Chapter 3- Mishaps
"Rise and shine, miss. It's time to train," a slave girl shook her briskly. Collifla yawned and gazed around her room. It was still the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen. She looked down at her nightdress. It was still silk. Her new uniform was still in the corner. Her weights and Saiyen toys were now neatly put away, but still there. It hadn't been a dream. A punch on her shoulder confirmed it.
"Get up! How long do you females have to sleep?" Vegeta demanded. Collifla glowered at the prince and got up, walking towards her armor. She turned around, expecting to see the prince gone, but there he was with his arms crossed, waiting expectantly. He raised an eyebrow.
"Well?" He demanded.
"Aren't you going to leave?" She asked slowly.
"Why?" Collifla couldn't believe this. Did he really think what she thought he did? After all, the prince was only six had never been around girls before, except for the foreign slaves. And the armor made Saiyen female chests just look like pectoral muscles. As far as he knew, there was no difference between them save for more feminine faces…
"Just get dressed," ordered Vegeta.
"Do you really think that girls look the same with their clothes off as you?" Vegeta raised an eyebrow. Collifla turned red. Vegeta scowled.
"Get ready now!" He commanded. Collifla had no choice. Her fussing had just made him all the more determined. She pulled off her dressing gown. Before she could cover anything with her tail, Vegeta's scowling face was wiped clean and replaced with shock. He turned redder than the carpet in the throne room and turned around.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!?!?" He yelled.
"I TRIED YOU IGNORANT BAKA!!!" She yelled back, using the Saiyen swearword taught to her by Tomet.
"If you had clothes on I'd kill you!" Cried Vegeta. Collifla stood there, looking at his back, still unclothed.
"Ah! So the prince does have a weakness! He's afraid of girls!" She taunted.
"I am not!" He cried. He turned halfway…
"WAIT!!!" Collifla cried, covering herself, "I DIDN'T MEAN FOR YOU TO ACTUALLY LOOK!" The prince turned back around, obviously thankful for an out.
"Hm. I see you've got a weakness too! Modesty!" He sneered with his back turned. Collifla charged her ki.
"You better not even THINK about it till you're covered up!" He said, obviously terrified. Oops. She had forgotten about that. She reached for her armor and jumpsuit. She slipped it on as quietly as she could, then jumped, not charging until the last minute. She threw him to the floor. They fought on the ground for awhile, then flew into the air. Suddenly, Vegeta grabbed Collifla's hair bead and tore off down the corridor.
"Can't fight if you can't see through that mass of hair!" He cried.
"Give that back!" She yelled and tore off after him. He flew into a room at the end of the corridor. Collifla grabbed the bead out of his hand and clamped it around her hair. As soon as it was in place, she was hit in the side. They fought for awhile, until Vegeta charged a small ki blast and… SMASH!!!
"Oh shit," said Vegeta. They looked down at the smashed fighting trophy. The cracked nameplate read: King Vegeta.
"I don't think we should train in the palace any more…" Collifla said.
"I say you tell him," said Vegeta.
"Me?"
"Yes! He likes you!"
"No he doesn't! You're his son!"
"Exactly why I SHOULDN'T tell him!"
"Tell me what?" Came a dangerous voice behind them. The two tiny Saiyens jumped. They turned towards the silhouetted figure of King Vegeta in the doorway. It was right then that Collifla wished once again that she wasn't so small. Even the normally short King seemed a giant to her. She saw the Vegeta wince with fear as his father's eyes fell on the shattered trophy and widened with rage.
"How…" he said in a jerky voice, "did… this… happen??!?!" The two Saiyalings stood in silence. Collifla chanced a glance at Vegeta. His face was as white as a ghost. He couldn't say a word and Collifla could only imagine what the king would assume and what he would do about it….
"It was my fault, your majesty," she said, curtsying as best as her six year old grace would allow her to, then giving up and settling on a simple bow, "I am not used to living in the palace, and…." She trailed off, unable to think of an excuse that wouldn't involve the prince. She hung her head.
Collifla snapped it up almost immediately when the king began to laugh.
"Not very good at telling lies, eh? Well, I'm sure my son will teach you that at least. You have amused me, little one, which tends to be a very difficult thing nowadays. Therefore there will be no punishment." His eyes hardened, "But do not expect such mercy from me next time." Collifla nodded quickly and hard. King Vegeta then turned on his heel and stalked out of the room, yelling at a slave halfway down the hall to clean up the mess in the trophy room. Vegeta looked at Collifla in amazement.
"I think I'll keep you around for awhile," he said in awe. Collifla grinned briefly, then they were shooed (ever-so-politely) out of the room by the slave.
The next day, the two made their way to the training rooms. Just as they were halfway down the hall from their rooms…
"Hey short-stuff," said an all-to-familiar voice behind Collifla. She turned quickly and found herself looking straight into the amber inlay of her brother's armor.
"I hate it when you do that," she muttered, not taking her eyes away from the armor. She could just feel his smirk two feet (give about six inches) above her, "What are you doing here?" She asked in a forced tone.
"I was summoned. The king himself would like me to keep an eye on you two," Tomet said smugly. Collifla took two steps back so she didn't have to crane her neck looking into his face.
"I thought the king said there wasn't going to be a punishment," said Collifla, carefully hiding the rage and fear in her voice. Tomet smirked.
"Punishment? Why, my dear sister, you cut me to the quick," he said with an obviously false sincerity. The prince stepped out from his place behind Collifla.
"I do not think it wise to speak to a Saiyen of such high status like that," he said dangerously. Tomet's face faulted slightly, but recovered as he dropped into an overly magnificent bow.
"Majesty. I apologize for my…. Insolence," he said, shooting a mocking look towards them both that made Collifla's blood boil, "You see, I was indeed summoned. The King took me from my old assignment to become your personal trainer." He gave his familiar flash of fang to Collifla. The little Saiyeness spun around and buried her fingers in her hair out of excessive frustration.
"RRRRRRRG!!!" She growled and stormed off to her new quarters, tail slashing at the air so hard it could have drawn blood. Tomet laughed smugly and was about to walk after her when… BAM!!! Tomet doubled over with pain and dropped to his knees. He looked up into the little prince's arrogant-as-hell smiling face. The smile dropped as the prince whispered, "I will say it one more time. I do not think it wise to speak to a Saiyen of such high status like that. You obviously have no idea what level her status reaches… nor her potential." He became a replica of his father, turning on his heel and walking down the hallway.
"Baka," muttered Tomet.
Collifla was in her room screaming Saiyen profanity and was throwing viciously uncontrolled kicks and punches at the air.
"Wow. Even I haven't heard some of those yet, and that's saying something." Collifla looked over to see the young prince leaning against the doorframe. The girl threw one last punch and flew down resentfully and imitated his stance on the opposite frame. They stood in comfortable silence while the prince allowed her to calm down, knowing that there was nothing worse than an angry female Saiyen. When he was sure he could speak without keeping his guard at its maximum, he took a deep breath.
"There's nothing I can say to my father to change his mind. We've gotten away with far too much as it is. Our best bet is to play along with this and maybe we can kill him when his back is turned." Collifla snorted.
"I don't think that would work out, as much as I'd like it to. My mother would kill us both. Unlike most Saiyen mothers, she actually likes her children." Now it was Vegeta's turn to snort. They stood in silence once more until Vegeta suddenly straightened.
"Your mother requested your presence. She said that 'your being my sparring partner will never be allowed to interfere with your studies'," He chuckled almost scornfully, but not quite, "You're due in her chambers in about 5 minutes," he said. Collifla nodded and walked towards the door. Halfway there, Collifla began singing softly to herself. She felt a hand grasp her shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Asked Vegeta, awestruck.
"Oh, it's singing. Humans do it. I read about them, and heard recordings of it. Surprisingly enough, I'm quite good compared to most humans." She secretly reveled in the knowledge that she had beaten this fascinating species at their own game, but she never expected it to have this much effect on other Saiyens. Especially the prince.
"It's beautiful," he whispered.
"Thank you," said the little Saiyeness, smiling at such praise from the almighty badass prince. He recovered and motioned for her to go. Just as she reached the door, he spoke again.
"Teach me how." Were the only words he said. Collifla turned and looked at him. She thought for a moment, trying to figure out whether he really meant it or not. After studying his face, she nodded and walked out the door.
"Singing and stars. Two of my favorite 'motifs'. *Sigh*… sorry. Finals week brain-clog. Heh."
"Rise and shine, miss. It's time to train," a slave girl shook her briskly. Collifla yawned and gazed around her room. It was still the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen. She looked down at her nightdress. It was still silk. Her new uniform was still in the corner. Her weights and Saiyen toys were now neatly put away, but still there. It hadn't been a dream. A punch on her shoulder confirmed it.
"Get up! How long do you females have to sleep?" Vegeta demanded. Collifla glowered at the prince and got up, walking towards her armor. She turned around, expecting to see the prince gone, but there he was with his arms crossed, waiting expectantly. He raised an eyebrow.
"Well?" He demanded.
"Aren't you going to leave?" She asked slowly.
"Why?" Collifla couldn't believe this. Did he really think what she thought he did? After all, the prince was only six had never been around girls before, except for the foreign slaves. And the armor made Saiyen female chests just look like pectoral muscles. As far as he knew, there was no difference between them save for more feminine faces…
"Just get dressed," ordered Vegeta.
"Do you really think that girls look the same with their clothes off as you?" Vegeta raised an eyebrow. Collifla turned red. Vegeta scowled.
"Get ready now!" He commanded. Collifla had no choice. Her fussing had just made him all the more determined. She pulled off her dressing gown. Before she could cover anything with her tail, Vegeta's scowling face was wiped clean and replaced with shock. He turned redder than the carpet in the throne room and turned around.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!?!?" He yelled.
"I TRIED YOU IGNORANT BAKA!!!" She yelled back, using the Saiyen swearword taught to her by Tomet.
"If you had clothes on I'd kill you!" Cried Vegeta. Collifla stood there, looking at his back, still unclothed.
"Ah! So the prince does have a weakness! He's afraid of girls!" She taunted.
"I am not!" He cried. He turned halfway…
"WAIT!!!" Collifla cried, covering herself, "I DIDN'T MEAN FOR YOU TO ACTUALLY LOOK!" The prince turned back around, obviously thankful for an out.
"Hm. I see you've got a weakness too! Modesty!" He sneered with his back turned. Collifla charged her ki.
"You better not even THINK about it till you're covered up!" He said, obviously terrified. Oops. She had forgotten about that. She reached for her armor and jumpsuit. She slipped it on as quietly as she could, then jumped, not charging until the last minute. She threw him to the floor. They fought on the ground for awhile, then flew into the air. Suddenly, Vegeta grabbed Collifla's hair bead and tore off down the corridor.
"Can't fight if you can't see through that mass of hair!" He cried.
"Give that back!" She yelled and tore off after him. He flew into a room at the end of the corridor. Collifla grabbed the bead out of his hand and clamped it around her hair. As soon as it was in place, she was hit in the side. They fought for awhile, until Vegeta charged a small ki blast and… SMASH!!!
"Oh shit," said Vegeta. They looked down at the smashed fighting trophy. The cracked nameplate read: King Vegeta.
"I don't think we should train in the palace any more…" Collifla said.
"I say you tell him," said Vegeta.
"Me?"
"Yes! He likes you!"
"No he doesn't! You're his son!"
"Exactly why I SHOULDN'T tell him!"
"Tell me what?" Came a dangerous voice behind them. The two tiny Saiyens jumped. They turned towards the silhouetted figure of King Vegeta in the doorway. It was right then that Collifla wished once again that she wasn't so small. Even the normally short King seemed a giant to her. She saw the Vegeta wince with fear as his father's eyes fell on the shattered trophy and widened with rage.
"How…" he said in a jerky voice, "did… this… happen??!?!" The two Saiyalings stood in silence. Collifla chanced a glance at Vegeta. His face was as white as a ghost. He couldn't say a word and Collifla could only imagine what the king would assume and what he would do about it….
"It was my fault, your majesty," she said, curtsying as best as her six year old grace would allow her to, then giving up and settling on a simple bow, "I am not used to living in the palace, and…." She trailed off, unable to think of an excuse that wouldn't involve the prince. She hung her head.
Collifla snapped it up almost immediately when the king began to laugh.
"Not very good at telling lies, eh? Well, I'm sure my son will teach you that at least. You have amused me, little one, which tends to be a very difficult thing nowadays. Therefore there will be no punishment." His eyes hardened, "But do not expect such mercy from me next time." Collifla nodded quickly and hard. King Vegeta then turned on his heel and stalked out of the room, yelling at a slave halfway down the hall to clean up the mess in the trophy room. Vegeta looked at Collifla in amazement.
"I think I'll keep you around for awhile," he said in awe. Collifla grinned briefly, then they were shooed (ever-so-politely) out of the room by the slave.
The next day, the two made their way to the training rooms. Just as they were halfway down the hall from their rooms…
"Hey short-stuff," said an all-to-familiar voice behind Collifla. She turned quickly and found herself looking straight into the amber inlay of her brother's armor.
"I hate it when you do that," she muttered, not taking her eyes away from the armor. She could just feel his smirk two feet (give about six inches) above her, "What are you doing here?" She asked in a forced tone.
"I was summoned. The king himself would like me to keep an eye on you two," Tomet said smugly. Collifla took two steps back so she didn't have to crane her neck looking into his face.
"I thought the king said there wasn't going to be a punishment," said Collifla, carefully hiding the rage and fear in her voice. Tomet smirked.
"Punishment? Why, my dear sister, you cut me to the quick," he said with an obviously false sincerity. The prince stepped out from his place behind Collifla.
"I do not think it wise to speak to a Saiyen of such high status like that," he said dangerously. Tomet's face faulted slightly, but recovered as he dropped into an overly magnificent bow.
"Majesty. I apologize for my…. Insolence," he said, shooting a mocking look towards them both that made Collifla's blood boil, "You see, I was indeed summoned. The King took me from my old assignment to become your personal trainer." He gave his familiar flash of fang to Collifla. The little Saiyeness spun around and buried her fingers in her hair out of excessive frustration.
"RRRRRRRG!!!" She growled and stormed off to her new quarters, tail slashing at the air so hard it could have drawn blood. Tomet laughed smugly and was about to walk after her when… BAM!!! Tomet doubled over with pain and dropped to his knees. He looked up into the little prince's arrogant-as-hell smiling face. The smile dropped as the prince whispered, "I will say it one more time. I do not think it wise to speak to a Saiyen of such high status like that. You obviously have no idea what level her status reaches… nor her potential." He became a replica of his father, turning on his heel and walking down the hallway.
"Baka," muttered Tomet.
Collifla was in her room screaming Saiyen profanity and was throwing viciously uncontrolled kicks and punches at the air.
"Wow. Even I haven't heard some of those yet, and that's saying something." Collifla looked over to see the young prince leaning against the doorframe. The girl threw one last punch and flew down resentfully and imitated his stance on the opposite frame. They stood in comfortable silence while the prince allowed her to calm down, knowing that there was nothing worse than an angry female Saiyen. When he was sure he could speak without keeping his guard at its maximum, he took a deep breath.
"There's nothing I can say to my father to change his mind. We've gotten away with far too much as it is. Our best bet is to play along with this and maybe we can kill him when his back is turned." Collifla snorted.
"I don't think that would work out, as much as I'd like it to. My mother would kill us both. Unlike most Saiyen mothers, she actually likes her children." Now it was Vegeta's turn to snort. They stood in silence once more until Vegeta suddenly straightened.
"Your mother requested your presence. She said that 'your being my sparring partner will never be allowed to interfere with your studies'," He chuckled almost scornfully, but not quite, "You're due in her chambers in about 5 minutes," he said. Collifla nodded and walked towards the door. Halfway there, Collifla began singing softly to herself. She felt a hand grasp her shoulder.
"What are you doing?" Asked Vegeta, awestruck.
"Oh, it's singing. Humans do it. I read about them, and heard recordings of it. Surprisingly enough, I'm quite good compared to most humans." She secretly reveled in the knowledge that she had beaten this fascinating species at their own game, but she never expected it to have this much effect on other Saiyens. Especially the prince.
"It's beautiful," he whispered.
"Thank you," said the little Saiyeness, smiling at such praise from the almighty badass prince. He recovered and motioned for her to go. Just as she reached the door, he spoke again.
"Teach me how." Were the only words he said. Collifla turned and looked at him. She thought for a moment, trying to figure out whether he really meant it or not. After studying his face, she nodded and walked out the door.
"Singing and stars. Two of my favorite 'motifs'. *Sigh*… sorry. Finals week brain-clog. Heh."
