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Chapter 10. ALMOST DEAD

Explanations.

-Vegeta reclined in the wall waiting for an explanation of his daughter, he wanted to know why she had taken the decision without consulting it before, without let it him know about it. He always was a hard, cold and calculating man but he had never been that way with her and he never denied anything to her "Why? I want you to tell me why"

-Bra couldn't hold the look of her father's eyes and inclined her head looking at the floor, she was ashamed and sad, her father was everything for her and she had disappointed him. She had always wanted to be strong and proud for him, she had been raised to control her emotions and in the first opportunity she had failed "I'm sorry Dad, I couldn't control my emotions, it was like my body was controlling me... I never wanted to disappoint you and I'm ashamed... I'm sorry...really sorry"

-Vegeta knew what she was thinking, he knew her so well to ignore her feelings but he wasn't going to admit it, what had happened was bad enough and she had to feel it, she had to accept that fact. He had raised her as a princess nor a third class, he had taught her to behave and move with dignity, composure and honor, hiding from situations was not Honorable for the royal house. "Did you choose him?"

-Bra nodded and crossed her arms on her chest waiting to hear recriminations and accepting she was guilty of everything what her father could say to her. What she was going to tell him was not a justification, she was only answering his question to let him know her feelings about Kenzao. "Yes, I love him"

-Vegeta frowned and stared at her steadily and continuous for a while. This talk was about sayans instincts, it had nothing to do with purely human feelings. His daughter can't be so deceived about her instincts, believing her lack of control had been only because human impulses. He continued to stare at her fixedly, he had explained to her the kind of instincts that dominated the sayans behavior at Vegetasei. " I'm not talking about love, did your instinct told you to take him?"

-"What?"

-"Answer me!!"

-She hesitated about her answer. Her father looked so affected with the situation and she knew perfectly well that this time it had nothing to do with the past events, it had something to do with sayans behavior. She tried to remember in a few seconds about all the stories about these situations, but she couldn't find one in time and she knew her father was not patient and he was waiting for her answer, she had already waited too long to answer. Nervously she moved her legs getting closer to him "Yes... but..."

-He walked opposite to her looking at her fixedly, he needed to know if all that was a sayan reaction or some kind of human response, something that he cannot understand quite well. He wanted to shake her and make her speak right in this moment, but he chose wisely to give her time to give him a truly answer. "You're a sayan, your instinct control your emotions, you're all grown up and you found your possible mate, even when that fucking insect is not a sayan and you won't develop a deep bond...what was all that about? Did you mated with him or you just had sex?"

-Bra was nervous, this definitively was not a topic about she wanted to talk with her father, so she tried to be logical en explicit about it "I don't know... it's not the same?"

-Vegeta spat furiously trying to clarify her ideas "No... before you mate you develop a bond, then you have sex and surrender to him"

-Bra didn't know what he wanted to tell her and raised her eyes fixing her gaze into the cold eyes of her father "I don't know"

-Having realized about the ignorance of his daughter towards his race and their customs. Vegeta did the only question that could tell him what he wanted to know "Did he mark you?"

-Bra stepped backwards putting her arms to the sides and enclosing her right hand in a fist, this was a personal question, besides she was not going to walk with a mark in her skin, she was not an animal nor Kenzao... "Hell... No!"

-Vegeta Did you?

-Bra was now very annoyed with his question about her, she was thinking about don't answer him, but his look make her do the opposite thing "Of course not!"

-"Then... you're not mated". He sighed relieved. "You have to think about the right choice... If you're not mated you could leave him, I wouldn't be disappointed if you leave him, he's not worthy enough for you"

-"No, Dad, I love him"

-He walked from one side to the other in the lounge, he didn't understand why his daughter was pushing back the sayans rituals if he had taught her to love their culture. Maybe he hadn't explained them well, he sighed defeated, maybe he had not talked enough to her, maybe she didn't feel the instincts, maybe she had more human blood in her veins than he thought and this whole situation make him sad and frustrate. "Then... why are you reacting like this? You wouldn't have to be scare of a mate mark... I already told you that your instinct controls you"

-"I don't know... I don't like that kind of things" She answered.

-Vegeta frowned. "the right thing for sayans is to court the female, to show her his strength, to accept a challenge to show they are worthy. He won't do that by instinct.. I have to force him"

-"But Dad... he won't win!"

-"Don't interrupt me girl"

-Bra nodded.

-"I know he won't . I want him to try, to show me he will respect and protect you, even risking his own life. Sayans didn't hide to mate. Both families know and accept, they only mate between same classes, Elite and Royalty... Second. And third. Class. He's any of that. He's weak, you should had came to me and tell me. Don't you trust me?" He said sadly and disappointed.

-"Dad... I love you... but I thought you'd kill him"

Nobody could blame her, he had been always an aggressive man who was used to strike those who didn't want to surrender to his orders. He had always had fights with her dates, now she was in loved and she was not going to allow anybody to interfere with her relationship. She loved her father but he was interfering and she knew him too well to leave him alone with her boyfriend. He had always told her about Vegetasei's rites and customs, and it seemed everything was solved with struggles and fights, -the law of the strongest or the most powerful- she couldn't assure he was going to act as a civilized man.

-This had gone too far. Slowly, he approached her and held her arms looking at her eyes with melancholy and coldness and added simply "I thought you knew me better than that"

-"I'm sorry"

-He was not going to allow her princess to feel upset by an instinctive action. He shook her lightly shouting "Stop apologizing! You don't have to be ashamed... you didn't do the right thing, but you still being a princess and my daughter!"

-His words had more meaning than it showed. Her father was not an expressive man, he was not used to say nice things but these words meant he still at her side and he still love her, this was enough to melt her heart "Dad!" She hugged him tight and started crying "Are you gonna give us the chance to see each other?"

-"I'm gonna give you the chance to mate him, but you won't talk to him until he proves himself."

-"O.K."

-He could never resisted her when she hugged him or asked him for something, he had always give her what she wanted. He raised a hand and caress softly her hair, stopping in a lock of her hair and he looked at her trying to make her understand what he was going to say "Are you aware that you will age slowly than him?"

-"Yes"

-"Are you aware that he will die first and you will survive him and you will be a young woman for many years and you will be alone?"

-"Yes"

-"Do you trust him?"

-She raised her hand and interlaced it with his. Hardness against smoothness... in a time not bigger than a minute both understood what they feel about the other "Yes"

-"When are you planning to tell him about us?"

-"After your challenge"

-"You should had talked to him before you mated"

-"I know"

-"You may go now... I'll talk to you later"

-"O.K. thanks Dad, I love you"

-"go now"

When Bra leave the G.R. she found her mother in the kitchen. Bulma knew what was happening between Kenzao and Vegeta. She knew Vegeta's reasons since he had put him in the Regeneration Tank.

-She approached her daughter and embraced her. She knew it was not easy to talk with the prince and she tried to comfort her "Don't worry... he won't kill him"

-Bra sobbed leaning against her mother's chest "Oooow Mom... I'm so worried"

-"Listen, Kenzao won't reject you, he's working for me, I know he had always been interested in another developments, he has kind of scientific mind, he will understand"

-Suddenly the world was full of doubts and she didn't know about Kenzao's reaction or if he was going to still wanting to see her after what her father had done to him."And if he rejected me?"

-"We can't risk our identities and the future of C.C. you know that, don't you?"

-"Yes, but... what will we do then?"

-"Don't think about it, your Dad will fix it"

-"How? Is he going to kill him?"

-"He won't do anything he doesn't think is necessary."

Bra ran to her bedroom to call Pan. She threw herself on the bed and dialed the phone number of her best friend.

-"Pan! I need to talk to you"

-When her telephone rang she immediately recognized Bra's cell and answered realizing that her friend was upset "Bra! What is it? Is Everyone all right?"

-She hid her head in the pillow for a few seconds and sobbing she raised it to tell her what had happened "No, Kenzao is in R.T."

-Pan opened up her eyes surprised and she got up, sitting down on the bed and covering her mouth she whispered "What happened?"

-"My dad beaten the shit out of Kenzao this morning, I really need to talk to you, but I can't fly there, please come."

-Pan wanted to see her, but she really had to do some things at the university, she couldn't travel to Japan whenever something happened. "Bra, I'd love to but I can't, why don't you fly here?"

-"I don't know how to"

-"By plane, or take one of your mother's ship"

-"No, no, no, it would take me a lot of time and I need to be here, besides, I'm not in such condition to pilots them"

-"Tell Trunks to carry you"

-"What? Are you crazy?? He's tired, my Dad beat him and Goten"

-Pan paled "What?' Why?"

-"They wanted to stop him, he was beating Kenzao"

-Her body was trembling at the thought of the prince striking them. He knew he was stronger than them, he surely had not hurt them very much, he knew he would have to face her father if he hurt them seriously "Oh God! Listen, tell Trunks or Goten and if none of them can do it I'll fly there"

-One of her hands was trembling while she held the telephone in her ear, trying to be calm "O.K. I will call you if they can't"

Bra ran downstairs and found them on the couch watching T.V. She knew she could not ask Trunks to carry her, he was the only one that will stop her father if he decided to change his mind

-"Goten!!! I need a favor" She shouted

-Goten was leaned on the armchair waving softly a leg and trying to talk to his friend when he heard her, he turned around and say "Sure, what is it?"

-"Give me a lift"

-"What? Why? You have your own air car" Then he remembered how stressed should be Bra and change his mind "O.K. forget it... sure, come with me"

-Trunks really didn't care about where they were going but his body shook at the thought of facing his father "where are you two going?" He said with an unsteady voice

-"I can't tell you right now, watch out for Ken, please, will you?"

-Goten stood up slowly "yeah... don't worry"

When they were outside C.C. Goten opened the passenger's door

-"Where are we going Bra? Get in"

-"We won't need your car Goten"

-"I don't understand you"

-"I need you to carry me... you know I don't know how to fly fast"

-Goten opened his eyes in total amazement shaking his head trying to understand the meaning of her words "What? Why you didn't tell Trunks?"

-"He had to stay and keep an eye in my Dad and Ken"

-Goten carry her and took off. "Where are we going"?

-"England"

Goten almost let her fall and Bra shouted just in time for him to catch her. When she felt he had dropped her, she shouted loudly, the air striking her skin and waving her clothes. She raised her arms trying to grab him

-"You Jerk! I almost died! Be careful!"

-Goten chuckled "No Bra, I wouldn't let you fall"

-"Don't do that!" She replied annoyed

-"Honestly, where are we going?"

-"England, to see Pan"

-He tightened his hold on her thinking that he will drop her again if she answered why it was so urgent to see Pan. "Are you crazy? What kind of lift is this? Take a plane!"

-"Too slow"

-"Take your mother ship then" He said trying to make her change her mind.

-"She wouldn't lend it to me"

-"mmhhh, so I'm your last option"

-"Kind of... look if you'd know how to teletransport you wouldn't be suffering"

-Goten chuckled again at her words "So... now it's my fault?"

-"Yes" Bra said nonchalantly and smiled.

-He just looked away grinning "Very funny Bra"

Almost Dead.

While at C.C.

The prince stood up looking at Kenzao, his face showing his displeasure about him, his mouth twisted at one side. He didn't want to think about this weakling stealing his bigger treasure: his daughter.

-"Wake up Jerk"

-Kenzao moved slowly his head without knowing where he was, his mind crowded full of events and thoughts, his hand pressed to his forehead trying to understand what had happened. When his eyes look at the surrounding area he asked "What happened? Oh my God!! Mr. Vegeta!"

His eyes were fixed on a rigid silhouette and a dark and deep eyes looking at him fixedly. The prince advanced towards him menacing and terrifying. If someone knew how to be cold was him, he had lived enough time with Freezer to learn how. The tyrant had made him suffer the same way so long ago and he had learned perfectly the skills and poses to kill someone with only a look a threatening attitude.

-"That was just a -little consequence- of your acts. I want you to stop seeing my daughter" Vegeta said coldly.

-"I'm sorry Mr. Vegeta, but I love her, and if you want to kill me, go ahead. I'm sorry about what happen before but I can't leave her" Kenzao murmured before looking down to his limbs.

Kenzao knew he was trying to frighten him, he tried to stood supporting his weight in one of his legs but even when they were not longer hurt, they still were very weak. He thought it was weird, he could have sworn his legs were broken. He moved his weight carefully to one of his legs and supported them with his arms on the floor. He was not going to be intimidated for anybody so arrogant as the father of his girlfriend.

The prince watched him amused thinking how stupid could he get, his efforts to rise to a standing position, he was supporting with difficulty he weight of his own body until he could stand up.

-"You won't see her anymore" Vegeta stated

-Kenzao was now standing in front of him "I'm sorry, I can't obey you"

-"So... are you still wanting her to be by your side?" He said stamping his foot on the floor and hitting forcefully Kenzao's leg with his foot not thinking about his weak position.

Kenzao lost his balance and fell on the ground. The Prince thought that at least this human has the guts to face him even knowing that he will die.

-Kenzao was trying to open his eyes, blood sliding down his temples, his mouth was purple and inflamed but nonetheless he spoke "Of course I do, I love her"

-"Don't answer me like that Insect... I'm a prince" He said punching Kenzao's jaw

-"I'm sorry"

-"then... If you won't stop trying to see her I will kill you"

Kenzao closed his eyes and decided he hadn't an option, he had tried almost everything to change Vegeta's mind, he wouldn't leave her. Vegeta shoot a blast above his head and kick him until he was knocked out. Silently he put him again in the R.T. and went to the G.R. to train. He needed to get away from him, because he hated him and he couldn't help it.

While Goten and Bra were near to England.

-"You're gonna owe me a big time for this" said Goten.

She tightened her arms around his neck feeling the warmth of his body, for a moment, she closed her eyes fighting against her feelings towards him, she was feeling so well with his strong arms around her, but she shook her head off of her thoughts and feelings that were tormenting her.

-"I know, I know" she said loosening her arms.

-"Umiko is going to kill me" said Goten frowning a bit

-"I will talk to her I promise" replied Bra trying to make him calm down

-"Really? Thanks Bra!" He said smiling. Then he frowned "uuugh"

-"What?" She asked alarmed

-"I need to train... you're heavier than before" He chuckled waiting for her reaction.

-"What??? Are you calling me fat? Sun of a bitch... how dare you? I'm going to rip your bones and used them as weights"

"Hah hah hah"

His laugh filling her ears. A lot of time ago she would have killed anybody just to feel him so close to her, but she never tried to tell him about it. He always had been surrounded with so many women fighting for going out with him. She shook her head again trying to think about Kenzao, she didn't need this kind of feelings right now.

"You're getting weak you know? Your age is starting to show up, definitively... your age is not helping your force"

"That's a lie, I'm still looking very young" he replied with a fake pout

"But you're not" She said teasing him.

Pan was waiting for them, she had ordered food, basically to thanked Goten and to keep him busy. She stretched out in the sofa and kicked off her shoes trying to find out what had happened, that's when she heard the knocks in her window.

They had talk for about 2 hours, and Bra didn't stop crying, suddenly Bra's cell rang making them scream. Bra opened her purse and answer it, hearing her brother's voice. Her eyes shot open in anticipation and fear.

"Trunks!! What is it?" whispered Bra.

"Dad finished his talk, you're late, he's waiting for you"

"Oh God!!! I'm coming"

She hung up and called Goten, she promised Pan to talk to her later and they flied to C.C. Goten flied really fast to be on time.

End of Chapter 10.
Author Notes: Remember to review please. This is a T/P fic, you will have to read and wait a little to see which the other couples turn out to be.