A Sky of Dust
"..Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust
Another wave of tension
Has more than filled me up
All my talk of taking action
These words were never true"
Chapter 3- Tension
Darkness. Shadows. That was all that was seen. Nothing else. Deep breaths found themselves escaping from her lips. Was it fear that tinged in her mere gasps for air?
She looked around. Why couldn't she see anything?
She found herself moving along although all seemed lost. A crunch was heard behind her. She screamed loudly and turned around. Slapping a hand over her mouth she crouched down so she couldn't be seen. Even through she herself could not see anything, they could still see her. They could smell her fear. They could smell her blood...
The little girl felt small whimpers escaping her lips. Every ragged breath she took hurt her lungs. She felt the warmth the small drops of liquid made. The tears falling along her cheeks.
She could feel them then. They were close. Suddenly a flash of light filled her vision. She screamed a pain filled scream as her world collapsed around her...
Keikisha gasped for air as she sat up on the bed she had made herself from leaves and soft grass. She took in deep breaths as she tried to regain herself from the nightmare. That had been a re-occurring dream she had had for so long. She could still feel her heart pounding in her chest. Slowly her breath regained its steadiness.
She closed her eyes then snapping them open again. She knew she couldn't dream when she was conscious...but she could still feel the fear. She looked up into the sky. It was bright and beginning to get warm. She felt that familiar flash in her mind again.
So that was what woke her up.
2 kis were approaching her rapidly.
"It must be those two humans from yesterday," She said out loud, as if to re-assure herself more than to make a statement.
She stood up and performed some stretches she always did at the beginning of the day. It was much easier to tell what time it was on Earth. The sun was always moving along its course in the same pattern everyday. On Pazerui however, things were always dark. And cold. And lonely.
She looked at a tied piece of red fabric onto her upper arm. She had always worn it ever since she was born. It was symbolic to her of her parents. It had been her father's she had been told.
Of course, she had never gotten to know who her parents were, but to her they were the only people who had ever cared about her, even if it was very little. After all, they didn't send her away as a baby to conquer some far away planet. Although she knew in her mind that if she had been on Vegeta- sei they most probably would have.
She stood up straight and leaning against a tree she crossed her arms and wrapped her tail around her waist.
Two males figures landed in front of her. One had black, rebellious spiky hair and wide, bright charcoal eyes. The other had soft lavender hair and electric sky blue eyes.
"So you came after all, humans" said Keikisha smirking slightly.
Trunks nodded. Goten stood forward. He had an orange gi on which had the Kame symbol on it and the same blue undershirt. It looked exactly like his father's Martial arts gi.
"Just one question Keiki," he said smiling
Keikisha raised an eyebrow
"Keiki?" she said her voice laced with amusement
Goten grinned even wider if that were possible "I mean, I know that my friend here and I both come from Earth," he pointed a thumb in Trunks' direction, "but why keep reminding us?"
Keikisha smirked again "I don't even know your names"
Goten and Trunks face faulted.
"Good point." Goten rubbed a hand behind his head sheepishly "Well my name's Son Goten" He said then reached out to her hand to shake it politely.
The female Saiyan flinched back reflexly. She looked at Goten with narrowed eyes. Goten seemed unaffected and kept smiling. This was another Earth tradition Keikisha wasn't used to.
She slowly extended her hand and Goten shook hands with her, her face softened.
"Gomen. I'm not used to your Earth methods"
Goten shrugged "You'll get used to it, Keiki"
Keikisha smiled. These humans certainly were strange. They could fight better than anything she had ever seen. So why was he so nice? And what had she done to deserve being treated this way. She wasn't used to it. But it felt...nice.
Trunks watched on as the two talked carefree. Just as if they were two normal people... Not two aliens from outer space who didn't even know a single thing about each other.
"Well, what's your name?" Keikisha said turning towards Trunks.
Trunks looked over at her, his lavender hair falling over his face. "My name is Trunks Briefs," he said then blowing the lock of hair out of his face. His handsome face was serious and his arms remained crossed in front of his chest. He wore a black tank top which had the words 'Capsule' written on it and loose grey sweat pants, which hid his well-built form.
Keikisha studied him for a while. She bowed respectfully "Trunks-sensei"
'Mental note; not all humans act the same way' she thought to herself.
Goten cracked his knuckles "So we are going to train you, right?"
Keikisha stood up. Her face regained its serious expression. She nodded slowly "Hai"
"But another question first. Yesterday when you first met us, Uhh...Why did you tackle me out of the air? I mean, couldn't you have just waited for us to finish sparring?" said Goten.
"I didn't know how your species acted. And getting you off-guard was a good way to get you defenceless." She smirked, the way she did when she knew she was making a point "It worked didn't it?"
Goten blushed.
Trunks coughed "First I think we should teach you the most basic ki techniques, such as flying and basic ki concentration. After that we can head onto ki blasts and once all the basics are mastered we can teach you more complicated techniques."
"You mean ki has multi-purposes? Including levitation?"
Trunks nodded. "Anyone can learn to fly. It's the most basic form of ki manipulation."
"Okay then. Teach me how it's done," she said.
Trunks explained how flying was learnt. He found it was harder to explain than he thought.
Goten raised an eyebrow watching them. "What was that all about?" he thought out loud. When he thought about it, Trunks had seemed edgy ever since this morning. He shrugged it off and watched as Trunks explained flying.
"...And when you concentrate that energy you can concentrate it to rise up. Without you even noticing it'll levitate you with it." said Trunks.
Keikisha had her eyes closed and she seemed to be deep in concentration.
"Are you getting it Keiki?" Goten shouted.
A smile tugged at her lips but she quickly went back to a serious face "I'm concentrating baka"
Slowly her feet levitated a bit off the ground. Only about 1 or 2 inches, but she was still levitating. She must have noticed as her eyes shot open and she fell to the ground as she lost her concentration. She growled, "If it's like this every time one wishes to fly I'd be better off not learning it"
Trunks half-smiled "You're doing very well. For humans it would take about 3 or 4 days to just get their feet off the ground. And later flying will just come naturally. Learning how to do it is the hard part"
Keikisha stood up and sighed. She closed her eyes and concentrated again. She wobbled a bit, but this time she was at least 1/2 an inch higher than last time.
Goten yawned watching as the training went on as well as the day. This was like watching fireworks. The first time or even second time you see it it's amazing. But when you see it all the time it becomes...well, boring.
Soon the day was coming to an end. Keikisha could now levitate naturally, although she still couldn't fly at a fast speed like Goten and Trunks could of course.
Keikisha sat on the ground looking completely worn.
"Well we're going to be going now. It's getting late. Tomorrow we'll master the flying technique and then after the basic ki techniques" said Trunks. And with that he shot up flying into the sky.
"See ya Keiki" Goten said and flew away.
"Bye Son-kun"
Keikisha took in a deep breath. She shuddered. There it was again. She hated this time of year and all it stood for. She was worn out today, but not because of the training itself. But because it was Spring. Spring made Saiyan women weaker and the males stronger. Usually they would be equal, but Spring was mating season. The Male Saiyan dominated their chosen mate to breed with and guarded her from other males at all costs. She hated that. Rules set for everything. And the fact that the Saiyan woman had no right to choose whom she would breed with. It was the male's choice. Another reason she was grateful she would never have to set her eyes on another Saiyan as long as she lived. Especially a male.
And she hated the fact she had still seemed defenceless her whole life when the Saiyans were known for their strength. Other than that monster Frieza and the other Coldians of course. She shuddered at the mere thought of that murderer. But she was curious as to what had happened to him. He hadn't been heard from for years. Most assumed he was undercover. Others had said his brother Cooler had taken over the interplanetary trade. She didn't know. And frankly, she didn't care.
She looked up as the Sun began to set. This planet was so beautiful. She couldn't help but wonder how it had been missed by a Saiyan to conquer it for sale. She leaned back against a tree. A million thoughts ran through her mind. Why were humans so similar to her race when they lived light years away? And what would they need to fight for?
A she heard a shrill chirping in a tree nearby. She gained a defensive pose and growled. She saw the small blue bird on a branch nearby. She let her arms fall by her side. That little bird's chirping brought undesired memories. It sounded just like the lock on her chamber had on Pazerui. And when she heard that, she knew the Pasadria would torture her somehow.
She suddenly felt cold and headed to her small campsite.
The rest of the week seemed to pass by quicker than ever. Keikisha was learning more and more techniques by the day. By the end of just one week she should have been able fly and shoot basic ki blasts.
But she still felt like she couldn't trust them. Her heart had set up a fort around itself, which was explainable after all she had lived through.
And the past two days Goten had been arriving earlier to supposedly train Keikisha. But whenever Trunks arrived, Goten had been talking to her teaching her about Earth's way of living.
Goten had also been noticing some changes. It seemed that everyday Trunks had become even colder towards him. But he never knew why. And having his
naive personality, he shrugged it off. It was probably lack of sleep he guessed.
And today was no exception.
Trunks looked around the surroundings of the small forest. Landing down he couldn't see anyone or anything. He guessed Goten had slept in or something and Kiekisha must be getting ready for today's training session. He crossed his arms.
It was silent which was unusual for this time of day. It was early morning. But the only thing he could hear was the rushing of water from the small stream which passed along next to the small forest Keikisha had made herself comfortable in.
There was a snap of twigs in the distance. Trunks' head shot up, alert. There was no one there. Cautiously, and out of curiosity he walked along to see what it was that had made the noise. He saw a shiny object on the ground. Raising an eyebrow he bent down to pick it up. A creaking noise filled his ears and the next thing he knew he had fallen into a deep hole which had been covered by leaves and sticks. He cursed rubbing his head. He had hit it against the hard surface on the bottom of the pit.
"Hey there!" He heard a voice calling down to him from above the hole. He looked up to see two faces looking down at him.
Trunks growled
"Goten! What do you think you're doing? I'm not in the mood for your tricks"
Goten laughed
"Hey, it was her idea" He said pointing to Keikisha who was standing next to him. "She was trying to explain to me how these traps work and I didn't get it"
She smirked looking down in the pit.
Trunks blinked at her a couple of times before sighing frustrated. He stood up in the hole and slowly floated out of it. He brushed the dirt off himself.
"That's the oldest trick in the book"
"You're the one who fell for it, human" said Keikisha contemptuously
Trunks snorted and walked over to the stream. He cupped his hands gathering some of the water and splashed it on his face.
"If you two have finished playing games we can get back to training." He said emotionless, wiping the rest of the dirt from his clothes.
Goten's face washed over with a look of sadness. Usually Trunks would have been joining in laughing. What had happened to the team they once were? Had they really drifted apart that much in just this time...
"Hai Sensei" Keikisha agreed.
And so the day dragged on with the usual training. Trunks watched as Keikisha tried manipulating ki to form an energy blast of sorts. She sure was learning quickly. Just like any Saiyan. But there were still questions he knew he couldn't ask her. Why did she know hardly anything about ki, and yet she knew so much about her ancestors even though she said she despised them? But that would almost totally confirm that she hadn't reached the level of Super Saiyan. What was her desperation to train so much if she had already escaped from the Pasadria?
He frowned. These questions and many others had him mildly suspicious of her.
Concentration filled the female Saiyans purple eyes and beads of sweat ran down her forehead. She stared into the palm of her hand as if something would appear there any second. She narrowed her eyes. She never thought it could have been this hard to perform such a simple task.
Then, slowly she formed a small ki energy ball in her hands.
She smirked "See? I told you. 1 day is all it took," she said proudly.
Trunks snorted, "That took me a few hours to learn. And that was when I was 7 years old. You've still got a loooong way to go before you'll reach Gotens level or mine. In fact, I'm not even sure you will"
Keikisha stared at him wide eyed.
Trunks smirked and turned away from her to get a drink from the stream.
She growled angrily. How dare he think so low of her? Her?! A Saiyan!
She growled angrily and threw the energy right at his back. She smirked again. That ought to teach him to doubt her.
But, right before it hit not even turning around, Trunks swat it away as if it were a fly.
Keikisha gaped open mouthed as Trunks chuckled
"See?"
She ground her teeth growling furiously under her breath. She couldn't understand it. Humans were meant to be of a low class species! And why was he being so smug about it? He was acting just like...a Saiyan!
She growled enraged and in a flash she charged at him a fist full of anger aimed directly at him. Trunks moved his feet around on the ground and twisted his body in time to catch her fist. She shot daggers at him through fiery purple eyes.
He smirked
"You know, they say people with purple eyes have psychic abilities"
Keikisha frowned
"And I heard that people with blue eyes have patience and stamina"
She then aimed another punch aimed directly at his gut.
He twisted his body around and avoided the forceful punch by an inch. She then threw a flury of punches at him and he tried defending or avoiding altogether. He narrowed his eyes at her. She was so dedicated to this. She wanted to fight so badly. So why couldn't she do it? And yet, he did it with ease although he had no need for it.
Yep. He had pissed her off all right.
Trunks grunted as the force of her punches became stronger. If a Saiyan really did become stronger through battles then she was proving it. He had to find a way to stop her and quick or either she or he could end up hurt.
He tried searching for a weak point of attack. No suck luck. through her punches she almost made it impossible to reach her through there.
He remembered one of many battles with Goten. Yes that would work. Quickly he ducked down and before she even realised what was happening he performed a perfect roundhouse kick, which made her legs give way and sent her tumbling onto the ground.
He stood up.
Keikisha moaned and sat up. She'd hit her head against a rock on the ground. A trail of blood made it's way down her forehead. She held her hand where it was and looked down at the ground. Her pride had obviously been shattered.
Trunks blinked "Keikisha..?" he said softly.
Goten walked over to where Keikisha sat on the dirt ground. "Are you okay?" He asked sympathetically. He put his hand over the blood wiping it away. "It's only a scratch. Should be fine tomorrow. You have a fast healing rate anyway." he smiled.
Keikisha studied his face for a moment. As if she were deep in thought.
Suddenly she slapped his hand away and stood up. She walked over to a tree and crossed her arms not looking at either of them.
Goten chuckled "Gee, if you get this bitchy when you lose 1 fight I can't imagine what you would have been like on Pazerui"
Keikisha's head shot around to look at him her eyes flared up. She then moved so fast it appeared as if she had transported and landed a punch square on Goten's jaw.
He stumbled back a couple of steps. He then looked back up at her smiling as if nothing had happened. As if he were mocking her.
She then tried the same thing she had on Trunks and threw a series of punch after punch. Goten struck up a defence not letting her get through. He then aimed a kick aimed directly at her.
This time she was prepared. She caught the kick and threw Goten high up into the air. Goten managed to stop himself in midair and floating above the forest's canopy looked back down, obviously surprised. It was incredible how much she had improved.
She then flew up after him and aimed an uppercut at him. He disappeared and re-appeared behind her. It was a variation of his father's attack he had learnt. He couldn't transport to extremely far distances, but he could transport to locations within a 1-mile radius. Either because he couldn't learn it properly, or because he had never found the time to.
She threw a palm-heel aimed at his jaw once again. Goten raised his elbows as a shield against her. She didn't care. She threw another flurry of incredibly strong punches.
She let out a cry of fury and her form surrounded itself in a white aura of ki. Goten looked at her. No, she wasn't a Super Saiyan. She had just developed a basic ki aura technique. He smiled. She had learnt it on her own without any teaching.
Her ki had concentrated in her body raising her strength to an incredible level. Although it had lowered her defence.
Goten groaned as the force of punch after punch was beginning to threaten him to lose his defence position. He could feel the blood draining out of his arms from keeping them in the same position.
Then Keikisha threw one final ki charged punch at his shield of arms. And her ki aura faded. Her arms dropped to her sides. Slowly Goten lowered his arms relieved as the pain went away.
Keikisha's eyes were half open. She then groaned as her body fell limp and onto Goten. He held her up in his arms. She had used up so much energy in those attacks she had almost used it all up. Almost.
She moaned weakly into his chest. He smiled. She was still trying to fight it.
Slowly he lowered her back onto the ground. Keikisha looked up at his smiling face. He was taking her back down? Why? He had the perfect opportunity to finish her off and here he was saving her.
"...Son-kun?" She said softly.
Goten gave her a re-assuring squeeze as he settled her back onto the ground. She stumbled weakly as she tried standing up and decided it would be better to sit down.
The sun was starting to set.
"These days go by faster everyday," Goten said.
Trunks snorted, "I'm heading off. Don't take this the wrong way Keikisha but it will take some time for you to perfect hand-to-hand combat. Are you familiar with the use of weapons?"
She nodded "Of course. If I couldn't fight then I'd have to use weapons on Pasadria, ne"
"Then perhaps another day I can test your use of weaponry" And with that he flew up into the sky to head home.
Goten stood up to also leave.
"..Son-kun?" Keikisha said.
Goten looked back at her.
She looked at the ground uncomfortably. "Th-Thankyou"
He smiled at her; the sunset gave a new added glow to his handsome face, rebellious black hair blowing in the soft breeze.
"Anytime Keiki-chan"
His feet made a soft thump as Trunks landed in front of the giant dome- shaped building which was his home. He ran a hand through his hair and cringed. He looked at his arm and noticed a purple bruise there. Keikisha really had done some damage.
Keikisha...
Whenever he heard her name now it set him off into the same train of thought that went around in circles. The future was one of these questions. Would she live in that forest for the rest of her long Saiyan life?
He shook his head trying to clear his head and walked inside. By now it was dark outside and the lights were off in the house. He guessed Bra had gone out to another party and Bulma was sleeping. Even if it didn't seem like it, running Capsule Corp. was extremely tiresome.
He walked over to the fridge and slowly opened it to find something to eat. He was starving and his demi-saiyan stomach would need a lot of food to fill it up.
He threw the fridge door closed with his free elbow and cursed. He had forgotten about the bruise on his arm.
"So..." A voice said from the darkness.
Trunks yelped and shot his head around towards where the voice came from. A light turned on and Bra stood there wearing her usual cute smile on her face.
"Bra! You scared the hell out of me! What are you doing?"
"That's what I wanted to ask you"
"Huh?"
Bra shook her head
"I may be hyper but I'm not dumb. Everyday for the past 6 days you've been going out in the morning and coming back when it's dark. So what is Trunks? A new girlfriend? A secret cult?"
Trunks scoffed some of the food down
"No and No. And it's none of your business" He grunted
She sat down on the nearby table "Oh? Well you know I can just force it out of you" She smirked "...Or maybe daddy can have a say in it"
Trunks growled. Bra was Vegeta's little girl and she knew it. And whenever she wanted something she went to him or else things got very ugly.
"Fine. But if I tell you, you have to swear you won't tell anyone. Not a single person you understand? This is very serious Bra"
"Okay, Okay! But I really don' see what could be so life threateningly important"
Trunks sighed.
"Well about 6 days ago as you said, Goten and I found someone who was determined to have us train her. But you won't believe who she is.
She's a female Saiyan who's a fugitive from another planet. Her parents were part of a Saiyan crew sent to a Planet to purge it. But this particular planet they couldn't conquer and were killed. She was the only one left and the torture of living there was so bad that she escaped to another planet seeking refuge where they couldn't find her. That planet was of course Earth.
Goten and I have been training for the past few days although she won't say why she needs it. Satisfied? You can't tell anyone because if you do both she and us could be in serious trouble"
Bra was silent for a moment processing the information she had just been told.
"Are...Are you sure? I mean...how do you know she's even a Saiyan!"
Trunks showed her the newspaper from the other day. The one with an Oozaru on the front page
"...She still has a tail, Bra"
Bra snatched the paper from Trunks' hand and her eye's looked like they would fall out of her head.
"Oozaru! It..... It really is true," She breathed.
The Next Day
Going to train your little Saiyan friend are you?" Bra snickered. She was wearing a tight top that said 'Princess' in glitter on it and a white mini- skirt. It was just like Bra to be always wearing the latest clothes.
Trunks shot her a look. "I told you, it's pure training. That's all. And keep your voice down, you'll wake up mom and dad"
Bra shrugged, her long blue hair falling over her shoulder, "Dad's training in the gravity room"
Trunks shook his head "It figures."
He headed towards the door and was about to fly off-
"Hey, Trunks"
Trunks looked over his shoulder at his sister who was grinning mischievously. Whenever she got that look she was up to something. He knew it.
"What?" He answered raising an eyebrow.
"It's been a week remember? We have to go say bye to Pan-chan. She's moving today."
Trunks slapped himself "I completely forgot! Well..I guess I'll have to cut today's' training off short. I don't' think she'll like this though.."
"What is her name anyway? And...Why don't you take her with us?"
Trunks looked at Bra as if she had sprouted an extra head
"Are you insane?! You know what I told you yesterday! We would just cause even more problems if everyone found out there was another Saiyan on this planet. And her name is Keikisha"
Bra giggled "Keikisha? I thought all Saiyan names had to do with Vegetables?"
"Keikisha isn't her real name. That's the name the aliens gave her. She doesn't know what her name really is."
An awkward silence hovered in the air between them
"Anyway I have to go"
"But Trunks-!"
Trunks rolled his eyes getting impatient "What?
"I want to meet her. Pan and me are the only other females with Saiyan blood on this Earth. I want to find out what life is like for a full blood female. And plus, she could tell me some other things about a woman's Saiyan life dad doesn't even know about."
Trunks rubbed his sinuses with his fore fingers as if he had a headache. He looked back at Bra who was still grinning absent-mindedly. He sighed. He knew she would eventually get her way anyway whether he liked it or not.
"Just remember that you're supposed to be human." He grunted and flew up into the sky. Bra giggled and flew up into the clear blue sky behind him.
"And that's it. See? It's not that hard. You just have to relaaaax and do it. You look like a rusty robot the way you were doing it before" Goten explained prancing around, leaves crunching beneath his feet.
"You look like a moron Son-kun" Keikisha said flatly, sitting under a nearby tree.
Goten laughed "Aww Come on! Anyone can dance. Although it is a lot easier with music."
"And I don't see why humans have such stupid traditions."
"Tell you what. If I can find a battery-powered radio I'll bring some music down here for you to hear. Then it won't look so weird"
Keikisha was about to protest when her sixth sense flicked, indicating some ki's were approaching.
"There's Trunks. But who does that other ki belong to?" She said suspiciously.
Goten grinned "Wow..he actually brought Bra with him"
Keikisha blushed. She knew what that word meant. "What?!" She screeched, then crossed her arms over her chest.
The two figures then landed in front of them. Although Trunks wasn't looking too happy. Kiekisha stood up.
"Sensei"
Trunks was wearing a black training gi which had the Capsule Corp. logo on the back. He'd had it for a few days now. And Goten was wearing his usual orange gi.
Kiekisha then looked at the smiling woman behind Trunks.
Her bright blue eyes seemed full of life and long blue hair floated behind her, bangs falling in front of her face. She also had a well-built figure and by the look of her clothes, wasn't ashamed to show it off. She appeared to be around her late teens.
She had a beautiful face, but it was soft and pink tinged lips curved up in a smile. Her face radiated with happiness and energy. Almost as if it had an inner glow. Completely different to Keikisha who had sharp facial features and her red lips always seemed to be serious, giving her a sultry, seductive look. Both women were equally attractive, but in different ways.
"Hi! I'm Bra. Nice to meet you" She chirped happily.
"Hai. Also." Keikisha said still eyeing Bra. "..... Is this your mate, Trunks?" she said looking at them.
Trunks and Bra looked at each other then broke up in laughter. Goten laughed along with them uncontrollably.
Keikisha looked at the laughing people in front of her. She frowned. She really couldn't see what was so amusing. And she was starting to lose her patience. She growled
"What?!"
They tried to calm their laughter.
"Don't be a baka Keiki-chan" Goten chuckled.
Keikisha slapped him on the back sending him stumbling forward, then falling onto the ground.
Goten picked a leaf off his head "Hey, you're a lot stronger than you realise you know"
Keikisha smirked.
"What he meant to say is that I'm Trunks' sister. Which is why we found it so funny. Sorry. We were being kinda rude" Bra smiled.
Keikisha's tail moved in the air behind her, slinking hypnotically. "I see. Well then I assume you know who I am"
Bra nodded.
Keikisha kept her serious face. "Although I don't want anyone to know about me I guess it's okay since you're Trunks-sensei's sister. But I do need to get to training instead of wasting time."
"Oh yeah, that reminds me. Today's training will have to be cut short. We have to get going to say goodbye to a close friend," Trunks said.
Goten stood up dusting himself off "Oh yeah! Brother's moving today. Gee...I wasn't really looking forward to today. We hardly ever see him as it is. Including Pan"
Keikisha walked over to the stream and sat down on a large, flat rock crossing her legs, not facing them.
"It doesn't bother me. I can train on my own. Go now for all I care"
Bra walked over to where the female Saiyan sat next to the crystal clear stream. She looked at Keikisha, then going over to her other side and looking at her. She ran her eyes over her, making Keikisha extremely uncomfortable. She narrowed her eyes at the hyper teenage girl.
'Very different to me. Almost opposite. But why do I sense a different kind of ki from her? It doesn't make sense..' Keikisha thought.
"I got it!" Bra said suddenly with a finger held high in the air. "Keikisha.." said she grinning sickeningly at her. "How would you like to come with us?"
Keikisha raised an eyebrow at her.
"Sure" she said sarcastically.
She then put her tail in Bra's face tickling her nose "And how will I explain this? No way. I don't want to expose myself anymore than necessary."
"Bra" Trunks and Goten whispered harshly from further away. She looked over to see them both shaking their heads furiously. She giggled waving a hand at them.
"I don't see why not"
Trunks shot a look at her that said 'You know exactly why',
Bra ignored him "All we need to do is make you looks like one of us. A human basically. It'll be easier than you think. You can come shopping with me right now and I'll get you all fixed up. The way you're looking right now, all dirty and wearing that icky Saiyan armour anyone would be suspicious of you. And plus you can meet our friends and learn some more about how human's live"
Keikisha looked at her thoughtfully.
Bra winked "And they know Ki manipulation too"
That point convinced her.
"Ki? Well, if they know the art of ki it wouldn't be a complete waste of time meeting them."
"Great! Now let's go shopping!" Bra smiled.
"Shopping?" the female Saiyan said confused.
Bra grabbed her arm and took her flying into the air in the opposite direction from where she came. "See you at Kame Island!" Bra yelled down at Goten and Trunks.
Both demi-saiyans looked at the two slowly disappearing women with their jaws on the ground.
They just couldn't imagine Bra going with Keikisha shopping, of all people and things.
The mall was full of busy people shopping to buy random things. It was a Friday after all.
Bra smiled happily as she walked along the many shops looking in random windows, ignoring the stares and often comments from males seeking her attention. Along with her was a very dirty and serious looking woman who appeared to be not much older than her.
"Woman, err, Bra. I don't like this place. It has an odd aroma and people seem to be looking at me strangely. Especially the males." Keikisha said walking behind Bra, her arms crossed.
Bra broke her gaze with a newest fashion in the window to look at the female Saiyan. She could see why. Her tail was swishing freely in the air behind her and her Saiyan armour was dirty and worn from so much training.
Bra grinned "Just think of that as their way of saying hi. And as for this" she said pointing to Keikisha's tail "This'll have to go around your waist for now"
She went and grabbed hold of Keikisha's tail and before she could protest Bra had grabbed onto it and was wrapping it around her waist. Keikisha's balance wobbled and her knees grew weak
"Ungh..." She groaned woozily.
"Hmm? What?" Bra said looking at her, not realising the strong grip she had on the Saiyans tail.
"T-tail" Keikisha said looking as if she would fall onto the ground with one poke.
Bra looked back at the tail and gasping let go of it. Immediately Keikisha regained her balance and shook her head.
"What do you think you're doing?! The tail is a Saiyan's weak point" She said angrily
Bra grinned sheepishly and put a hand behind her head "Gomen"
'It's been a long time since I had a tail after all' she thought silently.
"Anyway we have to get you some clothes. Any clothes. Hmm..How about there?" said she pointing to the shop she was ogling before.
Keikisha raised an eyebrow and shrugged.
At that second Bra pulled her in the shop and running around excitedly grabbed some clothes from different racks and stands and then shoved them in a very shocked Keikisha's face
"These! Try these on!"
And with that she shoved her into a changing room.
The wind as strong today. Stronger than usual. Trunks noted as he flew up in the blue sky. They had decided to go back to Capsule Corp. to get ready to go to Kame Island to say Goodbye.
Goten coughed behind him.
"So...long time no see, Trunks" he said sarcastically.
Trunks didn't look at him.
"Trunks, I don't know what it is I've done but whatever it is I'm sorry. You know I don't really mean any jokes I pull. And you've never been one to take them seriously before either. Come to think of it, you were the one who taught me them!"
He heard nothing but the wind rushing in his ears as an answer.
Trunks sighed
"Goten, it's got nothing to do with you. I just don't feel like myself. And besides, you seem to be having fun yourself even without me"
Goten looked at him as they landed at the large building that was Capsule Corporation.
"That's it isn't it? You think I've been ignoring you."
"No. I don't" Trunks shook his head
"Look, whether you want to admit it or not I know that's been bothering you. I just...can't help it. When I'm with Keiki I just feel so full of energy. She listens to whatever I have to say no matter how stupid it is. And both she and I learn something new together everyday. And when I look at her, I know she's wanted nothing more than to be normal her whole life. Just like...us"
Goten smiled, looking at the ground and blushing slightly.
"The truth is...I think I really like her"
Trunks looked at his friend. He meant it all right. He could tell by the look on his face. It's the same one he had when he told him he was going to ask Pares out. And whenever Goten had a crush on a girl it was the same thing.
Goten had always looked up to Trunks as a Best Friend. And Trunks had been acting cold towards him lately in return.
He put a hand on Goten's shoulder
"Goten...I'm Sorry. I don't know what it is but I seriously don't feel like myself. But hey, don't take it personally." He smiled at him for the first time in what had seemed to be forever.
Goten smiled back
"Thankyou Trunks" He looked into the distance
"I just hope Bra hasn't scared Keiki out of ever being around a human again"
They laughed un-aware of how close to the truth that really was.
"Bra" Came Keikisha's voice from the changing stall. Bra looked at the closed door "What? You have to know how to put on clothes"
Keikisha snorted, "I know that. I'm not stupid. There's just a slight...problem"
Bra blinked. "Well, let me see"
Casually Keikisha opened the stall door to reveal her wearing only her underwear and holding a pair of tight purple pants in one hand. It looked just like if she was ready for a lingerie photo shoot. And she had the looks to match. And this earnt more than a few stares from the other customers.
"These clothes. They aren't exactly convenient. I mean, where is my tail supposed to go?"
Bra stroked her chin with her finger "Well, we'll have to cut you a tail hole later. For now you'll just have to wrap your tail around your waist"
"Good. And if I meet these human friends of yours I don't want them to know about my heritage. You understand"
Bra nodded "Just close the door!" She said and closed the door to the stall.
She frowned. 'Damn. I think she's got an even better figure than me'
At Kame Island.
The Senshi had decided to meet here as they all knew where this was. It was where they all gathered when a serious situation came up or where they could go to just have fun. It was full of memories.
Gohan sighed walking around the island. The 39 year old Demi-Saiyan had lived through more than he bargained for. But it also gave him things to look upon, which made leaving that much harder. Sure, it wouldn't take long at all for him and his family to just fly over, but time was the problem.
With his new job he would always be on call, and Videl was busy enough as it was. Being the daughter of 'the world's saviour' was partly responsible for this. And Pan...well, Pan was a teenager now. She would become occupied with other things whether she liked or not. He knew it. After all, he had lived in an isolated area of Chikyuu and yet, he always seemed to be doing something. Living in Central Tokyo would be ten times more than that.
He looked out into the ocean and smiled. Yes, change could be for the better.
"Gohan"
A feminine voice floated along the soft ocean breeze.
Gohan looked over to her. Videl smiled softly at him. Gohan still looked like he had when he was thirty. She still couldn't understand what the Saiyans were all about, but she had to accept them. It just hurt her to know that Gohan would live on for so much longer when she eventually passed away, although she tried not to think about it. She however, was showing the natural human signs of aging. She was not very old, but her body was always changing.
Gohan wrapped a strong arm around her pulling her close
"It'll be good for us, Videl. I know it will be" He kissed the top of her head.
Videl sighed "I know it will be Gohan. It's just hard to let the past go"
A silence filled the air. Not an uncomfortable one, but a peacefull one.
Videl laughed softly
"I remember we were in this exact same spot when I was pregnant with Pan and my water broke. And you were going insane with anxiousness. You were running around everywhere and you even asked me if I could still see"
She laughed out loud
"You should have seen yourself"
Gohan laughed "Hey, I couldn't help it! Something just came over me"
"You just worry too much"
"Is that so?"
Videl smirked "It is"
Gohan growled playfully as she ran away laughing.
"Come Back here! I'll be making you worry in a second"
He then stopped in his tracks as he saw Master Roshi and Oolong standing nearby. Roshi winked and patted his camera "Oh don't mind us Gohan. Go right ahead"
Gohan shook his head. On second thought, he could just wait until they got to Tokyo.
"Hello down there!" Came a voice from above as a hover craft landed in front of them. The doors opened and Chi-Chi walked out.
She smiled at him, but her face seemed even older than ever.
Out of the other door came Bulma, dragging a grumbling Vegeta behind her.
Videl walked back up and stood next to Gohan. Gohan put an arm around her shoulder.
"Grandma!" said Pan happilly as she walked over and hugged her Grandmother.
"Hi Pan. Wow...you get taller and more mature everyday" Chi-chi smiled.
Pan smiled.
"Are you doing all your studies?" said Chi-Chi.
Pan sighed "Yes, Grandma. I am doing all my studies." She turned to look at Bulma and Vegeta
"Hello Bulma-san. Hello Vegeta-san"
Bulma waved. "Hi Pan. We're sorry to see you go. We're really going to miss you and your mom and dad around here. But we came to say Goodbye, and that we'll miss you. Isn't that right Vegeta?" She elbowed Vegeta in the ribs.
Vegeta grunted in response.
"Dont' mind him. He's just cranky because he doesn't get to beat himself to a pulp today. Isn't that right Veggie?" She said then kissing him on the cheek.
Vegeta rubbed the place she had kissed him with the back of his sleeve
"That's my own business, woman"
"That sounds like Vegeta allright" Came another voice. Kuririn, 18 and Marron walked up the sandy beach towards them.
Vegeta looked around. The beach seemed much quieter before. It had been like that for about...a year now. He was a lone warrior. And right now his Saiyan senses were driving him crazy, although why he had no idea.
"I'm leaving. I don't belong here"
He said and shot up into the sky.
Bulma shook her head and sighed with a hint of sadness in her voice. Vegeta had been like that ever since Goku had gone. Sure, Bulma and Vegeta loved each other and he had a family. But he truly was the only one left of his race. And it must have been kiling him inside.
Pan's face lit up
"Marron!"
She ran up and hugged her friend.
Marron smiled, her blonde hair wavering on front of her ice blue eyes "Don't worry Pan. Everything will be alright"
"Stop saying that!" Pan yelled crossing her arms.
Marron grinned "But I keep telling you it's true!"
Pan was about to open up her mouth to protest when two familiar ki flashed in her senses.
"Hiya!" Came a cheery male voice from above. They looked up to see Goten and Trunks hovering up above them.
"Trunks! Uncle Goten! You guys made it!" Pan smiled.
They landed in front of the 3/4 saiyan and human. Or half human, half cyborg.
They were a mixture of races, and yet they got along so well. Just as if they really were normal.
"We had to say Godbye Pan. Things just won't be the same with out you here" Trunks said smiling.
Pan smiled back "Thankyou" she said softly.
"So where's the food?" Goten said licking his lips. The other two shot him daggers through their eyes. "What?" He said inocently.
Marron sighed. "If I know you, you're going to be whining until you get something in that bottomless pit you call a stomach. Come on. My mom and dad cooked something."
And with that she dragged Goten over to the other side of the island.
Trunks chuckled and shook his head.
Pan moved a foot nervously in the sand.
Ever since the trip she, her Grandfather and Trunks had taken in Space more than a year ago she had secretly had a little crush for him. But she didn't know what to do with it. He was so much older than her. Should she just say it?
She looked at him. The suns rays were adding a glow to his handsome face and the soft breeze blew his lavender hair around his eyes obscuring part of his vision.
She took in a deep breath
"Trunks..."
Trunks looked at her with a smile on his face
"What is it Pan-chan?"
Pan blushed slightly "Uh...well, I-"
"-Yoohooo!!" A loud feminine voice cut her off short.
Both she and Trunks turned to see Bra coming towards them looking chirpier than ever.
"Yo!" she smiled with her fingers in a 'V' sign.
Pan cursed inwardly. She was so close!
"I'm sorry you have to go Pan-chan! Things are gonna be so bland around here without you" Bra said sadly. Pan was her height now even though she was 2 years younger than Bra. The Son gene was definatey kicking into her system. Even if it was slow.
"Hey, we'll still be here" Trunks said motioning towards Goten stuffing his face with food and a sweatdropping Marron watching him.
Bra blinked, then turned to look back at Pan "As I was saying, things are gonna be so bland-"
Trunks facefaulted.
He sighed as Bra ruffled Pan's hair much to her annoyance. They were brother and sister but judging by how different they acted it was hard to tell sometimes.
Then something in the background caught his attention.
'Is that?...No, it can't be.....Can it?'
A woman stood looking out into the ocean. Strips of ebony hair fell in front of her eyes, flowing with the slight breeze. He hair was caught up in a bun on her head, a flower placed conveniently in it, although a few long stay locks floated around her. She wore a light blue top whcih had two straps on it, showing off her smooth tanned shoulders and she wore tight white 3/4 pants which left little to the imagination. Her tail was hidden under her clothes. Purple eyes looked mesmerized in the lapping of the water against the shore.
"Kami, It is her!" Trunks said, shock obivously present in his voice. Slowly he made his way over to her.
"...Keikisha?" He said wondering why he had hesitated.
She turned to look at him. "From just one day I can guess your sister is very experienced in 'shopping'"
Trunks chuckled "That sounds like Bra all right"
Keikisha shuffled anxiously. She didn't like being stared at. And ever since she had put on these clothes she had been getting plently of them.
Pan looked over at Trunks and the woman who had suddenyl showed up. She said something. Trunks laughed and smiled at her. She was very pretty.
Pan growled suddenly surprising even herself.
"Bra..who's she?" Pan asked not taking her eyes off the two.
Bra looked over at Trunks and Keikisha. She mentally slapped herself. She shoudl have known this question would come up. What was she supposed to say? She tried thinking of soemthing and fast.
"Oh her. Uhmm..." She shrugged "I don't know. She must be Trunks' new girfriend" She laughed nervously hoping Pan would buy it.
She did.
Pan felt her insides shatter. She coudln't beleive she was about to admit that she liked Trunks when here he was with an amazingly attractive girlfriend. Her imagination went crazy.
*imagination* She imagined the woman in a very slinky dress holding Trunks seductively by the neck. "Trunks-kuun" She said her voice as smooth as liquid. Trunks looked at Pan and smirked "Do you really think you could even stand a chance?" He said mockingly. */end imagination*
"Pan...Pan!" Bra yelled.
"Huh?" Pan said looking up at her, not noticing that she had fallen onto the ground in her daze.
Bra raised an eyebrow at her.
Later after the goodbye party and a long reminiscene and good luck wishes, it was finally time for Gohan and his family to leave. He took out a Hoi Poi Capsule and clicked it open to form a hover car.
"Well...This is really it" Gohan said smiling sadly at the others.
"You're going by hover car? But you can all fly" Chi-Chi said confused.
Gohan chuckled "True. But it could cause some confusion if a family just flies into Tokyo Central. Things are a lot different over there"
"Wait! I just want to take a photo before you go. One of the whole gang" Bulma said happilly.
Everyone stood in a group together, although it could have possibly be the last time as Master Roshi took a picture.
"Goodbye!" Videl said as she also got into the car siting in the passenger seat.
Pan sat in one of the back seats and looked out waving slightly, a pang still in her chest. She wouldn't be able to come back here for a while after what happened today, that's for sure. Although she swore to herself that one day not matter what....she would.
Authors Notes:
Oh man, I feel so mean ^_^;; Goten's setting himself up to have his heart broken.
Well other than that a few things are being set up. More to come soon.
The next chapter will be a long one. I'm trying to get around the flashback as soon as possible -_-; plus I doubt you'd want to read the boring stuff about training.
Bra will also play a major role in this fic, although I'm not sure when. Possibly much later.
"..Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust
Another wave of tension
Has more than filled me up
All my talk of taking action
These words were never true"
Chapter 3- Tension
Darkness. Shadows. That was all that was seen. Nothing else. Deep breaths found themselves escaping from her lips. Was it fear that tinged in her mere gasps for air?
She looked around. Why couldn't she see anything?
She found herself moving along although all seemed lost. A crunch was heard behind her. She screamed loudly and turned around. Slapping a hand over her mouth she crouched down so she couldn't be seen. Even through she herself could not see anything, they could still see her. They could smell her fear. They could smell her blood...
The little girl felt small whimpers escaping her lips. Every ragged breath she took hurt her lungs. She felt the warmth the small drops of liquid made. The tears falling along her cheeks.
She could feel them then. They were close. Suddenly a flash of light filled her vision. She screamed a pain filled scream as her world collapsed around her...
Keikisha gasped for air as she sat up on the bed she had made herself from leaves and soft grass. She took in deep breaths as she tried to regain herself from the nightmare. That had been a re-occurring dream she had had for so long. She could still feel her heart pounding in her chest. Slowly her breath regained its steadiness.
She closed her eyes then snapping them open again. She knew she couldn't dream when she was conscious...but she could still feel the fear. She looked up into the sky. It was bright and beginning to get warm. She felt that familiar flash in her mind again.
So that was what woke her up.
2 kis were approaching her rapidly.
"It must be those two humans from yesterday," She said out loud, as if to re-assure herself more than to make a statement.
She stood up and performed some stretches she always did at the beginning of the day. It was much easier to tell what time it was on Earth. The sun was always moving along its course in the same pattern everyday. On Pazerui however, things were always dark. And cold. And lonely.
She looked at a tied piece of red fabric onto her upper arm. She had always worn it ever since she was born. It was symbolic to her of her parents. It had been her father's she had been told.
Of course, she had never gotten to know who her parents were, but to her they were the only people who had ever cared about her, even if it was very little. After all, they didn't send her away as a baby to conquer some far away planet. Although she knew in her mind that if she had been on Vegeta- sei they most probably would have.
She stood up straight and leaning against a tree she crossed her arms and wrapped her tail around her waist.
Two males figures landed in front of her. One had black, rebellious spiky hair and wide, bright charcoal eyes. The other had soft lavender hair and electric sky blue eyes.
"So you came after all, humans" said Keikisha smirking slightly.
Trunks nodded. Goten stood forward. He had an orange gi on which had the Kame symbol on it and the same blue undershirt. It looked exactly like his father's Martial arts gi.
"Just one question Keiki," he said smiling
Keikisha raised an eyebrow
"Keiki?" she said her voice laced with amusement
Goten grinned even wider if that were possible "I mean, I know that my friend here and I both come from Earth," he pointed a thumb in Trunks' direction, "but why keep reminding us?"
Keikisha smirked again "I don't even know your names"
Goten and Trunks face faulted.
"Good point." Goten rubbed a hand behind his head sheepishly "Well my name's Son Goten" He said then reached out to her hand to shake it politely.
The female Saiyan flinched back reflexly. She looked at Goten with narrowed eyes. Goten seemed unaffected and kept smiling. This was another Earth tradition Keikisha wasn't used to.
She slowly extended her hand and Goten shook hands with her, her face softened.
"Gomen. I'm not used to your Earth methods"
Goten shrugged "You'll get used to it, Keiki"
Keikisha smiled. These humans certainly were strange. They could fight better than anything she had ever seen. So why was he so nice? And what had she done to deserve being treated this way. She wasn't used to it. But it felt...nice.
Trunks watched on as the two talked carefree. Just as if they were two normal people... Not two aliens from outer space who didn't even know a single thing about each other.
"Well, what's your name?" Keikisha said turning towards Trunks.
Trunks looked over at her, his lavender hair falling over his face. "My name is Trunks Briefs," he said then blowing the lock of hair out of his face. His handsome face was serious and his arms remained crossed in front of his chest. He wore a black tank top which had the words 'Capsule' written on it and loose grey sweat pants, which hid his well-built form.
Keikisha studied him for a while. She bowed respectfully "Trunks-sensei"
'Mental note; not all humans act the same way' she thought to herself.
Goten cracked his knuckles "So we are going to train you, right?"
Keikisha stood up. Her face regained its serious expression. She nodded slowly "Hai"
"But another question first. Yesterday when you first met us, Uhh...Why did you tackle me out of the air? I mean, couldn't you have just waited for us to finish sparring?" said Goten.
"I didn't know how your species acted. And getting you off-guard was a good way to get you defenceless." She smirked, the way she did when she knew she was making a point "It worked didn't it?"
Goten blushed.
Trunks coughed "First I think we should teach you the most basic ki techniques, such as flying and basic ki concentration. After that we can head onto ki blasts and once all the basics are mastered we can teach you more complicated techniques."
"You mean ki has multi-purposes? Including levitation?"
Trunks nodded. "Anyone can learn to fly. It's the most basic form of ki manipulation."
"Okay then. Teach me how it's done," she said.
Trunks explained how flying was learnt. He found it was harder to explain than he thought.
Goten raised an eyebrow watching them. "What was that all about?" he thought out loud. When he thought about it, Trunks had seemed edgy ever since this morning. He shrugged it off and watched as Trunks explained flying.
"...And when you concentrate that energy you can concentrate it to rise up. Without you even noticing it'll levitate you with it." said Trunks.
Keikisha had her eyes closed and she seemed to be deep in concentration.
"Are you getting it Keiki?" Goten shouted.
A smile tugged at her lips but she quickly went back to a serious face "I'm concentrating baka"
Slowly her feet levitated a bit off the ground. Only about 1 or 2 inches, but she was still levitating. She must have noticed as her eyes shot open and she fell to the ground as she lost her concentration. She growled, "If it's like this every time one wishes to fly I'd be better off not learning it"
Trunks half-smiled "You're doing very well. For humans it would take about 3 or 4 days to just get their feet off the ground. And later flying will just come naturally. Learning how to do it is the hard part"
Keikisha stood up and sighed. She closed her eyes and concentrated again. She wobbled a bit, but this time she was at least 1/2 an inch higher than last time.
Goten yawned watching as the training went on as well as the day. This was like watching fireworks. The first time or even second time you see it it's amazing. But when you see it all the time it becomes...well, boring.
Soon the day was coming to an end. Keikisha could now levitate naturally, although she still couldn't fly at a fast speed like Goten and Trunks could of course.
Keikisha sat on the ground looking completely worn.
"Well we're going to be going now. It's getting late. Tomorrow we'll master the flying technique and then after the basic ki techniques" said Trunks. And with that he shot up flying into the sky.
"See ya Keiki" Goten said and flew away.
"Bye Son-kun"
Keikisha took in a deep breath. She shuddered. There it was again. She hated this time of year and all it stood for. She was worn out today, but not because of the training itself. But because it was Spring. Spring made Saiyan women weaker and the males stronger. Usually they would be equal, but Spring was mating season. The Male Saiyan dominated their chosen mate to breed with and guarded her from other males at all costs. She hated that. Rules set for everything. And the fact that the Saiyan woman had no right to choose whom she would breed with. It was the male's choice. Another reason she was grateful she would never have to set her eyes on another Saiyan as long as she lived. Especially a male.
And she hated the fact she had still seemed defenceless her whole life when the Saiyans were known for their strength. Other than that monster Frieza and the other Coldians of course. She shuddered at the mere thought of that murderer. But she was curious as to what had happened to him. He hadn't been heard from for years. Most assumed he was undercover. Others had said his brother Cooler had taken over the interplanetary trade. She didn't know. And frankly, she didn't care.
She looked up as the Sun began to set. This planet was so beautiful. She couldn't help but wonder how it had been missed by a Saiyan to conquer it for sale. She leaned back against a tree. A million thoughts ran through her mind. Why were humans so similar to her race when they lived light years away? And what would they need to fight for?
A she heard a shrill chirping in a tree nearby. She gained a defensive pose and growled. She saw the small blue bird on a branch nearby. She let her arms fall by her side. That little bird's chirping brought undesired memories. It sounded just like the lock on her chamber had on Pazerui. And when she heard that, she knew the Pasadria would torture her somehow.
She suddenly felt cold and headed to her small campsite.
The rest of the week seemed to pass by quicker than ever. Keikisha was learning more and more techniques by the day. By the end of just one week she should have been able fly and shoot basic ki blasts.
But she still felt like she couldn't trust them. Her heart had set up a fort around itself, which was explainable after all she had lived through.
And the past two days Goten had been arriving earlier to supposedly train Keikisha. But whenever Trunks arrived, Goten had been talking to her teaching her about Earth's way of living.
Goten had also been noticing some changes. It seemed that everyday Trunks had become even colder towards him. But he never knew why. And having his
naive personality, he shrugged it off. It was probably lack of sleep he guessed.
And today was no exception.
Trunks looked around the surroundings of the small forest. Landing down he couldn't see anyone or anything. He guessed Goten had slept in or something and Kiekisha must be getting ready for today's training session. He crossed his arms.
It was silent which was unusual for this time of day. It was early morning. But the only thing he could hear was the rushing of water from the small stream which passed along next to the small forest Keikisha had made herself comfortable in.
There was a snap of twigs in the distance. Trunks' head shot up, alert. There was no one there. Cautiously, and out of curiosity he walked along to see what it was that had made the noise. He saw a shiny object on the ground. Raising an eyebrow he bent down to pick it up. A creaking noise filled his ears and the next thing he knew he had fallen into a deep hole which had been covered by leaves and sticks. He cursed rubbing his head. He had hit it against the hard surface on the bottom of the pit.
"Hey there!" He heard a voice calling down to him from above the hole. He looked up to see two faces looking down at him.
Trunks growled
"Goten! What do you think you're doing? I'm not in the mood for your tricks"
Goten laughed
"Hey, it was her idea" He said pointing to Keikisha who was standing next to him. "She was trying to explain to me how these traps work and I didn't get it"
She smirked looking down in the pit.
Trunks blinked at her a couple of times before sighing frustrated. He stood up in the hole and slowly floated out of it. He brushed the dirt off himself.
"That's the oldest trick in the book"
"You're the one who fell for it, human" said Keikisha contemptuously
Trunks snorted and walked over to the stream. He cupped his hands gathering some of the water and splashed it on his face.
"If you two have finished playing games we can get back to training." He said emotionless, wiping the rest of the dirt from his clothes.
Goten's face washed over with a look of sadness. Usually Trunks would have been joining in laughing. What had happened to the team they once were? Had they really drifted apart that much in just this time...
"Hai Sensei" Keikisha agreed.
And so the day dragged on with the usual training. Trunks watched as Keikisha tried manipulating ki to form an energy blast of sorts. She sure was learning quickly. Just like any Saiyan. But there were still questions he knew he couldn't ask her. Why did she know hardly anything about ki, and yet she knew so much about her ancestors even though she said she despised them? But that would almost totally confirm that she hadn't reached the level of Super Saiyan. What was her desperation to train so much if she had already escaped from the Pasadria?
He frowned. These questions and many others had him mildly suspicious of her.
Concentration filled the female Saiyans purple eyes and beads of sweat ran down her forehead. She stared into the palm of her hand as if something would appear there any second. She narrowed her eyes. She never thought it could have been this hard to perform such a simple task.
Then, slowly she formed a small ki energy ball in her hands.
She smirked "See? I told you. 1 day is all it took," she said proudly.
Trunks snorted, "That took me a few hours to learn. And that was when I was 7 years old. You've still got a loooong way to go before you'll reach Gotens level or mine. In fact, I'm not even sure you will"
Keikisha stared at him wide eyed.
Trunks smirked and turned away from her to get a drink from the stream.
She growled angrily. How dare he think so low of her? Her?! A Saiyan!
She growled angrily and threw the energy right at his back. She smirked again. That ought to teach him to doubt her.
But, right before it hit not even turning around, Trunks swat it away as if it were a fly.
Keikisha gaped open mouthed as Trunks chuckled
"See?"
She ground her teeth growling furiously under her breath. She couldn't understand it. Humans were meant to be of a low class species! And why was he being so smug about it? He was acting just like...a Saiyan!
She growled enraged and in a flash she charged at him a fist full of anger aimed directly at him. Trunks moved his feet around on the ground and twisted his body in time to catch her fist. She shot daggers at him through fiery purple eyes.
He smirked
"You know, they say people with purple eyes have psychic abilities"
Keikisha frowned
"And I heard that people with blue eyes have patience and stamina"
She then aimed another punch aimed directly at his gut.
He twisted his body around and avoided the forceful punch by an inch. She then threw a flury of punches at him and he tried defending or avoiding altogether. He narrowed his eyes at her. She was so dedicated to this. She wanted to fight so badly. So why couldn't she do it? And yet, he did it with ease although he had no need for it.
Yep. He had pissed her off all right.
Trunks grunted as the force of her punches became stronger. If a Saiyan really did become stronger through battles then she was proving it. He had to find a way to stop her and quick or either she or he could end up hurt.
He tried searching for a weak point of attack. No suck luck. through her punches she almost made it impossible to reach her through there.
He remembered one of many battles with Goten. Yes that would work. Quickly he ducked down and before she even realised what was happening he performed a perfect roundhouse kick, which made her legs give way and sent her tumbling onto the ground.
He stood up.
Keikisha moaned and sat up. She'd hit her head against a rock on the ground. A trail of blood made it's way down her forehead. She held her hand where it was and looked down at the ground. Her pride had obviously been shattered.
Trunks blinked "Keikisha..?" he said softly.
Goten walked over to where Keikisha sat on the dirt ground. "Are you okay?" He asked sympathetically. He put his hand over the blood wiping it away. "It's only a scratch. Should be fine tomorrow. You have a fast healing rate anyway." he smiled.
Keikisha studied his face for a moment. As if she were deep in thought.
Suddenly she slapped his hand away and stood up. She walked over to a tree and crossed her arms not looking at either of them.
Goten chuckled "Gee, if you get this bitchy when you lose 1 fight I can't imagine what you would have been like on Pazerui"
Keikisha's head shot around to look at him her eyes flared up. She then moved so fast it appeared as if she had transported and landed a punch square on Goten's jaw.
He stumbled back a couple of steps. He then looked back up at her smiling as if nothing had happened. As if he were mocking her.
She then tried the same thing she had on Trunks and threw a series of punch after punch. Goten struck up a defence not letting her get through. He then aimed a kick aimed directly at her.
This time she was prepared. She caught the kick and threw Goten high up into the air. Goten managed to stop himself in midair and floating above the forest's canopy looked back down, obviously surprised. It was incredible how much she had improved.
She then flew up after him and aimed an uppercut at him. He disappeared and re-appeared behind her. It was a variation of his father's attack he had learnt. He couldn't transport to extremely far distances, but he could transport to locations within a 1-mile radius. Either because he couldn't learn it properly, or because he had never found the time to.
She threw a palm-heel aimed at his jaw once again. Goten raised his elbows as a shield against her. She didn't care. She threw another flurry of incredibly strong punches.
She let out a cry of fury and her form surrounded itself in a white aura of ki. Goten looked at her. No, she wasn't a Super Saiyan. She had just developed a basic ki aura technique. He smiled. She had learnt it on her own without any teaching.
Her ki had concentrated in her body raising her strength to an incredible level. Although it had lowered her defence.
Goten groaned as the force of punch after punch was beginning to threaten him to lose his defence position. He could feel the blood draining out of his arms from keeping them in the same position.
Then Keikisha threw one final ki charged punch at his shield of arms. And her ki aura faded. Her arms dropped to her sides. Slowly Goten lowered his arms relieved as the pain went away.
Keikisha's eyes were half open. She then groaned as her body fell limp and onto Goten. He held her up in his arms. She had used up so much energy in those attacks she had almost used it all up. Almost.
She moaned weakly into his chest. He smiled. She was still trying to fight it.
Slowly he lowered her back onto the ground. Keikisha looked up at his smiling face. He was taking her back down? Why? He had the perfect opportunity to finish her off and here he was saving her.
"...Son-kun?" She said softly.
Goten gave her a re-assuring squeeze as he settled her back onto the ground. She stumbled weakly as she tried standing up and decided it would be better to sit down.
The sun was starting to set.
"These days go by faster everyday," Goten said.
Trunks snorted, "I'm heading off. Don't take this the wrong way Keikisha but it will take some time for you to perfect hand-to-hand combat. Are you familiar with the use of weapons?"
She nodded "Of course. If I couldn't fight then I'd have to use weapons on Pasadria, ne"
"Then perhaps another day I can test your use of weaponry" And with that he flew up into the sky to head home.
Goten stood up to also leave.
"..Son-kun?" Keikisha said.
Goten looked back at her.
She looked at the ground uncomfortably. "Th-Thankyou"
He smiled at her; the sunset gave a new added glow to his handsome face, rebellious black hair blowing in the soft breeze.
"Anytime Keiki-chan"
His feet made a soft thump as Trunks landed in front of the giant dome- shaped building which was his home. He ran a hand through his hair and cringed. He looked at his arm and noticed a purple bruise there. Keikisha really had done some damage.
Keikisha...
Whenever he heard her name now it set him off into the same train of thought that went around in circles. The future was one of these questions. Would she live in that forest for the rest of her long Saiyan life?
He shook his head trying to clear his head and walked inside. By now it was dark outside and the lights were off in the house. He guessed Bra had gone out to another party and Bulma was sleeping. Even if it didn't seem like it, running Capsule Corp. was extremely tiresome.
He walked over to the fridge and slowly opened it to find something to eat. He was starving and his demi-saiyan stomach would need a lot of food to fill it up.
He threw the fridge door closed with his free elbow and cursed. He had forgotten about the bruise on his arm.
"So..." A voice said from the darkness.
Trunks yelped and shot his head around towards where the voice came from. A light turned on and Bra stood there wearing her usual cute smile on her face.
"Bra! You scared the hell out of me! What are you doing?"
"That's what I wanted to ask you"
"Huh?"
Bra shook her head
"I may be hyper but I'm not dumb. Everyday for the past 6 days you've been going out in the morning and coming back when it's dark. So what is Trunks? A new girlfriend? A secret cult?"
Trunks scoffed some of the food down
"No and No. And it's none of your business" He grunted
She sat down on the nearby table "Oh? Well you know I can just force it out of you" She smirked "...Or maybe daddy can have a say in it"
Trunks growled. Bra was Vegeta's little girl and she knew it. And whenever she wanted something she went to him or else things got very ugly.
"Fine. But if I tell you, you have to swear you won't tell anyone. Not a single person you understand? This is very serious Bra"
"Okay, Okay! But I really don' see what could be so life threateningly important"
Trunks sighed.
"Well about 6 days ago as you said, Goten and I found someone who was determined to have us train her. But you won't believe who she is.
She's a female Saiyan who's a fugitive from another planet. Her parents were part of a Saiyan crew sent to a Planet to purge it. But this particular planet they couldn't conquer and were killed. She was the only one left and the torture of living there was so bad that she escaped to another planet seeking refuge where they couldn't find her. That planet was of course Earth.
Goten and I have been training for the past few days although she won't say why she needs it. Satisfied? You can't tell anyone because if you do both she and us could be in serious trouble"
Bra was silent for a moment processing the information she had just been told.
"Are...Are you sure? I mean...how do you know she's even a Saiyan!"
Trunks showed her the newspaper from the other day. The one with an Oozaru on the front page
"...She still has a tail, Bra"
Bra snatched the paper from Trunks' hand and her eye's looked like they would fall out of her head.
"Oozaru! It..... It really is true," She breathed.
The Next Day
Going to train your little Saiyan friend are you?" Bra snickered. She was wearing a tight top that said 'Princess' in glitter on it and a white mini- skirt. It was just like Bra to be always wearing the latest clothes.
Trunks shot her a look. "I told you, it's pure training. That's all. And keep your voice down, you'll wake up mom and dad"
Bra shrugged, her long blue hair falling over her shoulder, "Dad's training in the gravity room"
Trunks shook his head "It figures."
He headed towards the door and was about to fly off-
"Hey, Trunks"
Trunks looked over his shoulder at his sister who was grinning mischievously. Whenever she got that look she was up to something. He knew it.
"What?" He answered raising an eyebrow.
"It's been a week remember? We have to go say bye to Pan-chan. She's moving today."
Trunks slapped himself "I completely forgot! Well..I guess I'll have to cut today's' training off short. I don't' think she'll like this though.."
"What is her name anyway? And...Why don't you take her with us?"
Trunks looked at Bra as if she had sprouted an extra head
"Are you insane?! You know what I told you yesterday! We would just cause even more problems if everyone found out there was another Saiyan on this planet. And her name is Keikisha"
Bra giggled "Keikisha? I thought all Saiyan names had to do with Vegetables?"
"Keikisha isn't her real name. That's the name the aliens gave her. She doesn't know what her name really is."
An awkward silence hovered in the air between them
"Anyway I have to go"
"But Trunks-!"
Trunks rolled his eyes getting impatient "What?
"I want to meet her. Pan and me are the only other females with Saiyan blood on this Earth. I want to find out what life is like for a full blood female. And plus, she could tell me some other things about a woman's Saiyan life dad doesn't even know about."
Trunks rubbed his sinuses with his fore fingers as if he had a headache. He looked back at Bra who was still grinning absent-mindedly. He sighed. He knew she would eventually get her way anyway whether he liked it or not.
"Just remember that you're supposed to be human." He grunted and flew up into the sky. Bra giggled and flew up into the clear blue sky behind him.
"And that's it. See? It's not that hard. You just have to relaaaax and do it. You look like a rusty robot the way you were doing it before" Goten explained prancing around, leaves crunching beneath his feet.
"You look like a moron Son-kun" Keikisha said flatly, sitting under a nearby tree.
Goten laughed "Aww Come on! Anyone can dance. Although it is a lot easier with music."
"And I don't see why humans have such stupid traditions."
"Tell you what. If I can find a battery-powered radio I'll bring some music down here for you to hear. Then it won't look so weird"
Keikisha was about to protest when her sixth sense flicked, indicating some ki's were approaching.
"There's Trunks. But who does that other ki belong to?" She said suspiciously.
Goten grinned "Wow..he actually brought Bra with him"
Keikisha blushed. She knew what that word meant. "What?!" She screeched, then crossed her arms over her chest.
The two figures then landed in front of them. Although Trunks wasn't looking too happy. Kiekisha stood up.
"Sensei"
Trunks was wearing a black training gi which had the Capsule Corp. logo on the back. He'd had it for a few days now. And Goten was wearing his usual orange gi.
Kiekisha then looked at the smiling woman behind Trunks.
Her bright blue eyes seemed full of life and long blue hair floated behind her, bangs falling in front of her face. She also had a well-built figure and by the look of her clothes, wasn't ashamed to show it off. She appeared to be around her late teens.
She had a beautiful face, but it was soft and pink tinged lips curved up in a smile. Her face radiated with happiness and energy. Almost as if it had an inner glow. Completely different to Keikisha who had sharp facial features and her red lips always seemed to be serious, giving her a sultry, seductive look. Both women were equally attractive, but in different ways.
"Hi! I'm Bra. Nice to meet you" She chirped happily.
"Hai. Also." Keikisha said still eyeing Bra. "..... Is this your mate, Trunks?" she said looking at them.
Trunks and Bra looked at each other then broke up in laughter. Goten laughed along with them uncontrollably.
Keikisha looked at the laughing people in front of her. She frowned. She really couldn't see what was so amusing. And she was starting to lose her patience. She growled
"What?!"
They tried to calm their laughter.
"Don't be a baka Keiki-chan" Goten chuckled.
Keikisha slapped him on the back sending him stumbling forward, then falling onto the ground.
Goten picked a leaf off his head "Hey, you're a lot stronger than you realise you know"
Keikisha smirked.
"What he meant to say is that I'm Trunks' sister. Which is why we found it so funny. Sorry. We were being kinda rude" Bra smiled.
Keikisha's tail moved in the air behind her, slinking hypnotically. "I see. Well then I assume you know who I am"
Bra nodded.
Keikisha kept her serious face. "Although I don't want anyone to know about me I guess it's okay since you're Trunks-sensei's sister. But I do need to get to training instead of wasting time."
"Oh yeah, that reminds me. Today's training will have to be cut short. We have to get going to say goodbye to a close friend," Trunks said.
Goten stood up dusting himself off "Oh yeah! Brother's moving today. Gee...I wasn't really looking forward to today. We hardly ever see him as it is. Including Pan"
Keikisha walked over to the stream and sat down on a large, flat rock crossing her legs, not facing them.
"It doesn't bother me. I can train on my own. Go now for all I care"
Bra walked over to where the female Saiyan sat next to the crystal clear stream. She looked at Keikisha, then going over to her other side and looking at her. She ran her eyes over her, making Keikisha extremely uncomfortable. She narrowed her eyes at the hyper teenage girl.
'Very different to me. Almost opposite. But why do I sense a different kind of ki from her? It doesn't make sense..' Keikisha thought.
"I got it!" Bra said suddenly with a finger held high in the air. "Keikisha.." said she grinning sickeningly at her. "How would you like to come with us?"
Keikisha raised an eyebrow at her.
"Sure" she said sarcastically.
She then put her tail in Bra's face tickling her nose "And how will I explain this? No way. I don't want to expose myself anymore than necessary."
"Bra" Trunks and Goten whispered harshly from further away. She looked over to see them both shaking their heads furiously. She giggled waving a hand at them.
"I don't see why not"
Trunks shot a look at her that said 'You know exactly why',
Bra ignored him "All we need to do is make you looks like one of us. A human basically. It'll be easier than you think. You can come shopping with me right now and I'll get you all fixed up. The way you're looking right now, all dirty and wearing that icky Saiyan armour anyone would be suspicious of you. And plus you can meet our friends and learn some more about how human's live"
Keikisha looked at her thoughtfully.
Bra winked "And they know Ki manipulation too"
That point convinced her.
"Ki? Well, if they know the art of ki it wouldn't be a complete waste of time meeting them."
"Great! Now let's go shopping!" Bra smiled.
"Shopping?" the female Saiyan said confused.
Bra grabbed her arm and took her flying into the air in the opposite direction from where she came. "See you at Kame Island!" Bra yelled down at Goten and Trunks.
Both demi-saiyans looked at the two slowly disappearing women with their jaws on the ground.
They just couldn't imagine Bra going with Keikisha shopping, of all people and things.
The mall was full of busy people shopping to buy random things. It was a Friday after all.
Bra smiled happily as she walked along the many shops looking in random windows, ignoring the stares and often comments from males seeking her attention. Along with her was a very dirty and serious looking woman who appeared to be not much older than her.
"Woman, err, Bra. I don't like this place. It has an odd aroma and people seem to be looking at me strangely. Especially the males." Keikisha said walking behind Bra, her arms crossed.
Bra broke her gaze with a newest fashion in the window to look at the female Saiyan. She could see why. Her tail was swishing freely in the air behind her and her Saiyan armour was dirty and worn from so much training.
Bra grinned "Just think of that as their way of saying hi. And as for this" she said pointing to Keikisha's tail "This'll have to go around your waist for now"
She went and grabbed hold of Keikisha's tail and before she could protest Bra had grabbed onto it and was wrapping it around her waist. Keikisha's balance wobbled and her knees grew weak
"Ungh..." She groaned woozily.
"Hmm? What?" Bra said looking at her, not realising the strong grip she had on the Saiyans tail.
"T-tail" Keikisha said looking as if she would fall onto the ground with one poke.
Bra looked back at the tail and gasping let go of it. Immediately Keikisha regained her balance and shook her head.
"What do you think you're doing?! The tail is a Saiyan's weak point" She said angrily
Bra grinned sheepishly and put a hand behind her head "Gomen"
'It's been a long time since I had a tail after all' she thought silently.
"Anyway we have to get you some clothes. Any clothes. Hmm..How about there?" said she pointing to the shop she was ogling before.
Keikisha raised an eyebrow and shrugged.
At that second Bra pulled her in the shop and running around excitedly grabbed some clothes from different racks and stands and then shoved them in a very shocked Keikisha's face
"These! Try these on!"
And with that she shoved her into a changing room.
The wind as strong today. Stronger than usual. Trunks noted as he flew up in the blue sky. They had decided to go back to Capsule Corp. to get ready to go to Kame Island to say Goodbye.
Goten coughed behind him.
"So...long time no see, Trunks" he said sarcastically.
Trunks didn't look at him.
"Trunks, I don't know what it is I've done but whatever it is I'm sorry. You know I don't really mean any jokes I pull. And you've never been one to take them seriously before either. Come to think of it, you were the one who taught me them!"
He heard nothing but the wind rushing in his ears as an answer.
Trunks sighed
"Goten, it's got nothing to do with you. I just don't feel like myself. And besides, you seem to be having fun yourself even without me"
Goten looked at him as they landed at the large building that was Capsule Corporation.
"That's it isn't it? You think I've been ignoring you."
"No. I don't" Trunks shook his head
"Look, whether you want to admit it or not I know that's been bothering you. I just...can't help it. When I'm with Keiki I just feel so full of energy. She listens to whatever I have to say no matter how stupid it is. And both she and I learn something new together everyday. And when I look at her, I know she's wanted nothing more than to be normal her whole life. Just like...us"
Goten smiled, looking at the ground and blushing slightly.
"The truth is...I think I really like her"
Trunks looked at his friend. He meant it all right. He could tell by the look on his face. It's the same one he had when he told him he was going to ask Pares out. And whenever Goten had a crush on a girl it was the same thing.
Goten had always looked up to Trunks as a Best Friend. And Trunks had been acting cold towards him lately in return.
He put a hand on Goten's shoulder
"Goten...I'm Sorry. I don't know what it is but I seriously don't feel like myself. But hey, don't take it personally." He smiled at him for the first time in what had seemed to be forever.
Goten smiled back
"Thankyou Trunks" He looked into the distance
"I just hope Bra hasn't scared Keiki out of ever being around a human again"
They laughed un-aware of how close to the truth that really was.
"Bra" Came Keikisha's voice from the changing stall. Bra looked at the closed door "What? You have to know how to put on clothes"
Keikisha snorted, "I know that. I'm not stupid. There's just a slight...problem"
Bra blinked. "Well, let me see"
Casually Keikisha opened the stall door to reveal her wearing only her underwear and holding a pair of tight purple pants in one hand. It looked just like if she was ready for a lingerie photo shoot. And she had the looks to match. And this earnt more than a few stares from the other customers.
"These clothes. They aren't exactly convenient. I mean, where is my tail supposed to go?"
Bra stroked her chin with her finger "Well, we'll have to cut you a tail hole later. For now you'll just have to wrap your tail around your waist"
"Good. And if I meet these human friends of yours I don't want them to know about my heritage. You understand"
Bra nodded "Just close the door!" She said and closed the door to the stall.
She frowned. 'Damn. I think she's got an even better figure than me'
At Kame Island.
The Senshi had decided to meet here as they all knew where this was. It was where they all gathered when a serious situation came up or where they could go to just have fun. It was full of memories.
Gohan sighed walking around the island. The 39 year old Demi-Saiyan had lived through more than he bargained for. But it also gave him things to look upon, which made leaving that much harder. Sure, it wouldn't take long at all for him and his family to just fly over, but time was the problem.
With his new job he would always be on call, and Videl was busy enough as it was. Being the daughter of 'the world's saviour' was partly responsible for this. And Pan...well, Pan was a teenager now. She would become occupied with other things whether she liked or not. He knew it. After all, he had lived in an isolated area of Chikyuu and yet, he always seemed to be doing something. Living in Central Tokyo would be ten times more than that.
He looked out into the ocean and smiled. Yes, change could be for the better.
"Gohan"
A feminine voice floated along the soft ocean breeze.
Gohan looked over to her. Videl smiled softly at him. Gohan still looked like he had when he was thirty. She still couldn't understand what the Saiyans were all about, but she had to accept them. It just hurt her to know that Gohan would live on for so much longer when she eventually passed away, although she tried not to think about it. She however, was showing the natural human signs of aging. She was not very old, but her body was always changing.
Gohan wrapped a strong arm around her pulling her close
"It'll be good for us, Videl. I know it will be" He kissed the top of her head.
Videl sighed "I know it will be Gohan. It's just hard to let the past go"
A silence filled the air. Not an uncomfortable one, but a peacefull one.
Videl laughed softly
"I remember we were in this exact same spot when I was pregnant with Pan and my water broke. And you were going insane with anxiousness. You were running around everywhere and you even asked me if I could still see"
She laughed out loud
"You should have seen yourself"
Gohan laughed "Hey, I couldn't help it! Something just came over me"
"You just worry too much"
"Is that so?"
Videl smirked "It is"
Gohan growled playfully as she ran away laughing.
"Come Back here! I'll be making you worry in a second"
He then stopped in his tracks as he saw Master Roshi and Oolong standing nearby. Roshi winked and patted his camera "Oh don't mind us Gohan. Go right ahead"
Gohan shook his head. On second thought, he could just wait until they got to Tokyo.
"Hello down there!" Came a voice from above as a hover craft landed in front of them. The doors opened and Chi-Chi walked out.
She smiled at him, but her face seemed even older than ever.
Out of the other door came Bulma, dragging a grumbling Vegeta behind her.
Videl walked back up and stood next to Gohan. Gohan put an arm around her shoulder.
"Grandma!" said Pan happilly as she walked over and hugged her Grandmother.
"Hi Pan. Wow...you get taller and more mature everyday" Chi-chi smiled.
Pan smiled.
"Are you doing all your studies?" said Chi-Chi.
Pan sighed "Yes, Grandma. I am doing all my studies." She turned to look at Bulma and Vegeta
"Hello Bulma-san. Hello Vegeta-san"
Bulma waved. "Hi Pan. We're sorry to see you go. We're really going to miss you and your mom and dad around here. But we came to say Goodbye, and that we'll miss you. Isn't that right Vegeta?" She elbowed Vegeta in the ribs.
Vegeta grunted in response.
"Dont' mind him. He's just cranky because he doesn't get to beat himself to a pulp today. Isn't that right Veggie?" She said then kissing him on the cheek.
Vegeta rubbed the place she had kissed him with the back of his sleeve
"That's my own business, woman"
"That sounds like Vegeta allright" Came another voice. Kuririn, 18 and Marron walked up the sandy beach towards them.
Vegeta looked around. The beach seemed much quieter before. It had been like that for about...a year now. He was a lone warrior. And right now his Saiyan senses were driving him crazy, although why he had no idea.
"I'm leaving. I don't belong here"
He said and shot up into the sky.
Bulma shook her head and sighed with a hint of sadness in her voice. Vegeta had been like that ever since Goku had gone. Sure, Bulma and Vegeta loved each other and he had a family. But he truly was the only one left of his race. And it must have been kiling him inside.
Pan's face lit up
"Marron!"
She ran up and hugged her friend.
Marron smiled, her blonde hair wavering on front of her ice blue eyes "Don't worry Pan. Everything will be alright"
"Stop saying that!" Pan yelled crossing her arms.
Marron grinned "But I keep telling you it's true!"
Pan was about to open up her mouth to protest when two familiar ki flashed in her senses.
"Hiya!" Came a cheery male voice from above. They looked up to see Goten and Trunks hovering up above them.
"Trunks! Uncle Goten! You guys made it!" Pan smiled.
They landed in front of the 3/4 saiyan and human. Or half human, half cyborg.
They were a mixture of races, and yet they got along so well. Just as if they really were normal.
"We had to say Godbye Pan. Things just won't be the same with out you here" Trunks said smiling.
Pan smiled back "Thankyou" she said softly.
"So where's the food?" Goten said licking his lips. The other two shot him daggers through their eyes. "What?" He said inocently.
Marron sighed. "If I know you, you're going to be whining until you get something in that bottomless pit you call a stomach. Come on. My mom and dad cooked something."
And with that she dragged Goten over to the other side of the island.
Trunks chuckled and shook his head.
Pan moved a foot nervously in the sand.
Ever since the trip she, her Grandfather and Trunks had taken in Space more than a year ago she had secretly had a little crush for him. But she didn't know what to do with it. He was so much older than her. Should she just say it?
She looked at him. The suns rays were adding a glow to his handsome face and the soft breeze blew his lavender hair around his eyes obscuring part of his vision.
She took in a deep breath
"Trunks..."
Trunks looked at her with a smile on his face
"What is it Pan-chan?"
Pan blushed slightly "Uh...well, I-"
"-Yoohooo!!" A loud feminine voice cut her off short.
Both she and Trunks turned to see Bra coming towards them looking chirpier than ever.
"Yo!" she smiled with her fingers in a 'V' sign.
Pan cursed inwardly. She was so close!
"I'm sorry you have to go Pan-chan! Things are gonna be so bland around here without you" Bra said sadly. Pan was her height now even though she was 2 years younger than Bra. The Son gene was definatey kicking into her system. Even if it was slow.
"Hey, we'll still be here" Trunks said motioning towards Goten stuffing his face with food and a sweatdropping Marron watching him.
Bra blinked, then turned to look back at Pan "As I was saying, things are gonna be so bland-"
Trunks facefaulted.
He sighed as Bra ruffled Pan's hair much to her annoyance. They were brother and sister but judging by how different they acted it was hard to tell sometimes.
Then something in the background caught his attention.
'Is that?...No, it can't be.....Can it?'
A woman stood looking out into the ocean. Strips of ebony hair fell in front of her eyes, flowing with the slight breeze. He hair was caught up in a bun on her head, a flower placed conveniently in it, although a few long stay locks floated around her. She wore a light blue top whcih had two straps on it, showing off her smooth tanned shoulders and she wore tight white 3/4 pants which left little to the imagination. Her tail was hidden under her clothes. Purple eyes looked mesmerized in the lapping of the water against the shore.
"Kami, It is her!" Trunks said, shock obivously present in his voice. Slowly he made his way over to her.
"...Keikisha?" He said wondering why he had hesitated.
She turned to look at him. "From just one day I can guess your sister is very experienced in 'shopping'"
Trunks chuckled "That sounds like Bra all right"
Keikisha shuffled anxiously. She didn't like being stared at. And ever since she had put on these clothes she had been getting plently of them.
Pan looked over at Trunks and the woman who had suddenyl showed up. She said something. Trunks laughed and smiled at her. She was very pretty.
Pan growled suddenly surprising even herself.
"Bra..who's she?" Pan asked not taking her eyes off the two.
Bra looked over at Trunks and Keikisha. She mentally slapped herself. She shoudl have known this question would come up. What was she supposed to say? She tried thinking of soemthing and fast.
"Oh her. Uhmm..." She shrugged "I don't know. She must be Trunks' new girfriend" She laughed nervously hoping Pan would buy it.
She did.
Pan felt her insides shatter. She coudln't beleive she was about to admit that she liked Trunks when here he was with an amazingly attractive girlfriend. Her imagination went crazy.
*imagination* She imagined the woman in a very slinky dress holding Trunks seductively by the neck. "Trunks-kuun" She said her voice as smooth as liquid. Trunks looked at Pan and smirked "Do you really think you could even stand a chance?" He said mockingly. */end imagination*
"Pan...Pan!" Bra yelled.
"Huh?" Pan said looking up at her, not noticing that she had fallen onto the ground in her daze.
Bra raised an eyebrow at her.
Later after the goodbye party and a long reminiscene and good luck wishes, it was finally time for Gohan and his family to leave. He took out a Hoi Poi Capsule and clicked it open to form a hover car.
"Well...This is really it" Gohan said smiling sadly at the others.
"You're going by hover car? But you can all fly" Chi-Chi said confused.
Gohan chuckled "True. But it could cause some confusion if a family just flies into Tokyo Central. Things are a lot different over there"
"Wait! I just want to take a photo before you go. One of the whole gang" Bulma said happilly.
Everyone stood in a group together, although it could have possibly be the last time as Master Roshi took a picture.
"Goodbye!" Videl said as she also got into the car siting in the passenger seat.
Pan sat in one of the back seats and looked out waving slightly, a pang still in her chest. She wouldn't be able to come back here for a while after what happened today, that's for sure. Although she swore to herself that one day not matter what....she would.
Authors Notes:
Oh man, I feel so mean ^_^;; Goten's setting himself up to have his heart broken.
Well other than that a few things are being set up. More to come soon.
The next chapter will be a long one. I'm trying to get around the flashback as soon as possible -_-; plus I doubt you'd want to read the boring stuff about training.
Bra will also play a major role in this fic, although I'm not sure when. Possibly much later.