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Bardock's story

Chapter 17: Desire

After a fairly long flight back home, Bardock and his crew landed on Planet Vegeta. As each saiyan climbed out of their pod, they stretched their stiff muscles, groaning.

"Ah, man," Tora groaned, "That was awesome. Well, apart from the landing."

"Yeah," Fasha chuckled, "I haven't had so much fun for a while."

"Well, I think a drink, as a celebration, is called for." Shugesh decided.

"Count me in." Borgos yawned.

However, Bardock had decided different. Since seeing Kayla looking crushed earlier, he had been wondering what could make a beautiful elite girl like Kayla depressed. Now, he had a chance to find her and find out. Without saying a word to his comrades, he set off to Doctor Sports' Lab. That was where he saw her going and he knew she spent a lot of time there, so he was sure that the scientist would know where she was.

When Bardock got to the lab, he could hear the Doctor talking inside. It sounded like he was teaching Kayla something as Bardock could only hear Sports' voice. But when the door opened, the young solider was confused. The Doctor had his back to Bardock, working at his bench, but there was no one else in the room.

"I do hope she'll be ok," The Doctor said, "It's all very confusing for her age, even for a saiyan."

"Eh, Doctor Sports"

The Doctor turned to look behind himself, clearly surprised by the wide eyed look on his face.

"Yes?"

"Uh, I was looking for Kayla."

"She's not here. She left a couple of hours ago."

Then Doctor Sports stepped closer staring deep in to Bardock's face. The young solider stayed perfectly still. The old man wasn't a threat but he was creeping Bardock out a little.

Then a smile spread across the Doctor's face, he recognised the man before him.

"You are Bardock, aren't you?" He asked, "Matrika's boy?"

"Y-yes," Bardock stuttered, "You knew my mother?"

"Yes, she was a marvellous saiyaness. You came with her when you were only a few days old. She needed my help so brought you with her. I have to say, it took me a few seconds to realise. That scar of yours threw me off the scent."

Subconsciously, Bardock rubbed his scar. He couldn't remember his mother bringing him to meet Doctor Sports but it wasn't an impossible thing to have happened. But, back to the reason Bardock was there.

"Do you know where Kayla is then?"

"I don't know if she's still there," The Doctor replied, "But she was requested by King Vegeta."

"The King? What does the King want with Kayla…?"

Doctor Sport had an idea of the answer but didn't want to make things worse. He merely told Bardock to find Kayla and find out. That's what Bardock did.

It was a tense flight to the palace but Bardock quickly found a guard stood at the door.

"Hey, buddy," He called, "Is a girl called Kayla in palace with the King?"

"Uh, no," The guard replied, "She ran out of here some time ago."

Kayla was running?

"Which way?"

The guard pointed in the direction he saw Kayla go and Bardock took to the air, following the given direction. He flew just high enough to see the streets below and as he did, his mind tried to make sense of Kayla visiting the King then running off.

'What does the King want with Kayla? And why would she be seen running out of the palace? This is crazy.'

Soon though, Bardock came to edge of the city and stopped in mid-air. He hadn't seen Kayla anywhere and his scouter hadn't picked up her signal.

"She's got to be around somewhere."

Then, as Bardock looked around and close to giving up, his scouter beeped. He turned to look in the direction it indicated and was relieved to see a familiar figure sat against a large boulder. Kayla was sat with her knees pulled in to her chest, resting her head on the tops of her knees. Bardock landed close to her to see she was upset.

"Hey, Kayla," He called,

She looked up and stared at him.

"Bardock?"

"What's up? I've been looking for you."

"Have you? That's nice."

Bardock was taken back by the bitterness in Kayla's voice. He had never expected, despite her sassiness, to feel such hostility from her. For a moment, he just stood staring down at her as she sat, almost glaring at him. Finally, she turned away from him.

"What do you want, Bardock?"

"I saw you heading for Sports' lab earlier and you looked out of it. I just wanted to see if you were ok."

Then the bitter glare from Kayla faded as tear filled her eyes again. She laid her head on her knees again, facing away from Bardock. Determined to solve this, Bardock sat himself on the ground and watched her carefully.

For a few moments, the two saiyans sat in silence as Bardock tried to figure where to start and Kayla sat, wishing Bardock would give up and fly off, leaving her alone.

"That Doctor Sports guy told me that you went to see King Vegeta earlier."

"Did he?"

"Yeah. So what did our 'distinguished' leader want?"

Kayla turned to look at Bardock and saw only concern in his eyes. She didn't want to say it out loud but she couldn't lie, least of all to Bardock.

"He wants me to move in to the palace," She sighed, "I think, and my mother certainly believes it, that King Vegeta wants me to become his queen."

Bardock stalled. Even though he knew that this could happen, he was still stunned. The most powerful saiyan in the universe at the moment had intentions for the woman he wanted. And yet, it made sense. Kayla's family were only a step down from the Royals and she was so beautiful, the title of queen of the saiyans was certainly fitting for Kayla.

"I would've guessed that you would've jumped at the chance to be queen. Most girls I know would've."

Kayla smiled a little, "You should know by now that I'm not like most girls."

"True"

Kayla sighed then told Bardock about the dinner with the King at the palace then about the meeting this time, including Kolra's desire for her to mate King Vegeta.

"I feel trapped, Bardock," She confessed, "it's like I have no choice. I don't have any wish to be queen."

"How about being Vegeta's mate? Does that tempt you?"

"I don't think so. He's handsome, charming and impressive for sure. He's a worthy mate."

"But…"

Kayla then turned her head to face Bardock, her eyes focused only on him.

"But he's not who I desire as my mate."

"Oh, ok, who then?"

For some reason this made Kayla smile. It wasn't every day that a male saiyan was left clueless and Bardock seemed sweet with it.

Still unsure of what she was talking about, Bardock was soon made warier when Kayla moved closer then sat on her heels. She stared deep in to his eyes, giving Bardock a chance to practically drown in her emerald pools. To get better eye contact, he shifted himself to be facing her. Then she leaned forward, resting her delicate hands on his knees.

"I think you'll work it out." She said huskily.

Finally, she closed the gap and caught his lips with hers, her hands taking hold of his face. It didn't take long for Bardock to respond, kissing her back intently. His hands found her waist, pulling her closer. Slowly, the intensity of the kiss increased as Bardock took control, gently encouraging Kayla backwards until she lay on the cool grass with his warm body covering her. His lips left hers and gently traced along her jaw-line then down her neck. As he kissed her soft skin, Kayla's tail found his, softly entwining them together. Her hands reach up, her fingers raking through his mass of silky black hair. The knowledge that they were of two different ends of the saiyan social ladder was forgotten for now.

After Kayla's neck was tingling from the sensation of having him kissing the skin, he kissed her lips. When they finally came up for air, the passion and lust in both their eyes was hard to miss.

"Well, I think I know who you mean now." Bardock smirked.

"Good," Kayla breathed, "then make me yours, claim me before anyone else."

For the first time, Bardock was hesitant. Kayla was everything he wanted and this was the perfect chance to claim her. But what if King Vegeta found out? He'd be dead for sure. And there'd be no telling what the King would do to Kayla. Somehow, Kayla could see the concerns in his eyes. She gently cupped his face in her hands, softly rubbing her thumb along his scar.

"I don't care about the risks," She said softly, "If two saiyans want to be together, they should be allowed without worrying about whether we are elite or low-level or royalty. Please, Bardock, I want you."

Finally, Bardock gave in. The two young saiyans spent the next few hours giving in to their desire for each other.