Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ do ut des ❯ their kiss ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Her cottage came into view. I never undestand why she lived in a plain cottage ; she could afford a palace if she wanted to. I didn't understand Gabrielle one little bit, and yet I had this feeling that she did understand me. I trusted her, in a way I have never trusted a person, not Veleade not even Bulma, Chichi or Albruna. And the fact that I trust a person I scarcely know - I have only visit her a few times - scares me. I heard Albruna moan, and I started to run, I had this feeling that there wasn't many time left...

I opened the door, and carried Albruna inside. Gabrielle was sitting on the ground, her legs in indian style and her eyes closed ; she was meditating. She was nothing and yet everything : She served the gods, the same as we were taught to believe in, so she isn't a witch. But she knew much about magic and herbs, some even say she in an oracle, having the ability to see into the future.

"So you have arrived." She stated without opening one of her eyes, asif she already knew about the whole situation.

"Yes!" I said calmly, though there was a strong hint of anger in my voice.

"Lay her on the bed." she bellowed, in the same friendly voice she just greeted me ; it didn't sound like an order.

I did as I was told and walked past her, into another room, which could be called her bedroom, though I never saw her sleep.
As I walked back I smelled some herbs ; she was preparing a medicine. It smelled so strong and spicy, I sneezed.

I remember vaguely what happend. As if I suddenly became sober. I knew what had happend and yet it feels like a dream ; I have to concentrate hard to remember it.

"Gabrielle?" I called her. Though I am now back to the blue-haired Lunch, I feel just the same about her. I figured out that my personalities are the same, it's just that when I go blond I'm far more aggressive than I'm now, normal me. As far as I could be called normal...

"Yes, I'm almost done. You have returned to your normal self, I suppose?"

I never told her anything about it, but it didn't really surprise me either. After all we're talking about Gabrielle here.

"Will you be able to help Albruna?" I asked her.

"I will do what I can do, but it's up to the Gods"

Gods? Gods? She will just help her!

I stopped believing in the Gods a long time ago... I don't care that I have to serve Vesta, goddess of fire, it doesn't mean that I have to believe in it. I stopped believing in the Gods as soon as I understand what was really going on in life. I just think it's some kind of fairytale, just to blame things on that can not be explained. It's just an immature jealousy of the romans, to copy a greek tradition. They started with it, so the romans did it too. A monkey see monkey do kind of thing, as Bulma explained me.

Gabrielle eyed me suspiciously, as if she knew what I was thinking.

"She is in a bad shape" she told me. "But she will make it"

I sighed a sigh of relief, and turned to Albruna.

"Good" I whispered.

We seeped into silence. The only sound was Albruna's heavy breathing. She seemed to recover.. the baby made her weary. The baby.. what were Chichi and Bulma doing?

"You seem anxious to know what is happening to your friends." Gabrielle stated.

I looked at her confused and nodded. How did she knew al of this, was she just guessing?

"Do you wish to see?" she asked.

Unsure where this was all about I nodded.

"Wait here." Gabrielle said and walked away.

I did as I was told. A few minutes later she arrived with a bowl of glass. Something which I have never seen before, but I knew the tales. Gabrielle was also a fortune-teller.

"Baba taught me this." she said as she layed the bowl on a nearby table carefully.

"Now be quiet, I have to concentrate."

Would this.. thing really work? I looked in it more careful, and vaguely figures started to form. Confused I looked up to Gabrielle. Her hands were around the bowl, and her eyes focused on every detail. I envied her. I looked again in the bowl, and this time I could see four figures clearly. It took a time before I recognised them. One was Chichi, the other next to it was Bulma. And before them? It was the boy, the soldier I saw yesterday, and the other.. that haircut.. it was the prince. They started to talk.

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'Well well, look what we've got here, two Vestal Virgins and a child?' the prince turned to the soldier. 'Tell me Kakarot, what do you've got to do with it?'

- -

I had met the prince during the gladiator fights. I had to sit next to him a few times, with Bulma. He was the one who would chuckle wickedly if one of the gladiators was murdered.

- -

'Nothing, Vegeta!' he told the prince. 'I just bumped into them.'

'It's prince Vegeta, your idiot!' Vegeta barked at him.

Chichi asked Bulma something, I could not hear it. Bulma just nodded.

'What are you doing here, Vestal Virgins?' the prince said in his cold voice. 'And that baby better not be yours' he growled dangerously.

Bulma and Chichi glansed at eachother with the same puzzled expression ; what were they going to say?

- -

I knew how the prince was, and he wouldn't hesitate to kill the baby, to kill Chichi or Bulma.. They had to think of something!

- -

'I.. I..' Bulma started.

- -

She wasn't going to tell the thuth was she? Or else we're done for.

- -

'I.. I needed to talk to you, your higness' she explained as she bowed, in front of the prince. Her tunica touching the floor, it didn't matter it was dirty anyway.

Chichi was eying her suspicously, she must be thinking exactly the same as I am.. ; what was Bulma up to?

Bulma whispered something to Chichi. Something that we, nor the soldier and the prince could hear.

'What?!' the raven haired girl exclaimed, causing both the prince and the soldier to look up, it was surprisingly that the baby didn't woke up.

'I.. I mean, this is no place to have a conversation with the prince!' Chichi tried.

'Your right' the prince said, his gave never leaving Bulma's. ' woman, follow me, we're going to my praetorium' he bellowed as he walked towards his chamber. His armor rattling with every step he took.

Bulma gave Chichi an accusing look, before following the proud prince.

- -

It was amazing that we could see all this in just a plain object..

Suddenly I heard somebody groaning in the chamber next to us ; Albruna was waking up. I looked at Gabrielle, her hands still floating around the bowl. She nodded. I stood up and went to check on my friend, who became as close as family to me, maybe even closer.

"Albruna?" I called her "are you okay?" I shaked her gently.

Her green eyes shot open to me. Her shocking expression faded as she recognised me. She sighed.

"I am fine.. I guess" she looked around the chamber. The chamber was adorned with jars and bowls, and there was a strong smell of herbs. I got used to it, I didn't sneeze.
"Where are we?"

"We're at Gabrielle's house, after the.."

"The baby?! Where is my baby?" she exclaimed as she remembered what had happend. "Is it safe?" tears started to from in her eyes. "Did they found it?"

"Hush Albruna!" I told her. She did, tears streaming out of her eyes. "It hasn't been killed.."

Albruna sighed a sigh of relief.

"yet.."

"Where is my baby?" she asked, I could see how hurt she was. Her baby meant everything to her. How could she be so stupid, to get pregnant?

"Chichi and Bulma got him into the forest" I said "we can.."

"Him?" Albruna asked excited. "It's a boy!" she exclaimed extremely happy.

"Albruna!" Gabrielle said, the witch just came in. "You're so stupid. Don't be content with a gift which will cost you life eventually, you should have known better. You are a Vestal Virgin! How could you ever have done such thing? You're a disgrace!"

"Don't tell me about my mistakes, for you have made the same!"

I looked confused at them, did this mean that Gabrielle ever had a baby? She was a few years older than Albruna. I've known her ever since I became a Vestal Virgin, and I can't remember anything of her being pregnant.

"It was an accident!" Gabrielle barked at her.

"Like I have wanted this!" she yelled back at her.

"Who did this?" she asked.

Albruna, turned away. And remained mute for a few seconds.

"Philippus.." she whispered eventually.

Philippus! That old man? That jerk? But she hated him..

"How could you!" I yelled at her. "With philippus of all people! I thought you hated him!"

"I didn't want to!" She yelled. Albruna turned around to face us. Fresh tears streaming over my face. "He forced me.." she cried.

Gabrielle rushed over to her, and pulled her in an embrace.

I just stood their speechless, tears forming in my eyes as well. And stomped back into the other chamber. I couldn't baer with this at the moment.
As I sat their, calming down, allowing the tears to stream over my face. I noticed that the bowl was back to normal.

"Gabrielle.." I whispered. "Gabrielle!" I called, this time harder. She rushed into the room.

"What's wrong?" Albruna asked, as she came into this room aswell. Gabrielle's herbs must have recovered her, she looked less weary as before.

"They're gone" I said, pointing at the bowl of glass.

"You're right!" Gabrielle stated. "I will locate them"

She vowed her hands around the bowl once again, and we we're back at the scene we left a few minutes ago.

- - -

They still stood their, Chichi and Kakarot, and the baby, clueless what to do. The baby woke up and started crying.

- - -

"My baby!" Albruna exclaimed happily, "That's my baby!"

Gabrielle hushed her.

- - -

"He must be hungry!" the soldier said.

"He?" Chichi asked confused. In all the rush today she must have forgotten to check whether the baby was a boy or girl.

"Your baby is a boy! Didn't you know that?" Kakarot said, somehow dissapointed that this Vestal Virgin knew so little about her own child.

"It's not my baby.." she said.

I could hear the soldier sigh a sigh of relief.

"Can I trust you?" Chichi asked.

- - -

"NO!! Chi! Don't trust him! Don't tell him the thruth!" I yelled at the bowl of glass, causing Gabrielle and Albruna to look at me weirdly.

"Heh.." I decided to stay mute.

- - -

"I suppose so.." Kakarot said.

"Good, 'cause I'm going to be honest with you. You can't tell anyone about this.."

"Wait!" the soldier said. "Let's go to my tent and continue talking there, it's safer"

Chichi nodded and followed the handsome soldier.

- - -

"Ehm.. guys.. where is Bulma?" Albruna asked. Hardly understanding anything about this.

"Yeah.." I said. "Gabrielle, can we see Bulma?"

She nodded, and closed her eyes, letting her hands float over the bowl of glass.

The image faded, and it was white again. Then colours started to swirl in blue and black blurs. And as the blurs started to clear I was too shocked to say anything.

Because in front of me was an image of Bulma and Vegeta kissing...