I don't own DBZ, and no copyright infringement is intended with this story.
Everyone who reads fan fiction should no all of this. This is the first
chapter of my first story. I don't know that much about Master Roshi, so
please excuse any incorrect info. This is fan fiction after all.
"You haven't told him yet, have you?" Eighteen whirled around to face the questioner, eyes blazing at being torn from her thoughts. "Told him what?" The invincible old master chuckled. "Told him what's been bothering you these past few weeks." Eighteen returned her eyes to the beautiful ocean she was observing before the old man began questioning her. "There's nothing I haven't told him. Krillian's my husband. I tell him everything." Master Roshi considered this statement, and then continued with his questioning. "But there is something you haven't told him. Isn't there, Eighteen? Something that is troubling you to no end. Something that you afraid of and excited about at the same time. Something your not sure how Krillian will react to." Eighteen whipped around to face Roshi, opened her mouth to say something, then shut it again. She turned away and barely whispered, "You know don't you, old man?" Master Roshi sat gently down beside the woman as she wrapped her arms around herself. "Yes, Eighteen. I know." Eighteen looked at the old man and saw a gentle smile on his weathered face. "How?" Roshi chuckled once again. "Eighteen, I've lived for over 900 years. I've seen more than a few apprehensive women not want to share some knowledge with their husbands. But in this particular case I sensed the ki first." Eighteen looked almost scared, "Has Krillian." "No, not yet anyway. He ki sensing ability is half as finely tuned as mine is. That boy never did pay attention to the small ki surrounding him, always focusing only on the strongest ki's around. That comes from spending half your life around Sayians. Sometimes I swear he's half-Sayian himself." Eighteen looked at Roshi seriously for a full minute before continuing. "You could sense that I was." "Pregnant? Oh yes, Eighteen. I might have felt the child's ki right after you started feeling the child yourself. Everything, no matter how small produces ki. It just harder for some people to sense it when it is very small." "So you don't think Krillian has noticed yet?" "No, but he will soon, Eighteen. That's what I came to talk to you about. You need to tell him fairly soon. There's maybe a week or two left before he'll notice the ki signature coming from inside of you." Eighteen looked down at her feet. "I want to.but I'm..I'm scarred." The old master placed a gentle and reassuring hand on Eighteen's shoulder. "That's only natural my dear. But when he is informed, great joy will flow into both of you. Trust on old man on this one." "How do you know Krillian will be happy with this?" "How could he not?" Eighteen pondered this for a few moments, then turned to the old master. "You say he'll be happy, when I tell him, but how do you know this Roshi?" The old master looked out over the ocean, and stared for a few minutes. Eighteen observed a very sad look on his face. It looked like he was struggling to place his thoughts into words. After a few minutes, Eighteen nudged him. "Roshi?" The old man turned back to her, but his friendly smile was replaced with a small, sad smile. "I'm sorry, Eighteen. I was just lost is some old memories from a long time past. It's these memories that provide me with my reasons to say Krillian will be happy. I remember how happy I was when my wife told me that I was going to be a father."
End Chapter 1 Tell Me What You Think! And Thanks for Reading!
"You haven't told him yet, have you?" Eighteen whirled around to face the questioner, eyes blazing at being torn from her thoughts. "Told him what?" The invincible old master chuckled. "Told him what's been bothering you these past few weeks." Eighteen returned her eyes to the beautiful ocean she was observing before the old man began questioning her. "There's nothing I haven't told him. Krillian's my husband. I tell him everything." Master Roshi considered this statement, and then continued with his questioning. "But there is something you haven't told him. Isn't there, Eighteen? Something that is troubling you to no end. Something that you afraid of and excited about at the same time. Something your not sure how Krillian will react to." Eighteen whipped around to face Roshi, opened her mouth to say something, then shut it again. She turned away and barely whispered, "You know don't you, old man?" Master Roshi sat gently down beside the woman as she wrapped her arms around herself. "Yes, Eighteen. I know." Eighteen looked at the old man and saw a gentle smile on his weathered face. "How?" Roshi chuckled once again. "Eighteen, I've lived for over 900 years. I've seen more than a few apprehensive women not want to share some knowledge with their husbands. But in this particular case I sensed the ki first." Eighteen looked almost scared, "Has Krillian." "No, not yet anyway. He ki sensing ability is half as finely tuned as mine is. That boy never did pay attention to the small ki surrounding him, always focusing only on the strongest ki's around. That comes from spending half your life around Sayians. Sometimes I swear he's half-Sayian himself." Eighteen looked at Roshi seriously for a full minute before continuing. "You could sense that I was." "Pregnant? Oh yes, Eighteen. I might have felt the child's ki right after you started feeling the child yourself. Everything, no matter how small produces ki. It just harder for some people to sense it when it is very small." "So you don't think Krillian has noticed yet?" "No, but he will soon, Eighteen. That's what I came to talk to you about. You need to tell him fairly soon. There's maybe a week or two left before he'll notice the ki signature coming from inside of you." Eighteen looked down at her feet. "I want to.but I'm..I'm scarred." The old master placed a gentle and reassuring hand on Eighteen's shoulder. "That's only natural my dear. But when he is informed, great joy will flow into both of you. Trust on old man on this one." "How do you know Krillian will be happy with this?" "How could he not?" Eighteen pondered this for a few moments, then turned to the old master. "You say he'll be happy, when I tell him, but how do you know this Roshi?" The old master looked out over the ocean, and stared for a few minutes. Eighteen observed a very sad look on his face. It looked like he was struggling to place his thoughts into words. After a few minutes, Eighteen nudged him. "Roshi?" The old man turned back to her, but his friendly smile was replaced with a small, sad smile. "I'm sorry, Eighteen. I was just lost is some old memories from a long time past. It's these memories that provide me with my reasons to say Krillian will be happy. I remember how happy I was when my wife told me that I was going to be a father."
End Chapter 1 Tell Me What You Think! And Thanks for Reading!