Chapter Two
Arrow felt a sense of peace doing aerobatic flips in the air. She enjoyed flying, and it was nice not to be under scrutiny. Mountains and rivers rushed by, as she finally landed by a waterfall and cave. Utterly exhausted, she did not notice the sparse furnishing in the cave as she fell asleep on the hard stone floor.
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Gohan followed Piccolo back to his waterfall. In the air, Piccolo and Gohan were discussing what happened.
"Why did you go against Vegeta like that?" Piccolo asked, puzzled by his former student's actions.
"I don't know, it just made me furious; what her was doing to her. Must be the saiyan genes," Gohan concluded.
"The saiyan was purring; doesn't that mean she was content?"
"It was like she was purring against her will. I think it had something to do with what Vegeta was doing to her tail."
Piccolo and Gohan landed next to the small waterfall.
"I'll be right back," said Piccolo, as he walked away.
Gohan nodded as he stepped inside Piccolo's home. He was surprised and amused to see a certain female saiyan sound asleep on the floor. He knelt down and brushed some coal black hair away from her face.
*Why does she intrigue me so much? Damn these saiyan genes,* he thought, tracing her facial features gently with a finger.
"Ahem."
Piccolo was standing at the entrance, looking amused at Gohan's position. Gohan immediately straightened and smiled sheepishly.
"Don't get too attached," Piccolo advised, "She still might be dangerous."
"I don't think she is," Gohan said, "But I had better go now."
Piccolo, not really understanding Gohan's actions, nodded a farewell.
"Oh Gohan? Take her with you," Piccolo added as an afterthought.
Gohan nodded and he scooped her off the ground and nestled Arrow against his chest. He took off and waved a goodbye to Piccolo.
*I think they have enough guest rooms at Capsule Corps,* he thought, not really trusting himself in the same house with her.
Arrow's eyelids fluttered open, and she shifted in Gohan's arms, interrupting his thoughts.
"Gohan?" she said drowsily, then seemed to realize where she was, "Gohan! Let me down this instant, Kakarrot spawn!"
Gohan shook his head and tightened his hold as she struggled to get out of his arms.
"How do I know you won't run away again?" he questioned, "Besides, I'm taking you to Capsule Corps. What's your name anyway?"
"Capsule Corps? With Vegeta?" Arrow seemed much more cheerful with this prospect, "I'm Arrow."
"Arrow, eh?"
Feeling strangely angry at watching Arrow's eyes light up at any mention of Vegeta, the conversation lapsed into silence until they reached Capsule Corps.
"Hey," Gohan greeted Bulma, who was outdoors, "Can Arrow stay here? I promise she's not going to be a problem."
"Hey!" protested Arrow, sticking out her tongue, "Stupid Kakarrot spawn."
"Sounds like her and Vegeta will get along fine," said Bulma smiling.
"Yeah," replied Gohan dejectedly as he watched Arrow inspect everything with an almost child-like curiousity.
"Don't worry about it," Bulma winked, understanding Gohan's sigh and unspoken words, "She'll need to go to class as well as train. I'll see if I can get her in at least some of your classes."
Feeling a little better, Gohan waved goodbye to Bulma and Arrow.
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Getting Arrow settled was easy; she wasn't picky. Shopping for things was another story.
"I don't want to go shopping!" she shouted, remembering all too well how Bulma was rumoured to shop like.
Eventually though, Bulma bribed Arrow with ice cream.
"Fine," Arrow sighed, "I guess it can't be that bad."
She was right, it was worse. By the time she got back, it was dark, and she had a million outfits.
"Oh yes, and tomorrow you can start school. You can follow Gohan, you're in some of his classes," Bulma added.
Arrow groaned yet again, "How do you do all this in one day??"
Bulma just chuckled as she watched Arrow trudge upstairs.
*I love playing matchmaker,* she thought.
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"Brat!" Vegeta roared, "The onna sent me to wake you up!"
Arrow mumbled something unintelligible and turned over, snuggling farther into the blanket.
"You're just like Kakarrot and his spawns when you sleep!"
"Am not," a voice argued, very clearly awake.
"Brat! Do you mean to say you have been awake all this time?!?" yelled Vegeta, murder evident on his face.
"No duh-er of course not?" Arrow offered lamely.
Arrow hauled butt into the bathroom, chased by a very angry saiyan prince, while shouting, "My name is Arrow, not brat!"
After her shower, she dressed in a black t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans, loose so she could conceal her tail within it. She left her hair down, and headed downstairs for breakfast.
"Guess what?" siad Bulma who was writing on a large stack of papers.
"What?" said Arrow, though it came out as 'ot', because she was stuffing her face.
"I always wanted a daughter," Bulma started, and Arrow could see where this was heading.
"REALLY?!?!" Arrow shouted, jumping up and down.
"I thought, just 'till I could get you home."
"Sure Mom!" Arrow said, finishing and putting her plates in the sink, "I'd love it if you guys would be my parents-er have you ran this by Vegeta?"
"Yeah- Vegeta! We're adopting Arrow!" Bulma shouted.
"Hehe, Trunks," Arrow said to Trunks, who was but a little toddler, "You're going to have an older sister!"
"How do you know his name?"
"Yeah, umm, you see, I umm, how do I explain this? Ok, I come from another dimension, for one thing. Second, you guys-this whole world is a TV show, so I know your names and stuff about you," Arrow finished in one breath.
"Whoah, slow down," Bulma said, trying to keep up.
Arrow explained and after a while, she understood.
"Do you mind if I tell anyone?" Bulma asked.
"No, not at all. Actually it will save me from having to keep repeatin-oh shoot! I'm late, see you later 'Mom!'" Arrow rushed out.
As a blur, she headed outside, until she smacked straight into someone.
A/N: Boy do I love cliffhangers! Review, and tell me who you think it is!
Arrow felt a sense of peace doing aerobatic flips in the air. She enjoyed flying, and it was nice not to be under scrutiny. Mountains and rivers rushed by, as she finally landed by a waterfall and cave. Utterly exhausted, she did not notice the sparse furnishing in the cave as she fell asleep on the hard stone floor.
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Gohan followed Piccolo back to his waterfall. In the air, Piccolo and Gohan were discussing what happened.
"Why did you go against Vegeta like that?" Piccolo asked, puzzled by his former student's actions.
"I don't know, it just made me furious; what her was doing to her. Must be the saiyan genes," Gohan concluded.
"The saiyan was purring; doesn't that mean she was content?"
"It was like she was purring against her will. I think it had something to do with what Vegeta was doing to her tail."
Piccolo and Gohan landed next to the small waterfall.
"I'll be right back," said Piccolo, as he walked away.
Gohan nodded as he stepped inside Piccolo's home. He was surprised and amused to see a certain female saiyan sound asleep on the floor. He knelt down and brushed some coal black hair away from her face.
*Why does she intrigue me so much? Damn these saiyan genes,* he thought, tracing her facial features gently with a finger.
"Ahem."
Piccolo was standing at the entrance, looking amused at Gohan's position. Gohan immediately straightened and smiled sheepishly.
"Don't get too attached," Piccolo advised, "She still might be dangerous."
"I don't think she is," Gohan said, "But I had better go now."
Piccolo, not really understanding Gohan's actions, nodded a farewell.
"Oh Gohan? Take her with you," Piccolo added as an afterthought.
Gohan nodded and he scooped her off the ground and nestled Arrow against his chest. He took off and waved a goodbye to Piccolo.
*I think they have enough guest rooms at Capsule Corps,* he thought, not really trusting himself in the same house with her.
Arrow's eyelids fluttered open, and she shifted in Gohan's arms, interrupting his thoughts.
"Gohan?" she said drowsily, then seemed to realize where she was, "Gohan! Let me down this instant, Kakarrot spawn!"
Gohan shook his head and tightened his hold as she struggled to get out of his arms.
"How do I know you won't run away again?" he questioned, "Besides, I'm taking you to Capsule Corps. What's your name anyway?"
"Capsule Corps? With Vegeta?" Arrow seemed much more cheerful with this prospect, "I'm Arrow."
"Arrow, eh?"
Feeling strangely angry at watching Arrow's eyes light up at any mention of Vegeta, the conversation lapsed into silence until they reached Capsule Corps.
"Hey," Gohan greeted Bulma, who was outdoors, "Can Arrow stay here? I promise she's not going to be a problem."
"Hey!" protested Arrow, sticking out her tongue, "Stupid Kakarrot spawn."
"Sounds like her and Vegeta will get along fine," said Bulma smiling.
"Yeah," replied Gohan dejectedly as he watched Arrow inspect everything with an almost child-like curiousity.
"Don't worry about it," Bulma winked, understanding Gohan's sigh and unspoken words, "She'll need to go to class as well as train. I'll see if I can get her in at least some of your classes."
Feeling a little better, Gohan waved goodbye to Bulma and Arrow.
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Getting Arrow settled was easy; she wasn't picky. Shopping for things was another story.
"I don't want to go shopping!" she shouted, remembering all too well how Bulma was rumoured to shop like.
Eventually though, Bulma bribed Arrow with ice cream.
"Fine," Arrow sighed, "I guess it can't be that bad."
She was right, it was worse. By the time she got back, it was dark, and she had a million outfits.
"Oh yes, and tomorrow you can start school. You can follow Gohan, you're in some of his classes," Bulma added.
Arrow groaned yet again, "How do you do all this in one day??"
Bulma just chuckled as she watched Arrow trudge upstairs.
*I love playing matchmaker,* she thought.
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"Brat!" Vegeta roared, "The onna sent me to wake you up!"
Arrow mumbled something unintelligible and turned over, snuggling farther into the blanket.
"You're just like Kakarrot and his spawns when you sleep!"
"Am not," a voice argued, very clearly awake.
"Brat! Do you mean to say you have been awake all this time?!?" yelled Vegeta, murder evident on his face.
"No duh-er of course not?" Arrow offered lamely.
Arrow hauled butt into the bathroom, chased by a very angry saiyan prince, while shouting, "My name is Arrow, not brat!"
After her shower, she dressed in a black t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans, loose so she could conceal her tail within it. She left her hair down, and headed downstairs for breakfast.
"Guess what?" siad Bulma who was writing on a large stack of papers.
"What?" said Arrow, though it came out as 'ot', because she was stuffing her face.
"I always wanted a daughter," Bulma started, and Arrow could see where this was heading.
"REALLY?!?!" Arrow shouted, jumping up and down.
"I thought, just 'till I could get you home."
"Sure Mom!" Arrow said, finishing and putting her plates in the sink, "I'd love it if you guys would be my parents-er have you ran this by Vegeta?"
"Yeah- Vegeta! We're adopting Arrow!" Bulma shouted.
"Hehe, Trunks," Arrow said to Trunks, who was but a little toddler, "You're going to have an older sister!"
"How do you know his name?"
"Yeah, umm, you see, I umm, how do I explain this? Ok, I come from another dimension, for one thing. Second, you guys-this whole world is a TV show, so I know your names and stuff about you," Arrow finished in one breath.
"Whoah, slow down," Bulma said, trying to keep up.
Arrow explained and after a while, she understood.
"Do you mind if I tell anyone?" Bulma asked.
"No, not at all. Actually it will save me from having to keep repeatin-oh shoot! I'm late, see you later 'Mom!'" Arrow rushed out.
As a blur, she headed outside, until she smacked straight into someone.
A/N: Boy do I love cliffhangers! Review, and tell me who you think it is!