The guards muttered to themselves as they stared at Eva, who still had that confident smirk on her face. She leaned down and looked at Vegeta who had started to slowly pick himself up. "That was a lucky shot! Don't get cocky brat for my little slip up…" Vegeta growled glaring at her. Eva straightened out and crossed her arms in front of her chest, the smirk leaving her face. (E)So he doesn't like being defeated…poor sport…but if I want to try to interact with him like father said I have to do something… An idea popped in her head as her eyes grew big.
The Prince looked at her curiously as he floated next to her, crossing his own arms. "What is going through that brain of yours?" He leaned closer into her as if trying to find the answer through her eyes. She gasped realizing how close he was, blushing slightly and backed up. Ugh…why couldn't he be ugly like the idiot I burned up? Hmph…I won't be swayed! "You-You know your highness…" She said softly at first earning her a cocked eyebrow from the prince. She coughed and continued her words more confident. "You know your highness, that punch was indeed very lucky.."
Vegeta nodded in agreement his eyes closing. "I was wondering, since my planet has such few warriors, would you honor me in allowing me to spar with you?" The excitement shined in her sapphire eyes. Vegeta eyes opened shocked, his mouth slightly opened. She put her hands together and leaned in towards him. "Come on, you know it was fun! Two royals dishing it out, also we can learn- I can learn so much from you!"
This had better work because I HATE buttering things up….UGH! She kept thoughts to herself, her eyes still showing excitement. She was still defiantly excited, her father did bring one or two warriors from other planets to help train her but they hardly lasted 5 minutes. The Prince and her battled for half an hour!
Vegeta recovered and 'hmphed' sticking his nose in the air. "I guess I can spar with you. But only to prove to you that punch was a lucky shot! No girl can beat me! HMPH!" Eva gave him a genuine smile that was as bright as the sun, causing him to stumble back. (V) What is wrong with this girl? She is not like that other alien girl at all….that smile… He shook his head softly to get rid of what he thought were useless thoughts. He crossed his arms again and started towards the door slowly, Eva giving him a questioning look followed him.
(E) Well he defiantly has an interesting spoiled personality, but he so different from all the other men from my planet…hes so confident…something about him is just… Her smile became a little bigger if possible, a soft blush on her pure white face. Vegeta looked back at her sideways, seeing the soft blush on her face made her absolutely beautiful causing him to do the same. (V) What the HELL!? Why is she blushing?! Why am I blushing? I need to get away from this girl NOW! The image of her wrapped in flames when he saw her for the first time was brought up.
He stopped suddenly next to a doorway. Eva looked at him curiously as he tapped a code and the door opened revealing a gorgeously furnished red and orange room. It was if it was made for her. "This is your room. My room is," He pointed two doors down across the hall. "is right there." "Why do I need to know where your room is?" Eva asked tilting her head. His face turned red instantly. WHY DID YOU TELL HER THAT?! Luckily Eva didn't see his face as he calmed down and faced her, putting an air of arrogance. "You need to know where your master is of course!" Eva glared and her eyes flashed golden.
"Your only considered a MASTER, if you can throw a punch straight your spoiled highness!" She hissed. Vegeta's eyes grew shocked but then he smirked. "Oh don't you worry, by the end of the day we will see who is the strongest." His arms crossing in front of him. Eva smirked as well, one of her hands going to her hip and she poked his chest. "Challenge accepted." They both stared at each other as if electricity were being sent from their eyes to shock the other.
"Veggie!" A happy voice sung at the end of the hall. Vegeta groaned and turned around. Eva looked passed Vegeta to see a blue hair girl that could reach her shoulder run towards them. Her eyes grew seeing the girl's coloring. (E)Oh Wow! That is the most beautiful blue I have ever seen! Its as if the sky was poured onto her head…and her eyes! They are like gems. Her skin is just as white as mine! The blue haired-eyed girl stopped in front Vegeta, her small hands grabbed his hands.
He growled and yanked his gloved hands away and hmphed, staring at the wall. The girl pouted and then saw Eva. Her eyes grew wide, filled with excitement, her face blushing happily as jumped up to Eva. "You hair is soooooo pretty! It is like your hair is rubies! And your eyes! Sapphire! Whats your name?" She extended her hand to Eva, a huge smile plastered on her face. Eva put the same smile on her face. "My name is Eva! I am from Valhalla, planet of Valkyries. Your coloring is something else as well! I wish I could look as beautiful as you…" Eva shook her hand gently. The girl was ecstatic.
Vegeta then threw a snide comment. "At least Eva is a real princess unlike the fake one you claim to be." The insult didn't even faze the girl, all it did was make her brighter and more excited. "YOU'RE A PRINCESS?!" Eva laughed softly and nodded. "I am. What is your name and where are you from?" The girl bowed playfully and confidently put her hands on her hips. "I am Bulma Briefs! The most intelligent, smartest woman on Planet Earth. Daddy controls all the money and technology on my planet which-" She glared at Vegeta. "Makes me a princess just the same!" Vegeta rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall closing his eyes. Eva laughed at how irritated he became with Bulma.
(E) How can he get so mad with such a cute girl? "Well I am glad I can finally meet you. We will be working together a lot in the future" Eva smiled. Bulma pouted. "Work?! No way! You cant be all straight laced about this. We gotta have some fun! You are the only girl that is willing to talk to me! I have been here for a month and all these girls don't like me at all. Hmph. They are just jealous of my beauty and intelligence!" She huffed. (E) This girl is entertaining!
"So this is where you went Bulma. I have been looking for you…" A tall man turned the corner onto their corridor. His hair was going every direction, and had a red bandanna on his head. He wore a green and black armor and had a scar on his face. Bulma turned to the man and pouted her hands clenched in front of her. "But Bardock, you wouldn't let me see Veggie! And you said we could take a break from making the improved scouters…" Vegeta scowled at Bulma. "How many times do I have to tell you that you address me properly as Prince Vegeta or not at all!"
Eva put a hand on her mouth and snickered glancing at him. Vegeta glared at her a small blush on his face coming up again. "Veggie hehehe" Eva said softly. He came off the wall his fists clenched at his side as he roared, "DON'T YOU START TOO! I WILL BLAST YOU TO HELL YOU STUPID PRINCESS!" Bulma cringed back scared. Eva just laughed softly and waved her hand at him. "Oh come on now your highness. Its all in good fun." All this did was put gas on fire. His face turned beet red and he stomped off to the doorway to his room. " I don't want to see you for the rest of the day you ugly girl," He pointed and Bulma and then to Eva. "YOU! I will see you this afternoon to settle a score!" Without another word he stormed into his room.
Bardock eyed the door to the Prince's room and then to Eva. "It seems like an interesting situation has occurred. Huh princess?" Bardock smirked. Eva sighed and shrugged while Bulma huffed. "Hmph! He needs to get his eyes checked. Me? ugly?! The nerve!"
Suddenly Bulma grabbed Eva's and started dragging her down the hall. "Lets go to the Lab! I gotta show you what Bardock and I made!" Eva smiled and followed the energetic girl as she started rambling about the Saiyan scouters were the easiest things to make and needed a serious update. Bardock followed shaking his head sighing. "How in the world did I end up with babysitting two of smartest kids in the universe…" He placed a hand on his head as Bulma reached the lab with Eva screaming in delight…a headache was incoming.
3 MONTHS LATER
Eva woke up early every day before the sun even began to rise. She flew out her window and would go to the top of the palace roof to watch the new day come. The stars would twinkle and she would sit down facing where the sun would rise. (E)Its so nice up here…the nice cool air passing through my hair…I can just think of all the problems and they will be gone… The past couple of weeks went by so fast. She would wake in the morning, watch the sunrise and not be bothered by anyone. Then go to breakfast with Bulma as she tells her all the stuff she worked on for hours the day prior on her side of her lab. Eva would nod and smile.
They would both go the lab and split to different rooms. Bulma would work on tech advances with Bardock's supervision. Eva would start weapons and defense system blueprints. Right now she was working on small things. Such as gravity cuffs for training. Bulma had to make one for herself to get her used to the different gravity of the planet. She would be squashed without it. They would then have lunch, Bulma would ask about her projects and they both put in their thoughts about both their projects. After lunch, much to Bulma's happiness, she would tutor the prince. Eva would sit in sometimes but whenever she did Vegeta would end up looking at her instead of Bulma, which puzzled her a since after the tutoring session Vegeta and Eva would spar for a couple hours in his training quarters.
Then off to dinner in her room before going to sleep to start a new day. (E)He is so weird… The sun started to rise, the heat from the rays hitting her face as she smiled. A small gust wind went through her hair, which she left down, causing her hair look like a blazing flame as the orange sparkles shined off her hair from the sun. She heard a gasp behind making her turn suddenly. It was Vegeta floating only a couple feet away from her. Eva stood up, a blush on her face not expecting him to be there. "Good morning Vegeta what are doing-" "I was wondering where you went to every morning before breakfast." He said suddenly landing next to her watching the sun rise. Eva looked at him confused…
(E)Why would he care about that. He gave her a side glance. "Why does your hair do that?" "Huh?" Vegeta gently picked up a few strands of her hair and let them fall slowly, the sun shining through the strands resulting in orange sparkles bursting from them. Before she could respond he flew away. Her mouth gaped open as she watched him fly away. She then heard her blue tooth scouter go off (compliments of Bulma). She tapped it, still staring where Vegeta flew off even though he was long gone.
"Eva where are you?! I have been knocking on your door for 5 minutes!" Bulma's irritated voice rang through. Eva looked at the time and gasped. She was hella late. "Give me a couple minutes Bulma! Sorry I kinda overslept!" She called out as she flew back to her room and changed quickly. She walked out the door and saw the 4 year old's hand clenched, her face annoyed from waiting. "Finally! Come on lets go!" Bulma grabbed her hand and they left to breakfast. As they were about to turn the corner Eva looked back and to her surprise saw Vegeta leaning on his doorway staring at her.
"Eva what do you think of Prince Veggie?" Bulma said suddenly causing Eva to choke on a piece of toast. Bulma confused patted her back. "Are you ok?" "Yeah, sorry just *cough* ok what did you say?" Bulma was talking about her projects but that question came out of nowhere! Eva was not expecting it. Bulma's hands clasped together in front of her, her eyes grew big and Eva swore she saw sparkles in them as well as flowers all around Bulma's head. Eva leaned back as Bulma's face lit up and a smile grew. "Isnt he just the cutest prince ever?! I mean yeah he is a total snob and can be a total jerk but he has that prince like air to him!"
Eva's mouth gaped looked around the mess hall expecting for the devil himself to come through the doors. "Bulma, we are kids! What are doing fantasizing about him?" Bulma looked at her as if she didn't even say anything. She was lost in her own world. "I asked him several times if he wanted to come play or to come to the lab but he just keeps declining!" Bulma pouted for second. "Well he is a guy Bulma, he probably doesn't even like-" Eva was cut off as Bulma stood her short self up and slapped the table. "Maybe he is just playing hard to get! The little devil, he shouldn't play with a young maiden's heart!" Bulma declared loudly, earning the two kids a couple looks.
Eva's hand slid down her face as Bardock came up to them with a huge tray of food and sat next to them to be begin his daily babysitting duties. "What is all this ruckus about? So early in the morning?" He said half-heartingly as he began to chow down. Eva was about to change the subject but Bulma interjected. "Prince Vegeta has fallen in love with me! He is playing hard to get and I am determined to have him play with me! He doesn't need to be embarrassed about being with a beauty of my caliber!" Bulma gave a proud grin and swished her blue locks over her shoulder.
Eva groaned putting her head into her hands. Bardock stopped mid bite of a huge breakfast burrito and looked at Bulma as if she was crazy. When he swallowed he was began his lecture at Bulma on how silly she was being. Eva just sighed and decided to head to lab early, leaving the table unnoticed as Bulma argued with Bardock.
Going to her lab she plugged in a music player that Bulma gave her. It started playing some techno music that Eva had grown fond of. She took her seat and stared at the blueprints on her table but couldn't stop thinking about what happened this morning. Both Vegeta's weird appearance and Bulma's love declaration. She then started to think about home more and more. (E)Why do I have this feeling that this is going to get more and more complicated as we grow older… She remembered how her mother told her about her teenage years of how she fell in love with her father. Eva just shook her head at such foolishness.
Never! As if I could fall in love with a boy here or at all! Hmph! For some reason Vegeta popped into her head and the way he looked at her this morning. She stood up and slammed both hands on the table. "Especially not with him!" She yelled. "With who?" Eva turned around and saw Bulma looking at her curiously. "Bulma? What are you doing here?" "Its time for lunch lets go!" Bulma smiled waving her to hurry up. Eva looked at the clock shocked…she had been dozing off the entire morning getting nothing done. Sighing, she ran after a gleeful Bulma towards the mess hall who was talking nonstop about today's tutoring session with her prince.
"Hey Eva are going to come to today's tutoring session?" Bulma asked walking with Eva towards one of the rooms they used for the session. She looked nervous, poking both her index fingers together. Eva raised both her eyebrows at her. "Um, well, no. I kinda spaced out this morning and didn't get work done so I think I might finish it up before sparring with Vegeta. If you can tell him that Im sure he can summon me, find me or whatever for us to spar."
Bulma blushed and gave Eva a huge hug and smile. "Ok Eva! Ill see you later!" Bulma skipped into the classroom. Eva stopped in the hallway watching her confused at what just happened and then a thought passed causing her hand to go to her head. (E) Oh please dont let her be trying to convince the prince that he is in love with her….nope…nope…not gonna start on this. Shaking her head she turned and went to the lab before she could see the prince coming down the hall.
Eva yawned as the three hours drifted by and finished the blue prints for making the training room into a gravity room as well making gravity cuffs blueprints. She finished a weeks worth of work, all because she didn't want to start thinking about the results of Bulma and Vegeta. That was when Bulma came running into the lab, tears pouring down her face, sobbing. Eva looked at her confused. "Bulma? Whats wrong?" Bulma slowly calmed her sobbing to say one sentence. "Veggie…hic…said that…sob….he would never love…..hic….a stupid ugly slave….hic like me!" Bulma then began sobbing again, Eva's eyes grew large and filled with anger.
.(E)THAT IDIOT! Does he not know about tact?! She fumed as she carried Bulma to her room and put her to bed reassuring her quietly that tomorrow will be better and that Vegeta didn't know what he was saying. Bulma finally fell asleep, her face red from sobbing. Eva closed the door quietly to her room and her eyes flashed open, revealing the golden eyes filled with anger. At that exact moment the scouter went off, she pressed the button knowing exactly who it was. "Meet me at the outside training area beyond the palace walls." Vegeta said softly.
"Enroute" She snarled turning the scouter off before he could say anything else. Fuming, anger building within her, she flew with great speed to the spot beyond the palace walls. She saw the prince sitting on a rock while the sun was setting, the sky had turned red already. It fit her mood well. Seeing her Vegeta looked sternly at her and stood up. "Its about time! I was about-" The flame grew from Eva's hand and enveloped her. Her hair whipping around in a dangerous manner. "Why?" Eva said softly. Looking at him with such anger that Vegeta's eyes grew large for a second before he crossed his arms. "Be clear girl, what do you mean?" He said regaining is composure.
The flames around her expanded almost melting the rocks that were surrounding her. Vegeta could feel the heat from her even though he was 20 feet away. "Why did you call her a stupid ugly slave? DO YOU NOT HAVE ANY TACT?! ARENT YOU SUPPOSED TO BE A PRINCE?" The last statement she screamed, flames bursting from her causing Vegeta to jump 10 more feet back. Vegeta sneered at the memory of Bulma telling him that she loved him. "What of it? That is all she is. Given to me and my father in exchange for her planet's security! A commodity is all she is!" He yelled, slashing his hand through the air.
The flames died down until they disappeared around Eva. Her eyes were still golden tho. Vegeta swallowed a clump in his throat as he realized what he said. No longer was there only anger in her eyes but sadness. "You are a prince…you are supposed to be mature beyond your years and noble. Not make a young girl cry because she misunderstood your intent….and more so than that. What you described of Bulma's situation is also my own. But I will tell you right now…" Her hair gleamed in the sun letting of the sparkles of orange.
Her eyes not replaced sadness and anger with pride. Vegeta had shivers down his spine. Not out of fear…but of…he didn't know…his chest thumping as he saw Eva walk up to him until they were almost nose to nose. "I will never be YOUR slave. I am a princess of a proud race. And I have a destiny to fulfill…I will continue to spar with you but ony because it is what needs to be done." Before Vegeta could say anything she took off into the air. Vegeta saw as the sun rays also hit her back revealing her wings making them sparkle silver. He watched her until she was too far off to recognize.
His father had told him stories of how he met his mother. How everything about his mother screamed of being the one to be Queen and be his mate. The prince looked to the ground, her image of how she proudly defied him in the setting sun, as if her body itself was on fire and demanded respect. He looked back into the air where she had left, no longer to be found in the horizon. He smirked. "I do not care about such stupid senseless emotions that father has told me about but she has to be my Queen. Quite the challenge." He laughed as powered up and flew to palace, the sun finally set and the stars filled the dark night.
