Disclaimer: I don't own DragonBallZ.
NOTE: I've received several reviews saying that in the end of Dea's match, the announcer declares that it is actually Demi who is the winner. So I took a look thinking 'I don't remember that!' and found out that it does indeed say that! An error on my part, it was meant to say 'Dea'! Please excuse me!
Now for my thanks to everyone who read the chapters, and most of all to everyone who reviewed! It's very encouraging to receive reviews, and they make me so happy! So I propose a toast to Spring Rain of Harusame, Trugeta, animeprincess1452, Katana Midori-Fading Shadow, and TIGERGRRrr!
To Spring Rain of Harusame: Thank you for pointing the problem out, it was good of you to correct my mistakes and I apologize for the confusion! I'm glad you liked the chapter regardless, though! And well, who can truly say with Vegeta and Chain?
To Trugeta: They always do! Oh, finally I got them all over with, though, and I can move on to the truly exciting matches! Glad you're looking forward to the action, too! And you still think Dea's Lucky Man will be Broli, eh? Well...it's a good guess, but you'll just have to read!
To animeprincess1452: Thank you so much for the compliment! K.O's are so much fun, and I enjoy them, myself! Thank you once again for your encouraging compliment!
To Katana Midori-Fading Shadow: Thank you! Synonyms are so helpful, and fun! I like to look synonyms up on my computer just for the heck of it sometimes! I would also like to thank you for pointing out the mistake I made in my typing. I did mean put 'Dea' down; it just gets confusing when you write such similar names all the time.
To TIGERGRRrr, chapter 13: Thank you! So you think Dea should swallow her pride too, huh? And yes, the unexpectedness is something that makes a story interesting! Thanks again!
To TIGERGRRrr, chapter 14: So glad you did!
To TIGERGRRrr, chapter 15: Thank you for the support and for the good luck wish! Hope you like it when it comes, which will be...either tomorrow or the day after, depend on it!
Here it is, then...
Chain was snuggled comfortably in bed, her head sunk into her soft pillow and the blankets tucked over her securely. She was purring softly in her deep slumber, curled up contentedly with her hands clenching the sheets.
Bra, too, was sound asleep in her bed. The atmosphere was calm, cool, and made them want to sleep even more, safe within the warmth of their blankets.
Suddenly, Chain began to stir. She moved her head back slightly and stretched her legs out while tossing over onto her other side. For a moment she seemed to calm down, breathing silently and remaining still, until another stirring movement broke the tranquility. She began to whimper again, until finally her tight-shut eyes opened and she stared up at the ceiling.
Bra still slumbered on her side of the room, but Chain couldn't fall back asleep. She sat up drowsily and glanced over to the green glowing numbers on her alarm clock, which read one-thirty-nine. She rubbed her head and yawned.
'Oh, I can't go back to sleep...' she thought. 'I want to...but...' She folded her hands together firmly. 'Something doesn't feel right. I just have this feeling in my chest that something's going on.'
She crawled out of bed and went over to the window, where she moved the closed curtains aside and gazed out to the world. It was dark, with no moon out, and above her a few stars had settled in the heavens. She didn't see anything other than that, though, and dismissed her odd intuition with a tired shrug before heading back to her warm, beckoning bed.
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Dea sat up from her sleep and put a hand to her forehead. She groaned in fatigue and then sighed, glancing at her clock. It read two-fifteen...Too early, even if she had woken up when she didn't want to. Something was keeping her from resting. She just had this feeling in her stomach that something wasn't as it should be.
Suddenly, her eyes started to sting again, and she began to blink over and over while tears rushed out excessively and ran down her cheeks. She tried wiping the tears away, but each time she did another one streamed down and she was forced to sit there and blink while the tears flowed and her eyes burned.
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The next morning, Chain and Dea, from their inability to rest, decided it was time to get up, and both got ready for the day.
After showering, Chain headed out to the grassy lawn before the hotel, and once again warmed up. She started with some fast sit-ups and moved on to a few pushups, before she finally stood up and finished off with graceful stances.
As she fell into her last practice stance, she sensed an approaching Ki, and spun around to gaze up at Dea.
Both of them halted and stared at one another with dark, narrowed eyes, penetrating the other's gaze. They held their arms at their sides calmly, and continued to stand there, never blinking.
At first, a sense of hostility lingered between the two half-Saiyans, until suddenly the hard look in their eyes was replaced by a gleam of understanding.
Neither of them spoke, but even without an exchange of words, the two females identified with one another. Their hard stares, their silent nature, their subtle it be that they were somewhat alike?
Without hesitation, Chain put her hands together and bowed to Dea.
The latter returned the gesture of respect, and saw that Chain had stood straight again with her fists clenched.
Dea straightened her posture, as well, and clenched her fists in the same manner.
Without warning, Chain came at Dea with a ready fist, which was held back by a strong and sturdy palm.
Dea raised her other hand and brought it around to chop the young demi-Saiyan in the back of the neck, but said girl had already leapt up into the air to evade it.
She attempted to bring a kick to the older girl's face, but Dea brought her arms up and crossed them in defense. Then, when Chain began to descend once more, Dea sent a light punch down to her head, which was blocked with another confronting fist.
Chain pushed the hit out of the way and tried kicking out at the other's feet, but that too was defended.
Dea rammed her elbow into Chain's gut, causing her to fly back a couple of meters. However, as she came to the ground, she set her feet down nimbly to catch her balance and faced her 'opponent,' hands held out in another stance.
Then, she rushed out and attempted to punch the elder half-Saiyan in the stomach, but was defended against. Then, Dea connected the back of her hand with her 'rival's' face, and knocked back about two feet.
When Chain looked back up, she found that the other fighter was already waiting for her to make her next move, and that she did, trying to kick out at a swift-evading Dea.
The two demi-Saiyans continued their sparring match for the remainder of the morning, until the sun was above the horizon, shining on the grass beneath their feet, and they decided it was time to head back in for breakfast...where they would go their separate ways.
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