Disclaimer; If I owned DBZ do you think I would be writing fanfiction? Actually if I owned DBZ I probably WOULD be writing fanfiction
A/N; Yay! New chappie! I'm really excited about this chapter. It's the grand Son Ball, and there are a few big surprises in store. Read it and tell me what you think! ~Deadly Beauty
And Then You'll Know
Chapter 17
Kakkarot wiped his hands on his tux and pressed the doorbell. He was nervous. Sure he'd seen Chi-chi before this, he'd seen her lots of times. But this was the first 'real' date they had gone on. He knew he liked her, and he hoped she liked him.
Someone opening the door snapped him out of his thoughts. "Ah, master Kakkarot, won't you please come in" greeted the butler. He nodded and smiled and stepped into the main hall of the grand palace.
"Madame Chi-chi should be down shortly" said the old man and he disappeared down the hall"
Kakkarot looked around the room, and he spotted Vegeta leaning against a post a few meters away. Like Kakkarot, he was dressed in a black tux.
"Hi" greeted Kakkarot as he held out his hand. Vegeta nodded and shook his hand.
Not another word was spoken between the two men, it was an awkward silence and they were both relieved when the butler came back. He looked at Kakkarot.
"Madame Chi-chi is ready". Kakkarot took a few steps towards the grand staircase and clasped his hands in front of him. He waited patiently for a few minutes.
Then he saw her.
And she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Chi-chi arrived at the bottom of the stairs and greeted Kakkarot with a gentle kiss on the cheek.
"You look great" she said using all of her charm.
"You look like an angel" replied Kakkarot and Chi-chi blushed the same colour as her dress.
She noticed Vegeta was still waiting and she walked over to him. "Wait till you see Bulma. She looks so beautiful"
Vegeta was about to reply with a no doubt smart-ass comment when the tapping of heels at the top of the stairs stopped him. He looked up at Bulma and felt his mouth go dry. Even Kakkarot's eyes widened in shock. Vegeta walked forward and greeted Bulma at the bottom of the stairs.
"Well what do you think?" she asked.
"So so" replied Vegeta. It was an obvious lie, he was breath taken, she looked stunning.
Bulma swung her bag at his head "Trust you to say something like that" she said.
***
18 sat on the bed waiting for Krillen to finish brushing his hair, he looked so cute in his black tux. Without thinking about it, she let a loud long sigh escape her lips. Krillen turned to look at her and raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," replied 18 "I probably should have told 17 I wasn't going to be in tonight, that's all"
"I'm sure he'll be fine," he said "C'mon, let's go".
18 stood up and held up the bottom of her dress. Then she followed Krillen down the hall and outside to the limo that was waiting just for them. They were the last to leave the palace that night and the entire trip to the Son Manner 18 was fretting like crazy. What would Chi-chi do to her when she saw her there? Would she be able to make it through the night? So many thoughts running through her mind.
Krillen noticed her uneasiness and placed his hand on top of hers.
"Hey, calm down, you're making me nervous" he tried to calm her with a joke, then his tone turned more serious "It's gonna be ok, I won't let anything happen to you. Remember what I said? The moment you don't like it, we're outta there"
18 smiled a nodded a little, "good" she said quietly
***
The black limo pulled up to the red carpet and sat idol for a few minutes. Leaving the reporters and un-invited Sayians hoping to get a glimpse of a famous one, wondering who had just arrived. Finally the door was opened and out climbed Kakkarot, the crowd went wild, he smiled and waved, the flash of camera's blinding him. Next he helped Chi-chi out of the car, and once again, the crowed got loud and pictures were taken. Hand in hand they made their way up the carpet, stopping every now and again to shake hands or answer reporters questions.
It didn't take much over a minute for the couple to arrive at the end of the walkway. Just as they were turning the corner, another car pulled up, which Chi-chi guessed, contained her brother and best friend.
"Kakkarot, let's wait for Bulma and Vegeta here, then we can all go in together" she suggested as she squeezed his hand from all the excitement.
"Ok" agreed Kakkarot cheerfully.
"Oh my god Vegeta, this is amazing!" squealed Bulma as she posed for the photographers. She could hear the whistles and catcalls coming from the crowd. "C'mon Vegeta, let's go" she yelled over the crowd and she clutched his hand and lead him up the red carpet.
Vegeta was somewhat glad for Bulma's excitement and lack of clothing. They had all been to busy looking at Bulma to care about him and hound him with questions he would rather not answer, and Bulma had been so eager to get inside that they hadn't wasted time on the carpet.
Once they were at the far end, Bulma wrapped her arms around Chi-chi in a tight hug. "This is so cool" she said.
"See Veg-head, I told you asking B-Chan was a good idea" said Chi-chi as she re-adjusted her eldest brothers crown.
"Don't ever call me that again" sneered Vegeta. Chi-chi stuck her tongue out at him and took hold of Kakkarot's hand again "Let's go" she said and the group headed towards the grand hall.
***
Neha and Bardok stood at the huge double doors that lead into the ballroom, which fancy music could be heard floating out of.
They were quietly talking to one and other when the tapping of shoes should be heard on the marble floor. They looked up to see their son and his friends.
"Kakkarot!" cried Neha and she pulled him into her embrace, embarrassing him greatly.
"Mum!' he cried and squirmed out of her grip.
"Good evening Chi-chi, you look lovely" greeted Bardok as he took Chi-chi's hand and gently kissed the back of it, then he proceeded to do the same to Bulma.
Chi-chi wrapped one of her arms around Kakkarot's waist, much to the pleasure of his parents. "Has my father arrived yet?" she asked.
"Yes, I believe he is inside already" replied Neha.
"Thank-you" said Chi-chi the group headed into the ballroom.
"Wow" said Bulma in awe as she looked around the huge room. Right in the center of the room was a huge dance floor, and there were many couples already putting it to good use. At the far end of the room was a raised platform with two steps up, and on top was a long buffet table, adorned with every type of food imaginable. And at the end there was a huge punch fountain spilling out a light pink liquid.
Draped down from the high ceilings were long satin drapes, they were connected to the walls and forming drapes on the long windows. There was a big set of doors to the left of the buffet tables that lead out to a big brightly lit patio, that was high off the ground, and to the other side of the table were lots and lots of tables of all shapes and sized.
Casting her eyes up again, Bulma spotted a huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling, it was made of crystal and hand hundreds of lights on it, making the whole room shine different colours.
"This is your house?" Bulma turned to Kakkarot with wide eyes.
"Yep" replied Kakkarot proudly.
"I am so jealous. C'mon Vegeta, let's go dance" stated Bulma, as if saying no was not an option. Vegeta however thought otherwise. "I will not dance, especially with you!"
Bulma shot him a death glare. "Now you listen here, I did not get all dressed up to just sit in the corner all night and watch other people have fun. You will dance with me whether you want to or not" she said and she grabbed his hand and dragged him off.
Chi-chi and Kakkarot laughed and watched Vegeta get dragged into the crowd.
"Well I hope I'm not going to have that much trouble getting you to dance" said Chi-chi as she wrapped her arms around Kakkarot's waist. Kakkarot let a loud boisterous laugh escape his lips, "Of course I'll dance with you Chi!"
***
The King sat at a table with Bardok and Neha watching the guest. He could see all three of his children in some place or another. He was particularly pleased to see his only daughter keeping awfully close to Kakkarot. Every where he went, there she was, and they both seemed to be loving it.
His eyes did another sweep of the room, this time resting on Vegeta, he was with the Brief's daughter, the one whose gown had been of much discussion. They were dancing, and even though the King didn't think it could happen, Vegeta seemed to be enjoying it. maybe there was hope for Vegeta after all, with the Brief girl. She was smart and trustworthy, if she really did manage to win Vegeta's heart, she would make a good Queen. He sighed, it had been so long since Vegeta-sei had had a Queen, so long since the planet had been ruled by a husband and wife team.
Finally the King spotted his youngest son. Krillen was sitting at a table at the other end of the room with a blonde woman, he wasn't quite sure who it was, but he thought he had seen her around before. Krillen seemed to be making a joke or something stupid, because the blonde girl was smiling and nodding and occasionally she laughed.
"Are you ok Vegeta?" asked Neha as she rested her hand on his.
The King blinked and looked at her, "I'm fine, thank-you" he replied.
***
Wiping his hands nervously on his hire suit he looked around the room, there were hundreds of people here, so it wouldn't be to hard for him to blend in with the crowd. Taking another quick glance around he took a step into the ballroom and instantly headed for the far end of the room, towards the buffet table.
He was nervous, if he managed to pull this off, he would be a millionaire, his tail twitched with excitement and he had to grab hold of it to stop it, and prevent blowing his cover. He had been working on this for weeks, him and his partner, and if he blew it they would both be locked up for a very long time.
Shutting his eyes for a moment, he tried to gather his thoughts. He could hear his heart pounding in his ears and feel his hands shaking. Running his hands through his hair then down hi cheeks he took a few deep breaths.
"Calm down man, you can do this".
Looking at his watched he grimaced, it was only 8 o'clock, he still had half an hour to wait until every thing was going to be in place. He didn't know if he could last half an hour. Picking up a glass he filled it with punch and drank it in one go, then he poured himself another.
This was going to be the longest half-hour of his life.
***
"This is nice" sighed Bulma happily as she rested her head on Vegeta's shoulder. Vegeta only grunted in reply, but Bulma could tell it was a grunt of agreement. The song finished and the band begun another, but Bulma and Vegeta were already walking off the dance floor towards the table where Chi-chi and Kakkarot were sitting
"You two looked so cute out there together" sighed Chi-chi. Bulma sat down next to Chi-chi and rested her hand on Vegeta's shoulder, "Your brother here is quite a dancer" commented Bulma.
"Perhaps, but he's not as good as my Kakkarot" challenged Chi-chi. Kakkarot blushed a light shade of pink and cast his eyes to the floor.
Bulma looked at her best friend and raised an eyebrow. "No way, Vegeta is so much better!"
"Alright then. Come on Kakkarot, let's go prove how much better you are than my stupid brother" Kakkarot laughed and rubbed the back of his head, "Whatever you say Chi"
Bulma wouldn't have any of it though, she grabbed Vegeta's hand and dragged him right back out to the dance floor.
"See B, I told you Kakkarot was a better dancer" said Chi-chi as Kakkarot dipped her. Bulma didn't reply, Chi-chi stood up straight and looked at her best friend with concern.
Bulma's eyes were transfixed on someone or something at the far end of the room, a look that somewhat resembled horror was plastered onto her face.
"B" said Chi-chi softly. No reply. "Bulma"
Bulma blinked and looked at her best friend. "Are you ok?" asked Chi-chi.
Bulma stepped back from Vegeta "Yeah, I'm fine" she said and she slowly headed towards the buffet table, as if she was in some kind of trance.
"Should we follow her?" asked Kakkarot, Chi-chi and Vegeta just looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders.
***
It couldn't be could it. No, it just wasn't possible, there was no way he could have been invited. Bulma swallowed the lump in her throat and walked up the few steps.
"Yumcha?" she asked suspiciously, hoping it was just someone who looked like him from behind.
Yumcha's eyes grew wide, he knew that voice!
"Bulma!" he cried as he spun around. "What are you doing here?"
"I was invited" her reply was short and to the point. She did not want to see this man, he had no right being here, he had haunted her dreams for too long and she would not let him haunt her reality as well.
"You shouldn't be here" she said
"And how do you know I wasn't invited?" he asked as he took a step towards her. He could hardly pull his eyes away from her, she had always been beautiful, but he had never ever seen anyone look this beautiful.
"Yumcha c'mon, there is no way in hell you could have been invited here. What did you do, knock out the security guards on the balcony?" she asked sarcastically, but when she noticed the stupid, embarrassed look on Yumcha's face she realised that that was exactly what he had done. "Oh my god," she muttered "That's pathetic"
They were quiet for a few minutes, each wondering what to say and do next. Bulma's mind was screaming for her to turn and run, to get away from this man, she knew first hand how dangerous he was. Her legs however had other idea, they had frozen to the ground, preventing her from running to Vegeta and hiding behind him. Her face was blank, not revealing any of the thoughts in her head, but she needed to say something and quick. She had to find out what he was up to.
"Yumcha, tell me," she paused for a few seconds "Why are you here? Really?"
"Well if I told you that I'd have to kill you" Bulma gulped at the cliche, because there was not a doubt in her mind that he wasn't kidding. This was one very dangerous Sayian she was dealing with.
Yumcha smirked at her and turned to leave, he had to get away from her before he blew his cover and she used that big mouth of hers to dob him in. "It was good to see you again Bulma, but I'm afraid I must be leaving now, I have many things to do tonight".
Bulma watched him go, she wanted to scream out and tell him to stop, she knew he was up to no good, and she knew it was up to her to stop him. But she couldn't. Bulma could feel herself shaking as she headed towards her table, she was scared, she had hoped never to see Yumcha again in all of her years.
"Are you alright B-Chan?" asked Chi-chi as she sat down at the table "You've gone all pale, do you feel ok?"
Bulma was quiet for a long moment "I'm fine...I'll be fine" she finally replied.
"You're shaking" commented Kakkarot "Do you want my jacket?" he asked.
"Bulma looked up at him and smiled "No thanks" she said.
Chi-chi looked up at Bulma, pure concern tainted her delicate features, she stood up and pulled Bulma up with her, "C'mon let's go" she said and dragged her friend off to the bathrooms.
***
18 looked up at the big clock on the wall, it read 9.10. She sighed, they had been here for just over an hour, she was absolutely amazed that Chi-chi hadn't noticed her yet, it was definitely a miracle. And even though she felt grossly out of place, she had to admit, she was enjoying her time with Krillen, he made her good, but most of all her made her feel normal. He treated her just like he would treat anyone else, he didn't judge her because she didn't have the nicest clothes or the best life. He liked her for her, he was her friend. And that was what she really needed right now – a friend.
She looked up and saw Krillen making his way over to her, holding two plates full of delicious looking food and two glasses of punch.
18 smiled at him and thanked him as he put the food down in front of her. He sat down opposite her and flashed him a big goofy grin.
"Eat up" he encouraged her. "You're to thin, you need to eat more" 18 grimaced at him, but didn't argue with him, because she knew he was right. She was to thin, and she did need to eat more.
"18, I want to say thank-you for coming here with me tonight. I know you don't feel comfortable, but it means a lot to me that you would do this for me. Thank-you"
18 felt her cheeks get hot, she was blushing. "It's ok Krillen. In don't mind doing things for you" she said. This time it was Krillen turn to go red.
He stuffed another forkful of food into his mouth and chewed rapidly. All 18 did was poke at hers she didn't really have much of an appetite, and she was feeling to out of place and worry about eating. After a few more minutes, Krillen spoke up again.
"Would you like to go outside?" he asked.
"Yes" replied thankfully, "That would be great"
Krillen smiled at the beautiful goddess in front of him and held out his hand, which to his surprise, she accepted and together they made their way across the room and outside to the huge balcony.
18 walked right up to the edge and leaned on the thick concrete banister, Krillen came up beside her and did the same.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" 18 commented after a while. She was referring to the dark night sky, that was brightly lit with many thousand of sparkling silver stars.
"Yeah" replied Krillen "Almost as beautiful as you"
"What?!" exclaimed 18 as she took as step backwards. 'Oh god, did I really say that out loud. Stupid stupid stupid!' Krillen thought to himself. "I'm sorry" he apologised.
"It's ok," said 18 as she moved back to her original position "I just don't know why you would say a thing like that. That's all"
Krillen double blinked and smiled her, "Because it's the truth" he stated like it was obvious. A cold shiver ran down 18's spine and she shuddered, it was freezing outside. Krillen instantly jumped to action "Here you go" he said and he took off his tux jacket and wrapped it around 18's shoulders.
"Thanks" she said
"Krillen," called a male voice "Is that you?"
Krillen spun around and smiled widely "Kakkarot!" he exclaimed, "Long time no see". The two men shared a brief hug before engaging in a rather in depth conversation. 18 sighed, once again she had been forgotten and replaced with someone better, or so she though.
"Hey Kakkarot, I want to introduce you to someone". Krillen took hold of 18's hand and smiled at her, "This is my best friend 18"
"Hi" Greeted Kakkarot and he took hold of 18's other hand and lightly kissed at back of it. "It's great to meet you, Krillen told me you were beautiful, but not this beautiful"
18's eyes grew wide, she wasn't used to all these compliments. "Well, thanks I guess". Kakkarot appeared confused "18's a bit shy" Krillen informed him.
***
Chi-chi and Bulma walked into the girl's bathroom and Chi-chi locked the door behind them, preventing anyone from getting in or out.
"Now B, You are going to tell me exactly what spooked you so much" Chi-chi informed her best friend as she pulled a lipstick out of her bag.
"I'm fine Chi" said Bulma trying her best to sound like her usual perky self, but failing miserable.
Chi-chi looked at Bulma in the mirror and raised an eyebrow. "I'll ask again. What happened up there?"
"Nothing happened up there" Bulma replied. There was some truth to her statement, nothing happened, they just talked, but she knew something was going to happen.
"Well at least tell me who you were talking to" said Chi-chi as she carefully drew the lipstick across her lips.
"Yumcha" was Bulma's short reply.
Chi-chi dropped the lipstick to the ground and quickly turned to face her friend "What?!" she cried in shock, "Isn't he in prison?"
Bulma shook her head, "I doubt he was legitimately released" she said
"You're not alone" agreed Chi-chi, "I wonder what he's up to?" she mused
"So do I Chi....So do I"
Chi-chi was quiet for a few minutes think about what she had just learned, how was it possible for Yumcha to break out of prison, he had to have had an accomplice – who would be sick enough to help that bastard out of prison?
"We have to tell someone B, my guess is he's gonna try and rob Kakkarot's house. I mean think about it, there must be million of dollars worth of stuff in this house..." Chi-chi trailed off.
"You're probably right. Let's go find Kakkarot"
The two girls stepped out the bathroom and pushed pass the queue of angry women and they headed out to the party. "Right B-Chan, you look in here for him, and I'll look outside ok"
"Agreed" said Bulma and they split up.
***
Chi-chi stepped out into the cool night air – well more like freezing night air and inhaled deeply. The balcony wasn't over crowed. But it certainly wasn't lacking in activity. Yet Chi-chi instantly managed to pick Kakkarot out thanks to his boisterous laugh. Wrapping her arms around herself for a little extra warmth, she headed over to him.
"Kakkarot!". 18's eyes snapped up, she knew that voice, it was the voice that haunted her day and night, and not the voice she wanted to hear right now. She quickly thought about running, but that was more likely to catch Chi-chi's attention, so she decided her best bet was just to stand with her back to her and try to go un-noticed.
"Oh hey Chi, I was just talking with Krillen". Chi-chi shot her younger brother a glare that could have killed, but he'd become immune to those. "I can see that" she said.
"What can I do for you?" he asked as he threw his arm across her shoulders and pulled her into a hug.
"I think you have an un-invited guest" Chi-chi informed him.
"What?" asked Kakkarot "Who?"
"Yumcha" stated Chi-chi. Both Krillen and Kakkarot's eyes bulged "What?" the both asked at the same time. Chi-chi nodded her head in the affirmative, "That's who Bulma run into before".
"That's terrible" said Kakkarot
"Aren't you going to tell your parents so they can do something about it?" asked Chi-chi when after a few minutes Kakkarot didn't move, he only resumed his conversation with Krillen. Who was more than happy at getting more attention than Chi-chi was.
"Huh?" asked Kakkarot, "Oh I'm sure they know already". Chi-chi doubled blinked then scowled deeply, why wasn't he doing as she had suggested.
"Isn't it great that Krillen came tonight Chi? You know, this is the first of our balls he's come to?"
Chi-chi snorted, "I'm surprised he showed up at all being the pathetic dateless loser that he is" she said coldly.
18, who had gone un-noticed the entire time, suddenly had an over whelming urge to spin around and blast Chi-chi to the next dimension before she even realised what happened, she smirked at the thought of finishing her off once and for all. She had not right to speak about Krillen – her own brother like that.
He was not pathetic.
"Uh Chi, Krillen's not here by himself, he has a date" said Kakkarot, he had no idea what he had just done. Krillen eyes grew wide and he suddenly felt very nervous 'No no no no no. Kakkarot, you are such an idiot sometime!' he thought to himself.
"Does he really?" Chi-chi asked as she turned her attention to her younger brother with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah" replied Kakkarot
"And just where is this mystery woman?" she asked.
"Right there" said Kakkarot as he pointed a finger at 18. Who was muttering some choice profanities to Kakkarot under her breath.
Chi-chi blinked who was that? She could only see that back of the woman, but she thought she recognised her, well whoever she was she sure did look pretty.
"Her name's 18" Kakkarot informed her.
"What?!" Chi-chi exploded, fire erupted in her eyes and she her power level went through the roof. 18 turned around to face Chi-chi then, a look of absolute horror in her eyes. She was scared. For a brief moment her eyes met Krillens and he noticed that there was something there that hadn't been there before. She needed his help.
"Chi-chi leave her alone!" Demanded Krillen, his voice taking on a certain authority he had never had before
"Like hell I'll leave her alone!" she retorted, her voice more fierce than ever. She stalked over to 18 and stoped mere centimetres in front of her.
"Chi-chi" warned Krillen. He never got to say anything more, because before either he or Kakkarot knew what had happened, Chi-chi had grabbed hold of 18 and thrown her half way across the balcony, landing with a thud in the middle of a crowd.
"18!" cried Krillen. She slowly climbed to her feet and shook off the dizziness, she knew she shouldn't have come. She had let her guard down with Krillen, allowed her self to get to close to him and now he had tricked her into believing she could be normal and fit in with a crowd. Well how wrong he was.
"18, I'm so sorry, I never should have made you come" said Krillen as he came running over to her.
"Keep away from me Krillen" she snapped and she turned to leave, but Chi-chi would have none of it.
"Oh no you don't" she cried and she threw a energy ball at 18, not caring whether she killed her or not. The blast connected straight with 18's bare back. She let out a loud yelp and fell to her knees. Chi-chi laughed and casually strolled over there, only to haul 18 up by her golden locks. "Don't you think I'm done with you yet 18"
"Don't you think I'm going to let you lay another finger on her" Krillen shouted, blind fury invading his entire being.
"What are you going to do to stop me Krillen?" she retorted, "she's my slave and I will do as I please with her"
18 felt tears welling up in here eyes, but she would not let them slip down her face, not in front of all these people and Krillen, and especially not in front of Chi-chi. Her dress was ruined, torn and burned, one of her shoes had a cracked heel, she could feel blood trickling down the back of her neck and her back had been badly burned by Chi-chi's blast.
While Chi-chi and Krillen were arguing, 18 took a step backwards, and another and another, until she bumped into the banister, and without giving it a second though, she jumped off the side, and blasted off into the distance. Where no one could hurt her anymore.
"Ah guys" Kakkarot interrupted the fighting siblings.
"What?" they both asked
"She's gone"
***
She couldn't see where she was going – the tears in her eyes were blurring her vision, but she didn't care, if she smashed into a building and fell to her death, she couldn't care less.
It wasn't like anyone would miss her.
After a few more minutes 18 was finding hard to stay in the air. She landed on her feet but quickly fell to her knees. She was in a very run down and old part of town. She could hear sirens in the distance and gunshots were sounding not to far way. 18 looked around and quickly realised she had no idea where she was, not that it mattered. She had no idea how far she had fled in terror or how she would ever manage to survive here.
Slowly but surly she pulled her self to her feet and began to make her way down the street. She walked past all kinds of shops, selling all kinds of things, though most of these retailers seemed only to porn or other kinds of adult things. She quickly came to the conclusion that this was not a nice place to be.
Just her luck.
She could her footsteps behind her, there was more than one set of feet. 18 quickened her pace and took a quickly glance behind her. She saw 4 men, who all looked rather disturbing.
"Hey!" one of them called out "You". There was no one else around, they were obviously talking to her. Her head was throbbing and her back felt like it was on fire, she knew that her head was bleeding and she had sprained her ankle.
18 stopped, not because the guys had called to her, but because she felt like she was about to vomit. "Krillen," she whimpered "17"
"My my my, aren't you just the cutest little thing" one of the men commented as they surrounded her.
"Get lost" 18 sighed as she rubbed her head "I'm not in the mood". The big guy in front of her cracked his knuckles and 18 cringed. If there was one thing she couldn't stand, it was that.
She tried to push through the men but they were huge. Shaking her head she looked the biggest guy directly in the eye "Leave me alone. Trust me, I'm not like most of the women around here. I will kick your asses if need be" she warned, and it was true. Even in her weakened state, she was at least twice as strong as the strongest of there 4.
The all burst out into a fit of laughter "Yeah right" the biggest one sniggered "You, take on and beat all of us?"
"That's what I said" replied 18, and without warning, she thrust her fist into his stomach – hard! He stumbled back a few steps before landing on his rear end with a thud. The 3 remaining men promptly shut up and back off, not wanting to end up in the same embarrassing situation as their friend
18 tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear and walked over to the one on the ground "See, I told you" she said and she walked off, tears trickling down her face as she did.
She did not like it here.
***
"18.... 18 where are you?" Krillen yelled as he rocketed through the dark night sky. He was freezing, he could only imagine how cold 18 must be. "18!" he called again. He was at a real disadvantage, not being able to sense her Ki made her almost impossible to find, but he had a feeling her was on the right track.
He landed on the ground and quickly began to run. His feet pounded the concrete and his heart beat hard in his chest.
He was scared.
If 18 really was around here, she was in trouble, this was an extremely dangerous part of town that was usually avoided at all costs, and in her condition, Krillen didn't even want to begin to fathom what might happen to her.
"Where are you 18" he called out 'Please be ok'
***
She couldn't stand up anymore, her head was spinning and her body was aching. She fell to the cold concrete where she was. 'Please find me Krillen, please'
"18!" Her eyes snapped open again. That voice, she could hear someone calling her off in the distance. She couldn't loose this opportunity, she had to call back "Krillen" It wasn't very loud, but she prayed he heard her. Shutting her eyes she rested her head on the cool concrete and waited. Waited for what she wasn't sure - to be rescued, death. She had no idea what would happen next
Krillen stopped dead in his track, he heard her! But from what direction? "I'm coming 18" he said to himself and he headed off down the street at full pace. A few minutes later her found her. "18" he cried as she dropped to his knees beside her. She groaned as he helped her sit up "Are you ok?" his concerned voice filled her ears.
"What do you think?" she whispered.
"I'm gonna make sure you're ok. My sister will pay, I swear it". 18 didn't reply, Krillen looked down at her, she'd passed out. A worried look settled on his face and he carefully scooped her up, being careful of her burnt back. Then he quickly blast off back towards the palace.
He was going to save her
***
A/N; Well what did you think? I'd love to hear from you in a review. Next chapter shouldn't be to far off ok. Remember to review! ~Deadly Beauty