Life Lessons
Chapter 1 : You're a Girl?!
Broly was unlike any person she had ever met. Averting her eyes from the man in question, Cheelai pondered in silence.
It had been about three weeks since her and Lemo had reunited with the Saiyan warrior in the distant planet of Vampa. Everything happened so fast.
Before she knew it, Cheelai was raising through the rubble, dragon balls in hand ready to throw away her life in order to save Broly's.
She had stolen from Freeza after all, both the magical spheres as well as a spaceship. Her name and Lemo's were probably plastered all over the most wanted lists.
Looking into the distance, and shuttering at the loud growls from unknown beasts, Cheelai sighed in defeat. 'This is home now...but…'.
Her light purple eyes then settled once again on the imposing man across from her. 'It was worth it'
Watching him eat was always an interesting experience. The provisions the other Saiyan from Earth had brought had really been a life saver.
And do to Broly's extremely limited diet, every taste of something new brought a childlike wonder look to his face which sent raging butterflies to the pit of Cheelai's stomach.
Watching him discover new things was quickly becoming one of her favorite pass times. It was weird, Broly after all was clearly, a full grown adult male.
'Yup…full grown'. She thought with a deep blush. But he was so much like a child in so many ways, so ignorant of just about anything that didn't have to do with fighting.
Sometimes it was funny, and endearing, other times though his lack of knowledge resulted in some very uncomfortable situations…
-Flashback-
After the Saiyan Kakarot had left and the dust had settled, Cheelai just couldn't contain her curiosity.
She pushed every button, opened every drawer, and poked every new item she found in the new compound that had appeared pretty much out of thin air.
She was overjoyed after having found what looked to be a high tech bathroom of sorts. The toilet even spoke and everything!
Earthlings must be a strange bunch, strange, but highly advanced. Jumping back and forth with excitement as she waited for the giant tub to fill with hot water, she mused at its size.
"Funny, I guess they took into consideration how big Broly is when they made this, it's more like a small pool for me, ha".
She discarded her clothes and slowly stepped in, letting out a relaxed sigh before reaching for what looked like some kind of sponge, and what she assumed was soap.
She vigorously scrubbed at her skin, feeling grateful for the chance to properly clean herself. Vampa was not what you would call a hospitable planet and clean sources of water were pretty much nonexistent.
Standing up and reaching for the hose above her head to rinse off before settling back down in the warm water, Cheelai failed to notice the handled had two buttons.
Freezing water suddenly shot out making the girl let out a sharp scream and throw the hose away. Bringing a hand to her face to wipe the cold water away, she almost fell back at the gust of wind that hit her from the force of the door being flung open.
Maybe that would have been better, at least the bubble filled water would have conserved some of her modesty.
"Cheelai are you….ok….?". She heard Broly's concerned and then shocked voice ask. Opening her eyes, she was met with Broly's gigantic frame.
Everything after that felt like it happened in slow motion. Their eyes did not meet, his were too busy wondering over her exposed body.
The longer he looked, the more paralyzed she felt. Her cheeks burned bright as she took in a deep breath in preparation for what would be an epic scream.
Ducking down into the water and furiously crossing her arms over her chest, she attacked. "GET OUT!"
Lemo suddenly bust in as well, and began dragging Broly away while shouting apologies to the shaken woman. "But…there's something wrong with Cheelai.." Broly protested.
"She's fine Broly…it isn't proper to intrude in on a girl's privacy, she'll be upset" He explained while locking the door behind him.
Broly blinked at his friend, confused and overwhelmed by everything that had occurred. For a while now, Broly had begun to notice a difference between his two new companions.
They were both very nice and caring towards him, but Cheelai, since the very beginning had made him feel different, and he couldn't understand why.
"Cheelai….is…a girl?". Broly tested the new word, pronouncing it with caution. 'What is…a girl?' He thought in confusion, what did that mean? Was that the reason she was so different?.
Lemo stopped and looked back at the worried man behind him. "Broly…you…I mean, yes, you and me, we're men, and Cheelai…she's a girl, you know what that means don't you?"
Broly blinked then frowned, turning to look back at the closed door. His mind still fresh with the picture of Cheelai's body.
He had never seen anything like it. She looked so soft, and delicate, and inviting and…it made him feel strange. She always made him feel strange, her body was so polar opposite from his.
A girl, Lemo had said, but what did that mean?
"No…is Cheelai sick?" He asked, suddenly realizing he had so many more questions. Was it normal for her to look like that? Was it normal for him to have liked seeing her? Why did she get to angry? Was it supposed to be a secret? Her being a girl? Was it a bad thing?
Lemo closed his eyes and prepped himself for a very long discussion about the facts of life. Of course he wouldn't know a thing about this.
The poor guy had been stranded in this planet pretty much since birth with only his father and monstrous creatures to interact with.
"No, she's not sick, she's actually a very healthy young lady…you see Broly, most species have both male and female counterparts…"
"Why?" Broly cut in, now looking very intensely into Lemo's eyes, making the smaller man loose a bit of confidence on how to explain this in a way Broly could understand.
"Why? Well…to, uh, be able to make uh…babies, you see most species, specially the warm blooded ones require both a male and female to make babies, Cheelai, she's a female"
"She will make babies?" Broly asked, his confusion only getting worse.
"Well, maybe, when she finds the right male, if they want…" Lemo continue, getting a bit nervous about how fast the conversation had spiraled out of control. This wasn't how he wanted to explain it at all!.
"Cheelai will find a male to make babies with?" Suddenly confusion turned to rage, his breathing became labored, and the room began to shake slightly.
His mind went blank for a minute before flashing different scenarios, Cheelai leaving, Cheelai with a male, an unknown man touching Cheelai.
Cheelai in the tub, naked, her small body glisening in the white light of the bathroom, and then gone.
Broly grunted and grabbed onto his head in hopes of stopping the images. Cheelai leaving, gone, her voice nowhere to be heard, even her scent would vanish.
And the shadow of an unknown man coming for her, taking her away, away from him.
"What's going on! What are you telling him Lemo! Broly calm down!". Coming to a halt, Broly turned to look at Cheelai as she made her way to the two men.
A wave of relief washed over him. She was here, she looked flushed, and worried, her hair still wet, clothed in her usual skin tight purple suit minus the armor.
And again a picture her wet skin, white sods gliding down her chest, so different from his. Her waist so small, dipping in and flushing out to full hips and onto strong, shapely legs came back to haunt him.
The vision had come on so fast and strong he shook his head only to come face to face with Cheelai's concerned gaze.
"Broly? What is going on?" She asked again, placing a hand on his cheek. She planned to lecture him on the rules of knocking, especially when entering the bathroom.
But when she came out, the whole place was vibrating with power and Broly was almost doubled over, his face twisted in pain and his hands digging into his scalp.
"You are a girl!" He stated loudly, almost like an accusation making Cheelai jump back and burrow her eyebrows in confusion.
"When you want to make babies, I will be the right male, Cheelai must not look for another male!"
With that, Broly nodded to himself and left, taking flight as soon as he exited the cave. "Well…that settle's that…" Lemo chimed in, breaking Cheelai off her daze.
Turning to the orange man she reached over and popped him over the head. "The hell you tell him?!".
-End of Flashback-
Coming up for air after gorging himself, Broly looked up to his lady companion, her eyes widening at being caught staring and quickly looking away.
Ever since the incident a few weeks ago he had been trying to talk to her about it, but every time the Saiyan attempted to bring it up Cheelai's cheeks would go flush and she'd quickly change the subject.
Broly tried to forget the whole thing, maybe Lemo was wrong, Cheelai didn't seem to have the desire to leave in search for a male any time soon. And she hadn't objected to him filling the part either.
But there were still so many questions to be answered. From day one, he knew Cheelai was different, her voice was so smooth and light, very pleasant to listen to.
He noticed the shape of her chest when she demonstrated the elasticity of her armor, that had puzzled him.
He'd been trying to ask her about it, about the way her body looked, and about the strange feelings it brought on to himself.
Lemo didn't make him feel any sort of way out of the ordinary. Neither did the other Saiyans he had come in contact with. In fact, no living creature he had met thus far had ever made Broly feel the way Cheelai did.
And when Lemo had mentioned that she would eventually find a male to have babies with, the thought had sent him into a rage. The thought of Cheelai leaving him, and some unnamed man interacting with her, touching her.
He knew then that if Cheelai required a man for whatever reason, then he'd be the one. Clearing his throat, he moved to sit next to Cheelai, not paying attention to the way she tensed.
"Cheelai…will teach me about being a girl?" Both her and Lemo choked on what they were currently eating. "Uh Broly maybe I should…" Lemo began after catching his breath.
"No! you had your chance and all you did was confuse him! We have to get this over with eventually, I got this". Cheelai announced, turning to Broly's ever attentive gaze, and wiping her mouth clean of any crumbs of food.
"Well, how about you just…I don't know, ask whatever questions you have and I'll try to answer them as best I can". Broly smiled eagerly, so many questions! Where to begin?.
"Cheelai is different, can I see again?" "See what?" Cheelai answered not quite following. Broly leaned forth a bit and pointed to her chest and then between her legs. "There, and there".
"What! No! Broly, you can't just ask to see people's private parts!" She shouted, closing her legs tightly and wrapping her arms around her chest.
"Not people, Just Cheelai, I don't want to see Lemo or Kakarot" He replied nonchalantly, completely unaware of how embarrassing the situation was. "Help me out Lemo!" Cheelai pleaded to the small man struggling to hold his laughter in.
"Didn't you say you got this?" He replied with a grin. "LEMO!" Cheelai shouted.
"Alright, alright, Broly, you see, it isn't polite to ask ladies to see their parts…well unless you two are in a relationship, and of course only if the lady agrees, technically that's what's ideal but I guess for learning purposes we could take you off planet to find other girls…"
Cheelai gasped, her stomach sinking as she turned to gage Broly's reaction to the suggestion. Broly looked at Cheelai then back at Lemo.
"Other girls? No…I will wait until Cheelai says it's ok" He quickly concluded and then looked confused again. "What is a relationship?" Lemo looked deep in thought before answering.
"Well Broly, there are many different types of relationships, I guess you can look at them as types of bonds you form with different people, in this case, a relationship between and a male and a female is…well it should be special, you see when a man likes a woman and vice versa, they will start to have certain feelings towards each other"
"Yes!" Broly suddenly cut in, his voice filled with excitement. "I have been having strange feelings, do girls get strange feelings too? Does Cheelai have strange feelings for me?"
Turning to his female companion he waited for her reply. Cheelai looked at Lemo, unsure of what to say.
She couldn't belief how fast she lost control of where the conversation was heading. Guess she couldn't blame Lemo for the first disastrous attempt.
What exactly was he asking her? If she liked him? Well of course, what's not to like. The guy was so sweet and noble and so adorably unaware of simple etiquettes.
Not to mention he was a walking mountain of sexy muscle. But how could she say she liked him? He didn't really know what he was talking about, he barely had a clue about the differences between males and females.
For all she knew he also had 'strange' feelings every time he ate something new. But looking into his hopeful eyes, Cheelai realized she couldn't lie to him.
"I do Broly…but…I'm also the only girl you've ever met…it makes sense that you would feel different…but there's a lot here I don't think you're quite understanding…maybe Lemo is right…you two should go off planet and go find other…"
Before she could finish she noticed the look in Broly's eyes, almost outraged, insulted. "No! I want a relationship with Cheelai, I don't need to meet other girls, you can't leave to find other males! Please…"
He wanted to continue, he wanted to tell Cheelai exactly what she made him feel, he wanted to tell her about the changes in his body, the need to protect her, the tightness in his chest every time she laughed.
The fluttering in his stomach whenever he caught her yawning, or stretching, or really, doing anything. She captivated him, and for the past three weeks he wondered around the small compound thinking perhaps he was sick.
Life before all this had been so simple. Wake up, fight, eat, fight some more, sleep, and do it all over again. Never wanting for anything else, never knowing there was more.
But now, he found himself following his companions closely, every day there was something new to learn, a new feeling, new stories, people to care for, to talk to, people who didn't oppress him.
He found himself very attentive to their needs, specially Cheelai's.
When he heard her scream he had acted so quickly, the mere thought of her being hurt had turned his stomach.
Suddenly the strange feeling was back and in full force as the image of Cheelai's naked, wet body began flashing in his head.
The need to reach out and touch her made his hands itch, the feeling was so strong and desperate.
"I think…I like Cheelai" He finished, finally realizing he had backed her to the wall, their faces inches apart. So close he could smell her, a warm clean scent, comforting and soothing.
He was so caught up in his raging emotions, it came as shock to see a single tear gliding down her face.
Cheelai furiously wiped it away and pushed past him. Her shoulders shaking, trying hard to contain her sobs.
A relationship with Broly? Yeah sure, sounded great, if he knew what he was asking! But he didn't. Stupid Lemo had planted some idea about her leaving to have babies and now Broly would say anything to get her to stay.
"You think?...You can't say that to me Broly! It isn't fair! You don't know anything!" With that she ran out of the compound, slamming the door behind her.
TBC….