Serene Night
K.Blacre
Nine
He stood across the lake; his eyes intently watching the scene play out on the opposite side. Eyes hooded, he sat down and watched everything, wishing he could have heard what was being said between the two. He felt Bra's energy rise, peak, and fall and her curl up in his arms. Bra had given herself to the vampire without a second thought but Goten hadn't been good enough. He growled in his throat, swearing the vampire would pay for this. Goten slowly walked away back into the forest.
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Vegeta sat outside, his eyes focusing on the stars above. What a beauty they were. Bra had run away and it had been his fault. Trunks sat by him and looked up at the stars with his father.
"Sure is clear up here, isn't it? Lot more clear than at home." Trunks looked at his father and sighed. "Dad, I know you're worried about Bra but you shouldn't be. She can handle herself. She did turn Super Saiyan 2 and kick Goten's ass, after all." Vegeta looked down from the heavens and met his son's blue eyes.
"Have I been a horrible father, Trunks?" He asked his voice hollow. Trunks looked down at the grass, not wanting to meet his father's eyes.
"For most of my life, I haven't known you. You're another person in my house who shares my genes." Trunks looked up. "You have to know your father to think he's horrible." Trunks rose to his feet and walked away. Vegeta put his head in his hands and leaned down toward the grass, tears in his eyes. Both of his children hated him and it had been his fault. A surge of energy made his head jerk up. A person ran toward the Son house at full speed and suddenly stopped not far from where Vegeta sat. It was Goten.
Vegeta powered up as several of the others ran out of the house and stopped short at the sight of the demi-Saiyan.
"I'm turning myself over to you guys but you have to do something for me, first." Goten said, preparing himself for a fight.
"What do you want, Goten?" Trunks asked stepping forward.
"It's Bra. Somehow that vampire guy got away and he went to Bra. I think he either seduced her or…" He stopped short and looked at the Z-Gang. Vegeta yelled into the night and powered up. Goten tried his hardest to hide his smile. Vegeta ran toward Goten and took off into the air, causing Goten to flinch just slightly. Trunks, Goku, and Gohan went after Vegeta at full speed. Pan took off shortly afterward, getting the others to follow.
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Kieran opened his eyes and looked down at Bra. She was still curled in his arms, a smile curling her lips. Her teal hair as fanned out on his chest and partly curled into his. The vampire picked up her hand and kissed it gently, stroking her palm with his thumb. He didn't want to leave her. He'd rather die fighting for her but then he'd never see her again. He had no choice but to leave. Kieran looked back down into her face. She'd already given him so much and he had nothing to repay her with. A sudden thought crossed his mind. What if he…
His thoughts were rattled from him by a ball of fire landing not far away from him. He jumped up, Bra still in his arms. He looked in the direction the ball had come and saw Bra's father, charged and fuming. Kieran's eyes widened. More of them were coming. Bra's eyes opened and she looked up into his eyes.
"Kieran, what's going on?" She asked tiredly.
"Ask them." He responded quickly. Bra looked in front of them to see her father landing a few yards off at Super Saiyan 3. Kieran still held tightly to Bra, not that she minded.
"Let my daughter go before I blast you to Hell!" Vegeta screamed. He held out and extended palm toward the couple, let his ki gather. Bra saw, in the corner of her eye, Goten walking up onto a hill. Now she understood. Goten had told them something. Bra shrugged away from Kieran's arms and took a few steps toward her father.
"Dad, Kieran isn't keeping me. Whatever Goten told you was a lie."
"How can we believe you, Bra? Vampires are powerful creatures. They can manipulate minds and take over people's bodies." Trunks said, stepping forward.
"You know, for being the smartest man on the planet, you're a real idiot." Kieran said. He walked up and stood by Bra's side. "Yes, I can manipulate the mind but don't you think I would have persuaded you to let me take Bra already? Really, if I didn't have a soul, like you people seem to think, I could have easily drained all of you and taken what I wanted from each of you. Now think about it, have I?" Trunks looked down, seeming to think on that for a moment.
Piccolo met the vampire's eyes and dug deep into his soul. Kieran stared right back, nearly knocking Piccolo off his feet by what he saw.
'I'm not such a bad guy, am I, Piccolo?' Kieran sent to him through his mind.
"Dad, Mom, I'm old enough to make my own decisions so don't you think I'm able to make this one?" Bra asked. Bulma looked hard at her daughter, trying to see what she was. Bulma simply nodded. Bra smiled at her mother.
Goten looked down at the others. He hadn't counted on Kieran letting Bra take charge of it. He growled in his throat and looked directly at Kieran. The vampire seemed to feel the Saiyan's gaze because he stared right back. In a matter of seconds, the vampire was in front of Goten, staring him straight in his eyes.
"Don't test me, Mortal. You may not be of the human race but neither am I. You have the power of your Saiyans on your side but I have the night. You will one day die and I will live for eternity." Goten slightly feared the vampire but didn't let it show. He held up his hand to Kieran's chest and let himself power up. "I won't fall for that again." He was suddenly gone and Goten was picked up by the back of his neck.
A small, metal arrow shot through Kieran's upper arm and he howled in pain. Goten grinned and dropped to the ground. He turned around looking at Kieran.
"I called on some assistance." Kieran turned his head to see a tall man wearing all black with a cross-bow in hand. "A professional vampire hunter." Kieran ripped the arrow from his arm and disappeared.
Bra stopped short a few feet from her parents when Kieran appeared in front of her. He grabbed her upper arms, pulled her close, and kissed her deeply before disappearing again. Bra looked around and then smelled blood. She looked down on the grass and found a fresh trail of blood at her feet. She turned back the way Kieran had gone.
"Kieran!" She screamed as loud as she could. Vegeta walked to her and looked down into her eyes.
"What's happening to you, Bra?" He asked.
"I love him." Was all she said.
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Kieran gritted his teeth as he wrapped a piece of cloth from the shirt Goku had given him around the wound in his arm. The sun was coming up; he could feel the weight of it on his body already. He needed somewhere to rest, but where? In the middle of the forest, there was no place the sun wouldn't eventually touch. He sighed, screaming inside. He could usually sense a hunter when one approached. Why hadn't he been able to this time? No matter. He'd deal with the bastard when he had time. For now he needed to survive, for Bra.
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A/N: Sorry this one is so short. I'm just kinda 'blah' right now so, yeah. Anyway, thanks to those of you staying with me and reviewing. The next chapter will be longer, I promise and I'll try to get it up within the next week or two. Maybe sooner. It just all depends on my mind right now. Tell me, was adding a hunter lame or not? I just kind of threw it in but tell me if you like it or not and I can fix it real quick-like. Well, anyway. Thanks.