Jakuten

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By: Selenity Jade (Jadesama@aol.com)

Chapter Sixteen: Bad News

"Onna! Get your fat ass out of bed!"

Buruma groaned and burrowed under the large comforter. "Vejiita, can't you be nice for once!" she screamed back, irritably. "It's my fucking birthday!"

Her blanket was suddenly yanked off the bed, taking her with it and she landed on the ground in a tangled heap. "No. Get up. We're going to your father's and getting you scanned, remember?" he growled, stomping out of the room.

Rolling her eyes, she untangled herself from the blankets, and cursed her mate silently. She quickly showered and dressed. Grabbing her capsules, she exited the house only an hour later.

Her tail swung lazily behind her as she glanced around for her impatient mate, shaking her head when she found him outside of his father's house, talking with him. He didn't look pleased, more like pissed, but that was the way he always looked so she wasn't overly concerned. She strolled over to the two royal Saiyajin, pointedly ignoring the other Saiyajin's eyes that seem to be riveted to her tail. Why the hell were they staring at it for? It was an odd color, but it wasn't that weird.

"Vejiita?"

He snapped his head around, his face set in his usual scowl. When he recognized who it was, his scowl softened slightly and he nodded at her before turning back to his father. "Understand?" he growled to the king.

Vejiita-ou nodded and turned his eyes to Buruma as she walked up beside his son. He gazed at her searchingly, and Buruma repressed the urge to squirm.

"Father, knock it off," Vejiita barked.

The king grinned at his son. "She's very fetching, Vejiita."

"And she can hear you," Buruma snapped. "I swear that has to be the most annoying thing. Talk about someone as if they weren't there."

Vejiita-ou nodded at her. "I apologize."

The younger Vejiita rolled his eyes and turned to his mate. "Come," he ordered, levitating into the air. She rolled her eyes and slowly rose to follow him. So, he wanted her to fly under her own power, hmmm? He waited until she was beside him and then took off, surprisingly slow compared to his usual speed, but it kept her working just to keep up.

He was silent and didn't even glance at her as they flew. After a few moments, she finally realized that they weren't even flying in the direction of Capsule Corporation. "Vejiita, where are we going?"

He smirked over his shoulder at her, but didn't answer her. She shot an angry curse through their bond, and he chuckled, but landed shortly afterward. She blinked and followed him, clearly confused. When she landed, she repressed the urge to growl at her mate, who was standing before her, his arms crossed over his chest, his feet spread slightly, and one of the most arrogant smirks she had ever seen him sport.

She glowered at him.

"Onna, I thought it would be time to teach you something else."

Gaping at him, she fumbled mentally for a retort, coming up short.

He chuckled at her. "Ki blasts. Nothing too big, not while you're with brat, but it's enough to learn control."

Rolling her eyes, she waved her hand at him to continue.

Smirking, he walked up to her, and then around her. He pulled her to him, by her shoulders, his head beside hers. "Close your eyes, Onna," he ordered softly in her ear.

She obeyed, feeling him take her hands in his own. He entered her mind softly, through their bond, and after a quick caress of her mind, he spoke again. "Feel this, Onna?" he asked, showing her, through the bond her ki. Her power. She snapped her eyes open in surprise. "Shut your eyes, Onna," he scolded. "That's you. Feel this?" he said, flaring his own ki slightly. "That's me. That's how you sense ki. Normally, it's a bit harder to get someone to sense ki but since we are bonded, I can show you how I see it. Understand? I can also form ki blasts with your ki. But first, let me show you how to center yourself," he told her and thus began the three hour lesson.

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When Buruma was panting, Vejiita finally called a stop to the lesson. He smirked at his mate, strangely pleased with her progress. Her mind was quick and she learned it remarkably easy even with teaching her by the bond. She wasn't powerful, not yet, but she would be if he had anything to do with it. He just wanted to get her control down, before something happened to really anger her.

"Come, let's go," he told her levitating in to the air. She followed his example, and together they flew towards Capsule Corporation.

"Vejiita? I need to go to Chichi's later. Son-kun said-"

"I know!" he snapped, "I'll take you there after we have your father examine you."

Looking away, she focused her attention on the ground zipping by beneath her. "You don't have to yell at me about it, you know," she whined.

Glancing back at her, he frowned. "Onna, why the hell are you so emotional? I always yell at you and you are supposed to yell back, not whine like a brat!"

She shot him a glare and then looked back down at the scenery. "I don't know, Vejiita. I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm just... upset about everything. The littlest things hurt me, and things that shouldn't anger me, do."

His frown deepened, and he flew closer to her, wrapping an arm around her waist, and took off at his usual speed.

~~~

"Vejiita?" Dr. Briefs said stepping out of Buruma's room.

The impatient Saiyajin no Ouji's head snapped up as the father of his mate spoke, glowering angrily. "Well?" he barked. "I felt despair from her and then nothing! What's wrong with her!?"

Dr. Briefs leaned against the closed door, sighed, and pet the cat on his shoulder. "Because she isn't human anymore, I had to use the stored information on Saiyajin physiology." He glanced up at the ticking time bomb that was in all rights, his son-in-law. "It appears she's been infected with a virus, Vejiita."

Vejiita glared. "Which one!?" he demanded.

Dr. Briefs shrugged. "I couldn't pronounce the name. I had the scanner translate in English, so that's how I knew what was wrong. It's an artificial virus, Vejiita. Meaning she was infected on purpose." He closed his eyes. "Apparently, it attacks the brain. This causes her mood swings and the sudden pain in her head last night. From how advanced it is; I think she was infected while she was human." Buruma's father opened his eyes and stared sadly at Vejiita. "I think that when she was attacked, it was that reason she survived. Someone figured out that she was going to be changed into a Saiyajin and had her attacked, making it look like a simple animal, then injected it into her. It was designed specifically for a Saiyajin, it's not contagious, which is probably why it was never used much. I recognized one name from the file. Apparently a doctor working for Furiza created it." He sighed, glancing at the Saiyajin nervously. "There is no known cure, Vejiita. She's dying."

Vejiita slammed his father-in-law into the wall roughly. "Find one. She will not die!" he snarled.

Dr. Briefs stared into the Saiyajin's dark eyes sadly. "Vejiita, I'll try. She is my daughter and I won't just let her die. But I don't know if I can. It's a highly advanced virus and it likes to mutate. As soon as it is attacked, it will mutate to preserve itself. I'll try, but I can't guarantee anything."

Vejiita growled. "You better find one, old man. Does she know?"

Dr. Briefs nodded. "Yes. I told her and then sedated her. She's very emotional, a symptom of the virus, and she wasn't quite rational. It was the first time I've seen her burst into tears, Vejiita. I know it would have come best from her, but... I couldn't leave that burden on her right now."

"What other symptoms will she get?"

Buruma's father sighed. "I'm not sure, apparently each Saiyajin is affected differently, making it harder to diagnosis without a blood test or that scanner you had. Sudden migraines are common as well as the mood swings. After that, it's anyone's guess. She might faint a lot, her memory might deteriorate, she might develop tumors, and so on. Anything the brain is useful for may or may not be affected. When it attacks the brain stem, or any other vital part of the brain, she will die. She may enter a coma first, she may not. It's unknown at this point."

A soft growl emitted from Vejiita's throat. "Cure her, old man. She will not die!" he hissed, and then disappeared down the hall.

~~~

"Kakarotto!" Vejiita roared from outside of his rival's home. He knew that the fool had felt him approach, and his patience was definitely wearing thin. Rage pulsated through him, and he refused to even think he was going to lose his mate. He would not! He would not let her die!

"Vejiita? What's going on?" Goku asked, walking out of the house, his half-Saiyajin kid following him. Soon after, Chichi appeared, her tail twitching in irritation.

Vejiita snarled angrily at his rival before speaking. "We're going to see that green Namek brat." He glared down at the brat. "Where is Eighteen?"

All three blinked at Vejiita. "What?" Gohan asked.

"You heard me! Where the hell is Eighteen staying now? I know she wasn't killed, damn it! That bald idiot wouldn't let her be. Where is she?"

Goku scratched his head. "She's started to date Kuririn, Vejiita. Why do you need her?"

He pointed at Gohan. "You, go find her and bring her to Kami's lookout. Kakarotto, teleport us to Dende now!"

"Vejiita, what's going on?" Goku asked confused.

"I'll explain later!" Vejiita snarled, grabbing his shoulder. "Teleport now!"

"Okay, okay!" Goku put two fingers to his forehead before speaking to his son. "Gohan, find Eighteen. Ready, Vejiita?" As Vejiita snarled, they blinked out, and reappeared moments later on Kami's Lookout in front of a startled Dende.

"Goku-san?" the young guardian asked in surprise.

Vejiita snarled and picked the kid up, holding him over the edge of the lookout. "Brat, can the dragonballs bring back someone that died from a virus?" he growled.

Dende shook his head. "A virus is a natural death."

"Can they heal someone infected with a virus?"

Dende paused, looking thoughtful. "I don't know. It depends on the virus, I suppose."

"How long until the dragonballs become active again?"

"Eight months, Vejiita-san."

Vejiita snarled and threw Dende to the ground irritably. "How long would it take to fly to the new Namek planet and use their balls?" Vejiita demanded.

"Maybe four months, Vejiita. Their balls will be active by then."

Vejiita nodded curtly, folding his arms over his chest. He glared out over the Earth as Dende and Goku stared at him silently.

"Vejiita? Who's got a virus?"

"The Onna," he snapped.

"What?!"

"You heard me, you fucking idiot!" Vejiita snarled over his shoulder. "She was purposely infected by a virus that affects would only affect a Saiyajin. And she was fucking infected before she was changed!"

"Is she going to-?"

"Yes!" he roared, turning around and pinning Goku to a nearby pillar. "She will fucking die unless I can find a way to save her!"

"Dad?" Gohan's young voice reached the pair.

Vejiita snarled and turned around to face the young demi-Saiyajin and the android who was once, and still was to his mind, the enemy. "Eighteen," he hissed angrily, stalking over to her and grabbing her shirt. She just stared up at him calmly.

"What?"

"Did Gero infect my mate with a virus?"

The android blinked. "What? Gero didn't deal with viruses. Otherwise, he'd probably had used that against Goku and the others."

"Fuck!" Vejiita snarled, and threw her to the ground. He raged as he paced before the assembled group for a long while. After a few minutes, he turned and glared at Goku. "Kakarotto, you need to find out who infected her. Understand? I'm taking my father, Nappa, and Buruma and traveling to New Namek."

"Vejiita-"

Goku was knocked back by a sudden punch to his face. "You will not tell me what to do, Kakarotto," Vejiita hissed softly. "She is my mate, and I will save her. You had best find the person who infected her. She dies, this planet goes next."

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AN: Do you realize I almost forgot to add when Trunks went back to the future? He just disappeared from the fic. ^_^;

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