Chapter Nine
Jail

ichido dake CHANSU wo nageru wa anata ni
uketomete shikkari sono te de sono me de
shikujireba futari wa hyaku-nen aenai
kono toki wo ichizu ni moetai ai nara

I will only throw you one chance
Accept it firmly with your hands, with your eyes
If we fail, we won't meet for a hundred years
It is for love that this moment burns earnestly

-"Mystery Sagashi", Gaiden! Dark Kingdom wa Fukkatsu Hen

"I simply cannot believe the indignity of this! How dare you throw my husband in jail like a common ruffian-"

"Your highness," Tares interruped through gritted teeth. He pulled Usagi closer and hissed. "Don't overdo it. Just get us in there."

"Hmph!" Usagi turned back to the guard in front of her, who was looking very frightened at the moment. "I demand to see him this instant!"

"Y-your highness, that is-uh-" the guard stammered.

"Do you think you're going to tell me I can't see him?" Usagi snapped.

"No, no, of course not, your highness! R-right this way, ma'am!" He stumbled over himself to help Usagi through the door leading to the cells.

Tares depressed the button the side of his scouter. "We're in," he muttered in a gruff, stoic bodyguard tone.

Ahead of him, Usagi was playing her part very well, strutting along beside the guard like she owned the place. This could work.

The guard stopped at a cell. "He's in here, your majesty," he mumbled. "Do you want me to let you in?"

"Yes, and then leave us. I'm sure my bodyguard can handle it if he decides to get violent-not that Vegeta would ever consider striking his wife." She haughtilly flipped her hair.

"Uh...I can't do that, ma'am..."

"Oh, fine! Then stand over there, so we can have some privacy!" She directed him angrilly down the hall a bit, and the guard shuffled dejectedly that way. Tares smirked after him.

Usagi entered the cell to find Vegeta glaring at her.

"You're not my wife," he growled under his breath as she drew closer.

Usagi smiled goodnaturedly at him. "No, but I'm helping Naoko get you out of here, so quit glaring at me like I'm the enemy."

Vegeta snorted. "All right, I'll play. Why does she want me out if I'm the one who headed the attack?"

"Baka, she knows you didn't do it."

"Got that right."

"Are you coming or not?"

"Yeah."

Usagi turned back to Tares and nodded. He dove for the guard.