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"Talking"
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To Me Chapter 2: An Offering~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I
Received
this gift from you
Pleasantly
surprised, I never thought you'd realize
that
maybe
I
Have
taken this from you
If
I was deserving, who am I to disagree
How
can I refuse this, even if I don't deserve it?
(Sugar – Gift)
"Peace offering?"
"Yes. Hmmm. Perhaps something to help you train? But what?" She tapped her index finger on her lips as she thought.
:An interesting creature. I must learn more. Lips… NO! What am I thinking?:
"Ah! I've got just the thing. And this should keep you out of my hair while I make some changes around here."
She held her left palm over her right and closed her eyes. A soft purple glow shone from between her hands and she grinned, opening her eyes again.
"I'm especially proud of these. I designed them myself."
Vegeta raised an eyebrow as she revealed the gift.
"A deck of cards? You're proud of a deck of cards?" He laughed haughtily. "Maybe I don't know you that well. You seemed intelligent to me."
"Stupid is the man who mocks the sorceress, for when he is a frog, he shall mock her no more." Anysis quoted an old saying from her home town. She grinned as he stopped his laughing and glared at her.
"Of course, as a frog you are of no use to me." She held out the small deck of silver cards to him, fanning them out between her fingers. "Pick a card, any card."
"You're not serious woman. I'm not going to play games with you."
Her eyes narrowed. "Just pick a card or I'll pick one for you."
"Fine." He reached out for a card, but paused, hesitant as to which one he should take. Anysis watched him closely. :Mmm. Those arms look so nice and strong. I wonder how they'd feel wrapped around me. No wait. You're not supposed to think that! Stop it Anysis, you've got a job to do.:
Vegeta finally settled on a card in the middle of the pack, turning it over expectantly.
"What…What is the meaning of this? This card is blank!"
She raised an eyebrow and straightened the pack, her eyes never leaving his. "Is it?"
"I said it was, woman. You -"
She cut him off. "Why don't you look at it again?"
"I - " Vegeta started, but stopped when he noticed a odd tingling sensation in his fingers. On the card was now a single word. :What is this magic?:
She concentrated and the pack returned to energy form. Vegeta was staring at the card in his hand with a peculiar look on his face. She was nervous and excited at the same time. :I wonder what they're going to be like. I hope he likes them.: She licked her lips in anticipation.
"What does it say?"
He looked up at her, anger returning to his face.
"This is supposed to help me train? Bah woman! I'm not a brainless fool like Kakkarot." He threw the offending item at her, disgusted. But the card stopped mid-air and stood up on its end.
"Oh, well. I'll know what you picked soon enough, seeing that you activated it and all. And Goku is not stupid at all. He just happens to think more with his heart than his head."
:Was that admiration in her voice?: He frowned.
The card had begun to glow, stretching and elongating until it was as tall as Anysis.
"You'd better take a few steps back Vegeta." She stated, moving back herself. "There's really no telling what might happen."
"What! You mean you don't know what it's going to do?" Vegeta was going to rant and rave, but she cut him off again.
"They were created for a great warrior," she paused, looking hurt, "but I see I may have made a mistake in giving them to you."
With that, the card stopped glowing and she reached out to retrieve it. Vegeta grumbled to himself, brows knitted in frustration. :There's a strange energy coming from that thing. Strangely familiar. I must know more.:
"Damn woman, you've aroused my curiosity. I must know what that is."
Anysis grinned at him, folding her arms. "Maybe now is a good time to lay down some ground rules."
He grit his teeth. :Here we go.:
"One. My name is Anysis. You will have to use it, especially if you want something from me. Two. My bathing time is my time and I don't like to be disturbed." She cleared her throat. "And finally, don't touch the box."
He raised an eyebrow. "What box?"
"That one." She pointed to the coffee table to his left. On it was a small blue and silver box covered with strange symbols.
He was immediately overcome by a need to touch it. :I could wait until she was asleep. She'd never know.:
"Oh, I'd know. Trust me on that." She glared at him.
"Woman, stay out of my head!"
"I'd better, before I get sucked into the void."
"That's it woman! You've spoken your last." He phased over in front of her, bringing back his hand to slap her. Fingers like steel wrapped around his wrist as she stared at him defiantly, her arms still folded.
"Interesting that you should pick this card first."
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What card?! What card?! Check it out in the next instalment
To MeChapter 3: Twice