Leaning on the Enemy
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Chap 9, Cave Walls and Meeting One Another
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I stared at him, speechless.
"What are you talking about?!" I whispered.
"Exactly what I said! Now come on! I don't have much time" Gohan whispered back. I nodded and went to the blue-haired lady's side, trying to get as far away from Gohan as possible. She stopped and smiled at me, putting out her hand.
"Hi, I'm Bulma" she introduced herself. I accepted her hand and smiled back.
"I'm Videl" I replied. She cocked an eyebrow, smirking then turned back to see where Gohan was going and catch up with him. I ran as silently as I could after her. "So . . . what do you have to do with this?"
"The boy with the lavender hair is my son, Trunks. I married his father, Vegeta. He wanted me to come along with them for my safety" she explained.
"You married a Saiyan, the Prince of Saiyans?!" I gasped.
"Yeah, I remember when I first met him!" Bulma answered, her eyes turning into big hearts. "He said: "What are you looking at Woman?" and then I hit him over the head! It was practically love at first sight"
I couldn't help, but giggle. "Sounds 'so' romantic" I said, extending the O's on 'so'. She looked at me, still smirking.
"Oh? What was the first thing Gohan said to you?" she asked, leaning over so she could look me in the eye. I blushed.
"Well . . . he said: "When the whip snaps you scream, pain-like. Got it?" Nice words for a first encounter, eh?" I joked. When I said Gohan's line I did my best 'man' voice, receiving an awkward look from Gohan.
"Mine sounds more romantic then that" Bulma said proudly. I giggled. Bulma sent me a look, smiling wickedly. "I hear you and Gohan shared a little kiss. When's the wedding darlin'?" she teased.
My face turned red.
"Bulma, you know I can hear you" Gohan growled. Goten looked back at Bulma.
"But don't you remember, Gohan? I said you should marry Videl too! Bulma agrees! That's two against two!"-Goten hesitated and looked at Trunks- "Trunks! You think they should get married, don't ya Trunks?"
"Sure . . ." he replied lazily.
"See! That's three against two! That means you have to marry each other! Right Bulma?" Goten asked.
"I guess you could say that Goten"
"Riiiiight . . . lets all gang up on the teenagers" Gohan mumbled. Bulma smiled. She approached Gohan, put a hand on his shoulder and whispered into his ear.
"Gohan, you might want to pay more attention to the lady. She seems to have taken quite and interest in a young saiyan we know" she whispered. Gohan's face turned red as Bulma walked off and he glanced back at me and I quickly averted my eyes from his head, trying to make it look like I hadn't noticed him much. When he turned back, Bulma was still staring at his face, searching for any emotions.
"Bulma, do you mind?" Gohan asked. Bulma huffed and turned back. "Videl, get over here" I looked up at my name and trotted over to Gohan's side.
"What is it?"
"Do you know of anywhere where safe from Saiyans we could go or anyone who might have an idea?" he asked. I couldn't imagine any place with that description, but then I remembered that unusual cloaked woman. Perhaps by chance, I could find her again. I pondered the idea and nodded.
"I met this unusual human one night. Maybe we can find her again and she'll be able to help" I explained. Gohan gestured a hand in front of him.
"Lead the way"
I couldn't help, but smile as he bowed his head playfully. I strode forward, leading the way out of the building, or human prison, and towards the patch of blueberries. We walked in uneasy silence, Gohan's occasionally growl to get the two half-saiyans to quit squabbling. Every time this occurred the boys would clamp there mouths shut and just glare at each other. Like a staring contest or something like that.
When I finally got there I just bit my lip and looked around. "Um . . . hello? Lady, if you're here I need your help. You may not remember me, but well, I remember you. So if you could reveal yourself to us right now then I would be, um, very happy" I said stupidly. Gohan peered down at me, an eyebrow cocked in confusion. We waited a few seconds that felt like a few hours. "PLEASE! IF YOU ARE HERE PLEASE ANSWER ME!" I cried out as softly as I could. After a few seconds passed, I bowed my head in defeat. "Sorry, Gohan" I murmured.
"I'm here, happy? It's hard to get out of that dang tree! It's nice to see you, dear"
A voice said and out of a tree jumped the cloaked woman who still had her hood hanging over her face. Her eyes were visible as she looked at our small group. The boys had decided to take refuge on the ground behind Gohan's legs. She walked forward to Gohan and put a hand up to cup his cheek in her hand. The eyes expressed relief, happiness, yet unhappiness, like something was missing. Gohan stared down at her with questioning eyes and at the personal contact he took a step back. Her hand remained hanging in the air for a second, but she lowered it to her side. She looked down at Goten then averted her eyes quickly, but looked up again. Her shoulders shook visibly. She pulled her hood off to reveal a head of black hair, pulled pack into a bun on her head.
Gohan wasn't fazed at all, he just stared at her as she stared back with blue eyes (A/N: isn't that the color of her eyes?). I looked back between them, wondering. Shrugging it off, I approached her.
"Um . . . excuse me, but can you help us?" I asked, she turned to me and nodded. "We need a good place to hide from Saiyans" She cocked and eyebrow, looking at me peculiarly. Slowly she nodded.
"Yes, I happen to know of a place deep in the outskirts. There are quite a few caves, big enough to hold about a dozen families each. Why?" she explained and asked. I shrugged and looked up at Gohan, whose brow was furrowed in concentration. She followed my gaze and looked confused, but nodded.
"Lead us there . . . please" Gohan replied.
"It's too far, we wouldn't be able to make there before morning" she said. Gohan nodded and looked down, thinking.
"Videl, come here" he said. I did as asked, but scowled. When would Saiyans not control my life? He placed two fingers against my forehead and a tingling was sent down my spine, as was a blush on my cheeks. A barely seeable blush tinted his cheeks, but he seemed to be trying to ignore it. Eyes closed, Gohan mumbled something. I felt something silky slide through my mouth and glide softly down my throat, soothingly. Breathing heavily, Gohan took his fingers away and nodded in satisfaction.
"I'll be going now"-He turned his gaze to Trunks and Goten who had stepped forward to come along-"alone. You guys go with Videl and Bulma . . . and that lady over there" Gohan ordered. The boys let out a groan of annoyance, but nodded obediently. "Good" Gohan took off into the air, flying faster then the speed of light. I watched him go and sighed, I felt like kinda weird. Whatever had slipped into my mouth seemed to be lingering in my stomach and I feel kinda queasy. When I turn around everyone is staring at me. Angrily, I scowl.
"WHAT?" I snarl. Goten and Trunks just shake their heads and the woman and Bulma just looked at each other knowingly and nodded. I rolled my eyes.
"Um . . . excuse me, lady? What are we to call you? We can't just go around and say: "Hey Lady!", now can we?" Bulma exclaimed. The woman pondered for a second, looking up at the sky.
"You can call me Chilia" she said. I narrowed my eyes at her.
"But is that your real name?" I asked slyly.
She laughed. "Nope!" I rolled my eyes again.
"So, can we get going, it looks like it's going to rain, guys" I commented as I glanced up at the sky.
"Yeah! Let's get going!" Goten shouted. Chilia smiled.
"Alright, follow me" she said. Nodding we followed her as she drove us into a deep forest. We stumbled out of the forest after about a one hour walk.
I yawned and looked down at the boys who seemed to be sleep walking or something like that. I looked at Bulma, caught her gaze, and pointed to the boys. With a finger to my lips I gestured for us to get them. Nodding we bent down and I picked up Goten while Bulma picked up her son. I cradled the boy as he hooked his arms around my neck, laying his spike-haired head on my shoulder. Chilia looked back at me for a second and when her eyes landed on Goten, they softened with affection. Seeing her anxiousness, I lightly lifted him and to Chilia's surprised arms. Goten snuggled into Chilia's hold, sighing. Chilia held him with a motherly like love on her face. I couldn't help, but smile at this. It was like there was some kind of connection between them. It seemed almost . . . peculiar the way they reacted.
I tilted my head to the side, shrugged it off and continued to follow Chilia till we arrived at a steep valley. It sloped down and there were tons of ridges connected to each other like steps. Below was a huge lake, filled with glistening water. Trees surrounded it, giving off yards of shadow to shade yourself in. It looked fairly pleasant and didn't seem to be so bad of a place to stick around for awhile. Just too check out the caves and see what they looked like seemed to be all you needed to do to precisely know if this place was really suited to live in.
Chilia led us to one of the caves and placed Goten on a beautifully woven blanket. Goten clung to it, snoring. I giggled and watched Bulma place her son on another blanket. I smiled and looked around the cave inquisitively. A few chairs were scattered around and a circular table was placed near the back. I admired their finery and walked back into the cave.
"Videl?" I heard Chilia's voice ask.
"Hm?"
"Do you have any family?"
"Yes, I do. I have my father. My mother died when I was young" I replied. I looked down then back at the walls, letting my hands travel over its unusually smooth surface.
"Chilia? What are these markings on the cave walls?"
Silence.
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I'M SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG! It's just hard for me to have time to do this. And you all must know I don't have specific times when I put these up! Please have patience! SORRY AGAIN!
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Chap 9, Cave Walls and Meeting One Another
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I stared at him, speechless.
"What are you talking about?!" I whispered.
"Exactly what I said! Now come on! I don't have much time" Gohan whispered back. I nodded and went to the blue-haired lady's side, trying to get as far away from Gohan as possible. She stopped and smiled at me, putting out her hand.
"Hi, I'm Bulma" she introduced herself. I accepted her hand and smiled back.
"I'm Videl" I replied. She cocked an eyebrow, smirking then turned back to see where Gohan was going and catch up with him. I ran as silently as I could after her. "So . . . what do you have to do with this?"
"The boy with the lavender hair is my son, Trunks. I married his father, Vegeta. He wanted me to come along with them for my safety" she explained.
"You married a Saiyan, the Prince of Saiyans?!" I gasped.
"Yeah, I remember when I first met him!" Bulma answered, her eyes turning into big hearts. "He said: "What are you looking at Woman?" and then I hit him over the head! It was practically love at first sight"
I couldn't help, but giggle. "Sounds 'so' romantic" I said, extending the O's on 'so'. She looked at me, still smirking.
"Oh? What was the first thing Gohan said to you?" she asked, leaning over so she could look me in the eye. I blushed.
"Well . . . he said: "When the whip snaps you scream, pain-like. Got it?" Nice words for a first encounter, eh?" I joked. When I said Gohan's line I did my best 'man' voice, receiving an awkward look from Gohan.
"Mine sounds more romantic then that" Bulma said proudly. I giggled. Bulma sent me a look, smiling wickedly. "I hear you and Gohan shared a little kiss. When's the wedding darlin'?" she teased.
My face turned red.
"Bulma, you know I can hear you" Gohan growled. Goten looked back at Bulma.
"But don't you remember, Gohan? I said you should marry Videl too! Bulma agrees! That's two against two!"-Goten hesitated and looked at Trunks- "Trunks! You think they should get married, don't ya Trunks?"
"Sure . . ." he replied lazily.
"See! That's three against two! That means you have to marry each other! Right Bulma?" Goten asked.
"I guess you could say that Goten"
"Riiiiight . . . lets all gang up on the teenagers" Gohan mumbled. Bulma smiled. She approached Gohan, put a hand on his shoulder and whispered into his ear.
"Gohan, you might want to pay more attention to the lady. She seems to have taken quite and interest in a young saiyan we know" she whispered. Gohan's face turned red as Bulma walked off and he glanced back at me and I quickly averted my eyes from his head, trying to make it look like I hadn't noticed him much. When he turned back, Bulma was still staring at his face, searching for any emotions.
"Bulma, do you mind?" Gohan asked. Bulma huffed and turned back. "Videl, get over here" I looked up at my name and trotted over to Gohan's side.
"What is it?"
"Do you know of anywhere where safe from Saiyans we could go or anyone who might have an idea?" he asked. I couldn't imagine any place with that description, but then I remembered that unusual cloaked woman. Perhaps by chance, I could find her again. I pondered the idea and nodded.
"I met this unusual human one night. Maybe we can find her again and she'll be able to help" I explained. Gohan gestured a hand in front of him.
"Lead the way"
I couldn't help, but smile as he bowed his head playfully. I strode forward, leading the way out of the building, or human prison, and towards the patch of blueberries. We walked in uneasy silence, Gohan's occasionally growl to get the two half-saiyans to quit squabbling. Every time this occurred the boys would clamp there mouths shut and just glare at each other. Like a staring contest or something like that.
When I finally got there I just bit my lip and looked around. "Um . . . hello? Lady, if you're here I need your help. You may not remember me, but well, I remember you. So if you could reveal yourself to us right now then I would be, um, very happy" I said stupidly. Gohan peered down at me, an eyebrow cocked in confusion. We waited a few seconds that felt like a few hours. "PLEASE! IF YOU ARE HERE PLEASE ANSWER ME!" I cried out as softly as I could. After a few seconds passed, I bowed my head in defeat. "Sorry, Gohan" I murmured.
"I'm here, happy? It's hard to get out of that dang tree! It's nice to see you, dear"
A voice said and out of a tree jumped the cloaked woman who still had her hood hanging over her face. Her eyes were visible as she looked at our small group. The boys had decided to take refuge on the ground behind Gohan's legs. She walked forward to Gohan and put a hand up to cup his cheek in her hand. The eyes expressed relief, happiness, yet unhappiness, like something was missing. Gohan stared down at her with questioning eyes and at the personal contact he took a step back. Her hand remained hanging in the air for a second, but she lowered it to her side. She looked down at Goten then averted her eyes quickly, but looked up again. Her shoulders shook visibly. She pulled her hood off to reveal a head of black hair, pulled pack into a bun on her head.
Gohan wasn't fazed at all, he just stared at her as she stared back with blue eyes (A/N: isn't that the color of her eyes?). I looked back between them, wondering. Shrugging it off, I approached her.
"Um . . . excuse me, but can you help us?" I asked, she turned to me and nodded. "We need a good place to hide from Saiyans" She cocked and eyebrow, looking at me peculiarly. Slowly she nodded.
"Yes, I happen to know of a place deep in the outskirts. There are quite a few caves, big enough to hold about a dozen families each. Why?" she explained and asked. I shrugged and looked up at Gohan, whose brow was furrowed in concentration. She followed my gaze and looked confused, but nodded.
"Lead us there . . . please" Gohan replied.
"It's too far, we wouldn't be able to make there before morning" she said. Gohan nodded and looked down, thinking.
"Videl, come here" he said. I did as asked, but scowled. When would Saiyans not control my life? He placed two fingers against my forehead and a tingling was sent down my spine, as was a blush on my cheeks. A barely seeable blush tinted his cheeks, but he seemed to be trying to ignore it. Eyes closed, Gohan mumbled something. I felt something silky slide through my mouth and glide softly down my throat, soothingly. Breathing heavily, Gohan took his fingers away and nodded in satisfaction.
"I'll be going now"-He turned his gaze to Trunks and Goten who had stepped forward to come along-"alone. You guys go with Videl and Bulma . . . and that lady over there" Gohan ordered. The boys let out a groan of annoyance, but nodded obediently. "Good" Gohan took off into the air, flying faster then the speed of light. I watched him go and sighed, I felt like kinda weird. Whatever had slipped into my mouth seemed to be lingering in my stomach and I feel kinda queasy. When I turn around everyone is staring at me. Angrily, I scowl.
"WHAT?" I snarl. Goten and Trunks just shake their heads and the woman and Bulma just looked at each other knowingly and nodded. I rolled my eyes.
"Um . . . excuse me, lady? What are we to call you? We can't just go around and say: "Hey Lady!", now can we?" Bulma exclaimed. The woman pondered for a second, looking up at the sky.
"You can call me Chilia" she said. I narrowed my eyes at her.
"But is that your real name?" I asked slyly.
She laughed. "Nope!" I rolled my eyes again.
"So, can we get going, it looks like it's going to rain, guys" I commented as I glanced up at the sky.
"Yeah! Let's get going!" Goten shouted. Chilia smiled.
"Alright, follow me" she said. Nodding we followed her as she drove us into a deep forest. We stumbled out of the forest after about a one hour walk.
I yawned and looked down at the boys who seemed to be sleep walking or something like that. I looked at Bulma, caught her gaze, and pointed to the boys. With a finger to my lips I gestured for us to get them. Nodding we bent down and I picked up Goten while Bulma picked up her son. I cradled the boy as he hooked his arms around my neck, laying his spike-haired head on my shoulder. Chilia looked back at me for a second and when her eyes landed on Goten, they softened with affection. Seeing her anxiousness, I lightly lifted him and to Chilia's surprised arms. Goten snuggled into Chilia's hold, sighing. Chilia held him with a motherly like love on her face. I couldn't help, but smile at this. It was like there was some kind of connection between them. It seemed almost . . . peculiar the way they reacted.
I tilted my head to the side, shrugged it off and continued to follow Chilia till we arrived at a steep valley. It sloped down and there were tons of ridges connected to each other like steps. Below was a huge lake, filled with glistening water. Trees surrounded it, giving off yards of shadow to shade yourself in. It looked fairly pleasant and didn't seem to be so bad of a place to stick around for awhile. Just too check out the caves and see what they looked like seemed to be all you needed to do to precisely know if this place was really suited to live in.
Chilia led us to one of the caves and placed Goten on a beautifully woven blanket. Goten clung to it, snoring. I giggled and watched Bulma place her son on another blanket. I smiled and looked around the cave inquisitively. A few chairs were scattered around and a circular table was placed near the back. I admired their finery and walked back into the cave.
"Videl?" I heard Chilia's voice ask.
"Hm?"
"Do you have any family?"
"Yes, I do. I have my father. My mother died when I was young" I replied. I looked down then back at the walls, letting my hands travel over its unusually smooth surface.
"Chilia? What are these markings on the cave walls?"
Silence.
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I'M SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG! It's just hard for me to have time to do this. And you all must know I don't have specific times when I put these up! Please have patience! SORRY AGAIN!