Chapter 3
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Author's note- Sorry this took so long to update, I have been super busy and now that things are slowing down I can start to work again. Enjoy.
Bulla stood outside of Chi-chi's house. After two weeks of paper work Bulla was no longer a Briefs. She felt bad dropping her last name to replace it with Chi-chi's but she knew it had to be done. Her mother was also bought as her servant, everyone in the family knew Bulma wouldn't be considered a servant but it felt odd to be exchanging cash to the people she previously worked for so that she could live with them. After she got a tour of the house and helped her mom settle in Chi-chi told her some basic rules. "Whenever we leave the house and Bulma comes you can't address her as mother. I know it sounds horrible but it can't be helped. Whenever you are home and we have no guest you can call her whatever you like." Bulla nodded and let Chi-chi continue, "You have to attend balls regularly with me and the family, I will buy you all you need so don't worry about money, and as far as for love." Chi-chi stopped and Bulla looked down at her hands, love wasn't something either wanted to think about because both thought Goten would marry Bulla when the time was right. Ever since he was little and first met Bulla, Chi-chi knew Bulla was the one he was going to marry. "That's your choice I won't tell you who to marry as long as you are happy and he treats you properly."
Bulla learned all the new rules and schedule and walked outside. She wasn't going to lie the house was beautiful, and the rules weren't that bad. No, she could handle it, everything would be okay, her mom and herself would be happy. She would find a way to take down her father and let her mom live carefree.
"Beautiful night isn't it?" Bulla jumped at the moving voice, she saw the boy who gave her the flower a couple of weeks ago. " You always appear out of thin air."
He started laughing as he walked closer to her. "No, but that would be cool, you need to pay more attention to what's going on around you.""Yea, whatever, what are you doing here, beside scaring me?""I live here, so I should be asking you, I never knew Chi-chi had any daughters.""She does now, I'm officially a Son as of this afternoon.""You don't sound thrilled.""It's complicated.""Yea I bet, isn't it always…I'm sorry that was rude of me…well welcome to the neighborhood. I'm Bradley, and I live with my grandfather next door.""Nice to you meet you I guess, I'm Bulla Bri…Son.""Don't worry you will get used to it sooner or later, So why did Chi-chi adopt you, you mother not want you anymore?""How rude, I'll have you know that isn't the case at all and I could you…oh never mind, anyway you're an official ass now!" Bulla turned to walk back to the house."No, stop, I'm sorry, your right, it was rude of me to ask, please forgive me."Bulla stopped and walked back to Bradley, "It was out of love.""Huh?""This adoption, it was out of love, my mother wanted a better life for me and Chi-chi and my mother have been friends since before I was born.""Oh well, your story is close to my, my grandfather hates my father. He is a lower class citizen and he hates my mother for marrying him. My grandfather took me to live him when I was still little so I could learn to fight and become a great warrior to uphold his honor. To him my mother is dead, he tells everyone she dead after I was born. I had to drop her married name and take his so no one would know that I'm a lower classes son. What he doesn't know is that I help her run her flower shop, I can never really forgive him."
"Yea I don't blame you, I wouldn't either, that sounds like something my father would do, sad to know that other people do it.""That's the world we live in.""Yea, I guess it is." Bulla looked down at the ground, life on Planet Vegeta flooded back to her. He heart ached for a life that she suddenly missed, as much as she dreamed of leaving it she couldn't believe how much she wanted it back. How could it be, whenever she spoke to Bradley she thought of the past, of Goten?" Bulla, is everything okay? You look upset?""What, yea I'm fine sorry just have a lot on my mind."You can talk to me, you seem troubled…"His sentence got cut off as Bulma came to the back door."Bulla can you come in now, your mother wants you.""Coming! Well I guess I'll talk to you later, nice meeting you." She turned and walked towards the door Bulma was at."Nice to meet you too Bulla." He whispered to himself as he walked back to his house.
When Bulla met up with Chi-chi they discussed the ball for tomorrow night."You already know the rules that parties like this have, they are surprisingly exactly like the ones from Planet Vegeta, while you aren't a Princess here you have some status now so that means that nobles and even Princes will take interest in you. Gohan will be your escort but you don't have to dance only with him. I know this will feel odd to you but I know you will do fine, you're a smart and pretty girl. Bulla please have fun that's really all I ask of you. And do what you did best on Planet Vegeta, smile.""I won't let you down, I can promise you that, Chi-chi can I ask something?""Sure Bulla you can ask me anything.""What is the reason for the ball? And will…will my father be there?"" Well the reason is because the army captain is retiring and he is passing the duty off to his son I believe, and yes I do believe your father will be there. Actually there is a very good chance you will see him.""Thank you for letting me know, I like having background information to parties so I don't seem dumb when people talk about it.""Anytime Bulla, oh and while we bring up the topic of your father, people here know that he was the King of Planet Vegeta, people may realize that you are his daughter. I don't know what they will say but don't let them get to you." When they were done talking Bulla walked her new room, which was twice the size of the one she left and collapsed in bed. Tomorrow was going to be a long day. But, there was still a ton to do before she went to sleep for the night.
Bradley sat in bed listening to his grandfather talk to his servants about what outfits to have ready for tomorrow. He couldn't care less about going to the stupid ball. "This sucks, I don't want to be the army captain, he should realize by now.""Bradley!" The door to his room opened and there stood a tall burley man with a face full of scars. "Tomorrow, you will have earned my respect, starting tomorrow I can proudly call you a part of my flesh and blood, your mother can finally be forgiven for disgracing her name for you will secure that the name that has carried power for generations continues too.""Sir! I will not let you down sir!" He stood tall and saluted his grandfather."Good, now get some rest for you must look your best tomorrow.""He bowed as his grandfather walked out, he couldn't stand him. How dare he try to control him, force his family a part. He looked out his window to Chi-chi's house. "Oh Bulla I bet your life is easier than this."
Bulla prepared her nails and tried different hair styles. Tomorrow she had to look her best for her father. The thought of him made her blood boil but she refused to let him ruin this for her. She would not let Chi-chi down, and she would show Vegeta that he couldn't punish her, she was the better warrior if not for brawn but for endurance, she would handle anything he threw at her. Finally happy with a style she undid it then passed out in bed, she couldn't keep her eyes open any longer and she wanted to look her best tomorrow.
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Again sorry for not updating sooner, to make it up I will right chapter 4 after this is posted so that can be up by tomorrow, plus the idea is fresh in my head. What will happen to Bulla and Bradley? You will have to wait and see I guess. Please Read and Review. Love you all.
~Femalefighter~