Chapter 5: Krillin and Juuhachigou: Silence
I do not own dbz, doesn't hurt to dream though...
Juuhachigou was lying on the bed looking up at the ceiling when Krillin came into the room. He had just gotten back from his mission and his clothes were all torn up. Krillin himself didn't have a scratch or a piece of dirt on him.
"Now how the hell did you manage to dirty and tear up all your clothes but keep your body spotless?" Juuhachigou said sarcastically.
Krillin smiled warily and said, "well they attacked me, they weren't able to land a punch on me but their blades did manage to get my clothing."
"That fast huh?" Juuhachigou said.
"Yeah, but they still couldn't touch me."
"What about the dirt?" Juuhachigou said standing up and walking over to the drawer and pulling out a clean pair of pants.
"Well when I blew them up some of their ashes got on me," Krillin said, "I took a shower but I didn't have a change of clothes."
"Men," Juuhachigou scoffed, "what about underwear?"
"Commando," Krillin said standing like a superhero and acting as if he was proud. Juuhachigou just glared and then started laughing softly. "Hey you laughed!" Krillin said, "I made you laugh!"
"Well you're a funny guy," Juuhachigou said, "I like you like this, when you're being yourself and not acting all tough." Krillin sighed and went into the bathroom to change into clean clothes. Juuhachigou followed him and stood behind the door while he changed. "Come on Krillin we're mates, you should tell me these things. Please Krillin," she pleaded, "tell me why you insist on putting up this act."
Krillin opened the door catching Juuhachigou by surprise. Krillin was wearing only the clean pants, he hadn't bothered to put on a shirt. He looked rather sexy, making Juuhachigou bite her lip. Krillin gave her a sad nod and grabbed her hand. He led her to the bed where he sat her down.
"I am the shortest saiyan you'll ever find," Krillin started, "I was always made fun of when I was a child. Prince Vegeta made me part of his guard at five years old because Kakkarot was taller than him as were his other options. He wanted someone shorter than him, so that he could look almighty. The other guards didn't like this and threatened to take me out. So I trained and trained hard to become stronger, and now they can't even land a hit on me."
"Is this why you act tough?" Juuhachigou said putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. Both felt sparks running through their bodies as their bare skin touched. Juuhachigou quickly pulled it away and Krillin shifted and cleared his throat.
"No it's not," Krillin answered trying to keep focus, "I kept my personality entact, strength was enough. But then at 16, I fell in love." Juuhachigou gasped and listened more intently. "Yes I fell in love with a saiyan named Marron. She was pursued by saiyans from all over the planet, but she only wanted the strongest. That's she chose me. She became my mate."
"Your mate?" Juhhachigou said in disbelief, "I thought mating was an unbreakable bond and if broken you can never recover from it?"
"Well yes," Krillin said sadly, "Marron and I were together for five years and we had a four year old son. One day, one of our outposts in planet Discindor was overrun by rebels. Prince Vegeta, Kakkarot, and I led the armies to take them down. Little did we know they had sent an army of their own to attack Vegeta-sei. King Vegeta and his army destroyed the rebel army in no time but not before several bombs were thrown and hundreds of saiyans killed...including Marron and our son." Krillin broke into the tears and Juuhachigou hugged him tightly, she couldn't believe her ears.
