Princess of Saiyans
Chapter 8: One year to train
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Dragon Ball Z or any of its characters.
So here we are another chapter. This story had been so much fun to write and I really hope that it's been as fun for you guys to read. Things are about to heat up just a little for our sweet little princess, but nothing bad or lemony. Please enjoy the latest in the Princess of Saiyans story. As always don't forget to review. Oh, and one more thing I need to mention. This is important so please read this part: I got a few reviews that I didn't spend enough time talking about Kami and Nonica, so after I post this chapter I am going to go back and fix this. I thought that spending too much time on her childhood would slow the pace of the story, but I was wrong and I apologize for that. So, after this chapter I'm going to add in another chapter in between Chapter 3 and Chapter 4. I'll be sure to let you guys know whenever I do complete chapter 8 so you can go back and read it. I'm going to change this is chapter 8 is really chapter 9. Thanks so much to the fans that sent those reviews and again I'm sorry for not adding that in. I'm been inspired and I want to vamp that part of Nonica's story. Please bear with me, it will be worth it. Ok that's about it so here you go…chapter 7. As always, please remember to review. Thanks!
When Kami arrived back to the Lookout from taking Goku to King Yemma, Nonica was waiting for him. She had kept her tail in plain view. When Kami saw it he asked, "How did you hide that all this time?"
Nonica smiled, "It wasn't easy, believe me." She then lowered her head, "I'm so sorry, Father. I feel as though I've lied to you all this time. But, I couldn't say anything because I was trying to break away from that life and make one of my own." she said.
The Earth's guardian walked over to his adoptive daughter and placed his hand on her shoulder. "My child, you don't have to explain anything to me." he said, "I always knew that you were something not of this world. You had a darkness in you when you first came here, but you overcame that to become something so unique and nothing like your Saiyan ancestry. I am proud to call you my student and my daughter."
The princess began to feel better, "Thank you, Father." she said with a slight smile on her face. Soon after the battle with the evil Saiyan, Radditz, Kami sent for the Z Warriors. He was going to train them so they would be ready for the Saiyans. The lady Saiyan was a little worried about what was going to happen when she saw her friends. She was certain that by now Krillin and Bulma had informed them of her true identity and that she's known all along that Goku was an alien and never said anything. She was concerned that they were going to be furious with her for not saying anything. Even if she had said something, how was she to know that Raditz would come looking for him after all this time? Nonica hoped that they wouldn't be angry with her. That they would understand that she had nothing to with the sudden appearance of Goku's older brother or the up coming threat. She would soon find out when she felt their energy approaching the Lookout. Taking a deep, she stepped out of her temple like home to greet her friends. The fear that they would treat her differently or that they would be angry with her filled her heart.
"Well hello, your majesty." said Yamcha as he bowed.
The others began to laugh. "Hello." she replied as she curtsied, "I hoped you guys wouldn't think any different of me."
"You're still Nonica, right?" Yamcha asked.
"Of course I am. I'm no different than I always have been." she answered.
"Then we're cool." said Tien.
"Yeah, you're nothing like that Raditz guy." Krillin chimed in.
The Saiyan Princess felt a sense of relief. "So, did Gohan make it back home safely?" she then asked.
"You don't Know?" Krillin said.
Nonica looked at him in confusion, "Know what?" she said.
"Well, right after you left, Piccolo took Gohan." Krillin said, "He said that he was going train him so that he would be ready for the Saiyans."
"He waited until I left, huh? I guess he knew that I would have tried to stop him." she said. Nonica was angry with Piccolo for kidnapping her friend's son and training him for something so dangerous. It was irresponsible in her book. As bad as Nonica wanted to go find them and take Gohan back to his mother, she knew that the half Saiyan would be an important asset if properly trained. With that in made, Nonica trained with her friends. Since she had already underwent Kami's training, she assisted Mr. Popo and Kami with the Z Warriors' training. She would spar with them and then also watch their spars with each other. When Mr. Popo or Kami was giving them instructions, Nonica would assist them by demonstrating the technique. Nothing was different. They all treated her the same and that was a great relief to the female warrior.
After about six months of training, Nonica decided it was time to make sure Piccolo hadn't gotten carried away during training. She grabbed a large bag and filled it with three medium sized boxes of food that Mr. Popo had cooked. Standing at the edge of the Lookout, she tried to feel out Piccolo's energy. "There they are." she said once she had located Piccolo and flew off in that direction. She found them in the middle of a session. To her surprise Gohan was still alive and holding his own. Well, at least he hasn't killed the boy. she thought as she hovered above them and watched the training session.
Piccolo and Gohan were so wrapped up in their training that they hadn't noticed that they had a audience. They continued to train as Nonica observed and after about another two hours, Piccolo finally called it a day. "You did well today, Gohan. You have important drastically." Piccolo said. Gohan smiled and nodded his head.
They turned and looked toward the sound of clapping. "Very well done, kid. Your dad would be so proud of you right now." Nonica said.
"Thanks, Ms. Nonica." replied Gohan.
Piccolo folded arms, "What do you want, Princess?" he said smugly.
Nonica touched down on the ground, "I came to check on my friend's son. It's that so wrong?" Nonica answered walking past Piccolo heading towards Gohan. Piccolo scoffed. "So, how have you been, Gohan? Hope that big, green elf hasn't been too mean to you." she said.
"Great! Mr. Piccolo says that I'm getting better all the time." the child said excitedly.
Nonica looked over at Piccolo, "He's a child. You know that, right?" she said in a language that Gohan didn't understand, but Piccolo did.
"It's not my fault that Goku hasn't shown the boy how to fly, fight, or use his chi. This kid is very strong and he can be very helpful when the Saiyans arrive." he answered.
"So it's the truth. You are going have him fight with you and the others." Nonica stated. The only thing Piccolo paid any attention to in that sentence was "you and the other", but he said nothing about in. Nonica continued, "Are you crazy? Like I said before, he is a child, Piccolo. He's not some experiment put on this planet for your amusement."
Piccolo was about to respond when Gohan stepped in, "Um, guys, it's very rude to speak in a language that the other party doesn't understand."
Nonica and Piccolo turned to look at him, "You're absolutely right, Gohan. We are being rude. Are you hungry?" she said.
Gohan perked up, "You bet I am!" he said.
Nonica slipped her bag off her shoulder and reached her hand inside it. She pulled out one of the boxes and gave it to Gohan, "Here you go. I brought it from the Lookout. Mr. Popo cooked it. It's great." she said. Gohan took the box and went to sit down on a large boulder. He then proceeded to pig out. The female Saiyan laughed out loud, "Just like his dad." she said.
The sun was beginning to set, so the princess built a fire. After that task was completed she reached inside the bag and pulled out another box, "Hey, Big Green, think fast." she said, tossing the box to Piccolo.
He caught it and said with a smirk, "I thought that I was old enough to fend for myself."
Nonica shrugged and replied, "Well, I wasn't going to be rude and bring you nothing while Gohan and I ate." Pulling out the last box of and sitting down beside Gohan, Nonica ate her food.
The two talked about how his training was progressing. Piccolo sat on the ground with his legs crossed and his back against a stone wall. "Nonica, what can you tell me about the Saiyans?" he asked.
She sighed and replied, "There isn't much that I can tell you about them. Keep in mind that I haven't been seen them I was about since 7-years-old. I know that they've gotten stronger since then."
Piccolo nodded in understanding. Soon after, Gohan, exhausted from Piccolo's training, fell asleep, leaving the adults up to talk. Nonica stood up and stretched out her arms. Piccolo stood up and walked up behind her, "You know, I couldn't help but notice that you said 'you and the others" earlier. You're not planning to fight with us against the Saiyans are you?" he said.
"I don't know what you mean." she answered casually.
Piccolo reached out and her grabbed her arm and snatched her around to face him, "Cut the crap, Nonica." he said.
"Get your hands off me you cucumber with ears." Nonica said just a little too loudly.
They heard Gohan starting to stir, but he didn't wake up. "Keep your voice down monkey princess." Piccolo said.
Nonica slapped him across the face. He grinned at her. "I hate you." she said.
"I don't care. I just want to know why you're so hesitant about fighting the Saiyan." he replied.
She struggled to get free but in only made Piccolo tighten his grip on her arm. "I don't have to tell you anything." she said as she finally snatched away from Piccolo.
"No, but your friends are going to be there to fight there Saiyans. They are risking their lives and here you stand cowering to them." Piccolo said.
Nonica scowled at him, "You don't know anything." she said.
"I know that you are one of the best fighters on the planet and you want to stand on the sidelines while the others face you friends." he taunted.
"They are not my friends!" she shouted.
Piccolo looked at her waist and saw that she had her tail wrapped around it. "Why did you hold on that tail all this time?" he asked.
"Because I was a child and cutting it off would have been painful." answered the lady Saiyan.
"Are you sure? Because I think that you kept it so that if they ever did come they would know you were one of them." he provoked. As Nonica became more and more filled with anger, Piccolo continued, "You know that kiss you gave Radiz seemed pretty convincing." he said. Nonica's eyes widened and she drew back to slap him again, but he caught her by the wrist. "I'm not going to let you do that a second time." he said.
Nonica tried to calm herself. She knew that Piccolo was just trying to get a rise out of her. "I did that so you would have time to finish charging your attack so you kill him and you ended up killing Goku. How did that feel by the way? You finally killed Goku." Nonica felt Piccolo's grip tighten around her wrist. "And it seems to me that you're jealous, Piccolo. Hmm? Mad because I kissed him and not you?" Nonica said.
"Really? Is that what you think?" Piccolo grinned.
"Yeah, I think so. You…" her words were stopped when Piccolo snatched her closer to him and pressed his lips to hers. Nonica was so in shock that she didn't have time to react. Piccolo pulled away and smirked, "There. Now we're even." he said.
Nonica attempted to slap him once more with her free hand, but he caught that one too. "Piccolo, let me go, now." she said in as calm a voice as she could.
"You know, you're pretty when you're mad." Piccolo said with that same smirk still on his face.
"Shut up." she snapped.
Piccolo had her hands crossed and still had hold of her wrists. He spun her around and pinned her arms behind her back. He pulled her close to him. "Look, I'm not your enemy. In this battle we have to work together. Unless, of course, you feel like you owe them your loyalty." he said.
"No, I don't. If I did then I wouldn't have helped you kill Raditz." Nonica replied.
"Why do I get the feeling that you're keeping something from me?" the green warrior asked.
Nonica thought about snatching away, but she know that it was useless. "I've told you everything that I can tell you." she said. "I'm not hiding anything. I just don't know if we're going to survive this fight." She began to weep. "Don't you understand? They know that I helped you and Goku. I'm a traitor to them and they aren't going to spare me just because I'm a Saiyan too. Piccolo, I'm scared."
Piccolo couldn't believe what he was hearing. He'd never know Nonica to be afraid of anything. She had gone and helped him and was never concerned about him hurting her, not once. She had faced him and the Worlds Martial Arts Tournament and never showed him any kind of fear, even while he was beating her. Even when it came to facing Raditz, she had bravely showed up there and fought along side Piccolo and Goku. In Piccolo's eyes Nonica was one of the bravest people fighters he had ever known, but here she was weeping in his arms because she was scared. Nonica felt Piccolo pull her closer to him. He lowered his head to her ear and whispered, "You don't have to be afraid. I'm not going to let anything happen to you." He let go of her wrists and ran his hands up her arms until he got up to her shoulders. She shuttered under his touch.
Nonica turned around and looked at him, "What are you doing?" she asked. Piccolo said nothing, he just stood there and just looked at her. The glow of the fire shined on Nonica's face and made her face light up. Piccolo found himself getting lost in her deep blue eyes. Nonica's heart began to pound in her chest. Piccolo brushed the hair away from her face and placed his hand on her cheek. "Please don't do this to me." she whispered.
Piccolo lowered his head and kissed Nonica's soft, pink lips. He didn't force the kiss, it just happened. Piccolo put his arms around her waist and closed the space between them. I must be out of my mind. she thought as she closed her eyes and put her arms around his neck. Their kiss became more passionate and heated. Piccolo tangled his fingers in Nonica's soft, long, brown hair. Nonica moaned softly. Piccolo pushed her up against the stone wall. Nonica braced herself against the wall and wrapped her legs around Piccolo's waist. The Saiyan's mind was racing. A million thoughts going through her brain all at once. A battle between what her head wanted and what her heart needed, What am I doing? This is Piccolo, he is evil…but he is such a surprisingly great kisser. she thought, her breathing heavy. Piccolo soon felt Nonica's legs slip from around his waist. Nonica pushed him away from her, "I'm so sorry. I…I just…I just can't." Nonica said and then she took to the sky.
"Nonica, wait. Come back!" Piccolo shouted out, but she was already gone and out of sight. "Dammit!" he yelled, punching the stone wall causing a large crack to form. "How could I have done that?" he asked himself. That's when it hit him. The time that he had spent with Gohan had begun to melt Piccolo's heart of ice. This had made him realize that he had indeed gotten attached to Nonica all those years ago. Not just attached, he realized in that moment that he was in love with her. Gohan's love had opened Piccolo's heart and allowed him to admit to the feelings that he had fought against for so long. Everything made since to him then. That feeling of hurt when he remembered their match during the tournament, the feeling of pain when she had told him to stay away from her, the slight twinge of jealousy that he felt when he saw her kiss Raditz. "I did enjoy that a little more than I should have." he said. He loved her. He would probably never admit it, but he missed her visits after they had stopped. He then felt a pain greater than anything an opponent could inflict. Nonica hated him, he was sure of it. Why wouldn't she? He had beaten her so badly at that tournament and, more recently, had killed her best friend. He would never have the chance to make her his. "I should at least make sure she's alright." he said and flew off toward Nonica's house.
When she finally made it home, Nonica stood in the dark with her back up against the door thinking about what had happened. "How could I have let that happen? How could I have been so stupid?" she said, "All the time that I spent trying to bury those feelings that I had developed for him. That little stunt just made every one of them come flooding back and this time they're way stronger than they were." She stood there the memories of their encounter replaying over and over in her mind. She recalled the way it felt having Piccolo's body pushed up against hers. The fire that she felt as he kissed her…"Oh God, I kissed him back." she remembered. She ran upstairs and took a shower, trying to wash him off her body. She figured that she was going to get cleaned up and then go to bed, then wake up and pretend that nothing had ever happened. That is exactly what she did.
Piccolo could see, when he got to Nonica's house, that all the lights were out. He could sense that she was there, so he lowered is chi as to not alert her of his arrival. He landed on her balcony and looked into the big glass doors that lead into her room. The light from a lamp, which she had forgotten to turn off, shone bright enough so that he could see inside the room. Piccolo lifted his hand and, with psychic energy, unlocked the door and quietly entered the room. Nonica was lying on her back with the covers pulled up to her chest. She had one hand across her chest the other was flat on the bed. Piccolo gently stroked the side of her cheek with the back of his hand. "Nonica, I don't know if anything can or will ever happen for us, but I do know that I've got your back if you need me. I hope that you will fight by my side. Where you belong." he said in a very low voice. He leaned over and kissed her lips tenderly. After that he turned and left.
Nonica stirred in her sleep just a little and mumbled, "I love you, Piccolo."
Nonica awoke the next day. She thought about what she had confessed to Piccolo the night. The part about being afraid of the Saiyans. "I'm a Saiyan myself. I shouldn't be afraid of those bastards." she said. She then decided to seek out the wisdom of her adoptive father. Taking off to the Lookout she was determined to beat this fear and she knew that Kami was the very one to help her.
When she got to the Lookout Kami was there waiting. "Hello, Nonica. I sensed you coming. You should be training." he said.
She bowed in respect, "I need your help." she replied. Kami knew that it was serious by the look in her eyes. He wasn't her father right then, he was her master, she teacher and she needed the knowledge that he possessed.
After explaining what her problem was, Nonica and Kami walked inside the temple. They went into a dark room with a fire pit that already had a fire burning in it. Nonica sat on the floor and crossed her legs. Kami began, "Think back to the match you had with Piccolo. You did well until he use your concern for others to trick you and take the victory. You must learn to remain focused during a battle. During the fight with the Saiyan you use your looks instead of your abilities to defeat him. I did not train you to have to resort to such trickery. In a battle you must rely on your strengths and your training. You must not let fear and uncertainty creep its way into your mind or you will be defeated." He was going to attempt to perform a special mental exercise. "I want you to empty your mind. Relax every muscle, release all tension." Nonica sat there and absorbed what her teacher was telling her. "I want you to look deep within yourself. Picture yourself on the battlefield. You must face your demons there and defeat them."
Nonica cleared her mind of everything except what she had been instructed to do. She was standing on a battlefield and she was alone. Nonica looked around her, unsure of what was in store for her. There were dark clouds in the sky and the wind blew violently. She could still hear Kami's voice saying, "You must face what you are truly afraid of. You have to conquer your fear and apprehensions. Only then will you be able to face the opposing threat that is coming."
Nonica continued on and by this time she was completely under. All she could see, hear, smell, or feel was what was happening on the battlefield inside her mind. "So who or what am I supposed to be fighting here? How can I overcome my fears if I can't find my opponent?" she said to herself. Just then a huge ball of energy came falling at Nonica. She jumped out the way just in time. The lady Saiyan landed on the ground in fighting stance, ready for anything. She saw a hooded figure standing on a boulder. They were dressed in black and was stand with their hand extended toward Nonica. "What the hell is your problem!" she yelled. The masked fighter leapt at her. They exchanged punches and kicks. It seemed like no matter what Nonica did, this fighter was one step ahead of her. She soon realized that this was supposed to represent her fear and she had to defeated this fighter. The fight continued on in her mind. She began to learn the fighter's moves and soon gained the upper hand. She delivered a powerful punch in the masked warrior's face, knocking them to the ground. "I'm no longer afraid and I'm ending this!" she shouted. She gathered her energy into one mighty blast. Clouds of smoke and dust flew. Nonica was hovering in the sky, her breathing was heavy from battle. She quickly floated back down to the ground and began to walk toward the fighter. They weren't moving, they had been defeated. "You were quite the work out, but I defeated you. Now let's see just who you are under there." she said as she reached out her hand and grabbed hold of the of the black hood like mask. When she pulled it off she was shocked to find that the warrior was none other than, "Vegeta?" she whispered. He had been the thing that she had been afraid of. He represented her past and he was the reason she feared for her future. "I defeated you in my head, but it isn't going to be that simple in the real world. Strangely, I'm not afraid anymore. You must be stopped and though I may die, I would be dying for the planet that I have come to love and that price is one I'll gladly pay." She had defeated her fear and was ready to deal with whatever happened on that battlefield.
Nonica awoke from her trance with a new sense of peace in her spirit. She wanted to tell Kami all about her battle within her mind, but he told her that it was a private battle and he didn't need to know what the outcome was as long as she was finally at peace, and she was.
Another six months passed by and the Z Warriors had trained hard all through the year. They were all pretty confident with their progress. They were all ready to face the Saiyans and Nonica was ready to face the missing piece of her past, her brother.
What will happen when brother and sister reunite for the first time in years? What will be the outcome when the princess of Saiyans stands against the prince? Found the answer to these questions and more when the Z Warriors face off against the Saiyans in the next chapter of Princess of Saiyans.
Yeah I know that I said that this was going to be a short chapter but once I started writing it I found it hard to stop. Hope that you enjoyed this chapter. As promised, I am going to go back and revamp the story just a little bit. When I finish it I will let you guys know so you can go back and check it out and thanks again to the ones that left a review requesting the change. Hope everyone was a happy and safe holiday season and I will see you guys later. Don't forget to review this chapter.