Chapter Five

Section One

"Behind Blue Eyes"

(Date Started: 11/21/06)

(Date Completed:11/23/2006)

Kacoshi sat on her couch Trunks and Kindin where still asleep. She had her legs over the top of the couch a book in hand. She read it slowly her eyes scanning the pages. As she sat there, she heard a stirring from nearby she looked past her feet to see Orion her kitten staring at her from the table behind the couch.

"Oh...Orion..." she said the kitten looked at her with its amber eyes. Then jumped onto the couch curling up next to her. She smiled softly at it and stroked its fur. "...I don't know what to do they want me to join the tournaments ...I think even Vegeta wants me to" she told the kitten. She had always felt like Orion was her confidant but at the same time she felt foolish for talking to an animal that couldn't even understand her. Orion meowed softly. She then patted his head. The kitten started to purr. Kacoshi sighed and looked at the cat

"...at least you're happy..." she looked at him slightly. Was she unhappy no not really, she had a man who loved her. She had children who where healthy and intelligent. How could any one be unhappy under those circumstances? At that thought Kacoshi hear trunk stir then cry from the other room soon Kinsei's cry echoed his twin. Kacoshi smiled then sighed there was always work for her to do.

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Vegeta sparred with an invisible opponent a frown on his face. Kacoshi confused him to no end. Ever since they had met, she had thrown him surprise after surprise. Even now, he didn't know too much about the only woman he had let get close to him. She was sweet and gentle but he sometimes wondered if that was just a cover. He heard the brats crying and growled throwing a vicious punch. Why he had let himself end up with a family he didn't know, but then there was Kacoshi and no matter how much he had tired, to dismiss it he did love her.

Vegeta cranked up his training. Working out his anger of the whole situation. He sometimes wished he was back with Freizza's army, but then there had been problems to. He clenched his fist tighter as he continued to throw punches and kicks.

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Kacoshi held trunks as Kinsei played on the floor. She smiled softly at them. Trunks snuggled up to her.

"Mom…" he said smiling up at her. He then got down from the couch. She watched as the little boy picked up his toy truck. Kinsei stopped what he was doing and went to grab it from his brother. Kacoshi frowned at him.

"Kinsei…" she reprimanded. The boy looked at her stubbornly.

"Want!" he said Kacoshi sighed slightly. This was a common occurrence between the two children. Trunks looked at her and dropped the truck. Kinsei picked it up looking smug. Until he noticed trunks had given it up willing to play with another toy. Kacoshi chuckled slightly to herself as the Kinsei flopped onto the ground his black and blue hair falling into his gold eyes. Kacoshi stood up and gathered up the boy smiling.

"You just want to torment your brother don't you," she said brightly kissing his cheek. The little boy laughed and pushed at her.

"Ma!" She smiled and put him down.

"Now go play with your truck ok" her voice was kind and soft.

" Kay!" he nodded. Trunks stuck his toung out at his twin, who started to glare again. Kacoshi laughed softly to herself when she felt someone behind her she almost jumped, until the person behind her spoke.

"Woman you spoil them…" she felt Vegeta's arms warp around her shoulder. She looked over her shoulder at him and looked quizzical.

"You can never spoil a child this young," she said. Vegeta shook his head slightly and smirked kissing her.

"Whatever…" he said. Kacoshi smiled he was so sweet but, that was only when it was just them and the kids. He looked down at her with his dark eyes and then an image flashed in her mind. Her eyes widened she knew now why the man in her dream had seemed so familiar. He looked like Vegeta. "What's the matter woman…"

"Oh nothing…. something just occurred to me…" she said not wishing to tell him of her dream. She still didn't know what to make of it herself.

"Des...tin...eee" trunks said as he played with a toy he then blinked slightly and cocked his head to one side. "Mom Destinee?" Trunks asked. Kacoshi stared at him blinking.

"Woman did you teach him another big word?" Vegeta raised an eyebrow at her. Kacoshi slowly shook her head as she remembered what the man had said in her dream.

"It's not so easy to run away from destiny" Kacoshi felt a shiver run down her spine. Vegeta watched her stand there staring at Trunks. He shook his head slowly.

"Mom! Destinee?" Trunks demanded. Kacoshi snapped out of it slowly.

"Your destiny is what is suppose to happen…" she said slowly Trunks nodded then went back to playing with his truck.

"What was that about…" Vegeta growled lightly. Kacoshi turned to look at him and then sighed.

"I was caught of guard…I took a nap earlier and someone in the dream brought up destiny I was thinking about it when trunks asked what it was…" she said. Vegeta smirked slightly.

"Is that all woman…" he turned from her shaking his head laughing slightly. Kacoshi sighed that wasn't all but it was best to let him think it was.

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That night Vegeta woke-up in the middle of the night to find Kacoshi gone from his side. The Sayain prince frowned lightly as he got out of the bed only in boxers Kacoshi had bought him. She was always there right next to him. He wondered if the brats had woke in their sleep but he heard no fussing from the other room. He stood up slightly and looked around. There was no sign of Kacoshi. Vegeta growled lightly to himself and open the bedroom door when he did a white form streaked into the room. It was Orion the cat looked around the room then turned to him and hissed. Vegeta glared at it then walked out of the room. As he did he heard some noise coming from the back of the house.

When he got out there he saw something he never thought he would see. Kacoshi was in a pair of shorts and a lose fitting top and she was sparring in mid-air. he watched her and smirked to himself. This was something. As she sparred with her invisible opponent she swooped down and picked up a fighting staff. As she landed on the ground she saw him. Vegeta smirked at her and spoke first.

" I thought you would never show your Sayain blood Woman," he said in a deep growl. Kacoshi stared at him.

"S-Sayain…Blood?" she managed to blurt out."…But…you told me I was a Ginzain!" she looked at him with a frown. Vegeta shook his head.

"Yes woman you are that to…" her growled at her. Kacoshi looked away from him.

"I…why can't I just be human!" she said looking back at him. Vegeta frowned.

"Woman you are what you are and there is nothing you can do to change it…" his voice was reprimanding it caused Kacoshi to shrink back slightly. "Weather you like it or not you are part Sayain warrior! Be proud of it woman!" his own voice was full of pride. Kacoshi sighed slightly she wanted to be but there was something else that kept her from being proud of being a fighter. She looked away from him slightly.

"Vegeta I can't be proud of being a fighter that's what Sayains are is it not… I hate fighting!!" she looked at him her eyes where stubborn. Vegeta had never been able to understand this woman. Each time he tired all he got was conflicting emotions from her.

"Whatever woman…" was his comment to that. Kacoshi knew then she had chased him off again. She sighed and walked past him but as she tried Vegeta grabbed her arm. When he looked into her eyes there was something there something that Kacoshi had never seen. Was it disappointment in her was he even capable of that emotion. "You cannot deny the Sayain blood that flows through your veins woman… the proof is in your actions tonight." He had been unsure when he had seen the scar so long ago but now he was sure she was a Sayain warrior. He let go of her and walked into the house he left her standing there.

"…Sayain warrior…How?…" Kacoshi frowned lightly to herself. was it that preposterous she had always been a fighter but she had chose to leave that for pacifism. When she got back to the bedroom she shared with Vegeta he was already asleep she crawled into bed. She fell asleep quicker then she thought she would the training had tired her out, but then again she hadn't trained in almost two years.

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Kacoshi sat in a classroom an older man in front of her. Her long blue-lavender hair falling over her shoulders it was not kept short or in a braid.

"Kacoshi I know how much you like fighting…so I signed you up for the tournaments there holding for the martial arts club" the older man said kindly smiling at her his short blue hair messy around his face. Kacoshi smiled brightly at him.

"Oh thank you Shikawa-senshi!" she said pulling a strand of hair behind her ear. The older man smiled and nodded.

"I've been watching you spar with that pink haired exchange girl…what was her name" he looked thoughtful as he looked away slightly.

"Koiko sir…she's been a great help on learning more about the energy manipulations." She smiled brightly.

"Ahh yes Koiko…she a bit of a loner from what I can tell" he laughed Kacoshi nodded softly.

"Ya but she's nice and a good trainer." Her voice was eager as she said it. The man smiled and nodded.

"Well this is you last year here isn't it Kacoshi-san?.. We should probably talk over scholarships for that martial arts talent of yours" he ran a hand through his hair and looked down at some transcripts.

"Actually…sir I wanted to go into Science…" she smiled sheepishly at him and he chuckled.

"Well your scores are decent in it I don't see why you couldn't get a scholarship there to" he said. Slowly the room started to dissolve in front of Kacoshi. She felt as though she was being tugged from where she sat. She found herself at the side of a mat the pink haired Koiko next to her. The girl smiled at her.

"Well good luck Kacoshi…. you have the first fight." Her voice was low and quiet. Kacoshi couldn't help but think how much outgoing the girl had become this all felt so long ago for her. "Man I wished I had know about this I would of joined." She laughed brightly. Kacoshi nodded she didn't want to live this again. Stepping lightly onto the mat her opponent a second year boy walked onto it as well. He was taller then her heavier then her and wore an arrogant smirk.

/you cant turn back now you must finish this the way it was before/ her mind mentally hissed at her. She nodded understanding what it was she needed to do. The man charged at her and in one blow a shot to his ribs he fell she felt the sickening crunch of his bones. The boy gasped for hair as both of his lungs where punctured by fragments of bones ripping through them. He would be dead in less then an hour. While it was considered an accident and the parents had never held anything against her Kacoshi knew she would forever carry the scar of that one movement. She fell to her knees sobbing. Her dream started to dissolve again before her very eyes before her stood a familiar face but her tears blurred her vision to much.

"Woman get up… Why didn't you tell me this is why you don't fight? It wasn't your fault. Do you hear me woman stand up" she knew the voice and obeyed. She dried her tears and Vegeta stood before her. Her hair was back in a braid and her eyes where once again golden.

"What do you mean not my fault…Vegeta I killed him!!" she yelled the man grabbed her wrists and pulled her close.

"When you met me I told you one thing I have killed before…you forgave me with out even knowing me…Then explain to me woman why you cannot forgive your self" he growled lightly. "Don't give up woman! I want you to enter these next tournaments. " Kacoshi looked into his eyes then slowly nodded.

"…I will…" she muttered softly.

"Good now wake up…" she felt her thoughts being pulled out of the dream her mind still replaying the sound of the kids rib bones breaking. When she was fully awake she saw Vegeta was sitting on the edge of the bed his arms crossed he wasn't looking at her.

"Vegeta…I. Want to enter the tournaments." She said softly Vegeta looked over his shoulder at her.

"Fine woman…." He growled.

"Your mad at me…" she whispered.

"…No…" he said shortly then stood up "I'm going to train" Kacoshi sighed as she watched him leave the room. She wished for once he would just speak with her instead of being so short she then smiled sheepishly at herself. Wasn't one of the reasons she had fallen in love with him his shortness. She stood up and heard the children start to stir as she walked out the room she saw Vegeta walk from the bathroom he gave her a slight smirk then spoke.

"The tournament is in a few days you should train…" he then left for the gravity room.

(Authors note: Whew done with the first section of chapter five. This one was a hard one to write I had to walk a fine line with Vegeta between being the cold and as some would call him jackass, and the one quietly egging on Kacoshi to join the tournaments. I know I leaned a little too much towards the latter but I hope that doesn't lose me to many points. :p well onto the next Section!)