Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ RipTide ❯ 12 ( Chapter 12 )

Chapter 12

The sun was setting and Adrian was still a captive in the woods. Sdhoirm was no longer restraining him, but the elder Saiyan was seated on the branch of a tree. He was completely relaxed, but every time Adrian tried for an escape, a blast of ki knocked him flat on the ground. Then Sdhoirm would drag him back again.
He's a persistent one, I'll give him that, Sdhoirm thought after the fifth time this happened. But he's got a lot to learn.
As Adrian watched his grandfather spring back up into the branches of the tree, he couldn't help thinking, HE'S the scared little kid I saw in my dreams? "This is not fair," he grumbled out loud.
"What?"
"Nothing."
Adrian sulked on the ground, thinking up ways to get away.
"My dad lets me do whatever I want."
"And he and his dad took directions from me, what's your point?"
"You're no fun."
"Yes I am. You're just cranky."
Adrian pouted and returned to his devious little mental drawing board.
"I'm hungry. I'm getting some food."
He started to get up, but Sdhoirm chucked a piece of fruit at him. It bounced off his head.
"Eat that. You won't starve."
It began to get dark. Adrian heaved a sigh and flopped over on his stomach, stretched out, half-asleep from boredom. He tried to suppress the instincts that were trying to take over, but his hormones had other ideas. He wanted Hitomi so badly it hurt, and he had stopped thinking in intelligent ideas. The only things running through his mind were something like Run run escape run find the way back back to cold wet water back to moss bed back to Hitomi strong scent Hitomi other scent Sdhoirm must find Hitomi must escape Sdhoirm escape run run...
Adrian whimpered. Then he happened to throw a glance up at Sdhoirm in the tree. The elder Saiyan was resting on the branch with his back against the trunk. His eyes were closed.
Adrian held his breath. Very quietly he got to his feet. Sdhoirm didn't open his eyes. The young prince began to slink as softly as he could away from the clearing. Years of mischief had come in handy...Adrian could be as silent as a ghost when he wanted to be. He made it to the trees and past the first few...still Sdhoirm didn't stir.
When Adrian was out of earshot of his grandfather, he lifted into the air with a whisper and flew away, free at last.
Back in the tree, Sdhoirm smiled.

~*~
Zafira sat comfortably on her couch, sipping a mug of tea while Hitomi was hugging herself as she continued to stare at the door. Hitomi had made four attempts to get away, but Zafira had easily put her back in her seat. Her tail swayed from left to right as she tried to plot ways to get out of the cottage and back to the prince.
Get out. Get away from Zafira. Back to forest. Back to Adrian. Got to get away.
It seemed to be getting hotter and she suddenly snapped and dashed for the door.
Only to find herself back on the rug on her rear. Zafira sat back down on the couch and picked up her mug. She grumbled and stared at the door again.
I have to get out of here or I swear I'll rip something apart.. She got up and ran for the door again only to feel two arms wrap around her and hold her down.
"Zafira! Let me go!" she screamed, struggling as much as she could. Zafira looked up when something flashed in the back of her head.
The ouji's been let loose. Time to let out his prey, Zafira smirked and shook her head. That Sdhoirm. She started walking towards the door, much to Hitomi's surprise.
"Wha...What are you doing?" she looked to Zafira with uncertainty. Zafira smiled warmly and placed Hitomi down, opening the door, "Just make sure not to look at the moon when you're out there."
Hitomi was outside in half a second once the door was open wide enough. She didn't know why the queen mother was letting her go now, but she wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, she just kept running, not looking back. She began to pass more trees. Closer to the forest. Closer to Adrian.

~*~
Sdhoirm bounced from tree branch to tree branch, making his way back towards the cottage, being careful not to run into Adrian or Hitomi. Now that they had been released, things would definitely begin to heat up...
He reached the edge of the woods and took a leap into the air, zipping off to the sea cliff. The Harvest moon had risen, and the light cast by it lit up the entire area. Sdhoirm was careful to keep his eyes cast downward during flight. Landing in front of the cottage, he went inside quickly to find Zafira standing near the window.
He went over to stand next to her. "How long?"
"About five minutes ago," she replied with a smirk.
He returned it with his own. "Any minute now."

~*~
He's near...I can feel him... Hitomi continued to sprint through the forest. It looked way vaster at night and that moon was humongous! A harvest moon. No wonder she was so worked up! She'd contemplate on saiiyan physiology later. Right now, she wanted him and nothing would stop her now. A smile donned her features as she spotted him in the distance, headed her way.
Adrian let out a triumphant roar when he spotted Hitomi ahead of him and sped up his pace even faster, on the ground in seconds and on her in half that time. It was wild after that. Kissing, ripping of clothing, scratching and clawing, foreplay, heat. Clouds began to gather. Drops of water began to fall from the sky, but the moon still shone brightly. This went completely unnoticed by the teens, the rain barely cooled their heated bodies.
Adrian quickly pulled Hitomi to the ground and began kissing her from the neck down, down to her ample breasts, which he happily tasted, earning wonderful sounds from his partner. Even though she wanted him as badly he wanted her, she was still a virgin and still new to this. He enclosed his mouth over her other breast as her hands found their way to his hair and gripped it tightly. Adrian, using his free hand, snaked his way between her thighs, earning a stifled gasp from Hitomi. He looked in her eyes with a cocky smirk and captured her lips in his as he tortured her with his fingers. This was what mating was? And all this time, she was running from it…

Adrian pulled away before she could find her sweet release, earning an anxious growl from her. He kneed her legs apart and positioned himself on top of her before plunging in.
A scream.
Adrian grunted and held her tight as he thrusted into her. She let out a gasp as her legs tightened around his waist.

Still a virgin... he kept saying in his mind as he tried his best to make things easier for her, and found that the more he fought for control, the more his hormones fought against him and he found himself moving faster until she was moaning and gasping with him. Her face seemed to moisten. Sweat? No.
Tears... he thought with shock. He was hurting her. He buried his face in her hair and whispered gently in her ear that it would be okay. That the pain would leave. He would've stopped if he had the willpower. He continued to thrust in her, this was bliss! Her gasps began to turn into moans, she was growing adjusted and the pain was fading into pleasure. He couldn't help but smile and then give a loud roar as they both came and he dropped his face into the crook of her neck, puncturing her flesh and drawing blood. He quickly began to lap at it.
She gasped at first because it hurt, but then it gave way into a wave of pleasure that overtook her and she reached up to bite him as well. She could hear him grunt, then grow hard inside of her. She smirked and threw him off of her, quickly climbing on top of him and straddling his waist, much to his surprise and happiness. She began to rock with him inside of her. Now it was his turn to gasp and moan underneath her and howl into the night. The need within him began to grow again and Hitomi found herself on her back once again as he took her over and over into the night as the great Harvest moon shone brightly in the sky.

~*~
Hitomi slowly opened her eyes as thin rays of sun pushed through the tiny spaces the leaves left them.
The forest? I thought I was in the cottage... And there was something heavy on top of her. Something breathing. She opened her eyes completely and looked down to see spiky black hair. The thing on top of her turned its head to its left to reveal...
ADRIAN?! The pain between her thighs kept her from screaming in shock. Pain between...Oh kuso. They didn't... She gently nudged him.
"Adrian...Adrian, wake up," she whispered. He mumbled and slowly began to wake up, "Huh? Wha? What?" He stretched and propped himself on his elbows. That's when it occurred it to him.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" he nearly lost his balance and fell back on her. That's when it happened. Thoughts began to race through their heads. Adrian rolled off of her and clutched his head as she did likewise.
Hitomi gasped.
Friendly laughter filled her ears. Warm ebony eyes and a familiar face. Vaya. Time passes. Zafira's smiling face and gentle arms envelopeher and hold her close. Time passes. A proud yet loving king for a father. His first fight as child. His first spar with his father. Aches and bruises. Waking up in a rejuvenation tank. More thoughts raced through her head. His friendship with Gohan. His first girlfriend. His first time. Lirion...The birth of Vitani. Striving to get noticed in the eyes of his father. His loving mother. Hitomi...The moon madness. Can't resist her...
She saw Adrian in a new light when she witnessed all his thoughts and feelings for her. His fear for commitment, yet his strong attraction to her. All his thoughts and memories were hers as well. She felt her heart melt.
Adrian gasped.
A proud smirk. The face of Lea and Canta smiling down and two tiny brown hands stretching up to meet them. Hitomi's birth. Her indifference to fighting. Her first fight. Her surging power. Constant arguments with Canta. Her love for science. Her first experiment: a computer at age 12. Her first encounter with opposite sex after puberty. Violation. An incident in the streets. An alien slave girl getting scolded by her saiiyan master. A slap to her face. Then ripped clothing. Muffled screaming. Dislike…almost hatred of men. Her friendship with Verda. Her job at the palace. Her first encounter with the queen, king and princess. Laying eyes on Adrian. Strange, warm feeling. The moon madness...Can't resist him...
Adrian saw Hitomi in a new light. He witnessed her confusion around him and how she was falling for him, yet fought to keep those feelings at bay. He almost felt guilty for the kiss he gave her and her utter dislike for him. Then the moon madness and how she was even more confused than ever. All her thoughts and memories were now his as well.
When the mind-link ended, the two sat up and looked at each other.
What just happened? Did we...Hitomi looked at Adrian who only nodded.
Yeah, we're bonded...Adrian slowly formed a smile, finally taking in her nude form. He couldn't help but blush. All those marks. It seemed Hitomi was thinking likewise when he saw her cheeks turn red. There were scratches of all kinds on his shoulders, chest and back. There were also patches of mud on their bodies. Apparently getting filthy in the mud didn't stop them either. She didn't bother to cover up in front of him. For some reason, she didn't mind him seeing her that way now. So she just got up, and then blinked.
"Look," she said, walking over to a knapsack she spotted in the grass. Clothing? The two looked at each other.

~*~
After bathing in the lake, the teens decided to head for the tavern to get some food instead of heading back to the cottage. They didn't want to face the elders just yet. They attracted a lot of stares as they entered. Adrian stretched before sitting down, now dressed in black spandex pants, A-shirt and black boots. Hitomi now donned black shorts, a black A-shirt and boots as well.
Ariton came from the back and his brows rose as the sight of the two.
"Well, I didn't think I'd ever see you two again. I was told you ran off in the dead of night followin' Maugrim," Ariton said, earning the silence of every other member in the tavern. The teens had to resist the urge to laugh.
"We thought that maybe the two of you had been eaten alive by him," some half-drunk man came up to them, sitting on a stool beside them.
"Well what gave you that idea? We're very capable of taking care of ourselves," Adrian spoke. The man lifted his arms in defense, "I'm not sayin' you're not capable. It's just that you two have got those scratches all over you. And we could hear the lass screamin' in the night."
Hitomi's face turned red and she covered her face while Adrian coughed, "Yeah, well we never caught up with Maugrim. We ran into his pack instead, they put up a good fight."
"Were any as big as Maugrim?" a man in the back asked. Adrian shook his head, "Not nearly as big, but they were still dangerous."
Adrian turned to Hitomi, whose complexion seemed to fade back to its normal color. After paying for their meals, the two teens left the tavern.

~*~
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING YET?!"
Ten frazzled computer engineers jumped in fear at this outburst from their king. Vegeta was standing in the middle of the control room. He had just demanded a report from the head engineer, whose knees were quaking in front of him.
"I'm...I'm sorry, sire...we have been working as hard as we can...but it is next to impossible to locate a trade junker after it has departed from our atmosphere...!" he stuttered.
"Then you'll just have to look HARDER, won't you?!" Vegeta roared. "That is MY SON out there, and if you don't find something SOON, you're going to pay for HIS life with your own!"
"Yes sire!" The terrified engineer jumped back to his computer, the other engineers all clicking away madly in fear of their lives.
Vegeta stormed out of the control room. He needed to calm down somehow, or he was going to have a nervous breakdown. The idea that Adrian could be anywhere in the galaxy...with no way to reach him if he needed help...was tearing Vegeta up inside. He could never admit it out loud, but if anything ever happened to Adrian, he would never forgive himself.
Turning down a corridor, he ran into Vaya and Kakarrot. Both of them looked very tired; none of the three adults had slept well since Gohan had given them the news.
"Anything?" Vegeta asked Vaya with a sigh.
Vaya shook her head. Her eyes were shining with tears. "No..." she whispered. "He's too far away. I can't reach him...no matter how hard I send."
Vegeta pulled her into his arms and she buried her head against his chest, drawing shuddering breaths as she tried not to cry. Vegeta turned his attention to Kakarrot.
"How are Vitani and Gohan?"
"They'll be all right," Kakarrot replied. He sounded very tired. "Vitani was crying for a little while, but she fell asleep. Gohan offered to stay with her."
Vegeta nodded and was silent for a minute. Then he looked up again. "He's still alive...you'd know if he wasn't, right?" he asked softly. "Tell me my son is still alive."
Kakarrot's shoulders drooped a little, but he nodded. "Yes," he answered. "I'm sure that he is."
"We'll find him...and Hitomi," Vegeta said as if talking to himself, trying to sound confident. "The kid has resources...remember what it was like to try to ground him?"
Vaya gave a little laugh, but held tighter to her mate. Kakarrot nodded, and managed a smile. "He is his father's son."

~*~
Sdhoirm punched in a few more buttons on the control panel before activating the "Auto Pilot" to plot a direct course for Vegetaseii. He looked to his mate who smiled and relaxed in her chair.
"How do you think they'll react when they see us?" Zafira asked with a mischievous grin. Sdhoirm returned it, "Speechless, shocked and then happy to see us. Of course, we'll have a bonus when they find out what we've brought with us. How are they anyway?"
"Perfectly fine. Sleeping like babies," Zafira said with a yawn.
Adrian and Hitomi had fallen asleep almost immediately once they got in the ship. There were only two beds on the ship and the two teens happily occupied one in their personal quarters. Hitomi snuggled comfortably into her mate's arms, both purring in their sleep. Zafira and Sdhoirm had smiled knowingly when the teens returned.

~*~
Adrian and Hitomi came walking into the cottage to find the two elder saiiyans just finishing breakfast.
"So, you two finally decided to join us?" Sdhoirm smiled at the two. Hitomi blushed again, looking down. Adrian smirked and walked up to his grandparents, "We have some news for you."
The two placed down their napkins and gave the prince their full attention.
"I've found my new mate and future queen in Hitomi and announce that we will be returning to Vegetaseii as soon as possible."
Sdhoirm and Zafira looked at each other with knowing grins and got up to congratulate the young prince and his mate.

~*~
Zafira turned to her mate with a raised brow, "You know we'll have to ruin the happy moment with our bit of bad news, right?"
Sdhoirm nodded, still staring at the screen.
"Yes, we always seem to enjoy peace and tranquillity for only so long."

Adrian walked sleepily into the control room, yawning and rubbing his eyes. "Are we there yet?" he mumbled incoherently.
Sdhoirm smirked. "Not yet, kiddo. Another few hours."
Adrian stared at him blankly and blinked a couple of times.
"Where's your mate?" Zafira asked with a smile.
"Asleep," Adrian answered with another yawn. "So was I, but I got bored."
Sdhoirm choked on a burst of laughter. Zafira shot him a glare, but he became deeply involved with the control screen. She turned back to Adrian.
"Are you eager to see your parents again?" she asked lightly.
Adrian shrugged. "Yes. No. I dunno...I mean, I missed them, but I'd be surprised if Dad doesn't lock me up until I die."
Sdhoirm gave a small half-smile. "Oh, I don't know about that. I've got a feeling he misses you terribly...although, knowing Vegeta, he's probably too proud to say a thing."
Adrian looked at the floor and didn't say anything. Although his black hair was falling in front of his face, Zafira could see that his ears were turning red. She wondered what kind of relationship Adrian and Vegeta used to have, to have them act in such a strange way towards each other now...

"Adrian, come and meet Lord Taelore. He's in charge of all the squads in the city, you know."
Vegeta motioned his son over to see the other adult. Only five years old, Adrian was small for his age, and very shy. Instead of greeting Lord Taelore, he clung to his father, hiding behind his leg. Vegeta sighed, a small smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. Lord Taelore crouched on the ground in front of the king, bringing him almost eye level with the prince.
"I hear that you're getting to be very strong," he said with a smile. "Just like your father when he was your age."
Adrian, still half-hidden behind Vegeta, stared at Taelore with wide eyes. Vegeta reached down and picked him up in his arms.
"Come now, Adrian, don't be afraid. This is no way for the Prince of the Saiyans to act," he whispered to his son, who buried his head into his father's neck.
Lord Taelore smirked. "Don't worry. He'll be a great warrior someday."
"I have no doubt," Vegeta replied with a smirk of his own. "Say thank you, Adrian."
Adrian turned his head so that he could see Taelore, remaining tucked against Vegeta's collar. "Thank you, sir," he said shyly in a squeaky voice.
Later, the king got a chance to break from his duties and play with his only child. No longer shy with only his father around, Adrian bounced a ball in the courtyard as Vegeta sat on the grass and watched, smiling in amusement.
"Daddy, you're my favoritest."
"Am I your favoritest?"
"Yeah. You're the coolest daddy in the world."
"Thank you. I appreciate the compliment."
"Am I your favoritest, Daddy?"
"Yes, Adrian, because you're the coolest son in the world."
Adrian stopped bouncing his ball to hop over and climb into his father's lap. "And I'll always be your favoritest, right Daddy?"
Vegeta gazed down at his son and smiled. "Right, Adrian. You'll always be my favorite."

Always your favorite... Adrian shook his head just slightly. He thought of Vitani. Dad, you lied.