Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Come Together ❯ Part 9 ( Chapter 9 )

Hi, Princess Katreena! No, I really can't let them die, I just can't. Yes, Ahrae will have a choice to make, and it will be not the last time.

Well, what can prove that Vegeta loves Goku if not this?

Hi, vegeta'smate! Don't rush to kill that 'little bitch'. She might be handy. She had a very good reason to repay Vegeta. A very, very good reason. How about Goku?-She offered Goku to leave his prince, but Goku made his choice.

Come Together by chayron (lttomb@yahoo.com)

Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ characters.

Warnings: Yaoi - Gk/Vg

Part 9

 

Perfect idea. Perfect plan. Perfect outcome. Perfect revenge.

 

This was what she wanted, wasn't it? Then why wasn't she cheering? Why couldn't she leave? Why in hell was she punching one of the white creatures in the snout? Why in hell was her sword cutting one in half that was towering over Goku? Why was she checking for his pulse and creating force field around him? Why was she hurrying over to the prince? Why?!

 

Ahrae raised her sword toward the creatures near the prince. They stepped back; they knew what was good for them. Now when there were only about thirty of them left, they couldn't do anything to her. She walked over to the unconscious prince. His armor was missing. He was seriously wounded, lacerations covering his stomach. He had several major cuts on his hip, chest, and shoulders. She noticed a nasty gash on his throat.

 

She turned to look at the creatures around her. Raising her hand, she covered them in a blast that would have been enough to kill a third of her clan.

 

She turned back to the prince. What do I do with him? She should leave him. But then why did she save him first? Shit! She grabbed him by the ankle and dragged him through the pink trampled snow back to Goku. The creatures stood clustered around the force field. They hurried back into the forest as she drew near. She dragged the prince into the field, dropping his leg unceremoniously to the ground.

 

She observed the two Saiyans silently. Sighing, she decided it best to set up shelter. Seeing that Vegeta had handily cleared out several trees, she just picked a cleared out spot to un-capsule her house. Dragging the two Saiyans toward the house, she silently mused, I must be out of my fucking mind.

 

Ahrae laid Goku on the bed then opened the capsule with her med supplies. She peeled his wet clothes off, inspecting his wounds. Nothing serious. She brushed a damp cloth over the cuts, disinfecting them. Goku didn't react at all. He was pale and shaking. Hypothermia, she assumed.

 

She went to the temperature controls of the house and turned it about eight notches up. Going back to the bed, she grabbed the water bowl and raised the temperature if the water with her ki. Taking a bigger cloth, she wet it and bathed the Saiyan with it, repeating the process several times, not giving the cloth a chance to cool. When Goku's shivering lessened, she wiped him dry and covered him with several blankets.

 

Ahrae took the bowl to dispose of the bloodied water, opting to pour it out the door. Done, she turned back to Goku, almost tripping over the prince's body in the corridor. He will stain the carpet! she thought angrily. But she didn't want to touch him, so simply left him where he was. She returned to Goku, pulled her armor and clothes off, leaving only her underclothes. She lifted the covers and snuggled next to the Saiyan. Ahrae cursed when her body came in contact with the cold Saiyan. She lay on top of Goku, feeling his body lean into her warmth. She raised her ki a bit higher in response, yawned, and drifted off to sleep.

 

Ahrae woke with a start. She turned toward the window and froze. Eyes. Red eyes. Over fourteen red eyes blazing in the darkness, watching her. Ahrae stopped breathing. She silently reached for her sword, took its handle into her hand then put her other arm over Goku's shoulder, not letting her blue eyes leave those red ones. She was afraid. She had no idea what those things were. She hid her face in the crook of Goku's shoulder. When she raised her eyes again, they were gone. She waited for some time but began to drowse. A noise woke her again, and she opened her eyes. The eyes were back, more of them. She tightened her grip around Goku. This is insane! she thought.

 

The rest of the night, she was on watch. Finally, when they disappeared the last time, they didn't come back. She was tired and was already nestling down to sleep when felt Goku waking up.

 

“Vegeta…” Goku groaned, trying to open his eyes and get rid of the fuzzy feeling in his head. He felt something rolling off of him. He leaned on his elbows. “Vegeta?” But the smell wasn't Vegeta's… “My head hurts…” Then he felt someone cupping his chin. There was a ki rise then his head was lowered, turned to the side, and finally left in peace.

 

“I don't see any scratches…maybe it's from hypothermia…”

 

Goku turned his head to the sound. Then he remembered…the fight, Vegeta. He pried his eyes open but still couldn't see anything but blackness and colorful dots. He tried to find Vegeta's ki but the chaos in his head only increased. “Where is Vegeta?” He was afraid. And he was in no condition to do something about it. He couldn't see. He was blind.

 

“On the floor.” The voice answered.

 

“Ahrae?”

 

“Yeah, it's me.” Ahrae sighed. “You should rest. But you should keep in mind that we have company somewhere near the house.”

 

“Why Vegeta is on the floor?” Goku asked, his voice trembling.

 

“I don't know, maybe because he can't walk…” Ahrae shrugged her shoulders. She really wasn't interested in the prince. She couldn't feel his ki and hoped he had died already. “Get some sleep. I'll watch for the creatures.”

 

“Why Vegeta is on the floor?!” Now Goku was shouting. He looked around but couldn't see anything. He tried to get up, but the strong hands shoved him back to the bed. He hissed through clenched teeth at the pain it caused. His body was covered in bruises.

 

“You really care about that bastard, don't you?” Ahrae was annoyed.

 

“I love him.”

 

He heard a snicker somewhere from his left. “He brainwashed you. I should have let him be killed. Although hopefully he is dead already…” she yawned. “Go to sleep.”

 

“Where is he?!”

 

“On the fucking floor in the corridor!” Ahrae was losing her temper. And why I am still here?!, she thought.

 

“I can't see anything. You have to bring me to him,” Goku reached his hand forward, searching for the girl.

 

“Then turn on the lights or raise your ki! I'm not going anywhere near that bastard!” Ahrae fumed.

 

It was then that Goku realized that sometimes he deserved to be called stupid. He immediately raised his ki, looked around, and saw Vegeta lying on the floor near the door. He hurried over to the prince and a gasp full of horror left his lips. Vegeta was a bloody mess. “How could you leave him this?!” He shouted, pealing the cloth away from the passive body. Vegeta was dying. Goku cursed, searching for something around his waist, then realized that the capsule belt he had been wearing wasn't on him anymore. Vegeta didn't have his either.

 

“Where is my belt?” Goku tried hard not to sound mad. He noticed he was only in his boxers. Now he really hated the bitch. But she was the only one who could help at the moment.

 

“I don't know. When I brought you here, it was missing already,” Ahrae frowned at the fuss he was making over that unworthy knavish scum. Then she paused. Why I am still here?! , she thought again.

 

“Can you look for it outside? I need it. And please hurry.” Goku turned back to the prince. Vegeta was lying in the great puddle of his own blood. His pulse was still there, but it was very weak. Most of his wounds were still bleeding. “What are you waiting for?!” he growled when he realized the girl hadn't moved.

 

“If you want it, look for it yourself.” She went back to the bed, turning the lights on as she went.

 

“He's dying!”

 

“So?” Came the calm answer from the bed.

 

“You, bitch! How you can be so heartless?!” Goku trembled. He was ready to look for the belt himself but now was afraid to leave Vegeta with the crazed girl.

 

“I don't know… I really should have killed him instantly…”

 

Goku heard a soft laugh. He saw red. “Bring the belt!”

 

“For fuck's sake! Stop ordering me around, or I'll wring your stupid neck!” Ahrae rolled her eyes.

 

“Please, bring the belt,” Goku was almost pleading. He brushed several hair strands from Vegeta's face, feeling tears leaving his eyes.

 

Ahrae watched as Goku cried, his shoulders shaking. She sighed. “Stop crying. I'll bring the stupid belt.” She leapt from the bed and dressed herself. She brushed past the Saiyans, opened the door, and stepped into the cold air.

 

Ahrae raised her ki, using it as a light. She hoped she wouldn't see any of those red-eyed creatures. She ran back to the field, searching for the stupid thing. Soon she spotted it lying on the snow. On her way back to the capsule-house, she found the other.

 

“Here.” She handed the belts to Goku.

 

Goku quickly grabbed one of them, searching for a capsule. Finally he found it and opened it. Out popped a small bag, and Goku quickly pulled a senzu bean from it. He chewed it and covered Vegeta's mouth with his own, pushing the mass into the prince's mouth. He made sure Vegeta swallowed then sat next to him, waiting, feeling Ahrae's curious gaze on the back. A sigh of relief escaped his lips as Vegeta's body began to heal. The wound on his stomach was closing slowly. His throat had stopped bleeding. There was a sudden gasp and Vegeta's eyes fluttered open.

 

The prince watched how tears streaked down Kakarott's face. He reached his hand to wipe them away. “Why are you crying?” Vegeta tried to remember what had happened but everything was only a blur. He felt Kakarott's lips pressing against his then kissing his cheeks, his eyes. He tried to comfort the other Saiyan, wrapping his tail around the other's waist. A whimper escaped his lips when he was crushed against Kakarott's chest. He assumed that something really bad must have happened… He was very weak for some reason. He wondered why.

 

“I was so worried…” Kakarott mumbled into his hair.

 

“Why?” Vegeta knit his brows again trying to remember. His eyes flew wide as everything came back with crushing force. He began to shake Kakarott. “Oh, shit! What happened? Where are we? How did you succeed? Are you alright?”

 

“Calm down,” Goku laughed, lifting the prince from the floor, “Everything is okay. You need a bath, some food, and some sleep. We're safe here. I don't know where those creatures are, but I think Ahrae can tell us…” He pointed at the girl who was leaning against the wall, watching the scene before her. He instantly regretted drawing attention to the girl. Vegeta's neck almost snapped he turned so quickly to see the girl. Vegeta's body went rigid, and he began to growl.

 

“What are you doing here?! What do you want?!” Vegeta hissed at Ahrae, trying to get free from Goku's embrace, but Goku held him still. He brought Vegeta to the bed, sitting himself, and held the prince still. He decided that the bath would have to wait.

 

“Actually, I don't know what I'm doing here…” she shrugged. “I must have gone crazy...”

 

“She saved us, Vegeta,” Goku tried to clam down his prince. “She brought us here. She watched over me through the night, helped me heal.” He didn't tell Vegeta that he had been tossed on the floor like a rag doll.

 

“Don't get any wrong ideas, Prince Vegeta. I only care about Goku. I had hoped you would die during the night, but it seems that Goku has some magic potion or something… You have brainwashed him, so he helped you!” Ahrae even didn't try to cover up her hatred.

 

“I did no such thing!” Vegeta hissed at her. “And why did you change your mind? Why didn't you leave with your mages like you had planed before?”

 

Ahrae almost choked. “You knew?!” She stared at him in disbelief. “You knew and still went with us..?”

 

“For fuck's sake, Vegeta! So this was what you were hiding from me! I can't believe you! You knew they were leading us into a trap! Why didn't you tell me?!” Goku was enraged.

 

“Would it have mattered? Would it have changed anything?” Vegeta whispered. “We still would have gone with them. I had hoped we would manage somehow. We just needed directions. I hoped we would prevail, and they would lead us far enough that we would be okay on our own. I didn't want to tell you because I knew how you would react. You would have gotten very angry with them. I wanted you to have a chance to escape, to stay in good standing with them. Vegeta looked at him. “They gave you the chance to leave me during that fight, didn't they?”

 

“Vegeta, you are a fool,” Goku sighed then kissed Vegeta's forehead. “Yes, I was offered the chance to go back with them, but I refused. I would never leave you! How could you even think I would?!” He pulled the prince into a warm embrace. “You should have told me. But you're right. We really would have gone with them anyway.” Goku admitted, threading his fingers through Vegeta's hair.

 

Ahrae inspected her fingers. “Holy shit, Prince Vegeta. It seems that you really are in love with Goku. And you really do care for your son…” she whispered. She looked up at Goku. “Eat something. You're starving.”

 

“Why did you save us?” Vegeta asked silently.

 

“I hate you, but I have no ill feeling toward him. And…” Ahrae squirmed. “Before I left… you asked me to save him…” She turned away from him. “You weren't afraid to die. You were afraid that he would die…You were afraid that you wouldn't be able to rescue your son, but you weren't concerned with yourself.” She looked back at him. “It threw me of balance, made me question my motives… I don't know why I saved you … I must have been crazy at the time…”

 

“Will you lead us to Trunks? We can't turn back now…” Goku asked. He noticed Vegeta motioned him to be silent.

 

Ahrae laughed then turned to observe Goku for several silent seconds. She sighed. “Ok, I'll lead you…if he is still alive. I highly doubt it. I am inexperienced with magic, so we may have problems…”

 

Vegeta starred at her. “But…but…why…why would you change your mind?”

 

“Make no mistakes, Prince Vegeta. I do this for Goku and the boy. I have no allegiance to you.” Ahrae yawned and went to the bed near Vegeta. “You know that after we find the boy, I will try again for my revenge. As for my fellow clan members… Don't worry; they cannot reach us.”

 

“Why is that?” Vegeta wondered.

 

“The portals they created were too close to Norayn; he felt them. Now the planet's security has been doubled. It is now impossible to reach the planet from the outside. It's possible to create a portal to leave, but no one can create one to get here.”

 

“How do you know?” Goku was surprised.

 

“I know.”

 

“Her mages told her,” Vegeta yawned. “Now come bathe with me. You stink.”

 

“Not as much as you,” Goku laughed, following the prince into the bathroom.

 

TBC