Chapter 19

Judith woke, lying on her stomach, her arms above her. Lazily she removed her arm from beneath the pillow and outstretched it, expecting to feel his warm body… instead, she felt nothing but the cool sheets.

She was just about to get up, when she felt the pressure of someone sitting down on the bed next to her. Moments later she felt his hair tingle against the skin of her exposed shoulders as he trailed his lips over them.

"Mmmh." Judith moaned at his touch before he snaked his arm underneath her. She smiled sadly as she noticed he was dressed. Without difficulty Zamasu gently flipped her over and laid her down, her head and shoulders on his lap.

"Why did you not wake me?" Judith asked him, still groggy from the brief nap.

"I did not think I would be able to get out of bed if I did." He answered her flatly. "When will that ridiculous angel of yours return?" he asked her and Judith swore she heard just a miniscule hint of jealousy in his voice.

"I'm not sure. He said he would be back in 2 days." She answered him. Judith let out a heavy sigh. "I wish we could just stay like this forever." She did not want to let go of the time they had together.

"If I had known you in another time, I would not have hesitated to disappear with you." Zamasu said unexpectedly. He trailed his fingers over her cheek and lips. "But now, I am what I am." He said, almost grudgingly.

Judith knew exactly what he meant. "Indeed." She lifted herself from his lap, draping one arm around his shoulder for support. "You are who you are." She looked into his beautiful silver grey eyes. She pulled him into a long passionate kiss. His hand held her back securely as he pressed her into him. For a brief moment, they were both lost in each other's embrace.

"I must go." Zamasu said after he reluctantly pulled away from her.

"Yes." Judith said. "Gowasu must be going mad with worry." She said sarcastically.

Zamasu chuckled at her remark.

… Universe 10 Planet of the Kais …

"Zamasu!" Gowasu yelled, looking desperately for his apprentice. "Zamasu! It is time for my tea!"

… Planet Venera …

And so the time Judith had dreaded had finally come. She knew it was going to be difficult, but she never expected that saying goodbye to Zamasu would be this ridiculously hard.

As they stood outside on the edge of the frozen lake, their breath white on the air, they kissed for the thousand's time. Zamasu's tongue gently caressed over her lips.

Judith flung her arms around Zamasu and buried her face deep into his neck just has he drew her into a bone crushing embrace. He breathed her smell in deeply, desperate to remember it.

"Come back." Judith said into his neck. "Come back to me."

They reluctantly released each other and Zamasu had to force himself to let go of her hand. They would never have this time again. Alone on a deserted planet, inside a wooden cabin on a lake, careless, oblivious to the world outside. He looked deep into her eyes before he disappeared into thin air with the words "Kai Kai".

Judith immediately felt his absence, and the feeling was overwhelming, threatening to suffocate her. A sharp pain shot from the branding mark on her chest, reminding her that she belonged to him. And it was this thought and physical pain that brought some comfort to her.

She stood in the cold, feeling the breeze bite against her face. For the first time since she was brought here, Judith looked and actually saw the beauty of this place with its dense woods and lush trees.

She turned to look back at the cabin with its cracked windows. She was going to have to think of a very good excuse for them and the broken glass in the bathroom and she had also noticed one of her iron cast bed posts were bent, not to mention the bruises that was around her wrists and neck. Thank fully it was freezing weather and she would be able to hide them from Fizz.

For a moment longer she looked at the front door before she turned on her heel and walked into the woods burying herself deep into the black fur jacket she had grabbed from the closet. She did not want to go back into that empty space. She did not want to admit it, but she feared that the memory it now held would be too much for her frail heart to bare. No doubt Fizz will find her when he returns.

… Universe 10 Planet of the Kais …

The grass ruffled slightly as Zamasu appeared on the hillside of his planet, the same hillside where he had first laid eyes on her. It was completely windless on the open grassy plane and a strange silence hung over the planet.

Zamasu closed his eyes. He could still taste her on his lips. He knew with absolute certainty that somehow, he would have to choose between his duty as a Kai and Judith, he could not have both. But how could he choose his duty above her now, when he knew, he could not live without her.

"Zamasu!" Gowasu's voice shattered his train of thought. "Where have you been?!"

"Ugh." Zamasu sighed loudly as Gowasu launched into a tirade of scowling, but Zamasu heard nothing of what he said. His mind wandered back to Judith in the cabin, screaming his name in ecstasy.

… The Planet of Lord Beerus …

"That's an interesting notion my Lord. I am surprised that we haven't tried it sooner." Whis said as Lord Beerus lounged beneath a tree. "And off course I can only speculate on what the Grand Minister will say about this." Whis looked at Lord Beerus from the corner of his eye. "I never thought that you would actually want to safe a universe Lord Beerus."

"What makes you think I want to save that stupid universe?" Lord Beerus said nonchalantly. "I only made the damned suggestion so you would stop sulking and do something useful… like fixing my lunch." He said with closed eyes.

"So this has nothing to do with the fact that in extent you would also be saving Judith?" Whis asked, his voice teasing.

"What?!" Lord Beerus jumped up from his recliner. "Off course not!" he shouted defensively. "Why would I care about a silly little girl? I am a destroyer god!"

Whis smiled slyly as he said. "Whatever you say my Lord."

"Don't start with me Whis." Lord Beerus warned. "So are we going to your daddy or not?" he asked impatiently.

Whis turned to Lord Beerus. "We could leave now and we would be there in approximately two days…" he mused out loud, ignoring Lord Beerus horrified protests at the long journey. "Or we could go to earth which will take us three minutes, pick up Goku and have him use his instant transmission to get us to Universe 7's Supreme Kai who can then transport us directly to the Omni King's palace."

"Stop talking Whis, you are only giving me a headache. Just get us there as soon as possible. You know full well how much I hate traveling long distances without a decent meal along the way." Lord Beerus was already next to Whis. "We can ditch the saiyan on Universe 7's planet of the Kais. I would rather spend two days traveling through space than have that idiot accompany us to Grand Zeno." He finished and placed his hand on Whis's shoulder.

Whis smiled inwardly as he spoke. "Earth it is then…" They disappeared in a flash of white light.