Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Crimes of Passion ❯ Attack! ( Chapter 5 )

A/N: Here's the next chapter for my fic, Crimes of Passion. I happen to like this chappie, so hopefully, you will, too. ^-^

Chapter 5: Attack!

Bulma and Chichi bolted down the royal halls. Flashes of indigo and gold swirled around them as they began their frantic search for Kikiri.

"Damn it, where is she?" Bulma called out to her friend.

"Oh, maybe we should check her room," Chichi replied. Bulma slapped her hand to her forehead. 'Why didn't I think of that in the first place?'

Quickly, they turned a corner and ran towards Kikiri's quarters. After a few minutes, they finally reached the royal guard rooms, where Kikiri stayed with Nappa. They stopped, however, when they noticed the woman in question, standing in a corner just outside her room.

"Oh Kikiri, thank Kami we found you…" Bulma stopped as soon as she saw the look on the young woman's face.

Fear. Kikiri's face held a look of utter trepidation as she stared just left of the two other women.

A rather built saiyan stood next to them, his vision still glued on the terrified woman before him. A lustful glaze washed over his eyes as he licked his lips and lunged out to her.

Kikiri, frozen in her corner, let out a deafening scream and brought her arms above her face in a vain attempt to protect herself. The saiyan was upon her. He grabbed her wrists and brought her arms above her head. He leaned in to claim her neck, but was stopped by a slight pain in his neck.

Bulma stood there, a look of disgust on her face, holding a broken lamp.

"Get away from her, you flea bitten monkey!" The saiyan growled deep in his chest, taking the edge out of Bulma's gaze. A wave of terror washed over her as she looked into the man's eyes: dark, cold and murderous. He phased in front of her, slapping her across the room.

"What are you thinking, bitch?" He glared down at her, a ball of ki slowly forming in his palm.

"Radditz, did you hear that?"

"Yes, Kakarot, how could I not. My ears are going to be ringing for a day from the scream." The two brothers looked at each other sympathetically before rushing down the hall to investigate.

"Come on, get up, Kikiri." The soothing, but anxious voice of Chichi brought Kikiri out of her shock. She quickly complied and stood, clinging to the kind woman, dreadfully looking at the scene playing out before her eyes.

"We have to do something, Chichi."

"I know, but we can't take him down ourselves, we have to go find Kakarot and Radditz." She tugged on her friend's shirt, signaling their exit, but was stopped when Kikiri refused to go.

"No, Chichi, we have to help her." Before she could verbalize an objection, Kikiri jumped on the man's back, raking her nails across his face. His concentration diminished in surprise, and the ball of ki quickly dissipated. He quickly regained his composure, flying at his assailant, pinning her to the wall once again.

"Fine, if you want to play that game. I never did mind an audience." With that, he ran a rough hand up her chest and violently ripped open her shirt. Sobs that came from the tiny woman before him only proved to heighten his desire and he grabbed her breast and bit down on her nipple.

A loud growl jolted him away from the trembling woman, as he turned to face the owner of the sound.

"Get your fucking hands off my woman!" Nappa let out a roar before lunging at the other saiyan, knocking him back into a table. They fought a one-sided battle before Nappa finally blasted the saiyan with a mighty ball of ki, knocking his now lifeless body into a wall.

He rushed to Kikiri, who was back in the corner, hugging her legs to her chest and sobbing violently into her knees. He bent down and hugged her frail form into his mighty chest. She flung her arms around his neck and cried into his shoulder.

"Woman, what were you doing outside of the room? Did I not warn you about what could happen if you left?" he scolded her.

"I'm so sorry," she choked out between wails. A sudden stab at his heart made him lift her chin with his finger and gaze deep into her hazel eyes.

"I won't let another lay a finger on you," he promised softly as he claimed her lips with his own.

Radditz and Kakarot rounded the corner into a hall where they thought the scream had originated from. They both froze when the saw the scene before them.

Nappa? Is he actually showing…compassion? The brothers looked at each other with questioning expressions. Radditz was the first to notice the other two women in the room.

A look of unbridled apprehension shined Radditz' features as his gaze rested on the unconscious Bulma. He rushed to accompany Chichi at her side.

"What happened here?" Radditz questioned with a worried tone.

"We came here to see Kikiri and she was attacked by him." She pointed to the dead saiyan in the corner. "Bulma tried to stop him, but she was knocked out and almost killed."

Radditz looked down at the blue haired woman. 'Why wasn't I here to protect you?' He gathered her up in his arms, one arm under her knees and another behind her head. He stood, still carrying the unconscious woman.

"I'll take her to her room to recover," he told Chichi, who nodded in response. Kakarot took that moment to let his presence be known, but putting his hand on Chichi's shoulder.

"Are you alright?" With a little surprised yelp, she quickly turned to face him. A slight blush came across her face when she saw his concerned look.

"I'm fine, but would you mind terribly escorting me back to my room?"

"Well, you know, I am pretty busy…" he teased. She playfully swatted his arm, before linking her own with it. Together, they walked down the hall, towards her room.

Radditz pulled back the covers, before gently laying Bulma down on her bed. He brushed a stray strand of hair from her face and tenderly kissed her forehead. He smiled at her sigh and gingerly brought the covers over her body. Getting up to leave, he felt a small tug at his shirt.

"Please stay with me, Radditz," the soft voice of Bulma called out to him. He inwardly sighed with happiness at her request. He stopped his retreat and turned back to face her.

"I don't know if I should. You know that Vegeta…" He was silenced by her finger to his lips. She smoothly brought him back onto the bed with her, draping her arm across his chest. He instantly wrapped his arm around her and cuddled her small body against his own. A feeling of contentment washed over him as he felt her cling closer to him.

'Why can't I stay like this?' he thought to himself. 'Ah, yes. Mating season. I know that I could never claim her in that way and I can't trust myself to keep control when I'm this close to her.'

"Bulma?" he questioned. Bulma looked up into his ebony eyes.

"Hmm?"

"I can't stay here tonight, you know that."

She sighed. "I know. Can you at least stay with me until I fall asleep?" He nodded in response and she took her place once again, cuddled in his chest. She breathed in deeply, inhaling his calming scent. She gripped him closer, and began to fall into the depths of sleep.

Seeing that she finally fell asleep, Radditz reluctantly released himself from her clutch, bringing a soft whimper from him lips. He groaned inwardly at her innocent show of longing. He deeply wanted to stay with her, but he knew that Vegeta would have his head for it. He let out a growl at the thought of his prince.

'How can he be blind to such a beauty? Does he not know what he has right in front of him.' Jealousy filled him as his thoughts strayed to the prince's ownership of woman lying down in front of him. He would have long since claimed her as his own if it weren't for the fact that she belonged to another.

His gaze turned towards the sleeping woman once again. He bent down and lightly brushed his lips against hers. She faintly smiled in her sleep, bringing a wash of satisfaction over Radditz. Not trusting himself to chastely be in her presence any longer, he quickly headed out the door, but not before hearing her soft murmur.

"Radditz…"

Chichi and Kakarot finally stepped out in front of her room. She sighed and let go of his arm. "Well, here we are."

"Yep," Kakarot responded, "we're here all right." A slight disappointment in his voice gave away his feelings about not wanting to leave her presence.

Chichi stared at her feet and mentally prepared herself for what she was about to say. She could not handle rejection very well, but she did not like keeping her feelings inside.

Kakarot noticed the display of emotions across her face. "Are you okay, Chichi?"

"Umm…yeah. I guess." She took a deep breath and forced herself to look into his eyes. "Umm, Kakarot. I was wondering if you'd like to come in." A deep blush crossed the man's face. "Uh, um, I mean, uh, to make sure if it's safe and everything." Suddenly, she became very interested in the tile patterns on the floor.

'Did I hear what I think I just heard,' Kakarot questioned. He lifted her chin up, looking for some kind of confirmation of his thoughts. He saw a strange longing in her eyes. Gazing deeply into them with his own, he pushed his lips to hers.

Her eyes shot open in surprise, but just as quickly, she closed them and wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening their kiss.

Pulling away, Kakarot looked into her eyes once again.

"I'd love to come in."

Bulma looked up and saw Vegeta staring down at her. His cold eyes penetrated her own. He wordlessly advanced toward her bed where she had been sleeping. She instinctively hugged the covers closer to her body and scooted back away from him. Not missing a step, he discarded his indigo training shirt, leaving his bare chest to Bulma's gaze.

'Kami, he has a sexy chest,' she thought to herself. 'No! Bulma, what are you thinking?! This man is a monster!'

Ignoring her look of confusion, he kneeled onto her bed, crawling towards her body. He stopped onto of her, straddling her by putting his knees on either side of her hips. Grabbing her wrists, he pinned her against the bed, silencing any protests by roughly pressing his lips to her own.

She felt an odd heat in the pit of her stomach. She closed her eyes in rapture as he explored her warm mouth with his soft tongue. He pulled back to gaze at her face. She opened her eyes to look at the man who brought her such pleasure.

'Radditz?'

A/N: Oooo, what?! Yeah, its confusing, I know, but don't worry! All will be explained, in the next episode of:

Crimes of Passion!!

(Okay, yeah, I know, I'm a dork. ^-^; )