Saiya-jin Siblings: The Demon Within – Chapter 9
Author's Note: I don't own DB/Z.

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Chichi sped away from the approaching prince, knowing that if he caught up with her it would be the end of her life as she knew it.

"What? I have never met a scared saiya-jin before," he taunted behind her.

Chichi's tail instantly furred up in anger as she spun around to face Vejita. "Scared?"

The saiya-jin prince's eyes gleamed with malice, seeing he had hit her sore point. He watched her in amusement, as her tail swished back and forth betraying her irritation.

"I am far from scared."

Vejita rose an eyebrow at her proclamation. "Oh really? Just a moment ago you had your tail between your legs, running for your life." Crossing his arms, he couldn't help laugh at the sight of her becoming angry. It had been ages since he last saw a female saiya-jin and this one was entertaining with her pride.

"I said I wasn't scared."

"Sure you weren't, just being a coward," he spoke with venom. Vejita played with her pride, like a cat playing with a mouse, hoping to entice a fight out of her.

Chichi had enough, it didn't matter to her who he was, or how powerful he may be. "I will show you coward!" Cupping her hands at her chest, she narrowed her eyes at the saiya-jin prince as she released a crimson ki blast in his direction. As the flaming tips left her fingers, she bolted away from them only to slam into Nappa's chest. "Damn it!"

Nappa just snarled at her as he grabbed her by the throat and shook her. "Where do you think you are going?" Chichi shrieked as she glanced from Nappa to Vejita, trying to find a way to get away from them.

Vejita swatted the ki ball away from him, disgusted that is all she had attempted to do. Shaking his head in disbelief, he snapped his fingers, ordering Nappa to constrain her.

Chichi winced as she felt his hands tighten around her neck. "Away from you two monsters." With a feral growl she yanked her knee up into his groin, causing the lumbering giant to double over and squeak in pain. Stiffling a chuckle, she darted over the doubled over saiya-jin to see her husband flying at an incredable speed towards her. In the distance behind him she saw Radditz and Bulma following close behind. As she started towards the safety of her mates arms, she felt a strong arm encircle around her neck.

"Don't think you are getting away that easily."

Chichi's face crumbled in despair as Vejita tightened his grip, seeing how her husband was approaching fast. Chichi struggled against his grip, appalled at the fact he was able to hold her ridged, when Goku hardly could.

Goku pulled to a stop in front of Vejita, his spiky hair whipping around his face hi lighting his eyes that were brimming with rage. "Let her go now." No one touched his wife, it didn't matter who they were, she was his and his alone.

Vejita just snickered as he tightened his grip, earning a growl from the younger saiya-jin. He looked down to her neck and saw a slight mark, indicating she was taken. 'So this is the one who is mated to Kakarotto.' Vejita thought to himself as he sized up the other saiya-jin. "Who her? Why should I? Seems fair enough a prize since you decided to become a traitor to your race."

Clenching his fists, Goku knew as long as Vejita held onto her, he couldn't attack because she would be hurt. The last thing he wanted to do is place her in jeopardy. "Please, let her go. She has done nothing to you, if its me your mad at, don't take it out on her."

"You misunderstood me. I am not letting her go," Vejita paused, "well not until I recieve all the dragonballs."

Radditz and Bulma stopped next to Goku, overhearing his threat. Bulma locked her blue eyes with the prince, knowing this was the one that Radditz feared. Raising an eyebrow in disgust, she didn't see what the fuss was about. Radditz talked as if the prince was six feet tall and had fangs, not a short and cocky young man. She knew that with Chichi so close to him, she couldn't safely use telekinesis for fear of the effects to her. Leaving no other choice, Bulma spoke up against him, showing that she did not fear his presence. "Your're a bit late, the dragonballs have been used. They are inactive for another six months. You should have came six months ago, but you didn't so you are out of luck."

Radditz looked to Bulma like she had gone insane as she smugly replied to the prince, wondering why she was not trembling at his mere presence. "Bulma, what are you doing? Do you honestly want to tick him off?" he roughly whispered into her ear.

"I don't care if he is Kami in disguise, he has no right barging in on this planet demanding things and taking hostages. Look at him, you are scared of that? Even Piccolo would laugh at him and we all know how serious he is."

Vejita trembled in rage at her statement, how dare she brush him off as a fly! He was a seasoned warrior, trained by Freiza's guards. Whispers of his dark deeds rang through out the universe, and one of his own kind was mocking him as if he was nothing! "At least I am not a freak of our race."

Bulma started forward, but was held back by Radditz. "Stop, he will kill her without a second thought if you do anything rash." Radditz turned his attention back to Vejita who was radiating with rage. "Give Chichi back to us and I will tell you where there is another set of Dragonballs."

Bulma blinked in shock as she turned her attention back to Radditz. "What? We are not going to fight him? If he gets ahold of those dragonballs -- "

"Deal."

Goku and Bulma glared at Vejita who was smugly smiling. Narrowing her eyes, she could not belive that Radditz just placed all of them in grave danger. She suddenly thought of Piccolo. 'Oh Kami, he is going to be ticked about this.'

"Go to Namek, they are there. Now give back Chichi." Goku ordered as his tail thrashed back and forth.

The wind picked up around them as the prince glanced down to Chichi, snorting in disgust at the trembling female. Getting to Namek without the others interfering would prove to be difficult if he didn't have a hostage. Even though he was ruthless, saiya-jin traditions respected bonds more than life itself. The callous prince shifted his eyes over to Bulmas neck, scanning to see if she had been marked. Inside he was shocked to see that her delicate neck was barren of any indentations.

"Fine. Woman," he said, pointing at Bulma, "come here. You are coming with us." He almost laughed at the confused look on her face, knowing she was wondering what he was up to. "If you don't come over here, I will kill her, forgetting our deal. Understand now?"

"I don't trust him Bulma," Radditz started off until she placed a finger on his lips. Raising an eyebrow, she smiled at him.

"Don't worry," she tapped her forehead with her finger, reminding him of her ability, "I'm not."
Raising her hand to his face, she gently pressed her lips onto his, silently promising her return to him. Her blue hair whipped behind her, as she walked over towards Vejita, not caring that she could be signing her death warrant.

Vejita quickly slung Chichi away from him as he grabbed Bulma and pulled her close against his armor. Instantly the scent of blueberries invaded his senses as her hair fluttered around his face. He couldn't belive how exotic she was and not mated with yet. 'The hell?' Shaking the thoughts out of his head, he reminded himself of how dangerous she could be.

Bulma caught her breath as she felt his arm tighten around her waist, unsure of what she was feeling. 'I am only doing this because I am the weakest of the group, I should be scared of him. Why am I not though?' She berated herself, destroying the thoughts that ran through her head. Growling, she prepared a mental attack on him.

"I wouldn't do that, woman. I know all about your special ability, and prepared for it. It will not work on me," Vejita roughly whispered in her ear.

She became rigid at his discovery. 'How did he know? Oh kami this is not good.'

Vejita felt her unease and turned back to Radditz who was fuming. A smirk played across his lips knowing that his former companion was not taking this lightly. "I should warn you, follow me and she will be killed. Chichi I don't think you wish for your only sibling to perish at my hands in the name of foolishness," he stated, earning shocked expressions from both females. His smile became wider as he realized they didn't know of this as his eyes bore into Radditz.

"Thank you Radditz, I feel I owe you something in return for this prize." Raising a hand towards Radditz, Vejita called up enough energy to kill the other man.

Goku stood with his mouth agape as he held his wife, not sensing the danger that Radditz was in. "It can't be, I never knew," Chichi whispered as she looked to Bulma.

Bulma still in shock of learning that Chichi was her sister, sensed what he was planning on doing, panicked as she looked around. Seeing a boulder nearby, she focused on the rock lifting it up into the air. As the ki blast left his finger tips, she lunged the rock at Radditz hoping that it would knock him out of the way in time.

A sharp blow to the neck sent her into unconsciousness, not before hearing a painful cry from Radditz.

"I'm so sorry Radditz," she whispered as her world went black.

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