Evening
Disclaimer- I don't own Dragon Ball Z. I don't own the rights to anything in the whole DBZ universe which I worship so.
Hiya again folks!! Well I know this story seems to jump around a lot. But I haven't heard any complaints about time lapses so lets move on! Alright kids, sit down, lean back, get a drink, because your in for the longest chapter yet!! Enjoy.
Anime Goddess~
-------------------- = Changing view points or location. (Such as switching from Goku's point of view to Piccolo's) '...' = Thoughts
Chapter 20: Dawn.
Yet another few weeks rolled past. It wasn't quite three months yet, but Eve was already enormous. Piccolo couldn't look at her for long periods of time without his abdomen would start to hurt. It looked that uncomfortable. He just couldn't see how a human child could take up so much space.
Gohan visited just three days ago, and he said she looked like a woman he'd seen in a textbook who had been pregnant with triplets.
Piccolo was standing silently above the cave entrance, the sun shining adjacent to him with only hours till nightfall. His eyes looked out across the forest and mountains laid out before him as the sky gradually became a myriad of colors ranging from red to blue, purple to gold.
Eve was out hunting; it seemed to take her forever to hunt. But be that as it may, today she had been gone longer. His eyes narrowed on the emerald treetops. 'Where are you.'
He knew she wouldn't be able to scale the mountain trail after dark. She could hardly walk around for that matter. But something had changed gradually. He clearly remembered how her life energy had been very faint, and unstable. But now it was amazingly strong and sure. He shook his head and looked on. He couldn't question her on this; she was ignorant to ki and all that the Z fighters knew without question.
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She hadn't been able to catch anything all day; her muscles were lethargic and unwilling to move swift enough. Her tigress let her know, that even tiger grew wary towards the end.
Her sapphire eyes narrowed as she began to stalk towards the mountain, and then up the path. 'Piccolo will find me something. I cannot continue this. Its pointless.' she panted softly as her tired, sore paws carried her over the granite stones.
Eve's front paws lost their footing suddenly and she fell abruptly onto her chest, sliding back several feet before her hind quarters grew taut and her back claws dug into the earth, halting her movement. She growls faintly to herself and picked herself up and began walking again.
'The rocks seem unstable today.. odd..' her brow then creased, 'Or is it my own four legs that are unstable?' The Tigress grunted and continued her assent. The female beast seemed driven to get up into the lair soon. Why? She didn't think hard on it, she was just so tired. And her muscles were throbbing 'Maybe. I should call Piccolo. I'm not sure if I can make it today.'
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His ears twitched softly at the sound of cascading rocks beneath him. Piccolo's gaze fell, and what he saw brought a relieved smile to his face "There you are."
But he noticed she was walking rather slowly, no, she was staggering. Eve was about three fourths of the way to the landing. His lips curled down and his jaw tightened. Somehow he had a feeling this wasn't a good sign. In fact he was sure it wasn't.
In no time his form appeared in front of the tigress. Without any questions the namake lifted her effortlessly in the manner you would carry a large dog, and ascended the remaining path on foot.
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Eve couldn't express how relieved she was to be carried. Her eyes closed and she smiled, as best a large feline could.
Her ears were laid back against her regal head, as she felt uneasy. 'What is happening?' but Tigress would not give Eve any clue as to what was going on. This bothered her, more than she'd admit.
Before she knew it, Piccolo was setting her down in the cave. She purred softly and licked his hand. It warmed her inside when he laughed lightly and wiped his hand
"Disgusting creature." he said lightheartedly.
She growled playfully and started stalking towards her bed. But in mid stride she paused. Eve could faintly hear Piccolo question if she was all right, but her attention of on her stomach, which had convulsed involuntarily. Her head pivoted to look at her belly, which now even in her tigress' body looked larger. But that wasn't what was odd to her right now.
The fur of her hind legs was soaked in a line that ended in a small pool of water between her hind paws. 'That cannot be a good sign.' She mussed silently.
Her mind was racing for several short moments before Tigress gripped Eve's panic betwixt her teeth and crushed it. She knew what she was doing, and was going to hold this silly human by the hand.
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Piccolo blinked as Eve apparently ignored his question. "Eve?" he asked, but more to himself. His arms slowly unfolded and his jaw hung slightly open as her followed her chain of sight to a puddle between her paws.
Of course the first thought was she had urinated, but then his brain turned on and he realized what was happening. Well, if he had any doubts as to what was going on, they were eliminated when Eve staggered over to her bed and promptly fell on her side panting.
His expression grew cold as he walked over and stood over her. "Do you need me for anything?" his voice was as distant as his features. When the tigress shook her head slightly he nodded and walked to the edge of the cave-ledge. He let the unseasonably cool breeze rush over his skin. But then he realized how dangerously close the sun was to the horizon.
His eyes closed in thought. He was tense from head to toe, why he didn't know. Was he worried about her? '.. That could be it.' he sighed and crossed his arms over his chest.
Soon he found his ears twitching to the rather painful stressed sound echoing from behind him. Most were hisses and growls, but occasionally something that could be described as a moan reverberated across the granite walls to pass the silent warriors elven ears.
After a while his attention was completely rested on the sounds coming from his cave. In effect his thoughts were so closed he failed to see the sun steadily disappearing. His realization came when the cries from inside grew louder, and suddenly human.
"Eve!?" he turned and, for lack of a better word, ran into the darkened cave. the fire had not been lit. His eyes flashed and turned fiery red. A ki beam shot from them, affectively setting the firewood ablaze.
Piccolo shifted his onyx gaze to Eve and he gritted his teeth. She had wrapped herself in a blanket and was crying loudly. Her stomach somehow looked even large than the night before. But what troubled him the most was Eve's face, she was dreadfully pale, more so than usual, and she was practically covered in sweat.
He dropped to his knees beside her and his eyes traveled over her trembling form once, stopping at her eyes. She was terrified; it was painfully stark in her blue eyes. "What can I do?"
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Her body had changed and the pain she had been feeling was tripled. It was all she could do just to stay conscious. The pain came in long harsh waves, and with each her heart sped faster inside her heaving chest. When Tigress left, all her instinctual knowledge had followed suite, and she was scared.
"..I don't know!" she shouted in anguish as her nails dug into the furs lying beneath her.
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Piccolo groaned and punched the stone floor lightly, considering if he really had punched it, the mountain would have a big crack in it. 'I don't know what to do!.'
Then his eyes flashed open as if an idea had struck him, and one had, "Eve, hang on. I'll be back." He reached over and fed Eve a sensu bean. She took it reluctantly with what was now terror in her eyes.
He knew she would be all right in the short time it would take him to come back. So without a second more delay, the z fighter ran and leapt from the cliff, and soared out across the darkened forest, his ki trail illuminating the earth as he sped over it.
His eyes narrowed into shadow, locked on his destination, The Son House.
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Eve watched his eyes. 'Is that.. fear?' Her heart pounded harder against her ribs. She had yet to see Piccolo this frightened. He was just such a strong person.
Then he mentioned something about leaving. The blood rushing in her ears made it hard to hear. She knew he would come back, but the thought of being alone was starting a panic inside her mind. She was helpless, and oblivious to this situation.
Her love fed her one of the magic beans the talking feline had given them, and for a brief moment her pain was dulled, only to be replaced with fear as he disappeared from sight.
"Hurry.. Back.." she whispered through tears.
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At Son House
Piccolo landed at their door and before he could beat the door down with his fist Gohan opened it. Piccolo blinked for a second down at his smiled student. But the lapse of thought was over abruptly.
"I need your mother now." His voice was hurried, not a typical Piccolo trait. The boy looked very worried but called into the warmly lit home loudly "MOM! Its for you." Piccolo smiled and nodded to Gohan.
He was proud the boy had the forethought not to mention WHO was at the door. Then Gohan asked a question he was almost certain the boy would ask, "Is this about Eve?"
Piccolo nodded slightly, "Yes, she is having the child now.. But something is wrong."
Before Gohan could speak his concern, his mother began raving. But it stopped suddenly. So much so that Piccolo and Gohan blinked.
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ChiChi rounded the corner, and saw the tall green alien standing at her doorstep. Immediately her anger rose from the depths, and she stormed down the hall.
"What did I tell you about that freak in my house!! I told him never to come back here! Your interrupting Gohan's studies!! Why I should just---" her voice was caught in her throat when she got close enough to see the look in Piccolo's eyes.
It was of true concern and worry. Emotions she had never really been sure the alien was capable of. Her anger washed out of her body quickly and her expression changed smoothly to the 'mother' look ((I'm sure you all know the worried mom look. yeah, yeah I thought so.))
ChiChi recalled all of the recent information about Eve that Gohan told her during dinner each night for the last year or so. 'She's pregnant isn't she?' "What's wrong?"
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Gohan blinked in amazement as his mother wholeheartedly listened to his sensei as he explained the situation. But he shook his head back to reality and turned on his heel. 'Gotta find dad.' He turned the corner and started looking throughout the house, soon finding his father in the bedroom, looking under the bed.
"Now where is that sandwich? I know I brought it in here yesterday!" his father mumbled from the depths of the wasteland beneath his bed.
Gohan shook his head and managed not to roll his eyes some how. "Dad!" he shouted and watch the strongest man in the universe slam the back of his head against the bottom of the bed with a metallic thud.
"OOOWWW! Hey Gohan, what's up?" the full-blooded saiyan asked. Gohan gestured towards the door. "Eve is having her baby, but she's having problems! You have to use instant transmission to get us back to her faster!"
His father blinked, but when he comprehended the situation he hurdled over the bed and gripped his son by the wrist in the same motion.
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Goku slide around the corner and saw Piccolo snatch his wife up around the waist and leap out of view. "Piccolo wait!" he yelled and sprinted down the hall, his son still dangling behind by the wrist.
The saiyan cleared the door and was airborne in a second, his speed surpassing Piccolo's, making it easy to catch up. That and the namake had obviously heard Son's plea from inside, and was waiting, reluctantly.
"What!?" the namake's voice was strained, he was anxious to get back. Goku smiled and placed his hand on Piccolo. His tall friend understood then what he was doing and her smiled "Thanks Goku" Then they were gone.
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They reappeared in the cave's beginning. Eve smiled and looked up to see Piccolo was back, with ChiChi. Her fear of being left alone was suddenly gone and she closed her eyes in happiness, almost forgetting the immense pain she was in for a moment.
"Th..ank you Piccolo." she groaned, her eyes opening to see Chi-Chi motion everyone but Piccolo out of the cave successfully. The blood was rushing in her ears again, so what she was ordering Piccolo to do was lost to her. But Chi-Chi soon leaned in close, and she listened carefully to her instructions.
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Piccolo set to doing what he was told, get water and a cloth and a bowl. He assumed she wanted the water in the bowl, so he promptly returned with just that. When she took it and sat it next to her and Eve he gathered he had done the right thing. He wasn't ready for what Chi-Chi did next.
"Alright, now get out side with Goku and Gohan.." He blinked and shook his head. But the look the devil woman shot him maybe him unwillingly turn and leave.
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Goku whistled to Piccolo to join them on top of the mountain with Gohan and him. he smiled widely when Piccolo flew up slowly, and sat cross-legged beside them. He watched the namake's normally mask of stone absent, leaving the raw feelings on his face and in his eyes. 'Your worried to death. You really do love her. I knew it!'
The famous Son smile shone in the dark. "She'll be fine Piccolo, Chi-Chi knows what she's doing." Goku laughed when Piccolo's gaze shot up and he narrowed his eyes, becoming guarded. "You will have Eve back, good as new. and a baby to boot!" he laughed warmly.
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Gohan slapped his forehead, 'I believe that belongs in the book of.. "Things you don't say to Mr. Piccolo"..' he then looked up. "He's right. Piccolo."
His heart sang when he received a faint smile as a reward.
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Several several hours later..
Piccolo was left alone atop the mountain. Goku and his son had left 4 hours ago upon his request. He didn't see why they needed to be out there. He was relieved that her painful moans and screams had subsided many hours ago. But he was still on edge, staring into the pale night.
His blank thoughts were broken into pieces when Chi-Chi shouted up to him. "You can come in now!"
Piccolo stood, and hopped off, floating down slowly, his cape shifting around him uneasily before growing still as his feet touched the earth. His gaze went to Eve's still form, and it quickly returned to Goku's wife questioningly.
"She's fine. But resting for now, so be quiet. You don't want to wake the. baby." She then turned, and in disregard to her own instructions, shouted for Goku. Amazingly enough he heard, and appeared, gripped Chichi by the wait, waved and disappeared.
He raised a brow. 'I don't know if I like the way she said baby.' The namake turned and walked in painfully slow. Before knelling at Eve's side.
She looked asleep, and her baby was wrapped in furs and blankets in a makeshift cradle maybe out of a shallow crate Piccolo stored things in. He couldn't see much of the child; all but it's face of covered.
His gaze returned to her, and she was awake, but barely it seemed. She had circled under her eyes, and when she spoke her voice trembling softly. "Her name is Dawn."
".it's a fitting name. Now sleep. I will watch ..her" he watched Eve pass out almost immediately, and he looked down at the baby.
"Well.Dawn is it?.. You look human enough to me." and with that he sat back, and stirred the fire.
Tah dah!! Sorry, I was going to include the baby's description, but the chapter was long enough without it. I'll try to post chapter 21 soon. Hope you enjoyed this!! I know I did!
Oh Demoness, I'll have that description of Dawn next chapter k? if your interested that it.
Disclaimer- I don't own Dragon Ball Z. I don't own the rights to anything in the whole DBZ universe which I worship so.
Hiya again folks!! Well I know this story seems to jump around a lot. But I haven't heard any complaints about time lapses so lets move on! Alright kids, sit down, lean back, get a drink, because your in for the longest chapter yet!! Enjoy.
Anime Goddess~
-------------------- = Changing view points or location. (Such as switching from Goku's point of view to Piccolo's) '...' = Thoughts
Chapter 20: Dawn.
Yet another few weeks rolled past. It wasn't quite three months yet, but Eve was already enormous. Piccolo couldn't look at her for long periods of time without his abdomen would start to hurt. It looked that uncomfortable. He just couldn't see how a human child could take up so much space.
Gohan visited just three days ago, and he said she looked like a woman he'd seen in a textbook who had been pregnant with triplets.
Piccolo was standing silently above the cave entrance, the sun shining adjacent to him with only hours till nightfall. His eyes looked out across the forest and mountains laid out before him as the sky gradually became a myriad of colors ranging from red to blue, purple to gold.
Eve was out hunting; it seemed to take her forever to hunt. But be that as it may, today she had been gone longer. His eyes narrowed on the emerald treetops. 'Where are you.'
He knew she wouldn't be able to scale the mountain trail after dark. She could hardly walk around for that matter. But something had changed gradually. He clearly remembered how her life energy had been very faint, and unstable. But now it was amazingly strong and sure. He shook his head and looked on. He couldn't question her on this; she was ignorant to ki and all that the Z fighters knew without question.
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She hadn't been able to catch anything all day; her muscles were lethargic and unwilling to move swift enough. Her tigress let her know, that even tiger grew wary towards the end.
Her sapphire eyes narrowed as she began to stalk towards the mountain, and then up the path. 'Piccolo will find me something. I cannot continue this. Its pointless.' she panted softly as her tired, sore paws carried her over the granite stones.
Eve's front paws lost their footing suddenly and she fell abruptly onto her chest, sliding back several feet before her hind quarters grew taut and her back claws dug into the earth, halting her movement. She growls faintly to herself and picked herself up and began walking again.
'The rocks seem unstable today.. odd..' her brow then creased, 'Or is it my own four legs that are unstable?' The Tigress grunted and continued her assent. The female beast seemed driven to get up into the lair soon. Why? She didn't think hard on it, she was just so tired. And her muscles were throbbing 'Maybe. I should call Piccolo. I'm not sure if I can make it today.'
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His ears twitched softly at the sound of cascading rocks beneath him. Piccolo's gaze fell, and what he saw brought a relieved smile to his face "There you are."
But he noticed she was walking rather slowly, no, she was staggering. Eve was about three fourths of the way to the landing. His lips curled down and his jaw tightened. Somehow he had a feeling this wasn't a good sign. In fact he was sure it wasn't.
In no time his form appeared in front of the tigress. Without any questions the namake lifted her effortlessly in the manner you would carry a large dog, and ascended the remaining path on foot.
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Eve couldn't express how relieved she was to be carried. Her eyes closed and she smiled, as best a large feline could.
Her ears were laid back against her regal head, as she felt uneasy. 'What is happening?' but Tigress would not give Eve any clue as to what was going on. This bothered her, more than she'd admit.
Before she knew it, Piccolo was setting her down in the cave. She purred softly and licked his hand. It warmed her inside when he laughed lightly and wiped his hand
"Disgusting creature." he said lightheartedly.
She growled playfully and started stalking towards her bed. But in mid stride she paused. Eve could faintly hear Piccolo question if she was all right, but her attention of on her stomach, which had convulsed involuntarily. Her head pivoted to look at her belly, which now even in her tigress' body looked larger. But that wasn't what was odd to her right now.
The fur of her hind legs was soaked in a line that ended in a small pool of water between her hind paws. 'That cannot be a good sign.' She mussed silently.
Her mind was racing for several short moments before Tigress gripped Eve's panic betwixt her teeth and crushed it. She knew what she was doing, and was going to hold this silly human by the hand.
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Piccolo blinked as Eve apparently ignored his question. "Eve?" he asked, but more to himself. His arms slowly unfolded and his jaw hung slightly open as her followed her chain of sight to a puddle between her paws.
Of course the first thought was she had urinated, but then his brain turned on and he realized what was happening. Well, if he had any doubts as to what was going on, they were eliminated when Eve staggered over to her bed and promptly fell on her side panting.
His expression grew cold as he walked over and stood over her. "Do you need me for anything?" his voice was as distant as his features. When the tigress shook her head slightly he nodded and walked to the edge of the cave-ledge. He let the unseasonably cool breeze rush over his skin. But then he realized how dangerously close the sun was to the horizon.
His eyes closed in thought. He was tense from head to toe, why he didn't know. Was he worried about her? '.. That could be it.' he sighed and crossed his arms over his chest.
Soon he found his ears twitching to the rather painful stressed sound echoing from behind him. Most were hisses and growls, but occasionally something that could be described as a moan reverberated across the granite walls to pass the silent warriors elven ears.
After a while his attention was completely rested on the sounds coming from his cave. In effect his thoughts were so closed he failed to see the sun steadily disappearing. His realization came when the cries from inside grew louder, and suddenly human.
"Eve!?" he turned and, for lack of a better word, ran into the darkened cave. the fire had not been lit. His eyes flashed and turned fiery red. A ki beam shot from them, affectively setting the firewood ablaze.
Piccolo shifted his onyx gaze to Eve and he gritted his teeth. She had wrapped herself in a blanket and was crying loudly. Her stomach somehow looked even large than the night before. But what troubled him the most was Eve's face, she was dreadfully pale, more so than usual, and she was practically covered in sweat.
He dropped to his knees beside her and his eyes traveled over her trembling form once, stopping at her eyes. She was terrified; it was painfully stark in her blue eyes. "What can I do?"
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Her body had changed and the pain she had been feeling was tripled. It was all she could do just to stay conscious. The pain came in long harsh waves, and with each her heart sped faster inside her heaving chest. When Tigress left, all her instinctual knowledge had followed suite, and she was scared.
"..I don't know!" she shouted in anguish as her nails dug into the furs lying beneath her.
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Piccolo groaned and punched the stone floor lightly, considering if he really had punched it, the mountain would have a big crack in it. 'I don't know what to do!.'
Then his eyes flashed open as if an idea had struck him, and one had, "Eve, hang on. I'll be back." He reached over and fed Eve a sensu bean. She took it reluctantly with what was now terror in her eyes.
He knew she would be all right in the short time it would take him to come back. So without a second more delay, the z fighter ran and leapt from the cliff, and soared out across the darkened forest, his ki trail illuminating the earth as he sped over it.
His eyes narrowed into shadow, locked on his destination, The Son House.
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Eve watched his eyes. 'Is that.. fear?' Her heart pounded harder against her ribs. She had yet to see Piccolo this frightened. He was just such a strong person.
Then he mentioned something about leaving. The blood rushing in her ears made it hard to hear. She knew he would come back, but the thought of being alone was starting a panic inside her mind. She was helpless, and oblivious to this situation.
Her love fed her one of the magic beans the talking feline had given them, and for a brief moment her pain was dulled, only to be replaced with fear as he disappeared from sight.
"Hurry.. Back.." she whispered through tears.
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At Son House
Piccolo landed at their door and before he could beat the door down with his fist Gohan opened it. Piccolo blinked for a second down at his smiled student. But the lapse of thought was over abruptly.
"I need your mother now." His voice was hurried, not a typical Piccolo trait. The boy looked very worried but called into the warmly lit home loudly "MOM! Its for you." Piccolo smiled and nodded to Gohan.
He was proud the boy had the forethought not to mention WHO was at the door. Then Gohan asked a question he was almost certain the boy would ask, "Is this about Eve?"
Piccolo nodded slightly, "Yes, she is having the child now.. But something is wrong."
Before Gohan could speak his concern, his mother began raving. But it stopped suddenly. So much so that Piccolo and Gohan blinked.
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ChiChi rounded the corner, and saw the tall green alien standing at her doorstep. Immediately her anger rose from the depths, and she stormed down the hall.
"What did I tell you about that freak in my house!! I told him never to come back here! Your interrupting Gohan's studies!! Why I should just---" her voice was caught in her throat when she got close enough to see the look in Piccolo's eyes.
It was of true concern and worry. Emotions she had never really been sure the alien was capable of. Her anger washed out of her body quickly and her expression changed smoothly to the 'mother' look ((I'm sure you all know the worried mom look. yeah, yeah I thought so.))
ChiChi recalled all of the recent information about Eve that Gohan told her during dinner each night for the last year or so. 'She's pregnant isn't she?' "What's wrong?"
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Gohan blinked in amazement as his mother wholeheartedly listened to his sensei as he explained the situation. But he shook his head back to reality and turned on his heel. 'Gotta find dad.' He turned the corner and started looking throughout the house, soon finding his father in the bedroom, looking under the bed.
"Now where is that sandwich? I know I brought it in here yesterday!" his father mumbled from the depths of the wasteland beneath his bed.
Gohan shook his head and managed not to roll his eyes some how. "Dad!" he shouted and watch the strongest man in the universe slam the back of his head against the bottom of the bed with a metallic thud.
"OOOWWW! Hey Gohan, what's up?" the full-blooded saiyan asked. Gohan gestured towards the door. "Eve is having her baby, but she's having problems! You have to use instant transmission to get us back to her faster!"
His father blinked, but when he comprehended the situation he hurdled over the bed and gripped his son by the wrist in the same motion.
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Goku slide around the corner and saw Piccolo snatch his wife up around the waist and leap out of view. "Piccolo wait!" he yelled and sprinted down the hall, his son still dangling behind by the wrist.
The saiyan cleared the door and was airborne in a second, his speed surpassing Piccolo's, making it easy to catch up. That and the namake had obviously heard Son's plea from inside, and was waiting, reluctantly.
"What!?" the namake's voice was strained, he was anxious to get back. Goku smiled and placed his hand on Piccolo. His tall friend understood then what he was doing and her smiled "Thanks Goku" Then they were gone.
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They reappeared in the cave's beginning. Eve smiled and looked up to see Piccolo was back, with ChiChi. Her fear of being left alone was suddenly gone and she closed her eyes in happiness, almost forgetting the immense pain she was in for a moment.
"Th..ank you Piccolo." she groaned, her eyes opening to see Chi-Chi motion everyone but Piccolo out of the cave successfully. The blood was rushing in her ears again, so what she was ordering Piccolo to do was lost to her. But Chi-Chi soon leaned in close, and she listened carefully to her instructions.
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Piccolo set to doing what he was told, get water and a cloth and a bowl. He assumed she wanted the water in the bowl, so he promptly returned with just that. When she took it and sat it next to her and Eve he gathered he had done the right thing. He wasn't ready for what Chi-Chi did next.
"Alright, now get out side with Goku and Gohan.." He blinked and shook his head. But the look the devil woman shot him maybe him unwillingly turn and leave.
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Goku whistled to Piccolo to join them on top of the mountain with Gohan and him. he smiled widely when Piccolo flew up slowly, and sat cross-legged beside them. He watched the namake's normally mask of stone absent, leaving the raw feelings on his face and in his eyes. 'Your worried to death. You really do love her. I knew it!'
The famous Son smile shone in the dark. "She'll be fine Piccolo, Chi-Chi knows what she's doing." Goku laughed when Piccolo's gaze shot up and he narrowed his eyes, becoming guarded. "You will have Eve back, good as new. and a baby to boot!" he laughed warmly.
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Gohan slapped his forehead, 'I believe that belongs in the book of.. "Things you don't say to Mr. Piccolo"..' he then looked up. "He's right. Piccolo."
His heart sang when he received a faint smile as a reward.
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Several several hours later..
Piccolo was left alone atop the mountain. Goku and his son had left 4 hours ago upon his request. He didn't see why they needed to be out there. He was relieved that her painful moans and screams had subsided many hours ago. But he was still on edge, staring into the pale night.
His blank thoughts were broken into pieces when Chi-Chi shouted up to him. "You can come in now!"
Piccolo stood, and hopped off, floating down slowly, his cape shifting around him uneasily before growing still as his feet touched the earth. His gaze went to Eve's still form, and it quickly returned to Goku's wife questioningly.
"She's fine. But resting for now, so be quiet. You don't want to wake the. baby." She then turned, and in disregard to her own instructions, shouted for Goku. Amazingly enough he heard, and appeared, gripped Chichi by the wait, waved and disappeared.
He raised a brow. 'I don't know if I like the way she said baby.' The namake turned and walked in painfully slow. Before knelling at Eve's side.
She looked asleep, and her baby was wrapped in furs and blankets in a makeshift cradle maybe out of a shallow crate Piccolo stored things in. He couldn't see much of the child; all but it's face of covered.
His gaze returned to her, and she was awake, but barely it seemed. She had circled under her eyes, and when she spoke her voice trembling softly. "Her name is Dawn."
".it's a fitting name. Now sleep. I will watch ..her" he watched Eve pass out almost immediately, and he looked down at the baby.
"Well.Dawn is it?.. You look human enough to me." and with that he sat back, and stirred the fire.
Tah dah!! Sorry, I was going to include the baby's description, but the chapter was long enough without it. I'll try to post chapter 21 soon. Hope you enjoyed this!! I know I did!
Oh Demoness, I'll have that description of Dawn next chapter k? if your interested that it.