Hello and welcome to chapter 2 of The History of Infinity! Sorry if my
little greeting gets old after you read it over and over! I'm also sorry
that it took me so long to get this out. I think I have too many chapter
fics going on. Three isn't that many though!
Disclaimer: If you think that I own DBZ then you should be sent to the funny farm.
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The History of Infinity
By: Ponytail Goddess
Chapter 2: The Hard Question
The day was half over and they were still out there. The East Kaioshin watched through his window as Kibito chased Infinity around the little planet. She was amazingly fast. Just when Kibito was about to tag her, a streak of energy seemed to flow through her and she'd speed up.
Poor Kibito. He'd even tried phasing out and then appearing in front of her to tag her, but she was never caught. Yes, Kibito was clever, but the child seemed to be a step ahead of him every time. Like the way she would change directions right before Kibito phased back in front of her. It was like she knew what he was doing without seeing it.
She didn't seem to tire either. She just kept going and going. Nonstop. The child had much more energy than Kibito. He appeared to be tiring out, slowing down from the pace he had been going at before. Wearing down.
He'd have to give Kibito a break now. They'd been at it all morning and all afternoon. Soon the Dai Kaioshin would be back and he'd have to have her settled down somewhat for him.
He slowly walked to the door of his office and exited. He came to the front door and opened it. Kibito had collapsed. Infinity was nowhere to be seen.
He quickly walked up to Kibito. "Are you ok Kibito? I didn't say that you had to play tag the whole time."
He looks up at Shin and mutters, ".......That's all she wanted to play.......other than hide........and go seek."
Shin looked up from Kibito. Where did she go? He looked all around himself. She was nowhere to be seen.
Someone tapped his shoulder. He whipped around to see staring up at him. "Did you come out to play with me Mr. East Kaioshin sir?"
She looked quite innocent, like she really wanted him to come and play with her. However, he couldn't. He would not suffer Kibito's fate.
"Well........I thought maybe we could do something indoors. Follow me.", he instructed as he walked back towards his residence.
"Oh......ok!", she said, then quickly followed him.
They walked back into his office. He then pulled a chair up to the other end of his desk. She jumped up and sat in it. She was about eye- level with the table. That would never do.
"Umm.....here", the East said and took down a few thick books off of the shelf that covered the entire west wall. She got up and he set the books down on her chair. When she sat back down she was at a good height with the table.
"Do you like to color Infinity?", he asked, hoping in his mind that she would say yes. That would surely keep her out of his hair until the Dai showed up again.
Her eyes lit up in that strange way that they did when she got excited. It was odd because they seemed to almost glow eerily. "Yes!"
Shin smirked. This would work. He lifted up his hand and above it some paper and colored inks appeared. Each ink canister had a feather pin in it that was colored the same hue as the ink it was in. There were 25 colors. They landed on the desk smoothly.
Her eyes grew round, as if amazed in some way. He didn't know why, they were just normal colors.
"Papa-san never let me use this many inks before.........thank you Mr. East Kaioshin sir!", she said happily and then she went to work, grabbing for the red feather pen first.
With her busy, the East Kaioshin reached for his daily log. Everyday he recorded his daily happenings within the book. Though there wasn't much to say about today, he would still write about it.
He set to work. He wrote about all of his feelings of the day. Things were put down about Infinity and how he wished someone else could do the babysitting job. He was certain that she couldn't see, because she seemed very enthralled with her drawing, only looking away from it when she was reaching for a new color.
Soon, his entry was complete. He set the book down and grabbed another off of his book shelf to read. He was just about to start in where he had left off when she suddenly stopped everything she was doing: humming, coloring, and she even dropped the pen she was using. It flopped onto the desk.
He looked up to see that she was staring at him. He stared right back at her, not quite sure of what to do.
*Why is she looking at me like that? It's kind of scary.*
She blinked a few times then cautiously said, "........Is that why you don't like me Mr. East Kaioshin sir? Do I scare just as much as I do the other Kaioshins?"
His eyes widened. Did she just read his mind?!? How long had she been in there?!?!?
She continued, "They don't like me very much, none of them do. I don't know why, but I think it's because I'm evil. I can tell they don't like me, just like you don't like me."
He was in shock. Why was she telling him this?!? He had no idea of what to say. At the same time a pang of guilt struck him. Nobody, including himself, had given this child a chance. They had all naturally assumed the worst, and so she felt hated and unloved.
A tear fell down from her eye. She looked at him with the innocent eyes of a child. She didn't do anything, so why was she being blamed? She wanted to know why everyone feared her so for crimes that she had never committed.
"C-Can you tell me why you hate me Mr. East Kaioshin?", she asked him solemnly, "Please. Then m-maybe I'll understand."
He stared. He didn't know what to say. He didn't know what to do. She had put him on the spot and he felt guilty as hell. There was only one thing that he could think of to say.
"I'm sorry Infinity. I........I should have given you a chance before I assumed the worst. We all should have. I'm sorry."
She stared at him as if she was trying to read his face. Trying to see if what he was saying was the truth from the heart, or if it was another lie. She then smiled somewhat, as if she had seen the truth.
And it was the truth. He had never thought about how the child might feel about this. She did notice things; she was not stupid. He should have known better than to be so mean to her.
"I'm sorry", he repeated again, really meaning it. He would give this child the chance that the other Kaioshins had not. Yes, they had gotten off on the wrong leg, but no, it was not too late to change that. He would never look at her the same way again.
"I know", she said. It was odd, since she seemed to read his emotions so well after only knowing him for a day. She could sense lying, so it was no use to lie. This made it easier on him, since he really didn't enjoy lying all that much.
She grabbed up the pen she dropped and went back to her picture, as if nothing had just happened between them at all! He stared, amazed that the child's emotions could change so fast.
Infinity then looked up at him, smiling a wonderful smile. "I made you a picture!", she exclaimed, and held it up for him to see.
It was a beautiful, in a child-like way. It was a picture of himself, Kibito, and Infinity standing outside of the Dai Kaioshin's palace. He could tell what it was, though it was a bit distorted. That was ok. It was a very nice picture, and it had been made with love, just for him. He smiled, and took the picture from her.
"Here", he said, and lifted up his arm once more. This time a picture frame appeared out of nowhere. It fell into his outstretched hand. He took it and gently placed it in the frame. He then rested the frame on his desk. "I shall treasure it for always. Thank you."
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Did you like it? Please review! Thanks a bunches! Now that he can see through the child's eyes, they will get along a lot better. I'll try and have the next chapter up soon!
Disclaimer: If you think that I own DBZ then you should be sent to the funny farm.
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The History of Infinity
By: Ponytail Goddess
Chapter 2: The Hard Question
The day was half over and they were still out there. The East Kaioshin watched through his window as Kibito chased Infinity around the little planet. She was amazingly fast. Just when Kibito was about to tag her, a streak of energy seemed to flow through her and she'd speed up.
Poor Kibito. He'd even tried phasing out and then appearing in front of her to tag her, but she was never caught. Yes, Kibito was clever, but the child seemed to be a step ahead of him every time. Like the way she would change directions right before Kibito phased back in front of her. It was like she knew what he was doing without seeing it.
She didn't seem to tire either. She just kept going and going. Nonstop. The child had much more energy than Kibito. He appeared to be tiring out, slowing down from the pace he had been going at before. Wearing down.
He'd have to give Kibito a break now. They'd been at it all morning and all afternoon. Soon the Dai Kaioshin would be back and he'd have to have her settled down somewhat for him.
He slowly walked to the door of his office and exited. He came to the front door and opened it. Kibito had collapsed. Infinity was nowhere to be seen.
He quickly walked up to Kibito. "Are you ok Kibito? I didn't say that you had to play tag the whole time."
He looks up at Shin and mutters, ".......That's all she wanted to play.......other than hide........and go seek."
Shin looked up from Kibito. Where did she go? He looked all around himself. She was nowhere to be seen.
Someone tapped his shoulder. He whipped around to see staring up at him. "Did you come out to play with me Mr. East Kaioshin sir?"
She looked quite innocent, like she really wanted him to come and play with her. However, he couldn't. He would not suffer Kibito's fate.
"Well........I thought maybe we could do something indoors. Follow me.", he instructed as he walked back towards his residence.
"Oh......ok!", she said, then quickly followed him.
They walked back into his office. He then pulled a chair up to the other end of his desk. She jumped up and sat in it. She was about eye- level with the table. That would never do.
"Umm.....here", the East said and took down a few thick books off of the shelf that covered the entire west wall. She got up and he set the books down on her chair. When she sat back down she was at a good height with the table.
"Do you like to color Infinity?", he asked, hoping in his mind that she would say yes. That would surely keep her out of his hair until the Dai showed up again.
Her eyes lit up in that strange way that they did when she got excited. It was odd because they seemed to almost glow eerily. "Yes!"
Shin smirked. This would work. He lifted up his hand and above it some paper and colored inks appeared. Each ink canister had a feather pin in it that was colored the same hue as the ink it was in. There were 25 colors. They landed on the desk smoothly.
Her eyes grew round, as if amazed in some way. He didn't know why, they were just normal colors.
"Papa-san never let me use this many inks before.........thank you Mr. East Kaioshin sir!", she said happily and then she went to work, grabbing for the red feather pen first.
With her busy, the East Kaioshin reached for his daily log. Everyday he recorded his daily happenings within the book. Though there wasn't much to say about today, he would still write about it.
He set to work. He wrote about all of his feelings of the day. Things were put down about Infinity and how he wished someone else could do the babysitting job. He was certain that she couldn't see, because she seemed very enthralled with her drawing, only looking away from it when she was reaching for a new color.
Soon, his entry was complete. He set the book down and grabbed another off of his book shelf to read. He was just about to start in where he had left off when she suddenly stopped everything she was doing: humming, coloring, and she even dropped the pen she was using. It flopped onto the desk.
He looked up to see that she was staring at him. He stared right back at her, not quite sure of what to do.
*Why is she looking at me like that? It's kind of scary.*
She blinked a few times then cautiously said, "........Is that why you don't like me Mr. East Kaioshin sir? Do I scare just as much as I do the other Kaioshins?"
His eyes widened. Did she just read his mind?!? How long had she been in there?!?!?
She continued, "They don't like me very much, none of them do. I don't know why, but I think it's because I'm evil. I can tell they don't like me, just like you don't like me."
He was in shock. Why was she telling him this?!? He had no idea of what to say. At the same time a pang of guilt struck him. Nobody, including himself, had given this child a chance. They had all naturally assumed the worst, and so she felt hated and unloved.
A tear fell down from her eye. She looked at him with the innocent eyes of a child. She didn't do anything, so why was she being blamed? She wanted to know why everyone feared her so for crimes that she had never committed.
"C-Can you tell me why you hate me Mr. East Kaioshin?", she asked him solemnly, "Please. Then m-maybe I'll understand."
He stared. He didn't know what to say. He didn't know what to do. She had put him on the spot and he felt guilty as hell. There was only one thing that he could think of to say.
"I'm sorry Infinity. I........I should have given you a chance before I assumed the worst. We all should have. I'm sorry."
She stared at him as if she was trying to read his face. Trying to see if what he was saying was the truth from the heart, or if it was another lie. She then smiled somewhat, as if she had seen the truth.
And it was the truth. He had never thought about how the child might feel about this. She did notice things; she was not stupid. He should have known better than to be so mean to her.
"I'm sorry", he repeated again, really meaning it. He would give this child the chance that the other Kaioshins had not. Yes, they had gotten off on the wrong leg, but no, it was not too late to change that. He would never look at her the same way again.
"I know", she said. It was odd, since she seemed to read his emotions so well after only knowing him for a day. She could sense lying, so it was no use to lie. This made it easier on him, since he really didn't enjoy lying all that much.
She grabbed up the pen she dropped and went back to her picture, as if nothing had just happened between them at all! He stared, amazed that the child's emotions could change so fast.
Infinity then looked up at him, smiling a wonderful smile. "I made you a picture!", she exclaimed, and held it up for him to see.
It was a beautiful, in a child-like way. It was a picture of himself, Kibito, and Infinity standing outside of the Dai Kaioshin's palace. He could tell what it was, though it was a bit distorted. That was ok. It was a very nice picture, and it had been made with love, just for him. He smiled, and took the picture from her.
"Here", he said, and lifted up his arm once more. This time a picture frame appeared out of nowhere. It fell into his outstretched hand. He took it and gently placed it in the frame. He then rested the frame on his desk. "I shall treasure it for always. Thank you."
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Did you like it? Please review! Thanks a bunches! Now that he can see through the child's eyes, they will get along a lot better. I'll try and have the next chapter up soon!