~*The Bodyguard*~
Chapter 16
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.
To answer one question I've gotten, no, Buruma's pregnancy was not the big surprise. I am glad that it surprised you though! ^^
Vejita hadn't shown up the day after she told him about her pregnancy. She didn't care... except a little. She figured that he would just deny their child and go on about his business. Afterall, they were enemies; what did she expect? What she expected was for the House of Vejitasei to turn their demonic attention towards the being who deserved it: Frieza. Sure, Vejita "believed" her, but what good did that do when he was only a prince and it was his father who needed to believe?
Speak of the devil. She nearly jumped in her seat by the window when Vejita spoke to her. She hadn't even heard him enter the room.
"How long?", he asked gruffly. Knowing what he was referring to, she answered monotonely without turning.
"I found out the day before Chikyuusei was attacked."
"Gods, woman, why didn't you tell me then?!", he asked, throwing his hands into the air, though she could not see that gesture. "Why?!"
Upon hearing this, Buruma became angry. She stood up from her seat, knocking it to the floor in the process, and whirled around to face him.
"I don't expect you to take any part in my child's life! I KNOW YOU DON'T CARE!", she screamed, tears brimming in her eyes. She picked up a nearby vase and threw it at him, screaming again in the process. Tears were now flowly freely down her face. Vejita dodged the vase easily, but cringed when he looked up at her again.
"Woman, don't cry...", he trailed off uncomfortably. He never knew what to do when she was upset. He wasn't used to comforting anyone!
"I hate you, Vejita! I hate you!", she screamed again, pounding her tiny fists on his chest. Her crying rang throughout the room.
He caught her fists in his hands. "Stop saying that you hate me! It isn't true and you know it or else you wouldn't be crying. And it's OUR child..."
Her crying slowed considerably upon hearing this. She wrenched her hands from his and wiped ungracefully at her tear-stained cheeks.
"R-Really?", she questioned, hiccuping a few times. He nodded. He wiped a few more tears from underneath her eyes and she hugged him tightly, still sobbing every so often.
"Does anybody else know?", he asked quietly. She shook her head and he nodded again. That was for the best considering the war going on around them.
~*~
Kakkarot watched ChiChi from the door of her room. He knew she was still worried about Buruma. He could see it in her eyes. He sighed. Women were so damned emotional.
"ChiChi, if you're that worried about her, do you want to go see her?", he asked, startling her a little. She nodded feverishly.
"Come on then. I'll take you.", he told her and began walking out of the room. She beamed with happiness and followed him out.
~*~
"How long until we land, Zarbon?", a feminine voice asked. The owner of the voice was facing the screen and looking out into space. All the while, he was swirling his red wine in his glass.
"Three days, my lord.", Zarbon replied, flipping his green braided hair over his shoulder. His lord nodded and took a sip from his glass.
"Bring in that embarrassment to my kind.", Frieza ordered menacingly.
"Do you mean...?"
"Yes, Zarbon. Bring him in." Frieza sighed and downed the rest of his wine.
~*~
As soon as the door swished open, ChiChi ran inside of Vejita's quarters. She stopped a few feet inside to look around for her queen. Upon spotting her beside the window, she ran up to her and halted to a stop before she toppled over onto Buruma.
"Milady, I was so worried about you!", she exclaimed. Buruma smiled for the first time in four days. She stood up quickly, almost tripping over her gown in the process, and gripped ChiChi in a suffocating hug.
"I was worried about you, too, Chi!", Buruma replied, still hugging her handmaiden tightly. Buruma glared at Kakkarot and asked ChiChi how he was treating her.
"Oh, he's treating me just fine, milady!"
Buruma's glare lightened somewhat at hearing this, but she still stared suspiciously at Kakkarot. ChiChi broke away from Buruma as two new figures knocked and entered the room.
"Kakkarot, you weakling, come to the training arena so we can kick your ass!" Buruma gasped as she looked at the speaker. She quickly looked between him and Kakkarot. They were identical! Kakkarot cleared his throat.
"Queen Buruma," Kakkarot began, putting extra emphasis on 'Queen', "would you excuse us?"
Turles and Radditz face-faulted. Each bowed to the queen and muttered their apologies. She waved them off.
"Oh, it's quite alright. Vejita cusses all of the time."
The three Saiyajin present looked between each other before chuckling loosely.
"It's nice to meet you, milady. I'm Turles and this is Radditz.", Turles said, pointing at himself and his brother. She smiled warmly at each of them.
"Aren't you wary of me?", she questioned. They both shook their heads furiously.
"Prince Vejita says that your father is innocent! We follow our prince.", Radditz supplied.
Her eyebrows lifted in acknowledgement and she nodded.
"Well, we're off to train. We have to kick some Coldjin butt in three days!", Kakkarot said. The three Saiyajin bowed to Buruma and waved to ChiChi before leaving the room. As soon as they were gone, Buruma told ChiChi about her impending problem. She knew she could trust her.
"Wow, Buruma. Oh, my gosh, can I be the godmother? OH, can I make the booties? Oh, please?!" ChiChi was jumping up and down, holding her queen's hands. She found Buruma's pregnancy to be absolutely wonderful and was already coming up with names for the baby.
Buruma laughed. "Of course and yes!"
ChiChi jumped up and down some more before finally settling down. "So, what does Vejita think of this?" Buruma shrugged. He really didn't seem that angry about it now.
"I think he's okay with it."
ChiChi nodded again before going back to thinking of names. Most of them were rather funny names. After completely ruling out the name 'Pansy' for a boy, Buruma walked over to the window. ChiChi followed her over, sensing her now-serious mood. ChiChi was silent until her lady spoke.
"What do you think will happen when Frieza arrives?", Buruma asked, not really searching for an answer. She was just looking for consolement in her friend. ChiChi shrugged.
"I hope Vejita knocks him out of this universe.", ChiChi said seriously.
"Who else would? He wouldn't stand a chance with my Vejita!", Buruma replied whilst patting her stomach. Vejita smirked from his place in the doorway. He knew that he had to train a lot more to be able to defeat Frieza, but he appreciated her faith in him.
"Where's that fool Kakkarot?", he asked, revealing himself to the two ladies present. ChiChi jumped in surprise, but Buruma seemed unaffected.
"He's training with Turles and Kakkarot.", she informed him. He nodded and looked at ChiChi as if just noticing her.
"What the hell are you doing in here?", he asked angrily.
"She's keeping me company, damn you! I've been in here with only you for company for four days!", Buruma retorted. Vejita rolled his eyes, giving in.
"Fine, but don't you two go wandering around the ship. Stay in here. You're supposed to be hostages.", he said accusingly. Buruma smiled, knowing she had won.
"Fine, we'll stay in here." He nodded and left the room. ChiChi giggled and murmured something about Buruma having him wrapped her little finger.
Sorry that chapter took such a while. I hit a bump and had to get some more inspiration. Merry Christmas to everyone and hopefully, I'll have another chapter up soon!
Chapter 16
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.
To answer one question I've gotten, no, Buruma's pregnancy was not the big surprise. I am glad that it surprised you though! ^^
Vejita hadn't shown up the day after she told him about her pregnancy. She didn't care... except a little. She figured that he would just deny their child and go on about his business. Afterall, they were enemies; what did she expect? What she expected was for the House of Vejitasei to turn their demonic attention towards the being who deserved it: Frieza. Sure, Vejita "believed" her, but what good did that do when he was only a prince and it was his father who needed to believe?
Speak of the devil. She nearly jumped in her seat by the window when Vejita spoke to her. She hadn't even heard him enter the room.
"How long?", he asked gruffly. Knowing what he was referring to, she answered monotonely without turning.
"I found out the day before Chikyuusei was attacked."
"Gods, woman, why didn't you tell me then?!", he asked, throwing his hands into the air, though she could not see that gesture. "Why?!"
Upon hearing this, Buruma became angry. She stood up from her seat, knocking it to the floor in the process, and whirled around to face him.
"I don't expect you to take any part in my child's life! I KNOW YOU DON'T CARE!", she screamed, tears brimming in her eyes. She picked up a nearby vase and threw it at him, screaming again in the process. Tears were now flowly freely down her face. Vejita dodged the vase easily, but cringed when he looked up at her again.
"Woman, don't cry...", he trailed off uncomfortably. He never knew what to do when she was upset. He wasn't used to comforting anyone!
"I hate you, Vejita! I hate you!", she screamed again, pounding her tiny fists on his chest. Her crying rang throughout the room.
He caught her fists in his hands. "Stop saying that you hate me! It isn't true and you know it or else you wouldn't be crying. And it's OUR child..."
Her crying slowed considerably upon hearing this. She wrenched her hands from his and wiped ungracefully at her tear-stained cheeks.
"R-Really?", she questioned, hiccuping a few times. He nodded. He wiped a few more tears from underneath her eyes and she hugged him tightly, still sobbing every so often.
"Does anybody else know?", he asked quietly. She shook her head and he nodded again. That was for the best considering the war going on around them.
~*~
Kakkarot watched ChiChi from the door of her room. He knew she was still worried about Buruma. He could see it in her eyes. He sighed. Women were so damned emotional.
"ChiChi, if you're that worried about her, do you want to go see her?", he asked, startling her a little. She nodded feverishly.
"Come on then. I'll take you.", he told her and began walking out of the room. She beamed with happiness and followed him out.
~*~
"How long until we land, Zarbon?", a feminine voice asked. The owner of the voice was facing the screen and looking out into space. All the while, he was swirling his red wine in his glass.
"Three days, my lord.", Zarbon replied, flipping his green braided hair over his shoulder. His lord nodded and took a sip from his glass.
"Bring in that embarrassment to my kind.", Frieza ordered menacingly.
"Do you mean...?"
"Yes, Zarbon. Bring him in." Frieza sighed and downed the rest of his wine.
~*~
As soon as the door swished open, ChiChi ran inside of Vejita's quarters. She stopped a few feet inside to look around for her queen. Upon spotting her beside the window, she ran up to her and halted to a stop before she toppled over onto Buruma.
"Milady, I was so worried about you!", she exclaimed. Buruma smiled for the first time in four days. She stood up quickly, almost tripping over her gown in the process, and gripped ChiChi in a suffocating hug.
"I was worried about you, too, Chi!", Buruma replied, still hugging her handmaiden tightly. Buruma glared at Kakkarot and asked ChiChi how he was treating her.
"Oh, he's treating me just fine, milady!"
Buruma's glare lightened somewhat at hearing this, but she still stared suspiciously at Kakkarot. ChiChi broke away from Buruma as two new figures knocked and entered the room.
"Kakkarot, you weakling, come to the training arena so we can kick your ass!" Buruma gasped as she looked at the speaker. She quickly looked between him and Kakkarot. They were identical! Kakkarot cleared his throat.
"Queen Buruma," Kakkarot began, putting extra emphasis on 'Queen', "would you excuse us?"
Turles and Radditz face-faulted. Each bowed to the queen and muttered their apologies. She waved them off.
"Oh, it's quite alright. Vejita cusses all of the time."
The three Saiyajin present looked between each other before chuckling loosely.
"It's nice to meet you, milady. I'm Turles and this is Radditz.", Turles said, pointing at himself and his brother. She smiled warmly at each of them.
"Aren't you wary of me?", she questioned. They both shook their heads furiously.
"Prince Vejita says that your father is innocent! We follow our prince.", Radditz supplied.
Her eyebrows lifted in acknowledgement and she nodded.
"Well, we're off to train. We have to kick some Coldjin butt in three days!", Kakkarot said. The three Saiyajin bowed to Buruma and waved to ChiChi before leaving the room. As soon as they were gone, Buruma told ChiChi about her impending problem. She knew she could trust her.
"Wow, Buruma. Oh, my gosh, can I be the godmother? OH, can I make the booties? Oh, please?!" ChiChi was jumping up and down, holding her queen's hands. She found Buruma's pregnancy to be absolutely wonderful and was already coming up with names for the baby.
Buruma laughed. "Of course and yes!"
ChiChi jumped up and down some more before finally settling down. "So, what does Vejita think of this?" Buruma shrugged. He really didn't seem that angry about it now.
"I think he's okay with it."
ChiChi nodded again before going back to thinking of names. Most of them were rather funny names. After completely ruling out the name 'Pansy' for a boy, Buruma walked over to the window. ChiChi followed her over, sensing her now-serious mood. ChiChi was silent until her lady spoke.
"What do you think will happen when Frieza arrives?", Buruma asked, not really searching for an answer. She was just looking for consolement in her friend. ChiChi shrugged.
"I hope Vejita knocks him out of this universe.", ChiChi said seriously.
"Who else would? He wouldn't stand a chance with my Vejita!", Buruma replied whilst patting her stomach. Vejita smirked from his place in the doorway. He knew that he had to train a lot more to be able to defeat Frieza, but he appreciated her faith in him.
"Where's that fool Kakkarot?", he asked, revealing himself to the two ladies present. ChiChi jumped in surprise, but Buruma seemed unaffected.
"He's training with Turles and Kakkarot.", she informed him. He nodded and looked at ChiChi as if just noticing her.
"What the hell are you doing in here?", he asked angrily.
"She's keeping me company, damn you! I've been in here with only you for company for four days!", Buruma retorted. Vejita rolled his eyes, giving in.
"Fine, but don't you two go wandering around the ship. Stay in here. You're supposed to be hostages.", he said accusingly. Buruma smiled, knowing she had won.
"Fine, we'll stay in here." He nodded and left the room. ChiChi giggled and murmured something about Buruma having him wrapped her little finger.
Sorry that chapter took such a while. I hit a bump and had to get some more inspiration. Merry Christmas to everyone and hopefully, I'll have another chapter up soon!