TITLE: Chapter Fifeteen - Bond
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: K/CC
WARNINGS: None
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. As I have mentioned, this is a story about B/V. There will be a bit on G/CC as well. If you don't like them, please don't read. And YES! Everyone is OOC (out of character) other than Vegeta. Like I said, this is an A/U. It is MY A/U. So if you don't like it, don't read it. If you have the time, please also read my partnered fic (partner is Kureeji) called Eyes in Dark Corners.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on First...Encounter:
In the space pod, Vegeta sank into a true, deep sleep. Unknown to him, his wounds had long ago stopped bleeding as they were surpressed by strips of a white, silk shirt.
*****
Bulma woke up feeling extremely happy. The vision was still vivid in her mind and so was the man in it. Everything from his physical features to his unwillingness in allowing her to help him. She smiled remembering the intensity she had seen in his eyes.
She raced out of bed as she remembered that Kakkarot and Chi Chi were still in the medical center. She knew she should be concerned for her friends, but dispite herself, her mind kept wandering back to the man with the intense eyes.
*****
Chi Chi and Yamcha stood outside of Kakkarot's room. His room was filled with silence which was surprising considering there were four warriors in there. Yamcha looked at Chi Chi, smiled, and walked into the room. Chi Chi stood rooted to the spot, not sure if she wanted to enter. She wanted to see Kakkarot, to see if he was okay, but something tugged at her, telling her not to go in yet.
Yamcha's whispers floated out through the open door. "Hey guys. Can you guys follow me outside? I have some important news to pass your way."
"What is it I'm sure it can wait until Kakkarot gets up. He hasn't woken up once since..." Bardock sounded irritated as his voice trailed off.
"No. It can't wait. Now please."
A few seconds later, Chi Chi could hear the silent scrapping of chairs followed by Yamcha standing at the door. He turned around to look at her and mouthed the words, "I'm going to tell them about us. Good luck with Kakkarot." With that, Yamcha lead the group of bewildered warriors away to Kami-knew-where.
Chi Chi took a deep breath and slowly walked into the room. Tears brimmed in her eyes as she stared at Kakkarot. He was swathed in bandages from head to toe. There must have been at least twelve machines hooked up to his broken body, each one either trying to keep his hold on life or monitoring his progress.
Quietly, she pulled up a chair and sat beside her lover. She stared at what she could see of his once handsome face, and tears began to well up in her eyes again. Without knowing why, she reached out one hand and grabbed his. All physical pain had vanished from her body.
Kakkarot, wake up. Please wake up. I can't live without you. I love you. Chi Chi wanted him to hear her thoughts, but she knew that was impossible. Unable to hold it in any longer, the tears spilled from her eyes and soft sobs broke out of her body. Don't leave me here all alone Kakkarot.
Kakkarot woke up feeling disoriented. He had been walking back in the direction of the black shroud and all of a sudden, he had been violently thrown against something. Now, he felt every pain in his body and he heard someone sobbing. He opened his eyes, trying to understand where he was. One look around the room and he knew he was in the medical center.
Kakkarot tried to move his head and groaned as the movement jolted a new wave of pain out of him. Words that weren't his kept pounding their way into his head. "I can't live without you. I love you." He certainly wasn't thinking that, so where were those words coming from?
Chi Chi lifted her head from his sheets where she had buried her face, hoping to stop the tears. Her eyes fell onto Kakkarot's face and she almost jumped with joy. He was awake now, in fact, he was staring at her. He was piercing her with his eyes, shock written all over his features. She leaned over and kissed him on the cheeks, tears now completely forgotten. "Kakkarot, you're okay." Just those three words were hard to say as she faught back her sobs of joy.
He grunted something that she didn't understand. A voice suddenly forced it's way into her head. "Damn this hurts. Damn, she's so pretty."
She turned her head this way and that, trying to figure out where the voice had come from. "Who said that?"
Kakkarot looked at her, hiding his shock. Could she hear his thoughts? No, that would be too weird. What was going on?
"That's exactly what I want to know. Who are you and what are you doing in my head."
Kakkarot heard the words but didn't see her lips move. What? He could read her thoughts just as she could his? This was getting just a bit too weird for his liking. He flinched as her eyes turned to glare at him. A small smile began to creep over her lips, tears disappearing from her eyes.
"Kakkarot? Is that your voice in my head?"
"Yes it is. And it is her voice in your's Kakkarot." The two young lovers turned to stare at Bardock who stood grinning, leaning against the door.
"Father? Do you know what is going on."
Bardock's grin turned into a smug smile. "How nice of you to as Kakkarot. In fact, yes I do know what is going on."
The room went silent, Chi Chi and Kakkarot not wanting to interrupt Bardock's explanation. After a few tense moments, it was apparent that Bardock was not going to continue. "Well, what is the reason father?"
"Oh! You wanted me to tell you? Sorry, I didn't know you wanted to know."
"Well, now you know! So tell us." Kakkarot was quickly losing his patients. His father's little mind games weren't helping his temper any either.
"You and Chi Chi are doing what we Saiyans call 'bonding'."
Total and utter silence filled the room. Even the machines seemed to stop their work.
"'Bonding'?" Kakkarot gave his father a quizzical look. "What's that? I've never heard of it before."
"You've never heard of it because I've never had any reason to tell you about it." Bardock sighed and pulled up a chair, knowing that this may take awhile. Choosing his words carefully, Bardock began. "Bonding is something that occurs between Saiyans who really care about each other. I have never heard of it occuring outside of our race, but obviously, it can and does happen." He stopped to gather his thoughts.
Kakkarot glared at his father angrily. "You haven't really told us anything about this 'bonding'."
"Bonding, it is hard to explain. Let me just say this, it is a rare thing indeed. It has only occured three times in the entire history of Planet Vegeta." He looked at Chi Chi and Kakkarot. Sensing that if he didn't continue they were going to clobber him, he continued. "It is something that occurs between two, usually Saiyans, who care deeply about each other. It goes beyond 'love'. The couple can communicate telepathically, can read each other's thoughts, each other's emotions. They can even feel each other's pain." He paused, letting the words sink in. The young couple was no longer looking at him, rather, they were staring at each other. He got up, ready to leave them alone as soon as he finished. "If it is a one-sided bond, the Saiyan that bonds becomes no longer interested in anything. All the bonded Saiyan wants is to sit around and do nothing. Nothing is important anymore, not even eating or fighting. In most cases of a one-sided bond, the Saiyan dies a slow and painful death."
Quietly, without being noticied, Bardock slipped out of the room. He silently ushered the oncoming group away, muttering something about Kakkarot needing rest.
Chi Chi and Goku could only stare at each other, surprised at what they had just heard. Chi Chi broke the silence as she wiped the tears off of her cheek. "Kakkarot?"
He grunted in response. The shock of finding out that he was bonded and the physical pain he was in was quickly overpowering his ability to do anything. Still, his mind was fine and he was thinking rationally. If I can't speak, I'll have to talk to her through our 'bond'. "Chi Chi, this isn't going to work."
Chi Chi appeared startled at first, but than realized that he was in her head. "Why not?" She asked back, also in her head.
NOTE: The rest of this conversation occurs through their bonded link.
"Chi Chi, we can't be together." He could feel his heart tighten at the thought of not being able to be near Chi Chi ever again.
"Why not?" She grimaced at the thought of not being able to be with Kakkarot.
"Because, we can't hurt Yamcha." Even though he hated the human male, he had some respect for the warrior.
Chi Chi's face brightened up. She giggled out loud. "I was so happy to see you awake that I forgot to tell you." She gently reached out a hand to brush across his cheek. He could do nothing to hide the fact that he was blushing at her every touch. "We broke off our engagement. We just thought we weren't right for each other."
Dispite his pain, a smile crept across his face.
"Kakkarot?"
"Yeah?"
"I want to ask you something."
"Hmm."
"Did you mean what you said earlier? Does this mean that you..."
"I don't know. Do you..."
She blushed a deep shade of red. "I asked you first!" As hard as she tried, she couldn't sound upset.
A small voice, much quieter than all the previous ones snuck into her thoughts. "I love you Chi Chi." A glowing smile made it's way across her face. Kakkarot waited. "Well, do you love me?" He seemed agitated, almost scared.
Without hesitation, Chi Chi leaned over and gently kissed him, her mind forcefully pushing her thoughts into his. "Of course I love you! I've loved you since, I don't even know anymore!"
The half closed door was silently pushed closed as two figures walked away. Bardock beamed, still not understanding how his son had bonded with a human, but happy none the less. What made him happiest was that they would have a chance to be together since Chi Chi and Yamcha had broken off their engagement.
Bulma walked along beside Bardock, lost in her own little dream land. She was happy for Kakkarot and Chi Chi, but something else was on her mind. This Vegeta guy, he kept wandering around in her head, never far from her thoughts (can you imagine a little, miniature Vegeta stomping around in her head? How cute eh?). She couldn't explain it but dispite all the evil that she had seen him do, she still felt that he had a good heart. Sighing inwardly to herself, she couldn't wait for night to fall. Than maybe, just maybe, she would fall into another vision. She only wanted to see if he was okay, if his injuries had healed.
A little voice inside her head told her she was lying. She only wanted to see him because he was so good looking.
SPECIAL NOTE: Okay, before anyone complains about this not being a B/V chapter, I'm sorry. Please don't throw any tomatoes or anything at me. The next chapter is another pure B/V, I promise! Well, it should be cause I'm writing it now! Yeah! I've fallen behind in this fic as I've been spending my time finishing Storm Rider. Couldn't help myself. Things were getting all mushy and stuff and I just couldn't stop writing that darn fic. But now that I'm done that, I can concentrate on this and Power of Love. ^_^
AUTHOR: Rachel Wong
AUTHOR'S EMAIL: Hidden_Angel_83@hotmail.com
RATING: PG-13
PAIRINGS: K/CC
WARNINGS: None
NOTE: This is set in an alternate universe. Please do not read it if you do not like A/U's. As I have mentioned, this is a story about B/V. There will be a bit on G/CC as well. If you don't like them, please don't read. And YES! Everyone is OOC (out of character) other than Vegeta. Like I said, this is an A/U. It is MY A/U. So if you don't like it, don't read it. If you have the time, please also read my partnered fic (partner is Kureeji) called Eyes in Dark Corners.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dragonball Z and am in no way connected to them. I only wish I was, than I'd have at least SOME $$$. Seeing as how I am broke, sueing me would do you no good. =Þ
Last time on First...Encounter:
In the space pod, Vegeta sank into a true, deep sleep. Unknown to him, his wounds had long ago stopped bleeding as they were surpressed by strips of a white, silk shirt.
*****
Bulma woke up feeling extremely happy. The vision was still vivid in her mind and so was the man in it. Everything from his physical features to his unwillingness in allowing her to help him. She smiled remembering the intensity she had seen in his eyes.
She raced out of bed as she remembered that Kakkarot and Chi Chi were still in the medical center. She knew she should be concerned for her friends, but dispite herself, her mind kept wandering back to the man with the intense eyes.
*****
Chi Chi and Yamcha stood outside of Kakkarot's room. His room was filled with silence which was surprising considering there were four warriors in there. Yamcha looked at Chi Chi, smiled, and walked into the room. Chi Chi stood rooted to the spot, not sure if she wanted to enter. She wanted to see Kakkarot, to see if he was okay, but something tugged at her, telling her not to go in yet.
Yamcha's whispers floated out through the open door. "Hey guys. Can you guys follow me outside? I have some important news to pass your way."
"What is it I'm sure it can wait until Kakkarot gets up. He hasn't woken up once since..." Bardock sounded irritated as his voice trailed off.
"No. It can't wait. Now please."
A few seconds later, Chi Chi could hear the silent scrapping of chairs followed by Yamcha standing at the door. He turned around to look at her and mouthed the words, "I'm going to tell them about us. Good luck with Kakkarot." With that, Yamcha lead the group of bewildered warriors away to Kami-knew-where.
Chi Chi took a deep breath and slowly walked into the room. Tears brimmed in her eyes as she stared at Kakkarot. He was swathed in bandages from head to toe. There must have been at least twelve machines hooked up to his broken body, each one either trying to keep his hold on life or monitoring his progress.
Quietly, she pulled up a chair and sat beside her lover. She stared at what she could see of his once handsome face, and tears began to well up in her eyes again. Without knowing why, she reached out one hand and grabbed his. All physical pain had vanished from her body.
Kakkarot, wake up. Please wake up. I can't live without you. I love you. Chi Chi wanted him to hear her thoughts, but she knew that was impossible. Unable to hold it in any longer, the tears spilled from her eyes and soft sobs broke out of her body. Don't leave me here all alone Kakkarot.
Kakkarot woke up feeling disoriented. He had been walking back in the direction of the black shroud and all of a sudden, he had been violently thrown against something. Now, he felt every pain in his body and he heard someone sobbing. He opened his eyes, trying to understand where he was. One look around the room and he knew he was in the medical center.
Kakkarot tried to move his head and groaned as the movement jolted a new wave of pain out of him. Words that weren't his kept pounding their way into his head. "I can't live without you. I love you." He certainly wasn't thinking that, so where were those words coming from?
Chi Chi lifted her head from his sheets where she had buried her face, hoping to stop the tears. Her eyes fell onto Kakkarot's face and she almost jumped with joy. He was awake now, in fact, he was staring at her. He was piercing her with his eyes, shock written all over his features. She leaned over and kissed him on the cheeks, tears now completely forgotten. "Kakkarot, you're okay." Just those three words were hard to say as she faught back her sobs of joy.
He grunted something that she didn't understand. A voice suddenly forced it's way into her head. "Damn this hurts. Damn, she's so pretty."
She turned her head this way and that, trying to figure out where the voice had come from. "Who said that?"
Kakkarot looked at her, hiding his shock. Could she hear his thoughts? No, that would be too weird. What was going on?
"That's exactly what I want to know. Who are you and what are you doing in my head."
Kakkarot heard the words but didn't see her lips move. What? He could read her thoughts just as she could his? This was getting just a bit too weird for his liking. He flinched as her eyes turned to glare at him. A small smile began to creep over her lips, tears disappearing from her eyes.
"Kakkarot? Is that your voice in my head?"
"Yes it is. And it is her voice in your's Kakkarot." The two young lovers turned to stare at Bardock who stood grinning, leaning against the door.
"Father? Do you know what is going on."
Bardock's grin turned into a smug smile. "How nice of you to as Kakkarot. In fact, yes I do know what is going on."
The room went silent, Chi Chi and Kakkarot not wanting to interrupt Bardock's explanation. After a few tense moments, it was apparent that Bardock was not going to continue. "Well, what is the reason father?"
"Oh! You wanted me to tell you? Sorry, I didn't know you wanted to know."
"Well, now you know! So tell us." Kakkarot was quickly losing his patients. His father's little mind games weren't helping his temper any either.
"You and Chi Chi are doing what we Saiyans call 'bonding'."
Total and utter silence filled the room. Even the machines seemed to stop their work.
"'Bonding'?" Kakkarot gave his father a quizzical look. "What's that? I've never heard of it before."
"You've never heard of it because I've never had any reason to tell you about it." Bardock sighed and pulled up a chair, knowing that this may take awhile. Choosing his words carefully, Bardock began. "Bonding is something that occurs between Saiyans who really care about each other. I have never heard of it occuring outside of our race, but obviously, it can and does happen." He stopped to gather his thoughts.
Kakkarot glared at his father angrily. "You haven't really told us anything about this 'bonding'."
"Bonding, it is hard to explain. Let me just say this, it is a rare thing indeed. It has only occured three times in the entire history of Planet Vegeta." He looked at Chi Chi and Kakkarot. Sensing that if he didn't continue they were going to clobber him, he continued. "It is something that occurs between two, usually Saiyans, who care deeply about each other. It goes beyond 'love'. The couple can communicate telepathically, can read each other's thoughts, each other's emotions. They can even feel each other's pain." He paused, letting the words sink in. The young couple was no longer looking at him, rather, they were staring at each other. He got up, ready to leave them alone as soon as he finished. "If it is a one-sided bond, the Saiyan that bonds becomes no longer interested in anything. All the bonded Saiyan wants is to sit around and do nothing. Nothing is important anymore, not even eating or fighting. In most cases of a one-sided bond, the Saiyan dies a slow and painful death."
Quietly, without being noticied, Bardock slipped out of the room. He silently ushered the oncoming group away, muttering something about Kakkarot needing rest.
Chi Chi and Goku could only stare at each other, surprised at what they had just heard. Chi Chi broke the silence as she wiped the tears off of her cheek. "Kakkarot?"
He grunted in response. The shock of finding out that he was bonded and the physical pain he was in was quickly overpowering his ability to do anything. Still, his mind was fine and he was thinking rationally. If I can't speak, I'll have to talk to her through our 'bond'. "Chi Chi, this isn't going to work."
Chi Chi appeared startled at first, but than realized that he was in her head. "Why not?" She asked back, also in her head.
NOTE: The rest of this conversation occurs through their bonded link.
"Chi Chi, we can't be together." He could feel his heart tighten at the thought of not being able to be near Chi Chi ever again.
"Why not?" She grimaced at the thought of not being able to be with Kakkarot.
"Because, we can't hurt Yamcha." Even though he hated the human male, he had some respect for the warrior.
Chi Chi's face brightened up. She giggled out loud. "I was so happy to see you awake that I forgot to tell you." She gently reached out a hand to brush across his cheek. He could do nothing to hide the fact that he was blushing at her every touch. "We broke off our engagement. We just thought we weren't right for each other."
Dispite his pain, a smile crept across his face.
"Kakkarot?"
"Yeah?"
"I want to ask you something."
"Hmm."
"Did you mean what you said earlier? Does this mean that you..."
"I don't know. Do you..."
She blushed a deep shade of red. "I asked you first!" As hard as she tried, she couldn't sound upset.
A small voice, much quieter than all the previous ones snuck into her thoughts. "I love you Chi Chi." A glowing smile made it's way across her face. Kakkarot waited. "Well, do you love me?" He seemed agitated, almost scared.
Without hesitation, Chi Chi leaned over and gently kissed him, her mind forcefully pushing her thoughts into his. "Of course I love you! I've loved you since, I don't even know anymore!"
The half closed door was silently pushed closed as two figures walked away. Bardock beamed, still not understanding how his son had bonded with a human, but happy none the less. What made him happiest was that they would have a chance to be together since Chi Chi and Yamcha had broken off their engagement.
Bulma walked along beside Bardock, lost in her own little dream land. She was happy for Kakkarot and Chi Chi, but something else was on her mind. This Vegeta guy, he kept wandering around in her head, never far from her thoughts (can you imagine a little, miniature Vegeta stomping around in her head? How cute eh?). She couldn't explain it but dispite all the evil that she had seen him do, she still felt that he had a good heart. Sighing inwardly to herself, she couldn't wait for night to fall. Than maybe, just maybe, she would fall into another vision. She only wanted to see if he was okay, if his injuries had healed.
A little voice inside her head told her she was lying. She only wanted to see him because he was so good looking.
SPECIAL NOTE: Okay, before anyone complains about this not being a B/V chapter, I'm sorry. Please don't throw any tomatoes or anything at me. The next chapter is another pure B/V, I promise! Well, it should be cause I'm writing it now! Yeah! I've fallen behind in this fic as I've been spending my time finishing Storm Rider. Couldn't help myself. Things were getting all mushy and stuff and I just couldn't stop writing that darn fic. But now that I'm done that, I can concentrate on this and Power of Love. ^_^