Chapter 87

Unimpressed and quite annoyed with this retribution being set upon her, there is little of her job that she can do in this current situation. Both hands have been taken from her. Under constant watch she finds no gaps to make a move. Her daughter has learnt far too well how to deal with her. A pleased smile from that daughter beams at her from very close by. She gained a lot by marrying her daughter into the royal family and there exists this cost where her daughter technically holds more power than herself. The plan she has set in motion is beyond her control with her motions bound, should it stray from its intended course she hopes that she will be allowed to act in time to divert it from disaster.

Her right hand is held in a firm grip. Misaki ensures there is no chance for her esteemed mother to wiggle free and escape. She holds her hand in place through a gap in her robes so that Lady Seto's palm rests open on her stomach. The left hand of Seto has the physical ability to escape yet as a grandmother she is incapable of yanking her hand away. Sasami holds onto the hand of her grandmother to complete this trifecta of generations and aid her mother in subduing her. Seto cannot use her computer, and even if she could her descendants being next to her means they would be able to read and peruse all the data she wants to view. For now she is a prisoner of her own bloodline.

"All that worry you held, all that anger, and as of yet there has been no communication from Kaia Jhun wishing for her return." Seto calmly speaks. She tries to show how harmless her actions truly are and that this punishment is out of proportion.

"Ah yes, it has to be a success then, that is good to hear although the same can be said that neither have we heard from Little Washu in a good length of time." Misaki has an easy counter. Their main source of communication from Earth is silent.

Mother and daughter smile at the other, both well practised in this art. Seto is not comfortable with this situation. Misaki has given her reason for her actions when she first seized her yet that does not make this less awkward for Seto. Her hand is being forced to rest on the stomach of her daughter, to be in contact with her belly button. Misaki is purposefully doing this to reinforce the link of family between them. Making her be in contact with the place where an umbilical cord joined the two until Seto learns the value of family and to not betray her like she did the day prior. Seto gives a tickling scratch to her daughter's stomach. This usually brings a bout of giggles. The Queen is not going to break that easily.

"You're feeling a bit slimmer, my darling daughter, are you sure that you do not wish to return to training for the upcoming tournament?" A compliment and a distraction. A whole day stood peering over her shoulder cannot be fun so she offers an alternative.

"Stress can make one lose their appetite. Were you suggesting there that as Queen of Jurai I was gaining weight? If you were concerned about my health and had something to tell me then you always should speak up about it and not just keep it to yourself." Misaki's eyes narrow in contrast to the smile still on her face. Even now she finds an opportunity to hammer home the moral she is pushing. Seto has raised her well.

"You're not going to let me go, are you?" In a resigned sigh the Devil Princess of Jurai finds little opening she can use against her daughter. Even using reason her child is one who acts upon emotion. She is stuck. Her daughter will not release her until her sense of justice is fulfilled and she feels that this civil servant can be trusted in the employ of her rule.

"Nope." With her other arm Misaki comes in and hugs her mother, relishing this moment of her overbearing and permanently in control mother being trapped like this. "You have a lesson to learn, dearest mother. And why would you want both myself and Pretty Sammy to leave? You have been suspended from duties for a few days now so without work you should be wanting to spend it with your family like this."

"Me and my mummy have got you and you're not escaping, Nana Seto." Sasami chirps in happily as she joins in the hug.

Ryoko stands over Vegeta's discarded clothes from the day before. She bends down and picks up his top. Her eyes narrow. There is a large red stain. It covers multiple places, both the front and the back. She saw the wound on Ayeka's hand. Putting two and two together this means there had to be a good deal of touching going on for Ayeka's blood to end up all over him. She turns around and throws the top at Vegeta. He does want to get dressed and her standing in his room is not progressing matters. He catches the top, he is not going to wear it again after being soiled, and watches as she crosses her arms.

"So when I left Ayeka trusting her to do some gentle comforting for you how hands on in her comfort was she? Following on from the night before?"An arm rests on her hip as she accuses him. He might not fall foul to jealousy over Kaia however she still holds that emotion.

"Her blood is only on the top half of my outfit." Vegeta drops the bloodied shirt and gives a none-answer to irritate Ryoko.

"She's got two hands."

"Having no ki or energy to defend myself it wouldn't be the first time for a woman to try and take advantage of me." He shrugs in innocence at her, blasé and throwing this back at her for her own aggressive attempts against him.

"Can you answer the damn question now? She didn't go and kiss you behind my back again did she?" Ryoko stomps her foot in frustration at him dancing around the subject.

"No. She held me. Ayeka put her forehead against mine so she had the ability and range to kiss me but she knows how to choose a moment, and then was not a time to be aggressive against me."

"Good. Keep it that way." With a pout she turns her head. That still sounds like a romantic moment even without a kiss. Her inability to touch and act on this is frustrating her.

"She has a few dates lined up with me … Who's to say what could happen on them?" Vegeta gives an evil grin and stokes the green fires of her envy.

"Shut up! I don't wanna think about that. You should be looking forward to your Ryoko time. 'Cos then I will k-kiss you, and it's gonna have all this pent up waiting behind it. … You promised me escalation, and we kissed last time."

"Escalation does not have to be physical. You wearing a wedding dress fits that prerequisite. Escalation does not mean I have to tear that wedding dress off you."

"No it don't. No fucking tearing any more of my clothes. You will take it off gently whilst caressing me and whispering your love in my ears. As you said, Vegey, getting a dress don't take all day." Her voice lowers, taking on a seductive and hungry tone. She hovers closer to him.

"Kaia won't take hearing that well." Not jealous in the slightest he still uses Ryoko's flirting with another against her and tries to get Ryoko from these thoughts of him having sex with her.

" … Hearing, eh? Vegey! Can we pull a prank on her? You and me make sounds like you're making sweet, sweet love to me and don't know she's next to us. … If Ayeka hears us too ..." A grin of her own appears on her face at this mischief. Kaia's flushed and embarrassed face is fun to cause and it will be such an easy prank to pull off.

Standing before Ryoko, nonplussed at this idea of a joke she wants him to be an accomplice in, his tail swishes about twice and then he ends the discussion. Vegeta purposefully removes his underwear, his final article of clothing. Since Ryoko's thoughts and words are sexual in nature he shall call her actions as a bluff. Vegeta stands naked directly in front of her.

The first emotion to run through her golden eyes is wariness and confusion. She hovers half a foot back as she looks down at Vegeta's exposed member. Away and not towards, that is all Vegeta needs to know. Her eyes glance about and go back to his face. Ryoko does not know what to make of this bizarre behaviour. Some part of her lustily wants to take this as a sign of him being proactive towards her and wanting for her. A larger portion of her is however growing with anxiety and apprehensive about Vegeta.

Vegeta walks past the stock still Ryoko to get some new clothes for the day.

"H-hey. No reaction when I'm in this lovely nightie? You're hurting my pride as a woman." Ryoko tries to turn this into a joke. He has fully called and destroyed her bluff. Anything sexual is completely off the table for her in her current mental state. There will be no prank with Kaia. Vegeta does not react and carries on getting dressed. "I'm gonna tell Ayeka this."

"... But do you think she would believe you?" With an evil chuckle he taunts her over his bold action.

With a simple blue t-shirt and black shorts on – that he pokes a hole through for his tail – he leaves his bedroom with Ryoko in it and goes downstairs to wait upon Kaia. The ki of Ryoko stays in his room. Back downstairs he wanders into the kitchen and drinks water straight from the tap. The sound of a door alerts him. Turning the tap off he goes to the doorway of the kitchen. Washu is heavily leaning on Yamcha as the two emerge from her laboratory. He raises an eyebrow. The scientist is not dressed for work. With no hesitation Yamcha approaches with Washu following in tow. He pulls from his pocket a small sealed plastic looking patch from his pockets and hands it to Vegeta telling him that it is for Kaia. Then in no uncertain terms he explains that he is taking Washu out for the day and that she will not be working. Vegeta looks at her then back to Yamcha and nods dismissively. He requires no reason seeing that expression. The two then leave the house. Vegeta shakes his head to himself.

As they disappear he feels it will be prudent to follow their example. No dawn has yet risen and he flies away from his home to scout for a suitable location for this day's unique training. Prerequisites are simple in that distance from any other large ki is a must as is a climate and geography that a feeble Juraian could endure for a long time. Using his knowledge of Ayeka he believes he could also ease some of the tension and make it so she will not cower every time he approaches. Within a couple of minutes of using his speed he decides on a location. Vegeta then returns home and snacks on food.

Rapping and tapping her way down the stairs with her cane comes Kaia a good quarter of an hour after Vegeta completes his reconnaissance. Vegeta hears her and walks towards her. She stops still as she hears footsteps. Since Ryoko normally floats about and does not create footsteps she can assume this to be the other she knows to be awake. Kaia curtsies to this royal. He tells her to hold out her hand. She complies. Vegeta hands the patch over and explains that Washu shall be absent for this day. Kaia remains quiet for a while as she takes the patch. There disappears her upgraded gloves and ability to perceive the world as she is used to. Having her medication to survive is comforting though. She excuses herself into the kitchen to apply it onto her body.

Through the separation of the rooms he asks if she is prepared. An awkward several seconds pass and she gives a hesitant yes. There is little stalling she can do. A price has been agreed for her stay and she shall honour it. As she leaves the kitchen he walks out of the house and orders her to follow him. She does so until her feet meet grass. They are outside and so she prepares herself for what she assumes to be the beginning of her sensing Vegeta. Kaia hears him approach, she can perfectly tell where his ki is. Some of the darkness she sensed from him is, as far as she can tell, lessening. Emotions are not clear cut and this novel sense is an ability she is far from mastering.

"How are you with both heights and speed?" Vegeta enquires to the obedient test subject.

" … Heights I am used to from Jurai and its architecture within the trees. Speed- I am unsure of the purpose of these questions yet, speed is not a strong point of mine. Naturally I do not move fast and teleportation does not subject me to that. I-I have a weak circulatory system that this planet's gravity is testing, excess g force could be problematic for myself." With trepidation over her responses she answers as concisely as possible to this prince.

"The choice is either I carry you and fly to our destination, or I use Instant Transmission – though be warned that holds its own adverse effects and can upset your weak constitution. Even Ayeka had issues initially with teleportation from myself." He leaves the decision to her. There is no point him taking her for training and rendering her useless in the process so care is necessary.

"Both sound quite … dangerous. Teleportation got me into this mess of being here so for now I would prefer to avoid it, and whatever side effects it might hold. … However, - however, flying does scare me. I will be entrusting my life to you. Also, how does this carrying work?" It frightens her and at the same time an element of excitement is there at the prospect of flying through the air. All of this on Earth is new. The Prince of all Saiyans holding her in his arms is a terrifyingly daunting prospect. She chooses to hold her faith in him and his actions so far.

"Yes, you are still a lady of Jurai. Physical contact with myself will be necessary. The amount determines how secure your position will be. Sitting astride my back could be the easiest. Not side saddle though."

"Do not concern yourself with me as you would Princess Ayeka. Being blind I am accustomed to a larger degree of physical contact than herself, so long as it stays appropriate-"

"Unless Ryoko is involved." Mention of her disability does not sit well with his Saiyan blood. He enforces his superiority by making her uncomfortable with a jest about Ryoko's antics.

"Y-y-yes, yes well be that as it may … I, uh, would you not be against me sitting upon yourself? As a prince it is not the most dignified of transportation methods."

"Your disability is greatly handicapping my opinion of you, yet you treat me with a respect I have been exempt of for a while. You shall be carried then. Off we go."

Less struggle arises when he takes people by surprise. Arms go around her. Strength is in the grip. Kaia freezes still as a rush of wind tears at her face. All she can hear is wind. She awkwardly holds her cane as close to herself as she can. How high up she is she does not know, nor where they are going. In the strong muscle-bound arms of Vegeta she feels little room for herself to fall. Muscles like these she has not felt.

In contact with his skin she begins to sense more.

Being careful with his passenger and wary of subjecting her to any hazards that might impede her health, Vegeta flies at a low altitude and at a subdued speed. It takes an extended time to arrive at his pre-planned destination. For Kaia the noise of the wind stops and the orientation she is held in alters. Ground finds her feet yet she is shaken from the flight. Vegeta can sense her weight not being fully supported nor her balance being correct. There is a blank look on her face. He walks over to a tree with her and lowers her at its base for Kaia to sit down. Vegeta looks down at her and questions if she is alright.

Ryoko appears. She is not going to lose her Vegeta to Kaia for a whole day, or lose her Kaia to Vegeta either. Her nightie has been exchanged for a faded pair of jeans and the same black, long sleeved t-shirt of Vegeta's she has worn prior. She waves at Vegeta. Her hand then curls into a pointed finger which she wags at him. Ryoko scolds him for being irresponsible. In her great foresight and kindness she wrote a note for Ayeka to explain where they are and left the translation glasses next to the note to make it legible. Ryoko looks down at the sitting and silent Kaia and walks over to her.

"Ya okay? Looking a bit pale, he didn't fly too fast for you did he?" She taps her foot against the cane held by Kaia as she questions her well-being. Ryoko glances over her shoulder to Vegeta.

Kaia makes no sound. She folds her arms across herself. Ryoko peers at her and patiently awaits a response.

" … I apologise. I … Oh dear, oh by Tsunami. … L-Lord Vegeta? That … that empath ability you claimed me to have … it triggered during- during our flight." Kaia slowly manages to mutter. She then falls silent.

A disgruntled exhale of a snarl comes from Vegeta's lips. More privacy has been stolen from him. Now his emotional state has had an immediate effect on another. She knows his emotions. Ryoko turns around and looks at him, half in a mind to attempt to plant a palm on Vegeta to gain the same insight Kaia has that she has not. Vegeta's grief has been passed to another. She turns back to Kaia and puts a hand on her shoulder. The oppressive ki has struck her from within.

"Can I also please make the same request as Ryoko? That... the- . Out of all the pain from sensing your ki, n-nothing like that. Lord Vegeta, what I previously mentioned about discarding worry for physical handling of myself can be revoked. … The pain. I do not wish to feel that again. … I- I am so sorry for your loss." In a quiet and reserved voice Kaia tries to remain respectful to the prince as she wishes for no touching to ever cause her to feel that again. The grief is so great. Unbearable sadness. Bitter feelings all warped and contorted out of any familiarity by his alien Saiyan mindset. Her lack of tear-ducts allows Vegeta's grief from spilling out.

"My battles are my own to fight. My personal life is my own. Ryoko shall be taking you back then, and what are you doing here?" Vegeta has little want to handle a weakling and even less desire for his inner mind to become public access at any ki based touch. Not touching a disabled woman is easy enough for him. He grumbles, his tail restlessly swipes at the air before coiling around his waist.

"I'm the solution. Was thinking that you have an issue training. You'll have to go far from Kai-Kai for this training, too far to hear her say anything about sensing you, but I can multiform and relay that." Ryoko stands and walks in front of Vegeta, facing him directly as she answers. She has had a few thoughts to herself, a few excuses for her to spend a 'day out' with Vegeta.

"I can multi-form, what need do I have of you?" He shrugs off her reason.

"Taking a Juraian out all alone to a secluded spot by the coast is just something I'm against. You do need me. I'm staying. Or else you can now try and comfort your own grief and see if you do better than me or princess." With a sly smirk she adds handling Kaia as a reason, a responsibility that Vegeta will be more than happy to ditch on her.

He gives a curt nod to her. She shall stay for now unless she disturbs his training. Two Ryoko's now smile at him. One floats beside him whilst the other crouches down next to Kaia. The red haired Juraian simply sits as her internal mind deals with these external emotions she was forced to perceive for several minutes. Grief like that is new to her. Loss through death is not something she has suffered. A lover like that she has never held. There are depths and shallows. His foreign psychology is muddying the already silt ridden waters. The anger she previously felt that scared her is there. Motive behind it is unclear as is direction. It is far too complex for her to comprehend. Too much for these exotic feelings to invade her psyche. She sits quietly. Vegeta allows her the time to deal with what he has been battling with for over two years.

The second Ryoko leans close to Kaia and hums a calming tune. A soft lullaby of a melody to soothe her. Gentle hands rest on either side of Kaia's face, Ryoko crouches down to be level with her. Ryoko is careful with any ki so no empathetic circuit is created. Kaia moves. In a tentative motion, as she is unsure of what is in front of her, her head goes forward. It meets with Ryoko's. She places her forehead against hers and listens to the soft humming. Vegeta looks across to the other Ryoko. Her golden eyes look back. If she was capable of touching him a similar scene could have occurred yesterday.

Gohan has never had this much trouble before in getting close to his mother. Doting and affectionate, his mother has always welcomed his presence. Now she warily eyes him, trying to hide behind Goku whom is not going to conceal her from the son he called here for this very reason. His dad said that Chichi has been acting up and behaving peculiar, even exhibiting symptoms of illness, and from his time in trying to see what is wrong with her Gohan definitely agrees that something is up with his mother. Clutching to Goku and clinging like she is is not something she would do in front of one of her children – Goku is trying to keep his tail as far from her as possible.

Using their Saiyan strength to force Chichi into this is an abhorrent thought that neither son nor husband want. Visually he can see her tiredness, her perspiration and a wet bucket that has been washed several times. From behind her husband who is trying to cajole her into getting medically seen to by Gohan she adamantly shakes her head. She does not want to start causing a fuss or making people worry over her, her son has a job to go to instead of being here and it is only a mild stomach bug that she thinks she has. Gohan does have a heightened responsibility to arrive for work since he has gotten a message to his phone informing him that Yamcha has taken Washu on enforced leave, but his mother is taking priority.

Basically being bed ridden her efforts at avoiding him are not the best. However, Gohan does not want to have her struggling against him during this. Goku looks down at his wife and states to her that she is not setting a good example for her children by acting like this. She stops moving. A scowl forming on her face. Word for word he quotes back to her a scolding he himself has received from her about how lackadaisical he is in having professionals treat his injuries and wounds, and how it is irresponsible as Goten could pick up on that behaviour and imitate it. Chichi lightly punches his shoulder. She reiterates that she is fine and does not need to be checked up on. Goku steps away and she does not follow.

With the advantage of ki sensing on his side a rough diagnosis is formed. Due to Chichi's resistance and his father's fear of needles he has not brought any real equipment with him. He manages to take a few readings, asks where her pain is and on intensity and durations. Chichi does not like having to be looked after by her own child. She plays off her irritations and discomforts. Slight touch to her stomach has her wincing. Goku then asks Gohan about the bizarre strengthening of her ki in lieu with her supposed illness. For that Gohan draws a blank, Washu is a scientist who is not ki sensitive and has no recordings around it bar what she has read with scouters so there is no data for him to correlate this with.

At best Gohan deduces this to be a form of hormonal imbalance. Suddenly becoming younger he theorises that his mother's body is still growing acclimatised to the alteration. Her metabolism has increased as seen by her hunger and due to these changes her hormones are all over the place and not at a stable level. These can influence behaviour. Her youth and a possible growth in power could be the cause of the increased ki and since Chichi has never wanted to learn ki control its off balance distribution in her torso might be causing her physical discomfort until it evens out across the rest of her body. For now that is the best guess he can come up with. All Chichi hears is that the solution is for time to pass, and so she deems herself to have been correct all along and nags at them both for not believing her and bothering her.

Beeping wakes up the two policewomen. Kiyone awakes. Mihoshi grumbles to herself and pulls her pillow over her head. Kiyone then removes Mihoshi's blanket as she gets up for the day. She drains the last dregs of a glass of water by her futon and pokes at Mihoshi's stubborn form. Her partner is forced awake. The Sun is up and morning has come. A bowlful of cereal each downstairs in the kitchen they find that the normal routine has been disrupted further. The training room is empty. Both Vegeta and Ryoko's rooms are empty. A note on the table clarifies matters for them. All in all it is a better meeting between Kaia and Vegeta than they were anticipating.

Mihoshi keeps the translation glasses on. She walks over to the games console and Trunks' collection of games that now she can both read and play properly. A hand from behind her removes the glasses. Kiyone says no to gaming. Mihoshi reaches back for the glasses, she is an adult woman capable of making her own choices and Kiyone argues back they should be working. In the scuffle between the two the translation glasses get thrown. Out of reach they land on the rafters Ryoko usually naps on. To get them back requires teamwork, so as Kiyone has no want for them and no want for Mihoshi to use them for video games she claims her victory.

Jumping up, it remains out of her reach. She attempts a few times and then Mihoshi spies movement. Long ears flop over the edge. A cabbit pears down at the blonde. Mihoshi smiles at the animal and calls in a soft voice for Ryo-Ohki to knock down the glasses. Making beckoning motions and kind words towards her pleases the spaceship creature. She happily bounds down into the arms of Mihoshi. The dark skinned cop accepts this defeat and pets her as the translation glasses remain out of reach.

Getting dressed and after some persuasion the two go for a morning jog around the lake. Scampering about their feet is Ryo-Ohki as there is no-one else to play with. Mihoshi lets out a loud yawn. She trips and catches herself. Kiyone glances across at her clumsy partner. Looking at her wrist and the watch she wears she reads articles from the Galaxy Police on current events. About half way around the lake her perusing of the news is interrupted. Lights flash, an alarm beeps and an message arrives to her device. It states but one word 'Report'. Abruptly Kiyone comes to a halt. The jog can come later. Mihoshi slows and catches up and looks over at what has stopped her friend. The sender of the message is listed as Emperor Azusa. They stop, sit down on the grass and in five minutes get a reply hastily sent back about the goings on and Kaia's arrival.

A good while has passed now. Two pairs of feet dip into the waters. Kaia did not catch on when Ryoko first announced their location but they are indeed at the coast. Cool water, a crisp breeze blowing in the salty, ozone smell and rustling the lone tree behind them; it is a pleasant atmosphere. Or it would be without the constant sensation of Vegeta's ki. She is shaded from the Sun underneath this tree, the temperature is not too warm and the ocean is not choppy. It is an altogether pleasant and bearable climate for her. Though she is also being kept warm by another. A chin rests on her shoulder. Kaia is not being allowed to move as Ryoko sits against the tree and Kaia sits in her lap, legs dangling over the foot of rocks and into the water.

The emotions have passed and gone. That insight into Vegeta and that shade of emotion has faded.

"But were you sensing any good vibes going on towards his sweet Ryoko?" Ryoko susurrates.

For a while now she has been pestering and probing. Playing and teasing Kaia. So far her fear of Vegeta is larger than her want to divulge any information. Ryoko hugs at Kaia and enjoys the awkwardness in this Juraian at this intimacy and of the presence of who Ryoko is engaged to.

"I could not tell you even if I knew for certain what his emotions were. Are you sure you won't let me go?" Kaia is not letting any private information from Vegeta spill.

"I'm not letting go of you. You saw into Vegey as he held you in his arms so I think it's fair if I have my turn. You like this anyway. Don't worry 'cos I can handle Vegey so just spill the beans."

"... He has gone out of range." After a bit of silence the red haired Juraian calmly continues with her job of sensing Vegeta and tells Ryoko so that it can be relayed to him. She is not going to anger Vegeta and give him want for violence against her.

Ryoko nuzzles her head roughly against Kaia in a purposefully annoying fashion. She likes attention, not being ignored. Kaia is trying not to react.

"I'm gonna push you into the water if you don't start playing with me and telling me his secrets." With her hands around Kaia's waist she feigns a push to startle the Juraian and force her to pay attention to her. Ryoko has a large want to know how Vegeta is truthfully holding up after yesterday.

"Fear, self-doubt, a great caring worry and a strange incitement of lust is an unusual mix of emotions to hold shortly after waking up. Was my presence that moving for yourself this morning?" Turning her head to the side to half face Ryoko, Kaia gives a sly grin. Vegeta is not the only one she got a reading from.

"No, Kaia. Naughty. Not me, Vegey." The pirate scolds her. That lust had nothing to do with Kaia but the fact Vegeta had given her an idea about the many things she could do with a simulation. To mock how Kaia treats her, Ryoko's hands climb up the front of Kaia and lightly holds onto the blind woman's ears.

"Do you know that you are the nicest murderer I know? Isn't that lovely for you." The sly grin does not change. Kaia can repay Ryoko for all the teasing she has been subject to.

"Sasami's got you beat on spot of nicest Juraian so can't say the same."

"Oh, so that's how it is. You're the one who favours underage Juraian princesses then?" Kaia leans back fully against Ryoko so her head of medium length red hair covers Ryoko's face. Her dainty hands remove Ryoko's from her face.

"If you're playing dirty with me then I'm taking your lips right in front of my beloved. I wanna see you squirm." Ryoko's voice is low and lets out a purr with her threat, whispering directly into Kaia's ear.

"Do not steal a kiss from me without my consent, thank you very much. This might be fun and games to you, but games have rules, and I have my own reputation to uphold. Molesting the blind is not that great of an achievement." Turning down the advances of Ryoko pleases Kaia as she can sense the frustration. She will set boundaries for this relationship betwixt them.

"Tell me about Vegey, tell me now."

A finger prods against Kaia's forehead. Beneath her blindfold she frowns. The patience of Ryoko has run dry. Maybe if she were not having to have a constant uncomfortable feeling in her head from the far away and large power source of Vegeta she might not want to tease Ryoko as bad as she does. Then she thinks to the evil this woman has caused. So she reasons that making her upset is a small retribution for the sake of Jurai.

"I do apologise, Miss Ryoko, but … I find it impossible to say. It is unsightly but I feel a possessiveness that withholds my want to concede information of this man to you. I wish not for him to come between this tender embrace." Feigning exaggerated emotions towards Ryoko she makes grand hand gestures in her act. Kaia pretends that out of jealousy for Vegeta she will sabotage the relationship between them and not tell this secret.

"Ha, maybe I won't push you in the water after-"

"Yet, your heinous crimes make me falter. A cruel mistress of temptation wishes to use and abuse me, so wrought with fear I intend to keep my silence. Never shall I spill my secrets to your villainous self. Consorting with yourself itself is too great a risk to my well-being. A toy to be played with and discarded, woe is my fate." Kaia includes some personal revenge in. Her grudge is still there and Ryoko will be constantly reminded of it. She is smiling widely at this fun at mocking Ryoko.

Vegeta flies backwards at a gradual pace with Ryoko shadowing him. He flies away until Kaia can no longer sense his presence. Then he raises his power level until it becomes painful. This simple backing away and growing more powerful has taken him over the horizon. His hair remains black. All he knows is that with great distance even a Super Saiyan 3 can be hidden from Kaia. From the non-standard distances he has to fly away that differ each time he finds it peculiar in how non-linear Kaia's sense is. Working off of the messages of Ryoko is keeping her close by, and her presence is not without distraction.

"Great, now Kaia's bullying me. At least I get a day out with you. So far you're not being mean to me, well not right here. You did kinda flash me, pervert." This second Ryoko's mood is the same as that of the one sat with Kaia and being mercilessly teased. She huffs. It is quite boring just flying next to Vegeta saying either 'further' or 'stop'. Ryoko has her arms crossed. She can sense Vegeta perfectly well, and knows this will be a long day if they have only reached this level of power.

"After all the times you ask for that sort of thing, and now you complain. What was I to do? Suddenly turning your attention to that blind weakling I had to take action to see if men still interest you." Ryoko finds no solace as Vegeta mocks her and her actions. Turning her flirting with Kaia against her.

"You bastard. You showed me your dick, don't act like this is a normal thing you do. I didn't get too good a look at it on that rock in space, but it don't bring back good thoughts, and what use is showing it when I can't touch it?" Ryoko grumbles back to him. Now both parties keeping her company are teasing her. She raises a middle finger to Vegeta. He is busy controlling his ki and ignoring her comments. She snarls. "It ain't that impressive that it'd stop me wanting to play with Kaia. You only have the largest ego out of all Saiyans, maybe I can take that down a notch. I just need to know if some of those scars were mine. Please tell me that lovely Ryoko has left a mark on it."

"The healing tank from Washu undid your revenge, no permanent scarring in that area is from you. Your reaction then was all I was after though. Do not try and bluff me with your sexual mannerisms. … And before you start do not continue that game from before my mating season and ask me about those scars." He dismisses that thought from Ryoko. His wounds are from battle, from training, and punishment from Frieza. Scars do coat most of his body's skin with little exception. Vegeta's inflated ego as a Saiyan is around his combat power not his sexual prowess so Ryoko's insults mean little to him – especially when he remembers her early reactions to first seeing him nude.

"No, I ain't dropping this. Yesterday you quizzed me hard and this is the same damn thing! You were worried about me as I did something weird leaving Ayeka on you. Well, I wanna know what the hell this is. … You were suffering so much yesterday and Kaia is still sensing that pain in you now. Don't you dare lie to me. Vegeta, tell me how you are." She flies directly in front of him. Staring into his eyes to watch for any semblance of a lie.

"... I am better than Kaia believes myself to be, she has no comparison to my past emotions. Yesterday, it was a tough day. … Thank you for this." With a sigh, an unusual response is given for his unusual behaviour.

"Why are you thanking me, just answer why." Ryoko is perturbed by this weird honesty. A thank you is not what she was questioning him for. The sincerity of it only adds to her worry.

"I am thanking you for caring enough to ask like this. I exposed myself as a test to you. Not just for your immediate reaction, but for this later one as well. That and I was getting changed. Class it as a little reward if you like for giving me that ki absorbing gem."

"I can see what that thing did to your leg, it ain't something I want rewarding for. Not all I do is about give and take. The fuck do you need to test me for? You know how I feel." The shorts he wears do not hide the withering of his leg, Ryoko will not be thanked for doing something so crucial to his grief and that also caused him that physical pain. Her love for him should be apparent and evident enough without him wanting to see if she would worry for him. Vegeta is not acting as his usual Saiyan self.

"I can ask questions I know the answer to because I want to hear the answer."

"And I didn't want to see your dick then. If I did then Mr. Simulation would have become Mr. Stimulation. … So long as you're alright. It's not like our first kiss, pushing yourself towards me even though you don't want to?"

Vegeta shakes his head. She can see that that last answer is not entirely truthful. Ryoko proceeds to tell him to start raising his power again as they have flown beyond Kaia's range. She has as long as they train to talk to him. The aftermath of yesterday's grieving are here for her to deal with and converse over. She grins. Ryoko playfully suggests that since he has already slept with her and has willingly been naked for her that for their date he could combine the two.