Krillin hadn't left the house since his spar with 17 a week ago and except
for 16 he had spoken to any of his friends.
16 had come to tell him that Korin was out of sensu beans and that they
wouldn't be ready for two weeks, that was last week.
For the first couple of days he couldn't get out of bed.
His friends had come around of course but he had gotten Master Roshi to
send them away, he didn't want to see anyone he was to embarrassed.
17 had humiliated him beaten him without even looking like he was trying.
It was too much his power up had been pathetic 17 almost had him believing
that he had improved a lot.
16 had come around every day to talk to him and 16 was the only person
Krillin would talk to. 18 didn't come around and Krillin couldn't blame her
who would want to train with a weakling like him.
Krillin sighed and sat down in front of the TV and just stared at it.
17 was standing on a cliff overlooking the wasteland where the Cell games were held but he wasn't thinking of Cell, he was thinking of Krillin when he felt a ki approach from behind. 17 turned and looked to see Piccolo hovering 5 meters behind him just watching him. "Hey Piccolo come to fight me?" 17 asked sounding uninterested. "No you would be no challenge," Piccolo said. 17 just smiled "Who taught you to sense Ki?" asked Piccolo after a few seconds of silence. "18" 17 said simply. "Who taught her?" "Krillin" "He's far to trusting, just like Goku" said Piccolo calmly. "No he's in love with her" said 17 with a smirk "And you have no problems with this?" Piccolo asked suprised. "Why should I?" 17 asked. "Then why did you go so hard on him when you sparred last week?" "Cause he came this close to winning" 17 demonstrated how close by putting his fingers 2 centimeters apart. "Krillin isn't stronger than you" Piccolo said disbelieving him. 17 just shrugged and turned around again before saying. "This time next year he'll be stronger than you and me" "I doubt it but even if he is you were still a lot stronger than him last week why did you go so hard on him." A harsh voice interrupted them, "because even though Baldy is weaker than the Tin Can he is smarter than it and has more skill almost enough to make the fight even, you had to fight with full power or you would have lost right?" They turned to see Vegeta leaning against a rock with his arms crossed and eyes closed. "Even then I wasn't sure I would win" 17 admitted. "He seems to know how to make superior strength and speed seem like a weakness." "How does he do it, no one else I know can. I've seen Goku do it, but not even Goku can do it when some one is that much stronger." Piccolo looked confused. "All of us have always been stronger than our opponents though out most of our lives even Kakarot has, but Krillin has always been a weak midget so this is how he beats people stronger than him." Vegeta explained. "It's quite impressive" 17 murmured Piccolo just nodded. In the background if you looked hard enough you could see 18 sitting down looking thoughtful.
A week later. Krillin came downstairs to answer the knock at the door he was limping due to a cast on his leg and his ribs still ached but he knew any day now the sensu beans would be ready and then he could train again. Someone knocked on the door again loudly this time. "Okay I'm coming" Krillin shouted as he reached the door. Krillin opened it and his mouth dropped open in surprise. "18 what are you doing here?" he asked "We're going to train today," she said "But I can't train I'm still injured" "So." her voice came back uncaring "You went easy on me and made me look like a fool in front of my brother and 16 then you got hurt by 17 now it's time to get hurt by me" she smirked at the end of this making him quiver in fear. "18 I didn't go easy on you I swear" Krillin continued on for a few seconds before trailing off seeing that 18 wasn't listening to him. "Let's go," she said dragging him off to the other side of the island. "18 can't we talk about this?" Krillin babbled seeing if he could get away. "No" 18 stopped turned around and got into a fighting stance and waited for Krillin to do the same. Krillin reluctantly got into his and waited for 18 to attack. 18 waited a second looking to make sure Krillin was ready then she leapt forward on the attack. 18 threw a punch at Krillin's face at her full speed and strength but somehow Krillin managed to catch her wrist. Krillin threw himself onto his back intending to throw 18 over him but suddenly he was reminded that he had some broken rib by a sudden pain in them, and 18 instead of being sent flying over him fell on him making him yell in pain. "What sort of move was that you idiot?" 18 yelled "Sorry I forgot my ribs were broken," Krillin said terrified that 18 was going to hit him. 18 looked less angry for a second and Krillin started to relax when 18 started to take off the top half of his orange Gi. "18 what are you doing?" Krillin asked not sure whether be terrified or pleased. "I'm checking to see if you broke any more ribs," was the answer. "Ok," Krillin said relieved. "I hope we're not interrupting anything," a cold voice said from above them. Both Krillin and 18's heads looked up it was 17, he looked somewhere between amused and angry. Please don't let it be angry Krillin thought. Both 18 and Krillin were blushing as they got up. "17 what are you doing here?" 18 asked recovering before Krillin "The human and 16 were coming to give baldie here some sensu so I decided to come along" Near 17 were 16 and a bit further away was Yamcha with his mouth hanging open. "WAY TO GO KRLLIN" shouted Yamcha. "Yamcha it's not wha.." Krillin tried to say. "I MEAN YOU AND 18 I DIDN'T THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN BUT GOHAN SAID YOU WERE A SMOOTH TALKER oof" the oof was from Krillin flying up and hitting Yamcha in the stomach. "Yamcha shut up ok" Krillin whispered. Yamcha nodded and kept his mouth shut. 17 looked at Krillin's blushing face and smirked. Krillin went even redder. Then Krillin saw 18 she looked furious, Krillin paled. "Here are the sensu beans" 16 said. Krillin gave 16 a grateful smile. "Thanks big fella I have a feeling I'm going to need them" "She'll calm down. eventually" 16 said quietly. "Well Krillin seeing you've got the sensu beans I'll get going bye" Yamcha said quickly then flew off at full speed. "Krillin looks like your in trouble." 17 stopped speaking when 18 looked at him. "I also gotta go" 17 said quickly before flying off. 16 looked at the house "I'll go see if Umigame is home." Krillin smiled at him before looking at 18 again, his smile dropped. She looked like Ice, frozen there glaring at him. Krillin quickly ate a sensu then landed. 18 hadn't moved. Krillin looked at her hopefully "So. want something to eat?"
AN: I thought I'd put a bit of a cliffhanger here, it's not really a cliffhanger, it's more of a semi-cliffhanger or a quasi-cliffhanger. Anyway tell me what you think.
17 was standing on a cliff overlooking the wasteland where the Cell games were held but he wasn't thinking of Cell, he was thinking of Krillin when he felt a ki approach from behind. 17 turned and looked to see Piccolo hovering 5 meters behind him just watching him. "Hey Piccolo come to fight me?" 17 asked sounding uninterested. "No you would be no challenge," Piccolo said. 17 just smiled "Who taught you to sense Ki?" asked Piccolo after a few seconds of silence. "18" 17 said simply. "Who taught her?" "Krillin" "He's far to trusting, just like Goku" said Piccolo calmly. "No he's in love with her" said 17 with a smirk "And you have no problems with this?" Piccolo asked suprised. "Why should I?" 17 asked. "Then why did you go so hard on him when you sparred last week?" "Cause he came this close to winning" 17 demonstrated how close by putting his fingers 2 centimeters apart. "Krillin isn't stronger than you" Piccolo said disbelieving him. 17 just shrugged and turned around again before saying. "This time next year he'll be stronger than you and me" "I doubt it but even if he is you were still a lot stronger than him last week why did you go so hard on him." A harsh voice interrupted them, "because even though Baldy is weaker than the Tin Can he is smarter than it and has more skill almost enough to make the fight even, you had to fight with full power or you would have lost right?" They turned to see Vegeta leaning against a rock with his arms crossed and eyes closed. "Even then I wasn't sure I would win" 17 admitted. "He seems to know how to make superior strength and speed seem like a weakness." "How does he do it, no one else I know can. I've seen Goku do it, but not even Goku can do it when some one is that much stronger." Piccolo looked confused. "All of us have always been stronger than our opponents though out most of our lives even Kakarot has, but Krillin has always been a weak midget so this is how he beats people stronger than him." Vegeta explained. "It's quite impressive" 17 murmured Piccolo just nodded. In the background if you looked hard enough you could see 18 sitting down looking thoughtful.
A week later. Krillin came downstairs to answer the knock at the door he was limping due to a cast on his leg and his ribs still ached but he knew any day now the sensu beans would be ready and then he could train again. Someone knocked on the door again loudly this time. "Okay I'm coming" Krillin shouted as he reached the door. Krillin opened it and his mouth dropped open in surprise. "18 what are you doing here?" he asked "We're going to train today," she said "But I can't train I'm still injured" "So." her voice came back uncaring "You went easy on me and made me look like a fool in front of my brother and 16 then you got hurt by 17 now it's time to get hurt by me" she smirked at the end of this making him quiver in fear. "18 I didn't go easy on you I swear" Krillin continued on for a few seconds before trailing off seeing that 18 wasn't listening to him. "Let's go," she said dragging him off to the other side of the island. "18 can't we talk about this?" Krillin babbled seeing if he could get away. "No" 18 stopped turned around and got into a fighting stance and waited for Krillin to do the same. Krillin reluctantly got into his and waited for 18 to attack. 18 waited a second looking to make sure Krillin was ready then she leapt forward on the attack. 18 threw a punch at Krillin's face at her full speed and strength but somehow Krillin managed to catch her wrist. Krillin threw himself onto his back intending to throw 18 over him but suddenly he was reminded that he had some broken rib by a sudden pain in them, and 18 instead of being sent flying over him fell on him making him yell in pain. "What sort of move was that you idiot?" 18 yelled "Sorry I forgot my ribs were broken," Krillin said terrified that 18 was going to hit him. 18 looked less angry for a second and Krillin started to relax when 18 started to take off the top half of his orange Gi. "18 what are you doing?" Krillin asked not sure whether be terrified or pleased. "I'm checking to see if you broke any more ribs," was the answer. "Ok," Krillin said relieved. "I hope we're not interrupting anything," a cold voice said from above them. Both Krillin and 18's heads looked up it was 17, he looked somewhere between amused and angry. Please don't let it be angry Krillin thought. Both 18 and Krillin were blushing as they got up. "17 what are you doing here?" 18 asked recovering before Krillin "The human and 16 were coming to give baldie here some sensu so I decided to come along" Near 17 were 16 and a bit further away was Yamcha with his mouth hanging open. "WAY TO GO KRLLIN" shouted Yamcha. "Yamcha it's not wha.." Krillin tried to say. "I MEAN YOU AND 18 I DIDN'T THINK THAT WOULD HAPPEN BUT GOHAN SAID YOU WERE A SMOOTH TALKER oof" the oof was from Krillin flying up and hitting Yamcha in the stomach. "Yamcha shut up ok" Krillin whispered. Yamcha nodded and kept his mouth shut. 17 looked at Krillin's blushing face and smirked. Krillin went even redder. Then Krillin saw 18 she looked furious, Krillin paled. "Here are the sensu beans" 16 said. Krillin gave 16 a grateful smile. "Thanks big fella I have a feeling I'm going to need them" "She'll calm down. eventually" 16 said quietly. "Well Krillin seeing you've got the sensu beans I'll get going bye" Yamcha said quickly then flew off at full speed. "Krillin looks like your in trouble." 17 stopped speaking when 18 looked at him. "I also gotta go" 17 said quickly before flying off. 16 looked at the house "I'll go see if Umigame is home." Krillin smiled at him before looking at 18 again, his smile dropped. She looked like Ice, frozen there glaring at him. Krillin quickly ate a sensu then landed. 18 hadn't moved. Krillin looked at her hopefully "So. want something to eat?"
AN: I thought I'd put a bit of a cliffhanger here, it's not really a cliffhanger, it's more of a semi-cliffhanger or a quasi-cliffhanger. Anyway tell me what you think.