That Girl
Summary: "I wish you'd never come to Earth..." A sudden hush fell over the gathered group. The words spoken from the blue haired girl left them all in a haze of shock and...for two...horror.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha/Dragon Ball Z
Genre: Romance/Humor/Adventure
Pairing: Kagome/Vegeta
Rated: M for Mature
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She had met them...originally it was fine as just them...but soon he wanted to be more than just them.
(Present)
"Like this?" Gohan held both his hands out and frowned when nothing happened.
Smiling, Kagome took her hands and placed them on Gohans', letting her healing energy flow through to her fingers, she allowed Gohan a chance to feel the energy himself. "Get used to how it feels, I'm not certain if yours will feel the same as mine, but it should feel similar. It should always feel warm, and as if it's pulling from something deep inside of you."
"Like what?" The four year old leaned into the warmth provided by Kagome's hands.
They had landed a little more than two hours ago at Capsule Corp and both were sitting in Kagome's room. She had explained as promised, her energy increasing dramatically in this dimension...though, he was confused by the word she'd used, he stopped asking once she'd given the small explanation. Instead, he had asked her something that had taken her completely by surprise. He had asked her to teach him how to heal. She had never taught anyone how to do anything...much less heal. "Your heart...Gohan. It pulls from your heart. When you are ever in doubt of yourself, your heart will always be able to help you...I have never known a situation, fight or otherwise, where the heart has been a weakness..."
"...mm..."
Kagome let go of his hands and smiled at the look of concentration on the little four year olds face. Watching as a small glow seemed to ebb and flow to the tips of his fingers. The glow fading continuously as he began trying to force it. "Trust your heart, Gohan...trust..."
The boys' eyes were wide with worry as he couldn't figure out how to do what she was saying.
A small smile pierced her lips and she quietly grabbed a knife that she had on her table beside a couple unpeeled apples. Drawing the knife across her hand, she winced as it sliced deeply into the palm of her hand, drawing forth her crimson life-force.
She held her hand in front of him and watched his eyes widen fearfully before he shrunk away from her. Looking between his hands and her injury, he brought his fingers down and gently brushed them across the cut. The tips of his fingers dipping into the pooling blood cupped in her hand before the glowing along his fingers brightened considerably and flowed out along the self-made injury. It only took a couple seconds before the cut was gone. "Like that, Gohan. Always remember that feeling, because that's what will save lives."
Gohan nodded, staring at the red coating his fingers. "Did it hurt?"
"Hmm?" Kagome grabbed a small towel and dipped it into a water basin before cleaning her hand, admiring Gohan's good work before she took his own hands and cleaned his fingers of the drying blood.
"That cut, did it hurt?"
"...yes...it did, but..." She laid the small towel down on the side of the basin, the picked Gohan up, pulling him into her arms as she grabbed his hat and placed it back on his head. "I can tell you honestly that there are things that hurt much worse than cuts, or any other physical injury."
"Like what?" Gohan asked, holding onto her healed hand as his fingers sought out any sign that there was an injury to begin with.
Shaking her head, she sighed, "I think you're too young to know that kind of pain...and I would honestly never wish for you to ever experience it. However, to give you an idea, witnessing the people you love...be taken away from you. That is the ultimate pain that one can feel."
"I don't want to feel that, Miss. Kagome. I don't want to ever feel that."
'I don't want you to ever feel that either.' Kagome thought regretfully as she recalled the look on Gohan's face when watching his wife and daughter fade from his arms. That was something he wouldn't ever let him feel again. The feeling of helplessness. No, she had to make sure that they met again, that they got to see the birth of their child, their little girl, and that they could take it further than they had before the wish to turn back time had been made.
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Piccolo stared down in exhaustion as Goku and Raditz continued to spar above him. He took in each blow given and received between the two brothers before growling out his own irritation at having been left behind. Taking to the air, he shot forward once more and joined up with Goku against his elder brother. Raditz was strong, that was for sure. He had been slightly against the idea of joining the Saiyan who had insulted him earlier, but the idea of some alien coming to his planet and killing Goku...who he had already claimed the right to kill...just didn't sit right with him.
"Let's stop here for the time being." Goku laughed as he whipped clean the sweat from his forehead.
Raditz frowned at his carefree brother, not used to the personality that was instilled in him. "Vegeta will not be pleased. You are entirely too weak, Kakarot. I'll have to beat you into the ground a hundred times over to get you even close to being worth our Prince's time."
"Huh?" Goku frowned, "Why would you have to 'beat me into the ground' as you say?"
"Don't you know anything, Kakarot? Tch...Saiyans get stronger with every loss they survive. Every battle that brings them to their knees, brings them closer to supremacy."
"Are you serious?!" Goku laughed, "That makes sense...awesome! We'll have to pay Kami a visit and see if we can use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!"
Raditz shook his head, "what nonsense do you speak of?"
"It's a room that is ten time's earth's normal gravity. As soon as you step off the entrance platform, the gravity changes from what you feel now, to ten times...also...the temperature fluctuates between extreme heat and extreme cold. You can only spend one day in there...one day equals out to a full year in the Room of Time and Spirit."
Raditz nodded, "Sounds interesting...yes, we should consider that as an option. How often can you enter if you can only enter for a day at a time?"
Piccolo glanced back at Goku who smiled brightly at the conversation he was able to share with his brother.
"Twice in a year..."
"So theoretically speaking...we could spend three years inside the chamber training...yes?"
Nodding, Goku watched his brother nod in understanding. "Yeah, you got it."
Raditz fidgeted with the scouter on his face, wondering if he should enlighten his Prince to the details of this chamber. A smirk formed across his face as he let his fingers fall away from the transmitter on the device, 'I think not, for now...I will increase my own strength. Prince Vegeta is stronger than I am already, this will give me a chance to play that catch up game and gain more favor in our Prince's eyes, then, when we reach the Prince, I will inform him of my find.' He nodded his head to the choice he made, "that will work perfectly."
Piccolo and Goku shared uncertain looks, but for now, they would merely keep their eyes on their newest friend.
"Let's go, Piccolo, if you could take Raditz to Capsule Corp, I'm going to stop by my house and explain things to Chichi before heading towards Bulma's."
"...I understand, but do not think this changes anything between us. I'm only assisting you to make sure that I am the one that kills you, and not some off planet Alien."
"What an ironic choice of words...Namekian..."
"...what was that?!" Piccolo glared heatedly at Raditz who folded both his arms across his chest with a knowing smirk on his face.
Goku looked nervously between the two before smiling sheepishly, 'they'll be fine...I think...' flying off, Goku head towards his home in the mountains, to deal with an even bigger threat. 'Chichi...'
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Me: Here is chapter sixteen! I hope you all enjoy! I'm actually watching Dragon Ball now, lol. So who knows, I might be updating some other stories in this category too! LOVE YOU GUYS! Review and tell me what you all think!
