Marron
Chapter 7
All standard disclaimers apply.
We ate in near silence, occasionally stealing a glance at each other. For a moment there, we had locked eyes, and quickly turned back to the great food before us. The tension was strongly present, almost like a fog, stiffling the air in the room. We quietly finished our meal and rinsed the dishes off. After we finished, we headed into the main area of the apartment.
The quiet was beginning to get to us, and each was well aware of it. Vegeta reached over and turned on the t.v. to lighten the mood a little. Eventually, the tension began to lift and we talked and laughed and generally began to enjoy the others presence. It was after we talked for a while, that I gathered the nerve to ask Vegeta about the saiyan bonding that he mentioned earlier.
"The saiyans are very sensitive to emotions of those they are around for long periods of time. That was how they picked their mates for the most part. We trained together for those months and I felt your growing...feelings for me, and then I realized I carried those same feelings, though not as strong as you did. After you left, as per tradition, those small feelings grew until they were almost unbearable. The you showed up tonight, and I just needed to be by you or something that would keep you with me."
"Wow. I never realized it was like that. So what happens after the saiyans pick the ones they want to bond with."
"The Hunt."
"The Hunt? Whats that?"
"The Hunt is when the one who is chosen to be bonded gets 24 hours to hide from the hunter and if the hunter catches them, they must fight. If the Hunter wins, a bond is created, if not the choice is up the other person. They can choice to bond with that person or reject them. If rejected, the saiyan that started the hunt will never mate with anyone, and will slowly die. The hunter also has a choice to reject the bond if he or she feels the other didn't give it their all in the fight. After the 24 hour head start, the same amount of time is placed for the hunter to find the one thet are looking for."
"So we started a bond.....?"
"Yes, and soon will be time for the hunt. The full moon is near, and the hunt will begin the day before. That means in two days, you will have to hide yourself from me. The following day, I will search for you."
I slowly digested this new information, and suddenly felt quesy. I stood up quickly and ran out the door, and took to the air immediately. I had to train myself. I knew there was no way to beat him, but I had to give it everything I had. I flew for a while without watching where I was headed. I realized where I was and landed quietly in the grass near the Son household.
Someone must have felt my ki, because a light turned on and I could see shadows moving inside the house, moving towards the door. It was barely two seconds later when the door opened and there stood Goten, wearing only his boxers and rubbing his eyes slightly. He took one look at the troubled look on my face and invited me into the house.
We sat quietly at the table as Goten waited for me to tell him was was bothering me. Here I was sitting in front of the man I had knew all my life, one of my best friends, and I couldn't even speak. I took a sip of the tea he had made and took a deep breath and began to tell Goten everything that had happened today. I told him about running away from home and heading to Capsule Corp to say bye to them, and running into Vegeta, our dinner and everything he had said about the hunt, and the dilema I now faced.
Goten sat there wordlessly, deep in thought, wondering what to say to everything. His face lit up, as he brainstormed, and thought out a plan for me. Suddenly, he spoke...
"Why don't you go and train in the Room of Spirit and Time. You'll get a full year of training in and with help you'll be stronger in no time. You can come up with a place to hide while your in there."
"That's a great idea, Goten! Only one thing, I need someone to go in with me to help me train better. Who would have time to go in with me. I'm not taking my mom or dad, they'd be to easy on me, same with you and Trunks. Pan and Bura are always to busy, and Vegetas a definite no."
"I'll go with you, Marron," came Goku's voice from the doorway betwwen the kitchen and living room.
"Would you really Goku? That would be really great. When do you want to go?"
"How about now. I mean, theres no better time then the present, or something like that."
"Sounds great! Lets go."
And with that we walked out of the house and flew towards Kami's Lookout.
Chapter 7
All standard disclaimers apply.
We ate in near silence, occasionally stealing a glance at each other. For a moment there, we had locked eyes, and quickly turned back to the great food before us. The tension was strongly present, almost like a fog, stiffling the air in the room. We quietly finished our meal and rinsed the dishes off. After we finished, we headed into the main area of the apartment.
The quiet was beginning to get to us, and each was well aware of it. Vegeta reached over and turned on the t.v. to lighten the mood a little. Eventually, the tension began to lift and we talked and laughed and generally began to enjoy the others presence. It was after we talked for a while, that I gathered the nerve to ask Vegeta about the saiyan bonding that he mentioned earlier.
"The saiyans are very sensitive to emotions of those they are around for long periods of time. That was how they picked their mates for the most part. We trained together for those months and I felt your growing...feelings for me, and then I realized I carried those same feelings, though not as strong as you did. After you left, as per tradition, those small feelings grew until they were almost unbearable. The you showed up tonight, and I just needed to be by you or something that would keep you with me."
"Wow. I never realized it was like that. So what happens after the saiyans pick the ones they want to bond with."
"The Hunt."
"The Hunt? Whats that?"
"The Hunt is when the one who is chosen to be bonded gets 24 hours to hide from the hunter and if the hunter catches them, they must fight. If the Hunter wins, a bond is created, if not the choice is up the other person. They can choice to bond with that person or reject them. If rejected, the saiyan that started the hunt will never mate with anyone, and will slowly die. The hunter also has a choice to reject the bond if he or she feels the other didn't give it their all in the fight. After the 24 hour head start, the same amount of time is placed for the hunter to find the one thet are looking for."
"So we started a bond.....?"
"Yes, and soon will be time for the hunt. The full moon is near, and the hunt will begin the day before. That means in two days, you will have to hide yourself from me. The following day, I will search for you."
I slowly digested this new information, and suddenly felt quesy. I stood up quickly and ran out the door, and took to the air immediately. I had to train myself. I knew there was no way to beat him, but I had to give it everything I had. I flew for a while without watching where I was headed. I realized where I was and landed quietly in the grass near the Son household.
Someone must have felt my ki, because a light turned on and I could see shadows moving inside the house, moving towards the door. It was barely two seconds later when the door opened and there stood Goten, wearing only his boxers and rubbing his eyes slightly. He took one look at the troubled look on my face and invited me into the house.
We sat quietly at the table as Goten waited for me to tell him was was bothering me. Here I was sitting in front of the man I had knew all my life, one of my best friends, and I couldn't even speak. I took a sip of the tea he had made and took a deep breath and began to tell Goten everything that had happened today. I told him about running away from home and heading to Capsule Corp to say bye to them, and running into Vegeta, our dinner and everything he had said about the hunt, and the dilema I now faced.
Goten sat there wordlessly, deep in thought, wondering what to say to everything. His face lit up, as he brainstormed, and thought out a plan for me. Suddenly, he spoke...
"Why don't you go and train in the Room of Spirit and Time. You'll get a full year of training in and with help you'll be stronger in no time. You can come up with a place to hide while your in there."
"That's a great idea, Goten! Only one thing, I need someone to go in with me to help me train better. Who would have time to go in with me. I'm not taking my mom or dad, they'd be to easy on me, same with you and Trunks. Pan and Bura are always to busy, and Vegetas a definite no."
"I'll go with you, Marron," came Goku's voice from the doorway betwwen the kitchen and living room.
"Would you really Goku? That would be really great. When do you want to go?"
"How about now. I mean, theres no better time then the present, or something like that."
"Sounds great! Lets go."
And with that we walked out of the house and flew towards Kami's Lookout.