~*~Chapter 6: As Things Thicken~*~
***note: its been over a year since I've updated (obviously) and part of this was written a year ago, and I haven't been getting to finish it until now. Things have been busy and I hope to write more on this story to make it enjoyable. Enjoy what's here!***
"Sasami!" Lilly whispered to the hall, "is he still asleep?"
Sasami peaked into Vegeta's room and giggled softly.
"Yes!" she whispered back.
"This is kinda mean," commented Trunks as he stood by Lilly in the living room, watching Vegeta's door as Sasami ran back over to Lilly.
"Shhh!" Lilly hushed him. "I'm trying to set them up! It's not really that mean..."
"How does smearing lipstick all over my dad's face help with that?" asked Trunks.
"It's Tera's lipstick!" she replied.
Trunks shook his head- yeah sure like that was really going to help them get together.
"What the-" Vegeta yelled from his room.
Trunks and Lilly gave each other a look as Lilly covered Sasami's ears before Vegeta's infernal swearing started.
"I think he noticed..." Trunks said.
Vegeta stomped out of his room into the living room and just gave Lilly a cold glare; Trunks, Lilly and Sasami tried as hard as they could not to laugh at Vegeta's face.
"What the hell is this all over my face?!" he growled angrily at them.
"It's called 'lipstick'," Lilly replied, taking her hands off of Sasami's ears, "women put it on their lips to-"
"I know WHAT it is!" he screamed back at her.
"Well you asked," replied Lilly.
"You're pathetic," grumbled Vegeta.
Vegeta scowled and went off into the bathroom, cranking on the water to scrub off his face. What an idiot! Vegeta thought. Next time, I should set up some kind of security system on my room so she'll be dead if she enters...
"We're going to go take Sasami home,' Lilly called out from the living room. "Be back in a few!"
"Whatever," Vegeta grumbled as he finished washing off his face.
Vegeta walked back out into the living room; he had the house all to himself, to do what? Was he just going to sit around and do nothing? Well, yes actually. He slumped down on the couch, grabbed a bag of chips (Cheetos to be exact) and grabbed the remote for the TV, munching and flipping through channels as he sat. How pathetic has my life become, to come down to this, he thought. I was once a Saiyan prince and now I'm slopped down on a couch eating cheese puffs and watching reruns of... I Love Lucy? Whatever that is... He flipped off the TV and leaned back to take a nap.
***
Vegeta woke up to the door being slammed and a sound of someone crying. He barely opened his eyes and noticed it was Tera; she was crying and was trying to go directly to her room. Vegeta jumped up as soon as she had passed by- what was wrong with her? He asked himself. Damnit, you shouldn't even be thinking about this. Well... I guess it's alright to go see what's wrong...
He walked over to her room door slowly, listening and hearing her cry- she was in pain alright, he could tell. Slowly, he emerged around the corner and looked into her room; she was lying face down on the bed, just crying into her pillow... somehow, he felt for her and he didn't want her to be in pain. Carefully, he walked into her room. He was a few feet from the bed when he finally spoke.
"Tera?" asked Vegeta, softly.
As soon as the first syllable came out of his mouth she jumped up; her tear- stained face shot a wave of emotion through him. Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment as she sat up and tried not to look into his eyes.
"Hey," she barely whispered, keeping her gaze to the floor.
Vegeta watched her movements and for some odd reason, was worried about her. Walking over to the bed, he sat down by her softly and gently put his hands on her shoulders and turned her towards him; why he was doing this, he didn't know. She tried to keep her head down but eventually gave in and just threw herself against him and cried deeply into his chest. He jumped back, shocked for a second, then gently put his arms around her and held her close to him to comfort her. This... feels... so... weird...
"Hey," he whispered, wondering why he was being so gentle, "what's wrong?"
Vegeta could tell Tera was hesitating on telling him what was wrong. Why the hell do I care on finding out? Gerrr whatever I'll just deal with this...
"Phoenix," she cried into his chest, "he was... cheating on me..."
As Tera's last words came out, his jaw had dropped; he cheated on her? Why?
"What?!" exclaimed Vegeta.
"I walked in on him and some other woman..."
Vegeta froze; that, he could relate to... so deeply.
"What kind of idiot would want to cheat on you-"
Clasping his hand over his mouth, Vegeta realized he was saying something he shouldn't be; what the hell am I saying?! He asked himself. Tera looked up at him with tears still running down her face as he looked back, somewhat frightened.
"...do you mean that?" Tera asked him.
"Well c'mon," Vegeta replied, turning his head, "I've never seen anything as beautiful-"
Vegeta stopped himself yet again- okay this is getting... strange; why am I saying such things?
Tera smiled softly at him.
"You're such a sweetie..." she said.
"Me?" asked Vegeta, "Sweet? Hah..."
"Well you're here, talking to me about what happened and caring," replied Tera, gazing up into his eyes.
Vegeta turned his head away after she gazed into his eyes- he never wanted to let down that shield again- he never wanted to let down the barrier and let anyone inside... not again... not after last time...
"You seem to be so understanding about what had happened to me," Tera said.
"That's because I've been through it," Vegeta had finally let out, as if he had been holding that back his whole life.
"What?" asked Tera, looking up at him. "When? With... Bulma?"
Vegeta didn't even look at her; he kept his sight as far away from her as he could.
"That's why we broke up mainly," he replied. "I found her with some other guy and after that, she opened up and told me she didn't feel the same for me as she first did..."
"I never knew..." said Tera, staring at him.
"Nobody else does," he replied. "I never wanted anyone else to."
"That's why you are always pushing people away? Shielding yourself from everyone?"
"Part of the reason," he grumbled. "It's not really my thing to love anymore... I tried that once and it turned out like that."
"Not all women are the same," added Tera. "Some of us are very serious about relationships."
Vegeta remained cold to her and just looked far away from her; the one thing he needed not to do right now is give into some other woman. As he faced away, he felt her warm gentle hands move his face over to face hers. He just stared back at her, wondering why she was wasting her time on him.
"Can't you at least try and let somebody in?" pleaded Tera gently. "Someone who won't hurt you like Bulma did."
"How would I know they wouldn't hurt me?" asked Vegeta.
"I won't," replied Tera. "You can trust me... I won't."
"Why do you even care?" he growled.
"You interest me," she replied, after hesitating for a minute. "I want to get to know you better because... there's just something about you... It's different; different than what I've seen in any other person, and I've seen lots of them."
"...maybe I could try it," Vegeta said, after thinking about it.
Tera smiled at him and before he could do anything, she kissed his cheek softly; Vegeta's face turned a rosy color of red and he froze- what am I getting myself into, he asked himself. Chills went down his spine as she had kissed him cheek and pulled away. Looking up into his eyes, Tera saw a look of fright in them. It's odd for once, seeing his dark eyes with no emotion show such an emotion you wouldn't except from the man. She studied his facial expression carefully.
"Does the idea of caring about someone else frighten you?" she asked, still looking deeply into his eyes.
"That's what could be said," Vegeta muttered, trembling slightly.
Noticing the slight trembling, Tera pulled herself closer to him; close to the point their faces weren't even an inch apart.
"How does this make you feel?" she asked.
His jaw trembled. No, no, I'm not ready for this, he told himself. Immediately following that thought, he stood up and started to back away from her. Something, something he wanted to say but he tripped over his own words. With that, he just left and ran into this room and closed the door, sitting there in the dark, thinking over what just happened. Tera watched him leave, and a smirk came across her face.
"I broke him in," she whispered, happy with herself.
Vegeta sat there on the bed, wondering, thinking... what just happened? What's going on with me? Shortly after, he went to sleep.
It was the first night since he lived there that he didn't have nightmares.
***
It was pouring outside, which made it a better environment to practice his skills in. Many of the neighbors were out at dinner, or with their families; whatever "normal" people seemed to do. Vegeta decided to stand out front and practice his punching skills of death on a nearby tree- he had already destroyed a few of the neighbors. Whilst in the middle of it, he heard Tera's voice down the street, as she had apparently been being harassed by some guy, and he wouldn't leave her alone. Vegeta stopped his training and started heading down the street to where the action was taking place.
"C'mon, one more time baby," the tall, somewhat handsome jackass guy taunted her.
"Phoenix, I said no," she told him firmly.
Phoenix grabbed her and pulled her close to him.
"You aren't escaping from me this time!" he screamed at her, punching her right eye and knocking her to the ground.
Vegeta growled at this, and took quick immediate action, slamming Phoenix into a nearby fence and hitting his face several times.
"Wha- who are you?" Phoenix screamed, getting his fist ready to hit Vegeta, but Vegeta was quicker than himself and Phoenix found himself in a headlock.
"Somewhat of a nice guy," Vegeta muttered, not in the mood for small talk.
Phoenix slipped out of the head lock and gave Vegeta a strong uppercut, causing him to fly backward, and as he did so, Phoenix jumped on top of Vegeta in midair and gave him the beating of his life. One punch from the next, Vegeta felt his strength decreasing. Man, he thought to himself, I need to train more often. With the last of his battle strength, Vegeta gave Phoenix a strong punch to the gut, which sent him flying backwards, towards Tera who finally stood up, and she gave him a punch to the lower back that sent him towards the ground, looking as if he was paralyzed. A small grin came across Vegeta's face with the thought, "she's not bad after all..."
Coughing up blood, Phoenix looked up at Vegeta, and a smirk proceeded his face.
"I know you..." he muttered. "You're that freak Frieza kept on his ship years and years ago!"
Vegeta stomped his face into a curb, much like an Arian to a Jew.
"How do you know about that?" he grumbled/
Phoenix chuckled.
"You don't remember me being there?" he muttered, standing up slowly and backing away from Vegeta. "How could you forget a face like mine?"
"I would've remembered something as ugly..." Vegeta snarled at him.
"Would you really?" Phoenix challenged. "...and what business does a fighter like you have with a woman like this?"
"What business does a villain like you have with any woman period?" Vegeta fired back, not much in the mood for talking to him.
"Simple. Master Frieza is looking for a high, strong power... one unlike any other, and we found it here, in this girl."
"Liar! Frieza is DEAD!"
"You mean that metal one your son had sliced up years ago? Hah! That was his clone! The Master can never die! You'll never be smart enough to defeat him!"
With those last words, Phoenix had disappeared before Vegeta could utter a word. From that point, he turned and looked at Tera, who was slightly bleeding, who had just witnessed the whole conversation.
"What does he mean, that he's still alive?" asked Tera, walking over to Vegeta, observing his wounds as he answered.
"He's bluffing," he muttered. "He's only trying to scare me. There is no way he could possibly be alive now."
Vegeta paused, and looked at Tera, wiping the small trickle of blood off her face using the rain as well.
"Are you okay?" he asked, concerned.
"Just fine," she replied. "The question is, are YOU okay? You're bleeding from everywhere I can see. Maybe we should wash you off-"
"Just 'dandy' ma'am," he answered in a light hearted way. "The rain can wash off the blood. It doesn't make a difference either way... Standing in the rain is quite enjoyable."
Tera took a moment to watch him stand out in the rain, while the only sounds being made were the pitter-patter of the rain against the concrete.
"You're right," she said, turning away from him, "it is relaxing."
Staring at Tera, Vegeta watched the rain drench her hair and clothes, and thought of the site as beautiful. It's so odd, how much I've changed in these past few months, he thought. I'm, not really afraid anymore... Perhaps, I should give it a try...
Slowly, he stepped up behind her and gently set his hands onto her shoulders; Tera turned around and saw how close Vegeta was standing next to her and she gasped at the fact he made the first move. She looked up at him as she felt his hand caress her cheek and stretched her arms out around his neck and pulled herself closer to him as his other arm wrapped itself around her waist. With his trembling lips, he lent in and kissed her, and with her immediate reaction continued and finished that first kiss. They just both stared at each other as the rain poured down all around and on them. This time, she started the kiss and continued it onward, gently teaching his lips how to lock with hers- it was simply breathtaking for both of them. She gently bit his lip and he reacted with such a passion- it made his feel so good inside in such a way he had never felt before. There on they continued to kiss in the rain as it showered down around them.
From inside the house, peaking outside the window, Lilly was giggling with delight. She had witnessed the whole series of events that had taken place.
"This will definitely get me a chance to tease him now!" she screeched.
"Lilly, leave him alone," Trunks muttered, deep in thought. "He's been through quite a bit..."
"I knooooow," she whined, "but it's the perfect opportunity to get back at him!"
"Maybe later," he replied, "but right now we have more important issues at hand. Phoenix was the evil I had been sensing that forced me to stay in this time period. I need to figure out why he's here and what he plans on doing."
"Ohh, it looks like they are heading back here!" Lilly squealed with delight.
"Lilly, please?" Trunks begged. "Let's leave them alone for tonight. Just, come with me and help me find some information on Phoenix, and if anything he said about Freiza is true."
Lilly followed him with the pout of a sad puppy.
"Alright..." she replied, transporting herself far away from the house along with Trunks.
The front door opened with Tera walking in followed closely by Vegeta; both carried a smile of joy on their faces. Tera went to the fireplace where it was nice and warm with Vegeta right behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"It's not so scary after all, is it?" she asked him.
"Oh no, it's quite frightening actually," he replied. "I'm just taking a chance with fear still haunting me..."
Tera turned around and put her hand gently on his face.
"I'm not Bulma," Tera stated, looking him in the eyes. "I won't hurt you like that."
Vegeta looked back into her beautiful blue eyes, and somehow believed what she said, then started shivering from being cold.
"You clothes are sopping wet..." she pointed out.
"So are yours," he said back.
"Thank you Captain Obvious!" Tera laughed. "Aren't you freezing with those wet clothes on? Shouldn't you change?"
He lifted his shirt off over his head, exposing his chest and abdomen, which were strongly built up. Tera felt chills go down her spine as she stared at his beautiful body; she had never been nervous about such a thing before, but this time it was different. Soon, she found herself running her hands over his fine muscles and watching his face react to the touch. Vegeta found himself reacting back, lifting her shirt off over her head and softly running his fingers over her obloquies and watching her squirm. She gripped onto his shoulders tightly and pulled herself close to him and ran her hands over his back, softly and slowly, and found a few spots that really hit him in an arousing way. Tera could feel the front of his pants bulging up as she touched him and pressed herself against him.
"What are you thinking?" Tera asked him, curious of what his thoughts were.
"I've never felt like... this," he muttered, feeling a deep passion grow inside of him. "I never had anyone, make me feel... like... this."
"Like what?" she asked.
"I... I really can't describe this feeling..." replied Vegeta, feeling with her gentle hands that he got even more aroused. "It's... something unexplainable."
"I know what you mean," she told him, as he unclasped her bra and took it off her tenderly.
He caressed her breasts gently, teasing her, and making her want more. She embraced him closely and ran her hands down him, and just looked up into his eyes as he looked back.
It was going to be a long, romantic night for them both.
***note: its been over a year since I've updated (obviously) and part of this was written a year ago, and I haven't been getting to finish it until now. Things have been busy and I hope to write more on this story to make it enjoyable. Enjoy what's here!***
"Sasami!" Lilly whispered to the hall, "is he still asleep?"
Sasami peaked into Vegeta's room and giggled softly.
"Yes!" she whispered back.
"This is kinda mean," commented Trunks as he stood by Lilly in the living room, watching Vegeta's door as Sasami ran back over to Lilly.
"Shhh!" Lilly hushed him. "I'm trying to set them up! It's not really that mean..."
"How does smearing lipstick all over my dad's face help with that?" asked Trunks.
"It's Tera's lipstick!" she replied.
Trunks shook his head- yeah sure like that was really going to help them get together.
"What the-" Vegeta yelled from his room.
Trunks and Lilly gave each other a look as Lilly covered Sasami's ears before Vegeta's infernal swearing started.
"I think he noticed..." Trunks said.
Vegeta stomped out of his room into the living room and just gave Lilly a cold glare; Trunks, Lilly and Sasami tried as hard as they could not to laugh at Vegeta's face.
"What the hell is this all over my face?!" he growled angrily at them.
"It's called 'lipstick'," Lilly replied, taking her hands off of Sasami's ears, "women put it on their lips to-"
"I know WHAT it is!" he screamed back at her.
"Well you asked," replied Lilly.
"You're pathetic," grumbled Vegeta.
Vegeta scowled and went off into the bathroom, cranking on the water to scrub off his face. What an idiot! Vegeta thought. Next time, I should set up some kind of security system on my room so she'll be dead if she enters...
"We're going to go take Sasami home,' Lilly called out from the living room. "Be back in a few!"
"Whatever," Vegeta grumbled as he finished washing off his face.
Vegeta walked back out into the living room; he had the house all to himself, to do what? Was he just going to sit around and do nothing? Well, yes actually. He slumped down on the couch, grabbed a bag of chips (Cheetos to be exact) and grabbed the remote for the TV, munching and flipping through channels as he sat. How pathetic has my life become, to come down to this, he thought. I was once a Saiyan prince and now I'm slopped down on a couch eating cheese puffs and watching reruns of... I Love Lucy? Whatever that is... He flipped off the TV and leaned back to take a nap.
***
Vegeta woke up to the door being slammed and a sound of someone crying. He barely opened his eyes and noticed it was Tera; she was crying and was trying to go directly to her room. Vegeta jumped up as soon as she had passed by- what was wrong with her? He asked himself. Damnit, you shouldn't even be thinking about this. Well... I guess it's alright to go see what's wrong...
He walked over to her room door slowly, listening and hearing her cry- she was in pain alright, he could tell. Slowly, he emerged around the corner and looked into her room; she was lying face down on the bed, just crying into her pillow... somehow, he felt for her and he didn't want her to be in pain. Carefully, he walked into her room. He was a few feet from the bed when he finally spoke.
"Tera?" asked Vegeta, softly.
As soon as the first syllable came out of his mouth she jumped up; her tear- stained face shot a wave of emotion through him. Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment as she sat up and tried not to look into his eyes.
"Hey," she barely whispered, keeping her gaze to the floor.
Vegeta watched her movements and for some odd reason, was worried about her. Walking over to the bed, he sat down by her softly and gently put his hands on her shoulders and turned her towards him; why he was doing this, he didn't know. She tried to keep her head down but eventually gave in and just threw herself against him and cried deeply into his chest. He jumped back, shocked for a second, then gently put his arms around her and held her close to him to comfort her. This... feels... so... weird...
"Hey," he whispered, wondering why he was being so gentle, "what's wrong?"
Vegeta could tell Tera was hesitating on telling him what was wrong. Why the hell do I care on finding out? Gerrr whatever I'll just deal with this...
"Phoenix," she cried into his chest, "he was... cheating on me..."
As Tera's last words came out, his jaw had dropped; he cheated on her? Why?
"What?!" exclaimed Vegeta.
"I walked in on him and some other woman..."
Vegeta froze; that, he could relate to... so deeply.
"What kind of idiot would want to cheat on you-"
Clasping his hand over his mouth, Vegeta realized he was saying something he shouldn't be; what the hell am I saying?! He asked himself. Tera looked up at him with tears still running down her face as he looked back, somewhat frightened.
"...do you mean that?" Tera asked him.
"Well c'mon," Vegeta replied, turning his head, "I've never seen anything as beautiful-"
Vegeta stopped himself yet again- okay this is getting... strange; why am I saying such things?
Tera smiled softly at him.
"You're such a sweetie..." she said.
"Me?" asked Vegeta, "Sweet? Hah..."
"Well you're here, talking to me about what happened and caring," replied Tera, gazing up into his eyes.
Vegeta turned his head away after she gazed into his eyes- he never wanted to let down that shield again- he never wanted to let down the barrier and let anyone inside... not again... not after last time...
"You seem to be so understanding about what had happened to me," Tera said.
"That's because I've been through it," Vegeta had finally let out, as if he had been holding that back his whole life.
"What?" asked Tera, looking up at him. "When? With... Bulma?"
Vegeta didn't even look at her; he kept his sight as far away from her as he could.
"That's why we broke up mainly," he replied. "I found her with some other guy and after that, she opened up and told me she didn't feel the same for me as she first did..."
"I never knew..." said Tera, staring at him.
"Nobody else does," he replied. "I never wanted anyone else to."
"That's why you are always pushing people away? Shielding yourself from everyone?"
"Part of the reason," he grumbled. "It's not really my thing to love anymore... I tried that once and it turned out like that."
"Not all women are the same," added Tera. "Some of us are very serious about relationships."
Vegeta remained cold to her and just looked far away from her; the one thing he needed not to do right now is give into some other woman. As he faced away, he felt her warm gentle hands move his face over to face hers. He just stared back at her, wondering why she was wasting her time on him.
"Can't you at least try and let somebody in?" pleaded Tera gently. "Someone who won't hurt you like Bulma did."
"How would I know they wouldn't hurt me?" asked Vegeta.
"I won't," replied Tera. "You can trust me... I won't."
"Why do you even care?" he growled.
"You interest me," she replied, after hesitating for a minute. "I want to get to know you better because... there's just something about you... It's different; different than what I've seen in any other person, and I've seen lots of them."
"...maybe I could try it," Vegeta said, after thinking about it.
Tera smiled at him and before he could do anything, she kissed his cheek softly; Vegeta's face turned a rosy color of red and he froze- what am I getting myself into, he asked himself. Chills went down his spine as she had kissed him cheek and pulled away. Looking up into his eyes, Tera saw a look of fright in them. It's odd for once, seeing his dark eyes with no emotion show such an emotion you wouldn't except from the man. She studied his facial expression carefully.
"Does the idea of caring about someone else frighten you?" she asked, still looking deeply into his eyes.
"That's what could be said," Vegeta muttered, trembling slightly.
Noticing the slight trembling, Tera pulled herself closer to him; close to the point their faces weren't even an inch apart.
"How does this make you feel?" she asked.
His jaw trembled. No, no, I'm not ready for this, he told himself. Immediately following that thought, he stood up and started to back away from her. Something, something he wanted to say but he tripped over his own words. With that, he just left and ran into this room and closed the door, sitting there in the dark, thinking over what just happened. Tera watched him leave, and a smirk came across her face.
"I broke him in," she whispered, happy with herself.
Vegeta sat there on the bed, wondering, thinking... what just happened? What's going on with me? Shortly after, he went to sleep.
It was the first night since he lived there that he didn't have nightmares.
***
It was pouring outside, which made it a better environment to practice his skills in. Many of the neighbors were out at dinner, or with their families; whatever "normal" people seemed to do. Vegeta decided to stand out front and practice his punching skills of death on a nearby tree- he had already destroyed a few of the neighbors. Whilst in the middle of it, he heard Tera's voice down the street, as she had apparently been being harassed by some guy, and he wouldn't leave her alone. Vegeta stopped his training and started heading down the street to where the action was taking place.
"C'mon, one more time baby," the tall, somewhat handsome jackass guy taunted her.
"Phoenix, I said no," she told him firmly.
Phoenix grabbed her and pulled her close to him.
"You aren't escaping from me this time!" he screamed at her, punching her right eye and knocking her to the ground.
Vegeta growled at this, and took quick immediate action, slamming Phoenix into a nearby fence and hitting his face several times.
"Wha- who are you?" Phoenix screamed, getting his fist ready to hit Vegeta, but Vegeta was quicker than himself and Phoenix found himself in a headlock.
"Somewhat of a nice guy," Vegeta muttered, not in the mood for small talk.
Phoenix slipped out of the head lock and gave Vegeta a strong uppercut, causing him to fly backward, and as he did so, Phoenix jumped on top of Vegeta in midair and gave him the beating of his life. One punch from the next, Vegeta felt his strength decreasing. Man, he thought to himself, I need to train more often. With the last of his battle strength, Vegeta gave Phoenix a strong punch to the gut, which sent him flying backwards, towards Tera who finally stood up, and she gave him a punch to the lower back that sent him towards the ground, looking as if he was paralyzed. A small grin came across Vegeta's face with the thought, "she's not bad after all..."
Coughing up blood, Phoenix looked up at Vegeta, and a smirk proceeded his face.
"I know you..." he muttered. "You're that freak Frieza kept on his ship years and years ago!"
Vegeta stomped his face into a curb, much like an Arian to a Jew.
"How do you know about that?" he grumbled/
Phoenix chuckled.
"You don't remember me being there?" he muttered, standing up slowly and backing away from Vegeta. "How could you forget a face like mine?"
"I would've remembered something as ugly..." Vegeta snarled at him.
"Would you really?" Phoenix challenged. "...and what business does a fighter like you have with a woman like this?"
"What business does a villain like you have with any woman period?" Vegeta fired back, not much in the mood for talking to him.
"Simple. Master Frieza is looking for a high, strong power... one unlike any other, and we found it here, in this girl."
"Liar! Frieza is DEAD!"
"You mean that metal one your son had sliced up years ago? Hah! That was his clone! The Master can never die! You'll never be smart enough to defeat him!"
With those last words, Phoenix had disappeared before Vegeta could utter a word. From that point, he turned and looked at Tera, who was slightly bleeding, who had just witnessed the whole conversation.
"What does he mean, that he's still alive?" asked Tera, walking over to Vegeta, observing his wounds as he answered.
"He's bluffing," he muttered. "He's only trying to scare me. There is no way he could possibly be alive now."
Vegeta paused, and looked at Tera, wiping the small trickle of blood off her face using the rain as well.
"Are you okay?" he asked, concerned.
"Just fine," she replied. "The question is, are YOU okay? You're bleeding from everywhere I can see. Maybe we should wash you off-"
"Just 'dandy' ma'am," he answered in a light hearted way. "The rain can wash off the blood. It doesn't make a difference either way... Standing in the rain is quite enjoyable."
Tera took a moment to watch him stand out in the rain, while the only sounds being made were the pitter-patter of the rain against the concrete.
"You're right," she said, turning away from him, "it is relaxing."
Staring at Tera, Vegeta watched the rain drench her hair and clothes, and thought of the site as beautiful. It's so odd, how much I've changed in these past few months, he thought. I'm, not really afraid anymore... Perhaps, I should give it a try...
Slowly, he stepped up behind her and gently set his hands onto her shoulders; Tera turned around and saw how close Vegeta was standing next to her and she gasped at the fact he made the first move. She looked up at him as she felt his hand caress her cheek and stretched her arms out around his neck and pulled herself closer to him as his other arm wrapped itself around her waist. With his trembling lips, he lent in and kissed her, and with her immediate reaction continued and finished that first kiss. They just both stared at each other as the rain poured down all around and on them. This time, she started the kiss and continued it onward, gently teaching his lips how to lock with hers- it was simply breathtaking for both of them. She gently bit his lip and he reacted with such a passion- it made his feel so good inside in such a way he had never felt before. There on they continued to kiss in the rain as it showered down around them.
From inside the house, peaking outside the window, Lilly was giggling with delight. She had witnessed the whole series of events that had taken place.
"This will definitely get me a chance to tease him now!" she screeched.
"Lilly, leave him alone," Trunks muttered, deep in thought. "He's been through quite a bit..."
"I knooooow," she whined, "but it's the perfect opportunity to get back at him!"
"Maybe later," he replied, "but right now we have more important issues at hand. Phoenix was the evil I had been sensing that forced me to stay in this time period. I need to figure out why he's here and what he plans on doing."
"Ohh, it looks like they are heading back here!" Lilly squealed with delight.
"Lilly, please?" Trunks begged. "Let's leave them alone for tonight. Just, come with me and help me find some information on Phoenix, and if anything he said about Freiza is true."
Lilly followed him with the pout of a sad puppy.
"Alright..." she replied, transporting herself far away from the house along with Trunks.
The front door opened with Tera walking in followed closely by Vegeta; both carried a smile of joy on their faces. Tera went to the fireplace where it was nice and warm with Vegeta right behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"It's not so scary after all, is it?" she asked him.
"Oh no, it's quite frightening actually," he replied. "I'm just taking a chance with fear still haunting me..."
Tera turned around and put her hand gently on his face.
"I'm not Bulma," Tera stated, looking him in the eyes. "I won't hurt you like that."
Vegeta looked back into her beautiful blue eyes, and somehow believed what she said, then started shivering from being cold.
"You clothes are sopping wet..." she pointed out.
"So are yours," he said back.
"Thank you Captain Obvious!" Tera laughed. "Aren't you freezing with those wet clothes on? Shouldn't you change?"
He lifted his shirt off over his head, exposing his chest and abdomen, which were strongly built up. Tera felt chills go down her spine as she stared at his beautiful body; she had never been nervous about such a thing before, but this time it was different. Soon, she found herself running her hands over his fine muscles and watching his face react to the touch. Vegeta found himself reacting back, lifting her shirt off over her head and softly running his fingers over her obloquies and watching her squirm. She gripped onto his shoulders tightly and pulled herself close to him and ran her hands over his back, softly and slowly, and found a few spots that really hit him in an arousing way. Tera could feel the front of his pants bulging up as she touched him and pressed herself against him.
"What are you thinking?" Tera asked him, curious of what his thoughts were.
"I've never felt like... this," he muttered, feeling a deep passion grow inside of him. "I never had anyone, make me feel... like... this."
"Like what?" she asked.
"I... I really can't describe this feeling..." replied Vegeta, feeling with her gentle hands that he got even more aroused. "It's... something unexplainable."
"I know what you mean," she told him, as he unclasped her bra and took it off her tenderly.
He caressed her breasts gently, teasing her, and making her want more. She embraced him closely and ran her hands down him, and just looked up into his eyes as he looked back.
It was going to be a long, romantic night for them both.
