Part Two: Chapter Two: Not Now, I'm Looking for my Daughter
"Is anyone else here?" Vegeta scowled.
"No! Now get on with whatever you have to tell me! …..And make it snappy!" The woman smiled. She had layered, black, shoulder length hair and her skin was a dark shade of tan. She wore tight, navy, spandex pants with a tight, lavender spaghetti strap top and a pair of light gray and light blue sneakers.
"You haven't changed a bit, Vegeta."
"Yeah, yeah, just hurry it up!"
"Thus you've proven my point even further," The woman tossed her hair back. "Adrienne-"
"No."
"But she's a-"
"No!"
"But just three weeks ago-"
"I said *no*!" Vegeta yelled out. "I remember what happened the first time you took her away from me!"
The woman shrugged. "Then I guess I'll just come back for her by force."
"No!" Vegeta yelled. "Think about it, woman, you know your sister wouldn't be wanting this!"
"Vegeta's precious little princess will soon be mine-" Lisa froze as she spotted somebody behind Vegeta. Vegeta swung around to see Adrienne standing there in the doorway.
"No!" Lisa held out her hand, freezing Vegeta in place.
"Have we met before?" Adrienne asked.
"I-I-I-" Lisa stuttered. This girl looked so much like her mother! How could she ever use a child of her sister's looks? It would be like forcing her little sister to destroy against her will! Lisa spotted Vegeta, who was growling and quickly regained her composure. "I'm sorry, but we've never met."
"Oh." Lisa lowered her hand and Vegeta jumped over the couch, grabbing Adrienne, and knocking her out at the same time.
"Tell her it was all a dream." Lisa told him, and disappeared. Vegeta growled. She would be back…
*~*~*
Adrienne woke up and yawned. She sat up and looked around. "What a weird dream…"
"Adrienne, you sleepyhead!" Bra yelled.
"AH!" Adrienne covered her ears in disgust. "Do you want to blow my ear drums out!?"
"Hurry up and get ready!" Bra commanded, ignoring her sister's comment.
"Get ready for what?" Adrienne blinked.
"Trunks and his friends are throwing a 'welcome back' party!" So that's why Bra was dressed like a…well, she'd better not say what she looked like… "Come on, everybody else is ready!"
"What time is it…?" Adrienne asked groggily, grabbing her pillow and hugging it.
"It's six!" Bra yelled in disgust. "*P*.m.!"
Adrienne yawned. "I'm going back to sleep, now…"
"Come *on*!" Bra jerked the covers off and gasped. "Adrienne, your back-" Adrienne growled, grabbed the covers with her tail, and pulled them back over her naked body quicker than the human eye could see. "Alright, now I *know* that didn't come from some skateboard!"
"I don't *care*!" Adrienne yelled, disappearing under her covers. Bra bit her bottom lip. Should she tell her Bulma told her…? Oh, how she *hated* to see her half-sister in this state!
"Fine! Sleep in! You can just miss dinner!" Adrienne started moving underneath her covers and Bra smiled. You could always get a Saiyan out of bed this way! Adrienne jumped out from underneath the covers, dressed in her orange pants with the white tank top. "You can't go to the party looking like that!"
Adrienne growled. She was going to have to put on hose and a skimpy dress again! "And why not?"
"You need to wear something formal, yet casual…" Bra began to search through the closet and smiled as she spotted a dress. She pulled it out. "Here!"
"Here!" Bra noticed that Adrienne was now wearing a white, short-sleeved blouse. Bra laughed at Adrienne's repudiated look when she spotted the dress in Bra's arms. "Come on, you won't be the only one there wearing a dress!"
*~*~*
"Hi." Pan dully greeted Adrienne.
"Hi." Adrienne replied in the same dull way.
"You got forced to wear a dress, too?" Pan asked.
"Yep." She glanced down at Pan to see she was wearing a long, sleeveless red dress with a pair of nude colored hose and white "Mary-Kate & Ashley" heels. Adrienne stifled her laugh. She had never seen Pan in a dress before! "Hey, don't laugh!"
"No, I envy you!" Pan looked confused. "You're not wearing something short!" Adrienne gestured at her dress and Pan laughed. "Oh, sure, go ahead and laugh! I'm going to find my Dad…"
Adrienne left Pan laughing at their table and made her way through the crowd towards Vegeta. "Hey, Adrienne!"
"Um, hi." Adrienne replied to the brown haired man.
"Glad to have you back!" A boy who looked exactly like the one who walked by earlier told her. The only difference was he had blonde hair.
"Hey, kiddo!" Trunks walked up to Adrienne, dragging his girlfriend behind him. He was wearing khaki pants with a tucked in white long-sleeved shirt. He wore dress shoes and he had rolled his sleeves to meet his elbows.
"Trunks, quit pulling!" Chloe yelled in protest. She was wearing a long, teal tube top dress with gold flowers embroidered into it.
"Hi, Chloe!" Chloe spotted Adrienne and giggled, causing the Saiyan female to frown and flick her tail in displeasure. "What's so funny?"
"You're wearing a *dress*!" Chloe exclaimed.
Trunks smirked. Adrienne was wearing a tight, thick strapped, black dress that had a dangerously low top. The bottom of the dress stopped about eight-inches above her knees, which revealed a lot of nude-colored pantyhose. She wore black sporty looking high heels and she wore her mother's gold locket around her neck. "And Dad let you out of the house like that?"
"Actually, he didn't *see* me before we left the house," Adrienne told him. "Which is why I'm trying to get to him now. If you'll excuse me-"
"Oh, *no*, you don't!" Trunks picked Adrienne up, flinging her over his shoulder. "I wanna get a picture of you and Goten, first!"
"No, put me down!" Adrienne protested. She tried to wriggle out of his grip and realized she couldn't. "DADDY!!!!!"
Vegeta's ears caught a hold of his daughter's cry and his eyes skipped around the room. She was nowhere to be seen… "Hey, Vegeta, come dance with me!" Bulma told him.
"Not now," Vegeta told her. "I'm looking for my daughter."
"Oh, no, you're not getting away from me *that* easily!" Bulma grabbed his arm.
"Wait! No! Leave me alone, you baka onna!" Vegeta commanded. Bulma laughed at his refusing state as she dragged him into the crowd of the dance floor.
"Trunks, put me down!" Adrienne yelled. "Put- me- *down*!"
"As you wish." Trunks dropped her on the floor, causing her to land on her behind. "I'll go get Goten, Chloe's getting her camera!"
Trunks ran off and Adrienne rubbed her sore arse. "Here, let me help."
A strong hand grabbed her arm and lifted her up onto her feet. "Oh, thank you!" Adrienne found herself facing Goten, who was wearing a pair of gray pants, a tucked-in white long-sleeved shirt with rolled up sleeves, dress shoes, and a grin on his face.
"He didn't know I was here." Adrienne smiled and sighed. She looked around the room and tried to make conversation:
"Soooooo…… how did your day go?" Getting no response, she looked back at Goten, who was staring off into space. "Goten!"
"Hm?" Goten looked up at her.
"Is it really that bad?" Adrienne asked, looking down at her dress.
"No, I think you look great!" Adrienne blushed a little and pretended to flick her tail in boredom, which had appeared from underneath her dress.
"At least I get more notice from guys…"
"Oh, dear Dende, Adrienne!" Adrienne swung around to see a boy with blonde, spiked hair. "You're wearing a dress! You didn't even wear a dress to my wedding!" Goten looked at Adrienne, who had an open mouth, and the boy laughed at Goten's expression. "Nah, I'm just joking, I'm not married!"
"I was about to say…" Adrienne frowned.
"Uh-oh!" The boy with blonde-hair exclaimed. His hair wasn't really blonde it was red. Chris just didn't like it. "Here comes Justin…"
Adrienne's tail slipped back up in her dress and a boy with red brown hair walked up behind her. "Hey, Dri!"
"Bug off." Adrienne told him with a scowl.
"That's cold." Justin told her. He tossed his head back like a girl. "Anyways, I just wanted my lucky boxers back."
"You pervert!" Adrienne yelled, turning around to face him. Justin laughed and put a hand on her shoulder, making Goten growl.
"I'm just teasing!" Adrienne scowled and jerked away from him.
"Adrienne doesn't have them, maybe Rob does." Chris told him, a sly tone in his voice. Justin gaped, Goten covered his mouth, and Adrienne laughed.
"How dare you suggest I'm cheating on my girlfriend with a gay!?" Justin demanded.
"'Girlfriend'!?" Adrienne repeated.
"You liar!" A man jumped up from behind the counter of the bar and ran out of the restaurant.
"Wait, Rob!" Justin ran off out the door after him and Goten looked at Chris.
"What!? I saw him lurking behind the counter!"
"Alright, that was weird." Adrienne stated.
"Yeah." Goten nodded.
"Well, I've gotta go, or I'm gonna miss my flight!" Chris told them.
"Where are you going?" Goten asked.
"My Grandma's!" Chris smiled.
"Okay, see ya!"
"Hey, get a picture for me!" Chris told Goten as he opened the door.
"I will!" Goten waved.
"Bye!" Chris called and he disappeared out the door.
"Friend of yours?" Goten asked.
"Yeah," Adrienne nodded. "He likes to skateboard and roller blade, too."
"Figures." Adrienne nodded. "Hey, do you want to dance?"
"I don't know how…"Goten glanced at Trunks, who was trying to do the Chicken Dance and smiled.
"I think you know this one." Adrienne laughed, and Goten led her out onto the dance floor.
"Hey, Goten, watch this!" Gohan exclaimed. "I can spin *really* fast!"
"Oh no…!" Goten whined. Gohan spun off laughing insanely and accidentally hit the wall. Adrienne burst out laughing and Goten cupped his hand to his mouth. "Hey, Gohan, I can spin *really* fast!"
"Real fast, Gohan!" Trunks called to him. "Real fast!"
"What's with him?" Goku asked.
"Gohan can spin really fast, that's all." Chloe told him. Goku shrugged and started to do the Chicken Dance again. The Chicken Dance music stopped, causing him to frown and walk off. Slow music started up and Adrienne smiled.
"Okay, that's all I know."
"No, please stay!" Goten begged her.
"I'll prove it to you!" Pan suddenly yelled. They turned to see Pan walking towards them.
"Adrienne, are you in love with my Uncle Goten?" Pan asked, hands on her hips.
"Yes I am." Adrienne told her. Pan gasped and her eyes began to sparkle.
"Does that mean you're gonna be my aunt!?"
"I don't know, it all depends on what your Uncle Goten does." Pan grinned.
"YES! Uncle Goten keeps saying-"
"Pa-an!" Goten whined.
"Oops, sorry!" Pan turned and ran off. "I TOLD YOU, VEGETA!!!"
"Uncle Goten keeps saying what?" Adrienne asked.
"Uncle Goten keeps saying nothing." Goten paused. "Unless you dance with him."
"You're still at it, eh? Hm……" Her tail flicked in boredom. Adrienne sighed. "Okay…."
Goten held out his arms and Adrienne cautiously walked towards him. Goten put his arms around her waist and pulled her towards him. As her body met his her tail shot back inside her dress and Goten paused. Goten pulled her away from him. "What's the matter?"
"It's nothing." Adrienne shook her head and quickly moved back into his arms, putting hers around his neck. Her tail slid out from underneath her dress and she began to quietly purr as Goten pulled her closer. They began to slow dance, catching sight of Trunks' purple hair above the crowd every now and then. "Goten?"
"Hm?"
"They kidnapped me." Goten was silent for a second. "They covered my body in her ashes, praying I would be just like her."
"Who?"
"A heartless killer," Adrienne told him. She paused. "My mother."
Goten swallowed. He wished he had never asked. "Adrienne-"
"And then…" Adrienne closed her eyes and tightened her grip on his shirt. Goten watched her tail cringe as she was clearly remembering something painful. "…he raped me."
So that was why she wanted her tail removed… Goten pulled her shaking body closer to him, and felt a cold tear hit his shoulder. He could only imagine how much pain she might be going through and he growled. Nobody was going to touch his Saiyan like that! "Who did it!? Where are they!? I'll kill them. I swear to Dende, for every scar they put on your body-"
"I have to go." Adrienne pulled away from him, walked over to the door, grabbed her jacket, and walked out.
Goten stared after her for a minute, not knowing what to do, then it hit him: he had to go after her. Goten grabbed his jacket and rushed out the door after her. "Adrienne, wait-"
Goten stood in the damp, empty parking lot outside of the bar, and Adrienne was nowhere to be seen.
"Is anyone else here?" Vegeta scowled.
"No! Now get on with whatever you have to tell me! …..And make it snappy!" The woman smiled. She had layered, black, shoulder length hair and her skin was a dark shade of tan. She wore tight, navy, spandex pants with a tight, lavender spaghetti strap top and a pair of light gray and light blue sneakers.
"You haven't changed a bit, Vegeta."
"Yeah, yeah, just hurry it up!"
"Thus you've proven my point even further," The woman tossed her hair back. "Adrienne-"
"No."
"But she's a-"
"No!"
"But just three weeks ago-"
"I said *no*!" Vegeta yelled out. "I remember what happened the first time you took her away from me!"
The woman shrugged. "Then I guess I'll just come back for her by force."
"No!" Vegeta yelled. "Think about it, woman, you know your sister wouldn't be wanting this!"
"Vegeta's precious little princess will soon be mine-" Lisa froze as she spotted somebody behind Vegeta. Vegeta swung around to see Adrienne standing there in the doorway.
"No!" Lisa held out her hand, freezing Vegeta in place.
"Have we met before?" Adrienne asked.
"I-I-I-" Lisa stuttered. This girl looked so much like her mother! How could she ever use a child of her sister's looks? It would be like forcing her little sister to destroy against her will! Lisa spotted Vegeta, who was growling and quickly regained her composure. "I'm sorry, but we've never met."
"Oh." Lisa lowered her hand and Vegeta jumped over the couch, grabbing Adrienne, and knocking her out at the same time.
"Tell her it was all a dream." Lisa told him, and disappeared. Vegeta growled. She would be back…
*~*~*
Adrienne woke up and yawned. She sat up and looked around. "What a weird dream…"
"Adrienne, you sleepyhead!" Bra yelled.
"AH!" Adrienne covered her ears in disgust. "Do you want to blow my ear drums out!?"
"Hurry up and get ready!" Bra commanded, ignoring her sister's comment.
"Get ready for what?" Adrienne blinked.
"Trunks and his friends are throwing a 'welcome back' party!" So that's why Bra was dressed like a…well, she'd better not say what she looked like… "Come on, everybody else is ready!"
"What time is it…?" Adrienne asked groggily, grabbing her pillow and hugging it.
"It's six!" Bra yelled in disgust. "*P*.m.!"
Adrienne yawned. "I'm going back to sleep, now…"
"Come *on*!" Bra jerked the covers off and gasped. "Adrienne, your back-" Adrienne growled, grabbed the covers with her tail, and pulled them back over her naked body quicker than the human eye could see. "Alright, now I *know* that didn't come from some skateboard!"
"I don't *care*!" Adrienne yelled, disappearing under her covers. Bra bit her bottom lip. Should she tell her Bulma told her…? Oh, how she *hated* to see her half-sister in this state!
"Fine! Sleep in! You can just miss dinner!" Adrienne started moving underneath her covers and Bra smiled. You could always get a Saiyan out of bed this way! Adrienne jumped out from underneath the covers, dressed in her orange pants with the white tank top. "You can't go to the party looking like that!"
Adrienne growled. She was going to have to put on hose and a skimpy dress again! "And why not?"
"You need to wear something formal, yet casual…" Bra began to search through the closet and smiled as she spotted a dress. She pulled it out. "Here!"
"Here!" Bra noticed that Adrienne was now wearing a white, short-sleeved blouse. Bra laughed at Adrienne's repudiated look when she spotted the dress in Bra's arms. "Come on, you won't be the only one there wearing a dress!"
*~*~*
"Hi." Pan dully greeted Adrienne.
"Hi." Adrienne replied in the same dull way.
"You got forced to wear a dress, too?" Pan asked.
"Yep." She glanced down at Pan to see she was wearing a long, sleeveless red dress with a pair of nude colored hose and white "Mary-Kate & Ashley" heels. Adrienne stifled her laugh. She had never seen Pan in a dress before! "Hey, don't laugh!"
"No, I envy you!" Pan looked confused. "You're not wearing something short!" Adrienne gestured at her dress and Pan laughed. "Oh, sure, go ahead and laugh! I'm going to find my Dad…"
Adrienne left Pan laughing at their table and made her way through the crowd towards Vegeta. "Hey, Adrienne!"
"Um, hi." Adrienne replied to the brown haired man.
"Glad to have you back!" A boy who looked exactly like the one who walked by earlier told her. The only difference was he had blonde hair.
"Hey, kiddo!" Trunks walked up to Adrienne, dragging his girlfriend behind him. He was wearing khaki pants with a tucked in white long-sleeved shirt. He wore dress shoes and he had rolled his sleeves to meet his elbows.
"Trunks, quit pulling!" Chloe yelled in protest. She was wearing a long, teal tube top dress with gold flowers embroidered into it.
"Hi, Chloe!" Chloe spotted Adrienne and giggled, causing the Saiyan female to frown and flick her tail in displeasure. "What's so funny?"
"You're wearing a *dress*!" Chloe exclaimed.
Trunks smirked. Adrienne was wearing a tight, thick strapped, black dress that had a dangerously low top. The bottom of the dress stopped about eight-inches above her knees, which revealed a lot of nude-colored pantyhose. She wore black sporty looking high heels and she wore her mother's gold locket around her neck. "And Dad let you out of the house like that?"
"Actually, he didn't *see* me before we left the house," Adrienne told him. "Which is why I'm trying to get to him now. If you'll excuse me-"
"Oh, *no*, you don't!" Trunks picked Adrienne up, flinging her over his shoulder. "I wanna get a picture of you and Goten, first!"
"No, put me down!" Adrienne protested. She tried to wriggle out of his grip and realized she couldn't. "DADDY!!!!!"
Vegeta's ears caught a hold of his daughter's cry and his eyes skipped around the room. She was nowhere to be seen… "Hey, Vegeta, come dance with me!" Bulma told him.
"Not now," Vegeta told her. "I'm looking for my daughter."
"Oh, no, you're not getting away from me *that* easily!" Bulma grabbed his arm.
"Wait! No! Leave me alone, you baka onna!" Vegeta commanded. Bulma laughed at his refusing state as she dragged him into the crowd of the dance floor.
"Trunks, put me down!" Adrienne yelled. "Put- me- *down*!"
"As you wish." Trunks dropped her on the floor, causing her to land on her behind. "I'll go get Goten, Chloe's getting her camera!"
Trunks ran off and Adrienne rubbed her sore arse. "Here, let me help."
A strong hand grabbed her arm and lifted her up onto her feet. "Oh, thank you!" Adrienne found herself facing Goten, who was wearing a pair of gray pants, a tucked-in white long-sleeved shirt with rolled up sleeves, dress shoes, and a grin on his face.
"He didn't know I was here." Adrienne smiled and sighed. She looked around the room and tried to make conversation:
"Soooooo…… how did your day go?" Getting no response, she looked back at Goten, who was staring off into space. "Goten!"
"Hm?" Goten looked up at her.
"Is it really that bad?" Adrienne asked, looking down at her dress.
"No, I think you look great!" Adrienne blushed a little and pretended to flick her tail in boredom, which had appeared from underneath her dress.
"At least I get more notice from guys…"
"Oh, dear Dende, Adrienne!" Adrienne swung around to see a boy with blonde, spiked hair. "You're wearing a dress! You didn't even wear a dress to my wedding!" Goten looked at Adrienne, who had an open mouth, and the boy laughed at Goten's expression. "Nah, I'm just joking, I'm not married!"
"I was about to say…" Adrienne frowned.
"Uh-oh!" The boy with blonde-hair exclaimed. His hair wasn't really blonde it was red. Chris just didn't like it. "Here comes Justin…"
Adrienne's tail slipped back up in her dress and a boy with red brown hair walked up behind her. "Hey, Dri!"
"Bug off." Adrienne told him with a scowl.
"That's cold." Justin told her. He tossed his head back like a girl. "Anyways, I just wanted my lucky boxers back."
"You pervert!" Adrienne yelled, turning around to face him. Justin laughed and put a hand on her shoulder, making Goten growl.
"I'm just teasing!" Adrienne scowled and jerked away from him.
"Adrienne doesn't have them, maybe Rob does." Chris told him, a sly tone in his voice. Justin gaped, Goten covered his mouth, and Adrienne laughed.
"How dare you suggest I'm cheating on my girlfriend with a gay!?" Justin demanded.
"'Girlfriend'!?" Adrienne repeated.
"You liar!" A man jumped up from behind the counter of the bar and ran out of the restaurant.
"Wait, Rob!" Justin ran off out the door after him and Goten looked at Chris.
"What!? I saw him lurking behind the counter!"
"Alright, that was weird." Adrienne stated.
"Yeah." Goten nodded.
"Well, I've gotta go, or I'm gonna miss my flight!" Chris told them.
"Where are you going?" Goten asked.
"My Grandma's!" Chris smiled.
"Okay, see ya!"
"Hey, get a picture for me!" Chris told Goten as he opened the door.
"I will!" Goten waved.
"Bye!" Chris called and he disappeared out the door.
"Friend of yours?" Goten asked.
"Yeah," Adrienne nodded. "He likes to skateboard and roller blade, too."
"Figures." Adrienne nodded. "Hey, do you want to dance?"
"I don't know how…"Goten glanced at Trunks, who was trying to do the Chicken Dance and smiled.
"I think you know this one." Adrienne laughed, and Goten led her out onto the dance floor.
"Hey, Goten, watch this!" Gohan exclaimed. "I can spin *really* fast!"
"Oh no…!" Goten whined. Gohan spun off laughing insanely and accidentally hit the wall. Adrienne burst out laughing and Goten cupped his hand to his mouth. "Hey, Gohan, I can spin *really* fast!"
"Real fast, Gohan!" Trunks called to him. "Real fast!"
"What's with him?" Goku asked.
"Gohan can spin really fast, that's all." Chloe told him. Goku shrugged and started to do the Chicken Dance again. The Chicken Dance music stopped, causing him to frown and walk off. Slow music started up and Adrienne smiled.
"Okay, that's all I know."
"No, please stay!" Goten begged her.
"I'll prove it to you!" Pan suddenly yelled. They turned to see Pan walking towards them.
"Adrienne, are you in love with my Uncle Goten?" Pan asked, hands on her hips.
"Yes I am." Adrienne told her. Pan gasped and her eyes began to sparkle.
"Does that mean you're gonna be my aunt!?"
"I don't know, it all depends on what your Uncle Goten does." Pan grinned.
"YES! Uncle Goten keeps saying-"
"Pa-an!" Goten whined.
"Oops, sorry!" Pan turned and ran off. "I TOLD YOU, VEGETA!!!"
"Uncle Goten keeps saying what?" Adrienne asked.
"Uncle Goten keeps saying nothing." Goten paused. "Unless you dance with him."
"You're still at it, eh? Hm……" Her tail flicked in boredom. Adrienne sighed. "Okay…."
Goten held out his arms and Adrienne cautiously walked towards him. Goten put his arms around her waist and pulled her towards him. As her body met his her tail shot back inside her dress and Goten paused. Goten pulled her away from him. "What's the matter?"
"It's nothing." Adrienne shook her head and quickly moved back into his arms, putting hers around his neck. Her tail slid out from underneath her dress and she began to quietly purr as Goten pulled her closer. They began to slow dance, catching sight of Trunks' purple hair above the crowd every now and then. "Goten?"
"Hm?"
"They kidnapped me." Goten was silent for a second. "They covered my body in her ashes, praying I would be just like her."
"Who?"
"A heartless killer," Adrienne told him. She paused. "My mother."
Goten swallowed. He wished he had never asked. "Adrienne-"
"And then…" Adrienne closed her eyes and tightened her grip on his shirt. Goten watched her tail cringe as she was clearly remembering something painful. "…he raped me."
So that was why she wanted her tail removed… Goten pulled her shaking body closer to him, and felt a cold tear hit his shoulder. He could only imagine how much pain she might be going through and he growled. Nobody was going to touch his Saiyan like that! "Who did it!? Where are they!? I'll kill them. I swear to Dende, for every scar they put on your body-"
"I have to go." Adrienne pulled away from him, walked over to the door, grabbed her jacket, and walked out.
Goten stared after her for a minute, not knowing what to do, then it hit him: he had to go after her. Goten grabbed his jacket and rushed out the door after her. "Adrienne, wait-"
Goten stood in the damp, empty parking lot outside of the bar, and Adrienne was nowhere to be seen.