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The first to snap out of the shock was Vegeta. The man narrowed his eyes and his hand snatched at Justin's shoulder. The teen gasped as he was pulled inside the room. Vegeta threw Justin in the wall as Raditz closed the door. Katy and Justin both lost their sight when the dark surrounded them. The four Saiyans, however, were able to see everything. Justin flinched when two hands landed on his shoulders and squeezed them tightly. Vegeta growled lowly. "You, what was Zarbon talking about?"
Justin whimpered slightly at the force on his shoulders. "I ... I ... err... I err..."
"Answer me." Vegeta growled in his ear.
Justin tried to get a vision but his eyes were useless in the darkness. "I tricked Half-breed by sending him a message in which I invited him to meet me. That's why Zarbon was able to catch him."
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They walked inside and looked around. The door was closed by Turles. Vegeta created a blast and looked around in the room. No windows. The white walls were cracked and run down. A few beds were spread over the room. There weren't any sheets or pillows on the beds but they were good enough to sleep on. Justin looked around. "The first two floors are underground. You can stay there at night and still have light on. Err... The third floor is still intact but the fourth floor is almost completely destroyed. These underground floors were a secret. Nobody knows about it." Justin explained.
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Vegeta raised an eyebrow. "Since when did nightmares become contagious?" He asked interested. The man got up and walked towards Katy. The female clenched her fists and pounded on the bed with one.
Turles laughed. "Probably since two teenagers started bonding." He said with a chuckle.
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That's about it. Have fun reading the chapter!
Chapter 52. Boys will be boys.
On the third day Katy was busy washing her uniform. She was sitting on her knees in front of a bucket filled with energy heated water. She'd replaced her own uniform with Vegeta's black uniform, which didn't cover her legs or arms.
Katy looked up when Turles and Nappa walked inside. "Hey Kittycat." Turles sneered as he stepped closer. "What are you doing?"
Katy glared at him in response to the nickname. "I'm doing the laundry, I guess." She answered as she shifted on the floor and continued her work.
"O good. My uniform really needs to be washed." Nappa answered to this. Katy looked up and raised her eyebrows.
"Wait a second." She answered while Nappa was getting rid of his armor. "I'm only doing my uniforms. I didn't say anything about doing your laundry." Katy continued with a frown.
Turles snickered and pulled out of his armor too. Meanwhile Nappa was walking to the door. "Vegeta, Raditz! If you need your uniforms to be washed, you'd better come down here." He yelled.
Katy gasped and yelled, "Hey!" Vegeta and Raditz walking inside.
"What was that?" Vegeta asked as he looked around the room. "Is anyone offering their services?" Vegeta continued while his eyes travelled to Katy, who was still sitting on the floor.
"Kittycat is going to wash our clothes. Isn't that nice?" Nappa answered with a smirk as he pulled out of his uniform too.
"No I am not!" Katy snarled back at him. The others ignored her and Vegeta and Raditz started undressing too. The pile of clothing in front of her got bigger as the Saiyans tossed their uniforms and armors on a pile. "Hey! I won't do it! Stop it! Say something! Stop ignoring me, you monkeys!"
The four Saiyans stopped. Katy bit her lip as four pair of eyes moved towards her. "Sorry." She whispered.
Vegeta tilted his head and he slowly pulled his blue uniform up again. "What did you just say?" He asked his voice deadly calm. Katy opened her mouth to answer but nothing came out. She shrieked when Turles appeared behind her and pulled her up by the back of her uniform.
"Vegeta asked you a question." He hissed in her ear. Katy shivered involuntarily as Vegeta stepped closer.
"Did you really just call us that?" Vegeta growled when he reached her.
"I...I am... s...sorry." Katy muttered back. "I...I…didn't think… you would …err... " Katy continued to stutter. She missed the smirk Raditz and Turles exchanged. Katy flinched visibly as Raditz appeared next to her and leaned over her.
"You didn't think we would take it that bad?" Raditz suggested.
Vegeta narrowed his eyes and leaned in closer too. Katy tried to step back but bumped into Turles. She looked back to meet his glare and swallowed heavily. "What you just called us is a name that has been used to mock the Saiyan race for generations." Vegeta growled again. "You think you can throw it at us and walk out of it without damage? I would have killed any other person but since Half-breed likes you, I can't do that." Vegeta's lips curled up as he stared into Katy's wide eyes. "But what Half-breed doesn't know, won't hurt him." Vegeta gave Katy a harsh push and she stumbled backwards. Turles and Raditz grabbed her arms and held her tight. Vegeta slowly circled the group of three. "Now what to do…"
Vegeta met Nappa's gaze and his lips curled up again. The older Saiyan grinned back at him. Katy was looking down, wondering what Vegeta was going to do with her. Vegeta nodded towards the two brothers. They both placed a hand on Katy's shoulder and slowly pushed her in a bowing position. Vegeta ended up behind them and admired the view for a second. After this he cracked his knuckles. Katy narrowed her eyes. "What are you…?" She didn't get to finish her sentence.
Vegeta pulled a hand back and smacked her on her behind harshly. Katy yelped and struggled. "What the hell!" She screamed as Raditz and Turles released her. The two Saiyans fell on the ground laughing. "You bastard!" She continued. "You filthy…."
"You were a bad girl so I had to punish you." Vegeta answered with a grin. Nappa was leaning against the wall, laughing too. Katy felt a blush appearing on her cheeks. "Besides," Vegeta continued, "You're dressed for the occasion." He eyed her short uniform. Katy clenched her fists.
Vegeta smirked and got back to changing out of his uniform again. He tossed the uniform on the pile of clothes. The others stripped to their boxers too and tossed their clothing on the pile. "So from now on you will be in charge of the laundry." Vegeta announced as he walked towards the door. "If you refuse again I won't stop after one hit." Vegeta continued. Katy pursed her lips as the Saiyans walked passed her. Raditz tousled her hair when he passed her, causing Katy to close her eyes for a second. When they were out of the room Katy sank to her knees and placed her hands in front of her face.
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Later that day Turles was sitting next to Gohan's bed, leaning against the wall. He leaned the side of his head against the wall and looked at the teen. He brushed through the boy's hair and smiled a bit. Gohan moaned and made a small movement. Turles noticed his hand shot off Gohan's hair the moment Gohan moved. He shook his head and placed it on Gohan's hair again, gently tousling it. "You've got yourself a loyal girlfriend, Boy." He said watching a smile appear on Gohan's face. "Wow. She even stood up against Vegeta... For you... He still wants to talk to you about that, Nephew. Watch out."
"Talking to our nephew again, Little Bro?" Raditz asked as he walked in. Turles looked his way and smirked.
"Since when do you refer to me like that again?" He asked amused. He watched Raditz walk closer. "You stopped that so long ago. Why start it over now?" Raditz shrugged and bent down next to the bed. There he moved Gohan's legs away and sat down.
"I don't know. I guess seeing Half-breed again makes me sentimental. I mean, we call him nephew too. Why shouldn't we refer to each other as brothers?" Raditz looked at his little brother and crossed his arms. Turles shrugged and looked at the teen again. The two Saiyans watched Gohan sleep for a while until Raditz looked back at Turles again. "Why are you talking to him all the time?"
Turles continued tousling the teen's hair while he answered: "I don't know... I heard that if someone is in a coma, you have to talk to him and he can hear you." Raditz smiled a bit.
"He's not in a coma. He wakes up once in a while screaming because he has a nightmare. I don't like them but at least he's not in a coma. We know he's still alive and kicking."
"He's freaking me out, Raditz..." Turles muttered frowning. "I can't stand seeing him so small and helpless. He used to be so strong..." Turles sighed and looked back at the teen. Raditz looked at his brother and growled.
"Weakling." He growled frowning. Turles chuckled and answered: "I've seen you sitting next to his bed too, Raditz. Admit it. He likes you and you like him."
"Yes. I don't deny that." Raditz muttered. "You know he came to me asking for advice about his teenage problems at that time. He didn't have anyone else to go to." He said with a proud smile.
"Really?"
"Yes. He was very hesitant about it but once he said one word I wouldn't let him go anymore. I had to keep it quiet for Nappa and Vegeta though. Half-breed didn't want me to tell the others but he didn't know about you yet then." Raditz continued smirking at his brother. Turles nodded in understanding. "I still remember that day we saw him in the Space Pod Center. He was standing next to a Space Pod which was ready to go. Nappa and I wanted to jump to action and grab him but Vegeta held us back, saying he wanted to see what Half-Breed did. We could always blast the pod if he really tried to escape. But he didn't try it. He put the controller back and turned around. I remember feeling so proud that he finally chose to stay with us."
"Yeah... You changed a lot in those two years." Turles said looking at his brother. "Damn. I thought I was with other Saiyans. It's that you're my brother and my tail knows where you are but that was just plain weird. Three killing machines changed into lovely kittens."
Raditz chuckled. "Well. You should have seen Half-breed in the beginning. He always refused to purge the planet and flinched with every murder he committed. He would lie awake all night thinking about the things he did that day. And of course we always grabbed the chance to rub it in."
Turles nodded. "That's you. I still remember my first missions. Terrible..." He shook his head. "I can't believe Half-breed hated to kill. I've only seen him purge once and he was having the time of his life." Turles looked back at Gohan as the teen moved under his hand.
Gohan yawned and opened his eyes. He blinked a few times and looked around. Spotting his two uncles he smiled and whispered: "Hi." He looked above him when he noticed something touching him, saw it was Turles who was still roughing up his hair and looked back down. The two full-blooded Saiyans smiled back.
"Hi sleepy head." Raditz answered looking at the teen. Gohan yawned and blinked a few times sleepily. Turles smirked a bit, seeing the teen so tired. He wasn't the only one who noticed it though. "You've been sleeping for the past day and you're still tired." He stated. "There's really something wrong with you." Raditz ended nodding.
Gohan ignored this and looked at the sheets that came to his chest. He wanted them higher and tried to move. He felt his body tensing and flinched, a painful expression appearing on his face. The teen hid this immediately but the others caught it right away. Turles tilted his head. "What are you trying to do?" He asked looking at the teen. Raditz gave out the same reaction.
Gohan sighed and growled as he gave up. "I'm trying to move because I want to pull the sheets up. Damn. I can't even move." He whispered as an answer. The others winced mentally at Gohan's weak voice. The few moments Gohan spoke they were reminded by the fact that Gohan had probably screamed so much his voice gave out on him. Gohan frowned at the sheets under him and didn't notice the thoughts going through his uncles.
Raditz shook his head and got up. He bent down and grabbed the sheets to pull them higher, covering the teen's neck too. "Is this good?" He asked looking at his nephew. Gohan smiled a bit and nodded. Raditz sat down again and gave a grin to the teen. "What's wrong?" He asked seeing Gohan's annoyed expression. "You don't have to be ashamed of your disability to move, Half-breed."
Gohan frowned and sighed. He smiled a bit and looked down at the sheets again. "Now I know how torture blasts are made." He whispered moving his eyes to the ceiling. "I still remember everything he did that first day." Gohan stared at the ceiling.
Turles moved his hand over Gohan's hair again and the teen looked up at him."Don't worry, Half-breed. We'll make sure you get back up to speed in no time. You're a Saiyan, you will get better fast and I bet you will surpass us again in seconds."
"Yeah... We did well at that, huh?" Raditz asked with a smirk. "We took him from camp with the idea to train him until he was the strongest in the universe. You know we had the idea to make you strong enough to defeat Freeza..." Raditz drifted off. "And here you are... In prison. You're going the right way."
Gohan rolled his eyes and yawned again. He frowned a bit and closed his eyes. "Just wait..." He muttered. "I'll get those torture blasts under control and I'll have a very good attack." The teen's breaths slowed down and his head fell sideways... Raditz leaned over and waved with his hand in front of the teen. He chuckled and pulled back again.
"And he's gone." Raditz muttered looking at the teen. After this he locked eyes with Turles. "How long was he awake?" He asked frowning. Turles raised an eyebrow.
"I don't know." Turles answered. "Was I supposed to keep track of time?" He continued frowning. Raditz nodded with his own frown still in tact.
"Yes. We have to remember how long he's awake. We have to make sure his moment's awake keep getting longer in stead of shorter." Raditz snarled back at him. Turles growled and glanced at the teen.
"Well. Why didn't you keep track of time?" Turles scolded his older brother. Raditz shook his head determined while his tail lashed out behind him in dominance.
"You were supposed to do that."
"You don't have to tell me what to do Raditz!" Turles snapped at Raditz while his own tail waved in dominance. The two brothers didn't notice another life force walking in. They were too caught up in their own little fight.
"Yes, I can!" Raditz snapped back. He bared his canines to Turles, who just did the same. The two both raised their tails and growled at each other. "Next to Half-breed, you are still the youngest, Turles. Don't forget that."
"O. So now Half-breed isn't here to boss around you come back to me!" Turles yelled back. "What's wrong? Do you need someone to take care of or can't you take the heat of the younger competition." Vegeta raised an eyebrow and leaned against the doorway, watching the fight.
"Younger competition, yeah right!" Raditz sneered. "You've always been the little one, remember Turles? I bet you were glad to have Half-breed as a replacement. He got you out of that predicament." He continued as he glared at the other Saiyan. The two tails rose higher in the air.
"You know damn well that I am stronger than you Raditz!" Turles screamed as he jumped up. "And even though he's not on his feet right now. The moment he recovers, Half-breed is the strongest of us all so he surpassed you too! You can count yourself as the weakest of our race, remember!" Raditz snarled at him and his tail gave a threatening flick.
Vegeta's smirk disappeared. This wasn't good. Turles wasn't about to give in because Raditz gave a warning. He gave a threatening flick back. The two glared at each other as their tails taunted the other one, daring him to make the first move. Vegeta rolled his eyes and chuckled. The heavy pressure was gone immediately and the two brothers looked sideways to see Vegeta walking in. "You'll wake Half-breed if you continue that fight, children." He sneered as he walked closer.
The two Saiyans frowned at him and Vegeta freed his tail to wave behind him in dominance too. They wouldn't defy him and he knew it. As he thought, the two tails lowered to second place but both refused to go any lower. Vegeta looked at Gohan and brushed the hair out the teen's face. Raditz stopped glaring at Turles to glance at Gohan. "He was awake a few minutes ago." He mentioned to Vegeta. The prince nodded and looked back at him.
"Did you count how long he was awake?" Vegeta asked glancing back at Gohan again. "I want to know if he stays awake longer than before. I have the feeling he is getting better."
"We don't know because Turles here didn't keep track of the time." Raditz said frowning at Turles, who glared back at him and responded: "Well. He didn't keep track of it either." He pointed at Raditz accusingly.
Vegeta growled in annoyance and looked at the two Saiyans. "All right. I almost tolerate that pathetic behavior when Half-breed does it because he's still a teenager. You on the other hand are both adults." Vegeta looked at Raditz. "Raditz, Turles is right. The moment Half-breed went to the war you started calling Turles Brother again and started treating him like you treated Half-breed before." He looked at Turles."And you should forget about the time you were the youngest one and get over it. It wasn't personal as you noticed. We treat him like that too." He gestured to the sleeping teen. "The only difference is that Half-breed takes it well and without much complaining." Vegeta crossed his arms and smirked. "Besides, I'm still the strongest one here. Half-breed is the strongest in force but he can't measure up to us because he's too weak-hearted to really hurt us. I think we could continue handing out beatings if he doesn't listen."
"But..." Vegeta continued looking at the two brothers. "While you two are sniffling about Half-breed and your lost childhoods... Nappa is upstairs training and surpassing you both." He sneered. The two full-blooded Saiyans glared at him. Vegeta made a 'Just go' movement with his tail and the two caught the message. They both left the room with annoyed flicks of his tails, leaving annoyed scents behind. Vegeta shook his head amused and turned to look at the teen. He sat down on the bed and prodded in the boy's stomach. "Wake up." He yelled. Gohan ignored him and Vegeta growled. He yawned and stretched. After this he got up again and walked to the closest bed where he lied down, closing his eyes.
Raditz and Turles were both glaring at each other as they were seated in the room they adopted as the 'general room'. Justin came walking inside. He looked down and made himself known. "Hi." He muttered. The two Saiyans looked his way.
Turles narrowed his eyes. "What are you doing here?" He snarled at the nineteen year old. Justin bit his lip but remained calm and moved his hand up. He went to speak but was cut off by Turles. "When you talk to a Saiyan, you look him in the eyes!"
Justin hesitated but looked up and met Turles's stern eyes. The teen fought the urge to runaway and started talking. "I have something to eat here." He said holding up a capsule. "It should last you at least a week. I'll be back with more later." After this he held up two more capsules. "These are the capsules that were in Half-breed's possession when he was captured. I stole them from Zarbon."
Turles held out his hand and Justin walked closer to give them to him. Raditz looked the teen up and down. He already noticed Justin was having trouble walking. "Thanks." He said frowning a bit. They had every right to it in his opinion but he knew that Gohan would want him to thank Justin. "What's going on in the palace?" Raditz asked looking at Justin. "Do they know he is gone yet?"
Justin nodded. "Yes. Zarbon is furious. He's ordering everyone to search for Half-breed. Not everyone is happy with that though. They want to fight. They don't want to search for Half-breed. It's causing trouble in the war itself." Justin shrugged and barely hid a flinch at that. He went to turn around to walk away but Raditz held him back. He grabbed Justin's arm and rolled up the long sleeve. Justin's green skin was showing blue marks and wounds.
"What happened?" Raditz asked examining the wounds. Justin went to pull back but kept his arm in a strong grip. His hand moved towards Justin's uniform and he pulled it away from Justin's body. He looked at the teen's chest which was covered with wounds too.
"Nothing." Justin answered as Raditz's released his collar and the uniform shot back to his neck. The teen tried to walk away again but Turles stopped him this time.
"Nothing, right." Turles sneered from his seat. "Spill it, boy. Did Zarbon think you had something to do with it? He probably tortured you, huh?" Justin nodded and looked down again. Raditz frowned and pushed Justin's face up.
"And you didn't tell anything about where we are?" Justin shook his head. "Good. We trust you, Boy. Don't destroy that little piece of trust we have in you." Justin nodded again. Raditz walked back to his seat and sat down. Justin sighed and walked out the room, planning on going back to the castle again and facing his angry master. The boy looked sideways when he felt a life force coming closer.
"Hi Justin." Katy said as she walked closer. Justin gave her a small smile and waved at her. Katy noticed his sad expression and came closer. She gave him a small hug. "Don't worry, okay? Gohan is going to be fine. The others will forget about it. Everything will be fine within time. For now we just have to try and make the best of it." Justin locked his arms around her and nodded.
"Thanks Katy. That's really what I needed." Justin muttered as she stepped away from him. The female was dressed in the gray shirt she received from Nappa. It came down to her knees and was probably able to fit three of her in it. Her hair was loosely hanging down her shoulders. "I'll do everything to help you guys." Justin looked at her clothing. "Just say something and I'll get it."
Katy hesitated and came closer. She whispered something in his ear, earning a blush from Justin. "Can you get that?" She asked as she looked up at him. Justin nodded a few times. Katy smiled and put a hand on his shoulder. After this she walked away. Justin scratched his head and decided to leave the building. Katy took a deep breath and looked up at the ceiling for a second. After this she made herself as tall as she could and walked inside the room.
Nappa smirked when he noticed her. "Hey Kittycat." Turles and Raditz both looked up when they heard Nappa's voice. "We haven't seen you since the laundry scene this morning. Have you been hiding for us?" Nappa sneered. Katy chose to ignore this as she walked to the drink box.
"Have you done the laundry?" Raditz questioned when he noticed this.
Katy nodded. "Yes. It's drying as we speak." She answered shortly.
"Good." Raditz said satisfied. "When it has dried you will fold everything and bring it to us, got it?" Katy frowned but nodded. Raditz smirked back at her. Katy knelt down next to the drink box and looked down at it.
"Can I get something to drink? "Katy asked as she looked back at him. Her hand carelessly brushing over the drinks. The three Saiyans exchanged looks before they looked back at Katy.
"Sure, but you have to earn your drink." Turles answered with a grin. "I guess taking that shirt off would be good enough for now." Turles raised his eyebrows up and down suggestively.
"Ha. Ha. Funny." Katy snarled back. She got up again. "Don't think I am not wearing anything under this. I'm not stupid. If the soldiers attack us I want to be able to fight without being afraid that I will show too much skin." She continued frowning. "I'll have to dry out then." Raditz shook his head.
"No, take what you want." Raditz muttered as he and Turles got back at glaring at each other. Katy smiled, thanked them and grabbed a bottle with water. After this she said goodnight and walked out the room. She walked inside the bedroom and noticed Gohan was awake. The teen was currently muttering about his stupid body and the stupid darkness and the stupid war and the stupid Saiyans and everything stupid. Katy walked closer and looked at her boyfriend.
"Gohan?" She whispered. Gohan looked up and narrowed his eyes. For a moment she thought he wouldn't recognize her but his eyes lit up in acknowledgement and he gave a smile.
"Hi. Sorry you had to hear that." Gohan muttered as his eyes got back to his body. "But I can't move. Why can't I move?" Katy shrugged and knelt down next to the bed.
"I don't know, Gohan. " The teen answered as she brushed over his hair. "I don't know." She trailed off and leaned in to press a kiss on his forehead. Gohan tried to give something back but he couldn't do more than brushing over her shoulder with his tail.
"It's cold here." Gohan whined as he looked up at the ceiling. Katy looked at the big bed before her eyes locked onto Gohan.
"Would you like it if I shared my body warmth with you?" She suggested as she gave a small pull on the sheets. Gohan nodded eagerly.
"Sure." The half-Saiyan answered. "But the problem is that I can't move away." Gohan continued as he glared at his body. Katy snickered and said: "No problem. I can fix that."
She leaned forwards and grabbed the sheets. She tossed them off her mate and gently grabbed his limbs to move him away. Gohan watched her do this and Katy moved next to him. She grabbed the sheets and pulled them over their bodies. Gohan smirked at her. "I love you like this." He announced. Katy shrugged and curled up against him. Gohan gave an annoyed sigh. "Damn, you don't know how hard it is that I can't pull my arms around you at the moment."
"Live with it." Vegeta growled from his bed. "And shut up. People are trying to sleep here." Vegeta gave an annoyed glare at them from his bed. The Saiyan moved his arms under his pillow and propped it up to lay his face on it. Gohan and Katy exchanged looks.
Katy looked back at Vegeta. "Wait a minute. Who stands on guard?" She asked looking at the door. "We have to be ready when they find us. We have to have someone to watch what happens outside."
"No need for that." Vegeta snarled back. "We're Saiyans. We wake up before the enemy enters the building. It's our race." Vegeta yawned. "Nothing to worry your pretty head about."
Katy narrowed her eyes but decided to keep quiet. Gohan's tail curled around her wrist and she looked at her mate. Gohan gave her a small smile. Katy returned the smile and snuggled up to his helpless body. His tail gently caressed her back and she closed her eyes. Vegeta was looking up at the ceiling. "Half-breed?" He asked suddenly.
"Yeah?"
"Nothing. Just checking if you're still awake." Vegeta answered as he continued counting in his head.
"You're crazy."
"I learned from the best." Vegeta answered amusedly. He leaned on his hands and watched the two teens in the bed. "You look so cute together. The perfect couple." Vegeta sneered with a smirk.
"Katy, can you flip him off for me?" Gohan asked his girlfriend. Katy rolled her eyes and shook her head.
Vegeta chuckled but decided to leave it. "Gohan, are you still awake?" Katy asked as she looked up at her mate. Gohan yawned.
"What's so important about that? As if I sleep all the time... I mean... I am so tired… I must have been lying awake for some time now... Maybe if I just… I can…I..." Gohan yawned again and closed his eyes. Katy waved a hand in front of his face and smiled a bit.
"He's gone?" Vegeta assumed from his place on the bed. Katy whispered the correct answer and watched her mate's face as he slept peacefully. Vegeta muttered something about stupid brats and annoying girls but she ignored it. Katy curled her arms around her mate and gave out a satisfied sigh. At least, she was able to fall asleep next to Gohan.
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"You're cheating!" Gohan yawned and shook his head slightly. He blinked a few times lazily and tried to make a picture out the voices he heard. "I know you are cheating! And don't you dare using a pretty face on me! Half-breed may fall for that but I won't."
"I am not cheating!" Gohan frowned. A female voice. He didn't know many females that could hang around the male voice he identified as Vegeta. "How do you dare say that?" She sounded insulted. "You are the only ones cheating here. Raditz suddenly had five cards in stead of three."
"Did you count my cards?" Raditz asked frowning at Katy. She smiled innocently and answered: "Photographic memory guys. Live with it!" She waved with her cards triumphantly. "And live with being beaten by a girl."
"Yeah right." Justin, who was watching the game. "I'm with Raditz and Vegeta on this one. I bet you cheated. They both cheated and still lost. How can that happen?" He asked looking at them. Gohan looked sideways and couldn't help but smile.
Just then Turles came walking inside and walked up to Katy. "Look." He said holding a black uniform. The uniform didn't cover the legs or arms but the armor was made to cover parts of the legs. Turles held it in front of Katy and nodded. "This is perfect." He said nodding innocently.
"Right." Katy said as he grabbed it. "I'm not pulling that uniform on again." She noticed Turles's grin and rolled her eyes. "I'll just wait until Gohan wakes up and let him decided what kind of clothing I borrow from him. This is from him right?" She looked back at the uniform again.
Turles shrugged. "Suit yourself. It's his by the way. He didn't buy it but we did. We always told him to wear fewer clothes because the girls like it." The man put his hands on his hips. "Did you fall for his clothing?"
Katy chuckled. "O no. I fell for his eyes." She trusted the clothes on a bed and pulled her armor off. "I saw him staring at me that day … I still remember those brown eyes... That really caught me off guard." She sighed and sat down on the bed. There she pulled off her boots. She then glanced at the others in the room."I have to change." She announced. They all smiled at her. "I can't change with you here."
"Why not?" Vegeta asked as he sat down on another bed."I mean, if you're planning on being Half-breed's mate you have to get used to living around us." He said nodding. Gohan rolled his eyes and smiled a bit.
Katy looked at the four Saiyans, all looking at her. Justin was still leaning against the wall and muttered a few amused words under his breath. "Well..." Katy started as she pulled the fabric off her shoulder seductively. "..I don't see you undressing for me. I mean, why should I undress in front of you when you don't do it the other way?" She pouted and caressed the naked skin she was showing on her shoulder.
The four Saiyans looked at each other and probably all thought the same. Why not? Turles smirked and pulled his armor off. The others followed before they all looked at Katy expectantly. She tilted her head confused. "What? Was I supposed to go first?" The Saiyans nodded. "Well...I'm shy. I don't want to go first." She said pushing the fabric on her other shoulder down. She pushed it down a bit further until the top was hanging just above her front, still covering everything important.
"Continue." Vegeta said with a smirk. He would love to see what was under there."Don't make us force you." Katy blanked at this and quickly pulled her clothes up again. Before she could get up Turles was already with her. He grabbed the fabric on her shoulders and pushed it down again. Katy gasped and struggled, desperately trying to hold her clothes up. The others Saiyans were coming closer, enjoying Katy's fear for now. Turles chuckled amusedly and held the fabric down, not intending to reveal anything but just to scare the girl. The others got a hold of her and pulled her arms away from her clothes.
"Guys. Stop! No!" Katy panicked and tried to push them away. Tails hooked around her limbs, pulling them away from her clothes.
"Cut it out, Guys. You're scaring her."
The others all looked up and looked to the right. They hadn't heard that voice in a while. Vegeta raised an eyebrow, Turles's mouth fell open, Nappa tilted his head and Raditz's tail waved in surprise. They stared at the teen for a while. Gohan gave an innocent smile. Then Katy shrieked, earning all the Saiyan males to close their eyes in pain. She rushed towards Gohan and jumped on top of him.
"Gohan!" She yelled as she hugged him to death. "You are awake!" Gohan gulped when he noticed Katy's uniform was slowly falling down again. He reached out with his tail and pulled it up again. Katy noticed this and looked at him with a smile. "And still the gentleman I know." She added with a grin. Gohan smiled back at her.
"Damn. I won't be awake for long if you keep chocking me to death, Miss-let's-go-attack-my half-dead-boyfriend." Gohan sneered as she pulled back.
Katy blushed a bit. "Boyfriend?" She questioned. Gohan then noticed what he had said and answered: "Well... I mean. Since you are already here. Why not?"
"Just because we don't have another option." Katy said with a grin. "I guess you'll just have to be it. It could have been worse."
"Yeah. You could have been alone with them." He said nodding towards the other Saiyans. Katy blushed again and looked down. He caught her eyes and winked at her, earning a smile.
The others were closer by now and all looked at him. Katy sat on the bed next to Gohan and kept watching his features. Vegeta smirked at him. "Wow. You slept for three days straight, Boy. I thought you wouldn't wake up anymore."
"Don't get your hopes up." Gohan answered amusedly. "I'm still alive. You're not getting rid of me that easily." He tried to move but frowned when he noticed he couldn't.
Vegeta crossed his arms and nodded. "You did give us false hope though. We were already planning on traveling to Earth. Make Turles have a get together with your mother and make a Half-breed junior." He answered with a grin. Gohan's tail flicked agitatedly and Vegeta laughed. "Don't worry, Half-breed. It's a joke."
Gohan then frowned and tried to get up again."I can't move..." He muttered before he panicked and tried to move. "I can't move. What's wrong? My body..." His tail flicked terrified and his eyes were wide in fear.
Raditz put a hand on Gohan's shoulder. "Calm down." He said sternly. Gohan shook his head and struggled. He tried to move but couldn't. His tail moved panicking and Gohan made a small grunt as strained his muscles trying to move. Katy leaned forwards and put a hand on Gohan's cheek.
"Calm down, Gohan." She whispered softly. Gohan stopped and looked at her. She leaned on his chest with her lower arm and smiled. "Calm down." She whispered again. Vegeta's tail reached out to brush over Gohan's. The teen's breaths became slower and he calmed down. Katy bent down and pressed a kiss on his lips. "Sorry." She said as Gohan raised an eyebrow at her. "I was acting on the moment."
Gohan gave an 'I don't mind' look at her. Vegeta's tail was still brushing over Gohan's. Raditz smirked at the prince. "He doesn't need anymore comfort, you know." He sneered towards the prince. Vegeta ignored this.
Vegeta looked down and eyed Gohan's body which was still under the sheets. "You've changed, Half-breed." He muttered as he glanced at the others. Gohan grinned.
"Good." He answered. "I didn't like the way I was before the war. Besides, it would be weird if I would look like my sixteen year old version for the rest of my life." Gohan looked down at his body and frowned. "So much for that Saiyan resistance I have."
"I don't like you changing. " Vegeta said frowning.
"You don't like him changing without you being there to see it." Raditz said with a grin. Vegeta shrugged and looked away. "Don't worry, Vegeta. I'm right there with you." The man looked at Gohan again. "Where is you hair?" He asked the teen.
Gohan smiled a bit. "Gone." He answered with a sigh.
"Why?" Vegeta asked with a frown. "You never wanted me to cut your hair so short." Vegeta sounded a bit insulted. "And I asked a lot. "
"You just wanted to experiment." Gohan answered with a smile. "It wasn't my idea." Gohan answered with a frown. "I didn't do it. I didn't agree with it."
"Do you mind if I change it?" Vegeta asked looking at Gohan's hair. "It looks terrible." Gohan smiled a Vegeta's boldness and nodded.
"Sure." Gohan answered before he looked down at his body. "Why can't I move?" Gohan asked looking up again. Justin and Katy both didn't know the answer to that. They didn't know what kind of impact the torture blast made. Gohan looked at the four Saiyans and smirked a bit. All of them were very interested with everything but him. "Hey! Look at me when I am talking to you!" He yelled mimicking Vegeta's voice.
The four Saiyans looked at him. Vegeta smirked and his tail gave Gohan's tail a squeeze. "Don't try to be me, Half-breed. It doesn't suit you." He said amused. Gohan gave an innocent smile before he turned serious. His tail tugged on Vegeta's tail, asking him to answer his earlier question.
Vegeta growled and tried to pull his tail away from Gohan's grip. The teen shook his head and kept the tail as a prisoner. Vegeta frowned and looked away. Gohan pouted and kept tugging on Vegeta's tail. "All right!" Vegeta yelled agitatedly. He narrowed his eyes at the smiling teenager before he continued: "The torture blasts probably destroyed your body. The combination of being tortured with the blasts for a long time and not using your body. That's probably what made it happen. Your muscles have been damaged severely and they've been so busy trying to heal themselves; they've forgotten how to receive the messages from your brain." Vegeta stopped talking and a smirk appeared on his face."Of course it could also be that weak human side you have. I think that's what made the problems." Gohan glared at him but decided to ignore it.
"Damn. I've been sleeping for three days and my body gives out on me. That's great." Gohan muttered frowning. He tried to move and growled.
"You've been sleeping for a week, Half-breed." Vegeta answered with a worried expression. Katy bit her lip and brushed through Gohan's hair.
"A week?" Gohan asked with wide eyes. He looked at the others, who all gave him concerned looks. "You said three days."
"You've been sleeping for three days in a row. You've been lying in that bed for a week now." Turles cocked his head and eyed Gohan's features. "What is the last thing you remember?" Gohan looked down and closed his eyes.
"The last thing I remember is... The dungeon... You all there… I err… I got on Nappa's back and then it went black." Gohan said thoughtfully. He opened his eyes again and looked at the concerned faces around him. "I'm fine." He said.
"Sure." Vegeta answered with a smirk. "If you call being immobilized fine." Vegeta came closer and looked at the teen. "Think you can get up?"
"I can't move."
"Right." Vegeta slapped a hand against his forehead. "I want to check on you, do you want someone to help you get up?" Gohan hesitated and looked away.
"Can't you do that later?" Gohan looked at Vegeta again. "I'd rather stay in bed." Vegeta opened his mouth to object but Turles shook his head. Vegeta nodded and shrugged. After this he walked away.
"Fine. Stay in bed." He said as he walked away. "See if I care." Gohan gave a small smile at Vegeta's behavior and watched him leave. Nappa winked at Gohan and walked away too, followed by Raditz and Turles. Katy and Justin exchanged looks but both decided to drop it. Gohan looked at Katy.
"So, what happened around here?" He asked interested.
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