Chapter 2 ~Vegetasei~
Pan sat in the carriage trying to think of anything other than the upcoming events that she knew she couldn't avoid.
She found out three weeks ago that they had arranged a marriage for her. The importance was very clear and her parents did everything possible to teach their daughter proper manners and respect that she should display.
She was worried and impatient at the same time. Although she really wanted to meet him and get all of this over with, she found herself wishing she wasn't going. She still couldn't stop her mind from drifting in the direction of imagining what he would be like.
She imagined and pictured him with perfect looks and a perfect personality. She had always looked forward to falling in love when she was older. But the very situation she was in made her fear that what she was dreaming was too god to be true, and he was probably the opposite.
When she envisioned him in her mind as she had always heard people describe his father she shuttered. The king of Vegetasei had a reputation for reacting with a bad temper and arrogance. She feared that he would take after his father.
'I will marry him' she decided, 'but I refuse to ever love him.'
She knew her parents played a role in the arrangement but she decided to blame Trunks. Somewhere in her subconscious she knew he probably didn't want to marry her either and probably fought against it, but her conscious quickly dispelled the idea arguing that even if he didn't want to marry her it was probably just because he dreaded being associated with her 'kind'.
Pan let her thoughts wander as her gaze drifted away from the inside of the carriage and flowed over the landscape.
"At least it's beautiful here" she sighed and watched the sun slowly hit a part in the sky that told her the time was near noon.
"Princess Pan" a voice interrupted her daydream and she looked up slowly to see a man on a horse riding alongside the carriage.
"Yes?" she asked uncertantly, trying to hide her annoyance to being disrupted while she thought.
The guard slightly bowed and introduced himself. "My name is Uub and I'm your guard for the trip, as well as your stay in Vegetasei. I'm usually the body guard of Prince Trunks."
Pan nodded but felt her stomach pang at the mention of the one person she truly despised.
"I just wanted to tell you that we are nearing the small city where we will feast for lunch and meet with the Princess Bra who will be joining us for the remainder of the trip to the palace."
Pan nodded her head and watched Uub slow the horse's pace and fall in line behind the carriage again.
As much as Pan was excited it was not for food. She wasn't very hungry at the moment anyways.
She watched as the passing scenery began to slow down and noticed that they were actually entering a small military camp.
She stared at the Vegetans flags as they hung high and shifted in the breeze.
Her face showed disgust at the flags and she quickly diverted her gaze. When she was about 9 years old she and her Uncle visited a military camp. It was at that time that the Vegetans decided to launch a surprise attack and she was pulled out of the camp. She watched from horseback as the Vegetan flag began to raise and pass by the horizon. Luckily she was taken away before she could witness the massacre.
Pan noticed her gaze was diverted to a small tent and quickly realized they had stopped. Before she could speak she noticed that Uub had gotten off of his horse and opened her door.
Pan took his offered hand and let him lead her to the tent. Inside was a small table with two chairs, and two place settings with a light lunch.
Pan took notice to the blue haired girl and quickly realized it must be Princess Bra.
Not quite sure how to great each other the two slightly curtsied and sat down at the table. Bra seemed comfortable with the silence and began to eat. Pan however was having trouble just letting the silence sink in and really wanted a conversation. There were so many things she wanted to know and ask but was so unsure how to bring up.
Both girls ate their meals and then watched as their plates were taken away and they were left alone with cups of wine and each other's company.
"So...You are Princess Pan?" Asked Bra, eager to begin a conversation but equally unsure of how.
Pan smiled and nodded her head. She realized that Bra probably wasn't as confident as she looked and slightly more at ease.
"And you...are the Princess Bra."
They both smiled and seemed to make a mutual agreement to start with small talk.
"I trust your journey has been pleasant so far?"
"Oh yes very much. I have been a little lonely since I left my Uncle at the border, but I suppose I needed some time alone to collect my thoughts and so forth."
Bra smiled. "I know what you mean. I have been at a boarding type school. I suppose I snuck out of the palace one to many times and finally angered my father enough for him to send me away. My ride here was quite lonely too, but it gave me a chance to think of everything that has been happening."
Pan smiled at the thought of sneaking out of the palace, but quickly decided to try that conversation later.
"What all do you know of the situation?" Asked Pan who was wondering how long ago Bra had been informed.
"Well...I know that my parents told me my brother was engaged, and then the messenger told me in confidence that my brother was opposed of the marriage but decided to go through it for the sake of peace." Bra let the explanation slip through her lips before she had realized what she had said.
Pan smiled. "Oh good, I was almost worried that I would be the only one dreading this whole ordeal. I thought that I was going crazy or something. Should not two people meet and fall in love before they decide to marry? But I suppose that being royalty hardly lets us qualify, as 'people' it seems we are just here to serve everyone else, and to make everything better. But I must say, if it stops this useless war then I will suffer through it. I would suffer through anything for the sake of peace."
Bra smiled and immediately knew that she was going to like Pan, and Pan felt the same way about Bra. They both boarded the carriage and prepared for the next half of their journey.
By nightfall they would reach the palace.
Pan sat in the carriage trying to think of anything other than the upcoming events that she knew she couldn't avoid.
She found out three weeks ago that they had arranged a marriage for her. The importance was very clear and her parents did everything possible to teach their daughter proper manners and respect that she should display.
She was worried and impatient at the same time. Although she really wanted to meet him and get all of this over with, she found herself wishing she wasn't going. She still couldn't stop her mind from drifting in the direction of imagining what he would be like.
She imagined and pictured him with perfect looks and a perfect personality. She had always looked forward to falling in love when she was older. But the very situation she was in made her fear that what she was dreaming was too god to be true, and he was probably the opposite.
When she envisioned him in her mind as she had always heard people describe his father she shuttered. The king of Vegetasei had a reputation for reacting with a bad temper and arrogance. She feared that he would take after his father.
'I will marry him' she decided, 'but I refuse to ever love him.'
She knew her parents played a role in the arrangement but she decided to blame Trunks. Somewhere in her subconscious she knew he probably didn't want to marry her either and probably fought against it, but her conscious quickly dispelled the idea arguing that even if he didn't want to marry her it was probably just because he dreaded being associated with her 'kind'.
Pan let her thoughts wander as her gaze drifted away from the inside of the carriage and flowed over the landscape.
"At least it's beautiful here" she sighed and watched the sun slowly hit a part in the sky that told her the time was near noon.
"Princess Pan" a voice interrupted her daydream and she looked up slowly to see a man on a horse riding alongside the carriage.
"Yes?" she asked uncertantly, trying to hide her annoyance to being disrupted while she thought.
The guard slightly bowed and introduced himself. "My name is Uub and I'm your guard for the trip, as well as your stay in Vegetasei. I'm usually the body guard of Prince Trunks."
Pan nodded but felt her stomach pang at the mention of the one person she truly despised.
"I just wanted to tell you that we are nearing the small city where we will feast for lunch and meet with the Princess Bra who will be joining us for the remainder of the trip to the palace."
Pan nodded her head and watched Uub slow the horse's pace and fall in line behind the carriage again.
As much as Pan was excited it was not for food. She wasn't very hungry at the moment anyways.
She watched as the passing scenery began to slow down and noticed that they were actually entering a small military camp.
She stared at the Vegetans flags as they hung high and shifted in the breeze.
Her face showed disgust at the flags and she quickly diverted her gaze. When she was about 9 years old she and her Uncle visited a military camp. It was at that time that the Vegetans decided to launch a surprise attack and she was pulled out of the camp. She watched from horseback as the Vegetan flag began to raise and pass by the horizon. Luckily she was taken away before she could witness the massacre.
Pan noticed her gaze was diverted to a small tent and quickly realized they had stopped. Before she could speak she noticed that Uub had gotten off of his horse and opened her door.
Pan took his offered hand and let him lead her to the tent. Inside was a small table with two chairs, and two place settings with a light lunch.
Pan took notice to the blue haired girl and quickly realized it must be Princess Bra.
Not quite sure how to great each other the two slightly curtsied and sat down at the table. Bra seemed comfortable with the silence and began to eat. Pan however was having trouble just letting the silence sink in and really wanted a conversation. There were so many things she wanted to know and ask but was so unsure how to bring up.
Both girls ate their meals and then watched as their plates were taken away and they were left alone with cups of wine and each other's company.
"So...You are Princess Pan?" Asked Bra, eager to begin a conversation but equally unsure of how.
Pan smiled and nodded her head. She realized that Bra probably wasn't as confident as she looked and slightly more at ease.
"And you...are the Princess Bra."
They both smiled and seemed to make a mutual agreement to start with small talk.
"I trust your journey has been pleasant so far?"
"Oh yes very much. I have been a little lonely since I left my Uncle at the border, but I suppose I needed some time alone to collect my thoughts and so forth."
Bra smiled. "I know what you mean. I have been at a boarding type school. I suppose I snuck out of the palace one to many times and finally angered my father enough for him to send me away. My ride here was quite lonely too, but it gave me a chance to think of everything that has been happening."
Pan smiled at the thought of sneaking out of the palace, but quickly decided to try that conversation later.
"What all do you know of the situation?" Asked Pan who was wondering how long ago Bra had been informed.
"Well...I know that my parents told me my brother was engaged, and then the messenger told me in confidence that my brother was opposed of the marriage but decided to go through it for the sake of peace." Bra let the explanation slip through her lips before she had realized what she had said.
Pan smiled. "Oh good, I was almost worried that I would be the only one dreading this whole ordeal. I thought that I was going crazy or something. Should not two people meet and fall in love before they decide to marry? But I suppose that being royalty hardly lets us qualify, as 'people' it seems we are just here to serve everyone else, and to make everything better. But I must say, if it stops this useless war then I will suffer through it. I would suffer through anything for the sake of peace."
Bra smiled and immediately knew that she was going to like Pan, and Pan felt the same way about Bra. They both boarded the carriage and prepared for the next half of their journey.
By nightfall they would reach the palace.