Winning Her Heart

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Dragon Ball Z characters. The only characters I own in this story are Zaiya, Tonak, and Zaraiya.

Chapter 1: Meeting the New Royal Family

"Trunks! Time to get up and ready for the conference." Vegeta yelled through his son's door.

"Ugh…alright dad, I'm awake." Trunks replied back as he began to get dressed. 'I don't even want to go to this thing' he thought to himself.

As he walked to the throne room he saw his mother, Queen Bulma, in a knee length red dress, her teal hair was let down, and she had red heels and lipstick on to match her dress. His father, King Vegeta, was also there, he was wearing dark jeans with an orange shirt and a leather jacket, along with boots. Trunks was dressed in dark gray jeans and he had a black shirt on with his orange and black jacket over, along with boots. For a conference with all the other royal families and planet rulers, they were dressed quite casually.

"Why do I have to go to this conference? They're always so boring and I never have anyone to talk to." Trunks complained.

"Because you are a part of this family and must represent this planet as well. Besides, I hear your friend Goten is going to be there along with the other people of Earth."

"Exactly, so all of our friends will be there and I hear there is a special announcement and everyone needs to be there." Bulma chimed in.

"Maybe it won't be so bad after all then." Trunks said as they made their way to planet Averia.

*On the ship*

"So who rules Planet Averia, dad?" Trunks asked.

"I've been pretty curious as well Vegeta, we've never been to this planet before." Bulma said, obviously curious.

"I actually don't know. It must be what that announcement is. I barely recall hearing about this planet before." Vegeta said. 'Yet I can't shake the feeling that I should remember it.' He thought to himself.

*At Planet Averia*

They made it to Averia in about 3 hours. They spotted their Earth friends as soon as they entered the great hall.

"Chi-Chi! It's so good to see you!" Bulma exclaimed as she hugged her best friend.

"You too! It's been too long!" Chi-Chi said back.

"Hiya, Vegeta!" Goku said happily.

"Hello, Kakarot. As goofy as ever I see." Vegeta said shaking the other saiyans hand, to which he just laughed a bit.

"Yo, Goten! What's up?" Trunks said, fist bumping his best friend.

"Not much, just waiting for that announcement like everyone else." Goten replied.

"Ah yes, about that, have you heard anything Kakarot? I am unaware of the rulers here." Vegeta asked.

"Well so far, all we know is that the king here is called Tonak and the queen is named Zaraiya." A look of shock crossed Vegeta's face at the mention of those names.

"Z-Zaraiya?" He stuttered out.

"Yea, do you know who she is Vegeta?" Goku asked as everyone else looked at him.

As they awaited an answer, Gohan and Krillin came over with their families to greet them.

"Hi there everybody! Long time no see!" Krillin said before looking at their serious faces. "What's going on?"

"Vegeta knows the queen of this planet, or so it seems." Bulma informed them.

"So who is Zaraiya?" Goku asked.

"She…she's a saiyan and so is Tonak. They were both banished from Planet Vegeta by my father. I never understood why they banished Zaraiya though." He said looking down.

"Why was she banished?" Trunks asked.

"There was a belief that she wasn't a pureblood saiyan because of her hair and eye color. She wasn't banished until we were 7, before Frieza came. She was my best friend and my future mate." He shut his eyes as though the memory hurt him.

"Wow…." Was all most of them could say.

"She meant a lot to you didn't she honey?" Bulma asked.

"Yes she did, but my heart belongs to you now my queen." Vegeta said reassuring her.

"I know it does, but tell me one thing, who was prettier?"

"Bulma, I love you, but nothing and no one could ever compare to Zaraiya's beauty." Vegeta said confidently.

"Well, I'd definitely like to see her then." Bulma said with a challenging smirk.

As if on cue, a guard began blowing a trumpet to get everyone's attention.

"Announcing the arrival of the rulers of Planet Averia! King Tonak and Queen Zaraiya!" He announced.

As he said it, a man about Goku's height appeared. He was muscular and seemed very noble. He had black hair as all saiyans do, but his eyes were a dull gray color. He wore black dress pants with a white shirt and a purple jacket over the shirt. Next to him appeared a gorgeous woman in a flowing violet dress. Her eyes were the same shade of violet and her chestnut brown hair reached just above her butt. She was as beautiful as Vegeta said she was, every man couldn't help but take a glance at her. She then whispered something to the announcer to which he nodded.

"And finally, announcing the beautiful Princess Z-" He stopped short as he gazed at a younger woman who came down the stairs.

Everyone began to stare at her; she was even more radiant than the queen. She had wavy chestnut brown hair that reached the small of her back, shining silver eyes, and a nicely curved body. She wore a simple yet elegant white dress with small white sandal wedges. Her hair had a few braids in it while she had a white floral crown on her head. Everyone was speechless. She looked at the announcer and said her name to snap him out of his reverie.

"P-Princess Zaiya!" He announced.

She glanced around the room before looking down. As her mother looked around, her eyes fell on Vegeta.

"Vegeta?" Zaraiya whispered to herself. "Come." She said to her family as they headed over to Vegeta and the others.

"Vegeta? Is that you?" She asked tentatively.

"Hello, Zaraiya. It's been a while." He said looking at her.

"Too long of a while if you ask me. It's so good to see you." She said as she hugged him.

"So you're the Vegeta I heard about. My name is Tonak, I am Zaraiya's husband." He said almost challenging Vegeta.

"And I'm his wife Bulma." Bulma introduced herself.

"Oh, Vegeta I'm so happy for you. I'm glad you found such a beautiful and intelligent woman to be your mate." Zaraiya said shaking Bulma's hand. Bulma smiled at the compliment.

"And this is our son, Trunks." Bulma said bringing Trunks to stand by her.

"What a strong, handsome boy." Zaraiya said causing Trunks to blush and Goten to snicker. "What do you think Zaiya?" Zaraiya turned to ask her daughter, but found her daughter nowhere in sight. "Huh? Zaiya?" She looked around a bit before finding her. "Excuse me a moment." She said as she walked over to her daughter.

"Zaiya, what are you doing hiding over here?"

"I don't feel comfortable in the open, mom. Everyone is staring at me and not in a good way. Can't I just go home?" Zaiya said with pleading eyes.

"No, you cannot. Zaiya, just ignore them. They stare at you because you are beautiful. Now come, there are some people I want you to meet." Zaraiya said half dragging her daughter with her.

"This is our daughter Zaiya." Tonak said as they approached. "Zaiya, this is Vegeta, Bulma, and their son Trunks."

"Hello, it's very nice to meet you." Zaiya said in a solemn tone.

"Zaiya…." Zaraiya said giving her daughter a look. "Isn't Trunks handsome? Why don't you hang out with him for a bit?" she suggested causing Trunks to blush again.

"Mother…please don't do this to me." Zaiya whispered to her mom.

"Hey there hot stuff, how about you and I split this palace?" A random guy said coming behind Zaiya and whispering in her ear. Zaiya definitely got scared, but quickly gained her composure. Tonak was about to destroy the kid though.

A ball of energy formed in Zaiya's hand as she raised it to be in front of the teen's face. "If you do not step away from me and stay away from me for the rest of the night, this energy ball will replace your head." She said with an icy calmness.

The guy retreated scared out of his mind. "Like mother like daughter, huh?" Vegeta said.

"Yea." Zaraiya replied.

"Mom, I'm going to walk around for a bit, okay?" Zaiya asked.

"Yes, as long as you aren't afraid of any staring eyes." Zaraiya teased earning a quick glare from her daughter.

"I can always just blast any creepers." Zaiya said as she walked away.

"I apologize or her behavior. She's not normally like this. She's usually more welcoming and sweet. She just didn't really want to be here today." Zaraiya said.

"That and the fact that you forced her into a dress." Tonak chuckled.

"This is a semi-formal event. It's not like it's a ball-gown." Zaraiya retorted.

"I'm going to go get something to drink." Trunks said excusing himself as the adults started heading towards the others to talk. He snuck out to the balcony where he saw Zaiya going when she left. Sure enough, she was there gazing out at the stars. "Hey." Trunks said grabbing her attention.

"Hi…Trunks, right?" She asked to which he nodded. "Come to try to win me over?" she said bored.

"No, just trying to escape the parents." He stated earning him a light laugh from her. "It's a beautiful night isn't it?" He said gazing up at the night sky.

"Yes, all the stars are out tonight. This whole place is beautiful, it always has been." Zaiya stated in a light voice.

"We don't get a lot of stars on my planet. It's not nearly as beautiful as this planet is, though it still has its own beauty."

"What planet do you come from anyway?"

"New Vegeta. I don't really like the name of it too much, too egotistical." He laughed lightly.

"Just a bit." She giggled. "Would you prefer to live on a planet as beautiful as this one?"

"Yes, this is truly the most beautiful planet I've ever seen. Though the planet's beauty is nothing compared to yours." Trunks said slyly.

"And the flirting begins." Zaiya said in a slightly annoyed tone.

"I wasn't flirting; I was just making a statement." Trunks smirked as he began to walk towards her. "If I was flirting, I would have said that your beauty is like that of the moon, outshining every other star with its silvery glow, like that of a moon goddess or even an angel." He finished now right in front of her, gazing into her eyes. She was blushing and had a shocked look on her face.

"Well…I can't say it wouldn't work on me…." She said looking away. Trunks smiled causing her to smile when she looked at him.

"Smiling definitely fits you better."

"Was that your goal?" Zaiya asked.

"Kind of, I wanted to talk to you a bit honestly. Making you smile was an added bonus." He smiled again, a sweet, warm smile.

"Thank you, Trunks." Zaiya smiled back at him sweetly. "Do you want to head back inside?"

"Yea, let's see what our parents are up to."

And with that they went back into the big hall, still talking as they headed for the group of parents and other teens.

End of Chapter. Thanks for reading. What do you guys think so far? Reviews are welcomed, especially if you have ideas for this story since this is as far as I've gotten so far. I'll post the next chapter as soon as I can.