The story that Ami knows is getting further out of whack. Is it just the mere fact that's she's there that's throwing things off?
Chapter Three
Vegeta came striding out of the bathroom complaining loudly about Bulma's choice of clothing. "I'm a warrior, not a variety of flower!" he bellowed.
"Well you DO smell nice", said Bulma, giggling. The others laughed at this; but Ami, like Alice in Wonderland, for some strange reason started reciting her botany lessons form school.
"Actually, Dietes Vegeta is a variety of flower. It's a white, blue and gold iris that comes from Af…ri…ca…and" The room went silent and Ami realized she had been blabbering out of turn. "Never mind", she said quietly. She suddenly felt Vegeta standing right beside her and she started to blush.
"And who is this child who knows so much" asked Vegeta, curtly.
Ami realized she had quite forgotten her manners. Her father worked for the government and she had learned how to properly greet dignitaries from other countries. She realized she was still sitting down in the presence of royalty and that just wouldn't do. She stood up and folded her hands in front of her as she had been taught to do.
"Oh, I almost forgot", said Bulma, "Vegeta, this is Ami. She's staying here with us for a while. Ami, this is Vegeta."
Ami curtsied being careful not to make eye contact until asked. "I'm very pleased to meet you your highness". she said politely. Not sure if this was proper in his case, but she went with it nonetheless.
"Humph, finally someone who know how to properly address someone of my stature!" sniffed Vegeta, "However, there really is no need to be quite so formal."
"Yeah, it just Vegeta" laughed Krillen. Vegeta gave him a sidelong glance and Krillen smiled nervously.
They all went downstairs to the courtyard for the barbeque. Ami kept expecting someone to mention Freeza's power signature any time, but it never came. Later that afternoon, they went out to the landing site to wait for Goku's arrival. Ami was a bit puzzled. Would there also be no Trunks as well? That's when she heard Krillen say. "Who the heck is that?" On the top of a large rock outcropping stood a young man with purple hair and a rather large sword strapped to his back.
"I have no idea", said Vegeta, "but he's been watching us for the better part of an hour now."
As soon as he realized he'd been spotted, the young man began to climb down. He approached them with an air of confidence. He stood there looking them all over for a few moments and then said, "I'm here to see Goku. Has he arrived yet?" They all shook their heads. "I must be a bit early. Do you mind if I wait with you?" he asked.
'Well, I suppose so", said Bulma, cautiously. Then with surprise she watched as the young man pulled a capsule out of his jacket pocket and tossed it to his right. After the poof and the dust cleared, a small portable fridge sat in the dirt. He wandered over to it and opened the door. "Would anyone like a cold drink while we wait?" he asked politely. No one could see why not, so he passed around some sodas. Ami was learning to go with this crazy mixed up storyline and wandered over with the rest. She knew this was Trunks, but kept her mouth shut so as not to reveal his secret in keeping with what she knew. The young prince was very handsome and quite charming. He has his father's eyes, but they had a much more gentle look to them. The odd thing was there was just something about them that seemed haunted. Ami knew he had seen more death and destruction in his short life than any child should see and she felt sorry for all he had been through.
When it was her turn she found herself wondering if there was any root beer in the fridge. It was her favorite. 'Like that's likely. I mean, come on, how would he know that?' she thought. Everything else that came out of there were Japanese soft drinks. "Root beer just for you", said Trunks as he handed her the can. This freaked her out, but not as much as the fact that when she grabbed the can, she also grabbed his hand. He didn't pull away right away, he just smiled at her shyly, then turned away with his cheeks blushing bright pink. Ami reached up with her other hand and clasped it over the other holding the can and Trunks' hand in between. "Thank you", she said softly and only then did he pull his hand from between hers. He pulled himself out a soda and sat on a rock opposite where Ami sat and she noticed he was staring at his father intensely. While he studied his father, they waited for Goku's return.
Dietes Vegeta is a variety of flower BTW. Like this chapter? Lemme know.