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Author's Note: I'm sorry about the delay of this update but I've been on Spring Break and I didn't really get a chance to take care of this. So I ask that you all be patient with me, also, there are going to be several twists in this story and I know a lot of you are going to hate me for them, but I beg that you stay tuned. You never know what's a fake and what's the real deal. So be patient and review, because I always feel more motivated to write when I get good review…or any review actually. So enjoy and I hope to have 15 and 16 up soon.

14: Unbreakable Wills and Unavoidable Situations

~*~*~*~*~The Next Morning~*~*~*~*~

~*~*Belle*~*~

I winced as the hands grabbed me, pulling me off the bed. Somehow I was dressed and in arms. I wanted to scream, but the fear of suffocation was keeping me from saying anything. I shivered as a hand stroked me and I whimpered as it stroked my rump before I heard a familiar voice.

"Damn it, Brolli! What did you do to her?!" it snarled. "Bardock's going to kill me if you damaged her!"

"She's fine, Raditz, the pups are fine, and I'm fine," the monster holding me chuckled. "She's just got brain freeze, give her a few days and she'll be fine."

"Damn it…I'm fucked, thanks a lot you dumb bastard," Raditz snarled and I shook. "I'll get Bardock and the dumb ass, then we can give her back to the Dog."

I shivered more as I was placed on the floor, my entire body shaking and quivering. Dog…Sess….Sess….oh please…I want Sess.

"Damn it! Brolli what the hell is wrong with you?" Bardock's voice invaded my thoughts as I huddled in a ball on the floor. "She better recover quickly or I'll have to put her down and you will owe us two and a half million!"

"Father, calm down, she'll recover, hell she's been through worse," Kakarot's voice hit me. I shivered as I thought.

Sess, Sess, I had to think about him…and Taisho…my son…my mate…they were what mattered.

"Get the Dog," Bardock growled and I clenched my eyes shut tightly. I focused on the scent of my mate, the softness of my son's hair before I gave him up, and the knowledge that I held two more children within me. I felt my anger grow and my hatred let loose.

"There's a good Dog," Bardock chuckled and I could smell Raditz and Sess approaching. I opened my eyes and saw Brolli chuckling as he sat in a chair nearby and I got up slowly, all their attention was on Sess. I couldn't use my claws, that would bring too much attention to me. I looked around and smirked as I saw a revolting little statue and I smiled as I picked it up and brought it down on Brolli's skull.

"YOU BASTARD!" I screamed as I bashed him across the head and the stunned Saiyan fell to the ground as the pieces of the statue fell around him and I looked at Bardock and Raditz as they stared at me in shock. Kakarot was next to Brolli as he helped my rapist to his feet.

"Bad girl!" Bardock growled before he hit me across the face, sending me sliding across the floor. I hit the wall and was back into the darkness.

"Belle!" Sess's voice followed me into the darkness and I wrapped myself in it. My mate…he was alive…my mate…knew I was not broken….my mate…the father of my children….Prince Sesshoumaru.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

Melfina was the one to pass the news on through the Gene and Jim hotline about Belle… infirmary and that Broly had been with her that night.

Vash was in the middle of breakfast but stopped when the news was reported, then again I'd told him donuts were not healthy eating and he'd get nightmares.

It sort of seemed like a nightmare, after all Belle had came across as untouchable after getting married.

I was still worried though if they could touch and claim what had rightfully been someone else's through their law then there was no way we could ever hope to get the best of them.

"We should go see her." Wolfwood spoke up what everyone was thinking.

"It'll be a bit crowded. I don't like crowds." I pushed my breakfast round my plate.

"You don't need to feel like you have to comfort her and pull her out of a depression Jay." Vash looked at me. "Just be a good friend and let her know you're there for her."

"I guess I can do that."

Vash looked at me. "Are you okay?"

"Not really. I'm stuck on an alien planet with only a handful of my race left and three's not one surviving bottle of vodka in sight."

"I think its best you serve the king sober kiddo." Wolfwood remarked. "When we're off this burnt heap of a planet then I'll break out my special stash."

"You have vodka? Wait what about that sacramental wine or whatzit?"

Wolfwood flicked out a cigarette and lit it up. "What can I say I'm not like other priests."

"You must loose more followers that way." Vash remarked. I whacked him across the back of the head. "Ow…" He rubbed his head.

"You don't need a church, or a statue or an alter for religion, to believe in something it's called faith. So long as he has his faith then he's doing something right."

"And you've watched Stigmata one to many times, but I have to agree with you there. I was a wandering priest back on earth, I went where I was needed, and still I did make some money on the side for the kids."

"So what part of the faith do you follow, Anglican, Catholic, and that other one?"

Wolfwood smirked. "Isn't it obvious?"

I blinked. "Um… no."

"Never went to church much did you kiddo?" Wolfwood asked smiling.

"As I little girl I enjoyed going."

Wolfwood nodded. "So you weren't born a wiccan. Now we're getting somewhere, you loose your faith in God?"

I smiled. "No I just believe he couldn't do it all alone, one guy or gurl out there ruling over everything doing everything. No there was more than one. When you think about it the wiccan belief isn't much different from the basic catholic belief we have a god and a goddess their all powerful child and the other gods ruling over different aspect, the earth, the sky, the moon, the sun… catholic God, Mary, Jesus and then there's the saints… who if I remember correctly have their own aspects St. Jude and finding lost property or anything lost, St Frances and the animals…"

Wolfwood nodded. "I get you… so why'd you switch?"

"When I was young really young, I had a friend who was way in to the heavy Ouji boards something chronic I got pulled in to doing it and my mother walked in and she looked at us and then stated that if I were to continue that I would need protection. I told her I had my cross, it was a small golden cross my nana gave to me. My mother told me it wasn't enough and that one sentence made me scoff seriously I thought God was so strong that he could protect me. I wasn't protected and I went in to a downward spiral after that insomnia and when I did sleep strange dreams and visions while I was awake, and sort of memory block.

"A really long chunk of my memory went missing. I couldn't remember the only way I could remember was if my friends drummed things in to me. Before then I actually had a really good sense of direction I never lost my way. After it things got weird, I started seeing shadows among the shadows of people, hearing voices and feeling the presence of other things. I got really out of it. Evil abusive violent and mood swings that PMS can so not top. Eventually my other friend pulled me through she was having a culture challenge and we found the craft together.

"I joined for the wrong reasons, I wanted revenge and I had anger in my heart, but then after learning more studying it and finding out a reason to my gifts. I stayed for the right ones. It's genetic. My mother had the same gifts I do she is… was a clairvoyant, and I had somehow with a gift I lost because of my father I gained back through a friend and the craft."

Wolfwood nodded. "I get it… it started it as a teenage rebellion and you found your faith again in."

"Totally. I respect other's beliefs so long as they respect mine."

"Are we getting in to a religious talk?" Vash questioned suddenly

"A priest and a wiccan sharing a room it was bound to happen sooner or later." I tapped the side of Vash's face and stood up. "Mel when's Belle waking up?"

Melfina smiled. "Shortly."

"Right people we got a friend to go see." I announced and opened the door.

"But my donuts…"

"Just bring them needle noggin you eat and run at the same time anyway." Wolfwood remarked.

~*~*Raine*~*~

I frowned and slowly rocked back and forth in my chair as I sat in front of Yaten's regeneration tank. Everyone assured me that he'd live, that he'd be fine. But it didn't stop my heart from racing and my stomach from doing flip-flops. Although Yaten held his own in the tournament, in the long run he lost. And seeing as how Turles seemed to have a personal vendetta against him, Yaten's beating was rougher than it would've been on anyone else.

There was a beep and my head suddenly shot up to see the water in his tank being emptied. I jumped to my feet and had a towel ready. The second he stepped out, I wrapped the towel around his torso and hugged him tight, almost wanting to cry.

"Yaten, are you alright?" I asked.

"Can't…breathe…" I heard him mutter and I quickly let go, embarrassed.

"I'm so sorry," I said.

He smiled, "It's alright."

"I…Yaten…the tournament…" I couldn't gather the words, but he merely smiled.

"You said that the women were dominant."

"Yeah. I didn't say we were completely powerless. At least not me and my brothers," he said with a smirk.

I grinned and turned to look behind me as Yusuke and Kuwabara came running in with worried looks. I frowned, "What happened now?"

"It's Belle."

~*~*Belle*~*~

I groaned as I woke up, I was on a bed and I was in the infirmary. I blinked my eyes and then when I opened them I was surrounded in white as twin suns gazed down on me. I looked up into the molten gold cores and I lost my fingers in silk before pulling down the suns. I pressed my lips against smooth silk, slipping my tongue into the warm depths of the suns' mouth.

"Where's Belle?!" someone's voice cried out and then there was the sound of others approaching. The struggling suns couldn't break my hold as I lost myself in the sweetness of the kiss.

"Do you think he's okay?" someone asked.

"Brolli?!" someone cried in shock and there was the sound of a slap.

"No! I meant Sess, they've been like that for a while. I think he needs to breathe," someone else replied. I let go and I let the suns pull away. I stroked Sess's cheek and I looked up at him.

"I would ask if you are okay but I'm afraid if I get close, you'll suffocate me," he gasped as he pulled back and held my hand. I looked at him.

"What a way to go though," Vash said and I looked over at him and shook my head as Jay hit him upside the head.

"Belle," Sess whispered and I looked at him and I sat up, realizing that I had to have been beaten while I was out. I placed a hand to my womb and Sess placed his beside mine. "They're fine. How are you feeling?" I could practically feel the others leaning in.

"I've been better," I whispered as I leaned so we were forehead to forehead. "I thought of you…and Taisho….and the two who are coming. I decided…Brolli won't take my life from me. He can only force me into something I don't want, but he can never take away what is important to me." I kissed Sess again, reveling in the feel and taste of my mate, husband, lover, and the father of my children. I slowly got up at looked to see the whole group was there. I stood up and felt the wear and tear on my body, whoever had beaten me had been very hard on me and I sighed as I walked over to them.

"I want to go to bed," I sighed as I looked at Raine and Jay, they looked ill and I gave them a weak smile. "I'm here, just tired. We'll talk later."

~*~*J'dee*~*~

"I'm glad Belle's okay." I smiled as I walked back down the hallway with Vash and Wolfwood.

"I saw your face you were ready to go all girlie with your awing at that kiss." Vash remarked.

"I don't see you complaining when we share something similar."

"Yeah you two don't get an audience." Wolfwood joked.

"One day we will." Vash grinned.

"No we won't…" I stated. "I'm an artist I like exhibitions but that doesn't mean I'm an exhibitionist."

We reached the barracks and I looked over seeing Melfina and the other courtesan the one Vegeta borrowed and it was then I saw Zorn's seal of courtesan on the front of her exposed shoulder blade.

"Hey Mel… is she okay?" I asked.

Melfina smiled. "Of course she just needs a friend. It seems she thing Zorn or Vegeta got her pregnant, she's worried."

I nodded. "Need me to get the spooks to double check for you?"

"So you offering to show us you almighty powers?" Wolfwood teased.

I pushed him playfully. "Yes, now hand me a deck of playing cards."

Vash picked one up from the table and handed it to me I pulled a footstool over and sat next to the girl I shuffled the cards for a few seconds and then handed her the cards. "Shuffle them." I instructed.

She nooded and shuffled the cards then went to hand them back.

"Split them up in to three piles and then place them back together in any order you want." She followed my instructions and then placed the cards on to the stool.

I flipped the first card over and looked at it then a second and a third. "Zorn's let you mate am I right?"

She blinked suddenly and nodded. "Yeah but no one's suppose to know."

"Well no one does. This guy it's him right there." I motioned to the Jack of clubs. The second card I smiled Queen of hearts. "It's the empress, which means you are going to have a baby with him. Not Zorn, not Vegeta. This third card shows me it's not happening yet. You're fine. Late with your monthly but that's it."

She looked at me. "Are you sure?"

"The cards never lie."

~*~*Raine*~*~

I left the infirmary, relieved, with Yaten, Yusuke and Kuwabara. Our walk back home was slow. Yusuke and Kuwabara took the time to ask Yaten about his fight with Turles.

"I would've loved to put it to him a couple of times myself," I heard Yusuke mutter.

We soon reached the steps of Turles' home and headed inside, our goal to reach the slave barracks quietly and quickly.

"Well well well, look who's returned," Turles' voice stopped us in our tracks. We all glared as he revealed himself from his hiding place from behind a corner. The saiiyan who held me and violated me during the tournament, was with him. They smirked as they made their way towards us.

"I'll admit, boy, I didn't think you had it in you. Your women always put up better fights," he said. My eyes glanced in Yaten's direction. He glared, but he seemed unfazed.

"All the more reason why it was best to put them all down and enslave the rest of your lot," the other said. We all knew that comment had struck a nerve. I slipped my hand over Yaten's fist, which was trembling. It slowed and then stopped altogether, loosening and clasping my hand in his own.

"You've become very popular these days, onna," Turles suddenly said, his eyes on me and I glared back at him. I wouldn't let his words affect me.

The other chuckled, "Can't say I blame them. Such soft skin. She makes such beautiful noises if you touch her in the right place."

I felt a blow at my pride and dug my toenails into the carpet as Yaten squeezed my hand.

"I was aware that the singer had his eyes on you, but it seems that even Yamainu have a taste for you," Turles chuckled and it was I who was balling her fists. Another squeeze from Yaten stopped me from reacting physically.

"Even if that were so, it only means that they're getting what you once had," I slipped before I realized.

In the blink of an eye, I was on the floor with Kuwabara covering me with his body. Turles was barely being held back by his friend while Yusuke and Yaten stood in front of us.

"Insolent BITCH!!" he snapped in a way that shook me with fear.

"Let me GO Ume!" Turles roared as he tried to pull out of his grip.

I gasped as Kuwabara scooped me up into his arms and started inching away, Yusuke and Yaten slowly moving back with him.

"I will make you PAY for that, you WENCH!!" he yelled as Ume started pulling him away from us.

I still shook in Kuwabara's arms as I heard Ume's calming words fade as he pulled Turles farther away from us.

"That was very stupid," Yusuke suddenly said as he, Kuwabara and I stood at the balcony.

"I don't know what came over me. It slipped before I realized it," I frowned.

"Well Kuwabara ended up paying for your slip of the tongue," Yusuke said.

"Lay off, Yusuke," Yaten said as he joined us with a medical kit.

"Kuwabara I am so sorry," I apologized and held his face. The big purple mark on his cheek nearly reached his eye as it swelled.

He smiled beside himself, even blushing, "It was nothing. I was just defending your honor."

I sighed and hugged him tight, "Thank you."

I felt him hesitate before he hugged me back. Yusuke rolled his eyes and murmured, "Please."

I pulled away and Yaten handed me some small jar with a tiny brush, "Coat the bruise with it. It should heal before the day is over."

I nodded and began to apply it. Kuwabara winced at first, but then just smiled the entire time I applied it. I looked out of the corner of my eye to see Yaten and Yusuke watching us with amused grins. Even Yusuke, who shook his head.

~*~*Belle*~*~

I entered the parlor to see Raditz, Brolli, Bardock, and Kakarot sitting and talking as Sess helped me walk. I bowed to my masters before I started towards the barracks.

"Bitch, come here," Bardock called casually and I looked at him.

"Are you referring to me, Lord Bardock?" I asked and he gave me a look.

"Of course, you stupid female, who did you think he was referring to?" Raditz snarled and I looked at him before shrugging.

"I have rarely been called anything in my time here, my Lord, I'm shocked to be called," I stated as I bowed to him and Kakarot chuckled before looking at me. "What is it Lord Bardock?"

"I assume you are better after this morning," he stated and I fought the urge to smirk.

"I am not in shock as I was this morning," I stated and the Saiyans stared at me. "When my people are put under certain mental strains we go into a trance-like state that is potentially fatal. We call this state shock, because in most cases the person appears to be mentally shocked." I looked to see Bardock looking at me before waving his hand.

"Whatever, just know that you were given certain privileges due to your pregnancy and the fact you were obviously in a form of brain lock," he stated as he got up and walked over to me, grabbing my chin and pulling my face close to his. "If you dare strike back at us again you will not live long to regret it."

"I understand, Lord Bardock," I stated as I bowed again and he looked at my bruised face for a moment.

"You will not be needed for the rest of the day," he stated and I bowed before continuing to the barracks to lay down.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I walked with the guys to the Gazebo, spotting Raine up ahead I jogged up to meet up with her.

She looked as down as I felt. This whole thing was just stupid, this planet living this life like it was suppose to be in some badly dubbed sci-fi movie, with a supposedly excellent cast. I lit up a cigarette as I walked, Raine pause to glare at me and I dropped back a few feet walking behind beside her I did the same with Iris back home, she hated cigarette smoke.

We reached the gazebo and I flicked the butt of to the side it was a somewhat silent walk what could you say especially after what had happened with Belle the night before.

~*~*Raine*~*~

I sat down with J'dee at the gazebo, Kuwabara and Yusuke sitting on the grass while we were on a bench. My frown matched hers. We were both still concerned about Belle.

"I know she probably won't want us talking about it, but I still can't help it," I murmured.

"I know what you mean. I can't imagine how Sess must be feeling right now," J'dee said.

~*~*Belle*~*~

"I can hear you," I stated as Sess carried me out of the wooded area to the gazebo, I looked up at the red moon that was rising and I sighed. It would be full soon.

"Sorry," Raine stated and looked down and I shook my head.

"For what? Caring about me? Worrying that I'd lost it? No, no need for apologies, I was not broken, just bent," I stated as Sess placed me down by the water. I sighed as I slipped my feet into the water and leaned back to pull out Taisho's completed robe, it was in the style Sess had told me children on his planet wore.

"Wow, you finished it," Jay stated and I nodded as I held up the blue robe and allowed the group to see the two dogs on the back, one white and one black.

"Yep," I stated as I stroked the fabric and looked at Zarbon and handed it to him. "Please, Zarbon, see to it he gets it." Sess and Zarbon exchanged a look and Zarbon bowed.

"I swear he'll get it within a day," Zarbon stated and looked at Raine before heading out.

"I'm sorry," I said to Raine and she shook her head.

"I know you need him to do that for you and I know how important it is to you," Raine said and I nodded before I lay back and sighed.

"Soon it's going to be winter again," I whispered and the others nodded.

"What's gonna happen with this full moon thing?" Jay asked and I smirked, they were going to let my rape go, thank God. I cared about my friends but they got the message that it is done and I can live with it. Thank God for them.

~*~*Raine*~*~

The three of us had seen to it to slip out of the house quietly. There was no telling how long Turles' tirade would last. Belle was handling the incident much better than J'dee or I had. I sighed and watched as Zarbon headed off. Yusuke and Kuwabara flanked me. I looked to them with a thankful smile, glad that neither had told anyone about our run-in with Turles. Yaten had given his word, Kuwabara's bruise was gone and he acted as if the blow had never been thrown.

"Thank Engetsu for this full moon….never thought I'd hear myself saying that," Yusuke said and I looked at him.

"What's so special about the full moon?" I asked, then smiled, "What? Do they become werewolves or something?"

Both looked at me confused. Kuwabara blinked, "What's a werewolf?"

I waved it off, "Never mind."

"Well, anyway, during a full moon, a saiiyan turns into its purest form; a giant ape that knows nothing but destruction. Because of this, all the slaves are locked indoors until it passes," Yusuke explained and I blinked.

"Close enough."

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I watched as the scurrying of a little bug as it passed by my boot, if this had been earth I would have stomped on it like it was nothing important. But being here living amongst these Saiyans, I realized we were nothing but bugs to them, entertaining bugs that they found amusement in.

I missed home, missed sitting in my bed working on my computer, playing round with my art, having my cat curling up next to me, I used to brush her down with her kitty brush as she purred.

"Meow…"

"Hnn?" I saw that black kitty as it curled up next to Wolfwood and I smiled. "Vash your pet cat is back." I smiled.

Vash looked at the cat.

"He's not mine you know." Vash smiled.

"Yeah Needle Noggin hardly feeds himself right I doubt he could feed a cat right." Wolfwood joked.

Vash pulled one of those adorable pouty faces of his and I smiled.

"So full moon's coming up, but we know when it's coming, but what we don't know is when Legato is. I hate that." I remarked.

Vash sighed and looked out past the woodland area. "He's out there and he's so close, to close. But we can't do anything at the moment but wait. It's me he's after not you guys."

"That didn't stop him last time." Wolfwood reminded us. This time it was my turn to sigh. Legato… a puppet monster in the body of a man loose on Vegeta-sei and soon when the full moon came we'd be on lock down with Legato, not even the Saiyans to protect us. I just wish I knew what he wanted.

~*~*~*~*~One Month Later, the Night of the Full Moon~*~*~*~*~

~*~*Belle*~*~

I smiled as we all sat together in Zarbon's parlor and I laughed as Vash and Jay, obviously drunk, began to sing. It was horrible but amusing. I was teaching Hiei, Kurama, Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Sess how to play chess and it was turning out to be very fun. Raine and Zarbon were discussing something with Pai and Piccolo. Raine had convinced Yaten to join us, but he chose to remain solitary, sticking with her. Naile was trying to decide on music and suddenly a waltz like music began to play and I cried out.

"What!" Nicholas cried and I laughed before I grabbed Sess and pulled him away from the others and wrapped my arms around him.

"Dancing!" I cried as I kissed my mate. "I love to dance and this is perfect dance music!" Sess smiled as I wrapped my arms around his neck and he looked at me. "This is one way my people dance." I pulled his hands down to rest on my hips as I returned my arms around his shoulder and I pressed our bodies close.

"I think I can figure out this," he chuckled as he began to rock to the music pulling us around and I was slightly aware of Pai and Tien, Raine and Zarbon, Jay and Vash, and Melfina and Gene.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

"AWWWWWWWW!!!!" I let out a loud exclamation at the Belle and Sess sight.

Wolfwood laughed. "You can be far too loud sometimes." He tapped the side of his head. He had the unfortunate seating arrangement next to me. "You and Neddle Noggin both. I'm just glad Melfina isn't as loud as you two."

"I'm not loud." I pouted. "Unless I've been drinking… which I have… so um… yeah… what was I saying again?"

Vash raised a brow and took the bottle from me. "That's enough for you."

"Awwwwwww." I pouted and watched as he finished off the bottle. "Hey that was mine!"

~*~*Raine*~*~

I relaxed against Zarbon's chest as he draped an arm over me. Pai and Piccolo were talking about their lineage.

I was taken aback, "So that's what it's like to be asexual…"

Piccolo got defensive, "It's nothing compared to the disgusting display you mammals put on to bear children."

I resisted the urge to giggle, "It's only nasty if you're watching someone else do it. It's more fun when it's you and your lover."

Pai suddenly took on a mischievous grin I was used to seeing Belle with and it worried me, "What?"

"So then Zarbon is a good example?" she asked and my eyes widened as my cheeks grew red.

Zarbon coughed into his hand.

Piccolo was suddenly smirking and leaned back into his chair, "Tell us. How is it with Zarbon? I imagine it must be interesting with a reptilian, what with the way their blood reacts to different situations and climates."

I caught onto what he was saying and soon Zarbon and I were both in an uncomfortable position.

"Excuse me," Zarbon murmured and I sat up as he rose to his feet and quickly hurried over to the Yaimanu.

I smiled sheepishly, "He'll need my help," I muttered and hurried after him.

"I'll bet," I heard Piccolo mutter and I cringed.

~*~*Belle*~*~

"I will be right back," Sess said as Hiei and Kurama growled and yipped something at him. I would have to have him teach me the Yamainu language.

"You better be," I growled and he smirked before letting them drag him off. I turned around to see Yaten.

"I want to apologize," he said and I blinked and then smiled.

"No nee…" I started but he interrupted me.

"No, I do. You have a been a good and loyal friend to Raine and I wish to apologize for the things I said to you when we first met. I am sorry," he said and bowed. I placed my hands on his shoulders and when he looked up, I hugged him.

"All is forgiven, Yaten, I'm glad she had someone as protective as you watching over her," I whispered before I let him go and headed after Sess.

I sighed as I watched Sess and the other Yamainu toast with something that Zarbon had snuck them. I walked over silently and grabbed Sess's glass from him and sniffing at it. I nearly snorted and made what had to have been a funny face since even Hiei was laughing at me.

"What is that?" I cried as I tried to remove the scent from my nose. It was horrible and very alcoholic, still there was something attractive about that scent and I shook my head.

"It's a drink my people use to celebrate the New Year," Sess stated as he stroked my hair and I looked at him.

"It smells hideous," I stated before sniffing and getting a breath of fresh air.

"Perhaps you should try it first, Princess," Kurama suggested and suddenly all of them were crowding around me and I looked at Sess and he simply offered his cup.

"I'm not going to walk away without trying this am I?" I asked and he chuckled before shaking his head and I realized that my mate was beginning to get drunk. I chuckled then. "Fine, but if it effects the infants you're in trouble."

"Just try it first, Princess, then we'll tell you what it is," Yusuke said and I got worried as I began to sip from Sess's cup only to have my mate tip the glass and pour more than I wanted down my throat. I began to cough and suddenly my eyes rolled up into my head as I felt something happen to my body.

It was like every nerve in my body was screaming out in pleasure, and it was greatest in the areas where the drink made contact with my body. My mouth, tongue, throat, stomach, and lips. I blinked and looked at Sess and he chuckled and the other Yamainu calmed down anyone who noticed I was hanging in Sess's arms and I shook my head.

"What…was that?" I hissed as I fought the urge to latch onto my mate and rip his clothes off then and there.

"That was a drink my people make. It is made of nutrients and organic materials that are non-harmful," he chuckled and I looked at him before realizing I had to look ten times worse than him. I could feel the flush in my cheeks and I quickly buried my face into his chest.

"I think it's about ten times too powerful for me. I feel like I've had about twenty beers," I stated and he looked at me. "An Earth drink that does this but a lot slower."

"Ah, well then, I think another sip is out of the question," he chuckled and I nodded.

"I think it's for the best," I giggled before stumbling away from him. "Enjoy your drinks boys."

~*~*Raine*~*~

Zarbon handed me a glass and I raised a brow at him after seeing the way it had affected Belle.

"It isn't alcoholic, if that's what you're worried about," he said.

My face didn't change and he chuckled, "Come on. It won't harm you, I promise."

I sighed and took a gulp, suddenly wishing I hadn't. My reaction had to have been interesting because Yusuke, Kuwabara and Yaten were chuckling. I grabbed Zarbon's arms as the effect of the drink took over me and I had to close my eyes for a second.

"Zarbon…" I muttered.

"Yes, love?" he asked innocently.

"I'll hurt you if this drink is supposed to do what I think it's supposed to do," I looked at him suspiciously.

He smiled and placed me in a seat, "And what would that be?"

I raised a brow, intoxication taking over, "You already know you silly goose."

He chuckled and I suddenly joined in, suddenly feeling a little giddy. He gave me a peck on the lips, "Now that wasn't so bad, was it?"

I smirked and pulled him against me, kissing him so passionately that he blushed when he pulled away. My smirked deepened, "Not at all."

Soon we had relocated to the farthest end of the table to make-out undisturbed.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I watched as Vash, continued to drink using his height to hold drinks up away from my reach. I glared and he let out a laugh. "Sorry Jay but I think you've had enough and seriously I don't know how this Yamainu drink will effect you.

"Oooooh I'll show you!" I tackled him at the ankles and to the ground wrestling him in to a head lock and I grinned successfully but I lost the drink cause Wolfwood picked the bottle up off the ground and wandered off with it, leaving me with Vash in a headlock.

"NICK!!!" I cried and jumped up only to have Vash tackle me to the ground and I let out a ground as we wrestled round like a couple of kids for a while till I boston crabbed his scrawny ass and laughed and he pounded the ground.

"The perfect couple I now pronounce you man and wife." Wolfwood laughed doing a priest mockery and sat down away from us and took a gulp from the bottle.

~*~*Belle*~*~

I watched as Vash and Jay began to wrestle and I decided I didn't want to watch it. I looked over to see Raine and Zarbon missing. I couldn't help but smile. Yaten and Tien talked and I watched as Piccolo, who was also a bit drunk, allowed Pai to play with his antenna as Naile tried to get Pai's drink away from her. The Yamainus were playing some sort of drinking game and I smiled as I bumped my necklace and suddenly I had my life-sized hologram of Taisho in front of me and I suddenly felt great grief wash over me. I sobbed before I ran, I ran as fast as I could, letting the cold air of the night whip at me.

~*~*Raine*~*~

"Raine…" Zarbon whispered against my lips.

"Hmm?" I muttered after kissing him again.

"Come on," he said, chuckling when I groaned. We fixed our clothing before moving from our hiding place and following the others outside.

He took my hand and led me outside when I realized that everyone else was doing the same.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

Vash stared at me as I walked ahead. "Can I get my coat back now?" He asked and rubbed his arms.

"Nope." I shook my head. "I wonder what caused Belle to run off like that? Geez if it was me I woulda at least just stated a why."

Sess walking ahead of me tapped the holographic projector thing. I nodding the images of her son must have triggered a tough emotion that the drinks had brought out of her.

"Wow look at the size of that moon." Wolfwood remarked.

I looked up and felt a sudden but frightening sensation in side of me.

"What's wrong?" Vash stepped up beside me before I slipped out of his coat and handed it back to him rushing off ahead.

"J'dee!" I heard Wolfwood shout, but I continued to run, I had seen something in the distance and reached a cliff face the others were no where near me and I was thankful with what I saw in the distance.

"Oh shit…" I looked at the clearing in the distance a good north island distance away, but I could still see them.

"J'dee…" Vash caught up next to me and he looked on in the distance. "The Saiyans…"

"Saiyans?! Those are the Saiyans?! This is what they turn in?" I exclaimed seeing an army of armored King Kong monkeys in the far distance stomping about breathing out fire and stomping some more, they were too far away to feel the vibrations of the ground, but the smoke and dust was slowly drifting towards us.

"Well I'll be a monkey's uncle… this is why they want us indoors." Wolfwood added catching up to us.

"Back to the others right now, we gotta find Belle." I stated my mind instantly sobering up.

"How'd you know where to go to see them?" Vash asked following me as I headed back determination in my stride.

"I felt their energy signals, it's something I've been able to do since I was young, they may have clipped my powers but they didn't clip my abilities to sense powers." I stated.

"You sense something else too don't you?" Vash asked.

"I sense they far out of Pai's mental barrier if this is why Legato decided to stay to control them then we have to get back in the palace." I stated.

Wolfwood frowned. "And just when things couldn't get any worse…."

~*~*Belle*~*~

I noticed I was casting a shadow and I looked at it for a moment before looking up to stare at the beautiful moon that hung over me. I started to smile before I realized that I was staring at a red moon. It was as ugly as this planet and I knelt on the ground and looked up at the sky.

"Are you still up there?" I asked as I reached up to grab my cross…my cross that was torn from my body when I was first captured. When I felt nothing with my fingers, I felt my soul explode. "Where are you, God?! Why?"

I shook my head as I placed a hand over my womb and sobbed.

"Why!" I screamed into the night and looked up into the sky. The stars winked as if they were trying to talk to me. "Why did you allow them to come? What is this purpose? Was someone supposed to stop them and didn't? Are we being punished for our sins? What about me? What about my friends? What about my family? Why?" I sobbed as I pounded the ground.

"Why do I have to witness the death around me? Why do I have to turn a blind eye to others suffering? God, why must I know my son is growing up without me?" I asked and I wiped my eyes. "Why must my mate and I suffer? I understand that if I hadn't been taken I would have never met my husband, but why did you do this to us?"

"He can't answer you," a voice said and I quickly whipped around to see the man with blue hair and cheap gold eyes. "Your…god…is dead." I glared at him and smirked.

"God created our world in six days and on the seventh day he rested. My God is sleeping, he slept once and now he sleeps again," I snapped as I started to get up only to watch him bring a silver whistle up to his lips and suddenly a sound emitted from him and ripped through my brain. I screamed in agony as I fell to the ground, the pain was horrible. It was like someone was stabbing my brain over and over again with a red hot poker. Suddenly the pain stopped and I sobbed as he looked down at me with his cold, dead, cheap gold eyes.

"It's a dog whistle only canines can hear this high, not even the monkeys can hear this frequency. I heard it was very painful," he said and I snarled as I started to get up and he began to pain again. I shrieked as I began to writhe on the ground. This time when he stopped I tried to escape by crawling away from him. He didn't allow me to get that far. When he blew the whistle again I fell to my side.

"Enough fun," he stated and suddenly my wrists were tied behind my back and I was forced through the night.

~*~*Raine*~*~

I stepped outside with everyone else to find out that Belle had vanished and Sess seemed in a panic. I stepped forward looking around and calling for her like everyone else. But then out of the blue, Piccolo, Naile and the Yaimanu all grabbed their heads and fell to the ground. I blinked and stared at them. It was as if some invisible wall had slammed against their skulls.

"Yusuke! Kuwabara!" I yelled, running to them, trying to figure out what's wrong.

"That noise!" Kuwabara groaned.

"Engetsu it hurts!" Yusuke grit his teeth.

I was suddenly snatched away from them to see a dent in the ground where I once stood. My eyes widened and I turned around to see that I was in Zarbon's arms, "What the hell is going on?"

"It's a sound. Something that only they can hear. And it's hurting them," Zarbon's worried face matched my own.

"How do we help them?" I was starting to panic when I was suddenly forced to the ground. I looked up to see that those that weren't affected by this 'noise' were now on the ground like I was. I groaned as I felt that same force slam into my back. Then another towards my head. Everything went black.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

We raced back and I skidded to a halt, Raine, Sess, Yusuke and the others were gone. Wolfwood looked round. "Times like this I wish I had my cross punisher." He muttered.

"Where'd they go?" I asked.

"You sense powers you tell us." Wolfwood remarked.

I looked at him and let out a breath I controlled my breathing and the ki dampners began to spark and I motioned. "This way." I raced.

"Hey don't run off on your…" Wolfwood shouted.

I skidded to a halt again and turned round when I didn't hear Wolfwood reply. I jogged back and stopped Vash was standing there and there he was the man in white… the puppet in the body of a man.

"Legato! What did you do with them?!" I demanded.

He turned to me and I saw then Wolfwood was lying unconscious at his feet, a gun pointed at him and Legato looked at me.

"I can see why you like her, extraordinary powers that the saiyans can't control." Legato smiled, it was a cold dead smile.

"Legato." I looked at him.

"Jay." Vash looked at me his expression dead serious. "Leave right now go, get to safety!"

Legato cocked the gun. "No don't you like this Priest, he's a friend of yours so I say come here, scoop him up and follow me, we'll be seeing your friends soon."

I walked up to Legato, he placed a whistle in his mouth, I waited for a horn of demons of something to emerge but nothing happened as he continued to blow on it for a few more moments and I knelt down by Wolfwood's side and scooped him up slinging an arm over my shoulder. Vash grabbed Wolfwood's other arm and we followed Legato.

We followed Legato to where the others we lying either in pain from something, and Legato blew that whistle again and I blinked. The Yaimanu were evolved from dogs and I clicked, a dog whistle.

"Let the priest down witch." Legato ordered and I placed Wolfwood down on the ground and Legato still held his gun. He walked up to me and I took a couple of steps back and then I gasped as he grabbed me round the neck lifting me up off the ground.

~*~*Belle*~*~

I looked at Sess as Legato grabbed Jay around the neck and pressed the whistle into her mouth.

"You will blow this continuously until I tell you to stop, other wise I will shoot the bitch in her womb and kill her as well as her two pups before shooting you," he stated and Jay looked at me and I growled at Legato before he aimed his gun at me. Suddenly the horrible pain was back and I realized that Piccolo, Naile, Sess, Kurama, Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara were all on the floor crying out in agony. I thrashed on my back, my arms trapped beneath my body as my ears were open for the red hot poker that stabbed my brain.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I looked over to the side seeing Vash and Legato the two just standing there staring each other down somewhat eerily. Like a Mexican stand off so it seemed, Wolfwood groaned and I stopped for a moment shuffling up to his side and he looked up at me.

"What hit me?" He asked.

"Legato puppet of Knives." I stated.

The wind blew and my hair flapped about and I growled in annoyance at the bonds I couldn't even brush my hair out of my face and the whistle hit the ground. "Whooopsie… silly me dropped the whistle and tied up hands what ever will I do?" The not of sarcasm wasn't lost on Legato and he glared in my direction.

"You want to die human?" He questioned.

"Um…. Is there a door number three option?" I asked.

Legato stalked up to me and picked the whistle up and placed it back in my mouth. "I could kill you right here and now… but so has it I need to talk to Vash first."

"Talk huh?" Wolfwood scoffed. "With your guns or with your mouths."

Legato walked off and he and Vash were out of my ear shot and I looked at Belle and didn't continue to blow the whistle but made faces like I was.

~*~*Belle*~*~

I locked eyes with Sess and he quickly looked at the other Yamainu and the Nameks. When ever Jay made a face that looked like she was blowing the whistle we howled and whimpered as if we were still tortures, still, she didn't realize that there were moments when she was breathing that she was actually making the whistle blow. However the short bursts were more bearable than the long, never ending blasts of pain.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

Vash looked over at the group on the ground all of them somewhat tied up and defenseless. "Alright you have my attention Legato, what do you want to talk about?"

"Master Knives message." Legato stated.

"You keep mentioning this message." Vash remarked. "What is it?"

"He knows about your little girlfriend, he wants you to meet with him, one last time."

"I was planning to." Vash looked at Legato. "But not right now I have some business to attend to." He looked back to his friends.

"It seems that way. But here's a message from Knives." Legato pointed the gun at Wolfwood.

"Hey!" Wolfwood exclaimed. "What'd I do to you?"

"You're a human, that's enough for me." Legato fired.

"NO!" Vash knocked Wolfwood out of the way and got hit through the back of the shoulder and fell to the ground.

Legato walked up to the fallen Vash and kicked him in the ribs. "C'mon Vash, the only way you're getting out of this one, is if you kill me."

"I won't do it." Vash called out holding his ribs as Legato kicked him again.

"Truly pathetic. You are not worthy to be related to master Knives."

"Cut it out you're hurting him!" Jay called out and Legato looked at the whistle as it landed on the ground a second time.

Legato sighed. "You truly want you and your friends to die?" He asked.

Vash laughed. "She's frustrating isn't she?"

"Hey!" Jay complained.

Legato picked up the whistle. "Last time human blow on this and keep blowing or I blow the girl and her pups away… understand me?"

"Quit dropping that damn thing! It hurts!" Kuwabara growled at Jay.

"Oh right it whistles as it falls too… sorry… my bad." Legato looked at Jay annoyed and held the whistle up and placed in her mouth. "It's gunna be slobbery you want it back when you're done?" She asked.

Vash laughed from on the ground. "Even when we're down Jay." He pushed himself up and held his shoulder where the bullet had gone through.

She looked at him sympathetic, he stood up and Legato grinned as he stood up also and they pointed their guns at each other while Legato held a second gun pointing it at Belle.

Legato looked in her direction. "It's a shame if you don't kill me all your friends here will be trampled to death, after all they are out of reach of Pai's mind barrier and who will save them from the Saiyans under my mind control?"

Vash glared. "I won't kill you." He stated.

"Them or me, you can't have both that's not how it works."

"Knives wants me to kill but I won't, every person has the right to love, I won't take that away from them."

"Then watch your friends die…"

"I won't!" Vash lunged and Legato's gun went off and he caught Vash as he landed on his shoulder.

Legato let Vash to the ground and Jay shuffled over closer to check on an unconscious Raine. Legato turned to her and pointed his gun back at Belle.

"I didn't say you could stop blowing that whistle now did I?" He asked.

Jay just glared and Vash groaned from the ground. "Get up Needle Noggin!" Wolfwood shouted in his direction.

Vash looked over. "I'm trying… it's not easy you know."

~*~*Raine*~*~

When I came to, I was welcomed by the sight of a person I hoped to never see again. I glared, "Legato…"

He looked in my direction with a smirk, "I see you've healed up nicely from our last run-in. Shame about what happened to your attacker."

I growled and he merely smiled, turning back to J'dee who looked about ready to strangle him. I looked to see Belle and the rest of the Yaimanu writhing on the ground in horrible pain. I pulled at my restraints, where I was bound to a wall, but I couldn't pull myself free. I wanted to cry from the looks on their faces, knowing that there was nothing I could do.

~*~*Belle*~*~

The pain was intense and suddenly it stopped and I watched the whistle fall from Jay's lips and I panted in relief before I heard a gun cock and I whimpered as I tried to move away from Legato and suddenly the pain began again and I howled in agony before losing consciousness for a moment.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

Vash moved swiftly knocking Legato away from Belle and there was a third gun shot he took, he staggered for a moment and fell to one knee and sucked in a deep breath of air.

"It doesn't have to be this way." Vash stated.

"I know. All you have to do is take that gun of yours… and kill me." Legato remarked.

Vash's arm shook and he watched in horror as Legato walked up to him the gun forcefully being aimed in his direction.

"Stop it!! Stop controlling me! I won't do it!!!"

Legato rammed his fist in to Vash's stomach. "Idolizations of Rem, really Vash, she's been dead how long and you're still taking her advice?"

Vash glared up at him. "I promised her I'd take care of Knives and I will."

"Good to hear that Vash." Legato grinned and struck Vash again, he fell over backwards and rolled on to his stomach and began to push himself up and felt a boot to his ribs. "Now I can beat you till I get bored then call the Saiyans in to trample your little buddies to death, or you can kill me… What will it be."

"You won't." Vash coughed.

The wind whipped about the two of them and Vash stood up slowly holding his damaged arm and he looked at Legato who just grinned. Legato cocked his gun and pointed it at Belle. "Now you say there's got to be a way out of every situation without another person getting killed… what's the answer to this one?" He asked.

Vash glared and then the sound of a loud ape like roar in the distance caught his attention and he looked over to spot one of the Ozzaru Saiyans stomping towards them.

"Think Vash think! What's the best way out of this one?" Legato tormented him.

Vash's arm trembled as Legato gained control of it and knelt down at Vash's feet the gun pointed directly at the side of his head.

"You can't make me do it! I WON'T DO IT!!!"

The Saiyan stomped in to the palace gates towards the group of them, it pounded on its chest and let out a mighty roar.

Legato prodded Belle's stomach with his gun uncocking it and then cocking it again as if he was just playing with Vash, he looked to the side at Vash, whose arm trembled. His finger slowly tormenting him began to squeeze the trigger.

The Saiyan getting almost upon them.

Vash turned his head to the side as he cocked his gun and then fired, a bang in the silence, nothing but the wind to drag it's echo onward. Legato hit the ground at his feet and Vash collapsed. The Saiyan stomping round looked about confused before heading back to where the other Saiyan Ozzaru's were.

"I'm sorry Rem… I'm sorry." Vash mumbled and Jay shuffled up to him pulling her wrists free of the binding and pulling him in to a hug tossing the whistle tot eh side and she just hugged him as he curled in to her.

"I killed someone…" Vash couldn't look at anyone but still Jay just held him and she watched as those bound were un bound, and the Yaimanu recover from that evil whistle.

She watched Kuwabara stomp on it angrily till it was crushed in to the ground.

~*~*Raine*~*~

I turned away at the gruesome sight of Legato's death. Though the son of a bitch had it coming. The Yaimanu all suddenly seemed out of their state of pain. Yusuke slowly got up to his feet, grumbling and muttering obscenities, mostly about not being able to lay a blow on Legato. I was relieved to sees Kuwabara crush the whistle enthusiastically. They were all right. Before I knew it, my vision was blocked by a blur of blue. Zarbon quickly freed me from my restraints and held me in his tight embrace. I couldn't have needed it more.

~*~*Belle*~*~

The whistling stopped and I panted in agony as I heard a gun cock and I whimpered as I tried to pull away again only this time the gun went off and I waited for pain before opening my eyes and looking to see Legato's body fall to the ground lifeless. I panted before I let my head fall to the ground. I felt someone freeing my wrists and I wrapped my arms around Sess as he held me to him.

"Party's over," I whispered and he nodded as he looked at me.

"That is a very big understatement," he whispered and I couldn't decide whether to laugh or groan. I decided to look at Raine as Zarbon crushed her to him as he freed her from her bindings. I held onto Sess as he headed back to our rooms to recover. I looked to see Jay near Vash as he cried, Raine kiss Zarbon as she shivered in his arms, and I watched as all the others shook their heads before heading back to their rooms.

~*~*Raine*~*~

I sniffed as Zarbon led me back inside, clinging to him as if I feared he'd be snatched from me.

"It'll be alright. It's okay now…" were things he whispered to me over and over as he led me to a room and I fought back tears, still getting over the shock of what had just happened. I looked behind me to see the others all retreating to their own rooms. I turned back to Zarbon as he closed the door behind us.

I turned to stand in front of him and took his face in my hands, kissing him passionately. When we pulled apart, he sighed and slowly wrapped his arms around me and led me to the bed. For tonight, I just wanted to be held.

~*~*J'dee*~*~

I helped Vash up and looked at his tears, I just hugged him, the others were heading off on their ways. I just held Vash and we stayed in that spot for a moment, Legato's lifeless form lying near by I watched as the blood pooled.

I was curious about this Rem person and who she was and why she meant so much good she had taught him obviously. I ran my hand through his hair and slipped his arm round my shoulder as I lead him back to the barracks he was tired and defeated, he wouldn't be working for the next few days I would have to make a report to Vegeta about this incident that was for sure.

We reached the barracks and I lay down on the bed he just lay there he didn't close his eyes or anything. I didn't blame him I'd never really seen anyone kill someone before, well not anyone I knew and cared for with a strong emotion.

"Please Vash try to get some sleep." He looked at me and I took his coat off and the rest of his armor and began placing my healing herbs on to his wounds most of the bullets had passed straight through except the one in his stomach it was lodged between two bars of one of the cages that covered an open wound that looked like it wasn't going to heal.

"Vash…" I looked at him. "When did this…" I looked at the caged wound.

"Three days ago, I'll be okay it was just Nappa, I wasn't allowed any Regene time, so the doctors just caged it up." He explained.

I cringed and looked at him. "I'm going to remove this bullet I warn you I've never done this before."

"Maybe if you do it wrong and he passes out, he might get some sleep." Wolfwood joked form across the room.

"Nick!" I scolded and he nodded.

He sat up on his bunk. "Vash, it's kill or be killed, I'm sorry but that's the way it is."

"You're wrong." Vash looked at him as I began to try and dislodge the bullet. "There is always another way I just didn't see it in tiiime." He let out a sigh before suddenly passing out.

I dropped the dislodged bullet on to the ground. "Vash! Vash…" I checked his vitals before letting out a sigh of relief he was alive. But he wouldn't be the same Vash I knew for a good while, it was the first time he had taken someone's life and that was going to haunt him for a while.

~*~*Belle*~*~

I held onto Sess as he carried me into the bedroom, the two others were gone and I curled up beside him.

"Make love to me," I whispered and he stopped.

"Are you sure?" he asked and I nodded as I looked up at him and kissed him, my hand slipping into his robes. He groaned as he set me on his bunk before following and covering me, his nose nudging mine as he began to strip me.

We undressed each other, taking the time to stroke and explore each other. Our lips never leaving each other as our passion, our fears, our hearts, and our souls merged with the union of our flesh. I cried out as he thrust, his voice whispering countless pledges of love, devotion, and protection. My voice speaking undying love, unwavering loyalty, and infinite trust. We moved in the ancient dance of lovers crying out together are we peaked.

~*~*~*~*~

Elsewhere, a distant planet…

Amongst the trees a figure sat and placed the glass down, he started to grin suddenly, then he began to laugh until his laughter was pure insanity.

The dark haired man watching his maters looked at him. "Is something funny?" He asked.

"Vash has killed Legato. Midvalley, go to Vash, help him… and when he's finally free of the Saiyans lead him here."

"Yes master Knives." Midvalley and horn freak bowed and picked up his saxophone before walking out of the trees…

Though as he left he could still hear his master insanity of laughter as it echoed eerily through the area.