Chapter 17 – Taken

Mirai comes to very abruptly as he feels strong hands caress his back. For a split second he thinks he is back on Chikyuu, but as soon as he notices the rock walls and floor he realizes the truth.

Toorah defeated him.

'Finally awake… I was beginning to think you'd stay under.' Toorah's voice inside his head sounds soothing enough, but Mirai still doesn't trust him. He growls at Toorah, warning him to keep his distance.

'I know this must be awkward for you,' Toorah continues his train of thought. 'After all, you see me as a submissive Saiyan. How I treated you is considered an insult to every dominant Saiyan. Guess I insulted myself as well then.'

Mirai gasps. "You're a dominant Saiyan?" he asks hoarsely.

"Yes and no. I'm both."

"Is that even possible?" Mirai carefully sits up, silently thanking Kami that he doesn't have any broken bones this time.

"It shouldn't be, but it happened. Tough. Personally, I don't give a shit. I don't care whether I am dominant or submissive in a relationship. It was convenient that you needed a strong-willed warrior to set you straight."

"Set me straight? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"When you fought Kakarot on Chikyuu, Radditz said something about how Vegeta would probably react the same way you did if you were bonded to someone else. Then I thought: why not? Two bonds might keep you in balance."

Mirai looks at Toorah in astonishment. Then he shakes his head.

"Impossible. Vegeta is my mate." He clenches his fists at his side. "What you suggest now is truly an insult. Was this the reason you came to me at the victory party? You wanted me for yourself?"

"I can't deny my feelings," Toorah says, almost shy. "Kami damn it Trunks, have you looked in a mirror lately? It's a miracle the other Saiyans left you in peace up till now. And that's only because they knew they had to face me if they'd lust for you."

'Ridiculous,' Mirai thinks. 'There's no way I'd be interested in bonding again. I won't be talked into this!'

'Give it some thought, Trunks. Until you decide, you stay here. You need to heal.'

'No senzu beans in this Kami forsaken place?'

'Never carried the stuff. Saiyans consider healers and that kind of thing to be for the weak. We heal on our own or we die on the battlefield.'

'Great.' Mirai falls back onto the bed and closes his eyes in defeat.

Unwanted thoughts appear in Mirai's mind every time Toorah is around. Mirai catches himself admiring Toorah's body, the way he walks, even the way he smells… It's driving him nuts.

He knows very well that Toorah is trying to seduce him and he is determined not to give in to his games. His own horniness doesn't make this task any easier though…

Mirai shows that he's a true son of his father in the following days. He treats Toorah like shit, even though Toorah's taking excellent care of him. He considers even liking Toorah a sign of utter weakness.

'He is never going to win this,' Mirai thinks. 'He can keep me here forever, I won't give in to his ridiculous plan.'

He stands on a ledge outside of their new mountain, watching Saiyan warriors take each other on in the ring below.

He can't help but admire Toorah's fighting skills. Because his destiny was to defeat Glacier, he received some help from the gods, resulting in an almost magical fighting style.

At the moment, Toorah is taking on three Elite soldiers single-handedly. Nappa is one of them. Toorah is putting up a good fight, until Nappa gets a hold of his tail and yanks it. Toorah falls to his knees in pain, bringing up his arm in defense. Nappa grins evilly as he twists Toorah's arm and pins him down to the ground.

A low growl emits from the crowd standing around the ring. Nappa is not making any friends with his action. Mirai senses anger and humiliation from Toorah, and before he even realizes what he's doing, he plummets down to the ring and kicks Nappa away from Toorah.

Crossing his arms over his chest, he stares Nappa down as soon as he manages to get up. Nappa exits without looking back.

"That was the stupidest mistake I've ever seen," Mirai says to Toorah, while looking at Nappa's retreating back. "Never give the enemy the chance to even come near your tail."

"I never expected him to do that," Toorah defends himself. "We're all Saiyans here…"

"What the hell did he say to you?" Mirai turns around now to face an embarrassed Toorah.

"Nothing." Toorah doesn't seem to want to answer that question. The fact that Nappa's been after Vegeta already and is now after Toorah is common knowledge.

"Arigato, Trunks."

"Will you let me out of here now?" Mirai looks at Toorah intently.

"No."

"Then don't thank me. Next time, I'll be on his side."

Toorah sighs as Mirai Trunks takes off into the sky. Then he decides to follow him.

Mirai touches down on the ground as soon as he senses Toorah's ki trailing behind him.

"What the hell is it now?" he growls impatiently. They are in the woods now, unseen by anyone.

"You're right. If I don't let you return to Chikyuu, you'd probably team up with Nappa. To be honest with you, Trunks, I thought that you would be exactly like my father. But you're actually even more proud and stubborn than he is."

"Well, thanks for the compliment. Will you give back my Instant Transmission abilities now?"

"You'll have to kiss me to get them back."

Mirai looks at Toorah with a look that says: "You have got to be kidding me."

"I'm serious! It's the only way to break the spell!" Toorah blushes, but doesn't move an inch.

'You're a hopeless romantic,' Mirai thinks before fisting his hand into Toorah's messy spikes and crushing their lips together. He feels the atmosphere around them change and opens his eyes…

To look at the bright light of the full moon shining down on Chikyuu.

"You son of a bitch! You tricked me!" Mirai stumbles back and covers his eyes, but it's already too late. His blood burns as he transforms. The world becomes red.

Toorah's bite brings him back to his senses. Groaning, Mirai collapses on the bloody and sweaty body of his new mate.

"You… asshole…" he chokes out.

Toorah chuckles tiredly. "Trust me, koi. You will never regret tonight."

"You'd better make sure I don't."

Toorah's tail curls up to entwine with Mirai's. Half asleep, Mirai smiles at the sensation. A deep purr rumbles through the forest.