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Serenity cupped the locket in her hands and simply listened to it play as she watched the star-covered dial rotate slowly. She'd cried countless times while doing this very same thing, just after Endymion had passed, but this time was different. She would shed no more tears; she was done crying for him, for herself, and her people. There was nothing left that she could do… except for one thing. One last sacrifice, one last thing she could do for her people.

"You're still listening to that thing."

"Yes, I am," she answered, her voice emotionless.

Vegeta frowned and shook his head to himself, a wave of guilt and remorse running through him. Damn it, Raditz had been so right back on Earth. If he'd waited, if he'd been more considerate of her feelings… then this would have never happened. He might have still been chasing her, but she would have been happy, her people would still be alive, and her planet wouldn't be destroyed.

The reports from those remaining in the former orbit of Earth all agreed on one thing: There had been a riot against the Saiyans still stationed on-planet, and some idiot—rather than handling it diplomatically—had let his beast get out of hand and had blown the whole place up, including himself and almost all of his squad.

It sounded an awful lot like when Vegeta had lost control over his own beast over two months prior.

His mate hadn't reacted at first to the news; Vegeta had quickly gotten the details from the messenger before turning to Serenity to find her just staring blankly ahead and he'd immediately warmed her with his ki and tucked her in tightly next to him in the bed. She was ice cold and clearly in shock, but other than to purr comfort to her and murmur sweet reassurances into her hair, Vegeta was at a loss as to how to snap her out of it.

He'd actually been a little relieved when she'd stirred a few hours later, only to burst into violent wracking sobs; at least she wasn't staring off into space anymore, even if there still wasn't much he could do for her.

Then she'd locked herself in her own room the next morning after giving him the most heartbreaking look he'd seen in his life. He was still aching to comfort her and had continued to push that through the bond… until she'd shut him out.

Out of concern for her welfare, Vegeta had had her door unlocked just a few minutes ago so he could check on her, and had found her sitting on her windowsill, playing that locket like she had for days right after she'd come out of her crystal stasis.

"Serenity?"

"What."

The crown prince sighed heavily. "Never mind." Damn it, he shouldn't have to apologize, he was the crown prince of the Saiyan race! But despite the fact that Earth's destruction wasn't his fault in the least… he opened his mouth again, bent on swallowing his pride for one moment so he could apologize to her, and maybe… just maybe make things right between them.

He'd just drawn breath to speak when he heard her stand from her seat and elegantly cross the room to the balcony, and something that radiated a silver light appeared in her hand. "Is that…?"

"Yes, it is. The Silver Crystal," she replied, her voice still void of any type of inflection. Serenity turned to face him, and before he could utter another word, she threw it down forcefully and it skittered away from her across the floor.

Vegeta's eyes widened in shock as she pulled a blade from her subspace, just as her form shifted to that of a young, blonde woman in her mid-twenties, wearing a skirt and plain camisole top.

A mortal woman.

"Sere, don't-!" He cried, just as she pointed the blade at her heart and drove it forward without hesitation.

Serenity blinked up at him as he cradled her dying body to his chest, amazed at the emotion and the tears welling up in his eyes.

"Please, Sere, I'm sorry. Please don't leave me," he whispered rapidly. "I—I swear I'll make it all up to you, just please don't leave me." Vegeta gave a shuddering sigh as her hand crept up to stroke his jawline; he'd only been waiting for her to touch him like that for weeks, with the tenderness and love that he knew she was capable of, and now that she finally was, she was dying.

"Puu," she croaked, "take me home."

"Hai, Usagi Hime." Pluto glared at the young man holding her princess—no, her queen. Setsuna always had a hard time remembering that Usagi was now a ruling monarch, and not a sixteen-year-old virginal princess that needed her protection. Especially since she'd needed Pluto's protection weeks ago, and Setsuna hadn't been able to provide it. "Usagi, you would have me start it over again?"

"Iie, Setsuna. Call Rei," she responded with a whisper, never taking her eyes from Vegeta's as she tried her best to tell him through the bond that she cared for him deeply, tried to assure him that he'd have a chance to make it right again. Earth's destruction wasn't his fault, she knew that. But she couldn't continue in this timeline when all of her people had been snuffed out before their due time. She had to go back, had to hope that the outcome would somehow be different. And Rei… Rei had said… Remember, Vegeta… remember everything… r'sha. His little helpless nod told her that he'd heard her, and she relaxed despite the pain in her chest.

"As you wish, Usa. Would you have me let Broly remember what's happened so he'll find your daughter again?" Setsuna absently brushed away a tear from her face, not even sure why she was crying. She'd see Usagi again soon enough, that was for sure. She smiled when her queen nodded, her eyes already slipping shut as they dulled. "Sleep, then, Usagi-chan. We'll be home soon."

Vegeta shook his head mournfully and bowed his head in grief when he felt Serenity's ki fade and the life leave her body. "I'm so sorry," he whispered into her hair. "I love you, Sere… please forgive me."

"And you're going to remember those words, too, asshole."

The crown prince looked up at the Senshi of Time and blinked, scrubbing at his own unshed tears. "Can you make it better? Can you fix it, woman? I'll—I'll do anything," he added desperately.

"Yes, I am going to fix it, Vegeta Ouji. I'm going to fix every little thing you broke, despite the sacrifice that Serenity's inner court will have to endure. And as part of your payment, Ouji, you're going to remember it all. Every last bit of it. So that hopefully when you feel the pull for her, you won't turn into some retarded hormonal idiot."

The Senshi of time stood and crossed the room to scoop up the silver crystal from where it had come to rest against the far wall. She smiled sadly as she felt the last wish that Serenity had made on it just before she'd thrown it. "Make it right," she whispered. "Let me love him without hating him."

"I will, Ouhi, I swear it." Setsuna tucked it away in her subspace for later use; she'd need the power of the crystal, combined with her own, to have any hope of making this plan work, and it would still likely leave her drained… if not dead. "Do what you want with your remaining hours, Vegeta. It will all cease to exist at sunrise."

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Rei nearly screamed, but Pluto's hand over her mouth silenced her and she relaxed after a moment. "What?" She whispered, cutting off the shower to find a towel and begin to dry herself. "Raditz is out getting us a late supper, but he'll be home any minute."

"Serenity… she sent me. She told me to speak with you, Rei."

The princess of Mars sank to her knees at the sight of the silver crystal in Pluto's hand; coupled with the tears in Setsuna's eyes and the mournful set to her features, it could only mean one thing. "How…?"

"She heard about Earth's demise last night, the same as all of you. She killed herself with the Holy Blade. The Twin Sword. I asked if she wanted to start it over, and she told me to come to you. I'm assuming you had conditions to go with the plan that she didn't have time to relay to me."

"Hai," Rei whispered, fighting down a massive wave of grief for her beautiful, perfect sister. The best of them all. "I spoke with her in the ring the other day… we want Minako to remember only Turles when her memories return, and absolutely nothing about the transport, the rape, or any conversations that include mention of it. That… that should be possible now that you've got the added power from the crystal, right?"

"Yes, it won't be a problem. Serenity also requested that Broly remember everything immediately, and I'll tell you now… Vegeta will remember every bit of it. That's my condition for doing this. The boy needs his memories as a life lesson so that he won't repeat his fucking mistakes." Pluto frowned at that, her gloved hand flexing around the stone in it. "We won't let her die in vain. We'll fix it all."

"Right, we will. Just make sure that I remember too, so I can save your brave, sacrificing ass. I'd never forgive myself if you died on our behalf, Setsuna." She stood then and grabbed her communicator. "I need to call Ami-chan, Sets. Can you wait for the order? This… this needs to be her decision."

"I understand, Rei-chan. Summon me when you're ready to give the order."

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Ami groaned a little when her communicator beeped, and slowly rolled out of bed to quietly dig in the desk drawer where she kept it. Thankfully, Nappa always slept like a rock unless someone actually touched him, but to be safe she took the call on the other side of the house. "Yeah, Rei-chan?" She asked sleepily. "Is everything ok?" If Rei's face was any indication, everything was not alright. "Rei-chan?" Ami sat down slowly on the loveseat and waited patiently for her to speak.

Once Rei got her urge to cry under control, she swallowed. God, this was the hardest thing she'd ever done in her life. "Ami-chan… I…" She took a deep breath and braced herself against the wall in the house, praying that Raditz wouldn't sense her distress through the bond and wake up. "Sit down if you're not doing so already, ok?" When Mercury nodded, Rei spoke again. "You're pregnant, Ami-chan."

Mars was floored when Ami merely nodded and sighed. "You knew?"

"I… I suspected," she admitted. "It's been over a month since my last period, Rei. And I started feeling a little nauseous yesterday morning. I was going to ask Nappa about it when he woke up, since I know he can smell that sort of thing."

"He's known for weeks, but he didn't want to upset you. None of us did. Raditz told me right after Nappa found out, but begged me not to say anything."

"Then… why are you telling me?" Ami asked in confusion. "Did… did Serenity decide to…?"

"No," Rei choked out in a sob. "Usa's dead," she managed, just before she fell to her knees against the wall. "She killed herself when she heard about Earth. Sets… Sets just showed up and told me. Ami-chan… the decision's yours. We… we can… God, not Usagi," she cried, losing her ability to speak.

Mercury just sat there sadly, her hand resting protectively over her abdomen as her own tears began to leak from her eyes. A baby… she was going to have a baby. Nappa's baby. Then the full force of everything that was happening hit her like a sack of rocks, and she choked on a sob. "We… we have to go back. For… for the queen. We have to, Rei-chan."

"Ami-chan, you have to be sure. Setsuna can't guarantee for sure if you'll carry the same child when you and Nappa find each other again. I'll—I'll do what I can, since I'll remember… but if you don't let him have you that same night, at the same time, and…"

"I know the odds," Ami whispered. "They're not good. Just do it," she added softly. "Give the order, Rei-chan. Do it for Serenity… just don't let my sacrifice be for nothing," she added a little more firmly. "Stop Haruka, and stop Vegeta. Don't let my child's life be wasted." Ami closed the device then, studied it blankly for a moment, then smashed it against the wall before she lost her nerve and called Rei back to tell her not to give the order.

She climbed into the bed and gently brushed her fingertips over Nappa's jawline, forcing a smile when his eyes cracked open. "I love you," she whispered.

"Mmm… you too, Blue," he rumbled happily, bending his face to kiss her. "Why are you crying, beloved?"

Ami swallowed and shook her head; once Setsuna gathered her power and the last of Serenity's, none of this would matter. She wouldn't remember her captivity, the battle for Crystal Tokyo, her love for Nappa… her unborn child… none of it. All of the happiness she'd found, despite her despair for her home would be gone in only a few hours. That stopped her tears, and she simply let her mate hold her tightly to him as he purred comfort to her.

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"Ami has decided?"

Rei had never felt so guilty in her entire life; she'd put all of it on Ami… but that was the way it had to be. She couldn't have called the shots without Ami's consent beforehand. "Yes, Setsuna. Do it," she whispered.

"You haven't bitten Raditz yet or taken him to bed, Rei… is that your final decision as well?" She asked gently, every bit of her tone one of a caring older sister.

"I… I don't know, Sets… I was thinking about submitting to him tonight, but… now there's no time." Rei sighed heavily and fought the urge to cry; maybe… just maybe she could fake being ill when the delegation showed up and sneak outside to where Raditz would be posted…?

"I know what you're thinking, little sister. Remember, I've seen all the outcomes. It won't work…" Setsuna kissed her forehead and gave her a reassuring hug. "I'll jump forward to sunrise, Rei. Then I'll reverse time from there. You'll have until then to make up your mind, alright?"

The princess of Mars looked up at her sister with naked gratitude. "Setsuna… thank you. I was about to lose it… seriously, I was. I… I think I'm in love with him, Sets, and—"

"And love's never been an easy thing for you to deal with," she replied knowingly. "Go ahead and get in there, I'll see you on the other side."

"I'll find you, Sets, I swear it. I won't let you die," Rei swore.

"Don't worry about it," she breathed, hugging her tightly for what she knew beyond a doubt would be the last time. Setsuna had already seen it in every outcome; with or without the crystal, she would die. No one would come to rescue her in time; Rei would find her dead, her body broken and bloody from the backlash of power.

But it was a sacrifice she was willing to make for all of her little sisters.

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Rei came to bed late, once she was sure that the plans were finalized, and looked down at Raditz sadly as she stood over him, before looking at the clock. It was winter, so they likely had another seven hours before dawn. Seven hours would be more than enough time to show him that she was grateful to him, right? That she cared about him, even if she hadn't given him a single clue about how she really felt?

Locating Ami's computer, she opened it up, quietly instructed it to count down to sunrise, and set it on the nightstand before slipping out of her nightgown and into the bed with him. Sure enough, they had nearly seven hours before the big bang. "Raditz?" She asked softly, trailing the back of her hand over his face.

"Am I hogging the bed again?" He mumbled in Saiyan, scooting over a little and away from her.

"No…" Rei licked her lips and swallowed tears before speaking again, this time in Saiyan. "…r'sha."

That had his attention, and he rolled back towards her to study her face in the dark. "You're crying. What's wrong?"

With that, she leaned in and kissed him gently, not surprised that the action made him jump a little. "Make love to me," she whispered. "I release you from your promise, Raditz. I'm yours."

Raditz wrapped his arm and his tail around her waist, and finding her naked and trembling, he tugged her flush against his own bare body, but he stopped and frowned at her in the dark. "Wait… why?"

Rei would have normally laughed at that; she couldn't blame him for being suspicious of her motives, expecting some sort of trap to spring the moment she got his guard down. But instead, she started crying; she simply couldn't help it. Raditz had shown her nothing but patience and kindness, and now that she was offering herself to him, finally succumbing to his wiles, he was hesitant to take what she freely offered.

This new development made Raditz's eyes pop; she had rarely cried, so surely something was really fucking wrong. Or her offer had been sincere and he'd just shot her down and severely damaged her feelings. "Rei, what's wrong?" He asked gently, running his hands soothingly up and down her back. "Tell me, r'sha. You can tell me anything."

"I… I'm sorry, Raditz," she sobbed into his chest. "I should've told you sooner… when—when there was still more time… even though it would have all ended the same way. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"Woman, you're speaking in riddles," he replied, trying his best to purr comfort to her. But truth be told, he was genuinely worried. More time? Ended the same way? "What's going to happen, Rei?"

"If—if I tell you, you can't leave. You can't call anyone and tell them, Raditz. You have to swear it to me on your tail," she whispered. "You can't stop it anyway," she breathed. "Not even Serenity could."

"We're all going to die, aren't we woman?" Raditz asked nervously, clutching her tightly to him as he nuzzled his face into her hair. "That's the only thing that makes sense; you'd never offer yourself to me in a million years unless it was right before the apocalypse." Even then, he managed a chuckle. It was sad, but true.

"No… no," Rei said a little more firmly. She'd managed to stop crying for the moment, but her hands were shaking uncontrollably. "That… that was Plan B, in case Plan A fell through somehow, if Setsuna couldn't pull it off."

Raditz sighed. "No way to stop it? At all?"

"None," she replied softly. "I gave the orders, and I can't even reverse it. Serenity couldn't even order Setsuna to stop if she were still here."

He nodded wearily before nipping at her shoulder. "You have my word, then, woman. I swear it on my tail. Though… I'm not sure what good my tail will do me if we're all going to die… or whatever's going to happen. Why couldn't Serenity stop it?"

"Because it's already happened. Setsuna went into the future the moment I gave the order and reversed time. So right now we're just waiting to catch up with her. Ami could explain it better; she's the genius. Even Serenity couldn't give the order to stop it because Setsuna will be in the past, and severely drained from the use of so much power, if not lying dead somewhere. Time might not be linear, but there's only one of her throughout time, period. She doesn't exist throughout infinity like we do. Once I gave the order, she followed it, and there's no way to reverse it." Rei sighed heavily and leaned her forehead to his chest, trying to control the sudden urge to cry again.

"You weren't happy with me, Red?" Raditz regretted his words the moment they'd left his mouth when she started weeping silently, her tears rolling down his chest. "Beloved, I'm sorry. Don't cry." She'd done it for her queen and her kingdom, not for herself. He knew better, and shouldn't have made such an accusation. "I love you," he whispered in Solarian.

Rei looked up at that and kissed him. "I love you too, Raditz."

"Stop crying, beautiful. We've got about six or seven hours until dawn, and it's just enough time for everything I want to do to you."

"I was sure you'd be storming out the door by now," she admitted, suddenly shy as a large calloused hand slid around to cup her breast and tease the nipple.

"You said it yourself, Rei. Can't stop it, right?" When she nodded, he managed a lecherous grin and waggled his eyebrows. "Well, if it's the end of the world as I know it, I might as well die getting laid."

"We're not going to die," she huffed. "We're going to go back to a few days before Vegeta made the proposal so I can try and intervene if he doesn't remember everything. I'll… I'll be the only one that remembers everything that happened if he and Broly don't. Setsuna said that we all might have flashes of memory, that you and the other Saiyans that have claimed us Senshi had a chance of regaining them eventually, but—"

"Is that why you're offering yourself?" Raditz asked, cutting her off.

Rei nodded meekly. "The full bond… with it, there's a much better chance that—" She wiped at her eyes when more tears threatened to come. "—that you'll come looking for me, even if you don't remember. That it'll transcend time and you'll felt drawn to me. Setsuna told me that without it… I'd be free of you. But… I don't want to lose you, Raditz. I love you," she whispered, trembling at the emotional admission.

If it hadn't been so dark, Rei would have seen the tenderness and emotion in his eyes at her words. "You were right in the beginning, you know. You are perfection, and any Saiyan warrior would be proud to be mated to you." With that, Raditz kissed her once before reaching over to the nightstand and grabbing the computer, and hushed Rei when she protested at his obvious plan to switch it off. "We don't need a countdown, woman. I can sense when it's getting close to dawn, and I don't want you glancing at it constantly while I'm trying to make you scream my name."

Rei couldn't help but roll her eyes and snort at him. "You're still a pig, you know."

"Pig fucker," he countered. "Well, not yet, anyway. But you will be in about an hour."

Rei froze at that and just stared at him in disbelief. "An hour for just foreplay?" She asked incredulously.

"What, Red? Are you objecting?"

"N—no, it's just that—"

Her words were cut off with a snap as Raditz closed the computer, the sound making her pause before she started babbling once more."Shh, Rei." He purred as he put the computer back on the table and rolled on top of her, kissing her passionately, with absolutely no restraint, just the way he'd wanted to since he'd first brought her home. And he wasn't disappointed; the goddess of passion was returning his attentions with equal fervor, her fingers buried in his hair as her free hand trailed up and down his spine. "Love you," he whispered in her ear, just before he bent his head to her neck, beginning their hour of foreplay.

Unless he was kissing her, his hands and mouth were so gentle that Rei found herself trembling with need within less than ten minutes; he was just barely brushing his tongue over a nipple as his fingers stroked and toyed with her curls when she made her first plea for more and felt him shake his head slowly in response. "I want you so wet that you're sticky to your knees when I take you, Rei." But to placate her just a little, he parted her folds with a single digit and pressed down on her clit, rubbing it back and forth.

Her response was immediate; she was digging her nails into his shoulders as he watched her face with possessive delight. He wanted her so badly, right then and there, but her innocence was keeping his beast at bay, keeping him in control as he teased her and pleased her as she should be before surrendering to him for the first time. "Mmm… fuck it," he murmured, leaning up to claim her lips. "Come for me, beloved. It'll be the first of many tonight."

Rei could only moan and submit as he kissed her aggressively, his fingers the complete opposite as his tail gently penetrated her and began to stretch her slit carefully, never going deep enough to even touch her virginity. Feels so good, Raddy… yes… just like that…

I love it when you talk through the bond, Red.

Raddy?

Rei panted as she edged closer to her climax, arching into him and moaning loudly as she wrapped her legs around his waist and ground against his arousal. I want you inside of me… as soon as I come. Please, Raditz, she begged softly. I don't want to wait a whole hour for you.

He didn't answer right away as he increased the pressure of his hand as he moved his tail inside of her slowly, and Raditz moaned almost as loudly as she did when she bucked once and raked her nails down his back, her pleasure flooding the bond so fast that he nearly came just from that alone.

"Please," she whimpered, pressing down on his lower back as she offered herself. "I don't need any more foreplay, Raditz… I need you so badly… need you…" Rei blushed when he growled softly at the sound of her words and she could hear his beast snapping at the leash through the bond. "…I want to know what it feels like, Raditz… please…"

"Wait," he choked out, placing himself between her thighs to slide back and forth over her opening and her clit without penetrating her. "You're not quite wet enough, beautiful, and I don't want to hurt you any more than is necessary."

"Raddy, I'm wetter than I've been for you." Rei snagged his tail as it thrashed close to her face and licked the tip of it, tasting herself. "See? Your tail is soaked, beloved."

Raditz trembled and barely held himself up when she licked that sensitive appendage once more, then sucked on it gently. "Holy… Red, need to stop that, or I'm going to come… feels… feels so fucking awesome… I've never let a woman mess with my tail like that before…"

Pleased that she could be his first in something, Rei chortled happily and continued, only to have his tail removed from her mouth as he growled and purred down at her simultaneously, glaring at her in warning. "I thought you'd enjoy it, Raddy."

"When I come, Rei, it's going to be inside of you," he rasped hoarsely. "And I'm going to come so many times that I'll be dripping out of you, understand me? So I hope you're on birth control."

"Raditz. World's ending. Apocalypse. Don't think we need to worry about that, honey," she chuckled.

He cracked a tiny smile at that and nipped at her lips before dropping his voice to a whisper. "Then I suggest you get on some the very moment you return to the past, beloved. Because I'll have you pregnant the first fucking night I take you if you don't."

"Duly noted," she squeaked. "Now," she added with more confidence, "am I wet enough for you yet?" Rei sighed happily as he used his tail to check her and slowly stroked her nub a little while he was clearly deciding.

With a slow nod, Raditz felt her tense the moment he pressed his entry. "Relax, r'sha. You know it'll hurt more if you don't." He waited for her to nod in response and the moment he felt her doing as she was told, he pushed forward, stretching her to the point of pain. "I'm sorry," he whispered into her hair, bending down to kiss her to soothe the discomfort. "Now's the hard part, baby. Relax… don't tense up, ok?"

Fighting to breathe, Rei could only nod and grimace as she felt him push a little more and press against her virginity. Gods, the little bit of him that was inside of her felt like an invasion! No wonder he'd wanted her sopping wet for this!

Feeling her discomfort through the bond, Raditz thought fast and wrapped his arms around her, carefully sitting her up so she was straddling his lap. "A little better, baby? I know it's a lot to take the first time."

"Yeah," she gasped, wrapping her arms around his neck and resting her head against his chest as she fought to relax. It wasn't as bad at that angle, and she quickly forgot about the very full feeling between her thighs as his tail rubbed her clit gently and his hands moved over her soothingly. "Mmm… ok, that's definitely helping me, big man."

"Let me know when you're ready for the hard part," he whispered patiently, mentally punching his beast in the nose to make it whimper when it roared for him to just take her. Wait your turn, fucker. She's mine right now; you can have her later on.

"Ok," she sighed once she was no longer in any pain. It hadn't been long, but she knew it probably felt like a lifetime for her mate. "I'm ready, Raditz."

"Quick?" He asked gently, "or slow?"

"Quick, I think… like ripping off a Band-Aid."

"It's usually best that way. Just hold still, beloved." Steeling himself as much as was, Raditz gripped her hips tightly and thrust upwards in one fast motion, immediately breathing gentle words in her ear as she cried out in pain and he slowly pressed onwards to fill her completely. "Relax, r'sha… just relax, I know it hurts… you're taking it like a champ though, trust me. That's it," he said softly as he felt her sagging against him, shivering as the scent of her blood filled the air. "Good girl, Rei… gods, I love you so much, beautiful."

"Love… you too," she managed, fighting the urge to cry as he gave one last push to bury himself inside of her to the hilt. "Please tell me that's it," she whimpered.

"Yeah, babe… that's it. Now we just sit here until you're ready for me to move, ok? And I'm going to bite you now to lessen the pain some. I would have done it sooner but I was afraid of my beast breaking loose. I got that little bastard in check right now, though."

"I know, I felt it when it happened… thank you for that, beloved." The bite she didn't mind at all, and Rei offered her shoulder without hesitation when he leaned down to fit his teeth in the grooves he'd left before. And then the pain was fading quite a bit as he clamped down and washed some of it away with pleasure, and the princess of Mars sighed in relief as she just rested against him. "I love you," she whispered happily, despite the throbbing between her legs.

"You must," he purred. "I can't see you doing this with any man that you'd didn't love. And Rei… I'm deeply honored that you trusted me enough with your innocence. I hope you know what that means to me." Raditz sighed in pure contentment as she looked up at him in the dark, his Saiyan vision allowing him to see the love shining in her violet eyes. How she had hidden it from him before was beyond him, but she'd done a great job of keeping him guessing for weeks.

Rei was having the same moment as she gazed up at him, seeing the mixture in his face and eyes of tender love and utter lust for her. The lust would have scared her a little if not for the bond; she could sense his absolute control of his inner Saiyan and his determination not to give her any more pain if he could help it.

She was the first one to move after several long minutes of waiting, sighing with relief when she felt only mild discomfort as she rose up and sank back down onto him. "I'll go slow," Raditz promised her.

"Bite me again," she urged him, "I want it to feel good, Raddy… and I want you to enjoy yourself without worrying about hurting me."

Her Saiyan mate didn't hesitate to do as she requested, his purr hitching wildly as he tasted her blood in his mouth while he rocked inside of her gently and she clung to him tightly. Don't bite me until you're pretty sure you can take on my beast, he advised. He won't hurt you… probably won't, anyway. But he'll get a little rough, I'm sure. How does it feel…?

Warm, she admitted, her mind swimming hazily from the effects of the bite. Rei felt submissive and compliant, and a little wave of pleasure washing through her made her gasp in surprise. Again, Raddy… right… yes, right there, she sighed, followed by a quiet moan when he found that spot again, moving a little harder. She felt his tail caressing her clit again as he continued to thrust upwards into her, and she suddenly couldn't think, couldn't focus as she felt a driving instinct flood her through the bond.

Before she could stop herself, she was leaning up to take his shoulder between her teeth, and when he moaned and buried a hand in her hair to hold her in place, she bit down as hard as she could, coming hard at the same moment. Her loud cry of pleasure was muffled as she sucked the bite gently, the action spurring her mate's own orgasm. Rei nearly blacked out when his eruption inside of her sent her shattering for a second time, and when her vision cleared she found herself flat on her back, the taste of his blood on her tongue. "Holy shit," she groaned.

"Told you time and again that sex with me would be a mind-blowing experience."

"Understatement. My brain is leaking out of my fucking ears."

"No, beloved. That's my come. I'm fairly sure I filled you with enough of it… tell me… you got a runny nose, too?" He snickered.

Remembering a dirty joke she once heard, Rei erupted into peals of laughter. "Wha—what do you call a whore with a runny nose?"

"Huh… I dunno."

"Full."

They both laughed so hard at that that Rei was in tears, and she only erupted into a fresh bout of it when he wiped at eyes and declared that his seed had bypassed her nose. "Oh my dear gods! That's so GROSS! But it's still so FUNNY!" Rei giggled.

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They showered after that, Raditz gently and thoroughly washing his mate as she did the same for him, both of them snickering at the smell of the flowery shampoo in his hair once they were dry. And then it was back to the bed, where Raditz took her with his mouth for two hours, licking and sucking as her swollen clit until she was shaking from the multiple orgasms, tightening around his tail over and over again.

He treasured her as much as he was able, pouring his devotion and utter love for her through the bond the entire time, even when his beast took over twice and fucked her to the point of exhaustion for both of them. But they weren't going to sleep that night, they both knew it and didn't even bother to mention it. They wanted the bond as strong as possible before dawn, and the evidence of it was running down both of their shoulders, both of their mouths stained with blood from multiple bites.

"Raditz?" Rei whispered, curling up to him as tightly as possible. She didn't want to let go, didn't want it to end, but she trembled in fear as the dawn drew closer.

"Two minutes," he replied hoarsely, fighting tears at the thought. "It'll be enough, Rei. It has to be. I will find you again, I swear it. On my tail, on my honor, my life… on my love for you. I swear to find you, Rei."

"I… I know. Raditz?" She whispered again. "I'm scared."

"I know, r'sha. Me too. But it'll be alright. Have I ever broken a vow to you, my love?" Raditz bent down and kissed her when she shook her head silently, both of their grips tightening on each other as a faint pink light began to dawn on the horizon. "I won't break this one, r'sha. And if it gives you comfort… if I'm not in that throne room, you corner Vegeta. You tell him that I demand that he drag my ass straight to you no matter what. You tell him that he owes me for all the pointers in this timeline, and that I want my mate in exchange."

Rei managed a smile as he wiped at her tears. "If anything, it'll feel good just to corner his ass and make demands of him."

"It's here," Raditz said quickly. "I love you, Rei. Remember that. And I'm yours. Alternate timeline or not, I am yours."

"And I'm yours… I'll see you soon, my love."

The End! No seriously. REALLY. The end. I'll be hiding in my bunker from the pitchforks and the torches, now. WOOOO! So glad to mark this story Complete!

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Ok, ok. YES. There's a sequel. :) Look for it VERY soon, I have to write the intro, though.