Chapter 70: Family
The judges left, and only Cell and I were alone in the courtroom for a moment. I felt as though I should say something to him, and I think he felt the same. The silence was deafening.
"Cell, I have something I want to say, but I don't know how to say it."
"You don't have to say a thing. I can feel what it is. You're welcome, and I appreciate you, too."
"If only you listened to me all those years ago. We could have fought side-by-side."
"Its better this way." Cell said with a sigh.
"What do you mean?"
"Katie, don't you get it? I love you, but living in the mortal realm with you would make both of us miserable. As long as you're happy, I can be happy. And for you to be happy that means my absence."
"Cell, I'm sorry it wasn't meant to be."
"Are you? Really? You have your perfect family, and a happy life. It wouldn't have been right, us being together."
"Cell, I meant it when I said you were my favorite villain. And I meant what I said just now. Remember that we're still in the temple. We can't lie."
"My escorts will be here shortly. You should go home, your Ki is low, even now. I wish you all the happiness and luck for the rest of your life."
"I wish I could say the same to you. Goodbye, Cell. Stay out of trouble."
I turned and walked out as fast as I could; I couldn't let Cell, or anyone else for that matter, see the tears starting to fall.
Once I was out in the hallway I wiped off the tears and headed out of the temple, teleporting home. It was late, and Mirai had fallen asleep on the couch.
The TV was still on, with a baseball game in the final inning. I saw that it was Yamcha's team playing the South City team, and Yamcha was pitching at the moment. I flipped off the TV and checked for anything else that might have been turned on. I saw the remains of dinner sitting in plastic ware on the counter, so I put those away and headed back to the living room couch.
"Silly monkey, you didn't have to wait for me." I whispered as I sat on the floor next to the couch. For a moment I just watched him sleep. "No one would be able to tell how hard your life has been if they saw you right now." I placed a hand on his shoulder and teleported the both of us into the bed. I lay there, with my head resting on his chest, and fell asleep.
"Katie, this is great! I still have some of Bora's old baby clothes, and I know Chi-chi still has some of Goten's old stuff. When will you know the baby's gender?"
"Bulma, calm down! The doctor said it would be another few weeks before that could be determined."
"Have you told anyone else yet?"
"No, I was going to tell Mirai tonight when he got done sparring with Vegeta."
"Well, I can keep a secret."
"You won't have to keep it long, just until tomorrow. Tomorrow I'm going to call everyone!"
"You sound excited."
"I am, I'm going to have a baby!"
"We'll have to decide on a name after you know the gender. What do you want it to be?"
"I don't really care, as long as it's healthy. Bulma, I wanted to know something. When you told Vegeta-"
"Oh, he was furious! I think he felt ashamed about it. He told me to get rid of it, and when I refused he said he'd have no part of it."
"You can't blame him. His pride is so strong."
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Bulma sighed.
"I have to go now; I have to start dinner. I want to tell Mirai after a nice meal."
"Call me when you want to go baby-shopping! Oh, and call me tomorrow and tell me how Mirai reacted."
"I will, bye!"
Well, it finally happened. I was pregnant. I was finally going to have a complete family. The only thing that would have made this better would have been if my human parents could have been here with me.
I started dinner, making Mirai's favorite dinner: fried noodles with crab and shrimp. I made enough for an army, thinking that might be enough for the two of us.
Or the three of us.
I was just starting the table setting when Mirai walked in.
"Katie, that smells great!"
"Thanks, I wanted to surprise you with your favorite meal when you got home."
"Well, you sure did. I'm going to run and take a quick shower, and I'll be right back so we can eat."
"Take your time!" I called after him, partly meaning it because I wasn't finished setting the table.
When Mirai came back downstairs he was wearing a muscle shirt, and I saw the minor cuts and bruises that were associated with a day of sparring with Vegeta.
"Looks like Vegeta didn't hold back today." I said as I took my seat across the table.
"Does he ever?"
"No, I guess not." I said with a laugh.
"So, what did the doctor was the problem with you're stomach? You seem fine now." Mirai said as he took a bite of food.
"He said it wasn't a stomach virus."
"Then what is it?"
"He said I was healthy."
"You didn't look so healthy this morning."
"Mirai, I'm pregnant."
"What!"
"I'm pregnant. We're going to have a baby!"
"I'm gonna be a dad?" I nodded, and Mirai jumped up, "I'm gonna be a dad!"
So the months went by and the shopping was done. By now there wasn't any doubt that I was pregnant. My appetite had grown, along with my swollen stomach, and my mood swings were scary. And I'll tell you, my little boy sure does like to kick. I keep imagining my baby kicking like his daddy does when he trains. There won't be any doubt that Vegeta's grandson will be a great fighter one day. Just look at his family. He'll have the blood of the Sayjin royal family and the Angel Sayjin.
So like most of my time these days, I was out shopping with the girls looking at baby stuff. And by 'the girls' I mean Bulma, 18, Chi-chi, and Videl.
"Katie, have you thought of a name yet?" Videl asked as the five of us were walking out to the car in the parking lot.
"No, I can't decide. Nothing sounds good to me."
"How about Sano?" Bulma asked.
"No, I just can't think of anything."
"Hey, are you Videl?" a man came out from behind of the vans, opening the back door. I immediately didn't like the look of this.
"Yes, what's it to you?" Videl asked. The guy smirked, and three more guys came out now as well.
"Get in the back and nobody will get hurt." The first guy said as he pulled out a gun.
"Do you have any idea who you're messing with?" I asked as I sat down my bags, as did Videl and 18.
"Yeah, Hercule's daughter. We were planning on taking the girl and ransoming her."
"Hey boss, ain't that Bulma Briefs as well? We could get any amount of money if we got the both of them." Another guy said.
"Good thinking, Bruno."
"You won't get near them." 18 said.
"I wouldn't be making threats, lady, or didn't you notice we're the ones with the gun?"
"I'd like to see you try it."
So the guy did, and when 18 caught the bullet, they all turned as white as an Icejin.
"How did she…?" a third guy said. The leader tried again, and it ended with the same result.
"She's a monster!"
"No, you're a monster. Now leave us alone before we decide to get ruff." I said coldly.
So they ran off, so scared they forgot all about their van and just ran.
"Well, that was easy." Bulma said with a laugh.
"Not as easy as you think… I think my water just broke."
