Chapter 10 - Saiya-jin Mating Habits
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Sweep duty was relatively easy, spend the day searching a sector for
remnants of Frieza's army, rebel dissidents, slave traders, and the like.
File your reports before dinner, then you had free time till the next day.
Simple.  Which is why Prince Vegeta rotated the duty amongst his
soldiers, it was good for morale.  This week sweep duty fell on Kakarott
who was accompanied this time by Chichi, Kuririn, and Melissa.
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"What sectors are we checking out next, K-chan?" Chichi asked, using
her pet name for him.
Kakarott blushed and turned to see if Kuririn had heard before
answering her.  He breathed an inward sigh of relief, the Chikyuu
warrior and his wife were too far behind to have heard.  Grinning at her,
he brought up the orders on his scouter, "Eto . . . thirty-six and thirty-
seven in quadrant four.   There's been some sightings of unauthorized
ships in those areas."
Chichi's delicate features twisted in disgust, "Slavers?"
"Most likely," he answered, wrapping an arm around her waist and
pulling her close.  "But if there are, we'll take care of them, ne?"
"Hai," she agreed, snuggling against his chest.
Behind them, another couple watched the young warriors.   "That is just
too sweet," Melissa murmured, taking Kuririn's hand in her own.
"It's just a matter of time, isn't it?" Kuririn asked, resting his head on
his
wife's shoulder.  Melissa nodded in silent reply, before resting her own
head on Kuririn's.  It wouldn't be long now.
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"You guys just don't get it do you?!" Kakarott growled, flinging the slave
trader across the field.  Behind him another one leveled a blaster at him
and fired.  Kakarott turned about, caught the blast in one hand and fired
off a ki-blast with the other.  The slaver didn't even have time to scream.
  Satisfied with his success, Kakarott looked over to where Chichi was
fighting.   He smiled, she was driving her opponent back relentlessly, all
he could do was block and that proved useless against her brutal
assault.  With a sudden yell, she broke his defenses knocking him deep
into the ground, then finishing him off with a ki blast.  When she cried
out in pain Kakarott felt his heart stop.  Snarling he rushed to her aid,
only to stop when Chichi went tearing after her attacker, a murderous
glint in her eyes.  The slaver attempted to strike her again with his
energy whip but failed.  Chichi allowed it to wrap around her arm then
yanked it from his hands.   Smiling coldly, the raven-haired senshi
vanished from sight only to reappear behind the confused slaver.  A
quick twist of the neck and it was all over for him.
Beaming proudly, Kakarott walked over to Chichi and swept her into his
arms.  "Well done, watashi no tenshi(my angel)," he murmured into her
hair.  Chichi was positively glowing, she loved it when he called her
that.  Looking down at her blood-splattered face, Kakarott felt a deep
yearning for the small Chikyuu warrioress.  Chichi was indeed an angel,
a warrior angel.  One who's strength, beauty, and spirit made her a
worthy mate for him.  It didn't hurt that she was just as brutal in battle
as
any saiya-jin woman either.  Guided by instinct, Kakarott cupped her
chin in his hand, tilting her face to meet his gaze.
"K-chan?" her eyes went wide as Kakarott bent down, stopping just
short of her lips.
"Chichi," her name spoken so softly as to be inaudible.  Without a
second thought, the spiky-haired saiya-jin captured her lips with his
own, surrendering himself entirely to instinct.  Chichi melted into his
embrace, her body molding to his(`cept where their armor got in the way).
Kakarott purred deep in his throat when he felt Chichi attempting to pull
them closer, despite their armor, as their kisses grew more passionate.
"Oi!  Much as we'd love to let you two stay here and make out, we've
gotta get back to camp and make our report!"
The couple broke apart, startled by Kuririn's shout.   Kakarott rolled his
eyes, "Oh all right."  Sighing reluctantly the large saiya-jin released a
fiercely embarrassed Chichi from his arms.
'Damn,' she thought.  'Just when Kakarott finally makes a move on me,
Kuririn goes and interrupts.' Chichi scowled inwardly, 'What if he's too
scared to try again?'  Just the memory of Kakarott's arms around her
made her feel warm all over.  She couldn't lose him now!  'Hmm, maybe
it's time I got a little aggressive.  But how to go about it . . ?'
"Oi, Chichi!  Are you gonna stand there and space-out all day?!  Ikuzo!"
Chichi made a face at Melissa before joining the others in the air.
"Beh!"
Melissa laughed at Chichi's juvenile reaction, 'Don't worry girl, tonight
you'll have him all to yourself.'
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"It's so beautiful out here."
Kakarott nodded in response, from where he was lying next to Chichi.
They were watching the stars come out and just generally enjoying each
other's company.  The saiya-jin warrior yawned widely, stretching his
arms above his head, it felt good to be out in the wild.  "So Chichi," he
began saying, lowering his arms, "What do you . . ?" he cut off suddenly
when his arm came into contact with something soft and warm.
Kakarott could only stare as Chichi snuggled right up against him,
wrapping a slender arm around his waist.   "Chi?"
Smiling seductively, the raven-haired warrioress lifted herself up on one
elbow and fixed Kakarott in place with passion drenched eyes.   "K-
chan," she murmured huskily.
He eyed her nervously, "Umm yeah?"
She smiled again, running her fingers across his waist right below his
armor.  "I was thinking . . ."
"A-about w-what?" he stammered, unused to Chichi's aggressiveness.
It was stirring his blood more than anything he'd ever felt in his life.
She bent down until her lips were almost touching his, "About us."
Her soft voice and dangerously close body sent Kakarott's brain into
lock-up.  When she brushed her lips against his, instinct took full
control.  Growling low in his throat, Kakarott crushed their lips together
and rolled them over so her was pinning Chichi under his body.
Surprised but by no means upset, Chichi reached up and removed her
scouter and Kakarott's, tossing them off to the side then sliding her
hands into his unruly hair.  Pulling back, Kakarott smirked down at her
and unhooked the clasps to her shoulder guards then took her armor
off, leaving her in just her gloves, boots, and bodysuit.  Smiling
seductively, Chichi bit the tip of one of her gloves and pulled it off,
raising her other hand towards Kakarott in an unspoken invitation.
Picking up instantly, the spiky haired saiya-jin took hold of her glove with
his teeth, purring softly as she slid her hand out.  Kakarott tossed the
glove to the side, grinning when he felt Chichi's small hands undoing the
clasps of his shoulder guard.  Chichi smirked up at Kakarott as she
drew his armor over his head.  She was surprised once again when his
ungloved hands buried themselves into her silky hair just before he
reclaimed her lips.  Chichi gasped delightedly when Kakarott began
trailing kisses down her bare shoulder.  Stopping at the junction
between her neck and shoulder, Kakarott purred against her skin.  The
sound and sensation making the warm feeling in her stomach increase
tenfold, she didn't think she would ever get enough of that wonderful
sound.
"K-chan," she moaned, tightening her arms around him.
Kakarott prepared to mark his mate when something occurred to him,
did she even know what she was getting into?  Reluctantly, he sat up
pulling Chichi into his lap, his eyes never leaving hers.
"K-chan, what's wrong?" she asked worriedly, her eyes tearing in fear of
his rejection.
He smiled warmly at her, his own ebony eyes reassuring, "Chichi, what
do you know about saiya-jin mating?"
She wrinkled her nose in thought, "Ano, not much.   But isn't it pretty
much like human mating, `cept a bit wilder?  Oh, and that you mark your
mates by biting them, ne?"
Kakarott grinned, "True, but there's one more thing . . ."  Chichi leaned
forward, whatever he was about to say had to be important.   "Saiya-jin
mate for life."
"Nani?"
He ran a finger down the side of her face, tracing the curve of her cheek
then back up, taking a strand of her raven hair between his fingers.
"Hai.  That's why I stopped.  I wanted to be sure you knew."   The young
saiya-jin's eyes grew sad, "and now that you know, I'm sure you'll want
some time to think a- . . ."  Chichi's lips against his cut him off and all
he
could do was blink in surprise.
She drew back and smiled at him, "You were saying?"
He blinked at her before taking her hands in his, "Chi?  Are you sure
you want this?"
She nodded, "More than anything, K-chan."
 

April 12, 2002
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For those of you who've been wondering:   Vegeta is 20, Bulma is 21, Jianu
and
Kakarott are 19, Turles is 23, Radditz is 26, and Chichi is 18.