A/N: Sorry I have not updated in a while. Anyway, this is a long one because it is about three chapters smooshed into two. Hope you like it! Also the end gets a little sappy but then it's a little spicy. So it evens out.
CHAPTER FOUR: SEVENTEEN
A few months later Krillen limped into the kitchen and grabed an ice pack. Shorty after training with 18 he learned to keep them handy. The good thing was that he didn't need to use them so much anymore. 18 was indeed a great teacher. And a good student. Where she helped him build up his speed and strength, he helped her with adapting to society. Some days they would fight all day and night and others they would go on picnics or to the pool.
And everyday Krillen fell more and more in love with her.
Krillen sighed and sat down on the couch pressing the pack to his shoulder. Man, he thought, I should have seen that last blast comming.
18 walked in then and flopped down next to him. She snagged the remote and began to flip through the channels.
"Nothing's on." She said, and threw the remote against the wall.
"You know 18, most put the remote down when they're done with it." Krillen said slowly as if talking to a little child.
She glared at him. He knew how much she hated that.
Krillen shrank down in his seat a bit. Wrong move buddy. He jumped up and went over to the movie rack.
"I know." he said. "Let's watch a movie."
18 shrugged. "Better than just sitting here."
Krillen took that as an affirmative and started going through the vidio cases and DVDs.
Let's see, he thought. Weekend at Bernies, Animal House, porn, porn, Mortal Kombat, porn, Charlies Angles, more porn, (note to self: talk to Master Roshi and Oolong) Treasures of the Deep, Splash(definatly Umigames), 200 cigaretts. . . hmmm, guess it will do.
Krillen walked over and put the tape in then sat down next to 18.
As 18 watched the movie she slowly became confused. First there was this guy and girl who were clear to get together in the end, then a man who painted virginas and another who was a bartender with bad pick up lines. Plus an over sexed cab driver and a former virgin looking for love. In the middle of it 18 tried to figure out why humans even go see these things. She decided to give it up. She was getting tiered from all of the senseless chatter, so she leaned back and placed her head against his shoulder.
Feeling the extra weight across his side made him stiffen. His eyes slid down and he nearly fainted when saw her.
She looked like an angle. Her eyes only halfway open so they appeared even more cat-like then usual. A few strands of her hair fell arcoss her face and he resisted the urge to brush them off.
She felt him tense and pulled away. "Does your arm still hurt?" she asked afraid that she hurt him too much.
"N-no." he said.
18 didn't buy it though. She figured that he was just acting tough.
"Turn around." she said.
"Huh? No it's fine." he said getting more tense.
"That wasn't a request." 18 said menacing.
Krillen gulped and turned around obediantly. Slowly, 18 began to massage his sore shoulder. She rubbed the joint and gently pulled and pushed the muscules till she felt it begin to soften.
Krillen relaxed and leaned into 18s fingers. It felt so good! He never felt so calm and cared for in his life. He let out a pleasurable little moan. Behind him 18 continued her hand against his in a firm circuler motion. When she heard him moan she smiled. She was glad that he was enjoying this.
After another ten minutes she put her hands down.
"How does that feel?" she asked smoothly.
He moved his arm up and down a few times then rotated it.
"Wow! It feels great." he turned to face her and smiled. "You are amazing 18. Thank you."
18 sat back a bit. He sounded so sincere. She leaned towards him. And stopped. She was about to pull away again when Krillen leaned in too and kissed her.
Her startlement faded quickly. Oh, she thought, he had the softest lips! So soft and firm at the same time. She shifted her weight to lean into him more.
Krillen placed his arms around her waist and deepened the kiss. Slowly, so not to scare her, he slid he tognue across her lips then past them in to her mouth.
She let out a faint moan of approval and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Oh how sweet."
The voice made them jump apart like two teenages caught in the act while their parents were away.
Krillen looked around a bit, expecting to see Master Roshi or Umigame, but instead saw a tall dark haired man.
"17." 18 said standing up. "Is it really you?"
17 didn't say anything just continued to stare at the short man on the sofa. A mean smile tugged at his lips. "Having fun 18? I did not know that you went for the WEAK type."
18 looked from 17 to Krillen at a loss for words.
Krillen cautiously got off the couch and stared at 17.
"What are you doing here, 17?" he asked keeping his voice low.
17 kept that thin lipped smile on his face. "What is it to you? This is family business."
Krillen only stared back at him and said, "It's mine now."
17s' smile grew. 18 knew that look, and that smile. A pain started in her cheast. She shook her head from side to side. No, she thought. Please no 17!
17 knew what his sister was thinking. But that didn't stop him. 17 moved quickly and tackled Krillen through the wall and into the evenings light.
He then turned back to 18. "That wasn't so hard. Now let's go home."
18 was shocked. Shocked and suddenly ill. She pushed past 17 and wet through the hole he made to find Krillen.
She found him picking himself up out on the sand. She rushed over to him.
"Krillen, are you okey? Is anything broken?" she asked kneeling over him.
Krillen got up and dusted himself off. He seemed to be alright, but very angry. "I'm fine. Guess that training paid off."
18 looked towards the hole and saw 17 stepping on to the beach.
"17! Why did you do that?" she asked angrly.
A puzzled look spread across his face. 17 watched as 18 helped Krillen up. How did he survive a blow like that, he though. Wait, training?
"My, my, my, you have been a busy girl now haven't you sister?" 17 said. Training and sharing touching scenes. I must say that one by the labratory was my most favorite of all."
"Labratory?" she asked. "That was you at the rocks!"
"Yes. It was." 17 said. "I can't beleive you fell for the 'we were enimied but now we can be friends' line he gave you."
Krillens ki rose and 18 felt it. She was sure 17 felt it too.
"Come on." 17 continued. "I never knew that you were so gullable 18."
Krillen clenched his fist and took a step forward. "You have no idea about what you're saying so I suggest that you get off this property, now."
17 gazed coldly at Krillen. "You look like you want to hit me, crome dome. Go ahead. I'll give you first hit."
That's all Krillen needed. He flew into 17 and swung all of his strength into his punch.
A milasecond before the hit made contact, 17 realized that Krillen was much stronger than before.
18 saw 17 fall through the house one out the other side leaving now two holes in the house.
Krillen didn't wait for 17 to recover, he just charged forward, fists raised. 17 saw him comming and he swung his leg up making contact with Krillens gut. Krillen was tossed in the air by the impact but was able to use that to his advantage.
He shouted, "SOLAR FLARE!"
A brilliant light blinded 17 long enough for Krillen to form his destructo-disc. 17 rubbed his eyes trying to gain his sight back.
"When I get my hands on you-!" 17 shouted. But he didn't finish because he heard a wizzing sound heading towards him.
"17! Move!" 18 cried.
He didn't have to be told twice. He jumped up in the air away from the buzzing sound. He heard a crash and a type of sliceing. 17 blinked and saw were he was at a second earlier, a large rift had been carved. Sea water was already filling it.
Krillen stood still, shocked that 17 was able to move out of the way on time.
17 glared at Krillen and saw him with the look of suprise on his face. That was his opening.
17 flew into Krillen with a ki blast in his hand. He forced it on to Krillens cheast so it exploded on contact. Krillen fell into the water. He didn't come up.
18 watched from the sidelines as her brother smashed his energy blast into Krilen. Smoke blew around the dueling pair and she saw Krillen land into the water, unconsious.
"Krillen!" she whispered and flew to the water.
17 jumped in front of her and grabed her arm. "What are you doing?" he asked.
"I've got to save him!" she said trying to pull away, but 17 would not let go.
"Do you even hear yourself?" 17 asked. "You're acting like some love sick human!"
18 turned her face away, refusing to look in his eyes.
17 jolted her arm making her face him. "Don't tell me you are in love with him?!" he said.
18 didn't answer. She puled her arm out of his grasp.
"Get out of here 17." 18 said with tears filling her eyes.
17 just stood there in mid-air, stareing at her like she was insane or ill or both.
"Juuanchigou . . ." 17 said. It was his pet name for her.
"I SAID GET OUT OF HERE!!" she yelled.
17 gazed at her for a breif minute, then turned away and left. 18 felt a chill run through her. That look he gave her before he left . . . .
Krillen!
18 stared down at the dark waters and didn't even think as she dove in. She swam down deep trying to sense his ki but felt nothing. Please, please, she thought, don't be dead. She went deeper and through the darkness she saw him suspended in the water, slowly sinking.
18 grabed him and propelled them to the surface.
She flew him on to the beach and laid him down flat. Oh, Kami! 18 thought. Krillen wasn't breathing.
"Come on Krillen." she said as she shook him a bit. She tilted his head back and opened his mouth. She pressed her lips to his and breathed into his.
CPR, she thought. CPR has to work. She continued to put her lips to his and preform CPR.
Krillen coughed and sputtered up water. Alot of water. He started to breathe deeply and steadily, but he was still unconsious.
18 was never happier to hear anyone breathe. She then notice that he was bleeding badly from the open wound on his front. She knew that she couldn't bandage him up out on the beach so picked him up and carried him inside.
She put him down on the sofa and went in to the bathroom to find a first aid kit. Digging through cabnets she finaly found the white box. It was then that 18 noticed the blood on her hands. Krillens blood. She ran out there into the living room. He was bleeding too much, she thought.
When she entered the room she saw Master Roshi, Oolong and Umigame was back. They stared horrified at Krillens bleeding form to 18 with her bloody hands.
"Please, help him." she said. She stepped forward offering the first aid kit.
The group stepped away from her."W-w-w-wh-wha-" Roshi studdered.
"JUST HELP HIM!!" she shouted.
CHAPTER FIVE
Three hours later 18 sat outside on the porch. Roshi said that he had a half of a senzu bean left but that it wouldn't heal all of his wounds. She had decided to sit outside to stay out of the way. And to avoid the looks they all gave her. She still hadn't told them about 17.
"Mind if I sit down?" a voice said behind her.
She turned around and saw the turtle Umigame.
"Sure."
Umigame crawled up next to her and laid down. The two sat in silence just stareing up at the stars. What must they think of me? she thought. Do they want me to leave?
"I know that you didn't do it, 18." Umigame said breaking the still in the night.
18 looked over at him in suprise. But he wasn't looking at her, he was gazing out into the ocean.
"You aren't that type of person anymore." he looked at her now. "So mind telling me what really happened?"
18 paused for a few seconds trying to decide if she should tell him. She sighed. "17 showed up."
"Ahh." Umigame said as if he understood. But he didn't understand, she thought.
"He came by trying to talk me into going with him, but him and Krillen got into an arguement . . ."
"And?" he asked urging her on.
"Well" she blushed a bit. "he caught us in a situation."
"What type of situation?" Umigame asked. 18 glared at him. Suprise and realization spread across his face along with a little red. "Oh!"
18 sighed again. She pulled her legs up and rested her chin on her knees. "I don't know what I'm going to do Umi. I'm not use to these emotions or these feelings. Every time I get close to Krillen I feel so odd. Like- like- I don't know."
Umigame looked at 18s sad face and tried to think of a way to comfort her.
"Say," he said. "You know what this reminds me of?"
"What?" she said still looking away.
"When Krillen was haveing trouble with Maron. We both sat out here just like this."
18s head turned towards him now with full attention. "Maron?"
Umigame covered his mouth with his flippers. "Oops." he uttered.
"Talk turtle. You brought it up." she said menacingly.
"Ok, ok." he sighed. "Now where to begin. Maron was Krillens girlfriend, almost fiance'. She was a doll. Tall woman with long blue hair, but not much brains. But he still loved her. He couldn't beleive that this beauiful creature even cared for him. Krillen never was real high with self-esteam."
"I've noticed." she said.
"Well she was the center of his universe. He took her shopping, bought her expensive dinners, he even saved her from the Black Water Mist. But he never felt like he was worthy enough. And Maron did nothing to reasure him either."
18 felt her lip curl. She was deffinetly begining to dislike this Maron.
"Eventualy the two began talking aout getting married. I remember because it was on my birthday and they walked in while we were celebrating. We were shocked when Krillen said that they were thinking about it."
He stopped and stared out at the ocean again.
"Well?" 18 said on the edge of her seat.
"She broke his heart. He felt that he wasn't worthy enough, and came out here one night with me. He was having fears that she would move on. So he let her go before she could leave him." The old turtle paused. "Even though he ended it he was depressed. He threw himself into training. Day and night. Night and day."
"Like was before we started training together." 18 said. "Is he still not over her?"
"No. He has another woman to worry about." Umigame said.
18 blushed some more. Did he mean her?
"Yes, I mean you." he said as if reading her thought. "I see the way he acts around you 18. And I think that you've noticed it too."
She began to fidgit on the porch. She was getting that weird feeling in her stomache again.
"The question is," Umigame replied. "how do you feel about him?"
"I-I don't know." she said. "I just keep getting this weird feeling in my cheast, and when I am near him it feels like . . . I'm safe."
Roshi came outside then. "18, Krillen wants to see you." he said.
18 felt like she was on trial. Did Krillen tell them about 17? Did he want her to leave too? She stood up and went into the house. Oolong was putting some bloody cotton balls in the trash can. He took one look at her and left the room.
Krillen stood in the middle of the living room with his shirt off. His cheast and left shoulder were wrapped in bandages.
"Hey 18." he finaly said. "Sit down we need to talk."
She sat down on the couch and Krillen sat next to her. 18 could hardly beleive that this was the same spot that they had shared that sweet, sweet kiss earlier that day. Now it seemed that the kiss never happened.
Krillen sat hunched over with his eyes set on the table in front of him. How do I tell her? he thought.
"How are the ribs?" she asked trying to break the ice.
"A few are still cracked. They should heal up in a few days, I heal fast." he said plainly.
"I'm sorry this hap-" she started, but he cut her off.
"Don't 18. Just don't." Krillen got up and walked over to the place where he hit 17 through the wall. Oolong and Master Roshi had patched it up with some boards and nails.
He continued to talk with his back to her. "I didn't tell them about 17 coming here. I know how much you care about him. I saw it when you told him to get out of the way from my attack." He paused for a momment. "You can go after him if you want to. After all, he is your family. And he was right, I had no reason to butt into your life."
"I'm glad you did though." she said walking up behind him. "If it wasn't for you I never would have found out that I could have a second chance at life." She knelt down and placed her hands on the back of his shoulders. "I am sorry about what 17 did, but please, don't send me away."
Send her away? Krillen thought. Does she think that I want her to leave? He turned around to face her. "18," he said. "I don't want you to leave! I thought that you wanted to go!"
"Never." 18 said. She wrapped her arms around him lightly so not to hurt his wounds. "17 just doesn't understand yet. What's like to feel as safe, as I do when I'm near you."
Krillen reached yp and stroked her hair. "You can stay forever if you want, 18."
Months passed and 18 did stay. She was relieved that 17 didn't come back and that Krillen healed quickly. He never did tell the others about 17. Neither did Umigame. Krillen felt that he couldn't. I know that she'll hate me if I told them, he thought. If they knew that 17 was still out there and that he attacked me, they would track him down and kill him. I can't put 18 through that type of pain.
18 on the other hand was going through another type of pain. Trying to hide her feelings for Krillen. She sat in her room thinking of what she should do. I know that if I go to him, she thought, he won't reject me. So what's the problem?
The problem was that she had never been with a man before. She was a virgin. If she gave herself to him then she could never go back to the life she had with her brother. It would be like ending her life.
I would start a new one, she thought. But would I be just as happy?
18 fell back on her bed. Across the hall she heard Krillens door close. They had been training all day, he must be tired.
Not too tired though, a wicked voice sid in her head.
18 covered her face with her pillow. She wanted him so much. Training with him today had nearly been impossible. Watching the sweat slide down his skin and getting so close to him that she could barely stand it. Did he have any idea how tempting he was to her? Umigame said that he didn't have very high self-esteem, so probably not.
Since 18 had arrived at Kame House she had been trying to deal with her emotions. Now that she understood the smallest bit of it she had to learn to deal with physical arousal.
"Kami," she said to herself. "I'll never get any sleep tonight." Not that she needed it.
Just thinking about him made her heart beat faster and her skin tingle. Should she wait untill he made the first move?
She pulled the pilllow off of her face and sat up. No. She had been waiting too long. She walked over to her vanity and picked up her hair brush. She ran it through her hair untill it shined. 18 then walked out of her room closeing the door quietly. She tip-toed across the hall to stand in front of Krillens room. She smoothed her nightgown down her hips. It was a sea breeze blue that matched her eyes perfectly.
Should I knock? 18 asked herself.
She made up her mind quickly and reached for the doorknob.
Krillen heard the rattle of the knob and rolled over on his back. When he saw 18 he sat up stiffly in his bed. 18 stood at the foot of his bed wearing a blue silk nightgown that went all the way to the floor. Thin spagetti straps held a scap of material up over her flawless breasts and the starlight in the room seemed to luminate her blonde hair.
Breathe Krillen, he told himself.
"18," he whispered in the night. "what are you doing here?"
18 seemed to hesitate. Like she was trying to figure that out herself.
"I'm cold." she finaly replied. She slide to the side of the bed and looked down at him. A strap fell off of her smooth shoulder.
His breathe caught in his throat again. "I thought you said android don't get cold."
18 had enough. She kissed him, forcing him down on the bed.
"Shut up, Krillen."
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CHAPTER FOUR: SEVENTEEN
A few months later Krillen limped into the kitchen and grabed an ice pack. Shorty after training with 18 he learned to keep them handy. The good thing was that he didn't need to use them so much anymore. 18 was indeed a great teacher. And a good student. Where she helped him build up his speed and strength, he helped her with adapting to society. Some days they would fight all day and night and others they would go on picnics or to the pool.
And everyday Krillen fell more and more in love with her.
Krillen sighed and sat down on the couch pressing the pack to his shoulder. Man, he thought, I should have seen that last blast comming.
18 walked in then and flopped down next to him. She snagged the remote and began to flip through the channels.
"Nothing's on." She said, and threw the remote against the wall.
"You know 18, most put the remote down when they're done with it." Krillen said slowly as if talking to a little child.
She glared at him. He knew how much she hated that.
Krillen shrank down in his seat a bit. Wrong move buddy. He jumped up and went over to the movie rack.
"I know." he said. "Let's watch a movie."
18 shrugged. "Better than just sitting here."
Krillen took that as an affirmative and started going through the vidio cases and DVDs.
Let's see, he thought. Weekend at Bernies, Animal House, porn, porn, Mortal Kombat, porn, Charlies Angles, more porn, (note to self: talk to Master Roshi and Oolong) Treasures of the Deep, Splash(definatly Umigames), 200 cigaretts. . . hmmm, guess it will do.
Krillen walked over and put the tape in then sat down next to 18.
As 18 watched the movie she slowly became confused. First there was this guy and girl who were clear to get together in the end, then a man who painted virginas and another who was a bartender with bad pick up lines. Plus an over sexed cab driver and a former virgin looking for love. In the middle of it 18 tried to figure out why humans even go see these things. She decided to give it up. She was getting tiered from all of the senseless chatter, so she leaned back and placed her head against his shoulder.
Feeling the extra weight across his side made him stiffen. His eyes slid down and he nearly fainted when saw her.
She looked like an angle. Her eyes only halfway open so they appeared even more cat-like then usual. A few strands of her hair fell arcoss her face and he resisted the urge to brush them off.
She felt him tense and pulled away. "Does your arm still hurt?" she asked afraid that she hurt him too much.
"N-no." he said.
18 didn't buy it though. She figured that he was just acting tough.
"Turn around." she said.
"Huh? No it's fine." he said getting more tense.
"That wasn't a request." 18 said menacing.
Krillen gulped and turned around obediantly. Slowly, 18 began to massage his sore shoulder. She rubbed the joint and gently pulled and pushed the muscules till she felt it begin to soften.
Krillen relaxed and leaned into 18s fingers. It felt so good! He never felt so calm and cared for in his life. He let out a pleasurable little moan. Behind him 18 continued her hand against his in a firm circuler motion. When she heard him moan she smiled. She was glad that he was enjoying this.
After another ten minutes she put her hands down.
"How does that feel?" she asked smoothly.
He moved his arm up and down a few times then rotated it.
"Wow! It feels great." he turned to face her and smiled. "You are amazing 18. Thank you."
18 sat back a bit. He sounded so sincere. She leaned towards him. And stopped. She was about to pull away again when Krillen leaned in too and kissed her.
Her startlement faded quickly. Oh, she thought, he had the softest lips! So soft and firm at the same time. She shifted her weight to lean into him more.
Krillen placed his arms around her waist and deepened the kiss. Slowly, so not to scare her, he slid he tognue across her lips then past them in to her mouth.
She let out a faint moan of approval and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Oh how sweet."
The voice made them jump apart like two teenages caught in the act while their parents were away.
Krillen looked around a bit, expecting to see Master Roshi or Umigame, but instead saw a tall dark haired man.
"17." 18 said standing up. "Is it really you?"
17 didn't say anything just continued to stare at the short man on the sofa. A mean smile tugged at his lips. "Having fun 18? I did not know that you went for the WEAK type."
18 looked from 17 to Krillen at a loss for words.
Krillen cautiously got off the couch and stared at 17.
"What are you doing here, 17?" he asked keeping his voice low.
17 kept that thin lipped smile on his face. "What is it to you? This is family business."
Krillen only stared back at him and said, "It's mine now."
17s' smile grew. 18 knew that look, and that smile. A pain started in her cheast. She shook her head from side to side. No, she thought. Please no 17!
17 knew what his sister was thinking. But that didn't stop him. 17 moved quickly and tackled Krillen through the wall and into the evenings light.
He then turned back to 18. "That wasn't so hard. Now let's go home."
18 was shocked. Shocked and suddenly ill. She pushed past 17 and wet through the hole he made to find Krillen.
She found him picking himself up out on the sand. She rushed over to him.
"Krillen, are you okey? Is anything broken?" she asked kneeling over him.
Krillen got up and dusted himself off. He seemed to be alright, but very angry. "I'm fine. Guess that training paid off."
18 looked towards the hole and saw 17 stepping on to the beach.
"17! Why did you do that?" she asked angrly.
A puzzled look spread across his face. 17 watched as 18 helped Krillen up. How did he survive a blow like that, he though. Wait, training?
"My, my, my, you have been a busy girl now haven't you sister?" 17 said. Training and sharing touching scenes. I must say that one by the labratory was my most favorite of all."
"Labratory?" she asked. "That was you at the rocks!"
"Yes. It was." 17 said. "I can't beleive you fell for the 'we were enimied but now we can be friends' line he gave you."
Krillens ki rose and 18 felt it. She was sure 17 felt it too.
"Come on." 17 continued. "I never knew that you were so gullable 18."
Krillen clenched his fist and took a step forward. "You have no idea about what you're saying so I suggest that you get off this property, now."
17 gazed coldly at Krillen. "You look like you want to hit me, crome dome. Go ahead. I'll give you first hit."
That's all Krillen needed. He flew into 17 and swung all of his strength into his punch.
A milasecond before the hit made contact, 17 realized that Krillen was much stronger than before.
18 saw 17 fall through the house one out the other side leaving now two holes in the house.
Krillen didn't wait for 17 to recover, he just charged forward, fists raised. 17 saw him comming and he swung his leg up making contact with Krillens gut. Krillen was tossed in the air by the impact but was able to use that to his advantage.
He shouted, "SOLAR FLARE!"
A brilliant light blinded 17 long enough for Krillen to form his destructo-disc. 17 rubbed his eyes trying to gain his sight back.
"When I get my hands on you-!" 17 shouted. But he didn't finish because he heard a wizzing sound heading towards him.
"17! Move!" 18 cried.
He didn't have to be told twice. He jumped up in the air away from the buzzing sound. He heard a crash and a type of sliceing. 17 blinked and saw were he was at a second earlier, a large rift had been carved. Sea water was already filling it.
Krillen stood still, shocked that 17 was able to move out of the way on time.
17 glared at Krillen and saw him with the look of suprise on his face. That was his opening.
17 flew into Krillen with a ki blast in his hand. He forced it on to Krillens cheast so it exploded on contact. Krillen fell into the water. He didn't come up.
18 watched from the sidelines as her brother smashed his energy blast into Krilen. Smoke blew around the dueling pair and she saw Krillen land into the water, unconsious.
"Krillen!" she whispered and flew to the water.
17 jumped in front of her and grabed her arm. "What are you doing?" he asked.
"I've got to save him!" she said trying to pull away, but 17 would not let go.
"Do you even hear yourself?" 17 asked. "You're acting like some love sick human!"
18 turned her face away, refusing to look in his eyes.
17 jolted her arm making her face him. "Don't tell me you are in love with him?!" he said.
18 didn't answer. She puled her arm out of his grasp.
"Get out of here 17." 18 said with tears filling her eyes.
17 just stood there in mid-air, stareing at her like she was insane or ill or both.
"Juuanchigou . . ." 17 said. It was his pet name for her.
"I SAID GET OUT OF HERE!!" she yelled.
17 gazed at her for a breif minute, then turned away and left. 18 felt a chill run through her. That look he gave her before he left . . . .
Krillen!
18 stared down at the dark waters and didn't even think as she dove in. She swam down deep trying to sense his ki but felt nothing. Please, please, she thought, don't be dead. She went deeper and through the darkness she saw him suspended in the water, slowly sinking.
18 grabed him and propelled them to the surface.
She flew him on to the beach and laid him down flat. Oh, Kami! 18 thought. Krillen wasn't breathing.
"Come on Krillen." she said as she shook him a bit. She tilted his head back and opened his mouth. She pressed her lips to his and breathed into his.
CPR, she thought. CPR has to work. She continued to put her lips to his and preform CPR.
Krillen coughed and sputtered up water. Alot of water. He started to breathe deeply and steadily, but he was still unconsious.
18 was never happier to hear anyone breathe. She then notice that he was bleeding badly from the open wound on his front. She knew that she couldn't bandage him up out on the beach so picked him up and carried him inside.
She put him down on the sofa and went in to the bathroom to find a first aid kit. Digging through cabnets she finaly found the white box. It was then that 18 noticed the blood on her hands. Krillens blood. She ran out there into the living room. He was bleeding too much, she thought.
When she entered the room she saw Master Roshi, Oolong and Umigame was back. They stared horrified at Krillens bleeding form to 18 with her bloody hands.
"Please, help him." she said. She stepped forward offering the first aid kit.
The group stepped away from her."W-w-w-wh-wha-" Roshi studdered.
"JUST HELP HIM!!" she shouted.
CHAPTER FIVE
Three hours later 18 sat outside on the porch. Roshi said that he had a half of a senzu bean left but that it wouldn't heal all of his wounds. She had decided to sit outside to stay out of the way. And to avoid the looks they all gave her. She still hadn't told them about 17.
"Mind if I sit down?" a voice said behind her.
She turned around and saw the turtle Umigame.
"Sure."
Umigame crawled up next to her and laid down. The two sat in silence just stareing up at the stars. What must they think of me? she thought. Do they want me to leave?
"I know that you didn't do it, 18." Umigame said breaking the still in the night.
18 looked over at him in suprise. But he wasn't looking at her, he was gazing out into the ocean.
"You aren't that type of person anymore." he looked at her now. "So mind telling me what really happened?"
18 paused for a few seconds trying to decide if she should tell him. She sighed. "17 showed up."
"Ahh." Umigame said as if he understood. But he didn't understand, she thought.
"He came by trying to talk me into going with him, but him and Krillen got into an arguement . . ."
"And?" he asked urging her on.
"Well" she blushed a bit. "he caught us in a situation."
"What type of situation?" Umigame asked. 18 glared at him. Suprise and realization spread across his face along with a little red. "Oh!"
18 sighed again. She pulled her legs up and rested her chin on her knees. "I don't know what I'm going to do Umi. I'm not use to these emotions or these feelings. Every time I get close to Krillen I feel so odd. Like- like- I don't know."
Umigame looked at 18s sad face and tried to think of a way to comfort her.
"Say," he said. "You know what this reminds me of?"
"What?" she said still looking away.
"When Krillen was haveing trouble with Maron. We both sat out here just like this."
18s head turned towards him now with full attention. "Maron?"
Umigame covered his mouth with his flippers. "Oops." he uttered.
"Talk turtle. You brought it up." she said menacingly.
"Ok, ok." he sighed. "Now where to begin. Maron was Krillens girlfriend, almost fiance'. She was a doll. Tall woman with long blue hair, but not much brains. But he still loved her. He couldn't beleive that this beauiful creature even cared for him. Krillen never was real high with self-esteam."
"I've noticed." she said.
"Well she was the center of his universe. He took her shopping, bought her expensive dinners, he even saved her from the Black Water Mist. But he never felt like he was worthy enough. And Maron did nothing to reasure him either."
18 felt her lip curl. She was deffinetly begining to dislike this Maron.
"Eventualy the two began talking aout getting married. I remember because it was on my birthday and they walked in while we were celebrating. We were shocked when Krillen said that they were thinking about it."
He stopped and stared out at the ocean again.
"Well?" 18 said on the edge of her seat.
"She broke his heart. He felt that he wasn't worthy enough, and came out here one night with me. He was having fears that she would move on. So he let her go before she could leave him." The old turtle paused. "Even though he ended it he was depressed. He threw himself into training. Day and night. Night and day."
"Like was before we started training together." 18 said. "Is he still not over her?"
"No. He has another woman to worry about." Umigame said.
18 blushed some more. Did he mean her?
"Yes, I mean you." he said as if reading her thought. "I see the way he acts around you 18. And I think that you've noticed it too."
She began to fidgit on the porch. She was getting that weird feeling in her stomache again.
"The question is," Umigame replied. "how do you feel about him?"
"I-I don't know." she said. "I just keep getting this weird feeling in my cheast, and when I am near him it feels like . . . I'm safe."
Roshi came outside then. "18, Krillen wants to see you." he said.
18 felt like she was on trial. Did Krillen tell them about 17? Did he want her to leave too? She stood up and went into the house. Oolong was putting some bloody cotton balls in the trash can. He took one look at her and left the room.
Krillen stood in the middle of the living room with his shirt off. His cheast and left shoulder were wrapped in bandages.
"Hey 18." he finaly said. "Sit down we need to talk."
She sat down on the couch and Krillen sat next to her. 18 could hardly beleive that this was the same spot that they had shared that sweet, sweet kiss earlier that day. Now it seemed that the kiss never happened.
Krillen sat hunched over with his eyes set on the table in front of him. How do I tell her? he thought.
"How are the ribs?" she asked trying to break the ice.
"A few are still cracked. They should heal up in a few days, I heal fast." he said plainly.
"I'm sorry this hap-" she started, but he cut her off.
"Don't 18. Just don't." Krillen got up and walked over to the place where he hit 17 through the wall. Oolong and Master Roshi had patched it up with some boards and nails.
He continued to talk with his back to her. "I didn't tell them about 17 coming here. I know how much you care about him. I saw it when you told him to get out of the way from my attack." He paused for a momment. "You can go after him if you want to. After all, he is your family. And he was right, I had no reason to butt into your life."
"I'm glad you did though." she said walking up behind him. "If it wasn't for you I never would have found out that I could have a second chance at life." She knelt down and placed her hands on the back of his shoulders. "I am sorry about what 17 did, but please, don't send me away."
Send her away? Krillen thought. Does she think that I want her to leave? He turned around to face her. "18," he said. "I don't want you to leave! I thought that you wanted to go!"
"Never." 18 said. She wrapped her arms around him lightly so not to hurt his wounds. "17 just doesn't understand yet. What's like to feel as safe, as I do when I'm near you."
Krillen reached yp and stroked her hair. "You can stay forever if you want, 18."
Months passed and 18 did stay. She was relieved that 17 didn't come back and that Krillen healed quickly. He never did tell the others about 17. Neither did Umigame. Krillen felt that he couldn't. I know that she'll hate me if I told them, he thought. If they knew that 17 was still out there and that he attacked me, they would track him down and kill him. I can't put 18 through that type of pain.
18 on the other hand was going through another type of pain. Trying to hide her feelings for Krillen. She sat in her room thinking of what she should do. I know that if I go to him, she thought, he won't reject me. So what's the problem?
The problem was that she had never been with a man before. She was a virgin. If she gave herself to him then she could never go back to the life she had with her brother. It would be like ending her life.
I would start a new one, she thought. But would I be just as happy?
18 fell back on her bed. Across the hall she heard Krillens door close. They had been training all day, he must be tired.
Not too tired though, a wicked voice sid in her head.
18 covered her face with her pillow. She wanted him so much. Training with him today had nearly been impossible. Watching the sweat slide down his skin and getting so close to him that she could barely stand it. Did he have any idea how tempting he was to her? Umigame said that he didn't have very high self-esteem, so probably not.
Since 18 had arrived at Kame House she had been trying to deal with her emotions. Now that she understood the smallest bit of it she had to learn to deal with physical arousal.
"Kami," she said to herself. "I'll never get any sleep tonight." Not that she needed it.
Just thinking about him made her heart beat faster and her skin tingle. Should she wait untill he made the first move?
She pulled the pilllow off of her face and sat up. No. She had been waiting too long. She walked over to her vanity and picked up her hair brush. She ran it through her hair untill it shined. 18 then walked out of her room closeing the door quietly. She tip-toed across the hall to stand in front of Krillens room. She smoothed her nightgown down her hips. It was a sea breeze blue that matched her eyes perfectly.
Should I knock? 18 asked herself.
She made up her mind quickly and reached for the doorknob.
Krillen heard the rattle of the knob and rolled over on his back. When he saw 18 he sat up stiffly in his bed. 18 stood at the foot of his bed wearing a blue silk nightgown that went all the way to the floor. Thin spagetti straps held a scap of material up over her flawless breasts and the starlight in the room seemed to luminate her blonde hair.
Breathe Krillen, he told himself.
"18," he whispered in the night. "what are you doing here?"
18 seemed to hesitate. Like she was trying to figure that out herself.
"I'm cold." she finaly replied. She slide to the side of the bed and looked down at him. A strap fell off of her smooth shoulder.
His breathe caught in his throat again. "I thought you said android don't get cold."
18 had enough. She kissed him, forcing him down on the bed.
"Shut up, Krillen."
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