A/N: Sorry for the long wait, but now I'm back with some more. I've
actually got two reasons for not updating in so long - one being my mother,
and the other being my own damn criticism of this chapter. See, I had it
all written out and I was about to put it up when I read over it and
figured out that.it utterly sucked. I truly hated it. So I rewrote the
chapter and I'm still not completely happy with it, but it's much better
then it was.
Starlight - Really? Actually I hadn't thought about that.Thanks!
gohans-girl - Well, it is good to know that I'm not alone in the world in this particular situation. And ^whisper^ You guessed it, but no telling, got it? And thanks for your kind review!
P.L.S - I will try to prove worthy of your compliment!
Pyro - Um, that's the point of an AU, right? Well, thanks anyway!
Virginia Madison - Now that was a heart-warming review! I enjoy writing a lot, and having people say that they admire anything about me or my writing is quite a pleasant surprise!
shadowpheonix - ^_^ Thank you!
Okay, that was all the reviews, sooo now, for the long-awaited chapter 5 of the Assassin!
Ch 5 - More then Expected
"Welcome," Kamisah said with a grand sweep of his arm, "to my humble adobe."
Videl didn't bother hiding her amazement. This place was huge! It was built like the old Buddist temples of Japan back on Earth. It was so picturesque that she couldn't move for several seconds. "It's beautiful! How did you manage to build this thing?!"
He smiled, making his slightly scarred face suddenly handsome. "After I amassed enough money, I used it to buy material and to hire some architects to design me an old Earth mansion. I think it turned out well."
"It did!" she breathed.
He smiled again, then walked up to the porch and stopped, gazing back at her. "Are you coming? I must show you to a room."
"I - all right," Videl answered. Inside, she was puzzling. Why would this man, universally known for his dark methods and trade, be showing her, his current assignment, around his lavish home? It made no sense!
"Why were you hiding with Jijan?" he asked as he led her through the house. "You should have known he would sell you out the moment a better offer came."
"Because...I was afraid."
"Of me?"
"Yes."
"Are you still?"
She hesitated. Then, "I don't know. You're not acting at all like I expected."
"I know. Follow me closely now; my place is designed to be confusing. Visitors aren't usually welcome."
~*~
Goku watched closely as Kamisah led Videl into his lavish base. Like Videl, he didn't understand his son's motives in letting her live, at least temporarily. He was also surprised that Kamisah hadn't sensed him yet. From what Supreme Kai had told him before his departure from Other World, the demi-saiyan should have the power to sense his hated father following him around. But ever since he had found his query, Kamisah had not been acting like he was known to. What the hell was going on?
His plans had changed over the week of watching. He'd come to realize that a head-on battle would only mean defeat, so he was trying to find a weakness. I wonder if he even has one...Wait. Why is he...could that be a weakness?
~*~
Kamisah's eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced behind himself at the forest nearby. Chuckling softly, he muttered, "I should have known."
"Known what?" Videl asked.
"Oh," and Kamisah raised his voice, "only that my father is spying. For shame, Father, didn't you know that can be considered quite rude?"
A grunt and a rustle of leaves was the only reaction. Then a swift breeze and a slight ki spike indicated Goku's departure. Kamisah laughed and resumed the tour of his home.
"This is your room, at least for now," he said, finally stopping between twin pillars on the second floor. "I do not know how long negotiations will take, so you may as well enjoy what's left of your life."
Videl glared at him. "I'm so grateful. What do you think you're going to do with me? If you're going to kill me, just get over with it instead of playing this stupid game!"
He looked amused. "Play. I haven't played in years, Miss Videl. Not since Earth was destroyed."
"What? You knew Earth?"
"Of course I did. It was my home, until Majin Buu blew it to pieces."
"You actually lived on Earth?"
"Didn't I just say that? If you must know, I was part of a group of fighters called the Z Warriors, who protected the planet." He sighed. "We fought Buu when he came with Babidi, but Buu was too strong. One of them, the last of the saiyan royalty known as Vegeta, saved me by knocking me out and throwing me into his old pod."
Videl stared at him. Kamisah shook himself and opened the door to the room. "Well, go on. I will return for you in two hours. Do not leave this room on pain of death. Understand?"
She silently nodded and walked in. He closed and locked the door behind her, and she listened to the sound of his footsteps fading away. Then she looked around the room. It was actually very beautiful, with white and cream colors filling the room, and silk on the bed and furniture. Brightly lit flowers held in stasis forever at their peak (ancient saiyan technology) were spread about the room in antique vases. she wondered.
She was slowly discovering that there was more to Kamisah then meets the eye. Being the determined girl she always had been, Videl swore then and there to figure out the greatest bounty hunter ever known.
~*~
Kamisah threw more cold water onto his face, rubbed it, and grabbed a hand towel to dry again. He glanced up at the mirror and sighed. Why did he feel so...vulnerable near her? He hadn't had such feelings of weakness in years, not since before the destruction of Earth.
He looked out the window. I swore I would make him pay for what he did to me, to Earth, and to Vegeta. But I got so wrapped up in surviving long enough to be any good...to become powerful enough...that I forgot my original goal.
Then he jolted.
He finished cleaning and drying himself, then grabbed a comb and absently brushed his hair while he began the initiation program for protecting his base during his absence. Then Kamisah picked two throwing knives, a bow, and a quiver of arrows and headed into the forest. He glanced back at the house but once, then continued on his way.
he thought to himself as he carefully made his way through the thick underbrush. He gave a dark laugh.
A/N: Alright, chapter five. I didn't particularly like it, but hopefully someone will...If you want me to update again, you'd better start reviewing!
Starlight - Really? Actually I hadn't thought about that.Thanks!
gohans-girl - Well, it is good to know that I'm not alone in the world in this particular situation. And ^whisper^ You guessed it, but no telling, got it? And thanks for your kind review!
P.L.S - I will try to prove worthy of your compliment!
Pyro - Um, that's the point of an AU, right? Well, thanks anyway!
Virginia Madison - Now that was a heart-warming review! I enjoy writing a lot, and having people say that they admire anything about me or my writing is quite a pleasant surprise!
shadowpheonix - ^_^ Thank you!
Okay, that was all the reviews, sooo now, for the long-awaited chapter 5 of the Assassin!
Ch 5 - More then Expected
"Welcome," Kamisah said with a grand sweep of his arm, "to my humble adobe."
Videl didn't bother hiding her amazement. This place was huge! It was built like the old Buddist temples of Japan back on Earth. It was so picturesque that she couldn't move for several seconds. "It's beautiful! How did you manage to build this thing?!"
He smiled, making his slightly scarred face suddenly handsome. "After I amassed enough money, I used it to buy material and to hire some architects to design me an old Earth mansion. I think it turned out well."
"It did!" she breathed.
He smiled again, then walked up to the porch and stopped, gazing back at her. "Are you coming? I must show you to a room."
"I - all right," Videl answered. Inside, she was puzzling. Why would this man, universally known for his dark methods and trade, be showing her, his current assignment, around his lavish home? It made no sense!
"Why were you hiding with Jijan?" he asked as he led her through the house. "You should have known he would sell you out the moment a better offer came."
"Because...I was afraid."
"Of me?"
"Yes."
"Are you still?"
She hesitated. Then, "I don't know. You're not acting at all like I expected."
"I know. Follow me closely now; my place is designed to be confusing. Visitors aren't usually welcome."
~*~
Goku watched closely as Kamisah led Videl into his lavish base. Like Videl, he didn't understand his son's motives in letting her live, at least temporarily. He was also surprised that Kamisah hadn't sensed him yet. From what Supreme Kai had told him before his departure from Other World, the demi-saiyan should have the power to sense his hated father following him around. But ever since he had found his query, Kamisah had not been acting like he was known to. What the hell was going on?
His plans had changed over the week of watching. He'd come to realize that a head-on battle would only mean defeat, so he was trying to find a weakness. I wonder if he even has one...Wait. Why is he...could that be a weakness?
~*~
Kamisah's eyes narrowed slightly, and he glanced behind himself at the forest nearby. Chuckling softly, he muttered, "I should have known."
"Known what?" Videl asked.
"Oh," and Kamisah raised his voice, "only that my father is spying. For shame, Father, didn't you know that can be considered quite rude?"
A grunt and a rustle of leaves was the only reaction. Then a swift breeze and a slight ki spike indicated Goku's departure. Kamisah laughed and resumed the tour of his home.
"This is your room, at least for now," he said, finally stopping between twin pillars on the second floor. "I do not know how long negotiations will take, so you may as well enjoy what's left of your life."
Videl glared at him. "I'm so grateful. What do you think you're going to do with me? If you're going to kill me, just get over with it instead of playing this stupid game!"
He looked amused. "Play. I haven't played in years, Miss Videl. Not since Earth was destroyed."
"What? You knew Earth?"
"Of course I did. It was my home, until Majin Buu blew it to pieces."
"You actually lived on Earth?"
"Didn't I just say that? If you must know, I was part of a group of fighters called the Z Warriors, who protected the planet." He sighed. "We fought Buu when he came with Babidi, but Buu was too strong. One of them, the last of the saiyan royalty known as Vegeta, saved me by knocking me out and throwing me into his old pod."
Videl stared at him. Kamisah shook himself and opened the door to the room. "Well, go on. I will return for you in two hours. Do not leave this room on pain of death. Understand?"
She silently nodded and walked in. He closed and locked the door behind her, and she listened to the sound of his footsteps fading away. Then she looked around the room. It was actually very beautiful, with white and cream colors filling the room, and silk on the bed and furniture. Brightly lit flowers held in stasis forever at their peak (ancient saiyan technology) were spread about the room in antique vases. she wondered.
She was slowly discovering that there was more to Kamisah then meets the eye. Being the determined girl she always had been, Videl swore then and there to figure out the greatest bounty hunter ever known.
~*~
Kamisah threw more cold water onto his face, rubbed it, and grabbed a hand towel to dry again. He glanced up at the mirror and sighed. Why did he feel so...vulnerable near her? He hadn't had such feelings of weakness in years, not since before the destruction of Earth.
He looked out the window. I swore I would make him pay for what he did to me, to Earth, and to Vegeta. But I got so wrapped up in surviving long enough to be any good...to become powerful enough...that I forgot my original goal.
Then he jolted.
He finished cleaning and drying himself, then grabbed a comb and absently brushed his hair while he began the initiation program for protecting his base during his absence. Then Kamisah picked two throwing knives, a bow, and a quiver of arrows and headed into the forest. He glanced back at the house but once, then continued on his way.
he thought to himself as he carefully made his way through the thick underbrush. He gave a dark laugh.
A/N: Alright, chapter five. I didn't particularly like it, but hopefully someone will...If you want me to update again, you'd better start reviewing!
