The Arrival of a Knight! Lyra's Royal Heritage!
Chapter Eleven: A Missing Knight
Something was off. Lyra could feel it when she worked on the farm. She could feel it when she continued her training under Master Roshi. She could feel it as she laid in her bed. She looked at her bedroom door as she laid wide awake. Rohnan was back to guarding her doorway again. She didn't know how to feel. He is recovered and stronger than before, perhaps more than Goku and Vegeta. Rohnan almost acted like a human before he left her and now he was like when they first met, but…worse. Rohnan has changed and it made Lyra uneasy and it was consuming her inside.
Lyra battled her anxieties by focusing on her work at the farm her training, but having Rohnan standing guard didn't help. Master Roshi noticed her lack of focus and asked, "Is something bothering you, Lyra?"
"No, master," Lyra replied, not doing a good job lying.
"Hmm," Master Roshi replied.
"Why do you ask?" Lyra asked in an attempt to correct her mistake.
"You seem distracted," Master Roshi pointed out.
Lyra snuck a quick glance at Rohnan who stood on guard on top of Roshi's house. Master Roshi noticed and grinned, "Oh, I see. No need to tell me. HeHe."
Lyra's eyes widened. "What?! No! It's not what you think, master!"
"Hey, Rohnan. Come down here," Master Roshi called, catching Rohnan's attention who floated to the ground near them. "I think another sparring session is in order."
"Yes, master," Rohnan replied and stood still, not taking any fighting stance.
Lyra gritted her teeth slightly. He's doing it again! Out of frustration, she lunged at Rohnan with a punch and something new happened. He dodged. Rohnan never dodged before. During the last sparring match they had together, Rohnan just stood there and let her pound on him. This sudden and dramatic change threw Lyra off that she stopped, stunned.
"Keep going, Lyra," Master Roshi encouraged.
"Yes, master," Lyra replied and unleashed several quick attacks, but Rohnan dodged them with ease. It went on like this until it was late in the evening. The sun was setting and Lyra collapsed to the ground with exhaustion as Rohnan towered above her.
Master Roshi fell asleep.
Rohnan offered his hand, but she smacked it away. "Leave me alone! I don't need your help!"
Rohnan's eyes narrowed. "You're too weak."
Lyra's eyes widened and she looked up at him. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me," Rohnan snapped back. "You need me more than you'll ever know. The day that changes will never come, because you're too weak!"
It began to rain lightly.
Lyra threw a punch at his fist, but he caught it and shoved her hard back onto the ground.
"You're too weak…and unless you become stronger, you'll always be weak. You'll never be rid of me," Rohnan finished with a scowl of disgust before flying off.
Rohnan landed at Lyra's farm where it was now raining hard. Dan had already moved the animals into the barn for their own safety. Rohnan could hear the animals panicking inside. Dan must be in the storm cellar due to the incredibly strong winds. Rohnan remained where he was, unaffected by the storm. He endured worst storms on Elpis as part of his training. He turned when he felt Lyra's energy approaching, but not soon enough.
Lyra flew into Rohnan, knocking him into the mud.
"We don't have time for this. You need to get into the storm cellar with your father," Rohnan instructed with urgency. He could endure it, but she couldn't.
"I'm not going anywhere!" Lyra yelled throwing another punch at him, which he easily ducked, being prepared. However, he couldn't move quick enough to dodge the kick to his chest due to the slippery mud. "I'm not the helpless and weak woman you think I am!"
Rohnan used his tail to trip her, causing her to fall flat on her back and in the mud. "I don't think. I know." He used his tail to grab her around her arm and slammed onto the ground. "You can't beat Goku. You couldn't beat the Dark One. You couldn't bring yourself to oppose Beerus and you can't beat me!"
Lyra noticed Rohnan's tail was still around her arm and smiled and remembered what Goku said to her once. My tail was handy in combat but was my greatest weakness. She grinned before reaching up and grabbing his tail.
Rohnan immediately fell to his knees in severe agony. Lyra stood up, still holding his tail. "How pathetic. A great Saiyan warrior brought to his knees by a helpless weak girl."
Rohnan tried crawling away to get himself free of her grip but Lyra pulled him back and kicked him in the side, causing him to flip over onto his back. She finally let go of his tail and Rohnan gasped for air to recover. Lyra instantly climbed on top of him and kissed him passionately on the lips.
Rohnan's eyes widened from shock. He pushed her away. "My Lady! What are you doing?!"
"Shut up!" Lyra punched him twice in the cheek before forcing herself on him again and kissing him with a desperate hunger.
Rohnan fought the urge to hold her closer. "My Lady…I…you can't…we can't," he said in between Lyra's hungry kisses on his lips.
Finally she stopped and pulled away, her eyes were full of tears. "I…I…I love you."
Rohnan was stunned by Lyra's words and actions, so much that he nearly didn't notice the lightning bolt which he shielded Lyra from with his back. He quickly carried her over to the storm cellar. The storm caused the door to fling open, nearly off the hinges. Rohnan quickly tossed Lyra to Dan before forcing the door closed and holding it down since the lock on the door was damaged too.
Dan looked at Lyra's face and noticed her crying and held her close. "Oh, honey."
Finally, Dan and Lyra left the storm cellar. Rohnan was nowhere to be found.
The storm was the worst they ever had. Their farm and other farms were nearly wiped out. The crops were washed away and the barns and houses were partially destroyed. Bulma, being the richest woman in the world and close friends with Dan and Lyra, helped them get everything fixed. Dan was able to savage what good crops they had, but too much was destroyed.
"We'll rebuild and replant the crops," Dan assured Lyra, putting on a brave face for her sake.
The aid they received from Bulma was a blessing. A group of workers arrived at the house with building material. They repaired the barn and house. Others cleared the fields of the destroyed crops and replanted. Before Dan and Lyra knew it, their home was better than ever. Rohnan was distant so Lyra went to visit Bulma.
"Hi, Lyra," Bulma said cheerfully.
"Hi, Bulma. Thank you again for all your help," Lyra replied.
Bulma laughed, "No problem." Bulma noticed Lyra was looking down and asked, "Is everything okay?"
"Yeah, everything's great," Lyra lied forcing a fake smile.
Bulma arched her eye brow, "Lyra."
"Rohnan has been gone ever since the storm. I tried my telepathy technique that I learned from Master Roshi, but I can't connect with him. He's either too far away or he just doesn't want to talk to me," Lyra replied.
"You haven't heard? Vegeta and Rohnan went with Whis to train on Beerus's world. He trained while out it the storm and came back a mess like usual. They're trying to reach a new level like Goku. That was about six months ago," Bulma explained.
Lyra was surprised. The memory of kissing Rohnan and telling him she loved him flashed in her mind. He face turned red before she freaked out. "Why did I do that?! That was stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"
Bulma held Lyra's shoulders. "Whoa, calm down! What happened?!"
Lyra buried her face in her hands, breathing quickly. "He said I was weak. I beat him up! I kissed him and told him I loved him! We were out in the storm so he threw me into the storm cellar! Why did I do that?! Why?! That was stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" She moved her hands and noticed Bulma starring at her with eyes the size of dinner plates and her mouth hanging open.
"You did what?!"
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