Part 5: New Recruits
"Let me see if I've got this right," Sariana said slowly. "Kakkarot ambushed you because he thought you were trying to steal me from him."
"Right," Vegeta replied with a nod.
"It does sound dumb, now that we're talking about it," Kakkarot admitted sheepishly.
"Yeah. Especially when I was never yours in the first place," Sariana muttered, glaring at him.
Vegeta sighed. "That's it. I'm sick of this." He grabbed Kakkarot's head and slammed it into the wall.
"Vegeta, what are you doing?!" Sariana shrieked, pulling her dazed friend away from him.
"See? You do care about him."
"You did that just to prove a point?!"
"Of course." Vegeta's eyes narrowed. "Now, are you going to kiss him, or do I have to slam your head into the wall, too?"
Sariana stared at him for a long moment, then looked back at Kakkarot, who had a funny look on his face. "Uh...can I wipe away the blood first?"
Vegeta snorted and rolled his eyes. "Yes, I suppose so."
Sariana cleaned Kakkarot's face off with his shirt, then patted him on the cheek. "You still in there, K-Man?"
Kakkarot blinked slowly. "Did Vegeta just hit me?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"I couldn't remember. That usually means he did. Just wanted to be sure."
"Oh." Sariana paused, then glanced at Vegeta, who was studying the wall, as if trying to find the perfect place for impact. "Um...K-Man, I'm gonna kiss you now, okay?"
Kakkarot seemed confused, but still managed to look pretty happy about it. "Okay."
Sariana drew his head down and gently kissed his face all over, ending with his lips.
The dazed look returned to Kakkarot's eyes, but he had enough sense to wrap his arms around Sariana's waist and pull her closer.
The moment was ruined when Vegeta started taking pictures.
"Hey!" Kakkarot cried.
"What?" Vegeta asked innocently. "I'm only doing this so I'll have something to humiliate you with later on."
"Then let's really give him something to tease you about," Sariana suggested, pulling Kakkarot's head back down.
This time, Vegeta took a lot more pictures. The look on Kakkarot's face was priceless. It was obvious he'd never gotten a French kiss before.
* * * * *
Zarbon made it very clear that he had better things to do than examine the new recruits. But, he was on Frieza's orders, so there really wasn't another option. "Next we have you, Raditz. Who have you recruited?" If the bruises on Raditz's face surprised him, he didn't show it.
"Turles and Nappa," Raditz muttered, resisting the urge to spit and snarl after the last name.
Zarbon glanced at the two Saiyans behind Raditz. "Good work." He moved on to the final recruiter. "And what about you, Prince Vegeta?" There was so much sarcasm in his voice that it was impossible not to detect it.
"Hello, Zarbon. Frieza giving this kind of work to all his elites, or just you?"
Zarbon chuckled, then glared at him. "Just say the names, punk."
Vegeta smiled thinly. "Kakkarot and Sariana."
Zarbon looked at the two recruits. "Ah, yes. I knew your father, Kakkarot."
"That a fact?" Kakkarot asked, his face remaining impassive.
"Yeah." Zarbon grinned. "It's a shame, the way he died."
"Not as shameful as the ones who did it," Sariana muttered.
Zarbon looked at her. "A young woman, Vegeta?"
"She's proven herself," Vegeta replied.
"Against who?" Zarbon asked.
Vegeta nodded to Raditz, who turned dark red.
"I see. Impressive work, as usual, prince."
Kakkarot stared at Zarbon's retreating back. "Man, nobody likes you, do they, Vegeta?"
"That's the way I like it," Vegeta responded.
"So do all these guys have a thing against girls?" Sariana asked.
"No, Zarbon doesn't like you because I chose you. As for the others, they never have anything against pretty girls. You should be fine."
"Darn right!" Kakkarot chimed in, wrapping an arm around her waist. "Nobody's prettier than my Sari!"
Sariana turned red. "Cut it out, you guys!"
Vegeta chuckled. "Well, I guess I'd better show you two your rooms."
"Rooms?" Kakkarot asked. "We only need one!"
Sariana blushed even more. "Kakkarot!"
Vegeta grinned. "I suppose that can be arranged. I might be able to get us assigned to the same jobs, if we're lucky."
Kakkarot grabbed both his friends by their shoulders. "Look out, SEF! K-Man & Crew are coming through!"
"Only if you promise never to say that again," Sariana added with a grin.
The End.
"Let me see if I've got this right," Sariana said slowly. "Kakkarot ambushed you because he thought you were trying to steal me from him."
"Right," Vegeta replied with a nod.
"It does sound dumb, now that we're talking about it," Kakkarot admitted sheepishly.
"Yeah. Especially when I was never yours in the first place," Sariana muttered, glaring at him.
Vegeta sighed. "That's it. I'm sick of this." He grabbed Kakkarot's head and slammed it into the wall.
"Vegeta, what are you doing?!" Sariana shrieked, pulling her dazed friend away from him.
"See? You do care about him."
"You did that just to prove a point?!"
"Of course." Vegeta's eyes narrowed. "Now, are you going to kiss him, or do I have to slam your head into the wall, too?"
Sariana stared at him for a long moment, then looked back at Kakkarot, who had a funny look on his face. "Uh...can I wipe away the blood first?"
Vegeta snorted and rolled his eyes. "Yes, I suppose so."
Sariana cleaned Kakkarot's face off with his shirt, then patted him on the cheek. "You still in there, K-Man?"
Kakkarot blinked slowly. "Did Vegeta just hit me?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"I couldn't remember. That usually means he did. Just wanted to be sure."
"Oh." Sariana paused, then glanced at Vegeta, who was studying the wall, as if trying to find the perfect place for impact. "Um...K-Man, I'm gonna kiss you now, okay?"
Kakkarot seemed confused, but still managed to look pretty happy about it. "Okay."
Sariana drew his head down and gently kissed his face all over, ending with his lips.
The dazed look returned to Kakkarot's eyes, but he had enough sense to wrap his arms around Sariana's waist and pull her closer.
The moment was ruined when Vegeta started taking pictures.
"Hey!" Kakkarot cried.
"What?" Vegeta asked innocently. "I'm only doing this so I'll have something to humiliate you with later on."
"Then let's really give him something to tease you about," Sariana suggested, pulling Kakkarot's head back down.
This time, Vegeta took a lot more pictures. The look on Kakkarot's face was priceless. It was obvious he'd never gotten a French kiss before.
* * * * *
Zarbon made it very clear that he had better things to do than examine the new recruits. But, he was on Frieza's orders, so there really wasn't another option. "Next we have you, Raditz. Who have you recruited?" If the bruises on Raditz's face surprised him, he didn't show it.
"Turles and Nappa," Raditz muttered, resisting the urge to spit and snarl after the last name.
Zarbon glanced at the two Saiyans behind Raditz. "Good work." He moved on to the final recruiter. "And what about you, Prince Vegeta?" There was so much sarcasm in his voice that it was impossible not to detect it.
"Hello, Zarbon. Frieza giving this kind of work to all his elites, or just you?"
Zarbon chuckled, then glared at him. "Just say the names, punk."
Vegeta smiled thinly. "Kakkarot and Sariana."
Zarbon looked at the two recruits. "Ah, yes. I knew your father, Kakkarot."
"That a fact?" Kakkarot asked, his face remaining impassive.
"Yeah." Zarbon grinned. "It's a shame, the way he died."
"Not as shameful as the ones who did it," Sariana muttered.
Zarbon looked at her. "A young woman, Vegeta?"
"She's proven herself," Vegeta replied.
"Against who?" Zarbon asked.
Vegeta nodded to Raditz, who turned dark red.
"I see. Impressive work, as usual, prince."
Kakkarot stared at Zarbon's retreating back. "Man, nobody likes you, do they, Vegeta?"
"That's the way I like it," Vegeta responded.
"So do all these guys have a thing against girls?" Sariana asked.
"No, Zarbon doesn't like you because I chose you. As for the others, they never have anything against pretty girls. You should be fine."
"Darn right!" Kakkarot chimed in, wrapping an arm around her waist. "Nobody's prettier than my Sari!"
Sariana turned red. "Cut it out, you guys!"
Vegeta chuckled. "Well, I guess I'd better show you two your rooms."
"Rooms?" Kakkarot asked. "We only need one!"
Sariana blushed even more. "Kakkarot!"
Vegeta grinned. "I suppose that can be arranged. I might be able to get us assigned to the same jobs, if we're lucky."
Kakkarot grabbed both his friends by their shoulders. "Look out, SEF! K-Man & Crew are coming through!"
"Only if you promise never to say that again," Sariana added with a grin.
The End.