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Chapter five: Man's True Way
I hesitated, five years was a long time, but a long time with this wondrous creature standing before me.
"Done." I said finally drawing in my breath as Piccolo walked away smirking.
"Why Jade?" Kami asked with sorrowful eyes, "Why? Why would you request such a thing? Piccolo is not the easiest trainer, in fact, he may very well be the hardest."
"He may be the toughest, but he has a heart. Gohan brought it out in him before, but he's grown cold again. He needs someone, don't you agree?"
"I still don't see how you could have possibly....." his voice trailed off as I watched Piccolo meditating in the distance.
A few moments later my daydreaming was broken as I felt Kami watching at me.
"I....uh....oh." I stuttered, looking for some kind of explanation while my cheeks grew purple.
"You were looking at Piccolo. Almost like you....you do! That's why you wanted him to train you! You love him!"
My cheeks burned furiously as I felt the blood rise to the surface.
"NO! Uh, I mean, no, it was for his benefit I swear!" I yelled.
"Uh-huh, okay, sure, for his benefit alone." He said looking ahead.
I only looked down, feeling ashamed that he knew so soon, I wished he hadn't seen me.
"You will sleep here tonight, then tomorrow you will leave with Piccolo." Kami said quietly, breaking the silence.
"HELLLLOOO!" a high female voice pierced the air, "Is anybody HOOOOOME?"
I turned, gingerly taking my hands from my ears. There stood a female human with short blue hair grinning at me. Next to her stood a large vehicle with wings on the side. I cooked my head curiously as more humans of both genders appeared from the metal craft.
A female with black hair tied into a knot bent over me to stare me straight in the eye.
"A girl Nemakian you said Gohan? She doesn't seem that special to me." She said rather loudly.
Now my shock was gone and replaced with anger. How dare she! I took a step back to put distance between her face and mine.
"Who ARE these people?" I asked facing Kami.
"We're Piccolo's friends!" said a cheery man wearing and orange and blue gi.
I blinked; Piccolo had....friends? Sure, I knew about Gohan, but no information came to my attention of anyone else at all.
"Why are you here?" Kami asked rather rudely, not that it wasn't rude for them to come uninvited.
"We heard about this Nemakian and decided to welcome her to Earth!" The black haired female said.
"Uh, me? But....how?" my mouth fumbled, trying to think of the right words.
Piccolo was suddenly next to me, "How DID you know?" He asked forcefully.
"Eighteen told me." A short man with short black hair said.
"Yamcha told me."
"Bulma told me."
"Chichi told me."
"Gohan told me." The female called Chichi said ending the conversation with everyone looking at Gohan.
"Gohan?" Piccolo asked suspiciously.
"My mom sensed me communicating with you and asked who it was, I cracked!" He admitted.
Piccolo only snorted and walked away into the building.
I turned back to the group of humans as they drew closer. I stepped back, not wanting to be so close, but they only crowded around me, completing a circle. I tried to back away, but bumped into a man's leg.
I wasn't frightened, it's just that I wasn't one for humans. They made me uncomfortable, the way they starred and chatted among themselves, as if I couldn't hear them.
"Hey there." One man said kneeling, "My name's Yamcha, what's yours?"
He acted as if I couldn't understand him or I didn't know anything. I squared my shoulders and stood tall.
"My name is Jade, and I'm NOT a baby!" I said flatly.
He looked stunned and taken back.
'Good' I thought.
I turned and stopped just before bumping into an orange leg. I looked up to see another man, but with wild hair smiling down on me.
"Hi! My name's Goku!" ~A/N: Who else?~
I gritted my teeth and tried not to say anything.
'Just let me out you idiots!' I wanted to scream.
I gasped and looked upward into the sky. Their heads shot up to see what I was gawking at.
'Pack of fools!' I thought as I squeezed through various legs.
As soon as I could breath again, I ran franticly behind Kami with my arms outstretched in a desperate attempt to get away. Soon 'Yamcha' looked back down.
"I don't s-" he said then looked around for me.
Soon the others caught on as my head emerged from behind the old man.
"There she is!" 'Chichi' exclaimed pointing to me.
I backed away again as they walked toward me. They would walk forward and I would walk backward.
'Damn it! Well, it worked for a while! Goku is still starring upward! Hehe, what a moron!' I thought chuckling to myself.
My giggles stopped in mid-laughter with a gasp escaping from my mouth. I swung my arms wildly with one foot off of the platform; I had walked too far and now reached to end.
I desperately tried to keep my balance, but it was useless and now I let gravity take over.
"Why doesn't she just fly?" I heard Yamcha say.
"She doesn't know how!" Kami yelled.
'No! I won't be weak! I must have known how to fly before this! I will!' it seems as though time had stopped.
I saw Goku racing toward me, but in form I had yet to see. A bright golden light engulfed his body, his hair standing on end.
Although I knew he was coming at me in the speed of sound, he was slow and I saw every movement. I too was falling slowly, but I was completely aware of it.
I had to stop falling, I did not want to be saved by a strange man, Piccolo's friend or not. Then suddenly, I felt words coming to me. I squeezed my eyes shut and blurted out words that seemed familiar to me, yet strange as they came out of my mouth.
"Charna Kotaka!" I yelled, not knowing how I knew the phrase.
I jerked to a stop and opened my eyes, what happened? Did Goku save me? No! He was still above me, starring down at me with a confused look and time had resumed as usual.
I was floating there by myself; I was flying! A smile broke on my face, I don't know how, but I was flying without any assistance what so ever. I suppose my self-confidence was too great because when I tried to move upward in the air, I was shaky and unbalanced.
'Okay, so I hadn't MASTERED flying, but I still could, that's a start! I'll practice and I'll get better, maybe even as good as Piccolo!' I thought as I wobbly floated upward.
I landed on the cement softly and looked up at a very surprised Kami.
"You didn't tell me you knew how to fly!" He said.
"That's because I didn't know myself." I responded calmly.
"Then how-"
"I don't know! It was like the Gohan thing, words came to me and I said them and all of a sudden, poof! I know how to fly. I'm supposing it has to do with my past, but how am I to know?"
"Gohan.....thing?" Chichi asked surprised, "What do you have to do with my son?"
"Oh don't ask!" 'you hag!' I wanted to add.
I ran into the building, my only hiding place, maybe they'd get the hint and leave! I took refuge in the first room that came to my eye. It was dark, but I could make out that it was big and grand.
I leaned against a great white marble pillar and hugged my knees, closing my eyes.
'Why am I so different?' I thought, 'will it be like this wherever I go? People starring and gawking and pointing, whispering to others? God I hope not.' I had seen my first glimpse of the world and I hated it already.
I'm not sure, but I think I started silently crying, because I found my face damp. And either I passed out or I fell asleep because I woke up to find myself sprawled out on the cool floor and it was terribly dark out.
I stood rubbing my eyes and heard a light pitter-patter from outside. Curiously, I walked out and gazed into the night. I discovered water; tiny drops of water lightly sprinkled across the Earth, feeding plants and refreshing animals of the land as well as people.
I stepped into the light drizzle and let the drops run down my hot face and soak my gi. Spontaneously, I began to dance. Not knowing why, I glided across the lookout, gracefully twirling and landing without falling on the hard ground.
A few moments later, the drizzle stopped reaching my body and I looked upward, continuing my dance. The rain had not stopped, yet it didn't touch my skin.
'Strange.' I thought, 'why isn't it coming to me?'
I stopped dancing and saw that a bright blue force field was covering me! I lifted my hands and let the energy sink into my flesh, it had come from me, but why? Was it the dance? Had I discovered a new power?
My thoughts stopped as my head snapped up and my fangs barred forth. There standing in the distance was a man, a human man, watching me. It was a human I did not recognize and hadn't come before, a stranger to my eyes.
I had decided not to trust any of the human race at all, especially one I didn't know. He stepped closer and a low growl escaped my throat. He took another step and my power rose. Again he came forward and I raised my fists with newfound strength and courage.
He burst forward in a sprint and I felt his power, I couldn't fight him! He'd kill me in an instant! I feel to my knees as he still charged to me.
~*~
Okay, I made it longer than all the others because you probably won't get another for a while. I'm thinking about doing a Justice League fic, opinions anyone? I'm also starting another story, but I'm not quiet sure about what to put it under or how soon, may be a while. It's really late now and I bet you anything I won't be able to go to sleep now that I've written this and I'm not ti- *loud snoring fills the air*.
Disclaimer (to those who still CARE!): I don't own DBZ.
Chapter five: Man's True Way
I hesitated, five years was a long time, but a long time with this wondrous creature standing before me.
"Done." I said finally drawing in my breath as Piccolo walked away smirking.
"Why Jade?" Kami asked with sorrowful eyes, "Why? Why would you request such a thing? Piccolo is not the easiest trainer, in fact, he may very well be the hardest."
"He may be the toughest, but he has a heart. Gohan brought it out in him before, but he's grown cold again. He needs someone, don't you agree?"
"I still don't see how you could have possibly....." his voice trailed off as I watched Piccolo meditating in the distance.
A few moments later my daydreaming was broken as I felt Kami watching at me.
"I....uh....oh." I stuttered, looking for some kind of explanation while my cheeks grew purple.
"You were looking at Piccolo. Almost like you....you do! That's why you wanted him to train you! You love him!"
My cheeks burned furiously as I felt the blood rise to the surface.
"NO! Uh, I mean, no, it was for his benefit I swear!" I yelled.
"Uh-huh, okay, sure, for his benefit alone." He said looking ahead.
I only looked down, feeling ashamed that he knew so soon, I wished he hadn't seen me.
"You will sleep here tonight, then tomorrow you will leave with Piccolo." Kami said quietly, breaking the silence.
"HELLLLOOO!" a high female voice pierced the air, "Is anybody HOOOOOME?"
I turned, gingerly taking my hands from my ears. There stood a female human with short blue hair grinning at me. Next to her stood a large vehicle with wings on the side. I cooked my head curiously as more humans of both genders appeared from the metal craft.
A female with black hair tied into a knot bent over me to stare me straight in the eye.
"A girl Nemakian you said Gohan? She doesn't seem that special to me." She said rather loudly.
Now my shock was gone and replaced with anger. How dare she! I took a step back to put distance between her face and mine.
"Who ARE these people?" I asked facing Kami.
"We're Piccolo's friends!" said a cheery man wearing and orange and blue gi.
I blinked; Piccolo had....friends? Sure, I knew about Gohan, but no information came to my attention of anyone else at all.
"Why are you here?" Kami asked rather rudely, not that it wasn't rude for them to come uninvited.
"We heard about this Nemakian and decided to welcome her to Earth!" The black haired female said.
"Uh, me? But....how?" my mouth fumbled, trying to think of the right words.
Piccolo was suddenly next to me, "How DID you know?" He asked forcefully.
"Eighteen told me." A short man with short black hair said.
"Yamcha told me."
"Bulma told me."
"Chichi told me."
"Gohan told me." The female called Chichi said ending the conversation with everyone looking at Gohan.
"Gohan?" Piccolo asked suspiciously.
"My mom sensed me communicating with you and asked who it was, I cracked!" He admitted.
Piccolo only snorted and walked away into the building.
I turned back to the group of humans as they drew closer. I stepped back, not wanting to be so close, but they only crowded around me, completing a circle. I tried to back away, but bumped into a man's leg.
I wasn't frightened, it's just that I wasn't one for humans. They made me uncomfortable, the way they starred and chatted among themselves, as if I couldn't hear them.
"Hey there." One man said kneeling, "My name's Yamcha, what's yours?"
He acted as if I couldn't understand him or I didn't know anything. I squared my shoulders and stood tall.
"My name is Jade, and I'm NOT a baby!" I said flatly.
He looked stunned and taken back.
'Good' I thought.
I turned and stopped just before bumping into an orange leg. I looked up to see another man, but with wild hair smiling down on me.
"Hi! My name's Goku!" ~A/N: Who else?~
I gritted my teeth and tried not to say anything.
'Just let me out you idiots!' I wanted to scream.
I gasped and looked upward into the sky. Their heads shot up to see what I was gawking at.
'Pack of fools!' I thought as I squeezed through various legs.
As soon as I could breath again, I ran franticly behind Kami with my arms outstretched in a desperate attempt to get away. Soon 'Yamcha' looked back down.
"I don't s-" he said then looked around for me.
Soon the others caught on as my head emerged from behind the old man.
"There she is!" 'Chichi' exclaimed pointing to me.
I backed away again as they walked toward me. They would walk forward and I would walk backward.
'Damn it! Well, it worked for a while! Goku is still starring upward! Hehe, what a moron!' I thought chuckling to myself.
My giggles stopped in mid-laughter with a gasp escaping from my mouth. I swung my arms wildly with one foot off of the platform; I had walked too far and now reached to end.
I desperately tried to keep my balance, but it was useless and now I let gravity take over.
"Why doesn't she just fly?" I heard Yamcha say.
"She doesn't know how!" Kami yelled.
'No! I won't be weak! I must have known how to fly before this! I will!' it seems as though time had stopped.
I saw Goku racing toward me, but in form I had yet to see. A bright golden light engulfed his body, his hair standing on end.
Although I knew he was coming at me in the speed of sound, he was slow and I saw every movement. I too was falling slowly, but I was completely aware of it.
I had to stop falling, I did not want to be saved by a strange man, Piccolo's friend or not. Then suddenly, I felt words coming to me. I squeezed my eyes shut and blurted out words that seemed familiar to me, yet strange as they came out of my mouth.
"Charna Kotaka!" I yelled, not knowing how I knew the phrase.
I jerked to a stop and opened my eyes, what happened? Did Goku save me? No! He was still above me, starring down at me with a confused look and time had resumed as usual.
I was floating there by myself; I was flying! A smile broke on my face, I don't know how, but I was flying without any assistance what so ever. I suppose my self-confidence was too great because when I tried to move upward in the air, I was shaky and unbalanced.
'Okay, so I hadn't MASTERED flying, but I still could, that's a start! I'll practice and I'll get better, maybe even as good as Piccolo!' I thought as I wobbly floated upward.
I landed on the cement softly and looked up at a very surprised Kami.
"You didn't tell me you knew how to fly!" He said.
"That's because I didn't know myself." I responded calmly.
"Then how-"
"I don't know! It was like the Gohan thing, words came to me and I said them and all of a sudden, poof! I know how to fly. I'm supposing it has to do with my past, but how am I to know?"
"Gohan.....thing?" Chichi asked surprised, "What do you have to do with my son?"
"Oh don't ask!" 'you hag!' I wanted to add.
I ran into the building, my only hiding place, maybe they'd get the hint and leave! I took refuge in the first room that came to my eye. It was dark, but I could make out that it was big and grand.
I leaned against a great white marble pillar and hugged my knees, closing my eyes.
'Why am I so different?' I thought, 'will it be like this wherever I go? People starring and gawking and pointing, whispering to others? God I hope not.' I had seen my first glimpse of the world and I hated it already.
I'm not sure, but I think I started silently crying, because I found my face damp. And either I passed out or I fell asleep because I woke up to find myself sprawled out on the cool floor and it was terribly dark out.
I stood rubbing my eyes and heard a light pitter-patter from outside. Curiously, I walked out and gazed into the night. I discovered water; tiny drops of water lightly sprinkled across the Earth, feeding plants and refreshing animals of the land as well as people.
I stepped into the light drizzle and let the drops run down my hot face and soak my gi. Spontaneously, I began to dance. Not knowing why, I glided across the lookout, gracefully twirling and landing without falling on the hard ground.
A few moments later, the drizzle stopped reaching my body and I looked upward, continuing my dance. The rain had not stopped, yet it didn't touch my skin.
'Strange.' I thought, 'why isn't it coming to me?'
I stopped dancing and saw that a bright blue force field was covering me! I lifted my hands and let the energy sink into my flesh, it had come from me, but why? Was it the dance? Had I discovered a new power?
My thoughts stopped as my head snapped up and my fangs barred forth. There standing in the distance was a man, a human man, watching me. It was a human I did not recognize and hadn't come before, a stranger to my eyes.
I had decided not to trust any of the human race at all, especially one I didn't know. He stepped closer and a low growl escaped my throat. He took another step and my power rose. Again he came forward and I raised my fists with newfound strength and courage.
He burst forward in a sprint and I felt his power, I couldn't fight him! He'd kill me in an instant! I feel to my knees as he still charged to me.
~*~
Okay, I made it longer than all the others because you probably won't get another for a while. I'm thinking about doing a Justice League fic, opinions anyone? I'm also starting another story, but I'm not quiet sure about what to put it under or how soon, may be a while. It's really late now and I bet you anything I won't be able to go to sleep now that I've written this and I'm not ti- *loud snoring fills the air*.