Here's another chapter of CaM. Have fun reading! (I'm really getting some
confidence now... ^_^ )
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SSJ4 Goku: The flame was just a thought, but let's not give any ideas now! O.o Aw, I just don't know how to express my appreciation and gratitude in words. ^_^ And I'm succeeding thanx to kind reviews from you and everyone else. Without you guys, I'd have no point in writing. And I know what that feels like to have a story suddenly updated. It's like your entire bad day suddenly turns upside down(well, that happens to me... I pretty easy to please. ^_^()). Aw, a favorite? Now I feel really special! ^_^ You won't have to wait so long, hopefully. I try to update this within one to two days.
Masquerade: Hey, I try! But it's still pretty hard for me since I'm a hopeless romantic. ^_^() And I'm glad that this is bringing some smiles to your face! I try to keep everyone happy.
lilmissgoten: It is hard to decide who to cheer for, ne? With Cell being my favorite character and Sekai being my OWN character, I just don't know who to root for. *sigh* Decisions, decisions... Yeah, I kinda slacked on the updates and spaced them to every other day, so I wanted to make up for it. And I also couldn't find a place to stop any earlier. ^_^()
SSJSkaterTrunks: Yep, it's on all right! And you can guess that it won't be pretty. Thanx again. ^_^
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Disclaimer: Same as last time. DBZ-- Definitely is NOT mine. Sekai-- Definitely IS mine. What else is there to say? Anyone can figure that out.
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Cat and Mouse: Chapter Seven
Sekai barely had any time to dodge the punch that Cell sent to her head. His moves were very fast and it was hard to keep up with him. A kick to the stomach knocked her away into an empty building. A broken rib made itself known as a loud snap from the contact rang in her ears. The rubble crashed on top of her, only adding to her pain.
Groaning, she pulled herself out of the debris and shakily stood before him, holding her side. She had no time to react when he suddenly punched her in the nose. She yelped and backed away but was unable to miss his tail striking her in the shoulder. Getting knocked down again and holding her nose, she felt warm liquid on her fingers. It was bleeding. She glared daggers at him as she heard him chuckling at her.
"Shut up!" she shouted. Trying hard not to burst in tears from the pain her body had endured so far, she pinched her nose for a minute to stop the bleeding. Cell continued to laugh but more softly.
"Oh, little girl, are you going to cry now? Sorry, dear, but I want to see just how much fight you have in you," he joked.
"I am not your toy to be played with! And don't call me 'dear'!" she shouted at him. Things were not going too well for her.
"Then tell me your name. I haven't yet learned it and it would be nice for me to know who I am fighting. Of course, I don't guarantee that you'll be called by your name," he said.
"Then why should I give it to you?" she shot back. Her side burned achingly and she felt like collapsing just to ease the pain.
"Well, you know my name so it would only be fair if I knew yours, too, wouldn't it?" he reasoned.
"Since when are you one to be fair?" She wondered where this conversation was going. She removed her hand from her nose and, fortunately, the bleeding had stopped for now.
"I can be quite fair. But your degree of fairness and my degree of fairness are two completely different things," he said.
She was silent for a moment. Then she decided it wouldn't hurt to tell him. Besides, she'd rather be called by her name than by the nickname 'dear'.
"Sekai."
He repeated her name without sound. "Quite a lovely name. It suits you."
She wondered if he meant that or was being sarcastic. It was hard to tell. What she could tell was that now Cell wanted to get back to fighting, and she just didn't know if she could hold up this time. She had to stall him to regain some precious energy.
"Why can't you tell me as to why you spared me? Don't tell me you just got full from your killing spree."
Cell smirked. "I didn't want to disturb you with your bath," he joked.
She got a little mad, realizing that he had known what she had been doing at the time when he had been "feeding". She tried to calm herself. "No jokes, Cell! Really, why did you spare me?"
"All will be revealed to you in due time," he answered cryptically. His response only annoyed her further. Finally, she was fed up with all of the chitchat.
"Fine. And about your timing back at that place?" She pressed.
"There's nothing I can say that will be of any use to you. So let's get going with this. But this fight will not be the last, I assure you." His statement was confident.
"Yeah, whatever. We'll see," she sighed. Oh, well. The important thing was that she tried and managed to replenish a small amount of her energy. She got into a fighting stance. Cell did the same.
No more words were exchanged at that moment. All was silent as one waited for the other to make the first move. After several tense moments, the two ran at each other simultaneously.
Sekai decided to make the first attempt to go on the offensive. She realized that at her power, it would be the only chance she had. She just had to take a chance while he underestimated her. Her fist shot for Cell's face but was caught by his hand. She threw her other fist at him in another attempt to strike but that was caught as well. The cocky expression on his face angered her further and she called forth some more of her energy to get out of the position they were locked in.
With an extra boost of strength, Sekai managed to twist her body in such a position to where she put some space between them, with their hands still together, and kicked him hard in the chin. Surprised, Cell's head snapped back from the force of the hit and he let go of her hands, leaving himself open to an attack to his abdomen. She punched him there.
Cell staggered back a few steps and growled. Before he could defend himself, Sekai landed a doublekick to his stomach again. With a burst of energy, he jumped up and floated in the air, high enough so that she couldn't reach him.
"Hey, get back down here!" she yelled at him.
He looked down at her and smiled suddenly. "What's the matter? Can't you fly?"
He saw her stiffen for a moment, but she quickly covered it up with a mean glare. That moment was all he needed to find something very important about her.
'Hehe... There's one weakness I have discovered about you, my dear,' he thought.
"Why do I need to fly?" Sekai questioned after a moment.
"Until you do, you have no chance against me if you even had one at all before," he informed her.
"I can do just fine even without having to fly," she denied. "Flying can be made up for with my brains."
Cell smirked at her, amused. It was fun to watch her come up with excuses she probably couldn't even back up. "Really? You think so? Well, why don't we just find out how smart you are then?" He landed back on the ground. He had been wondering if she knew how to use ki power yet. He would have to try that in the fight and see. Once more, he got into a fighting stance. "Just try to get past my defenses now."
Sekai was very nervous. She didn't know just what Cell was planning in that head of his and it caused her to tense up. Calling forth more energy from within, which she had been able to retrieve every time they paused to "talk", she ran at him again with great speed. Their little sparring match began.
Cell took note of her every move and Sekai did the same with him. He pretty much kept his power at her level to make the fight last longer. Sekai was giving all she had, and she was getting frustrated with Cell blocking and countering her every attack. She jumped up and behind him to land a roundhouse kick to his head. Suddenly, in a blur, he just disappeared.
She landed on her feet and blinked. Cell had completely vanished from her sight, and he was hiding his ki so she couldn't locate him. Anxiety and nervousness began to get to her. It was then that she felt energy coming together. She looked over her shoulder and saw Cell in the air in a stance with his hands cupped to his right side and his feet apart in a way that made it look like he was standing on solid ground. She heard him saying something.
"Kame...Hame...HA!"
A bright blue burst of light shot out of his hands as he aimed it for her and it rocketed towards her. Sekai had no idea what to do. She couldn't dodge it in time and she didn't know how to counter it. So all she could do was put her hands up in front of her and try to hold it off. The blast made contact with her bare skin and burned her hands. She bit her lip to keep from crying out, for fear that Cell would hear her. She ground her teeth, trying to keep the blast from pushing her back. He was pushing a little more energy into it and making it more difficult for her to fend off. At last, when she couldn't take the pain anymore, her arms slipped from their hold on the energy ball and made contact with the entire middle half of her body, knocking her into yet another building. Her scream echoed off the walls of the other buildings as dust blew around everywhere and hid her.
As the dust slowly cleared and Sekai came into view, Cell stared at her fallen body. She lay on the ground, panting hard with her head turned to the side away him. She wasn't looking so good, and she appeared to be drifting in and out of consciousness as her eyes fluttered and the lids became heavier. The hem and parts of the sleeves of her shirt had been left ragged, and her pants had been turned into torn capris. Her green hair had been singed a little with the tips slightly blackened. All in all, she looked terrible and pathetic. Yet, in a way, he felt a small amount of respect towards her. After all, she had managed to get attacks in through his defenses and had survived his blast. He had even had to put in a bit more energy to knock her away! Cell truly wondered how deep her powers ran through her.
Sekai's body burned all over. She couldn't even let herself move; the pain was so great. She knew that now was her time to die. Cell was approaching her right now. He landed on the ground and walked in her direction. His haunting footsteps exaggeratingly intensified and rang in her head like terrible sledgehammers that would crush her skull withing a moment's time. She felt certain that her day of judgment was nearing...
KT-TCH... KT-TCH... KT-TCH... KT-TCH...
Her panting had ceased finally, but her heart continued its rapid beat. She had always feared death, not for death itself, but the way in which she would die. She didn't want to die like this, and that only made her fear heighten itself. A view of his right, three-toed foot came into her line of vision. Almost immediately, her entire system seemed to shut down; her lungs ceased to breathe, her heart stopped its fast pounding, and her eyes glazed over. After a moment, she slowly blinked and her gaze fell upon his face. Only her eyes moved; everything else still remained immobile. He just stared back at her, not saying anything. Then his expression turned into one of victory again. Sekai's eyes widened and she became even more frightened.
"Well, it looks like I've won again," he spoke triumphantly. "And I believe that now is the time for me to taste that bit of power you possess." His tail rose menacingly over her and aimed for her vulnerable form. All that ran through Sekai's mind was that cruel smirk on his face and the spike that shot towards her chest faster than any bullet...
Well, there's a first. I guess I kinda left you all with a cliffhanger. O.o Oh, no! I am becoming evil like Cell! O.o Eep! Don't hurt me, please. I'll try to post the next chapter as fast as my fingers can type(That's not too slow... I think.). Until then, sit tight! Bye! ^_^
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SSJ4 Goku: The flame was just a thought, but let's not give any ideas now! O.o Aw, I just don't know how to express my appreciation and gratitude in words. ^_^ And I'm succeeding thanx to kind reviews from you and everyone else. Without you guys, I'd have no point in writing. And I know what that feels like to have a story suddenly updated. It's like your entire bad day suddenly turns upside down(well, that happens to me... I pretty easy to please. ^_^()). Aw, a favorite? Now I feel really special! ^_^ You won't have to wait so long, hopefully. I try to update this within one to two days.
Masquerade: Hey, I try! But it's still pretty hard for me since I'm a hopeless romantic. ^_^() And I'm glad that this is bringing some smiles to your face! I try to keep everyone happy.
lilmissgoten: It is hard to decide who to cheer for, ne? With Cell being my favorite character and Sekai being my OWN character, I just don't know who to root for. *sigh* Decisions, decisions... Yeah, I kinda slacked on the updates and spaced them to every other day, so I wanted to make up for it. And I also couldn't find a place to stop any earlier. ^_^()
SSJSkaterTrunks: Yep, it's on all right! And you can guess that it won't be pretty. Thanx again. ^_^
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Disclaimer: Same as last time. DBZ-- Definitely is NOT mine. Sekai-- Definitely IS mine. What else is there to say? Anyone can figure that out.
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Cat and Mouse: Chapter Seven
Sekai barely had any time to dodge the punch that Cell sent to her head. His moves were very fast and it was hard to keep up with him. A kick to the stomach knocked her away into an empty building. A broken rib made itself known as a loud snap from the contact rang in her ears. The rubble crashed on top of her, only adding to her pain.
Groaning, she pulled herself out of the debris and shakily stood before him, holding her side. She had no time to react when he suddenly punched her in the nose. She yelped and backed away but was unable to miss his tail striking her in the shoulder. Getting knocked down again and holding her nose, she felt warm liquid on her fingers. It was bleeding. She glared daggers at him as she heard him chuckling at her.
"Shut up!" she shouted. Trying hard not to burst in tears from the pain her body had endured so far, she pinched her nose for a minute to stop the bleeding. Cell continued to laugh but more softly.
"Oh, little girl, are you going to cry now? Sorry, dear, but I want to see just how much fight you have in you," he joked.
"I am not your toy to be played with! And don't call me 'dear'!" she shouted at him. Things were not going too well for her.
"Then tell me your name. I haven't yet learned it and it would be nice for me to know who I am fighting. Of course, I don't guarantee that you'll be called by your name," he said.
"Then why should I give it to you?" she shot back. Her side burned achingly and she felt like collapsing just to ease the pain.
"Well, you know my name so it would only be fair if I knew yours, too, wouldn't it?" he reasoned.
"Since when are you one to be fair?" She wondered where this conversation was going. She removed her hand from her nose and, fortunately, the bleeding had stopped for now.
"I can be quite fair. But your degree of fairness and my degree of fairness are two completely different things," he said.
She was silent for a moment. Then she decided it wouldn't hurt to tell him. Besides, she'd rather be called by her name than by the nickname 'dear'.
"Sekai."
He repeated her name without sound. "Quite a lovely name. It suits you."
She wondered if he meant that or was being sarcastic. It was hard to tell. What she could tell was that now Cell wanted to get back to fighting, and she just didn't know if she could hold up this time. She had to stall him to regain some precious energy.
"Why can't you tell me as to why you spared me? Don't tell me you just got full from your killing spree."
Cell smirked. "I didn't want to disturb you with your bath," he joked.
She got a little mad, realizing that he had known what she had been doing at the time when he had been "feeding". She tried to calm herself. "No jokes, Cell! Really, why did you spare me?"
"All will be revealed to you in due time," he answered cryptically. His response only annoyed her further. Finally, she was fed up with all of the chitchat.
"Fine. And about your timing back at that place?" She pressed.
"There's nothing I can say that will be of any use to you. So let's get going with this. But this fight will not be the last, I assure you." His statement was confident.
"Yeah, whatever. We'll see," she sighed. Oh, well. The important thing was that she tried and managed to replenish a small amount of her energy. She got into a fighting stance. Cell did the same.
No more words were exchanged at that moment. All was silent as one waited for the other to make the first move. After several tense moments, the two ran at each other simultaneously.
Sekai decided to make the first attempt to go on the offensive. She realized that at her power, it would be the only chance she had. She just had to take a chance while he underestimated her. Her fist shot for Cell's face but was caught by his hand. She threw her other fist at him in another attempt to strike but that was caught as well. The cocky expression on his face angered her further and she called forth some more of her energy to get out of the position they were locked in.
With an extra boost of strength, Sekai managed to twist her body in such a position to where she put some space between them, with their hands still together, and kicked him hard in the chin. Surprised, Cell's head snapped back from the force of the hit and he let go of her hands, leaving himself open to an attack to his abdomen. She punched him there.
Cell staggered back a few steps and growled. Before he could defend himself, Sekai landed a doublekick to his stomach again. With a burst of energy, he jumped up and floated in the air, high enough so that she couldn't reach him.
"Hey, get back down here!" she yelled at him.
He looked down at her and smiled suddenly. "What's the matter? Can't you fly?"
He saw her stiffen for a moment, but she quickly covered it up with a mean glare. That moment was all he needed to find something very important about her.
'Hehe... There's one weakness I have discovered about you, my dear,' he thought.
"Why do I need to fly?" Sekai questioned after a moment.
"Until you do, you have no chance against me if you even had one at all before," he informed her.
"I can do just fine even without having to fly," she denied. "Flying can be made up for with my brains."
Cell smirked at her, amused. It was fun to watch her come up with excuses she probably couldn't even back up. "Really? You think so? Well, why don't we just find out how smart you are then?" He landed back on the ground. He had been wondering if she knew how to use ki power yet. He would have to try that in the fight and see. Once more, he got into a fighting stance. "Just try to get past my defenses now."
Sekai was very nervous. She didn't know just what Cell was planning in that head of his and it caused her to tense up. Calling forth more energy from within, which she had been able to retrieve every time they paused to "talk", she ran at him again with great speed. Their little sparring match began.
Cell took note of her every move and Sekai did the same with him. He pretty much kept his power at her level to make the fight last longer. Sekai was giving all she had, and she was getting frustrated with Cell blocking and countering her every attack. She jumped up and behind him to land a roundhouse kick to his head. Suddenly, in a blur, he just disappeared.
She landed on her feet and blinked. Cell had completely vanished from her sight, and he was hiding his ki so she couldn't locate him. Anxiety and nervousness began to get to her. It was then that she felt energy coming together. She looked over her shoulder and saw Cell in the air in a stance with his hands cupped to his right side and his feet apart in a way that made it look like he was standing on solid ground. She heard him saying something.
"Kame...Hame...HA!"
A bright blue burst of light shot out of his hands as he aimed it for her and it rocketed towards her. Sekai had no idea what to do. She couldn't dodge it in time and she didn't know how to counter it. So all she could do was put her hands up in front of her and try to hold it off. The blast made contact with her bare skin and burned her hands. She bit her lip to keep from crying out, for fear that Cell would hear her. She ground her teeth, trying to keep the blast from pushing her back. He was pushing a little more energy into it and making it more difficult for her to fend off. At last, when she couldn't take the pain anymore, her arms slipped from their hold on the energy ball and made contact with the entire middle half of her body, knocking her into yet another building. Her scream echoed off the walls of the other buildings as dust blew around everywhere and hid her.
As the dust slowly cleared and Sekai came into view, Cell stared at her fallen body. She lay on the ground, panting hard with her head turned to the side away him. She wasn't looking so good, and she appeared to be drifting in and out of consciousness as her eyes fluttered and the lids became heavier. The hem and parts of the sleeves of her shirt had been left ragged, and her pants had been turned into torn capris. Her green hair had been singed a little with the tips slightly blackened. All in all, she looked terrible and pathetic. Yet, in a way, he felt a small amount of respect towards her. After all, she had managed to get attacks in through his defenses and had survived his blast. He had even had to put in a bit more energy to knock her away! Cell truly wondered how deep her powers ran through her.
Sekai's body burned all over. She couldn't even let herself move; the pain was so great. She knew that now was her time to die. Cell was approaching her right now. He landed on the ground and walked in her direction. His haunting footsteps exaggeratingly intensified and rang in her head like terrible sledgehammers that would crush her skull withing a moment's time. She felt certain that her day of judgment was nearing...
KT-TCH... KT-TCH... KT-TCH... KT-TCH...
Her panting had ceased finally, but her heart continued its rapid beat. She had always feared death, not for death itself, but the way in which she would die. She didn't want to die like this, and that only made her fear heighten itself. A view of his right, three-toed foot came into her line of vision. Almost immediately, her entire system seemed to shut down; her lungs ceased to breathe, her heart stopped its fast pounding, and her eyes glazed over. After a moment, she slowly blinked and her gaze fell upon his face. Only her eyes moved; everything else still remained immobile. He just stared back at her, not saying anything. Then his expression turned into one of victory again. Sekai's eyes widened and she became even more frightened.
"Well, it looks like I've won again," he spoke triumphantly. "And I believe that now is the time for me to taste that bit of power you possess." His tail rose menacingly over her and aimed for her vulnerable form. All that ran through Sekai's mind was that cruel smirk on his face and the spike that shot towards her chest faster than any bullet...
Well, there's a first. I guess I kinda left you all with a cliffhanger. O.o Oh, no! I am becoming evil like Cell! O.o Eep! Don't hurt me, please. I'll try to post the next chapter as fast as my fingers can type(That's not too slow... I think.). Until then, sit tight! Bye! ^_^