Fatherly Love (SM/DBZ)
By: Psyche
Email: psyche_lakeshore@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/paradox/

~~~~
~~~~

Chapter 6

~~~~
~~~~

"Vegeta?"

Vegeta glared for the hundreth time since he had first met the
blonde BRAT. The girl was the most annoying person he had never
met....and he was finding some interesting things out about her...
Her power level for one. It was NEVER the same when he read
it...and every time his power rose, hers did as well...That was how
he had figured out one of her secrets...She was hiding her power,
trying to keep it below his. She was more powerful than he was,
and that made him angry...He knew that she could beat Freiza...
easily. She could become the ruler of the universe in a second,
yet...she was here...with him!! Why was she following him? What
was her interest in him!?!

At the moment, they were both flying towards one of the Namek
villages. And she just had to break the comfortable silence that
had FINALLY surrounded them.

"..." Was his only response (other than the glare, of course).

"Do you really think you can beat Freiza on your own?" She
whispered.

Vegeta, for the first time, paused. "Not at the moment...I am not
strong enough to defeat him yet...that is why I need the Dragon
Balls. That way, I can wish for immortality...and then defeat
Freiza..."

"And what about your other wishes...?"

"What other wishes?" He blinked in surprise. Then quickly glared
at her again.

"The dragon on Namek will grant three wishes...what else do you
want to wish for...?" She whispered, deep in thought...thoughts
drifting...If only I had the dragon in my time...I could wish Gohan
back to life. I could wish everyone the Androids had destroyed
back to life...

"...I really don't know..." Vegeta whispered, wondering why he was
telling this girl all this.

"Thank you...for telling me this, Vegeta..." She whispered, smiling to
herself...Her father was opening up to her. Maybe there was hope...
Maybe....

"Don't get the wrong idea, brat. I'm still going to kill you..." He
whispered, though his voice didn't contain the anger it had earlier...

She smiled at him. "Of course..." She whispered....then looked back
in front of her...they were getting closer to the Namek village...

~~~~

Bulma grumbled to herself as they landed on Namek. She was still
angry at them...in fact...she had refused to talk to Krillin when he told
her that Usagi had gone with Vegeta after the battle. She didn't
know WHAT was happening to her daughter...and she was scared that
it was something bad...

But Gohan. She still talked to Gohan...after all...this boy was the guy
her future daughter would fall in love with. Romantic....It was just
SO romantic...well...except for the part where Gohan dies...now this
was NOT a Shakespear tragedy...and maybe...maybe Usagi would
create a happy ending....she hoped so...

"Bulma? Hey...Bulma...what's wrong...?" Gohan asked, concerned...

"Oh...nothing really. I was just wondering if Usagi was okay..."

"You mean that girl that left with Vegeta?"

Bulma nodded.

"I think she's okay...she was stronger than Vegeta...She should be
able to take care of herself..." Gohan smiled at her. "So, you
ready to go search for the Dragon Balls?"

Bulma grinned. "I sure am...now...where's Krillin...that baka keeps
disappearing..."

"I'm right over here Bulma...and...I think we have company..." Krillin
gestured towards the two powers coming their way...weak powers...

Gohan suddenly turned serious. "I sense them too, Krillin..."

And the two got ready to fight...

~~~~

Vegeta glared again at the boy sitting on the rocks. Everything
he did kept reminding him of Usagi. And that only angered him
more...If that *boy* didn't stop staring at him, then he would be
sent into the next dimension sooner than he was supposed to.

"Could you STOP staring at me, BOY!" Vegeta growled.

"Oh, SHUT UP, Vegeta." Bulma interupted, angrily. "You're just
angry because he's stronger than you!!"

Vegeta glared at the woman before him. "You stay out of this,
woman!" And he stormed off to the other side of the clearing they
were in...

Trunks sighed as he watched his future parents fight....Both had a
temper that only Usagi could match...Usagi. Everything always came
back to Usagi. When he saw Gohan, the first thing he thought of
was Usagi...and how she had always loved Gohan. She probably
loved Gohan more than she loved him.....And he was sure that she
would have killed herself on her own had she not died against the
Androids. Usagi would have rather died than live without Gohan...
To live without his friendship and the hope that he would someday
love her like she loved him...Yes. Usagi would have killed herself.
That was the type of person Usagi was. She couldn't live without
love...

He closed his eyes for a moment. He had to stop thinking about
her...he had to stop thinking of what would have happened if he
had stayed with her...if he had helped her against the Androids...

~~~~

"VEGETA! STOP!!!" Usagi yelled angrily, appearing between him
and the Nameks at the village. Her eyes were blazing with an
angry fire that he had never seen before...her eyes...were silver...
as was her hair...but her power level wasn't much higher than his
now...she had transformed...somehow...into something amazing.
And had still managed to hide her true power...

Her voice almost made him flinch...it was cold, angry. "You will
not TOUCH the Nameks of this village. You will not glare at
them, you will not threaten them, you will not so much as take
a step towards them...Do you understand, Vegeta! THESE
PEOPLE ARE INNOCENT!!! AND IF YOU HURT THEM YOU
WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME!!"

Vegeta glared at her, but knew...that he didn't stand a chance
against her. When she saw that he wasn't going to hurt them...She
powered down from Super Saiyan..."Vegeta...you need to learn
that if you want something, you should ask for it nicely and then,
and only then, do you really get what you ask for..."

She turned towards the Elder Namek in the village. A geniune
smile appeared on her face as she walked over to talk to him...
"Hello..my name is Usagi...and that...is my friend, Vegeta. I'm so
sorry about the trouble he has caused, but we really need the
Dragon Ball..."

"I'm sorry, but I can not give it to you...especially with *him*
around..."

Usagi glanced back. "Please. You have to understand. Either you
give the Dragon Ball to us, and you live, or we leave, Freiza comes
after the Dragon Ball, and you all die...Please...you have to help us.
If Freiza gets the Dragon Ball, then it is all over. He gets to wish
for immortality, and the universe is doomed. So...will you help us?"

The Elder Namek saw the pure look in her eyes...and nodded. "Yes."

And soon, both Usagi and Vegeta were gone, of course after telling
the Nameks that they should leave the village soon...after all...Freiza
would still come...and if they were there, they would most likely die...

Vegeta glanced at Usagi. Why was she doing this...? She refused to
fight unless there was an "innocent", as she called it, being
threatened...What was her goal...and why did he have the sinking
feeling that she knew more about what was happening than she lead
him to believe....

~~~~

Gohan stood where he was in fear. Vegeta was standing in front of
him...asking for his Dragon Ball, which was hidden behind him.

"Boy!! Let me have your Dragon Ball!!"

"I-I don't have...have it..."

"Like hell you don't!" Vegeta was getting angrier and angrier...."You
are going to give me that Dragon Ball or I am going to-"

"-Vegeta....leave him alone..." Usagi whispered...her eyes flashing
dangerously. "He doesn't have it with him..."

"But-"

"But WHAT?" Her eyes narrowed, and she let the energy around her
crackle with power...he already knew she was stronger than him, thanks
to her little stunt at the Namek village...and Gohan already knew as
well...for some reason..."You will leave Gohan alone, or I will *make*
you leave him alone..." Her eyes held a look that almost made him
cower beneath her gaze. Her eyes were that of a Saiyan...an angry
Saiyan...and a protective Saiyan.

Vegeta didn't know why...or how...but this girl...she was a Saiyan, and
a powerful one. But he was sure only four had survived the destruction
of the planet Vegeta...he was sure of it...and only one hybrid brat
existed...and he was watching them in awe. Vegeta glared at him.

"Leave, brat!" He growled..."I have some things to discuss with the
*girl*..."

Gohan nodded, and turned to leave...Usagi distracted Vegeta as Gohan
lifted up the Dragon Ball and took off.

Vegeta exploded. "What do you want, GIRL!!! What do you want with
me!! Why are you following me around like this!!!"

Usagi blinked. "I have my reasons-"

"To hell with your reasons!! I want to know why you are hiding your
true power from me!!" Vegeta growled.

"Because...if you knew my true power, you would hate me, Vegeta. You
aren't ready to see it yet...no one is...Not until the fight with Freiza..."
She whispered softly, stunned by his outburst.

Vegeta's eyes narrowed. "During the fight with Freiza...I will be the
only one fighting...and I will personally kill him. There will be no need
for you to interfer, GIRL..." And he took off...

Usagi paused, then took off after him...blinking back tears. Why did it
have to be this way...why was she so hurt by his words. And why...why
did her father have to be such an arrogant, egotistical...Saiyan...

~~~~
~~~~

Well...I know you all wanted to know why I had Usagi die...but I'm evil,
okay? I'm not going to answer your questions unless you ask nicely...
and I've already told too many people the truth! So no more! k? I will
tell you when I'm ready, okay? smiles innocently...don't worry...I'll
tell you soon enough!!! lol...PLEASE! REVIEWS!! lol
Email me at
psyche_lakeshore@yahoo.com ...
Thanx!
~~Psyche~~