The Following Is a Continuation of Chapter Two.
Sometime later, a sound in the kitchen startled her into wakefulness. It seemed she had drifted off to sleep as she read. She turned around and saw her mother looking through one of the kitchen cabinets. "Mom? What are you looking for?" asked Mia, yawning.
Her mother closed the cabinet quietly. "Oh, you're awake." she said shortly. She seemed a little unhappy about something. "I didn't wake you because I thought you might need a little rest after what happened today at school." Mia and Natalie looked at each other in silence. "The school called earlier and told me you were suspended from school for a week and also have three days of detention." Natalie continued after a moment of strained silence. She waited. "I want you to know that I am not in the least pleased with your behavior today, Mia, and I will not tolerate another incident like this again. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
Mia nodded meekly.
"Good. Now, get your lazy self up and get into training gear. Just because I'm angry doesn't mean I'll let you slack off in your training. Hurry up now, I'll be waiting for you downstairs. Five minutes. If you're late, I'll make you run laps in 600 g.'s, got it!"
"600 TIMES EARTH GRAVITY?!? Mom! You know I can't run laps in that!!" Mia cried.
"That's why you'll do it. It's not that hard girl. And it'll help you achieve Super status, now get dressed, we'll be training hard today."
Mia groaned, but did as she was told. She didn't want to have to try to run in 600 g.'s. She had trouble enough with 500.
Training was just like normal. They warmed up with some stretches in 400 g.'s for a few minutes, then warmed up again in 500 g.'s with the same stretches, as well as a few practice punches and kicks and a few small ki blasts at each other, which were easily deflected on both parts. Then the real training began. They sparred with each other for a while, then did drills with drones programmed to attack them. The training session went like they always did...badly. Mia couldn't seem to keep her balance no matter what she did; she was always caught off guard with attacks, never have a chance to dodge when she ought to; and worst of all, she always seemed to fall flat on her face when she threw an attack.
Natalie sighed...Mia would never get it. She had to face it, this girl had no talent whatsoever for fighting. She had some fighting spirit in her, but it was definitely not enough. She sighed. "I give up! I can't take it anymore!" she finally said at the end of the practice.
Mia stared at her mother, dumbfounded.
"I quit. You can't do anything right, Mia, you just have no inborn talent, no drive, none! You don't have a good stance, you have no balance! I've trained you for 14 years and you haven't gotten any better! I can't take it anymore! You try, dear, it's not that you don't, but trying's not enough! You have to yearn to be better, to love the challenge, to need the fight ! You just don't have it. I guess the saiyan blood isn't strong enough in you. You just haven't got it and I can't stand it when you don't understand me and my passion! I think it's time for you to give this up. You just don't cut it, and you're holding me back. I'm sorry to be so blunt, dear, but I just can't hold it in anymore!"
"Mom, are you okay?" asked Mia, sheepishly. She felt extremely insignificant at the moment after her mother's expression of her true feelings. She was also a little relieved that her mother was suggesting that she forget about all the training. She was afraid that her mother was only joking. "Are you serious, Mom?"
"Yes. Unfortunately. Look, Dear, I know what I said was pretty harsh, but, yes, I think it's time for you to give this up. I won't force you to do this anymore, though you're welcome to come back anytime and continue to fall on your face when you dodge something. I won't stop you. ...Sorry, I didn't mean that. Do you agree with me, or did I just scar you for life...?"
"Well, it does make me feel a little angry that you feel that way, but yes, I definitely agree with you. I'm sick and tired of falling all the time and waking up with bruises all over. Not to mention that I think the whole thing is pointless. It's not like we'll be attacked or anything. No one wants to mess with Earth anymore. I'll bet that there are very few planets and peoples who don't know about Earth's Special Forces."
Natalie frowned at her daughter. "Don't get so cocky, Mia. We could still be attacked at any time. Just because it hasn't happened in a long time, doesn't mean that it won't. And, yes, many people know about us...how strong we used to be, how weak we are now. It's a perfect time to attack us now, because we wouldn't expect it and would be vulnerable since we are weaker and have our guard down. So don't give me that attitude."
"Yes, Mother." said Mia. They left the GR and Mia went to make dinner.
*So, whaddya think of this chapter? It's way longer than the last, so I hope it gives you a better sense of the characters. I know Mia is a bit over the top, but I promise she won't always be quite so ummm...impulsive? Well, she will be some impulsive, but not so much that she attacks a teacher like that. lol! I spent awhile on this. Much longer than last time, and so I think it's a little better. Well, as I said before, PLEASE, PLEASE, PUHLLLEEEEEEEEASE review. Thanks!
Sometime later, a sound in the kitchen startled her into wakefulness. It seemed she had drifted off to sleep as she read. She turned around and saw her mother looking through one of the kitchen cabinets. "Mom? What are you looking for?" asked Mia, yawning.
Her mother closed the cabinet quietly. "Oh, you're awake." she said shortly. She seemed a little unhappy about something. "I didn't wake you because I thought you might need a little rest after what happened today at school." Mia and Natalie looked at each other in silence. "The school called earlier and told me you were suspended from school for a week and also have three days of detention." Natalie continued after a moment of strained silence. She waited. "I want you to know that I am not in the least pleased with your behavior today, Mia, and I will not tolerate another incident like this again. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"
Mia nodded meekly.
"Good. Now, get your lazy self up and get into training gear. Just because I'm angry doesn't mean I'll let you slack off in your training. Hurry up now, I'll be waiting for you downstairs. Five minutes. If you're late, I'll make you run laps in 600 g.'s, got it!"
"600 TIMES EARTH GRAVITY?!? Mom! You know I can't run laps in that!!" Mia cried.
"That's why you'll do it. It's not that hard girl. And it'll help you achieve Super status, now get dressed, we'll be training hard today."
Mia groaned, but did as she was told. She didn't want to have to try to run in 600 g.'s. She had trouble enough with 500.
Training was just like normal. They warmed up with some stretches in 400 g.'s for a few minutes, then warmed up again in 500 g.'s with the same stretches, as well as a few practice punches and kicks and a few small ki blasts at each other, which were easily deflected on both parts. Then the real training began. They sparred with each other for a while, then did drills with drones programmed to attack them. The training session went like they always did...badly. Mia couldn't seem to keep her balance no matter what she did; she was always caught off guard with attacks, never have a chance to dodge when she ought to; and worst of all, she always seemed to fall flat on her face when she threw an attack.
Natalie sighed...Mia would never get it. She had to face it, this girl had no talent whatsoever for fighting. She had some fighting spirit in her, but it was definitely not enough. She sighed. "I give up! I can't take it anymore!" she finally said at the end of the practice.
Mia stared at her mother, dumbfounded.
"I quit. You can't do anything right, Mia, you just have no inborn talent, no drive, none! You don't have a good stance, you have no balance! I've trained you for 14 years and you haven't gotten any better! I can't take it anymore! You try, dear, it's not that you don't, but trying's not enough! You have to yearn to be better, to love the challenge, to need the fight ! You just don't have it. I guess the saiyan blood isn't strong enough in you. You just haven't got it and I can't stand it when you don't understand me and my passion! I think it's time for you to give this up. You just don't cut it, and you're holding me back. I'm sorry to be so blunt, dear, but I just can't hold it in anymore!"
"Mom, are you okay?" asked Mia, sheepishly. She felt extremely insignificant at the moment after her mother's expression of her true feelings. She was also a little relieved that her mother was suggesting that she forget about all the training. She was afraid that her mother was only joking. "Are you serious, Mom?"
"Yes. Unfortunately. Look, Dear, I know what I said was pretty harsh, but, yes, I think it's time for you to give this up. I won't force you to do this anymore, though you're welcome to come back anytime and continue to fall on your face when you dodge something. I won't stop you. ...Sorry, I didn't mean that. Do you agree with me, or did I just scar you for life...?"
"Well, it does make me feel a little angry that you feel that way, but yes, I definitely agree with you. I'm sick and tired of falling all the time and waking up with bruises all over. Not to mention that I think the whole thing is pointless. It's not like we'll be attacked or anything. No one wants to mess with Earth anymore. I'll bet that there are very few planets and peoples who don't know about Earth's Special Forces."
Natalie frowned at her daughter. "Don't get so cocky, Mia. We could still be attacked at any time. Just because it hasn't happened in a long time, doesn't mean that it won't. And, yes, many people know about us...how strong we used to be, how weak we are now. It's a perfect time to attack us now, because we wouldn't expect it and would be vulnerable since we are weaker and have our guard down. So don't give me that attitude."
"Yes, Mother." said Mia. They left the GR and Mia went to make dinner.
*So, whaddya think of this chapter? It's way longer than the last, so I hope it gives you a better sense of the characters. I know Mia is a bit over the top, but I promise she won't always be quite so ummm...impulsive? Well, she will be some impulsive, but not so much that she attacks a teacher like that. lol! I spent awhile on this. Much longer than last time, and so I think it's a little better. Well, as I said before, PLEASE, PLEASE, PUHLLLEEEEEEEEASE review. Thanks!