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Author's Notes: Second installment. Starting to focus on Goten more. Please review.
Chapter 13: It's OK
Vegeta slowly opened his eyes as he felt a burst of power inside him. 'Senzu bean,' he realized. As his eyes focused, he realized he was staring at the fluorescent lights of the ceiling in the medic room at Capsule Corp. He turned his head and saw Bulma napping in a chair nearby. 'How long was I out?'
The bed creaked slightly as he was pushing himself up, causing Bulma to jerk awake. "Vegeta? You're alright!"
"Of course I'm alright, woman. Why wouldn't I be?" Vegeta replied softly as Trunks walked into the room.
"Trunks, he's OK!" Bulma exclaimed.
Trunks smiled at his mom. "Of course he is, Mom. I gave him a senzu bean. Besides, he could have healed without it, only slower."
Trunks then directed his gaze at his father. "I talked to Goten. He said she called a spaceship via remote and managed to get in it. She could be anywhere by now." There was no point in saying who 'she' was. Vegeta grunted in acknowledgement and began to walk out of the room.
"Hey, wait a minute," Bulma interjected. "You're not going to look for her, are you?"
Vegeta turned back to look at her. "I already know she's gone. She's orbiting this planet right now, probably working on healing herself. I simply wish some food because I haven't eaten for days."
Bulma remained speechless. Vegeta smirked. She nagged him less whenever he first recovered from a severe beating - another plus for being beaten to a pulp.
Goten sat outside, staring into space. Bulma had just called with news of Vegeta's recovery. It had been two days since the end of the fight. Two days of misery for Goten. He couldn't get Jita out of his mind. He had gone to school half expecting to see her, but of course she wasn't there. Now he was sitting next to the lake, the ground already healing from the battle, but she was long gone. But how could he miss the girl? For the small amount of time he had known her she had done nothing but lie.
"But she was so beautiful. She was perfect. I know she couldn't have faked that beautiful spirit I saw in her."
"Why am I driving myself crazy? She doesn't love me . . . and I can't love her. I know that. She's Vegeta's sister, for Pete's sake. That would make her old enough to be my mother. She may look young, but she can't be. She's just been dead. And where did she spend her death? Where did she learn to fight like that?"
Goten shook his head violently to clear his mind. He had come out here to escape from his mother's nagging. His grades had slipped a little. Not that they'd ever been near Gohan's, but he wasn't exactly in special ed either. But now he just couldn't concentrate. And he didn't need to nag himself.
And speaking of his mom . . .
"Goten! You haven't opened any of your books! Stop daydreaming and get in here!"
Goten sighted and did as she asked/demanded.
Author's Notes: Second installment. Starting to focus on Goten more. Please review.
Chapter 13: It's OK
Vegeta slowly opened his eyes as he felt a burst of power inside him. 'Senzu bean,' he realized. As his eyes focused, he realized he was staring at the fluorescent lights of the ceiling in the medic room at Capsule Corp. He turned his head and saw Bulma napping in a chair nearby. 'How long was I out?'
The bed creaked slightly as he was pushing himself up, causing Bulma to jerk awake. "Vegeta? You're alright!"
"Of course I'm alright, woman. Why wouldn't I be?" Vegeta replied softly as Trunks walked into the room.
"Trunks, he's OK!" Bulma exclaimed.
Trunks smiled at his mom. "Of course he is, Mom. I gave him a senzu bean. Besides, he could have healed without it, only slower."
Trunks then directed his gaze at his father. "I talked to Goten. He said she called a spaceship via remote and managed to get in it. She could be anywhere by now." There was no point in saying who 'she' was. Vegeta grunted in acknowledgement and began to walk out of the room.
"Hey, wait a minute," Bulma interjected. "You're not going to look for her, are you?"
Vegeta turned back to look at her. "I already know she's gone. She's orbiting this planet right now, probably working on healing herself. I simply wish some food because I haven't eaten for days."
Bulma remained speechless. Vegeta smirked. She nagged him less whenever he first recovered from a severe beating - another plus for being beaten to a pulp.
Goten sat outside, staring into space. Bulma had just called with news of Vegeta's recovery. It had been two days since the end of the fight. Two days of misery for Goten. He couldn't get Jita out of his mind. He had gone to school half expecting to see her, but of course she wasn't there. Now he was sitting next to the lake, the ground already healing from the battle, but she was long gone. But how could he miss the girl? For the small amount of time he had known her she had done nothing but lie.
"But she was so beautiful. She was perfect. I know she couldn't have faked that beautiful spirit I saw in her."
"Why am I driving myself crazy? She doesn't love me . . . and I can't love her. I know that. She's Vegeta's sister, for Pete's sake. That would make her old enough to be my mother. She may look young, but she can't be. She's just been dead. And where did she spend her death? Where did she learn to fight like that?"
Goten shook his head violently to clear his mind. He had come out here to escape from his mother's nagging. His grades had slipped a little. Not that they'd ever been near Gohan's, but he wasn't exactly in special ed either. But now he just couldn't concentrate. And he didn't need to nag himself.
And speaking of his mom . . .
"Goten! You haven't opened any of your books! Stop daydreaming and get in here!"
Goten sighted and did as she asked/demanded.
