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There is violence, some situations related to rape, strong language, and probably lemon in future chapters (if there will be some)
"I couldn't tell him no"
by Channonix
Part VII
Slowly,
Vejita descended onto the ground, his foot finally touching it. His mind
with dazed, all the thoughts dominated by one - to get to Chibi. And that
endeavor was becoming stronger as he was getting closer to her, now it
was an unbearable need, a final goal his mind was concentrating on achieving
without his will. He was fearing that something in him, something primal
and animalistic, that kind of instinct built into the Saiya-jin psychology
from ages that was making him want to go to her, immediately, and destroy
everything that could possibly get in his way. He was fearing that this
could make him fight Kakkarotsu again if the moron would try to stop him
for long. Damn... He wasn't feeling like himself anymore, he couldn't control
his own needs, desires and actions fully anymore. And he had gotten used
to it in the past, maybe he had been just suppressing some things in him
back then, his feelings, yes, he had buried them years ago under the weight
of coldness and cruelty, he hadn't had other choice, they were too painful,
too complicated, and what he wanted deep inside was just too damned confusing...
He knew that this person he was right now was him, the real him, in all
his shattered glory, but... despite this he wasn't feeling like himself,
he had gotten used more to his other self, cold and vicious, but whole
the fucked bonding thing, all the thinking he had done in the past days
had changed him and he knew there was no way back, either...
He clenched his fists; this wasn't the best moment to cry over his
old self. He relaxed as much as he could, trying to clear his mind, to
get ready somehow for what was awaiting him. Then he let his ki be as strong
as his weakened body could muster, steady and obvious for his rival, to
let Kakkarotsu feel him just outside his cottage in the woods, and he waited...
till he would appear, come to face him, come to blame him, come to kill
him... Kakkarotsu would do whatever he wanted to and he was at his mercy,
even more so, he was looking for his mercy, for the first time in his life
he was going to really beg, for forgiveness, for a home, and for a woman,
who not to mention was just a little brat. Where was his pride at the moment
? His pride, that had survived his father, Freeza, all the humiliations
of his past. Where the hell was it ? Why wasn't it, wasn't he, strong enough
to fight with that damned bond, as he had thought he would be. Why, in
Kami's sake ?!
" Vejita..."
" What is it, father ?" Asked Gohan, looking around. Suddenly, he could feel it as well, Vejita's ki, somewhere close, very very close. " He's outside." He said, disbelief clear in his voice. After his father's fight with Vejita, they hadn't found Saiya-jin Prince's corpse, but since they hadn't been feeling him afterwards, and his father had said Vejita's wounds had been more than deadly, the best he could have done was to crawl somewhere where they couldn't find his dead body. They had simply assumed him dead. But now... He could feel him in the yard of their house, just a bit weakened.
" I think he came for me." said Gokou, standing up. " I'll go there.
All of you go to the Pan's bedroom, if something dangerous will be... I
mean, if I will fight him here, you'll fly somewhere far away and won't
come back till I come for you." He addressed Chi-Chi, Videl and both his
sons. He watched them go upstairs, then headed to the front door. He could
have excepted Vejita wasn't dead, this would be much unlike him. He wondered
what the other Saiya-jin could have in mind this time, did he want to fight
again ? Gokou shrugged, if yes, this wasn't going to be that easy this
time. Vejita was back from the Enma Daio's doorstep, and this always made
every Saiya-jin way stronger. Most likely, Vejita was stronger than he
was now...
Slowly, he opened the door and went out, spotting the short figure
with upswept hair almost immediately. He walked towards the other
warrior, watching him closely. Vejita seemed tired, weak and hurt, though
there was no major injuries visible on his body, despite the blood sipping
from his lips, his ki was proving it, though the other Saiya-jin was trying
to keep it strong and steady, it was flickering, just a bit, betraying
his efforts and his weakness. Vejita wouldn't have come to fight him not
being fully healed, would he ?
" What is that you've come for, Vejita ?"
Vejita looked slightly up to see the taller Saiya-jin's face. Gokou was cautious; there was no cheery smile there. This could be hard, really, really hard, to convince him to let him live in his house. This could cost him a lot. This would cost his pride a lot.
" Kakkarotsu, I..."
" What ?"
" I... I am... I feel..." He couldn't say it, damn, he just couldn't say that he was sorry, the word was refusing to pass his lips. He wasn't used to saying such a things, he wasn't used to lying like that. But was he even going to lie saying this, he was sorry for that last fight now, wasn't he ? He had told Bulma he was sorry, though she couldn't have even heard it, but he had said it. That meant that his self, the new, supplied with Chibi's feelings and memories, the softer and more open, was sorry for all the deeds of his old one. For all the mistakes he had made in the past, all the times he had been erring on his way to the comfort for his hurt soul and output for the power buried inside him. Yes, he was sorry, at least this wasn't a lie, but to say it to his greatest rival...
Slowly, Gokou approached him. He could feel Vejita's ki lowering as another Saiya-jin was stopping to pay attention to it, occupied with his thoughts. He stopped just in front of him and only then black eyes rose to him.
" What is it, Vejita ?"
" I'm sorry."
" For what ?" Asked Gokou astonished by the mere fact that Vejita had used this word.
" For everything, baka, everything bad I ever did... For our last fight."
" You... You're sorry ?" Asked Gokou, joy lightening his dark eyes.
" I won't repeat. You will hear all of this once, and not a time more. Yes, Kakkarotsu, I am sorry, I decided to change, to change everything about me, I have to, since I already changed myself, for one reason or another. I think that... that... I mean, I don't have anywhere to go, anyway, so I thought that maybe, maybe living with your family may be a good start and... Can I stay here, for some time ?"
" You're sure Bulma won't want you back ?"
" I need time without her... Maybe, maybe I'll come back to her, later. So, Kakkarotsu, can I ?"
Some voice in the back of Gokou's mind was telling him that maybe, just maybe, he had forgiven Vejita too many times in the past to do it once again, but, yet again, never, throughout all the years he had known the Saiya-jin Prince had he heard such a thing from him. And it would really be fun to have him close, it would be possible to spar a lot with an excellent partner...
" Of course you can."
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