Chapter 24

Letting go….

"Stop right there bitch," Interjected Chichi from where she stood in the lab doorway, with one hand on her hip and the other holding the bottle Alexa had given her.

"Baka, what exactly do you think you're doing?!" Alexa's flared red as her aura started growing, "You had better get yourself together…human."

"I've got myself together very well, and you know my conscience is telling me…" Chichi began with a smirk crawling to her lips. "…that it's time I ended your games--at any cost!" She hurled the bottle at Alexa's feet and within seconds the room began filling with a thick smoke.

"Bitch! I am going to kill y-" Alexa's words fell short and she went flying as an uppercut from Chichi connected with her chin.

"You were saying?" Chichi snickered, finding the smoke a walk in the park thanks to her Ki training with Kakarrot. Alexa raged as she struggled to her feet and searched for Chichi's Ki through the thick smoke. Once she found Chichi's energy she sped after her and connected with a roundhouse kick.

"I see you can fight, but you're nothing compared to me!" Alexa declared triumphantly.

Chichi rolled her eyes and gathered up her Ki," Do you honestly believe that?"

POW!

"No, I know it!" Alexa grunted and gave Chichi a kick to the stomach-sending the other girl flying. Chichi hit the lab wall hard, she grunted in pain and coughed up a bit of blood, a thin trickle ran down to her chin from her lips. She shakily pulled herself up from the floor only to be met by a chamber punch to the face-knocking the wind out of her.

"I'm going to make you regret defying me!"

Chichi heaved, but she wasn't willing to give up, her determination was great. She was going to take Alexa down. With heavily shaking arms she attempted to push herself up again but another heavy blow to the belly kept her from doing so. Blood began to flow from Chichi's mouth profusely; her body was becoming numb with the excruciating pain and even just the thought of trying to move seemed an impossibility.

Yet despite her body's silent outcries of refusal, her willpower drove adrenaline into her veins and she unsteadily stood up, "I won't let you cause anyone harm."

Alexa cackled at Chichi's words, "You're right, in a small way. You won't let me harm anyone…because you won't be around."

Darkness cascaded over the large, ruby tinted planet that was Bejitta. A chilling fog embraced the planet and its inhabitants as the source of the darkness became evident Hovering high above the Saya-Jin planet was a large ship boarding unknown passengers.

"Prince Vegeta, your father requires your presence in the throne room."

Vegeta glanced over his shoulder at the kneeling guard and gave him a silent nod before turning back to lock eyes with the blue haired vixen before him. He wanted nothing more than to find out exactly what she was talking about, but knew it would have to wait. "I will return to you late, onna. Go to your room until then."

" Wha-?" Bulma questioned defiantly, wrinkling her nose at the command. She was falling for the Saya-Jin but she would never take orders from any man. "Oh, the lab!" she exclaimed as she rushed away.

Kakarrot stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the most elite of Saya-Jin warriors in front of King Bejitta and Prince Vegeta in the throne room, the anticipation in the room was heavy. They all had trained intensely throughout the course of the last three months to defeat the new threat. However, with the moment they had been preparing for finally at hand, the entire situation seemed more daunting than they could ever have imagined with the arrival of the mysterious ship; a ship that appeared to give off no Ki, a ship that may or may not have been the actual enemy.

"This ship has come from nowhere in only a few hours and yet to move, or even informed us as to who or what is aboard! You are all here because you are the elite of the elites—and also because I've learned that some of you…are traitors." Immediately after the words left King Bejitta's mouth, eyes began to roam and the tension grew vastly immediately as the words left King Bejitta's mouth.

"Last night, a flare shot through the sky from an unknown location directly towards the healing chamber in the mountains and another flare was shot through the healing chamber in the Barents Forest. These are locations only an elite Saya-Jin warrior would know about." The King glared at the Saya-Jin men that stood before him. Fury filled him to his core and was etched on his face; the consequences for rebelling against him were great—something everyone there was well aware of.

"Everyone who has ever visited said vicinities was marked, and those of you who have visited these spots are to remain in this room. The rest of you are excused."

Without another word, many Saya-Jins promptly marched their way out of the throne room, leaving only a small number of warriors behind. When the room was clear of any unmarked men King Bejitta spoke, "You that remain are a trusted few and, as you know, the healing chambers that were destroyed were decoys. I know none of you could ever have committed such treason, for I've made sure to show each one of you the true location for each of the real healing chambers. Forty-two Saya-Jins outside these doors know only where the decoy healing chambers were, and some of those Saya-Jins are traitors! I am entrusting it to you, my most loyal warriors, to discover who the traitors are. And together, we will make an example of them!"

King Bejitta raised his hand in dismissal, and everyone left the throne room, except for Prince Vegeta. "Father…what is this? Why was I not made aware of this occurrence?" Vegeta queried, shocked and outraged by his father's revelation.

King Bejitta glanced at his son, "I was just informed myself. We have no time to discuss this, but in order to solve this puzzle I need you to continue your training—make sure every warrior is at their best. This war is coming quickly—and we cannot be defeated"

Kakarrot stood outside the throne room door, waiting for the Prince to emerge, until he felt a familiar Ki faltering. He abruptly took to the direction of the Ki, moving swiftly down the palace halls until it led him to the Princess' lab.

"Chichi—" he said softly as he noticed the fog beating against the lab window. He kicked the door open and sent a Ki flying that lit up the entire room despite it not being one of his strongest. Once Kakarrot caught sight of the servant Alexa he hurled a stronger key at the woman which incinerated her upon contact. "Chichi!" He shouted and rushed to the unconscious woman's side. He shook her gently, "Chichi…come on."

After a brief moment, Chichi coughed violently and strained to open her eyes. "Kakarrot?"

"Why is it I find you in a battered state every time I return to you?" He growled gently as he pulled her small and weakened frame into his arms.

"Maybe you're my hero?" She breathed into his warmth.

"What? WHAT is going on?" Bulma squealed when she entered the room, she flipped a switch that immediately sucked up the last bit of remaining smoke from the room, leaving the space and the sight of Chichi in Kakarrot's arms clear for her to see. Bulma gaped at her friend's injured state for a split moment before hurrying over to them, "Oh, Chichi!"

Kakarrot arched a brow, "How do you know her name is Chichi?"

"Um…." It seemed, for the first time, that Bulma was at a loss for words…and ideas.

"Kakarrot," Chichi said quickly, "I want to tell you myself. Can we go to your room first?" She added in a whisper.

"Fine," he retorted. He glared at Bulma and then made his way to the room with Chichi still in his arms, leaving a very uneasy Bulma behind.

Kakarrot was livid, not so much for finding Chichi in such a state but mostly for finding out Chichi had kept a secret from him. He hurried to his room and set Chichi on the bed immediately upon their arrival. Without a word, he disappeared to the bathroom and ran a rag under warm water, pushing her need to be cleaned up to the front of his concerns. He rung the rag out and walked back into the room only to find Chichi without a single scratch on her body, as though she had never been touched.

"What happened?" Kakarrot asked, Chichi looked up at him with a half smile playing on her lips. She remained silent and pulled her hair free from the band to let the raven locks cascade freely down her shoulders, to her mid back and kiss her rosy cheeks. Her eyes were filled with an emotion Kakarrot never knew she possessed. She reached for what was left of her tattered shirt to pull it over her head.

She kept her gaze on Kakarrot as her milk white cleavage was exposed to his curious and slightly hungry looking orbs. She stood from the bed and pushed her shabby pants down her hips and let them fall into a puddle around her feet. She stood before him in only a pair of pink panties and black bra, waiting for his reaction.

Kakarrot watched her intently, letting his thoughts waver from every thought of no and every attempt to discover anything and everything this woman might hold hidden from him. His tongue darted out to lick his lips, and his mouth watered at the thought of holding her soft, luscious lips with his own.

Chichi reached behind her and unhooked her bra, slowly pulling it free and tossing it to the floor, exposing her full breasts and taught, pink nipples.

"What are you waiting for, Kakarrot? I'm here for your taking," she confessed, going pink. Kakarrot needed no more words; he rushed to her and pulled her close, filling the gap between them. His tongue delved at her lips for an opening as he pressed his lips to hers for a passionate kiss. She obliged to his probing tongue, granting him the warm, moist cavern of her mouth. He let his hands explore her naked body; her arms snaked around his neck, pulling him in for a deeper kiss.

She moaned into his kiss, "I need you, Kakarrot." He swept her off her feet and tossed her lightly onto the bed, his mind was completely captivated by her and the only plans he had at that moment were to make her his own. Without realizing his fangs had protruded and all he knew was that he needed her; his tail, mind and body were screaming it. He climbed atop her and gave her another chaste kiss on the lips before trailing across her chin and down her throat to the crook of her neck where he took in her intoxicating scent.

She was his eternal bliss.

He ran his tongue over the pulse of her throat, across her collar bone, and without any thoughts he dug his fangs into her neck. Chichi moaned and jerked into his mouth at the saccharine adrenaline racking through her body, the wave of emotion invaded her every thought. She grasped his hand and their eyes locked when he moved away from her throat. Kakarrot licked her sweet blood from his lips and grinned. Their eyes never left one another's as they made love, exploring every inch of the other's body throughout the night and into the morning.

A/N: Okay I tried to make this as long and juicy as possible, I have so many exams next week….Oh and I've finally got someone to edit my writing. WHICH I am very happy for, cause I am always in a rush- so this really helps….Jessy,I'm VERY thankful. Lol. Anyways hope you enjoyed it, and this story is coming to a close…very, very, soon now….tell me what you think is going to happen…what you would like to happen…and I'll hit you with what is going to happen…lol, if that makes sense!!!! Everyone should defiantly thank Jessy for editing!!