Chapter 8: Preparation

2 weeks later.

"Can you see?" Baba's soft crone voice echoed in her mind.

Sitting in a meditative position Chichi could sense there were many ki energy around her; she could see it without having her eyes opened. White light forms everywhere, making distinct figures and even features to some great length.

"Focus now Chichi, focus on the energy pattern"

Focusing strongly on the patterns she could now see that patterns were continuously moving up and down, outwards and inwards. Flowing around being, like blood, the energy was always moving.

"Pull"

Scrunching her face in concentration the beads of sweat began to pour as she tried to pull the energy toward her like a magnet. Slowly the vessel of the ki was being pulled towards her, the more she pulled the faster the vessel came towards her even when it was struggling not to.

"Now push"

Chichi smirked repelling the ki easily and speedily away. She was better at pushing than pulling the ki towards her. The vessel was propelled into a tree with a giant 'THONK!'.

"You did that on purpose"

"You didn't tell me how powerful it had to be" Chichi retorted dryly.

"Not enough to knock him out" Baba grumped

Chichi chuckled.

"Do you want me to raise the strength in those braces?" Baba asked.

"You've done it twice today" Chichi said.

Baba nearly fell off her hovering crystal ball from that. Two times today, already? Kami that girl could be tortured and when they'd finished she'd probably would ask for more. Shaking her head of the thought she frowned, how was it that the pressure wasn't killing her?

"How much power are you reserving?" Baba asked

"Don't know" Chichi said.

"Did I forget to take turn them off last night?" Baba asked.

"Probably" Chichi said.

"Hmm" Baba said thoughtfully. "Lets take them off"

Chichi slowly opened her eyes and looked at Baba curiously.

"You wish to strengthen them?" Chichi asked.

"No, you need to be use to you new found strength without them now" Baba said "You will be fighting tomorrow and you will need time to be accustom to it"

"Can't you just turn them off? I really wish to keep them" Chichi said, standing up now.

Baba, raising her crystal ball up to be eye level with Chichi, she scratched her chin considerately looking at the arm bracelets. They were quite old and very valuable and to be handled by Chichi who considered very young to her own age…should she?

"Please?" Chichi asked, bringing out her trusty puppy eyes trick.

Baba took one look at her and smiled.

"Oh, alright but be very careful with them" Baba said.

Chichi jumped up with a fist in the air "Yahoooo!!!"

"Just don't wear them when you're fighting with the saiyan, I'm very fond of them myself" Baba said.

"Oh thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you Baba." Chichi smiled happily before spontaneously hugging the woman.

Baba's eyes popped out amine style as she felt herself being crushed by Chichi's python arms.

"CHICHI!!...CAN'T…BREATH!!!" Baba managed to say.

"Whoops." Chichi said sheepishly, letting go immediately.

"I'm glad I didn't turn them off." Baba said, almost shivering at the thought.

Shaking her head of the thought she rubbed her arms before brushing a stone on the arm braces. Chichi sighed joyfully as she felt the pressure of the ki dampeners lowered and finally diminished. She stretched her arms and legs slowly, feeling them out. Her whole body was tingling with power that she felt giddy enough to run around the globe hundreds of times.

"Now go get accustom to yourself and most importantly relax, I don't want these two weeks wasted because you accidentally strained yourself." Baba said.

"Thank you again Baba, I'll visit after the match." Chichi said.

"Sooner than you think Chichi." Baba said.

Chichi frowned at that, then shrugged "Whatever you say Baba, bye."

"Bye Chichi." Baba said.

Chichi smirked before blasting off into the distance, the force sent Baba off her crystal ball. Resting on her elbows she looked at the dust cloud faraway from her, mentally thanking herself again for not turning off the braces before she had hugged her. Though Baba was fine, Chichi wasn't. She had no idea how to stop! The speed she was going at was propelling her so fast across the land, then water and land again, that it was blinding her and she was too scared of tripping.

"SHIT!!!" Chichi shouted. "Oh Hell! Somebody stop me!!!!!!!!!!!"

As if Kami had heard her she came running through a forest and fell from a sudden appearance of a cliff and into a lake. Her body ached all over from the huge splashy impact she'd caused but it did stop her from running. Shaking her head she looked around and saw hundreds of giant fish with very sharp teeth coming towards her. She smirked and sent blinding ki flash at them; stunning them. Her smirk widen when the recovering fish swam away immediately.

"Hmm, you strength and speed has increased three folds" Kami said, looking very please at that.

"I just hope it will be enough to beat her" Kakarot said.

He was stretching out in his new blue gi, he like it a lot too. It was light, soft, very tough and didn't cling to him like his saiyan clothing did.

"Will have to wait and see. Now do you remember every technique Krillin and I have taught you so far?" Kami said.

"Yes" Kakarot said.

"Good, I believe it's time for you to head back to the castle. Prince Vegeta will be waiting, don't expect a warming welcome" Kami said.

"Like it would be anything else" Kakarot snorted.

"Would you like anything before you go Mr Kakarot?" Mr Popo asked.

"Nah, I'll be fine. Thanks for your hospitality and your help" Kakarot said.

"Very well, goodbye Mr Kakarot" Mr Popo said before bowing and left.

Kakarot nodded before looking back at Kami.

"Just rest now Kakarot, you have a big fight tomorrow. Good luck" Kami said.

"Thanks Kami, bye" Kakarot said as he powered up.

"Goodbye" Kami said watching Kakarot hit the sky.

Flying eased Kakarot back to what was needed to be done. He had to keep a war from happening within his allies. He just hoped he could stope it. As Kakarot flew back to the palace there was an alluring smell in the air along with smoke. He scanned the land to see a smoke trail nearby, with that his stomach let off a giant growl. He tried to ignore it, he wasn't comfortable about stealing someone's meal but he was REALLY hungry. Maybe he should have taken up Mr Popo's offer.

Landing nearby he let his nose direct him as he walked towards his destination. He'll just leave the person some money in return, at least then they won't put up so much fuss. Smiling at that plan he came to a clearing and saw a couple of fish hanging up side down on the tree near the fire. Right over the flames a fish was being cooked slowly and nearby were wet clothes being dried as well. Judging by the clothes they were female. He looked around, where was the fisherwoman?

Quite suddenly a dead fish was shot out of the lake and landed next to him. His eyes widened and his tail was uncoiled, pointing straight up towards the heavens in shock. If he hadn't been shocked from that he was now stunned when a naked Chichi propelled herself out of the lake and landed in a crouch near the fire. She slowly stood, bringing her aura out to dry herself, not knowing Kakarot was dragging his eyes up and down her. He thought her legs were incredible but now her body definitely went along with it! Her body was tone enough to show some muscle but still kept those eye popping womanly curves.

"Holy molly." Kakarot blurted.

Now on his planet nudity wasn't much thought off, it was only skin being shown but on earth it was a different matter. Chichi snapped her head in his direction making her eyes bugged out. She blushed crimson and dived behind a bush; covering up instantly. She stared at him angrily and very embarrassed to be caught in the nude, especially in front of him.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE???" Chichi boomed, her scream shaking out the animals in the trees.

Kakarot suddenly felt very small under Chichi's glare. She was fuming at him and by the look in her eyes she was going to kill him, and he didn't understand why.

"I smelt the fish cooking and I got hungry." Kakarot meekly said.

Chichi pursed her lips together, staring at him for a moment. A calculating look passed through her eyes before she straightened up and crossed her arms.

"Close your eyes." Chichi said.

"Why?" Kakarot asked innocently.

"Because I'm going to put my clothes on." Chichi said, indicated to her garments beside him.

"But why do I need to close my eyes for that?" Kakarot asked, puzzled.

"JUST DO IT!" Chichi shouted irritated beyond belief.

Kakarot closed his eyes and waited. Chichi narrowed her eyes, checking for deceit and shot out from the bush. She grabbed her clothes and placed them on so quickly it looked like they just appeared on her.

"You can open them now." Chichi sighed.

"Seriously, why did I have to close my eyes?" Kakarot asked.

"Because it is not right for anyone to see anyone completely naked here." Chichi said.

"But its just nudity." Kakarot frowned.

"It's the way things are." Chichi grumped.

"Even when you have mind-blowing body." Kakarot said.

Chichi blushed intensively almost unconsciously covered herself, this was not the kind of conversation she wished to have. She rather be fighting him then talk, at least then everything was kept in prospective.

"Err yeah." Chichi managed to say.

Kakarot just looked at her, his frown deepened.

"You humans are weird." he said.

"You can talk." Chichi retorted.

She was relieved that the conversation was going somewhere else.

"At least we're not afraid of showing a little skin." Kakarot pointed out.

Then again, maybe not.

"Don't you have somewhere else to be?" Chichi said.

Kakarot smirked, for a tough woman she sure can squirm.

"I don't know is there?" he said raising an eyebrow.

"Just…go away." Chichi said making an irritated shooing gesture.

The smirk on Kakarot's face deepened and she frowned, she didn't like the look in his face. It made her twinge in nervousness and excitement, something only he could do and no other man could.

"You weren't saying that the other night" Kakarot said, walking slowly towards her. "Why are you afraid, Chichi?"

"I am not afraid." Chichi growled, standing her ground.

"You ran and you're still running." Kakarot said.

"You are just someone I shall be fighting." Chichi said. "I can't mix that with…" she looked away.

He stood in front of her waiting. How did he do that? How did he bring the conversation about them so easily. He raised a hand and cupped her cheek with it gently, lifting her chin up carefully.

"With what?" Kakarot coaxed.

"With you." Chichi said.

"So it's all business then." Kakarot said, his index finger gentle caressing her cheek bone.

She closed her eyes feeling the lovely sensation it brought, leaning into it. With his other hand he reached out and held her hand, entwining his fingers with hers, bringing it to his heart.

"Why are you scared of this?" Kakarot asked softly.

"I made a promise to you that I will fight you and if I win then I will tell my people of Prince Yamcha." Chichi said.

"You're running again." Kakarot indicated.

Chichi's eyes snapped open, looking at their entwined fingers.

"I know you like me and you are scared of what may come of it but I won't hurt you." Kakarot said.

"You are forgetting that I am an Amazon." Chichi said

"But I still want you." Kakarot said, unafraid.

She looked up at him; she could feel the intensity of those eyes once again. Chichi could feel her whole body sinking from the experience but her stubborn Amazon side wouldn't let her fall.

"You can't have me" Chichi said defiantly.

Chichi saw a spark flicker in his eyes making her doubt herself just a little.

"Is that a challenge?" Kakarot asked.

In the back of Chichi's mind she remembered a little conversation she once had almost a month ago…

"Chi, don't you know the Amazonian Laws?" Shashu said.

"Yes, of course I do." Chichi said.

"So tell me, what happens if you lose against a man?" Shashu said.

As if a light was turned on in; her head her eyes widened in realization. She had completely forgotten about that tiny winy itty bitty bit of a fact.

"Shit!" Chichi exclaimed.

"Did you make the challenge or did he?" the Queen asked.

"Him." Chichi said sheepishly.

"Oh Chichi." the Queen moaned unhappily and sighed.

"I'm sorry, I just forgot besides it's just a fight and he doesn't need to know that. We'll just…brush it under the rug." Chichi said.

"True, but what if he follows his laws?" the Queen said. "I mean, those saiyans are suppose to be a bit…" trying to find the words.

"Primitive in ethnicity." Shashu said.

"Yes, exactly." the Queen said. "If he is victorious…"

"That won't happen." Chichi said, a frown appearing on her feminine features.

"It is." Chichi said.

"Too late for that." Kakarot said cryptically, his tail swaying backwards and forwards seductively.

"Oh cause you're gonna win?" Chichi teased.

He just smiled a sexy smile "You know I will."

The way he said it made her flush with heat, arousing her body. Making really aware how close they were and the tension was really getting to her. Those big black eyes smouldering into her midnight ones, feeling the gap getting smaller. It was getting way too close for her liking and it was affecting her will against him.

"I-I w-w-won't l-let you." Chichi stuttered.

And the gap was closed, his lips tenderly locking against hers and he pulled her into him with one arm. His kisses were butterfly light at first before they became heated and rough. She groaned, quickly melted following his fervent way with equal ardour, running her fingers into his soft spiky her. The feeling he was invoking in her sent her thrills down spine. Even when she felt his tail wrapped around her thigh, stroking up and down she groaned again. She wanted it to last but the need for air became too great they pulled apart. Kakarot smiled at her and released her, while backing away.

"Told you." he said breathlessly.

There was a moment were Chichi looked a little glazed over. She had never been kissed like that in all her years. When she was younger and didn't know any better she would sneak out and play games with children from the city, sometimes 'kiss chase'. Oh there had been men wanting her but could never touch her and Kakarot made her weak. The woman in her praised her greatly but the Amazon side was very annoyed, all he did was kiss her nothing more.

"You can't have me." Chichi managed to say after a moment.

Kakarot became frustrated at her but remained cool and smiled.

"It's a very good thing I like a challenges then." Kakarot said before he shot up into the air and flew away.

Chichi watched his figure disappear into the distance. She reached up, touching her swollen kissed lips and swallowed hard.

Kakarot walked into the space ship after landing into the gardens earlier on. Fellow saiyans watched him with interest before heading off somewhere else. Approaching his destination he knocked on the door.

"This better be good." Prince Vegeta growled.

"Is that how you speak to everyone now?" Kakarot asked as he entered the room.

Vegeta took one look at him and sent a ki blast at him which Kakarot dodged quickly.

"Vegeta! What's wrong with you?" Kakarot asked a little shocked.

"I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S WRONG!" Vegeta shouted "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS?"

"Training" Kakarot said.

"WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST DO THAT WHILE YOU WERE HERE???" Vegeta snarled.

"I needed it to be quite solitary" Kakarot said and smirked "Were you worried about me Ve?"

Vegeta's left eye twitched.

"The Prince of Saiyans does not worry" Vegeta growled.

"Awe you did!" Kakarot said.

"Shut up baka!" Vegeta growled.

Kakarot just smiled and plopped himself on a seat quite relaxed.

"So what happened while I was away?" Kakarot asked.

Vegeta's face twitched, trying to control his irritation towards his friend before trying to relax himself.

"Were should I start? While you did your little training I had to deal with a load of preparation to do with your fight" Vegeta said.

"Preparations?" Kakarot asked.

"If you had stuck around Baka, you would have known that the King was going to make money out of it!" Vegeta growled.

"Really?" Kakarot said, frowning.

"Yes, all money going to charity or the kitchen staff if you win" Vegeta said.

"I guess that would be alright" Kakarot said, scratching the back of his head.

"I hate the idea of it! Commercialising a fight that may lead to a war is idiotic!" Vegeta said, getting up to pace. "You don't know how much stress I've been going through because of it! I like a good fight always have, always will but one that can lead to war against a foe that can beat us! And they are WOMEN! Do you know how degrading that is! Having a woman ordering you around like you were some kind of puppy? I am no one's bitch!"

Kakarot smirked having a feeling which woman who had been ordering him around "So I'm guessing Lady Bulma pestered you."

"Pester? Pestering is annoying someone! That woman was INFURIATING ME!!!" Vegeta boomed. "All she ever did was tailing my ass everywhere in the damn palace talking non bloody stop! She just went on and on and on about shit I didn't want to know! The only thing that stopped me from blasting her to smithereens was the fact she was upset with Prince Yamcha!!!"

"Why?" Kakarot asked, leaning in curious.

"They broke off the engagement and she just prattled on about it! I thought my ears were going to bleed! We put together by the King to organise everything to do with the fight such as shields over the audience and other things that could go wrong and then we had to go and see that blasted Amazon Queen to get her into the idea of the tournament!" Vegeta said "My father now says I have to find a mate!! A mate Kakarot! I can't deal with this! I can't believe he even wants me to find a mate when I'm trying sort this damn mess! What makes this worse it that we have lost a planet from the battlefield! I don't know if he's alive or not! I don't know if he's going back to his home and bring in reinforcements! And NOW I'm getting a headache from it all! I. Can't. TAKE. It. Anymore!!!!!!"

Kakarot sat there though his muscle's where slightly tense for action. He realised Vegeta must have bottled it all up while he was away and his therapist was probably was going to go mad at him for letting this happen. Time to play shrink.

"Okay, deep breaths" Kakarot said as he got up cautiously towards the Prince "Nice and easy"

Vegeta took a deep breath very relieved to finally get it off his chest. He was even happy to have the headache dissipating now and frowned realising what he said.

"You were on the battle field were you not Kakarot?" Vegeta asked.

"I was" Kakarot said.

"Did you see Freiza destroyed?" Vegeta asked.

"I was the one that delivered the final blow" Kakarot said.

Vegeta blinked at him.

"Say what?" Vegeta said.

"I was the one that delivered the final blow Vegeta" Kakarot repeated.

"How?" Vegeta asked, very surprised.

"Just gave it my all Ve" Kakarot said, casually shrugging.

"W-why didn't you say anything to my father or I?" Vegeta spluttered.

"I just thought you knew" Kakarot said.

"I didn't…WHY AREN'T YOU BRAGGING ABOUT?" Vegeta barked.

Kakarot backed away.

"I just…don't brag" Kakarot said "You ordered for his death and I got it done…at least I thought I did." He scratched his head, trying to think if had put that ice-jin down.

"You believe you did?" Vegeta said.

"You just told me that Frieza maybe alive and destroyed a planet and might be building up an army to wipe us out. I thought I killed him and you're saying otherwise." Kakarot said calmly.

Vegeta thought for a moment before focussing back at him.

"Are you sure you sent him to hell?" Vegeta asked.

"I was practically about black out from the fight but fired him one of my most powerful ki attack at him that sent him into the engines of his ship and there was an explosion afterwards. No one could have survived it especially from our fight, he even commented that he never felt pain or seen his blood before. I even ripped his tail off and broke a few bones and he pretty much did that to me, except the tail part" he shrugged shoulders "But if he did survive I don't think he will come forth much later on and I will just finish the job off. See? No problem"

Vegeta blinked again at his friend.

"You are a strange one Kakarot, but a good soldier just don't keep anything like that from me and don't tell me your life story" Vegeta said.

"Awe, but that's fun" Kakarot teased.

Vegeta rolled his eyes.

"Is there anything I missed?" Kakarot asked.

"We're going to have to take a couple of jabs" Vegeta said.

"N-needles? W-w-w-why?" Kakarot nearly squeaked.

Vegeta raised an eyebrow and smirked, he forgot about Kakarot's fear of needles.

"Afraid so, all saiyans will need it" Vegeta said. "The full moon will rise soon after the fight. We don't want to change into Oozura's or have un-mated saiyans going rampant on the human population, now do we?"

"But does it really have to be needles?" Kakarot said.

Vegeta rolled his eyes "Go see the wom—er Lady Bulma" and then frown at the blue gi "What are you wearing?"

On the night before the big Chichi sat on her bedroom windowsill looking towards the stars, contemplating what had happened since that saiyan had appeared. She had almost wished that she hadn't been there when Prince Yamcha had said those awful things so she would never have met Kakarot and even then thanked it even happened. He warmed her when she was cold, made her smile with the smallest gesture and even his little quirks made her laugh. In his eyes she wanted to stay there and in his kisses she wanted to be lost there. While she had been training with Baba she had thought about him every night, the training pushed him out but her meditation and dreams pulled him back in.

Some part of her even missed him.

I really should be thinking about how I'm going to beat him.

She sighed, thinking how she was going to defeat him when she would have thousands of spectators watching their every move. Now she knew why Baba was being critical before she left, she was going to be at the fight. The Queen had told her what the King of the Planet suggested out of it and thought it might do some good. Show how strong the Amazons were and might give a good show for it. If only she knew what that fight would be about.

Stupid honour and promises.

"Tomorrow I'm going to fight him. I better show him what an Amazon is really like cause he's very much going to find out the hard way"

Wooooah 4035 words! Record people!

Darkangel000: thank you so much, I think there are lack of people writing because they are just on there holidays or been VERY busy like I have. But at least I updated ;)

Yari: The fight shall be in the next chapter. It is kind of chilling to think your worst enemy is still out there but you'll have to wait and see. I'll try to put out more BV for you okay.

Jaderache: Thanks and hey! Even LONGER chapter. Man that was tiring! Anyway I'll try to find the errors till then I hope you enjoyed this chappie.

SasatheShy: Glad you love it so far and don't worry they will.

Kinoha: Yeah it kinda was but I was trying to develop the story and the characters around it, hoping it would build up the tension in the atmosphere. I probably might have rushed this chapter a bit but I had a feeling people were just going to shoot me if I put another 'fillerish' chapter out there. But at least the fight shall be in the next chapter. More Romance and action shall continue!

Writies and may the muse be with you too hun. ;)

Arcadia81: Oh thank god I managed to nail that one! I thought I may have done it a bit too subtle. I'm very well known to do that and I have to ask the readers to re-read certain areas when they go 'Huh? How did that happen?' and then I would bang my head against a wall. So YAY, no bruises or headaches!

Yeah he frustrated, Chichi is giving off the signals and don't act on them cause of fear of it. Tch tch. Poor girl but don't worry she's learning. Guess there's a bit of a role reversal there. But I'm glad you like the chemistry built up here.

I laughed when I wrote at that part but the thing is Krillin maybe a monk but he wasn't born one so you might find one of his trickery here or there. I wanted to bring something from the series into the story Kakarot, he did train with Kami. Yep old school is just as effective as the 'new school', but who'll win? Glad you like it. Have you read the other DBZ stories I did…?

Umm…Review?