CHAPTER 10
A few days had passed without Deshee and Piccolo seeing each other but the memories they had made that night burned in their hearts and controlled their minds.
Gohan continued to teach Deshee to walk more gracefully while Chichi filled her full of food and taught her how to clean a house.
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Piccolo's eyes were set on the fire before him, concentrating on the strange attraction he felt toward the half Janjin-kee. Having lived alone for the majority of his life, the demon was not used to the way his thoughts revolved around Deshee. It was enough that he had gotten attached to Gohan during the Saiya-jin battles, compelling him to make peace with his life long adversary, Goku, and join the Z Force.
But Deshee… she was different… for starters… she was a GIRL! And Piccolo tended to avoid females altogether, especially when he noticed how Chichi and Bulma had the mighty Goku and Vegeta whipped.
"Heh, puppies…" he smirked as he recounted all the times the great Saiya-jin warriors had been beaten up by their woman's verbal assaults.
But then he found himself contemplating how soft Deshee's skin had felt to his hands and her lips owned his soul with the slightest touch…
'I'm screwed!'
He flew out of the cave to train; it usually cleared his mind.
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Deshee had come across a stack of blank paper on Gohan's desk and snatched it up, stealing over to the fireplace to gather some charcoal. Then she dashed upstairs.
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Gohan came home from school late that day, he had been hanging out with Videl, and Chichi lit into him for being tardy. As he entered his room he noticed his paper was missing.
'That's odd… I just bought a pack…'
He decided to check upstairs, hoping he had left it in the bathroom or his mother's room. The nearest supply store was in Satan City, a good half-hour trip by flying, and Gohan didn't want to anger his mother further by being irresponsible.
"Deshee?" Gohan decided to ask the new houseguest, slowly opening her door. "Hey Deshee, I bought some paper yesterday so I could teach you how to read and wr…"
Paper went flying as the Janjin-kee was startled, caught by the boy she had robbed. Gohan walked in and saw black smudges all over her face and paws.
"Wow… Umm… What's goin'on here?"
"I so sorry, Gohan! I took paper! Was me!" she held her wrists out, cringing in fear.
"What are you doing?" the scholar's voice was soft.
"You not going to cut?"
"Cut your wrists?! Oh Dende-sama! Deshee, no, I'd never!" Gohan held her tightly, patting her back. "No Deshee, we don't punish people like that on our planet… All you did was borrow my paper… It's okay!"
"You no mad?"
"Nu-uh! Mind if I ask what you've been up to, troublemaker?"
Gohan walked over to Deshee's desk and saw that the girl had drawn a very detailed picture of Piccolo with charcoal. He picked it up gently, careful not to smear it. The angles of his sensei's face were exact and the curves and broadness of his muscular body were perfect. Gohan gave her a look.
"You like Piccolo, don't you?"
"NO!!!" Deshee protested, afraid of giving away her secret.
"Suuure… So do you normally draw nameks named Piccolo?"
"I drew Tetsi…"
"And you loved Tetsi…"
Deshee punched Gohan and the two started giggling. The Saiya-jin put the picture back down and sat on the floor, noticing that all the paper around him was soiled with smudges of charcoal.
"Oie, so much for my paper, eh?" Guess it's all yours now." Gohan winked at her, "You know my mom can't stand Mr. Piccolo, right?"
"She very mean to him! He is good man; no bad in his heart!"
"I know… I've tried to convince her of that since he trained me eleven years ago…"
Deshee whimpered, "Will I never see him again?"
"You'll see him…" Gohan pondered, "I'll get my homework done for the next week and tell my mom I'm taking you to see Krillin, my dad's best friend, after school tomorrow but we'll just go to Piccolo's place!"
Gohan sprouted devil horns and a tail. Deshee smirked, "You are very bad man! But, thank you." And she gave the boy a kiss on the cheek.
The conspirator dashed downstairs to prepare for a fun day to come.
A few days had passed without Deshee and Piccolo seeing each other but the memories they had made that night burned in their hearts and controlled their minds.
Gohan continued to teach Deshee to walk more gracefully while Chichi filled her full of food and taught her how to clean a house.
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Piccolo's eyes were set on the fire before him, concentrating on the strange attraction he felt toward the half Janjin-kee. Having lived alone for the majority of his life, the demon was not used to the way his thoughts revolved around Deshee. It was enough that he had gotten attached to Gohan during the Saiya-jin battles, compelling him to make peace with his life long adversary, Goku, and join the Z Force.
But Deshee… she was different… for starters… she was a GIRL! And Piccolo tended to avoid females altogether, especially when he noticed how Chichi and Bulma had the mighty Goku and Vegeta whipped.
"Heh, puppies…" he smirked as he recounted all the times the great Saiya-jin warriors had been beaten up by their woman's verbal assaults.
But then he found himself contemplating how soft Deshee's skin had felt to his hands and her lips owned his soul with the slightest touch…
'I'm screwed!'
He flew out of the cave to train; it usually cleared his mind.
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Deshee had come across a stack of blank paper on Gohan's desk and snatched it up, stealing over to the fireplace to gather some charcoal. Then she dashed upstairs.
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Gohan came home from school late that day, he had been hanging out with Videl, and Chichi lit into him for being tardy. As he entered his room he noticed his paper was missing.
'That's odd… I just bought a pack…'
He decided to check upstairs, hoping he had left it in the bathroom or his mother's room. The nearest supply store was in Satan City, a good half-hour trip by flying, and Gohan didn't want to anger his mother further by being irresponsible.
"Deshee?" Gohan decided to ask the new houseguest, slowly opening her door. "Hey Deshee, I bought some paper yesterday so I could teach you how to read and wr…"
Paper went flying as the Janjin-kee was startled, caught by the boy she had robbed. Gohan walked in and saw black smudges all over her face and paws.
"Wow… Umm… What's goin'on here?"
"I so sorry, Gohan! I took paper! Was me!" she held her wrists out, cringing in fear.
"What are you doing?" the scholar's voice was soft.
"You not going to cut?"
"Cut your wrists?! Oh Dende-sama! Deshee, no, I'd never!" Gohan held her tightly, patting her back. "No Deshee, we don't punish people like that on our planet… All you did was borrow my paper… It's okay!"
"You no mad?"
"Nu-uh! Mind if I ask what you've been up to, troublemaker?"
Gohan walked over to Deshee's desk and saw that the girl had drawn a very detailed picture of Piccolo with charcoal. He picked it up gently, careful not to smear it. The angles of his sensei's face were exact and the curves and broadness of his muscular body were perfect. Gohan gave her a look.
"You like Piccolo, don't you?"
"NO!!!" Deshee protested, afraid of giving away her secret.
"Suuure… So do you normally draw nameks named Piccolo?"
"I drew Tetsi…"
"And you loved Tetsi…"
Deshee punched Gohan and the two started giggling. The Saiya-jin put the picture back down and sat on the floor, noticing that all the paper around him was soiled with smudges of charcoal.
"Oie, so much for my paper, eh?" Guess it's all yours now." Gohan winked at her, "You know my mom can't stand Mr. Piccolo, right?"
"She very mean to him! He is good man; no bad in his heart!"
"I know… I've tried to convince her of that since he trained me eleven years ago…"
Deshee whimpered, "Will I never see him again?"
"You'll see him…" Gohan pondered, "I'll get my homework done for the next week and tell my mom I'm taking you to see Krillin, my dad's best friend, after school tomorrow but we'll just go to Piccolo's place!"
Gohan sprouted devil horns and a tail. Deshee smirked, "You are very bad man! But, thank you." And she gave the boy a kiss on the cheek.
The conspirator dashed downstairs to prepare for a fun day to come.