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Chapter 3: What?!
That was how she found herself here, on Earth. While in service to Cooler, they landed on Earth to take revenge for the death of Frieza. A man she would later come to know as Kakarott, son of Bardock, brother to Radditz and Turles, had conquered and defeated Frieza, bringing down a space tyrant. Usagi was brought back from her thoughts as she felt the water turning cold. She could feel the pain of tears stinging her eyes, tears she didn't even know she had to cry. Saiyans don't cry, warriors don't cry, but the pain of all she had endured, of what she could never have, and of what she had lost had broken her resolve. He had succeeded; they had both succeeded in breaking her strength and will.
She would never be the same. She stood from her kneeling position, turned off the water, and grabbed her towel. She flared her ki to dry herself quickly and redress. She pulled on a new bra, black tight fitting t-shirt, underwear, a pair of light jeans and she slipped on a pair of grey tennis shoes. She pulled her still damp hair into a loose braid and wrapped her silver tail around her waist. She walked back outside to see the sun had begun to set giving the sky an orange glow contrasting with the bright white light of the patio lights. By now, the rest of the Z Force had showed up and Chichi was yelling and hollering at Goku for letting Goten stop studying and fight with Trunks.
Vegeta caught her walking over to the table out of the corner of his eye and made his way over to her. He caught her by the elbow and pulled her out of ear shot of the others. They stood there starring one another down till Vegeta spoke quietly.
"I know you. I know you are still dealing with what happened all those years ago. Maybe Bulma can run a scan and. . . . "
"She ran a scan after we blew up the gravity room last month." Her eyes found the floor, he had seen her vulnerable and weak, she didn't deserve anything. "It is still in ruins. There's no fixing me Vegeta." She pulled her arm away from his grasp. "It is better this way. I can protect you, your mate, and your brats without my own family distracting me." She walked over to the table and grabbed a plate of food and a bottle of rum, the closest thing to what Radditz and Turles use to drink.
"Lord Beerus," Whis started softly as they approached the table for another helping of food, "wasn't there something you needed to tell them? Hhhmmmm?"
"Oh, yes, that." He shoveled some food into his mouth. "You see," Beerus swallowed quickly, "I found an anomaly in space and it looks as though Vegetasai has been brought back somehow and many of the inhabitants."
"WHAT?!" Vegeta yelled as Usagi spit out her beverage.
"Yes Prince Vegeta. A number of them are already on their way here to Earth, they should arrive within two weeks." Whis spoke softly as he took a sip of his drink; sparkling blush wine. "Oh my! This is fabulous."
Usagi turned up the bottle downing it quickly. She didn't want to think about it, too many emotions, and too many thoughts. Who was coming back? Why were the coming back? How did they come back? Usagi opened another bottle as she let her thoughts continue to pour through her mind. Vegeta stood questioning Beerus and Whis.
"We could tell Vegeta but that would ruin the fun. Just know they aren't coming here to hurt you so stop asking." Beerus said lazily.
"In other words," Usagi stated slurring her words as she worked on her third bottle of run, "we need to be ready to fight just in case." She let out a loud hiccup.
"How much have you had to drink?" Whis looked at her, she was the most relaxed they had ever seen her. She was leaned back on two legs of the chair, her feet propped up on the table, and a bottle in each hand; one unopened and the other half way empty.
"This is three," she shook the half empty bottle, "and this is four. I think four shall spend the night with me." She hugged the bottle close to her side.
Vegeta let out a loud laugh. "Radditz and Turles would be proud of you!" Usagi and Vegeta let out a hearty chuckle as they thought about the two brothers.
"In all seriousness," Usagi cleared her throat gaining everyone's attention, "we need to be ready for anything when they get here." A small hiccup escaped her lips.
"Alright! This is so exciting Goten!" Trunks pumped his fist in the air. "We might get to fight."
"YEAH!" Goten shouted excitedly.
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Yelled Bulma, Chichi, and Usagi. The two mothers turned to look at Usagi.
She stood quickly causing her chair to flip backwards. All eyes landed back on her as she made her way over to the boys. She knelt down to their level and spoke to them softly.
"We," she motioned towards Vegeta and Goku, "will meet the Saiyans and see what they want. You two have a very special task. Are you listening?" She motioned for them to lean in closely as she whispered quietly to them her request. They nodded their heads eagerly. "I need you boys to stay behind and protect your Moms and Bulla. They need you more than we do. Got it? You two stay with them no matter what and do not leave them for any reason. Got it?" The two young boys nodded their heads yes.
"Do we still get to train though, Usa-oba?" Goten asked looking up at her sheepishly.
"Of course! You're probably stronger than the Saiyans that are coming anyway so you two will be our secret weapon." She winked at the young boys. "You two hurry up and finish eating so you can get bathed and to bed. Training starts early in the morning." The boys plopped down at the table and started shoveling food into their mouths.
"Training?" Chichi screeched. "No, no, no. Homework and school studies first then training." Her hands planted on her hips.
"They'll be getting up before the sun to train, Chichi. They can do their studies after breakfast." Usagi shrugged her shoulders as she took a big swig of her fourth bottle of rum.
"I think that is fine, Usagi. Don't you Chichi?" Bulma smiled at her friend. "The boys won't be too rambunctious after getting energy out that early in the morning."
"Hmm." Chichi tapped her finger to her lips. "You may be onto something Usagi. If this works out tomorrow it might become part of our regular schedule. Alright boys," Chichi pointed towards the house, "let's march ourselves right to the bath tub, pajamas, teeth, and bed."
Trunks and Goten ran off to the bathroom, rushing to get in bed so they could wake up and train in the morning. Chichi followed after them to ensure they didn't break anything or blow up the bathtub. Bulma made her way inside with a sleeping Bulla and proceeded to put the sleeping child to bed. Whis and Beerus bid their farewells and left to return home and the remaining Z Force departed to their own homes. Usagi sat down in one of the lounge chairs, bottle in hand as she looked up at the darkened sky. Vegeta leaned against the railing beside her chair. Goku lazily sauntered over with a plate of food and sat down in the chair to the right of Usagi.
"You're worried." Vegeta stated obviously.
"No, Vegeta," Usagi said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes. "I haven't been worried about anything. Not even when this big idiot brought Frieza back from HELL and promised to bring him back to life if he helped us win the tournament." She took another big swig from her bottle.
"Really? I kind of thought you were going to kill me when I did that. Whew! I sure am glad to know that Usa." Goku laughed care freely as he shoved a sandwich in his mouth.
Usagi moved the bottle to her left hand, pulled back and punch Goku as hard as she could sending him toppling over out of the chair. "You IDIOT! Of course I haven't forgiven you! Have you never heard of sarcasm?!" Usagi flopped back in the chair and offered the bottle to Vegeta. He took a sip from the offered bottle and handed it back.
"Jeez, I'm sorry Usa." Goku sat back up in the chair. "I didn't realize it was that bad."
"It is Kakarott. I forget sometimes you weren't with us during the time we were 'working' for Frieza. Oh the fun times Vegeta that only you and I share a memory of." She leaned her head back and looked the stars.
"Oh, by the way guys," Bulma stuck her head out of the door, "I am hosting a party here in two nights. I need you to be on your best behavior and wear the outfits that are hanging up in your closets. Good night!" Bulma chirped as she shut the door.
Usagi and Vegeta groaned at the prospect of one of Bulma's parties. They were expected to dress up and look the part and be proper. Bulma had to schmooze with investors and entertain people who wanted to pitch ideas to her for new inventions. Usagi didn't mind it too much, there was always great booze at the parties and she would stick close to Bulma to keep a look out for any signs of troubles. Usagi would usually wait till the party was over to drink. Vegeta just stood back looking at the party, keeping a close on his mate as she wined and dined her guests. Goku on the other hand had to be wrangled in by Chichi.
"Bulma's parties are great! I can't wait; the food is always so good!" Goku said excitedly as he stuffed the remainder of the sandwich into his mouth causing Usagi to roll her eyes and Vegeta look away in disgust.
Standing from her chair Usagi stumbled a little. "I guess we should turn in for the night since I promised to wake up early and train the boys. Your majesty." Usagi gave a slight bow to her prince and he returned a simple nod. "Kakarott." Usagi nodded to the care free Saiyan.
Vegeta followed her inside as well and made his way to the room he shared with Bulma. Once in her room Usagi stripped out of the jeans, shoes and t-shirt and crawled into bed. She turned on the TV and starting flipping channels. A light knock on her door caught her attention and a few seconds later Goku popped his head through the door. He smiled warmly at her and waited for permission to come in.
"What do you want Kakarott?" She crossed her legs and opened the bottle to take another sip.
"Can I come in?" He asked sheepishly.
"Sure." She sat the bottle down on the night stand and waited for him to crossover the floor to her bed.
"I know something happened when you were with Frieza but I don't know what. And I know you don't really want to talk about it but whenever you do want to talk about it I wanted to let you know that I am here for you." He placed his large hand gently on her shoulder.
His kind soft spoken words and gentle touch caused a burning sensation at the back of her eyes and her vision became blurry. She touched the hand resting on her shoulder.
"Thank you Kakarott." Her voice cracked as the tears began to spill from her eyes.
He wrapped his arms around her shoulders and hugged her tightly. Her tears spilled freely and sobs began to wrack her body. He soothingly rubbed her back trying to calm her down. He hadn't meant to make her cry; he didn't even know what he did to make her cry. He looked to the door to see Vegeta standing there, concerned etched all over his face as he looked menacingly at Goku. He started to slightly rock her back and forth. Vegeta slowly backed away from the door but stood in the hallway just outside.
'If Kakarott says anything stupid to her. . ' Vegeta thought menacingly towards the taller Saiyan.
Goku noticed that her tears had stopped and her sobs slowed and reduced only to small hiccups. She leaned away from his chest and swiped at her eyes. She placed her hand on his shoulder and took a deep calming breath.
"I'm sorry Kakarott." Her voice was small and eyes downcast staring at the blanket.
"Hey," he placed his fingers under her chin and pulled her eyes up to his, "its okay. We're friends and I just wanted to make sure you know I am here for you whenever you want to talk. Okay?" He smiled his signature goofy at her, trying his best to cheer her up.
She smiled softly back at him and as he made his way to stand up Usagi stilled his motions by grabbing his wrist. Goku settled back down on the bed and waited patiently for her to say or do something. She took a deep breath and picked at invisible fluff on the bed spread.
"I can't have brats of my own Kakarott. Frieza and Cooler took that away from me. They beat me amongst other things to ensure I wouldn't be able to have any of my own." She looked up at him through her bangs waiting to see his reaction.
Anger flashed across his face before he quickly pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm so sorry, Usa. I didn't know." He held onto her tightly as she slowly wrapped her arms around his back. "I won't let him near you. Okay? And if even looks at you I'll send him right back there. Promise." He pulled back from hugging her and stood next to the bed. "If I bring some food in here will you tell me more about Vegeta-sai and the Saiyans?"
"Only if you share the food and bring something to drink, Kakarott." She smiled at him as she stretched out.
He smiled back at her and made his way out of the room towards the kitchen. As he exited her room he saw Vegeta leaning against the wall, arms folded over his chest and eyes closed. "Hey Vegeta."
"Kakarott." He opened his eyes and leaned away from the wall and made his way towards his bedroom he shared with Bulma. "It was bad Kakarott, that time was bad for me but worst for her. Don't push her."
"Sure thing Vegeta. Night."