Disclaimer: If I owned it I'd be rich!!! But… unfortunately… I don't. Sorry.
A/N: Sorry for the long wait for this chapter. I had another one written but didn't like it so I wrote this one which, might I add, is better. Piccolo is 14 and Kiseki is 13 now. Just to let you all know.
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Three years went by since that fateful night that changed the rest of Piccolo's life and here he sat with Kiseki staring up at the stars.
It was the night before the Tenkachi Budokai and Piccolo was going to enter…
"Are you nervous?" Kiseki whispered leaning her head against Piccolo's chest.
Piccolo exhaled sharply out threw his nose and shook his head.
"No… not really." He sighed tightening his arm around Kiseki's waist.
Kiseki smiled looking up at Piccolo's face, "You're brave, you know that?"
Piccolo smirked looking down at her, "Maybe… Let's go, you're shivering."
Kiseki nodded and the two stood up heading for the small house.
They had been living there for nearly two years with a small old woman who had insisted they stay with her on the day they met. She lived a mile from the small village they traveled to often, everyone there knew her and they all called her Grandma.
"We're back Grandma!" Kiseki called into the dimly lit room as she and Piccolo entered the house.
A small woman with gray hair and dull blue eyes walked into the room smiling brightly at the two teens.
"Are you ready for the tournament?" She asked clasping her hands together.
Piccolo nodded folding his arms over his chest, "Yea." He smiled.
The old woman smiled happily nodding her head, "That's good. I bet you win," Slowly she raised her hand and yawned, "Well, I'm going to go to bed. I'll see you both in the morning." With that she turned disappearing into the other room.
"I think I'm going to go to bed too." Kiseki said turning to look up at Piccolo.
"Alright, I'll see you in the morning." Piccolo grunted slowly turning to the door.
"Are you going to go meditate?"
Piccolo nodded stopping at the door, "Yes, that way I'll be ready for tomorrow." He replied with a smirk.
Kiseki smiled and gave him a quick hug before she turned and left the room. Piccolo sighed inwardly slipping out the door silently disappearing into the shadows.
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The morning came quickly, before anyone knew it the Tenkachi Budakai was starting and the fighters stood around each waiting for their turns.
Kiseki sat in the stands with Grandma watching the announcer make his speeches before the Tournament officially started and the first two contestants came out.
"When is Piccolo's turn?" Grandma asked averting her eyes away from the fight.
Kiseki shrugged sighing inwardly, "I'm not sure… soon I hope."
Grandma nodded turning her attention back to the fight, which was just ending. A man around the age of twenty with jet-black spiky hair and a bright orange gi came out and was announced as Son Goku. Piccolo was announced next as he walked out taking his place a few feet in front of Goku.
"Look! It's him!" Kiseki shouted a smile gracing her lips.
Grandma smiled and turned to Kiseki, "I think he'll win this one." She said turning back to the ring when the announcer spoke.
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'Goku…' Piccolo thought watching the man in front of him turn and wave to a group of people behind himself, 'Everyone's here… Bulma, Chichi, Tein, Yamucha, Chiaotsu, Krillin, even Master Roshi…' A smirk crept up onto Piccolo's face when Goku turned back to him. Goku smirked back lowering himself into a fighting stance.
"Fight!" The announcer shouted jumping off the edge of the stadium.
The two fighters stood their ground for a moment before both charged each other. Everyone stared at the arena in surprise when the two fighters suddenly disappeared and all that could be seen was a blur of movements every now and then.
Piccolo uppercut Goku to the chin and received a kick to the gut at the same time. Gasping for air they both took retreated back to their original starting positions.
"Not bad." Goku commented wiping the blood off his chin.
Piccolo smirked regaining his breath and lowering himself back into his fighting stance.
"You're holding back Goku." Piccolo grunted charging the man again.
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"Look at them go." Grandma whispered not able to tear her eyes off the fight.
Kiseki nodded wordlessly her mouth hanging open in shock.
"You know he could fight like that?" Grandma asked her voice trailing off.
Kiseki nodded then closed her mouth, "He told me, but I… I never thought he meant…" She blinked and barked out a laugh, "I never thought he meant like this."
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"I never thought Goku could fight like that!" Krillin's eyes widened when he lost track of the fight.
"Where are they?" Bulma asked trying to keep up with the fight like everyone else.
Yamucha leaned his hands against the railing they were all standing by and tried to get a closer look.
"Can you see them Master Roshi?" He asked blinking his eyes.
Master Roshi stood still, his arms crossed over his chest, "Hmm… nope." He said shaking his head.
Tein blinked, "They move so fast." He said slowly blinking again.
"Well we all know that Goku's going to win." Chichi said with a smile clasping her and together, "And then we're going to get married!" Her eyes grew large as she thought.
Everyone stared at her and sweat dropped.
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Piccolo slid across the floor then flipped back to his feet before he even stopped and leapt into the air after Goku.
He aimed a kick for Goku's head and missed when Goku ducked and grabbed his arm throwing him back to the ground.
Piccolo caught himself in the air and hung there for a moment.
"What are you doing?" Goku called out after a minute went by.
Piccolo smirked aiming his hands at Goku, "Special Beam Cannon!"
Goku's eyes widened and he froze in fear the attack hitting him head on.
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