Gohan stood in the kitchen of his parents house listening to his mother rattle on about he hadn't settled down with a mate yet.
"Toma never settled down." Gohan protested. "And he is one of the most respected members of the board."
"He hasn't mated because he was too busy too." his mother said. "And look at him now. No offspring, no heirs-"
"Mating has more to do with than just having kids." Gohan said. "How would you feel if I did mate but had no childern?"
His mother gasped. "I'll pretend I didn't hear that. Gais daughter nextstore has taken a liking to you. How about you go spar with her sometime."
"Mother no." he said for the millionth time. "Every time I go near her she raises her ki. I think she is getting mixed signals."
"Raiseing her ki only means she likes you. All women do it."
Kakarot came in then and kissed his wife on the lips. "What's for dinner?"
"Dad!" Gohan said in releif. "Tell mother I hace the right to chose my own mate."
"Of course you do." Kakarot said. "Who is she?"
"Who's who?" Gohan asked.
"Your mate."
"I havn' got one yet. And plan not to!" he added.
Kakarot chuckled. "You are on your own."
Gohan groaned and was about to try another approch when his scounter beeped. "I have to go." he said. "The auction is starting in a few minutes."
His mothers eyes lit up. "The auction? Oh now I see the reason for this arguement. Son I don't care if she is an alein or sayjin as long as she can have kids. I mean-you are both happy."
"It's not like that mom." Gohan said picking up a card with his savings on it. "There was this girl. A fighter. She did something that caught my eye. Besides I need someone to watch my place while I am on purging missions."
He walked out the door and flew off. The slave auction house was a few minutes away by air and he could see it was already crowed. He knew he should have left sooner.
Videl looked at the srap of cloth the gaurds had told her to put on. It was a white spagetti strapped deal that came up to mid thigh. Sure on her planet Earthg this was a common dress almost but she never dared to wear one. He dad would have a fit!
Dad. . . . I hope you are at peace.
"Get a move on slave!" Ceder said giving her a push.
"Alright!" Videl exclaimed. She walked into the small 'dressing room' the other girls were in. Sassafras said to do our best to look good because the better they look the more likely they'd go to nice homes. Videl knew it was a lie. The prettier she looked the more likey she'd get bought by some perverted fat old guy.
Either way she slipped out of her gi and folded it carfully. She tugged on the white dress and was thankfull it wasn't see through like some of the other girls. She glanced down and saw the collar and Tamashii. Her dress was cut so low she could not hide it. She glanced around and saw Lou had one a simmilar dress but hers was green and had a small pocket.
"Lou?" Videl asked nicely. "Can you keep a seceret?"
"I love secerets!" Lou said excitedly claping her hands together.
"I need you to hold on to my Tam- er, royal pendant. Ok?" Videl hated to lie to the girl but she didn't want the slave drivers to get ahold of it.
"Alright!" Lou said as if she was part of a pratical joke. She took the pendent and slipped it into her pocket.
"Hey!" Ceder yelled. Videl and Lou jumped around. "Yer time is up. Follow me to the auction block."
Videl swallowed and went in line with the stream of girls who were shaking and doing their best not to cry. Videl walkied upright and held her chin up. If she was going to be sold then she was going to go out with honer!
She walked step by step as they entered a large cage.
"One at a time." Ceder said. "You first." He reached out and grabed a frightened redhead and pulled her into a smaller conecting cage. This one was infront of the curtians so the buyers up front could see only her and none of the other slaves.
"Ah, yes." Videl heard Sassafras hiss. "This is Cleo a native of earth. Weak but young at only fifteen. Sure to live at least another seventy years. That is if you want her too." he added. Snickers were heard from some men out front. "I start her off at twelve woups. Do I hear 13?" Sassafras rattled on untill the poor girl was sold off to one called Dirc. Ceder pushed another girl into the front cage and she listened as the bidding for each girl varried from 10 - 75 woups. Woups were apparently their form of money. Soon some of the more beautiful girls were pushed up and they sold for around 110-120 each. Then it was Lous turn.
Videl gave a quick hug to her new friend. "Good luck Lou."
Lou just smiled as if everything was alright.
"You are in for a nice treat here men." Sassafras said. "This is Lougeenak. An aquarian princess. Still health and young. Comes with a free collar to keep her under control." Ooos and aaahs came from the crowd. "One of the most powerfull species able to use telipathic attacks. But no need to worry about that." Lou screamed out and Videl rushed to the bars to see what happened but Ceder blocked her path. She could only listen as the beast rattled off numbers and sold Lou off for 1036 woups.
"You're up sweet thing." Ceder said pushing her into the cage. Videl tripped and supported herself against the bars only to find out they gave off a slight charge.
Sassafras smiled at her that slimmy grin. "This is a rareity. Earthlings normaly are weak and have a power level of five, but this delisous morsil has surpassed it's bounderies. She even managed to kill 24, I repeat 24 of my men." Videl looked around at the rows of sayjin, some sat and others stood in the back where there were no chairs. Some men up front eyes her like a prize fish on a wall.
"Videl, age 17 is the last warrior of Earth." Sassafras said. "Strong as a Quarian Bog Rat and fisty as one too." Sassafras winked at her and she punched the bars despite the small shock she got. He smiled and she realized she was just helping him raise him prices. Her ki flared in anger. Those half goggles on the sayjins started to go off and they gasped in shock.
"What do I get for this lovely slave?"
"300!"
"500!"
"1000!"
"Oh yeah?! 1200!"
"1500!"
"3000!"
Heads turned to the back of the room. She perked her head up and felt vomit rise in her belly. It was the tall sayjin who had grabbed her ass earlier. He stood leaning against a pole and smirking. He looked at her as if to say, pay back time bitch.
Sassafras smiled. "3000 from Remon. Any other offers? No?"
"8000!" some one said breathlessly. videl squinter to the dark area of the room and reconized the other sayjin from earlier. Gokun? Gopen? who ever he was looked as if he had rushed there in a hurry.
"8000!" Sassafras gasped. He looked at Videl. "SOLD!!!"
Gohan relaxed against a wall behind the stage waiting to collect his new slave. He had made it just in time to hear Remons outragious bid. No doubt her wanted her for revenge only.
Soon the tall green alein called Ceder walked up. Behind him he half dragged the girl. He held up a clip board.
"Sign here and give me the cash." he said rudly. Gohan signed it and handed over his cash card. The thing scanned it and passed it back.
"She's all yours buddy." he said giving him the little shock controller. He looked at it breifly and stuffed it in his pocket.
"Come on." he said picking up the chain. He lead her out of the building. "My place is just a few minutes from here." They walked down the empty black streets. "My name is Gohan, by the way." he said breaking the silence. "You are Videl correct?"
She didn't answer him or hear him. She was busy looking around trying to decide if he was slow enough and she was fast enough for her to get away.
"I'm talking to you!" Gohan said giving to chain a jerk.
"What!" Videl demanded. She looked up to him and was a lose for words. He stood under a street light and she finaly saw his face close up. He was at least a head taller than her and slightly older too, but his eyes were like black pools of water shimmering in the night.
"Uhhh . . . . . . "
"Videl right?" he asked.
"Y-yes."
Gohan took her uneasiness as fear. "I won't hurt you." he said trying to put those fears to rest. "Or plan to rape you. I just bought you for keeping my place clean while I am away. I am barely ever there anyway."
"Quite alot for a maid." Videl said crossing her arms across her cheast. "Damn jerk." she muttered under her breath. She was sure he heard her but didn't care. He was probably trying to act all nice to get her gaurd down.
"Well," he sighed. "I guess you will just have to see."
Videl turned away from looking at him and walked behind him as they made their way to his place. She looked at his slumped shoulders and felt bad. He was just trying to make her feel safer around him. She gazed around something to talk about.
"What is the deal with those belts?" she asked. "Are they a religious thing?"
"Sayjin don't wear belts." he said. Videls eyes crossed. He was teasing her.
"Yes you do. It's right here." She reached out and grabed the furry appendage.
Gohan jumped and gasped. No one dare grab his tail before! He spun around and pulled his tail out of her hand. "What do you think you are doing!?!"
Videl watched as his 'belt' flicked around behind him. "You have a tail." she said in a breathless whisper.
"All sayjin do here." he answered.
"You have a tail."
"It is not a belt. Although I can see where the mistake is made."
"You have a tail."
"It's very normal."
"NOT FOR ME IT IS!" she shouted causing him to step back. "DOGS HAVE TAILS! CATS HAVE TAILS! EVEN LIZARDS HAVE TAILS! BUT NOT MEN!"
Gohan pulled her to him and covered her mouth with his hand. He then dragged her into his small place. "Calm down." he said uncovering her mouth. "You will have to get used to it because you will be here for a long time."
Videl shut up and frowned at him. "That's what you think."
Gohan ran his hands through his hair. How did he get the troubled one? He singed and lead her around pointing out facts she needed to know. Where the kitchen it and how to work the machines. What times he will be there and when he wouldn't.
"Also," Gohan said. "Next time I arrive here I will start to teach you simple coustoms and ways a slave woman should act. If you go about the way you have been you will be dead in a second."
"The people here don't seem so tough." she said.
Gohan lashed out and pinned her to the wall. He leaned in close to her and whispered. "Listen here SLAVE. That is what you are now. You can act tough and may even be tough, but sayjin are a pure warrior race. If you walk out that door and continue to act all high and mighty, someone will shut you up." Videl struggled against him but she couldn't even budge. He looked coldly into her face and released her.
"I mean it. This is not Earth."
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