Chapter 8: Coffee does Strange Things.
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or any of the following characters, except Celeste. She's mine.
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Vegeta stormed into the room where Celeste slept. He flung the door open wildly, slamming it against the
wall and nearly sending it off it's hinges. He growled, his face twisted in rage. How dare she return! Right
now, Vegeta didn't care anymore and just wanted some answers.
Celeste sat up quickly as soon as Vegeta entered. She was only partly asleep, anyway. Vegeta came up to
her, face-to-face, and growled. He was extremely pissed. What had she done? Last thing she remembered.
"I told you to get out. Leave my house, whatever you are, before I decide to kill you." He snapped. Celeste
stood up and tried to look threatening, which was hard, on account of her sky blue pajama pants and
superhero t-shirt that she borrowed from Trunks to wear to bed (kind of small, but it was comfortable
enough).
"I've done nothing wrong. What are you accusing me of?" Celeste was confused. Luckily, it was right then
that Bulma walked in, robe and all.
"Yes, Vegeta. What did she do?" Bulma asked. Vegeta turned to Bulma, angry.
"This. this THING. is some sort of freak! She has wings! Big, freakish, ugly wings!" Vegeta yelled,
pointing at Celeste. "She flew over to Kakarot's house!" Celeste lifted an eyebrow. How did Vegeta know
she had wings? And he been the one watching from the edge of the clearing, not Trunks?
She sighed in surrender. He knew, that was all that mattered.
"Celeste?" Bulma moved closer and rested her hand on Celeste's shoulder, which Celeste quickly shook off.
"It's true. the wings part, at least. I've never yet been to Goku's house." She said, turning away from
them. Her tail fell from her waist and swayed back and forth slowly.
"So you do know Goku's saiyan name." Vegeta growled.
"Yes." Celeste snapped. "I do. I don't know how, but I do. I know all your names. Trunks, Goten, Gohan,
Goku, Chi-Chi, all of them." She sat down on the edge of the bed.
"You have wings?" Came a small voice. There was Trunks, in all his shortness standing in the doorway with
a look of wonder on his face.
"Go back to bed Trunks." Bulma whispered. Celeste smiled weakly.
"It's alright Bulma. Yeah, I have wings Trunks." She said.
"Good!" He sounded relieved. "I thought I dreamt it."
"Dreamt it? Dreamt what?" Vegeta asked. "Screw it! I'm tired. We all are. I need sleep! Trunks, go back to
bed. Bulma and I are going back to bed too. You are not to leave his house."
"First get out, now don't leave." Celeste mumbled.
"What?" Vegeta sneered.
"Nothing. Goodnight." She flopped onto her side and pulled the blankets over her shoulders. Vegeta
stopped to flick off the lights before leaving, giving one quick look back over his shoulder at the still form
lying on the bed, then turning towards the comforting darkness and a night's rest.
~*~
Bulma woke to the rather cliché sound of birds chirping.
She sat up and stretched, then looked over at Vegeta, lying there with the covers pulled up under his chin. It
was chilly this morning. She grabbed some clothes out of the closet, a blue t-shirt with the Capsule Corp.
logo on the shoulder and some dark blue jeans that hung just below her knees, and went into the bathroom
to take a shower, just as Vegeta awoke, sort of anyway. If you call rolling off the bed 'waking up'.
Vegeta stood up, still groggy. He grabbed a rather ugly green shirt from the drawer and some loose-fitting
pants, pulled them on slowly. He stood up, intent on making his way to the bathroom for a shower, only to
realize Bulma was in there already, humming a fast-paced tune.
"Woman, get out of there. I need a shower." He ordered. Bulma switched from humming to singing.
"Staring at the sun, oh oh oh oh." (*Author's Note: Staring at the Sun, by Offspring. It's copyright to,
well, Offspring. Duh.)
"Woman! Get out!" He slammed his fist against the door, being careful not to break it.
"Go use the other bathroom, Veggie, I got here first. Don't be so lazy!" Bulma called, then went back to
humming. Vegeta stormed off down the hall angrily. The other bathroom wasn't as big or clean, because it
wasn't used as much.
Vegeta passed the closed door leading to Celeste's room, noticing it was slightly ajar. He didn't bother to
think about it before opening it completely and looking in. Celeste's bed was empty and the window was
open, with the slightest breeze ruffling the curtains.
"She's gone!" Vegeta yelled, turning out of the room and running down the hallway. He made his way into
the kitchen, and was about to run out the door to find Celeste, when he stopped. A smell wafted under his
nose. Pancakes and orange juice! But Bulma was the only one who knew how to cook in the household, and
she was in the shower. ::Hmmm.:: Vegeta thought. He walked back into the kitchen to find Trunks sitting at
the table eating.
"Who made that for you?" Vegeta questioned.
"That weird wing-girl." Trunks said with a swallow.
"Where is she now?"
"Dunno. I think she went to the bathroom for a shower." Trunks shrugged and continued eating as Vegeta
raced down the hall.
Vegeta screeched around the corner and ran into his bedroom. Bulma had just finished dressing and was
pulling on her socks.
"Where's Celeste?!" Vegeta panicked. Bulma raised an eyebrow.
"She just got in the shower. Why?"
"I was supposed to shower next!" Vegeta said.
"I thought you were going to use the other one."
"It's not as good as this one."
"Don't be such a cry baby, Veggie-chan. She'll be out soon."
Vegeta slumped to the floor. What a morning.
~*~
Celeste walked out of the bathroom, dressed and hair blow-dried. She has spent about 45 minutes or so in
there overall, but the way the vein stood out on Vegeta's forehead suggested she had been in there for 3
hours.
"Geez Veggie, hope you don't pop a nerve or something. Was only like half an hour." Celeste commented as
she finished brushing her hair.
"Don't call me that, half-breed." Vegeta still sat on the floor. Bulma had left to make the Prince's breakfast.
"Don't call me half-breed." Celeste stuck out her tongue. She turned to face the mirror hanging on the wall,
humming a slow, melodious tune Vegeta had never heard before. Then Vegeta noticed the wings folded up
against Celeste's back.
"What the hell?" Vegeta stood up. Celeste look back at him over her shoulder, noticing what he was staring
at.
"It was uncomfortable with them hidden, and I figured since everyone knows about them anyway." She
trailed off, then walked out the door, stretching out her wings in obvious mockery of Vegeta, which he duly
noted. He then walked into the bathroom and had a cold shower, since Bulma and Celeste had used up all
the hot water, which pissed him off even further.
~*~
Bulma and Celeste conversed while Vegeta inhaled his breakfast. He listened to them without commenting,
even when they discussed his "over-inflated ego". While some of their topics bothered him, he was glad
Bulma had another woman to talk to. She looked like enjoyed it too. Vegeta was starting to forget to listen so
he could focus on his quickly emptying plate. Bulma got up to get some coffee.
"Celeste, you want some?" Bulma asked.
"Uh, I've never drank the stuff before, but sure. First time for everything, I suppose." She took the hot cup
from Bulma's hands and sipped it.
"S'alright, I guess." Celeste commented, and took another sip. She brushed a strand of hair out of her face
and continued her conversation with Bulma.
Vegeta continued to eat, but felt something wrong.
He looked up.
Each sip Celeste took from the cup of coffee raised her power level a bit. Not much, just a tiny bit. ::Coffee
must give her an energy boost.:: Vegeta concluded (He had never had any before, so he hadn't actually
experienced the 'boost' it gives you).
Bulma stood up again.
"I have to go get Trunks ready for school, he's going to be late again!" Bulma said frantically, looking at her
watch. Celeste stood up.
"Ohmygodreally?IbetterhelpImeanyoudon'twanthimtobelateandIshouldstarthelping outmoresinceI'vebeenst
ayingheresolong." Celeste spoke extremely rapidly. Her wings twitched continually. She raced into the living
room where Trunks sat watching cartoons and playing video games. Celeste told him (quickly) to get ready
for school. Trunks sweat dropped, then looked at the clock.
"I'm gonna be late!" He yelled. "Mom! Get the car ready!" He raced into his room to get ready. Celeste flew
out the door, pausing only to grab the keys for the car off the counter. She raced outside and started the car,
revving the engine and playing with the steering wheel while she waited. Soon Trunks came out the door
and jumped into the back of the car. Bulma followed and Celeste jumped out of the driver's seat.
"You coming?" Bulma asked.
"I'll fly!" Celeste grinned. She stretched out her wings and jumped up, quickly rising high above the trees.
She followed Bulma's car through the streets. She occasionally landed to wind surf on the roof of the car,
although her sneakers didn't provide the best grip. At one point she did fall off, but managed to catch
herself and fly back up before hitting the car behind her. The only part that really bored her was when Bulma
got caught in traffic. Celeste succeeded in making it worse by perching on the streetlamp and caused people
to stop and stare. When she realized that, she took off out of sight until the traffic started, when continued
following the car all the way to Trunk's school. Then she followed Bulma to work, and spent the rest of the
day exploring. Vegeta, of course, spent the whole day training. At one point, Goku even came over to train
with Vegeta, but he never saw Celeste, who was wandering the mall at that time.
It seemed last night's events had been forgotten.
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Augh, my eye's hurt. Hope you enjoyed this, 'twas typed up at the last minute.
Hate to do this, but lack of motivation commands me:
Please Review! I'm Begging!
*falls asleep*
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or any of the following characters, except Celeste. She's mine.
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Vegeta stormed into the room where Celeste slept. He flung the door open wildly, slamming it against the
wall and nearly sending it off it's hinges. He growled, his face twisted in rage. How dare she return! Right
now, Vegeta didn't care anymore and just wanted some answers.
Celeste sat up quickly as soon as Vegeta entered. She was only partly asleep, anyway. Vegeta came up to
her, face-to-face, and growled. He was extremely pissed. What had she done? Last thing she remembered.
"I told you to get out. Leave my house, whatever you are, before I decide to kill you." He snapped. Celeste
stood up and tried to look threatening, which was hard, on account of her sky blue pajama pants and
superhero t-shirt that she borrowed from Trunks to wear to bed (kind of small, but it was comfortable
enough).
"I've done nothing wrong. What are you accusing me of?" Celeste was confused. Luckily, it was right then
that Bulma walked in, robe and all.
"Yes, Vegeta. What did she do?" Bulma asked. Vegeta turned to Bulma, angry.
"This. this THING. is some sort of freak! She has wings! Big, freakish, ugly wings!" Vegeta yelled,
pointing at Celeste. "She flew over to Kakarot's house!" Celeste lifted an eyebrow. How did Vegeta know
she had wings? And he been the one watching from the edge of the clearing, not Trunks?
She sighed in surrender. He knew, that was all that mattered.
"Celeste?" Bulma moved closer and rested her hand on Celeste's shoulder, which Celeste quickly shook off.
"It's true. the wings part, at least. I've never yet been to Goku's house." She said, turning away from
them. Her tail fell from her waist and swayed back and forth slowly.
"So you do know Goku's saiyan name." Vegeta growled.
"Yes." Celeste snapped. "I do. I don't know how, but I do. I know all your names. Trunks, Goten, Gohan,
Goku, Chi-Chi, all of them." She sat down on the edge of the bed.
"You have wings?" Came a small voice. There was Trunks, in all his shortness standing in the doorway with
a look of wonder on his face.
"Go back to bed Trunks." Bulma whispered. Celeste smiled weakly.
"It's alright Bulma. Yeah, I have wings Trunks." She said.
"Good!" He sounded relieved. "I thought I dreamt it."
"Dreamt it? Dreamt what?" Vegeta asked. "Screw it! I'm tired. We all are. I need sleep! Trunks, go back to
bed. Bulma and I are going back to bed too. You are not to leave his house."
"First get out, now don't leave." Celeste mumbled.
"What?" Vegeta sneered.
"Nothing. Goodnight." She flopped onto her side and pulled the blankets over her shoulders. Vegeta
stopped to flick off the lights before leaving, giving one quick look back over his shoulder at the still form
lying on the bed, then turning towards the comforting darkness and a night's rest.
~*~
Bulma woke to the rather cliché sound of birds chirping.
She sat up and stretched, then looked over at Vegeta, lying there with the covers pulled up under his chin. It
was chilly this morning. She grabbed some clothes out of the closet, a blue t-shirt with the Capsule Corp.
logo on the shoulder and some dark blue jeans that hung just below her knees, and went into the bathroom
to take a shower, just as Vegeta awoke, sort of anyway. If you call rolling off the bed 'waking up'.
Vegeta stood up, still groggy. He grabbed a rather ugly green shirt from the drawer and some loose-fitting
pants, pulled them on slowly. He stood up, intent on making his way to the bathroom for a shower, only to
realize Bulma was in there already, humming a fast-paced tune.
"Woman, get out of there. I need a shower." He ordered. Bulma switched from humming to singing.
"Staring at the sun, oh oh oh oh." (*Author's Note: Staring at the Sun, by Offspring. It's copyright to,
well, Offspring. Duh.)
"Woman! Get out!" He slammed his fist against the door, being careful not to break it.
"Go use the other bathroom, Veggie, I got here first. Don't be so lazy!" Bulma called, then went back to
humming. Vegeta stormed off down the hall angrily. The other bathroom wasn't as big or clean, because it
wasn't used as much.
Vegeta passed the closed door leading to Celeste's room, noticing it was slightly ajar. He didn't bother to
think about it before opening it completely and looking in. Celeste's bed was empty and the window was
open, with the slightest breeze ruffling the curtains.
"She's gone!" Vegeta yelled, turning out of the room and running down the hallway. He made his way into
the kitchen, and was about to run out the door to find Celeste, when he stopped. A smell wafted under his
nose. Pancakes and orange juice! But Bulma was the only one who knew how to cook in the household, and
she was in the shower. ::Hmmm.:: Vegeta thought. He walked back into the kitchen to find Trunks sitting at
the table eating.
"Who made that for you?" Vegeta questioned.
"That weird wing-girl." Trunks said with a swallow.
"Where is she now?"
"Dunno. I think she went to the bathroom for a shower." Trunks shrugged and continued eating as Vegeta
raced down the hall.
Vegeta screeched around the corner and ran into his bedroom. Bulma had just finished dressing and was
pulling on her socks.
"Where's Celeste?!" Vegeta panicked. Bulma raised an eyebrow.
"She just got in the shower. Why?"
"I was supposed to shower next!" Vegeta said.
"I thought you were going to use the other one."
"It's not as good as this one."
"Don't be such a cry baby, Veggie-chan. She'll be out soon."
Vegeta slumped to the floor. What a morning.
~*~
Celeste walked out of the bathroom, dressed and hair blow-dried. She has spent about 45 minutes or so in
there overall, but the way the vein stood out on Vegeta's forehead suggested she had been in there for 3
hours.
"Geez Veggie, hope you don't pop a nerve or something. Was only like half an hour." Celeste commented as
she finished brushing her hair.
"Don't call me that, half-breed." Vegeta still sat on the floor. Bulma had left to make the Prince's breakfast.
"Don't call me half-breed." Celeste stuck out her tongue. She turned to face the mirror hanging on the wall,
humming a slow, melodious tune Vegeta had never heard before. Then Vegeta noticed the wings folded up
against Celeste's back.
"What the hell?" Vegeta stood up. Celeste look back at him over her shoulder, noticing what he was staring
at.
"It was uncomfortable with them hidden, and I figured since everyone knows about them anyway." She
trailed off, then walked out the door, stretching out her wings in obvious mockery of Vegeta, which he duly
noted. He then walked into the bathroom and had a cold shower, since Bulma and Celeste had used up all
the hot water, which pissed him off even further.
~*~
Bulma and Celeste conversed while Vegeta inhaled his breakfast. He listened to them without commenting,
even when they discussed his "over-inflated ego". While some of their topics bothered him, he was glad
Bulma had another woman to talk to. She looked like enjoyed it too. Vegeta was starting to forget to listen so
he could focus on his quickly emptying plate. Bulma got up to get some coffee.
"Celeste, you want some?" Bulma asked.
"Uh, I've never drank the stuff before, but sure. First time for everything, I suppose." She took the hot cup
from Bulma's hands and sipped it.
"S'alright, I guess." Celeste commented, and took another sip. She brushed a strand of hair out of her face
and continued her conversation with Bulma.
Vegeta continued to eat, but felt something wrong.
He looked up.
Each sip Celeste took from the cup of coffee raised her power level a bit. Not much, just a tiny bit. ::Coffee
must give her an energy boost.:: Vegeta concluded (He had never had any before, so he hadn't actually
experienced the 'boost' it gives you).
Bulma stood up again.
"I have to go get Trunks ready for school, he's going to be late again!" Bulma said frantically, looking at her
watch. Celeste stood up.
"Ohmygodreally?IbetterhelpImeanyoudon'twanthimtobelateandIshouldstarthelping outmoresinceI'vebeenst
ayingheresolong." Celeste spoke extremely rapidly. Her wings twitched continually. She raced into the living
room where Trunks sat watching cartoons and playing video games. Celeste told him (quickly) to get ready
for school. Trunks sweat dropped, then looked at the clock.
"I'm gonna be late!" He yelled. "Mom! Get the car ready!" He raced into his room to get ready. Celeste flew
out the door, pausing only to grab the keys for the car off the counter. She raced outside and started the car,
revving the engine and playing with the steering wheel while she waited. Soon Trunks came out the door
and jumped into the back of the car. Bulma followed and Celeste jumped out of the driver's seat.
"You coming?" Bulma asked.
"I'll fly!" Celeste grinned. She stretched out her wings and jumped up, quickly rising high above the trees.
She followed Bulma's car through the streets. She occasionally landed to wind surf on the roof of the car,
although her sneakers didn't provide the best grip. At one point she did fall off, but managed to catch
herself and fly back up before hitting the car behind her. The only part that really bored her was when Bulma
got caught in traffic. Celeste succeeded in making it worse by perching on the streetlamp and caused people
to stop and stare. When she realized that, she took off out of sight until the traffic started, when continued
following the car all the way to Trunk's school. Then she followed Bulma to work, and spent the rest of the
day exploring. Vegeta, of course, spent the whole day training. At one point, Goku even came over to train
with Vegeta, but he never saw Celeste, who was wandering the mall at that time.
It seemed last night's events had been forgotten.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*
Augh, my eye's hurt. Hope you enjoyed this, 'twas typed up at the last minute.
Hate to do this, but lack of motivation commands me:
Please Review! I'm Begging!
*falls asleep*