~*The Bodyguard*~
Chapter 6
Disclaimer: Dragonball Z was created by Akira Toriyama. Akira Toriyama made all Characters in this story. (c) Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei Animation. Used without permission, please don't sue me; I'm broke anyway.
"He kissed me.", Buruma blurted out.
ChiChi stopped in mid-sip and just stared. "Milady, tell me you aren't talking about Vejita..." Buruma blushed and nodded. ChiChi set her cup of tea down and grinned at Buruma.
"So?! How was it?!"
"Oh, Chi, it was wonderful!", Buruma gushed. ChiChi grabbed her hands and they both hugged, giggly. After a few moments of jumping up and down and acting like girls in highschool who just found out that their crushes noticed them, Buruma suddenly stopped. ChiChi stared curiously.
"Oh, my God. I've kissed another man besides my husband. I'm a dirty cheater!" Buruma covered her face with both hands and whimpered a little. "It's all Vejita's fault! Oh, man, Yamucha can never find out. And that Vejita... he better not even THINK of kissing me again."
"Just tell everyone, milady.", came a sultry voice, dripping with sarcasm. Buruma whipped around to come face-to-face, and a little too close for comfort, with the aforementioned--Vejita.
"Vejita-san, you just can't tell my lord! He'll surely banish me...", Buruma trailed off, frightened. Vejita nodded and glanced at ChiChi, suspiciously. Buruma caught his gaze and assured him that ChiChi would never utter a word of such a dark secret.
"Now," Buruma began, shooing him out the door, "ChiChi and I were engaged in a discussion. You may leave." Vejita raised a brow before rolling his eyes. He took the hint, however, and left the room. Breakfast sounded good anyway.
"Oh, Chi! When did my life become so screwed up?"
ChiChi smiled, "When his majesty thought you needed a bodyguard."
~*~
Buruma entered the dining hall an hour later to find Vejita munching out on numerous goodies brought by the cooks. He paused before taking another bite and swallowed. He looked up at her expectantly and she shifted uncomfortably. She looked around for any signs of life besides the two of them. Assured that no one else was present, she took a seat across from her bodyguard.
"Vejita-san, last night was a mistake.", she paused as she saw the hurt cross his face, "I'm sorry, but it must never happen again." He grimaced, but nodded obediantly. She felt a load lift from her chest and managed a smile.
"I must go to the lab now to do some research. God only knows if there's any good equipment in this ship's lab though." He finished the rest of his eggs and stood. She stood as well and left the dining hall, Vejita following closely behind her. They said not a word to each other as they walked the somewhat short distance to Buruma's laboratory. She'd glance behind her every so often to make sure he was still behind her.
Almost to the lab, they came across Yamucha talking to a guard. He excused himself from the guard and jogged to catch up to his wife.
"Buruma, darling, are you off to the lab?", he asked kindly. She warily stepped away from him some. Vejita noticed this and gave a slight glare in the king's direction. Yamucha looked down, "Forgive me for last night; I was not in my right mind." She glanced at Vejita, but nodded after a few moments. Yamucha noticed the glance and tilted his head confusedly. He soon shook it off though.
"Will you join me in a meeting instead of going to the lab?", he asked, touching Buruma's arm gently. She looked down at his hand and casually stepped out of his grip.
"Well, I really need to finish up on a project I'm working on, milord." Yamucha nodded.
"Well, then, I guess I'll let you be going. I'll see you later tonight." With this, he kissed her cheek gently and walked off in the opposite direction.
"Now I'm grossed out."
Buruma jumped at the first sentence Vejita had said in a few hours. She spun around with her hands on her hips and gave him a look that rivaled his own trademark glare. He smirked and put his hands on his hips, as well.
"Did I offend you, milady?", he asked sarcastically. She rolled her eyes and walked the few extra steps to her lab. He followed behind her, but was stumped as the door slid shut in his face. He stood in the hall with his mouth gaping open. He looked around for any signs of another person who could let him in. He really didn't want to blast the door down. That wouldn't look good for his personna at all.
"Woman, let me in now.", he yelled, so that his voice would reach her.
"WOMAN?!", came the screeching reply. "You shall call me "Milady" or "Queen Buruma", you asshole!"
He slapped himself mentally. It was hard for him to get used to speaking so inferior all of the time. He was bound to revert to his former personality eventually! He growled and thrust himself against the wall, irritably. He didn't know how long he was sitting there, but it seemed like hours. Then he heard the sound of something crashing inside. He listened for a scream or swear from Buruma of any type, but shrugged and went back to brooding when he heard nothing.
After about five minutes, he heard a scream from inside. He jolted up in a heartbeat and started banging on the door.
"Milady! Are you alright?", he yelled and listened for any type of a response. He heard nothing and began to get worried. That would be wonderful--let the queen die when he was supposed to be her bodyguard. That would surely get them all to just adore him! He frowned and pounded on the door again.
"I am going to break down the door if you don't open it!" This time, there was a response--another scream. It was obviously a mix of terror and pain. DAMNIT! Why did she lock me out earlier?! he thought angrily. By now, a small gathering of onlookers had surrounded Vejita due to all of the banging and the few screams. Vejita mentally cursed and stepped back a few feet.
"Get the fuck out of my way or be blasted to hell!" The small crowd got the point and moved away quickly.
Vejita pulled his hands behind and to the side of him. Building up his energy, he gathered a medium-size ball of red ki. With a grunt, he released it onto the door. The resulting blast was loud and smoke rose up, clouding the room from vision for a few minutes.
After the smoke cleared somewhat, Vejita ran into the room and scanned it quickly. At first, he saw nothing and started to fear that he had blasted the woman away. That fear was dissolved once he saw the figures of two people in the back of the lab. One was obviously the queen, due to the blue hair. The other, was a ki he did not recognize and was obviously male. The man's face was unrecognizable, however, due to the black cloak and mask he was wearing.
Once Vejita's presence was noticed, the man dropped Buruma out of his death grip and turned to face Vejita.
Another short chapter. I know that you guys aren't fond of them, but it's a lot easier for me to write short chapters and get them out quickly. Forgive me? If any of you would like to be emailed when I post a new chapter, just say so in your review. Thanks for reading! ^^
Chapter 6
Disclaimer: Dragonball Z was created by Akira Toriyama. Akira Toriyama made all Characters in this story. (c) Akira Toriyama, Bird Studio, Toei Animation. Used without permission, please don't sue me; I'm broke anyway.
"He kissed me.", Buruma blurted out.
ChiChi stopped in mid-sip and just stared. "Milady, tell me you aren't talking about Vejita..." Buruma blushed and nodded. ChiChi set her cup of tea down and grinned at Buruma.
"So?! How was it?!"
"Oh, Chi, it was wonderful!", Buruma gushed. ChiChi grabbed her hands and they both hugged, giggly. After a few moments of jumping up and down and acting like girls in highschool who just found out that their crushes noticed them, Buruma suddenly stopped. ChiChi stared curiously.
"Oh, my God. I've kissed another man besides my husband. I'm a dirty cheater!" Buruma covered her face with both hands and whimpered a little. "It's all Vejita's fault! Oh, man, Yamucha can never find out. And that Vejita... he better not even THINK of kissing me again."
"Just tell everyone, milady.", came a sultry voice, dripping with sarcasm. Buruma whipped around to come face-to-face, and a little too close for comfort, with the aforementioned--Vejita.
"Vejita-san, you just can't tell my lord! He'll surely banish me...", Buruma trailed off, frightened. Vejita nodded and glanced at ChiChi, suspiciously. Buruma caught his gaze and assured him that ChiChi would never utter a word of such a dark secret.
"Now," Buruma began, shooing him out the door, "ChiChi and I were engaged in a discussion. You may leave." Vejita raised a brow before rolling his eyes. He took the hint, however, and left the room. Breakfast sounded good anyway.
"Oh, Chi! When did my life become so screwed up?"
ChiChi smiled, "When his majesty thought you needed a bodyguard."
~*~
Buruma entered the dining hall an hour later to find Vejita munching out on numerous goodies brought by the cooks. He paused before taking another bite and swallowed. He looked up at her expectantly and she shifted uncomfortably. She looked around for any signs of life besides the two of them. Assured that no one else was present, she took a seat across from her bodyguard.
"Vejita-san, last night was a mistake.", she paused as she saw the hurt cross his face, "I'm sorry, but it must never happen again." He grimaced, but nodded obediantly. She felt a load lift from her chest and managed a smile.
"I must go to the lab now to do some research. God only knows if there's any good equipment in this ship's lab though." He finished the rest of his eggs and stood. She stood as well and left the dining hall, Vejita following closely behind her. They said not a word to each other as they walked the somewhat short distance to Buruma's laboratory. She'd glance behind her every so often to make sure he was still behind her.
Almost to the lab, they came across Yamucha talking to a guard. He excused himself from the guard and jogged to catch up to his wife.
"Buruma, darling, are you off to the lab?", he asked kindly. She warily stepped away from him some. Vejita noticed this and gave a slight glare in the king's direction. Yamucha looked down, "Forgive me for last night; I was not in my right mind." She glanced at Vejita, but nodded after a few moments. Yamucha noticed the glance and tilted his head confusedly. He soon shook it off though.
"Will you join me in a meeting instead of going to the lab?", he asked, touching Buruma's arm gently. She looked down at his hand and casually stepped out of his grip.
"Well, I really need to finish up on a project I'm working on, milord." Yamucha nodded.
"Well, then, I guess I'll let you be going. I'll see you later tonight." With this, he kissed her cheek gently and walked off in the opposite direction.
"Now I'm grossed out."
Buruma jumped at the first sentence Vejita had said in a few hours. She spun around with her hands on her hips and gave him a look that rivaled his own trademark glare. He smirked and put his hands on his hips, as well.
"Did I offend you, milady?", he asked sarcastically. She rolled her eyes and walked the few extra steps to her lab. He followed behind her, but was stumped as the door slid shut in his face. He stood in the hall with his mouth gaping open. He looked around for any signs of another person who could let him in. He really didn't want to blast the door down. That wouldn't look good for his personna at all.
"Woman, let me in now.", he yelled, so that his voice would reach her.
"WOMAN?!", came the screeching reply. "You shall call me "Milady" or "Queen Buruma", you asshole!"
He slapped himself mentally. It was hard for him to get used to speaking so inferior all of the time. He was bound to revert to his former personality eventually! He growled and thrust himself against the wall, irritably. He didn't know how long he was sitting there, but it seemed like hours. Then he heard the sound of something crashing inside. He listened for a scream or swear from Buruma of any type, but shrugged and went back to brooding when he heard nothing.
After about five minutes, he heard a scream from inside. He jolted up in a heartbeat and started banging on the door.
"Milady! Are you alright?", he yelled and listened for any type of a response. He heard nothing and began to get worried. That would be wonderful--let the queen die when he was supposed to be her bodyguard. That would surely get them all to just adore him! He frowned and pounded on the door again.
"I am going to break down the door if you don't open it!" This time, there was a response--another scream. It was obviously a mix of terror and pain. DAMNIT! Why did she lock me out earlier?! he thought angrily. By now, a small gathering of onlookers had surrounded Vejita due to all of the banging and the few screams. Vejita mentally cursed and stepped back a few feet.
"Get the fuck out of my way or be blasted to hell!" The small crowd got the point and moved away quickly.
Vejita pulled his hands behind and to the side of him. Building up his energy, he gathered a medium-size ball of red ki. With a grunt, he released it onto the door. The resulting blast was loud and smoke rose up, clouding the room from vision for a few minutes.
After the smoke cleared somewhat, Vejita ran into the room and scanned it quickly. At first, he saw nothing and started to fear that he had blasted the woman away. That fear was dissolved once he saw the figures of two people in the back of the lab. One was obviously the queen, due to the blue hair. The other, was a ki he did not recognize and was obviously male. The man's face was unrecognizable, however, due to the black cloak and mask he was wearing.
Once Vejita's presence was noticed, the man dropped Buruma out of his death grip and turned to face Vejita.
Another short chapter. I know that you guys aren't fond of them, but it's a lot easier for me to write short chapters and get them out quickly. Forgive me? If any of you would like to be emailed when I post a new chapter, just say so in your review. Thanks for reading! ^^