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A Long Hot Summer
Chapter 2
A huge silence fell after Vegeta announced that the mysterious girl was his sister. Kurillin was the first one to come over his amazement and asked:
"Your sister, but how…? You told us that when Vegetasei was destroyed everyone, except for you, Goku, Radditsu and Nappa, went with it."
"Before this very moment, I believed that had happened too. I have heard some rumors about a female of our kind wandering alone from planet to planet; nevertheless I thought that no one could ever escape Freeza, especially not a member of my family. But when I saw the royal insigne on her armor, I knew she had to be the one who the alien races I visited told me about. However, that's all I know, I can't remember anything about her, not even her name. So girl, get on with your story!"
"OK than," the girl said. "I will start by introducing myself to you. I am Yeran, the youngest daughter of king Vegeta and his mate, Zobiljoe. She died when giving birth to me, almost at the same time her husband perished under the hands of Freeza. My grandmother fortunately found a way to escape with me before the planet fell apart. Although she knew that Vegeta no Ouji and two other Saiya-jins were still alive, it was better not to search any contact with them. Freeza would kill her for sure if he found out and I was too young to take care of myself then. After the Ice-jin was defeated and I was old enough to leave her, she told me about my brother. Of course I was curious, nevertheless I decided to stay with her. Although she was old and weak, she was still very keen and took care of my training and education. We had giant debts too, so I sold the planets she let me purge as an exercise. After she died, I decided I had nothing left there and went of to look for you. And now I'd like to know who your companions are."
Vegata nodded and introduced his sparring partners to his sister. After that he suggested that they went to his home, where she could stay as long as she wanted, so she could meet his mate. After that Vegeta, Yeran and Trunks flew away, leaving the rest, still flabbergasted, behind.
"Kami," said Kurillin after a minute. "That really came as a bolt from the blue."
"Yeah I know," Gohan thought aloud. "But you know what I think is queer, guys, when she told us about herself, it was just like she was giving a summary about someone else's life, somebody she'd never met before."
"I totally agree with you," Yamcha responded. "Her grandmother just died and know she meets her big brother for the first time in her life, and she acts like it's no big deal. And Vegeta too, he makes always such a fuss about his heritage and now his only remaining family member shows up and he acts totally cool."
"I think I partly understand why," Piccolo said to everyone's bewilderment. "They're raised and acting like royalty. We're his subjects in a certain way, and as we're lower in status than they are, Yeran must think what she feels and thinks is none of our business."
"By the way, I'd like to see Bulma responds when Vegeta comes home with his newfound sibling," Kurillin quickly changed the subjects, trying to prevent a quarrel with the ones who didn't and, most important, wouldn't understand his remark. "I think she'll fade and when she comes to her senses, she'll start screaming like mad."
"There's no way that haughty princess and Bulma Briefs will ever get along," Tien snickered.
Everybody laughed when they tried to imagine Bulma's reaction on her newfound in-law, except for Goten, who was pulling at his brother's gi.
"Wazzup, Goten?" Gohan asked.
"Well, I don't really understand what happened," the boy explained. "Were did Yeran precisely come from and why did she come here? Is there something bad goin' to happen? And why did Trunks already go?"
"I really don't know," Gohan answered. "But there's nothing going to happen, don't worry. And Trunks most likely left because this is a family affair."
"Maybe also because it's so hot," Goten said, rubbing his eyes. "Besides I'm very hungry and tired. Can't we go home too?"
The gang started laughing again. After that they said goodbye and each went to the comfort of their own home.
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The three Saiya-Jins remained the whole flight to Capsule Corp. silent, all lost in their own thoughts. When they arrived, Vegeta ordered his son to get out of his way, so he and Yeran could talk to Bulma in peace. Trunks whined a bit about this, but since he knew that it wasn't wise to argue with his Otousan, he acquiesced in it and left to play.
The two siblings found Bulma outside, repairing the gravity machine, murmuring something about short men and their equally short temper. As soon as she saw the blue-haired human, Yeran stopped and gasped in shock.
"You've chosen HER as your mate," she stuttered. "I'm sorry, but that tiny little woman looks far too weak to be the mother of the heir of the Saiya-jins."
"She resembles our people in many ways," Vegeta smirked. "Moreover, you haven't hear her scream yet, not yet, I think you'll find out soon enough."
Yeran smirked back in the same way as her brother had done: "All right then, if you say so. Besides I'm eager to meet the Chikyuu woman who was able to steal the Saiya-jin no Ouji's heart."
Vegeta's face suddenly got a deep shade of crimson and he started walking over to his mate, in addition to hide his blush. Bulma had, after years of which Vegeta had unexpectedly sneaked behind her, scaring the shit out of her, become attentive and had heard them. However, she hadn't overheard the conversation, so she thought Vegeta was alone.
"Don't tell me you blasted something again," she grumbled, while she kept working on the gravity machine. "You break things twice as fast as I can fix them. You expect me to do miracles."
"Baka onna," Vegeta snapped back. "You assume too much and don't know how to behave either. You're always bitching, even when my family comes around."
That finally caught Bulma's attention. She turned around and squeaked in surprise when she saw that Vegeta wasn't joking.
"O Kami," she whispered. " Another Saiya-Jin?" Then she managed to come over her confusion and started yelling: "Why you dirty liar. You couldn't just tell me that a relative would come over; you always do things in the sly without telling me. You only talk to me when you want sex, food or ruined something. Well, wake up, I'm not your servant."
While Bulma was screaming and cursing like a fishwife, both Saiya-jins covered their sensitive ears.
'Didn't I tell you?' Vegeta mimicked to his sister.
Luckily for them Bulma got soon over herself and said: "Well, since you're here anyway, just tell me something about yourself and why Vegeta finally thought this would be a good moment to introduce you to me."
Yeran told Bulma the same story as she'd told the others and Bulma started to look more and more pitiful while she was listening to her.
"I guess I should say sorry for letting myself go like that. If I'd known before that your life was so harsh, I would've been more sensitive."
The girl looked weird when Bulma excused herself and the woman could slap herself, because saying sorry simply wasn't a Saiya-jin thing. So she started to talk about more practical things.
"OK, I'm Bulma Briefs, your brother's mate and president of this company, called Capsule Corp. Since you're bound to stay for a while I guess I'll search for a place for you to sleep. Dinner is at 6 PM and the refrigerator is always full, in case you'll get hungry, which will probably happen often enough, if you're any way like your brother. If you need something else, you can always ask someone. I'll inform the servants that you're here."
Relieved that the woman had stopped humiliating herself Yeran followed Bulma to the part of the house where the guest chambers were, wondering what kind of surprises she'd come across during the rest of her stay on Chickyuu.
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That night Gohan couldn't sleep at all. He kept tossing around, reflecting the many things that happened the same day. There was something wrong with that girl. He had the idea that something she told wasn't square, but he couldn't put his finger on it. He didn't believe she had been lying, more like she'd been hiding things from them. 'So what,' he thought, mad at himself, because he kept worrying. 'And if she is, it's none of my business, like dad said.'
That brought him to the next thing he didn't like; his mentor and best friend had called them Vegeta's subjects. In a way he was right of course; they accepted his behavior, and even followed his orders. Gohan gritted his teeth by the thought of anyone, especially Vegeta, being his ruler. He really couldn't stand the arrogant man, but normally never showed that. So why he got so mad this morning he didn't know.
But he didn't feel like becoming angry with that irritable person. He was way too tired for that, so his thoughts drifted back to Yeran. She was so … standoffish. That repelled and attracted him at the same time.
'However, that attitude could be fake, maybe she's just uncertain and this her way of dealing with it. Maybe when she starts to feel comfortable here, she'll allow you to get to know her. I might visit her one of these days; she'll like that. Or maybe she won't. She's kinda pretty; she must have had many guys chasing after her. She might think I'm just hitting at her. O heck, what am I thinking!!!'
He continued to exhaust himself like that until he finally, just before dawn, fell asleep.
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