Chapter 9

Buruma looked away first and blushed a little. She had never felt this way about anyone before. Yamcha was just a distraction from her work, but Piccolo…Oh Piccolo was so charming and handsome she just couldn't get enough. At that moment she vowed to finish the gravity machine in less than a year. She wanted her man back and she was going to do just about anything. Piccolo didn't take his eyes off of her he wanted to burn her image into his eyes so that he wouldn't feel so lonely out there with just Goku.

Buruma realized that she was still in her bathing suit and since she really didn't go swimming just yet she bolted out the door. She hoped Piccolo would follow her and sure enough he did! She giggled while diving off the diving board, Piccolo swooped underneath her fearing that she would hurt herself and caught her in mid air again. Buruma gave him a confused look and slided from his grasp and somersaulted into the water. She resurfaced and couldn't see Piccolo. Her heart skipped a beat when suddenly a green flash crossed her eyes. It was going too fast for her to make anything out but she knew it was Piccolo. The next thing she knew she was pulled out of the water and tossed into the air. She twirled in the air and Piccolo smiled and held her hand, soon he entwined himself with her and they went plunging into the pool. It was the most exhilarating thing any of them had experienced before.

They resurfaced together and Buruma laughed at Piccolo's droopy antennae. She pulled on it and got out of the pool. The sun was just at the right angle when Piccolo looked up at her, his eyes went wide and his mouth fell slightly open. Buruma smoothed back her wet hair and her fit body was shinning at every muscle. Piccolo had a very strange thought at that moment, well to him it was strange but to normal humans it was perfectly natural.

"Hey there green man what cha looking at?" Her clear blue eyes looked at his dropped jaw. She knew exactly what he was thinking about, but she decided to tease him a little bit more. Piccolo shook his head and some water flung to the sides. Piccolo lifted himself out of the pool and used the sun to dry off. Buruma went over to him and traced his chiseled muscles. "Wow, you have some big muscles." She squeezed his bicep muscle and he flexed it. She squealed with delight and was suddenly scooped up by Piccolo and taken to her room. He couldn't stand the feeling anymore and now his instincts were taking over. Buruma was slightly scared since she didn't know what Piccolo was really like. She knew his past as a savage beast but in his transformation some of that could have been left over. Oh my gosh… what is he going to do? His eyes seem so full of something… What is it? Once they reached her room, she fled. To his surprise, Piccolo watched her run out of the room. He chased after her not really knowing what she was thinking.

"Buruma! Where are you going?" He called after her. Buruma looked behind her and saw his sad face and stopped. "Buruma?" Piccolo gently called for her. She faced him and ran to him crying. What was she doing? Why was she running away from the one she loved? She shook her head.

"I'm sorry Picco…. I'm not sure what came over me." She dropped her head into his chest and he held her close.

"It's ok my lovely Buruma." He kissed her head. He led her downstairs and figured that she might just want to relax and watch some TV. He put her on the couch and decided he try to do something nice for her. Buruma watched him head for the kitchen and wondered what he was up to.

so what is piccolo up to in the kitchen! Find out next time with Buruma!