Separated

Deeper Feelings

Jin-Jer showed up at the gravity chamber bright and early. If there was one thing she knew about Vegeta, it was that he always woke up early to train.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

Jin-Jer stood there with her arms crossed, "You said you were going to train me. Well, I'm waiting." she tapped her foot.

Vegeta smirked. Training was one thing that all Saiyans just loved to do. They are obsessed with becoming stronger. Their brains were wired to work that way and want to be the best. It's what made them such a unique race.

There was no way that Vegeta would take things easy on Jin-Jer just because she wasn't used to this new crucial way of training. She wouldn't want him to do that either. She wasn't afraid to put in the blood, sweat, and tears in order to ascend to a level she only dreamed of.

25 times earth's normal gravity was so intense but Jin-Jer refused to give up. She is a proud warrior who doesn't give up easily. That's why Vegeta looked up to her as a child. She always wanted to improve even if it did seem like her skills were perfect.

Within a few hours, Jin-Jer was able to withstand the gravity. "I'm going to crank it up to 30. I need you to push yourself to use even more power than you are."

Jin-Jer gritted her teeth and answered with a stiff nod. This was the most intense training she's ever done in her life. But there was no way she was going to stop now. Even if she wanted to, Vegeta wouldn't let her. Just like how she never let him stop working hard when he was a kid.

Vegeta could feel Jin-Jer's power rising little by little. She wasn't at SSJ level yet, but give it time and she will be. He noticed that she was getting tired but they weren't done yet. "Keep your eyes open! Don't stop fighting!" he motivated loudly, throwing a series of punches, at which Jin-Jer dodged. One kick came a little too quickly for Jin-Jer to block, thus nailing her right in the ribs. She fell to her knees, clutching her side.

"Gahhh!!" she cringed in pain. "I think my ribs are broken."

"You're fine." Vegeta told her, "Get up."

Jin-Jer tried lifting herself up from the floor, broken bones and all, but the gravity seemed to catch up to her and her power started to diminish.

Vegeta went over to the control panel and shut the machine off. "Turn it back on. I'm fine. I'll fight through it."

"Don't be foolish." Vegeta told her, "Can you stand?"

Jin-Jer weakly made it to her feet. When she took a step to follow Vegeta out of the gravity room, she fell back to her knees. Vegeta kneeled down and picked her up. Jin-Jer smacked her lips, "I can walk on my own." she argued. "I don't need you to carry me."

"Don't be stubborn." he hushed, carrying her into the house and laying her on the couch. She watched him pull out a beige sack. "Here. Eat this."

Jin-Jer scrunched her face at the sight of what Vegeta was offering her. "No thanks. I don't like Lima beans."

"It's called a Senzu bean." he informed. "It'll heal you."

Jin-Jer took the bean and examined it. She shrugged and ate it. Within a few seconds her eyes shot open and she jumped off the couch, being full of energy. Jin-Jer felt her ribs and was amazed that they weren't hurt anymore. "No way! I feel amazing! And all my wounds are gone!" she flexed, "I even feel a bit stronger too." Jin-Jer ran up to the prince and hugged him, "Thanks, Vegeta!"

Jin-Jer couldn't help but hold him in her arms for a few more moments. Vegeta shocked himself when he wrapped one of his arms around her tiny figure. It was odd because back then when they hugged, which was rare since neither showed much affection, Jin-Jer was the one who was stunned when Vegeta showed this act of kindness. Now the rolls were switched. Which seemed to be happening a lot lately.