Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Visions Of You ❯ Chapter Three ( Chapter 3 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
Vejita-sei…
King Vegita looked up and watched the two pods hurtle to the ground before hitting the landing platforms. Lifting a brow, he walked over to them as they opened then blinked when a huge beast loped out of one and peed on the nearest pole.
"Calvin!"
His eyes widened when a small woman stepped out of the pod and reprimanded the beast with a stern glare. Seeing a young man step out of the other pod, his eyebrows shot up. "Bardock's brat."
Radditz stretched as he came out of his pod then grunted when the dog ran over to him and walked between his legs. "Damn beast."
"You like him so stop complaining." Kathi smiled at him then crouched and called her dog to her side. Scratching his neck, she looked around then gasped softly when she saw the man watching them. His eyes were much like the man from her dream but they were so different. They were older, more experienced and hard from war. Standing, she felt something go through her body then stop as she bowed respectfully.
"Well at least she knows how to pay respect to royalty." Nappa cracked his knuckles as he came out of his pod then bowed to his king. "I don't know if we found what you wanted but…"
King Vegita walked forward then stopped in front of the young woman before lifting her chin with his fingertips. "You look familiar little one."
"I would not understand why. I'm only human and haven't been here before."
"How is it you knew who I was?"
"I…I don't know." Confused, she looked away from him. "You just seemed familiar…like a dream I've been having for so long."
"Seer?"
"I see…" Her eyes glazed over for a moment. "Pride is destroyed by a fragile flower then is reborn in a flame of heat and anger. Passion overriding reason leads to pain and suffering. Beware the ice angel and the gifts it offers." Shaking her head, she met his gaze again. "I've seen that one a lot."
"Indeed." He caught her as she fell, her legs giving out from beneath her. Cradling her in his arms, he glanced at the two warriors then looked down at the beast when it ran to his side.
Calvin's soft brown eyes met the man's dark eyes then brightened in a moment of intelligence. He sneezed once then sat down before staring at his mistress.
"How come he peed everytime he saw us but he didn't pee when he met him?"
Nappa glanced at Radditz then shrugged. "Because he's royalty?"
"Could be."
"Right."
Goku shook his head then walked over to the man with wild hair. "Obviously you're someone important so I won't bother with trying to act tough and protect her. She kind of makes people want to protect her."
"I've noticed."
"But I'm Goku, or Kakarot and I'm supposed to be one of you guys…can you tell me about my race?"
"It's a long story."
"I have time."
"I'm sure you do boy." He started for the palace with the large dog and young man following him. "I'll tell you on the way."
He learned all about his people and their history during the walk to the palace then watched as the king set his new friend in a bed. "Will she be alright?"
"I'm counting on her being alright. She's a valuable asset to my community."
Screams rang through the air while blood ran along cracks in the pathway as a single body fell to the ground. She heard a voice saying something then bitter laughing as she ran over to his side. Her fingers trembled as she traced the features of his face then felt his lips moving beneath them. Biting her lip until it bled, she watched a single drop hit his face then watched his eyes slide shut. Crying, she cradled his head in her lap and rocked back and forth in misery before lifting her face to the sky and adding her scream to the other wails.
The two stopped talking and rushed back into the room in time to see her run out another door. Following her, they stopped when she stopped and watched her carefully as she studied the floor in the corridor.
She didn't even look at them; she already knew they were there. "He will die here…and…many people will witness his death."
"Who?" King Vegita stepped forward and knelt beside her. "Who dies here?"
"I don't know. I can't even tell you who he is or who kills him because I've never seen their faces clearly. All I can remember is the blood and screams."
"Do you remember anything about the man?"
"He's…so strong…but…dies so easily. Maybe I see him as strong because everyone here can kill me with a casual flick of their wrists?"
"I believe it." Goku held out his hand to her while the king stood and swore. "You're such a small thing compared to all of our kind."
Vegeta came around the corner, a scowl marring his features. "Father, what the hell is with all that screaming? Did you kill another courtesan?"
"Hardly brat." Glancing at his new seer, he sighed then met his son's gaze. "My seer had a vision that she can't piece together. But it makes an interesting story and has a lot of blood in it. Enough to fill the designs on this floor."
Lifting a brow, he turned to leave then stopped and looked at the young man talking to a female and brushing her hair back from her face. "Hey brat, you're sparring with me."
Looking away from his small friend, he blinked then grinned before starting forward. His grin faded, however, when he remembered that she was still shaken. Turning to her, he met her sad eyes then bit his lip.
"Go ahead, I know how much fighting means to you." Smiling sadly, she started following the king, who had already ignored his son again. "These dreams are starting to worry me."
"I understand that feeling but…why the hell can't you tell me who dies?"
"I don't know. I've been very confused about it myself."
"Hmm." Glancing at her from the corner of his eye, he studied her body and the way her skirt clung to her hips. "Do you have a bedmate?"
"No and don't even think about asking me to your bed."
"I don't have to ask, I could force you into it."
"Have you ever wondered about whether or not Radditz bedded me?"
"Yes."
"He didn't."
"Why?"
"My dog threatened to castrate him in less words than that."
"How?"
"Bit his tail."
"Oh."
"I'm not a whore and I don't sleep around with men. I've been maintaining my dignity for a long time now and am not ready to start up any type of relationship again."
"Hmm."
"I also have a habit of threatening people. Even Nappa obeys me."
"And how did you manage that minor miracle?"
"Actually, I didn't. He just did what I told him to do because of the free food."
"Food…would you care to join me for dinner?"
"Where are we eating?"
"I eat with my son and sometimes I have to watch the little brat pampering his prized slave."
"Sounds like fun."
"She's a bitch and I don't know how she got him wrapped around her finger."
"Woman is a strange creature."
"You're telling me."
"Indeed I am." Looking up at the ceiling, she thought a moment then sighed. "Fine, I will join you for dinner tonight."
"Good, maybe you could try and persuade my son to get rid of his slave."
"No…he will learn soon enough about her and then he will grow up."
"I hope so."
"Really, so do I." Grinning, she went into the chambers he'd given her then searched for something appropriate to wear.
Goku fell to the ground with a loud thump then rolled onto his back, groaning while the prince landed beside him, panting heavily. "You're too good at this."
"I try." Holding out his hand, he pulled the younger man to his feet then smirked. "You'll get stronger and then you can keep that mate of yours from another man' s bed."
"She's not my mate."
"Really?"
"No, I'm younger than her."
"I didn't really look at her so I couldn't tell."
"Oh yeah, she's like three years older than me."
"How old are you?"
"Eighteen."
"Interesting."
"What?"
"That you have no mate."
"I haven't found someone I liked."
"You haven't found someone worthy."
"No, I don't like anyone."
"Whatever kid." Laughing softly, he took off towards the palace then landed in his room before taking a shower to clean the blood from his body. That boy could land a punch like nobodies business.
King Vegita looked up and watched the two pods hurtle to the ground before hitting the landing platforms. Lifting a brow, he walked over to them as they opened then blinked when a huge beast loped out of one and peed on the nearest pole.
"Calvin!"
His eyes widened when a small woman stepped out of the pod and reprimanded the beast with a stern glare. Seeing a young man step out of the other pod, his eyebrows shot up. "Bardock's brat."
Radditz stretched as he came out of his pod then grunted when the dog ran over to him and walked between his legs. "Damn beast."
"You like him so stop complaining." Kathi smiled at him then crouched and called her dog to her side. Scratching his neck, she looked around then gasped softly when she saw the man watching them. His eyes were much like the man from her dream but they were so different. They were older, more experienced and hard from war. Standing, she felt something go through her body then stop as she bowed respectfully.
"Well at least she knows how to pay respect to royalty." Nappa cracked his knuckles as he came out of his pod then bowed to his king. "I don't know if we found what you wanted but…"
King Vegita walked forward then stopped in front of the young woman before lifting her chin with his fingertips. "You look familiar little one."
"I would not understand why. I'm only human and haven't been here before."
"How is it you knew who I was?"
"I…I don't know." Confused, she looked away from him. "You just seemed familiar…like a dream I've been having for so long."
"Seer?"
"I see…" Her eyes glazed over for a moment. "Pride is destroyed by a fragile flower then is reborn in a flame of heat and anger. Passion overriding reason leads to pain and suffering. Beware the ice angel and the gifts it offers." Shaking her head, she met his gaze again. "I've seen that one a lot."
"Indeed." He caught her as she fell, her legs giving out from beneath her. Cradling her in his arms, he glanced at the two warriors then looked down at the beast when it ran to his side.
Calvin's soft brown eyes met the man's dark eyes then brightened in a moment of intelligence. He sneezed once then sat down before staring at his mistress.
"How come he peed everytime he saw us but he didn't pee when he met him?"
Nappa glanced at Radditz then shrugged. "Because he's royalty?"
"Could be."
"Right."
Goku shook his head then walked over to the man with wild hair. "Obviously you're someone important so I won't bother with trying to act tough and protect her. She kind of makes people want to protect her."
"I've noticed."
"But I'm Goku, or Kakarot and I'm supposed to be one of you guys…can you tell me about my race?"
"It's a long story."
"I have time."
"I'm sure you do boy." He started for the palace with the large dog and young man following him. "I'll tell you on the way."
He learned all about his people and their history during the walk to the palace then watched as the king set his new friend in a bed. "Will she be alright?"
"I'm counting on her being alright. She's a valuable asset to my community."
Screams rang through the air while blood ran along cracks in the pathway as a single body fell to the ground. She heard a voice saying something then bitter laughing as she ran over to his side. Her fingers trembled as she traced the features of his face then felt his lips moving beneath them. Biting her lip until it bled, she watched a single drop hit his face then watched his eyes slide shut. Crying, she cradled his head in her lap and rocked back and forth in misery before lifting her face to the sky and adding her scream to the other wails.
The two stopped talking and rushed back into the room in time to see her run out another door. Following her, they stopped when she stopped and watched her carefully as she studied the floor in the corridor.
She didn't even look at them; she already knew they were there. "He will die here…and…many people will witness his death."
"Who?" King Vegita stepped forward and knelt beside her. "Who dies here?"
"I don't know. I can't even tell you who he is or who kills him because I've never seen their faces clearly. All I can remember is the blood and screams."
"Do you remember anything about the man?"
"He's…so strong…but…dies so easily. Maybe I see him as strong because everyone here can kill me with a casual flick of their wrists?"
"I believe it." Goku held out his hand to her while the king stood and swore. "You're such a small thing compared to all of our kind."
Vegeta came around the corner, a scowl marring his features. "Father, what the hell is with all that screaming? Did you kill another courtesan?"
"Hardly brat." Glancing at his new seer, he sighed then met his son's gaze. "My seer had a vision that she can't piece together. But it makes an interesting story and has a lot of blood in it. Enough to fill the designs on this floor."
Lifting a brow, he turned to leave then stopped and looked at the young man talking to a female and brushing her hair back from her face. "Hey brat, you're sparring with me."
Looking away from his small friend, he blinked then grinned before starting forward. His grin faded, however, when he remembered that she was still shaken. Turning to her, he met her sad eyes then bit his lip.
"Go ahead, I know how much fighting means to you." Smiling sadly, she started following the king, who had already ignored his son again. "These dreams are starting to worry me."
"I understand that feeling but…why the hell can't you tell me who dies?"
"I don't know. I've been very confused about it myself."
"Hmm." Glancing at her from the corner of his eye, he studied her body and the way her skirt clung to her hips. "Do you have a bedmate?"
"No and don't even think about asking me to your bed."
"I don't have to ask, I could force you into it."
"Have you ever wondered about whether or not Radditz bedded me?"
"Yes."
"He didn't."
"Why?"
"My dog threatened to castrate him in less words than that."
"How?"
"Bit his tail."
"Oh."
"I'm not a whore and I don't sleep around with men. I've been maintaining my dignity for a long time now and am not ready to start up any type of relationship again."
"Hmm."
"I also have a habit of threatening people. Even Nappa obeys me."
"And how did you manage that minor miracle?"
"Actually, I didn't. He just did what I told him to do because of the free food."
"Food…would you care to join me for dinner?"
"Where are we eating?"
"I eat with my son and sometimes I have to watch the little brat pampering his prized slave."
"Sounds like fun."
"She's a bitch and I don't know how she got him wrapped around her finger."
"Woman is a strange creature."
"You're telling me."
"Indeed I am." Looking up at the ceiling, she thought a moment then sighed. "Fine, I will join you for dinner tonight."
"Good, maybe you could try and persuade my son to get rid of his slave."
"No…he will learn soon enough about her and then he will grow up."
"I hope so."
"Really, so do I." Grinning, she went into the chambers he'd given her then searched for something appropriate to wear.
Goku fell to the ground with a loud thump then rolled onto his back, groaning while the prince landed beside him, panting heavily. "You're too good at this."
"I try." Holding out his hand, he pulled the younger man to his feet then smirked. "You'll get stronger and then you can keep that mate of yours from another man' s bed."
"She's not my mate."
"Really?"
"No, I'm younger than her."
"I didn't really look at her so I couldn't tell."
"Oh yeah, she's like three years older than me."
"How old are you?"
"Eighteen."
"Interesting."
"What?"
"That you have no mate."
"I haven't found someone I liked."
"You haven't found someone worthy."
"No, I don't like anyone."
"Whatever kid." Laughing softly, he took off towards the palace then landed in his room before taking a shower to clean the blood from his body. That boy could land a punch like nobodies business.