Trunks and Gohan quickly spun around and stared at the floor, their faces turned a dark red. Vegeta turned his head to the side and glared at Goku who was still staring at Bura,
"Are you alright, Bura?", he asked taking a step toward her. He was yanked swiftly by the collar of his shirt and pulled around.
"Kakkarot, what the HELL ARE YOU DOING?!!", growled Vegeta as he pulled Goku lower to the ground,
"What?", strained Goku trying to break Vegeta's grip on his clothes.
Bura was watching them wearily over her shoulder,
"...idiots", she murmured to herself and tried to take a step forward. Her legs folded on her and she collapsed to the floor, catching herself with her good hand. A raspy groan escaped through her clenched teeth as her entire body screamed out in pain. Her left hand layed across her legs, still bleeding, severely. Of all her wounds, this was the worst one. She could feel her hand throbing along with each beat of her heart, while her blood oozed steadily between her fingers.
"Are you able to stand?", asked a voice beside her. Bura looked up to see Piccolo standing before her. The namek didn't show any signs of embarssment upon seeing a naked girl, his gaze held more concern that bordered on being apologetic. A fast image of the namek villagers that Bura met on her training journey flashed through her head and she gave a small smile,
"...yeah, I can stand. I just need a minute. Transforming like that...kinda takes alot out of me". Her vision suddenly was obscured by a wall of white. It took her a few seconds to see the dark grass around her through the thick folds of cloth. Bura looked up again at Piccolo, he had taken his cape off and dropped it over her.
"Use that to cover yourself" he said and turned away. Bura thanked him and began wrapping herself among the folds, pulling them under her arms and tying a knot to the side like a bath towel. She slowly stood up and steadied her self on her feet and glanced at the others who were still averting their eyes.
"Ok, you can look now. I'm decent." she called over to them, annoyed. Both Gohan and Trunks turned around cautiously. Vegeta abruptly let go of Goku's shirt, causing him to fall to all fours.
"Geez Vegeta, you don't have to be so rough". Goku stood up and dusted himself off. "You know Bura, we could of ended this alot sooner if you'd let us cut off your tail".
"I already told you that I can't let you do that".
"Why not?"
Bura's eyes fell to the furry tail beside her, it had a few drops of blood gathered on the bristly hairs but ultimately, it was untouched.
"It's...the only proof I have that I'm one of them"
