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5: Punishment and Mistakes

~*~*Belle*~*~

The last day of freedom passed too fast for me and I dreaded Bardock's return home. Sess had tried to calm me down, but behind closed doors I was a nervous wreck. The others had no idea that I was in deep shit when Bardock came back and Sess made mention to them that we probably wouldn't be around. Still, when I heard Bardock and his sons enter the parlor I made a beeline for the barracks and busied myself with making the beds.

"WHERE ARE THEY?!" Bardock's voice roared and I nearly wet myself as I felt my legs give out underneath me. "Bring them! NOW!" I backed up to the wall beside the toilet area as the door was flung open and I saw the Saiyan I had punched in the balls standing there, there was a smug and vicious look on his face as he grabbed me.

"No!" I screamed as he pulled my hands behind my back and held both my wrists, forcing me to walk in front of him. "Please! No!" I heard snarls and growls and looked up to see Sess was begin dragged over by Kakarot and Raditz, both of whom were covered in scratches from where Sess's claws had caught them.

"I see my two favorite slaves have had fun in our absence," Bardock growled and Sess stopped his struggling as did I. "Now, my dears, you are going to answer a few questions, not only before me, but before King Vegeta himself." I froze and looked at Sess who was sneering at Bardock. Bardock walked over to me and grabbed my chin. I pulled back struggling to get free.

"Please…no!" I cried and my jaw was caught in a vice like grip and I whimpered as I was pulled almost nose to nose with Bardock.

"You…my dear, are in severe trouble for stealing one of King Vegeta's slaves," Bardock growled and I felt my eyes widen and I heard Sess let out a gasp.

"He was having them exterminated!" I cried and Bardock smirked.

"Still, you stole what was King Vegeta's, you will face him now," Bardock said with a smirk.

"What about Sess? He did nothing! He didn't even assist me!" I cried and Bardock suddenly laughed.

"So, you didn't tell her you tried to help her," Kakarot chuckled and I looked back at Sess who was growling.

"Bad dog, attempting to bribe one of the palace guards is also an offence to be judged by the King," Bardock laughed. "Bring him, he will serve trial first since his is the less offensive crime to the King." I looked at Sess as we were forced out down the hallway fighting and struggling against our captors who were far stronger than us.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

"Yuck… yuck… yuck… blech…" I pulled the dress off it was soiled thanks to the stupid evil servant girl that was out to make my life a living hell. She had purposed spilled the contents of that tray over me because I didn't have to carry trays and serve breakfast.

I placed on a black number and looked at my image, it looked like a cocktail dress I'd seen in a store once, except for the slits up the side, the halter neck, and long flowing skirt, thought the slits rode all the way up to my waist.

Walking out after changing I slipped in to the kitchen and picked up the tray of drinks Vegeta had asked me to prepare earlier, there was no food it was for a causal drink.

Letting out a breath I strolled out of the kitchen and in to the throne room, the room I'd become to accustomed to going in to see Vegeta sitting all regal like on his throne.

I walked up to him.

"I see you've changed majo." He smirked.

I cringed at the look he gave me, it was almost lust worthy and if I'd been in a bar on Earth I would have been flattered, but knowing him and what he'd done I was more repulsed by it.

"There was an accident in the kitchen and I didn't want to stand round in a soiled dress." I stated.

"Stay by my side Majo." He remarked. "We need to talk. I heard about your incident with Nappa and Zorn."

I blinked and tried not to show any fear or movement as his gloved hand held my free hand to pull me closer to his throne. I was just glad this wasn't a Star Wars fic where I got a leash and a pillow to sit on and wait for Hans Solo to rescue me.

"I was unharmed." I stated proudly. As he took one of the goblets and downed the contents pretty easily and placed it back on the tray I held.

He smirked. "Of course, only can reprimand you, that's the point of the mark, no Saiyan can touch you but me."

I nodded and felt the need to shudder at the thought of what more he could want. But was just glad he didn't actually say it.

~*~*Belle*~*~

I gasped as I saw the throne room, it was huge and I could see several aliens here and there in the room.

"Ah yes, the entertainment has arrived," King Vegeta growled as he stood up and I saw Jay next to him holding a tray with several goblets on it. She started to leave when he held out his hand. "No majo, you get to stay. See what happens when someone truly wrongs me." I shivered in fear as I watched Kakarot and Raditz drag Sess forward, pushing him to his knees at Vegeta's feet.

"This…slave thought he was powerful enough to bribe one of your palace guards for his silence in witnessing a crime against you performed by another slave," Raditz growled and Vegeta's eyes fell on me and then the Saiyan holding me.

"Is this true?" Vegeta asked and the guard holding me chuckled.

"He approached me the day before yesterday and offered me a reward if I would not report the crime against you, your Royal Highness, preformed by this wench," he stated and I started to cry out, only to have his giant hand cover my mouth and snub out my voice.

"Do you admit your guilt, Prince Sesshoumaru?" Vegeta asked and all in the throne room chuckled and I growled as I struggled more. Sess looked up and I couldn't see his expression but the look on Vegeta's face told me it was one of defiance.

"I am and I do not care what my punishment may be!" he snapped and I felt my heart jump with worry for Sess, he was truly my best friend here.

"Really?" Vegeta whispered. "Then you are found guilty, your punishment will be decided after the girl is tried." Sess looked at me and I could see his fear…for me. I was brought forward and forced to my knees.

"Now, what is this wench's crime?" Vegeta asked as he took a goblet from Jay and drank deeply before replacing the goblet.

"I was assisting is exterminating the extra infants from the recent birthing of your cleaning slaves, when that wench took one of the infants and ran," the Saiyan holding me said and I was too scared to move as Vegeta locked his black eyes on me. "When trying to apprehend her, she fought me…er…and managed to escape with the infant." Vegeta looked at the Saiyan.

"How did she get by you?" Vegeta asked and the Saiyan holding me began to stutter and I began to struggle. "Answer me."

"She ducked and punched me in…the balls," he grumbled and the whole room burst out laughing. I looked around, and suddenly saw Zarbon, he gave me a look that told me to be very frightened.

"I see, well, she seems to enjoy that, doesn't she Raditz?" Vegeta chuckled and Raditz threw me a glare and I stopped struggling. "Well, wench, what do you have to say for yourself?" I looked at him as I was released.

"I admit it, I took the child and I stuck the guard," I said as I looked up into those endlessly black eyes, for a moment I was afraid of getting swallowed up, but then I felt my anger at his decision to kill off infants. I let all of my rage and defiance built up in my eyes to send right back at him. Vegeta got a look on his face that told me I was in deep trouble. I heard someone hit another person and I looked over my shoulder to see Sess bringing his head up, blood oozing from his split lip. Raditz smirked at me as he kicked Sess in the side.

"Well then, that settles it, you both have been found guilty of your crimes against me," Vegeta said as he stood up and Sess was forced to his knees again, this time beside me. "Now comes my favorite part, assigning punishment. I don't know where to begin. Perhaps a thousand lashes each…or maybe evisceration. Oh, I know, perhaps the female should make up for the physical pain but giving pleasure?" I felt my eyes widen in terror at the thought of having to physically please the Saiyan holding me and I heard Sess growl.

"What's this? Our dear, Pet Prince doesn't like this choice of punishment for the little wench?" Vegeta growled and I looked at Vegeta to see him smiling at me…it wasn't pretty.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

'So they actually have balls. Take note for a hasty exit that's a good plan.' I thought to myself but still wishing I wasn't anywhere near what was about to witness. My own blasting two days before had been painful enough; I didn't want to know what would happen for a truly bad crime.

I looked at Belle; she had become a friend over the past few days, to see someone I knew get hurt wasn't on.

'Belle… Sess…' I thought worriedly. 'Goddess let them live…'

~*~*~*~*~

Vegeta grabbed me by my throat and dragged me over to Sess, smirking as I struggled against his iron grip.

"So, Dog Boy feels affection for this little…bitch, well, I shall have to use this. Zuki, this girl stole from me, what did the ancients use to do to thieves?" Vegeta asked and the Saiyan who I had punched in the nuts smirked.

"Cut of their offending hand," he said and suddenly I began to struggle more.

"That's right, amputation, however, because she was a highly priced slave, I don't think we'll remove the offending hand. Which hand was the one to strike you?" Vegeta asked.

"The right one," Zuki said with a smirk and suddenly I was kneeling in front of Sess, three feet separating us as I was placed in a headlock and my right arm extended.

"Break it," Vegeta ordered and I locked eyes with Sess, he began to fight and I watched as Zuki disappeared behind me and I gritted my teeth and closed my eyes. My hair was pulled back painfully and I gasped. "Open your eyes or I'll remove your eyelids." I opened them to see Sess snarling and fighting. Suddenly my world vanished into a blazing ball of pain and agony as I felt my upper arm shatter between Zuki's elbow and knee. I couldn't keep from screaming in complete agony as I was held up by my hair.

"So, I think her punishment has been fulfilled," Vegeta chuckled as he pulled me back to his chest as I gripped my shoulder above the broken arm. "Now for yours, Prince Sesshoumaru." I was thrown to the ground at Sess's knees, he looked down at me as I curled up into a ball, still clutching the shoulder of my broken arm.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I nearly dropped the tray in shock… I caught it and stopped the goblets from spilling, I watched as Raditz glanced in my way to see my firm composure shocked. I avoided eye contact, I'd known true violence my entire life, but to see a repeat of it to someone else I knew and had come to call a friend gave me flashes of childhood spent with bruises and a broken spirit.

I could feel the pain racing up my sternum and I had to control my breathing. I didn't get the aching pain until I saw the necklace flashing out a small flash of electrical energy.

"Majo…" I heard Vegeta's voice as he looked at me from where he was hovering over Belle menacingly. "Stop that. Right now or you'll be down here with them." He snapped.

"I… yes… sire." I began to control my breathing the pain slowly began to subside and the necklace stopped flashing.

I rubbed my sternum unsure of what I'd felt unless it had to do with a link to the goddess drawing from my energy to protect them from the death I didn't want to happen.

~*~*Belle*~*~

"I already said I don't care what you do to me!" Sess growled and suddenly there was more of that blinding agony. I screamed more as I heard my left femur crack under Vegeta's boot and I sobbed as I curled up in pain. "STOP IT! STOP HURTING HER!"

"Silence, dog," Vegeta commanded and there was the sound of someone being hit and I looked to see Sess was laying further away. "You need to be taught a lesson and if it means beating this bitch of yours then so be it. Suddenly I was lifted up and tossed into the air, his fist connecting with my mouth, causing my top and bottom lips to split. I hit the doors of the throne room and then the floor, landing on my ruined leg and I let out a low moan. I heard approaching footsteps and I looked to see Vegeta's boots coming closer and I began to thrash, pushing myself away with my good leg.

"I…I…I beg you," I heard Sess whispered and Vegeta's boots stopped.

"What was that Dog Prince?" Vegeta asked and I looked to see Sess on all fours with his forehead against the ground.

"Don't!" I managed to cry, the blood flowing down my chin from my lips. "Don't give in to him Sess, don't!" Suddenly I was being held up by my throat.

"My, someone's eager to die!" Vegeta snarled and I looked him in the eyes, if this was how I was going to die, so be it.

"I'm not afraid," I whispered, my tongue coated in my own blood. I didn't expect him to give me his left hook and I rolled a few time, gasped in pain as I tried to get off my broken arm.

"I applaud the effort, but the act will be in vain, Woman," Vegeta said and I forced myself to sit up and look at him.

"I don't care, kill me and get it over with, you Highness," I snapped and suddenly I was being held up, my throat crushed in Vegeta's grasp as his black eyes swallowed me up. I began to lose my ability to hear anything but the frantic sound of my heart beating away in my chest. My vision was cut to those shark eyes and I was getting afraid they would swallow me alive before I was suddenly dropped to the ground and I bounced slightly before I was laying flat on my back. I turned my head to the side and realized I could only see out of my left eye. I saw Sess was being kicked and punched by Raditz and Kakarot.

"Well then, I assume I won't have to do this again ever," Vegeta asked as he poked me in the ribs with the heel of his boot.

"No….your….Highness," I gasped and I continued to watch as Kakarot began to pull Raditz off of Sess.

"Very good, Dog boy will not soon forget this either, I suppose," Vegeta chuckled. "You may have use of a regeneration tank, Bardock, but only one and you will only have the time for one to heal fully. However, they must make it to the regeneration room by their selves."

~*~*J'dee*~*~

Vegeta stalked up to me and I gulped backing away and he grabbed a goblet looking at me and he smirked proud. "Have I made a point majo, no more rebellious powers."

I nodded. "Yes…"

Vegeta motioned that evil servant girl over and I watched as he suddenly slapped her sending her sprawling. "And if I find out about you ruining the clothes I picked for my majo you won't be as lucky as them. You can stay to take the majo's place." I quickly placed the tray down and raced out, I could feel Vegeta's energy flicker.

I raced down the hall running past several servants. Vegeta really scared me, he was evil… complete evil. I knocked the tray from another servant's hands as I ran and felt myself grabbed suddenly.

"Hey easy…" I looked up seeing Wolfwood.

"Nicholas, he… megami… Belle… Sess."

"We'll find them and help them c'mon it'll be okay."

"But if we're discovered…" I frowned.

"Then I'll take the blame, don't worry, you want them to be okay don't you?"

I nodded and Wolfwood lead me down the hallway. "I think I finally figured this place out. Don't worry we won't get lost."

~*~*Belle*~*~

I watched as Sess got up and saw that both of his arms were dislocated, he approached me, looking down at me, blood was coming from both his nostrils and one ear.

"Get out of my throne room," Vegeta ordered and I struggled to my stomach and began to drag myself towards the door. I was in the doorway when the two guards kicked us. Sess was sent sprawling and I was kicked into the nearest wall.

"That…was…uncalled for," I moaned struggling to stand on my good leg. "Sess, Sess are you okay?" I managed to use the wall to support me and stagger over to Sess.

"I'm sorry," he whispered and I sank to the floor beside him.

"I brought it on myself," I said as I winced as my broken arm hit the wall. "We better get to this regeneration tank…and fast, I don't want someone coming along and accidentally finishing us off." I struggled to get him on his knees and he looked at me as I struggled to my foot.

"You will never make it; it is on the other side of the palace. You cannot walk and I cannot carry you," he said and I leaned against the wall.

"We'll make it together, through those secret passages," I said and he looked at his arms.

"Didn't you hear me, I can't carry you," he snapped and then looked at my leg before looking away.

"It's not your fault and I think I can relocate one of your arms, allowing you to relocate the other," I said as I gently felt his right shoulder, positioning his arm. "This will hurt." He looked at my limp arm and my broken leg.

"I will accept that," he said and I lifted the arm, forcing it back into its socket with a sickening pop. I slipped and was about to fall when he caught me with his newly relocated arm. "Sit." He placed me on the floor and I closed my eye before there was another pop.

"Sess?" I asked as I opened my eye to look at him and he looked at me with concern. "Do I still have my right eye?"

"Yes, the flesh around it is just swollen to the point the eye is shut," he said and he looked down at me. "I do not think I can carry you in a way that won't cause pain." I looked down the break in my let was near my knee and I thought about it.

"On your back, I can hold onto your shoulder with my good arm and you can hold my legs," I said and he nodded as he helped me up and I straddled his back. His arms supporting me by wrapping around and under my upper thighs; his claws were tickling my inner thighs in a way that embarrassed me. I hid my reddening cheeks in his white hair.

"Are you okay?" he asked and I nodded against the back of his neck. "You need to wrap your good arm around my shoulder." I blushed more as I wrapped my arm around his left shoulder, my hand ending up over where his collar bones met.

"Thank you," I whispered and he made a noise.

"I…you are my friend, I will always help you when I can," he said and I smiled. Suddenly a door opened from one of the secret passages.

"Oh my. Look Needle Noggin, it is Sess and Belle. Let us hold open the door while they enter," Nicholas said and I nearly cried knowing our friends were around.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

The secret passage ways twisted and turned making me feel giddy, I looked down as we walked through helping Belle and Sess, well I wasn't physically, it was Vash and Wolfwood doing the helping while I trailed behind in my own world.

'Can I survive this? I think I can yet this feeling inside of me regrets surviving those I have come to see as friends.' My mind pondered it and I thought back on home, was this any really different than what the humans were capable of, the technology advanced but it was the same, the anger, the evil, and the… death. I held back the aching I felt in my sternum it wasn't the power of the goddess it was my power, my inner power reacting to my own fears and my own sudden chill of a life in a world where we paid for the past that could have been changed… if they were as peaceful, as those they tried to conquer.

I was silent as Vash looked at me, he tried to smile, but I could see it was a sad smile, still it was comforting to know that he was trying to make me feel better.

"You managing okay back there Jay?" Wolfwood asked. "Not too lost?

"I… I'm fine." I must of looked pale because he gave me a look of disbelief.

I'd seen such violence before and I hadn't been able to stop it then and I hadn't been able to stop it now, I wanted to rip these bands off my wrists and the necklace that held me prisoner.

~*~*Belle*~*~

Wolfwood held open the door as we passed, I made a choking noise and I felt Sess jerk.

"Are you alright?" he asked and I winced as I tried to talk, my lips had tried to heal and talking reopened the wounds.

"I'm fine, just a little…moved…by our friends," I said and he nodded as we entered the room and I saw the regeneration tanks, they looked weird, they were a dome shape, but the door had a panel of glass or something so you could see in, I could see a few Saiyans in the tanks, floating naked in a blue-green liquid.

"So, which one of you is going in?" an alien asked and I nearly screamed, it was hideous and I didn't want it touching me.

"She will be," Sess said and I pinched his neck. "No arguments you are in worse shape." I made a growling noise.

"Is it possible that both of us could go in?" I asked and the creature looked at us before looking at the spare tank with a wicked look before smiling.

"Sure thing, let me get our two mask hose," he chuckled and Sess's claws began to poke painfully.

"That is not wise," he hissed as he placed me down on the floor near the empty regeneration tank. "The tanks work on DNA, it could confuse the tank and have harmful effects."

"Sess, you need this as much as me, you have internal injuries and you know it," I said as I glared at him with my good eye. "I could feel the muscles and the heat through your back, you're hurting more than you let on. And even if something harmful happens, you're strong enough to survive and I'm too stubborn to die like this."

"Belle, you don't understand the situation!" Sess growled and I looked at him.

"This is not a win-win situation, we're going in and what happens, happens!" I snapped and he glared at me with his molten gold eyes. I sent the glare back with my one eye. "You feel bad about Vegeta using me against you, well if you want some karma make-up, than just do this!"

"I do not think this is wise," he stated and I rolled my eyes.

"I know it's not wise, but we need to be healed and we have one tank and one timeslot, get over it," I sighed before I saw the alien put the double mask breathing tube in and smirked.

"You'll have to undress then enter the tank," the alien chuckled and I began to struggle with my shirt.

"You won't be able to get out of those robes," Sesshoumaru stated and reached down, his claws began to make short work of my robes, leaving me naked on the floor. He quickly undressed and for the first time I got to see Sess completely naked. I tried not to blush as he picked me up, holding me against his chest as I balanced dangerously on my good leg as he placed the mask over my mouth and his over his own. The door to the tank closed and the alien smirked more as a liquid began to fill the tank.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

The moment Belle and Sess were in the room I'd turned round and raced off as fast as I could, running to where I didn't know, I couldn't escape, I couldn't do anything. I pushed past several guards, those who weren't Saiyans… lucky for me.

"Jay!! Wait Jay!!" I heard Vash calling and I raced outside and across the lawn, the green sort of reminded me of home, except the foreign plants didn't do my memory of home justice.

Vash caught me wrapping his arms around me and pulled me back in to him. "Hey easy… it's okay."

I struggled but his height gave him an advantage over me and he pulled me back till he fell over and I landed on his chest but he still held me.

"Let go of me!!" I struggled against him.

"You're hurting… I can feel it. You've been so strong so far, just for once let those barriers down; let someone in, talk to me. I know the pain you feel."

I continued to struggle and Vash held me and I growled in annoyance. "You don't know what I've been through, how would you know the pain I feel?"

"When you've lived as long as me and seen it… you know…"

I looked at him. He let me go and I pushed myself up and off him. I just thumped him hard on the chest angrily. "You don't know, don't start that bollocks with me, you don't know."

Vash sat up and he looked at me. "Hey they're alive, the regen tanks will heal them right up they'll be fine… I promise you."

I looked down.

"I know your past was hard and seeing what happened must have brought up some awful memories." He pulled me in to a hug.

"I really thought I was over it, even on earth my friend Cazz, when her boyfriends always asked questions about it, they wanted to know where my parents were why they weren't together, analyzing me… She'd always tell them not to go there." I let out a sigh.

I looked up at the sky its red reminded me of blood and death… something I had fascinated about for a long time, the darkness in my mind craving death and destruction was long gone, the hurt I'd caused others drenched up as I looked at the sky.

"Maybe you need to talk about it."

"You want a description on how I was raped, how that totally screwed me over and messed with my trust of guys? As far as I'm concerned they use us females for one thing, well fuck it I can do that to and I can use them right back."

I could see the sun through the dark red clouds and there was a ring around the sun reminding me of a moon but knowing it wasn't a moon, I just looked up at it. On earth a ring around a full moon meant a bad omen, but a ring around a sun, I had no idea what that meant.

"I've never seen you like this…" Vash spoke.

I looked at him then I looked down. "You didn't know me before, if you did then you know that this comes with being off my medication." I fingered the necklaces I wore the trilogy of them each with their own simple meaning. The triquatra the pagan symbol known for it's protection against evil, the pentacle the common symbol associated with the witch and an ankh or Celtic cross the key to the kingdom of Osiris. I still had the necklaces and the seven pierces and my tattoos I was glad for that at least.

"I'd like to get to know you better if you'll just let me."

I looked at him. "You want to know me? You want to know what runs through my head… you obviously haven't seen the warning signs."

"Lets go back and see how Belle and Sess are doing and you can tell me then."

I shrugged and stood up. "Fine whatever gets your goat."

Vash looked at me strangely. "What weird sayings you humans have."

~*~*Raine*~*~

As I stirred from my last few seconds of sleep, I quickly pulled my arms over my face to shield it from the blinding white lights that were above me. You'd swear someone wanted to put an end to my 20/20 vision. Slowly but surely removing my arms from my face, my eyes adjusted and I realized that I was no longer in Turles' bath. I was lying flat on my back on a hospital bed. There were white bandages wrapped around my wrists. I yawned and stretched, sitting up. Back in the infirmary…and naked for the umpteenth time. I didn't bother covering my chest. Nudity was starting to become the norm, at least when it involved me. The medical room was almost completely deserted, save for two or three unconscious patients in beds further down in the room. Around the corner I could make out a row of regeneration tanks. I quickly searched for my clothes.

I wasn't sticking around again for Turles to come and find me, so I made a run for it before any doctors could find me. I was bathing last night…well, barely. Turles had sent me back to his home after the whipping I received. He refused to let me heal in a regen tank, much less give me some kind of ointment to hide the various whip marks that now graced my body. He had left me to make his bed and clean up the bathroom, but I decided to bathe first. Wallowing in my misery, my mind began to drift to dark thoughts. The glass jars that held the sweet-smelling bath oils and candles were starting to look very appealing. After a few minutes of just staring at them, I grabbed the nearest one and smashed it against the bathroom floor. I rested my head on the bathroom floor and let my slashed wrists floated underneath the bath water. It didn't take too long for me to lose consciousness.

I quickly turned a corner. He wouldn't put his hands on me again. My body ached from the abuse he had dealt me and I would die before he touched me again. The second I made that turn, I screamed at the top of my lungs as Saiiyan armor nearly collided with me.

~*~*Belle*~*~

I began to clutch at Sess with my good hand as the liquid rose around our necks and I fought the urge to panic. He gently hugged me, his hand stroking my back in a comforting manner.

"Calm down, Belle," he whispered as he held me up. "This is perfectly normal."

"Not for me," I hissed as I watched the liquid lap at my mask and I tried to keep breathing normally.

"Look at me," he ordered and I turned to lock eyes. His golden eyes shimmered as he watched me, I could see he was in pain and that he was worried. Those molten gold eyes were his undoing, his face could be a perfect mask but those eyes, they could burn you if you were the source of his anger, but they could keep you warm and protected, like they were doing to me. Suddenly the liquid splashed in my eye and I closed it. I felt Sess's mask come against my ear and I heard him, though it sounded strange. "Once the liquid is over your eyes you'll get sleepy, don't worry, it is normal procedure." I nodded and felt the liquid rise up more.

Soon my entire body was submerged and I felt the urge to sleep come over me. I opened my eyes and found that my right eye had opened. I looked at Sess through the blue liquid, he looked like a sleeping angel but suddenly his eyes opened and he looked at me a moment. His eyes were still enchanting through the strange liquid and I blush as I realized he was still holding me. He looked at me through sleepy eyes and I realized that I was falling asleep too. I curled up close to Sess, floating above the floor as I felt his arms wrap around me. His warmth made me feel safe and I fell asleep wrapped in his angel arms.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I stared at them floating in the gelatin looking liquid and Vash stood beside me. "It's amazing technology isn't it?"

"Too bad it can't be used for good people more often." I stated.

"I know what you mean." Vash placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Your homeworld Vash… what was it like?"

Vash rubbed the back of his neck, "Well it had at least two moons out at one time and the sun, and it was yellow… like a desert, there were some trees and plant life but they were all plantations not real plants but genetically engineered." He explained.

I looked over to the scientist sitting there checking the stats of those in the tank.

"The people Vash… were they evil?" I asked.

He looked at me. "I don't believe they were." He looked off in to the distance, "Though there were a handful that did terrible things, but they didn't deserve to die. I was on a mission when the Saiyans came. I was protecting some children at the time. Well kinda." He rubbed the back of his neck.

"They were beating you up weren't they?" I asked with a smirk.

"Heh yeah you could say that."

"What happened when the Saiyans arrived?"

"The Saiyans killed them I couldn't save any of them I tried so hard, yet I survived their attacks and the children were killed, I was more than mad that I retaliated and they found that impressive. I spent most of my time after that on the run, when I realized bullets wouldn't harm them, I was trying to reach Legato before they did, I didn't want them reaching him, who knows what would of happened if they found him. When I arrived Vegeta was, Legato was gone but I could feel he was still out there and I ended up in a battle with Vegeta. I survived, apparently I'd become famous, they wanted to hire me as their killer and I refused, I told them I didn't kill people and so I was beaten down until I could move no more and Vegeta wanted to degrade me and he placed me as his kitchen staff, letting me witness all those he killed, apparently the kitchen staff aren't known for surviving long. And so I've been here since, I've seen Vegeta rise to the throne to take over from his father and I've seen him kill slaves like yourself wearing the same royal mark, he's killed about fifty of them since he took the throne."

"Fifty…" I breathed and nearly fell over, what was I to Vegeta then?

"But just when I think I come up with a new plan to get the slaves here off and to safety more arrive and I can't leave them behind too." Vash added.

I looked from Vash to Belle and Sess in the tank. "I believe you can do it and who knows with us helping you might just get your plan."

"They'll be in there for a little bit longer. We should head back to the room before Vegeta gets wind of you running off like that, his guards are fond of making reports to him about slaves who seem to ignore and push them round."

"Yeah alright…" I turned round and began to leave pausing at the door and looked at Belle and Sess. "They look like a cute little couple curled up together like that." I smiled. With that I walked out Vash not far behind me.

~*~*Raine*~*~

He wasn't a Saiiyan. Which meant that I might've had a chance at outrunning him. So I did. I sprinted down the hall without a second thought, barefoot and clad in the miniscule black number I had adorned the night before. I wasn't going back to him! I wouldn't!

"NOOOO!" I screamed as I was suddenly, literally, swept off of my feet and pulled into a dark room.

"N-"

"Shh," the voice of the soldier whispered in my ear, covering my mouth with one hand. When I finally calmed down, I was able to hear the sound of numerous boot-clad footsteps walking past. My knees nearly stopped functioning. Had it not been for this mysterious soldier, I would've walked right into those men and found myself right back in Turles' torture chamber! The footsteps had faded, a wall-like door slid open, sliding to the right, and I walked out. Turning around, I finally got a good look at my rescuer.

He wasn't at all like the other aliens. He looked human, but like Yaten, he just wasn't. Well, on top of that, his skin was a bluish green. And it was such a pretty shade too. His eyes were a beautiful gold color, like Yaten's but so different. His hair was dark green, stretching down to his waist in a loose braid. I felt my face warm up just by looking at him alone. It was the prince that Belle had wanted to see earlier. The one who had spared that infant a horrible death at the hands of a Saiiyan soldier, Zarbon.

"Are you alright?" he asked in a proper accent that sounded vaguely Australian.

I couldn't get any words out of my mouth and even if I could, what could I say? I could only stare at him. He smiled, chuckled even. Then I noticed his smile fade as he took in my demeanor. The whip marks must've looked pretty nasty. The wounds had sealed up, but the scars were still there as a painful reminder. The bandages on my wrists must've made me look like a psych ward escapee.

He suddenly looked down both ends of the hallway, then extended his hand to me, "Come with me. I think we can do something about those scars."

I looked at him warily and he chuckled again, "It's alright. It'll be quick."

"Yeah, like I'm in a hurry to get back home," I muttered.

He suddenly grinned, "So she can speak after all."

My brows lowered, "Yeah, I can bite too if you push me."

He suddenly threw his hands up defensively, "Whoa, wait wait! I'm only trying to help you. I mean you no harm. I'm sorry."

He bowed slightly, "I am Prince Zarbon."

"Perhaps you haven't noticed, but I've been enslaved by this flea-infested monkey race of nimrods and have been turned into their little plaything since I stepped on this rock. Pardon me if I'm not exactly formal or trusting."

"Wasn't that act I performed earlier enough for you to believe I'm trying to help you?" he asked.

I was quiet for a moment, but then with a reluctant sigh, I gave in, "Alright. Fine. Lead the way."

~*~*Belle*~*~

I woke up, feeling warm and comfortable, then I realized my naked body was being ticked by something soft. It was behind my knees, on my lower back, and between my shoulder blades coming over to rest over my right breast. I opened my eyes to see Sess still sleeping and I looked to see what was on my shoulder. I nearly cried out as I watched the end of what looked like a white boa move across my chest, tickling me more. I reached out and stroked it. The fur was soft, even in the liquid, and it felt incredibly good against my skin. I shivered in delight as the boa moved, brushing against all the areas it was touching me. I then realized that the boa was wrapped around Sess and me twice with it coming around my shoulder. The end of the boa began to rub against my chest more and I bit back a moan of pleasure as I tried to push it away, my fingers moving through the fur. Suddenly I was nose to nose with a wide-awake Sess who seemed to be torn between rage and lust. I stopped touching the boa and he closed his eyes and I could practically hear him panting as he dropped his forehead to my shoulder and the boa pulled away and unwound from around us. Sess gently pushed me away to leg me see that the boa was actually his tail. I can't help but stare at it in shock. Suddenly the liquid began to drain, much faster than it entered and we were standing around cold and naked.

"Alright you two, get out and let the next one in," the alien growled and Sess grabbed my shoulder as we exited and I looked at my ruined clothes and sighed.

"Here," Sess said and handed me his top as he pulled on his pants. I looked at the beautiful tail that wrapped up under his right arm and over his right shoulder.

"Let's go," I whispered as I pulled on the top, its bottom reached my mid thighs so I only looked like I was wearing a miniskirt.

"This way," Sess said as he grabbed my wrist and headed to the secret passage. I followed and his tail brushed against my skin, it was drying quickly and soon the softest fur I had ever felt was tickling my wrist. I reached out and tried to move it away from my wrist, but as soon as I touched it, it wrapped around my wrist and Sess stopped, causing me to walk into his back. "Don't do that." His voice sounded strained and I looked at him.

"I'm sorry, Sess, is it hurt somewhere?" I asked and began to pet and searched his tail, looking for a break or wound. Sess moaned and fell to his hands and knees. I rushed to face him, gently cupping his cheeks and bringing his face up to look me in the eye. "Are you okay?" He grabbed my wrists, his eyes were clouded as he looked at me.

"I'm fine, you…you can't do that," he whispered, his voice was husky and it send shivers down my spine to hear him speak that way. "My tail is overly sensitive since being re-grown, stroking….petting it…it's…it's too stimulating." I blinked and then began to blush.

"I'm sorry," I whispered as I looked down at the ground and Sess sighed.

"Trust me, you were most definitely not hurting me," he chuckled slightly and I blushed more. "Come, Lord Bardock will be waiting." I followed him, resisting the urge to pet the lush tail that waved in front of me.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I placed the tray of donuts down on the table and Vash looked at me I'd just returned from the kitchen. "Check it out some human chefs made this thought you might want some."

"Donuts!" he grinned and started wolfing them down only to stop part way through and look at me. "What are you eating?"

I held up a bowl. "Chocolate pudding. Cheers." I smiled and sat down on my bed and ate the pudding slowly it was like the size of those thirty second ones you get at Christmas, so I would be okay with eating that and not feeling to bad.

When I finished I put the bowl to the side and lay down on the bed. Vash continued to eat till all the donuts were gone I was in somewhat shock after all there had been more than a dozen on that plate.

Vash moved and sat down on my bunk near my waist and he looked at me as I lay there hands under my head staring upward.

"When you leave here what do you want to do?" I asked him.

Vash looked down. "I guess to finish where I was interrupted. Find Legato and then Knives. Stop them from killing more innocent people."

I rolled over on to my side. "So have you killed anyone?" I asked curiously.

Vash shook his head. "No, and I don't intend to."

I must have looked curious cause he raised a brow at me. "What is it?" He asked.

"But what if it was you or him, like the other person who was going to kill you if you didn't kill him. Seriously Vash what would you do?" I asked.

"What would you do?" he asked in reply.

"I'd probably do it, if I couldn't see any other way."

"So you wouldn't try to talk him out of it?" Vash asked.

"My communication with other people sucks anyway. I'd probably come out as an insult and I'd get shot at or attacked."

"So have you killed someone?" Vash asked.

"No." I shook my head. "Just nearly been killed… a few times." I replied and flopped back down. "I was just a child when my dad nearly killed me, a few other incidents like that, taking me round to his parents place I remember I had to spent Christmas in hospital because of cigarette smoke, it was so thick it knocked me unconscious. Ironically enough now I smoke. But I don't smoke inside unless I'm the only one there and there's a window or door open near by. The last time was when I was seventeen a while after my parent's separation when he pushed me down the stairs. I was lucky if I hadn't taken the morning after pill a few months earlier he would of probably caused me to miscarry." I let out a sigh.

Vash looked down at and I knew he wasn't sure what to say, what could you say everyone had always been so careful round what to say to me and they still were, how was I suppose to heal myself when people didn't even talk about what bothered me most.

"I'm gunna take a nap… wake me later." I waved my hand at him and then dived under the blankets.

~*~*Raine*~*~

I examined the jar as he turned away from the shelves and handed it to me. Zarbon promised that applying the cream inside the jar would make the scars vanish from my body almost instantly. I looked at the bottle as he spoke.

"Why are you helping me?" I interrupted.

"You're a friend of Belle's, aren't you?" he asked.

I nodded, "Yes, but why do you help any of us? What do you get out of it?"

He smiled warmly, "I grew up with Sesshomaru, the one who carried Belle in. I just feel I owe it to him to help out when I can."

I folded my arms, "Oh.

~*~*Belle*~*~

We entered the barracks from a different entrance and I sighed as I saw it was empty, I shivered before quickly getting another set of robes on, I sighed as I looked to see Sess was looking at me funny and I blushed more.

"We'd better get to the kitchens," he said and he quickly led the way. I found myself hypnotized by his tail and I longed to pet and stroke it, even though I knew what it would do to him. I shook my head, I was like a little kid attracted to something new. We entered the kitchen and I suddenly realized how loud it was in there. The pots banging together, the required chatter, and the scrapping of feet, I raised a hand to my head, it was really loud.

"Are you alright?" Sess asked and I realized that he sounded like he was speaking louder than usual.

"Is it me or is it really loud in here today?" I asked and he looked around before slowly shaking his eyes.

"No more than usual," he stated before looking at me. "Are you alright?" I nodded.

"I guess I'm just a bit sensitive after getting out of the tank," I said as I suddenly found any quick motion interesting. I kept looking at anything that would move quickly and I blinked as something suddenly filled my field of vision.

"Belle, are you okay?" Sess asked and I blinked at him a few times, studying his face. I sighed and then noticed something smelled absolutely wonderful. I closed my eyes and sniffed, what was that wonderful scent. I moved forward, sniffing deeply. I looked at Sess, his eyes were filled with concern as I leaned up to him and sniffed at his neck.

"Oh…it's you," I said as I took another deep sniff. "I never noticed it before." I smiled before I saw the plates begin to be prepared and I loaded up my tray.

"Belle, could you smile again?" Sess added and I looked at him before the others headed out of the kitchen before us.

"Sure, but after we're done with this," I said giving him a weird look.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

Vash placed the card down and looked up at Wolfwood sitting opposite him. Wolfwood pushed the deck to Vash and he took one.

"So what do you call this game?"

"Poker." Wolfwood replied.

Vash nodded and looked at his hand. "So what do we have planned for the rest of the day?"

"Avoid the King that's for sure." Wolfwood replied.

"Yeah helping them made us suitable for punishment too."

"I don't know how you can live like this needle noggin."

"Like what? I can sleep, I can eat, its okay by me. Minus the fact that I have unfinished business… but I have no idea where to find him now."

"Who?" Wolfwood asked.

"Legato…" Vash looked over at Jay sleeping and she rolled over in her sleep.

"Friends?"

"Not likely. He has no respect for life and I was suppose to meet up with him to prevent him from taking more lives. But I was captured and never found Legato…"

Wolfwood looked at his cards and he sighed. "I call."

Vash blinked. "Call who?"

"Your cards Needle Noggin."

"Oh right." Vash placed the cards down.

Wolfwood groaned and fell off his chair.

Vash looked over the table. "Are you alright?"

"Needle noggin you're not suppose to have the jokers in the deck."

Vash looked down. "Well you never said anything about that."

Wolfwood sighed and pushed himself up and placed his cards down. "Guess that makes me winner by default."

"Whose fault?"

"Yours for being a needle noggin."

Vash frowned. "I'm not a needle noggin."

"We should wake her up it's nearly time to get in to doing the dinner." Wolfwood looked over.

"Yeah." Vash stood up and walked over and he shook Jay. "Time to get up we have to serve the King shortly."

Jay rolled over and let out a sigh and looked up at him. "I suppose he wants me to pick out the wine again?"

"More than likely…"

"Just let me wake up first and I'll be up."

~*~*Raine*~*~

"What is this again?" I asked between bites of a plate-full of alien food Zarbon had brought me. He had taken me to some kind of private veranda where we could eat in peace. He didn't look like he had touched anything, I on the other hand wasn't going to let that ruin my meal. He looked at me with a humored grin.

"Why does everyone do that?" I suddenly asked.

"Do what?" he asked.

"Giggle whenever I eat. Do I have something stuck in my teeth?" I asked.

He chuckled and shook his head, "No and I'm not laughing at you."

"You just crack a smile whenever I take in a mouthful," I said before returning to my meal.

He chuckled again.

"See?" I put down my spoon.

"No no, I just like watching you eat," he said.

I suddenly blushed, "Well I don't. It makes me feel awkward, like I'm being put on display."

He chuckled again.

It didn't take me too long to finish my meal and I sat back, full and content. I looked down at my lap.

"So what happens now?" I asked.

He looked at me. I could see that he wasn't smiling. It was all I needed to see.

"I'm not going back. I'll jump from the highest rooftop if I see him," I said.

"So what will you do? Run until you're caught again?" Zarbon asked me.

I glared, "Let's just say that if that happens, none of his medics will be able to keep me alive."

He frowned, "Come with me."

I blinked, but then I got up and followed suit. After a few hallways and turned corners, he led me into a private room that was lavishly furnished. I looked around, impressed.

"Is this your place?" I asked.

"Yes. Just the lobby of my quarters," he said.

"Hmm. Imagine how the rest looks," I murmured.

He slowly turned around, looking serious, "I can help you escape."

My jaw went slack, "What?"

"It'll take some time, but I can get you out of here. Somewhere safe where you'll never be harmed again."

I growled, "If this is some kind of joke, kill it because it isn't funny."

"No joke, I'm serious," he said.

I took a deep breath, my eyes looking at everything.

"But the only way I can work this out is if you return to your master," he said.

"What?! Are you out of your mind?" I demanded to know.

"What do you think will happen when he realizes you're missing? I mean, if he hasn't already. It won't take them long before they search my quarters. You do plan on staying with me after all, am I right?" he asked.

I frowned.

"If they found you with me, they'd kill me, torture you, and then we'd be lost. You aren't the only one I'm trying to get off of this planet," he said.

I leaned against the nearest wall, silent.

"I can't….I can't go back to him. I don't want him touching me again," I said, angrily.

"I doubt he'll try and force himself on you for a while," he said.

I caught on, "As long as I'm still healing. But what about when these are gone? What excuse will I have then?"

He looked down, "I don't know."

I was ready to speak again when an image came to mind.

"You know what?"

He looked up at me.

"Alright. I'll go back. But I need a really important favor the next time we meet," I said.

He nodded, "Okay. You tell me what it is and I'll see what I can do."

~*~*Belle*~*~

I kept my eyes down, not looking at any of them as I served Kakarot his meal. We were almost completely through with dinner when Bardock reached out and grabbed my wrist, forcing me to stand next to him and then doing the same with Sess.

"You boys may go train, I'll take care of these two," Bardock said and Raditz grumbled while Kakarot chuckled. I listened to them walk away and realized how loud those two were. "Now, I see someone has gotten his tail back and someone else is able to walk. Meaning that the two of you both used a regeneration tank. Clever." I looked at Bardock with a blank look, seeing a similar expression on Sess's face.

"Well, now I'm giving a choice, I could take your tail away again," Bardock said as he grabbed the tail and I saw Sess wince in pain and I knew Bardock was being far too rough. "However, I could leave it and use its removal as punishment. I want you to remember that in the next three days I could remove it at any time." There was a pop and Sess yelped in agony, falling to his knees. I bit back and growl and lowered my face, hiding my snarl. I looked at Sess to see his look of agony replaced by something else.

"Lord Bardock, I will remember your generosity," Sess whimpered and I kept my head down as Bardock trailed his hand over my shoulder.

"And you, my dear, better remember that I can give you to Raditz as a bed-warmer. You cost as much as a lower quality one anyway," Bardock whispered into my ear and I could practically hear his teeth click together.

"I'll remember your kindness in allowing me to remain as a serving-caretaker," I whispered, trying to keep the fear out of my voice.

"Good girl," he chuckled before walking away and I growled low in my throat.

"Belle..." Sess said as he looked at me. "Come here." I nodded and approached him, looking at the tip of his tail. I was shocked when Sess grabbed my cheeks and pulled my lips away from my teeth. I thrashed and pulled back away from him. What I did that surprised myself was I growled at Sess.

"Why…why did I just growl?" I asked and Sess shook his head before grabbing my wrist and dragging me back to the barracks.

"I don't know for sure," he said as he placed me in front of the mirror. "But smile." I looked at him, he looked at the mirror and I smiled at myself and then felt my jaw drop.

"I have FANGS!" I cried as I looked at my reflection. "Why do I have fangs?!" Sess shook his head.

"You've been acting weird, stating the kitchen is loud, taking in my scent, and your fangs," he said and then his eyes widened. "The regeneration tank is designed to work on DNA. Human DNA must have evolved close enough to Canine DNA…" I raised my hand.

"On my planet all mammals developed from the same organism, the canines and humans of my planet are not that far apart when looking at DNA and if we're talking our species, you and I are probably very close looking at DNA," I said and Sess looked like I had punched him.

"All mammals developed from the same…." His eyes widened more. "You must not tell Lord Bardock or any of the Saiyans of this. Saiyans are the biggest supporters of species purity and will kill you the first chance they get if they suspect your DNA has become altered." I looked at Sess and I felt panic building.

"Isn't there anyway to fix this?!" I was near tears as I looked at him and he searched my face.

"I don't know, but there may be," he said and I knew, I could smell the change in his scent and I knew, he was lying. I closed my eyes and accepted the lie as Sess wrapped his arms around me, his tail circling us. "I will protect you. I swear it." I gripped his robes in my hands and I listened to his heart, took in his scent, and chewed my lip with my new fangs.

~*~*Raine*~*~

"You should consider changing status," Brolli panted as he leaned against the wall of the training room. Turles was on the other end, lying on his side on the floor.

"Yeah?" he looked up.

"Yeah. Is this girl as good as you say?" he asked.

Turles chuckled, "The second time was even better than the first, if you can believe it. My only problem is her fighting back."

"She still fights?" Brolli looked at him.

"Yes. Others might find that a turn-on, but it became annoying the first time around. And after the incident last night, I get the feeling I may lose her before I get the chance to bed her again," Turles slowly sat up.

"What happened?"

"She slit her wrists," Turles said, earning a raised brow from his training partner.

"I found her nearly drowned in my bath. If I hadn't rushed her to the medical center I might've lost her," he said.

"She must be as good as you say if you made such a big deal to preserve her. And I imagine a punishment or another round with her might end the same way?" Brolli asked.

"Yes," Turles nodded, "I think I've lost her."

"Not neccesarily," Brolli said.

Turles looked at him.

"Come with me," he said, and Turles followed him out of the training room.

The two headed into another room where Radditz had a towel draped over his shoulders.

"What's up?" Radditz asked.

"Turles' newest slave tried to commit suicide," Brolli said.

Radditz leaned against the wall, "Why not help her out? Snap her neck and be done with it."

"He values this one," Brolli said, leaning against the railing at the other end, where below, other Saiiyans were training.

"Ah. Then you have two ways of going about keeping her under your thumb," Radditz said.

"She won't go near you if you try to take her again and punishment will only drive her further away. You'll have to play on her emotions. Find something or someone important to her and use it against her."

Turles nodded, holding his chin, "I was told there were two methods."

Radditz chuckled and got up from the wall, "Invite us over for dinner tomorrow."

Turles' brow rose.

"I know something perfect for her that'll make her enjoyable and obedient," he said.

Turles nodded and grinned, "Alright."

"And make sure she's awake and present when we have our dinner. Especially afterwards," Radditz said before walking off.

"Where are you off to now?" Brolli asked.

"I'm going to get her from the medical center right now."

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I placed the last empty goblet in to the kitchen and saw Vash and Wolfwood hanging up their aprons.

"So where to now?" I asked.

"Lets see if Belle and Sess are around anywhere." Vash remarked.

"We can try the gazebo first, it was a nice area after all." Wolfwood added.

"Lets got then." I announced and went to move off when Vash grabbed me by the back of my halter dress.

"The other way Jay…"

"Right… I knew that." I turned round face flushing.

~*~*Belle*~*~

Sess and I sat at the gazebo eating, I wondered what else was going to change. I stared at my hands, wondering if I was going to get claws.

"Yes, they're hands, most people have them," a voice stated and I looked over my shoulder at Jay. The others walked out of the garden and I looked at Sess. He nodded as he took a bite and I quickly began to chew on the bone from the ribs we were eating.

"Yea, I know, I was just worried about what my hands would look like with claws," I said absently and I felt Sess nudge me with his foot. "What?"

"You should tell them," he said and I looked at him.

"Why, we don't even know for sure," I stated and he kicked me. I glared at him.

"Don't make me retaliate," I stated as I gave him a look.

"They are your friends, they deserve to know," he stated.

"They're our friends," I corrected as popped one of the vegetables into my mouth.

"Know what?" Jay asked and I blushed before I got up and sat next to Sess.

"You asked for this," I stated and I grabbed his tail and brought it into my lap and began to stroke and scratch it gently. Sess went rigid before he got a glazy look to his eyes. "Ignore Sess, he's been feeling funny since he got his tail back."

"That's his tail?" J'dee asked as she looked at it and then noticed the look on his face. "I see he's got his own little hypnotizing handle, how convenient."

"What did he mean, Belle?" Vash asked and I growled without meaning to and I quickly covered my mouth with my hands to hide my fangs. Sess, unfortunately for me, snapped out of his trance immediately and quickly tackled me, causing us both to fall to the grass at the base of the gazebo.

"Do not do that again!" he growled and I smiled up at him and tried to look innocent and sorry, but it didn't work.

"Oh…when did you get fangs?" Jay asked and I blushed bright red as I tried to get away from Sess.

"We…er…had some trouble with the regeneration tank today," I stated as I tried to get him off, he was giving me a look that said I should explain the whole story. "We shared a tank and apparently I got a dose of alien DNA."

"Impressive, so should we be expecting you to start obeying the 'sit' and 'stay' commands anytime soon," Wolfwood asked and I glared at him before turning my nose up and looking away from all of them.

"No, she shouldn't change anymore than she has, but we cannot allow the Saiyans to know of this, if they found out her genetic material was corrupted they might terminate her. The Saiyans are supporters of species purity and might use this as an excuse to get rid of her," Sess said as he got off of me and I made a face at him.

"Just don't tell please?" I asked as I looked at the others and they smiled.

"Don't worry about it," Vash said and I smiled before glaring at Sess.

"Well, I'm tired, so I'll see all of you later," I said as I waved at them. "Sess, don't bother showing me the way, I might use your tail against you for tackling me." I marched off leaving Sess behind.

~*~*Raine*~*~

Zarbon and I were walking through the palace grounds in the direction of the medical center I had just fled from.

"What do I do if he tries to hurt me?" I asked, genuinely worried

"Somehow I doubt he'll try to hurt you after what happened the night before," Zarbon said.

I folded my arms and looked down, "I hope you're right."

"Shh," he suddenly said and my head shot up. I looked all over the place for a Saiiyan soldier. It seemed I'd be returning home a lot sooner than I thought. I nearly yelled when Zarbon suddenly scooped me up into his arms. He whispered in my ear, "Just keep silent and act as though I were a Saiiyan myself."

I blinked. I didn't have the chance to ask why when Turles suddenly came storming down the hall with another Saiiyan at his side. His brows rose when he saw me.

"For a minute there I thought I was going to have to hunt you down again," he looked at me with a smirk and I grimaced, turning into Zarbon's chest.

"Thank you Prince Zarbon, for finding a very disagreeable slave of mine."

"It was no problem. She tried hiding in the bushes not too far from here. Her shaking gave her away," he said in a suddenly cold voice that scared me. He placed me down.

"I would've dragged her here, but judging by her scent, I'm guessing you didn't give her the luxury of healing in a regen tank," Zarbon said, holding my wrist tight.

"Yes. I had just previously punished her for trying to escape the day before. I felt she needed to learn a lesson," Turles said before reaching for my upper arm. I flinched at first, but he got a hold of me and pulled me away from Zarbon. It felt like being pulled out of sanctuary and into enemy hands.

"Thank you again, your highness," Turles and his friend bowed before dragging me down the opposite direction of the hall.

"He just saved you a whole lot of trouble," Brolli said.

"Yes," he looked down at me and I refused to make eye contact with him.

"You had him worried, onna," his friend said. I wouldn't look at him.

Turles scoffed, "Worried that I'd have to go to market for a replacement so soon.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I watched as Sess watched Belle leave he looked angry, but I couldn't help but smile they made a cute couple.

"She's causing nothing but trouble." Sess complained.

I prodded his tail and he looked at me. "Fluffy…" I remarked.

Sess blinked and turned and looked at me.

Vash smiled. "Leave his tail alone Jay."

"But it's cute and fluffy!" I pouted.

Vash shook his head. "C'mon lets leave him to cool off."

"But it's a tail! And it's fluffy!!" I protested as Vash pulled me off leaving Wolfwood to stand with Sess.

~*~*Belle*~*~

I entered the parlor and stopped, I could smell and hear someone in the room, I began to search the darkness. Suddenly I was shoved against the wall and Raditz was nose to nose with me.

"So, the Dog's Bitch has returned," he chuckled as he began to sniff and smell me. "You're bleeding. I don't see a wound, but I smell it, when a female smells like blood without a wound, that means she's preparing to go into heat." I felt my whole body stiffen in fear, it was like my skin had turned to ice.

"Lord…Lord Raditz, you…I…it…I…" I stammered as I looked at the hungry look in his eyes.

"You smell delicious now, I can't wait till you reach your fertile time. I plan on taking you, enjoying the pleasures of your flesh. You are going to be unable to walk for days after I'm done with you. Maybe I'll let you rest in my bed, easier access," he chuckled and he smirked as he nipped at my lips and suddenly kissed me. I tried to scream but his tongue quickly silenced me and I did the only thing I could think of. I bit down. "You bitch!" He didn't sound angry as he touched the blood tricking from the corner of his mouth, he actually sounded overjoyed. "I will enjoy taking you. It's always fun to have a fighter, it's even more fun to break a fighter." He chuckled as he dropped me and headed to his room. I curled up into a ball and began to weep, crying alone in the dark.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

Vash opened the door to our room and we stopped staring at the figure sitting at the table two wine bottles sitting on the table and I looked at Vash.

"Zorn… hi… what brings you to our domain?" I asked.

He lent back in the chair and Vash looked at the bottles and then at me, my eyes falling on them.

"We found two of the King's bottles of wine in the abandoned barracks. And since only one slave is still around from when that happened to know about it… deduction has it… he was there…" Zorn smirked.

"Meaning what?" I asked.

"Vegeta would like to hear about this." Zorn grinned.

"You guys are like little kids telling on each other… but you know what it's the tell tales that get it in the end." I crossed my arms.

"Fine have it your way." Zorn stood up taking the evidence with him and he looked at Vash as he walked past. "You should know the deal by now what happens to servants that has two strikes out."

The door closed after him and Vash sighed.

"What does he mean two strikes?" I asked.

"He means for the stunt at the dinner and then stealing. I think they're beginning to see you as a threat."

"The electrical attack was my first wasn't it?"

"If you'd just left it at talking and not retorted it wouldn't get so bad." Vash sat down where Zorn had been.

"Bah I'm a big girl I can handle myself." I remarked.

~*~*Raine*~*~

"You're still alive," Yaten said as he sat next to me on my bunk.

"You tried to run away again, didn't you?" Faye asked, walking up to us.

I nodded. Turles had brought me home and left me in front of the slave sleeping barracks and left without a word. There was something about that that scared me more than his evil grins.

"He didn't punish me," I murmured.

Both of them looked at me.

"Well, he's never had one of his slaves commit suicide before," Yaten looked down, his mind filled with thought.

"That doesn't sound good," Faye said and I looked at her.

"What? Is he gonna punish me later? Because that'll be it if he touches me again," I glared.

"He might try again. It depends on how badly he favors you to any other slave he's been with," she said.

"How long has it been since he raped another slave?" I asked.

"Before you? A few months. He normally just takes a royal concubine and returns late at night," she said.

I held my head.

"What's that in your hand?" Yaten suddenly asked.

I blinked and looked down at the jar in my hand, "I'd almost forgotten about this."

"What is it? Where'd you get it?" Faye asked, sitting on the bunk across form us.

I sighed, "Something a friend gave me. It's supposed to remove the scars."

Yaten's brows lowered, "The doctors didn't give you this?"

I shook my head, "Turles said I was supposed to keep these as punishment. Damn that."

I opened the jar and started rubbing some on my stomach and arms. And surprisingly, the scars began to fade into my natural skin color instantly. Yaten and Faye both looked surprised. I looked at them, "Are you gonna sit there or are you gonna help me?"

They both looked at each other and shrugged. Faye sat next to me and both scooped their hands into the jar.

~*~*Belle*~*~

I heard someone enter but I still couldn't stop the tears that were running down my cheeks.

"Belle!" Sess's voice was filled with fear and suddenly I was wrapped in his arms and I leaned into his warmth.

"Oh, Sesshoumaru!" I sobbed as I looked at him and quickly wrapped my arms around his neck, crying into the hollow of his throat. "R-R-R-Raditz! He…he…he's going to…r-r-r-rape me!" I sobbed more and Sess's arms wrapped around me, then the velvety softness of his tail wrapped around us. Sess held me tightly to his chest as he rested his cheek on the top of my head.

"I…I do not know what to do," he whispered and I sobbed more. "I do not want that beast touching you. I have seen too many broken in such a way." His hand began to stroke my hair and I sniffled as I moved my head so it was underneath his chin, pulling my arms between us.

"I'm so scared, Sess, I…I don't want…I don't want that beast as my first!" I sobbed harder and I felt Sess stiffen.

"We'll find a way to save you, Belle, I'll talk to Zarbon tomorrow," he said and I continued to sob. I cried myself to sleep in Sess's arms.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

"You jerk!! Let go of me!!" I shouted as I was dragged down the hallways, I growled in annoyance and the throne doors were flung open and I blinked seeing that evil servant girl just lying on the ground her skin smoking, she had obviously been blasted and I looked at her body as I was dragged past.

"Megami…" I breathed, she didn't even move.

I looked at Vash who was walking along like he was accepting his fate and he looked at the body and removed his glasses. He looked down.

"Vash…" I looked at him and his look told me that he ha lived here long enough to deduce that she was indeed dead.

I felt the cold all of a sudden and suddenly the guards let me go and stepped back I turned round to see Vegeta sitting on his throne.

"Majo…" He stood up and walked up to me. "I hate having you brought to me for your little rebellious stunts."

He smirked. "But you have a true fiery spirit and I can sense the darkness that you have locked away and the power if trained properly."

"Wait this isn't about the wine?" I asked.

Vegeta looked at me then to the dead servant. "Tell tales who come to me trying to grace themselves in my good books don't last long."

"But if this isn't about the wine… then why is Vash here?"

Vegeta grinned and looked at Vash. "We've located a friend of his and we're offering him one last chance to join our forces, or we will be tempted to make contact."

"Legato…" I heard the name leave Vash's lips.

"What eh?" I looked from Vegeta to Vash.

"Majo, Vash the Stampede…" Vegeta smirked. "Send them to training, they have no choice but to accept."

"Yo training?" I spoke up. "Training for what?"

"He's going to use me to get to Legato… and he's using you to control me… he will kill you otherwise. He knows I hate him killing." Vash stated seriously.

"So what's this training?" I asked. "Weights ki blasts what?"

"Just basic dealing with space travel and gravidity levels of the planet." Vash replied.

"So no guns, no martial arts, or fancy light balls, just moon bounces?" I asked.

"Moon what?" Vash looked at me.

"Never mind. I'm ready. Bring out the moon bounce!!"

~*~*Raine*~*~

"Escape?" Yaten whispered. He had taken up the bunk next to me. Faye's was just above his. She was allegedly dead asleep.

"He seems legit. A girl I met, the day I tried to escape, abducted an alien baby from a barrack. It was to be killed for some reason, but she took it and ran to Zarbon and just like that, he gave the child to one of his servants, one of the same race, and said that the child would be sent somewhere safe," I said.

He looked surprised.

"Yeah, I reacted the same way. And he says that given time, he can get me out of here. But I told him that I needed a big favor before I went through with it," I said.

"What?" Yaten asked.

My face softened, "I haven't told him yet, but I want you to come with me."

His face was unreadable.

"Kou? Are you okay?"

He released a breath neither of us realized he was holding, "You'd do that for me?"

"Why not? If I have a chance at being free, I think you deserve it too," I said.

He smiled and chuckled, "Thank you."

But then he turned serious, "I'm flattered and excited by the idea, but I'm not getting my hopes up. And I don't think you should either. Especially if Turles is around you. He might suspect on your mood."

I nodded, "But it's still a nice feeling knowing we might soon get out of here."

He nodded and smiled, "Hell yeah it is."