::: Ends and Begins :::
(DUDE, that RHYMES! ~Pats herself on the back~ Oh yes, as for the loooovely disclaimer, ::: MAJOR SARCASM ALERT ::: I do not own DragonBall Z, I do not PLAN on owning DragonBall Z, and I will, thus, never own DragonBall Z. However, I do own Lima ~Snicker~ and Mae. But you can steal them. I don't care!!! It's not like I have any large sum of money anyway. So please, read, review, and fer goodness sakes ENJOY!)
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He sat there promptly... he and all his pride in the meadow. Listening intently on the various - yet peaceful - wildlife with his large delicate Namek ears. Just another day of training. But for what...? He didn't know yet. Maybe for nothing... but he had high doubts about that. Whether it was another arrogant Saiyan, or alien, or androids... somehow the Earth was always facing a crisis. Perhaps, this time, it would be more of the Humans who were endangering Earth. Only time could tell. These were basically Piccolo's thoughts right then... how would Earth find it's way to doom? The entire Universe would appear to be doomed at times. First there was Freeza, then there was Cell... what else? WHO else? He had no doubts about the danger laying ahead. There's ALWAYS someone who wants to reek havoc... it seemed to be a given. But this was just one of many dark thoughts envading Piccolo's meditation.
"Mreeeeeooow..." Piccolo opened an eye in his annoyance to find himself staring at a small orange and brown Tabby Cat. Almost just as quickly, he shut that eye.
A deep rattling purr emitted from the grateful kitten's throat as it rubbed softly against Piccolo's crossed legs.
"Cut it out, runt." Piccolo grumbled and stiffened slightly. Surprisingly enough, he actually remembered this cat.
The cat obviously didn't understand Piccolo's command and continued to rub against his slightly levitated body.
"I spared you once, but I somehow get the feeling you have a death-wish." Piccolo opened his eyes and muttered at the Tabby, soon afterwards feeling foolish for actually talking to the little rat.
'It was about a month ago...' Piccolo thought to himself as the kitten started to extend and retract it's some-what small claws softly on his purplish-blue getup.
'The fire in that village... how on Earth did this stupid little runt find me way out here?'
The kitten had climbed into his lap now, rubbing against the Namek's chest with it's purr growing louder.
Piccolo had seen smoke from where he was training at... not just ordinary chimney smoke, he was too far out in the wilderness for that, and far too much smoke to be some camp fire. So he had gone to investigate. He'd discovered an entire village set aflame by some punk kid with a torch, so, without further ado, considered, then put out the fire... in his own, little ki blasting way. He had heard rustling within' one of the shacks that were in less cooperable condition, blasted off the roof, found the stupid stray kitten, and pulled it out before the peice of junk "shack" caved in.
He had set down the runt and flown off before anyone had the chance to thank him for saving - well, some of - their village.
He had not gone back to the village since then, nor did he plan too. It was their business to put that scrap-heap of a civilization back together. Not his. But for some unknown reason, this rat of a creature had found him.
The kitten continued to extend and retract it's claws on Piccolo... then it hopped up onto his shoulder, rubbing against the mighty Namek's ear.
"Cut it out..." He muttered and snatched the loose neck fur of the cat, then some-what gently put it back onto the ground.
Obviously the Tabby didn't get it, and just hopped right back up onto Piccolo's lap.
Piccolo muttered something unclear and just let the cat do it's own thing... it wasn't THAT bad. "Crazy cat..." He closed his eyes and attempted to go back into meditation with the feline on his lap.
"LIIIIMA!!" Piccolo's ears rang with the high-pitched scream of a Human child and automatically covered his delicate ears with the palms of his large hands.
"Lima, here kitty, kitty, kitty! Lima where are y--" The girls stumbled into the meadowed clearing and gasped at the sight of Piccolo levitating with her cat in his lap.
"Um... hello, sir." The girl just froze and stared at him. She was small, had shoulder-lengthed black hair, and some-how darker eyes than her hair.
Piccolo stared back. "Is that it's name?"
The girl looked blank for a moment, then nodded. "You're the man that saved her, aren't you, Mister? I named her Lima, as in Lima Bean, 'cause you saved her, and well you're sorta green, so I thought..."
He didn't NEED to hear anymore. "Just take it."
The girl nodded back and slowly came forward, picking up "Lima". "Thank you sir... for saving Lima and the village I mean. It sure was a nice thing you done." She held out her free hand to shake his. "I'm Mae."
Piccolo didn't bother to shake her hand and merely closed his eyes. "Piccolo." He grumbled in response.
Mae smiled slightly, then grasped Lima fully with her other hand. "I think she likes you..."
Piccolo didn't bother to reply and kept his eyes closed.
"Well um... I best be goin', mama's waiting for me..." Mae trailed off. "Thanks again, Mr. Piccolo!"
He winced slightly at the use of the name 'Mr. Piccolo', but said nothing and the little girl Mae and her kitten 'Lima' left. It had been an awfully long time since he'd seen Gohan... and he would prefer not to be reminded. He was going to school now, anyway, and despite the fact that Piccolo didn't entirely approve of the sociality that Gohan was getting, he was still proud of the boy.
'He's gone such a long way...' He thought silently to himself. Regardless of how much Piccolo says he prefers to be alone, he missed the boy dearly. All his life he'd gone without people - without company of any sort - but now being alone wasn't nearly as much as it was cracked up to be.
He opened his eyes again, to see that Mae had gone. Of course she had, he'd heard her... but he could still see the trail of fresh footsteps left behind. How HAD that cat found him?
... and why?
It was probably just a coincidence. No doubt, in fact. But it still made him wonder. The girl was friendly. Even reminded him of Gohan to a degree... the open attitude, the eternally black features. She had WRECKLESS hair. Just about everything Piccolo would never have thought to look for in a pupil... in fact, he hadn't had a pupil in a very long time, and his thoughts would be really stretching it to think that Chichi would let him train Goten, or that Vegeta OR Bulma would approve of him training Trunks. Actually... that girl was rather strong for her age. Nothing compaired to the Z senshi at ALL, but still, not bad.
"... Perhaps there will be another battle on Earth soon..." He thought aloud, still staring at the trail of footsteps left behind. "Maybe another alli would be a good idea..." A small smirk crossed his chisled features.
'Perhaps Earth is doomed... and maybe one day it will all come to an end...' He thought silently now, 'But then again... maybe it'll be a while.'
(Heeeeeeey! My first cutsie fic!! Or at least ::: I ::: thought it was cute. ~Wink~ Did you like? Did you despise? Did you think you were going to throw up? If all of the above, I'VE ACCOMPLISHED MY GOAL! Woohoo! So anyway, pleeeaase review! Pretty please with a cherry on top and marshmallow Piccolo's!? OOH OH! Aaand.. chocolate..!! YEAH! ... Sorry, I've been dieting. -_-** But please review! 'Cause I know ya'll love me, right!? *You better!*)
(DUDE, that RHYMES! ~Pats herself on the back~ Oh yes, as for the loooovely disclaimer, ::: MAJOR SARCASM ALERT ::: I do not own DragonBall Z, I do not PLAN on owning DragonBall Z, and I will, thus, never own DragonBall Z. However, I do own Lima ~Snicker~ and Mae. But you can steal them. I don't care!!! It's not like I have any large sum of money anyway. So please, read, review, and fer goodness sakes ENJOY!)
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He sat there promptly... he and all his pride in the meadow. Listening intently on the various - yet peaceful - wildlife with his large delicate Namek ears. Just another day of training. But for what...? He didn't know yet. Maybe for nothing... but he had high doubts about that. Whether it was another arrogant Saiyan, or alien, or androids... somehow the Earth was always facing a crisis. Perhaps, this time, it would be more of the Humans who were endangering Earth. Only time could tell. These were basically Piccolo's thoughts right then... how would Earth find it's way to doom? The entire Universe would appear to be doomed at times. First there was Freeza, then there was Cell... what else? WHO else? He had no doubts about the danger laying ahead. There's ALWAYS someone who wants to reek havoc... it seemed to be a given. But this was just one of many dark thoughts envading Piccolo's meditation.
"Mreeeeeooow..." Piccolo opened an eye in his annoyance to find himself staring at a small orange and brown Tabby Cat. Almost just as quickly, he shut that eye.
A deep rattling purr emitted from the grateful kitten's throat as it rubbed softly against Piccolo's crossed legs.
"Cut it out, runt." Piccolo grumbled and stiffened slightly. Surprisingly enough, he actually remembered this cat.
The cat obviously didn't understand Piccolo's command and continued to rub against his slightly levitated body.
"I spared you once, but I somehow get the feeling you have a death-wish." Piccolo opened his eyes and muttered at the Tabby, soon afterwards feeling foolish for actually talking to the little rat.
'It was about a month ago...' Piccolo thought to himself as the kitten started to extend and retract it's some-what small claws softly on his purplish-blue getup.
'The fire in that village... how on Earth did this stupid little runt find me way out here?'
The kitten had climbed into his lap now, rubbing against the Namek's chest with it's purr growing louder.
Piccolo had seen smoke from where he was training at... not just ordinary chimney smoke, he was too far out in the wilderness for that, and far too much smoke to be some camp fire. So he had gone to investigate. He'd discovered an entire village set aflame by some punk kid with a torch, so, without further ado, considered, then put out the fire... in his own, little ki blasting way. He had heard rustling within' one of the shacks that were in less cooperable condition, blasted off the roof, found the stupid stray kitten, and pulled it out before the peice of junk "shack" caved in.
He had set down the runt and flown off before anyone had the chance to thank him for saving - well, some of - their village.
He had not gone back to the village since then, nor did he plan too. It was their business to put that scrap-heap of a civilization back together. Not his. But for some unknown reason, this rat of a creature had found him.
The kitten continued to extend and retract it's claws on Piccolo... then it hopped up onto his shoulder, rubbing against the mighty Namek's ear.
"Cut it out..." He muttered and snatched the loose neck fur of the cat, then some-what gently put it back onto the ground.
Obviously the Tabby didn't get it, and just hopped right back up onto Piccolo's lap.
Piccolo muttered something unclear and just let the cat do it's own thing... it wasn't THAT bad. "Crazy cat..." He closed his eyes and attempted to go back into meditation with the feline on his lap.
"LIIIIMA!!" Piccolo's ears rang with the high-pitched scream of a Human child and automatically covered his delicate ears with the palms of his large hands.
"Lima, here kitty, kitty, kitty! Lima where are y--" The girls stumbled into the meadowed clearing and gasped at the sight of Piccolo levitating with her cat in his lap.
"Um... hello, sir." The girl just froze and stared at him. She was small, had shoulder-lengthed black hair, and some-how darker eyes than her hair.
Piccolo stared back. "Is that it's name?"
The girl looked blank for a moment, then nodded. "You're the man that saved her, aren't you, Mister? I named her Lima, as in Lima Bean, 'cause you saved her, and well you're sorta green, so I thought..."
He didn't NEED to hear anymore. "Just take it."
The girl nodded back and slowly came forward, picking up "Lima". "Thank you sir... for saving Lima and the village I mean. It sure was a nice thing you done." She held out her free hand to shake his. "I'm Mae."
Piccolo didn't bother to shake her hand and merely closed his eyes. "Piccolo." He grumbled in response.
Mae smiled slightly, then grasped Lima fully with her other hand. "I think she likes you..."
Piccolo didn't bother to reply and kept his eyes closed.
"Well um... I best be goin', mama's waiting for me..." Mae trailed off. "Thanks again, Mr. Piccolo!"
He winced slightly at the use of the name 'Mr. Piccolo', but said nothing and the little girl Mae and her kitten 'Lima' left. It had been an awfully long time since he'd seen Gohan... and he would prefer not to be reminded. He was going to school now, anyway, and despite the fact that Piccolo didn't entirely approve of the sociality that Gohan was getting, he was still proud of the boy.
'He's gone such a long way...' He thought silently to himself. Regardless of how much Piccolo says he prefers to be alone, he missed the boy dearly. All his life he'd gone without people - without company of any sort - but now being alone wasn't nearly as much as it was cracked up to be.
He opened his eyes again, to see that Mae had gone. Of course she had, he'd heard her... but he could still see the trail of fresh footsteps left behind. How HAD that cat found him?
... and why?
It was probably just a coincidence. No doubt, in fact. But it still made him wonder. The girl was friendly. Even reminded him of Gohan to a degree... the open attitude, the eternally black features. She had WRECKLESS hair. Just about everything Piccolo would never have thought to look for in a pupil... in fact, he hadn't had a pupil in a very long time, and his thoughts would be really stretching it to think that Chichi would let him train Goten, or that Vegeta OR Bulma would approve of him training Trunks. Actually... that girl was rather strong for her age. Nothing compaired to the Z senshi at ALL, but still, not bad.
"... Perhaps there will be another battle on Earth soon..." He thought aloud, still staring at the trail of footsteps left behind. "Maybe another alli would be a good idea..." A small smirk crossed his chisled features.
'Perhaps Earth is doomed... and maybe one day it will all come to an end...' He thought silently now, 'But then again... maybe it'll be a while.'
(Heeeeeeey! My first cutsie fic!! Or at least ::: I ::: thought it was cute. ~Wink~ Did you like? Did you despise? Did you think you were going to throw up? If all of the above, I'VE ACCOMPLISHED MY GOAL! Woohoo! So anyway, pleeeaase review! Pretty please with a cherry on top and marshmallow Piccolo's!? OOH OH! Aaand.. chocolate..!! YEAH! ... Sorry, I've been dieting. -_-** But please review! 'Cause I know ya'll love me, right!? *You better!*)