Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ New Friends, Old Problems - Saiya-jin Saga ❯ The Guardians Meet ( Chapter 2 )

Author: Murasaki Rose
Email: jianu_dbz@hotmail.com
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Title: New Friends, Old Problems - Saiya-jin Saga
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: violence, swearing, and mild perversion
Couples: G/CC, D/T, Y/B
Genre: AU, Humor, Action/Adventure
Notes: " " = speaking, ' ' = thinking, ~ ~ = telepathy

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Chapter 2 - The Guardians Meet

"I'm going for a walk Okaasan!"

"Wait a moment Miraku-chan!" The young, raven-haired boy paused in the doorway and waited for his mother to reach the front room. "Your Oneesan and I are going into town, we should be back in about 3 hours."

"Is `Tousan coming home tonight?"

"Hai, he'll be back in time for dinner. So don't be late!"

"Yahoo!"

"Go on, have a nice walk dear! And be careful!"

"I will! Bye `Kaasan!" the boy chirped, springing out the door, his bright green eyes sparkling. His father had been gone all week at tournament with his students and Miraku couldn't wait to spar with him,. 'Maybe `Kaasan and `Neechan will spar with us too.' Miraku walked through the forest that surrounded his home, enjoying the sounds of the animals and the wind in the trees. He was also listening for the footfalls of large predators or of poachers. He wasn't afraid of them, but he also wasn't so stupid as to ignore them when they were present. SNAP! The sound came from a line of bushes a few yards away. Pulling out a small hunting knife, Miraku threw it with all his strength at the source of the sound, running forward to see what he had hit. There on the other side of the bushes was a girl with strawberry-blond hair and blue-gray eyes. She stood there tapping her foot, her face scrunched into a scowl. (A/N: She still looks adorable. LOL)

"You know, you really should look before you throw that," she said tilting her head toward his knife. The blade was embedded nearly to the hilt in the tree behind her. "A normal person would have been killed by that. Good thing I'm fast."

Miraku just stared, 'She dodged it. How did she do that? She can't be any older than me, who could have trained her?' His shock was quite understandable, afterall, there weren't very many children on Chikyuu who posessed that kind of speed.

Jianu reached around and pulled his knife out of the tree, tossing it to him. "Here, catch!" Despite the blinding speed of her throw, he caught it easily. "Onamae wa nan desu ka*?"

Being the well-mannered child his mother had raised, he responded immediately, "Miraku, Miraku Nagata. What's yours? And what are you doing way out here?"

"What kind of name is Miraku?"

The boy sighed, he had to do this a lot, "My parents named me that `cause everything about my being here is a miracle. The fact that I was conceived, `Kaasan not having a miscarriage, my birth, and my good health. According to the doctors I should never have been born, much less be healthy. So my parents named me 'Miraku'."

Jianu looked sheepish, "Oh, gomen."

Miraku shrugged it off, "Don't worry about it, I get that all the time. Are you gonna answer my questions?"

Jianu put a hand behind her head and laughed in a very Goku-esque manner, "Oh yeah! Gomen. My name's Jianu Kreiger, and I was looking for you."

"Nani?! You didn't even know my name and you were looking for me?!" he glared at Jianu, "I don't believe you," he said stubbornly.

She smiled knowingly, "You will. Ya see, you're the arushinchuu kanshinin. That's why I was looking for you. I'm the sanshinchuu kanshinin. I wasn't sure you were the one I was after until I saw you."

The emerald-eyed boy stared at he like she'd gone insane, "What are you talking about?! Are you crazy?!"

Stalking up to him, she poked at his chest. "I'm not crazy and I can prove it. On your right shoulder you've got 2 stars."

Miraku stared at her, `How does she know that?! We just met and my shirt covers them up!'

"They've been there since you were a baby," she continued, "And I've got a mark a lot like yours." Jianu lifted her right sleeve up to reveal the 3 stars on her shoulder. "See?"

His eyes went huge, "Uso. . . So how did you know about mine?"

"Sit down, its a long story."

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Miraku was in shock, this was more than a seven year-old should have to deal with. He ran his fingers though his short black hair, and muttered silently to himself. "Chikyuu is in danger, and Kami-sama wants me to help protect it. Sugei."

"Ya, but you might not survive the fight."

"Doesn't matter, some things are more important," he paused, "Do you think there's time for me to pack some clothes?"

Jianu face-vaulted, this was gonna be rough . . .

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Placing a note on the kitchen table where his mother would be sure to see it, Miraku nodded to himself. 'Now `Kaasan and `Tousan won't worry.' Satisfied, he ran outside where Jianu was waiting. The little girl had justed pulled a capsule from her case. "Whatcha got there?"

"Somethin' I borrowed from my `Tousan," she answered, tossing the capsule a few yards away. BOOM!!

Miraku stared at the large camper(A/N: Like the one Oolong had in DB only a little bigger), "Ohya! Won't he notice it's missing?"

Jianu shook her head, "Nah, he never uses it." She grinned and walked over to it, "Come on! You can put your stuff in here!" After Miraku put up his things, Jianu encapsuled the camper. Turning to the boy she grinned, a mischevious glint in her eyes. "Ano, Miraku-kun? Can you fly?"

"Iie, but I have an airbike," he replied, pulling out his own capsule case and tossed one. BOOM! Out popped an airbike. He arched an eyebrow at her, "Why'd you ask? Don't tell me you can fly."

Jianu smiled, "Okay, I won't." Giggling, the little senshi levitated into the air, heading off in the direction of the nearest Guardian.

Miraku sighed and jumped onto his bike, taking off after her. "You're just full of surprises aren't you?" he accused her after he'd caught up.

Another giggle, "You bet. When we stop for the night I'll teach you how to do it, deal?" she offered, extending her hand.

He shook the proferred hand, "Deal. So where are we going now?"

"Open your heart and you'll know."

He did so, "We're going to the iishinchuu kanshinin."

"Saa. Ikuzo!" With that the two kids blasted off towards the next Guardian.

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Akira sighed as he looked out the window. His father had to work late again and had missed his karate tournament. At 7 years old, he was the world's youngest red belt, a feat thought to be impossible for one so young. It was just too easy, fighting came naturally to him. He didn't blame his father though, ever since his mother had died he'd had to support Akira and his little brother all by himself. Speaking of his little brother, their aunt should be should be bringing him home in about an hour or so. Completely bored out of his mind, Akira continued staring out the window. A strange sight had him rubbing his eyes and checking again to be sure he wasn't imagining things. He wasn't. Two kids his age were floating down out of the air and onto his yard. The girl landed gracefully, while the boy landed on his rear, causing the girl to start laughing. The boy glared at her and said something that made her stop mid-laugh. Soon they were arguing. "Uh-oh. I better go stop this before it gets worse," he muttered, running outside. "Oi! Oi! Yamero!"

"Nanda?!" they both snarled, turning bright red when they saw who they were yelling at.

"Gomen nasai. We kinda made a lousy first impression, ne?" Jianu said, sounding quite sheepish.

"Nah, I actually thought it was kinda funny. I'm Akira Wales. Who are you guys? Why are you here? And how did you fly like that?!"

Miraku waved his hands in surrender, "Woah, Woah, one at a time. My name's Miraku and this is Jianu."

"Hajimemashite."

"And we're here to see you, iishinchuu kanshinin," Jianu continued.

"Nani?!"

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A little later the three kids floated above Akira's home, Akira was on his airbike, Jianu and Miraku were levitating under their own power. Taking one last look around, Akira sighed, "Chikyuu must really be in danger if Kami-sama has to rely on a bunch of kids."

"Yah, but Gohan could become the strongest one of us all. He could even surpass his `Tousan," Jianu answered solemnly.

"Akira, Jianu, we'd better get going or someone's going to see us up here."

"Well Akira, where's the nearest guardian?" the strawberry-blond girl asked.

"That way," he pointed south, "oushinchuu kanshinin."

"Ikuzo!"

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Marion hated her life. All of her older brothers beat her up and there was nothing she could do about it. The only thing her mother was allowed to do was put ice on her bruises and give her a hug. Her father was worse, he hated her and Marion knew it. But if she used her power to beat up her brothers, her father would hurt her mother since he knew he couldn't hurt Marion. Her only consolation was her little brother who adored her. "If only I could get away from all this," she sighed and looked out across the desert. The light blue haired girl nearly falling off the rock she was sitting on as three kids around her age, two boys and a girl, landed in front of her . . . without any vehicle. 'They flew!'

"Ossu!" they chirped in unison.

Marion's lavender eyes were wide in surprise, "Sugei! How'd you do that?!"

The mystery girl chuckled, "We'll teach you, oushinchuu kanshinin."

"Nandato?"

"You'll have to excuse her, she's got this dramatic thing going," said the boy with black hair and green eyes, while the girl stuck her tongue out at him.

"Now don't get started you two," interrupted the brown-haired brown-eyed boy, "We haven't told her our names yet. My name is Akira Wales, iishinchuu kanshinin."

"I'm Jianu Kreiger, sanshinchuu kanshinin."

"Miraku Nagata, arushinchuu kanshinin."

"Hajimemashite. My name is Marion Sydney."

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Marion stared at the five stars on her shoulder, "So you're telling me that Kami-sama wants me to leave home for one year and fight in a battle that I might not live through?"

"Ano . . . hai," Jianu said feeling awkward, "But you don't have to if you don't want to."

"I'll do it."

"Nani!" the boys shouted in surprise.

"That was quick. How come?"

Marion sighed heavily, "There's nothing for me here, but with you I have a chance to make something of my life."

"Whoa, that's pretty deep for a 7 year-old," Miraku said looking at the girl. Her head was down, causing her light blue hair to fall in front of her lavender eyes.

Jianu reached over and hugged her, "Remember this Marion, no matter what happens you'll always have us. Friends forever, bonded by mind and soul, united under a common cause." Marion looked at the three figures in front of her, all of them were smiling warmly at her . . . her friends.

She smiled back, "So, when do we go?"

August 2000
re-edited: May 29, 2002

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*~what's your name?

arushinchuu-2 star ball

iishinchuu-1 star ball

oushinchuu-5 star ball

uso-no way

hajimemashite-pleased to meet you

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Disclaimer: Here we go. I do not own any of the characters from Dragonball, Dragonball Z, or Dragonball GT. They are all the property of Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei Animation, and Funimation Inc. However, all the other characters in my stories are mine. I'm not making any money off of this, its just for fun. And to top it off I'm a college student who works part-time at Wal-Mart so you know I don't have any money. So if you sue me you won't get anything.