Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Time's Folly; A Bittersweet Symphony ❯ A Vexing Portent ( Chapter 21 )

 

<><><><><><><><>& lt;><><><><><>Chap 21<><><><><><><><><>& lt;><><><><>

 

In the throne room of Frieza's ship, Frieza walked leisurely towards the two Saiya-jin kneeling before him. One was the prince of the Saiya-jin, the other, was the older, rare, and only surviving Saiya-jin female. They were dressed only in their respective spandex suits; Vegita's blue and Suika's black in color. Vegita's curious eyes ventured a look to his side as Frieza stopped right in front of the female who looked up at him.

 

Frieza placed a finger under her chin, as if to hold it up in place. He switched attentions to Vegita briefly, who had not moved from his bowed state. Chuckling softly he turned his attention back to Suika, his expression now neutral.

 

“You disappoint me. It's almost disgraceful to think that the hereditary Saiya-jin idiot-ness you have would fall below your prince's.” he stated, before promptly open-handedly slapped her with enough force to whip her head around 180 degrees; in response her body twisted some, and she landed on her side.

 

“Vegita”

 

Vegita stood fully upright.

 

“I have a task for you” Frieza slapped his tail on the ground, and moved it to under Suika's chin. “Get up” Suika did as she was told, with his tail keeping its place under her chin as she did so.

 

“I usually have other uses for this body” Frieza began as his tail sneaked down the middle of her body before resting on the ground on his side. “But, you have been stupid. Very stupid. My servants don't get out of line. Ever. You need a reminder of this I think.”

 

What the hell is going on? What do I need to be here for? Vegita said impatiently to himself as he looked at Frieza almost impatiently as he was speaking to Suika.

 

“Here's your task Vegita.” Frieza said, glanced at Vegita only momentarily before he looked at Suika.

 

“Go. Bow to your prince” Suika hesitated before moving in front of Vegita and bowed dutifully. Vegita frowned, glancing at Frieza almost curiously.

 

“She's been a bad Saiya-jin Vegita, punish her. And it had better be a good punishment. If it's not, I'll have to take matters into my own hands. On you.”

 

Vegita smirked.

 

“But I trust that you, being a prince, know how to punish your subjects. However, you act on my mark alone.”

 

“What?” Vegita couldn't hide his irritation at the limitations.

 

Frieza looked at him sharply. “Should I just beat on you instead Vegita?”

 

Vegita looked at him with a poison frown.

 

“I didn't think so. This is after all, for Suika”

 

Vegita grunted lowly.

 

“Stand” Vegita commanded. Suika did so, with her eyes closed. Looking at Frieza who smirked his approval to begin; he was giving him free reign on the first strike. Frieza walked back to sit in his throne chair as the session began.

 

<>~end flashback~<>

 

- Evening -

 

Chibi stood at the entrance to his room. It was mostly empty save for his bed, night dresser and all the things he had left in the closet. Most of the other furniture had been damaged in some way, and his window had been patched up, though not as of yet replaced. Though to a lesser degree, the events of that night still bothered him, and for that he had not been to his room since it occurred. Trunks closed his door and walked past it to the next room.

 

He stopped in front of the next closed door and stood staring at it for a few moments before making a move. Opening the door he stepped inside, shutting the door behind him. He took a look around. It was not too different occupied as it was unoccupied, thought the bed was unmade, and he knew things were in the usually empty closet and dressers. Trunks moved and sat on the edge of the bed, and waited.

 

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Mirai walked slowly to his room. He glanced briefly at the open door across form his - the room that was being occupied by Asia was empty.

 

`Gone? Strange. They usually don't leave the house after dinner. Did Gohan call for an extra session? Mirai opened his door and froze out of surprise for a few seconds before relaxing when he saw who it was.

 

Chibi looked up at Mirai almost expectantly. Mirai looked at him. “What are you doing in here?”

 

Chibi took a moment before he just shrugged. “My room is destroyed,” He stated a moment later.

 

“That was some dream you must have had,” he stated softly.

 

Chibi nodded. “Yea” he said in almost a whisper, but frowned.

 

“Tell me what happened” Mirai almost demanded, softly, as he came to sit next to the Chibi.

 

He stalled several moments before he told his dream in full to Mirai.

 

The more Chibi reveled his dream the more surprised and confused Mirai became, but tried to keep such feelings from Chibi's view. As he finished Mirai was shocked.

 

`That's…I don't understand it. I've had dreams with all of those elements in them. It's as if, his dream was made up of aspects, pieces, of my dreams I've had sporadically since I've been here. I wonder if it's because in a way, we are the same person. No, it can't be. We've led two almost completely different lives. We're not necessarily the same, not completely. So then it has to be something else, right? But… what else could that be? And how could it happen? What triggers it?'

 

A flare of ki brought Mirai out of his musings. He looked over at the Chibi who gave him a very annoyed look. “Speak out loud! I know you know something,” he said snapped.

 

Mirai ignored the slight outburst and asked a question. “How many times have you had this dream?”

 

“Only once” Chibi said shortly.

 

`At least it's only been once' Mirai thought to himself. `I've had those dreams more than once. Except for the element of Azure. I've never had her in them. That must be his own part.'

 

Mirai was brought back again by Chibi's low growling.

 

“I'm sorry” Mirai said quickly.

 

“I wanna know what's going on!”

 

“I'm not sure what's going on. I'd like to know myself,” Mirai answered with his own confusion.

 

Chibi stared at him hard for a long few moments. Mirai only looked at him defeated. Chibi looked at him a few moments more before asking a question himself.

 

“Did you have that dream too?” He asked suspiciously.

 

“No” Mirai answered softly.

 

Chibi looked at him for a long moment. “Your lying”

 

Mirai looked at him for a long moment in surprise before asking: “Can you feel what I'm feeling?”

 

“I can tell that you're lying to me” Chibi said annoyed.

 

“How can you tell if I'm lying to you?” he asked again calmly, ignoring the irritation coming from his younger self.

 

Chibi paused not knowing how to answer, but out of anger he blurted out: “What does that matter! I just know ok!”

 

Mirai only looked at him. He wasn't exactly lying to Chibi, but at the same time, he was unsure what all to tell his little self.

 

`Oh shit, what if… He… ?' Chibi frowned deeply at Mirai. Mirai then answered him. “I'm not lying to you. I've not had that dream you've had. But it does sound similar to some of the dreams that I've had before. Just, not exactly”

 

“Not exactly?” Chibi said with a skeptical raised eyebrow.

 

“Mine don't exactly have the same elements as yours. It just that… your dream sounds similar to mine. The types of dreams I have had.” Mirai finished a little softly. “I'm surprised you have them, since you've grown up differently than I have. I'm just surprised you had such a dream”

 

Chibi, still not fully convinced, but not knowing just what to make of what he had just been told, looked hard at Mirai for several moments before relenting.

 

<><>~flashback~<><>

 

A sleek ki beam that passed just in front of his face stopped Vegita from any further violence.

 

“That's enough, Vegita” Frieza said calmly.

 

Vegita stepped away from the battered Suika, who was on all 4's, panting softly, obviously having some trouble balancing her body in her position. Frieza walked towards her.

 

With his tail, he propped her head upwards so he could look at her. “Remember this.” He withdrew his tail and she lightly fell on the floor. Lightly, Frieza picked up her tail. Starting at the end, he lightly raked his fingers down it, until he hit her tail's base. She shivered slightly. Vegita had the same reaction, as Frieza's fingers slid back up to the end of her tail.

 

Vegita then jumped a fraction as Frieza dug the nail of his pointer and thumb fingers into the tip of her tail, at which Suika cried out in piercing pain. Placing his foot upon her back, he slid the two nails down her tail, slowly splitting it into two halves as his fingers trailed downwards, silky blood running from the spit parts of her tail.

 

“You are going to fight me,” Frieza stated with a maniacal smirk as her screams filled the hall while her body thrashed around violently from the pain. “Suika, you never cease to entertain me. It's good of me to have had you around for so long, so unconditionally. And to think, I was going to rid myself of you. Good thing I kept you.”

 

Vegita averted his eyes. He could feel the pain - A saiya-jin tail had a good amount of sensitivity, but hers, hers was quite sensitive. No Saiya-jin could stand and not be bothered by the sight. Frieza than stopped, in the middle of her tail, but did not remove his nails, he saw. Vegita waited.

 

Frieza looked over at Vegita, who he could see was indeed affected by the sight. He smirked, and then in one swift motion, sliced the rest of the tail in half, finishing with his nails imbedded into the point of connection where her tail met with her back. A breathless scream was followed by Suika falling unconscious.

 

“Damn. I do think she's unconscious.” Frieza stated knowing fully well beforehand that she would be. He turned to Vegita, with his nails still pressed into Suika's back.

 

“Well Vegita.” Frieza started. “Should I rip it out?”

 

Vegita eyes slowly came to acknowledge that Frieza had spoke.

 

“Vegita,”

 

Vegita cautiously spoke. “She is not conscious”

 

Frieza smirked. “I can see that. Are you growing soft Vegita?” he taunted.

 

“Well, Why waist time with a punishment she can't feel?” He ended as his voice fully came back to him.

 

Frieza thought bout this for a moment. “Well Vegita. You have a good point.”

 

Frieza withdrew his fingers from her back and stood straight again, her blood dripping from his nails.

 

“Take her to healing. You are in charge of her healing and will oversee it until she is fully healed. Then, you will bring her back to me properly dressed - not in armor. She won't be doing missions anytime soon”

 

Vegita's earlier irritate-ness came immediately back. `This is not a warriors job! I have better things to do than to baby-sit this damn Saiay-jin.'

 

But, deep inside he was relieved to a point. `Idiot bitch' he thought towards the helpless Saiya-jin on the floor.

 

He walked towards her, the gruesome sit of her tail's state, lying in two pieces, draping off of opposite sides of her back. Thinking of the best way to carry her without her tail touching him, he paused before reaching to pick her up.

 

<>~ end flashback~<>

 

Vegita stared into the in the dead of night darkness of his room for the following minutes after coming out of his dream, then promptly headed for his gravity chamber.

 

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