WARNING: Sadness & fluffiness ahead. There is fighting towards the end ^_^;
Bra & Goku
Goku blinked, the full moon's light penetrating through the window, causing his shadow to splash horizontally against the wall. A pair of soft slender hands were flatted against his tone chest and from the sound of steady breathing; he could tell that she was asleep. Running a large callous hand through a silky curtain of pale green hair, instead of feeling content and overall joyful that he was reunited with his Soulmate, he felt…he felt guilt.
Absolute guilt.
He had abandoned her, left her to be miserable for seven years while he was having the time of his life, well more like he was enjoying his everlasting time dead. Everything was gorgeous in Otherworld, so peaceful and the longer he remained there, the more his emotional distress withered. At first, after Cell was dealt with, he felt horrible, terrible that he would never get to see his friends again, never get to see his son again, who was probably a grown man now; and his Soulmate…his Saiyan Princess, Bra, well just the thought of never getting to touch her soft skin again or take in her sweet heavenly scent was enough to drive him mad.
Damn Cell and his stupid wish.
As time passed while in Otherworld, his anger and dislike of the Android turned into pure rage and hatred. So much hate in fact, that if it hadn't been for King Kai, he would had gone down to Hell, break Cell out of his prison and blast him out of existence, and perhaps the other one too because he wasn't any better.
So instead of ignoring anymore of King Kai's pleads, Goku sighed with resignation and went to sulk against a tree on the Kai's small round planet. He had stayed that way for days or perhaps months. Who knows since 'time' doesn't actually exist there. He knew he wouldn't age while dead and quite frankly, he simply didn't care enough to ask how things worked there because, well why would it matter? He was dead and forever would be.
Then King Kai told him of a tournament called Otherworld Tournament, where dead people across the galaxies fought for the title of the strongest fighter in all galaxies. At the moment, that title had belonged to an amazing warrior named Pikkon. To King Kai's Surprise, he refused to enter the tournament because he was just too depressed to fight. However instead of walking away like he usually did when the Saiyan rejected a suggestion that could finally take him out of his funk, he smiled before telling him that he had pulled some strings and had somehow gotten the higher Kais to agree to give Goku permission to visit Earth for one day if he won the Otherworld Tournament; without hesitation the Saiyan changed his mind.
Entering the tournament, Goku easily swept through fighters like they were mere flies. They were so weak, that his base form was more than enough to knock them out cold or out of the ring. When he reached his semi-final opponent, Olibu, he had to transform, as he was no pushover like the others; nevertheless, he was dealt with too and the full Saiyan could taste victory on the horizon.
That all changed upon laying eyes on Pikkon.
At first, Goku had found it amusing that the warrior resembled Piccolo in many ways, but that amusement was thrown into the wind when Pikkon released his power and the full Saiyan didn't waste a second more before he powered up as well. They had matched each other blow for blow until the warrior increased his power further. As the battle drew out, the audience completely entranced by the incredibly high speed and brutal battle, Goku's confidence became to waver, especially when he was forced to ascend into Super Saiyan 2. When he was cornered yet again, he knew what he had to do. If he ever wanted to see his Saiyan Princess again, he needed to use his Super Saiyan Soul technique.
Without wasting another moment, a train of sea-green energy was left in his wake as he rocketed towards his green opponent, Pikkon wearing a shock expression when he suddenly found himself outclassed in every way.
Unfortunately, things don't always turn out the way you want them. He soon realized, while on his back outside of the ring, that all that time he spent sulking on King Kai's planet could have been used to master his Soul technique. His lack of training had not only cost him the championship match but also what might've been the only chance to see his Soulmate again.
After that day, Goku promised himself that he would always keep training to stay in top shape. That way, he would be prepared to win a tournament that'd give him a day on Earth.
But the opportunity never came. Sure there were more tournaments, the second being the one he defeated Pikkon while also befriending him, but being grant a day on Earth? Nope.
Then one day he stopped thinking about his former life on Earth and began looking forward to his 'life' on Otherworld. The only thing left that lingered on the back of his mind was Bra and it was in those moments that he realized that he didn't care as much as he should have...that worried him. Because he felt bad for feeling such a way, he brought this issue up to King Kai, in which he told him that his attachments to his former life slowly start to fade the longer one remains in Otherworld. Soon, it will all be a cloudy distant memory, one that he moved on from but would cherish forever; he would permanently feel joy.
Fast-forwarding from the time he got permission from King Yemma to visit Earth to Fortune Teller Baba dropping him off on Earth, he found out he had been dead for seven years. He also realized how distraught Bra was and how much he missed having her within his arms.
To make matters worse, there seemed to be something wrong with her. While lovemaking (if that's what one would call it) he saw how weary she looked. Yeah she was still gorgeous, but he could not ignore her vastly pale skin, the almost lifeless appearance of her eyes and slightly dark bags under them. Her aqua hair, which was usually vibrant and full of life, was dull; it almost looked like it was fading into white.
Looking at her with a sad tender smile, it dropped as soon as he witnessed Bra's hair flicker to white, the half Saiyan whimpering in pain as her body shook feverishly.
His eyes widened with shock, clearly worried for her wellbeing. Swallowing thickly, he pulled her in, molding her body further against his in a protective manner until she stopped shaking.
As he buried his nose into her hair, taking in her natural scent, he closed his eyes, hoping that sleep would come to him soon.
It never did.
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Opening his eyes and releasing a heavy yawn, Goku attempted to sit up, but the weight of something warm prevented him from doing so. Looking down, he saw the source and couldn't help but smile, though it was a rather weak one.
Rising a hand, he began to run it through her hair, enjoying the silkiness of it. After a few moments, he felt the half Saiyan stir. She twisted around, her head remaining on his chest as her lazy eyes locked with his.
"Hi." She murmured, with a tiny smile.
"Hi." He parroted, smiling back.
"I've missed this."
"Me too."
Rolling back around, she wiggled up until she was beside him, curled against his side.
"What do you want to do?" Bra asked, taking in his scent. "I know what I would like to. I'd love to just stay in bed…"
"Bra…we need to talk."
She removed her face from him. "What's up?"
Goku didn't know if it was a good idea to ask, but he had to know. It's been bothering him all night and he wouldn't be able to get rid of this restless feeling if he didn't. "What up with…why is your hair turning grey?"
Goku felt her stiffen.
"Bra?"
"Does it matter? You're only gonna be here for less than two days now. You won't be worried anymore once you're back in Otherworld." The half Saiyan almost spat.
"Why did you say it like that?"
"Like what?"
Goku frowned. "Like you're mad at me for having to leave. You do know that if I had a choice, I'd stay here with you forever."
Looking up at his face, her features softened. "I know…it's just that when I first saw you last night, you seemed so happy. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you are here, but it seemed like…I dunno our time separated hadn't bothered you."
The full Saiyan sighed, hating to have to explain this to her. He'd never been great with words after all.
"About that, I was going to tell you yesterday why I acting that way. I wasn't like that at first, but as time passed, my feelings started to change. Any uhh negative thoughts and feelings were slowly changing to positive ones. I spoke to King Kai about this and he told me that the reason I felt that way was because I was beginning to accept that I'm not going anywhere. I'm dead and I have to make peace with that. So my negative emotions over time were replaced with positive ones. So it wasn't that I didn't care, it's just that I moved on-"
Bra frowned, her eyebrow twitching. "Moved on?! To who?"
"N-no not moved- on on! Just leave behind my worries. I figured you'd somehow move on too! The whole time I was in Otherworld, sex was the last thing on my mind. That's why I was kinda confused when I returned here. I didn't mean to anger you. But now I'm back to normal. That…what we did last night…Kami…" Goku gulped when he saw his Saiyan Princess smirk proudly, her eyes shining with mirth.
"Wanna do it again?
"Right now?!
"Right now…" She whispered in his ears, making him shiver.
"Bra, I know you're trying to avoid my question."
The half Saiyan sighed in defeat, accepting that fun time was over. "I think I'm dying."
"WHAT?!" Goku cried out, alarmed. "But why?!"
"Well, it started three years ago, sometime after we fought this group of space pirates. Their leader was-" Bra paused. "I'll tell you later, but anyways three years ago I started to feel this weird pain in my body. I felt cold and weak at random times. One day, while my mom was giving me a haircut, she noticed white hair growing from my roots. When she pointed it out to me, I began to panic, but she told me that it's fine. People get white hair all the time, no matter what age. She told me since I'm not a full Saiyan, my hair isn't resilient as one; Vegeta and you don't have any after all right?"
"Having grey hair never has crossed my mind before."
She continued. "We dropped the subject after that, but when we started to notice that the speed in which my hair was turning white was accelerating, we both became worried, especially when I felt this deep pulse throughout my body; think heartbeat, but much more heavy and it actually hurts. When I felt my body 'pulse', my hair would flash and then the speed of the conversion would increase faster. I dyed my hair shortly after, but each time my body convulsed and flashed, my freaking hair would start to change again! It didn't help that each time I went Super Saiyan, the dye would fade faster."
Goku nodded. "I felt your body pulse last night while you slept."
Bra grimaced. "You did huh. Soon, my power began to leave me…Goku I can't even transform anymore!"
Goku cocked his head to the side. "Hmmm, that's not true."
"Huh?"
Goku avoided her gaze. "Well…while we were, you know-"
"Having sex?"
Goku blinked at Bra's bluntness. "Yeah that…you transformed when you…ya know."
"Orgasmed?" Bra rolled her eyes and laughed. "Kami Goku, you're such a prude."
"So you can transform."
Bra huffed. "So what am I gonna do in battles? Find you so you can screw me into Super Saiyan? What about when you leave!?"
"I don't know Bra! I'm sure we can figure this out by then!"
Bra's eyes narrowed, tapping her chin with a finger thoughtfully. "You know, I was in horrible pain until you got here…" A light bulb came to life within her mind. "What if it has something to do with our Soulmate connection? I mean I feel so much better! More than I have in years! So if you leave…"
Goku nodded sadly. "The pain might come back."
Sliding away from him and standing up, the full Saiyan's eyes rounded, his cheeks gaining a red hue when he was presented with Bra's entire bareback. Her sea-green tail curled itself around her waist as she sauntered toward the bathroom, making sure to sway her hips sensually side to side.
"Y-you sure know how to rub it in my face."
"That's what she said!"
Before he could respond, the bathroom door was shut.
"Little minx!"
A burst of muffled girlish laughter echoing from inside.
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Slipping into her jacket, she presented herself to him, beaming brightly.
"Whatcha think?"
Goku, now fully dressed and sitting on the bed, winced at the clothes that his Soulmate wore.
"It looks like your usual outfit, only that it has my fighting gi's colors."
"Yeah, isn't it great?!"
"Or Krillin's…since he wears that also."
Bra frowned. "He doesn't wear this anymore. I did it with you in mind anyways."
Goku scratched the back of his head nervously when he noticed the half Saiyan give him a nasty glare.
"Bra, I'm gonna be honest with you...it looks-"
Goku felt a tug at his heart when he saw Bra's face fall. "You don't like it do you…"
"It's not that I don't like it…it's more that it looks weird…on you?" He didn't know why he finished with a question.
"It's okay…you aren't the first person who has told me that." Bra said, signing dramatically, shrugging off her jacket and tossing it onto the bed.
"Well, why don't you just wear your normal outfit? I've always liked that one!" he said, watching as his half Saiyan removed her shirt.
"In fact everyone we know hates it and well-"
And then kick her boots off.
"Bra?"
"-you've actually been the nicest in telling me that it is hideous." She continued on, wiggling out of her skirt.
Goku swallowed when Bra looked at him dead in the eyes, her aqua orbs becoming half-lidded, a fanged grin gracing her lower lip as she slowly made a path towards the bed.
Bra sprung onto Goku, her eyes curving gleefully as she reeled him into a kiss.
"Bra wait-hummup!"
Kiss
"What-"
Kiss
"Are-"
Kiss
"You-"
Kiss
"Do-"
Kiss
Kiss
"Ing!"
Asking quickly, he grabbed her head and pressed it against his neck in order to stop her assault that consisted of peppering kisses.
He clearly hadn't been thinking when he did this because the instant her face made contact with his throat, he suppressed a groan when she began to nibble at it.
"Bra…I thought we agreed that we were going to spar for a bit…" He signed with content, knowing that it was fruitless to resist his beautiful Saiyan.
"Hey, you pretty much told me to strip…" She murmured, giggled softly after.
"I did not."
"Did too."
"Are we never going to stop?" he said, forcefully removing her face from his neck. Her gentle smile made his stomach flutter. I don't think I'll ever forget you again Bra…not this time… when I go back…
He quickly pushed those depressing thoughts away as soon as they invaded his mind.
She grinned mischievously.
"Only when I say so…"She whispered, sensually.
He gasped, his body slickening..
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Goku's pushed his power out from deep inside, bursting instantly into a Super Saiyan.
Bra's blue orbs widen, not expecting the full Saiyan to want to start their little match transformed.
Seeing the half Saiyan's surprised and hesitant appearance, he frowned. "What's wrong?"
"I…I just didn't think you'd want us to transform yet. This is a warm-up, right?"
Scratching the back of his head sheepishly, he released his aura; he still remained transformed though. "Sorry, this is how I warm up in Otherworld….those other fighters there are no joke believe me."
Bra sighed in defeat, the spark to spar suddenly gone. "Manby this wasn't a good Idea…" She said, dropped from the sky and onto the ground.
Goku's shoulders drooped as he followed the Saiyan. "Awww Bra, don't be like that! I'm sure I can jog up that transformation out of you!"
"Well, if you're willing to take me to the bedroom again, you probably can." She wasn't wrong. It worked every damn time. "However, I doubt I can hold onto the form long enough to make it out the door…however…"
She smirked, which Goku didn't like. "Who said we have to go inside?"
Bra gasped, her eyes widening in shock as she wheezed out in pain when she felt a gut-wrenching fist pressed against her stomach.
A bone-crushing fist to the face followed next, her head snapping to the side by the impact, sending her flying to the left. Bra floored her aerial form to prevent herself from crashing into a wall made out of mountains of rocks, however that proved to be almost impossible as the full Saiyan proved to be much too fast for her. Another fist to the face launched her backwards, sending her tumbling and peeling across the ground like a ragdoll. Now out of breath and feeling weak, she still manages to stand up, however before she could react a hard kick to the chin sent her spiraling into the air helplessly.
Using a Kiai to halt her momentum, Bra's mouth dropped in horror when she saw Goku cock his right arm back, a glowing red orb beginning to develop within his palm. Seeing how serious her full Saiyan was, fear rushed down her spine, not believing what was happening!
"What the hell Goku?! A-Are you trying to kill me?" She cried out, her eyes shaking with fright.
Instead of answering, he started chanting-
"Kaaaameeeee!"
He's gonna do it! No! He wouldn't!
"HaaaaaaMeeeeeeeee!"
He's gonna do it! He's actually gonna do it! Bra cried out, crossing her arms while squeezing her eyes shut.
"HAAAAA!" he screamed, throwing his hand forward, letting loose his energy blast.
Bra shirked with pain when the attack slammed onto her crossed arms, burning straight through the sleeves of her blue jacket, pushing her back forcefully. Her body started to tremble as Goku pumped more and more power on his attack, the half Saiyan crying out loud with agony.
Goku's brows twitched briefly but nevertheless continued his blast at a steady pace.
Slowly fluttering her eyes open. She gasped breathlessly, her mind going blank as the blast began to scorch her body…then-
NO!
Goku's mouth dropped, his spinal cord groaning loudly as a fist connected with it. With pure will power, the full Saiyan burst with energy, blue currents of electricity circling his body as he quickly snapped his elbow back, only to have it hit nothing. He bit his lips when he felt his extended elbow grabbed roughly, twisted sideways, just enough to cause it to pop out of his sockets.
Letting go, Bra dropped down and swiped at his legs, however, Goku managed to leap up, flipping forwards until he landed onto the ground again, this time facing the half Saiyan.
Bra stood tall, trails of static electricity spinning around her form as her yellow aura blazed like an inferno. Her golden hair spiked up, now sharp as a razor, her clothes tattered up and ruined, her blood boiling with rage as steam started to release from her body. She felt burning hot…
And she liked it.
Goku smiled, glad that he accomplished his goal. "That's my girl! I knew you can do it!"
"Goku."
"What?"
"Screw you!"
Exploding from the ground, leaving a line of burned grass, Bra clashed into Goku, who had surprisingly captured her hands into a powerful grip struggle. The full Saiyan grinned when Bra broke the hold, proceeding to attack him wildly with her fist and legs, successfully landing each blow. All of a sudden, Goku began to dodge her attacks effortless, irritating the half Saiyan further; it didn't help that he now casually folded his arms over his chest, merely using his legs to counter her attacks.
Stepping back, she hurled a yellow orb at the full Saiyan, but he instantly kicked it aside, giggling playfully.
"You can't win in this manner." He said, stretching out his body tauntingly, much to Bra's annoyance. "I could end this fight right now ya know?"
Releasing a growl, she fired off a Final Shine Attack, but Goku effortlessly batted that from his person without hesitation.
Rushing forward, Bra sluggishly threw punches at him, Goku swaying left to right as he quickly picked up on her pattern. Seeing an opening, the full Saiyan leaped up and slammed his foot against the side of her head, making it snap to the side harshly, her neck straining from the force of his blow. Foot still pressed against the upside of her head, with all the will power she possessed, she reached out with her right hand and grabbed his extended leg. Once she was sure that she had a firm enough grip, she quickly latched her free hand on to the same leg and yanked him down, releasing a mighty roar as she jumped and watched him crash brutally onto the ground, causing a crater to form.
Bra's eyes turned to slits when a fist came hurling from behind, the half Saiyan's rekindling instincts reacting swiftly by capturing it with a single hand while still facing forwards. With Goku's hand still in hers, she did a smooth transition by twirling around and jerking her hand down, forcing him to do a front flip; while mid flip, the half Saiyan lifted a long leg as high as she could and slammed it right onto the center of his back, causing him to rocket downwards, his form becoming a mere blurry golden ball as he tore right through ground with destructive force.
"You cheap shotted me Goku!" Bra growled, her turquoise eyes never wavering from where she hurled him to. He had obviously crashed onto land, but the smoke and dust obscured her vision; she also made sure to keep all her senses alert to prevent him from pulling any surprise attacks.
"Don't think I never forgot how many times you pulled that stunt on me in the Time Chamber!" She continued the anger within her starting to diminish...that and unbeknownst to her, her Super Saiyan 2 power.
Then the next thing that happened was stocking.
She felt a huge spike in power, like HUGE. It was both amazing and terrifying, and what's worse was that she could feel that there was more of it, but it was suppressed. Unfortunately, before she could make more out of it, a flash of glittering green-blue light blinded her, ending her train of thoughts and making her mind go blank.
As her body fell, a pair of strong arms embraced her in a cocoon.
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Bra's face contorted when awareness returned to her, the brightness of the sun above forcing her to use her arm as shade. As sudden memories of her recent fight bombarded her mind, she sat up much too quickly, causing a painful blood rush to the head that almost knocked her out yet again. Squeezing her eyes shut until the thumping passed, she opened them to find herself still in the field. Blinking a few times to remove any lingering fog that remained on her eyes, she looked around her area to find out where-
Oh…
Lying down beside her on the grass, with his arms lazily folded behind his head, Goku grinned, fully knowing that the half Saiyan was now awake and alert, staring at him with interest and confusion.
"You weren't out for long. Maybe ten minutes." Goku said before she could ask.
Bra said nothing as she fully stood up and stretched out like a cat, her tail whipping about before wrapping itself tightly around her waist. Noticing that her blue jacket was trashed, she shrugged it off, leaving her with her white undershirt.
"So are you going to tell me what that was about?" Bra asked, staring down at the full Saiyan.
Popping one an eye open, Goku responded. "Oh, the sucker punch? I think you know why I did it." He jumped back up onto his feet. "You have a nasty habit of trying to persuade me into bed when we decide to have a sparring session. It happened more times than I could count years back in the Time Chamber and honestly, I didn't want a repeat."
Bra looked down guiltily, twiddling her fingers together; she was being scolded like a child and the fact that it was Goku who was doing the scolding…well it made her feel shitty because she knew he was right.
Feeling a finger lift her chin, her dull orbs locked with his dark ones. When his lips broke into a smile, she couldn't stop herself from feeling warm and fuzzy and returning the smile; all was forgiven.
"That and I was trying to get you riled up to prove to you that you can transform!" Goku said, grinning. "That last hit of yours took me by surprise! It's clear that you are a lot stronger than you think you are!" He praised.
The grin then vanished, in place now a frown. "However, I also saw what you meant. Whatever is the matter with you, it's blocking your power. You did manage to break through that block this time, but in turn, you feel drained right?"
Bra sighed, sitting back on the grassy ground. "Yeah, I have nothing left. I can't even fly if I wanted to."
"I'm sorry…" his shoulders drooped with regret. " We should have just done a friendly spar…" he finished, squatting down to eye level with the half Saiyan.
"It's okay…"
Cupping her right cheek with his hand, he stroked it softly, her eyes lowering as she leaned towards him like a moth would to the brightest of lamps. She cooed as he traced his fingers to the side of her throat, making his way up until he caressed her sensitive right ear, palming it the way he remembered she liked. Moving higher up, his fingers sank into her silky hair, making her hum with content. Sitting cross-legged next to her, he let the half Saiyan crawl onto his lap and rest her head against his chest.
While Bra enjoyed the rhythm of his heartbeat, Goku basked in her natural sweet scent.
"White hair doesn't look bad on you ya know." The half Saiyan said, stroking her mane again. "It sort of looks silver more than white actually."
"Hmmm you think? I don't like it because I thought it made me look old." Bra joked.
"Nah…I like it…"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah…"
Bra smiled as she nuzzled her face deeper into his chest.
A/N: This was originally going to have all the cast, but I decided to leave that for the next chapter. So Chapter 68 will be everyone else, but Goku and Bra will be on the last scene with everyone else...and that part is pretty long too. The chapter will also put an end to all the Gohan/Videl drama (I'm sick of it just as some of you). Thus becoming more Bra centric.
See-ya!
(Posted: 11/7/2019)
~Gater~