Chapter 7: A Show and Dinner

1st P.O.V.

I found myself once more waiting in front of Freiza's throne room door. I knocked and it was Zarbon who answered.

"Well, you're prompt, I'll give you that."

"Timing is everything, my lord." I said with a little acid in my voice.

"Go in there. A human servant is waiting to clean you up. Filthy monkey." He spat as he turned back into the throne room.

"If Frieza does marry me, you'll be the first person I'll deal with." I didn't like the idea of marrying Frieza, but if I were being forced into a marriage I'd prefer to be married into power. Who needs love anyway?

"My love for you three, my love for Sarah, and her love to me, my love of my home that Roxx destroyed, the love of this dimension, everything I loved channeled into freeing my Inner Light."

Three figures stood in silence at what I just said. One was Kakorot, one was Prince Vegeta, and the third was the boy from before.

"I never knew love could be so powerful." Vegeta said.

Another image, and another headache.

What are these images I keep seeing? Why do I keep seeing these people? Kakorot isn't himself, but more innocent in these images. Prince Vegeta is… showing emotion, and that boy again. Who is he? What is wrong with me?

And what is an Inner Light?

I walked into the room and a human woman was waiting for me. She was younger than me, about Kakorot's age, and she was rather pretty, for a human. He hair was black, so she fit in better than some humans, but the scent of human reeked from her. She seemed familiar as well, like the human doctor from before.

"Good evening, my lady. My name is Chi-chi, and my orders are to clean you up for your dinner with Lord Frieza." She introduced herself and bowed.

"Yeah, well I'm Katrin. So, what do you have to do to me?"

"Let me see…" she circled around me, looking me up and down as Frieza had done earlier today. "You are very pretty, I don't think I'll have to do too much. Fixing your hair and dressing you should be it." she turned and went to a door in the room, a closet. "Please, have a seat, my lady."

Chi-chi seems familiar, as did Bulma. But where do I know them?

"Chi-chi, have we met before?"

"I don't think so, my lady."

"Do you know a human by the name of Bulma Briefs?"

"Yes, we're room mates. Kakorot personally took the two of us from earth when he conquered it."

"I see." I sighed.

She continued looking through the closet for something suitable for me to wear. She would pick up one thing, look it over, then replace it and start over.

What's that smell?… its her, but its also Sayjin…no!

"You're with child, aren't you?" I asked.

"Uh, yes, my lady." She answered shocked.

"I thought so, I can smell it. Please don't tell me the father is a Sayjin?"

"Yes, he is, my lady." She said, lowering her head.

I smelled the air deeply this time, trying to pinpoint the scent. I could see she was nervous. The scent was familiar, too familiar.

"No, not him. He wouldn't!"

"I'm afraid your assumption is right. Your cousin, Kakorot, is the father."

"How far along are you?"

"Two months."

"Then it's too late to kill it by Sayjin law. What gender is it?"

"It's a boy."

"So, I'm going to have a nephew?" I asked.

"You're not… mad?" she asked sheepishly.

"No, not… really. He is going to be half Sayjin, so we can raise him as a Sayjin, right?"

"Bulma believes so. As long as no one else knows."

"How could you do that?"

"We'll figure something out." she sighed.

"But he'll be raised a Sayjin?"

"Yes, I was thinking of calling him-"

"Who are you!" Kakorot screamed. But he was different again.

"Kakorot, I'm hurt. You don't even recognize your own brother?" Raditz said. "My brother?" Kakorot glanced at me, then back to Raditz. "Yes, and you were sent here to destroy this world. Join me Kakorot, and together we could rule this world!" "Never!" Kakorot cried. "Daddy!" a little boy cried out. "Get behind me, Gohan." I called as he ran behind me. I was closer than Goku to Gohan. "You have a son? What, who are you!" Raditz noticed my tail for the first time. I had been keeping it wrapped around my waist, but like an animal I swished it around in anger and fear without noticing that I was doing so. "Oh, that. I go by Katie, and I'm Goku's sister."

"So that's your name, Kakorot?" he said to Goku.

"Gohan?"

"Uh, yes. How did you know?"

"I don't know." What is happening to me?

Chi-chi turned back to the closet to find me something to wear.

That vision had Goku, not Kakorot, in it. Are they the same person? They look alike, but so do Tarlus and Bardock. And what kind of name were those we had, human? Why would Kakorot and I have human names?

By the gods, my head really hurts now…

No, I don't believe in the Kais, but the gods of Planet Vegeta. The humans don't like our religion, but they have to deal with it. Freedom of religion is one of the few morals Frieza believes in, anyway.

"Here we go!" Chi-chi held out a long piece of blue cloth.

"What's that?"

"It's called a dress. Females in other cultures wear these at holiday celebrations, parties, private dinners…"

"Yeah, yeah, I get it. Frieza wants me to wear that?"

"Yes, my lady."

I was standing in front of a large group of people, wearing a long white dress, in a temple of some sort. The boy with purple hair was there next to me, wearing a black suit.

"Do you, Mirai No Trunks Briefs take this woman…"

"My lady, are you okay?" the pain was worse than last time, but it passed quickly.

"Yes, let's get on with this."

So she dressed me and I have to admit, I felt pretty. Pretty ridiculous. A Sayjin doesn't wear clothing like this, we wear armor.

Will I have to dress like this everyday when I marry Frieza?

"Well, there you are. I will announce that you're ready. Wait here."

I saw a Namekian fighting Frieza, and he was doing well. I was cheering for him, as was Gohan from before and the bald human. Vegeta looked mad as the Namekian continued to fight Frieza in his second form.

I clung to the wall as the wave of pain left. Standing tall again, I focused on what I just saw.

There is no way a Namekian could be strong enough to fight Frieza in his first form, much less do well against Frieza in his second form. What is wrong with me?

Zarbon came in and looked me up and down. He didn't say anything, he just snorted as I followed him down the hall.

Zarbon once again opened the door and moved aside to let me pass. He closed the door to leave only Frieza and me in the dining room. Though the room was rather large, it was one of Freiza's smaller rooms in his castle. The table was set, and it was long. One end was set for Frieza, who was already seated, and the other end for me. Frieza stood to greet me.

"Good evening, Katrin."

"Good evening, my lord." I curtsied as Chi-chi had shown me and Frieza moved to seat me. Pushing the seat closer once I was in it, he returned to his seat. He was acting like a gentleman, but I knew it was only that; an act.

The food was brought out and set onto our plates, not asking what we wanted. I assumed that Frieza planned this ahead of time. Whimsy isn't his style, he always thinks out all of his actions.

In all my life, I never thought I would be eating dinner with Frieza, the one creature in the universe who could destroy a planet unchallenged. I hated him, and I had to marry him.

Once the food was placed and we were alone again, Frieza spoke up.

"Katrin, when we are alone, you may speak freely to me. I assure you, I will not harm you for anything you say at these times. But, if you speak out of line in public, I will be forced to punish you."

"I understand, lord Frieza."

"Good. The wedding is to be in three days from now." He said as he took a sip of wine. I had never seen wine so red before, and when I took a sip I understood why: this wine, Freiza's personal brand, had blood mixed in. I had often wondered if Icejins drank blood, like Sayjins occasionally do. I knew now.

My food was Sayjin food, mostly raw meat with very few vegetables.

"So quiet? Let us eat, then we may discuss the reason of your visit. I noticed you killed my pet. The hydra was one of a kind, but I was growing bored with her."

As if on cue, the food was brought out. In front of us were plates of nearly raw meat, very few vegetables, and goblets of wine.

"What is this?" Goku said. "Goku!" I hissed. But Roxx ignored the rude question.

"I assume Sayjins liked raw meat? I have never had one with me for dinner, but I assure you I have my ways of finding out."

I looked to Vegeta, who nodded to me. I took some onto my plate and began to eat. The others did so too, and I noticed Goku and Mirai No Trunks actually liking it. But to my relief they ate like civilized gentlemen.

I ignored the pain and the vision as I continued to eat.

"Lord Frieza, why did you choose me? Of all the creatures in the universe, why me?"

"I was beginning to wonder how long it would take you to ask me that question. Out of all the creatures in the universe, you are the strongest and most beautiful one I have seen. I wanted a mate who could show me life differently. Someone who could fight next to me, if the need be."

"You didn't think this someone might hate you?"

"That doesn't matter to me." Frieza said angrily. That was the line, if I crossed it I knew he'd do something in turn.

I sat quietly and ate, waiting for a moment to speak again. I had to let him cool first.

"Katrin, have you ever been to earth?"

"No, I haven't."

"We must go sometime."

"Lord Frieza, please don't be angry with my ignorance, but where is Prince Vegeta?"

"Yes, Vegeta. I was also wondering how long it would take you to ask me that one. You must be quite curious, for a Sayjin. Vegeta is the high commander of the Ginyu Force. He has been for years. He is a truly loyal servant."

No, not Vegeta! He wouldn't let anyone control him… but how would I know? I've never met him. I'm not even all that sure what he looks like.

"Lord Frieza, what will my roles be as your wife? What privileges will I have?"

"First thing, tomorrow you'll start living in the castle with me. I'll allow one last night with your family. The northern wing is yours, but do not try to go anywhere else without my permission. You'll have you own servants and rooms, everything you'll need."

"As long as we're together, you're all I'll ever need…"

Another flash in my head, but luckily it wasn't too painful this time. It was that boy, Mirai No Trunks, and I sitting on the roof of some sort of dwelling with him.

"Anything wrong, Katrin?"

"No, my lord, I just drank some of the wine too fast."

"Of course, you have to be careful about that. You know, I don't share my wine with just anybody. Do you know what I make my wine from?"

"No, my lord."

"Most of it comes from the grapes from the vineyards of Namek and the other part is blood."

"I don't believe I want to know where the blood comes from."

"You'd be right about that. Would you like me to finish what I was saying about your privileges?"

"Yes, sir."

"You will rule as my queen. You will be a fighter, as that is what you're born to do, and be allowed to do so. You'll only obey me, and my servants will have to obey you. You will have your own choice to wear either royal Sayjin armor, or dresses like the one you are wearing now, when we are in public. The rest of the time you will wear Sayjin armor with my emblem printed on it."

Freiza's emblem was simple in design. The basic shape of an upside-down letter A in an oval. The Ginyu force had a similar sign.

So for a while we ate in quiet. I tried to think of something to say or ask, but my voice lost me. I was having visions of some kind, and I didn't know what to do about them.

Why am I seeing these things?…

Maybe I should tell Bardock. No, that's crazy, I shouldn't have told Kakorot in the first place. The fewer people who know about this, the better.

But since I'm marrying Frieza, shouldn't I tell him? No, of course not. He'd look at me as damaged goods. You never reveal weakness to the enemy, and as long as he lives, Frieza will be my enemy.

We finished eating in silence.

"Katrin, is something on your mind?"

"Yes. What will become of my family? Will I ever get to see them again?"

"Of course! I'm not completely heartless." He laughed.

Of course you are, you monster.

"On special occasions, like holidays, you can visit. We'll, since we're done here, would like to tour the castle?"

"I don't think so, it's late. I would really like to go home and rest before I come to stay with you tomorrow."

"Of course, I understand completely. One last night with you family. I'll have some of my servants ready to fetch you tomorrow around… one P.M.?"

"I'll be waiting."

Frieza came and escorted me out of the castle. Once I was off the castle grounds I turned to face the new home I'd be living in tomorrow. And, for the first time since Freiza's torture five years ago, I cried. For the third time in my entire life, I cried.