Chapter 14
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Vegeta eyed Gohan with close regard as the demi Saiya-jin flew away. He glared at the boy's form, until it had disappeared beyond even his keen Saiya-jin eyesight.
Remembering about Goten, he turned around so that he could see how the gaki was reacting.
He was surprised when he actually saw tears falling from the young hybrid's coal eyes, slowly beginning to evaporate from the heat of the sun.
His eyes narrowed as his thoughts began to turn into questions, questions that he could not find an answer to. What actually happened? How come the brat does not seem to be harmed at all? He continued to study the boy's emotions, trying to see if he could find an answer to all of his troublesome questions. But no answer presented itself.
Finally giving up, sighing a frustrated sigh, he growled with menace, "How come Gohan didn't harm you, gaki?"
Goten remained silent, ignoring Vegeta. He stared at the ground, looking with boredom at the numerous cracks etched into the whitish-grey tiles. He knew that by ignoring Vegeta he was practically inviting pain to enter his small body. But he didn't care. He wanted Gohan.
Vegeta's eyes narrowed to slits as Goten didn't answer, the veins in his head beginning to pop up angrily. Trying to hold his emotions, he said calmly, but with an obvious sign of annoyance, "Answer me, hybrid."
Silence.
The Saiya-jin Prince could no longer hold his temper, and shouted, more questions escaping his mind through his lips than he intended, "Where have you been all this time? Why aren't you hurt?! How come Gohan did not try to attack us?! WHY AREN'T YOU ANSWERING ME?!"
The young half Saiya-jin raised his head ever so slightly, just so he could see Vegeta. His eyes were piercing, as his voice sneered, "You wrong about Gohan! He never hurt nobody!"
Gohan flew with his obsidian eyes gazing at the ground below him, his gi flapping with the strong winds as he flew over a scorched desert. The howling winds were carrying a violent sandstorm with them, the tiny grains of sand swirling and dancing around in the air. The sandstorm didn't affect Gohan whatsoever though. It only hindered his eyesight a little bit, but not enough for him to not be able to see what was ahead of him. He didn't really need his keen eyesight at the moment anyway. All he needed was his sixth sense, the ability to find one's ki.
He was searching for Well he didn't actually know what he was searching for. He knew that he had to find the new invader's ki, but he didn't know what the ki would feel like. His instincts were telling him that if the being looked like him, then maybe its ki was exactly like his. But he had never had to actually search for his own ki before, and it felt somewhat strange. It just didn't seem right.
Sighing, he frowned, deep in thought. I hope this will be easier than it seems.
Vegeta knew that he would probably be slapped later on by his angry mate if he swore in front of the children, but he was seething with rage, and needed it to be released. Clenching his balled fists, he shouted, "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, GOTEN?! GOHAN TRIED TO KILL EVERY ONE OF US, INCLUDING YOU! HAVE YOU BEEN SO STUPID AS TO ACTUALLY BELIEVE THE SHIT THAT HE HAS BEEN SAYING?!"
Goten didn't know what some of those words had meant, but the message had gotten through. Vegeta had insulted him. He had even insulted his Niichan! Fury began to course through his veins as he clenched his fists tightly. A slight flicker of emerald flashed in his ebony eyes, but it was gone before someone could have blinked their eyes.
Vegeta saw it though, and immediately shut his mouth. Memories of Gohan when he had become enraged began to fill his mind. Gohan had been unstoppable at those times when fury had been the only emotion to exist among his many others, pushing them away as if they were insignificant. And if Goten was anything like his Niichan, Vegeta didn't want to find himself on the end of a brutal attack.
Goten finally screamed, "STOP SAYING GOHAN BAD! HE GOOD! HE WANT ME TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE OTHER HIM! THAT'S THE ONE YOU SHOULD BE ANGRY AT!"
Piccolo, who had remained silent and transfixed even when Son Gohan had visited them a few minutes earlier, could not help turning his head to look at Goten. His face remained stern, though his eyes were twitching with confusion and curiosity. Goten, what do you mean? Is there another Gohan out there?! But that doesn't make any sense
Everyone else was just as mesmerised by what Goten had said as Piccolo was. All of their gazes were staring at the small demi Saiya-jin, though he was still too focused on Vegeta to care.
The Prince remained calm as he tried to contemplate the meaning of Goten's words. He was suddenly struck by a distant memory, one that he had remembered from the times when he was still a young child, when Vegeta-sei still existed. The memory was of a tale that his father had told him, one that he had long since forgotten until now. His eyes narrowed as he began to remember every syllable of that tale, and then started as he remembered exactly what the story was about. He rose into the air, his dark, shadowy hair turning a bright flaxen as he continued upwards, and his eyes turning a shimmery turquoise. Ignoring the stares and gasps of the people standing below him, he flew away, in almost exactly the same direction as Gohan had taken.
Kuririn frowned and asked no one in particular, "Where is he going?"
Bodu had not moved at all from the time he had decided to meditate above the ocean's surface. He was smirking happily, becoming more excited by the second. Come, half Saiya-jin! Let us meet at last, so that I can realise the potential of my new self!
He brought legs from underneath him until he was in an almost standing position. His eyes were still closed he began to focus his ki. Soon, the glittering silver aura that he now possessed erupted around him, causing a harsh wind to blow. The sky began to turn red like it usually was during a sunset, though the sun was still high up in the sky.
Gohan immediately stopped as he sensed the ki increase. It was a powerful ki, though it was not one that he could recognize. Closing his eyes for a second, he tried to sense whose ki it was. Suddenly his eyes flashed open, as he realized what it was. Oh kami, how could I have overlooked that?! It's the one Goten was talking about! Kuso! I was actually, deep inside, hoping that I wouldn't find him so soon! He gathered his ki and turned sharply to the left, feeling the rapidly increasing ki coming from that direction.