A/N: There's some foreign words in this chapter (some created by me), so
here's what they mean:
morkia = thank you (literally, many thanks)
rachad = big brother
akomar = I love you (among family)
baka (you probably know this one, but just in case) = idiot, fool, stupid, etc.
Saiya-go = Saiya-jin language
Running From the Past
Chapter 4: "Beach Trip"
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Kora stared in shock at the bikini Bulma was holding up in front of her. She folded her arms, taking on a look exactly like Vejeta.
"Bulma, sister-in-law or not, I am NOT wearing that."
"Kora, c'mon... don't you wanna look good?"
"There's... two inches of material in that thing! I'd rather spend time with Oolong than wear that!"
Bulma sighed. After Kora had settled down, they had the old crew over, introducing them to Kora. As soon as she started talking to Oolong, she grew an intense disliking of him. Now Bulma was planning a beach party and judging from Oolong and Master Roshi's obsessions, she refused to wear anything that would make them drool over her.
Bulma sighed, running a hand through her hair.
-Now I have two Vejeta's to deal with...-
Kora scowled, looking at the various bathing suits. She sighed and pointed to one, "I'll wear that, if you insist."
Bulma shrugged and grabbed it. It was dark blue with halter straps that tied behind her neck and a curved back that came just below the middle of her back. They paid for it and went home.
Kora flopped on the couch and laid her arm over her eyes. When she moved her arm, she saw Bulma standing next to her, smirking.
"We aren't done yet... You have to try it on."
Kora made a face and got up, reluctantly following Bulma upstairs. She grabbed the bathing suit and walked in the bathroom, then walked back out wearing it with her arms folded. Bulma smirked.
"You've got the perfect figure for this."
"...I'm wearing shorts."
"Fine... Now turn around."
Kora turned around and stared at the floor, knowing Bulma would see it. The blue-haired woman blinked in surprise. Kora had a scar running from her left shoulder-blade to her right.
"...The planet I lived on wasn't without its troubles. I... got caught up in a war. Someone slashed me with a sword from behind... I was 10."
"10?!"
"As Saiya-jin, we start our training the day we can walk. I was well- prepared to fight at 10. I just forgot to watch my back."
Bulma was about to say something, but was cut off when Vejeta yelled for her from downstairs, "Well, since you'll object to anything else, I guess you're ready."
Kora winced slightly and looked in a full-body mirror at herself, then turned to Bulma before she left, smiling warmly at her, "Morkia, Bulma..."
With what little Saiya-go Vejeta had taught her, she understood and smiled back, "You're welcome."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kora jumped out of the aircar, running over to Gohan and Goten with Vejeta and Trunks following her. Bulma shook her head and joined ChiChi and Juuhachigou at the picnic tables.
"Hey, Kora..."
"Kora-san!"
"Hey, Gohan. Hi, Goten!"
Vejeta folded his arms impatiently, "Are we gonna spar or not?"
The five Saiya-jin all nodded. Trunks and Goten flew off to a different spot and the other three switched off. They trained for about an hour, until the women yelled out that dinner was ready. Gohan, Goten, and Trunks were at the table by the time they said "Foo--". Vejeta folded his arms and smirked.
"Let's go, Kaka--..." Kora looked at him and saw a brief look of pain on his face, but he quickly recovered and corrected himself, "Kora..."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was later that evening. Vejeta was standing on the roof looking up at the stars, Goten and Trunks were playing video games in Trunks' room, and Bulma was cleaning up from dinner. Kora floated up to the roof and looked sadly at Vejeta. He turned and frowned at her.
"What's wrong with you?"
"I...Is it okay...if...I ask you something...about...a painful subject...?"
"...You want to know about Kakarott."
Kora nodded slowly, hoping she wasn't treading on thin ice.
"Kakarott was...strange. He was the strongest out of all of us... yet he could easily be entertained by children's cartoons. He hit his head as a child, so he completely forgot about his Saiya-jin heritage. He didn't even suspect anything about his tail, no matter how many people told him it was strange. It wasn't until Namek that he even knew who he was. He was born with an extraordinary power. Every Saiya-jin is born with a limit as to how powerful they will get. Once you start to reach that limit it becomes harder and harder to progress. You wouldn't know it from his ki when he was born, but he was born with a very high limit. He just kept becoming more and more powerful until the heart disease killed him. It's such an irony that the greatest warrior in the universe was killed by a disease. He had the purest heart, too. He was the best friend anyone could ever ask for..."
Kora winced at the last remark, "I'm sorry, rachad*..."
"Don't be... You deserve to know who he was. He was the best of all of us."
They both fell silent, thinking about Goku.
-Wow... Kakarott must've meant a lot to rachad... He's willing to admit that Kakarott was stronger than him. I wish I could meet him...-
-Kakarott, you baka... why didn't you fight that disease.....?-
Kora lay down on the roof, staring up at the stars. She closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep, and curled up on her side. Vejeta sat down next to her with his arms folded. They sat up there for about an hour before Vejeta picked Kora up and floated to the ground. As he was walking through the kitchen, Bulma glanced at him.
She was going to ask him what they talked about when she saw the look in Vejeta's eyes. As soon as she saw it, she knew. Vejeta took Kora to her room and laid her in the bed, then went straight to the gravity chamber.
Kora slightly opened one eye, half-awake, and muttered, "Akomar, rachad..."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Um... since the evil Androids thing don't happen in this universe, I suppose I should explain Juuhachigou. She was an Android, but she ran away from her creator when she realized he wanted to use her for war and Krillen found her in a forest. Then he fell in love with her and used the Dragonballs to wish her to the way she is in the Buu Saga. I guess that's it... REVIEW!!
morkia = thank you (literally, many thanks)
rachad = big brother
akomar = I love you (among family)
baka (you probably know this one, but just in case) = idiot, fool, stupid, etc.
Saiya-go = Saiya-jin language
Running From the Past
Chapter 4: "Beach Trip"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kora stared in shock at the bikini Bulma was holding up in front of her. She folded her arms, taking on a look exactly like Vejeta.
"Bulma, sister-in-law or not, I am NOT wearing that."
"Kora, c'mon... don't you wanna look good?"
"There's... two inches of material in that thing! I'd rather spend time with Oolong than wear that!"
Bulma sighed. After Kora had settled down, they had the old crew over, introducing them to Kora. As soon as she started talking to Oolong, she grew an intense disliking of him. Now Bulma was planning a beach party and judging from Oolong and Master Roshi's obsessions, she refused to wear anything that would make them drool over her.
Bulma sighed, running a hand through her hair.
-Now I have two Vejeta's to deal with...-
Kora scowled, looking at the various bathing suits. She sighed and pointed to one, "I'll wear that, if you insist."
Bulma shrugged and grabbed it. It was dark blue with halter straps that tied behind her neck and a curved back that came just below the middle of her back. They paid for it and went home.
Kora flopped on the couch and laid her arm over her eyes. When she moved her arm, she saw Bulma standing next to her, smirking.
"We aren't done yet... You have to try it on."
Kora made a face and got up, reluctantly following Bulma upstairs. She grabbed the bathing suit and walked in the bathroom, then walked back out wearing it with her arms folded. Bulma smirked.
"You've got the perfect figure for this."
"...I'm wearing shorts."
"Fine... Now turn around."
Kora turned around and stared at the floor, knowing Bulma would see it. The blue-haired woman blinked in surprise. Kora had a scar running from her left shoulder-blade to her right.
"...The planet I lived on wasn't without its troubles. I... got caught up in a war. Someone slashed me with a sword from behind... I was 10."
"10?!"
"As Saiya-jin, we start our training the day we can walk. I was well- prepared to fight at 10. I just forgot to watch my back."
Bulma was about to say something, but was cut off when Vejeta yelled for her from downstairs, "Well, since you'll object to anything else, I guess you're ready."
Kora winced slightly and looked in a full-body mirror at herself, then turned to Bulma before she left, smiling warmly at her, "Morkia, Bulma..."
With what little Saiya-go Vejeta had taught her, she understood and smiled back, "You're welcome."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kora jumped out of the aircar, running over to Gohan and Goten with Vejeta and Trunks following her. Bulma shook her head and joined ChiChi and Juuhachigou at the picnic tables.
"Hey, Kora..."
"Kora-san!"
"Hey, Gohan. Hi, Goten!"
Vejeta folded his arms impatiently, "Are we gonna spar or not?"
The five Saiya-jin all nodded. Trunks and Goten flew off to a different spot and the other three switched off. They trained for about an hour, until the women yelled out that dinner was ready. Gohan, Goten, and Trunks were at the table by the time they said "Foo--". Vejeta folded his arms and smirked.
"Let's go, Kaka--..." Kora looked at him and saw a brief look of pain on his face, but he quickly recovered and corrected himself, "Kora..."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
It was later that evening. Vejeta was standing on the roof looking up at the stars, Goten and Trunks were playing video games in Trunks' room, and Bulma was cleaning up from dinner. Kora floated up to the roof and looked sadly at Vejeta. He turned and frowned at her.
"What's wrong with you?"
"I...Is it okay...if...I ask you something...about...a painful subject...?"
"...You want to know about Kakarott."
Kora nodded slowly, hoping she wasn't treading on thin ice.
"Kakarott was...strange. He was the strongest out of all of us... yet he could easily be entertained by children's cartoons. He hit his head as a child, so he completely forgot about his Saiya-jin heritage. He didn't even suspect anything about his tail, no matter how many people told him it was strange. It wasn't until Namek that he even knew who he was. He was born with an extraordinary power. Every Saiya-jin is born with a limit as to how powerful they will get. Once you start to reach that limit it becomes harder and harder to progress. You wouldn't know it from his ki when he was born, but he was born with a very high limit. He just kept becoming more and more powerful until the heart disease killed him. It's such an irony that the greatest warrior in the universe was killed by a disease. He had the purest heart, too. He was the best friend anyone could ever ask for..."
Kora winced at the last remark, "I'm sorry, rachad*..."
"Don't be... You deserve to know who he was. He was the best of all of us."
They both fell silent, thinking about Goku.
-Wow... Kakarott must've meant a lot to rachad... He's willing to admit that Kakarott was stronger than him. I wish I could meet him...-
-Kakarott, you baka... why didn't you fight that disease.....?-
Kora lay down on the roof, staring up at the stars. She closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep, and curled up on her side. Vejeta sat down next to her with his arms folded. They sat up there for about an hour before Vejeta picked Kora up and floated to the ground. As he was walking through the kitchen, Bulma glanced at him.
She was going to ask him what they talked about when she saw the look in Vejeta's eyes. As soon as she saw it, she knew. Vejeta took Kora to her room and laid her in the bed, then went straight to the gravity chamber.
Kora slightly opened one eye, half-awake, and muttered, "Akomar, rachad..."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Um... since the evil Androids thing don't happen in this universe, I suppose I should explain Juuhachigou. She was an Android, but she ran away from her creator when she realized he wanted to use her for war and Krillen found her in a forest. Then he fell in love with her and used the Dragonballs to wish her to the way she is in the Buu Saga. I guess that's it... REVIEW!!