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Chapter Eight: Rub a Dub Dub, Raditz and Mihoshi in a Tub

Three days passed since Raditz and Mihoshi left planet Choob. Neither of them talked much to each other, at least not more than a sentence or two in passing. Mihoshi just didn't know what to say to him, and he just did his training in her Gym room. So she decided she should do some nice things for him, to thank him for saving her and almost dying because of it. She stopped at a Galaxy Express ship drive through, and ordered a ton of Chinese food, because heck, she can't cook a buffet for a healthy Saiyan male! After she set up the mountains of food on the table, Raditz happened to wonder in the kitchen looking for something to eat, he wiped his sweat off his face with a small green towel. He saw the mountains of food and the innocent smile on Mihoshi's face and asked, "Is all this for me?"

Mihoshi nodded, as she sat down in a seat across Raditz, her face was hidden by the piles of food once Raditz sat down. He ate the food the way a starving man would, but with a lot more manners. Mihoshi smiled and asked, "Does it taste good?" as she stabbed a peace of orange chicken with a fork and put the food in her mouth and chewed; she was quite hungry herself.

Raditz finished swallowing the last of the chow mien before he nodded, then began to make the Mongolian barbeque, big enough to feed ten people, disappear within five seconds. After that task was completed, he looked over at Mihoshi with a curious expression. "Why'd you get all this for me?"

"Well, I wanted to thank you for what you did to get me back on planet Choob." She said, almost in a shy tone, "I didn't feel like just saying it was enough." Raditz looked at her for a few moments, nodded, then continued to empty a huge serving bowl of coconut soup. "Oh, Raditz I wanted to ask you..."

The Saiyan looked up at her after draining a second serving bowl of coconut soup, "Hum?"

"H-have you been noticing that it's been kind of cold lately?" she wondered.

"Yeah, I guess it has been, why?" he asked with a raised bow, wondering what kind of small talk this was.

Mihoshi inhaled and exhaled before she continued, "Well, since I think I can trust you and because the atmosphere we are traveling through is reaching colder temperatures, I just wanted you to know you are welcome to share my bed with me."

Raditz's brows went up as high as they would go, "Are you asking me to sleep in your bed tonight?" He then gave her a devious grin as the thought of her wanting sex began to intrigue him.

Mihoshi became flustered once she realized how that statement sounded, "No! Well, yes...but not like that!"

"Uh huh..." Raditz replied in a dry tone, "riiiight..." He then ate some orange chicken.

"I am not asking you to sleep beside me because of intimate reasons, I just don't want you to get sick." She confirmed, hoping that he would believe her since it was the truth; though she really didn't mind having a big, strong, and warm Saiyan sleeping beside her.

Raditz smiled and said, "Fine, I'll take that as a good enough excuse."

Mihoshi sniffed and her nose wrinkled, as she smelled something foul. "Eww, Raditz! You smell like B.O.!" The Saiyan gave her a confused look and he blinked a few times, not knowing the abbreviation. "You smell a lot Raditz! Would you like me to make you a nice hot bubble bath?" She found this as another opportunity to do something nice for Raditz.

He never took a bath with bubbles, plus he did smell, so Raditz nodded his head and added, "You know what would make it better?" Mihoshi thought for a second then shook her head and waited for his answer. "If you would join me in this bath. Women like to take those bubble bath things right?"

Mihoshi blushed a bit at the thought of being naked with Raditz in a tub full of bubbles. 'Oh...a bubble bath together, how romantic!' her mind thought. She didn't want to say no, since she'd feel a little guilty since he risked his life to save her, but she also didn't want to be in such a suggestive position with Raditz. Then, she got an idea. "Uh, sure, I'd like to take a bubble bath. I haven't gotten to really sit down in a nice warm tub and just relax."

Mihoshi stopped the running water and looked up from the tub at Raditz who stood in the doorframe with a towel wrapped around his waist; his clothes placed just outside of the bathroom. Mihoshi stood in a bathrobe as she motioned for Raditz to go in first. He removed his towel and exposed his Greek god like body then he placed his towel on the towel rack. After the Saiyan got into the tub, he looked up at Mihoshi with his eyes half closed and a charming smile graced his features that sent a little chill up Mihoshi's spine when he asked softly, "Aren't you coming in too?" Mihoshi's delicate fingers pulled the robe's belt loose and she opened the robe to expose herself. Raditz's eyes almost popped out of his skull, "WHAT!" he yelled, outraged.

Mihoshi stood in a red strapless bikini with a Cheshire cat grin on her face and a light blush on her cheeks. "What's the matter Raditz dear?" she asked in a mocking tone of voice, knowing that Raditz was not expecting her to be clothed at all. "Thought I'd be naked huh?" She then got into the tub and sat in front of Raditz, giggling as he continued to stare at her in disbelief.

"Well..." he said, not exactly sure what to say then growled, "yeah! Most people are naked when taking a bath!"

She giggled more at his retort, "Not when you are going to be sharing your bath with someone like you!" she then took a bunch of bubbles in her hand and blew them into Raditz's face. One bubble landed on Raditz's nose and it sat there for two seconds before popping. He looked annoyed at this while she laughed softly, "You have a cute nose," she said out of the blue.

"What?!" Raditz yelled, appalled by the comment about his nose. "A Saiyan warrior is a ruthless fighter! There's no way that a Saiyan's nose could ever be described as 'cute'!!!"

She laughed at him some more as she poked the tip of his nose with her index finger. "But, it is cute..."

Raditz nipped at her finger, in an attempt to bite it, but Mihoshi pulled her hand back just in time. He chuckled when he saw her pout out her lip and longed to stop her pouting with a lustful kiss. He took the blue bar of soap into his hands only to have it slip up and fall into the water. Raditz blinked once then went searching for it. He finally found it in a very odd place, right between Mihoshi's long slender legs. Raditz's eyes changed to upside down U's as he chuckled nervously. "Excuse me..." he said, "gotta get the soap..."

Mihoshi blushed after his hand "accidentally" brushed up against her inner thigh and sent a shiver up her spine. "You're excused..." she managed to say as her hair stood on end. She watched him rub the soap in his hands and mumbled, "I wish you could rub me with those hands like that..."

He perked up as he heard her mumble, but didn't pay enough attention to catch what she said, "Hum? You say something Mihoshi?"

Caught off guard she stuttered, "N-no I didn't say anything! Nope, nothing about hands rubbing!" He shrugged then tried to reach his back to wash it, although his long hair was getting in his way and giving him a hard time. Mihoshi took this as a sign to speak up, "Uh, need some help there?" Raditz sort of glared at her, but turned his back to her with a growl, telling her in his own way that she had his consent to help him. Mihoshi scooted forward a bit and asked, "Uh, Raditz, where's the washcloth?"

He looked back at her over his shoulder and retorted, "You don't need a washcloth! Just use your hands!"

"M-my hands?" she repeated a bit bewildered by the thought of touching his bare back.

"Yes, your hands. Did I stutter?" he said in an insensitive tone.

"N-no!" she replied as she pulled his hair back over his shoulder and gazed upon his nicely sculpted and well-muscled back that was usually hidden by his mane of spiky raven hair. "Wow..."

"Wow what?" he questioned defensively as he handed her the soap bar.

"You have a nice looking back," she replied, "it's a shame it's hidden all the time." She rubbed the soap into her hands then proceeded to massage it into his back. As she did this, Mihoshi heard him grunt, as a result of a suppressed moan and she gave a little smile. "Does this feel good?" she asked softly.

"No!" he said at once; his quick answer betrayed him, informing Mihoshi that he was lying to her to get out of being embarrassed. She continued without a word and the Saiyan thought, 'Damn, this feels good!' He was so lost in his thoughts that he had no idea that he was beginning to let himself moan a bit louder than he would have liked to.

Mihoshi giggled in a sexy way and whispered into Raditz's ear, "I think you do like this..."

Raditz growled as a light blush tinted his cheeks, "S-shut up!" he stuttered as her hands began to wash his lower back. "O-okay, maybe that does feel good..." he moaned once more when her hands went to his sensitive sides. "Very, very good..."

She decided to finish washing his back then patted him and cheerfully said, "There, all done!"

"Thanks," he muttered after turning around and was just inches away from her face. His eyes lingered on her blue eyes for a while, as they seemed to be extra beautiful at that moment. Mihoshi laid back against the other side of the tub while Raditz took the bar of soap and began to rub it into his hands again so he could continue washing the rest of his body.

Mihoshi couldn't help watching Raditz's hands spreading the soapy suds over his arms, chest and abs. Mihoshi then remembered the kiss on planet Choob, and inquired, "Hey Raditz, why did you kiss me in the bath on planet Choob? Was it really because you were horny?"

Raditz thought for a few moments, and then replied, "No, I didn't do it because I was horny. I just said that as an excuse. To tell you the truth I really don't know why, I just did." Mihoshi was a bit relived but was also a bit disappointed by his answer. "But if it makes you feel any better, you're a good kisser." She gave him a weak smile, but was still not satisfied. He sighed; he didn't know what to say to make her feel any better, and he refused to tell her a bullshit lie. Frustrated he asked, "Well, what do you want me to say? That I'm madly in love with you? That I want to take you in my arms and make love to you in a pile of rose pedals? HA! Get real! Do you honestly expect a Saiyan warrior to say such bullshit just to make you feel better?"

Mihoshi gave him a side glance and replied, "It wouldn't be bullshit if you meant it..."

Slightly confused, he bean to think, 'Do I really love her? No, of course not! A Saiyan cannot love!' So Raditz decided to change the subject away from himself, "And what about you? You keep on sending me mixed messages! You say you don't want to sleep with me, yet you offer me your bed, a bath, and even entice me by washing my back. The only thing it seems that you haven't offered me is your body!" He leaned over, putting his face dangerously close to hers. Mihoshi was a bit turned on when his hot breath hit her face as he continued in a deep and sexy tone, "I can only take so much temptation Woman. I'm ready and willing, your consent is what's holding me back from taking you into your bedroom and having my wicked way. It's your choice, you either want me or you don't!"

Mihoshi was completely confused at that moment. She wanted so much to just kiss him and let him rip off the bikini and take her right at that moment. But her more logical side told her that it was wrong, that he was pure evil, and only wanted her for sexual pleasure. And once he was through, he'd leave her, and never look back. "I donno what made you think I was tempting you. I was just trying to be nice and you throw it back into my face like that? You got me all wrong, because I don't want to have sex with you!"

His cold eyes seemed to get even colder as he stared into her blue eyes that reflected his image in them. "Fine." He growled, "If that's the way things really are, then have it your way." He stood up to his full height and Mihoshi was in awe as she watched the suds run down his abs and legs. Raditz stepped out of the tub and powered up to get himself dry, and after doing so he turned to Mihoshi. "If you need me I'll be meditating." With that said, he left her alone in the bathroom with her thoughts.

'Did I do the right thing?' she wondered after she sighed and sank her body deeper into the water until only her head was submerged. 'Every girl falls for a bad boy right?' Then she remembered his touch and his sweet kisses that he gave her when they encountered the bounty hunters. And there was a passion behind the kiss he gave her on planet Choob; there was no doubt about that. She just knew he was hiding something about that incident from her. Mihoshi sighed, as she felt even more confused about her feelings than she's ever been before, and they still had forty more days to go until they reached the G.P. station.

Forty-five minuets later, Mihoshi walked down towards the Gym room in a silk nightgown that was covered by a matching robe. She was extremely tired and hoped that she could sort out her feelings after she had a good nights rest. Unfortunately she was going to share her night with Raditz. For some reason she felt like telling him that she was going to bed early. She put one bare foot inside the room and peered in. There Raditz sat, his armor off, his eyes closed, arms folded over his chest with a slight frown. She stared at him for a while, and got a sudden urge to kiss him. She slowly walked up to him to him and felt a little guilty that she was about to interrupt him as he was in such a peaceful state. She couldn't restrain herself, she just had to kiss him; his lips seemed to call out to hers. 'Perhaps if I kissed him really softly he won't notice...' she thought as she lowered herself to his level and placed her lips gently onto his.

The meditating Saiyan's thoughts were disturbed when he felt the sweetness of Mihoshi's lips as she gave him a gentle kiss. His eyes snapped open and saw that it truly was Mihoshi kissing him. Remembering what she told him before, he growled causing her to back away from him with a shocked expression. "What the hell are you doing?!?" he demanded, standing up and glowering down at her.

Mihoshi's whole body shook when his eyes connected with hers. He looked pissed off because of the kiss. Embarrassed, flustered and confused, she stuttered, "I-I donno...I didn't mean to...I just came to tell you I was going to bed and..." she stopped and gulped, "I'm sorry!" she dashed out of the room and headed to her bedroom to escape further embarrassment.

However, when she got there, he was already waiting for her. Raditz was so quick that she hadn't felt him run in front of her and get into her room before she did. She gasped when she saw him; he looked even more pissed than before. This reminded her of the nightmare she had when Raditz trapped her in her bedroom and told her he wanted to make love to her and she gave in only to be killed right afterwards. He imitated the same lion like circling around her, but he didn't close the door; instead he walked up to her. Mihoshi was so scared that she backed away from him and bumped into the edge of her bed. In an attempt to escape him, she crawled backwards onto the king sized bed, hoping to roll off to the side and dash towards the door. But Raditz was smarter than that. He crawled onto the bed with her, following her movements with a cat like grace and prevented her from escaping by trapping her body between his legs and arms.

He looked down at her frightened face, his hair spread over his shoulders creating a black curtain around their faces while his bulky body hovered over her slim curvy frame. He asked in a serious tone, "Why did you just kiss me?"

Her breathing was heavy, as she panted, "Why did you kiss me? And don't say you don't know cause you're lying to me! I can see it in your eyes!"

He flinched a little, taken by surprise, since he was hiding the real reason why he did that. He bared his teeth at her in frustration that she finally got him to admit how he was really feeling. "Fine, you want to know the truth? Well you better listen well because I wont repeat this ever again. I kissed you because I care about you more than I should. You looked like a goddess at that moment and the feeling of your body pressed against mine was too much for me to ignore, okay. Are you satisfied?" He paused to see her look of surprise. "I told you why I kissed you, now tell me why you kissed me." A peace of his hair got into his face and he tried to blow it to the side, but failed.

Reaching her hand out to tuck his hair behind his ear so she could look at his face completely and she admitted, "Because I care about you too. You are not my ideal man but you treat me the way I want to be treated. You almost died to save me and that's something I'll never forget. You're handsome and strong and I can't help feeling this way about you." In that moment she realized that they were in an awkward position, one that made her make up her mind, "I didn't know if I wanted to have sex, but now I know for sure. I want you Raditz...and I want you now..."

Raditz felt her arms encircle around his neck to bring his head close to hers and her lips pressed onto his. He moaned and his anger melted away just before he seized her and rolled over so that she would lie on top of him. He deepened their kiss while Mihoshi let go of his neck and began to feel his muscles on his chest while her other hand brushed through his hair. She giggled when his hands rubbed her back then held her butt with a firm grip. Just before things began to heat up, Raditz broke away from her lips and she whimpered in protest, but he had a good reason for doing this. "You are sure about this right? I don't want to be in the middle of foreplay and hear you say that you changed your mind."

Mihoshi nodded, "I'm sure..." her tone of voice and the look she gave him told him how much she yearned for him to take her virginity. "Just promise you'll be gentle with me okay?"

Raditz smirked, "Well, since it is the first time, I suppose I could go easy...but only at first..."

She had no idea how wonderful foreplay with Raditz was going to be as they explored each other's bodies, both just as curious as the other. It was even more interesting when Raditz's tail wanted to join in the fun. Once they actually participated in the ritual of intercourse, Raditz and Mihoshi were amazed by the pleasure that ensued. Both were grateful that they made love in the depths of space so that nobody heard their panting, moaning and screams of ecstasy. They enjoyed having sex so much that they did it again, and again, and again...all in one night. After the fourth time, they decided to call it a night. Mihoshi lied on top of Raditz, both naked and covered in sweat from their activity. "So much for that bath before huh?" Raditz nodded and she added, "That was so good, I feel so stupid rejecting you so many times." The Seniwa woman began to trace her finger over his Adam's apple, finding that she really liked his in particular.

The Saiyan purred as he enjoyed her touch, "Ummm, well I think it was worth the wait for this." He was pleased when she leaned forward and gave him a quick little kiss and groaned when she moved away. "I think we should take another bath together. Since I just got all sweaty again..."

Mihoshi blushed a light pink, "Raditz! I don't think we'd get any cleaner if we did that!"

"Oh okay then, perhaps a shower instead?" he offered.

Mihoshi giggled, "Okay, but only if I get to wash your back again."

"Ha hah hah hah hah." He laughed loudly, "Fine, you wash my back and I'll wash yours." They both gave each other a lecherous grin as they got out of the bed and went to the bathroom.

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Zarbon: Well, that was quite a chapter, wouldn't you say?

Didoria: Yes, it was delicious! *Licks his lips*

Frieza: *Grossed out*Please don't say that...

Kuwi: The next chapter is a filler chapter called, "Ginyu Tattles! Nappa Thinks..." it just sets you up for Chapter Ten called, "Pit Stop on Planet Hikka" please continue to read and review. Sydney Daimao would also like to inform that a new Episode of "Raditz Muyo!" is on its way soon!