1.1 CHAPTER 13
Chichi awoke as Goten was rubbing a cold washcloth over her forehead, worry wrinkling his baby features.
"Mommy, are you okay?"
The housewife smiled, "I'm fine, Sweetie. Is that monster gone?"
"Yeah! You sure scared 'im, Mommy! You really did!"
She sighed in relief, "Good, then we have no reason to tell Gohan and get him all worried…"
Unfortunately Chichi's simple dismissal of her attacker's ability would be a loose end she would wish she'd taken care of.
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Piccolo's lips locked with hers as she wrapped her arms around his neck. His hands never missed an inch of her body as he caressed her, lovingly. The namek lowered his head and pressed his mouth to her neck when she sneezed suddenly. Piccolo started laughing and held her close to him, keeping her warm.
"You know what dat mean?"
"Your sneeze?"
"Yes."
His liquid-black eyes shimmered slightly, "What does it mean?"
"It mean that I will have good luck with you! My Mommy even say it mean that I am with man who will not break my heart if sneeze comes when him and me are together! That maybe means that you are that man! You are very special, Mr. Piccolo!"
Despite how flattered he felt, the namek was skeptical. "Haven't you ever sneezed before?"
"Not with a man, not even Tetsi! You must believe, Mr. Piccolo!"
Deep in his heart Piccolo couldn't come up with any reason why he'd ever bring himself to hurt this girl; perhaps she had a point. Perhaps he was the man she swore to give her all to.
Leaping out of Piccolo's lap, Deshee snickered at him. "Catch me!" and she darted off into the woods toward the hot springs.
Piccolo smiled, 'Spontaneous little kid… hmph,' he walked along behind her.
Suddenly he could no longer hear her footsteps.
"Deshee?" he cleared some tall grass out of his way, reaching the hot springs alone.
He crept over to the water's edge, searching with frantic eyes.
The wolf girl had swung herself up and onto a large tree bough by a low hanging branch. She watched the panicked Piccolo with amusement as he leaned further over the pool's edge. Pushing off as hard as she could, Deshee leapt at Piccolo.
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The demon's ears picked up the sound of Deshee's launch and he wheeled around, grabbing the dive-bomber by a pawed leg and chucking her into the hot pool.
"You little troublemaker!" he smirked when she surfaced, looking rather confused.
Much to the namek's misfortune the soft soil beneath him crumbled away and landed him in the water. Deshee snickered as Piccolo got a taste of his own medicine.
"Well that sucks! Now we're both gunna freeze on the way back to the cave!"
The Janjin-kee splashed the demon square in the face.
"That does it!" and he flew into a water fight with the playful girl.
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"Hey Mom! I'm HOME!" Gohan shouted as he entered the house.
"Is Deshee hungry?" her voice was weak and barely traveled downstairs form her room.
"She's staying with 18 overnight, they loved her over there!"
"That's good. Are you hungry?"
Gohan's stomach roared but he figured he'd fix himself something later on, his mother sounded really weak and he didn't want to trouble her.
Goten tottered downstairs looking glum. He didn't even greet his hero as he sulked into the kitchen.
"Hey champ!" Gohan patted his brother's head. "How's it goin'?"
"Mommy was attacked by a monster and she doesn't want me to tell you. She said you'd worry too much, forget your studies, and grow up to be a bum."
"A monster?!" Gohan squeaked.
Goten looked scared suddenly, "Who told you?!"
Gohan had to restrain himself, Goten could be so dense sometimes, he was a great deal like his father, "Oh…" Gohan pondered, "must have been my Super Saiya-jin powers!" he smirked with a wink. "What did this monster look like?"
"Big, brown wings! He was tall and looked like a dogman! He had a dog face and sharp teeths and paws and claws! And he only wore a flap over his behind and his… heehee!"
Gohan got the image of the Egyptian dog-god, Anubis, in his head and frowned.
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Piccolo and Deshee both lay sprawled out on a grassy hill staring at the stars above. The scenery above was a dark blue circle sparkling with diamonds and framed by the emerald treetops. Nature's own oil painting, a blend of Heaven on Earth and wilderness.
"I wonder if Mommy is up there." The Janjin-kee ran her smooth arms over the cool grass, dressed again now that the sun had dried her clothes.
"I'm sure she is, kid… and I'm sure she's real proud of you…"
The moon gleamed between two tall sky-scrapping trees, illuminating Deshee's white wings like holy light.
"I could see stars from cell on my planet sometimes…"
"Ah, I see them every night, can't live without them…"
Deshee curled up beside the namek, the moonlight highlighting his defined chest and built arms. He kinda reminded her of the fairies her mother had told her about as a child, his antennae bobbing in the cool breeze, fairies that made flowers wherever they touched the ground. Different colored fairies that planted flowers of their same shade of hue. Attached to this Janjin-kee fable was the blushworthy notion that when two fairies made love tons of flowers would be grouped together in that sacred spot, two different colors, one for each lover.
Piccolo frowned, he was disappointed that Deshee would be leaving in the morning, his heart feared that something might happen to her in the time that they would be apart. He cursed Chichi most of all, why did she have to mother the poor girl anyway? He was sure the Janjin-kee could take care of herself.
When he turned his head to look at Deshee she was already asleep, curled into a little ball. The demon reached over and pulled her into his arms, running a large hand through her soft hair.
'May Kami-sama keep you safe…'
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Gohan picked Deshee up just as the sun was rising. The boy was a bit relieved that the couple never arrived at Piccolo's cave… call it a big brother instinct but Gohan was a bit protective of Deshee himself. But he trusted Piccolo and knew his sensei was a decent guy.
The pink clouds reflected in Deshee's sparkling eyes as she gazed sorrowfully at the orange sky that signaled her return home.
Piccolo felt a similar pain in his chest as he looked at the girl standing with her back to him. He walked over to her and placed a warm hand on her shoulder.
"Take care, kid."
Deshee flew into his arms, spinning around so fast that she collapsed into him, crying. Gohan felt rotten having to separate the two and he silently cursed his mother as he approached Piccolo and Deshee.
"You will be back soon, Deshee, I promise. You two will see each other again. I'm gunna teach you to fly!"
The demon and the Janjin-kee both turned around, surprise and appreciation written into their facial features. Deshee hugged Gohan, thanking him, and Piccolo allowed himself to smile at his warmhearted student.
After a few minutes of grateful conversation Gohan took Deshee and flew away into the sun's rays. Piccolo watched their fading figures until they disappeared. Then he turned toward a day filled with solitary training.
Chichi awoke as Goten was rubbing a cold washcloth over her forehead, worry wrinkling his baby features.
"Mommy, are you okay?"
The housewife smiled, "I'm fine, Sweetie. Is that monster gone?"
"Yeah! You sure scared 'im, Mommy! You really did!"
She sighed in relief, "Good, then we have no reason to tell Gohan and get him all worried…"
Unfortunately Chichi's simple dismissal of her attacker's ability would be a loose end she would wish she'd taken care of.
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Piccolo's lips locked with hers as she wrapped her arms around his neck. His hands never missed an inch of her body as he caressed her, lovingly. The namek lowered his head and pressed his mouth to her neck when she sneezed suddenly. Piccolo started laughing and held her close to him, keeping her warm.
"You know what dat mean?"
"Your sneeze?"
"Yes."
His liquid-black eyes shimmered slightly, "What does it mean?"
"It mean that I will have good luck with you! My Mommy even say it mean that I am with man who will not break my heart if sneeze comes when him and me are together! That maybe means that you are that man! You are very special, Mr. Piccolo!"
Despite how flattered he felt, the namek was skeptical. "Haven't you ever sneezed before?"
"Not with a man, not even Tetsi! You must believe, Mr. Piccolo!"
Deep in his heart Piccolo couldn't come up with any reason why he'd ever bring himself to hurt this girl; perhaps she had a point. Perhaps he was the man she swore to give her all to.
Leaping out of Piccolo's lap, Deshee snickered at him. "Catch me!" and she darted off into the woods toward the hot springs.
Piccolo smiled, 'Spontaneous little kid… hmph,' he walked along behind her.
Suddenly he could no longer hear her footsteps.
"Deshee?" he cleared some tall grass out of his way, reaching the hot springs alone.
He crept over to the water's edge, searching with frantic eyes.
The wolf girl had swung herself up and onto a large tree bough by a low hanging branch. She watched the panicked Piccolo with amusement as he leaned further over the pool's edge. Pushing off as hard as she could, Deshee leapt at Piccolo.
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The demon's ears picked up the sound of Deshee's launch and he wheeled around, grabbing the dive-bomber by a pawed leg and chucking her into the hot pool.
"You little troublemaker!" he smirked when she surfaced, looking rather confused.
Much to the namek's misfortune the soft soil beneath him crumbled away and landed him in the water. Deshee snickered as Piccolo got a taste of his own medicine.
"Well that sucks! Now we're both gunna freeze on the way back to the cave!"
The Janjin-kee splashed the demon square in the face.
"That does it!" and he flew into a water fight with the playful girl.
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"Hey Mom! I'm HOME!" Gohan shouted as he entered the house.
"Is Deshee hungry?" her voice was weak and barely traveled downstairs form her room.
"She's staying with 18 overnight, they loved her over there!"
"That's good. Are you hungry?"
Gohan's stomach roared but he figured he'd fix himself something later on, his mother sounded really weak and he didn't want to trouble her.
Goten tottered downstairs looking glum. He didn't even greet his hero as he sulked into the kitchen.
"Hey champ!" Gohan patted his brother's head. "How's it goin'?"
"Mommy was attacked by a monster and she doesn't want me to tell you. She said you'd worry too much, forget your studies, and grow up to be a bum."
"A monster?!" Gohan squeaked.
Goten looked scared suddenly, "Who told you?!"
Gohan had to restrain himself, Goten could be so dense sometimes, he was a great deal like his father, "Oh…" Gohan pondered, "must have been my Super Saiya-jin powers!" he smirked with a wink. "What did this monster look like?"
"Big, brown wings! He was tall and looked like a dogman! He had a dog face and sharp teeths and paws and claws! And he only wore a flap over his behind and his… heehee!"
Gohan got the image of the Egyptian dog-god, Anubis, in his head and frowned.
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Piccolo and Deshee both lay sprawled out on a grassy hill staring at the stars above. The scenery above was a dark blue circle sparkling with diamonds and framed by the emerald treetops. Nature's own oil painting, a blend of Heaven on Earth and wilderness.
"I wonder if Mommy is up there." The Janjin-kee ran her smooth arms over the cool grass, dressed again now that the sun had dried her clothes.
"I'm sure she is, kid… and I'm sure she's real proud of you…"
The moon gleamed between two tall sky-scrapping trees, illuminating Deshee's white wings like holy light.
"I could see stars from cell on my planet sometimes…"
"Ah, I see them every night, can't live without them…"
Deshee curled up beside the namek, the moonlight highlighting his defined chest and built arms. He kinda reminded her of the fairies her mother had told her about as a child, his antennae bobbing in the cool breeze, fairies that made flowers wherever they touched the ground. Different colored fairies that planted flowers of their same shade of hue. Attached to this Janjin-kee fable was the blushworthy notion that when two fairies made love tons of flowers would be grouped together in that sacred spot, two different colors, one for each lover.
Piccolo frowned, he was disappointed that Deshee would be leaving in the morning, his heart feared that something might happen to her in the time that they would be apart. He cursed Chichi most of all, why did she have to mother the poor girl anyway? He was sure the Janjin-kee could take care of herself.
When he turned his head to look at Deshee she was already asleep, curled into a little ball. The demon reached over and pulled her into his arms, running a large hand through her soft hair.
'May Kami-sama keep you safe…'
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Gohan picked Deshee up just as the sun was rising. The boy was a bit relieved that the couple never arrived at Piccolo's cave… call it a big brother instinct but Gohan was a bit protective of Deshee himself. But he trusted Piccolo and knew his sensei was a decent guy.
The pink clouds reflected in Deshee's sparkling eyes as she gazed sorrowfully at the orange sky that signaled her return home.
Piccolo felt a similar pain in his chest as he looked at the girl standing with her back to him. He walked over to her and placed a warm hand on her shoulder.
"Take care, kid."
Deshee flew into his arms, spinning around so fast that she collapsed into him, crying. Gohan felt rotten having to separate the two and he silently cursed his mother as he approached Piccolo and Deshee.
"You will be back soon, Deshee, I promise. You two will see each other again. I'm gunna teach you to fly!"
The demon and the Janjin-kee both turned around, surprise and appreciation written into their facial features. Deshee hugged Gohan, thanking him, and Piccolo allowed himself to smile at his warmhearted student.
After a few minutes of grateful conversation Gohan took Deshee and flew away into the sun's rays. Piccolo watched their fading figures until they disappeared. Then he turned toward a day filled with solitary training.