How do I comfort thee?
Chapter 4: How do I comfort thee?
Pairings: G/V
Disclaimer: I do not own them
Notes: This is about m/m relationships if you have a problem with that than I suggest that you go elsewhere.
A/N: Some parts of this chapter is not for the weak at heart. If you feel that you can't handle it, like me, please skip. I would like to say thank you everyone for the fabulous reviews. Oh, yeah! Kewla to answer your question: How old is Zarra? She's 11, but she at the age that she can take a mate. Remember, females mature earlier than males for breeding because there were so few of them. If anyone has any other questions please email or leave it in your review.
Now, on with the story ^_~
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~ Three months later ~
It was very hard for the Saiyan no ouja to accept the fact that he might not ever see his daughter again. He and his mate as well as Raditz and Zarbon searched the ends of Vegetasei looking for her. Vegeta was becoming more withdrawn from everyone including the twins. Goku didn't know how to comfort his mate. It was bad enough that Vegeta was having a tough time adjusting to his offspring but now with Zarra gone he practically went ballistic.
Raditz was at a loss with Zarbon as well. They hadn't made love since the oujo's disappearance. He would go to his office and work until he couldn't see straight. Bulma was worried that both, Vegeta and Zarbon would fall into deep a depression. She had to constantly keep a watchful eye on them.
On several occasions she had to give Vegeta a high dose sedative just to keep him from destroying the reminder of the palace grounds and anyone who got in his way. The high tempered Saiyan was becoming dark once again.
The Counsel was becoming concern over Vegeta's mental stability and decided that it was time to address the problem about his missing daughter. They knew about what had happened when he was younger and how he had not been able to find her, and they also knew that a bond between parent and child was strong and this was why Vegeta was starting to lose it.
Vegeta was holding a private counsel meeting when the doors to the chamber swung wide opened. He didn't move when a hooded figure came into the room. Truth be told he had lost almost of his emotions when he found out about his daughter. Not knowing what to do he blew-up half of the palace and grounds.
Every day for three months he searched for her knowing that Turlis was suppressing her energy signature with a collar but he tried nonetheless.
His attention was brought back into focus when the person pulled back on the hood. Vegeta stared wide-eyed into dull yellow-amber orbs.
"Zar-ra" He whispered.
"Otousan" Then she fainted at the door.
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Inside the med-lab of the palace, Goku was sitting next to Vegeta with his arm around him trying to prevent him from barging in the examine room. His mate called him through their bond ranting about how he was going to rip out Turlis' heart and feed it to him.
Goku looked across the way and saw that Raditz was pretty much holding Zarbon the same way. His so-called twin has torn his entire family asunder in one way or another.
An hour later Bulma exited the examine room looking tired and beat-up. She motioned for her friends to follow her to her office. Goku and Raditz stood in the back next to the door while Zarbon and Vegeta sat in front of Bulma's desk. The blue haired female sat down not knowing where to begin.
"I've managed to remove the collar. Aside from some bruises around her throat, I couldn't find any other physical injury, but I'm sorry to inform you that she's two months pregnant." Bulma held her breath knowing that her husband would explode.
Vegeta snarled and gripped the armrest of the chair and broke it. His anger barely being contained as sparks of golden electric energy crackled around him.
Zarbon didn't know what to say. He was stunned speechless. His only daughter had been adducted by the same psycho who held him for years as a sex slave and to get her back only to find out that she's pregnant with his child. This was more than he or his ex-lover could handle.
Vegeta recovered as quickly as he could. "Were there any claiming marks?"
Bulma's eyes widen from the question. "Claiming marks??" She was not sure what he meant by that seeing that he had never marked her. So naturally she didn't know what it looked like.
The royal pulled down the neck of his blue spandex top exposing the juncture of his neck and shoulder, revealing bright red gashes from Goku's canines.
"No. I didn't see anything like that" She answered while shaking her head.
"Good" Vegeta deadpanned.
"Good?! What do you mean by 'good', Vegeta?!" Zarbon was clearly upset.
"Quiet Zarbon. Now is not the time" Vegeta said through gritted teeth. He was trying to keep his self from blowing-up the other side of the palace.
"The Hell it isn't! Our daughter was violated by that animal and the only fuckin' thing that you can say is 'good'!"
Both of their battle auras was starting to rise. Goku and Raditz watched their lovers go at it. This was a fight that they were not going to get involved in.
"Wait-a-minute you two" Bulma jumped in. "Please, you have to understand that 3 months is a long time for her to remain untouched and pure. This was a possibility and you knew it. Right now Zarra needs our support." Sky blue eyes bounced back and forth between 'Mother' and Father.
Zarbon sighed. Bulma was right. They were getting nowhere by arguing. "What about terminating the pregnancy?"
"No. Saiyan females will put up a fight if they feel that their unborn child is endanger" Vegeta explained because the same goes for submissive males.
"So you mean to say that we just sit around for Turlis to strike again?"
"I'm going to find out what exactly happened then we can decide what to do from there." Vegeta said getting up from his chair followed by Goku.
The royal and his mate entered the exam room. The lights were turned down low to give the occupant a quiet warm homely feeling. Vegeta stood by the bed as Goku pulled up a chair for him and then left them alone as he went off in search for another one.
Zarra stirred sensing that someone was in the room with her, she almost cried out before she realized that it was Vegeta sitting next to her holding her hand.
"Mom" She said through a foggy haze. Bulma gave her a sedative to help her get some rest.
"Hai, it's me. How do you feel?"
"Tired. What's going to happen now?" She asked.
Vegeta stared briefly at his daughter. "Turlis will pay for what he had done to you and to this family."
Zarra silently began crying she didn't know how to tell him about Turlis.
"Princess, I need to know what happened and in order for me to find out, I need for you to relax. Do you think that you can do that for me?" Vegeta was trying his best to be calm but on the inside he was raging mad.
Zarra nodded her head and wiped her tears. The bond that he shared with her will allow him to search through her memories to get an accurate account of what happened. Vegeta held onto her hands and pressed his forehead against hers.
He closed his eyes as she did the same Vegeta concentrated to the day when Turlis took Zarra. He shuffled through the scene when he forced his way in her room to when he confronted her.
~ Flash ~
He smiled and stalked toward her with a predatory glint in his black eyes. "Since I can't have Vegeta you will give me what I want."
"And-and what's that?" She asked trying to back away from him but he grabbed her by the arms.
"An heir" Turlis simply answered and threw her on the bed.
Large roaming hands grabbed onto the black tee and ripped it off. Zarra struggled to keep her attacker from going further, but it was no use. The male was stronger than she was. Turlis had torn off her bra and was working on the denim fabric that was blocking his progress. He singed the material and removed his black spandex shorts.
"No! Please don't do this" Zarra pleaded as tears rolled down her face.
"This will hurt less if you cease your effects." Turlis answered as he positioned his self at her semi-moist entrance. "Just give into me" He whispered. He lowered his mouth to hers.
Zarra didn't know what she was feeling. She wanted nothing more for the barbaric to stop but her Saiyan instincts to mate was taking over. Her body slowly began to respond to his sensual touches. His tail eased between their bodies dipping into her secret folds rubbing the sensitive flesh hidden within. Zarra cried out unaccustomed to the new sensation that her body was experiencing when he entered her. Turlis halted all movements waiting for her to adjust to him.
~ Flash ~
Zarra slowly ease out of bed and cautiously limp to the bathroom. She sunk down to the floor hugging herself. She felt ashamed for being weak and for being female. The princess couldn't believe how unlady like she had behaved with the male that had hurt her 'Mother'.
She silently cried as she went to the task running a bath to help ease the soreness from the joining.
After some time Zarra started searching the small room for anything that would aid in her escape. She missed Vegeta and Zarbon terribly and often wonder if they were looking for her or thought that she was dead.
Zarra had to admit that Turlis was not being rough or cruel to her whether because she was young or smaller but it didn't matter she wanted to go home.
~ Flash ~
After two months Zarra was having terrible morning sickness. Not only would it occur in the morning but also it would last throughout the day. She would mostly lay in bed with her head hung over the side throwing-up into a bowl that Turlis placed there.
Zarra barely saw him. He would be gone by early morning, doing Kami knows what, and returned late in the evening. At one point during a full he almost bit her and that was something that he wanted to avoid.
However, no one explained the bonding and mating ritual to the young princess, and she acted on instincts and bit into his shoulder.
"NO!" Turlis yelled as he emptied into her.
Turlis collapsed on the tired girl panting heavily. Once he got his breathing under control he simply got up and went into the bathroom. A few minutes later he came out of the bathroom with towel wrapped securely around his waist. He dressed in a pair of loose gi bottoms leaving his upper half exposed and sat down next to Zarra.
"You have no idea what you've just done." He calmly said as he ran his fingers threw damp spiky hair.
Zarra sleepily gazed into dark eyes as she studied his worrisome face her eyes dropped to a vivid red mark on his right shoulder. She's seen similar markings on her 'Mother' and Goku as well as her Father and Uncle Raditz
She shook her head no and waited for the brawny Saiyan to continue. He let out a low sigh and gently took her delicate small hands into his larger ones.
"By you biting me pause you claimed me as your bonded mate, and seeing that I didn't mark you back means that the bond is incomplete."
~ End memory sequence ~
Vegeta suddenly pulled away from Zarra. The images were too much. The royal hid his scowl as he turned to look at Goku. The larger male sensed that his mate was not please at what he found out through the link.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Zarra quietly asked.
Vegeta said nothing. He simply tucked the covers under his daughter's chin and bid her good night.
The couple went back to their room. The entire walk was in silence and it was eating Goku alive. With each passing step Vegeta's ki rose, he was at his boiling point.
Goku entered the room first to make sure that Vegeta didn't go mental on Chi-Chi since they got her to look after the twins. After she left, Goku began the interrogation.
"Alright, Vegeta. What gives?"
"Zarra, she-"
Goku stood in front of the shorter Saiyan and held him the shoulders. He took one hand and raised Vegeta's chin forcing him to look directly in his eyes.
"She's half bonded to Turlis"
"Nani?" Goku was flabbergasted.
"He didn't want to be. Kakarott, they have to finish the bonding and mating ritual or Zarra will die."
"How's that?" The Earth raised Saiyan asked.
"My guess is that Turlis only wanted an heir. By him mating to her would only be a weakness, and it is"
Goku stared long and hard at Vegeta. "How could you say something like Geta?"
"He's in love with Zarra. To break the bond she needs to kill him and he doesn't want to put her through that." Vegeta explained.
Goku sat down on the bed. This was bad. How were they going to fix this mess?
"Geta, you said that they're half bonded. Can we use that to our advantage?"
The royal shook his head. "If we kill Turlis during or after the bonding we might as well sign Zarra's death warrant. She has to do it and I don't think that she will."
"Why wouldn't she do it? The bastard kidnapped her then raped her and now she's pregnant!" Goku was not having any of it. He wants Turlis dead.
"Look Kakarott, I'm not too thrilled with this either but from what I've seen, he didn't rape her, and she's in love with him." Vegeta confessed.
Goku's expressive windows expanded to the size of dinner plates. "So---" The Earth raised Saiyan hung his head to his chest. "---there's nothing that we can do."
Vegeta padded his way over to his mate and sat next to him. He was at his wits end. He couldn't very well kill Turlis because he would in turn kill his daughter and grandchild. In addition to that they were half bonded, Turlis needs to---
"Kakarott"
"Hmm"
"I have an idea"
Goku turned at the prospect anything was better than sitting around doing nothing.
"Turlis needs to complete the bonding process with Zarra and that means that he's not going to stop searching for her. When he comes to claim her we can capture him"
"But Geta, you said yourself that we can't kill him"
Vegeta was trying very hard not to knock some sense into Goku. "We can't you baka, but I need for you to go to Earth and gather the Dragonballs." Vegeta said with a smirk. "I am going to break the bond and save my daughter."
~ TBC ~
A/N: I know what you're thinking and I'm sorry but it's not over yet. What do you think that Vegeta's going to wish for? What about Zarra? She's been through a lot. Not as much a Vegeta but still. Tell me your thoughts and any comments that you might have ^_~
Nemesis
Chapter 4: How do I comfort thee?
Pairings: G/V
Disclaimer: I do not own them
Notes: This is about m/m relationships if you have a problem with that than I suggest that you go elsewhere.
A/N: Some parts of this chapter is not for the weak at heart. If you feel that you can't handle it, like me, please skip. I would like to say thank you everyone for the fabulous reviews. Oh, yeah! Kewla to answer your question: How old is Zarra? She's 11, but she at the age that she can take a mate. Remember, females mature earlier than males for breeding because there were so few of them. If anyone has any other questions please email or leave it in your review.
Now, on with the story ^_~
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~ Three months later ~
It was very hard for the Saiyan no ouja to accept the fact that he might not ever see his daughter again. He and his mate as well as Raditz and Zarbon searched the ends of Vegetasei looking for her. Vegeta was becoming more withdrawn from everyone including the twins. Goku didn't know how to comfort his mate. It was bad enough that Vegeta was having a tough time adjusting to his offspring but now with Zarra gone he practically went ballistic.
Raditz was at a loss with Zarbon as well. They hadn't made love since the oujo's disappearance. He would go to his office and work until he couldn't see straight. Bulma was worried that both, Vegeta and Zarbon would fall into deep a depression. She had to constantly keep a watchful eye on them.
On several occasions she had to give Vegeta a high dose sedative just to keep him from destroying the reminder of the palace grounds and anyone who got in his way. The high tempered Saiyan was becoming dark once again.
The Counsel was becoming concern over Vegeta's mental stability and decided that it was time to address the problem about his missing daughter. They knew about what had happened when he was younger and how he had not been able to find her, and they also knew that a bond between parent and child was strong and this was why Vegeta was starting to lose it.
Vegeta was holding a private counsel meeting when the doors to the chamber swung wide opened. He didn't move when a hooded figure came into the room. Truth be told he had lost almost of his emotions when he found out about his daughter. Not knowing what to do he blew-up half of the palace and grounds.
Every day for three months he searched for her knowing that Turlis was suppressing her energy signature with a collar but he tried nonetheless.
His attention was brought back into focus when the person pulled back on the hood. Vegeta stared wide-eyed into dull yellow-amber orbs.
"Zar-ra" He whispered.
"Otousan" Then she fainted at the door.
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Inside the med-lab of the palace, Goku was sitting next to Vegeta with his arm around him trying to prevent him from barging in the examine room. His mate called him through their bond ranting about how he was going to rip out Turlis' heart and feed it to him.
Goku looked across the way and saw that Raditz was pretty much holding Zarbon the same way. His so-called twin has torn his entire family asunder in one way or another.
An hour later Bulma exited the examine room looking tired and beat-up. She motioned for her friends to follow her to her office. Goku and Raditz stood in the back next to the door while Zarbon and Vegeta sat in front of Bulma's desk. The blue haired female sat down not knowing where to begin.
"I've managed to remove the collar. Aside from some bruises around her throat, I couldn't find any other physical injury, but I'm sorry to inform you that she's two months pregnant." Bulma held her breath knowing that her husband would explode.
Vegeta snarled and gripped the armrest of the chair and broke it. His anger barely being contained as sparks of golden electric energy crackled around him.
Zarbon didn't know what to say. He was stunned speechless. His only daughter had been adducted by the same psycho who held him for years as a sex slave and to get her back only to find out that she's pregnant with his child. This was more than he or his ex-lover could handle.
Vegeta recovered as quickly as he could. "Were there any claiming marks?"
Bulma's eyes widen from the question. "Claiming marks??" She was not sure what he meant by that seeing that he had never marked her. So naturally she didn't know what it looked like.
The royal pulled down the neck of his blue spandex top exposing the juncture of his neck and shoulder, revealing bright red gashes from Goku's canines.
"No. I didn't see anything like that" She answered while shaking her head.
"Good" Vegeta deadpanned.
"Good?! What do you mean by 'good', Vegeta?!" Zarbon was clearly upset.
"Quiet Zarbon. Now is not the time" Vegeta said through gritted teeth. He was trying to keep his self from blowing-up the other side of the palace.
"The Hell it isn't! Our daughter was violated by that animal and the only fuckin' thing that you can say is 'good'!"
Both of their battle auras was starting to rise. Goku and Raditz watched their lovers go at it. This was a fight that they were not going to get involved in.
"Wait-a-minute you two" Bulma jumped in. "Please, you have to understand that 3 months is a long time for her to remain untouched and pure. This was a possibility and you knew it. Right now Zarra needs our support." Sky blue eyes bounced back and forth between 'Mother' and Father.
Zarbon sighed. Bulma was right. They were getting nowhere by arguing. "What about terminating the pregnancy?"
"No. Saiyan females will put up a fight if they feel that their unborn child is endanger" Vegeta explained because the same goes for submissive males.
"So you mean to say that we just sit around for Turlis to strike again?"
"I'm going to find out what exactly happened then we can decide what to do from there." Vegeta said getting up from his chair followed by Goku.
The royal and his mate entered the exam room. The lights were turned down low to give the occupant a quiet warm homely feeling. Vegeta stood by the bed as Goku pulled up a chair for him and then left them alone as he went off in search for another one.
Zarra stirred sensing that someone was in the room with her, she almost cried out before she realized that it was Vegeta sitting next to her holding her hand.
"Mom" She said through a foggy haze. Bulma gave her a sedative to help her get some rest.
"Hai, it's me. How do you feel?"
"Tired. What's going to happen now?" She asked.
Vegeta stared briefly at his daughter. "Turlis will pay for what he had done to you and to this family."
Zarra silently began crying she didn't know how to tell him about Turlis.
"Princess, I need to know what happened and in order for me to find out, I need for you to relax. Do you think that you can do that for me?" Vegeta was trying his best to be calm but on the inside he was raging mad.
Zarra nodded her head and wiped her tears. The bond that he shared with her will allow him to search through her memories to get an accurate account of what happened. Vegeta held onto her hands and pressed his forehead against hers.
He closed his eyes as she did the same Vegeta concentrated to the day when Turlis took Zarra. He shuffled through the scene when he forced his way in her room to when he confronted her.
~ Flash ~
He smiled and stalked toward her with a predatory glint in his black eyes. "Since I can't have Vegeta you will give me what I want."
"And-and what's that?" She asked trying to back away from him but he grabbed her by the arms.
"An heir" Turlis simply answered and threw her on the bed.
Large roaming hands grabbed onto the black tee and ripped it off. Zarra struggled to keep her attacker from going further, but it was no use. The male was stronger than she was. Turlis had torn off her bra and was working on the denim fabric that was blocking his progress. He singed the material and removed his black spandex shorts.
"No! Please don't do this" Zarra pleaded as tears rolled down her face.
"This will hurt less if you cease your effects." Turlis answered as he positioned his self at her semi-moist entrance. "Just give into me" He whispered. He lowered his mouth to hers.
Zarra didn't know what she was feeling. She wanted nothing more for the barbaric to stop but her Saiyan instincts to mate was taking over. Her body slowly began to respond to his sensual touches. His tail eased between their bodies dipping into her secret folds rubbing the sensitive flesh hidden within. Zarra cried out unaccustomed to the new sensation that her body was experiencing when he entered her. Turlis halted all movements waiting for her to adjust to him.
~ Flash ~
Zarra slowly ease out of bed and cautiously limp to the bathroom. She sunk down to the floor hugging herself. She felt ashamed for being weak and for being female. The princess couldn't believe how unlady like she had behaved with the male that had hurt her 'Mother'.
She silently cried as she went to the task running a bath to help ease the soreness from the joining.
After some time Zarra started searching the small room for anything that would aid in her escape. She missed Vegeta and Zarbon terribly and often wonder if they were looking for her or thought that she was dead.
Zarra had to admit that Turlis was not being rough or cruel to her whether because she was young or smaller but it didn't matter she wanted to go home.
~ Flash ~
After two months Zarra was having terrible morning sickness. Not only would it occur in the morning but also it would last throughout the day. She would mostly lay in bed with her head hung over the side throwing-up into a bowl that Turlis placed there.
Zarra barely saw him. He would be gone by early morning, doing Kami knows what, and returned late in the evening. At one point during a full he almost bit her and that was something that he wanted to avoid.
However, no one explained the bonding and mating ritual to the young princess, and she acted on instincts and bit into his shoulder.
"NO!" Turlis yelled as he emptied into her.
Turlis collapsed on the tired girl panting heavily. Once he got his breathing under control he simply got up and went into the bathroom. A few minutes later he came out of the bathroom with towel wrapped securely around his waist. He dressed in a pair of loose gi bottoms leaving his upper half exposed and sat down next to Zarra.
"You have no idea what you've just done." He calmly said as he ran his fingers threw damp spiky hair.
Zarra sleepily gazed into dark eyes as she studied his worrisome face her eyes dropped to a vivid red mark on his right shoulder. She's seen similar markings on her 'Mother' and Goku as well as her Father and Uncle Raditz
She shook her head no and waited for the brawny Saiyan to continue. He let out a low sigh and gently took her delicate small hands into his larger ones.
"By you biting me pause you claimed me as your bonded mate, and seeing that I didn't mark you back means that the bond is incomplete."
~ End memory sequence ~
Vegeta suddenly pulled away from Zarra. The images were too much. The royal hid his scowl as he turned to look at Goku. The larger male sensed that his mate was not please at what he found out through the link.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Zarra quietly asked.
Vegeta said nothing. He simply tucked the covers under his daughter's chin and bid her good night.
The couple went back to their room. The entire walk was in silence and it was eating Goku alive. With each passing step Vegeta's ki rose, he was at his boiling point.
Goku entered the room first to make sure that Vegeta didn't go mental on Chi-Chi since they got her to look after the twins. After she left, Goku began the interrogation.
"Alright, Vegeta. What gives?"
"Zarra, she-"
Goku stood in front of the shorter Saiyan and held him the shoulders. He took one hand and raised Vegeta's chin forcing him to look directly in his eyes.
"She's half bonded to Turlis"
"Nani?" Goku was flabbergasted.
"He didn't want to be. Kakarott, they have to finish the bonding and mating ritual or Zarra will die."
"How's that?" The Earth raised Saiyan asked.
"My guess is that Turlis only wanted an heir. By him mating to her would only be a weakness, and it is"
Goku stared long and hard at Vegeta. "How could you say something like Geta?"
"He's in love with Zarra. To break the bond she needs to kill him and he doesn't want to put her through that." Vegeta explained.
Goku sat down on the bed. This was bad. How were they going to fix this mess?
"Geta, you said that they're half bonded. Can we use that to our advantage?"
The royal shook his head. "If we kill Turlis during or after the bonding we might as well sign Zarra's death warrant. She has to do it and I don't think that she will."
"Why wouldn't she do it? The bastard kidnapped her then raped her and now she's pregnant!" Goku was not having any of it. He wants Turlis dead.
"Look Kakarott, I'm not too thrilled with this either but from what I've seen, he didn't rape her, and she's in love with him." Vegeta confessed.
Goku's expressive windows expanded to the size of dinner plates. "So---" The Earth raised Saiyan hung his head to his chest. "---there's nothing that we can do."
Vegeta padded his way over to his mate and sat next to him. He was at his wits end. He couldn't very well kill Turlis because he would in turn kill his daughter and grandchild. In addition to that they were half bonded, Turlis needs to---
"Kakarott"
"Hmm"
"I have an idea"
Goku turned at the prospect anything was better than sitting around doing nothing.
"Turlis needs to complete the bonding process with Zarra and that means that he's not going to stop searching for her. When he comes to claim her we can capture him"
"But Geta, you said yourself that we can't kill him"
Vegeta was trying very hard not to knock some sense into Goku. "We can't you baka, but I need for you to go to Earth and gather the Dragonballs." Vegeta said with a smirk. "I am going to break the bond and save my daughter."
~ TBC ~
A/N: I know what you're thinking and I'm sorry but it's not over yet. What do you think that Vegeta's going to wish for? What about Zarra? She's been through a lot. Not as much a Vegeta but still. Tell me your thoughts and any comments that you might have ^_~
Nemesis
