Dragonball Super: Spiced-up Broccoli
Part 7
It has been nearly a month since Broly, Cheelai, and Lemo had been living on Earth since Broly's accident. The three have been well acquainted with the Capsule Corporation compound that they've become quite popular.
Lemo learned and mastered various forms of cooking from not only where they were living, but all across the globe. He also spent his days working on building a new ship with Dr. Briefs and ended up picking up the scientist's smoking habit himself, much to Cheelai's dismay. They scolded each other about their respected smoking habits and eventually after a week they declared the matter closed and chose not to bring it up anymore. Cheelai got Bulma to help her recreate the botanical composition of her special herbs and she began to grow a fresh crop in the capsule house.
She eventually brought all of her clothing and personal items into the room she now shared with Broly and used the old bedroom as her own personal "garden" of sorts, with the only condition from Lemo that she didn't smoke while in the capsule house. Lemo converted the living room and kitchen into a garage of sorts, using the kitchens at the compound instead to cook his meals.
Bulma and Cheelai still hung out, but they realized that they could only do so during the weekend while Bulma spent her busy week looking after Trunks and Bulla while working with her father, performing maintenance on the gravity room so Vegeta could keep up with his strict training regimen.
Vegeta still had some reservations about the trio, though he was impressed that Lemo had tweaked the gravity room a bit to reduce a couple of glitches Vegeta had encountered. Lemo even built new training drones that were far more effective than the ones Dr. Briefs had built initially, and with the combined efforts of Lemo, Bulma, and Dr. Briefs, Vegeta grew to respect this new individual who had a good understanding of battle-hardened Saiyans, though he would never directly admit it to anyone.
Cheelai spent almost all her free time with Broly, and their bond had grown stronger. The intimacy the two shared each night helped him gain a fuller understanding of Cheelai as not only a friend, but a future mate.
Broly's speech had improved a lot as well so he wasn't always reserved and silent. He learned a lot of the slang terms and jargon that Lemo and Cheelai used often and he felt a sense of pride within himself. He felt a sense of belonging he never had with his father and he was happier for it. He didn't realize the first time he wasn't wearing Bah's ear when he hung out with Cheelai until she had pointed it out to him. He panicked at first but then remembered he left it in his room before they went out. He began to grow accustomed to not having it around his waist and they decided to leave it draped on the bed while they were out.
He also began a friendship with Trunks and occasionally would let Bulla play with him, though she did enjoy pulling at his hair. It did get on his nerves a bit, but his temperament had improved quite a bit since they left Vampa. Goten would often visit as well to see the new Saiyan and eventually he and Trunks began to call him uncle Broly. The two boys practiced sparring with Broly and he found it amusing that they were strong for their age and kept up with him quite well.
He eventually met up with some of Goku's other friends. Krillin, Android 18, and Marron stopped by and she got to play with Broly much like Bulla was able to, while Krillin got in a brief sparring session with the large Saiyan, impressing on Goku how intimidating and strong he looked. Yamcha visited once, but it didn't go over very well as he began to flirt with Cheelai and that got both her and Broly upset, chasing him off the compound.
When it came to his training with Goku, Broly started to feel less inclined to train with him. He was spending so much time with Cheelai and getting acquainted with Bulma's family and friends at the compound that he would decline training with Goku a few times. Then the day came when Goku stopped by again and the look on Broly's face told Goku a different tale.
"Hey, got any free time on your hands?" Goku asked.
"I do, but I wanted to use that free time to help Trunks and Dr. Briefs build a capsule gym for himself and Goten to use."
"Okay. We can get in some training afterwards," Goku said and Broly frowned.
"I don't want to fight anymore," Broly stated and Goku's eyes widened a bit.
"Huh? You don't want to fight?" Goku asked and Broly nodded. He chuckled a bit. "C'mon, I know you don't mean that."
"The people here, I like them. I enjoy the time I spend with them and I don't want to put myself in a situation where if I fight again and lose control, I would put their lives in danger."
"That's why we have to keep training," Goku said and Broly clenched his fists.
"I don't like it!" He yelled and Goku felt an eruption of energy flare up within Broly for a moment.
"Fighting was my father's priority, not mine. He'd force me to train every day to become stronger so I could fight his battle because he was too weak to do it himself anymore. I hated it."
Goku frowned, looking serious. "I can understand how that can be somethin' that holds you back. But you don't have to worry about bein' forced to do anything you don't want to anymore."
"I appreciate your concern, Kakarrot," Broly said and looked up to the skies. "But I worry too much about hurting Cheelai, and Lemo, and your friends if I become a Super Saiyan again."
"Pathetic."
Goku and Broly turned to face the speaker and Vegeta stood before them in full battle uniform with his arms crossed, a very angered look on his face. He walked over to Broly.
"Your attitude sickens me. You are a warrior who carries the blood and pride of your race and you want to throw that away?!"
"Vegeta," Goku said and Vegeta glared at him.
"Shut it, Kakarrot. A Saiyan discarding their will to fight is no different than throwing their life away. Until we met you, it was only Kakarrot and I that carried the last of our bloodline as pure Saiyans. And to hear that garbage come out of your mouth infuriates me! We don't need weak Saiyans like you wandering around holding us back."
Broly felt his ire raise as he was hearing Vegeta speak such harsh words to him and Goku could feel that. He could tell Vegeta was putting on an act to goad Broly but he didn't want to break the illusion and he walked over, putting an arm on his shoulder.
"Hey, don't be so harsh on him, Vegeta. We ain't had a father like his that forced us into a life we couldn't choose."
Vegeta batted Goku's hand away from his shoulder and clenched his fists.
"Spare me your sympathy, Kakarrot. This isn't about our fathers, this is about us. We fight because it's needed. We fight the strongest to improve ourselves and to protect that which we hold sacred. Not only our loved ones, but our Pride as Saiyans."
Goku glanced and he could see Broly's face grow more intense as he started to glare at Vegeta, who pointed an accusatory finger at him.
"Tch, you've grown soft since you've been here, Broly. You've let yourself be domesticated like a dog and let people treat you like one. The moment you discard your Saiyan heritage is when you've truly lost and you live your life as a shell of your former self. If you refuse to train, if you give up so easily, then I will kill you and everyone you care about, starting with that woman of yours."
Broly screamed out in rage and charged forward at Vegeta. He was ready for Broly and put up a defense with his arms in front of his face and Broly punched him, sending him flying to the air at an incredible speed. As Vegeta flew backwards from the impact, a smile crossed his face. It's about time. I didn't train for a solid month to waste this opportunity.
Vegeta powered up and he blocked a second punch coming his way from Broly, who was on him like a shadow at this point. Goku quickly flew up to join them and he could see that Broly was furiously attacking Vegeta with fists and kicks.
"Broly! Remember what I taught you about controlling your anger!" Goku yelled but it seemed to fall on deaf ears and he built up his power to speed his way to Vegeta's side and he blocked a shot from Broly that would've knocked Vegeta down to the earth below. Broly didn't care anymore who he was attacking and he continued to assault both Goku and Vegeta.
Vegeta increased his power while still in his natural form and blocked a few more shots from Broly, countering them with ease as his speed overwhelmed him. It was much like how the battle happened the first time they met and Broly quickly began to adapt to Vegeta's speed and blocked his shots. Vegeta smiled as his strategy was working and he pushed Broly even more.
"What's wrong? You're much better than this!" He cried out and powered up to his Super Saiyan form. Broly growled maliciously and continued to pound on Vegeta and Goku had to maneuver to restrain Broly from losing himself completely to his rage like last time.
Vegeta connected with a hard right that went square into Broly's face, but Broly pushed back against the fist, turning his head and his eyes flashed from black to yellow and he quickly knee'd Vegeta in the gut, which caused him to cry out in pain. Broly brought his hands together and slammed down repeatedly on Vegeta's back while he was still hanging over Broly's knee. Goku powered up right to Super Saiyan 2 and grabbed Broly in a full-nelson, keeping his arms from coming down on Vegeta any further. Broly growled and screamed, and he was able to overpower Goku and break free from the hold. Goku stared back and his face was both determined and worried. This is bad. Any more and he'll transform into a Super Saiyan and destroy this whole city with everyone in it.
"Broly!" Goku called out to get his attention and the ferocious look on Broly's face shifted to Goku and he began to charge at Goku. That's it, focus on me.
Goku led Broly back to the Capsule Corporation compound and he landed. The commotion had attracted Bulma, Trunks, and Goten and Goku turned to face them.
"Goten! Trunks! Back inside, NOW! Bulma! Go get Cheelai and bring her out here!" Goku said, figuring that the only way to subdue his anger and get him to calm down was for him to see Cheelai.
Broly flew full force at Goku but Vegeta quickly reappeared with high speed movements that he connected with a fist to Broly's face that stopped him and the impact of opposing velocities connecting hurt him as he was rocked hard, blood spurting out of Broly's mouth from the impact. He put a hand to his face and his eyes widened even more in fury, grinding his teeth. He flew forward again and he and Vegeta exchanged blows. He grabbed Vegeta by the head and flew down to the ground, slamming him face first into the concrete. He then pushed down on Vegeta's face, forcing him into a situation where he had to overwhelm Broly with his divine energy. Vegeta let out a scream as he burst forth in an explosive blue aura that sent Broly flying back a few feet. Vegeta stood up and wiped a trickle of blood that came out of the corner of his mouth and he smiled at Broly.
"It won't go so easily this time," Vegeta said and Bulma came out running with Cheelai and she saw Vegeta and Broly stare down at each other.
"Oh no," Cheelai said, her voice tinged with worry and fear. She waved her hands in the air at Broly.
"Broly!" she cried, hoping her voice would reach him, but Broly was focused solely on Vegeta and he built up energy from his mouth, bringing his arms in while clenching his fists. A large ball of green energy grew forth and he fired the blast right at Vegeta, who flew straight at it and knocked it to the sky with a right uppercut.
Broly built up another one and was ready to fire it at Vegeta, but his speed in his God-form was too much for Broly and he hit him with a rapid succession of fists and knocked him hard to the ground. Cheelai cried out in panic and she quickly ran over to Broly, who was slow to get back up. He growled and glared up at Vegeta, and Cheelai desperately tried to get him to look at her.
"Broly, look at me, please," she said, her voice shaking and Broly glared down at her. His growls gave way to a gasp of shock and he grabbed his head, shoving Cheelai away from him.
"Stay away!" he screamed and he growled and snarled, trying to calm himself down but he was still full of so much rage that he wanted to give into it fully and transform. Goku waited for Broly's next move and assumed a fighting pose while Vegeta landed on the ground nearby. Cheelai, putting on a brave face, walked over to him.
"Broly, focus on me," she said calmly and Broly glared at her. She didn't see the intensity of his face the last time he was this enraged, but somehow this time, she no longer felt afraid of that look. She glared back, determined and brought her hands up.
"You're afraid of your anger, I get it. Everyone has a fear of something, but we eventually need to conquer it. Whatever Vegeta did or said to provoke you, I'm certain he didn't mean it and only did it to get you to fight him. Am I wrong?" she glanced at Vegeta and he powered down out of his Super Saiyan Blue form. He spit out a chunk of blood from his mouth and walked over to him.
"If you continue refusing to let us help you tap into your potential, you'll never learn to control your power. In a real battle, that loss of control will get you killed," Vegeta said and Broly stared at him.
"Don't speak ill of Cheelai," he growled and Goku powered down from his Super Saiyan form, walking over to Broly.
"I know Vegeta didn't mean those things he said to you. But he's right. If you keep training with the both of us, we'll help you control your anger and help you tap into your full power without giving in to it. You're one of the strongest guys we've ever fought since the Tournament of Power and we want to make sure you're in full control of your power to help us fight enemies like Freeza. Will you let us help you?" Goku waited for Broly to calm down and he could sense that Broly's energy was diminishing. Cheelai breathed a sigh of relief and eased Broly to the ground, helping him sit. He grunted from the pain he was in and Cheelai put her hands on him to comfort him.
"Easy there," she said and gently rubbed his back. She gently caressed his face with her hand and pulled him into a kiss. Broly glanced back at Vegeta, frowning.
"You didn't mean those things you said, then? You're not threatening to kill Cheelai?" he asked and Cheelai spun around quickly to face Vegeta.
"WHAT?!"
Vegeta stared back at the two of them and didn't say anything.
"That's a little below the belt, don't you think?" she said to him and he scoffed.
"If I can't bring him out of his comfort zone, then no one will," He said and walked back into the building. Bulma sighed and walked over to the two of them while Goku strolled past her.
"I'll go join Vegeta in the gravity room," he said and Bulma ignored him, checking on Broly.
"C'mon, let's get you looked at. Hopefully Vegeta didn't hurt you too badly," she said and Cheelai helped her stand Broly back up on his feet.
"Go on ahead, we'll meet up with you shortly," Cheelai said and she turned to face Broly, staring up at his face. She wrapped her arms around his waist and saw the bruise forming on his abdomen and cheek where he had been struck the hardest.
"We'll work on that fear of yours, okay?" she told him. Broly gritted his teeth, feeling more upset at himself now than at anyone else.
"I know I should not let people aggravate me so much, but I'm so afraid of losing control that I might end up killing you by accident."
"You won't. I'm a lot more resilient than you give me credit for. Do you want to know what I'm afraid of the most?"
"What are you afraid of?" Broly asked and Cheelai gave him a serious look.
"Losing you."
She didn't say anything else and wrapped herself around his arm, escorting him into the building.
She stayed in the examination room at the medical wing of the compound, letting Broly rest his head on her lap and Bulma put her hands in her lab coat pockets.
"Well, it's not as bad as it looks. Just bruises," she said and Cheelai smiled down at Broly.
"It'll take a lot more to bring my big strong Saiyan down, won't it?" she said and Broly grinned a bit. He decided to sit up and Cheelai adjusted herself beside him.
"I'll leave you two alone for now. Call me if you need anything," Bulma said and she left the room. Cheelai hopped off the bed and turned to face him.
"What's bothering you?" she asked and Broly sighed.
"I hate losing myself to my anger. I hate fighting to hurt other people."
"What if it was something else?" she asked and Broly looked down at her.
"Something else?"
"Yeah, what if this has nothing to do with fighting, but rather all those times your father forced you to train? All those times you've had to endure that shock collar and all those volts of electricity he had coursing through you at the push of a button?"
"I shouldn't speak ill of my father," Broly said, gripping his legs.
"You and I both know that's not true. I've seen the anger you felt towards him. All those times he's probably told you to stop talking, or all those times he's treated you as a weapon of destruction. Even that time he hurt your friend? Those had to have built up over time and fueled all that anger inside you.
"It took me a while to understand why you wear Bah's ear the way you do, and the amount of time it's taken you to trust me to hold onto it so you wouldn't feel bad about parting with it.
"But so far you've been doing a lot better, even if only by a little. You have a lot of people here to look after you and to provide company, something I know you've never experienced before.
"Lemo and I are very happy to have met you, Broly. You're strong, caring, brave, even gentle when you need to be, or at least when I can help you be gentle."
A couple of tears fell from Broly's eyes, but only Cheelai was able to see it. She wiped some of it from Broly's face and caressed it in her hands.
"There's still a lot I don't know about your people, but I think Vegeta is onto something. You're no longer bound to your father's wishes to fight others, you're free from that. I think you should look deep inside and find your own reason to fight and what you want to fight for, or even who you want to fight for."
She lifted his chin up to look at her and she stared into his eyes. He wiped the tears away with his forearm and stared at Cheelai.
"Thank you," Broly said and he brought his hand up in an OK sign. Cheelai gave him a warm smile in return, bringing up her hand in an OK sign as well.
"Will you go and train with them now?" she asked him and he stood up.
"Only if Bulma gives me a battle outfit to wear," Broly said and Cheelai's face lit up, nodding.
"Okay, I'll go get her."
After a while, Broly was directed to the gravity room. He stopped before the sensors to the door opened for him and he took a deep breath. Bulma fashioned a battle outfit that was black in color with a white stretchable body armor, Freeza Force technology she had mastered after studying the fabric used in Vegeta's old body armor. There was a red light above the door that said "occupied" and Broly remembered that Lemo said it meant someone was using the room and that he'd have to wait until the light turned green and it read "vacant" before he could use it. Broly stood before the door and waited for the sign to change.
He could hear sounds of fighting going on in the room and he lifted his arms and clenched his fists. He felt the instinct to punch and began throwing a few hooks and jabs himself. He began to smile as the feeling felt natural to him and he continued until the light changed and the doors slid open. Goku narrowly dodged a fist coming his way and Vegeta caught it in his hand. He grinned a bit and looked up at Broly.
"Surely you can hit harder than that," he said and Broly relaxed his arms.
"I heard you two fighting in there and it made me feel, um, I don't know how to describe it."
"Your desire to fight is what makes us Saiyans, don't ever forget that," Vegeta said, crossing his arms. Goku put his hands in his pockets.
"Hey, we're going to take a break to eat, wanna join us?" he asked and Broly's eyes widened a bit.
"We're not going to train?" he asked and Vegeta scoffed while still smiling, walking past him.
"We'll resume after lunch," he said and Broly put a hand behind his head, confused.
"He seems to be in better spirits about training with you now," Goku said and Broly turned to watch Vegeta walk away. He began to frown and his expression became a little serious.
"I don't like him," he said and Goku tapped him lightly with the back of his hand.
"He'll take some getting used to, but you won't regret it. Having a third Saiyan train with us is going to be even more exciting."
Broly could see the look of pure joy on Goku's face as his eyes lit up and he quickly jogged to join up with Vegeta and Broly quickly walked behind them, breaking out into a job to catch up with the two of them.
Lunch went on without a hitch, the three Saiyans sitting at a long table with Vegeta and Goku seated opposite of Broly. Lemo worked tirelessly with a team of chefs to cook a full feast and they lined up the table with a full complement of dishes that the Saiyans were glad to chow down on.
Lemo slumped down on a chair, his face looking exhausted and he breathed a sigh of relief. Cooking for three hungry Saiyans. I wish my father would've seen this happen so not only could I rub it in his face but gain a profound new sense of respect from him at how hard his son's been working for him.
"Hey Broly, I think with enough time and training, you'll have a good feel for your Super Saiyan form," Goku said.
Broly paused for a moment before eating another bite. "I want to be better at controlling my power."
"I can't wait to see how much you'll improve while fightin' us," Goku said and Broly smiled a bit. Goku flashed him a victory sign with his fingers while Broly returned the gesture with his OK sign. Vegeta stared at the two and he rolled his eyes, grunting as he ate.
When they finished, they were all walking back to the gravity room, Broly trailing behind a few inches from Goku and Vegeta.
"This'll be your first time training under intense gravity so we'll have to get you used to it for starters," Goku said, glancing behind him with his hands behind his head.
"We'll start at one-hundred fifty and work from there," Vegeta said and they arrived at the room to see that it was occupied. He could sense that Goten and Trunks were inside and he scoffed, pushing the intercom button.
"Trunks! Goten! Shut off the gravity and leave the room," Vegeta commanded and waited until the light changed to unlock the doors and the two young boys popped out. When they saw Broly, their faces lit up and their eyes widened with huge grins on their faces.
"Hey uncle Broly! Are you okay again?" the boys said together and Broly blushed a bit.
"I'm fine," Broly said, flashing the OK sign and the boys flew up to be at eye level with him.
"Hey, when you're done training with our dads will you come train with us? I'd love to see how we fare against the biggest Saiyan in the universe!" Trunks exclaimed and Vegeta coughed to interrupt him.
"You have your school work. Your mother's been insistent on it," Vegeta said and Trunks groaned.
"But dad, we never get the chance to fight Broly. It'd be so awesome if we could fight him as Gotenks."
"That'll have to wait for another time, you two. Besides, your mother would be worried sick if she found you were here again," Goku told Goten and the two boys landed the floor, looking dejected.
"C'mon Goten," Trunks said, walking with his hands in his pockets staring down at the floor. Goten waved at Broly.
"Bye uncle Broly! See you soon!" he cried out and caught up with Trunks and they both left the three Saiyans' sight.
While the Saiyans got acquainted with each other, Cheelai met up with Bulma and invited her over to her room. She had a few movies lying on the bed and Bulma looked at each of them.
"Don't think I've seen these before. What kind of movies are these?"
"Horror movies. I saw a rental store the other day while we were shopping and I went by the other day to rent a few classics." Cheelai pulled the first one on top of the pile and slipped the disc into the machine, turning the screen on.
"Uh, I'm not great with horror films, too many gross things happen that scare the crap out of me," Bulma said and Cheelai laughed a bit.
"That's nothing, you should've watched these with Lemo the other day," she said and recounted how often Lemo covered his face with his toque while watching the movies with her and Broly. Broly kept asking too many questions that were throwing Cheelai off her mood a bit and she realized that maybe movie nights with Broly wasn't going to be a thing anytime soon.
As she was watching the first movie with Bulma she took her pants off and threw them on the floor, sitting up against the headrest of the bed. Bulma glanced and looked puzzled.
"Do you always watch movies without pants on?" she asked and Cheelai shrugged.
"It's a comfort thing, mostly. There've been times where I let the movie play in the background while I went down on Broly," she said with a coy smile on her face and Bulma giggled a bit.
"That must've been fun for him," she said and Cheelai pushed play on the menu screen.
Several moments of the movie went by and Cheelai was really into it while Bulma hid her face in her hand, shielding her eyes from the disturbing imagery.
"WOAH! That guy got sliced in half! That's so awesome!" Cheelai exclaimed and Bulma sighed, her face growing a little pale.
Some time went on and Bulma was getting angry at the screen.
"What the hell is she doing?! That door's locked you idiot!" Bulma screamed and Cheelai laughed.
"Bitch's gonna get it! Bitch's gonna get-OHHH! BRUTAL!" She said and grinned ear to ear. Bulma crossed her arms, sitting up straight and she glared at the screen.
"Who writes this crap? Why'd they have to make so many stupid people do stupid things in these movies?!" Bulma yelled and Cheelai smiled back at her.
"Bulma, chill. You gotta laugh at these dumb movies because the writers don't want them to be masterpieces of art. I love these because they can get creative with how the monster kills their victims. Hand me that one over there, we'll watch it after this," she said and Bulma pulled out the one Cheelai had pointed to.
"What's this one? It just has an odd-shaped ring on the front of it," Bulma said and Cheelai took it in her hands.
"Yeah, this one's my favorite. It's about this cursed videotape where anyone who watches it dies a week later," she said and Bulma's eyes widened. She began to laugh nervously.
"Uh, sure. I hope I don't end up dead a week after watching that movie then, huh?" She said and laughed a bit more. Cheelai stared at her intently, resting a hand on her thigh with a huge grin on her face.
"Maybe not, or maybe we will die after watching it. Wanna take that risk?" Cheelai said and Bulma gulped. She then laughed and Bulma looked at her confused.
"I'm fuckin' with ya, Bulma. But I like the effects they have in this one," Cheelai went back to watching the rest of the movie and casually let her hand rest underneath her panties. She didn't do anything with it though but began to ease herself down into her seat on the bed as the rest of the movie played and when it was done, she got off the bed to switch it out with the next movie. She fetched her bag of joints, a fresh batch she had made after growing her new crop in the old bedroom and she took one out.
"These types of movies you need to watch while high," she said and lit it up. She took a couple of hits and laid back down on the bed. Bulma glanced down at her, raising her eyebrows.
"Uh, does Broly know about this?" Bulma asked and Cheelai glanced up.
"Yeah, he's seen me get high before. He doesn't like the smell too much but he's gotten used to it after a few days. He doesn't partake though."
Bulma nodded and stood up off the bed.
"You're not staying to watch anymore?" Cheelai asked and Bulma shook her head.
"I gotta keep an eye on Trunks and make sure he does his school work. A habit I've picked up from Chichi. Thanks for the, um, movie," she said hesitantly and Cheelai smiled.
"Anytime. If you wanna do this again, just let me know what kind of movies you like and I'll go get them," Cheelai told her and Bulma smiled, leaving the room.
A few hours later, Cheelai was passed out on the bed, a small bud left from another joint in the ash tray and a different movie playing on the screen.
The door opened and Broly walked in. The sun had set a while ago and the only source of light came from the screen as the movie was playing and Broly saw that there was a large man wearing a mask chasing after someone with an axe in his hand, the victim screaming in terror. He noticed Cheelai passed out on the bed and he sat down beside her. He stroked her silver-colored hair and a smile came across her lips, sighing happily. It didn't wake her though, but Broly gently moved her onto his lap and he moved his hand along her body, feeling her smooth skin underneath his hand. He saw her panties and let his hand rest on them, covering her ass.
She sighed again and nuzzled her face in his thigh, smiling. "Mmm, Broly."
He looked down at her and wondered if she was waking up but she was talking in her sleep.
"Mm, that's it. Open wide for mommy," she said and Broly's eyebrows raised a bit. He decided to shake her awake and she stirred, opening her eyes.
"Hm? What's up?" she slurred as she sat up. She noticed that the movie was still playing and that the room was dark. She turned on a lamp beside her and shut off the movie, wiping her mouth. She adjusted her hair and stared at Broly, smiling.
"Hey. How did your training go?" she asked and noticed how damaged his battle uniform looked.
"It felt good," Broly said and Cheelai looked over the damaged fabric and blinked.
"Must've been if these new clothes were torn this much," she said. "You can take it off now."
Broly slipped out of his body armor and looked at the cracks and broken pieces that were torn off and set it down on the floor. He stood up to remove the rest of the battle uniform and his eyes rested on Bah's ear that was draped on the corner chair. He walked over and picked it up, looking down at it. His eyes were still immersed on the ear as he sat down on the side of the bed. Cheelai crawled over and wrapped her arms around Broly, kissing him on the shoulder.
"What're you thinking about?" she asked and Broly patted the pelt with his hand, letting it rest on his lap.
"It's confusing. I have been wearing Bah's ear for years, but during these last few weeks, I have worn it far less often. I don't understand what this means. I don't want to get rid of it, yet it does not bother me as much if I don't wear it around my waist."
Cheelai got off the bed and put her hand on the ear as well, moving her hand to cover Broly's.
"What do you want to do?" she asked. She gave his hand a squeeze and Broly brought his arm up around her to bring her close and she smiled, blushing a bit. She nuzzled into his chest as he held her close to him.
"I think Bah would be happy to know I've made new friends. I think he would rest easier knowing that I am happy to be with them too."
Cheelai figured that the large beast might not be sentient enough to convey the proper emotions, but the sentimentality behind Broly's words made her smile even more as she petted the ear.
"I think he would be happy too," she said and Broly stood up, taking the ear to the closet. He opened it and looked around but sighed as he turned to Cheelai.
"I don't know where to put his ear," he said. Cheelai walked over and she gently took it from his hands, walking back to the chair.
"Let's just leave it here for now and tomorrow we'll go find a decent box to store it in as a keepsake. Would you be alright with that?" she asked and Broly smiled, nodding.
"I would appreciate that, yes."
She set it down, then got undressed and slipped under the covers as Broly lied down beside her. She snuggled up to him again and kissed his chest.
"Will we work on the next part of the sex lesson?" he asked and Cheelai chuckled a bit.
"In time, we will. I think given what you've been through emotionally, the best thing for you right now is to work on healing the scars that are inside, those ones that are more emotional than physical. We don't need to rush this."
Broly let his hands rest on Cheelai's shoulders and he stared down at her.
"You are very special to me, Cheelai," he said and she smiled, laying her head on his abdomen. If Broly were to lie down completely on his back, she'd sometimes crawl on top of him to lie down on his chest and listen to his heart beat. If she were to hear his heart beat now, she'd probably hear it beat faster than normal. She could see that his face was red with nervousness and she sat up. She reached over and gave him a kiss on the lips and she looked into his eyes.
"I love you," she said and Broly's eyes widened a bit.
"You…love me?" he asked and Cheelai nodded, resting her hand on his cheek.
"I'm not afraid to admit it anymore. You're my special Saiyan and the most powerful guy in the whole universe and I wouldn't want it any other way."
Broly grinned as he stared back at her. He wanted to say something but Cheelai gently touched his lips with her fingers.
"It's okay if you can't say it, you don't have to." Broly reached up with his hand and he nudged Cheelai's hand away from his mouth. He pressed his palm against hers and their fingers slowly interlocked with each other. She put a hand on his chest and continued to stare into his eyes.
"I…love you," Broly said, his face beet red. Cheelai smiled and kissed him again. She lied back down beside him and rested her head on the pillow and Broly adjusted himself to lie down on his side, facing her. She turned to face away and draped his arm over her, drawing him close to her as his body pressed up against hers. She reached over and shut the light off from the lamp and laid back into her comfort zone. Broly carefully avoided enveloping her completely and she smiled as his hand caressed her body, holding her against his chest. Minutes later they were both asleep.