What Life Throws
Chapter 10: When the Time Comes
(Sorry it took me so long to post a new chapter, but I've been sick the past couple of days...And for those of you who are concerned, yes, I'll be back to normal soon enough...Thank you! And please read and review!)
When I awoke, I was in a little cottage. I also smelt something burning. I looked for Vegeta and didn't see him. *I wonder where he is...and I wonder where I am?* I thought for a minute and decided to at least go and look around until I found someone. I was in what seemed to be the only bedroom of the house. I saw a dresser, bed, and a bureau with a large mirror on top. The room looked plain enough, except for the color of the walls and ceiling. The walls and ceiling were a dark blue-green and the trim was black. The trim around the doors and windows were also black. I walked out of the room and into a den. It had a big screen TV, surround sound speakers, and a stereo system. The DVD player and the VCR rested in one of the little cupboards of the entertainment center. There were leather couches and a tall metallic lamp in the corner. The drapes were zebra striped. I looked over into the kitchen and I saw Vegeta standing over the stove cooking something. *That's probably where I smelt the burning from.* I walked over to him and looked over his shoulder. I saw bacon that was somewhat burnt, but was still edible. It looked like about enough for only him.
"Do you want something?" He asked warily.
"Are you cooking for both of us or just you?" I asked sarcastically.
"Of course I'm cooking for both of us! Why would I bother to ask if I wasn't going to cook it?!" He asked a little offended.
"I just wanted to make sure! You could have said that you weren't going to wash the pan if i was going to cook for myself! Plus, you don't even have enough for you there!" I said trying to defend myself. He shut off the stove and opened the oven. There was enough in there to feed an entire army! There were eggs, more bacon, sausage, pancakes, french toast, and waffles. * I'm so stupid. Of course he was gonna have more food!*
He placed all the food on a large table and sat down and looked at me.
"Are you going to eat?" He asked curiously.
"I should. I am a little hungry..." I said as I trailed off. He motioned his hand for me to sit down next to him. I took a seat and started putting food on my plate. After I was done and we started eating it was silent. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence, but I wanted to ask his about where we were, and how he felt about last night. I wanted to know how it was going to be now that we were mated. How we'd react towards one another, what happens physically and mentally to us after this procedure. I still felt that he wasn't telling me everything. I stopped eating and looked at him. He was already working on his third helping.
"Vegeta, I need to ask you a question..." I said nervously.
"What?" He asked more out of curiosity than concern.
"What is going to happen now? I mean, what happens to our bodies, our minds, and the way we're going to act towards each other? Is this going to change anything? Besides the fact that we will be together?" I asked. I felt that I had overwhelmed him with questions. I could see by the look on his face that he wanted to take this one step at a time. I waited for a couple of seconds.
"Well?" I asked a little impatiently.
"I'm trying to figure out where to begin!" He said a little irritated.
I waited for him to finish thinking. I knew this was going to be something very important that he forgot to mention. I was afraid of what he was going to say. *What if it bothers me and I want to back out of this!? I mean, I can't, but what if I end up regretting what I've done?*
"There's a few physical and mental changes that we will both go through. First of all, there's no cheating. You know, adultery? Your mind blinds you to all other males sexually and your only thoughts pertaining to sex and sexual activity is me." He said with a smirk.
"Ok, that's not a problem. I am completely against cheating anyway. A hypothetical question, though? What if a male tries to rape a female that is mated already?" I asked nervously. The only reason I asked this was because some of the men on this planet were already giving me looks that made me nervous.
" They won't be able to. Your body will create an aura around your body if any male tries to sexually advance on you, that is not me, anyway." He said sounding sure of his answer.
"Ok. Just in case." I said.
"Secondly, we will be able to read each others feelings. Not their thoughts exactly, but if I am in immense pain, you will be in immense pain. If you are feeling depressed, I will feel depressed." He said regretfully. I'm not sure if it was that he felt bad for himself or for me. I had a feeling that he felt bad for me. Not only does he have mental instability, which I determined the day I met him, he goes through rigorous training and I will probably have to feel the pain when he's training. I'm not sure if I can take it. *Will the pain Vegeta goes through kill me? I mean, he can take the pain, but I'm not as strong as him...not physically anyway.*
"Will I die from the pain?" I asked.
"No, you can't die from the pain. When you get hurt, you don't die from the pain do you? You die from the injuries you sustained." He answered.
"What about when we die, then?" I asked grimly.
"If we don't die together, the one who lives will have to wander the galaxy alone forever. Even after your mate dies, you can't ever mate again. Also, you will feel like your being torn from the inside out at all times. You will be in total and complete pain for the rest of your days. Most of the saiyans that mate and their spouse dies end up committing suicide. They either can't stand to be without their 'love' or they can't stand the pain. Which ever comes first, I guess..." He said.
I was speechless. I couldn't believe that he left out such important details. These were the most important things to tell me and he waits until after we'd already went through with it before he tells me these things! He looked at me nervously. He probably regretted telling me these things and wished he waited for me to experience these emotions before he said anything. I'm not sure if it bothered me more that he didn't tell me or if it was the fact that it was going to happen. He was getting ready to speak again.
"Is the expression on your face telling me that you wouldn't have done it if you knew what you were going to have to go through?" He asked feeling a little hurt.
"No. I still would've mated with you, but I just wish that I was more prepared for it. You just sprung it out on me like it was nothing." I stated. He said nothing.
" By the way, where are we?" I asked. I knew in the back of my head where we were, but it just didn't register at first.
"Remember last night when I told you that I had a place where I go to be alone and to think. This is it. It has everything that I'd ever need or want. Or at least now it does..." He said this as he looked at me and smirked. I couldn't help, but smile at his answer.
"So, what are we going to do today?" I asked happily.
"Whatever you want to do." He said looking at me mischievously.
"We forgot Goku!" I exclaimed.
"It's alright. He's fine" He said calmly.
"How do you know that?" I asked.
"He came by last night while you were sleeping. He felt our chi and stopped by to tell us that he was going back to his room for the night and that him Bardock got along really well. He said that he's going back over to meet the rest of his family tomorrow and to spend the whole day with them." He said as he finished and then gasped for breath.
"Oh, ok." I said as I dismissed that I had ever even brought him up.
"We need to go back to the palace soon to check in with everyone. They're probably wondering where we are." I said.
"True. We'll go after your done eating." He said. As we sat there in silence, I finished my meal. He had a pained look on his face. I was curious as to what he was thinking...
(There! I gave you guys a long chapter to make up for the last one! I finally hit 10 chapters! I'm probably going to start another story soon, so I won't be writing as much, but I'll be on top of it! As always, Please read and review!)
Chapter 10: When the Time Comes
(Sorry it took me so long to post a new chapter, but I've been sick the past couple of days...And for those of you who are concerned, yes, I'll be back to normal soon enough...Thank you! And please read and review!)
When I awoke, I was in a little cottage. I also smelt something burning. I looked for Vegeta and didn't see him. *I wonder where he is...and I wonder where I am?* I thought for a minute and decided to at least go and look around until I found someone. I was in what seemed to be the only bedroom of the house. I saw a dresser, bed, and a bureau with a large mirror on top. The room looked plain enough, except for the color of the walls and ceiling. The walls and ceiling were a dark blue-green and the trim was black. The trim around the doors and windows were also black. I walked out of the room and into a den. It had a big screen TV, surround sound speakers, and a stereo system. The DVD player and the VCR rested in one of the little cupboards of the entertainment center. There were leather couches and a tall metallic lamp in the corner. The drapes were zebra striped. I looked over into the kitchen and I saw Vegeta standing over the stove cooking something. *That's probably where I smelt the burning from.* I walked over to him and looked over his shoulder. I saw bacon that was somewhat burnt, but was still edible. It looked like about enough for only him.
"Do you want something?" He asked warily.
"Are you cooking for both of us or just you?" I asked sarcastically.
"Of course I'm cooking for both of us! Why would I bother to ask if I wasn't going to cook it?!" He asked a little offended.
"I just wanted to make sure! You could have said that you weren't going to wash the pan if i was going to cook for myself! Plus, you don't even have enough for you there!" I said trying to defend myself. He shut off the stove and opened the oven. There was enough in there to feed an entire army! There were eggs, more bacon, sausage, pancakes, french toast, and waffles. * I'm so stupid. Of course he was gonna have more food!*
He placed all the food on a large table and sat down and looked at me.
"Are you going to eat?" He asked curiously.
"I should. I am a little hungry..." I said as I trailed off. He motioned his hand for me to sit down next to him. I took a seat and started putting food on my plate. After I was done and we started eating it was silent. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence, but I wanted to ask his about where we were, and how he felt about last night. I wanted to know how it was going to be now that we were mated. How we'd react towards one another, what happens physically and mentally to us after this procedure. I still felt that he wasn't telling me everything. I stopped eating and looked at him. He was already working on his third helping.
"Vegeta, I need to ask you a question..." I said nervously.
"What?" He asked more out of curiosity than concern.
"What is going to happen now? I mean, what happens to our bodies, our minds, and the way we're going to act towards each other? Is this going to change anything? Besides the fact that we will be together?" I asked. I felt that I had overwhelmed him with questions. I could see by the look on his face that he wanted to take this one step at a time. I waited for a couple of seconds.
"Well?" I asked a little impatiently.
"I'm trying to figure out where to begin!" He said a little irritated.
I waited for him to finish thinking. I knew this was going to be something very important that he forgot to mention. I was afraid of what he was going to say. *What if it bothers me and I want to back out of this!? I mean, I can't, but what if I end up regretting what I've done?*
"There's a few physical and mental changes that we will both go through. First of all, there's no cheating. You know, adultery? Your mind blinds you to all other males sexually and your only thoughts pertaining to sex and sexual activity is me." He said with a smirk.
"Ok, that's not a problem. I am completely against cheating anyway. A hypothetical question, though? What if a male tries to rape a female that is mated already?" I asked nervously. The only reason I asked this was because some of the men on this planet were already giving me looks that made me nervous.
" They won't be able to. Your body will create an aura around your body if any male tries to sexually advance on you, that is not me, anyway." He said sounding sure of his answer.
"Ok. Just in case." I said.
"Secondly, we will be able to read each others feelings. Not their thoughts exactly, but if I am in immense pain, you will be in immense pain. If you are feeling depressed, I will feel depressed." He said regretfully. I'm not sure if it was that he felt bad for himself or for me. I had a feeling that he felt bad for me. Not only does he have mental instability, which I determined the day I met him, he goes through rigorous training and I will probably have to feel the pain when he's training. I'm not sure if I can take it. *Will the pain Vegeta goes through kill me? I mean, he can take the pain, but I'm not as strong as him...not physically anyway.*
"Will I die from the pain?" I asked.
"No, you can't die from the pain. When you get hurt, you don't die from the pain do you? You die from the injuries you sustained." He answered.
"What about when we die, then?" I asked grimly.
"If we don't die together, the one who lives will have to wander the galaxy alone forever. Even after your mate dies, you can't ever mate again. Also, you will feel like your being torn from the inside out at all times. You will be in total and complete pain for the rest of your days. Most of the saiyans that mate and their spouse dies end up committing suicide. They either can't stand to be without their 'love' or they can't stand the pain. Which ever comes first, I guess..." He said.
I was speechless. I couldn't believe that he left out such important details. These were the most important things to tell me and he waits until after we'd already went through with it before he tells me these things! He looked at me nervously. He probably regretted telling me these things and wished he waited for me to experience these emotions before he said anything. I'm not sure if it bothered me more that he didn't tell me or if it was the fact that it was going to happen. He was getting ready to speak again.
"Is the expression on your face telling me that you wouldn't have done it if you knew what you were going to have to go through?" He asked feeling a little hurt.
"No. I still would've mated with you, but I just wish that I was more prepared for it. You just sprung it out on me like it was nothing." I stated. He said nothing.
" By the way, where are we?" I asked. I knew in the back of my head where we were, but it just didn't register at first.
"Remember last night when I told you that I had a place where I go to be alone and to think. This is it. It has everything that I'd ever need or want. Or at least now it does..." He said this as he looked at me and smirked. I couldn't help, but smile at his answer.
"So, what are we going to do today?" I asked happily.
"Whatever you want to do." He said looking at me mischievously.
"We forgot Goku!" I exclaimed.
"It's alright. He's fine" He said calmly.
"How do you know that?" I asked.
"He came by last night while you were sleeping. He felt our chi and stopped by to tell us that he was going back to his room for the night and that him Bardock got along really well. He said that he's going back over to meet the rest of his family tomorrow and to spend the whole day with them." He said as he finished and then gasped for breath.
"Oh, ok." I said as I dismissed that I had ever even brought him up.
"We need to go back to the palace soon to check in with everyone. They're probably wondering where we are." I said.
"True. We'll go after your done eating." He said. As we sat there in silence, I finished my meal. He had a pained look on his face. I was curious as to what he was thinking...
(There! I gave you guys a long chapter to make up for the last one! I finally hit 10 chapters! I'm probably going to start another story soon, so I won't be writing as much, but I'll be on top of it! As always, Please read and review!)