Chapter Seven – Restrictions

Gee is outside meditating at night. The cold breeze doesn't bother her; she loves the cool darkness that's currently surrounding her. Her concentration is suddenly gone as she hears a sound she doesn't recognize. She gets up and walks towards it. Soon it becomes clear to her: someone's singing softly somewhere above her in a tree.

'I never took Vegeta for the hopeless romantic type! What's he singing about?' Her magic can convert any language into another and she is surprised by what she hears.

"A hundred days have made me older, since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lies have made me colder and I don't think I can look at this the same
But all the miles that separate
They disappear now when I'm dreaming of your face

I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight, there's only you and me

The miles just keep rolling as the people leave their way to say hello
I've heard this life is overrated but I hope that this gets better as we go

I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl, there's only you and me

Everything I know, and anywhere I go
it gets hard but it won't take away my love
And when the last one falls, when it's all said and done
it gets hard but it won't take away my love

I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl, there's only you and me

I'm here without you baby but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby but your still with me in my dreams
but tonight girl, there's only you and me"

'I already knew he had feelings, but this is over the top… He'd probably kill me if he knew I was listening!'

Vegeta looks up to the stars, where his home planet used to be. Tears run down his face. Then he feels someone's presence underneath him and quickly wipes away his tears.

What the hell are you doing here? he asks telepathically. Gee climbs up the tree, blushing in the moonlight.

"I'm sorry, I didn't want to disturb you… I was out here meditating and I heard you sing, so I… Have you been crying?"

"I couldn't help it, alright?"

"Hey, you don't have to excuse yourself! But I was wondering… Who is this girl?"

"Hmpf. Typical. This is not about a woman. I miss my home planet."

"I see… What was it like?"

"A lot like this one. That's what hurts."

"Frieza paid for what he did. Twice, actually."

"Even if he died a hundred times, it can never undo what he did to us."

"What did he do to you?"

"He humiliated me all the time. Called me a brainless monkey. Tortured me. Killed my father, extincted my entire race. He destroyed my planet, my future kingdom. He took away everything I ever knew… It didn't take long before I lost hope itself. I knew I would never lead the life I was meant to live. And now I'm stuck here, where I can't even kill someone when I'm in a bad mood. You know," he looks at her briefly, "fighting you was probably the first thing I did that actually felt good since I arrived here on Earth."

"Thanks… I guess."

"I still wonder what you're after." He looks her in the eye, but she avoids to look back. "You seem determined to help me out. Why?"

She tries to find the words to explain. It takes her a while.

"No one should suffer like you are right now. I see loneliness in those dark eyes of yours… It's like looking into a mirror. My Magician education asks so much of me. I barely talk to other people because I'm not allowed to go outside. I can't take any risks. It's a cage. There's a promise of a great future, but it's still a cage."

"You have people who care about you," he states.

She grits her teeth in response to that remark.

"I can't tell you what it means to become a Magician… Not yet. But I know loneliness and I've grown to hate it. I'm not like you, Vegeta. You learned to live with it and I don't think you want it any other way. Your barriers are so strong."

"You're wrong about that," he whispers. He reaches out for her face and leans in to kiss her.

She kisses him back, surprised with the tenderness he displays. She thought he would be more like a wild animal… She lets herself drift away with the passion, but then opens her eyes and backs away.

"I can't… I'm so sorry!" She jumps out of the tree and runs off, leaving Vegeta in astonishment.