Chapter 15: Conflict
The cold breeze went past them as they stood on top of the mountain and watched from a distance. In the distance were the Z-Fighters and Nappa and Vegeta talking like normal. Fennel backed up a little as she looked around at everyone. Everybody looked on edge as they were all either fidgeting or muttering to each other. But Kijiru on the other hand wasn't. He simply stared with this uneasy aura about him. It was . . . concerning.
Fennel always saw Kijiru as some punk who could be pushed around with decent ease, yet in this very instance he almost seemed explosive.
Fennel tapped him on the shoulder as there was a short pause before Kijiru eerily turned around with his eyes bloodshot red and his expression one as if he had been crying. She backed up a little.
"Are. . . are you okay? She asked" There was no answer, just a cold and empty stare shared between the two of them. It was obvious that he wasn't but it wouldn't hurt to ask.
"Look I know we started off on the wrong side of the bed during the first couple of minutes on the bed, but we are going to have to look past that for a while okay?" She said Kijiru didn't respond, instead his expression changed from one of sadness to one of annoyance.
"Who do you think you are? Some top dog, a leader, or a entitled jerk? Cause im getting real sick and tired of hearing your voice. . . look past it? Hell no." Kijiru said as he tried to keep his voice down yet still sound angry.
Fennel slapped Kijiru as she had an enraged look on her face as her eyes glowed an obsidian look to it. "Who do you think you are speaking to me like that? Im not some random chick who is gonna take an insult." She said as she took a couple of steps away.
Everybody was now looking at them, as they watched the situation escalate.
Kijiru chuckled a little as he took a step closer towards her, as his aura intensified greatly.
"Oh, but I can bitch! Your the one who wanted to mess with me and call my wife a bitch and make fun her disease! Your the one who dragged me along on this mission in the first place, and do I have to remind you that you have fucked with me this entire time we've met? All you do is be a jerk to me, and now you wanna play goodie two shoes like your innocent. Fuck that." He said as he got up close to her face. "Your the reason were stuck here, dumb ass. If you got a problem with that. . . I am right here." He said as he chuckled and began walking off.
Suddenly he could feel a rock hit his back as he already knew who threw it. With rage consuming him, and rage eating away at what humanity he ever had he dashed at Fennel as he began choking her, putting everyone on guard as they tried to stop him.
They tried prying his hands away from her neck, but his grip was too tight. Fennel could feel her neck slowly breaking as she clawed at his hands trying to escape but the more she fought the tighter he squeezed, and the more he squeezed the less oxygen she could feel herself losing. Everyone kept screaming at him to let go but he wouldn't.
Dachi slowly walked up to Kijiru as he whispered something in his ear. Nobody heard what it was but surprisingly Kijiru dropped Fennel.
She began coughing and choking as she tried to regain air. N.57 rushed over to help her, as she eyed Kijiru.
"What the hell is wrong with you? Do you think you get away with killing people? I should've known from an Arcosian. . . All of you are monsters." She said.
Kijiru spat in their direction as he ran off.