Monday December 20, 2010 & some days in between (lol) & Thursday December 30, 2010

IK91: Welcome back, welcome back. That is…if you're still reading the story.

***Note as of 5/7/11

IK91: I'm updating early again since tomorrow is another holiday and everyone is probably celebrating and such. And I don't want to forget either. So, enjoy the early update and I hope you enjoy the chapter.

Rated R/M: For language, sexuality, and crude/violent images.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Dragon Ball Z. Both belong to their rightful owners and respective copyrights. Although, finishing up the Majin Boo Series, I really wish that I did own DBZ so that it would never end and Goku would live forever, kicking evil guys' asses. :( Alas, that will never happen.

Chapter Ten: Falling Down

Kagome sat straight up in the bed, throwing the covers off of her body. Her hair was in disarray and there was a grumpy look on her face.

"That was the worst night of sleep I have ever had! Who the hell is snoring so loudly!" She muttered as she climbed out the bed pushing the curtains of the bed posts open.

Rubbing her temples, she could feel a massive headache coming on. She slowly began to take off her pajamas and yawned. Stretching, she looked around sleepily for her clothes. The red dress caught her eye.

Squatting down, she picked the dress up off the floor. Tilting her head, she looked over it carefully. They wouldn't think she was trying to seduce them would they? Lowering her eyes at the fabric, she shook her head. "This is no time to be thinking of stuff like that…"

Kagome yanked the dress over her head and buttoned the collar. She pulled the black capri tights up her legs and slipped the black flats on her feet. She ran her fingers through her hair trying to brush out the tangles.

Yawning she stepped out into the hallway and could smell the heavenly sent of bacon and eggs. Walking towards the dining room she realized that the snoring had stopped. "Whoever ruined my sleep is gonna get it! That's the first time I've got to sleep in a bed for months…"

Stepping into the room Kagome noticed that everyone was already awake and at the table except for Goku and Gohan. Kuririn was sitting on the right side by himself. Trunks was seated on the left side with Vegeta next to him and Piccolo next to Vegeta.

"Good morning, Kagome." Kuririn and Trunks raised their hands at her. Piccolo nodded at her. He had let down his guard after her story last night. Vegeta didn't even acknowledge her.

"Good morning guys." She smiled at them. "Did you guys get any sleep for that snoring?" Kagome pulled a chair out beside Kuririn and sat down.

Kuririn laughed. "You won't get much sleep if you plan on sticking around here. That's Goku and Gohan for you. And now that they've smelled breakfast, they'll be down here to gobble it up."

Kagome watched Mister Popo bring in huge trays of eggs, bacon, sausage, rice, and biscuits. Kuririn, Trunks, and Vegeta grabbed plates and began to fill them with food. Mister Popo returned with pitchers of orange juice, water, and milk. 'It's like a buffet…' Kagome sweatdropped.

"Ah! That's right! Where's Bulma?" Kagome had yet to see the blue haired woman.

"She went back to Capsule Corporation last night." Trunks stuffed his face full of eggs. Kagome could only nod as she watched the trio in disbelief. She grabbed a bowl, filled it with rice and eggs, mixed them together, and slowly began to eat.

"Ahhhh! Save some for us you guys!" Goku whined running into the room. He grabbed the empty chair beside Kagome and slid his butt into it. Grabbing three plates he began to fill them up with food. The rice that was in-between Kagome's chopsticks fell into back into her bowl. Her jaw dropped as she watched Goku stuff his face with sausage and bacon.

'Where does he put it all? I'm surprised he's not a walking heart attack.' Kagome stared at him with wide eyes.

Gohan grabbed the chair beside his father and mimicked his movements.

Goku noticed Kagome watching him and looked at her with his mouth full of food. "Fhats fuh faffer?"

Kagome's eyes widened but she began to giggle. "Nothing. Your appetite is pretty surprising. I've never known a bottomless pit before."

Vegeta turned his head and Piccolo gave a small smile while the others laughed. Goku blinked and laughed. "But the food is so good." He shoved a biscuit in this mouth.

"Apparently…" Kagome mumbled as she watched Goku. He looked so different with his blonde hair and blue eyes. She narrowed her eyes. His personality was definitely the same though.

Seeing that Kagome was still staring at him, he looked at her blinking. 'Did I do something funny again?'

'What's with that innocent face…?' Kagome turned her face away, blushing. 'It's the same one he gave me last night…' She felt her face heat up even more.

"I think I'm finished…" Kagome placed her bowl on the table and stood up. Walking from the room, she headed towards the palace grounds.

"Was it something I did?" Goku looked at his friends licking bacon grease off of his lips.

Kuririn laughed at his best friend. "Nah, I don't think so. So, Goku…did you get a good view last night?"

Goku chugged down some milk. "Hmm? What do you mean?"

Kuririn fell out of his chair. "In the hot spring!"

Goku could feel his cheeks heat up. "Umm…well…" He raised his hand and pushed his bangs out of his face. There on his forehead was a small black bruise. "She throws pretty hard." Goku whined lifting a finger to poke the bruise. He winced when he realized it was one of the bruises that actually hurt.

Kuririn and Trunks laughed while Gohan just stared at them wondering what was so funny.

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Kagome sighed as she descended the steps of the palace. It was sort of lonely being the only woman here now that Bulma was gone. Kagome had hoped to get to know the blue haired woman a lot better.

When she placed her foot on the last step she noticed her big yellow backpack was sitting beside it along with her bow and arrows. Picking up an arrow from the quiver, she observed the feathers at the top. "They were damaged in the water when Cell threw me…" Now what would she do?

"I make you more."

Kagome jumped and turned around to see Mister Popo standing there. "Eh? You can make them?"

Mister Popo nodded and held out his hand. It began to glow and a new set of arrows appeared in her quiver.

"Ah! Thank you Mister Popo!" Kagome smiled and bowed at him. He frantically bowed back not knowing what to do with the kindness she was giving him. No one had ever been this kind to him since Kami-Sama.

"The others come out here soon." And with that, he walked past her and went around the side of the temple. She wondered what he was going to do. Her thoughts came to a halt when she saw Mister Popo make the trees on the grounds disappear. 'Must be getting the grounds ready for everyone to train…'

Leaving her arrows and backpack where they were, she walked towards the edge of the Heavenly Realm. Glancing over the edge, she quickly stepped back. 'It wasn't until yesterday I realized that I'm really afraid of heights. My adrenaline was pumping so hard because of the oncoming fight, I didn't notice after five minutes on Kinto-Un. Of course, that was nothing like when Koga kidnapped me.'

She huffed remembering when the wolf demon had threw her over his shoulder and jumped off a cliff and hardly made it to the other side. He had had to thrust his feet into the side of the cliff and then started jumping up the mountain. Now, that was scary.

Stepping back closer to the edge once more, she looked down. Swallowing hard, she felt the fear crawl into her body. "I wonder how far it is to the ground…"

"Wanna find out?"

Kagome turned around so fast that her hair whipped Vegeta in the face. Vegeta growled rubbing his eyes.

"Wench!"

"I'm sorry! But if you weren't standing so close…" Kagome glanced over her shoulder remembering that the edge of the realm was right behind her. "What did you want anyway?"

"I came to issue you a warning. If you ever interfere in one of my fights again, it will be the last thing you do." Vegeta glared at her.

Kagome returned his stare and then widened her eyes when she saw his frown turn into a smirk.

'Let's give her a scare.' Vegeta watched her try to step away from the ledge. He could smell the fear on her. "Are you afraid of heights?" He laughed haughtily.

'How does he know?' Kagome glanced back behind her once more.

"Tell me when you find out how far it is to the ground." Vegeta lifted his hand and pushed her with little force. He watched her stumble backwards and fall off the edge.

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Goku rubbed his stomach as he followed the others outside. "I'm so full!"

Trunks glanced at Goku. "It's a wonder you don't get stomachaches from eating so much then training for hours on end."

Goku smiled wide baring his teeth and shrugged. "Must be a Saiyan thing."

Gohan laughed at his father. He was glad that his father was back.

"Wish I was part Saiyan…" Kuririn muttered as he glared at Goku in a friendly way.

"You could always wish on the Dragon Balls." Goku said pointedly at Kuririn.

"The Dragon Balls should not be used for such trivial things." Piccolo eyed Goku with a hard stare. Goku just laughed placing his hands behind his head, his elbows sticking out.

"Hey, what's Vegeta doing over there with Kagome?" Kuririn pointed towards them.

The group looked towards Kagome and Vegeta who were standing extremely close to the edge of the Heavenly Realm.

"Knowing father it can't be anything good…" Trunks focused on his dad.

They all gawked when they watched Vegeta slowly raise his arm. 'He's not going to attack her is he?' Goku stared at the duo with wide eyes.

"Goku, he's goin-!" Kuririn cut himself off when they saw Vegeta push her off the edge.

Kuririn and Trunks started to run towards where Vegeta stood. "Vegeta! What the hell are you doing?"

Before they reached him, Goku flew past them and over the side of Kami's Palace.

"Kagome!" And Goku was gone.

"Vegeta! What were you thinking? She can't fly!" Kuririn glared at the Saiyan Prince.

"This will teach her not to fucking interfere in one of my fights again!" Vegeta 'hmph'ed and walked off. 'It's not like I was really going to let her hit the ground…'

Goku flew faster. 'I can't see her! How far did she fall already?' Goku's eyes frantically searched for Kagome.

'Ah! There she is!' He pushed himself towards the ground.

Kagome kept her eyes squeezed shut. She couldn't find her voice to scream or to even call for Kinto-Un.

She wasn't going to make it this time. 'Inuyasha…'

"Gotcha!"

Kagome no longer felt the pull of gravity and could actually feel herself floating in the opposite direction. She opened her right eye slowly.

"That was a close one." Goku grinned down at her. He had caught her bridal style and began to float back to Kami's Palace. She was shocked to find that he had actually come after her.

Kagome felt her eyes tear up. Goku gave her a sympathetic smile and slowed down his speed. She grabbed his orange shirt, clenching it in her fist. Burying her head in his chest she began to sob.

"I was so scared!"

Goku raised his eyebrows in confusion. "Why were you standing so close to the edge then?"

Kagome felt her face heat up and pressed her head into his chest further.

"Fai fas fying foo fovrfum fi feer…" She mumbled which was muffled by his shirt.

"What?" He looked down at her with his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

Kagome lifted her head a bit and looked up at him from under her bangs. "I was trying to overcome my fear…of heights."

Goku tilted his head to the side and looked into her eyes. 'She would make a great fighter…'

Kagome looked down, biting her lip. "Thank you for saving me."

He smiled down at her as she sniffled from her great sob. 'It was like instinct…to jump after her and save her.' The fluttering feeling in his stomach had stirred again.

"Is Vegeta always an asshole?" Kagome looked back up at him wrinkling her nose, wrapping her arms around his neck as he began to fly up again.

Goku laughed. "Yeah, he is." Yeah, he could definitely get used to this feeling.

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IK91: So, you know when Kagome is talking in Goku's shirt and it's all 'Fa fas, etc.'? I actually put my face in my shirt and practiced that. Yeah, I'm dumb. Haha.

The chapter's title comes from the song 'Falling Down' by Avril Lavigne. I do not own the song and I do hope you enjoyed this chapter.

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