Pins and Needles
Chapter 11
Finding a Friend
Blue hair covered the half lidded green eyes as Aisu looked up at the blurry orange figure and sucked in a pained breath. He fought to stand but the figure was bending over him, picking him up. Gravity pulled his bones to the floor, making his breathing even more constricted than before. He heard angry scolding then recognized the voice. It was the guy who saved him…what's his name…
"Vegeta!"
Nope that wasn't it…
"Why did you do that? He's hurt enough as it is!" Goku exclaimed, hurriedly walking into the small circle around the control panel.
Vegeta snorted as the young man coughed and drew in a deep, faltering breath. Goku's eyes narrowed.
"Do what Kakarott? Prevent the boy from leaving?"
The smaller male smirked at the younger saiyan's surprised expression. Trunks just stood there, listening.
"Why? It was fun."
Aisu shakily raised a hand to his mouth and wiped away the bloody line. Goku looked down at him, his eyes wide and worried, as he twisted back the dial with his left hand.
"Are you all right kid?" He asked, lowering him to the floor.
Aisu just shook in his boots and stared. He wouldn't answer, even when Vegeta threatened to throw him back into the gravity. His head seemed to expand and contract particularly fast, making him fairly dizzy. Goku decided to take him upstairs as Trunks edged over to see the boy's condition.
"Come on. I'm taking you upstairs."
Goku's statement just received a slight nod and Aisu stood slowly, falling down once, but climbing to his feet again with Trunks's help. Vegeta 'hn'ed and walked to the door, opening it and walking out in an irritated fashion. Goku glanced after him before offering his hand to Aisu, trying to get the young man out the door before anything else happened.
Aisu didn't accept it, just stared at the door and then made a dash for it. Trunks, taken off guard, stumbled a bit but regain his balance then he and Goku trailed after the green-eyed boy. It did not take long for Aisu to find his way to the door but it was blocked by Bulma and her black haired friend. Aisu skidded to a halt then ducked down a side hall, running into a panel-locked door seconds later. The boy just stood, leering at the door in a comatose state until Trunks found him.
"Come on Aisu! Don't stand round like that; meet my friends' mom," the small boy said with a tug to Aisu's arm.
The lavender haired boy pulled and tugged Aisu to meet ChiChi and then brought him to the kitchen to eat. It was then that Goku decided to try to get his mysterious story out in the open.
"Here," Goku offered, holding out a plate of cookies but Aisu refused them.
"How did you end up in the middle of the forest? I mean, I haven't seen you round here before," The saiyan tried again.
Green eyes stared at him blankly. Trunks gulped down his cookies in half a minute and ran to get more.
"What do you remember from before you woke up here?"
There was a pause and Goku opened his mouth to ask another question when a tiny sound came from the boy.
"I don't want to say…"
Goku looked a bit confused.
"You can tell me anything. I'm your friend!"
Aisu turned his head down to the table in silence then Trunks piped up, "I'm your friend too!"
There was a minute of still quietness before he spoke.
"I have friends… I did not know."
Both the saiyans looked shocked and simultaneously said.
"Everyone has friends!"
"Even my dad!" added Trunks as an after-thought.
Aisu's shoulders shook but he made no sound. Goku moved to comfort him then stopped, wondering if he should.
"My fiancée tried to kill me… She ran me through with a knife. She tried to do it before, but I stopped her somehow… This time, I was too scared…"
His voice trailed off, and he looked up, his eyes emotionless and dull, like he had just died. Goku just gapped, his jaw hanging open. Trunks was too busy eating to hear the small explanation of Aisu's suicide attempts.
"There. You have it. Can I kill myself now?"
There was a steely tone to his voice, almost as if he had switched places suddenly with an annoyed Vegeta or Piccolo. Goku shook his head.
"No one's killing anyone at the moment. We're going to make sure of it!"
Aisu nodded dully, frustrated and ashamed of himself for having told. At least he could try again later…
Kikasha: Anyone who's getting tired of the suicide attempt say 'I'! And I'll stop.
Aisu: You're making me pathetic!
Kikasha: That's life my friend, unfair.