Chapter 5
***************1 month later***************
Goten could hear through the water as he came to. Things were happening outside. He heard the hum of the rejuvination tank as he realized where he was. He tried to ignore that, for he heard three more voices. He recognized each one as they spoke.
"It should happen any minute, its been a month," Trunks said.
"I'm worried, what if something went wrong?" Maron asked.
"Don't talk like that, please," Natari replied softly. The sound of her voice was all it took. He moved his fingers slightly and there was beeping as the water drained. He fell to his knees, feeling weak. He removed all the attachments and left the tank, eyes half open and body stiff. He took a towel and censored himself.
"Hey, guys, what I miss?" he asked sleepily, scratching the back of his head. Before he knew what was going on, he felt three bodies hug him. "Ow! Ow! Watch the chest! Argh!" They released him as he hissed in pain.
"Are you okay?" Natari asked, putting her hand on his shoulder. He panted slowly and sat down on the floor, resting his back against the tank. He thought about the night he faced Gohan.
"I'm fine," he replied. "Could someone please get me my pants, I don't like sitting naked in front of everyone." There was an edge of agitation in his voice.
"Well, you can tell he hasn't changed," Maron told her friends, reaching for Goten's mended pants. He slipped them on from under the towel. He got up and Trunks helped him to Natari's room.
"Go and rest, buddy," he said. "You're still sore, but it shouldn't last long. Just relax." Goten swatted at Trunks.
"Le' go 'a me, Trunks, I'm fine," he said. He reluctantly crawled into bed, removing his pants once under the covers. "What about Natari? What time is it? Where will she sleep?"
"It's two in the morning, and she'll be sleeping in the control room. Me an Maron will be staying at the ship, just in case Gohan decides to show up. We'll be sleeping in the infirmary. The only problem is, there's only one bed..." He snapped his fingers sarcastically. "Darn." Goten smiled at this.
"Why doesn't Maron sleep in the control room aswell, there are two chairs?" he asked. Trunks looked around nervously.
"Well, uh, she wants, uh, to give Natari some time to herself?" Goten grinned evilly, but then it left.
"Why can't I sleep in the control room and she sleep here?"
"She doesn't want to, now, go to sleep!" With that, Trunks left. After a while, lights went out and everything was quiet (except some faint moaning from the infirmary). Goten lay awake, staring at the ceiling. He was about to get up when the door creaked open and in walked Natari. She sat on the edge of the bed.
"Hey," she greeted.
"Hey. What are you doing up?" Goten asked.
"Can't sleep. We never finished that talk we had the night you fough Gohan." She looked to the floor. "Do you remember what you said before you blacked out?" Goten furrowed his brows, trying to think, when it hit him.
"Uh......, eeeyes," he answered. He sat up so as to look at her face to face.
"Well, when you asked if there was any way you could help me not feel different, you did," she told him.
"I did wa?" Goten replied. That's when he found himself closing his eyes as thei lips met in a kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he held her to him. Time froze, and Goten felt something he had never felt before in his life. He slipped a hand up her neck, her hair inbetween his fingers. He lowered his upper body onto the bed, her coming down with him. After what seemed like an eternitiy, they parted. "Natari...I..."
"I've been waiting for that for a while," she said quietly. Goten lifted his head and kissed her gentilly, marveling at how she made him feel.
"I knew it. I had the feeling the moment I met you, I was just too damn wrapped up in pride to admit it," he told her. "The second we kissed, I realized it was not my imagination. I really do love you." Natari smiled and put her hand over his heart.
"Same thing with me," she replied. "I saw through that attitude of yours. I knew better." They kissed again, this time more deeply.
Trunks looked up from Maron, an odd look on his face.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Goten's power level seems different somehow," Trunks mused. "I don't understand it. Natari's, too." He looked over at Maron. "Do you think...?" She nodded.
"I got a feeling they finally saw the light, but you never know. They could just be having a nightmare, or Goten could be doing a man thing where he dreams about Natari." She shrugged. "Don't know. Don't care. Resume."
Natari woke up while it was still dark. The first thing she saw was Goten's face, watching her peacefully. "Sorry if I woke you," he apologized. She shook her head.
"It wasn't you. I just kind of woke up," she told him. "Can you sense if Trunks and Maron are asleep?"
"They did an hour or so ago." He scratched his head, trying to get his messy hair back to what it usually was (which was still messy nonetheless). "Hey, how long have we known eachother, seems like eternity."
"I'd say a couple months, though some of that time you were kinda in the rejuvination tank." Goten looked thougtful, then shrugged.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt if I turned on the radio. After hearing Trunks and Maron, they should sleep soundly." He reached over and turned it on, lowering the volume a bit.
Hello my friend we meet again
It's been a while where should
we begin…feels like forever
Within my heart are memories
Of perfect love that you gave to me
I remember
When you are with me
I'm free…I'm careless…I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice
We've seen our share of ups and downs
Oh how quickly life can turn around in
an instant
It feels so good to reunite
Within yourself and within your mind
Let's find peace there
When you are with me
I'm free…I'm careless…I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice
I just want to say hello again
I just want to say hello again.
When you are with me
I'm free…I'm careless…I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice
Natari, by then, was resting against Goten. "Shit, Goten, what are you, psychic?" she asked softly.
"Good timing, I guess," the saiya-jin suggested.
***************1 month later***************
Goten could hear through the water as he came to. Things were happening outside. He heard the hum of the rejuvination tank as he realized where he was. He tried to ignore that, for he heard three more voices. He recognized each one as they spoke.
"It should happen any minute, its been a month," Trunks said.
"I'm worried, what if something went wrong?" Maron asked.
"Don't talk like that, please," Natari replied softly. The sound of her voice was all it took. He moved his fingers slightly and there was beeping as the water drained. He fell to his knees, feeling weak. He removed all the attachments and left the tank, eyes half open and body stiff. He took a towel and censored himself.
"Hey, guys, what I miss?" he asked sleepily, scratching the back of his head. Before he knew what was going on, he felt three bodies hug him. "Ow! Ow! Watch the chest! Argh!" They released him as he hissed in pain.
"Are you okay?" Natari asked, putting her hand on his shoulder. He panted slowly and sat down on the floor, resting his back against the tank. He thought about the night he faced Gohan.
"I'm fine," he replied. "Could someone please get me my pants, I don't like sitting naked in front of everyone." There was an edge of agitation in his voice.
"Well, you can tell he hasn't changed," Maron told her friends, reaching for Goten's mended pants. He slipped them on from under the towel. He got up and Trunks helped him to Natari's room.
"Go and rest, buddy," he said. "You're still sore, but it shouldn't last long. Just relax." Goten swatted at Trunks.
"Le' go 'a me, Trunks, I'm fine," he said. He reluctantly crawled into bed, removing his pants once under the covers. "What about Natari? What time is it? Where will she sleep?"
"It's two in the morning, and she'll be sleeping in the control room. Me an Maron will be staying at the ship, just in case Gohan decides to show up. We'll be sleeping in the infirmary. The only problem is, there's only one bed..." He snapped his fingers sarcastically. "Darn." Goten smiled at this.
"Why doesn't Maron sleep in the control room aswell, there are two chairs?" he asked. Trunks looked around nervously.
"Well, uh, she wants, uh, to give Natari some time to herself?" Goten grinned evilly, but then it left.
"Why can't I sleep in the control room and she sleep here?"
"She doesn't want to, now, go to sleep!" With that, Trunks left. After a while, lights went out and everything was quiet (except some faint moaning from the infirmary). Goten lay awake, staring at the ceiling. He was about to get up when the door creaked open and in walked Natari. She sat on the edge of the bed.
"Hey," she greeted.
"Hey. What are you doing up?" Goten asked.
"Can't sleep. We never finished that talk we had the night you fough Gohan." She looked to the floor. "Do you remember what you said before you blacked out?" Goten furrowed his brows, trying to think, when it hit him.
"Uh......, eeeyes," he answered. He sat up so as to look at her face to face.
"Well, when you asked if there was any way you could help me not feel different, you did," she told him.
"I did wa?" Goten replied. That's when he found himself closing his eyes as thei lips met in a kiss. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he held her to him. Time froze, and Goten felt something he had never felt before in his life. He slipped a hand up her neck, her hair inbetween his fingers. He lowered his upper body onto the bed, her coming down with him. After what seemed like an eternitiy, they parted. "Natari...I..."
"I've been waiting for that for a while," she said quietly. Goten lifted his head and kissed her gentilly, marveling at how she made him feel.
"I knew it. I had the feeling the moment I met you, I was just too damn wrapped up in pride to admit it," he told her. "The second we kissed, I realized it was not my imagination. I really do love you." Natari smiled and put her hand over his heart.
"Same thing with me," she replied. "I saw through that attitude of yours. I knew better." They kissed again, this time more deeply.
Trunks looked up from Maron, an odd look on his face.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Goten's power level seems different somehow," Trunks mused. "I don't understand it. Natari's, too." He looked over at Maron. "Do you think...?" She nodded.
"I got a feeling they finally saw the light, but you never know. They could just be having a nightmare, or Goten could be doing a man thing where he dreams about Natari." She shrugged. "Don't know. Don't care. Resume."
Natari woke up while it was still dark. The first thing she saw was Goten's face, watching her peacefully. "Sorry if I woke you," he apologized. She shook her head.
"It wasn't you. I just kind of woke up," she told him. "Can you sense if Trunks and Maron are asleep?"
"They did an hour or so ago." He scratched his head, trying to get his messy hair back to what it usually was (which was still messy nonetheless). "Hey, how long have we known eachother, seems like eternity."
"I'd say a couple months, though some of that time you were kinda in the rejuvination tank." Goten looked thougtful, then shrugged.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt if I turned on the radio. After hearing Trunks and Maron, they should sleep soundly." He reached over and turned it on, lowering the volume a bit.
Hello my friend we meet again
It's been a while where should
we begin…feels like forever
Within my heart are memories
Of perfect love that you gave to me
I remember
When you are with me
I'm free…I'm careless…I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice
We've seen our share of ups and downs
Oh how quickly life can turn around in
an instant
It feels so good to reunite
Within yourself and within your mind
Let's find peace there
When you are with me
I'm free…I'm careless…I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice
I just want to say hello again
I just want to say hello again.
When you are with me
I'm free…I'm careless…I believe
Above all the others we'll fly
This brings tears to my eyes
My sacrifice
Natari, by then, was resting against Goten. "Shit, Goten, what are you, psychic?" she asked softly.
"Good timing, I guess," the saiya-jin suggested.