Chapter Eleven

Home, Sweet, Jealously

v

I woke up in a lake of my own sweat, panicked. I had a terrible dream of a repeat of the Earth being taken over! I breathed heavily, repressing what I just dreamed about. I slowly got out of bed and headed towards the bathroom to grab the robe. I came back out to see the small table with the wafting smell of delicious foods.

I didn't want to sit, but I tried. Slowly sitting down, I glanced up at him, Vegeta, who was standing in front of the mirror fixing a clasp on his cape; my eyes red and puffy from tears and fear in my sleep. He was looking at me through the mirror, grinning in all his pride.

"So… how'd you like it?"

He was being sarcastic. What was he talking about now, though?

"Like what?"

He grinned more wickedly.

"You know, yesterday… before you got all excited about landing… do you remember?"

His smile widened even more; like the Joker. He just wanted to get me worked up by remembering yesterday. I lied and said,

"Oh, 'th-that'… it was… g-good, I guess…"

His grinned stayed plastered to his smug face; he knew I was lying. He turned around to face me and began to walk to where I was sitting.

"So… you're saying that you wouldn't be opposed to doing it again?!"

I shivered and lowered my head. I nodded an awkward half yes, half no nod. He knew I wasn't sure how I felt about it, but it wasn't a yes or a no. Even if it was one or the other, he would just do as he pleased. He gently stroked my cheek with the back of his hand and walked to the door. My scratches were beginning to slowly heal. He sat in a chair next to the door and watched me eat. Crossing my leg over his knee again and his arms over his chest, his eyes darkly burned into my head as he watched me.

Once I finished eating, I finally looked at him. His head was tilted and grinning with amusement. I slowly got up from the table and went back into the bathroom to grab my clothes, but saw that they were gone. A beautiful long gown was hung on the towel hook with a beautiful pair of dainty black stilettos. I slowly dropped the robe, forgetting that the bathroom door was wide open and that Vegeta could see me completely. I slowly did the dress up, Vegeta still watching, and quickly put my hair up. I slipped the shoes on as he stood to go open the door. Not saying a word or questioning, I walked towards him and the door. I swayed as I walked. I saw his eyes gaze downward towards my hips. He was in complete awe. He gave a small pat on my rear as I passed him to get out into the hallway. Again, I didn't say a word. He closed the door and we began to head back the main corridor of the ship. We walked down the hall to the main hall of the palace. A group of strong Saiyan and human males stood there. They all watched as we walked out. I was confused on what was happening, but I just followed Vegeta's lead.

v

Nathan stood amongst the men, not knowing that he was about to see me again, for what might also be the last time. I walked by Vegeta's side as we headed up the few steps to the stage. Everyone began clapping as they saw their Prince. He waved a thanking gesture. He was smiling proudly, but then something changed. His grin faded into a stern, suspicious look. He scanned the crowd of men. Almost thirty guys, all alien to one another, a large majority being Saiyans, though. Nathan was standing near the back, heart-struck as he stared at me. I looked more beautiful than ever in his eyes. Vegeta spotted Nathan. To Nathans unlucky fortune, he stuck out terribly compared to everyone else; all because he was a damn ginger! Vegeta's eyes dilated and his nostrils flared from the faded, oh, so faint scent of me on him. Their eyes finally met and locked, the others slowly backed away, creating an open trail between Vegeta and Nathan. The room was almost dead silent. The tension was strong. Vegeta didn't take his eyes from him as he began to hover off the stage slowly, gently landing and slowly walking towards him. My eyes went wide when I saw Nathan. He took a small step backward, momentarily taking his eyes from Vegeta to look at me. Our eyes locked. All the men stared at the two. Vegeta was now inches from Nathan. They stared each other down until the tense silence was broken by Vegeta.

"Kneel, human."

His voice was very low and dark. He wasn't happy. Did he know who Nathan was? He couldn't have. Nathan slowly kneeled to one knee and bowed his head down to the Prince. Prince Vegeta took the toe of his boot to raise Nathan's chin to stare at him.

"You were her mate."

Nathan froze. It was practically a whisper, but Nathan still heard it. What was he suppose to say to that? I froze, too. I wasn't sure what he said to him, but I knew it was bad because of the fear struck in Nathan's eyes. I glanced around the crowd of men; they were all staring at the tense, strict Prince taunting the strong human… well, everyone, except one; a tall man with thick black hair, spiked all over was staring at me from within the crowd; Kakarot. His eyes were focused with that Vegeta-like smirk across his face. I felt my face flush, so I embarrassingly looked the other way. I curled my lips inward nervously. I could sense him still looking at me. Why was he staring at me? I thought he was the one that said Vegeta got jealous easily… was he trying to draw attention?!

"You will be one of my Five Elites."

Nathan gasped and his eyes practically bulged out of his skull. From the meeting he had had with the Saiyans and a few other humans a few hours prior, he remembered that the Five Elites were of the highest class and quality soldiers. There was recently an opening for the position announced a little while ago for the fifth member died on a very dangerous mission; his name was Broly; so, why him? Why Nathan? All the others gasped in shock. One angry man from the crowd stepped in behind Vegeta.

"What the hell, Prince Vegeta?! You're making that lowly human an Elite solider?! We've been training here for years and we get nothing?! What the fuck?!"

The room fell silent as Vegeta grinned; turning around and letting Nathan's head drop, he stepped towards the half-breed Saiyan who spoke out of turn. Light began gathering in his hand as he raised it.

"Never talk back to your Prince, slave!"

With those being the last words that man heard, Vegeta blasted energy at him. All the others jumped back out of the way, covering their eyes from the light. I did the same up on the stage. Nathan stared ahead in fear, past Vegeta's legs; the man was obliterated; the blast flying towards the stage where I was. My eyes wide, blindly staring at the light speeding towards me before suddenly, I was off the stage, next to the crowd on the other side. The stage was split in half. How?

I flinched when I looked down seeing I wasn't standing. I was in the arms of someone; Kakarot was staring down at me. He looked up, frustrated at Vegeta for disregarding my safety. He was breathing heavily. He moved so quickly, I didn't even see anything happen. He looked back down at me.

"Are you alright, Lady Taylor?"

All I could do was nod. He smiled slightly and then gently set me down. Vegeta saw the man who saved me and laughed to himself, then, went back to being angry.

"TAKE NOTE; THE NEXT MAN THE SPEAK OUT OF TURN WILL SEE THE SAME FAITE AS THAT SCUM DID! UNDERSTOOD?!"

Vegeta pointed back towards the destroyed stage; everyone nervously nodded. Vegeta grinned wildly at the crowd, and then over at me. He looked back at Nathan.

"Stand, Elite."

Nathan slowly rose to stare directly at the Prince.

"Vegito, Gogeta, Kakarot, Bardock!"

Four men stepped out through the crowd, including Kakarot, who left my side to go into the crowd. I didn't hear the others' names too well; Vegeta said them so quickly, so I had no idea who he had just called. Damn it, I really have to stop zoning out! They all stepped behind the Prince, kneeled to one knee and bowed. Vegeta kept his eyes on Nathan.

"What's your name, human?"

"N-Nathan…"

So, it is him…

Vegeta thought to himself. I had been speaking his name in my sleep at night. Vegeta knew now. He grinned at him and turned to the other bowing behind him.

"Rise, soldiers…"

They all did quickly as they all waited for the next command.

"You are now part of the Five Elites. Your job will be to protect the throne and the throne's property. You will be watching over my new mate when I leave on missions or council meetings. You'll be assigned to any position I see as fit and you will oblige. This is the highest of positions to be in; honor it."

The four all bowed and then walked around the Prince to Nathan; who just stood in complete and utter shock. They spoke something to him as they began to lead him away and out. He turned back to look at me again. For the first time in what seemed like an eternity, he smiled, and then, he was gone. Vegeta excused the others after implying their next mission and then came back to where I was still frozen next to the demolished stage.

"He was your former mate, that man…"

I blushed with my head lowered and nodded. It was a trap; something was wrong, very wrong. Vegeta would never make a human one of his elite fighters, so why him?

Why Nathan? Wait…

That's when it immediately came to me; he only made him one to torture me, to torment me with the fact that from now on, Nathan will always be around, but I'll never able to touch him, to love him, to be with him, ever again. That bastard was such a tease, such a fucking lowlife scumbag! I glared at my feet as he raised my chin to meet his face.

"You idiot…! You almost killed me in case you never saw that!"

He smiled and chuckled as he stepped one step closer to me. I backed away a step nervously,

"I know… but I knew someone would save you… even if no one did, we have healing tanks and medications advanced enough to put a destroyed body back together."

I focused my glare at him.

"Still, that doesn't matter. What matters is that you never…"

Before I could protest further, he grabbed me and kissed me, and right as the Five Elites all conveniently walked back in the room. No one saw, or maybe they did and they were all just ignoring it. After he broke the kiss, he leaned in close to my ear and whispered,

"Of course I would've saved you… You're my mate now after all."

I hesitated to move or to say anything. Vegeta then quickly took my arm and began to walk around the stage and back to our room down the hall. Nathan was now wearing Royal elite soldier armor, so I assumed that that is what they were doing when they took him away for those brief two minutes; they took him to change out of his old rags into new shining armor. He looked amazing, but I didn't dare look back at him again. I got a glimpse of what he was wearing before we entered the hallway.

As we got close to the door, two of the other Elites went to the opposite side wall and the other two, one being Nathan stood on either side of our bedroom door. The final Elite stood at the far end, guarding the entrance into the hallway. Vegeta opened the door and pushed me inside as he gave Nathan one final glance, an evil grin was pierced onto the Prince's face. Nathan clenched a little as the door slammed shut. The men leaning against the opposite wall slowly leaned forward a little to try and listen. Nathan and the other near the door tilted their heads, Nathan kind of confused as to why any of them were doing this. Him and the other Saiyan to his left pressed their ears to the wall, listening to what was about to be the most traumatic sounds Nathan had ever heard in his life.

"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING, WOMAN?!"

"What are you talking about…? V-Vegeta… wh-what are you…"

The sound of my frightened voice was cut off from the sound of smashing glass and rustling around.

"What… What are you doing?! Vegeta, stop it! Stop…!"

"THAT'S PRINCE VEGETA TO YOU, YOU LITTLE BITCH!"

The loud sound of slamming against the wall and a slap echoed through the walls. Nathan cringed as he heard me cry out in pain.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

Another slap; he was purposely harming me so Nathan would hear! I fell to the floor and cried out in pain again, trying to crawl away.

"STOP IT! PLEASE… LEAVE ME ALONE! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS…?"

"WHERE THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?!"

"STOP IT! PLEASE! NO! STOP…!"

His hand gripped around my neck as he picked me up off the ground and threw me against the wall. He quickly reached into his pocket and pulled out the silver remote. The second I saw it, my breath hitched and lighting shot through my body. I screamed murderous cries in pain and agony. Kicking, punching, smashing of glass and screaming; so… much… screaming! It was horrific sounding, and Nathan was breaking more and more.

Nathan felt his eyes burning holding back tears. Salted glistens of water formed at the corners of his eyes. He clenched his teeth tightly as a single, lonely tear fell and hit the floor. The others gave him a worrisome look, knowing that Vegeta was purposely doing this to hurt him. They all stared in grim sorrow at the floor, knowing things were only bound to get even worse. Vegito and Gogeta knew damn well that Vegeta was playing a very mischievous game, full of thrills and excitement. They both grinned in the slightest because of that fact. They weren't any better than Vegeta. Kakarot, who was to Nathan's left, did not. He felt too much pain for the poor female human, me. Nathan didn't deserve this. I didn't deserve this. No one did. Suddenly, silence. Nathan's heart almost stopped when he no longer heard me crying. They all heard Vegeta chuckle evilly.

"Serves you right… Know your place, you fucking whore!"

Nathan's jaw clenched angrily.

That fucking bastard! I'll kill him!

Nathan thought.

No, Lady Taylor… Vegeta, you bastard, why are you doing this to her…? Something's not right…

Kakarot thought.

Damn, Vegeta's fucking lucky!

Gogeta thought.

I sure hope I can get some of that, too!

Vegito thought.

I can't wait to fuck you later…

Vegeta thought.

v

I awoke to find no one with me. Finally, ALONE! I lay in the bed soundly and relaxed.

This is peaceful…

I thought. Even though I was still in a lot of pain, I was so very peaceful without that raging bloodhound near me. I slowly got up and rubbed my eyes. I stood and began to walk to the bathroom. I spent a few minutes in their doing my own personal womanly things; including putting on tons and tons of cover-ups around my neck and then came back out to find someone standing on the opposite side of the room. Vegeta turned his head.

"Oh, you're awake. Good, now get dressed."

I glanced to the table behind him that had food set out on one side. He made me breakfast… or dinner… what time of the day was it? Whatever, its food! I completely repressed that fact that Vegeta had just beaten me relentlessly last night just because he wanted to psychologically break Nathan. Like a predator, he wants to rid the competition out of my life… for good. Of course, he didn't know anything about Kakarot, or, at least I hoped so… and that's the way it needed to stay.

I went and sat down and began to eat as if I hadn't eaten in weeks. Vegeta chuckled at me as he came behind me and pet a hand down the back of my head and through my hair. I didn't stop eating to even look or acknowledge him. It was so delicious. I was done eating in a matter of just a few minutes. Vegeta was sitting across from me now, staring at me. After I finished taking the last few sips of water, I went to begin getting dressed, as did he.