TITLE: Her Light Shines Through
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
NOTES: I skipped some time here in order to save space in my notebook. That, and I couldn't fit Anemone into those episodes!
Chapter 3
The phone rang shrilly, startling Anemone out of her reveries. She lifted it off of its set, preventing another ring. "Moshi moshi?" Her greeting was a tad stilted; as she was still off-balance because of her dream.
"Konnichiwa, Anemone. This is Gohan. Can I talk to you?"
"Sure. What's up?" She inquired as she sat down in the chair next to the desk.
"Well, I've been found out."
The amazon sat up sharply. "Who?" she demanded.
"Videl. She wants me to enter the Tenkaichi Budokai, and teach her how to fly."
"Not good. About her knowing, that is. But teaching her to fly should be easy."
Gohan delayed his response, thinking something over. "Maybe you could enter too. I was going to ask you earlier, but you weren't there." He sounded so hopeful that she smiled. Really, he knew her too well. They were as close as brother and sister; so he knew how to get her to cave in and vise versa.
"Aa. I'll enter. Let's show them what real warriors can do."
"I'll signal you when it's time to train."
"See you then." Anemone set the phone back on its hook. Well, at least I get some fun. She went back into her room, then laid down on her bed. All of my friends will be there. That should show them that he lied. Then a snort escaped her as she reached for the book she'd been reading. Fat chance. They are as stubborn as mules when it comes to some of the things they believe.
~*~
Anemone landed next to them in the grass-filled mountain meadow. "So, I take it that it's time?"
"Hai. Bulma let you, huh?"
"Well, if she hadn't, Vegeta would've had a saiya-jin style hissy fit."
He chuckled, understanding what she meant. He'd seen what Vegeta was capable of when he was that ticked. They warmed up, then Gohan showed Goten his ability to become a super saiya-jin. She quietly concentrated with him, trying to hone her powers once again. But, Goten kept interrupting them. Finally, his older brother came up with a solution. "Goten, that should be enough rocks."
"Are you sure you want me to throw them at you?"
"Yes, Goten. We are sure. That's a great exercise for intuitive reaction." Anemone explained. The boy shrugged, then picked up a few stones. They were flung at the two older warriors, startling them into action.
He stopped. "Hey, don't stop, Goten. Keep them coming." Gohan commanded. But his brother paid him no heed. Goten questioned him about transforming, then showed them that he could. The group instantly started sparring, but then the older two leapt straight up into the air.
"That's cheating! I can't fly! Stay where I can reach you!" Dumbfounded, they looked at each other.
"What? You're sure that you don't know how?"
"I'm sure."
"Well, then. Time to learn how."
Anemone looked away from the brothers for a split second. "Gohan, Goten, power down. Videl is heading straight for your house. She didn't forget your promise."
"Yikes!" They both powered down, then ran back to the house so that this confrontation wouldn't escalate into a disaster.
~
"You've come to the wrong house if you want to sell something." Chichi declared.
"Look, lady, I'm just looking for Gohan."
"I don't think so!" she exploded. "He's training for an important tournament and can't be disturbed!"
As soon as those words had left her mouth, the three warriors that had been training ran back into the yard. "Relax, Chichi. I doubt that teaching her to fly would cut into the training any. There are two who want to learn, and two who can teach. There's nothing to worry about."
Chichi gazed long at Anemone, almost as though she were studying her. "If you say so."
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own the show.
NOTES: I skipped some time here in order to save space in my notebook. That, and I couldn't fit Anemone into those episodes!
Chapter 3
The phone rang shrilly, startling Anemone out of her reveries. She lifted it off of its set, preventing another ring. "Moshi moshi?" Her greeting was a tad stilted; as she was still off-balance because of her dream.
"Konnichiwa, Anemone. This is Gohan. Can I talk to you?"
"Sure. What's up?" She inquired as she sat down in the chair next to the desk.
"Well, I've been found out."
The amazon sat up sharply. "Who?" she demanded.
"Videl. She wants me to enter the Tenkaichi Budokai, and teach her how to fly."
"Not good. About her knowing, that is. But teaching her to fly should be easy."
Gohan delayed his response, thinking something over. "Maybe you could enter too. I was going to ask you earlier, but you weren't there." He sounded so hopeful that she smiled. Really, he knew her too well. They were as close as brother and sister; so he knew how to get her to cave in and vise versa.
"Aa. I'll enter. Let's show them what real warriors can do."
"I'll signal you when it's time to train."
"See you then." Anemone set the phone back on its hook. Well, at least I get some fun. She went back into her room, then laid down on her bed. All of my friends will be there. That should show them that he lied. Then a snort escaped her as she reached for the book she'd been reading. Fat chance. They are as stubborn as mules when it comes to some of the things they believe.
~*~
Anemone landed next to them in the grass-filled mountain meadow. "So, I take it that it's time?"
"Hai. Bulma let you, huh?"
"Well, if she hadn't, Vegeta would've had a saiya-jin style hissy fit."
He chuckled, understanding what she meant. He'd seen what Vegeta was capable of when he was that ticked. They warmed up, then Gohan showed Goten his ability to become a super saiya-jin. She quietly concentrated with him, trying to hone her powers once again. But, Goten kept interrupting them. Finally, his older brother came up with a solution. "Goten, that should be enough rocks."
"Are you sure you want me to throw them at you?"
"Yes, Goten. We are sure. That's a great exercise for intuitive reaction." Anemone explained. The boy shrugged, then picked up a few stones. They were flung at the two older warriors, startling them into action.
He stopped. "Hey, don't stop, Goten. Keep them coming." Gohan commanded. But his brother paid him no heed. Goten questioned him about transforming, then showed them that he could. The group instantly started sparring, but then the older two leapt straight up into the air.
"That's cheating! I can't fly! Stay where I can reach you!" Dumbfounded, they looked at each other.
"What? You're sure that you don't know how?"
"I'm sure."
"Well, then. Time to learn how."
Anemone looked away from the brothers for a split second. "Gohan, Goten, power down. Videl is heading straight for your house. She didn't forget your promise."
"Yikes!" They both powered down, then ran back to the house so that this confrontation wouldn't escalate into a disaster.
~
"You've come to the wrong house if you want to sell something." Chichi declared.
"Look, lady, I'm just looking for Gohan."
"I don't think so!" she exploded. "He's training for an important tournament and can't be disturbed!"
As soon as those words had left her mouth, the three warriors that had been training ran back into the yard. "Relax, Chichi. I doubt that teaching her to fly would cut into the training any. There are two who want to learn, and two who can teach. There's nothing to worry about."
Chichi gazed long at Anemone, almost as though she were studying her. "If you say so."