Serene Night

K.Blacre

Seven

Kieran tried lifting himself up off the ground but it ended in vein. He wasn't bleeding but a chunk of his side was burned to Hell. Putting a hand over it, he tried yet again to get up only to have pain shoot through his entire being. He looked up to see Goten walking toward Bra and he seemed to be engulfed by yellow flames. Bra was slowly backing up away from the car, her eyes wide. She reeked of fear, her mind screaming out for help. For the first time since his making, Kieran felt useless and he hated that feeling.

Bra's eyes shifted to Kieran. He was moving but not very quickly. She didn't know how but she had to save him. Maybe if she lured Goten away from the vampire and it didn't seem like that would be very hard. Goten was only interested in her and Bra was afraid of what he wanted.

"Goten, think of this. If you hurt me, you'll have everyone on your ass. You won't be able to run let alone live. Just think this over. Don't be stupid." She said, hoping to snap him out of his trance.

"I know you, Bra. You want this just as much as I do. I see it and I can feel it." He said walking steadily closer to her. Bra quickly glanced behind Goten. Kieran was nowhere to be found. Her heart beat began racing again. Tears formed in her eyes thinking he had left her. Kieran suddenly threw his arms around Goten's shoulders and attached himself to the Saiyan's neck, drinking deeply. Goten cried out and tried to throw off the vampire as Kieran drank deeper and deeper. Goten put a hand behind him as his power was slowly drained away through his blood and let a ki blast shoot straight through the vampire's middle. Kieran fell back, a gaping hole in his stomach.

"Kieran!" Bra screamed as she tried to run to him. Goten caught her and held her back.

"You don't need him, Bra! You have me!" Goten cried out. Bra's anger shot up and she screamed, pushing Goten away. Her power sky-rocketed as her hair flared out in blond spikes. Her eyes turned green as the ground shook around them. Goten's eyes widened as his blood loss finally took hold of him. Bra thrust her hand forward and let one, two, three ki blasts loose, two hitting Goten square on. He tried to lift up into the air without success and finally ran into the night.

At the sudden burst of energy, Bra felt drained. She dropped to her knees, returning to her normal state. As she was about to fall backward, Goku suddenly appeared and caught her. He looked around and saw a trail of blood leading toward the forest. His eyes then caught the body of another man he'd never seen before, smoke rising from his gaping stomach. Goku rose to his feet and was about to fly back to his house when Bra's eyes fluttered open.

"Kieran." She whispered. Goku looked over at the man. Carefully, he put Bra's legs down and lifted her up with one arm and walked to the man. Kneeling down, Goku placed one hand on the man's chest and disappeared.

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Bra's eyes opened to see her father pacing the room not far from where she lay. Bulma sat sleeping in a chair next to the bed and Gohan stood at the doorway, seeming to be protecting the room. Vegeta's eyes met his daughter's and he stopped pacing.

"Bra." He said, his voice becoming choked up. Bra looked at him, tears in her eyes. Vegeta walked to her and took her in a hug.

"I promise I'm okay, Daddy."

"You…went Super Saiyan 2 on Kakarott's brat." He said quietly but proudly. Bra just rolled her eyes with a smile. She was then reminded of Kieran. She shot up and looked around the room.

"Where's Kieran?" She cried out, causing her mom to wake up and Gohan to turn around.

"Who's Kieran?" Vegeta asked, backing up with his arms crossed over his chest. Bra suddenly realized her mistake and closed her mouth quickly.

"Kieran?" Gohan asked. He then remembered. "My dad said that he had a huge hole in his stomach, probably from Goten. He's not looking too good." Tears in her eyes, Bra jumped up and ran out of the room.

"Kieran!" She cried out. Goku and ChiChi looked up at her. "Where is he?" Yamcha looked up from where he sat by the couch.

"You mean this guy?" He asked. Bra ran down the stairs just as Pan and Videl walked into the room.

"Kieran." Bra said, walking around the couch to look at him. Pan walked up to Bra and looked down.

"Wow, Bra." Pan said. "He is hot." She whispered. Vegeta, Bulma, and Gohan walked down the stairs and looked at Goku and ChiChi.

"Kakarott, who is this man?" Vegeta asked.

"I don't know Vegeta but I'm sure you have him to thank for saving Bra." Goku responded. Bra picked up Kieran's pale white hand and kissed it. His dark brown hair was matted down, probably by sweat. His full lips were just slightly parted but no air came from between them. She moved a few strands from his face and kissed his forehead.

"Thank you, Kieran." She whispered.

"Bra, what exactly happened last night?" ChiChi asked. Bra looked up at the others.

"I went to talk to Goten but he had other things planned. Kieran jumped in and saved me, a few times. Goten shot him twice and he still saved me. If he hadn't drained Goten half way-"

"Drained?" Bulma asked. "Bra, what's going on? Who is this guy?"

"Mom, Dad, Kieran's a vampire. I don't know how old he is but he's from Ireland. I met him about three or four days ago." Vegeta held up a hand and let some of his energy form a ki. "Dad!" Bra yelled, pushing his hand down. "He saved my life!"

"I don't care. I won't allow a vampire to dri…"

"He already has." Vegeta looked shocked as he met his daughter's eyes. "He has a few times, with my consent."

Kieran groaned and tried to lift a hand to his head only for it to fall back down. Bra turned around and looked at him. As Bra looked him over, she saw the hole in his stomach pulling together slowly.

"Kieran." She said, getting back down by his side.

"Is that bastard gone?" He asked, barely being able to speak. Bra nodded and put his hand in hers again. She sighed and looked over his stomach. "The sun will be coming up soon. I have to get somewhere dark so I can sleep." He tried lifting himself up but fell right back down.

"I don't think you'll be going anywhere." Piccolo said, walking into the room from the front door. "Goten's still loose somewhere and I'm sure he knows about Kieran now." Bra looked up at the Namekian.

"We have to get Kieran someplace dark. He can't stay here. He'd be exposed to the sun."

"He can stay at my house." Gohan said. "I have a basement with a couch in it."

"Does it have windows?" Kieran asked.

"No." Kieran nodded and forced himself to sit up, grimacing in pain. He clenched his teeth, sucking in air quickly.

"The sun will be up within the hour. I have to move now." He swung his legs over the side and tried to stand up. Bra slightly pushed him back down.

"I don't think so. Not without help. You can barely talk so I know you won't be able to move yourself." Bra said forcefully.

"Then how do you suggest I move?" He asked, leaning back into the couch.

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Arms over both Gohan and Goku's shoulders, Kieran took one stair at a time as the Saiyans bracing him walked down the steps of the younger Saiyan's basement. The two of them eased the vampire down on the couch and stood up. Kieran could already feel the tug of the sun on him. His eyes closed and he fell into a deep sleep. Gohan and Goku looked down at Kieran in his sleep which looked more like death. Bra walked down into the basement just as the older men were going toward the stairs.

She kneeled down beside him as Gohan and Goku disappeared in the house. Bra moved a few strands of Kieran's dark hair away from his pale face and ran her fingertips over the soft skin of his lips. His face looked like it had once been soft but hardened by the wear of time. He looked about her age, nineteen or twenty but with deep lines etched between his brows. Her hand traveled down his shirt which was completely ruined now.

Bra moved her eyes to look at the hole in his stomach…which was no longer there! She ran her hand over the bare skin several times and decided that, since his shirt and coat had holes in them anyway, she'd just get rid of them. Opening the shirt was easy because it was a button-down but getting them off, well… She tried to lift him up and found that he was a lot lighter than he looked. After pulling off the coat and shirt, she just decided that he didn't really need his boots either.

Before she got to his boots, Pan walked downstairs and looked, with an eyebrow raised, at her best friend. A huge smile played on Pan's lips when she saw the discarded shirt and trench coat.

"Well, well what's going on here?" Pan asked. Bra looked up at her.

"Nothing. I just…"

"Just what? Decided he was too hot for clothes?" Pan asked. "I think I'd have to agree with that." Bra smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Don't play like you're the innocent one. Nameks are asexual, you know."

"That doesn't mean they can't…" Pan quickly trailed off. Bra smiled away and the two walked upstairs together.

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A/N: Well, thanks for all the reviews. I'm trying to drag it on for as long as possible without making it ridiculously long. Am I doing a good job? Anyway, Kieran's okay so don't worry. Goten WILL get the shit beat out of him and again, I don't hate Goten. I just love to pick on all the characters that I like. I'm weird that way. Aaaaaanyway, thanks for reading and again thanks for all reviews.