Reunited

Peace had been restored to the universe for the most part. The terrible threat of Majin Buu and the evil Babidi had been vanquished, thanks to Earth’s Special Forces. However, they can’t receive all the credit. Kaioshin, the ruler of the universe had come to take Babidi down before his father’s terrible creation could be released, although, through the Saiyans’ stupidity, that goal was not exactly achieved. But it was Kaioshin that coached them through it all and told them of the monster’s great advantages.

During the ordeal, Kaioshin had fused with his bodyguard and closest friend, Kibito. An ancient Kaioshin—called Rou Dai Kaioshin—had told of the power of the Patora earrings, which enabled any two beings to fuse. Curious, Kaioshin and Kibito had tested the power, finding out that it works all too well, for now they are permanently fused. The new person basically has the same personality of the god, though he had grown another foot and his hair is now long and brushed back.

After Buu had been defeated, Kaioshin thanked his new friends and returned home to his planet Kaioshin-kai. He had paid a visit to a lake where he spent a lot of time with someone that had been very close to him. She was his life’s love, one who he cared for more than anything in the entire universe that he himself had to watch over. Her life came to an end when Buu came to Kaioshin-kai.

Though it had been several months since the end of Buu, Kaioshin still couldn’t put Sabrina out of his head. For hundreds of years he thought about nothing but her. He knows that if it weren’t for her, he would’ve given up the struggle to stay alive that fateful day.

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The former God of the East read a book under a tree overlooking the vast Lake Kai. He could hear the elderly god that lived with him fussing about some swimsuit magazine he was reading in the distance. “That old man can be heard from miles away when he gets excited,” Kaioshin said to himself. He looked at the sky to see that the moons had shifted a little. He closed the book and got to his feet. After stretching a bit, he slowly made his way back to the Kaioshin Mansion. He set the book on a two-foot stonewall that surrounded the main garden. Walking down the path, he searched the area for fresh blooming flowers. Finding some and picking them, he went through the mansion’s front doors. A large staircase was in front of him and on either side was a table with a vase of flowers in the center of each. It used to be that those hundreds of years ago a servant would be the one to change the flowers. Now, Kaioshin had taken the job for certain personal reasons.

Rou Kaioshin walked through the opened front door. He chuckled briefly when he saw the highest god arranging flowers. “What in the world are you doing that for?”

“I have my reasons,” Kaioshin said softly, not even glancing up at the elder next to him.

“Oh really,” Rou said with a smile. “Reminds you of someone, doesn’t it?” He asked nudging Kaioshin in the arm.

“Perhaps.”

“Give me a break. You’re so pathetic when it comes to hiding your thoughts.”

“So what?” Then it dawned on him that Rou Kaioshin was onto his little secret. “Rou, a servant used to do this every morning…before Buu had come.”

“OH! That explains everything!”

“What?”

“You had an affair with a servant!”

“I did not!” Kaioshin yelled, turning around to face the old man.

“You just said it yourself!”

“I never said I was in love with her or anything! I just said that…” he stopped himself before he blurted it all out.

Rou Kaioshin put his hands behind his back and started walking away. “You’re such an idiot. You walk right into the trap every time. I knew I could get you to confess.” He paused for a moment. “You’re foolish to keep thinking of a girl that died so long ago—a servant no less.”

“Rou!”

“You’re lucky that I wasn’t around when it all happened. I would’ve found out and banished you. The Dai Kaioshin of your time should’ve seen it! Then the universe wouldn’t be so dependent on such an oaf.” And with that the old man disappeared.

Kaioshin looked at the flowers next to him. “He’s right. I am a stupid oaf. I can’t do anything right anymore. I just miss her so much…” Frustrated, he threw the flowers out the door and went to his quarters.

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The next morning, Kaioshin awoke, not in a much better mood than before. Rou’s words the previous night had really hit him hard. He knew that he needed to let Sabrina go, but he just couldn’t. They had meant so much to each other, and their time was so short.

Kaioshin walked haphazardly down the stairs. Missing the last step at the turn, he tripped and fell the rest of the seven steps to the floor. As he mumbled to himself while getting to his feet, he noticed something odd. Flowers were now in the vases that he had left empty the night before. That’s strange, he thought. I could’ve sworn I didn’t leave anything in them. Rou must’ve put them back. He walked into the sitting room to the left, the room where Sabrina had died. It had since then been rebuilt of course, and it happened to be one of Rou Kaioshin’s favorite places in the house. The room doesn’t bother Kaioshin unless he’s thinking about Sabrina, and right now he was more puzzled about the flowers.

“Rou,” he started.

“Up early today I see,” the old man said not looking up from his magazine.

“Rou, did you put flowers in those vases in the foyer?” Kaioshin continued.

Rou Kaioshin looked up, glasses at the end of his nose. “Why would I do a thing like that? I don’t feel like being bothered with stacking flowers when I have reading to do.”

Kaioshin left the old man at that and made his way to the kitchen. Having Kibito’s cooking skills, he usually had no trouble making himself breakfast. However, as he approached the swinging doors, he could smell bacon. He knew that Rou was still in the front sitting room, not like the old guy would cook anyway. He cautiously opened the door and peered in. Two frying pans sat on the stovetop, and orange juice sat on a tray on the counter before him. The strange thing was, there was no one in sight.

Kaioshin walked into the room and went over to the stove to see several strips of bacon, sausage and three eggs cooking. Suddenly footsteps could be heard, and a sweet voice piped up.

“Good morning,” the voice said.

Kaioshin quickly turned around to meet a short, purple haired girl standing before him. His eyes popped open and his mouth dropped. He shook his head a moment to see if it was all a dream.

“I wasn’t sure who did the cooking around here now, so I thought I’d make everyone breakfast.” She smiled. “My name’s Sabrina.”

Kaioshin took a step backwards. “It can’t be…” he said under his breath.

“I’m sorry, what did you say?” Sabrina asked. Kaioshin realized it was her. She was here, like she had never left. He studied her features: the deep purple hair, paler skin, emerald green eyes.

“How…how…” was all the god could say.

Sabrina turned her attention to the food. “I think its ready. Why don’t you come over to the dinning room and have a seat.”

The food was excellent. She hadn’t lost her touch. He looked up to see her small face looking at him. He wanted to get up and kiss her right then and there, but two things held him back: one, he still couldn’t believe that she was alive again—either that or she was a ghost—and two was he himself. He had changed so much; she probably would’ve thought he was attacking her.

“Sabrina,” he said gently. “May I ask how you got here?”

She smiled and sat back in her chair. “Actually, I’m not supposed to be here.”

“I don’t understand,” Kaioshin responded.

Sabrina stared at him for a moment. “You know, you sound just like East Kaioshin.” Her statement shocked him. “Actually, you sort of resemble him, too. But he’s much shorter and his hair isn’t like that at all.”

“I know…but please, continue on how you got here.”

Sabrina looked at him another second before continuing. “Well, some weird monster had come to this planet a long time ago. I’m almost certain that it was Majin Buu. He was some powerful creature that even the Kaioshins feared. Somehow, he was able to come to Kaioshin-kai. I was a servant, so I was busy doing my chores when he arrived. His actions had caused my death.”

Kaioshin looked at her as he remembered finding her under a piece of marble that had fallen on top of her that day. “Hundreds of years passed,” she went on. “That’s what I was told at least. One day my spirit was reunited with my body. I learned that it was because of who I was.”

“What do you mean?” Kaioshin interrupted.

“Well, somehow the ancient head gods had known about me and East Kaioshin. We kinda, well…fell in love. They knew that I had meant everything to him, and because he hadn’t given up on pursuing Majin Buu and destroying him, they gave me back my life as his reward.”

“Really?” Kaioshin said almost wanting to cry out with joy.

“But…usually he’s up by now. I thought for sure I’d see him.”

Kaioshin’s excitement went back down. He stared at his empty plate for some time. Just then, Rou Kaioshin made his appearance. He was practically drooling when he saw Sabrina. “Well, well, well,” he said. “What brings you here?”

Sabrina looked at the old man after hearing the tone of his voice. “I’m here to see East Kaioshin, sir.”

Rou grunted to himself. “East Kaioshin? Why would you want to see him?”

“Well…” she started, not wanting to tell everyone about her past with the god.

Rou looked at Kaioshin, who listened to their conversation. “I’m afraid to say that the East Kaioshin you knew is no longer here.”

It was visible that the happiness from Sabrina’s eyes faded away when she heard this. “Oh,” was the only thing she could get out. “When did he leave?” She finally asked.

“Some time ago now. He took off to fight Babidi and Majin Buu.”

“Majin Buu…” Sabrina said to herself softly.

Not being able to take this anymore, Kaioshin stood up and confronted Sabrina. “I must speak with you alone.” Sabrina didn’t ask any questions and followed the god to the next room.

“Please, sit down,” Kaioshin said once they reached the room. Sabrina did so and looked up at the godly figure before her. “Sabrina, there’s something I must tell you. And it’s important that you believe me. Sabrina…I am East Kaioshin.”

The expression on Sabrina’s face looked like she had seen a ghost herself. “You…can’t be…either that or you’re the new East Kaioshin.”

“No, I am the one that you fell in love with…the one who loved you and still does.”

Sabrina looked at him straight in the eyes. His features were recognizable and his voice was the same, yet it was still hard for her to believe.

Kaioshin walked over to her and knelt down. “I kept my promise. I did stay alive and did what I had to in order to destroy Majin Buu.”

Sabrina, remembering how she had made him promise that he wouldn’t die because she was, jumped into his arms. “Kaioshin…” she muttered as she cried into her shoulders. He put his arms around her and gently kissed her neck. After a moment, she pulled away and looked at him with tear stained cheeks. “What happened?”

“Majin Buu was never truly defeated the first time. A few months ago he was released from his imprisonment and I had gone to stop him. During the whole thing, I had fused with my bodyguard, Kibito, and I still am to this day.”

“Can’t you unfuse?”

“I’m afraid not. I didn’t know it was a permanent thing when I did it. And I had no idea that I’d ever see you again…I thought I’d have to live without you forever.”

Sabrina cracked a smile. “I’ve missed you so much, and I’m so happy to be with you again.”

“Though I’m not the same person? I must be honest with you, Sabrina, though I still basically have the personality of East Kaioshin; I have many of Kibito’s traits. And I can’t help some of the things I do…its just natural now.”

Sabrina nodded. “That’s alright. Just hearing your voice again comforts me.”

Kaioshin smiled and kissed her cheek. Sabrina stood up, as did he. They went back to the dining room hand in hand, each remembering what it was like to be together.

When night fell, Sabrina became nervous where she was going to sleep. She knew that Kaioshin would offer for her to sleep in the same bed as he, but she still felt uncomfortable with his new form. She was used to her short, mo-hawk haired god.

Kaioshin did as she expected; he asked her if she wanted to come with him. Sabrina hesitated at his question. Her resistance to answer gave Kaioshin the impression that their relationship would prove to be difficult to keep.

“That’s alright,” he said with a smile. “You can sleep next door.”

Sabrina looked up, not knowing what to do or even say. “You…don’t mind?”

“I understand, Sabrina.”

Kaioshin led her up the stairs and into the bedroom next to his. The doors were large and fancy, indicating that it wasn’t a servant’s room. Sabrina walked in, eying the room in awe. It reminded her of Kaioshin’s room as she remembered it. The setup however was quite different. The bed was between the two windows straight ahead from the door. A large mirror hung from a wall off to the side, and a large dresser with a mirror and chair was across from it. Instead of blue, like Kaioshin’s, it was painted a pale yellow.

“It was West Kaioshin’s room,” Kaioshin said after a moment had passed.

Sabrina turned towards him. “I can’t sleep here…”

Kaioshin was surprised at her remark. “Why not?”

“Because,” she said, “a god slept in that bed over there. I’m nothing but a servant, Kaioshin. It wouldn’t be proper.”

Kaioshin smiled and walked in a little. “Well,” he said softly, “it wasn’t proper back then either.” Sabrina blushed quite a bit. Kaioshin smirked. “Its alright, really. You’re a guest in this house, not a servant anymore. And the other Kaioshins aren’t here. I’m the head of everything, and I say its okay.”

Sabrina listened to his words. For some reason, she couldn’t picture the old East Kaioshin saying all of that in quite that fashion. Finally she nodded her head and continued her way in.

“You know where to find me if you need anything,” Kaioshin said heading out of the room.

Sabrina wanted to stop him and apologize. She knew that her actions and attitude must be hurtful towards him. She truly didn’t mean it, but it was just so hard to get used to his new appearance. It was like being with someone totally different.

The young girl walked over to the bed and sat down. It was extremely comfortable as far as she could tell. The room was tastefully decorated, so the environment wouldn’t be that hard to put up with. The fact remained that she was alive again, but her life couldn’t go on the way she had hoped.

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The next morning, Sabrina slowly opened the bedroom door. She peered out to see that the hallway was deserted. Usually if she was to look out, she would see someone walking down the hall with towels or blankets. It still hadn’t completely sunk into her head that everyone that she used to work with was now gone.

Walking down the long staircase, Sabrina noticed the fields outside through the windows. Ignoring the fact that she was hungry, she opened the large front doors and went out. It had been so long since she had seen her favorite spot; she wondered if it still looked the same.

Soon the large lake came into view. It looked like it had hundreds of years ago. She smiled as she walked up to the shore and looked down at the sparkling water. She sat down, looked straight ahead and closed her eyes. She imagined it was her day off, and Kaioshin came up next to her. He sat down and put his arms around her, holding her close to himself.

A quick breeze hit the side of her face, causing her to snap out of her trance. She frowned when she knew that Kaioshin was not next to her. “I’m being selfish,” she said softly to herself. “He’s here, and I know it. I just don’t want to accept the changes that have happened. I mean I should’ve expected it. I’m lucky that I came back in the first place and that he’s still alive.”

“But its hard for you to love someone that you’re not used to seeing,” a voice said behind her.

Startled, Sabrina turned around quickly, her hair covering her face at first. Kaioshin took a seat next to her, but not as close as he normally would have. He looked at the water for a few moments before turning towards her.

“I don’t mean to be so rude, Kaioshin,” she said in a melancholy voice. “I’m sorry…” Sabrina could remember quite vividly the words she spoke to Kaioshin when she was dying in his arms. She had told him to survive. And that’s exactly what he did. “You fused to survive, right?”

“In a sense, yes,” he responded.

Sabrina thought for a moment. “You just did what I had asked you to do.”

Kaioshin smiled. He knew she was trying to look with her heart now. He brushed back a lock of her purple hair. Doing so made her turn to him quickly. He almost half expected her to get up and leave, but she didn’t. Instead she moved closer to him.

“I still have so much to learn,” she said with a smile. She leaned up and kissed his cheek. “I’m sorry. I won’t be so disappointed.”

Kaioshin looked at her. “You’re fighting your feelings.”

Sabrina went back to her original position. She looked at the ground. Kaioshin couldn’t bare to see her upset about anything. He put his arm around her and held her close, just like her thoughts told him she wanted. To his surprise, she leaned against him, closing her eyes as a tear escaped one of them.

Soon Sabrina started speaking through tears. “Why couldn’t everything remain the same? Why did it have to come to this? I wish I never died…I didn’t fight death because I was in so much pain.”

Kaioshin moved so he faced her. “Sabrina, things happen. Even to gods. I wish you never had died, or I wish I died with you. But we’re together again and everything’s fine.”

Sabrina shook her head and got to her feet. She held her hands to her chest, closing her eyes with her head tilted towards the ground. “No, things will never be the same.”

Kaioshin was practically hurt by her statement. He knew what was coming. “It can be if you let it.”

“The god I was in love with isn’t here anymore. I know that a part of you is him, but you’re someone else too. I’m sorry Kaioshin, but I can’t force myself to love someone that’s different.”

“Is it because I don’t look like I used to? Is that it?”

Sabrina turned away, her back now facing him. She tried to hide the tears that steadily flowed down her face. “No, its not just the way you look. It’s your personality. Sometimes I can picture East Kaioshin saying the things you do, and other times I can’t. You’re just…not completely you anymore.” After a moment of silence passed, Sabrina let out a deep sigh. “I just need to be alone for a little while.”

Kaioshin started to reach his hand out to her, but stopped. He turned and looked at the back of her head. “As you wish,” and with that he disappeared.

Sabrina quickly turned around trying to stop him, but it was too late. She knew that she just might have ruined the only chance she had to be with the one she had loved for so long. She turned around and looked at the tree. At that moment she didn’t care about anything. She ran back to the house, crying the whole way. She passed Rou Kaioshin on the way in and ran upstairs to her new room. She slammed the door behind her, jumped on her bed, and cried herself to sleep.

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Kaioshin stood in front of the house looking at the sky. He cursed himself for so many things: not being there for her when Majin Buu attacked, not trying to help save her life, and most of all fusing with Kibito. Had he known this would happen, he never would’ve done it.

Rou Kaioshin came up behind him and looked up at the sky as well. “Yep,” he said. “The sky certainly is interesting.” Kaioshin ignored him. “So, I can see that things aren’t working out for you two.”

“Please don’t mention it,” Kaioshin said in a monotone voice.

“I see.” Rou Kaioshin took a few steps forward. “Are you going to tell me about her?” He never did get the full report on Sabrina. The only thing that he knew, which he figured out for himself, was that they had been together at some point in the past.

Kaioshin stood in silence for a moment as he thought. “She was a servant.”

“I already knew that.”

Kaioshin sighed. “Its hard to explain. It just happened. But Bibidi and Majin Buu ended it all. Actually…if it wasn’t for her I would have died too. I sought the wizard out because of her.”

“So what’s stopping you now?”

“Rou, she doesn’t like me like she used to. I’m not the same person, and I know it. She loved East Kaioshin…not me. I hate the way I turned out!”

Rou noticed his clenched fists. “Complaining about it won’t do anything. You need to talk to her, or find some way to fix things.”

Kaioshin couldn’t believe how thoughtful Rou was being at the moment. He smiled when he thought that he ought to have a recorder to get this all on tape to use against him in the future. Listen to yourself, he thought. Recording his thoughtfulness to use against him in the future? Since when do you plot such useless revenge?

“How am I supposed to do that?” he asked.

“That’s something you’ll have to figure out.” Rou started to walk farther away. “A recorder…” he muttered to himself.

Kaioshin was alone once again. His crystal ball appeared before him and Sabrina appeared in it. She was sleeping with a tear stained face. He knew that this had to be fixed right here and now. He thought for a moment. The only thing that he could think of was splitting apart from Kibito; but how in the universe was he to do that. He wished he could think of something more useful. “Wait,” he said aloud. “That’s it! A wish!” Then he thought a bit more. “I can’t though…I can’t ask for such a thing. I’m supposed to use drastic measures to help others, not myself.” The image in the crystal ball showed Sabrina turning in her sleep. “But it would be helping someone…if it works…”

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Sabrina’s eyes fluttered open. She moaned for she had slept in an awkward position, making her stiff now. She sat up and looked around the room. For the time being, she forgot about what had happened earlier. She stood up, stretched a bit, and started to wonder around the room. She was curious to see what West Kaioshin had in her room. She walked around with her hands behind her back as if she was in a museum. Everything was neatly placed on the tables. Any chair that had a pillow on it looked as if it had never been sat on. She moved to the bureau and looked at the various items. There was a silver comb and brush, with a matching mirror to the set. Different perfumes stood in a bunch off to the side. Then Sabrina noticed something sitting behind the perfumes. She picked up the frame and looked at the pictures inside. There were four: Dai Kaioshin with a cake in his hand; South, North and East Kaioshin standing together; a group picture of all of them; and the last one was a picture of East and West Kaioshin. Sabrina knew that they had been close friends. She looked at the picture, remembering West Kaioshin, and especially East.

A smile formed on her lips. “Everyone was so happy here until Buu came,” she said to herself. “Then everyone died, except Kaioshin. He was all alone. He must have had a terrible time getting used to the change. He’s lost so much…” Her own words stopped her. “He has lost so much.” She looked at his picture and started talking to it. “You must feel like you’ve lost me twice now. I love you…” Carefully, she put the frame back in its place. She looked around the room again and then left.

The next room wasn’t far down the hall. She stood in front of the doors and looked at the knob. “Kaioshin…” she said softly. She carefully opened the door and stuck her head in. He wasn’t there. She continued in and looked around, remembering the first time she had gone in. South Kaioshin had her bring him dinner because he was devastated with the loss of two planets in his east quadrant. Sabrina momentarily closed her eyes and remembered that night. She ventured over to his own bureau to see if he had any interesting pictures. In a way, she wasn’t surprised when she saw he didn’t. She figured if he did have them, he must have put them away so he wouldn’t be reminded of what happened.

Sabrina had left Kaioshin’s room and went downstairs to look for him. She repeated several ways she wanted to apologize to him in her head. She knew that whatever she said had to be meaningful, and she couldn’t act like she was faking it. It would break his heart for sure—that is if it wasn’t broken already.

She walked down to the far end of the house and realized where she was. She ignored the thought and went into the room to find Rou Kaioshin meditating on the sofa. He opened his eyes when he sensed her presence.

“Yes???” He asked with a large smile on his face.

Sabrina felt a little uncomfortable with his expression, but asked him where Kaioshin was.

“No clue. He probably took off again. Who knows when he’ll be back.”

Sabrina thanked him and left. She looked around, now not knowing what to do. She had really never been bored on Kaioshin-kai because she always was told to do something. Deciding to just wait for him to return, she went back up to his room. She sat on the window seat leaning against the wall, with one leg dangling off the edge. She looked outside and watched the leaves gently blow on the trees.

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Kaioshin appeared on Kami’s Lookout. Dende, Guardian of the Earth, greeted him with a surprised smile. “What brings you here, Supreme Kai?”

“Dende, where are the dragon balls? I’d like to make a wish,” Kaioshin asked with hope.

“They’re scattered all over the planet, I’m afraid. What do you want to wish for, if you don’t find me rude for asking.”

Kaioshin bit his bottom lip when he learned that he’d have to search the planet. “I want to reverse my fusion. I figured and hoped that the dragon balls could grant my wish.”

Dende gave out a melancholy sigh. “I’m afraid that Shenron doesn’t have that sort of power.”

Kaioshin’s shoulders slumped and his head fell forward. “Oh…alright then. Thanks anyways, Dende…” He turned to leave when Dende stopped him.

“Supreme Kai,” he said, “Perhaps the Namek dragon balls could help. They’re much more powerful than Earth’s dragon balls are.”

“Really?” Kaioshin said with a burst of hope. “Then to Namek I go. Thank you!” He soon vanished from the earth, traveling across the galaxy to Namek. He appeared in the middle of a crop field with several Nameks giving him a peculiar look.

“A stranger…” one said to another.

“Who are you?” asked the other.

“It’s the Supreme Kai!” yelled one. The other Nameks looked at the visitor and remembered him.

“Hello,” Kaioshin greeted.

The elder, Mori, stepped out of the growing crowd. “Welcome, Supreme Kai. What brings you back to our humble planet?” The Nameks had helped Kaioshin during the fight against Buu. The monster had destroyed the earth and the only way to restore it was to use the power of the Namekian dragon balls. Kaioshin had almost forgotten about these dragon balls, which could restore a life to a being that had died more than once.

“Mori,” he started, “I hope I’m not intruding, but I would like to make one wish with your dragon balls.”

“Really? Has something happened?”

“No, no. See, what you see before you is a fused form of two beings—the Supreme Kai and Kibito.” He paused for a moment, trying to give them a significant reason to use their most valued items. “Something has come up…and…the best thing right now is if I wasn’t fused anymore.”

“Of course, my friend. We shall bring them to you.” Mori turned to the crowd of Nameks. “Elders, please bring forth your dragon ball.”

Soon all seven orange balls were placed in front of Mori. He held his hands out and said the calling words for Parunga to come forth in the Namekian language. Soon, the sky grew dark and a large beam of light shot out of the balls, taking on the shape of Parunga.

“Speak, what is your first wish?” the large dragon asked.

Mori turned to Kaioshin. “So, your wish to unfuse?”

“Yes, I’d like to be separated into East Kaioshin and Kibito once again.”

Mori nodded and turned. He started speaking in the Namekian language. When he finished, Parunga’s eyes glowed red. Kaioshin’s body began to glow and the light started separating into two. It faded away and soon the shapes of Kaioshin and Kibito could be seen.

The two looked at themselves and then at each other in surprise. Mori told Parunga that he was no longer needed and the dragon disappeared, the balls flying away in different directions.

“Thank you very much,” Kaioshin said, bowing to the Namek elder. “I’m eternally grateful.”

“You’re welcome, Supreme Kai. You’re always welcome here.”

Kaioshin and Kibito teleported back to Kaioshin-kai and appeared in the meadows not far from the mansion. “Master,” Kibito started, “not that I’m complaining, but why did you make such a wish.”

Kaioshin smiled as he looked ahead at the mansion coming into view. “You will know in time, Kibito. I’m glad that we’re back to normal.”

“Yes, master.”

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Sabrina rolled over when she thought she heard something. She opened her eyes to find herself in a dark room. She looked to her right to see that the curtains had been closed to block the sunlight from pouring in. She knew she hadn’t done it. Maybe Kaioshin came back and didn’t want to disturb me. She sat up and rubbed her sleepy eyes. She didn’t expect to fall asleep. But now that she thought of it, she barely remembered leaving her spot on the window seat. That’s strange…

Sabrina went down stairs and saw the roses starting to wilt. She shook her head with a slight smile. After returning from the garden, she saw someone she’s never seen before walking up the stairs. He was very tall and had pink skin. She thought about it as she started replacing the flowers. She had two colors in her hands, blue and purple. She couldn’t decide whether to put both in the same vase, or separate them.

“I think they’d look nice together,” a very familiar voice said behind her.

Sabrina smiled, knowing that Kaioshin was standing behind her. However, she didn’t expect to see the person she did see when she turned around. The sharp black eyes stared at her, along with that lovable smile. Her eyes lit up and a smile spread across her own face.

“Sabrina…” he said to her.

The flowers fell from Sabrina’s hands as she ran over to him and jumped into his arms. He tightly held onto her, burying his face into her shoulders. She sobbed as she held tightly onto the back of his vest, taking in the scent that she remembered all too well. Kaioshin placed her back on the ground and gently placed a kiss on her forehead.

She pulled away and looked at his face for the first time since she returned. No words were spoken between the two. Their facial expressions said everything. Soon they came together in a passionate kiss.

They both slowly pulled away and stared at the other. A gentle breeze blew through their hair, making Sabrina realize they were outside. In fact, Kaioshin had teleported them to the lake. She smiled and ran her hands through his thick, white hair. The god used his thumb to wipe away a stray tear from her cheek.

“How…” was all that came from her mouth.

He smiled as they sat down. “I couldn’t take being fused anymore and letting that come between us. I didn’t like it anymore than you did, because believe it or not, I didn’t feel the same for you. I did still love you, but not like I did before.”

“Because of the other person,” Sabrina added.

He nodded. “I went to the planet Namek, where there are these magical balls called dragon balls that can grant any wish. I asked to come out of the fusion.”

“For me…”

“Yes, and for me as well. I had the hardest time trying to get over you, Sabrina. I wanted nothing but to be with you again.”

“I didn’t mean to act the way I did…” she was trying to apologize and not cry at the same time. “I knew that I was making you feel bad, and I didn’t mean to do that. Its just…I didn’t know what to do or think.”

Kaioshin placed a finger over her lips. “Don’t feel bad. I know why you felt the way you did. I can feel a tremendous difference in myself now after being fused. I’m happy being this way, and I thank you for helping me. Now, everything will be perfect like it should have been in the first place.”

“I love you…” Sabrina whispered in his ear as she rested her head on his shoulders.