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At first, they didn’t trust her.

Goku brought his friend (Y/n) to play with Lord Zeno as he was busy with training and brought her here. (Y/n) had no idea what to do and pretty much was scared. However, meeting Zeno and how he acts, He reminded her of Goten, whom she used to babysit.

Slowly, They begin to trust her. Just a bit.

It’s been months. (Y/n) would come here and play with Lord Zeno, even stay a bit more. She doesn’t spend nights there, Oh no, she wasn’t comfortable and couldn’t let her guard down despite the fact they weren’t a danger to her, She was more likely a danger to them as she noticed the guards looking at her every move.

Soon enough, (Y/n) found herself getting comfortable and enjoying her time with Zeno.

That’s how she started speaking with the Grand Priest; He wasn’t a chatterbox at first until (Y/n) made her move to talk a few words with him about Zeno’s favorite dishes.

A year passed, and She was closer to Lord Zeno than Grand Priest.

“(Y/n), can you tell me a story?”

“Sure, Zeno. What would you like to hear?”

“Surprise me!”

(Y/n) was sitting on the opposite chair, and she was playing with Zeno, his favorite game. They were floating planets. She couldn’t understand how to play, but she got used to it by copying what Zeno did.

She had asked the Grand Priest what the game was about, and when he told her, She paled. Oh gods, She had been destroying real planets! 

(Y/n) wanted to avoid playing that game again, but she couldn’t refuse him and pretended it was not what it was. It’s just a game; Planets aren’t being destroyed in real life.

“Mmh, I know…How about Snow White?”

“Snow white?”

“Oh! Tell me, tell me!”

(Y/n) smiled and told him about the Snow white story. She made a note in her head to get books and even a movie to show him. Disney movies would be great.

As she finished the story, She noticed Zeno let out a yawn and smiled, knowing it was his nap time. The Grand Priest moves from his place and attends to his King. (Y/n) stood up and heard her name. She saw Zeno and the Grand Priest looking at her. “Yes?”

“Can you tell me another story?”

Oh, he wants a time story. “Of course.”

Zeno raises both his hands towards her, She walks over to his side and picks him up, holding him in her arms. She looks at the Grand Priest, who begins walking, and she follows.

The Grand Priest takes her to the bedroom, he opens the door and walks in. She had never been to Zeno’s bedroom before. It’s quite big; there was a lot of stuff here, and the bed was large enough to put ten people to sleep.

“Stay!” Zeno smiles at her. “Tell me a story!”

(Y/n) nod. “Okay.” Well, how bad can it get?

It was around 10th Story, and Zeno had fallen asleep, She and Grand Priest left the room. (Y/n) did her best to hide how she’s so tired and rubs her eyes. “I am glad he’s sleeping comfortably…”

“It appears Son Goku isn’t here to pick you up,” Grand Priest says, noticing her tiredness and how she’s failing to hide it. “Come, I will show you the room where you can rest”

(Y/n) eyes wide. “O-Oh! I don’t wish to bother!”

“No, You aren’t bothering anyone. You are Lord Zeno’s friend”

“You…sure?”

“Is he a friend? You mean?”

“I meant sleeping…”

“You are tired, yes? Besides, Whis told me about your sleeping pattern….It should be nighttime on your planet. It means dinner. Should I make you something??”

“Oh no, thank you. Uhm, can you show me to the kitchen? I can make something for both of us?”

“You are our guest”

“I can’t be the guest forever now…And uh…I kinda wanna spend some time getting to know you too…If you allow me”

Daishinkan doesn’t say anything; he gestures to her to follow him, and she follows after him. For a brief moment, (Y/n) felt weird and noticed a change in their surroundings.

“We are here,” Daishinkan says, opening the door for her. She nods in thanks and walks in.

(Y/n) blink. The kitchen was the size of her backyard. That’s so much a lot. “Beautiful kitchen”

“Thank you. The ingredients are over here”

“What would you like to eat?”

“What do you prefer?”

“Mmh. What do you have here?”

Daishinkan opened the fridge, which was the size of a closet, and looking inside, she found everything organized and lots of sweet weird dishes, probably Lord Zeno snacks. Looking at the meats, they don’t look very familiar to her but look edible for her taste.

“Do you have buns?”

“Buns??”

“Mmh…Bread?”

“Yes.” He points at the bag; It is bread slices inside a bag. “These?”

“Yeah, Do you have rice?”

“Oh yes, I do. What are you planning to make?”

“For now, Red spice Meat rice plus boiled eggs…”

“Oh, sounds interesting”

‘It seems like he never had this dish before,’ (Y/n) thought, smiling. “Can you help me get that…”

Both of them cook together. (Y/n) notices how Daishinkan seems focused on how she’s making them and listens to instructions. The alien eggs almost resemble the chicken eggs she is familiar with. Whatever, It’s edible.

Soon enough, the dish was made. (Y/n) serve the plate to him and get some for herself. They take a seat at the counter and look down at their dishes. (Y/n) I’m pretty sure she cooked it well, and it’s yummy, hopefully so. Daishinkan grabbed the spoon, and (Y/n) did the same. Swallowing her nervous nerves, she takes the bite first. Her eyes are wide. “Oh…” Holy shit, it’s good. She isn’t much of a cook, but she nails it.

Glancing at Daishinkan, She felt relief to see him eating and seemed to enjoy the dish. She continues eating and enjoying her dinner. Daishinkan was the first one to finish, She held back her chuckle to see him looking at his empty plate and knew he wanted more. “Go on; I only need this much; the rest is all yours”

Daishinkan looks like a cat perked up and cheeks flush. “O-Oh, thank you”

Aww, he’s cute. “No worries. Go ahead,” (Y/n) goes back to eating the rest of the dish. Once she’s done, She gets up and walks over to the fridge. She grabs a water bottle and closes the fridge. Walking back to her seat, She sees Daishinkan having his plate filled and eating happily. He looks like a kid right now.

And he is a mess. (Y/n) grabs a napkin and leans over, cleaning his cheeks. “Slow down, Grand Priest. No one is gonna steal your food”

Daishinkan seems to freeze, not expecting this gesture and swallows. He looks like an owl staring at her right now. (Y/n) chuckle. “Sorry If I step out of line…you look cute…” She didn’t know where her bravery was coming from. “I can cook something else if you are still hungry?”

“N-No, this is enough…”

“Okay, Grand Priest”

“Daishinkan….You can address me by my name”

“Oh…Of course”

Why did it feel like she unlocked a level of friendship and respect from this powerful man?

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(Y/n) wasn’t expecting to find Daishinkan at her door. It’s been weeks since she visited them. Due to her work, she got busy and didn’t have time to visit them. It’s a surprise to find Daishinkan at her door, and he’s holding what seems to be a gift basket. How does she know? It’s an Earth item.

He probably stops by Bulma’s place before coming to her.

Getting out of her surprise, She smiled. “Daishinkan! Come inside.” She stepped aside and let him come inside. She closed the door and walked. “Come this way”

“My apologies for coming here unannounced,” Daishinkan says, following her.

“No problem and no need to be formal with me, Although I am glad you came today instead of tomorrow as I will be attending a meeting and won’t be here all day,” (Y/n) tells him and takes him to the living room. “Please have a seat”

“This is for you,” Daishinkan holds out a gift basket to her.

(Y/n) admit she thought he got it from Bulma, who gave it to him on his first visit, but it seems he got it for her. “O-Oh, Thank you”

She takes the gift basket and places it on the table. “I’ll be back,” She mumbles and walks away, heading to the kitchen where she prepares a snack. She makes tea and gets biscuits from the cupboard. She grabs two cups. Once Tea is brewed, she pours it into two cups and places it on the tray where a plate of biscuits is.

Picking up the tray, She leaves the kitchen and walks into the living room, putting the tray on the table. “Here you go!”

“Thank you.” Daishinkan picks up the cup and holds it. “Were you busy?”

(Y/n) grab the cup and biscuit. “Not really. My work was already done. I submitted it before you came”

“I see.” He takes a sip of tea. “Oh, it’s good”

“I got it from Bulma. She’s more of a fan of coffee than tea, but it’s good stuff”

“Coffee…?”

“Ah, you never had one? I don’t have coffee beans right now, When I visit, I will bring some Coffee beans”

“Sure”

There was an awkward silence between them. However, Daishinkan breaks it up by asking, “When will you visit us?”

“I don’t have any work much, Just tomorrow, and after that, it’s a vacation”

“I see”

(Y/n) smile. “Miss me?”

Daishinkan looks at her. “Yes”

Her eyes are wide, her cheek flushed and taken back by what he said. Did he miss her? For real?

“Lord Zeno misses you too”

“O-Oh…I am sorry…I promise I will pay a visit soon”

His lavender eyes stare at her; it's like he’s trying to read her and look away. “Mmh”

Holy shit, Her heart is beating fast. She grabbed another biscuit and ate it, then took a large gulp of tea, ignoring the burning feeling in her mouth and throat. Never did she imagine she would be wanted by THEM.

Daishinkan eats biscuits. “I like these…”

“Y-You do? I will get some for you when I visit…Anything else you’d like to have?”

“No, thank you”

Was it her, or is it getting awkward once again?? Nonetheless, Daishinkan finished his tea, ate a few biscuits, and stood up. “I should get going”

“Oh, okay,” (Y/n) stood up. “It was nice seeing you, Daishinkan, Say hello to Zeno Chan from me”

Daishinkan nods and teleports away.

(Y/n) stare where he stood and slowly sit down. What the heck was that about? Not that she minded the visit, He surprised her.

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Daishinkan appears back at Zeno palace and heads towards the throne room. He checks on Lord Zeno, finding him busy playing, and doesn’t notice Daishinkan’s disappearance.

Well, He had a feeling Zeno wouldn’t notice him sneaking out.

He was admittedly concerned when (Y/n) didn’t come back or send a message; He knew Zeno was also missing her. However, he waits because (Y/n) isn’t the type of person to not come here without reason.

Amazingly, Zeno is patient, unlike Daishinkan, who couldn’t hold himself back and check on her through his staff, so he just wanted to meet her. Face to Face.

The gift basket was given to him by Bulma when he got to her place as Whis was there and wanted to get a small gift for (Y/n), but he couldn’t tell them. He lied, saying he was passing by and wanted to say hi to Whis.

He had sat there with them for hours until he stood up and said goodbye, wanting to meet (Y/n), Bulma stopped him and left in a hurry, then returned with a gift basket. Staring at the basket, he thought this would be a good gift for her and left while thanking her for their hospitality.

Meeting (Y/n) face to face instead of spying on staff, He noticed how tired she looked. There were a lot of words he wished to say, but he found himself able to say them. 

It was the first time he felt shy, Him being shy. Him, The Grand Priest. 

He stood up, saying goodbyes to her, and returned here. She said she would visit After she was done with her work. Mmh, What does she do? He didn’t ask her. Maybe when she comes, he will ask her.

“Daishinkan”

He looks over where Zeno is, and he’s staring at him. “I am hungry, Do we still have cake (Y/n) baked for us?”

“Yes, lord Zeno. Shall I get it for you?”

“Yeah!”

“Please, excuse me”

“Wait”

Daishinkan paused. “Yes?”

“Can you…check on her? If she can visit me?”

“She’s coming soon, my lord”

Zeno’s eyes lit up. “She is?”

Daishinkan nods.

“Yay! I can’t wait to meet her!”

Same, Daishinkan wanted to say but doesn’t and bows, then leaves to get cake for him. It wouldn’t be wise to keep him waiting.