Chapter Five – Healing

She doesn't move, but he can see the barrier she puts up just in time. The blast is strong enough to hurt her though; it sends her flying into a tree.

He flies up to her, but is hit by the wind that suddenly powers up to more than a regular storm. He can't come near her.

*Told you so,* he hears inside his head.

*Wait and see, sorceress.* He vanishes from her sight and digs into the ground, away from the wind. He tunnels up to her and appears behind her. He fires several ki blasts at her, some of which are strong enough to pass the barrier because she's not up to full power anymore. The ki wraps itself around her wrists and ankles and slams her down into the ground. She cries out in pain.

"Alright. Now I'm pissed." Her eyes turn blood red and she mumbles some kind of spell while Vegeta approaches her, who's intending to give her the beating of a lifetime.

He doesn't get that far. Clouds gather above the forest and white lightning rumbles.

"Gods of the Storm, awake the power vested in me. Let lightning strike!"

Vegeta looks up, ready to dodge whatever lightning coming too close. But it's not him the lightning strikes. It hits Gee with devastating power. Vegeta has to close his eyes to avoid getting blinded. Gee is nowhere to be seen when he opens them again.

'Damn. What happened?' he thinks. 'She wouldn't…'

*I'm fine, Vegeta. Don't worry.* She appears right in front of him and punches him in the face before he can even blink. He is thrown aside and wipes the corner of his mouth as he gets up. He's bleeding. Not badly, but he's BLEEDING because of a human being.

"How did you do that?"

"I told you I was more than an even match. Now, enough with the magic tricks. If you're really so eager to hit me, you're most welcome to try."

They vanish at the same time and start a standard fight. Gee decided to finish Vegeta off the Saiyan way. He could never beat her when she was using magic tricks. But to her own surprise, Vegeta is winning! His fighting experience seems to outweigh her strength…

"Did you really think you could beat me in a fight like this?" he smirks. He's bleeding and bruised all over, but she can see his eyes sparkling.

She coughs up blood. "I guess I was wrong." She looks much worse than he does, and to be honest, he's impressed that she's still standing. She is an inexperienced fighter, but she's keeping up with a Saiyan Prince!

"I'm glad you held back on me, Vegeta. You could have killed me a dozen times."

He lowers his defense and makes a dismissive gesture. "We're only sparring. By the way, you started the holding back full potential-thing. With your magic you could have fried me. Let's say it's a draw."

"I never thought you were a fair player."

"I must be getting soft then. Let's go to Korin and get some senzu beans."

"What for? I can heal you right here and now."

He frowns. "You're damaged enough as you are."

She smiles. "Healing doesn't drain my life energy, idiot. It doesn't work that way."

She walks over and puts her hand on his chest.

"Close your eyes," she whispers. "This will take a while."

He feels the warmth of her hand through his clothes. It's the strangest feeling he ever experienced. He never felt so… safe his entire life. He falls to his knees, gasping for air from the sudden emotions that wash through him. It's overwhelming. In some way she's comforting him as if she knows what he's been through. He pulls back and grabs her hand. She opens her eyes and looks at him surprised.

"Vegeta?"

"Don't EVER do that again," he growls. "I don't need your sympathy."

"I didn't mean to…" He's already taken off.

Gee suddenly feels the pain he inflicted on her and teleports to her quarters. She needs to heal. Apologizing to Vegeta can wait.