Chapter 12: Blood in the snow
Piccolo tears through the men left and right. Only problem is... He isn't seeing them.
He sees his step dad. There goes a soldiers torso being punched into pieces.
He sees the man who killed his father. Another beheaded with a knife hand.
He sees the man who put his mother in a grave. Another 10 are blasted to atoms.
The man who used and killed his sister in the end. *Splat* another one crushed into a pancake via his telekinesis abilities.
And finally the man who shot and killed him in the last life. He turns to the General who is quivering in fear at seeing the formerly white field now filled with crimson snow.
Fresh snow began to fall as Piccolo started to walk towards him with a stone cold apathetic face and a quiet aura.
The General manages to get out, "St-stay away!"
Another step.
"Ge-get back!"
Another step. His fist begins to glow.
"Mo-monster!!"
He stops. Piccolo looks to the carnage he wrought and then down at his still ki coating hand. He began to wake up from his killing spree as the General then yells out, "You're wide open!"
Only to think or say no more as Piccolos still charged fist smashed through the Generals skull.
The body joins his comrades in the snow and Piccolo walks back to the village. His cape fluttering in the growing snow storm.
Piccolo looks to his hands and he goes, "I'm glad I didn't go that hard in the tournament. But... Damn it. I need some sort of emotional anchor! All these back to back fights against other evil people that remind me of him... It keeps triggering me! I need someone in my life who can help me anchor it. Someone who can listen and keep me grounded! Goku has Chi chi! Krillin has his friend group! Tien has Chiaotsu! I am alone!"
He looks to the sky but thinks back to Suno as he remembers she offered her friendship.
He smiles a little at that and then goes, "I suppose... Suno is a good person to know and become friends with. Heaven knows I could use such a down to earth girl in my life."
He then thinks, And heck... It could be more ... Only thing is as a Namekian I wouldn't be able to do anything more intimate with her due to my lacking...
He stops. Widens his eyes and looks down at his crotch with an obvious bulge there.
He then looks up at the village and realizes, "Wait... I do have one... Huh... Guess that's on the table if I do get her as a lover. Better count my blessings for that anomaly in this world I guess."
He gets to Sunos house, by tracking her energy and enters as the snow storm picks up.
Being greeted warmly by Suno and her family made tears spring to his eyes as he remembers how his sister used to greet him the same way.
With a quick wipe of his cape and a smile he manages to greet them back and join them for a hearty dinner.
Later after a few questions and a delicious soup and bread dinner. He rests in front of the fire place with a good book from Suno's father's collection.
He hears a creak and sees Suno approach in her pajamas that are light green with cloud patterns all over. Piccolo chuckles and opens the blanket he was wrapped up in. Inviting the red head inside.
She gladly joins him and leans against her new friend to see what his current book was about.
As they read together Piccolo finds that this comfort and warmth from Suno is helping him. His mind was still swirling with the traumas he had locked up and how they were eating at their cages to trigger him again.
But her presence reminds him of Max's sister. Not in a sibling way, but in the comfort of another person who won't judge you and will support you.
He smiles at Suno who looks up at him and says, "Is something on my face Piccolo?"
Piccolo shakes his head and simply says, "No I'm just glad you aren't afraid of me after what I did to those soldiers."
She smiles back and leans her head on his shoulder again and goes, "I simply know they would have done so much to me and my village that was evil. But knowing you wouldn't stand for it? It helps see past the blood spilled and know you are a good person. If anything I'm counting my blessings just knowing you."
Piccolo decides to make a promise there to protect people like Suno. To help her and others with her mentality. To protect them and avoid being unable to help others like her. Just like his sister.
As soon as he realizes this promise is made and how he now has the power to actually pull this off. He shudders, Suno looks up to him in curiosity only to gasp as she sees him crying a bit.
She hugs him and asks, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Piccolo hugs her back bringing her into his lap and says, "No... The opposite... I haven't had anyone say that to me in... God so long. I'm grateful."
Suno giggles and hugs him close while saying, "I'm glad I could help you then. I know I'm no fighter. But I like to help others who need it. That way they can continue to survive and grow. You know?"
Piccolo flashes back to his sister saying something similar when things were tough after she took him away from his stepdad. He nods as in his mind a cafe around how he felt souch anguish over his sister's death melts. And he sees his sister standing there smiling at him. Clearing up the good memories with her in his minds cape and making them shine brightly. This causes the traumas to recoil and hide in the shadows of the other cages.
Giving Piccolo more power over them and allowing him to avoid triggering them more easily in the future.
One trauma down.
Piccolo hugs Suno close enjoying the warmth fo the blanket, her, and the fire. Suno snuggles up and gets comfortable. So comfortable that he slippers come off and her bare feet seem to grip onto Piccolos leg as of she were a monkey getting comfortable on a branch.
Piccolo falls asleep with Suno listening to his heart beat as he listens to her breathing. Both enjoying the moment.
They are embarrassed in the morning when they hear good natured chuckling coming from behind them. Both groggy they look behind them to see Suno's parents and Eighter all enjoying the sweet scene between them.
With a blush on Suno and some purple on his cheeks they separate. Suno puts her slippers back on while Piccolo admires her as the family heads to the kitchen to make breakfast, Piccolo looks at her again and simply says, "Hey... I didn't mind it. You're warm. That's something I haven't been able to enjoy since I was a kid."
Suno blushes again but with a smile and says, "I'm glad!" Looking to the side shyly she asks, "Then next time you spend the night we'll need to do this again huh?"
Piccolo blushes purple again and nods.
Over the next few days Piccolo endears himself to the village. Helping the hunters, training the militia with some martial arts. Even giving Eighter and Suno a few lessons to help them.
And every night it ends up with Suno cuddles against Piccolo after reading a book together by the fireplace. Either falling asleep in his lap or on the couch being spoonee by the large alien.
Suno was blushing beet red one morning. She woke up before Piccolo as he stayed up an extra two hours during a good part of the book while laying on the couch. He was mentally still sleeping... But his body was more than awake.
Piccolo was more than happy as he fell asleep to feel her toes gripping his legs again, her butt nestled against his pelvic region, and her warm back breathing deeply against his as his arm circled her front to keep her secure against him.
Unknown to him though... He got morning wood from that. Suno was beet red staring at what had been nestled between her cheeks all night. A solid throbbing 8... Maybe 9 inch piece of meat?!
This alien was packing more than a good personality and powerful body!
Suno was already crushing on this alien but this just made it even better in her eyes!!
She was confident in her body, fit from mountain life, nice bright red hair, form and perky C cup breasts, a booty that was taught but large enough to be compared to a soup bowl for each cheek, and legs that were fit. Not to mention she kept her hands and feet lotioned up to ensure they never got too rough and risked callouses. Especially when there is limited access to medical supplies for anything wrong with your limbs.
She made a promise to herself. She was gonna try and date this guy! He was sweet, helpful, protective, and a fun cuddle and reading buddy! Plus his workout were insane!
She didn't know you could eventually lift a one ton boulder! But she saw him do it!
She knew she would have a long road in romance with this guy but she would make it work!
She laid back down to enjoy the warmth of him... And of something else as she resumed her usual position and fell back asleep with a smile on her face. And a promise in her heart.