Kaiooshin-kai: A History
Book of Pentacles, part 2: Welcome to Earth
A Dragonball Z fanfic by LadyRivka
Morning.
Two of the fourteen suns of Kaiooshin-kai shone directly into the bedroom of Kaiooshin-sama and his assistant, piercing their eyelids with light.
The young god stretched slightly, his eyes opening gently, taking special care not to rouse Kibito, who had fallen asleep with one hand on the god's side.
But, unfortunately, he did wake his assistant from slumber, for he opened his eyes and smiled at the young god as best he could.
"Ohayoo gozaimasu, Kaiooshin-sama" ("Good morning, Kaiooshin-sama"), he said, taking his hand off of Kaiooshin's body and blushing slightly. "I didn't meant to do that…How are you? Are you ready yet, sir?"
"No, I just got up." He languidly got up from the bed, avoiding the canopy, and stretched out his arms. Kibito was half-sitting, half-lying down, with his head leaning on one of his fists as Kaiooshin went to pick out some clothes for the important day ahead.
A sudden thought hit Kaiooshin's mind:
Sir, how many Earth days do we have until the Budookai?
I would say about a week. Why?
Come back to bed for a little while. The Namae-nai grinned as best as his face could allow.
You wouldn't…Kaiooshin's face turned bright crimson red.
No, no, I wouldn't do that. If I did, you would no longer be innocent, you'd no longer be the Kaiooshin-sama that I love, the pure white light of my heart; and furthermore, the Universe would have us both be dead meat.
The young god sighed. What do you want, then, Kibito-san?
To be close to you for a little while longer. Again, Kibito smiled as best he could.
I suppose I could manage that…after all, when we're on this planet, I don't want to arouse any of the mortals' suspicions. With that Kaiooshin eased himself back into the bed.
Thank you ever so much, sir. Kibito started playing with the god's pristinely white hair, and 'Shin smiled his ever-mysterious smile.
Sometimes, thought Kibito to Kaiooshin, I have to get back to the simple things in life that make it all worthwhile. Like how soft your hair is…the way you breathe…the way you smile so…how sweet and gentle you are and how I can never return that, no matter how hard I try… A tear welled up in his eye.
"Mmm." 'Shin mumbled in relaxed agreement. "I'd like one more thing before we set off for this planet where Majin Buu is. As this is a business trip, I doubt we will have time to do things such as these, or have mortals become suspicious, as I said before. So, one last little kiss before we go?"
"Hai, Kaiooshin-sama," whispered Kibito as he leaned in ever closer. But he was a little startled when the young god reached his lips first, and the contact sent a whole wave of emotions between the two, enough for a mortal couple to last a lifetime on, although it was in a matter of mere seconds.
Catching their breath, they both changed into their "formal" clothes and headed via "Kai-Kai" to Planet Earth.
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Once there, they became quite hungry.
"Have you tried Earth cuisine before, Kibito-san?" Kaiooshin stared directly at a large, dimly glowing sign that read "PIZZA" across the street from where he and his assistant were standing.
"No, I haven't." Kibito sulked slightly.
"So you don't know what this 'pizza' stuff is?"
"Sorry, but I don't, sir."
"Would you like to try some?"
"Certainly." Kibito grinned slightly and followed Kaiooshin-sama into the pizzeria.
"Hey, what can I getcha," asked a bored man behind the counter.
"Ummm…how about a large cheese pizza and two waters?" said Kaiooshin.
"Mmkay, that'll be 500 zenii, please." Kaiooshin handed the man 500 freshly minted zenii that he had produced himself and laid it firmly in the man's hand.
The man behind the counter freaked.
"HEY, VINNY! There's this guy who touched my hand an' it felt like I had a near-death experience or somethin'!"
To which Vinny replied, "You're a nutcase. Go back there an' fetch 'em a cheese pizza before I chop yer friggin' head off!"
"ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! Jeez, why the hell you have to keep botherin' me?" The clerk gave Kaiooshin and Kibito their pizza and water, and they sat down to eat.
They opened the box, and were pleasantly surprised to find a round piece of bread dough covered with tomato sauce and cheese, divided into eight pieces.
Kaiooshin picked one up and shoved it in his mouth, but the damn cheese was burning his palate and so he spit it back out, hyperventilating.
Ouch, thought Kibito. That had to hurt. I'm not eating any of that stuff.
Definitely, thought the god back. This thing…I would call it "pizza burn"…is one of the true mysteries of the Universe. Let's take our waters and go, shall we?
Hai, Kaiooshin-sama. They took the waters out with them and "kai-kai"-ed over to the Tenka-ichi Budookai stadium to register.
"Your names, please?" asked one of the monks running the show.
"Kibito."
"Shin."
"And is Shin participating in the Adult or Junior divisions?"
"Adult division. I'm just short, that's all." He smirked.
"All right, would you wait in the dining area until we get the punching machine up?"
"Yes," Kibito and Shin answered in unison. They had detected several strong ki's on Earth, and if this wasn't the place to find them, they didn't know where else to look.
So they sat there, waiting.
END PENTACLES 2
Pentacles 3- Where 'Shin and Kibito show up in Z.