Chapter 7- Moonlight

Vegeta awoke the next morning and jumped when he saw Collifla next to him. He looked at her and contemplated. He did not feel attraction to her, that much was clear, but he felt something else.
"This isn't what Saiyens are supposed to be like… Kuso, girl, why'd you have to come and fuck things up?" He smiled, "Well, I suppose it could be worse. Much worse." He got up and dressed, praying silently that his friend wouldn't wake up until he was finished. Instead of wearing armor, he put on his cloth gi. He turned and saw that Collifla had not stirred. He breathed a sigh of relief and put on his boots and gloves.
Once more, he turned and stared at her. He walked up to her and brushed a stray hair out of her face, then shook her roughly.
"Mph! Kutabare!" He shook her again, causing, much to his amusement, more profanity to spill from her mouth, "GODDAMNED KUSO! Hiretsukan chikushoume sonofabitch! Baka! What the fuck'd you do that for????"
"Pardon me! No need for trash talk! Just wanted to tell you that everyone is stuck inside tonight. The moon is coming out."
"Oh! I forgot about that!"
"Yeah. Every time the moon comes out, I have to spend the entire day with my father. It's some goddamned royal tradition. So you're going to have to find something else to do today."
"Aw man, and Okassan was sent to a planet as an ambassador for a few days. She can't even tutor me! Geez. I'm gonna be bored!"
"Well it's not my fault. I'd rather stay here and train or something, but there's nothing I can do about it. I'm sorry, Lili," he said, using her nickname.
"That's probably the last time I'll ever hear those words out of your mouth again," she smirked. The prince scowled.
"Accident." His scowl lessened, "Alright, I have to go. Have fun then." He stalked out the door. Collifla crossed her arms.
"Kuso. I'm bored already. Shadow-sparring is no fun, Tomet would kill me without Vegeta if I trained with him. Besides, he's out and about with all his girlfriends. He doesn't like to train us unless it's a 'scheduled time'. And I don't feel like singing right now," she said aloud. She sighed and walked out the door, through the palace gardens. She looked up into the day lit sky. Soon, night would fall and all would be quiet, save for the Suddenly, there was a tap on her shoulder. She turned to see no one there, but turned the other way into Kelis's smirking face.
"Hello," he said.
"I don't really feel like being beaten up today, so if you don't mind…"
"Who says I'm here to beat you up? The Saiyen moon makes Saiyens very, cut to the chase among other things, so I'm just going to lay it on you. Now that your little veggie friend is gone, I'd like to take this as an opportunity to… get to know you better."
"What the hell are you talking about? Get away."
"Oh, Collifla, do you really thing you have any say in this?" Collifla understood in a flash. She narrowed her eyes and glared.
"Get the fuck away from me," she said, trying to mask the fear in her voice. This is what her mother and brother had warned her about. She never thought it would happen but it seemed that there was nothing standing in its way. Kelis stepped towards her.
"The moon does strange things to a Saiyen…" He said in a faraway voice. He ran his hand down her cheek. Collifla's breath came out in short gasps and got caught in her chest as he took her hair in his fingers and looked at her with that terrifying gaze for a second time.
"Let go and get the fuck away," she whispered once more in a jerky voice. He merely smirked.
"What are you going to do, Saiyeness? Fight me? There's a 6 year difference so I think I'll have a slight advantage, don't you? Don't disillusion yourself."
"Disillusion myself nothing!" She cried. She leapt out of his grasp and hung in the air. Then she dove like a hawk with blood lust in her eyes. Just before she reached him, her feet took the lead as she slammed them both into his face. Kelis, who was too shocked to even react, flew a good 20 yards across the garden before he skidded into the ground and was smashed into a wall. Collifla walked up to him and checked his pulse. He was alive.
"Pity," she hissed acidly, "Hn. That will soon be remedied." She held her hand up as ki crackled in her small palm.
"Don't. The moon makes simple minded boys do stupid things." It was Oiono.
"Bad little boys should be punished," sneered Collifla down at Kelis's lifeless body. Oiono snorted.
"True, but I think he's been punished enough. It's bad enough you've slashed his pride to pieces." Collifla glared at Kelis one more time, then nodded.
"Don't worry. I had your back the entire time. I just thought that there was a freak chance you could handle it, so I hung back." Collifla rolled her eyes.
"Alright, as much as I hate to admit it, Kelis was right. The moon day makes Saiyens very cut to the chase so I just want to let you know that… I'll always have your back. I mean it."
"Um… Thanks? Where did this uncharacteristically good nature come from?" The Saiyeness asked, very confused.
"Well, I like you, kid. You deserve looking out for. You're going to do something great. I can feel it, and so does your brother. Don't tell him I said that tho, I don't wanna die." Collifla snorted.
"True. Well… thanks."
"Hn. No problem, kid." He walked around the palace wall, pausing to give her a glance. She's cute in a tiny sorta way… Nah. He continued on his way. Collifla scratched her head. She had been trying for years to asphyxiate her girlish crush on the Saiyen warrior for years to no avail, and now… it just disappeared without her even trying. I hate irony. She thought to herself. She plopped down where she was and meditated for a few hours. Lighting had started forming around her when her thoughts were interrupted by voices. Filled with power and adrenalin, she got up. Ready to send whoever interrupted her concentration to hell and back. What she found was a group of Saiyens in a clearing where the fountain stood. She also heard yipes of a small animal.
"Heh. Go on, run! Oops!" A boy long spiked hair said sarcastically.
"What the hell are you doing here? Is it some sort of moron-code that you harass beings smaller then you when you're not on a planet clearing it off?" Collifla growled at the much larger boys. They stood and stared at her. Between them was a small furry animal. A sanrac, a small rodent with a narrow face contrasting with its enormous eyes. Its front, furry feet were tied together and it's squirrel-like tail quivered with fear. Collifla always had a soft spot for those damned things, but that was only the second reason she wanted these boys out. The main reason was that they were third class.
The boy who had been taunting the creature had a widow's peek and long spiked hair that went down past his waist. The second was a lanky warrior with a mohawk of brown hair falling into his eyes. The third was short with a bowl cut and actually quite chubby. He had muscle, yes, but it still didn't hide the fact that he was a big guy. The one with the widow's peak spoke first with a mocking tone that made her stomach churn.
"Oh, pardon me wagakimi! I had NO idea this was YOUR garden!"
"Don't fuck with me. You have no idea who you're dealing with."
"Nor, obviously, do you. Raditz, first class Saiyen. You?"
"Collifla, Vegeta-ouji's sparring partner. First class of the highest degree. You must not like social gatherings, mandatory and not, since I haven't seen you around the court or anywhere else for that matter," she smirked, calling his bluff. She laughed out loud as the badass look was wiped clean off his face. Before he could say another word, she yanked the dog tag from his wrist and read it.
"Raditz. Hn, nothing but third class. I shall enjoy watching you die today." The two boys next to Raditz looked at him and ran in opposite directions. Collifla shot after one and hit him in the ass. He grabbed his behind and ran screaming. The other dove behind the bushes.
"Yowamushi. Cowardice has no place in a Saiyen or on this planet. You, however," she said, turning back toward the long haired boy, "did not join your fellow swine. You keep your life. However, if I ever see any of you bakas breathing the same AIR as those who are allowed in here, you will die. Now go." Raditz bowed resentfully and walked toward the gates. Collifla fired a ki blast, singing his hair, just for good measure. It quickened his pace significantly, as did the sound of ki blasts being emitted at the bushes. His two friends ran past him with smoking rears. Raditz ran after them, the sound of Collifla's laughter ringing in his ears long after he reached his dwellings.
Collifla pulled the rope off the sanrac and blushed when it nuzzled her finger.
"Go on," she growled. The rodent took the hint and scampered into the bushes. Collifla sighed. The sun was already setting.
Hn. I must have meditated for longer than I thought…Then again, I did sleep in until noon today. She smiled and made her way towards her room. She shadow sparred until her attention span lapsed, then began dancing around the room singing. She stopped short when she saw the prince in the doorway, but started up again. She dragged him along with her, despite his protests. Her meditation had temporarily increased her strength. In other words, if she wanted him to dance with her, there was nothing he could do about it. They finally collapsed on the floor, in a position similar to when they first introduced themselves.
"I don't think it's such a bad thing we have to stay inside tonight. I doubt I could move, even if I really wanted to…" Gasped Vegeta.
"How was the visit with your tousan?" Asked Collifla.
"Boring."
"Figured."
"So what'd you do today?"
"Oh, nothing really..."
"Oh c'mon, you've had to do something."
"Well…"

"Kelis was such a…" "Hey! I think we've had enough profanity for this chapter. If you wanna find out what happens to him, read Ashee's 'Saiyens of Exile' story." "I'm not reading that stupid story. OW!" Vegeta has been smacked a good one upside the head. "Be nice Vegeta. I do have the key to the gates." Vegeta picks up female screaming with his acute Saiyen ears. He cringes. "I hate you." "Oh, no you don't. You know you love me…" "Grrrr…"