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Chapter Twelve: Aftermath
It was the next morning after Raditz escaped the Galaxy Police station. Kiyone and Mihoshi sat in the café having breakfast and coffee before they set out into space to their next assignment. Kiyone drank her coffee and sighed in a depressed way. "Well, there went our promotion. I knew it was too good to be true that we captured one of Frieza's henchmen."
"Yeah," Mihoshi responded in a sad tone, "it was..."
"So how did you survive two months with Raditz anyways?" Mihoshi's partner inquired as she placed her mug down and gave Mihoshi her full attention.
"Actually, it wasn't all that bad." Mihoshi replied perking up a little at the thought of being able to tell someone about the time she spent with the Saiyan. "At first I couldn't stand him, but then I got to know him. And really, he's not as evil as you may think. Raditz doesn't work for Frieza because he wants to. "
The teal haired woman raised a brow, "You sound like you two were friends."
"Well..."Mihoshi began as she tapped her index fingers together and continued shyly, "we were more than friends..."
Kiyone had been drinking more of her coffee when Mihoshi made her comment. Her blue eyes widened as she spat out her coffee and coughed from the liquid that went down her throat unexpectedly. "More than friends?!?" she shouted, "What do you mean..." Kiyone trailed off for a moment as the idea hit her. "By the gods! YOU SLEPT WITH HIM!?!" People who were also having breakfast stopped whatever they were doing to stare at the table Kiyone and Mihoshi were eating at. The two partners blushed under the people's stares and after a few awkward moments everyone returned to their business. "Mihoshi," she continued in a five-inch voice, "how could you cheat on Rice with a guy like Raditz?"
Mihoshi turned away from her friend as she remembered her conversation with her ex boyfriend two months ago. "He called me on the day I caught Raditz and he admitted that he was cheating on me."
A sympathetic frown came over Kiyone's face, "I'm sorry Mihoshi. But I still don't understand, why would you fall for Raditz?"
"He saved my life Kiyone." Mihoshi informed, a tear escaping her right eye. "And he almost died to get me back!" Mihoshi sniffed and tried to hold back the tears that threatened to fall.
"Get you back?" Kiyone repeated curiously. Her blonde friend nodded and proceeded to tell Kiyone about the tournament on planet Choob, and then all of the other situations that occurred in the last two months. After Mihoshi finished, Kiyone said, "Wow...I never would have guessed."
"Oh Kiyone!" sobbed Mihoshi as she decided to let herself cry. "After all we've been though, why would he leave when I promised to get him an appeal?"
Her partner didn't respond for a while until she hesitantly stated, "Perhaps he was just using you. I'm sorry to say it, but I don't have any other explanation."
"I understand..." Mihoshi responded as she wiped her tears away and sniffed. "I think you're right. I was a fool to let him trick me..." she paused and added softly, "...and I thought I loved him."
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Nappa's fist collided into Raditz's chin as the giant Saiyan gave him an upper cut punch. The shorter Saiyan was sent flying into the wall, and grunted in pain. Vegeta stood outside the training room, watching the two spar through the glass that looked into the room. The Saiyan prince growled impatiently, "Where is this new power you claim he's gotten Nappa? You are both wasting my valuable training time!"
Nappa looked back at Vegeta then back to Raditz, "Common Raditz! Get up! You're not focusing!"
With a moan, Raditz got up on his feet but Vegeta was already tired of waiting to see Raditz's new strength. "You both are so incompetent!" And with those words, the Saiyan prince walked away to go train by himself.
Raditz panted as Nappa said to him, "Ah forget about Vegeta. He's always been impatient. Common, ya aint putin' up mucha'va fight. So lets get somethin' to eat."
The longhaired Saiyan shook his head, "No thanks. I'm not hungry..." he said short of breath.
Nappa's eyes widened, "NOT HUNGRY!?!? You feeling okay?"
Raditz glowered at Nappa and snapped, "Of course I'm fine!" He then ordered for the door to be opened and walked out of the training room with Nappa following behind him.
"Hey common, I've know you since you were a snot-nosed brat!" Nappa stated, "So I would know when somethin' is bothering ya. So tell me before I really start beating the crap out of you!"
Raditz wiped away some blood that was escaping a cut on his lower lip and replied, "Alright I'll tell you, but not here. I'll tell you somewhere private."
Once the two Saiyans got into Raditz's very spacious room, he told Nappa about Mihoshi and the strange encounters they faced. Nappa laughed when he heard about the bounty hunters and was sorry he wasn't there to see him fighting in the tournament. "So..." Nappa began after Raditz finished telling him the story, "that's why you came back? To make sure that woman Mihoshi wouldn't get killed?" With a sigh, Raditz nodded. "You love her don't you?"
Raditz looked surprised, "And what makes you think that?"
A small smile appeared on Nappa's face as he responded, "Cause I've suffered from the pain of loss as well." He paused and contemplated whether he should continue telling Raditz something that he never really told anyone. It only took him a few moments to decide. "Raditz...I almost had a mate once..."
"Almost?" questioned Raditz with a raised brow, "How can you almost have a mate?"
His comment won him a dangerous scowl from his elder cohort. "Don't be a smart-ass with me!" he warned, and once he calmed down he continued. "Her name was Yakumi. She was Vegeta's cousin; I met her perhaps thirty years ago at one of King Vegeta's royal parties. We liked each other right away."
"But..." Raditz urged, "what happened?"
Nappa exhaled, "She was sent to exterminate this one planet along with her crew. She sent me a message by scouter, asking me for help an hour after she arrived on the planet. But by the time I got to her aid...she was already dead."
Raditz wasn't sure what to say to Nappa; he never would have guessed that he had been in love, it was kind of hard to picture him in love, then again, it was hard for him to believe that he himself was in love.
Before Raditz could think of something to say, Nappa stood up from the chair he had been sitting in and said, "Well, I'll see ya later. I'm starving." And with those words, the giant Saiyan left Raditz alone to his thoughts.
Raditz sighed as he walked over to his bed and stared up at the ceiling, "Mihoshi..." he murmured before shutting his eyes.
[XxX Three Months Later XxX]
A space pod zoomed through space as it headed towards the planet Yarh. "I can't believe Frieza sent me back to this damn planet again. Couldn't he have found someone else to take care of this planet earlier? No...damn bastard! At least this time I've eaten something."
Two Galaxy Police space ships detected the space pod landing on Yarh. "Mihoshi!" Kiyone yelled as she communicated with her partner through the transmitting screen, "It's one of Frieza's men! I knew he'd send another person back here to finish the job!"
Mihoshi nodded, "Right!" she then charged her blaster gun, "Lets catch this creep!"
The two ships blasted off towards the planet Yarh to stop Raditz from destroying the planet. Once again Raditz and Mihoshi would face off in a battle of good verses evil, but this time the circumstances are different. Raditz is in good health and Mihoshi has her partner Kiyone. Can Mihoshi forgive Raditz for leaving her behind? Will Raditz spare Mihoshi and her partner, or try to rid himself of her for good?
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Kiyone: Next chapter, Mihoshi and I fight Raditz, but can Mihoshi set aside her feelings and do her job, or will her feelings for Raditz get in the way? The next chapter is called "Déjà Vu" Please Read and Review!
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Chapter Twelve: Aftermath
It was the next morning after Raditz escaped the Galaxy Police station. Kiyone and Mihoshi sat in the café having breakfast and coffee before they set out into space to their next assignment. Kiyone drank her coffee and sighed in a depressed way. "Well, there went our promotion. I knew it was too good to be true that we captured one of Frieza's henchmen."
"Yeah," Mihoshi responded in a sad tone, "it was..."
"So how did you survive two months with Raditz anyways?" Mihoshi's partner inquired as she placed her mug down and gave Mihoshi her full attention.
"Actually, it wasn't all that bad." Mihoshi replied perking up a little at the thought of being able to tell someone about the time she spent with the Saiyan. "At first I couldn't stand him, but then I got to know him. And really, he's not as evil as you may think. Raditz doesn't work for Frieza because he wants to. "
The teal haired woman raised a brow, "You sound like you two were friends."
"Well..."Mihoshi began as she tapped her index fingers together and continued shyly, "we were more than friends..."
Kiyone had been drinking more of her coffee when Mihoshi made her comment. Her blue eyes widened as she spat out her coffee and coughed from the liquid that went down her throat unexpectedly. "More than friends?!?" she shouted, "What do you mean..." Kiyone trailed off for a moment as the idea hit her. "By the gods! YOU SLEPT WITH HIM!?!" People who were also having breakfast stopped whatever they were doing to stare at the table Kiyone and Mihoshi were eating at. The two partners blushed under the people's stares and after a few awkward moments everyone returned to their business. "Mihoshi," she continued in a five-inch voice, "how could you cheat on Rice with a guy like Raditz?"
Mihoshi turned away from her friend as she remembered her conversation with her ex boyfriend two months ago. "He called me on the day I caught Raditz and he admitted that he was cheating on me."
A sympathetic frown came over Kiyone's face, "I'm sorry Mihoshi. But I still don't understand, why would you fall for Raditz?"
"He saved my life Kiyone." Mihoshi informed, a tear escaping her right eye. "And he almost died to get me back!" Mihoshi sniffed and tried to hold back the tears that threatened to fall.
"Get you back?" Kiyone repeated curiously. Her blonde friend nodded and proceeded to tell Kiyone about the tournament on planet Choob, and then all of the other situations that occurred in the last two months. After Mihoshi finished, Kiyone said, "Wow...I never would have guessed."
"Oh Kiyone!" sobbed Mihoshi as she decided to let herself cry. "After all we've been though, why would he leave when I promised to get him an appeal?"
Her partner didn't respond for a while until she hesitantly stated, "Perhaps he was just using you. I'm sorry to say it, but I don't have any other explanation."
"I understand..." Mihoshi responded as she wiped her tears away and sniffed. "I think you're right. I was a fool to let him trick me..." she paused and added softly, "...and I thought I loved him."
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Nappa's fist collided into Raditz's chin as the giant Saiyan gave him an upper cut punch. The shorter Saiyan was sent flying into the wall, and grunted in pain. Vegeta stood outside the training room, watching the two spar through the glass that looked into the room. The Saiyan prince growled impatiently, "Where is this new power you claim he's gotten Nappa? You are both wasting my valuable training time!"
Nappa looked back at Vegeta then back to Raditz, "Common Raditz! Get up! You're not focusing!"
With a moan, Raditz got up on his feet but Vegeta was already tired of waiting to see Raditz's new strength. "You both are so incompetent!" And with those words, the Saiyan prince walked away to go train by himself.
Raditz panted as Nappa said to him, "Ah forget about Vegeta. He's always been impatient. Common, ya aint putin' up mucha'va fight. So lets get somethin' to eat."
The longhaired Saiyan shook his head, "No thanks. I'm not hungry..." he said short of breath.
Nappa's eyes widened, "NOT HUNGRY!?!? You feeling okay?"
Raditz glowered at Nappa and snapped, "Of course I'm fine!" He then ordered for the door to be opened and walked out of the training room with Nappa following behind him.
"Hey common, I've know you since you were a snot-nosed brat!" Nappa stated, "So I would know when somethin' is bothering ya. So tell me before I really start beating the crap out of you!"
Raditz wiped away some blood that was escaping a cut on his lower lip and replied, "Alright I'll tell you, but not here. I'll tell you somewhere private."
Once the two Saiyans got into Raditz's very spacious room, he told Nappa about Mihoshi and the strange encounters they faced. Nappa laughed when he heard about the bounty hunters and was sorry he wasn't there to see him fighting in the tournament. "So..." Nappa began after Raditz finished telling him the story, "that's why you came back? To make sure that woman Mihoshi wouldn't get killed?" With a sigh, Raditz nodded. "You love her don't you?"
Raditz looked surprised, "And what makes you think that?"
A small smile appeared on Nappa's face as he responded, "Cause I've suffered from the pain of loss as well." He paused and contemplated whether he should continue telling Raditz something that he never really told anyone. It only took him a few moments to decide. "Raditz...I almost had a mate once..."
"Almost?" questioned Raditz with a raised brow, "How can you almost have a mate?"
His comment won him a dangerous scowl from his elder cohort. "Don't be a smart-ass with me!" he warned, and once he calmed down he continued. "Her name was Yakumi. She was Vegeta's cousin; I met her perhaps thirty years ago at one of King Vegeta's royal parties. We liked each other right away."
"But..." Raditz urged, "what happened?"
Nappa exhaled, "She was sent to exterminate this one planet along with her crew. She sent me a message by scouter, asking me for help an hour after she arrived on the planet. But by the time I got to her aid...she was already dead."
Raditz wasn't sure what to say to Nappa; he never would have guessed that he had been in love, it was kind of hard to picture him in love, then again, it was hard for him to believe that he himself was in love.
Before Raditz could think of something to say, Nappa stood up from the chair he had been sitting in and said, "Well, I'll see ya later. I'm starving." And with those words, the giant Saiyan left Raditz alone to his thoughts.
Raditz sighed as he walked over to his bed and stared up at the ceiling, "Mihoshi..." he murmured before shutting his eyes.
[XxX Three Months Later XxX]
A space pod zoomed through space as it headed towards the planet Yarh. "I can't believe Frieza sent me back to this damn planet again. Couldn't he have found someone else to take care of this planet earlier? No...damn bastard! At least this time I've eaten something."
Two Galaxy Police space ships detected the space pod landing on Yarh. "Mihoshi!" Kiyone yelled as she communicated with her partner through the transmitting screen, "It's one of Frieza's men! I knew he'd send another person back here to finish the job!"
Mihoshi nodded, "Right!" she then charged her blaster gun, "Lets catch this creep!"
The two ships blasted off towards the planet Yarh to stop Raditz from destroying the planet. Once again Raditz and Mihoshi would face off in a battle of good verses evil, but this time the circumstances are different. Raditz is in good health and Mihoshi has her partner Kiyone. Can Mihoshi forgive Raditz for leaving her behind? Will Raditz spare Mihoshi and her partner, or try to rid himself of her for good?
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Kiyone: Next chapter, Mihoshi and I fight Raditz, but can Mihoshi set aside her feelings and do her job, or will her feelings for Raditz get in the way? The next chapter is called "Déjà Vu" Please Read and Review!