DISCO TIME! LET'S BOOGIE
::boogie's by self:: HEY! WHERE'S YOUR
************ ******* ****** SPIRIT?!?! GODS! WHAT'S WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU.....those of you who did dance with me....thanx! :D
Disclaimer: I can't dance
Real Disclaimer: I embarrassed myself at a dance (in 8th grade I think...)
CHAPTER 12
Goten looked at Ashi shocked. "You mean you couldn't get Bra-chan?"
Ashi nodded. "The guards would've had me if I'd stayed any longer. I couldn't even get through all of the ventilation system. I don't know how, but she was found out."
Goten's eyes showed a horrible sorrow. "First his Okaasan's safe, but then Kat-san's beaten. Now, his imooto is probably getting the same treatment."
Ashi shook off the image of the little girl, Bra was her name, being beaten. That little girl was brave. She would stand up to Veter, Ashi knew she would. At least, thought Ashi, she'll be sent to the prisoners quarters. Ashi left her a little surprise, but decided against telling Goten about it. He would only get confused.
Well, she thought, so would anyone else. If Goten told me that, I'd think he was stupid for even mentioning it. She quickly lost her train of thought when she heard a "BOO!" Without even turning around Ashi smiled. "Konichiwa, Kat-san."
Kat's puzzled face appeared beside Ashi's. "How'd you know it was me?"
Ashi rolled her eyes. "Oh, please. Who else tries to sneak up on me EVERY TIME!"
Kat shrugged and shrieked when Trunks tickled her. Ashi rolled her eyes. She wasn't as ticklish, or foolish, as Kat. She didn't need romance, she just needed someone to be there for her. Romance was nice, but usually ended up dying. The only sure way was to find a man who wouldn't dream of leaving you, and she wondered if maybe Goten were that man.
Kat squealed again when Trunks caught her. Goten was blushing, obviously hoping to kiss Ashi. Ashi rolled her eyes. Would she have to make all of the moves? Obviously. She walked over and sat by Goten and kissed him. He turned crimson and kissed her back. She heard Kat laughing and Trunks snorting. Soon she heard Kat call. "Ow, ow. Go get him Ashi-san he's..."
She was suddenly cut off by Trunks sweeping her off of her feet. She giggled and he dropped her. She landed with an 'oof' and heard Trunks laughing hysterically. Goten pulled away and picked Ashi up. She instantly jumped off of his shoulders. Goten pouted. "What, is there something wrong with me?"
Ashi stuck out her tongue and stalked off. Didn't he get it? She didn't like to be swept off of her feet. She just wanted someone to be there for her. Ashi called to Goten over her shoulder. "If you want to sweep someone up, I'm sure Trunks-kun would be happy to be swept away."
Kat was laughing so hard, Ashi just knew Kat was crying. She could hear Goten coming after her, so she disguised her ki and stalked off to the left. Trunks was trying to shush Kat, but Kat couldn't stop laughing. Well sister, thought Ashi, at least we thought that was funny.
Goten couldn't seem to take a hint and was following her path. Great, she thought, now I'll have to use the 'Kuji' technique. She started to hop on top of the rocks. The 'Kuji' technique used up most of your energy, but you were impossible to track. Veter had taught it to her in these woods. Ashi was no fool, she knew these woods very well. Kat would rather be bottled up inside, studying equations that made Ashita's head spin. She couldn't stand doing anything but being outside.
Ashi remembered back to the time her father left. She was two, and even though Brolly wasn't around much, he was around enough to eat and spend the night. 'You never asked him questions', her mother had said. 'Don't you even look in his direction.'
Ashi never listened. Kat did, though, and had truly never even looked past her father's feet. One time, when Kat, Britania, and Brooke (her mother) were gone, she went over to her father. He studied her with his intense blue eyes. 'What do you want?'
She had just leaned over and touched him. That was enough reason for him to break her finger. She didn't cry, but yelped. Brolly, hating to see someone stand up to him, kicked her hard in the stomach. That was the day she had vowed to kill her father. She had tried poisoning his soup, but Brolly just gulped it down, only being sick for an hour. She had tried setting up 'accidents' and usually they failed to even work.
One day, though, she asked Kat to help her. Kat finally agreed, after two hours of nagging, and set up a trap that took three hours to set up. It was well worth their time, though. Brolly had stepped right into the trap and the knife came down, right by his heart. Brooke had fixed him up, and Kat was beaten by Brolly severely. There was nothing anyone could do, but Britania had run away. Britania was Brolly's first daughter, who was only two years older than her.
Kat almost didn't survive, but when she came out of the hospital, Brolly was more careful and so they gave up. Kat wasn't that smart. She was only two. They were able to walk by one (according to Brolly they needed to be tough, and they needed to talk by two). Ashi could never catch on as fast as Kat. Kat always finished her studies hours before Ashi. But, then again, she never EVER did anything physical. Brolly didn't like that.
Ashi almost fell off of the rock and concentrated more on the Kuji. Soon, she was sweating so profusely that she was soaked from head to toe. She realized that she'd been running for over an hour because she was only a mile from Goten's house. Goten had showed her the direction of his house and told her familiar landmarks. She had just spotted the cliff that had a hole through it. He had said Trunks punched him too hard once, and that he had been sent right through the cliff.
Wow, thought Ashita, these boys are strong. They could even become Super Saiyan, just like Brolly. Exhausted, Ashi stopped her Kuji and relaxed beside the cliff. She'd get there faster by flying, but any use of ki could alert the guards. That was the last thing that Ashi wanted. Besides, she thought, I'll get more exercise this way. Ashi loved to run, and was looking forward to the run.
She kept a steady pace and had spotted the second landmark in about a few feet. She remembered the story behind the second one. There was the cliff with all of these rocks stuck deep into it. He had told her he did that when he was seven or eight! Almost ten years ago, Ashi would've been lucky to get it to stick into the rock. Now, though, she could sink a rock well into the cliffs. She decided to take a break from running and try throwing rocks at a cliff off to the left of Goten's. She soon had ten rocks out of twelve sunk deep into the cliff face.
Ashi, already tired of throwing rocks, started to run again. She was only a half an hour away, and that was if she took her time. She jogged along, looking around, realizing how beautiful the forest was. She loved the outdoors. Her sister, though, favored cities. How she could stand to take only a stroll around the block, Ashi would never understand. Ashi needed to take runs for hours. She loved to sweat. But, then again, she hated the smell. She finally reached Goten's house.
He had explained before that he lived with his mother. Ashi knew Goten was eighteen and that he didn't have a girlfriend, but that he lived with his mother shocked her. She almost died laughing when she heard Gohan had stayed in the house until ChiChi kicked him out. Goten explained that he needed to be there for his mother, that his mother wasn't as strong as she let on.
Ashi understood that feeling completely. She remembered her mother. Ashi almost started to cry when she remembered the day Britania left. That was the same day their mother had died. Ashi had been fighting with Kat about where Britania went, when Brolly came in and told them to shut up. Kat had stuck out her tongue and Ashi mooned Brolly. He was so furious he began to kick and beat Kat savagely. Before he could lay a finger on her, though, their mother stepped in.
What they didn't know, and either did Brolly, was that her mother was a saiyan. A powerful one at that. Her mother was powered up before Brolly could say anything. Her mother had screamed at Ashi to take Kat and leave. Ashi had dragged Kat into her hiding place in the woods and waited until everything became quiet once more. When she got out and went to their house, the house's frame was the only thing standing. Ashi found her mother, a piece of the house frame driven through her stomach.
Her mother's dying words were 'be safe, find Britania'. Ashi remembered when Kat asked where their mother was, not wanting to believe the truth. Kat set off to find Britania. Without Kat knowing it, though, Ashi had tracked her. She wasn't found out until Kat was captured by Veter. One of Veter's men had found her. That was when the pain began...
Ashi shrugged away her past, hoping never to explain it. The past was dead to her. She opened the door to Goten's house (or his mother's) and flopped down on the couch. Soon, though, she was escorted by a woman (must've been ChiChi) to a bedroom upstairs. She was so tired, that she flopped down on the bed and fell right to sleep.
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Goten cried out Ashi's name, not caring if the guards heard him. At first her trail was easy to follow. Then, just as she had disappeared, so did her trail. Goten searched frantically for her trail. She couldn't have disappeared. Then, a thought struck Goten! She's at my house, thought Goten. It was the only place she would know.
Goten grinned, this was going to be fun. The run had to take an hour, but Goten would follow Ashi into the depths of hell. He loved Ashi with every fiber of his being. He loved her so fiercely that it hurt. Ashi was everything to him and he couldn't stand the thought of her being mad at him. Goten beat himself up for even trying to make a move on Ashi.
He was so caught up in Ashi that he didn't even notice that he was only fifteen minutes from home. The sun was setting, even though he had fought Trunks at noon. Well, a little after noon. He had been running for two hours and was coming up on the hill that led to his house. Ashi in his house. Goten was almost giddy with joy.
Then, he remembered why she was there. He stopped running and slowed to a walk. He hadn't even thought of what his mother would say to Ashi. Would she like Ashi? Would she hate Ashi? Would she kick out Ashi? Would she disown him?
Goten shook his head. Too many "if's". He should try to focus on the positive. Then again, he knew Ashi wouldn't be thrilled to see him. He wished that Ashi wouldn't have gotten so mad. He loved her so much that it hurt him to displease her so. He would do anything, anything at all, to be redeemed in her eyes. He loved her so fiercely that he would die for her, or kill for her. He was surprised and scared at that thought.
His house came into view and he shook off his last thought. He loved Ashi and realized he could, and would, do anything for her. He scared himself with the thought that she had so much control over him. He'd never felt like this, only with Britania. But this, this was different. This was something that was unexpected, but he loved it. It was like getting the perfect gift, as if she were sent from Kami himself.
He knocked on the door and his mother opened it with a smile. "Goten-chan, Kat-san just got here five minutes ago. She's sleeping in you're bed now!"
Goten looked confused. "Kat-san's here?"
ChiChi nodded, then frowned. "Yes, but she cut her hair and died it. She looks a little more muscly than usual.....Oh well, I just couldn't believe she showed up."
Goten flashed a goofy smile. "Okaasan, that's Ashi-san."
ChiChi looked at him, puzzled. "Ashi-san.....WHO IN THE HECK IS ASHI-SAN???"
Goten smiled. "I'll tell you later, but for now I've got to go get her up. I've gotta talk to her."
Goten ignored ChiChi's screaming. Most of it was about Kat being a slut. He paid it no heed. She was just furious Kat stayed with Trunks. But that didn't matter to him, not at all. All that mattered was that he had Ashi, and that Ashi was his. Well, or was going to be his. Goten grinned from ear to ear and knocked on his door. ChiChi was a step behind him.
