Chapter Thirty
True Love Can Exist Twice
v
Kakarot slowly got up and out of bed, yawning tiredly and stretching his muscles, and then went into the kitchen to get some food. He brought two plates back into the room and set them on the dresser. He sat back down on the bed, watching me sleep. He smiled, but then quickly noticed that I was still bleeding a little from a small opened scab onto the pillow. He quickly ran to the bathroom and got a wet cloth and some bandages. He gently pressed the damp, cool cloth to the wound and I moaned softly, waking up.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you…"
I smiled up at him.
"He-he; its okay, Kakarot, I'm fine."
He smiled and continued to clean to wound. After he cleaned it and dried it gently, he wrapped the bandage around my shoulder and underarm, going around across my chest and back. He leaned down, hovering over me and gently kissed me. I kissed him back passionately. He broke the kiss and went to grab the food.
"I made breakfast… or… I guess lunch technically."
I chuckled and took the food.
"Thank you…"
He sat on the edge of the bed again, and began eating as I sat up against the headboard and did the same.
"Kakarot…"
He looked up to me from eating.
"Yeah…"
He spoke with a mouthful of food, making me giggle, and then I said,
"That was the greatest night of my life."
v
I emerged from the bathroom three days after that night we made sweet love into the kitchen where Kakarot stood, cutting fruits, shirtless and wearing boxers (because that's what I call them; stupid Saiyan names for things). He glanced up at me, taking a double-take and froze. He set the knife down and turned his whole body to face me. His face in awe of my new look. I cut my hair. It was short now; I styled it to look like Videl's from Dragon Ball Z. I loved it when it was done and I prayed that Kakarot would love it, too. He stepped forward, around the table, towards me. He stepped right up to me, staring down into my eyes amazed.
"You… You changed your hair… It's short now."
"Yeah… I… I was really hoping that you'd like it…"
"Like it… I… I love it. You look really cute…"
I blushed, a small, bright pink blush and looked away. He gently turned my head back to face him, caressing under my chin.
"No, don't look away… You look so beautiful."
"I do?"
He chuckled, knowing that he's told me the same thing for so long, but I still ask the same question again and again.
"Yes."
He leaned down and kissed me, still holding my chin gently. I kissed him back, thankful that he loved my hair. His hands slowly came up and gently played and tangled his fingers through the newly cut hair. When we broke the kiss, we stood still; he slowly moved his lips up to my forehead, gently kissing it. His hands were still in my hair as he held me close to his body. I could hear his heartbeat thumping in his chest. It soothed me; his warmth, his strength, his body, his heart, his love… him.
v
He had finally fixed the bedroom door… and the bathroom door. It wasn't like there was a need to fix either, but he did it anyway. Doors being left open (or broken) was a pet-peeve of his, just like how leaving unclean dishes on the countertops and kitchen table was a pet-peeve of mine. He fixed it and, yet again, apologized for, one: breaking the doors, and two: behaving the way he did that night. I kept telling him it was all alright, that everything was okay, and that I forgave him, but I think it was still haunting him. I tried making him feel better by cuddling with him of the loveseat in the living room, and then, having dinner and heading to bed a few hours later.
It continued and went on. He was like a ghost in a haunted shell of his own body and couldn't escape. He tried forgetting about it, but, despite him not really hurting me, he felt worse than the other time when he actually did hurt me. He didn't really understand why, but I felt like I knew why.
"When I was young… I was a very happy child…"
I slowly looked up at him. He stayed looking forward. His face didn't seem to have any emotion on it, and that was odd considering that this was probably the first time he'd spoken to me about his childhood.
"I was one hundred and fifty-four or… uhh… eleven in Earth years… at the time… and when I was playing with my brother one day… he left me alone to go and get my father to see something that I'd found… It was an old picture of my mother and…"
He paused,
"…and a woman came in… I… I didn't know her, and she…"
I watched his eyes carefully, and could see them slowly turning a dark purple, remembering whatever it was that he was remembering.
"…and she had said something to win me over to her in a locked room… and once we were in that locked room… she… she hurt me…"
My eyes widened as he spoke.
"She forced me down and forced me to… to f-fuck her… She poisoned me… a-and it made me… umm…"
He swallowed hard,
"…it… it made me… c-cum… inside of her… Taking in my seed…"
"K-Kakarot…?"
"She was a shape-shifter, who birthed a son from my DNA... My father wanted to kill him, but I said no and that I would take care of him… I never saw her again, but apparently she knew my father… on a more… sensual level… They had a past together and my father had left her for my mother…"
His grip around me tightened slightly as he held me close.
"I don't know why she did it to me… and why she did it when I was so young… but… I never thought it would bring me to where I am now…"
"What do you mean?"
He looked down at me finally as the purple slowly turned back into black again.
"If it wasn't for her, I would've ended up like my brother… or worse, Vegeta… A hateful, enraged being that is only driven by war or sex…Because of her, I waited until I found someone that I could trust to make a relationship with; someone to love and cherish.
He smiled down at me and leaned in, kissing me gently.
"…you…"
I smiled up at him.
"It was chilling… the last words she spoke to me I do still remember… She said 'you look just like your father', and then that's when she left… Leaving behind a motherless infant and a shattered child as my brother and father broke into the room to see the mess…"
I froze, watching his facial expression turn from happiness to disgust to sadness. He held me close.
"Well, you're safe now… and look at your son; he's all grown up and a very kind person because of you, Kakarot…"
Reassuring him, he slowly smiled slightly and held me back as close as possible.
"So, because of her… I could be with you… I found you…"
"Are… Are you saying that… I remind you of her…?"
He went silent for a moment.
"No, I… I'm just saying that she helped me for the future… to make better decisions and forget about my brother, father, and Vegeta's influences…"
I hugged him closer.
"Kakarot… You're a good person; a good Saiyan… and I'm grateful that you opened up to me… but why? Why now?"
He was silent for a moment and then smiled shyly down at me.
"…because I trust you, my mate…"
I smiled and leaned up to kiss him. Our lips locked and his hand gently rested on the side of my face.
"I love you…"
"I love you, too, baby…"
He held me close to him for a long time and cuddled me extra close. He never wanted to let go.
v
Taylor walked through the hallways until she came to the throne room. When she opened the door, she saw Nathan sitting in there waiting. He was waiting to spar with Kakarot, but the guy never showed; just like every other time the past week. Nathan was more worried than frustrated at this point. It wasn't like Kakarot to just up and ditch on his friend, so where did he go? Nathan glanced up and saw Taylor in the doorway. He waved her over, signaling it was okay and she approached him.
"Hey…"
"Hey…"
They stared at one another and sat down on the bench near the wall. She sat down right next to him, sensing he was upset.
"I sensed something was wrong a while ago, but it took forever for me to find you alone so we could talk…"
Nathan kept his eyes forward; his hands in his lap and slouched. He was definitely bothered by something, but Taylor couldn't put her finger on it.
"What is it?"
Nathan stayed silent, shaking his head slightly. He leaned back on the bench, pressing his back to the wall.
"Kakarot hasn't shown up for sparring in a week and I'm getting worried that Vegeta might've done something to him…"
Taylor stayed silent for a moment just staring at him.
"Nathan… I know there's something else bothering you, so… what is it?"
"Why don't we talk about you…? Like where you learned how you pickpocket and sneak around here, unseen, like a ninja, huh…?"
He grinned slightly when she giggled at his question. She sighed and then spoke,
"Well, after I was taken onto a ship, I was able to escape from a clumsy guard and then hide out throughout the bottom corridors of the ship until we arrived on Planet Vegeta… During that time, I trained myself to keep quiet while sneaking around, learning from other Saiyans and humans talking as they'd pace by the vents, and I just followed my mental guide to Skyrim pretty much…"
Nathan laughed and put his arm around her.
"Well, I should've expected that from you of all people…"
She smiled at him and put her hand to his cheek.
"You okay…? You got a pretty nasty gash on your forehead."
Nathan flinched as her fingers stroked along the tail end of the scar down the side of his face.
"Yeah, I'm fine… This is just a scratch compared to some of the other shit these guys get…"
Taylor brought her hand away and just relaxed against his shoulder.
"They took my tarot cards away from me… Apparently it freaked too many of these idiots out…"
Nathan looked almost shocked but chuckled a little.
"Really…?"
"Yeah… I used them yesterday… and they told me that your future was to be filled with great pleasures but terrible despair… I got worried when I saw that Taylor's said that her future was soon to end by the hands of a man she loves…"
Nathan's eyes went wide.
"What…?"
"Yeah… and then when I did Vegeta's in front of some of the other soldiers and servants, they got so scared that that might actually be his future one of the guards took them away from me and destroyed them, thinking it'd erase any and all traces of them."
Nathan didn't speak for a long moment before he finally asked,
"What did Vegeta's future say…?"
Taylor grinned slightly.
"It said nothing more than that he would die by his own doings…"
Nathan stared at the empty room ahead of him and continued speaking to Taylor without even looking down, too focused in thought.
"What does that mean?"
Taylor laughed under her breath.
"It basically means that he'll die because of something he did either to someone or himself…"
Nathan couldn't speak. He was too focused on imagining what the future might hold now.
He and Taylor talked more throughout the next hour about how each of them were doing and how she'd learned so much from some of the other humans and even some Saiyans since they'd gotten to this planet. Nathan talked about how the Elite rally had gone and what had happened afterwards. He told her about how cruel Vegeta was and how evil the things he'd do were, but he didn't dare open his mouth about what he had to witness just weeks prior.
v
Kakarot and I walked the streets smiling and greeting friendly people with 'hello' and 'how are you' the next day. He put his arm around me protectively, but I think also to show off. He was in a much better mood after cuddling the day before. He was just like a big, cute dog that just needed love. He was such a cutie! Lately, Kakarot has been flying back and forth from the palace for the past few days, acting like he didn't know anything about my disappearance there. He hadn't seen Prince Vegeta in a while and the King didn't care much other than getting with me when I got back. Of course, that wasn't going to happen! He didn't see Nathan or anyone else. They were all out searching and patrolling the streets in the higher districts. Kakarot himself was a little confused on why Vegeta wasn't taking me being kidnapped, or running away, more seriously. He was taking it rather lightly, considering the fact that he also had my scent. He could've easily come and found me by now. What was he waiting for?! What was he planning?!
We shopped around and bought a few more things until we saw a few palace guards in the direction we were heading talking to some civilians. He quickly grabbed my hand and pulled me back through the crowd the other way and back to the house. Once we got home, we laughed, breathing heavily from moving so quickly.
"Geez, that was close."
"He-he; yeah… You got to be more careful where we go next time, Kakarot."
"Oh, I have to! You were the one all 'oh, I want to go see this' and what not!"
"Hey!"
I ran up to him and jumped on his back in an attempt to tackle him down. He purposely stayed leaning forward so I could jump up and wrap my arms around his neck from behind. He laughed and spun me around on his back. I squealed and laughed like crazy, having so much fun. I fell off and flew a few feet away, landing onto the loveseat in the living room. He spun around, took two giant steps to the loveseat and fell on top of me. I gasped when he did. Laying on me with dead weight, I could barely breathe.
"Ahh, Kakarot! Get off!"
I tried pushing him, but he wasn't moving. His eyes were closed, pretending he was 'dead' or just sleepily lazy. He chuckled quietly, grinning and then, slowly, I leaned my arms forward and put my fingers near his ribs. Right as he slowly opened an eye to see what I was doing, I began viciously tickling him! His eyes flew wide open and he screamed, falling on the floor, practically crying laughing. He was, by far, the most ticklish person I had ever seen! I laughed at him curling into a ball on the floor, grabbing his sides, laughing harder than ever; trying desperately to get me away; waving his hands frantically around.
"AHH, NO, N-NO, STOP, STOP IT! AHH, T-TAYLOR, AHHHAHAA!"
"He-he; I never knew the 'oh-so-strong' Kakarot would be so darn ticklish!"
I stopped tickling him to let him catch his breath, still crotched down next to his shaking, uncontrollable giggling body. As soon as he did, he began to chuckle in a lower, more maniacal tone, and then, he began to laugh in an evil, but fun way, as he laid there on the floor, his eyes shut and his hands up against his face, covering it. He slowly moved them away to reveal himself staring up at me with dark, looming eyes; hot and burning with desires.
"Uh-oh…"
I stood quickly and backed away one step. He flipped over to his hands and knees. His tail unwound from his waist and began thrashing around, puffed up. He bore his fangs, but I knew he wasn't actually being serious. I could tell by that 'I'm having so much fun with you right now' face. He was playing the whole 'I'm a crazy, untamed animal' role again. I noticed he liked doing that a lot with me. Over the past ten days, I've noticed he really enjoyed doing that. I giggled and backed away more. He began to crawl slowly towards me, growling quietly while smiling at me. I immediately ran, jumping onto the loveseat, just barely missing him jumping up to grab me by jumping off and running around the corner into the kitchen. He pounced off like a big cat and ran around the corner to find me trapped in a corner, my back pressed against it staring straight at him. He chuckled and fell to his hands and knees again and began crawling towards me across the kitchen floor.
"He-he, oh, no, I'm trapped, won't anybody help me?! He-he…!"
My sarcastic, little voice made him laugh as he stopped about two feet away from me, inhaling deeply before answering,
"He-he, oh, no… No one is coming to help you, my little kitten. This tiger is going to get you this time! You have nowhere left to run…"
"He-he… no, please… I beg you. Please, don't hurt me."
He grinned wildly at me, biting his lower lip slightly, and then purposely showing off his fangs as he tilted his head to the side. I tried to scamper past him on my hands and knees. He loved the nickname 'tiger' that I began calling him, (already having the knowledge, or some knowledge, of Earthly animals, and some of the more dangerous and fierce ones; the tiger being his favorite; not just because it was a fierce, killing machine, but because it was also very graceful and beautiful to him) and now, he used it almost all the time with me, wanting me to call him it basically whenever we were alone. It made me laugh and I blushed terribly. He chuckled at me as I playfully whimpered like his helpless prey he just caught. I felt his hand grip around my ankle.
"He-he; where do you think you're going, my little kitten?!"
I was blushing like crazy. Every time he called me that, I blushed badly. I loved it when he called me 'kitten'. It was my favorite nickname.
"Ahh, no, no don't… Please, Mister Tiger!"
He loved it when I used my playful little girlish voice when we had fun like this. He chuckled playfully evil and then growled as he pulled me back towards him.
"Mister Tiger shows no mercy!"
I laughed even harder as he began to tickle my sides. He didn't let up either. I could barely breathe, I was laughing so hard. He chuckled and blushed at my squirming, little figure. Once he finally stopped to let me catch my breath, he pounced down on me, pinning my arms down to the cool floor. He gently laid himself over me, supporting himself up. He gently kissed my nose and then looked down at me for a moment before kissing my lips. I kissed him back. He broke the kiss a few seconds after and chuckled, and then whispered,
"This tiger is getting really hungry… What should this tiger eat?!"
I giggled knowing what he was referring to. I blushed and bashfully spoke quietly, licking and shyly curling my lips inward,
"Umm… I don't know…"
"He-he; I think you do…"
He slowly moved down my body, letting my arms go, towards my new black leggings I had bought the other day. He inhaled deeply, hovering over my abdominal region, exhaling slowly and warmly against my stomach, embarrassing me. I covered my face shyly, turning my head away.
He won't see me if I hide my face!
I thought jokingly to myself, making myself giggle quietly.
"You smell awfully nice, my pretty, little kitten… I think this tiger would like to eat you up!"
He reached back up pulling my hands from my face and pulled both of my wrists into one of his hands while the other trailed gently down my body and over my inner thigh.
"No. Don't, that's embarrassing."
He chuckled, coming back up to my eyes.
"Why?"
I slowly peaked open my eyes at him. He was over me grinning down at me.
"It's just what animals do… and this animal wants nothing more than to gobble this little animal up!"
He chuckled as he let my hands go again, only to have me lightly tap the side of his with one of my small hands teasingly.
"He-he; I'm no animal, you brute!"
He chuckled at my sassy, sarcastic attitude.
"You've got quite the mouth; I think I may need to punish you, my little minx."
My eyes widened. I gasped sarcastically at him, forgetting that that was what Vegeta had called me once or twice before. It sounded too good coming out of Kakarot's mouth.
"Oh, no…! Please, don't Mister Tiger. I'll behave, I promise…"
I couldn't help my constant giggling. He found it incredibly amusing. He grinned wickedly down at me, showing off his miraculous fangs.
"Well, how will I know unless I punish the little, misbehaving kitten…?"
I blushed greatly. I scampered backward from underneath him; quickly flipping around to my hands and knees again and crawling under the chairs and kitchen table. He chuckled as he just watched me this time, not immediately chasing me. His tail was lashed out, puffy, playfully and cute. He gave me a grin and a small growl before slowly crawling towards me. I crawled from the kitchen into the bedroom and crawled under the covers on the bed. Kakarot stood and walked to the room. He saw a lump under the blankets on the bed and chuckled. He closed the door and locked it.
Slowly walking towards the bed, he used his tail to hook on the blanket and lift it up. He saw me curled up into a ball under. I peeked out at him and he grinned, giving me a friendly, little wave. He laughed as he quickly crawled under the blanket with me. His eyes gleamed down at me as we both giggled under the blanket. He kissed me deeply while slowly feeling my sides, gently gripping my new tank top and pulling it up and over my head. I finally had underwear to wear now and I was wearing my new peachy-colored bra and turquoise-colored panties. Kakarot said he preferred seeing me in more vibrant colors rather than darker colors and black. That's what Vegeta liked. Kakarot liked it, too, but only to an extent. He preferred lively colors; it reminded him of happiness and joy. He was pleased to see my choice in bra.
His teeth hook the center of it and pulled up gently, revealing my breasts. He then moved his hands down to my waist and slowly began to pull my leggings down to reveal the new underwear. He glanced down and saw; he was pleased. I giggled as he kissed around my collar bone, feeling his large hands over my soft, little breasts. I felt all over his chest until I finally grabbed the bottom of his shirt and pulled it up, pulling it over his head and off, revealing his chiseled chest and tanned muscles. I watched his chest rise and lower as he breathed heavily. Our mouths locked as he went to slowly remove my underwear, but stopped when there was a knock at the front door. He threw the blanket off and stayed still, looking out towards the living room listening. I stayed as quiet and still as possible. A second knock was heard which clarified it. He got up and went to the door of the room, turning back at me.
"Stay in here, don't make any noise and get redressed, okay?"
I nodded and he quickly went to the door, unlocking it, stepping out and closing it behind him. He opened the front door to see Vegito and Gogeta standing there in their patrol amour.
Oh, fuck me!
"Well, well, well… what do we have here? So, this is the right place…?"
"Uh, hey, guys… Wh-What are you doing here?"
They grinned and stared straight at him.
"So, this is where you live, huh, Kakarot?! I never would've guessed you… top Elite… living in this side of town…"
"Well… it is… So, uhh, what are you guys doing here?!"
He needed to stall them, re-asking questions and whatever else he needed to do. They couldn't come inside; they'd find me for sure.
"Well, we were instructed to check out every house in the third district of the city. Nathan and Bardock are checking out districts six and seven and whatever, and we're just going house to house… looking for you."
Kakarot swallowed hard as Vegito grinned darkly into what felt like his very soul. He needed to stay calm; show no fear.
"Oh, is that right?"
Gogeta grinned,
"Yeah… and the girl…?"
Kakarot played dumb.
"Girl…?"
Vegito chuckled,
"Yeah, you know… the pretty little slut that we all fucked… Where is she?"
His voice lowered and became stricter on the last few words.
"Even if I knew, why would I tell you two?"
They smiled,
"…you wouldn't, but…"
He paused, tilting his head to the side and inhaled deeply before continuing,
"We know she's here…"
Kakarot's eyes went wider and glanced to the side before quickly looking nervously back at them. He didn't want to fight.
Awe, shit! Fuck, no…
Their eyes scanned over his shirtless chest before Vegito commented,
"We can smell her… on you… You lucky, fucking son of a bitch…!"
They chuckled, knowing Kakarot wasn't going to budge. Kakarot swallowed again hard, trying to rid the dry bump at the back of his throat.
"…and besides, Vegeta's put a bounty on you two, and the girl is worth a lot more… I wouldn't mind getting some of that… he-he; in both ways, if you know what I mean."
Oh, Kakarot knew damned well what they meant. He be damned if he was going to let that happen, though.
"You haven't been around the palace a whole lot lately, you know, with assignments, training, and whatever else… You've been here, screwing her… You fucker… You must be the worst out of us all. Kidnapping the Prince's slave, fucking her day in and day out… Must be nice… Living the dream, Kakarot…"
Kakarot growled a quiet, low growl at the back of his throat and clenched his fists. Vegito chuckled as Gogeta focused his eyes on Kakarot and then noticed past him in the house, the door to the bedroom locked. Kakarot instantly heard it, too.
Fuck, their damn sensitive hearing!
Gogeta pushed Kakarot aside and Kakarot grabbed him by the hair before he could go any further. Vegito punched Kakarot and then kicked him down. Kakarot fell down, clenching his gut. He wasn't used to fighting any more. He hadn't had to in months. He'd been slacking off in training and didn't do many if any missions anymore. He changed.
"Come on, Kakarot! All this time you've been out of service, you haven't even trained on your own?! You're so out of your own league!"
Vegito growled lowly before slamming his boot into his side. Kakarot screamed out in pain. I clenched my fists scared.
No, Kakarot, come on! Fight back!
"You're pathetic, Kakarot, and now, if you don't mind, we have some unfinished business to attend to…"
Vegito grinned wickedly down at the defenseless Saiyan. Gogeta laughed before slamming his boot down into Kakarot's face. Blood sprayed across the floor and Kakarot lay motionless. I was peeking through the hole for the key in the door. I covered my mouth nervously trying not to make a sound.
"Now, shall we…?"
Vegito looked at Gogeta and chuckled,
"Gladly…"
I saw them turn towards the door and I immediately backed all the way to the other side of the room and climbed on the bed, curling up in the corner scared. They slowly came towards the bedroom door. There were three small, quick knocks that startled me deeply. They chuckled before Vegito spoke,
"Come on out, little girl… Just come out and we won't hurt you… We promise…"
I cringed at the foul words. Vegito grinned wickedly when he didn't get an answer from me.
"Don't be afraid… We won't hurt you if you just listen and come out quietly…"
I didn't budge. Tears began forming at the corners of my eyes.
Kakarot, please; help me! Get them away! Get them out! Fight!
Gogeta scratched his claw-like nails down the door, chuckling maniacally.
"Now, now… don't make us mad… You wouldn't like us breaking down this door to get you, now would you?"
I cringed in fear, tightening up every inch of my body in a ball. I let a small whimper slip, which they happened to hear. They laughed more.
"…last chance, kitten… Come out… now!"
Vegito's voice was harsh and strict, but I knew they both still had those evil grins on their faces, though. I covered my ears scared and afraid for Kakarot.
Kakarot, please… wake up! Help me!
v
Kakarot slowly looked through the blurred vision at the bedroom door. The door went crashing inward, not off its hinges like last time, but it was still damn near close, and the laughter of the two overgrown men echoed through his head as he tried to roll over and get up. He heard me scream and then, one of the two yelled 'shut up' and the echo of a slap came from the room. He heard me start to cry and scream his name, and, by this point, he found he was already standing and pacing for the room as if he hadn't even been knocked down. Blood ran from his forehead, nose and mouth, but that didn't even faze him anymore. He walked right into the room and right up behind Gogeta.
"Hey, why don't you pick on someone your own size?"
Before either could react to him even being in the same room, Kakarot grabbed Gogeta by the shoulder, spinning him around and punching him across the face. Vegito let go of my shirt and charged at Kakarot, throwing him out of the room. The two left me to go and fight Kakarot, who back flipped to his feet and got into a stance to fight the two brutes. Kakarot made the first move. Kicking and screaming could be heard from where I was, curled in the furthest corner of the bed, scared of what would happen. A few minutes went by before things finally fell silent. Kakarot calmly stepped around the corner to see me cowering in fear. I saw him hold out his arms with a crooked smile on his face. I immediately jumped off the bed and ran across the room and hugged him. I glanced around him to see the other two on the floor unconscious.
"Oh, my God, Kakarot… That was way too close…"
He was breathing hard and slightly chuckled even.
"He-he… yeah… it was…"
I didn't want to let him go, but I knew exactly what he was thinking. We had to get out of here. They knew where we lived now. Kakarot was thinking it just as I was.
"I'm just glad they didn't hurt you…"
I giggled and replied,
"I just glad you're not dead…"
He grinned while looking down at me.
"What…? Me, dead…? No way…!"
I giggled and then he let go and turned to the two unconscious bodies lying on the floor. He managed to drag Vegito and Gogeta out to the back of his house and then ran back inside, grabbing everything he needed; clothes, gear, food and cash.
"Grab whatever you need. We're leaving… now!"
I nodded and ran into the bedroom grabbing a bag and throwing my clothes into it. We ran out of the house, our bags thrown over our shoulders, hand in hand, and ran down the street, through the busy crowd of Saiyans and other aliens. We ran for about five minutes before finally reaching the bordering docks to the capital. Two large Royal ships just landed and were unloaded; perfectly ready for the taking.
Kakarot grabbed his ID, showing he was commanding Elite to the palace and a Royal asset of the Prince. The man guarding the gate looked at it and obliviously smiled, letting us go through. We ran to the end of the dock before we heard a man yelling.
"THERE THEY ARE! THAT'S THEM! GET THEM, NOW!"
"Oh, shit!"
Kakarot grabbed me and flew up into the top of the ship. Latching to door shut, he ran to the control panel and started it up. I strapped myself into the seat next to his as the ship began to rumble.
"Don't touch anything and hang on!"
Kakarot spoke clearly and sternly; I obeyed. As we lifted off. Vegito and Gogeta ran through the crowd, ramming people out of the way to try and catch up. They took to the air, but before they could get close enough, Kakarot hit the turbo boosters of the powerful galactic spacecraft, and we blasted away faster than they could react.
"DAMN IT! FUCKING DAMN IT!"
Vegito screamed. He growled angrily before turning back to Gogeta.
"COME ON, LET'S GO BACK TO PALACE. PRINCE VEGETA NEEDS TO KNOW WHERE TAYLOR IS HEADING AND TO CONFIRM WHO SHE'S WITH…!"
Gogeta nodded and the two of them angrily flew back to the palace to let Prince Vegeta know.
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Nathan stood on a balcony's edge drinking water on his break, humming 'may it be'; one song he'd never forget because of me, when his eyes caught the slight of one of the large Royal battle ships blasting off of the planet. He grinned slightly, knowing I was on that ship.
"Taylor… stay safe… please… I'll find you again, someday…"
He looked down at all the screaming soldiers and people staring at the sky from ten stories above.
"I won't fall; not for you… I won't let Vegeta control me… I won't let him hurt me anymore… I'll find you, baby… I'll find you…"
He felt tears forcing their ways to the fronts of his eyes before he mumbled the words,
"I promise…"
v
"YEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHH, BABY! WE DID IT! WOOOOOOHHOOOOO!"
Kakarot cried out, howling in glee. I squealed happily next to him, jittering around excitedly in my seat.
"Kakarot, we did it! We actually did it! That was so awesome!"
He laughed and looked down at me with a huge accomplished grin on his face.
"It sure was kitten, it sure was…"
I giggled as he pushed a button and then I saw nothing, but blurred white lines.
"Hang on…"
I tensed in my seat as we jumped to light speed. A minute later, we came out of light speed in deep space.
"Where are we, Kakarot?"
"Don't worry about where we are… Just be glad we're off of Planet Vegeta now."
"What about your home, Kakarot?"
"Don't worry about it… I have my money and my clothes… and you… I think that's all I really need… and there's more than enough food on this ship to feed us…"
I smiled and nodded. He grinned down at me pleased.
Wait… holy crap, I just remembered! I still have it; the collar! I totally forgot about it. I need to get this stupid thing off!
"Kakarot…?"
"Yes…"
I pointed to the collar. His eyes followed my finger. I think he may have forgotten, too, even though it's there… all the time.
"Since we're finally off of Planet Vegeta, can you take this off?"
He focused on it and slowly reached his large hands for the dainty, small collar.
"Stay still…"
I did. His voice was so calm, so aloof. I didn't get any of this, though. If Vegeta wanted me back so terribly, why didn't he just use the tracking device on the collar?! It didn't make any sense! Whatever, it didn't matter anymore. We were finally gone. For a minute, Kakarot, with steady hands, very carefully rolled the dials on the back into a specific combination (about twelve of them) before there was a small beep and the light turned off. We froze. Was… Was it off?! He snapped the metal between his fingers and gently took it off. I felt around my neck. It felt weird not to be wearing it anymore, but I hugged Kakarot for getting rid of that stupid thing.
"Thank you… Thank you, Kakarot!"
"He-he; you're welcome."
I smiled up at him as he threw it into the garbage under the console and then, took his seatbelt off, getting up and leaving the ship in autopilot, he paced to the bar near the back of the ship and poured himself a drink. I got up and followed him.
"You know, the driver really shouldn't be drinking…"
He chuckled and gave me a wicked smile from over his shoulder,
"First of all, it's on autopilot right now, and second of all, you really shouldn't be telling me what to do, you know… I'm still a hungry tiger that has yet to satisfy his appetite… and I'm becoming very impatient…"
I blushed and turned away, swaying my hips purposely back towards the front as I began to walk back. I stopped and then glanced over my shoulder and commented,
"Well, maybe you can just satisfy it with booze, you drunk!"
His eyes burned with cat-like pupils and his nostrils flared angrily at the comment. Of course, it was a playful anger, but he still didn't like it. He chuckled lowly before slamming the glass down. It startled me and I froze for a second. I spun around to see Kakarot was already right behind me. I gasped and jumped back, falling flat on my butt.
"Jesus Christ, you scared me, Kakarot!"
"He-he; oh, I'm sorry… My bad…"
His voice was low and darker. Did I actually make him made or was he just playing? If he was just playing then he was doing damn well because I couldn't tell for the life of me.
"Now, what did you call me?!"
I grinned up at him, praying this was still a game.
"I called you a drunk! Are you deaf, too?!"
I had no shame when it came to name-calling. Kakarot grinned down at me sitting on the floor, seeing the pearls of sweat forming at my forehead. I was nervous, obviously, and he got immense pleasure out of seeing me like that.
"He-he; you really shouldn't call me names… That's not very nice!"
"Kakarot, I…"
"No… that's 'Mister Tiger' to you, little missy… If there's one name you get to call me, it's that!"
Oh, he's just playing, he's nowhere even close to serious… douche. I hate it when he tricks me like that!
His voice was low and sexy and playful. God, I loved it so much!
"He-he; and what if I don't call you that?! Huh, big shot?!"
His face was red with blazing lust and playful anger. His hands clenched into fists at his sides.
Oh, he's getting frustrated with me, big time!
Luckily for me, though, it was the 'cute' kind of frustrated.
"Oh… he-he; you're just asking for it… Naughty… naughty, little girl… You should be nicer considering that I'm the one that got us off of that planet and away from all the 'big, scary, bad guys'… You shouldn't pull on an animal's tail if don't want to be bitten…"
I blushed and slowly began to stand up. I noticed the ladder that led up into the upper level about ten feet behind him. He noticed where I was looking, but didn't even turn around. He just knew what I was looking at. He moved over a few inches, in my line of sight, blocking it.
"He-he; oh, no you don't… You're not getting out of this one so easily…"
He began taking small, slow steps towards me. I decided to just play with him. Before I was teasing and taunting, but now, it was time to play 'his' game! I fell to my knees and bowed down to him at his feet.
"Please, Mister Tiger, please! Don't hurt me, I'm sorry! Please, forgive me! I'll do whatever you say… Please… anything, sir…!"
His grin grew wider.
Yes, play; play with me my little kitten… That's just how I like it…
"He-he; oh, little kitten… are you begging?"
"Yes… I beg you… Please, sir?"
I was using my playful, girlish voice again. I used it almost all the time, but especially in our little, fun games.
"He-he; and 'anything' you say?!"
I nodded rapidly.
"Yes, sir…"
"He-he; good… That's a good girl…"
He was better with these kinds of things now. He could control himself and his urges. That was quite an accomplishment. It was when he transformed that he couldn't; that beast, that monster he was that one, horrible night. That's when he couldn't; at least, that's what he told me and I kind of remembered, but not very clearly. I'd never seen him transform clearly, but I think that was a good thing…? I don't know. He kneeled down and petted my head gently.
"Go to the upper level, and wait for me… I'll be right up…"
I grinned at him and got up.
"Okay, sir…"
I quickly and cutely ran over to the ladder. I climbed up it quickly. Kakarot grinned as he watched me go up and disappear from his sight. He went back to the bar and poured a new drink.
v
Kakarot wiped his lips before climbing up the ladder to the bedroom. When he climbed up and came around the corner, he saw me standing in front of the window staring out at the burning orange star we were passing by. It was huge and bright and beautiful. I wasn't wearing any clothes when he saw me. His grin turned from mischievous to sincere. He slowly lifted his shirt over his head while walking across the length of the room towards my small silhouette in the bright orange and red light. He stopped right behind me, slowly snaking his hands around my waist while I stared out into space in awe. I felt him lean down and kiss the nape of my neck.
"You look so beautiful…"
He whispered and my eyes slowly drifted shut as he continued kissing.
"You certainly do know how to please me…"
I smiled with my eyes still closed. He gently turned me around to face him. He took a knee and pulled me in close. Pressing our foreheads and noses together, we both just stayed there for a moment, just taking everything in. We did it. We were free.
I felt my own hands reach downward, for the belt to his pants. He chuckled quietly as I did so. The buckle unclipped and, as he slowly stood straight back up, picking me up with him as he did so, his pants fell from his waist to his ankles. He carefully stepped out of them, including his boots, too, gently kicking them off, and slowly walked towards the bed.
No underwear…? Kakarot, you just knew! Now who's the naughty one, huh?!
He smirked, holding back a chuckle, for he could hear my thoughts. His tail flicked up near my leg and I gently moved one hand down and wrapped my little fingers around it. Kakarot's eyes went wide as I gently tugged on it. I grinned wickedly at him. He smiled a very deadly smile, showing off every inch of his teeth. I whispered quietly to him,
"Oops, I guess I pulled on the animal's tail…"
He chuckled, remembering what he said earlier. I let go and he lay me down on the bed. He started kissing my neck again, nipping at it teasingly. My limbs were wrapped tightly around him.
"So, you want to be bitten, is that what I'm getting at?"
I grinned and nodded my head slightly. He smiled wildly, showing off his teeth; his canines emerged from his gums, sharp as ever. He looked dangerously sexy. He looked like a wild animal, but, for that evening, he was so gentle, so passionate; I never wanted that moment to end. He bit me once we had both reached our climax together, but it was different than before. It didn't seem to hurt me anymore.
v
Vegeta's ship blasted off the planet's surface into the atmosphere. He was now tracking our ship, and his was a hell of a lot faster. He went into light speed with an evil grin on his face as he saw the silver remote, reading: 'Deactivated' on it.
"I'm coming for you, my dear."
He chuckled darkly as he came out of light speed to detect our ship only a few light-years away through space. He laughed maniacally at the monitor before slowly relaxing himself and turning the 'autopilot' on. He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, still grinning.
"The hunt is on… Kakarot…!"
v
A red light started beeping on the console on the main floor. Kakarot's eyes slowly opened as he stretched and got out of bed, yawning tiredly. It had been a few hours since we had escaped Planet Vegeta. He grabbed his clothes and threw them back on and heading back down, leaving me to sleep a little while longer. He saw the emergency transmitting light flashing and the screen detecting an oncoming ship. Kakarot's eyes went wide and he froze in place. The area code on the ship belonged to Vegeta's ship. He found us.
No, no… we were so close. How…? No, I… I didn't smash to tracking transmitter to the ship. We were in such a rush, I must've forgotten. Fuck!
"Oh, no… Fuck, no…"
Kakarot quickly ran back and climbed up the ladder to wake me up. He gently shook my shoulder to wake me.
"Taylor, Taylor, please, wake up!"
My eyes slowly began to open.
"Kakarot… wh-what's wrong?"
"Hurry, get dressed. We don't have much time. We need to get to the escape pod, now!"
He grabbed my clothes from the floor and threw them at me on the bed.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, Kakarot; calm down! What's going on…?"
"It's Vegeta. He's found us! We don't have much time, now, get dressed!"
He ran back to the ladder to go and check on the monitor again. My face went pale.
No… Vegeta… but, we were finally free.
I didn't have my collar anymore.
How? Why? No…
I threw my clothes on and went back down to the main floor. Kakarot was leaning over the consol, studying it. I came up behind him just as the whole ship shook and rumbled like stuff just hit it.
"He's here…"
I swallowed hard.
What? No… it… it can't be…
Kakarot stepped in front of me, watching the door carefully.
"Stay where you are… Don't move…"
Vegeta was going to walk onto the ship any second. He was surely going to kill us both. I felt so scared again. Kakarot turned back quickly and kissed me before I could even think and whispered,
"I love you…"
Right as I was about to say 'I love you, too', there was a loud explosion and then the door to the ship exploded loudly. Smoke bellowed inward as we coughed and covered our eyes. Vegeta had attached the ships to board ours. We couldn't put up our security system quick enough. This was all happening way too fast! Kakarot didn't think we needed to put up the security shields until we reached the edge of the galaxy… Fuck; we were far passed fucked now.
We're going to die… and all because of me… This is all completely my fault.
Taylor, this isn't your fault!
I looked up at Kakarot momentarily. He kept his eyes forward.
Kakarot…?
Oh, please, Kakarot, of course it is! Idiots!
I quickly looked over at the door.
V-Vegeta…?
…
WHAT IS HAPPENING?!