Disclaimer: Dragonball Z or anything affiliated does not belong to me, nor do I have any rights to it.

Summary: Set at a time where Planet Vegeta existed and were actively colonizing other countries. In order to keep Planet Earth fairly independent, King Hercule gives his daughter to the Prince – now King – of all Saiyans. Despite fate, they will still find each other. G/V

Author's Note: Please DO NOT READ THIS if you're sensitive to Gohan and Videl with other partners. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! And yes, this is a Gohan and Videl affair story (I did not want them to cheat on each other).

Special thanks to Goldenwolf for editing and kind reviewers. Sorry this is a short chapter.

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Forbidden

Chapter 4: For the bored bodyguard

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So you will cut this leash?

But don't let me run too far

I know your eye will always be on me

Watching me carefully, I know

So it will be okay to rip this thing around my neck

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She always imagined all Saiyans to be asses, but he grew on her. And she admitted she felt quite disappointed when he told her this was going to his last day guarding her.

"Someone else is taking over my job tomorrow," he said, following her around the property.

"Do you know who it is?" she asked him, keeping her eyes from him.

He crossed his arms. "No."

She changed her mind; he was an ass, and he still grew on her. "What are you assigned next?"

"Classified information Princess."

When he received her glare he almost dropped a sweat.

"I need to back up some fighters on Nagur." Nagur was a planet located East side of the galaxy.

"Good luck with that," she told him and headed back in the direction of the castle. Her pace quickened and he had to suddenly jog to follow her.

"Wait!" he said.

"What?" She whipped around at him, frowning.

"Are you going back already?" Gohan asked her. He pointed to the big, cold building while his tail floated about a bit.

A bored expression was worn on her face. "Yes I am."

He had an idea. This was their last day together after all. "I want to show you something."

"What?" she asked immediately.

"Just follow me and I'll show you." He was aware that she was glaring at him, but followed him to the secret passage way that only Trunks and now Gohan knew. They walked in silence for about twenty minutes, until they went underground, and then re-emerged to a murky dark cave.

"This is what you wanted to show me?" she asked, dusting her dress.

"Apparently this is one of the caves where demons from hell can escape."

"What!?" She could hardly see anything but a faint light from one end. She grabbed his arm and walked with him, fearing that she would fall in a hole or walk into a wall, or worse.

"Why do you think we're so barbaric? I've read somewhere that a monkey-demon emerged from this cave and raped the people here, which led to the birth of the Saiyans."

She did not believe him, but that did account for the evilness. Then all of a sudden she could not feel him anymore and she suddenly panicked. Unable to see anything she grabbed the air around her until she felt a hot breath near her ear. Her heart rate exploded and she could feel the heavy thump at her temples. A bead of sweat rolled down her back and her mouth parted slightly, unsure. Her body froze, terrified, but words could not come out of her mouth.

"And I've read that the demon still lives in this cave, waiting for a woman to come by to smear the walls red again."

She screamed loudly and ran away from him until she heard laughter from behind her.

"Stop! I made the story up," he said between his laughter.

The princess turned at him and lit a ki ball in her hand. It illuminated the cave, which was not scary at all, and gave him a stern look. "Ha ha ha. I knew you were lying."

"Sure you did," he said dryly, walking to her.

"I did. You think I don't know where we are. You took the back way of entering when it's easier to come in through the front. We're at Jalubi's cave." Videl frowned at him when he did not look like he believed her, until she named the cave.

"Where did you learn that?" He pointed to the ki in her hand.

There was only one person who would. "Trunks."

He nodded and all of a sudden disintegrated it with his own power.

It was dark again. She was about to recreate more light until she felt a body slid behind her, making her stiffen. Her eyes flickered and her mouth grew dry when an arm wrapped around her body and a hand over her heart. "Now are you scared?"

"What are you doing?" she whispered.

"I want to know how to scare you," he said, a slight humour traced in his voice.

"Gohan." Her voice was soft and she swallowed hard. "Trunks will be home soon," was the only excuse out of her mouth and he released her.

That was the last time she saw him.

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A stolen kiss

A secret glance

A soft touch

You don't know…

You don't know how vulnerable I am

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