Chapter 7: Animal Instincts
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or any of the following characters except Celeste. She's mine.
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Uh, first off I'd like to apologize for the horrible abrupt ending last chapter. I thought about taking it down and editing it, but I really didn't want to. I realize it left something to be desired (like another line or two, maybe a cliffhanger of some sort. ) but I've already got this one. Sorry.
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Celeste climbed into her bed, not bothering to undress. She was just too tired, both mentally and physically.
Training had taken so much out of her. And the transformation. That hadn't helped. So much was racing
through her head. The shadowy figure, the wings.. It all felt like something from long ago. She knew what
was happening, but it was like it had all been pushed to the very farthest corner of her brain, buried under 12
feet of dirt and covered with stones. As far as she could tell, she had only removed a few of the top stones,
not even uncovering the dirt. But she knew some things. Celeste knew there was something she had to do,
even though she had a feeling like it was something that she never wanted to do, ever. She hated thinking
about it, and she didn't really want to know at all. But she had to, Celeste knew it contained the key to
leaving. She had imposed on Vegeta and Bulma long enough, and she had to get out of here. She felt
trapped.
"Augh, enough! Stop thinking!" Celeste yelled (as quietly as she could, so as not to wake anyone)
at her brain. "I just want to sleep!" She thrashed about in her bed, angry and frustrated. Suddenly, she
wasn't tired anymore. She needed to get up and walk around, use up some of her new found energy. She
threw back the covers and sat on the edge of the bed. She put her heads in her hands, eyes closed. She got
up and looked around the room. It was hard, the room was pitch black which impaired her vision greatly. She
stood up and walked in what she thought to be the direction of the door, arms out in front of her. She found
a flat vertical surface and felt around until she found a doorknob. She pulled, but it didn't budge, she tried
again, but this time leaning to the side. The door slid to the side easily, which was weird, since Celeste
remembered the door opening normally before she stepped out and preceded to run into a wall. When she
felt around with her hands, she realized she had actually made her way into the closet. ::Stupid stupid
stupid. :: She thought, and scowled at the darkness. She managed to get out of the closet and find the
door. She crept out into the hall, being careful to not make any noise. Despite the pitch blackness, and a few
walls that made their way into her face, she managed to get outside. The moonlight lit everything enough so
that she could see.
"What do I do now?" Celeste whispered to the darkness. She looked around, then noticed the path that led
to the clearing.
"Do I go train some more?" She mumbled. She started to raise off the ground, all the while staring at the
moon. Celeste was in some sort of trance, and she knew it. But it felt good, so relaxing. She let her body take
over and took off.
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"Woman." Vegeta whispered. Celeste had gone outside, he had followed her out of the house, then gone
back in. The girl was standing outside, staring off into space. He didn't know what she was going to do, but
he was going to follow her to make sure she didn't get into trouble. He had gone back in to assure his mate
that he would be back.
"Woman." He whispered again, only this time more urgently. "Wake up!"
"Errrrrgh." Bulma mumbled sleepily.
"Woman!"
"Wha iz it?" She said, half-awake.
"I'm going out. I'll be back soon. Stay here."
"Aw, you do care." She trailed off into sleep again. Vegeta sighed and crawled out the window, just in time
to watch the girl fly off. He waited awhile, then took off after her. As they flew, her took the time to try once
again to sense her thoughts.
Nothing. Not even the turmoil remained. Her mind was blank. Confused, Vegeta flew up closer behind her.
There was something else. Her power level had gone up greatly. She was still weaker than him and most of
the others, though. But her power level had shot up so fast since he fought her.
::Think about it later.:: He told himself. The girl was getting farther ahead and now was not the time to
contemplate her power level.
It was right then that he noticed a specific landmark pass by underneath him. In the forest below, there was a large clearing with a round stone exactly in the middle. He had flown over it many times on the way to..
Kakarot's house?! Is that where she was heading? If it was, how did she know where it was located?
Vegeta followed Celeste until she landed, which was exactly where he guessed. The Baka's house.
She hit the ground just behind it, and circled around until she found a window. She gazed through it for a
while, then moved to the next one. And the next. She seemed particularly taken with the third and final
window, as she gazed into it for the longest while, and Vegeta decided to see what she was up to. He landed
behind her with enough noise to alert her to his presence. She turned around sharply, and pressed up
against the wall. Past her shoulder he saw who resided in that room.
Gohan.
He wasn't able to look any longer, because it was right then that Celeste moved in front of the window. Now
her face was right in line with his. Her pitch eyes glared at Vegeta, as if. He felt a probing in the back of his
head and realized that she was reading his mind! How did she gain that ability?! This girl was just full of
surprises. He lashed out with his mind, pushing her away. Her eyes widened at this. Then, she got down low
into a fighting stance and let out a cat-like hiss. Another weird surprise, but what came next was even
weirder. The black spiral on her neck ((Author's note: This is a reference to chapter 1, if you don't
remember)) shimmered and glowed as a pair of giant scaly wings popped out of her shoulder blades! Vegeta
was caught off guard by this, and took a step back.
"Listen, you freak. Whatever you are, I want you to leave. Now. You don't belong here." He snapped.
Celeste looked at him, then tilted her head slightly, like a confused animal. She stood up straight and pulled
the wings up against her back. Her arms fell down against her back, and the confused look disappeared. She
gave a small smirk that greatly resembled Vegeta's, and then disappeared.
Vegeta stared blankly for a while. She had just. vanished. Like nothing. All that was left was a
light wind created by her quick exit. And that only lasted a few seconds. Vegeta regained his composure and
approached Gohan's window. The boy was just lying there asleep, arms and legs spread out taking up as
much space as possible. He wore nothing but boxers, and the slightest bit of drool crept out of his mouth.
Vegeta sneered and took off, eager to get back to bed. It must have been around 3 am, and the woman would
be worried. If she was still awake.
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Bulma sat at the kitchen table in a housecoat, waiting for Vegeta. She had woken up shortly after he left, and
couldn't get back to sleep. She felt exposed and unsafe without her saiyan prince, but she wasn't about to
admit it any where near him. He'd never let her forget it. But right now, she was alone, except for Trunks, but
he was asleep. Bulma was worried about Celeste, where could she have gone?
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Vegeta watched Celeste crawl through her window, wings still folded against her back. He stood outside,
hidden in the darkness, fuming. How dare that girl! Such arrogance! His mind boiled in hate and
embarrassment. He nearly trusted her. Nearly.
Celeste jumped into her room. She looked around, as if checking for someone. Then, closed her
eyes and balled her fists as her wings receded into her back. They folded up tighter and tighter until they
dissolved back through the holes in her shirt. The black mark on her neck shimmered, then dulled. She fell to
her knees, out of sight from Vegeta's viewpoint. He flew up a bit, enough to see her. She was breathing
hard, her chest was moving rapidly. Her eyes were clenched shut, as if in pain. She stood up slowly and
began to change for bed. Vegeta turned his head, giving her privacy. When he looked back she was already
in bed and asleep. He growled softly, then walked around to the front door and let himself in. Bulma sat at
the table in the kitchen, just finishing a cup of coffee. She stood up as soon as she saw him walk in.
"Did you find her?" She asked. She was worried.
Vegeta only nodded in response, as he stormed off to the Celeste's room, determined to find out what was
going on.
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Yeah, yeah, short chapter, I know. Sorry, I've got homework.
Well, the story is developing, at least for me. It's not going exactly how I planned, but it's working. Well, I'm off on vacation with one o' my four best friends. Don't expect until chapter until at least Wednesday. No time to work on the eighth chapter until Monday, so yeah. Until then, ciao.
- Siphyis
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or any of the following characters except Celeste. She's mine.
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Uh, first off I'd like to apologize for the horrible abrupt ending last chapter. I thought about taking it down and editing it, but I really didn't want to. I realize it left something to be desired (like another line or two, maybe a cliffhanger of some sort. ) but I've already got this one. Sorry.
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Celeste climbed into her bed, not bothering to undress. She was just too tired, both mentally and physically.
Training had taken so much out of her. And the transformation. That hadn't helped. So much was racing
through her head. The shadowy figure, the wings.. It all felt like something from long ago. She knew what
was happening, but it was like it had all been pushed to the very farthest corner of her brain, buried under 12
feet of dirt and covered with stones. As far as she could tell, she had only removed a few of the top stones,
not even uncovering the dirt. But she knew some things. Celeste knew there was something she had to do,
even though she had a feeling like it was something that she never wanted to do, ever. She hated thinking
about it, and she didn't really want to know at all. But she had to, Celeste knew it contained the key to
leaving. She had imposed on Vegeta and Bulma long enough, and she had to get out of here. She felt
trapped.
"Augh, enough! Stop thinking!" Celeste yelled (as quietly as she could, so as not to wake anyone)
at her brain. "I just want to sleep!" She thrashed about in her bed, angry and frustrated. Suddenly, she
wasn't tired anymore. She needed to get up and walk around, use up some of her new found energy. She
threw back the covers and sat on the edge of the bed. She put her heads in her hands, eyes closed. She got
up and looked around the room. It was hard, the room was pitch black which impaired her vision greatly. She
stood up and walked in what she thought to be the direction of the door, arms out in front of her. She found
a flat vertical surface and felt around until she found a doorknob. She pulled, but it didn't budge, she tried
again, but this time leaning to the side. The door slid to the side easily, which was weird, since Celeste
remembered the door opening normally before she stepped out and preceded to run into a wall. When she
felt around with her hands, she realized she had actually made her way into the closet. ::Stupid stupid
stupid. :: She thought, and scowled at the darkness. She managed to get out of the closet and find the
door. She crept out into the hall, being careful to not make any noise. Despite the pitch blackness, and a few
walls that made their way into her face, she managed to get outside. The moonlight lit everything enough so
that she could see.
"What do I do now?" Celeste whispered to the darkness. She looked around, then noticed the path that led
to the clearing.
"Do I go train some more?" She mumbled. She started to raise off the ground, all the while staring at the
moon. Celeste was in some sort of trance, and she knew it. But it felt good, so relaxing. She let her body take
over and took off.
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"Woman." Vegeta whispered. Celeste had gone outside, he had followed her out of the house, then gone
back in. The girl was standing outside, staring off into space. He didn't know what she was going to do, but
he was going to follow her to make sure she didn't get into trouble. He had gone back in to assure his mate
that he would be back.
"Woman." He whispered again, only this time more urgently. "Wake up!"
"Errrrrgh." Bulma mumbled sleepily.
"Woman!"
"Wha iz it?" She said, half-awake.
"I'm going out. I'll be back soon. Stay here."
"Aw, you do care." She trailed off into sleep again. Vegeta sighed and crawled out the window, just in time
to watch the girl fly off. He waited awhile, then took off after her. As they flew, her took the time to try once
again to sense her thoughts.
Nothing. Not even the turmoil remained. Her mind was blank. Confused, Vegeta flew up closer behind her.
There was something else. Her power level had gone up greatly. She was still weaker than him and most of
the others, though. But her power level had shot up so fast since he fought her.
::Think about it later.:: He told himself. The girl was getting farther ahead and now was not the time to
contemplate her power level.
It was right then that he noticed a specific landmark pass by underneath him. In the forest below, there was a large clearing with a round stone exactly in the middle. He had flown over it many times on the way to..
Kakarot's house?! Is that where she was heading? If it was, how did she know where it was located?
Vegeta followed Celeste until she landed, which was exactly where he guessed. The Baka's house.
She hit the ground just behind it, and circled around until she found a window. She gazed through it for a
while, then moved to the next one. And the next. She seemed particularly taken with the third and final
window, as she gazed into it for the longest while, and Vegeta decided to see what she was up to. He landed
behind her with enough noise to alert her to his presence. She turned around sharply, and pressed up
against the wall. Past her shoulder he saw who resided in that room.
Gohan.
He wasn't able to look any longer, because it was right then that Celeste moved in front of the window. Now
her face was right in line with his. Her pitch eyes glared at Vegeta, as if. He felt a probing in the back of his
head and realized that she was reading his mind! How did she gain that ability?! This girl was just full of
surprises. He lashed out with his mind, pushing her away. Her eyes widened at this. Then, she got down low
into a fighting stance and let out a cat-like hiss. Another weird surprise, but what came next was even
weirder. The black spiral on her neck ((Author's note: This is a reference to chapter 1, if you don't
remember)) shimmered and glowed as a pair of giant scaly wings popped out of her shoulder blades! Vegeta
was caught off guard by this, and took a step back.
"Listen, you freak. Whatever you are, I want you to leave. Now. You don't belong here." He snapped.
Celeste looked at him, then tilted her head slightly, like a confused animal. She stood up straight and pulled
the wings up against her back. Her arms fell down against her back, and the confused look disappeared. She
gave a small smirk that greatly resembled Vegeta's, and then disappeared.
Vegeta stared blankly for a while. She had just. vanished. Like nothing. All that was left was a
light wind created by her quick exit. And that only lasted a few seconds. Vegeta regained his composure and
approached Gohan's window. The boy was just lying there asleep, arms and legs spread out taking up as
much space as possible. He wore nothing but boxers, and the slightest bit of drool crept out of his mouth.
Vegeta sneered and took off, eager to get back to bed. It must have been around 3 am, and the woman would
be worried. If she was still awake.
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Bulma sat at the kitchen table in a housecoat, waiting for Vegeta. She had woken up shortly after he left, and
couldn't get back to sleep. She felt exposed and unsafe without her saiyan prince, but she wasn't about to
admit it any where near him. He'd never let her forget it. But right now, she was alone, except for Trunks, but
he was asleep. Bulma was worried about Celeste, where could she have gone?
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Vegeta watched Celeste crawl through her window, wings still folded against her back. He stood outside,
hidden in the darkness, fuming. How dare that girl! Such arrogance! His mind boiled in hate and
embarrassment. He nearly trusted her. Nearly.
Celeste jumped into her room. She looked around, as if checking for someone. Then, closed her
eyes and balled her fists as her wings receded into her back. They folded up tighter and tighter until they
dissolved back through the holes in her shirt. The black mark on her neck shimmered, then dulled. She fell to
her knees, out of sight from Vegeta's viewpoint. He flew up a bit, enough to see her. She was breathing
hard, her chest was moving rapidly. Her eyes were clenched shut, as if in pain. She stood up slowly and
began to change for bed. Vegeta turned his head, giving her privacy. When he looked back she was already
in bed and asleep. He growled softly, then walked around to the front door and let himself in. Bulma sat at
the table in the kitchen, just finishing a cup of coffee. She stood up as soon as she saw him walk in.
"Did you find her?" She asked. She was worried.
Vegeta only nodded in response, as he stormed off to the Celeste's room, determined to find out what was
going on.
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Yeah, yeah, short chapter, I know. Sorry, I've got homework.
Well, the story is developing, at least for me. It's not going exactly how I planned, but it's working. Well, I'm off on vacation with one o' my four best friends. Don't expect until chapter until at least Wednesday. No time to work on the eighth chapter until Monday, so yeah. Until then, ciao.
- Siphyis