The doctor asked, he nodded, "maybe one of the rules could be that he has to have all of his medication," Lee said, I nod,
"Yes that is a good one, tell him that," Lee translated, the boy nodded. I than look at him, and he said softly,
"The child asks, will he be used in experiments," I blink, why would I use him in experiments? Haven't I been taken care of you since you have been here, someone has been filling the kids head with lies, I shake my head, Zarbon let of a sound of relief. I look at the doctor, who shrugged at me, I go to a closest and passed Zarbon a blanket warm him up, and he looked up, he smiled at me scared stiff, I played with his hair, for a moment.
"Lee tell the boy, to follow me," I say, Lee said, the boy stood, I walk to the edge of the apartment to my little loft, it was small, it had a cupboard and a bed, but no mattress, until now there was no need. I go up the death trap of a ladder where there was still a few people in the cleaning crew still here and I wish they would leave because it is really cramped. The cleaning crew saw the three of us bowed and went down the death trap. I look around the little loft there was a small bed (made up) a bedside table with a lamp, a small cheap looking desk (I think it's been there for as long as I've owned this ship.) A cupboard and a little book shelf. I look at Lee who shook his head, I shrug, "the boy might like it up here, it's got to be quitter than next to the training room." I say, the doctor nodded and spoke to the boy, the boy was surprised and spoke to him.
"He asks if it is REALLY his room," The doctor asked I nod, the boys face brightened, god boy what did Belo do to you?
The boy was confused when I left the loft, I told Lee to say I had work, but really I went to order the boy clothes, I went to my study and send a message and ordered the child proper clothing, Lee popped his head in to say he was going to the hospital and I only nodded, the boy… well I had no idea what he was doing, I assumed he was resting, until I heard a noise. It was piano, piano?
I myself had lessons as a child but I was never any good because I tried to use my tail… but I did own a piano for the simple reason that it was here since I owned the ship, and was never bothered getting rid of it. I walk back to my living room, and I was slightly shocked to see Zarbon playing the piano. He must have thought I was gone, I listened for a moment, and it was good, well actually it was basic, but I can tell his had proper lessons, but he has not had them for a long time, wonder who taught him, I walk behind him and stand the child must be playing from memory because there wasn't a single paper on the piano.
"Very nice" I say, Zarbon turned saw me went pale and kneeled, knowing there was nothing else I could do I called the doctor, he arrived swiftly. "Please tell the child he is allowed to play the piano" I say, he starts to talk to Zarbie, Zarbie looks happy, and bows. He spoke to him softly.
"The child apologises strongly, he also asks can he play the piano again?" The doctor smiled at the question, knowing he could get anything he wanted, I nod. I smiled at the child he backed away from me, Zarbon looked terrified I take a step towards him and smile, the child ran behind Lee, the doctor looked at me, "do you want me to tell him to play the piano?" I nodded the baby took to the piano and played and played, he made lots of mistakes through nothing like before. He looked terrified the entire time.
"tell the little one that's enough, its lunch time anyway" I say the doctor translated and he nodded obediently, I marched the child to the big hall, most of my meals I ate with the men, I wondered would Zarbon be ok? Sure he would be a little overwhelmed, I expect that but sure he would be ok. We walked in to my request the two chairs to my left were left vacant, for Zarbon and lee. Zarbon took one look at the many people and I guessed almost fainted… because his face started to look like his hair.
So how did I go? Reviews are very appreciated.
