Author's Note: Below is a sexual discussion between Piccolo and his daughter. It's not graphic, but you'll get the general idea. Again, its just talk. This is still a PG-13 fic. But, I thought I'd better warn you anyway.
Three Rivers of RemembranceChapter Seven
"STOP IT!" Rhyne screamed, but they couldn't hear her over their loud fighting. Gohan and Tekoa were holding nothing back, but Gohan had not gone Super Saiyan. No, he would fight Tekoa on an even level. Unless he was given reason not to.
Rhyne's hands were shaking uncontrollably as her father landed.
"What's going on!" He demanded.
"Stop them, father, please!" Rhyne begged. "Before they get hurt!"
Piccolo watched Gohan and Tekoa, sensing the anger in them both. "This is bad." He said and shot into the air. He grabbed Tekoa back, holding his arms behind his back, knowing that Gohan would not take advantage of his opponent's situation.
Piccolo was not wrong. Once Tekoa was immobilized, Gohan backed off.
"Get down below, now." He said to Gohan. "And you, I don't want to see one fist drawn, or I'll finish this little skirmish."
Neither boy had a drop of blood on them, hardly a mark. "You both fight very well." Piccolo said. "Now, tell me what caused this disagreement."
Before Gohan or Rhyne had a chance to say anything, Tekoa took over. "I found them here, in the grass, all over each other. This boy has no respect for your daughter sir, that is why I challenged him!"
Piccolo looked at Gohan. "Is that true?"
Gohan didn't know what to say. "We were kissing…that's all. I told you we had kissed before. You know that I love Rhyne! I explained all of it to you!"
"You were going to do more than kiss!" Tekoa shouted. "I saw where your hands were! You can't lie to me!"
"STOP IT!" Rhyne shouted uncontrollably. She walked up to Tekoa angrily and slapped his face. "How dare you stand there and throw stones at Gohan for where his hands were! Gohan would never touch me unless I allowed it! Unlike you!" She screamed.
Instantly, Piccolo and Gohan both walked closer.
"What do you mean? What has he done to you?" Piccolo snarled, infuriated.
"I have done nothing!" Tekoa shouted defensively. "Nothing that she didn't want me to do!"
"That's a lie!" Rhyne screamed, tears rolling down her face. "I asked you to stop…..but you didn't. I didn't want to be touched….or to touch you, but you took my hand and you made me…said if I really loved you, I would…...I was too stupid and naive to know better! But not now!" Rhyne drew back and punched Tekoa directly in the stomach. "I trusted you! And you took advantage of it! Of me!" She cried.
He doubled over in pain, but never actually hit the ground. "Please…." He begged. "I love you, Rhyne. Don't do this to me….to us…."
But it was too late for begging. Piccolo charged the young Namek boy and began to punch him so hard, it lifted his tall body off the ground. Again and again, Piccolo hit and kicked Tekoa, who was little more than helpless against Piccolo's anger and power.
"He's gonna kill him." Gohan stated under his breath.
"Stop him, Gohan." Rhyne pleaded.
"I don't want to. I want Piccolo to kill him." Gohan admitted, but he knew Piccolo would regret having taken a life, no matter what the circumstances. He flew forward and pulled Piccolo off Tekoa's almost limp body.
"That's enough!" Gohan shouted. "You kill him, and Rhyne will blame herself for the rest of her life!"
Piccolo fought Gohan at first, but then stopped. He saw his daughter standing back, crying hysterically, her hands still trembling.
"Get him out of my sight." Piccolo said angrily to Gohan. "Dump him in the river for all I care. But, if I have to look at him, I can't promise I won't slit his throat."
Knowing Piccolo was far from calm, Gohan helped Tekoa to stand. "The only reason I helped to save your pathetic life is because of Rhyne. She doesn't deserve the memory of her father murdering you. But, know this. It's not over." Gohan said, his teeth gritted. "I'll find you, alone. And when I do, I will kill you."
When Tekoa as able to stand alone, he looked over at Rhyne. "Please, Rhyne…"
"I said leave." Gohan said, grabbing Tekoa's gi at the throat. "Or I just might take Rhyne home and leave you here with Piccolo."
Reluctantly, Tekoa flew away.
Now, Gohan turned to find that Piccolo had picked Rhyne up and was hovering. "Let me deal with this first." Piccolo said. "I am her father, and it's my responsibility. As soon as she wants, I'll send for you."
Gohan didn't want to let Rhyne go, but he knew Piccolo was right. "Take care of her." He said.
Piccolo nodded and shot into the air.
Suddenly, Gohan felt empty and alone. Drained of everything but his anger. He needed to release this rage before it built to the point of no control. He headed for Capsule Corporation, hoping there was a free training chamber available.
Piccolo found a secluded spot near the waterfall, hoping the soothing sound of the pouring water would calm his hysterical daughter. He set her down, still cuddling her in his arms. "I'll listen, if you want. You'll get no lecture from me." Piccolo said in an unusually soft tone.
For the longest time, Rhyne only cried. Deep and breathless sobs that slowly ripped Piccolo's heart in to pieces.
"I blame myself." Rhyne said finally. "We were kissing…..and it did get very heated." She admitted. "But, I didn't know what to do…..how to stop him….so, when Tekoa put his hands underneath my shirt, I didn't say no at first." Then Rhyne began crying more.
"Shhhhh…." Piccolo said. "Take your time."
Rhyne nodded, unable to meet her father's eyes. "When he went into my pants, I did say no. But, he said he wouldn't hurt me. That what we were doing was normal for teenagers. And….and …..he wanted to show me how much he loved me by pleasing me." She wiped some more tears and sniffled. "So, I guess I let him."
"But you didn't want to?" Piccolo asked.
"No." Rhyne said firmly. "I just didn't know what to do….please don't hate me…"
Piccolo pulled her closer. "I love you, never doubt that. Now, go on."
"After a while, it didn't feel so good, so I asked him to stop. But he kinda got mad." Rhyne explained. "He said it was my turn to please him. I told him I didn't want to do anything else, but he said if I loved him, the way he loved me, that I would. I thought I did love him. I mean, I thought he loved me too."
"What did he make you do?" Piccolo asked, trying not to let his anger show through.
"Don't make me tell you, father. Please." Rhyne begged.
"Alright." Piccolo said. "I'll ask the questions and you answer."
Rhyne nodded her head.
Piccolo took a deep breath, speaking of thing he didn't fully understand. But, being around humans for all these years, he had a pretty good idea. "Did he ask you to touch him?"
Rhyne nodded.
"Did you?" He continued.
Rhyne nodded.
"Did he force himself on you?" Piccolo couldn't find the right words, but hoped she understood.
Rhyne shook her head. "No, he didn't go that far."
Piccolo was relieved. "But, he forced you to please him?"
Rhyne nodded.
"I'll rip his testicles from his body." Piccolo said angrily. "How dare he take advantage of such a young and naive girl! I'll kill him!"
"It was my fault." Rhyne said.
"No. It was not." Piccolo told her. "Tekoa is older. He was taught better than this, I know his father. He has dishonored his family and our entire race with his horrible actions against my daughter!"
Rhyne still felt such guilt. "Don't tell anyone." She asked. "I'll never be able to show my face on Namek again if everyone knows."
"You expect me to let this go unpunished? Years ago, when our race was complete with both male and females, such an action was treated with instant death! No Namekian male was left to take advantage of the females! It simply isn't done!" Piccolo tried to keep from yelling, but his tone grew louder and louder. "Did anyone else ever disrespect you…or your sisters?"
Rhyne shook her head. "Kaizer and Gowan were always protective of them. And, they trusted Tekoa as I did. But, no, never was there any other concerns. The males were very polite to us."
"I am going to take you home." He said. "I want you to stay put, until I have a chance to speak with Kami about the possible repercussions. Plus, I have to see about your middle sister. I left her with Gohan's mother for a while, and I need to return to her in a few hours."
"I'll be fine." Rhyne said, getting control of herself. "As long as I have you and my sisters….and Gohan, I'll be strong enough to handle anything."
"My little one, you have surely surprised me with your strength. Both your powers and your inner power." Piccolo said as they stood up to leave. "Never doubt that I am so very proud of you."
It meant a lot coming from her father.
When they landed at the Lookout, it was obvious that Rhyne had been crying something terrible. She shyly smiled at her sister and the others and headed straight for her room. "Perhaps you should console your sister." Piccolo said to Rideria. "She has endured a painful morning."
Rideria didn't ask any questions, but trotted back to Rhyne's bedroom.
Meanwhile, Kami knew something awful had happened. "I felt the fighting between the three of you. What has happened?"
Piccolo felt that Kaizer and Gowan needed to know that Tekoa was not a brother that could be trusted, so he answered openly. "Tekoa has taken advantage of my daughter, abusing her and using her against her will. I plan on making him pay."
Kaizer was more shocked than anyone. "How can it be?" He asked. "Tekoa always boasts of his morality and how much he loves Rhyne!"
"Love is not shown by sexual gratification. On the contrary. It should be the least of your concerns when you love someone and want only what is best for them. Tekoa did not feel that way toward my little girl, and now I have to fix it." Piccolo looked to Kami. "Old man, this is one time when I will gladly accept your help."
"I see." Kami said. "Let's go to my study and discuss this in greater detail."
Silently, they went to the back.
Kaizer and Gowan were extremely angry. "I can't believe this." Kaizer said. "I wonder if he….if he seduced her?"
"Raped her is more like it." Gowan said. "Rikola always said she got bad vibes from him. I should have let her seek out his mind, but I encouraged her to do as her father instructed and be considerate of other people's private thoughts."
"That bastard." Kaizer said. "Rideria will be crushed."
"So will Rikola." Gowan replied. "What can we do? Should we kill him? Rid the world of such trash?"
Kaizer shook his head. "No, Piccolo is her father. And unless he instructs us to do so, which I would gladly accept, then he should render Tekoa's punishment."
Down below the Lookout, Tekoa hovered. He had nowhere to go, and was too afraid to go back to his quarters, especially now that his best friends had turned against him. "It's all your fault, Gohan." He said angrily to himself. "If it weren't for you, Rhyne would still love me. And we'd be happy."
Not sure where he was going, Tekoa left
THANKS FOR READING! PLEASE REVIEW!
My dear friends! You THINK you know where this is going! But, oh, do I have a twist for you! And, anyone familiar with my writing can tell you, that means HANG ON! THERE'S BUMPS AHEAD! Keep those tissues handy…….Also, hope I am sending a positive note to all my younger readers! (moral lesson for today—it's ok to say no. Love and sex aren't the same)….ok, that's it!
Sherri