Hope you like it! xp (Warning: Some cussing within.)
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Frankly, I don't think I'm that unusual. It's not too uncommon to see a young girl like me living alone. Sure, the living-in-the-middle-of-nowhere-with-only-a-annoying-dog-to-talk-to part is a little weird, but... Oh well.
I try to be normal, I really do. There's just no one to be nomal with... Mentes (my dog) doesn't care as long as he has food to eat and my bed to sleep. The only other people who ever come near my place are really determined hikers and complete idiots. I don't know... It's just that sometimes I feel so...
Lonely....
Breathing heavily, Vegeta continued to push himself farther, hate filled eyes focased on the distant horizen. He was flying very high, so high he had trouble breathing, but he kept going. He had to keep training, had to keep pushing the boundries...
'Damn it! I'm tiring out already, and I've only flown around this puny little clod of dirt once!' he thought, his face set in a deep scowl. 'Hell must've made me too soft; I've flown hundreds of circles around planets 10 time the size of this speck!' Vegeta was so tired... The weariness tried to wrap around him with it's choking, numbing grasp, but he refused to let it, giving himself another burst of speed.
'No, I can't let up now! Not when I'm so close! He clenched his fists, fingernails digging into his palms even through his thick sayian gloves.. 'That idiot Kakarot and his half breed son are stronger than me, Prince of the Sayains!!' He pushed himself harder and harder, ignoring the crazed, irregular pounding of his overworked heart. He had to get stronger... There was no way he was going to let that weak, spineless fool and that mere child beat him again!! He had to acheive the legendary status of supersaiyan so he could finally see the sight of those foolish earthlings crush beneath his feet, and so he could finally be recognized as the most powerful being of the universe.
A narrow trail of blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth, but he refused to acknowlage it, breathing in rough, jagged gasps through gritted teeth. Vegeta knew he ws running on fumes. He knew that if he didn't rest soon, he would probably die... But there was no way he was stopping now. Not when he was so close to finishing this lap. Not when he was so close to surpassing Kakarot. Not when he was so close to finally achieving what he most desired...
Suddenly, with one last blast of speed, his energy completely ran out. His ki ran dry, and before he knew it, he found himself hurtling torward Earth. He didn't even have time to scream before his oxygen levels plummeted, causing him to fall unconsious in mind fall. Somewhere in the recesses of his mind, right before he blacked out, Vegta idily wondered if crashing into the ground from an altitude of over 2,000 feet was enough to kill a sayain...
To me, it was just another one of those boring, uneventful days that filled up the majority of my life.. Kind of like filler episodes in Naruto. (BURN!!) I was finishing up the day like I did with most others: Skygazing in the fields that lay outside the thick forest where I lived. Small, fluffy clouds scudded across the sunset stained sky, creating the perfect image of peace. A fragrant breeze rustled the long grass around me, laden with the sweet scents of wildflowers and tree sap. I glanced over at Mentes, who was lying near me with his floppy pink tounge lolling out of the corner of his mouth.
I wondered if it was worth getting up and painting the beautiful scenery before me... After a few minutes, I decided not to. Those calm summer days make me much too lazy...
My attention once again returned to the sky. The little white clouds were beginning to turn amazing shades of orange, red and pink from the setting sun. Not for the first time, I wished something interesting would happen.. I shook my head, trying to distract myself from that thought.
'Don't think like that!' I reprimanded myself. 'Don't forget Murphy's Law! That always works all too well...' (Murphy's Law: What can go wrong, will go wrong.) I heaved a sigh. 'Oh well Haruku. At least being bored is better than being in danger.' I wondered if that was really true. I always seemed to get such a rush of adreniline from dangeous situations... Was that by heredity? My grandfather always seemed to feel the same way.
Suddenly, I realized that something was... Off. Just like what happened a few months ago! Back then, I had felt something really strange. It was a creepy, bothersome feeling, like something really, REALLY bad was about to happen. But a few minutes later, it disapeered... This was the same exact feeling, but this one was worse, and it felt much, much closer....
My eyes picked out a speck of strange, bright orange light above me. It was almost indiscernable from the light of the setting sun, but I saw it nonetheless. I squinted at it, propping up on my elbow.
"What the...?" I muttered, staring at it intently. Mentes ears perked up when he looked up at the spot of light. He barked happily, stubby white tail wagging in excitement. 'Huh.' I thought, glancing from him to the thing above us. 'If Mentes likes it, than it can't be too bad.'
After a few minutes, I realized something. That thing was getting closer. FAST. My eyes widened. 'Oh, crap.'
"Crap crap crap crap crap!!" I shouted, running out of the way. I hid behind a nearby tree, then realized that I was alone. Mentes was in the same exact spot, jumping for the asteroid like thing as if it were a doggy treat, barking for joy the whole time. "MENTES!! YOU STUPID DOG!!! DO YOU FREAKING WANT TO DIE!?!?" I dashed forward and grabbed the happy dog around the middle, almost not making it in time as the thing suddenly crashed behind us.
"ARGH!!!!" I was smashed against the same tree I had tried to hide behind, landing on the ground with a dull THUD! I felt a sharp sunburst of pain, but Mentes ran, unharmed, from my arms, barreling torwards the fallen object. "Stupid dog..." I groaned, struggling to my feet. Slowly stumbling to the crash site, I winced from the pain and the sight before me. It was awful.. That thing made a bigger bang than I expected. A huge crater desecrated he once beautiful meadow, the thing inside sending off faint tendrils of smoke.
"What the heck was that...?" I muttered, peering over the crater's edge. Mentes was cheerfully licking.. A face? A person had caused that?!? Eyes widening, I jumped into the hole, curiously staring at the person. It was a man, dressed in some kind of weird armor, accented by scratched white gloves and boots. 'Why does't he look burned? Aside from a ton of rips, his clothing is still intact... What in the world is going on!?!'
I kneeled next to him and carefully rolled him onto his back, biting my lip. He never made a sound... His arm was bent at a strange, unnatural angle as well as one of his legs, and his entire front was covered in burns and gashes. I felt a sudden burst of panic. Was he dead? I put my hand on his cheast, and breathed a sigh of releif. Despite a few broken ribs, his heart was still faintly beating.
"Hah, that's good." I chuckled, smiling worridly at the strange, unconsious man. "You sure busted yourself up, didn't you?" Mentes barked in agreement, placing a paw on my knee. I glanced at him, and he cocked his head to the side, his brown eyes almost pleading for the man's life.
"Yeah, I know, I know." I replied, standing up and dusting off my shorts. "I'll help him, don't worry." With that I bent down and gently picked up the man, careful not to jarr his broken bones. "Jeez dude, wht are you made out of, bricks?" I grumbled, eyeing the bulging muscles visable through his ripped blue spandex outfit. He certainly worked out alot. Now, the question: Did he jump out ofa plane? Or was he flying..? My old friend Goku used to fly around on a cloud. Maybe this guy had one too?
I stared down at the man, head cocked to the side. How strange... He had a scowl permantly etched in his expression, even in sleep. Even stranger, his tall, spikey hair seemed unharmed. Not a patch missing in sight... I brushed a stray strand of hair out of his face. He looked so miserable and angry and bitter... What had this guy gone through...?
Mentes barked and jumped at my legs, interrupting my thoughts.
"Shut up, stupid rat." I growled. As we emerged into the forest, I wondered one last thing....
Who the heck was this guy?
