Chapter 20 - Kassava & Been
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Kassava
My mom and I are training in the gravity room, sparring with each other. It has four months since we went to Japan and we have twenty months left until our battle with Frieza.
"Hello? Kassava, you better not ignore me this time!" King Kai says in my head. Ughhh, I've been trying to ignore him since he keeps saying that we shouldn't Frieza. I know he means really well, but we have to do what we have to do. I really hope he understands.
I ignore him again and my mom says, "Is it King Kai again?"
"Yep," I reply.
"Aww, man. Well, he could possibly tell us this for a very good reason, but I'm not going to stop my duty to protect everyone else that's not a Saiyan except for you."
I sigh, deciding to talk to King Kai in my head, "Hey, King Kai," I say in my head, "I know you mean well, but... we need to do what we need to do. You obviously know why I've been ignoring you, right?"
"It's about time you communicate with me again. Yes, I know, and you need to let your stubbornness go." My stubbornness? Doesn't he mean my duty? My mom's and my duty, I mean.
"Our duty, not our stubbornness," I correct him.
"Come on, let's continue practicing," my mom says, "That way, you can take your mind off of him."
"Okay," I say, nodding. I shut King Kai out. My mom and I are sparring again.
She throws her punches towards my face, but I keep dodging them. I manage to kick the side of her stomach. She is falling from one side, but then, she manages to somersault her way back on her feet.
I almost got hit in the head when she was doing a flip-kick. I take her leg and I throw her. She then manages to get back on her feet again.
"Ha ha. You missed me, Kassava," my mom jokes.
"Not for long," I reply, going up to her and I am the one trying to punch her this time. She catches my fist on her palm and then, she tries to head-butt me, but then I knee her in the stomach. She then clutches her stomach and then, she smiles at me and she gives me a thumbs up. She is signaling that she is okay.
"Ah, man. You got me really good," my mom says and then she says, "You are doing really well like usual."
"Thank you and you are doing really well too," I say, smiling.
"Thanks. We're done for the day and we can continue this tomorrow night."
"Absolutely," I reply and we turn the gravity machine off before leaving the gravity room. When we get in the house, the living room light is shut off and the kitchen is shut off too. Gabriel and Lauren are probably sleeping.
We walk quietly to our rooms. My mom wanted to buy an apartment because she says that she feels really bad for taking up space in this house, especially for a long time. I had a decision to either move in with my mom or stay with my adoptive parents. I want to spend time with all of them, but I need to make up the time that lost time with my mom. It has been around nine or ten years since I've spent time with her and while I was living comfortably here, she was in prison. I still do feel terribly bad about that and I wish I could have gotten her out earlier.
Been
I changed my name to Sapphire Tomson since I don't even want to remember my past on Planet Vegeta. I'm now trying not to think about my past on Planet Vegeta, but it just keeps coming to my head. The abuse that I've faced. The abuse Kassava has faced. Me not doing anything about Kassava's abuse sooner. The misguiding path that we were on. The innocent lives I have killed. The arrogance that I had as a "proud Saiyan warrior". Those were the worst times of my life, however, I am very grateful that I now have this opportunity to turn a new leaf and start over again.
I'm also really grateful that Kassava's with me and that Kail isn't here. He was an idiot and he was really arrogant. I hope I don't have to see his face again.
Kassava and I are saving money for an apartment and some furniture. We are moving out since I feel bad for taking up Gabriel and Lauren's space. Kassava and I are going to make up the time we lost together.
I currently have two jobs: I work as a waitress at a restaurant and I also work as a cashier at a beauty store. I work more hours there than my restaurant job; I work six hours every day at that job and I only work four hours at my restaurant job.
I showered already and so I'm just laying in my bed, thinking about what I am going to do tomorrow. Tomorrow is going to be like usual: I work with my usual schedule and after that, I eat dinner. Finally, I will train and go to sleep.
Someone knocks on my door and I say, "Come in." I see that it's Kassava and I motion for her to come sit on the bed. She does that and she says, "I came because I just wanted to talk to you, but if you're tired, I can leave."
"No, no. I'm not tired. I'm just thinking about things."
"Me too."
"How much money do you have for the apartment things?"
"I have around four thousand dollars and what about you?"
"I have around six thousand."
"Wow, we have ten thousand dollars? I think that should be more than plenty, thankfully."
"Wow, that's a lot of money. We can go look at different apartments this Saturday after we come from work."
"That sounds good."