Chapter Five: Flying Lesson
The day was prefect. It was clear and the wind was just right for a flying lesson. Goku couldn't really say it was sunny because the sun didn't really rise yet…
Time: 4:37am
"Come on, Kuririn. Time to wake up!"
Kuririn stare at him beadily though sleepy eyes with a ' You have got to be kidding me' sort of look. He roll over in his bed and went back to sleep.
"Aww, Kuririn" Goku whined, " don't you want to get a early start-" Goku yawned loudly. Maybe he jumped the gun for today. He was so trouble by yesterday and so excited by what he had planned for today he barely slept.
"Hey Kuririn, move over, I wanna lay down too."
A few hours later...
'What time is it? Morning already?' Kuririn wondered half awake.
Oh, if he didn't start on his chores soon Chi-Chi will be so mad and will punish him for his tardiness.
Kuririn moved to get up but he became aware of something weird. He wasn't lying on the rigid cold doorstep. No, he was at a place that was warm and soft. Something else was over him.
An arm?
He opened his eyes to see Goku's face no more than a few inches away from his own.
"What are you doing here?"
Why was Kuririn here for matter of fact? Oh, Goku must've brought him in . . .
He didn't understand . . . why was Goku so nice to him? From what Chi-Chi been telling and how she treated him he expected the same brutality from Goku. But he hasn't raised a hand or even his voice to him.
"Goku-sama." Kuririn purred and curled up next to him as close as possible. He was so close to crying from joy right there.
The thought that Goku would never hurt him made him so happy.
As he looked at the ki sorcerer and felt a blush flush across his face. 'My work can wait a little longer, can it?'
But as soon he thought that he felt a sharp yank at his hair and he was dragged out of the bed. He met the eyes of an upset Chi-chi.
"What do you think your doing here inside?! Do you know what time is it? None of you work is done." she pulled at his shaggy locks again
"Ow! I'm sorry."
"Chi-Chi. What are you doing?" Goku's drowsy voice shocked Chi-chi
"G-Goku!" Chi-Chi gasped and let Kuririn's hair go " I didn't see you there. What are you doing here?"
"Hn?" realizing where he was he with laugh sheepishly "I guess I must have fallen asleep here again."
"Again?"
Goku got up and turn his attention to Kuririn.
"Did she hurt you?" he asked
Kuririn open his mouth to say something when Chi-Chi shot him a cold look that said, "If you dare tell you'll regret it."
"N-no. " he said "She just woke me up a little rough. That's all. I should get started on my work."
"You don't have to worry about that, you're sending the day with me, remember."
"No work?"
"No work."
"B-but--" Chi-Chi stuttered "But you just got back and I was hoping we get to spend some time together."
"I already promised him, though. Come on, Kuririn." Goku grabbed his hand walked away with him
Kuririn looked over his shoulder and saw how pissed Chi-Chi was at them.
No work. No more of Chi-Chi's torture . . . at least for the day. He had a bad feeling as soon as Goku's back was turned he might receive the worst yet. If that was the case he never want to leave Goku's side.
"Wait here." He told Kuririn "I'll be back soon."
Went back into the house and got what he need. There was something he just had to get rib of.
Finding a perfect place. He began to dig a small but deep hole. When he finish he toss the shovel aside and reach into his pocket--drew out the book. That black book that gave him so much grief. Goku dropped it in the hole, cover it with earth and stumped the ground firm again.
Glad to have it gone and out of his mind forever.
He returned to the spot when he told Kuririn to wait for him.
"Let's go."
And Goku led Kuririn deep into the woods.
"Now today I'm gonna teach you how to fly. See over there?" Goku gestured to a flock of birds flying by. "Soon you'll by able to fly just like them."
"Really?" Kuririn said in pure wonder
"Yeah. You have wings like theirs, it'll be easy for you. But first--"
He didn't sense anyone around, he guess it was okay. Goku lifted off the oversized shirt from Kuririn's back. His wings relaxed and unfurl themselves
"There, isn't that better? Not to have your wings cramped up like?" instinctually, Goku's hand caressed the feathers-- he was just so tempted to feel them. There were very soft to his touch.
Now how was he going to do this? He didn't really put much thought on actually how he was going to teach Kuririn to fly.
'I remember seeing mama birds pushed their young out of the nest so they learn how to fly ...or crash to deaths... Hey, maybe something like that would work for Kuririn.'
"Kin'toun" Goku called and a nimbus cloud zoomed to his side.
"What is that?" Kuririn asked surprised
Goku hopped on it grinning " It's all right. Here." he offers out his hand. Kuririn came forward with caution although he was expecting the cloud to combust or attack him. Goku grabbed his arm and pulled him forward onto Kin'toun with him.
"Go!!!" he told it and with that it jetted off.
"AAARRHHH!" Kuririn held on for dear life.
After zipping through the air at high speed for a few minutes they stopped.
"Wahoo --wasn't that great!" Goku enthusiastically asked Kuririn but he didn't answer.
Kuririn was scared stiff, he cling to Goku like a cat terrified by a giant bulldog" I-I-is it over?"
"Open your eyes"
He did and saw they were hundreds of feet in the air.
Kuririn squeeze his eyes shut again. " Too high!" he squeaked
Pushing him off Kin'toun was a too cruel for Goku to do. So he decided to give Kuririn some motivation.
"Watch this!' Goku stepped off Kin'toun but didn't fall like Kuririn expected him to. Instead he hovered several feet away from him.
Kuririn's mouth dropped open shocked
"You can fly? But you don't have wings."
"My way is different than yours."
"Can't I do it like you?"
Goku tilted his head to the side thoughtfully " I guess but then what the use of your wings would be?"
He held his arms although waiting to receive a hug.
"Let's see what you can do first. Come. Try to fly to me. "
Kuririn looked down below. The ground was so far down . . . he gripped on tight to kin'toun. He managed to torn his eyes from the dizzying height and at Goku who was hovering in the air waiting for him.
"I don't worry, I'll catch you if you fall. I promise! Come on! You can do it!"
'Catch me? What if I fall too fast and he misses? I'll be a splat on the ground for sure.'
"Just like the birds… okay I… I can do this."
Kuririn made a daring leap and glided through the air.
"Yes! I'm doing it."
A sudden strong gust causes him to lose his balance. He wobbled in midair then plummeted to towards the ground .
His hands covered his face and his eyes he did not want to see the ground coming up when he went splat. He screamed but less than a second later he stopped falling.
It took him awhile to realize it and knew someone was holding him.
"Gotcha!" Goku grinned brightly "See, ya got nothing to worry about."
Kuririn felt ashamed for doubting him, even for that one second.
"Thank you, Goku-sama"
To Goku's surprise Kuririn leaned up and kissed him fully on the lips. This was no peck, he linger there. His arms went around his neck to deepen it.
Goku exhale heavily through his nose. This was so sudden he didn't know how to react. Should he push him away? Before him could do so Kuririn pulled away leaving Goku stun.
"Goku-sama? Did I do something wrong?" his eyebrows knitted with confusion at Goku's face.
"Uh-umm…why did you do that?"
"I saw you and Chi-chi-sama doing it once, I thought that's what's supposed to be done."
'An honest mistake- -It meant nothing.' Goku thought
"That was good for a first try--I -I meant the flying-- not the kiss!"
"Kiss?"
"That's what it's called. What you just done" He explained
"Oh."
There was an award silence.
Kuririn broke it when he asked "Goku-sama, why's your face red?"
"I-I-I…Let's get back to Kin'toun!"
Miraculously, Goku manage to the kiss off his mind for the rest of the day. Until night fell . . .
He decide to spend the night camping outside
Seeing how nervous Kuririn was about it Goku assure him it was perfectly safe as long he was here with him.
In the few minutes before falling asleep Kuririn started up an awaked conversation for Goku.
"Did I do the kiss wrong?" he asked suddenly
"Uh, no, there's different ways to kiss. The way you kissed me it's more meant for couples."
"Couples?"
"When two people are together in a loving relationship."
"Well. We're two people, right? A-and we're together, right? So are we a couple?"
Kuririn grasped Goku's hand, looking down at it tying to hide his blushing face.
Goku slipped his hand free from the smaller man's hold.
"No, Kuririn." He said straightforward "Chi-Chi and I are. I don't feel that way about you."
"Oh, I-I see."
Goku couldn't help but feel that he had hurt Kuririn's feelings.
The night went on and Goku was deep in slumber but Kuririn was wide-awake.
Kuririn didn't expect anything more than he what he had now. Goku's his friend and that's good enough for him.
Suddenly a giant black burr, person-size, whizzed overhead and dive into the bushes behind them.
"What was that?" rising up from where he lay.
Kuriririn was surprised but not afraid. In fact he was compel to follow it.
So he did. He walked away from the light of the fire and the safety of Goku, and through the brushes. Whatever it was it didn't get far.
He sighted a humanoid figure in the dark leaning on a tree for support. Gasping for air--- completely exhausted.
It tried to walk but it staggered and fell.
Kuririn came closer and saw it was a man lying on the ground. His hair stuck up strangely like a black flame. His wasn't much bigger then Kuririn was-- maybe a head taller.
"Um, are you okay?"
The man turns his head and stare at him with dark eyes and a startled but fierce gaze. A shadow of a something large opened up on his back.
Kuririn gasped in shocked
Wings! A pair of dark, black wings.
"Goku-sama!"
Kuririn was shaking him, poking him, trying anything to wake him up. He never thought he was such a hard sleeper. He yelled his name again and finally he open his eyes.
"What?"
"There's a man over there!"
"Man?"
"And he got wings just like mine but they're black!"
"Wings like yours?"
"Yes! He's over here." Dragging Goku by the arm.
But the man was gone like he was never there.
Goku yawned and rubbed his eyes sleepily "there's no one there."
"We have to find him-- he's hurt." he started to take off in a run.
"Kuririn, wait!" Goku grab his arm before he got away. "Don't run off like that. I'll help you look but you have to stay close to me. It's dangerous this late at night."
They search for any trace of what Kuririn saw but nothing was found, not even a black feather.
"Maybe you were dreaming." Goku suggested, "It's just something that happens sometimes when you sleep. It's not real."
"But he was right here!"
"I believe you."
"That's great, but that does bring him back.. . I've just been wondering.. . ."
"'bout what?"
"Are there any more like me?"
Goku was surprise by how quick a question of that nature was coming from Kuririn so soon. Bulma told him there were others but he wasn't sure if they still existed. She said Kuririn was rare probably the only one of his kind.
He had one thing that could clear this up but it was cover up by a good few feet of dirt and he wanted to forget it. He guessed this would have to stay a mystery.
It was dark and maybe Kuririn THOUGHT he saw wings. But somehow the man was familiar to him. Like someone he knew but hadn't seen in a long time
But that was ridiculous. The only people he knew were Goku and Chi-Chi and he was barely three weeks old.
In a way the man was close to him like . . . like a brother...
The sun rose to a new day and Goku and Kuririn was heading back home on kin'toun.
"Ah! Goku what is that?" Kuririn shouted to be heard by Goku over the blowing winds. His was hand pointing to something down below.
Goku looked and saw the city.
"That's Shi City."
"Can we go to there now? I want to see it."
Goku felt wary about showing off Kuririn to the city. He was well known there and there were bound to be lots of questions about him.
"Maybe another time"
Kuririn let out a disappointed groan and watch the city disappear in the distance.
Also there were many shady characters there, he didn't want to put Kuririn in any danger. Bulma warned him if any of them found out he has such a rare creature in his care they might try to steal him.
He can't let that happen.
Something in Kuririn's head was calling out to him. Telling him that something he needs to see was there in that group of buildings down below where they flew.
The black winged one.
Three days later, Kuririn was getting the hang of flying. But he was not a strong flyer yet. They were about to set out for day against Chi-chi protests . . .
Meanwhile elsewhere . . .
"It mustn't been so hard on him." Bardock said to himself, so certain that Kakarotto had done what he asked of him, but he wasn't quite sure…he should visit him
When he arrived there he saw someone he was unfamiliar with. Outside in front of his son's small home, Bardock saw a small dark haired man and he was talking excitingly to
his son.
'Who is that? I never seen him before. Could it be that--? Kakarotto never went through with it. '
That the man he was looking at now was the creature his son made.
That was it? Strange… it wasn't exactly what he imagined. Small - harmless looking, he can see why Kakarotto was so reluctant to kill it. But he knew it has to be destroyed.
Bardock approached them with rage in his crippled step.
The "thing" stopped in mid sentence and it looked right at him.
"Hey, what is it?" Goku asked then looked in the same direction and his eyes went wide "Otousan!"
"Kakarotto, why is that thing still alive?" he roared furiously pointing his cane at Kuririn. "Don't you remember what I told you? I should have known you'd screw up like this!"
"Goku-sama?" Kuririn looked up at him scared
"Kuririn, get back in the house." Seriously murmured Goku.
But before he barely said those words there was a flash of light and the next thing Goku knew Kuririn was laying on the ground several feet behind him.
"Kuririn?"
He scampered to him and knelt by his side. There was a smoldering wound in his chest and his body twitched with pain.
"…!"
"Ugh…uh…G-Goku." He coughed up some blood.
"Kakarotto, MOVE!!" Bardock ordered, his hand was still streaming from the shot he made at Kuririn.
"NO! How could you--!?"
WHAM!!!
Bardock smack Goku aside, hard up side the head with his cane. So hard, it knocked Goku out of his senses.
When he starting come to, his father was already standing over the fallen Kuririn … his hand gathering up more energy… preparing for a fatal blow.
The creature cough up more of its strange colored blood, gaped up him with fear and an expression that simply said "Why?"
"Sorry," he said impassively to him " It's not your fault, you weren't suppose to be alive in the first place."
'Kakarotto…you idiot. 'Goku… his mother gave him that stupid name.'
Why can't you be more like your brother?'
'Goku-sama… he's going to sent me back.'
Back to the dark nothingness again…no… he wanted stay and be with him. He's the only ever treat him so kindly and made him feel what him thought he would ever feel-- happy.
He has a friend…
Goku.
Kuririn closed his eyes and waited for the pain …death.
"NOOO!"
"Kakarotto! Out of the way!"
Kuririn open his eyes… Goku was over him…shielding him…?
"Get away from here." He saw Goku glaring up at his father and all but snarl at him
"KA-"
"I don't want you here!! I don't want to see you here ever again."
"Listen to me! This-"
"I don't want to hear it!" he clapped his hands over his ears defiantly. "Leave. Now."
He cares about it so much already. From the way he glare at him now he was ready to fight now for it.
Bulma was right. He hated to admit it but she was right.
He couldn't fight even if he wanted to . . . his leg . . . There was nothing he could do . . . .for now.
From the looks of it the thing may end up dying anyhow.
Bardock said nothing he stared at his son hard before he turned and left.
"What happened? Goku-sama, you're bleeding!"
Blood seep down the side of his face from the blow Bardock gave him.
"It's nothing. Kuririn…" Goku's gaze journeyed down to the wound. It look horrible… didn't know he might possibly mend it.
A chocking cough came from his throat.
"Kuririn!"
"Kuri rin…" Goku's face faded into darkness.
It was so dark.
Did he die?
A heavy scent flowed around, enveloped him in a sweet perfume scent and his head felt heavy.
He tried to shake off this groggy feeling but it hurt to move.
"Ugh..." he tried to get up again
"No, stay down." a voice said in the dark
'Goku?'
Blinking, the darkness slowly gave away to light and Goku's face came back into view.
"Goku-sama..." his voice was weak and his name came out like a sigh.
Three hours worth of time had passed and he was back in that small room of his.
Goku rested his hand on Kuririn's forehead. His nice warm hand and his slightly coarse fingers.
His touch...
The darkness didn't take him again, he was so grateful. Goku's still here . . .
Kuririn breathing labored some. Each drawing breath sent pains throughout his body.
"You'll be fine. Just rest some." Goku said soothingly
"Who was he? That man... He looked just like you but meaner . . ."
"That-- was my father."
"Why did he…?" his hand went over his chest where the wound was.
Goku didn't want to tell him--how was he going to tell him? ' Hey, guess what, Kuririn. My dad thinks you're a tool of evil and wants you dead at all costs. Whatcha think of that, buddy?'
It all sounded so stupid.
"Kuririn, please just rest."
With the incense Bulma gave him burning Kuririn could not refuse the offer of sleep.
It was quiet for some time. Neither of them spoke-Kuririn went in and out of sleep and Goku just sat mad at Bardock for doing this to him. If his father hadn't backed off Goku wouldn't know what to do. Would he have strike back for the sake of Kuririn?
' Of course, I would,' a stray thought in his head grumble.
"Goku-sama," his voice was still so weak and tiny Goku scarcely hear it.
"Yes, Kuririn."
" I not sure if it's right of me to ask this now but if it's not too much trouble. . . can we still go to the city, please?"
"You still want to go there?"
He nodded..
"When you're well enough. Of course."
Bulma walked home with a little hop in her step. She wanted to sing that Bardock's plan failed, she had saw it all. Nothing can stop her now.
She came home and Bardock was waiting in front of the house for her. Along with him there many boxes and cases stacked up in a pile and a few loose objects lying on the ground. She recognize as her stuff.
Bardock stare at her sternly then spoke,
"I thought that if I could convince Kakarotto to destroy it I wouldn't have to do this."
"Bardock uh, Sweetie what's all this? What do you mean?"
"Did you really think I allow you stay here after the trouble you cause?" he dumped another case of her belongs on to the pile "You said you didn't need me, right? All your stuff is packed and I want you gone by sunset."
'HE'S KICKING ME OUT!?' Bulma thought outraged
"Where am I supposed to go?" she put on her most innocent face possible, her eyes water with crocodile tears. But her act didn't work on him.
"You're smart; figure it out," he retorted coldly
"OOOHH! I HATE YOU!!!" Bulma stomped her feet in rage.
Bardock turned his back on her and limped towards what was now Bulma's past home. "Good-bye, Bulma." he didn't even bother looking back at her "I don't ever want to see you again."
"Bastard! I'll get you for this someday."
The former goddess plop down on her tossed out belongings, her face flushed with anger and dissatisfaction. 'What the heck am I going to do now?'
She could go to Goku's, he'd be more than happy to take her in, but…if she hovers around those two too much Chi-chi might catch on to something. She couldn't risk that.
Of course there was that "other" place. The place where all of her "failed experiments" is held.
"No, too soon to go there."
What the heck was she was going to do now?
"What's all is stuff doing out here." It was Radditzu Bardock's elder son. Why was he here? Oh, liked she cared. She crossed her arms sulking.
But then Bulma came upon one of her light bud moments.
"Radditzu!" she ran to him and threw her arms around the large longhaired man. "Your father is a evil, evil man!" she wailed, forcing fake, but convincing, sobs. "He threw me out with no place for me to go. Can I stay with you? Puh-LEEAZE."
Him, Radditzu ---a fine master and genius at war but a flunky and an idiot with women. He wanted Bulma since puberty but never thought he had a chance with Bardock around
So his father's mistake will be his lucky day.
"Please don't tell him I'm with you. He was so violent with me I don't know what else he'll do." She shivered against him in fake fright. "I need you to protect me!"
"Sure, he won't to need to know. You can stay with me, baby."
'Baby?' Bulma had to kept herself from laughing. 'Cute, he's trying act suave with me. Ha-ha . . . cute.'
"All right! Just get my stuff and let's go."
"All that?" glaring at the huge pile of her stuff.
"Of course. I'm a lady remember? It's just isn't right for me to carry such a load. You understand, right?"
She never thought Radditzu to be so gullible!
Were all the men in this family were like this?
Radditzu lived far away in mountains. And had a good amount of funds from being a killer for hire so she can still in the life style she's used to. It wouldn't be so bad. She seen how he lived and it could stand a woman's touch.
She sighed as she watched him struggle trying to carry much of her belongings as his large brawly arms could. She closes her eyes and in her mind she added Bardock's name on her list of people to get even with.
To Be Continued…
I know this is the first time in months that I have updated this story but things been crazy lately. Finding a new place to live and having to find a new job and many other things I don't really feel like typing down.
But everything's pretty much settle now and I can start working on this more freely. I do intent to finish.
The day was prefect. It was clear and the wind was just right for a flying lesson. Goku couldn't really say it was sunny because the sun didn't really rise yet…
Time: 4:37am
"Come on, Kuririn. Time to wake up!"
Kuririn stare at him beadily though sleepy eyes with a ' You have got to be kidding me' sort of look. He roll over in his bed and went back to sleep.
"Aww, Kuririn" Goku whined, " don't you want to get a early start-" Goku yawned loudly. Maybe he jumped the gun for today. He was so trouble by yesterday and so excited by what he had planned for today he barely slept.
"Hey Kuririn, move over, I wanna lay down too."
A few hours later...
'What time is it? Morning already?' Kuririn wondered half awake.
Oh, if he didn't start on his chores soon Chi-Chi will be so mad and will punish him for his tardiness.
Kuririn moved to get up but he became aware of something weird. He wasn't lying on the rigid cold doorstep. No, he was at a place that was warm and soft. Something else was over him.
An arm?
He opened his eyes to see Goku's face no more than a few inches away from his own.
"What are you doing here?"
Why was Kuririn here for matter of fact? Oh, Goku must've brought him in . . .
He didn't understand . . . why was Goku so nice to him? From what Chi-Chi been telling and how she treated him he expected the same brutality from Goku. But he hasn't raised a hand or even his voice to him.
"Goku-sama." Kuririn purred and curled up next to him as close as possible. He was so close to crying from joy right there.
The thought that Goku would never hurt him made him so happy.
As he looked at the ki sorcerer and felt a blush flush across his face. 'My work can wait a little longer, can it?'
But as soon he thought that he felt a sharp yank at his hair and he was dragged out of the bed. He met the eyes of an upset Chi-chi.
"What do you think your doing here inside?! Do you know what time is it? None of you work is done." she pulled at his shaggy locks again
"Ow! I'm sorry."
"Chi-Chi. What are you doing?" Goku's drowsy voice shocked Chi-chi
"G-Goku!" Chi-Chi gasped and let Kuririn's hair go " I didn't see you there. What are you doing here?"
"Hn?" realizing where he was he with laugh sheepishly "I guess I must have fallen asleep here again."
"Again?"
Goku got up and turn his attention to Kuririn.
"Did she hurt you?" he asked
Kuririn open his mouth to say something when Chi-Chi shot him a cold look that said, "If you dare tell you'll regret it."
"N-no. " he said "She just woke me up a little rough. That's all. I should get started on my work."
"You don't have to worry about that, you're sending the day with me, remember."
"No work?"
"No work."
"B-but--" Chi-Chi stuttered "But you just got back and I was hoping we get to spend some time together."
"I already promised him, though. Come on, Kuririn." Goku grabbed his hand walked away with him
Kuririn looked over his shoulder and saw how pissed Chi-Chi was at them.
No work. No more of Chi-Chi's torture . . . at least for the day. He had a bad feeling as soon as Goku's back was turned he might receive the worst yet. If that was the case he never want to leave Goku's side.
"Wait here." He told Kuririn "I'll be back soon."
Went back into the house and got what he need. There was something he just had to get rib of.
Finding a perfect place. He began to dig a small but deep hole. When he finish he toss the shovel aside and reach into his pocket--drew out the book. That black book that gave him so much grief. Goku dropped it in the hole, cover it with earth and stumped the ground firm again.
Glad to have it gone and out of his mind forever.
He returned to the spot when he told Kuririn to wait for him.
"Let's go."
And Goku led Kuririn deep into the woods.
"Now today I'm gonna teach you how to fly. See over there?" Goku gestured to a flock of birds flying by. "Soon you'll by able to fly just like them."
"Really?" Kuririn said in pure wonder
"Yeah. You have wings like theirs, it'll be easy for you. But first--"
He didn't sense anyone around, he guess it was okay. Goku lifted off the oversized shirt from Kuririn's back. His wings relaxed and unfurl themselves
"There, isn't that better? Not to have your wings cramped up like?" instinctually, Goku's hand caressed the feathers-- he was just so tempted to feel them. There were very soft to his touch.
Now how was he going to do this? He didn't really put much thought on actually how he was going to teach Kuririn to fly.
'I remember seeing mama birds pushed their young out of the nest so they learn how to fly ...or crash to deaths... Hey, maybe something like that would work for Kuririn.'
"Kin'toun" Goku called and a nimbus cloud zoomed to his side.
"What is that?" Kuririn asked surprised
Goku hopped on it grinning " It's all right. Here." he offers out his hand. Kuririn came forward with caution although he was expecting the cloud to combust or attack him. Goku grabbed his arm and pulled him forward onto Kin'toun with him.
"Go!!!" he told it and with that it jetted off.
"AAARRHHH!" Kuririn held on for dear life.
After zipping through the air at high speed for a few minutes they stopped.
"Wahoo --wasn't that great!" Goku enthusiastically asked Kuririn but he didn't answer.
Kuririn was scared stiff, he cling to Goku like a cat terrified by a giant bulldog" I-I-is it over?"
"Open your eyes"
He did and saw they were hundreds of feet in the air.
Kuririn squeeze his eyes shut again. " Too high!" he squeaked
Pushing him off Kin'toun was a too cruel for Goku to do. So he decided to give Kuririn some motivation.
"Watch this!' Goku stepped off Kin'toun but didn't fall like Kuririn expected him to. Instead he hovered several feet away from him.
Kuririn's mouth dropped open shocked
"You can fly? But you don't have wings."
"My way is different than yours."
"Can't I do it like you?"
Goku tilted his head to the side thoughtfully " I guess but then what the use of your wings would be?"
He held his arms although waiting to receive a hug.
"Let's see what you can do first. Come. Try to fly to me. "
Kuririn looked down below. The ground was so far down . . . he gripped on tight to kin'toun. He managed to torn his eyes from the dizzying height and at Goku who was hovering in the air waiting for him.
"I don't worry, I'll catch you if you fall. I promise! Come on! You can do it!"
'Catch me? What if I fall too fast and he misses? I'll be a splat on the ground for sure.'
"Just like the birds… okay I… I can do this."
Kuririn made a daring leap and glided through the air.
"Yes! I'm doing it."
A sudden strong gust causes him to lose his balance. He wobbled in midair then plummeted to towards the ground .
His hands covered his face and his eyes he did not want to see the ground coming up when he went splat. He screamed but less than a second later he stopped falling.
It took him awhile to realize it and knew someone was holding him.
"Gotcha!" Goku grinned brightly "See, ya got nothing to worry about."
Kuririn felt ashamed for doubting him, even for that one second.
"Thank you, Goku-sama"
To Goku's surprise Kuririn leaned up and kissed him fully on the lips. This was no peck, he linger there. His arms went around his neck to deepen it.
Goku exhale heavily through his nose. This was so sudden he didn't know how to react. Should he push him away? Before him could do so Kuririn pulled away leaving Goku stun.
"Goku-sama? Did I do something wrong?" his eyebrows knitted with confusion at Goku's face.
"Uh-umm…why did you do that?"
"I saw you and Chi-chi-sama doing it once, I thought that's what's supposed to be done."
'An honest mistake- -It meant nothing.' Goku thought
"That was good for a first try--I -I meant the flying-- not the kiss!"
"Kiss?"
"That's what it's called. What you just done" He explained
"Oh."
There was an award silence.
Kuririn broke it when he asked "Goku-sama, why's your face red?"
"I-I-I…Let's get back to Kin'toun!"
Miraculously, Goku manage to the kiss off his mind for the rest of the day. Until night fell . . .
He decide to spend the night camping outside
Seeing how nervous Kuririn was about it Goku assure him it was perfectly safe as long he was here with him.
In the few minutes before falling asleep Kuririn started up an awaked conversation for Goku.
"Did I do the kiss wrong?" he asked suddenly
"Uh, no, there's different ways to kiss. The way you kissed me it's more meant for couples."
"Couples?"
"When two people are together in a loving relationship."
"Well. We're two people, right? A-and we're together, right? So are we a couple?"
Kuririn grasped Goku's hand, looking down at it tying to hide his blushing face.
Goku slipped his hand free from the smaller man's hold.
"No, Kuririn." He said straightforward "Chi-Chi and I are. I don't feel that way about you."
"Oh, I-I see."
Goku couldn't help but feel that he had hurt Kuririn's feelings.
The night went on and Goku was deep in slumber but Kuririn was wide-awake.
Kuririn didn't expect anything more than he what he had now. Goku's his friend and that's good enough for him.
Suddenly a giant black burr, person-size, whizzed overhead and dive into the bushes behind them.
"What was that?" rising up from where he lay.
Kuriririn was surprised but not afraid. In fact he was compel to follow it.
So he did. He walked away from the light of the fire and the safety of Goku, and through the brushes. Whatever it was it didn't get far.
He sighted a humanoid figure in the dark leaning on a tree for support. Gasping for air--- completely exhausted.
It tried to walk but it staggered and fell.
Kuririn came closer and saw it was a man lying on the ground. His hair stuck up strangely like a black flame. His wasn't much bigger then Kuririn was-- maybe a head taller.
"Um, are you okay?"
The man turns his head and stare at him with dark eyes and a startled but fierce gaze. A shadow of a something large opened up on his back.
Kuririn gasped in shocked
Wings! A pair of dark, black wings.
"Goku-sama!"
Kuririn was shaking him, poking him, trying anything to wake him up. He never thought he was such a hard sleeper. He yelled his name again and finally he open his eyes.
"What?"
"There's a man over there!"
"Man?"
"And he got wings just like mine but they're black!"
"Wings like yours?"
"Yes! He's over here." Dragging Goku by the arm.
But the man was gone like he was never there.
Goku yawned and rubbed his eyes sleepily "there's no one there."
"We have to find him-- he's hurt." he started to take off in a run.
"Kuririn, wait!" Goku grab his arm before he got away. "Don't run off like that. I'll help you look but you have to stay close to me. It's dangerous this late at night."
They search for any trace of what Kuririn saw but nothing was found, not even a black feather.
"Maybe you were dreaming." Goku suggested, "It's just something that happens sometimes when you sleep. It's not real."
"But he was right here!"
"I believe you."
"That's great, but that does bring him back.. . I've just been wondering.. . ."
"'bout what?"
"Are there any more like me?"
Goku was surprise by how quick a question of that nature was coming from Kuririn so soon. Bulma told him there were others but he wasn't sure if they still existed. She said Kuririn was rare probably the only one of his kind.
He had one thing that could clear this up but it was cover up by a good few feet of dirt and he wanted to forget it. He guessed this would have to stay a mystery.
It was dark and maybe Kuririn THOUGHT he saw wings. But somehow the man was familiar to him. Like someone he knew but hadn't seen in a long time
But that was ridiculous. The only people he knew were Goku and Chi-Chi and he was barely three weeks old.
In a way the man was close to him like . . . like a brother...
The sun rose to a new day and Goku and Kuririn was heading back home on kin'toun.
"Ah! Goku what is that?" Kuririn shouted to be heard by Goku over the blowing winds. His was hand pointing to something down below.
Goku looked and saw the city.
"That's Shi City."
"Can we go to there now? I want to see it."
Goku felt wary about showing off Kuririn to the city. He was well known there and there were bound to be lots of questions about him.
"Maybe another time"
Kuririn let out a disappointed groan and watch the city disappear in the distance.
Also there were many shady characters there, he didn't want to put Kuririn in any danger. Bulma warned him if any of them found out he has such a rare creature in his care they might try to steal him.
He can't let that happen.
Something in Kuririn's head was calling out to him. Telling him that something he needs to see was there in that group of buildings down below where they flew.
The black winged one.
Three days later, Kuririn was getting the hang of flying. But he was not a strong flyer yet. They were about to set out for day against Chi-chi protests . . .
Meanwhile elsewhere . . .
"It mustn't been so hard on him." Bardock said to himself, so certain that Kakarotto had done what he asked of him, but he wasn't quite sure…he should visit him
When he arrived there he saw someone he was unfamiliar with. Outside in front of his son's small home, Bardock saw a small dark haired man and he was talking excitingly to
his son.
'Who is that? I never seen him before. Could it be that--? Kakarotto never went through with it. '
That the man he was looking at now was the creature his son made.
That was it? Strange… it wasn't exactly what he imagined. Small - harmless looking, he can see why Kakarotto was so reluctant to kill it. But he knew it has to be destroyed.
Bardock approached them with rage in his crippled step.
The "thing" stopped in mid sentence and it looked right at him.
"Hey, what is it?" Goku asked then looked in the same direction and his eyes went wide "Otousan!"
"Kakarotto, why is that thing still alive?" he roared furiously pointing his cane at Kuririn. "Don't you remember what I told you? I should have known you'd screw up like this!"
"Goku-sama?" Kuririn looked up at him scared
"Kuririn, get back in the house." Seriously murmured Goku.
But before he barely said those words there was a flash of light and the next thing Goku knew Kuririn was laying on the ground several feet behind him.
"Kuririn?"
He scampered to him and knelt by his side. There was a smoldering wound in his chest and his body twitched with pain.
"…!"
"Ugh…uh…G-Goku." He coughed up some blood.
"Kakarotto, MOVE!!" Bardock ordered, his hand was still streaming from the shot he made at Kuririn.
"NO! How could you--!?"
WHAM!!!
Bardock smack Goku aside, hard up side the head with his cane. So hard, it knocked Goku out of his senses.
When he starting come to, his father was already standing over the fallen Kuririn … his hand gathering up more energy… preparing for a fatal blow.
The creature cough up more of its strange colored blood, gaped up him with fear and an expression that simply said "Why?"
"Sorry," he said impassively to him " It's not your fault, you weren't suppose to be alive in the first place."
'Kakarotto…you idiot. 'Goku… his mother gave him that stupid name.'
Why can't you be more like your brother?'
'Goku-sama… he's going to sent me back.'
Back to the dark nothingness again…no… he wanted stay and be with him. He's the only ever treat him so kindly and made him feel what him thought he would ever feel-- happy.
He has a friend…
Goku.
Kuririn closed his eyes and waited for the pain …death.
"NOOO!"
"Kakarotto! Out of the way!"
Kuririn open his eyes… Goku was over him…shielding him…?
"Get away from here." He saw Goku glaring up at his father and all but snarl at him
"KA-"
"I don't want you here!! I don't want to see you here ever again."
"Listen to me! This-"
"I don't want to hear it!" he clapped his hands over his ears defiantly. "Leave. Now."
He cares about it so much already. From the way he glare at him now he was ready to fight now for it.
Bulma was right. He hated to admit it but she was right.
He couldn't fight even if he wanted to . . . his leg . . . There was nothing he could do . . . .for now.
From the looks of it the thing may end up dying anyhow.
Bardock said nothing he stared at his son hard before he turned and left.
"What happened? Goku-sama, you're bleeding!"
Blood seep down the side of his face from the blow Bardock gave him.
"It's nothing. Kuririn…" Goku's gaze journeyed down to the wound. It look horrible… didn't know he might possibly mend it.
A chocking cough came from his throat.
"Kuririn!"
"Kuri rin…" Goku's face faded into darkness.
It was so dark.
Did he die?
A heavy scent flowed around, enveloped him in a sweet perfume scent and his head felt heavy.
He tried to shake off this groggy feeling but it hurt to move.
"Ugh..." he tried to get up again
"No, stay down." a voice said in the dark
'Goku?'
Blinking, the darkness slowly gave away to light and Goku's face came back into view.
"Goku-sama..." his voice was weak and his name came out like a sigh.
Three hours worth of time had passed and he was back in that small room of his.
Goku rested his hand on Kuririn's forehead. His nice warm hand and his slightly coarse fingers.
His touch...
The darkness didn't take him again, he was so grateful. Goku's still here . . .
Kuririn breathing labored some. Each drawing breath sent pains throughout his body.
"You'll be fine. Just rest some." Goku said soothingly
"Who was he? That man... He looked just like you but meaner . . ."
"That-- was my father."
"Why did he…?" his hand went over his chest where the wound was.
Goku didn't want to tell him--how was he going to tell him? ' Hey, guess what, Kuririn. My dad thinks you're a tool of evil and wants you dead at all costs. Whatcha think of that, buddy?'
It all sounded so stupid.
"Kuririn, please just rest."
With the incense Bulma gave him burning Kuririn could not refuse the offer of sleep.
It was quiet for some time. Neither of them spoke-Kuririn went in and out of sleep and Goku just sat mad at Bardock for doing this to him. If his father hadn't backed off Goku wouldn't know what to do. Would he have strike back for the sake of Kuririn?
' Of course, I would,' a stray thought in his head grumble.
"Goku-sama," his voice was still so weak and tiny Goku scarcely hear it.
"Yes, Kuririn."
" I not sure if it's right of me to ask this now but if it's not too much trouble. . . can we still go to the city, please?"
"You still want to go there?"
He nodded..
"When you're well enough. Of course."
Bulma walked home with a little hop in her step. She wanted to sing that Bardock's plan failed, she had saw it all. Nothing can stop her now.
She came home and Bardock was waiting in front of the house for her. Along with him there many boxes and cases stacked up in a pile and a few loose objects lying on the ground. She recognize as her stuff.
Bardock stare at her sternly then spoke,
"I thought that if I could convince Kakarotto to destroy it I wouldn't have to do this."
"Bardock uh, Sweetie what's all this? What do you mean?"
"Did you really think I allow you stay here after the trouble you cause?" he dumped another case of her belongs on to the pile "You said you didn't need me, right? All your stuff is packed and I want you gone by sunset."
'HE'S KICKING ME OUT!?' Bulma thought outraged
"Where am I supposed to go?" she put on her most innocent face possible, her eyes water with crocodile tears. But her act didn't work on him.
"You're smart; figure it out," he retorted coldly
"OOOHH! I HATE YOU!!!" Bulma stomped her feet in rage.
Bardock turned his back on her and limped towards what was now Bulma's past home. "Good-bye, Bulma." he didn't even bother looking back at her "I don't ever want to see you again."
"Bastard! I'll get you for this someday."
The former goddess plop down on her tossed out belongings, her face flushed with anger and dissatisfaction. 'What the heck am I going to do now?'
She could go to Goku's, he'd be more than happy to take her in, but…if she hovers around those two too much Chi-chi might catch on to something. She couldn't risk that.
Of course there was that "other" place. The place where all of her "failed experiments" is held.
"No, too soon to go there."
What the heck was she was going to do now?
"What's all is stuff doing out here." It was Radditzu Bardock's elder son. Why was he here? Oh, liked she cared. She crossed her arms sulking.
But then Bulma came upon one of her light bud moments.
"Radditzu!" she ran to him and threw her arms around the large longhaired man. "Your father is a evil, evil man!" she wailed, forcing fake, but convincing, sobs. "He threw me out with no place for me to go. Can I stay with you? Puh-LEEAZE."
Him, Radditzu ---a fine master and genius at war but a flunky and an idiot with women. He wanted Bulma since puberty but never thought he had a chance with Bardock around
So his father's mistake will be his lucky day.
"Please don't tell him I'm with you. He was so violent with me I don't know what else he'll do." She shivered against him in fake fright. "I need you to protect me!"
"Sure, he won't to need to know. You can stay with me, baby."
'Baby?' Bulma had to kept herself from laughing. 'Cute, he's trying act suave with me. Ha-ha . . . cute.'
"All right! Just get my stuff and let's go."
"All that?" glaring at the huge pile of her stuff.
"Of course. I'm a lady remember? It's just isn't right for me to carry such a load. You understand, right?"
She never thought Radditzu to be so gullible!
Were all the men in this family were like this?
Radditzu lived far away in mountains. And had a good amount of funds from being a killer for hire so she can still in the life style she's used to. It wouldn't be so bad. She seen how he lived and it could stand a woman's touch.
She sighed as she watched him struggle trying to carry much of her belongings as his large brawly arms could. She closes her eyes and in her mind she added Bardock's name on her list of people to get even with.
To Be Continued…
I know this is the first time in months that I have updated this story but things been crazy lately. Finding a new place to live and having to find a new job and many other things I don't really feel like typing down.
But everything's pretty much settle now and I can start working on this more freely. I do intent to finish.