What Life Throws

Chapter 6: Time to think

(I'm not that good at lemons, people, so I'm not sure if I'm going to do one or not. It depends on where the story's going or if I want to wait a while. There probably won't be one in this chapter in particular, but there will be one eventually...)

Vegeta walked over to the bed and sat down. He looked at me mischievously. I looked at him and smirked. Then I turned my head and tried to look everywhere, but at him. It didn't work. He got up and pulled my hand and brought me over to the bed. When we sat down I just looked at him. *Why is he doing this? Does he like me like that or is me just messing with my head?! I hate mind games! I wonder what he's thinking?*

He looked at me and was about to say something, but then stopped himself and looked over at the mirror.

"What?" I asked, with genuine concern in my voice.

"Nothing. I just have to ask you a serious question and I don't want you to start screaming or laughing at me or anything like that, because then I'm just going to have to kill you..." He said seriously.

"Why would I laugh at you? Just ask me?" I was desperate to hear what was wrong now.

"I know that I brought you here just to have you pretend that your my mate, or wife as you'd call it, but do you feel more towards me than just thinking I'm just a murderer and a liar and an asshole and all of those other bad names you've ever called me?" He asked.

I was speechless. Yeah, I'd said those things, but I never though he took it personal or even gave it any thought at all. I thought that we were just arguing and that was that. *Wait, he just asked me straight out if I like him or not! What do I say? If I say no then my chance with him might be gone forever, but if I say yes and he doesn't feel the same way, he'll be an ass about it. I know!*

"Well, I have to admit, you are attractive. Your manners need some work and you disrespect me on a regular basis, so..uh...maybe." *There. Let's see how he likes the mind games! Ha!*

"Well, I have to say the same about you then. You are attractive, but you need an attitude adjustment. You yell too much, and you complain about everything..." He said flatly.

*Gasp! I can't believe he said I was attractive!*

"So, can you give me a straight out answer then. Do you like me or not!?" I said.

"Well, I didn't get a straight out answer from you now did I?" He was teasing me!

* Ooo, he's good at the mind games. Ok, then.*

"I like you only if you like me." I said triumphantly.

"So, that's a yes?" He said questioningly.

"Yeah, I guess so." I said.

*Wait...he just admitted he liked me!I just admitted I liked him! Wow, awkward silence. Say something please!*

"Well, we got that out of the way. Now for the reason I asked you this." He said bluntly.

*Oh no, here it comes.*

"Will you mate with me?" He asked nervously.

*Mate? Is that a proposal? Does he mean marry? We're not even together. Well, for REAL anyway.*

"When you say mate...do you mean marry?" I asked, really confused.

"Not necessarily. When you mate there's no such thing as divorce, cheating, or anything of that nature. It's two saiyans, or seem that humans and saiyans can interbreed, as we've seen with Kakarott and his mate, two beings and they do a ritual and become soulmates forever. I was in love with Stella, but as it turns out, she's obviously mated with Vincent." He said sadly.

"Wait, so now I'm a rebound? You couldn't get her, so now your going for me?! Is that it?" I said furiously.

"No, not like that at all. I thought she was dead, and even if I'd have found her while she was alive, it never would've happened anyway. But I never thought I'd meet anyone that I felt the same about before, until I met you..." He trailed off regretfully saying those last words. I could tell by looking at him that he wasn't used to be compassionate like he was now.

"Now I have a question. How is Stella the princess and your the prince and you don't have the same father? At least I thought you guys didn't have the same father? Is she your sister, because if she is, then that's pretty sick!" I said disgusted.

"No! Where not at all blood related. There's two kings of Planet Vegeta. There's a king for the western hemisphere, and a king for the eastern hemisphere. Her father is the king of the Eastern and mine's the king of the western. Our fathers were really close and when Stella's parents died in a purging mission, my father took her in and treated her as his own, but we were still said to be married." He said, obviously feeling uncomfortable and wanting to get off the subject.

"So, what would I have to do to mate?" I asked, frankly scared of the answer he was going to give me.

"We have to have intercourse when the full moon is out. And we have no worry about me turning in oozaru, because I have no tail anymore." He said precautiously.

"So, that's all there is to it? No blood spill, no carnage, nothing like that?" I asked cheerfully.

"Uh, seemed that you asked, I might as well be honest with you. When saiyans have intercourse, they tend to be a little...rough. And there has to be a little bit of blood. To be more descriptive, we have to bit each other's lips and taste each others blood. Don't worry though, it's not like a vampire ritual like your probably thinking. It's quick and not that painful and your lip will be fine within the week.

I looked at him with an evil eye just to see if he'd spill anything more about this ritual, but I think he'd told me everything. I still had one more question to ask him...

"I still want to know one more thing. Why the urgency? Why do you have to do it right now?" I wondered.

"Well, as you know, my father wants me to have an heir before we take over the empire and well, I figured now was as good a time as any.And guess what? Tomarrow's a full moon..." He said deviously.

Ooo, Well, I guess I decided to wait to make the "lemon" or my attempt of one. Next chapter is the lead in to the mating night or maybe I'll out them both together. Thanks for reading and please review!