"There's one about 30 km to the north of here," said Goku, looking at the
Dragon Radar. Megan nodded turning her attention towards the sky. The
whole gang, besides Raiko and Vegeta of course, were in a plane, flying
around, collecting the dragonballs. They felt so bad for Raiko that they
all decided to bring Vegeta back for her. And she hadn't a clue what the
dragonballs were or what they were doing.
Krillin sighed. "It's not quite the same without Vegeta here," he had said. Everyone had agreed, even Chichi, who didn't like him that much. As they were flying, Goku sensed a strange...presence in the ship. No one knew it, but Vegeta was visiting them. He was curious as to what they were doing.
Megan turned on the phone, and dialed Raiko's number. Raiko picked up, her hair combed and in regular clothes. She still had tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Hey," she said, wiping her eyes.
"Hi," said Megan, "You ok?"
Raiko nodded, trying to look like it. She didn't succeed.
"Okay," Megan sighed, "I'll check back in an hour."
"Kay."
"Bye." Megan hung up.
"Shouldn't we have left someone there with her?" Piccolo asked. He was worried she might hurt herself. Goku perked up.
"Thanks for volunteering, Piccolo! See you and Raiko later?" he said in a comical tone, but actually meaning it. Piccolo blinked twice, and then opened his mouth to decline, but Megan interrupted.
"Yeah, thanks, Piccolo!" she exclaimed, not taking her eyes off the road, er, sky. He would feel bad to let (one of) Raiko's best friend down, so he put two fingers up to his forehead and was gone.
~
Back at Raiko's house, she was in the kitchen, eyeing the knives. Piccolo arrived just as she held one to her wrist. He walked into the kitchen and just about died. He snatched the knife away and threw it across the room.
"What the hell are you doing?!" he yelled, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her. She burst into tears, her head falling onto his chest. Piccolo blushed, and hoped Vegeta wouldn't mind if her comforted his (Vegeta's) girlfriend like he (Piccolo) was. Vegeta was watching, curious to see how Piccolo would react, and really scared about the knife thing.
Piccolo wrapped his arms around Raiko in an awkward embrace. Raiko didn't mind at all; she needed a shoulder to cry on.
"Sorry for yelling, but Vegeta wouldn't want you to die just so you could be with him," Piccolo said. Raiko nodded. Vegeta applauded Piccolo's first effort of comforting a woman. He wasn't bad. Piccolo let go of Raiko, and looked into her eyes.
"Now, don't be gettin' any ideas, Piccolo..." Vegeta growled, starting to get jealous.
"Promise you won't try to hurt yourself again, okay?" Piccolo said, and Raiko nodded again. He smiled and walked off into the living room. Raiko took one last look at the knife, then, shivering, followed.
Krillin sighed. "It's not quite the same without Vegeta here," he had said. Everyone had agreed, even Chichi, who didn't like him that much. As they were flying, Goku sensed a strange...presence in the ship. No one knew it, but Vegeta was visiting them. He was curious as to what they were doing.
Megan turned on the phone, and dialed Raiko's number. Raiko picked up, her hair combed and in regular clothes. She still had tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Hey," she said, wiping her eyes.
"Hi," said Megan, "You ok?"
Raiko nodded, trying to look like it. She didn't succeed.
"Okay," Megan sighed, "I'll check back in an hour."
"Kay."
"Bye." Megan hung up.
"Shouldn't we have left someone there with her?" Piccolo asked. He was worried she might hurt herself. Goku perked up.
"Thanks for volunteering, Piccolo! See you and Raiko later?" he said in a comical tone, but actually meaning it. Piccolo blinked twice, and then opened his mouth to decline, but Megan interrupted.
"Yeah, thanks, Piccolo!" she exclaimed, not taking her eyes off the road, er, sky. He would feel bad to let (one of) Raiko's best friend down, so he put two fingers up to his forehead and was gone.
~
Back at Raiko's house, she was in the kitchen, eyeing the knives. Piccolo arrived just as she held one to her wrist. He walked into the kitchen and just about died. He snatched the knife away and threw it across the room.
"What the hell are you doing?!" he yelled, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her. She burst into tears, her head falling onto his chest. Piccolo blushed, and hoped Vegeta wouldn't mind if her comforted his (Vegeta's) girlfriend like he (Piccolo) was. Vegeta was watching, curious to see how Piccolo would react, and really scared about the knife thing.
Piccolo wrapped his arms around Raiko in an awkward embrace. Raiko didn't mind at all; she needed a shoulder to cry on.
"Sorry for yelling, but Vegeta wouldn't want you to die just so you could be with him," Piccolo said. Raiko nodded. Vegeta applauded Piccolo's first effort of comforting a woman. He wasn't bad. Piccolo let go of Raiko, and looked into her eyes.
"Now, don't be gettin' any ideas, Piccolo..." Vegeta growled, starting to get jealous.
"Promise you won't try to hurt yourself again, okay?" Piccolo said, and Raiko nodded again. He smiled and walked off into the living room. Raiko took one last look at the knife, then, shivering, followed.