Anastasia, a young, saiyan woman, lay in the soft grass under a large oak tree. Ah, Earth. So much more peaceful then her home planet. The again, she did miss it there sometimes.
What she didn't miss, however, was when men constantly tried to get into her pants or trying to fight her every chance they got. Saiyan females were rare, but it wasn't like she wasn't the only one.
So Anastasia had decided to move to Earth for the time being, just for a change. It was nice here; she met a good group of people, and became friends with most of them. But something was missing…
Though she loved her new friends, she couldn't help but miss the few she had at home.
Now, two years later, she lay under a tree peacefully staring at the sky in thought. She was pulled out of her thoughts as her blue scouter beeped rather loudly.
Sitting up, Anastasia looked upwards where the power was generating from. It felt familiar so how. Her dark blue eyes went wide as a man touched down in front of her.
A small grin pulled at the mans lips. "Well now, I knew I sensed something sweet." Raditz smirked, arms now crossed over his chest.
Anastasia scrambled to her feet, eyes wide in surprise. She ran over to the large man, arms wrapped tightly around his waist. "I missed you!" She cried, resting her head against his chest.
Raditz scoffed at the un-saiyan like gesture, but pulled the girl close to him. "It's been a while, huh?" He said quietly, almost purring as her soft tail wrapped itself around his own.
The saiyan women looked up at her best friend, still holding onto Raditz tightly. "Why did you come here?" She asked curiously.
"Two reasons," Raditz replied, taking a seat on the grass after letting her go. "Firstly, I was looking for you," He paused, his tail now wrapping around her waist protectively. "Secondly, I'm trying to find Kakarot."
Anastasia leaned on the large saiyan, raising an eyebrow. "Your brother?" She asked, looking up at him as he nodded.
"Yeah, it's time for him to know what he really is." Raditz explained, glancing up at the sky.
Anastasia nodded, looking up at the sky as well. "Will you go back home after?" She asked, pulling her scouter off.
Raditz nodded slowly. "Hopefully with both you and Kakarot." He said with a chuckle.
Anastasia smiled softly. "We'll see. I kinda like it here." She admitted, looking a bit sheepish.
Raditz laughed. "Aww, have you gone soft from being on this weak planet?" He teased, poking her in the side.
A small squeak emitted from the girl's lips and she clutched her side, giggling. "If you remember, I've always been a bit of a softy."
"True, very true." Raditz chuckled, leaning back on his hands, his tail still securely wrapped around her waist. "Speaking of going soft, have you kept up with your training?"
Anastasia nodded. "I have a couple good sparing partners here, so we train a few times a week."
"Good," Raditz said with a smirk. "I wouldn't want you to turn into a weakling like the other people on this planet."
Anastasia rolled her eyes. "I may be a softy, but I'm not weak." She replied, arms now crossed over her chest.
Raditz held up his hands defensively, looking amused. "I never said you were, I was just saying I hope you weren't."
"Good." Anastasia huffed playfully, side glancing at the man.
Raditz raised an eyebrow. "You're not pouting, are you?" He asked.
"Of course not." Anastasia said, sticking her tongue out at him.
"Good," The man chuckled. "A true saiyan would never pout."
Anastasia scoffed. "You've apparently never seen Vegeta when he doesn't get his way then." She joked.
Raditz laughed loudly. "I guess I haven't." He chuckled, laying back.
Anastasia looked down at the man, her tail curling around his as a silence fell over the two. It wasn't awkward, but simply an understanding that they didn't have anything to say to each other.
That all changed, however, when Raditz sat up and tackled the girl. She let out a yelp of surprise as the older of the two crawled onto her.
"Have you ever thought about what it would be like if we were mates?" The saiyan man questioned, quickly pinning Anastasia's hands above her head.
Anastasia's eyes widened, but she nodded. She'd thought about it occasionally. "Yes…what are you getting at?" She asked.
Raditz smirked, placing a deep, rough kiss on her lips, grinning when she returned the action, tongues battling together happily. He pulled away. 'What would you say about us mating?"
"I…" Anastasia paused to think. This could go a few ways. They could mate, and a saiyan bond could form between them, letting them know they were soul mates. They could also mate, and a bond would form. Or they could simply just do nothing at all. But Raditz wasn't one for getting rejected. "I suppose it couldn't hurt…" She whispered with a light blush.
Raditz couldn't grin any wider if he had been asked to. "Excellent." He purred as he descended onto the body below him.
Anastasia was in a euphoric mood. Mating had been wonderful, even when they realized they hadn't bonded. She had seen an almost gentle side to Raditz. Her high had died down a bit when the man had left to go confront his brother.
Hours later, after sensing a couple high power levels shoot up and die down, she flew to the open area where she felt them.
To Anastasia's horror, not only did she find a dying Raditz, she also found her good friend Goku in the same condition.
Goku was surrounded by his tight knit group of friends, while Raditz was left bleeding alone. She ran over to him, tears stinging her eyes. Kneeling down, she gently pulled his head onto her lap. "Raditz…?"
Raditz let out a raspy breath, eyes opening. "Good…I'll have something nice to look at when I croak…" He spat up a bit of blood, coughing.
Anastasia was quick to wipe away the blood from his mouth. "Don't say that…" She whispered, tears rolling down her cheeks. Her fingers ran through his soft hair.
Raditz reached up shakily, cupping her cheek with a calloused hand. He leaned up, weakly trying to reach the girls lips.
Anastasia met him half way, trying not to cry into the kiss. She held onto him tightly, afraid to let go.
Raditz's shaky breathing had gotten worse over the few moments they kissed and as he pulled away, he was gasping for air.
Anastasia stroked his cheek comfortingly, biting her lip as the saiyan man let out a raspy breath. "Please don't die…" She whispered, though something in the back of her mind told her he would.
"I'm sorry," Raditz ground out, eyes starting to glaze over. "I didn't want to leave you so soon." Again he coughed, blood running from his mouth, down his chin and dripping onto Anastasia's arm.
Anastasia clung to Raditz, her tail curling tightly around his. "I'll bring you back, no matter what." She whimpered, wishing there was something she could do for him.
With one last shaky breath, Raditz whispered something around the lines of. 'I've always loved you' before going limp in her arms, dark eyes sliding closed.
Anastasia felt the man go limp, letting out a wail of anguish. She continued to cradle the man in her arms, closing her eyes tightly, trying to keep the waterfall of teas from falling. Her eyes snapped open and she whipped her head around as a hand rested on her shoulder.
Krillen, a friend of both her and Goku's, looked down at her. Grief was clear on his face and he sniffed. "We've lost two great fighters." He whispered.
Anastasia nodded slowly, shoulders shaking as she cried silently. "It's not fair…" She cried, wiping her eyes furiously.
The monk sighed, sitting down beside her." No, it's not. But once we collect the Dragon Balls, we can bring Goku back." He replied.
The female saiyan shot him a tear filled glare. "Just Goku?" She hissed, eyes narrowing.
Krillen scratched the back of his head. "Well, year. That Raditz guy kinda started all of this." He said, trying to avoid her gaze.
Anastasia was about to yell a come back at him, but something distracted her. A beeping noise could be heard coming from the scouter on Raditz's face, as well as quiet voices. She reached over, turning the volume up to figure out who was talking.
"…I think he might be dead, Vegeta." A deep voice that belonged to Nappa, a man she had met years ago, said.
"Big deal, who cares." A harsh voice replied. "It'll take about a year to get there, but we'll find the Dragon Balls, make our wish, and kill every damn person on that weak planet."
Anastasia listened as a small click was heard, the microphone on the other end turned off. She couldn't believe it…Vegeta and Nappa were coming here? And it sounded like they were going to destroy Earth. Glancing over her shoulder, Anastasia noticed Krillen had run back over to their friends, probably warning them of they had just heard.
Slowly, Anastasia stood up, picking Raditz's still body up with a huff. She was glad that she was a saiyan, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to pick up something or someone so heavy.
Bulma looked over at Anastasia tearfully. "These saiyans…you know them, right? Can't you stop them?" The teal haired women asked, holding Goku's young son, Gohan, in her arms.
Anastasia looked over at her and shook her head. "Our safest bet is to train hard and prepare for them to come." She replied, starting to hover in the air. She waved to the small group before flying away, the large body in her arms.
Moments later, Anastasia arrived at her cottage in the mountains. She kicked the door open, dragging Raditz into the house. There had to be a way she could preserve his body. Just rotting in the ground like a simple human didn't seem right to her. He hadn't been dead for very long, so maybe she could put him in the healing tank? Would it be powerful enough to bring him back?
There was nothing saying it would, nor was there anything saying it wouldn't. All she could do was try…but how would she handle the failure?
Anastasia stumbled back after sliding the man into the healing tank, rubbing her arms as the feeling started to return. IT had been a while since she'd carried something so heavy. She sat down, shoulders slumping as she looked up at the tank.
The man was still, aside from bobbing up and down in the water he floated in. Bubbles emitted from the mask she'd put on, hoping the oxygen would help him wake.
Hours had passed, and Anastasia was curled up on the cold floor, asleep; the events of the day had left her exhausted.
When she finally awoke, her eyes instantly began tearing up. There was no change in Raditz's vitals…he was still very dead.
Anastasia stood up shakily, pressing the preserving button, watching as a curtain like thing slid down, hiding the mans body from view. She couldn't look at him right now.
The women walked up the stairs, shuffling her feet. Slowly, she stepped into her room, stripping her clothes off. After a quick look around, Anastasia pulled on an over-sized shirt before sliding into her bed with a sigh.
Anastasia's body shook as a wave of grief washed over her, her own tail wrapping around her waist in comfort. She had lost someone so dear to her.
Crying loudly into her pillow, the saiyan curled into a ball. It felt good to let out all of that grief, even though her eyes were starting to sting.
Anastasia took a shaky breath, clawing at her own arms. She forced herself to calm down, shutting her eyes tight. As soon as she relaxed herself, she fell into a restless, dreamless sleep.