Finding A Replacement

Finding A Replacement: Chapter 4:

Disclaimer: Don\'t own it

Author\'s Note: Last chapter, happy ending.

Thalia woke up that morning and dreaded the rest of the day. She sat up and yawned. She hardly slept at all last night. Zarbon woke up shortly after her.
\"Morning love.\"
She spoke softly and solemnly, \"Please don\'t call me that.\"
He sat up and wrapped his arms around her, \"Why not?\"
She shrugged, trying to break loose but to no avail. \"Just...don\'t.\"
\"I\'m impressed Thalia. No one ever blew me like-\"
She cut him off, \"Stop it! I don\'t want to hear it!\"
He moved closer and whispered in her ear, \"Thalia, surely you don\'t still feel guilty?\"
She threw his arms off, turned around and stared him down. She wanted to scream at him but just couldn\'t. Only a delicately-spoken name came out. \"Vegeta...\"
\"What\'d you say?\"
\"Nothing,\" she shook her head casually. \"Maybe we should get dressed.\"

She had managed to avoid everyone that day: Staying in her room all day and eating meals later than everyone else. It couldn\'t go on forever though. After dinner she collapsed on the couch and didn\'t realize that Piccolo sat there reading a book. \"Oh hi Piccolo.\" Was he still angry? Hi THi Thalia.\"
She tried to bring up conversation, \"So...um...did you talk to him yet?\"
Piccolo gave her a threatening look but was surprised to hear a voice in the corner of the room. \"Talk about what? With who?\"
Thalia squeaked. \"Er..hi Vegeta.\"
Vegeta was wearing blue jeans and a dark gray v-neck shirt. His spiky black hair stood straight in the air as usual and he sat down on the sofa across from them. He unwrapped a mint from a candy dish and sucked on it. To make matters worse, Zarbon, wearing his usual battle armor, sat down next to Vegeta. \"Did I interrupt anything?\"
Thalia was afraid Piccolo would burst but he managed to speak calmly, \"No. Of course not.\"
It was the most awkward experience any of them had ever experienced. Piccolo\'s eyebrow twitched with fury while he read his book. Thalia did not look at anyone else and payed attention to the painting on the wall. Vegeta sucked on the candy and twiddled his thumbs. Zarbon seemed very impatient with the whole situation and rolled his eyes numerous times.
\"How was your day Vegeta?\", came from Piccolo and broke the silence.
\"Fine.\"
He stared at Vegeta for a second then spoke in a quivering voice, \"I hate you.\"
Thalia\'s head jerked to the side. She knew what was coming next. Vegeta swallowed the mint. \"Piccolo, what are you talking about?\"
\"You\'re a manipulative bastard. You only care about yourself.\"
\"What are ranting about Piccolo?\"
\"You know goddamn well what I\'m talking about! Why else would Zarbon be here!?\"
\"What does he have to do with it!? He\'s on our side! He needs a place to stay!\"
\"Are you KIDDING me!? You\'ve been having sex with him since he got here! I was just a replacement, wasn\'t I!?\"
\"Stop it!\", Thalia shouted without thinking. \"You guys shouldn\'t fight. You shouldn\'t end a friendship like this. It\'s not worth it.\"
\"Friendship!? I was a replacement!\"
Zarbon was chuckling. He threw his head back and closed his eyes, then just laughed. \"Thalia, who are you fooling?\"
Thalia\'s heart beat rapidly. \"No. Don\'t Zarbon.\"
Zarbon laughed harder then looked at Thalia, \"Oh I will. Remember last night my dear princess?\"
She tossed her head to the side, looking back at the painting. She let out a sound like a whimper. Her entire face blushed red.
Vegeta and Piccolo looked at the blue warrior puzzled. \"What do you mean?\", Vegeta asked.
\"Ask Thalia,\" he delibrately spread his legs open to draw her attention to his crotch and make her remember. She of course looked, \"Zarbon, I don\'t know what you\'re saying.\"
\"You remember every last minute of it. From foreplay to penetration. Don\'t pretend it was all my doing, you took part in it too.\"
Vegeta looked curiously at Thalia, whose face looked like a beet. \"Penetration? Thalia, did you-\"
She neither nodded nor answered. She simply stared at the painting, face as red as a tomato. Vegeta knew though, the damage had been done. \"Answer me Thalia! You-you fucked, didn\'t you!!?? WHY!? How could you!? You were the only one who knew what Zarbon meant to me!!\" She buried her hands in her face, but Vegeta\'s rage didn\'t stop. \"I trusted you!! You knew my secrets!! Why did you tell Piccolo!!?? Why did you fuck with Zarbon!!?? Did it feel good betraying me!!?? Twice!!! Answer me you two-timing slut!!\"
Thalia was crying. She looked up at Vegeta and spat, \"I\'m sorry! Ok?! I hate you!! Don\'t ever come near me or call me a slut again!!\" With that said, she stormed up the steps into her room. She slammed the door, breaking off wooden chips.
Only Zarbon and Piccolo noticed. Piccolo had continued their argument. \"I was just a replacement.\"
Vegeta sunk onto the couch and looked away. He muttered under his breath, \"Yes.\"
Piccolo stood up over Vegeta and said it louder, \"I WAS JUST A REPLACEMENT!! YOU HAD NO FEELINGS WHATSOEVER!!\"
Vegeta stood up. Despite the fact that Piccolo was towering over Vegeta in height, the saiyan had managed to dominate the namek, \"THAT\'S RIGHT!! Are you happy!!?? I was horny and you had a huge dick!!!\"
Surprisingly, Zarbon pushed them apart. He turned to Piccolo, brushing against him and pushed Vegeta on to the couch. \"Piccolo is it? Is Vegeta telling the truth?\"
Piccolo seemed confused, \"Umm...about what?\"
\"Having a huge cock.\" He got on his knees before Piccolo and rubbed his head against the namek\'s groin. \"I wouldn\'t mind having a look...or maybe more.\" He stood up again, \"Mine\'s fourteen inches when I\'m erect.\"
Piccolo was clearly tempted. He licked his lips. \"F-fourt-teen? Umm...are you sure?\"
Zarbon whispered in his ear, \"Positive. You can be on top, if you like.\"
Piccolo was grabbed by the wrist and pulled into the nearest bedroom. Vegeta\'s jaw dropped. What? Did he just see what he thought he saw? He decided to go up to his own bedroom. He plopped on his bed and stared at the ceiling. All that just happened was too much to comprehend at once. He and Piccolo did dee deed. Zarbon came back and he did it with him. Thalia and Zarbon also did it together. Piccolo yelled at him. He yelled at Piccolo. He yelled at Thalia. Thalia cried. Now Piccolo and Zarbon were downstairs. How could Thalia? Why had she done what she had done with Zarbon? After all, he had told her his entire story. She even helped him with advice. Zarbon was his lover. Why had she raped him? Wait a minute, SHE raped him? Did that even make sense? How could Thalia do that? She seemed upset downstairs. Maybe Zarbon made the first move. So it was his fault. No not his dear Zarbon\'s fault. She had taken part. Thalia had blown him. She did it and didn\'t care about how Vegeta felt. Who was he kidding? Zarbon\'s a filthy pervert. He didn\'t feel the same way about Vegeta that Vegeta had felt about him. Zarbon just wanted him sexually. That was all he cared about. He had done it with him, then made a move on Thalia, and at this very moment, was chained up to the bed downstairs with Piccolo.
//It\'s all my fault// he pulled his pants down and gripped his member. //I\'ve lost Zarbon...//
He moaned at the feel. It had been just this afternoon when Zarbon\'s lips were wrapped around what he was touching.
//...Piccolo\'s his new toy...//
He brought his hand up and down. He continued in that pattern.
//...I\'ll never feel him again and I\'ve hurt her...//
He panted and sped up his rhythm.
//...Thalia\'s in her room crying. All because of me...//
He leaned his head against the headboard and opened his legs more. His eyes glazed over and he felt the heat surging through his body.
//I\'ve made her cry. She doesn\'t deserve this. Thalia. Thalia. Thalia. ZARBON!!//
He released his seed and wet his shirt. \"Thalia?\" Why was he thinking of her? He cleaned up his mess and changed his clothes. He had established the fact that he was obviously gay a day ago. Why would he even care about her? He walked down the long hallways of Capsule CorporatiHe sHe stopped at a wooden door. He turned the knob and stepped in, \"Thalia?\"
She looked up from her satin pillow. Misery waidenident in her face. Her eyes and cheeks had swollen and tears poured down her face. The front of her hair was wet from the warmth of having it buried in a pillow. Vegeta was embarassed to find that she had changed into undergarments of pink lace. She sat up. \"Please go away.\"
\"Thalia, I...\" he crawled in the bed on top of her \"...I\'m so sorry.\"
It was hard to tell since her face was already red, but she blushed. \"Vegeta, I don\'t want to-\"
\"-I don\'t want to either,\" he said quickly, \"I\'ve had enough this past month. Forgive me for everything I\'ve done. I didn\'t mean anything I said. None of this is your fault.\"
\"Yes it is. I shouldn\'t have told Piccolo, or slept with Zarbon.\"
\"Forget it. you had the right to tell Piccolo and the Zarbon thing was not your fault. Even if you did...er...get into it.\"
\"I\'m sorry Vegeta.\"
\"Don\'t apologize,\" he leaned in closer, \"I love you Thalia.\"
Why hadn\'t it occured to her sooner? She pulled him closer and tilted her head to the side, \"I love you too, Vegeta.\"