Saiai opened her eyes and yawned. As she lookedaround, she realized she was still sitting in Piccolo's lap, still floating,still meditating.
Piccolo opened one eye as Saiai began moving around. He watched her climb down carefully. She walked over to the cave and looked out at the landscape. Saiai's eyes traced the rocky path down the mountain away from the cave. She followed it as it ran into the forest and disappeared under leaves and branches. She looked out past the forest where the pathemerged and combined with a road. Far in the distance, she could barelymake out Capsule Corp. as her eyes followed the road past it and disappearedinto the horizon.
Piccolo walked up behind her and placed a handon her shoulder. "What's on your mind, girl?"
Saiai shrugged. "A lot of things. Love, you, me, friends, Gohan, life..." She trailed off, then looked up at Piccolo. "And my dream. I had a strange dream last night."
"About what?"
"About you and me, and Planet Namek. We were living on Namek, as a family. We'd just left Earth. We had two kids. Kyoui wasone of them, and the other one had a Namek-saijin name that I didn't understand. I couldn't pronounce it very well either, but he didn't mind. And theneveryone else on the planet came to meet us, and..." Saiai smiled at Piccolo,"Youtold everyone that I was yours. You didn't lie or anything. And theyall werereally nice, and eventually taught me how to speak Namek. AndI learned allthe customs, and it was really nice." She looked back outover the forest.
Piccolo glanced down at the short red head. "Namek, eh? And I said you were mine? That'd definitely turn some heads."
"Yeah, Namek. What's it like there?" Saiai asked.
Piccolo raised an eye at her. "How should I know? I've never been to the new Namek. And the old one had become a barren land by the time I got there. Frieza had destroyed all the landscape. Dendesays both were beautiful. I'm not the one to ask."
Saiai was quiet for a minute, then she lookedupat Piccolo. "Pikoro, do you think someday we can go there?"
"You want to go to Namek?" She smiled and nodded at Piccolo. "Well, maybe we will, little baka. We'll see." Piccolo smiled back slightly.
"I'd really like to go, especially if it's aspretty as it was in my dream."
"Maybe it isn't."
Saiai sighed. "It won't matter, because I'll bethere with you."
"Yeah, and that's the only way you're gettingthere, too. Better not make me mad again, onna, or you ain't going." Piccolosmirked.
"I won't. I didn't mean to last time either."Saiai put an arm around Piccolo's waist and watched a breeze blow throughthe forest as she imagined what Namek really looked like.
"I know you didn't." Piccolo glanced down at the girl, and smiled as he watched her eyes wander over the land. *I know,girl. I didn't mean what I said either.* he thought silently.
AGFSS#2: She Won
Piccolo sighed as he walked through the garden.Saiai walked along side him, one arm intertwined with one of his. "Isn'titpretty, Pikoro?" she asked, smiling.
"Sure, little baka. It's pretty," Piccoloreplied.Truthfully, he didn't give a rat's ass about the scenery. He washere,only because Saiai had begged him continuously to go somewhere 'nice'together.This was the first place that came to mind, because he knew it waspeacefulfrom his previous trips to escape humanity.
"Thanks for bringing me here. I really likeit,"Saiai told Piccolo.
"What'd you expect? That I was going to tellyouno, and leave you alone again? I can't hate you all the time, onna, justmost of it," Piccolo said, smirking.
"Well, I never hate you, Piccolo," Saiai said,ignoring his tone. She pulled him over to rock and sat down. "Sit herewithme," she said, patting the space beside her.
Piccolo raised an eye at Saiai, shook hisheadonce, and proceeded to float cross legged in his normal meditating state.
Saiai sighed. "Fine. Be stubborn." She lookedaround for a minute, then looked back at Piccolo. "Why don't you try somethingnew? Be nice? Sit with me? Be . . . more civil?"
"I have tried something new. That's why there'sa short red headed baka that follows me around now," He answered, smilinghalfway.
"Oh," she replied, obviously stumped for aminute.She stared at the ground for a minute, then raised her head. "I'mnotthatmuch of an idiot, am I?"
Piccolo shook his head once. "Not anymore.Definitelynot as bad as you were when I first met you." Piccolo smirked."You'restillmy little baka though."
"Yeah, well, as long as it's you calling methat.Anyone else and I'd have to make them take it back. Maybe I'll makeyoutakeit back, just because."
"Right. Like you could, girl."
"I could. I bet you I could."
"Uh huh. I'd like to see that one."
"Come on, then." Saiai stood up. "Let's gobackto the cave and I'll prove it. I don't want to humiliate you out here."She smirked at Piccolo.
He let out a laugh. "You? Humiliate me? Idon'tknow what logic you're using, but it's damn screwed up." Piccolo liftedoff. "But, if you want, come on."
Saiai lifted off and followed Piccolo backtothe
cave. On the way there, she wandered just how she was going to makeher plan
work. She certainly wasn't going to over power him. And she hadnoadvantages
with height either. Maybe he'd just let her do
whatever she wanted, thinking she couldn't causeanyharm. She smirked. He
probably would. And she'd get to see if he wasticklish.
Piccolo landed in the cave and waited forSaiai.She arrived a full two minutes later. "We really have to work on yourspeed,baka. But that's another day. I'm waiting for you to make me 'takeit back'as you seem to think you can do."
Saiai grinned as she landed. "Stand still."Shewalked over to Piccolo. "And take your cape off. It'll make it easier."
"Right. Easier." Piccolo smirked, but he pulledthe cape off to humor her.
Saiai giggled. "Now you're in for it!" Shegentlyran her nails up and down Piccolo's sides.
Piccolo jerked as a new sensation came overhim,something he'd never felt before. His eyes opened wide. He grabbed bothof Saiai's hands and pulled her up to eye level, as the feeling disappeared."What was that?" he demanded.
Saiai smirked slightly, as she dangled intheair. "It's called "tickling" and even the strongest warriors break downwhen tickled," she told him, challengingly.
"Oh, really? Well, we'll see about that."Piccoloset Saiai back on the ground gently. "We'll see who breaks down."
She let out a small laugh. "Yes, we'll see.Ifit's you, you have to take back the comment about me being a baka, deal?"
"Deal, little baka. And if I win?" Piccoloaskedsmiling.
"Um, you get . . . uh, peace and quiet!I'll be quiet for as long as you want me to be," Saiai replied.
"Peace and quiet? All right, girl. You gotyourselfa deal there. Try your best, baka." Piccolo smirked down at Saiai.
"I will," Saiai replied. She walked aroundPiccolo,his eyes following her till she was directly behind him. She smiledasshe started running her nails up and down his sides again.
Piccolo closed his eyes, trying to block outthesensation that was running wild through his body. It was nearly unbearable.He could barely stay standing.
Saiai watched as Piccolo's body trembled slightly. He was ticklish. She laughed quietly, sounding slightly evil.
Finally, Piccolo had to admit he couldn'tstandit anymore. The proud, green Namek had to make her stop before he collapsed. He grabbed Saiai's left hand and pulled her in front of him. "All right,girl. You win."
Saiai smirked smugly at Piccolo. "I win. Toldyou so. Now you have to take it back."
"I take it back."
"Take what back?"
Piccolo glared at her. She could be pure evilif she tried. "I take it back. You aren't a baka."
Saiai smiled. "Thank you, Pikoro-San," shesaidcheerfully.
"Whatever, girl. You realize this is goingtobe the only time you beat me. You won't win again."
"Oh, won't I?" Saiai said playfully, as shereachedfor his side with her free hand.
Piccolo grabbed it with his other hand andpulledher off the ground to eye level again. "You won't." He set her backdown,but kept a hold of both her hands.
"Okay. Fine. I won't," she replied, reluctantly. She looked into his eyes. "It was fun, though."
"Right. If losing is fun."
"Admit it, you had fun," Saiai said as shestruggledto free her hands.
"Yeah, sure. I had fun." He smirked. "Wantmeto let you go?" Piccolo asked, amused.
"Kinda," she replied, and pulled at her armsagain."Umph!" she cried as she hit the floor. "You weren't supposed to dothat,Piccolo."
"Oops. Poor baby," Piccolo said, mildly interested.
Saiai pulled herself up and looked at Piccolo.She stuck her tongue out at him. "You're being a jerk again."
"And you're being immature again. Deal withit."
"Fine. I will." Saiai embraced Piccolo. "You'rea sweet jerk."
Piccolo rolled his eyes at her. "Sweet jerk.That'sthe same as intelligent Saiai. An impossibility."
"Sure, Pikoro-San. Whatever you say." Saiaismiledas she let go of him. "As long as it's you saying it," she said quietly,"I don't mind it too much."