The infant was new to this Namek. He has never truly held one before, let alone care for one, nor had he ever wanted to. Fate seemed to be shoving children into his path just to make him softer. Well, that's what Piccolo thought. First there was Gohan. He was the first one to break his armor that was hiding his emotions, then slowly began chipping it away over the weeks and months to come. Now this girl was in his hands.
She wasn't as old as Gohan, but age didn't mean anything. Piccolo knew this girl would end up making him softer, it was only a matter of time before it happened.
Right now though, he thought he was brought into hell.
He was simple appalled at how the kid had to leave her...waste in a flimsy, white plush thing. Yet his reaction dwindled over the weeks. Now he was just use to it. Feedings became a motion too, in his daily life. The good thing about feedings was she only ate twice a day. He was slightly worried, though he wouldn't tell anybody, that she would die from not enough nutrients. But after two weeks with her, he knew that she was just fine with two bottles a day.
Besides the times he had to put her down, she never cried or fussed. The only other person she would let hold her would be Gohan. Piccolo pondered about this and thought that she was accustomed to Gohan now because he was around him a lot.
A few months passed and Mori had grown. She was bigger than her former self and could sit on her own now. Her limbs became a bit stronger a week after she could sit up and was able to crawl from one place to another. She would crawl in the soft grass, ripping the roots out or digging in the soft earth. She crawled every where she could; which is why Piccolo didn't let Mori stay on a plateau with him anymore. Let's just say that if Piccolo wasn't so watchful, the girl would be as smart as Goku when she was older.
One sunny afternoon, Piccolo was mediating by the waterfall with Mori on his lap. She was looking at the waterfall with wonder, but knew if she wondered over there that her Piccolo would just place her on his lap again. So instead, her golden eyes just watched the water fall into the body of water.
Piccolo on the other hand, focused on his mediating and the girl on his lap at the same time. It was rather hard to focus on one or the other, but he knew if his lap became light, he would just have to find Mori and place her on his lap again. It seemed to work. After another hour, he felt a kai force coming his way. A ghost of a smile appeared on his lips and knew that Gohan was on his way over.
His eyes flickered open and looked down at his charge. Mori looked up at him and smiled. She turned her self around and raised her hands at him. Piccolo crossed his arms while a small smile appeared on his face. She pointed to the water behind her then held out her hands once more. Piccolo glanced at the waterfall.
He picked up the girl and strained up. Piccolo hovered over to the shore of the pond and sat on the edge. He placed Mori in front of him and let her splash her hands in the water. She giggled and laughed as the water landed on her arms and shirt.
Piccolo watched her play. He usually let her splash on the shore of the pond or have her crawl around in the forest, with himself close by of course.
A few minutes passed and Gohan landed behind Piccolo. He beamed, "Hey there Piccolo!" Mori looked behind the large green man and smiled at Gohan. Gohan walked over and kneeled down, picking her up, "Hi there Mori. You've gotten so big!"
Piccolo rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. Gohan sat next to Piccolo, holding Mori on his shoulder, "Oh right. Well Bulma is having a little get together an in hour and was wondering if you and Mori wanted to come." Piccolo glared at the young half-sayian. Piccolo didn't need to say anything; Gohan already knew what he would say, 'Are you an idiot?'.
Gohan spoke again, "Come on Piccolo. I know you're not comfortable around people but these are...uh...people you know! That counts as something right? And no one met Mori yet. They don't even know she exists."
Piccolo said gruffly, "I don't really want them to meet her."
Gohan bit his lip to keep himself from chuckling, "You don't want them to think you're soft, epically from Vegeta." Piccolo looked at the waterfall. Although the Namek didn't say anything didn't mean he didn't agree. Gohan looked down at Mori, "Looks like Piccolo is afraid of some opinions."
Piccolo's head spun to face Gohan. His pupils were the size of toothpicks as his eyes narrowed into a fearsome glare. He roared, "I am not afraid of anything. Especially of what people say about me!"
Gohan was playing with fire but smirked away, "Then why don't you go to the party?"
Piccolo's glare intensified, "Fine. I'll go."
Gohan gave a toothy grin and stood up. Piccolo stood as well as Gohan handed Mori over. Piccolo grumbled as he shifted Mori to rest her body against his shoulder, "You so owe me brat." The two flew into the sky, heading over to Bulma's.
A little over an hour later, the two landed in front of the building.
Gohan let himself in with Piccolo following behind. The two, and Mori, were then sitting in the rather large living room. People that both of them knew were sitting in chairs, stools, or even the floor. Bulma saw Gohan, and pranced over to him, "I wonder if you were coming." She glanced at Piccolo and smirked, "and I see you brought the green man with you. How you managed that is beyond me."
Piccolo growled and looked away from the blue haired menace. He then heard another voice that was unwanted. "Hey there Piccolo. Odd to see you here." Piccolo looked down to the small, bald man. Piccolo growled, "I didn't have much of a choice."
Krillin laughed slightly before his eyes were averted to some thing under the Namek's cape. Piccolo's cape was slightly covering his arm, which was odd for Piccolo. Krillin asked, "What's under yourcapePiccolo?" Piccolo seemed to freeze slightly at the words. He covered Mori with the cape to keep her from getting wind burn.
He saw Gohan smiling from the corner of his lips. Piccolo though, I'm going to wipe that grin off his face after this. He heard chuckled, "Yes Namek, what is under your cape." Piccolo looked up to see Vegeta leaning against a wall in the back. His head was down but he could tell he was smirking. The sayian opened his eyes and looked up at Piccolo.
Piccolo sneered and brought his hand up and threw his cape behind him once more. Most of the room gasped when the girl was reveled. Vegeta's face of shock was enough to please the Namek.
Mori was gripping Piccolo's gi tightly while one arm was holding onto his neck. She looked slightly terrified to be around so many people, having her holding onto Piccolo even tighter. Her golden eyes examined the room quickly before hiding her face into Piccolo. Gohan was trying to keep from laughing at everybody's reaction. Even Chi-Chi, who sat on a stool, was amused.
Piccolo already knew that the questions were going to come, so he answered them before they came. "No, I did not kidnap her. I found her abandoned. Yes I am sure. Her name is Mori. She is four months old. Yes, I know she is big for her age. No, I am not sure if she is human."
Bulma seemed a little sad that she wasn't able to ask him anything, but her smiled brightened. "Well she certainly cute." Vegeta walked a bit closer to the Namek, "I didn't know you would be a parental type. Maybe you're getting soft." That had done it. That had pissed him off. He narrowed his eyes and advanced on the sayian. He was about to yell his lungs out before Mori threw a kai blast at Vegeta. It was a small, tiny blast, but it surprised Piccolo. It surprised Vegeta.
The two men looked at the little girl.
Mori looked angry. Her mouth was down in a scowl. Her eyes showed anger and a hint of protectiveness. Her hand was out in front of her. She had learned a few things from watching her Piccolo and Gohan train.
Vegeta was awestruck. This four month old female just blasted a kai blast at him. Although it was small, it was still impressive. Sayians didn't even learn to do that until they were a year old. This child was born to be a warrior...that or a guardian. Either one was an answer.
Piccolo was out of his daze and looked at the girl. He hadn't expected her to learn to use a kai blast until she was at least two. Mori buried her head back into Piccolo's shoulder.
The others quickly went to do their own thing. They were shocked as every one else, but could tell that it wouldn't help anyone if they would start asking questions that no one knew.
Piccolo sat in a lotus position on the floor and placed Mori in his lap. Vegeta was interested in the child and sat at a safe distance. Mori placed her small hands on her legs, looking up at her Piccolo questionly. She glanced over at Vegeta and glared at him. Piccolo smiled slightly but it fell away the moment it appeared.
Vegeta glared back at the girl. He knew it was low to glare at an infant, but it was a reflex when someone glared at him. He had to glare back. Piccolo glanced at Vegeta, "Are you glaring at her?"
Vegeta quickly looked away from the child, "No. I was...seeing if I recognized her race. It is clearly shown that she is not a human. You idiot." Mori's glare intensified and threw another kai blast at him. It was as weak as the first one, but she seemed to be getting use to firing her kai at Vegeta. The sayian growled, "How come she is aiming those at me! I just met her!"
Mori hugged Piccolo's chest and tightened her hold on him. The green man looked up to see Bulma and Gohan snickering. He averted his gaze back to Vegeta, "Maybe she sensed how much of an ass you are."
Vegeta growled, "Oh shut it you overgrown slug!" Mori's gaze became darker and threw a more powerful blast at the prince. It didn't faze him any but he knew that the blast was stronger than before. "How that hell does she do that?"
Piccolo rose to his feet, "I'll tell you when I find out." That will never happen. Piccolo past Gohan, "I'm leaving. I want to find out what else she can do." Gohan nodded, knowing he wasn't going to stay long in the first place. "Alright. See ya' Piccolo! Bye Mori."
Piccolo was interested in this girl even more. He knew she wasn't human before. She is much too strong to be a human, and to smart. Now he just had find out what she was.
Sorry it took so long. I had like five other stories to write. Anyways, hope you guys like it so far! Oh, and read No Way in Hell if you haven't!
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