Learn From A Stranger


He strained in the darkness of the forest, knowing this had the potential 
to be a disastrous situation. Although he had his katana at his side, he 
knew just how dangerous a stressed saiya-jin could be, and this one 
seemed to be exceedingly so. Besides, this one was associated with 
Vegeta. He himself was a force to be reckoned with. Vegeta was known 
to have an ego the size of Asia with an extreme ferocity to accompany it. 
So, Neoku crouched silently behind the undergrowth watching the strange
 warrior.
	
Yasai, unknowing of her watcher, continued her intensive workout. For 
some reason, she was so agitated that she was unable to sense Neoku's 
prescence.
	
Her dark black hair was tied into two long braids off the top of her head. 
Wearing sweat-soaked black spandex, Yasai punched and kicked, 
executing with great speed.
	
Neoku could faintly hear Yasai mumbling out loud, "Planet Vegeta is gone! 
There is nothing for him to be prince of! He just assumes that because I'm 
the only surviving female saiya-jin, he can tell me what to do."
	
Slightly chuckling from his "safe" distance, Neoku listened to the grumbling 
coming from the disgruntled saiya-jin. 
	
"Guess she's finally seen what Vegeta is really like," he thought to himself. 
	
Neoku smirked, thinking about the rumors that had been going around. His 
thoughts lost the humor in them as he remembered his reason for spying on 
Yasai. There was no time for jokes, there was a battle going on, and Goku 
was depending on him. And Goku had information that he needed to know, 
information about his unknown past.
	
Goku had employed this questionable, assasin-and-spy for hire with explicit 
directions strictly with Yasai in mind. He needed to know a better estimation 
of her power potential, without her discovering their position.
	
Neoku watched for a few minutes longer, but the situation didn't change any. 
Yasai was doing basic training and complaining. Nothing massive. Neoku 
sighed silently. 
	
"Maybe tomorrow she'll show more effort." 
	
This nightly vigil had been going on for a week now, and he hadn't discovered 
anything of much use. As Neoku turned to weave back through the forest, he 
stepped lightly on a stick, by accident. His muscles immediately tensed, and 
an inaudible curse escaped his lips. 
	
Saiya-jin senses are much finer than humans.
	
For several seconds, Neoku just stood there, waiting for Yasai. And then, 
he realized how quiet it suddenly had become.
	
"Where is she?!" 
	
Frantically, he scanned the area, but there was no sign of Yasai. He began 
to panic. Even though he had immense strength, he didn't have her saiya-jin 
blood. 
	
Saiya-jins were known throughout the galaxy for their natural fighting 
instincts. 
	
"The last thing I need is a ticked-off saiya-jin lurking in the shadows." 
Nervous, he ran his fingers through his hair, black and short, and tried to 
concentrate.
	
"Gotcha!" a feminine voice hissed out as its owner held Neoku up by the 
front of his black surcoat.
	
Neoku's brown eyes snapped open and stared at Yasai's dull blue ones. 
She squinted a little, a smirk forming on her face. Neoku's hands flew to 
his katana, but a hand shot out and grabbed his.
	
"That wouldn't be nice, would it?" As she flung his only weapon into the 
hands of the night..
	
"Why are you hiding in the dark and watching me?" She asked of the fairly 
tall, human she supposed, ninja in her grasp.
	
"You don't need to worry about that. Sounds like you've got your hands full 
with Vegeta," Neoku snidely remarked, trying to gain the upper hand with 
reverse psychology. Yasai dropped her smirk, but did not say anything 
about Vegeta.
	
"I'm sorry, is that a sensitive topic for you?" Neoku added with a tone 
dripping with sarcasm. He should've kept his mouth shut.
	
"You should watch what you say, little man. What do you have? Nothing. 
You don't know where you came from, who your parents are, or even your 
birth date." Yasai's expression stayed stiff as these disturbing truths came 
out.
	
Dumb struck, Neoku stared at Yasai again. "W-what do you know? How 
do you know about me?"
	
Yasai replied with disgust, "I'd rather not disclose that."
	
Neoku, still confused, continued, "Can you tell me anything about my past? 
Did you know my parents?"
	
A spaced-out look came over her and she replied, "I didn't know your 
parents any more than I knew my own."
	
Suddenly, Neoku turned his attention from Yasai. He was scanning the 
expanse of the trees.
	
Curious, Yasai asked, "What is it?"
	
"I don't know, I heard something..."
	
Incredulous, Yasai questioned, "You heard that?!" Yasai's mind was 
buzzing. "How could he have heard that? A mere human couldn't possibly 
have heard a leaf rustling at a distance that far!" But Neoku had heard the 
sound; An idea formed in her brain.
	
"I was lying before, about knowing who you are," Yasai confronted Neoku.
	
"Huh? But-"
	
"Forget what I said. I have a more important question for you."
	
"O.... Kay," Neoku was hesitant with his words.
	
"Do you have a scar on the base of your spine? A black circle?"
	
Neoku fell to the ground. "How do you know about that?!"
	
"So you do, then?" She ignored his question.
	
"How do you know?? Tell me now! I demand an answer!" Neoku was up 
instantly, and full of aggression.
	
"You are a saiya-jin." Yasai said the words evenly, slowly. 
	
"Saiya-jins are born with tails. If they get cut off, there's always a black 
scar on the spine. Besides, you have the qualities of a saiya-jin."
	
Neoku couldn't believe what he'd heard. 
	
After a few moments of silence, Neoku chuckled.
	
"What?" Yasai asked, not knowing what to expect from the newly 
discovered saiya-jin.
	
"Oh...," Neoku impulsively ran his fingers through his hair, "it's just that, 
I was supposed to be learning about you. But, you've gone and told me 
more about myself then I ever knew."
	
His whole life would be changed forever.