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Pairing: Goku/Kagome/Vegeta

Rated: M (dark themes, language)


"Aren't you happy to see me?"

"Y-ye–No!" Gohan put a little space between them as he tried to frown at her, though he couldn't, "What are you doing here, Kagome?" He demanded, simply getting that mocking smile in return.

"I am here because of you. I'm waiting for you," Kagome tried to manipulate her words in favour for herself, "I wanted to see you again."

Gohan looked away, clutching the Dragon Ball tighter to his chest, "But why?" He asked quietly, "Y-you prefer Vegeta over me!" He said with some resentment, "You could have stayed on Earth with us, but you didn't! You went back with Vegeta!" He yelled accusingly.

Kagome sighed, "Bonds are not so easily broken, kid," She said, kneeling down to Gohan's height, "You should know that by now. After all, you can't forget about me, can you?" Her words were not arrogant, but almost wistful, "Just like how I can't forget about you."

Gohan swallowed roughly, holding the Dragon Ball with one hand as he used his other to grasp Kagome's arm tightly, "Please, Kagome! Stay here! Don't leave me anymore!" He pleaded and Kagome stared at him, her thoughts a bit muddled.

There was a beautiful woman dressed in skin-tight black and pink armour.

"Kohaku..."

The large boomerang-shaped weapon easily sliced through the wasp-like insects.

"Kohaku. Stay here. Don't leave me anymore."

Her hazel eyes watered.

"Because you're my brother, that's why. You're my one and only little brother."

"Coral..." Kagome muttered, not exactly sure where the word even came from, "Gohan, I can't. I just can't," She shook, painfully biting the inside of her cheek, "Vegeta... he's – he's everything to me..."

"I hate him!" Gohan suddenly snarled, "I wish he was dead!" His arms were trembling in rage and Kagome steadied them by putting her hand on top of the Dragon Ball, "He should be dead!"

Kagome exhaled softly, trying her best to blank out her emotions, "I'll see you again," She promised, tipping the Dragon Ball out of his hands and into hers. He tried to resist, but she distracted him by closing in, pressing her nose up against his, "But, I need this for now."

Gohan vaguely heard Krillin and Bulma's shout of protest, but he felt dizzy and light-headed when Kagome suddenly pressed her lips against his. It only lasted less for a second and Gohan gasped when Kagme pulled away, giving him a bittersweet smile; the Dragon Ball held within her grip, "I'll see you again, kid. Tell your Daddy Kagome says hi."

Krillin immediately followed after as she took off without warning, "I won't let you summon the Dragon!" He growled, inhaling sharply when Kagome suddenly stopped, pushing her elbow deeply into his stomach because he couldn't slow down in time.

"Stop it, Human-chan," Kagome said coldly, "Come after me again, and I'll put you out of your misery for good." She warned, taking off once again as Krillin was left in the air, holding his stomach in pain.

"Krillin-san, are you okay?" Gohan asked with concern, finally breaking out of his daze and flying up to Krillin so he could help him down to the ground, "I'm... sorry. She got away." He mumbled, looking ashamed of himself.

Krillin grinned painfully, "It's not your fault, little buddy," He tried to reassure his best friend's son, "She's just too strong," He grit his teeth, "But if we do nothing, then we're finished for!" He ignored the pain, forcibly pulling Gohan, "Come on! I'm going to take you to the Grand Elder so he can tap into your dormant power," He smirked, "If Namek's Dragon Balls are anything like Earth's, then I'm sure it will have a password or phrase. Vegeta and Kagome won't know it, so we have an advantage over them."

"Right," Gohan nodded with a serious expression, "Let's hurry!" He sped off, following Krillin as close as he could.

He wished that his Father was here now...

~00~

Kagome neared the place where Vegeta had stayed behind to guard the Dragon Balls, "This is it," She murmured, "We have all seven Dragon Balls." She glanced down, spotting Vegeta sitting on one of the Dragon Balls, looking rather bored and irritated.

Vegeta glanced up the moment she came within range and even from the distance she was from him, she could still see the dark and sinister smirk that stretched his lips, "Kagome, I see you haven't failed me!" His eyes lit up greedily when she landed in front of him, offering him the last Dragon Ball.

"Immortality is mine!" His chuckle was ominous and he eagerly took the Dragon Ball from her hands, placing it near the others. The two Saiyans waited, expecting something to happen instantly, though nothing did.

"Isn't... something supposed to happen?" Kagome asked hesitantly, looking around confusedly with raised brows. Vegeta glared, baring his fangs and stomping his feet, "Do you feel any different?"

Vegeta thought back, wondering if he missed anything important, "Are there any Namekians still alive?" He demanded, turning back to Kagome, who simply shrugged in response, "The green fools are hiding something from us and I intend to get it from them!"

Kagome warily stood back, a bit nervous to be in Vegeta's presence right now because she had never seen him so angry before, "Bury them," He ordered and Kagome quickly did so, making sure they were deep within the ground so no one would even think to look for them there, "Let's go."

Kagome felt a tiny bit of sympathy for the unfortunate Namekian that Vegeta found first...

~00~

Both Gohan and Krillin stopped in their tracks, shivering at the killer intent within the air, "I-it couldn't be..." Krillin stuttered, swallowing nervously as he turned to Gohan, "I'm going to try and stall them as long as I can. You go on ahead to the Grand Elder's place."

Gohan hesitated, looking like he was about to protest, though Krillin's glare stopped him from doing so, "Uh... okay! I'll be quick!" He promised, turning around and flying as fast as he possibly could towards the Grand Elder's home.

Krillin trembled, looking warily around the serene sky for any sign of the Saiyans. He widened his eyes, gasping in shock when two blurs abruptly passed him, 'That speed! I didn't even see them!'

"You again, Human-chan?" Kagome scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest, "How many times must we meet?" She asked with an irritated sigh, "What are you doing out here alone?"

Krillin frowned, furrowing his brows, 'Why are they here? They wouldn't be wasting time if they had all seven Dragon Balls, unless...!' He had to forcibly pushed down his smirk, guessing that they couldn't guess the password or they didn't have all the Dragon Balls yet.

"You're pushing your luck, human," Vegeta growled, ready for bloodshed, "I'm not in the mood to see your pathetic face!" He took a threatening step forward, thinking that a little slaughter might relieve some of his tension.

Both Saiyans instantly paused at the sudden and rapid rise in Ki.

"What the...?" Kagome blinked, looking in the direction where the familiar energy was coming from, "That mountain is where Kakarott's boy flew off to, isn't it?" She asked, scenting Krillin's sudden panic at her guess.

"Come, we will waste no more time on this one," Vegeta ordered, giving Krillin an arrogant smirk, "It's always wise to get rid of the bigger threat first." He subtly insulted, flying off in a flash of white light; Kagome right behind him.

"Wait...!" Krillin saw that he had no choice but to follow after Vegeta and Kagome, hoping that Gohan would be done with his power-up by the time they got there.

"What's this place supposed to be?" Vegeta observed the home, giving it an emotionless look as Krillin landed right behind them.

"Wait! You can't go in there!" Krillin protested loudly, stopping with a blink as the two Saiyans paused. He glanced around them, seeing the Grand Elder's guardian, Nail, blocking their way.

"Leave us in peace." Nail ordered, though Vegeta only huffed with dark amusement.

"And what if we don't?" Vegeta asked sarcastically, flicking his eyes over to the Grand Elder's home when the Ki rose more sharply than ever, "I see now. Kakarott must be holed up in there!"

'That is not Kakarott,' Kagome stayed silent, looking at the home with curious blue eyes, 'But could Gohan really be that strong?' She wondered, watching the open doorway keenly as the boy stepped out.

Vegeta looked taken back, "What?" He growled in surprise, almost disbelieving his eyes, "The brat! What the hell were you doing in there? Why did your power level just spike?"

Krillin snickered behind them, feeling his confidence rise along with Gohan's Ki.

However, everyone – even though Kagome and Nail didn't show it externally – was surprised when Vegeta began to chuckle deeply from his chest, "Do you really think that you can beat me? Really? Trust me, kid, you're still light-years away from my experience."

Gohan took a step forward, though blinked when Nail lightly pushed him back, "A Namekian, is it? Well, I suppose that I always could beat the secret of the Dragon Balls out of you." Vegeta grinned darkly.

However, everything was interrupted when Dende peered quickly out from behind the door, "Please, wait, stop! The Grand Elder said that there is something really, really powerful about to land on Namek!"

"What?" Nail narrowed his eyes as Vegeta glanced back to the home.

"Grand Elder? Is he your leader or something?" Vegeta didn't sound very interested as he asked the question.

"Hey, I sense it, too!" Krillin gasped, smiling widely, "It just has to be Goku! Who else could it be?"

Both Vegeta and Kagome looked upwards, expanding their senses as Gohan looked a bit concerned, "No... it doesn't really feel like Dad. And it feels like there's more than one."

"No, it can't be!" Vegeta gasped in disbelief, his pupils constricting in size, "One, two, three, four, five..." He counted each energy off, "It is them! Frieza actually summoned the Ginyu Force?"

"You have to be kidding!" Kagome shrieked, "Why in the seven hells would Frieza do that?" She panicked.

"Tell me now, Namekian! I don't have time to play games!" Vegeta snarled, "I'll make a deal with you! Tell me how to use the Dragon Balls and I won't lay a finger on you and your planet! Things are about to get very ugly for us if we don't act now!"

"As if we we would be dumb enough to fall for that!" Krillin scoffed, "Why in the hell should we trust someone like you?"

"Tch! They possess scouters that can track us half-way around the planet! And trust me, they aren't here to make friends!" Vegeta snapped, "The only way to beat the Ginyu Force is for me to be immortal!"

"He's telling the truth," Nail's apathetic voice cut in, causing Krillin to blink, "I can sense them. There are five of them and they are hostile."

Krillin bit his lip, "Fine, but why not make Gohan immortal?"

"Are you insane? The boy has absolutely no tactical experience whatsoever!" Vegeta retorted with a roar.

"B-but... but then we would waste the one wish we came here for...!" Krillin clenched his fists.

"You get more than one wish," Nail interrupted again, "The Dragon Balls will grant you three of them," Both Gohan and Krillin gasped, "With two to spare, surely you will get what you came here for."

"The longer you mull this over, the less time we have," Kagome warned, "There's no way we could ever hope to defeat the Ginyu Force the way we are now!"

Krillin could see no other choice, "Fine! But you have to keep your promise and not lay a finger on us!" Krillin took off, the three other warriors following quickly after him.

"They're here!" Kagome looked rather agitated, "And they're already gaining on us quickly!"

"They're right down there!" Vegeta called out, recalling the spot where they had buried the Dragon Balls, "They're in the dirt!" All four landed on the ground, rushing up to the Dragon Balls.

They would have got to them, if it wasn't for the five beings that suddenly blocked them.

The large purple one was the first to speak, "Hello, Vegeta!" He greeted casually, his grin widening once he locked his eyes on Kagome, "Tsundere-chan, I've missed you!"

Kagome shuddered, looking rather disturbed, "Fuck, not now!" She heard Vegeta mutter angrily, "Only a few more steps and we were there!"

"We're supposed to be looking for these things called Dragon Balls. I don't suppose you would mind helping us look for them?" Captain Ginyu smirked, glancing around the area and easily spotting the recently dug-up dirt, "And look at that!" He kicked the dirt away, unveiling the Dragon Balls in all their golden glory, "All seven are here and ready to go!"

'Vegeta wasn't kidding! I wouldn't stand two seconds against these guys!' Krillin trembled under the power he could feel radiating off them in waves, 'Their power is incredible! Especially the guy in the front – he makes the rest look like kittens!'

"Ginyu-Taichou, just give me one of the balls and I'll do whatever you want." Kagome lowered her voice seductively, feeling that desperate just to get one ball away from the Ginyu Force. She twitched in anger when Ginyu's teammates all gave vulgar catcalls.

"That's an awfully tempting offer, Sweetheart, but I'm afraid that I must decline," Ginyu replied suggestively, "At least, I have to decline for these balls," He gestured to the Dragon Balls as he made the crude remark, "I'm sure that Frieza-sama would not appreciate that. Maybe another time?"

Kagome seriously wanted to rip out Ginyu's tongue for that filthy little comment.

Instead, she acted without warning, using all the speed she had in her legs to appear in front of one of the Dragon Balls and kick it far away with all her strength; all within less than a second. Her comrades all looked shocked, their eyes trying to follow the path of the Dragon Ball.

Ginyu was the only one who could completely follow Burter's speed, all the way when he leapt up and caught the Dragon Ball and when came back down to the ground, "Welcome back." He greeted and was satisfied when everyone swiftly turned back to him.

"H-how can anyone be that fast?" Gohan stammered, shaking because he didn't even see the tall blue one move from his spot.

"I suppose you thought you were being clever, Tsundere-chan?" Ginyu asked, shaking his head with a sigh, "But I guess you forgot. When it comes to raw speed, Burter's the fastest in the universe!" He smirked, looking down at the dismayed girl, "Tsundere-chan, that was very naughty of you! Maybe I'll have to punish you? I'm sure that Frieza-sama won't mind."

Kagome quickly backed up, surprised as Ginyu seemed to let her rejoin her companions, "I'll pass." She muttered, tensing because she knew that it would useless to try and beat them.

They could always try, but it would fail regardless.

She had never expected for Frieza to call in the Ginyu Force of all beings...

They stood absolutely no chance.


Hehe – I love the Ginyu Force...

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