Chapter 4
Later
Lita came back with Krillin, Gohan, Goku and Tien. She was soaking and grinning wildly with her hair disarrayed. She held a huge fish in her arms. The girls took one look at her and burst out laughing. Chi Chi took the fish from Lita and told her to go dry off.
Rei went up to Chi Chi and Goku, "Is there someplace secluded that I can make a fire?"
"Uuuuuhhhh," Goku and Chi Chi looked at each other baffled.
Rei saw this and explained that she was psychic and wanted to do a fire reading about their situation.
By then everyone was listening. The Z team went, "Ooooohhh," and the nodded their heads as if they understood, which they didn't.
Goku told her of a place.
"Hey, could I come and watch?" Gohan asked.
"There is nothing much to see," Rei told him.
"Gohan, don't bother our guest," Chi Chi scolded him.
"It's ok. You can come, but there isn't really much to it," Rei responded.
"Can I come?" Krillin asked.
"Hey, can we come too?" everyone asked.
"Sure, you all can come," Rei answered, "But you have to do as I say."
"Sure," They all said at once.
"Chi Chi you want to come?" Goku asked.
"No, I'm going to finish cooking dinner," Chi Chi replied.
Ami and Bulma were deep into a conversation about wormholes.
"Look at you weaklings, clamoring to see a little trick done by the girl. This should be good for a laughed," Vegeta said haughtily.
"Watch it mister," Rei's voice rose.
"Oooohhh, I'm so scared," Vegeta mimicked a girl's voice.
Rei came forward dangerously. Amara and Lita came to stand by her side.
"You'd better be! This could save our lives!" Rei yelled at him. She rivaled Chi Chi and Bulma in the yelling department.
They stood there. Vegeta gave her the evil eye but she didn't back down.
"Vegeta leave her alone. Lets get going before it gets dark," Goku broke the deathly silence.
"Humph," Rei sharply turned her back on him, "Yes, lets go. Show the way."
"Humph," Vegeta lifted his chin and folded his arms across his chest and stalked after.
They came to the spot. Rei said it looked ok. She started the fire and told the others to stand back and be quiet. Vegeta did not comply and stood closer than he should. Rei shot daggers at him with her eyes. She began. (Reader's note: She was at the temple with all her stuff for the fire reading when the youma attacked so she has all her stuff.)
The group watched in silence.
Rei said something under her breath and the fire roared up 4 times higher and wider than it had been. She said something else and the fire seemed to lash out on purpose at an arrogant Vegeta standing nearby. He had to leap out of the way to avoid being burned. The Senshi snickered and told the Z team that Rei had asked the Fire to do that. They all snickered behind their hands. Rei had a wicked smile on her face. Her expression became serious and she went to work. Vegeta stood further back from the fire with more respect for it. When she was finished Rei went to the group.
"I hope that didn't bore you to death," Rei said looking at Gohan.
"Nope, not boring at all," Gohan reassured her.
"Well I warned you it wouldn't be much," Rei said.
She turned to Vegeta, "Did it get a little hot for ya there, Vegeta?" Rei crowed.
He didn't answer. They all started laughing.
"That was something. I've never heard of someone doing that before," Tien said.
"Yes, it was interesting," Piccolo conceded, "What do those signs that you make with your hands mean?
"I can tell you all about later. It's more than just that. You have to mentally concentrate in a way but still relax. I mediate a lot so that makes it easier for me. But sometimes the Fire doesn't know anything I need to know or it doesn't want to tell me."
"You're scorchin'! Get it?" Krillin remarked and he and Gohan laughed.
"Lame, real lame," Mina shook her head.
"Thanks, it's a talent of mine," Rei preened as she basked in the momentary spotlight.
"We'd better get back. Chi Chi will probably have dinner ready," Goku waved for them to come and they headed back.
Later
Lita came back with Krillin, Gohan, Goku and Tien. She was soaking and grinning wildly with her hair disarrayed. She held a huge fish in her arms. The girls took one look at her and burst out laughing. Chi Chi took the fish from Lita and told her to go dry off.
Rei went up to Chi Chi and Goku, "Is there someplace secluded that I can make a fire?"
"Uuuuuhhhh," Goku and Chi Chi looked at each other baffled.
Rei saw this and explained that she was psychic and wanted to do a fire reading about their situation.
By then everyone was listening. The Z team went, "Ooooohhh," and the nodded their heads as if they understood, which they didn't.
Goku told her of a place.
"Hey, could I come and watch?" Gohan asked.
"There is nothing much to see," Rei told him.
"Gohan, don't bother our guest," Chi Chi scolded him.
"It's ok. You can come, but there isn't really much to it," Rei responded.
"Can I come?" Krillin asked.
"Hey, can we come too?" everyone asked.
"Sure, you all can come," Rei answered, "But you have to do as I say."
"Sure," They all said at once.
"Chi Chi you want to come?" Goku asked.
"No, I'm going to finish cooking dinner," Chi Chi replied.
Ami and Bulma were deep into a conversation about wormholes.
"Look at you weaklings, clamoring to see a little trick done by the girl. This should be good for a laughed," Vegeta said haughtily.
"Watch it mister," Rei's voice rose.
"Oooohhh, I'm so scared," Vegeta mimicked a girl's voice.
Rei came forward dangerously. Amara and Lita came to stand by her side.
"You'd better be! This could save our lives!" Rei yelled at him. She rivaled Chi Chi and Bulma in the yelling department.
They stood there. Vegeta gave her the evil eye but she didn't back down.
"Vegeta leave her alone. Lets get going before it gets dark," Goku broke the deathly silence.
"Humph," Rei sharply turned her back on him, "Yes, lets go. Show the way."
"Humph," Vegeta lifted his chin and folded his arms across his chest and stalked after.
They came to the spot. Rei said it looked ok. She started the fire and told the others to stand back and be quiet. Vegeta did not comply and stood closer than he should. Rei shot daggers at him with her eyes. She began. (Reader's note: She was at the temple with all her stuff for the fire reading when the youma attacked so she has all her stuff.)
The group watched in silence.
Rei said something under her breath and the fire roared up 4 times higher and wider than it had been. She said something else and the fire seemed to lash out on purpose at an arrogant Vegeta standing nearby. He had to leap out of the way to avoid being burned. The Senshi snickered and told the Z team that Rei had asked the Fire to do that. They all snickered behind their hands. Rei had a wicked smile on her face. Her expression became serious and she went to work. Vegeta stood further back from the fire with more respect for it. When she was finished Rei went to the group.
"I hope that didn't bore you to death," Rei said looking at Gohan.
"Nope, not boring at all," Gohan reassured her.
"Well I warned you it wouldn't be much," Rei said.
She turned to Vegeta, "Did it get a little hot for ya there, Vegeta?" Rei crowed.
He didn't answer. They all started laughing.
"That was something. I've never heard of someone doing that before," Tien said.
"Yes, it was interesting," Piccolo conceded, "What do those signs that you make with your hands mean?
"I can tell you all about later. It's more than just that. You have to mentally concentrate in a way but still relax. I mediate a lot so that makes it easier for me. But sometimes the Fire doesn't know anything I need to know or it doesn't want to tell me."
"You're scorchin'! Get it?" Krillin remarked and he and Gohan laughed.
"Lame, real lame," Mina shook her head.
"Thanks, it's a talent of mine," Rei preened as she basked in the momentary spotlight.
"We'd better get back. Chi Chi will probably have dinner ready," Goku waved for them to come and they headed back.