A/N: Okay I sorry I keep lying. I say that I won't take months to get a chapter out but I do. I'm trying so hard not to take forever. Well enough babbling, we are at the ball and people from the Son kingdom have arrived…
For the Love of the PrincessBy: Psylocke
Chapter 7
All eyes were looking at the top of the staircase, towards the young lady who had just arrived. She was first overwhelmed by all the people but regained her composure and descended down the stairs. People complimented her beauty as she walked down the red carpet to the throne. She stopped in front of Vegeta and Trunks, and Bulma and Bra, who had just seated themselves on their thrones. She gleamed a beautiful smile and bowed.
Bulma was overwhelmed with joy.
"King Vegeta, Queen Bulma, I'm so very happy to see you all once again."
"Oh, I'm so glad you could make it, my dear," Bulma jumped up and hugged her. "I do hope you still remember Bra and Trunks."
"Of course I do," Marron hugged Bra, "You look great."
"Thank you," Bra smiled.
"Hello Trunks…" she said in a low seductive voice, batting her eyelashes.
Trunks sighed in frustration, "Hello Marron."
"Well," Bulma said pushing Marron closer to Trunks, "How about you two catch up on old times." Bulma winked at Trunks. Trunks tried to edge further back into his seat. Bra could sense Trunk's discomfort, "Actually mom, I wanna talk to Marron first about… uh… nail polish and clothes, you know, girl stuff."
"Okay," Bulma smiled, "Well I hope you have really great time Marron. Enjoy the party!"
"We will mom," said Bra dragging Marron away.
"Well, Marron has grown in to such a beautiful young woman," Bulma directed towards Trunks, "Don't you agree?" He shrugged.
"Hmm…?" Bulma was confused by Trunks lack of interest towards Marron, 'Oh, I understand, he must be speechless, overwhelmed by her beauty. Oh how wonderful, young and in love. I remember those days…' Bulma began twirling around and around.
"Woman, what are you doing?!"
"Oh Vegeta, my dear, dance with me," she grabbed both of his hands.
"But…" Vegeta started.
"Don't speak," Bulma interrupted, "Let love guide you!"
'Has the woman gone mad?!"
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"My lord," the guard bowed to Gohan, "We will be arriving at the Vegeta Palace in ten minutes."
"Thank you," Gohan dismissed the guard.
"Oh, I'm getting so excited," Videl exclaimed joyfully, "I cannot wait to see all our friends again and to dance all night long!"
"To eat all night long," Gohan mumbled.
"Gohan!" Videl roared, "What was that?!"
"Nothing…" Gohan lied.
"Oh it was something!!!" Videl crossed her arms, "Gohan, you are not going to stuff your face till dawn; you and I are going to dance the night away…"
"But I want…"
"Don't you dare talk back to me young man!!!"
"sorry…" Gohan slumped into his chair, 'I don't understand women, happy at one moment and threatening to kill you at the next, it's just not logical…sigh…'
Suddenly screaming could be heard coming from the main deck of the air ship.
"What in the world…" Videl looked up as Pan ran down the stairs from the deck, "Pan, what are you doing?"
Pan suddenly fell as she reached the last step. "Ouch, ouch, ouch… shouldn't run in heels… Oh my, I almost forgot!" she jumped up and ran in to the room, "Got to find a place to hide…" Pan began looking around the room.
"Pan…" Videl watched her daughter, "May I ask…"
"No time, gotta hide," Pan opened a coat closet, "Perfect." She jumped inside and closed the door.
"Gohan, what is wrong with our daughter?" Videl asked.
"…I don't know…" Gohan sighed, '…just not logical…'
Videl began to walk towards the closet until Lord Uubu came to the door.
"Your majesty," Uubu bowed, "Have you seen the fair princess?"
"Why yes Lord Uubu, I have," she pointed at the closet.
Uubu gave her a questioning look but walked to the closet.
'Please, don't open the door, please, please, please,' Pan repeated to herself. Uubu slowly opened the door. Pan opened her eyes to see Uubu giving her a strange look.
"My word, Princess Pan, what are you doing?" asked Uubu.
'Duh, isn't obvious? I'm hiding from you,' Pan tried to think of a excuse, "I… uh… I was… I was meditating… yes, meditating."
"Meditating?" Uubu took her hand, "Well, my dear, I'm so sorry for disturbing your meditation, I shall leave you now." He kissed her hand and closed the door.
'Please, leave me forever,' Pan sighed, "Now what am I going to do? I guess I'm stuck in this closet until we get to the party."
"Does she meditate in coat closets often?" Uubu asked Videl.
"…uh… yes, she always does it before we go to a large gathering…" Videl nodded, 'I think that sounded believable.'
"Oh," Uubu smiled, "Ah, she is such a beautiful and interesting young lady."
"You could say that," said Videl.
Back in the closet…
"Ergh… it's so boring in this closet… and so dark… oh no, what if the evil boogey man tries to get me… ehhhh… ok, reality check, there is no such thing as the boogey man, no such thing as the…" Pan began feeling the door for the doorknob. "Where is it?!" A coat fell to the floor. "AAAAHHHH…" Pan found the knob and jumped out of the closet and fell on to the floor, "It's after me!!!!" Pan pointed to the closet.
Everyone looked up. "Pan… what's after you?" Videl asked walking over to the closet.
"The thing… the thing in the closet… the boogey man!" Pan crawled under the coffee table.
"The boogey man?!" Uubu stood up and took out his sword, "Whoever this boogey man is, I shall kill him for scaring my love!" Uubu stood in a goofy fighting pose facing the closet.
"I believe that there will be no need for that Lord Uubu," Videl said picking up the fallen coat, "I believe this is Pan's boogey man."
"Oh," Pan began blushing, 'I'm such an idiot.' She tried to get up but hit her head on the coffee table, "OUCH!!!" She crawled out from under the table and stood up.
"Sooo…" Uubu looked at the coat, "This is the boogey man… a coat… this must mean he's a shape shifter!!! HA-HA!!! You can't fool me boogey man, I'll kill you now!"
'What a moron!' Pan rubbed her head, "No Uubu, I'll take care of this… this "monster" myself." Pan grabbed the coat and ran out the door, up to the deck again.
"How in the world did the boogey man get on to the airship?" Uubu asked himself as he paced the floor, "I believe extra security will be needed."
'I can't believe he really thinks that the coat was a shape shifting boogey man,' Videl sighed and shook her head, 'Well, it's good to know he's protective over Pan, maybe a little to protective. Well, at least I know that Pan will never get fat; she'll be running around all day, trying to keep away from Uubu that she won't have time to stuff her face with food like she usually does.'
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"Got to be a ninja," Trunks darted behind chairs and tables as he avoided Marron, "I'm a ninja, I mustn't be seen…" Suddenly a hand grabbed his arm.
"Trunks I've been looking all over for you," Marron said hugging his arm.
'NOOOOO!!!!,' Trunks fell to his knees, 'She found me, I guess I'm not a ninja after all. I'll never be like my hero, Leonardo the Ninja Turtle!'
"Trunks," Marron poked him in the arm, "Are you okay?"
"Yes…" Trunks said as he slowly moved away.
"Oh Trunks," she said hugging his arm again, "I'm so glad we're together again. I've missed you so much!"
"Eh…" Trunks to slip his arm out of her grasp, 'Please let go of me.'
She squeezed his arm tighter, "Trunks, your muscles are so big. I bet you work out everyday."
"Uh, yeah," Trunks looked around the ballroom for an object to hit her on the head with but saw his mother giving him an evil death glare, 'Yikes…what do I do. Well, maybe Marron isn't so bad. I guess I'll talk to her. I can't just ignore her all night. Well, I could but…'
"Hello, Trunks…" Marron waved her hand in front of his face, 'He must be so happy to be around me. He's speechless. How cute!'
"Soooo…" Trunks tried to think of a conversation starter, "…um, nice dress."
"Really?! You like it?" Marron beamed with happiness and began spinning in circles to show him all views of it, "When I saw it I was like, that is the one. Then I was thinking it would be really if it were white…"
"White?" Trunks scratched his head, 'White dress? For what? Oh crap…'
"So I'm getting a white one made just like it but fancier. And a matching veil…" Marron continued on.
'A veil? She's making a wedding dress? Ahhhh!!!!! Maybe she is as bad as I thought… got to escape…' Trunks began running away.
"Trunks!" Marron yelled after him, "Where are you going?"
"Bathroom!" Trunks yelled back as he made a mad dash to the potty. Bra sat back on her thrown and laughed, "Poor Trunks, he doesn't deserve this."
Bulma came over to Bra, "What in the world is wrong with Trunks?"
"He had to go to the bathroom…" Bra giggled. Suddenly trumpets could be heard. The little man at the top of the staircase cleared his throat once again, "The Royal Son family has arrived…"
Everyone paused and looked up, waiting to see the royal family. Trunks suddenly appeared on his throne once again.
"You had to go to the bathroom…" Bra smiled, "What a clever get away, ninja boy."
"I was blank for ideas," Trunks shushed her and looked towards the staircase, anxiously waiting to see his princess.
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The end has come again, and Pan and Trunks still haven't seen each other yet. They will in the next chapter. I actually mean it this time. I really, really do! Marron is already planning a wedding and Trunks had to use the potty! If that doesn't say excitement, then I don't know what does.
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