| Finding Hope Chapter 4: Furiza’s Ultimatum |
| Author: Selenity Jade Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: Not mine... you know the whole deal. And you also know I hate these things. *Growls* Vejiita woke to a loud beeping coming from his right. He growled and opened his eyes to glare at the offending piece of machinery. He blinked down as the blue-haired female that lay within his arms moved. He growled again and moved his arms from around her and scowled at the blank screen. He pressed a button and a large Saiyajin warrior appeared on the screen. “This had better be important,” Vejiita growled angrily. The female genius beside him muttered softly in her sleep and curled against him tighter. He scowled at the warrior as the fool glanced down at the display and blinked. “Sorry, Sire,” he began gruffly, returning his eyes to his Prince’s face. “Furiza’s ship is tailing us, Sire, and we just received a communication from him. He would like to speak to you.” Vejiita cursed softly under his breath. He glanced at the female beside him and scowled. “Send the call to my quarters,” he ordered gruffly. The soldier blinked but complied and seconds later his face was replaced by a female-looking white lizard. “My little princeling,” the creature cooed at him. Vejiita scowled. “You’ve been very naughty, monkey.” Vejiita rolled his eyes. “Furiza, I am no longer apart of your army. I do not have to answer to you now.” The white creature laughed. “You are wrong there, Vejiita dear. I rule your otousama, monkey. Therefore, you are under my command.” Vejiita snorted. “Only so far as to not attack you, Furiza.” He glared at the lizard. “What did you want?” Furiza laughed again. “Why, Vejiita, you know me better then anyone, my dear. I want your little female, as Zarbon told you. You see, you aren’t allowed to have... affections for anything, remember?” He smirked at the Saiyajin no Ouji. “Normally, I might overlook a little distraction such as that, but, well, you killed Nappa because of her.” Furiza looked down at the female from the screen. “And if you killed Nappa because of her, she has a bigger place in your black heart than it would appear.” Vejiita chuckled and crossed his arms over his chest. “You were misinformed, Furiza. I did not kill Nappa for anything more than because he disobeyed a direct order. The only thing it had to do with the female was that the order dealt her capture.” “I see,” Furiza said thoughtfully before shrugging. “It matters not, princeling. I still want her. You see, Zarbon seems to have taken quite a liking to her. I hear she’s a beauty and from what I see from here, those rumors were correct.” Vejiita rolled his eyes. “Why is it everyone wants her? She’s beautiful, but the universe is filled with them. Why her?” Furiza chuckled. “Why, for the same reason you chose to fuck her, Vejiita. I suppose it helps she is also yours and that is the only reason I’m pursuing the little female for Zarbon. I’d love to see how you’d react to my right-hand being given something you obviously value so very much.” “Furiza, you aren’t getting her,” Vejiita stated. “Anything else?” The white monster smirked evilly at the small warrior. “I’m sorry to have to do this, my pet, but you leave me no other choice.” The smirk widened. “Either give me that female,” he began. “Or what?” “Or I’ll simply attack your ship. You can’t defeat me, Vejiita, and you know it. I could destroy it with a thought.” “You won’t, Furiza. Killing me would alienate my otousama and you know it. He may not have any special feelings for my welfare, but the bastard does need an heir. If you alienate my otousama, you lose the entire Saiyajin army you have backing you.” Furiza’s smirk widened. “There you’re wrong, princeling. Your otousama has a new mate, you know. And she’s pregnant. With a son. And it seems your otousama is just waiting for you to return home to remove your title as heir.” “You lie!” he hissed loudly, standing up. “Vejiita?” Buruma asked softly as she woke. “What’s going on?” “Shut up, Onna,” he snapped angrily. Furiza laughed. “Oh, what a lovely couple you make, Vejiita. Do you even know her name?” He smirked. “She is gorgeous, I see now why Zarbon wants her so much.” Buruma blinked and tried to shrink into the large bed. “No matter,” Furiza said. “Too bad my interests don’t swing that way, otherwise I’d take her for myself and I’m sure you’d hate that more.” The creature frowned thoughtfully. “But I might make an exception.” He looked pointedly at Vejiita. “You know your options. Decide. I’ll call in an hour to hear your decision.” Vejiita snarled as the screen went blank. “Vejiita? What’s going on?” “Shut up, Onna!” he hissed angrily as he began to pace. Buruma watched him with worried eyes, knowing the whole conversation had to do with her. “Vejiita, what’s going on?” “Damn it, Onna, didn’t I tell you-” “Vejiita, can it,” she ordered tiredly. “I know it has to do with me, so spill.” He growled at her, but stopped pacing and stood looking down at her with his arms crossed over his bare chest. “Fine. Furiza has ordered I turn you over to him or he’ll destroy the ship.” Buruma cursed softly. “Figures, it’s been nothing but fucking trouble since I was taken,” she muttered. “You can say that again, baka. Next time, I’m not wasting my time. It isn’t fucking worth it! What the hell does everyone want with you, Onna? You’re gorgeous, but fuck, there are a million gorgeous females in the universe. Why the hell does everyone want you? It’s fucking unbelievable!” he raged. “Um, sorry,” she muttered. “It didn’t happen at home, though.” He growled. “That makes me feel so much better,” he said sarcastically. “Well, I can only think of one way out of this mess,” she stated suddenly, looking up at him with her wide eyes. He arched an eyebrow. “Really? How?” “You have to give me up,” she told him seriously. He gaped at her. “Onna, you’re being stupid. Do you realize what will happen when Furiza gets his hands on you?” She stared at him, her eyes clearly showing her fear. “Yes.” “Why the hell would you want to do that?” She lay down and curled herself around her knees. “Furiza can destroy your ship easily, right?” “Yes.” “And he will carry out his threat?” “Yes.” She sighed. “If he does, we’re both dead along with however many people are on this ship. If you give me up, at least you’ll live, your warriors will live, and I’ll be alive, too.” He growled. “Yes, for about ten minutes!” She shrugged. “Maybe, but you can have a chance to destroy him later. Give me up now and fight later. It’s simple, Vejiita.” “Onna, do you realize what you’re doing? Do you even comprehend what Zarbon or Furiza will be doing to you?” “Probably raping me, I’m sure,” she told him bluntly. He snarled. “Why are you so willing to give yourself up!?” She stared at him. “It’s not for any love of the Saiyajin, I assure you. My loved ones are gone because of you, despite your orders. I hate you for that, Vejiita. I hate you so much. I’m not doing this so much for the Saiyajin as I’m doing it for me. I’ll live a little longer. I’m not going to give up and die! I owe my friends more than that. They would fight until their last breath for each other, and I’m all that’s left. I will fight like they would. The only way I know how. By surviving. I’ll fight to survive long enough to revive them on Namek as you promised me.” He growled. “You hate me, huh?” She blinked. Why is he on that part of my speech? She stared at him sadly. “It’s a little more complicated than that, Vejiita, and it’s frankly none of your business.” He knelt down on the bed, staring at her. “Tell me. How much do you hate me?” “I hate you more than I thought I could hate anyone. Because of you, everything I’ve loved is gone. I know that your orders were disobeyed and you had no intention of hurting them. But, it is still you that ordered my capture and it is your fault.” She blinked away tears. “I’m forced to be thought of as a whore for the man who caused my friends’ deaths. I’m forced to help him just to survive. I hate you more than I thought possible.” He stared at her intently, his eyes burning into hers. “Hate me,” he said softly. “I deserve nothing else. Just as I don’t deserve your sacrifice. I’m not letting you go to Furiza.” She blinked. “I like you, too, you know,” she blurted out. He blinked. “What?” “I hate you so much it hurts, but at the same time, I find I actually like you. I trust you. It’s confusing and it hurts. I feel like I’ve betrayed my friends. I like you because you have honor. I find myself liking you because you did not actually order their deaths. And I hate myself more than I hate you. I know Son-kun would understand. I know he would, but the others, I’ve betrayed them.” He frowned at her. “Hate me, Onna. That I deserve. That emotion is the only one I crave from you. Do not like me, I’m no better than Nappa who killed your friends. I only wanted to spare them to gain your support, not for any sense of mercy. I would have killed them on a whim if I felt like it.” She smiled at him, to his surprise. “But you didn’t. I hate you, Vejiita, but I like you, too. Give me up to Furiza. You survive, your men survive, and only for disposing of a little human ‘onna’.” He growled and grabbed her shoulders, pulling her to him. “Are you insane? Giving you to him insures you’ll be raped and quite possibly killed! If I happen to get you back, you’ll be too far-gone to be of use to me again! Do you know how Zarbon rapes his females? He tries to kill them during the act. He only wants you because he thinks your mine. He’ll rape you and you’ll die!” She blinked and a sly smile appeared on her face. “Don’t tell me you actually care,” she mocked softly. He let her go and stood up. “Of course not!” he roared. “I have plans for you and I cannot let you die right now.” He paused. “Besides, I gave you my word.” She shook her head. “Forget that. If you have a better idea that allows all of us to live, I’d love to hear it. Truly I would. I don’t want to be given over to him despite what I’m arguing for.” He scowled. “No,” he admitted, “I don’t.” “Then give me up, Vejiita.” He growled and paced in front of her for a few minutes. She watched him silently, knowing he’d agree with her once he thought through his options. When he turned his eyes to her, she saw his decision. “I’ll go get dressed,” she said suddenly, and got out of the large bed. She walked two steps towards the door, before Vejiita grabbed her shoulder and forced her to turn around to look at him. “I’m getting you back, Onna. I need your mind too much for my plans,” he told her. “You survive, hear me?” She nodded silently and left the room. She entered her own and proceeded to get dressed quickly. When she had finished, she blinked in surprise as Vejiita strolled into her bedroom, fully dressed, one of the fiercest scowls she had seen him sport on his face. “I contacted Furiza and he’s sending Zarbon to pick you up. He’ll be here in five minutes,” he relayed. She nodded and rummaged around in her things for a moment. She picked up a white case and held it out to Vejiita. “These are my capsules. I don’t want Furiza to find them, that’s why I’m giving them to you. Click the button and throw it gently away from you to open them. You may find something useful in here.” She shrugged uncomfortably when he glanced at her oddly. “I promised I’d help you, and I should fulfill that, despite where I’m going. My inventions are in there and something you find may help you. I’m sorry I couldn’t devise something specific for you.” He took the case and put it in his armor. He watched her oddly for a moment and Buruma fidgeted under his gaze. “You are very brave, Onna.” She gave him a weak smile. “I’m scared to death,” she confided softly. “I don’t want to be...” She shook her head and turned away from him. “We should go meet that man,” she told him. Vejiita put a hand on her shoulder, and Buruma turned to look at him questioningly. He stared at her a moment before doing something that shocked her to her very core. He kissed her. Gently at first, and then more demanding as he wrapped his arms around her. She was too surprised to do much more than give into his soft kiss and she closed her eyes, wrapped her own arms around his broad shoulders, and kissed him back. He released her too soon for her liking and took his scouter out of his armor. He pressed a button. “Bardock, come pick up the female,” he ordered gruffly. “Aye,” a voice said from the other end. Vejiita put it away and looked at her for a moment. “Don’t fight Zarbon, he likes it too much. Just...” He growled angrily. “Just let him,” he ground out angrily. “If Furiza decides to take his turn, nothing you can do will save you. Unresisting or fighting will not save you. He doesn’t care for women, but he might...” He snarled and turned away from her, his fists clenched. She touched him softly on his shoulder. “I’ll be fine,” she told him bravely. He glanced at her with an odd look before he kissed her lips softly once more. “After my purging mission, I’ll be back for you. And Zarbon dies,” he told her gruffly. “You survive, damn it. You die, I’ll wish you back on Namek and kill you myself.” A knock at the door interrupted them and Vejiita barked at them to enter. The Goku look-a-like entered and bowed. “Sire, Zarbon is here.” “Wait outside for a minute,” Vejiita ordered. Bardock bowed once more and left the room. Vejiita turned back to her and kissed her once more, his lips lingering on hers. “I’m sorry,” he whispered and before she could blink he was gone. She sighed and repressed the panic and fear that even now she could feel threatening to overwhelm her. She held her head up and left the room, nodding to Bardock. “Let’s go.” He nodded and motioned for her to follow him. They walked through the ship silently, Buruma lost in pushing away the rising panic. She didn’t want to go. She knew exactly what she was in for. And it scared her to death. She glanced at Bardock, suddenly feeling the need for conversation. “You had a son by the name of Kakarotto?” she asked suddenly. He nodded, not looking at her. “He was my best friend,” she told him quietly. “I was told he was a traitor,” he said. “No,” she told him. “He died fighting to his last breath. He died to protect me and to protect his family. He did not know he was Saiyajin. That does not make him a traitor. It made him my friend.” Bardock smiled suddenly. “I cannot say I am saddened; I did not know my son. But I am proud he fought so fiercely.” She smiled fondly. “I loved him like my brother. He was always there for me and saved me from every danger I have ever faced.” She paused. “This time, I don’t have him to save me,” she whispered sadly. Bardock paused and looked at her. “Maybe not. You loved him as a brother you say?” She nodded, a tear falling unnoticed from her eye as she looked up at the man that resembled him so much. “He was my brother in every way but blood. And you look so much like him.” “I suppose then you would be my daughter, if he cared for you so much.” He paused. “Vejiita will come for you and I will fight with my last breath to retrieve you as well. Endure for now, and soon you will have your revenge.” He looked down at her. “When you come back, it would please me if you would be my daughter. You are brave, little female, and I’d be proud to take up my son’s duty in protecting you.” Buruma smiled suddenly at the tall warrior, tears falling freely. “For the first time since I was taken, I feel something other than confusion and hatred. Maybe you Saiyajin are not all that bad. I would be proud if you were to call me daughter.” He smirked. “Not only call you daughter, but you will be my daughter. Saiyajin have been known to take a person as their family and it is binding. You will be my daughter in everything but blood.” He winked suddenly. “Of course, that means Vejiita is going to need my permission to keep you as his mistress when he gets you back.” She chuckled softly and they resumed walking. “Thank you, Bardock,” she whispered. He coughed uncomfortably. “I have faith that you will survive and I know Vejiita will return for you. Do not despair.” “Hard not to,” she whispered. “I know what will happen to me.” He growled. “They have no honor, taking females against their will.” He paused just as they reached a door. “It is good that you are not untouched,” he told her. “That would be worse.” She blinked in realization and horror. For she was still a virgin. Only they didn’t know that because she was suppose to be sleeping with Vejiita. She moaned softly. And now she was going to lose it to a monster in an act of rape. She would have rather lost it to Vejiita on the first night. She steeled herself as the door opened and her eyes fell upon Zarbon’s face once again. He openly leered at her as she entered. “Hello, my beautiful little angel,” he told her sweetly. She didn’t allow herself to react. “Zarbon,” she greeted dully. “Come on, angel. No time to waste. Furiza wants to meet you before I’m allowed to have my fun. Shall we?” he said politely, but with obvious threat. She glared at him and walked calmly passed him into the ship behind him. To the horrors that lay ahead. |
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