Next chapter! Looks some secrets will be spilled, and there is some citrus in this chapter (but after previous chapters its really not bad LoL).

As always-please enjoy! And I would really appreciate some feedback! I want to know what you guys think. I have a could ideas about what direction to take this story in, but some help narrowing it down would be extremely helpful.

Enjoy!

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Chapter 29

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Starr looked around the room at the stunned faces of her family and friends. She could feel the fresh blood of Shavon dripping off her right hand. The girl locked eyes with the Saiyan Prince, who stood a few feet in front of her. Vegeta's look of disbelief turned in to rage as a growl erupted from his throat. Goku took a tentative step forward, and Charm rose to her feet while staring daggers at her at the girl.

"Starr…" Goku began to say, but the blonde Earthling cut him off.

"Are you out of your damn mind?" Charm exploded. The young Saiyan shifted her eyes over to Charm.

"I'm sorry," Starr whispered.

"No! I don't know who the hell you are, but you are not the girl I grew up with! The Starr I knew would never have hurt a friend, and she sure as shit would not use them, or straight out murder anyone!"

"Charm…"

"No! I can't do this! I can't stomach being around you!" Charm interrupted the Saiyan. "Just leave me alone!" Charm stormed out of the throne room, and Starr didn't bother to stop her.

"Did you have to kill her?" Goku asked, frowning as he looked at the lifeless woman laying in the center of the floor. Starr glared at Goku.

"Yes, I did," the girl responded with no remorse.

"Enough!" Vegeta roared, his anger taking over. "I could care less about the death of a piece of trash. How could you be so fucking stupid as to risk yourself by setting up this little fucking game? Your little fucking scheme could have failed just as easily as it succeeded. Stupid, stupid girl!" A growl emitted itself from the girl's throat.

"I did what I had to!" Starr began to rage. "I don't regret it at all, and I would do it again! I told you, Vegeta, I will make them pay for what they did to me! She was only the first one I got my hands on! And don't you dare look at me like that, Goku! You have no idea what happened to me, so you do not get to judge me. I am not the same girl anymore, I can't be! That girl is so far gone that I wouldn't be able to recognize her even is she was standing in front of me!"

"Starr…"

"No, Goku! I don't care if you approve or not! I will kill everyone who had some part in what happened!" The anger, shame, and hurt began flowing out of Starr, and she found herself unable to stop the flow of words that were rushing from her mouth. "They hurt me, Goku! I was tortured within an inch of my life, healed, and then it would start all over again! Frieza is a sick, sadistic bastard who was enjoying my pain! For weeks I suffered, all because he wanted to see me break, and when that failed repeatedly he decided to switch it up! He had his men rape me! Every fucking day he sent his favorite soldiers to come have their fun with me. Zarbon, Ginyu, Broly… I will kill every single one of them, and there is not a damn thing you can say that will make me change my mind. If any of you have a problem with that then you can take your ass back to Earth!" Starr was breathing heavily by the time she finished her tirade. The weight of the words she spewed out suddenly dawned on her, and she, horrified, clamped her hand over her mouth. She hadn't meant to let it all spill the way it did, but now it was out there and there was no taking it back. The sickening admission settled on the room and the silence was deafening. Nausea began to build up in the girl's stomach. King Vegeta cleared his throat.

"Get someone in here to clean this mess up," the king ordered. Starr crouched down back by Shavon's corpse and brought her blood-soaked hand up to the woman's face. She removed the scouter that was covering the alien's right eye, and as the Saiyan stood back up, the fixed it over her own. Without waiting for anyone to stop her, Starr pressed the call button located on the far side of the device. It beeped a few times, and then a voice spoke in the girl's ear.

"What is it, Shavon?" Zarbon's voice rang in her ear loud and clear.

"This isn't Shavon," the girl said sharply.

"Saluna? Why are you on Shavon's scouter?"

"Mine was destroyed. Shavon is dead. The monkey prince is stronger and has more allies than I anticipated. I need your assistance," Starr swallowed the bile that rose to her throat as she uttered the words. Vegeta narrowed his eyes dangerously as his mate spoke.

"Very well," Zarbon's voice drawled in his ear. "I will be there in a few days. Be waiting on the outskirts of the city."

"As you command." Starr pressed the button to end the comms and removed the scouter from her face.

"What the fuck was that?" Vegeta hissed angerly. Starr's face became unreadable as she locked eyes with her Prince.

"I'm ending this. One way or another, I'm going to finish it." Starr turned on her heels, dropping the scouter in the pooling blood of the dead woman, and walked out of the room. The Saiyans and Earthlings stood in silence once again, until Vegeta finally spoke.

"Get the Elite's ready for battle," the prince softly commanded. "Saluna is bringing war to us." The Saiyan Prince did not wait for a response before storming out of the throne rom himself.

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Starr leaned on the railing of the balcony, allowing herself to feel the cool night air on her skin. Her freshly washed hair moved gently with the breeze. She closed her eyes and took a long, slow breath in. She knew she had acted rashly, but in heat of the moment all she could think about was that she just wanted it to be over. Vegeta, thankfully, had not followed her after she left the throne room, but hours had passed and Vegeta had still not returned to the room. He was pissed at her. Starr could feel the emotion clearly through the bond, and because of it, she had made no attempt to contact him. Starr took another deep breath as she heard the door of the room opening. She made no attempted to turn around as she heard his soft foot steps stop behind her.

Vegeta entered the living quarters and saw Starr standing on the balcony. The moonlight illuminated the right side of her body, making her look like a ravishing young queen. Vegeta began to approach her, pulling his gloves off as he moved, until he stood behind his mate, not saying a word, observing the view her backside was giving him. She wore a silk, light blue nightie that was short in length and had a low back, and her tail was hanging loosely behind her. Vegeta frowned as he once again took notice of the scars that covered her back. Anger rose in the pit of his stomach at the thought of others touching his mate, and that anger is what drove him to locked himself in his gravity room for the last several hours. The Prince moved forward until he was at the balcony next to the younger Saiyan. The couple said nothing to each other for a few moments.

"How pissed are you at me?" the girl asked softly, still staring out at the gardens in front of her.

"At you? I'm not, not entirely anyway," Vegeta responded, placing his hands on the railing and leaning forward. "I still stand by my previous statement. You are incredibly stupid."

"I'm not stupid," Starr responded still in her soft tone. "I had no choice but to do it. Shavon can read minds. I couldn't let anyone know what I was up to. Bulma didn't even know the reason behind the ring."

"I understand that. I was referring to calling Zarbon."

"I'm tired of waiting for everyone else to come up with a plan. I'm tired of waiting for someone to show up to try to capture me again. I'm tired of these fucking nightmares… I just want it to stop…" Starr lowered her head and tried to calm her shaking body. Vegeta turned his head to look at his mate's profile view. He snaked his arm around the girl's waist and pulled her into him. She gave no resistance and allowed her body to lean into his.

"I have to admit, I was rather surprised when you killed that woman the way you did," Vegeta purred into her ear. "You acted like a true Saiyan. Killing with no hesitation, taking vengeance for the wrongs committed against you. I would never fault you for the actions you took in that regard. But next time notify me of your plans. I do not like being blind sided or kept in the dark. And for the love of the gods, start using your damn brain. I know you have one."

"From here on out, I'll keep you in the loop," Starr said, keeping her eyes focused on the sky above her. "At least I'll try to." Starr lowered her head and rested it on her mate's shoulder.

"Good," the prince stated simply.

"I wasn't lying about what I said earlier, in the throne room," the girl continued. "I'm not the same girl I was before. I can't be, and if my friends don't think they can be around me anymore, then so be it. I'm done apologizing for what I've done and what I still have to do. I can't believe I let it all out like that. I didn't want anyone to know what happened to me," Starr added softly.

"No, and you shouldn't. Retribution is your right. Take it and do not think twice about it. And if any of those idiots know what's good for them, they won't breath a word of what you said to anyone." Starr said nothing in reply. After a moment of getting lost in her own thoughts, she began to pull away from the prince. She tilted her face upwards, and Vegeta easily caught the unspoken meaning. He eagerly captured her mouth with his own and pulled his mate closer. The Saiyans used their tongues to fight for dominance, neither one willing to submit to the other. After a while Starr broke from the battle first and she leaned away, Vegeta still had her by the waist, and a sly smirk plastered to her face. she wrapped her tail around the prince's leg, and a devious smirk of his own appeared on Vegeta's face. Vegeta scooped his mate up in his arms and starting walking towards their bed.

"You're in trouble now, little one," Vegeta purred as Starr seductively rubbed her furry appendage where it was positioned on his leg.

"That's a situation I don't mid being in?" Starr replied as her mate deposited her on the bed, waiting expectantly.

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Charm leaned on her own railing, her emotions raging inside of her. She was still furious about her brother's death at the hands of her best friend, happy Starr was back with them, and betrayed and hurt by the Saiyan's antics today. Her mixed feelings kept running in circles in her mind. She would cycle through them only to start all over again. Despite the whirlwind, the one thing that the Earthling was sure about was that she knew she couldn't trust the girl. Charm sighed as she arched her back and lowered her forehead down to the cool metal of the railing. Charm sensed that she was no longer alone but didn't bother lifting her head to see who was there.

"Hey Goku," Charm said, not bothering to look up.

"Hey Charm, I just wanted to make sure you were doing ok."

"Eh."

"Talk to me. What's going on in your head?"

"I'm not even sure anymore."

"Charm-"

"I'm sorry, Goku, but I don't even know where I stand with anything right now. I told you before- I'm angry. I'm still pissed off about my brother. And then that shit she pulled today… What the hell was she thinking pulling that stunt?"

"You should've stayed instead of leaving."

"I couldn't. She could've very easily killed me. She wasn't exactly gentle when she man-handled me, or when she knocked her sister out," Charm was looking at Goku now, the anger she spoke of shone brightly in her eyes. Goku, however, could see a hint of sadness and hurt hidden in the blue depths, despite how hard she tired to hide it.

"You should've stayed," Goku repeated. "She finally broke down, and the things she said… The things that were done to her… It's sickening…"

"What are you talking about?" Charm asked.

"Talk to her. You need to. I was angry too, but now…"

"Goku, what happened?"

"Talk to her, Charm," Goku repeated. "I don't have the stomach to repeat it." Goku placed a hand on the Earthling's shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. Before the girl could say anything else, the Saiyan took the skies to head back towards his own balcony. Charm contemplated his words until she managed to reach a decision. The blonde swallowed her pride and quickly turned towards her bedroom door. She knew it was late, but if she didn't go now, she was never going to be able to speak to her friend. A face-to-face, good or bad, was long overdue between the Earthling and Saiyan.

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Starr stretched out on the bed, feeling worn out but so much better than she was. Vegeta laid on his back next to her, naked, with his hands resting behind his head. Starr turned her head to her left and observed his face. he had his eyes closed, but the girl knew he wasn't sleeping. She rolled over on to her stomach and used her tail to trace the length of his leg. Starr smirked when she heard her mate growl lightly.

"Damnit, woman, can't you lay still?"

"Nope. As far as I'm concerned, I still have some making up to you to do." Starr scooted herself over so that her bare chest rest on top of Vegeta's. The younger Saiyan began to trace light kisses along her prince's jaw line, down to the base of his neck. Vegeta's breathing became slightly quicker as the girl's lips hung over his bite mark. She slowly began to trace it with her tongue. Her lips touched down at the sensitive spot and she smirk before sinking her canines into her mate's flesh. Vegeta growled again, but this time it was more feral. He wrapped his own tail around Starr's upper thigh. One hand grabbed around her waist, and the other shot up to her neck. Vegeta growled again and pulled her away from his neck and moved her face to directly in front of his. The desire and lust shone brightly in her onyx eyes and was reflected in his own. Starr's tongue slipped out of her mouth and cleaned the blood off the corner of her mouth. The little motion set the prince's blood on fire, and he pulled the younger Saiyan down to crush her mouth once more. Starr moaned against her lips and was urging him on. At least she was until a knock was heard on the door.

"I swear to the gods," Vegeta snarled as Starr pulled away, "I am going to kill whoever the fuck is on the other side of that door."

"No, you won't," Starr frowned as she sensed the ki on the other side. "It's Charm." Starr pulled herself off Vegeta, grudgingly, and grabbed her nightie from off the floor. She slipped it on and headed towards the door.

"You'd better be putting something else on before you open that damn door," Vegeta growled from the bed. Starr rolled her eyes and grabbed her robe from the closet. She threw it on and tied it before sliding the door open. Starr tried to hide her surprise as she at the blonde.

"Umm… hi?" the Saiyan said, not sure what the nature of this visit was to be.

"Hi…" Charm shifted nervously on her feet. "Can we talk? Privately?"

"Yeah. Let me change real quick." Charm nodded, and Starr closed the door. She turned to her closet to grab a pair of black, loose fitting pants and a tank top. The Saiyan changed her clothes and looked over at Vegeta.

"Where do you think you're going?" he growled, still spread out on the bed.

"I'll be back. I'm going to go talk to Charm, and before you ask… Yes, this is something I need to do."

"Fine, hurry up. We have unfinished business to attend to." Starr smirked in response and turned back towards the entryway. She slid the door up and walked out past the Earthling.

"Follow me," Starr said, not once slowing her pace. Charm followed in silence.

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Starr pushed open the heavy doors and stepped in to the atrium. The large, white-walled room was empty, just as the Saiyan knew it would be at this time. Charm followed, not too closely behind her. The Saiyan walked towards the other end of the room, towards the window, and stopped. She lifted her head to look out at the twin red moons. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Starr released it and slowly turned around to face the Earthling. Charm had her fists clenched and her head tilted downward. She appeared to be struggling to find words.

"What did you want to say to me that you haven't already," Starr said suddenly, her tone harsher than she meant for it to come out. Charm lifted her head at the Saiyan's voice and narrowed her eyes.

"I don't like you right now."

"If you dragged me out of my room for this-"

"Just shut up!" Charm snapped, cutting her long-time friend off, earning an eyebrow raising look from the Saiyan. "Look, I… this is hard for me to say, so just listen. I'm so angry at you for killing my brother. I know you weren't in your right mind, but it still doesn't change it, and I don't know if I'll ever be able to get over it." Starr watched Charm with emotionless eyes. The Earthling was shaking with anger, and the Saiyan could feel her trying to control her ki.

"I don't expect you to," Starr said softly, catching the blonde off guard. "I had no control over mind own mind, but it doesn't change the fact that my own hands are responsible."

"Starr-"

"No. Now it's your turn to listen. Did you know that I have nightmares every night because of what's happened? Did you know that Vegeta wakes me up every single night because I start screaming in my sleep? You have no idea what I went through. You have no idea how much guilt I feel about everything. I'm constantly terrified because I don't want to be sucked back in to that! I'm sorry that I attacked and used you earlier today, but I did what I had to. If you really can't stand me, then maybe you should just leave. I don't need you constantly around me, reminding me about how badly I fucked up."

"Starr, what happened to you?" Charm asked softly, not truly wanting an answer. "What did they do to you?" Starr bit the inside of her cheek in debate over whether she should say it. Starr growled as she tried to decide.

"I was tortured and… and raped over and over again for weeks," the Saiyan said, not wanting to think about it, shifting her head to the side. Charm's mouth hung open and the Earthling couldn't find her ability to speak. "I eventually broke. I couldn't take it anymore, and I broke. That bitch I killed twisted my mind and my memories until I was the warrior Frieza wanted. She filled my head with lies. I couldn't let her live after that. I had to kill her to make sure she couldn't do it again. I honestly don't care if you agree with it out not. But I can promise you she won't be the last. You have no idea how sorry I am about Zell, Squall, and… and Seifer…. All the Saiyans I've killed since then… Their faces all haunt me…. I have to kill the ones who did this to me, to us. I have to…" Tears began to swell in the Saiyan's onyx orbs, threatening to surface, but that's not what Starr wanted. She tried to hold them back, but a sudden pair of arms around her shoulders destroyed her will power. Charm embraced her friend in a tight hug, unwilling to let go. Starr lowered her head on to the Earthling's shoulder and released the pain she had been holding on to for so long, that she wouldn't allow anyone to see, not even Vegeta.

"I'm so sorry, Charm," Starr sobbed, now holding on to Charm.

"Starr, I really am angry still, but we can get through this. Let me help you, and then we can figure it out from there. Everyone's already lost so much and…. And I don't want to lose you too. You're my best friend, no matter what. I want to help you fight. I'm sorry that I blamed you for everything. It wasn't all your fault. I am going to fight with you. Those bastards will pay for what they made you do to my brother." Charm pulled away from Starr. She placed her hands on the Saiyan's cheeks and forced her to look at her.

"Just promise me one thing."

"Anything."

"Don't use me as a rag doll anymore. It's really not fun." Starr laughed slightly at the Earthling's words.

"I promise."

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