Bra was still raging after leaving her mothers room she didn't notice 17 stepping out of her father's office.
"Bra." 17 exclaimed surprised.
"I'm so glad you're well." 17 said with a smile that most would have considered genuine, but the princess was only seeing red.
"You lying bastard!" Bra fumed slapping 17 with all her anger and hate. The experienced bounty hunter was in total shock. He had never been slapped before by a woman and to his astonishment it actually hurt. (hehehe girl power!)
"I can't believe I ever believed you!" Bra glared at 17 who was holding his burning cheek speechless.
"It makes me ill to think for one brief second I actually lowered my defenses and allowed myself to believe you were on my side." Bra said her voice full of venom. If looks could kill 17 would of dropped over death that very instant.
"What are you talking about?" 17 finally managed to ask completely confused.
"Like you don't know" Bra laughed a cold menacing laugh that 17 had never heard or thought her capable of.
"I over heard you one night." Bra began after no response from the confused bounty hunter.
"I heard all your lies. Including the false promise of fighting to secure my freedom." Bra spoke softly but threateningly.
"Don't worry 17 I don't hold it against you. I'm a very intelligent Princess. I understand man's greed." Bra continued her assault of words.
"But I.." 17 started to defend his actions when Bra slapped him again even harder.
"Silence peasant!" Bra order the feeling of superiority and royalty unmistakably noticeable in her voice.
The princess had spoken down to the bounty before many times during their turbulent time together, but never in such a matter that sent chills down 17's spin. It was clear he wasn't dealing with the same person who had changed him so dramatically in such a short about of time.
17 wanted so bad to correct the horrible misunderstanding, but before he had the chance Bra thanked him, then made his entire world crash before him with five simple words.
"I'm going to marry Goten." Bra stated looking into 17 eyes with cold emotionless ones. Those words stabbed 17 in the heart like frozen daggers. By the time he recovered from the blow Princess Bra was gone. Possibly forever……………….
"Never in a million years." Bra thought to herself as she stood in front of her full-length mirror in an elegant sparkling white wedding dress.
"I can't believe I'm about to get married." Bra declared fixing the silver diamond crown that held her veil. Even though the princess swore she was never going to get married, and the only reason she was doing it was to someday become queen by overthrowing her brother she couldn't help loving the way she looked.
Princess Bra's wedding dress was the most glamorous dress ever made in the kingdom. It was made entirely by the finest silk in the land with a corset top embroidered by one-karat diamonds.
"Come in." Bra answered the knock on her door thinking it was her mother stopping by to give her the marriage speech or something trivial like that.
"Daddy!" Bra exclaimed surprised he came to her room to see her when they were going to meet in the grand hall in front of the royal chapel where the proud king was to walk his only daughter down the aisle.
"Is something wrong?" Bra asked walking over to her father. Though she had initially been furious at him for hiring 17 to find her and bring her home after a few days of she realized he only did it because he loved her so much and forgave him.
"No, but there is something crucial I most tell you before you make the biggest mistake of your life." King Vegeta said seriously. Before Bra could question what he meant by saying she was about to make the biggest mistake of her life Vegeta said what he came to say.
"He didn't take the money." Vegeta told his daughter. The king didn't have to specify anything, the princess immediately knew who and what he was referring to. As Bra stood there letting the news sink into her, Vegeta quietly walked out of the room.
"Follow your heart princess" King Vegeta encouraged silently…….
"Do you Son Goten take Princess Bra Vegeta to be your lawful wedded wife?" The archbishop of the kingdom asked the young man standing at the alter.
"I do." Goten smiled.
"And do you Princess Bra take Goten to be your lawful wedded husband?" The archbishop asked turning to the young woman who liked like her mind was a million miles away.
Bra had been debating what to do with the information her dad had given her since the moment she had received it. Now her time was up. The answer she would give the priest would determine the rest of her life.
"I can't." Bra finally answered after the longest minute in the history of time. The gasps of shock rang thru the princess head as she ran out of church.
"Someone stop her!" Queen Bulma ordered looking over at her husband who appeared to be smiling!
"I never thought one day I'd encourage my little princess to go after a bounty hunter." King Vegeta laughed to himself amused……………
"Give me another shot." 17 told the bartender as leaned over the counter half drunk.
"No I think you've had enough." The bartender said moving the bottle of vodka away from the bounty hunter.
"Don't tell me what to do! Do you have any idea who I am?!" 17 stood up slamming the shot glass on the counter so hard he shattered it.
"No. But I do." A familiar voice whispered into his ear the same words he had once whispered to her the first they meet.
"Haha very funny." 17 turned around to see Princess Bra standing in front of in her wedding dress.
"Come to bitch me out one more time before heading off on your honeymoon with Goten?" 17 asked coldly.
"Actually no." Bra answered keeping her cool for the moment.
"I'm here to confirm something my dad told me." Bra responded to the look of indifference 17 gave her.
"Which is?" 17 asked trying to sound bored.
"Did you or didn't you take the reward money?" Bra asked a question who's answer determined her and 17's destiny.
"Did you or didn't you take the reward money?" Bra raised her voice when 17 looked down at the floor to avoid answering.
"No." 17 finally answered barely above a whisper.
"Then why did you take me back if not for the money?" Bra demanded trying to understand.
"Because if I hadn't you would have died!" 17 confessed looking up at the princess.
"What?" Bra gasped.
"I meant what I said. I wasn't planning to complete my mission after listening to your sleep talking confessions, but then your condition worsen. I had to take you back home for medical treatment or you would die." 17 gave Bra his explanation.
"Why didn't you tell me that!" Bra demanded.
"You didn't give me a chance! You were to furious you wouldn't have believed a word I said!" 17 fought back.
"I thought it would be best if you married Goten thinking I had betrayed you and you lived the rest of your life hating me." 17 admitted.
"That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" Bra exclaimed before going into a screaming fit.
For once in his life 17 let his emotions take over him and with force he grabbed Bra, pulled her to him and kissed her passionately.
"That settles it then." Bra said after the kiss. Before 17 she start ripping at her wedding dress.
"What are you doing?" 17 asked.
"I can't go on adventures with you in a wedding dress." Bra informed smiling.
"We'll have to get me some adventure clothes before taking off." Bra told 17.
"Yes Princess." 17 smiled back and Princess Bra kissed him.
The End*
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