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Chapter 2

Restoration

The buzzing of the machine slowly died and the blanket of white that had covered me like newly fallen snow was stripped away by a new surrounding of colors. It had only taken what seemed like a second to travel through time, a second for everything to change, a second to see if I had managed to get it right. . My hands gripped at the lever I was holding, as I gradually opened my eyes. Hopeful eyes, that silently prayed to see the crimson skies of Vegeta-sai.

I gulped heavily as my vision came into focus. A blur of colors came together like pieces of a puzzle. I stepped out of the machine and covered my mouth with my hand as I stared at the endless scarlet sky. A sky I knew so well. I was at home, my home planet. I silenced my excited mind as I looked around.

I didn't see anyone right away and fear gripped me, making me think I had screwed something up, but I decided to think positively. I wandered closer to the double doors that were wide open and stared down the long hallway that awaited me. I had seen the sky enough, and I would be able to look at it everyday. I wanted to find Vegeta.

I walked through the double doors as my boots tapped across the marble floor. It was an amazing sound that made me want to dance. The constant tap of them hitting the floor echoed like a song. I was overjoyed, but also scared. Scared to see Vegeta…Will he be the same or different? I glanced around me. Why haven't I seen anyone yet? I never remembered it being this quiet in the hallways, but again I was remembering a different time.

My eyes were in love with everything I looked at, it made me forget my thoughts and fears. I was just happy to be here. It was amazing…the sight of this Kingdom. A sight I hadn't seen for so long. The maroon and gold carpeting that covered the middle of the floors and the long lavish curtains that gracefully hung from tall strong limestone pillars. There were the pictures of the family of Vegeta, embedded in the walls You could trace the history of the family down this hallway. It was like walking in a dream.

Only it wasn't a dream, and I didn't have to worry about waking up. I only had to worry about trying to make my hands not sweat so much. My mind was racing. I couldn't believe I was here. After all that useless time I spent in space…gods so many years I wasted. I could have been here rewriting the past with Vegeta. My eye twitched at the thought. Well I am here now, that's all that matters. I can be with Vegeta now and forever. How selfish of me to risk the destruction of this planet again…to be under Frieza's thumb, it could all happen again. All because I longed to see Vegeta's face. To see his scowling happiness. Him enjoying his own planet, his own freedom. Not locked in a room somewhere knowing his planet was destroyed and not being able to do a damn thing about it.

Enough of my mind's rambling, that was the past, a past that now never existed. I am here in the present. My present, a present I created. This is all thanks to me.

I walked past the huge lunchroom and I only peeked in as I saw one of the worker's, she smiled and acknowledged me as Radditz. I grinned hearing my name on another persons lips. That was the first person I had seen in ages. I couldn't wait to see Vegeta and hear my name fall from his perfect lips. To hear his husky voice whisper into my ear like drops of rain to an un-watered flower, my heart needed it to bloom.

My feet gained a mind of their own stepping in front of one another faster and faster. I knew where they were headed. The room of the Prince. The only child of the King and Queen.

I raced down the hallway past more servants, and other warriors all of whom spoke to me as I rushed past them. I slowed down as I nearly passed my destination and stopped turning to his door. Putting my hand on the latch, my heart began to almost leap out of my chest with anticipation. I turned it slowly. Vegeta would be very upset that I was just barging in his room like this, but I didn't care. I pushed the door fully open and stepped inside holding my breath.

"Your Highness…?" I looked around, no Vegeta…but his room was exactly how I remembered it, a few things were different but for the most part there was no change. Spacious and almost barren save the bed and elegant art that adorned his walls. Mirrors, there was quite a few mirrors, and a few books on a nearby table. But his bed seemed to be a piece of art itself. I walked over to it. The bed sat high on top of three marble slabs.

I stepped up them touching his dark magenta covers. There was an array of pillows on the bed, that ranged from light to dark shades of red all which had gold designs or trimming. It had four posts around it that held up a beautiful crimson colored velvet sheet that hung above the piece almost magically.

I reached out grabbing one of the silken pillows when I heard a voice that nearly made my spine leave my body.

"Radditz…" I tried to breathe, oh god…I know he was talking but all I heard was my name, a name that no one could say quite like him. Dots were blinking before my eyes. "Just what do you think your doing in my room?" I dropped the pillow and turned slowly to see Prince Vegeta in all of his glory, it took every bit of restraint within me not to dash over there and run my lips over him. He was absolutely breathtaking. Literally, I felt my breath leave my body with every word he spoke trying to connect with him…to touch him in any way possible.

I stared in awe as his red cape flowed beautifully behind him like the sea. His hair a flame of burning ebony on top of his head, seemed to light his coal eyes on fire, as he stared intensely at me. It was a sight to behold, he wasn't a boy, that was the only time I had seen him in his royal armor, but he seemed to be maybe 20 or 21. I wanted him…I wanted just the tips of my fingers to touch that royal flesh, such flawlessness. Beyond beautiful.

His chest armor was engraved with his royal name and he stood proud and fierce in his doorway. This is it, what I yearned to see, my Prince, ruling over his world, not trapped on some stupid planet that was supposed to be destroyed. My eyes could barely stop roaming over his body. I observed his fluffy coffee colored tail securely wrapped around his waist. I remembered running my fingers through the hair of that very same tail. It was so soft, I had never felt anything so soft in my life. I couldn't help it I was smiling. I couldn't stop.

"What are you grinning at? You were supposed to report immediately to me when you landed. Where were you?" He stepped in closer, as his cape poured behind him, I could hear the rippling of the cloth. He smirked at me awaiting my answer. My mind drew blank, an empty well, the deeper I reached for answers the more lost I became in him. Everything else seemed to fade out.

Closer he stepped into his room until he was only inches away from me and I heard the footsteps of someone stepping behind him, probably Nappa. I didn't bother to look, I was to captivated with Vegeta. Blown away by the very rise and fall of his chest.

"What are you wearing?" He took a step away and waved a hand in front of me. "You reek, bathe immediately and report to throne room in twenty minutes." I heard a burst of laughter come from the person that was with Vegeta. I turned my head and cast my gaze upon none other than…Kakarott. Kakarott…? Seeing him seemed to change the whole atmosphere that I breathed. "What is he doing here?"

"So he speaks!" Kakarott said .

I knew very well what he was doing there. I changed the past and must have fucked a few things up along the way. But why wasn't he sent to earth? I felt a sudden pang of guilt rip inside me. I felt bad for doing this, changing Vegeta's life, and he had no clue that anything had changed at all. Now my brother, was here, standing in front of me. I wasn't even sure if I could handle that. But what could I do, I couldn't turn back the clock…well I could, but I wasn't going to. Kakarott or no Kakarott, I was going to have my Prince.

"You know very well that Kakarott is one of my guards, an elite soldier, and your brother." Kakarott smirked at me and I grunted in response. "Twenty minutes is not a long time. I suggest you get moving." With that said the beautiful Prince left his room, with Kakarott close behind him…too close if you ask me. I walked across the room to the door that joined our bedrooms. Hoping that wasn't changed, I thought as I turned the knob and walked into the room flicking the light on.

I smiled as I looked around my room. Nothing had been changed. I thought for some reason Kakarott might have replaced me, but no. I was still the Prince's leading bodyguard. I walked over to my bathroom and peeled my clothes off, chuckling silently, Vegeta was right I did smell pretty bad.

I hurried through my shower and slipped on some new clean armor. I felt much better, my hair unraveled itself down my body as I released it from the towel I was drying it with. I ran my fingers through it trying to detangle it as much as possible. I really didn't have that much time left maybe five minutes at the most. Part of me wondered what the Prince would do if I showed up late. Would he punish me…in a good way? I shook my head, I just got back. Let me tackle one issue at a time.

I opened the door and begin walking down the hallway to the throne room. I wonder if my father is here? He should be alive shouldn't he? Kakarott's here, why wouldn't my father be. When I reached the doors to the throne room I turned the latch slowly until it finally revealed the present that was Vegeta, sitting in his chair on the throne next to his father's, which was empty.

"Come." The Prince spoke in an almost seductive tone, or maybe it just seemed that way to my ears. I walked in and kneeled before him, I would gladly kneel before him anytime especially if he was undressed….I need to control my thoughts… I turned my head noticing that Kakarott stood next to him, where was Nappa?

"I expect a report Radditz."

"Report?" I kept my head bowed, not making eye contact with him. Although I badly wanted to. Of course he wanted a report, but I didn't have one unless he wanted to hear about time travel, a secret I was definitely not going to share.

"Look at me…" I raised my head and locked eyes with his, the heat danced through out me. "Yes a report. You were sent to purge earth, I assume it went well, by the way you showed up." I swallowed as I thought of an answer. Yes my armor was dirty and worn and so was I, but that had nothing to do with any assignment I had been on. I wasn't really sure if Earth was destroyed or not. I suppose it could have been, but I can't say that I'm not sure, that would upset him if I didn't have an answer.

Especially the answer he wanted.

"Yes, your Highness, it has been taken care of." I crossed my fingers and hoped it was destroyed.

"Good. You can stand." I did as he wanted standing to my feet.

"Sir, if you don't mind me asking where is Nappa?" I fidgeted with my hands as the question escaped my lips.

"Nappa? You know very well of his demise. He was killed in battle." Battle which battle? This is horrible. It's my fault Nappa's death. No, I can't think like this. maybe it's even better this way. I don't know how. Then why do I feel so bad.

"Battle?" Vegeta rolled his hands in his lap.

"Yes Radditz, battle. The battle we had with Frieza…the battle where Frieza was killed."

I was almost to happy, somehow I caused Frieza's death with my time travel, so some good had come out of it.

"Frieza is dead?" It was more of a whisper to myself than anything else.

"Did you bump your head?" Kakarott asked with a sort of smirk on his face. The irony of the question almost made me laugh. "I saw that thing you arrived in…you must have barely made it in that ship, it looked awful. Maybe you need to go to the med center to get looked at."

"No, Kakarott. I'm fine." That wasn't a space ship you saw it was a time machine. A wonderful glorious time machine that brought me back to my Vegeta.

"Yes I had them take that dreadful thing to the basement." Vegeta noted. I nodded.

"Kakarott leave us…" Vegeta waved his hand for him to go.

"But Prince…"

"Do as I say, you may go to your chambers for the night, or do whatever you like. Think of it as a day off."

"Yes Prince Vegeta." He took Vegeta's hand in his and left a lingering kiss on that delicious tan skin. It made me want to rip his head off.

Vegeta smiled as he did that and slid his hand away from the other's lips allowing Kakarott to leave and he did just that. Vegeta turned his attention back to me.

"Don't mind Kakarott he bumped his head as a child, but you know that don't you?" I felt that pang again only it wasn't guilt it was many emotions balled into one.

So Kakarott had managed to hit his head anyway… it was fate for him to be that way…I was almost afraid to think of what else so called fate had in store for me, but Vegeta's voice made me forget. " Radditz, why are you acting so strangely? Is something wrong?" I smiled he cared about me, although he obviously didn't want anyone to know he cared that's why he sent Kakarott out.

"Yes, I'm fine."

"Come here." I walked up to him, my Prince, and kneeled before him. He brushed his fingers through my damp hair. "Why do I feel like I haven't seen you for years?" I shrugged as he continued playing with my hair. "My Father thinks it is time that I chose a mate, someone to rule by my side, since he is getting on in age." He sighed as his hand fell out of my hair and brushed against my cheek.

"I was waiting to tell you. It took you a long time to purge earth."

"Have you chosen a mate my Prince?"

Vegeta nodded as he traced my lips with his finger. I felt my body shut down at his contact, so maybe we were still a couple. I hadn't changed the past so drastically. "May I ask who?"

"You, who else do you think?" He said a small smile caressed his lips as his hand grabbed my ear and played with it.

"But…my Prince…"

"When we are alone you may address me as Vegeta."

"Vegeta, you know very well I can not reproduce. I can not give you heirs to this throne. Isn't that what your father will want. His name to carry on, the bloodline to continue."

Vegeta scowled and gripped at my hair a little tightly pulling my face to his.

"If he hasn't learned by now, then he will start, I Prince Vegeta do what I want." I was about to ask another question when a bruising kiss attacked my lips. And I was thrown to the floor.

x_x I hate where I ended this….and I am sorry but I couldn't find a good break point. I know right now things seem slightly boring, but I kinda just wanted to show Radditz obsession with Vegeta and how badly he wanted to be back on his home world, but I promise it will get better…