Okay, this is gonna be a long fanfic, and yes, this is a serious Piccolo romance. Well, for reasons that will be clear later, let's pretend that Piccolo is a guy, not asexual, and he didn't blow up the moon, and that nothing ever posed a threat to earth after the Cell Saga. Cause I don't really know what happened after the Cell Saga, so it wouldn't be very accurate. Oh, one more thing. Let's also say that Mira manages to go about 20 years without ever seeing the moon. This will all become clear later!!!!!!
The girl ducked behind a tree, hoping they would not find her. She closed her eyes, panting. She couldn't remember running so fast, or being so scared in all her life. She heard them say they lost her, and were searching through the bushes, trying to find her. She let her self slide down the tree trunk into a sitting position. She tucked her knees into her chest and curled her tail around her ankles. She wasn't sure why they were chasing her, or why they kept calling her an alien. At six years old, she didn't even know what alien meant. She knew she couldn't run anymore, and they were still searching for her. It was only a matter of time…
Piccolo was meditating over a stream when he sensed it. An unfamiliar ki, something he would normally ignore. Except this one wasn't human. He knew he had to find out who or what this ki was coming from. He decided not to waste time finding the other Z fighters. This ki did not belong to anything very strong, so if it proved to be unfriendly, he could easily dispose of it.
Piccolo flew off in the direction of the ki. When he got there he heard a bunch of humans searching the forest below him. He landed in front of were he sensed the ki. He looked at the creature responsible for the ki, and was a bit more than surprised at what he saw. It was a girl of about six, with her eyes closed, so she was not aware of Piccolo's presence. This wasn't what bothered Piccolo. This girl had a tail, which meant she was sayian. She opened her eyes, and saw him. She was terrified, but she didn't dare to scream. Piccolo knew he had to bring this girl to the others, so her grabbed her by the back collar of her shirt and lifted her up.
"LEMME GO!!" she shrieked, struggling. Piccolo had no trouble holding on to her, but he did not want to attract the humans' attention with her screaming. He tried to cover her mouth, and she bit his hand. Blood welled up from the bite. Ouch! This girl was definitely sayian. He hit the back of her head, making her pass out. He flew out of the forest, wondering why he hadn't done that in the first place. He flew towards the Capsule Corp. building. When they got about halfway there the girl came to and immediately started struggling. Piccolo stopped and grabbed her so that she couldn't effectively struggle. "Now look, if I have to I'll hit you again," said Piccolo. The girl stopped struggling. She knew if he had to, he would hit her again. "That's better," said Piccolo. "Are you a sayian?" asked Piccolo, just to be sure. The girl shrugged; she didn't know. "What is your name?" he asked her.
"Mira," she said quietly.
"My name is Piccolo. Can you fly?"
Mira shook her head.
"Were are your parents?"
Mira shook her head again. Piccolo took that to mean her parents were dead.
"I'm sorry," he said. "I'm taking you to meet some people now," he said.
Mira looked nervous, then nodded. Neither of them talked for the rest of the flight.
When they arrived at the Capsule Corp. building, Piccolo told Bulma to tell the others to come. She noticed the girl Piccolo was holding, and the girl's tail. She did not argue. In a few minutes everyone was gathered in the Capsule Corp. lobby.
"So, Namek, you say this girl is sayian?" asked Vegita.
Piccolo nodded. "She has a tail doesn't she?"
"Humph," grunted Vegita. "How could she be sayian? They were all destroyed except for me, Nappa, Kakarot and Radidtz." Mira looked up at the mention of Radidtz's name, "Now all except for me are dead. Kakarot and I have children, but none of the others have. It's impossible for her to be sayian," said Vegita.
Mira had head the name Radidtz before. Her mother told her that he was her father, and that he was evil. Mira had never met him. "I know who Radidtz is," she said. Everyone looked toward Mira. "My mom told me he was my father."
Krillin looked at Mira. "But… how could that be?" he asked.
Vegita smirked. "Apparently, Radidtz didn't come strait to Kakarot's house after he landed."
Bulma and Chichi gasped. Then Chichi turned to Mira. "Radidtz was Goku's brother," she said, half to herself.
Bulma smiled. "That means she's you niece, Chichi." Then she turned to Vegita. "Look's like it wasn't impossible for her to be sayian."
"Humph," he grunted. He hated to be proved wrong, by anyone.
"Are you hungry?" Chichi asked Mira. Mira nodded. She was sayian, after all! Mira looked at Piccolo, only to see he was already flying out the window. She turned to Gohan. "Where's Piccolo going?" she asked him.
Gohan shrugged. "Probably off to meditate somewhere."
Mira wondered why Piccolo didn't say goodbye, but didn't ask. Everyone decided it would be best for her to stay with Chichi and Gohan, so she agreed to this. Gohan seemed nice, and he thought it was cool he had a cousin.
2 days later…
"Mira?" called Chichi.
Mira came running and stopped in front of Chichi. She looked up, waiting for Chichi to tell her what she had called her for.
"I'm going to the city with Bulma to get some shopping done, so you'll have to stay here with Gohan for the day, alright?" Chichi normally would have asked Mira to come along, but she knew that Mira was uncomfortable around large groups of people, and besides, it was a good excuse for her to spend some time with her cousin.
Mira nodded. She liked hanging out with Gohan. He was half sayian, like her, so he didn't make her uncomfortable. The only thing was that he had no tail, but Mira understood that he used to, so it was okay.
"Mom, are you going to be okay?" asked Gohan.
Chichi smiled and patted the bulge in her belly. "I'm only six months pregnant, Gohan, I'll be fine." They head a car horn honk outside. "That would be Bulma, I'll see you later," she said, leaving. Gohan watched out the window as the car drove away. When it was out of sight he jumped off the couch. "Mira, can you keep a secret?" he asked. Mira nodded. "Good. You know that Chichi wants us to study right?" he asked. Mira nodded again, her tail twitching eagerly. "Well, if you don't want to, we don't have to, since she isn't home." Mira smiled. She understood. If Chichi wasn't home, they didn't need to study. It also meant she could go see Piccolo, since now there was no reason not to. When she had asked before, Chichi always said that Mira had studying to do, so she hadn't seen him since he had rescued her. "Do you understand?" asked Gohan.
"Yes. Now we can go see Piccolo," said Mira eagerly.
Gohan looked puzzled.
"Will you take me to see Piccolo?" she asked Gohan.
"Um… sure, if that's what you want to do," he said, still a little bewildered.
"Thank you."
Gohan carried Mira to where he could sense Piccolo's ki. He landed some distance away from were he was meditating over a stream. Mira got down, thanked Gohan again, and went up to Piccolo. "Piccolo?" she asked.
"What do you want?" he said, not even opening his eyes.
"Why did you leave without saying goodbye the other day?"
Piccolo's opened his eyes. "Why do you ask?"
Mira shrugged. "Is your hand okay?"
"My hand?"
"Where I bit you. Is it okay?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore."
"I'm sorry I bit you, Piccolo."
"Well, then I'm sorry I hit you."
Mira giggled and put out her hand. "Friends."
Piccolo looked behind Mira at Gohan, who was nodding at Piccolo to take her hand. Piccolo smirked. "Friends," he said, taking her hand. Mira giggled. Piccolo looked behind Mira at Gohan, who was now winking and giving Piccolo a thumbs up. Piccolo winked back. Mira saw him do it and winked, causing Piccolo to chuckle.
"Mira, we should be going. Mom will be back soon," Gohan said.
"Okay. Bye Piccolo!"
"Later, kid."
Gohan picked up Mira and flew back to the house. Mira ran into her room and opened her lesson books. Gohan looked in the door and shook his head, chuckling.
The girl ducked behind a tree, hoping they would not find her. She closed her eyes, panting. She couldn't remember running so fast, or being so scared in all her life. She heard them say they lost her, and were searching through the bushes, trying to find her. She let her self slide down the tree trunk into a sitting position. She tucked her knees into her chest and curled her tail around her ankles. She wasn't sure why they were chasing her, or why they kept calling her an alien. At six years old, she didn't even know what alien meant. She knew she couldn't run anymore, and they were still searching for her. It was only a matter of time…
Piccolo was meditating over a stream when he sensed it. An unfamiliar ki, something he would normally ignore. Except this one wasn't human. He knew he had to find out who or what this ki was coming from. He decided not to waste time finding the other Z fighters. This ki did not belong to anything very strong, so if it proved to be unfriendly, he could easily dispose of it.
Piccolo flew off in the direction of the ki. When he got there he heard a bunch of humans searching the forest below him. He landed in front of were he sensed the ki. He looked at the creature responsible for the ki, and was a bit more than surprised at what he saw. It was a girl of about six, with her eyes closed, so she was not aware of Piccolo's presence. This wasn't what bothered Piccolo. This girl had a tail, which meant she was sayian. She opened her eyes, and saw him. She was terrified, but she didn't dare to scream. Piccolo knew he had to bring this girl to the others, so her grabbed her by the back collar of her shirt and lifted her up.
"LEMME GO!!" she shrieked, struggling. Piccolo had no trouble holding on to her, but he did not want to attract the humans' attention with her screaming. He tried to cover her mouth, and she bit his hand. Blood welled up from the bite. Ouch! This girl was definitely sayian. He hit the back of her head, making her pass out. He flew out of the forest, wondering why he hadn't done that in the first place. He flew towards the Capsule Corp. building. When they got about halfway there the girl came to and immediately started struggling. Piccolo stopped and grabbed her so that she couldn't effectively struggle. "Now look, if I have to I'll hit you again," said Piccolo. The girl stopped struggling. She knew if he had to, he would hit her again. "That's better," said Piccolo. "Are you a sayian?" asked Piccolo, just to be sure. The girl shrugged; she didn't know. "What is your name?" he asked her.
"Mira," she said quietly.
"My name is Piccolo. Can you fly?"
Mira shook her head.
"Were are your parents?"
Mira shook her head again. Piccolo took that to mean her parents were dead.
"I'm sorry," he said. "I'm taking you to meet some people now," he said.
Mira looked nervous, then nodded. Neither of them talked for the rest of the flight.
When they arrived at the Capsule Corp. building, Piccolo told Bulma to tell the others to come. She noticed the girl Piccolo was holding, and the girl's tail. She did not argue. In a few minutes everyone was gathered in the Capsule Corp. lobby.
"So, Namek, you say this girl is sayian?" asked Vegita.
Piccolo nodded. "She has a tail doesn't she?"
"Humph," grunted Vegita. "How could she be sayian? They were all destroyed except for me, Nappa, Kakarot and Radidtz." Mira looked up at the mention of Radidtz's name, "Now all except for me are dead. Kakarot and I have children, but none of the others have. It's impossible for her to be sayian," said Vegita.
Mira had head the name Radidtz before. Her mother told her that he was her father, and that he was evil. Mira had never met him. "I know who Radidtz is," she said. Everyone looked toward Mira. "My mom told me he was my father."
Krillin looked at Mira. "But… how could that be?" he asked.
Vegita smirked. "Apparently, Radidtz didn't come strait to Kakarot's house after he landed."
Bulma and Chichi gasped. Then Chichi turned to Mira. "Radidtz was Goku's brother," she said, half to herself.
Bulma smiled. "That means she's you niece, Chichi." Then she turned to Vegita. "Look's like it wasn't impossible for her to be sayian."
"Humph," he grunted. He hated to be proved wrong, by anyone.
"Are you hungry?" Chichi asked Mira. Mira nodded. She was sayian, after all! Mira looked at Piccolo, only to see he was already flying out the window. She turned to Gohan. "Where's Piccolo going?" she asked him.
Gohan shrugged. "Probably off to meditate somewhere."
Mira wondered why Piccolo didn't say goodbye, but didn't ask. Everyone decided it would be best for her to stay with Chichi and Gohan, so she agreed to this. Gohan seemed nice, and he thought it was cool he had a cousin.
2 days later…
"Mira?" called Chichi.
Mira came running and stopped in front of Chichi. She looked up, waiting for Chichi to tell her what she had called her for.
"I'm going to the city with Bulma to get some shopping done, so you'll have to stay here with Gohan for the day, alright?" Chichi normally would have asked Mira to come along, but she knew that Mira was uncomfortable around large groups of people, and besides, it was a good excuse for her to spend some time with her cousin.
Mira nodded. She liked hanging out with Gohan. He was half sayian, like her, so he didn't make her uncomfortable. The only thing was that he had no tail, but Mira understood that he used to, so it was okay.
"Mom, are you going to be okay?" asked Gohan.
Chichi smiled and patted the bulge in her belly. "I'm only six months pregnant, Gohan, I'll be fine." They head a car horn honk outside. "That would be Bulma, I'll see you later," she said, leaving. Gohan watched out the window as the car drove away. When it was out of sight he jumped off the couch. "Mira, can you keep a secret?" he asked. Mira nodded. "Good. You know that Chichi wants us to study right?" he asked. Mira nodded again, her tail twitching eagerly. "Well, if you don't want to, we don't have to, since she isn't home." Mira smiled. She understood. If Chichi wasn't home, they didn't need to study. It also meant she could go see Piccolo, since now there was no reason not to. When she had asked before, Chichi always said that Mira had studying to do, so she hadn't seen him since he had rescued her. "Do you understand?" asked Gohan.
"Yes. Now we can go see Piccolo," said Mira eagerly.
Gohan looked puzzled.
"Will you take me to see Piccolo?" she asked Gohan.
"Um… sure, if that's what you want to do," he said, still a little bewildered.
"Thank you."
Gohan carried Mira to where he could sense Piccolo's ki. He landed some distance away from were he was meditating over a stream. Mira got down, thanked Gohan again, and went up to Piccolo. "Piccolo?" she asked.
"What do you want?" he said, not even opening his eyes.
"Why did you leave without saying goodbye the other day?"
Piccolo's opened his eyes. "Why do you ask?"
Mira shrugged. "Is your hand okay?"
"My hand?"
"Where I bit you. Is it okay?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore."
"I'm sorry I bit you, Piccolo."
"Well, then I'm sorry I hit you."
Mira giggled and put out her hand. "Friends."
Piccolo looked behind Mira at Gohan, who was nodding at Piccolo to take her hand. Piccolo smirked. "Friends," he said, taking her hand. Mira giggled. Piccolo looked behind Mira at Gohan, who was now winking and giving Piccolo a thumbs up. Piccolo winked back. Mira saw him do it and winked, causing Piccolo to chuckle.
"Mira, we should be going. Mom will be back soon," Gohan said.
"Okay. Bye Piccolo!"
"Later, kid."
Gohan picked up Mira and flew back to the house. Mira ran into her room and opened her lesson books. Gohan looked in the door and shook his head, chuckling.