| Chains Chapter 9: Complications |
| Author: Selenity Jade Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: Again, if you haven't figured it out, you're an imbecile. |
| Vejiita growled irritably as he walked into *his* sitting room, which had been overrun with the third-class moron, his hideous mate, and their blasted brat. The Earth Princess was sitting on the large couch, watching the little family. He rolled his eyes, striding into the room and giving the morons who dared to intrude on his private space a good, long glare. He watched as the blue-haired genius smiled faintly at the infant brat's fascination with his own tiny tail. Vejiita didn't understand what the big deal was. The brat was trying to catch his own tail; it seemed pretty stupid to him, and yet that made the broken-hearted female smile for the first time that he'd seen since Radditzu died a week and a half before. "Vejiita-ouji," Kakarotto greeted with a smile and a nod. Chichi and Buruma both glanced to the small Saiyajin no Ouji as he strolled into the room. Both females gave identical blinks of surprise when Vejiita snarled at them and stalked into his bedroom, slamming the door behind him. Kakarotto also betrayed his surprise, gaping at the closed door. "Man, he's even grumpier than usual!" He handed his infant son to his mate carefully. "Maybe I better see-" "No," Buruma interrupted softly. "Let me. You guys can go to your rooms." She gave another small smile at the mated pair and walked soundlessly over to the large door that led to the angry Saiyajin's rooms. She physically braced herself before knocking gently. "What?!" he snarled from the other side of the door. "Vejiita? Can I speak with you a moment?" He was silent for a long moment as she waited nervously for him to yell and insult her, or let her in. After what seemed like hours, the door opened a crack. He had been avoiding her since that night they had spent in passion, and she let him. She had let him rave and insult her the few times they did see one another. She didn't know why she had done it with him, why let herself go for a moment of comfort and passion. It was stupid, and irresponsible, but she couldn't even regret it. Maybe it was because it was actually enjoyable after she got over her initial pain. Maybe because he was gorgeous when he kept his mouth shut. Or maybe it was because she felt something from him. She had no idea, not really. She pushed open the door silently and stepped into the darker room, shutting it behind her. Glancing around, her eyes adjusted to the shadows and picked out Vejiita's muscular form near his closet as he stripped off his armor. "Vejiita?" "What?" he snapped back without looking at her. Sighing softly, she padded further into the room, stopping a few feet from the angry prince. "When will we be going to Namek-sei?" she asked him, a bit hesitantly. He shrugged indifferently, still facing away from her as he bent over to remove his boots. "Furiza doesn't control this section yet, and I have to bring them under my control so that he cannot use them." "What?" He threw his boots into the closet, and pulled off his gloves, doing the same with them. "We are traveling towards Namek right now. I'm making a few stops on the way, so it'll take a bit longer." "Where are we stopping?" He growled and finally turned to face her, dressed only in his navy spandex-like suit. "Mind your own damn business, Onna!" he hissed, striding into the bathroom. She followed after him unthinkingly. "Vejiita, would you stop this!" she finally snapped. He swung around to glare at her. "I am making a war on Furiza, you little fool. I'm going to fucking Namek-sei just as you asked, but I am not going to put a hold on *my* plans for revenge. We're traveling there, but I need to make as many planets as possible submit to me on the way there!!" "You're conquering planets?" she asked in horror. Rolling his eyes, he spat irritably. "I don't need your weak sentiments, Onna. You're here to help with technology, which you are not doing a very damn good job of; you're not here to tell me how to rule *my* empire!!" Her blue eyes suddenly flared to life as anger filled her. "You unfeeling bastard!" she hissed. "I just lost the most important person to me, and you're bitching because I'm not helping you to destroy planets?!" She stalked towards him and glared into his dark eyes. "You are no better than the monster that destroyed your people," she snarled, swinging around to stomp out of the bathroom. She made it two steps before she was caught painfully by the shoulder and slammed into the wall, the Saiyajin no Ouji glaring at her from a mere breath away. She gasped as she was forced to look into his eyes again, revealing his barely suppressed rage. And madness. And she felt something that she had rarely experienced. Fear. "You know nothing," he snarled slowly, squeezing her shoulders painfully as he spoke. "You know nothing of that monster because he had yet to take an interest in your pathetic planet. You know nothing of the horrors that *being* is capable of. I cannot let him enslave any more planets. Each planet he gains can bring the war into his favor. Each planet I can conquer can help supply *me* with warriors that I am lacking. Each planet that refuses me must be destroyed before that *thing* can make use of them. It is much better to kill them then allow *him* to enslave more races. You have no idea what he's capable of, idiot! His tortures give *me* nightmares! He knows ways to cause pain that you cannot possibly imagine. At least I offer them a quick death if they will not submit to my rule! Furiza would enslave them anyway and do things to them that would make *Hell* itself seem like a fucking pleasure ride!" He shook her slightly, pressing her into the wall harder. "My entire race has been a slave to him for over a century! And we served him well! We did everything that was asked of us; *I* did everything that was asked of me! Just to keep my people alive! And he destroyed my planet, my race, and my *father* because he feared us! Feared our power, our abilities, and our fucking *legends*! We did nothing to oppose him! We did not rebel because we knew we had yet to achieve the power to win. We did nothing, and we were destroyed for it!" he continued to hiss at her, his dark eyes showing more emotion then she had ever seen in those shadowy depths. Pain, grief, and an overwhelming urge to destroy the cause of it all. And still, the madness continued. The madness, barely suppressed insanity in his mind. She whimpered slightly when his fingers clenched over her fragile shoulders, and to her horror, she felt tears spill from her eyes. She wanted to be angry with him; he was cruel and hateful. And yet she couldn't keep a hold of the anger, not when she continued to be trapped by his anguished gaze as he growled out each painful word. Not when she could clearly see the pain he was feeling in his intense glare. Not when she could see the horrors written clearly on his face. He blinked suddenly, his gaze falling to her wet cheeks. He suddenly released her and stepped away, turning from her. "Leave," he ordered hoarsely. She hesitated slightly and then took a step towards his back, which stiffened as she moved. "Vejiita-" "Leave," he hissed through clenched teeth. She gently placed her hand on his back, feeling a sharp ache in her heart when he flinched away from her, as if her touch burned him. "Vejiita, I can help you," she whispered. "There are other ways to get things and to make a planet join you than using violence." A barely audible growl came from him, and she felt him tremble slightly under her hand. "Don't. Touch. Me," he forced out. Sighing, she leaned into his back and wrapped her arms around his waist, ignoring his tense shudder. "I can help you, Vejiita. I'll build defensive systems, I'll build weapons to be used in battle against soldiers, but I won't create things that can destroy planets. I can help negotiate, I can help plan without causing genocide." She paused, rubbing her hand over the front of his chest lightly, wincing when she felt his muscle twitch under her soft fingertips. "But if you destroy planets, I'm gone. I won't be a part of that." She felt his growl begin again, and sighed, stepping away from him. "I'm sorry, Vejiita. It's the way I am. I may be softhearted, but it has never been something I regret. I'll help you if you want, but only if planets are not destroyed or their people murdered. If I have to, I'll travel to Namek-sei alone as Radditzu wanted," she told him softly. When he didn't answer her after a few minutes, she sighed and walked towards the door. "Goodbye, Vejiita," she whispered and then she opened the door, pausing before slipping through it, giving a single backward glance at the tormented Saiyajin no Ouji. "Onna." "Hm?" "Shut the door." She sighed, and began to leave sadly. "With you in here," he told her softly. Blinking, she shut the door and moved a few feet into the room before stopping. "What?" He shook his head slightly. "We're stopping at Amudeku, Ptica, Dragulj, and then Namek, in that order," he told her tiredly. "Oh," she said softly. "You're not going to destroy them?" His bare fist clenched and he hissed, "I'll try to use a few methods first, but I'm not making any promises. Furiza is too horrible to allow him to conquer it. You must understand it could be our downfall. This is war, Onna. War is never fair or honorable. But... I will try to find other ways," he conceded. She suddenly smiled and walked over to him, placing herself in front of the angry Saiyajin so that he was forced to look at her. She gave him a big grin and wrapped her arms around the startled prince's neck, kissing him softly on the lips. He didn't respond at first, his body tensed, a slight shudder flowing through him as he closed his eyes. She pulled away a moment later, and Vejiita hid the disappointment he felt and opened his eyes, blinking when he saw her wink at him. She gave him a wicked smirk and put her hand at his waste, and around the tip of his tail. His eyes fell closed again as her thumb moved over the tip of it, sending delightful shivers up his spine. He forced himself to back away from her, and she giggled softly, moving towards him. He soon found his back against the wall and her supple body pressed against his. She continued to tease his tail, and Vejiita was forced to let out a low purr. She suddenly licked his neck lightly, and began to nibble her way up his neck to his ear, whispering, "Say no now." His eyes snapped open and he blinked at seeing the wicked amusement shining in her blue eyes. He opened his mouth, but when nothing emerged, she pressed her lips to his. With a shuddering sigh, his arms came up around her and he kissed her back with all the desire he had been repressing for the past week and a half, devouring her as if his life depended on achieving this one glorious moment of completeness, pleasure, and contentment. Little did he know that while his life may not have depended on it, his mind and heart did. Only it would be a while before he would realize it. And by then... it would be too late. ~~~ "Onna," a voice whispered in her ear, pulling her from her dreams. She sighed regretfully and opened her eyes, blinking her sleep away. A few seconds later, her blue eyes found the dark gaze of the Saiyajin leaning over her. "Hm?" He frowned slightly, glancing away from her. "Onna, I just received a communication from someone very interesting." "Who?" she asked, sitting up suddenly. She didn't like the way his jaw clenched slightly. "It seems we'll be having a guest joining us tonight as soon as his ship catches up with us." She frowned. "Who?" "The human your father wishes you to mate to." "Yamucha?!" she screeched, jumping out of bed and wrapping a sheet around her body. "What the hell?" Vejiita growled, standing up. "Apparently, he didn't like the idea of his intended traveling alone on a ship full of *monsters* and left the day after us to join you. For your *protection*," he hissed angrily. She suddenly realized she never even thought of the fact she was promised to a man already. She never really thought about it and she had given herself to an alien prince twice. Without a thought to the man she was supposed to marry. "Oh, shit." He snarled and stalked away. "He also brought a few people with him. *Human* warriors," the Saiyajin no Ouji spat out. "And a man who is supposed to perform your *marriage* as soon as possible. With your father's permission." He opened the door and was gone, without a backward glance at her. She stared at the door that the angry Saiyajin disappeared through. 'Well, this complicates things. Radditzu, I wish you were here about now...' |