Chapter 11

Vegeta admired Bulma's sleepy form on the bed. She was naked and laid on her belly with her head turned to the side, only a thin cotton sheet covered the bottom half of her back and just below her buttocks, her legs were exposed. Her hair was scattered on her pillow in a cute sort of way. Vegeta looked and looked and smirked when the memories of the previous night came back to him. He sat next to her on the edge of the bed. He removed the few strands of hair that covered her face. He noticed her cheeks were flushed and her lips were this reddish color. Even when she slept, she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. He brushed her bare back with his palm and slowly went down to her well-formed butt. He stopped his hand when he reached her legs and introduced his hand between them. His hand moved the sheet up and uncovered something that erased his smirked from his face. He saw the bruises. Vegeta widen his eyes in shock. Bulma opened her eyes when she felt that Vegeta stopped. All this time she was awake but kept her eyes closed. She wanted Vegeta's hand to continue its intended path.

"What's wrong?" Bulma asked a little disappointed. She lifted her head slightly.

Vegeta looked up to her face. "Your legs, they're bruised."

"What?" Bulma said surprised.

"Look at your legs Bulma."

Bulma shifted into a sitting position and inspected her legs. In fact, her inner thighs were lightly bruised and her fair skin didn't help. She poked her legs with her finger and flinched when she felt the slight pain. It felt more like they were sore. Bulma chuckled and Vegeta frowned when he heard her.

"What's wrong with you woman? Why are you laughing?"

"I guess we got a little carried away last night." Bulma was smiling.

"I don't find this amusing. I hurt you." Vegeta started to stand from the bed. Bulma grabbed his wrist and pulled him back onto the bed.

"You didn't hurt me Vegeta. In fact…" Bulma brought herself face to face to him and continued, "I rather enjoyed everything you did to me last night." Bulma smiled and kissed Vegeta softly.

Vegeta shook his head.

Bulma noticed his discomfort and released a sigh. "Listen Vegeta, I can tell you that I felt everything but pain. Perhaps we just need to practice more." Bulma said seductively and wrapped her arms around his neck. She started kissing his lips and moved to his neck. He grabbed her wrists and pulled himself away from her. He stared intently at her before speaking.

"I need a shower."

Vegeta stood from the bed and walked to the bathroom. Bulma pouted and saw him walk away and enter the bathroom. She looked at her bruised inner thighs. She didn't see what the big deal was. Honestly last night was the best night of her life. She finally gave herself freely to the man she loved. Well he was not really a human male but you get the idea. Sure, her legs felt a little sore but nothing more. Bulma looked at the direction of the bathroom and noticed Vegeta left the door halfway opened. Bulma heard Vegeta start the shower and smiled to what she was going to do next. Bulma stood from the bed and spotted her bathrobe on the floor. She picked it up and quickly put it on.

Bulma made her way to the bathroom and peeked. She saw Vegeta inside the shower. She walked and opened the shower door. Vegeta snapped his head when he heard Bulma. She smiled at him.

Bulma untied her robe, took it off and stepped into the shower with Vegeta.

"What are you doing?" Vegeta asked.

"Don't ask questions you already know the answers to Vegeta." Bulma said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Vegeta smirked when his own words were used against him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her softly.

He parted from her lips and looked at her face as the water rained down on her.

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

"You don't have to be." And Bulma closed in to him and whispered in his ear. Bulma kissed his lips and he kissed her. Needless to say, they inaugurated the bathroom that morning.

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BACK ON EARTH:

Krillin stood in front of Queen Bunny in the throne room. Queen Bunny was sitting on her throne and Roshi was by her side. Bunny eyed Krillin and whispered something to Roshi. Roshi whispered back and Krillin propped an eyebrow.

"Well then, Krillin, I hope Roshi has told you everything." The Queen finally spoke.

"He has your majesty." Krillin placed his hands on his back.

"Good. But before you go to Vegetasei. I need you to make a stop at an allied planet and have the Prime minister sign a treaty we already agreed on. That treaty will also have to be delivered to my daughter. Roshi will give you the coordinates."

"As you wish your majesty." Krillin bowed. "Will I be leaving immediately?"

"You will leave no later than tomorrow morning. Your ship is ready and fully loaded with supplies. Roshi still has to give you further instructions. Have you chosen a companion?"

"No I haven't your majesty. I rather go alone if you don't mind."

"I really don't mind. Do as you see fit. If Roshi trusts you then I trust you."

"Thank you your majesty."

"Alright off you go." Bunny turned to Roshi. "Give him my final instructions."

"Yes your majesty." Roshi bowed and descended to where Krillin stood. "Come on Krillin."

Both men walked out of the throne room and Bunny watched them.

"Don't disappoint me Krillin. This is something very important." Roshi said as he walked with Krillin.

"I won't master Roshi. I owe you that much." Roshi had taken Krillin in when he saw potential in him. Roshi trained him. Roshi was Krillin's master of martial arts. And Roshi saw Krillin as a son.

THAT SAME DAY, LATE AT NIGHT:

Roshi had given Krillin Queen Bunny's new instructions. He had the coordinates and was boarding the ship. He shook Roshi's hand and climbed the ramp. He punched in the coordinates and the ship took off to space. A few hours passed and …

Krillin was preparing something to eat while he whistled. He was happy to go off to space. He was never given this kind of assignment. Krillin didn't have anyone except for Roshi in Earth and he was excited to visit Vegetasei and help Queen Bulma. This was something new and he embraced this adventure. But his excitement was short-lived.

Krillin heard a rackety noise coming from the small storage room of the ship where the supplies were stored. He approached the door and opened the door in one quick movement. His frowned when he saw a squatting Yamcha rubbing his head.

"Yamcha? What the hell are you doing here?"

"Hey there, buddy!" Yamcha stood.

"Yamcha!"

"Krillin, I have to see her."

"Are you insane or plain stupid? If King Vegeta sees you he will kill you, or worse he will kill her!"

"I won't let him hurt her."

"How do you plan to stop a Saiyan?!"

"We'll run away before he even tries something against us."

"That's IF she wants to go with you!"

"She loves me and she will run away with me."

"Ugh!" Krillin slammed the door in Yamcha's face and walked away. The door bounced off Yamcha's face and he felt the pain in his nose.

"Why did you do that?" Yamcha said as his eyes watered and his nose throbbed.

"How did you get in here?"

"Well I snuck in when everyone went home. This ship was the only one on the deck so I figured it was your ship and I was right."

"Yamcha, you just sentenced all of us to death."

"I have to go to Bulma. She needs me. I can't leave her with that brute."

"You stubborn son of a bitch!" Krillin yelled at his friend.

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BACK IN VEGETASEI:

Vegeta wore the black spandex and golden armor: the colors that were reserved for only the King. Bulma wore a red strapless dress that reached just a few inches above her knees. They were saying their farewell to the Emperor and Empress. Their guests were about to board their ship. They had already decided on the terms of their trade. The Emperor's ship was loaded with the pods that were able to fit. Bulma and Vegeta promised to deliver more pods very soon. Bulma was planning on making the pods into capsules for easier transportation. And the Emperor would also send the tons of mineral in cargo ships to Vegetasei.

Vegeta and the Emperor shook hands. The Empress hugged Bulma and the Emperor kissed Bulma's hand. They boarded their ship and took off back to their own planet.

"Your mother is sending someone talk to you about political affairs." Vegeta said as he looked at the sky.

"She is? Wait, you talked to her? How's my father? Did you also talk to him?"

"One question at a time woman." Vegeta demanded as he looked at his woman.

"Sorry." Bulma smiled at her Saiyan.

"I spoke with her when she interrupted my conversation with Kakarot. Your father is not doing too good but he's still alive."

Bulma's face wore a worried expression. She dropped her gaze to the ground.

"I have to go see him Vegeta. I didn't even say goodbye to him."

"You're not going anywhere." Vegeta started walking away.

Bulma ran to him and stood in front of him.

"Why not? He's my dad." Bulma was growing angry.

"I won't have you go back and see that fucking idiot you were planning to run away with."

Bulma narrowed her eyes in disbelief. She looked deep into his eyes and Vegeta didn't even blink. Then it dawned on Bulma.

"You don't trust me."

Vegeta grabbed her arm and removed her from his path.

"I'm going to train." Vegeta flew to the sky and Bulma saw him leave. She didn't say anything. She was still bewildered with what Vegeta had told her. What a great way to kill what they lived the previous night and that morning. But she realized that she and Vegeta still had to work everything out little by little. She understood that they had a lot of things to talk about. She didn't blame him for feeling that way but she would make sure that he was sure of her feelings for him. Their relationship had to be mended and she would do it. Bulma sighed and walked into the palace.

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Bulma returned to the royal chambers. She entered the room where she spent all her nights except for the previous one. She allowed a sigh to escape her. After the little quarrel she had with her husband, she felt like staying in her room.

As she entered, she looked at the blueprints she left scattered on a table. She had previously worked on a training room she called Gravity Chamber. She was rather proud of the design and the first stage of planning and sketching was done. But then she decided to work in turning the pods into capsules. She had taken that task for herself. She knew she had to do it in order for the pods to be delivered to the Emperor more efficiently. Transporting the pods as capsules would allow them to send more pods at a time and the Saiyans would also be able to carry their pods with them anywhere. Bulma always thought that the pods were an efficient way to travel but leaving them where they landed was not so smart. So she began her work.

After a few hours of working in front of a laptop and sketching, erasing, ripping paper, and sketching again, Bulma finally figured out how she would encapsulate the pods. She broadly smiled and wiped her forehead. It was hot and her cheeks were flushed and hot. She needed a shower. She walked to the balcony of the room and felt the scorching rays of the sun.

"A shower is not going to be enough, I have a better idea." Bulma said to herself as she dug into her clothes. She grabbed her bathing suit, put it on, and headed to the palace's pool.

MOMENTS LATER…

Bulma was inside the pool. The felines surrounded the pool observing the human. Bulma playfully splashed them with the water and some retreaded while others ignored her. The male tiger that had approached her before stayed close by. Bulma gracefully swam in the water. She wore her two-piece blue bikini. The bottom part was a hipster short and it covered her well but it still flattered her figure. The top part of her bikini was a halter style. She was completely enjoying herself and some of the servants had stopped to watch the queen. It was so unnatural for a queen to do that, but then again, she was not Saiyan. She was human. And they found it amusing that she was so natural and carefree. Bulma seemed to dance in the water. She submerged herself to the deep pool as Nova watched her. Bulma was so relaxed that she didn't notice Nova looking at her.

Nova frowned and turned on her heels. She headed to the training room.

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Vegeta sparred with Nappa as Raditz watched them. The three Saiyans were in the palace's training room. They had been training for hours and Vegeta still had not finished with Nappa. Radditz was waiting for his turn. Most of the time these training sessions with Vegeta would take entire days.

Vegeta and Nappa were at it when Nova entered the training room. The three Saiyans acknowledged her presence but only Radditz turned and smiled at the Saiyan female. Vegeta and Nappa continued their sparring match to the ceiling.

Nova stopped and stood next to Radditz. She shot her glance to the ceiling where Vegeta was fighting Nappa while Radditz observed Nova's face. Radditz was utterly in love with Nova. Unfortunately, Nova only had eyes for Vegeta and that would bring complications in the future.

"Nova?" Radditz broke the female's concentration. Nova turned to Radditz and raised her eyebrows asking what he wanted.

"What are you doing here Nova? You know the King doesn't like it when his training is disturbed." Radditz said.

"It is about his human wife." Nova said.

"You mean the queen." Radditz corrected her.

"Whatever." Nova annoyingly said.

"Watch it Nova. Don't be disrespectful. You can get in trouble for that. She is your queen after all." Radditz was now standing in front of Nova.

Nova looked at Vegeta again. "What do you think he sees in her? Sure she is pretty but so am I."

Radditz sighed. He knew she was in love with the King but he hoped. "Yes you are Nova. You are beautiful and unique. But Vegeta chose and…"

"I know!" Nova cut Radditz off. Her eyes watered.

Radditz raised his hand to touch Nova's face. "Nova, you know I am here for you." He touched her cheek and moved his hand to her neck. He gently grabbed her neck and stepped closer. "If you could only look at me, really look at me you'll see that…" A flying Nappa crashed against them. Radditz immediately grabbed Nova from her waist and held her. He slowly descended to the floor, both eying the King who was also on the ground, on his knees. Vegeta was breathing hard but he was smiling.

"That's what I call a descent warm up Nappa!" Vegeta enthusiastically said as he stood up. He looked at Radditz and Nova. Vegeta raised an eyebrow when he saw that Radditz held Nova rather close to his body. Nova noticed Vegeta's eyes go to Radditz hands wrapped around her and pushed Radditz away.

"Your majesty." Nova greeted the King.

"What is it?" Vegeta answered. Nova stepped closer to Vegeta and stood in front of him.

"I think you better come with me Vegeta. The queen is flaunting herself in the pool and that's not the behavior the queen of Vegetasei should display."

Vegeta frowned. He imagined his woman flaunting herself and felt his blood boil. Nova was right. The queen of the Saiyan planet was not allowed to do what Bulma was doing. It was frowned upon.

Vegeta walked out of the training room with his fists clenched. Nova silently followed with a smile on her face. But Radditz stopped her grabbing her wrist.

"Why did you do that Nova?"

"Because like you said: She's the queen and it's not proper behavior." Nova tried to sound innocent.

"Don't try to put them against each other because it will fail."

"I don't know what you are talking about." Nova yanked her wrist away from Radditz's grip. She continued her path. She had to catch up to Vegeta.

"Vegeta!" Nova yelled as she saw Vegeta a few feet ahead of her.

Vegeta turned around and Nova ran to him.

"Now what?" Vegeta continued to walk when Nova had reached him.

"Well, I…uh…" Nova stuttered.

"Spit it out already!'

"The queen attacked me and kicked me out the day I went to see you in the medical wing." Nova's eyes reflected resentment. Vegeta recognized that, he had experienced that feeling many times in his young life.

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Bulma lay with her eyes closed on the surface of the water, playing dead. Vegeta calling her interrupted her peaceful reverie.

"Woman!"

Bulma snapped her eyes open and saw him there in front of her. He had his arms crossed on his chest. He was sweaty and wore his black spandex suit. Bulma bit her lip as she took in his body. Vegeta noticed the lust behind her eyes and smirked. But he forced himself out of it as he remembered why he was there and not training as he should be.

"Hey Vegeta." Bulma said seductively as she raised her naked leg upwards exposing it from the water. Vegeta looked at her leg but quickly shifted his eyes back to her again.

"What do you think you are doing woman?" Vegeta said demanding and that made Bulma want him even more.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm just taking a swim. It's so hot and I needed to cool down."

"Couldn't you cool down somewhere else?" Vegeta raised his voice.

Bulma swam to where he was standing. "Yeah I could have but why not use the pool if we have it." Bulma was now right in front of him looking up to his standing form. Vegeta knelt down to be face to face with her.

"Get out." Vegeta ordered.

"No." Bulma smiled.

"Don't make me get you out of there myself." Vegeta was growing irritated.

"What's so wrong about taking a swim Vegeta?"

"You are the queen woman and you dare to wear that out here." Vegeta pointed to her body. "It's just not acceptable."

"Oh come on! I'm just having fun. Don't be a party pooper." Bulma chuckled.

"Last chance. Get out, now."

Bulma stared at his eyes. He was mad and embarrassed. Bulma grinned and Vegeta didn't see it coming. Bulma pulled him into the pool and Vegeta was not able to stop her. His body came down splashing on the water. Bulma laughed and Vegeta actually felt relieve when his body hit the cool water. He slowly brought his head to the surface and watched a laughing Bulma approach him.

"You are going to pay for..." Bulma shut him up with her lips. She passionately kissed him. Her need for him pushed her body hard against his.

"Just have a little fun Vegeta." Bulma said after she broke their kiss. She looked into his eyes and kissed his cheek. She traced her lips on his jaw. Vegeta held her and smiled as he felt her warm and perfect lips on his face. How much did he love her? He himself did not know how much but he knew his love for her had not limit. Bulma brought her lips to his ear and whispered. "I love you."

"I thought you would be angry." Vegeta whispered back.

"I understand your reaction Vegeta. But I want you to trust me and believe that I…"

Vegeta placed his finger on her lips hushing her. "We'll go to see your father but we'll go together."

Bulma smiled and nodded in agreement. "I'd love that."

In the distance, Nova observed and her face reflected pain. The pain of a girl in love, a love she would never have. A single tear fell on her face.

A feline purr disrupted the couple in the pool. Vegeta turned to the direction of the Saiyan tiger.

"Vegeta, I'm hungry." Bulma said and brought forced his eyes to look at hers.

"So am I. Let's go." Vegeta, still with his arms wrapped around her waist, flew them both up. He landed on the edge of the pool. Vegeta observed her body nicely tied up in her dark blue bikini. Bulma reached for a towel and wrapped it around her torso. She smiled at her Saiyan.

Vegeta and Bulma walked to the palace side by side. He had his arm around her waist protectively. Bulma reasoned it was because she was not dressed properly. They made it to the entrance and bumped into Bardock. Vegeta lightly blushed and Bulma couldn't help but smile at his embarrassed reaction.

"King Vegeta?" Bardock asked holding a few paper in his hands and keeping his eyes off his queen.

"Don't even ask General." Vegeta held his other hand to emphasize his command.

"King Vegeta, I just received news that one of the empire's acquired planets has been purged. The Saiyans stationed there have survived but I'm afraid that the indigenous population has not."

"Damn it! What planet?"

"Planet Thalassa." Bardock responded.

"That's one of our pit stations."

"Oh no. Who purged the planet?" Bulma asked in horror.

"A group of rebels from planet Tuffle my lady. They've been messing with the Saiyan Empire for quite awhile."

"Bardock, in the meeting room in five." Vegeta motioned for Bardock to leave tilting his head. Bardock understood and left.

Vegeta turned to Bulma and continued to walk to their chambers taking her with him.

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Vegeta showered while Bulma pondered what was happening. She sat on the bed while she heard the water run from the restroom. She still had the towel around her. She worried about the indigenous population that was just wiped out by the rebels, rebels that she didn't know about until now. Then she understood that although the Saiyans were a feared and strong race, they also had equally dangerous and feared enemies. She realized she lived a sheltered life back in earth and now in Vegetasei.

Vegeta got dressed in his blue spandex and white boots and gloves. Before leaving, he brought her close to him and deeply kissed her. Bulma placed her hands on his face as he kissed her. After being close for a moment, Vegeta left their chambers and Bulma headed to the restroom for her shower.

After her shower, she changed to her short ivory nightgown. While she waited for Vegeta to return and tell her what was going on, she began moving her clothes and her possessions to Vegeta's chambers. Bulma worked on her laptop as she admired the sunset from the balcony. She remembered hearing about the planet Tuffle and its inhabitants. The Saiyans had actually wiped out that civilization a long time ago. The few Tuffle survivors were making life difficult for the Saiyans by attacking the planets that were part of their empire. She glanced at the time in her computer and realized that Vegeta was taking too long. She was starting to get a bad feeling about this situation. She sighed as the night came, she admired the two moons that hovered over her new home and continued to wait for Vegeta.