Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Saiyan Empire ❯ A Whole New Perspective ( Chapter 4 )

Kakarott watched as they left the hall. He knew he could have gone bak to his quarters if he so pleased, but he had it in mind to wait for Liena.

She emerged, tail waving, laughing along with Kijah, who seemed to be in her usual 'wanting to kill' state of mind.

He fell into step next to her, and when she didn't notice him, he took it upon himself to shove an elbow into her side. "What have i taught you about letting people sneak up on you eh?"

Liena jumped, and then scowled. "I know! you just... I couldn't...." she snorted and folded her arms.

Kijah saluted. "See you later on Li, i have to go clean up."

Liena saluted back, and watched with amusement as Chatsu proceeded to rack Kijah's nerves even more on the way back.

"So... I guess you saw i wasn't at the table." Kakarott continued.

Liena looked to him. "Oh yeah, I noticed that. Why not?"

He just glared at her as she quirked her brows. "Wild guess"

Liena shrugged.

" I got busted for 'playing in the halls'. They couldn't catch who you were, so I had to stand guard."

He folded his arms and scowled forward where they walked.

All at once Liena bursted into wicked laughter! "Oh god!! You.. you missed out on that.. because ..of me!!?? " She continued laughing.

Kakarott glared at her once again, and when she would stop laughing, he slapped her back with his tail.

She stopped, snorted and folded her arms. "What was that for?" Her own tail lashed now.

Kakarott looked her right in the eye "It wasn;t funny that i missed out on all that happened in there. It WASN'T funny that I missed out on the food, and it WASNT funny that YOU didn't have to stand out there with me!

Liena looked down a bit, but then looked back to him, just to catch a glance at that funny little mad face. She stopped herself from smiling. "Well I can tell you what happened.. and i have food...."

She sneered, feeling odd all of a sudden. The others around them were beginning to clear up as they entered the quarter halls.

Kakarott's face lit up "Food!?"

Liena couldn't help but laugh again. "Enough of a payback?"

He nodded quickly as they headed for her quarters.

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She bared her teeth at him.

"Now just stop! I have to get this on!" Chatsu glared at her, holding a patch of cloth.

Kijah glared, and tried hard not to just bite him for being so close...and while she was only wearing the black under armor.

She snorted and let him approach.

Chatsu lightly placed the cloth over her gaping wound. "Singed on the outside. No big deal."

He stepped back to look at his work, finding a bit hard to concentrate on JUST his work.

"I know it isn't a big deal. If it isn't then why did you INSIST on following me in here to make sure I patched myself up correctly." She scowled and quickly slipped her armor back on, leaving the hole still in the middle.

He slapped his forehead. "Kij.. you cant just put that back on... " He sighed. "I figured, that you were SUCH a good warrior, that you weren't USED to getting HURT, therefore you weren't USED to patching yourself up."

Kijah looked to him, opened her mouth to yell, but had nothing to say. She scowled and turned around as she felt that redness peak at the bridge of her nose again. "DAMMIT!" she cursed to herself.

Two hands clamped just below her armor "Arms up Ki chan" He drawled.

She growled. Literally. " I can do it myself. And DO NOT call me Ki_CHAN!"

The hands released as she began to pull the top off again. Then she heard muffled laughter, and turned to glare at him. One arm still in her armor.

He outright laughed at that

She growled again and finished taking it off. The black under armor exposed her patched up stomach. "WHAT!?"

He held up a hand, still laughing and shaking his head. His tail lashed around exitedly behind him.

"CHATSU! WHAT!?"

He did the same.

She growled louder and turned again, looking at her armor. Now how the hell was she going to fix this?

"You have another armor top in your upper cabinet" he said right into her ear.

Kijah stopped and looked forward. She could do nothing else as his breath lingered on her ear. She wanted to turn around and..

"Ok?" he said again. That smug voice softened.

She merely nodded as she felt him back away. "ehh..." was all she could think..

She quickly slipped her tail around her waist, turned and stood. Kijah winced a bit, and then looked to Chatsu, who was watching her.

"What?" she said again, pulling that scowl down over her face

"Nothing." He said simply, not phasing his gaze.

Kijah snorted and walked to her cabinet. She reached with another wince to get the armor, then stood down. " Ugh.. this is the lighter armor. " She sighed as she sat down.

" Your wincing. It still hurts." he said, still gazing at her as if he were assessing her every move.

She jolted her head up again, scoling deeply. 'it DOES NOT! Its fine! I said that before!"

Chatsu smirked. A yell. He'd gotten that much.. now to work for that growl again.

"Alright fine. Lets see you do a lateral spin kick." He raised a smug brow.

Kijah raised both brows at the challenge. "Gladly." She stood and took a fighting stance, not having bothered to put on the armor yet.

He took one also, this made her smirk.

She dropped, brought one leg out, and twisted to add propultion to the kick.... and only got halfway around.

"KUSO!!! Its NOTHINg but a CUT!"

Kijah growled and hunched over.

" I told you. Now lets get something else on it." Chatsu said, walking right on into her steam room.

"CHATSU! I can DO IT mySELF! WHY do you insist on staying here! And meandering around MY QUARTERS!" She yelled into the room after her.

Chatsu bordered on leaving. Why hadn't he left...in fact.. why was he still here? He bit his lip and walked out. "Fine. Here." he threw a bottle in front of her" Do it yourself."

Kijah gaped at him as he walked ot the door. "Well.. i mean.. i didn't... NO.. i mean..." She stopped her babbling and looked down.

Chatsu turned before leaving. "I'll be back to check on you after your meeting with the Queen. Regardless of whether you whine so." he smirked right at her and walked out the door.

Kijah stood up straight and growled. DAMN HIM! HOW does he DO this to ME!? She sat on her bed and thought a second as she appied the ointment.

"...Now how am i going to fix this thing..."You have another armor top in your upper cabinet..."

Kijah quirked her brows wickedly. How had he known what she was thinking?

"Ku..so....." She stared ahead blankly. There was NO way she was beginning to bond with him....but how on Vegitasei...

* .....That infectuous wicked grin painted on his face.......Another pompus one. They always tried to irk her nerves so.........She outright glared into those hybrid eyes. She fought off being utterly mystified by them. .... *

"Oh....wow..." Kijah fell back onto her bed and ran thoughts through her head that she'd been supressing for days.

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She shook her head as she watched. It was actually quite amusing.

Kakarott sat, basically eating Liena out of her own quarters.

"Well.. go on!" he said with his mouth full

"Well.. " Liena thought "Thats about it! I mean she has a meeting with the queen that she's likely at right now, and otherwise, everyting went smoothly." Liena finished the story of the evening.

Kakarott nodded slowly, and his eating was also beginning to slow. He sat back, still munching, but now just observing the place.

Liena sat also, just watching him with utter amusement.

"Hey Li, I'm sorry i was yelling earlier. I'm kind of moody when i don't eat." He said sheepishly.

Liena shrugged. "No big deal." She looked down at herself. "Well now that we're all happy. I think I'll go get out of this armor. Its covered in Kijah's blood." She shook her head and then stood.

Kakarott watched her go into the steam room. "Hey is it ok if i hang here for awhile? I just ..like the company." He made an odd face at his own words. Why had that sounded so dumb.

Meanwhile, Liena fought back a blush as she removed the bloodied armor. "Its fine!... I like it too!" She said.. it had just sounded so odd that she quirked her brows at herself.

She threw on a light tunic and walked back out.

And ran straight into two male Saiyans. TWO!!??

Kakarott was sitting across the table from Chatsu. Chatsu looked up. "Oh hey Liena.... It is Liena right?"

She nodded, still a bit bewildered. "Uhm.. Why.. i mean... well yeah WHY are you here?" her tail that was laying behind her lazily now flicked a bit with curiosity.

Chatsu scowled. "No one seems to enjoy company around here."

Kakarott frowned too, and looked at Liena pitifully. "Aww c'mon Li! We can all wait for Kij to get back! and we can play Jinzu till she gets back!!"

Liena sneered. The guilt trip. How had he gotten so good at it. Her tail lashed once. "Fine"

Kakarott and Chatsu, who'd obviously gotten acquainted with each other, exchanged victorious glances.

Liena caught it and smacked Kakarott in the back of his head with her tail " Now no SMUG Males allowed in MY quarters!"

Kakarott reached behind his head sneering

"Aww MAN! " Chatsu got up and pretended to leave " See ya then!"

She couldn't help but laugh as he sat back down. "You two better watch out. I'm trained in the wicked art of Jinzu!" Liena said solemnly as she pulled out the small rocks and paper for the table game.

The two males hooted out small battle crys, making her grin wickedly as they layed out the game.

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" ...and because of this, you will be awarded high promotion." said the royal guard. He turned and placed the highest ranked battle armor on the planet in her hands.

Kijah fought not to faint right there.

"As a Queen's guard, you will be trained, and then set on duty." he said and bowed

She bowed respectfully back.

"Thanks again Kijah"

She turned to see the Queen smiling at her and smiled back herself.

"You are dismissed warrior" The king's weary, annoyed voice came from the shadows.

Kijah bowed to him and her Queen and turned to leave.

"Vegeta you don't have to be so RUDE!"

Kijah smirked as she heard the beginnings of another squabble between the king and queen. It oddly reminded her of a couple she knew.....