The Pale Beauty and the Green Beast
By Psycho Llama and Sarah Dempster
Disclaimer: Neither of us own DBZ. Sarah Dempster owns Terra.
Notes: The plot and Terra are owned by my good friend Sarah Dempster, who wrote the chapter briefs for me and I've written the actual chapters which you see here before her, all reviews for it will be forwarded to her as well via e-mail.
Images by Psycho Llama: www.angelfire.com/anime4/demonllama/cell.html
Terra groaned and sat up, 'What happened. . .?' she thought sleepily, she must have sat up too fast because she was greeted by a pounding headache.
Terra looked around, she was in some sort of apartment building, lying in an elaborate bed of some sorts, 'How did I end up here. . .?' she mused silently, she had forgotten all about Cell.
Terra silently got out of the bed and padded quietly out of the room, a puzzled look still on her face.
"Awake are we?" came a dark chuckle from behind her, Terra spun around so fast that she became slightly dizzy and wavered on the spot. Cell put his hands on the sides of her shoulders to straighten her up, he chuckled again, "You're dehydrated my dear. Your body is lacking water, which is probably why you've been feeling dizzy lately."
"Oh. . ." Terra mumbled, "Hey, why are you suddenly concerned about my health?" she asked him quietly.
Cell smirked, "Because you are such an interesting creature," he purred as he walked past her and over to a window.
". . .What do you mean by that?" Terra asked, walking over to him as he watched the deserted streets outside, her curiosity getting the better of her.
Terra looked out at the deserted streets, "Where are we. . .?"
"Nikki town," Cell purred, watching her out of the corner of his eye.
"Nikki town?! Where is every body?!" Terra exclaimed, pressing her face up against the glass to try and see if she could spot anyone.
Cell chuckled in a dark and evil manner, "They are all dead my dear."
"What?!" Terra cried, backing away from the window, "What happened to them?!"
"Absorbed, my dear," Cell explained calmly.
Terra blinked twice, her dark magenta eyes widened in realization, "I- it was you! You killed them!" she cried,
Cell chuckled, "My, my, my, you do look a lot prettier when you're angry my dear," he purred.
Terra went bright red, that was the last straw, she was going to teach this bug man a thing or two! He, he. . . bug-man. . . Terra burst into hysteric giggles.
Cell's smirk turned upside down, "What?" he asked in a terse voice.
"Do you have any idea how much you look like a bug?!" she giggled.
Cell folded his arms over his chest and glared at Terra. Terra fought through her giggles and looked up at him, she grinned, "Oh I'm sorry, am I bugging you?" she burst into another semi fit of giggles.
Cell sniggered, "Really my dear, if you annoyed me at all. . ." Cell let his tail rise and trace a line up and down her neck, the tip berley skimming the surface of her smooth, chalk-white skin, ". . .I'd do something about it."
Terra fought down the urge to gulp, she would not show him any more weakness. Terra batted his tail away with the back of her hand, her deep, magnificent magenta eyes still fixed on Cell's, "You cannot threaten me Cell, I do not fear you," she told him firmly.
"Oh, feisty. . . I should get you angry more often," Cell purred, closing the distance between them.
"Back of Mister! . . .What's that?!" Terra asked, fear edging her voice slightly as she poked the black piece of armour on his chest.
Cell chuckled almost disapprovingly, "Curiosity killed the cat my dear."
"I'm no cat Cell. Now tell me," Terra demanded.
Cell smirked, "It is known as a 'well-of-souls', it is where I store the energy I absorbed from the humans."
Terra's eyes widened and she backed away from him, "Th-that's for absorbing people?!"
"Don't forget the tail my dear," Cell chuckled, enjoying her horrified expression.
". . .I don't feel so well. . ." Terra groaned, clutching her stomach.
"I told you, you're dehydrated. You need fluids," Cell told her gently.
"Thank you Dr. Cell, do you know where the drinks are?" Terra asked him grumpily.
Cell pointed at a large pile of cans of nearly every kind of soft drink and fruit juice you could buy in the city.
"Holy. . . bad word. . ." Terra finished lamely, her inbred courtesy preventing her from swearing in front of Cell.
Cell chuckled, "I didn't know what you liked, so I got a few things."
Terra blushed, "Um, thanks I guess."
Cell smirked menacingly, "Anything for you, my dear. . ." he purred deeply.
Terra yelped when she felt the tip of Cell's snake-like tail run over the edge of her left ear, sending shivers rocketing down her spine, "Quit it!" she shivered.
Cell chucked darkly, but withdrew his tail. Terra meekly picked up one of the cans of fruit juice, eyed it apprehensively, narrowed her eyes and opened it, expecting something to leap out of it and eat her. Terra cringed, but nothing happened.
'Oh god I must look like a total idiot. . . oh for heck's sake can he do nothing but chuckle?!' thought Terra angrily.
"I am offended my dear Terra. Do you really think I would sink as low as that?" Cell smirked mischievously.
Terra frowned at him before quickly drinking the entire can in one go, and just to piss Cell off, she belched loudly. Cell raised an eyebrow, Terra blushed.
"Feel better?" Cell purred softly.
". . .No. . . actually I fell more sleepy than I did before," Terra mumbled.
"That's because there was a sleeping draught in every can. You weren't dehydrated, just lacking in sleep," Cell explained coyly.
Terra gripped his arm to try and stay on her feet and looked up at him through foggy, angry dark magenta eyes, "Why didn't you just tell me that in the first place then?" she asked sleepily.
Cell smiled and wrapped his two, long, bony green arms around her, "Would you really go to sleep in the same room as a mass-murderer-mutant?" he asked her.
Terra felt all consciousness slipping away, the dosage had been strong enough to knock her out even if she resisted, but not strong enough to hurt her in any way. She felt her head rest against Cell's chest before she dropped into a deep sleep.
Cell smirked at the limp body in his arms, her silver hair covering most of her chalk-white face, her black lips parted slightly. Cell walked into the bedroom and tucked Terra in under the thick blankets, Terra started to shiver slightly, then harder, hugging herself as if she was lying in the middle of Antarctica. Cell frowned, she wasn't suffering hypothermia, or anything else apart from weariness.
Sighing, he climbed into bed with her and hugged her surprisingly cold body to his, using his body heat and a small amount of ki to try and warm her up.
Cell was soon asleep too, using his ki to help warm her had left him tired and slightly drowsy, Terra was now alright again, her body heat returned to normal, but Cell had decided to stay the night with her. Cell laid his head beside Terra's and went easily off to sleep, purring contently in her ear.
By Psycho Llama and Sarah Dempster
Disclaimer: Neither of us own DBZ. Sarah Dempster owns Terra.
Notes: The plot and Terra are owned by my good friend Sarah Dempster, who wrote the chapter briefs for me and I've written the actual chapters which you see here before her, all reviews for it will be forwarded to her as well via e-mail.
Images by Psycho Llama: www.angelfire.com/anime4/demonllama/cell.html
Terra groaned and sat up, 'What happened. . .?' she thought sleepily, she must have sat up too fast because she was greeted by a pounding headache.
Terra looked around, she was in some sort of apartment building, lying in an elaborate bed of some sorts, 'How did I end up here. . .?' she mused silently, she had forgotten all about Cell.
Terra silently got out of the bed and padded quietly out of the room, a puzzled look still on her face.
"Awake are we?" came a dark chuckle from behind her, Terra spun around so fast that she became slightly dizzy and wavered on the spot. Cell put his hands on the sides of her shoulders to straighten her up, he chuckled again, "You're dehydrated my dear. Your body is lacking water, which is probably why you've been feeling dizzy lately."
"Oh. . ." Terra mumbled, "Hey, why are you suddenly concerned about my health?" she asked him quietly.
Cell smirked, "Because you are such an interesting creature," he purred as he walked past her and over to a window.
". . .What do you mean by that?" Terra asked, walking over to him as he watched the deserted streets outside, her curiosity getting the better of her.
Terra looked out at the deserted streets, "Where are we. . .?"
"Nikki town," Cell purred, watching her out of the corner of his eye.
"Nikki town?! Where is every body?!" Terra exclaimed, pressing her face up against the glass to try and see if she could spot anyone.
Cell chuckled in a dark and evil manner, "They are all dead my dear."
"What?!" Terra cried, backing away from the window, "What happened to them?!"
"Absorbed, my dear," Cell explained calmly.
Terra blinked twice, her dark magenta eyes widened in realization, "I- it was you! You killed them!" she cried,
Cell chuckled, "My, my, my, you do look a lot prettier when you're angry my dear," he purred.
Terra went bright red, that was the last straw, she was going to teach this bug man a thing or two! He, he. . . bug-man. . . Terra burst into hysteric giggles.
Cell's smirk turned upside down, "What?" he asked in a terse voice.
"Do you have any idea how much you look like a bug?!" she giggled.
Cell folded his arms over his chest and glared at Terra. Terra fought through her giggles and looked up at him, she grinned, "Oh I'm sorry, am I bugging you?" she burst into another semi fit of giggles.
Cell sniggered, "Really my dear, if you annoyed me at all. . ." Cell let his tail rise and trace a line up and down her neck, the tip berley skimming the surface of her smooth, chalk-white skin, ". . .I'd do something about it."
Terra fought down the urge to gulp, she would not show him any more weakness. Terra batted his tail away with the back of her hand, her deep, magnificent magenta eyes still fixed on Cell's, "You cannot threaten me Cell, I do not fear you," she told him firmly.
"Oh, feisty. . . I should get you angry more often," Cell purred, closing the distance between them.
"Back of Mister! . . .What's that?!" Terra asked, fear edging her voice slightly as she poked the black piece of armour on his chest.
Cell chuckled almost disapprovingly, "Curiosity killed the cat my dear."
"I'm no cat Cell. Now tell me," Terra demanded.
Cell smirked, "It is known as a 'well-of-souls', it is where I store the energy I absorbed from the humans."
Terra's eyes widened and she backed away from him, "Th-that's for absorbing people?!"
"Don't forget the tail my dear," Cell chuckled, enjoying her horrified expression.
". . .I don't feel so well. . ." Terra groaned, clutching her stomach.
"I told you, you're dehydrated. You need fluids," Cell told her gently.
"Thank you Dr. Cell, do you know where the drinks are?" Terra asked him grumpily.
Cell pointed at a large pile of cans of nearly every kind of soft drink and fruit juice you could buy in the city.
"Holy. . . bad word. . ." Terra finished lamely, her inbred courtesy preventing her from swearing in front of Cell.
Cell chuckled, "I didn't know what you liked, so I got a few things."
Terra blushed, "Um, thanks I guess."
Cell smirked menacingly, "Anything for you, my dear. . ." he purred deeply.
Terra yelped when she felt the tip of Cell's snake-like tail run over the edge of her left ear, sending shivers rocketing down her spine, "Quit it!" she shivered.
Cell chucked darkly, but withdrew his tail. Terra meekly picked up one of the cans of fruit juice, eyed it apprehensively, narrowed her eyes and opened it, expecting something to leap out of it and eat her. Terra cringed, but nothing happened.
'Oh god I must look like a total idiot. . . oh for heck's sake can he do nothing but chuckle?!' thought Terra angrily.
"I am offended my dear Terra. Do you really think I would sink as low as that?" Cell smirked mischievously.
Terra frowned at him before quickly drinking the entire can in one go, and just to piss Cell off, she belched loudly. Cell raised an eyebrow, Terra blushed.
"Feel better?" Cell purred softly.
". . .No. . . actually I fell more sleepy than I did before," Terra mumbled.
"That's because there was a sleeping draught in every can. You weren't dehydrated, just lacking in sleep," Cell explained coyly.
Terra gripped his arm to try and stay on her feet and looked up at him through foggy, angry dark magenta eyes, "Why didn't you just tell me that in the first place then?" she asked sleepily.
Cell smiled and wrapped his two, long, bony green arms around her, "Would you really go to sleep in the same room as a mass-murderer-mutant?" he asked her.
Terra felt all consciousness slipping away, the dosage had been strong enough to knock her out even if she resisted, but not strong enough to hurt her in any way. She felt her head rest against Cell's chest before she dropped into a deep sleep.
Cell smirked at the limp body in his arms, her silver hair covering most of her chalk-white face, her black lips parted slightly. Cell walked into the bedroom and tucked Terra in under the thick blankets, Terra started to shiver slightly, then harder, hugging herself as if she was lying in the middle of Antarctica. Cell frowned, she wasn't suffering hypothermia, or anything else apart from weariness.
Sighing, he climbed into bed with her and hugged her surprisingly cold body to his, using his body heat and a small amount of ki to try and warm her up.
Cell was soon asleep too, using his ki to help warm her had left him tired and slightly drowsy, Terra was now alright again, her body heat returned to normal, but Cell had decided to stay the night with her. Cell laid his head beside Terra's and went easily off to sleep, purring contently in her ear.