Author's Notes:  Wow…you guys, I mean WOW.  I can't believe you remembered so much from the first draft!!  And this is so late because I was really at a stand still…I mean, I got some, well, more than some, complaints about the removal of Bulma's suicide mission.  Heh heh… *scratches head* In fact, my dilemma was figuring out if I should leave it there or not…and I decided to.  I went back and RE-reedited Chapter 1.  I had originally taken it out because reading over it…it all seemed so childish.  ^_^;;  It seemed like some really hasty decisions made by a first time author – I mean, suicide in the first chapter?! LoL, oh well, the masses have spoken!!

Chapter Two: No Choices

Though he was handsome, and had battle scars to prove his strength, something about him creeped her out.  Like the way he never looked at her face, just her body.  He knew she wasn't of age yet!  What a perverted Saiyan.  She didn't like the thought of being alone with him on the way to the palace.  But that's when she remembered one of her actual friends would also be coming with them.  Chi Chi.

Bulma almost sighed relief as she hugged her parents good-bye.  She managed a smile, hoping they couldn't smell the hate rolling off her in waves, and then turned around.  Yamcha extended his hand, which she blatantly ignored.  He looked as if he were about to grab her by the neck as she walked by him, smirking evilly.  Once the door was shut he rounded on her.

"Take.  My.  Hand."  His voice was low and dangerous. 

Ha!  He doesn't scare me. 

She smiled evilly at him and blithely gave him the finger.  The next thing she knew he had a strangle hold on her.

"You need to learn some respect, wench!"  He tightened his grip alarmingly.  Good thing Bulma knew what to say.  She noticed her unalarmed smirk set him off.  His eyebrows lowered, and she saw his lip quiver above his glaring canines.

"Well, your highness, what happens if the Prince does choose me from this little group of whores that volunteered to try and win his favor?  I'll just tell him that you threatened the future queen's life and we'll see how much respect you get-when you're dead!"  Her eyes gleamed maliciously in victory as he let go. 

It's not like he could've hurt her anyway.  She and Chi Chi were the strongest females in the whole city.  Hmm…is it a coincidence that we we're so strong, have the same birthday, and both absolutely gorgeous?  I think not.  She turned and once again blithely led the Guard.  He did not attack her this time.

Yamcha was having his own thoughts as they walked to the town square to meet the other Guard and his slut from this town.  That bitch!  I just now finally got into the Royal Guard and she treats me like any Saiyan she would meet on the street.  He watched her blue tail swaying in impatience, absently flicking the back of her calf as she crossed her arms.  Well when Prince Vegeta rejects her, I'll hunt her and make her life a living hell.  Ha!  And he will reject her, if I have anything to do with it!

Arriving at the square, a tall Saiyan, also from the Royal Guard, held Chi Chi with her arms behind her back.  Bulma had heard her friend's screeching from the front door of her own house.  Not that she hadn't expected something like this from her dark-haired friend. 

"Let go of me you bastard!  I won't stand for this, I won't!  I'm gonna kick your ass as soon as you let go!  Don't think I won't.  Damn it!"  She cursed under her breath and stomped the ground with her foot, creating a spider-web of cracks in the cement.  Then she flung her head around and glared at the house just down the street, her hair whipping the tall Guard in the face.  "I hate you father!  I hope you rot in Hades for all eternity!"  She was breathing hard through clenched teeth as all the blinds went down immediately throughout her house.

"Chi Chi," Bulma said, trying to placate her friend.  The tall Guard holding onto the girl was grimacing from her loud yelling.  "We have to accept this.  The Prince won't pick us; not when he sees us."  She put a hand on Chi Chi's shoulder.  "Then we can return here and have the choice of whatever male we want."  She saw cocoa brown eyes light up, but then darken as they spotted Yamcha. 

"Bulma…" she bit her lip to keep from laughing out loud, "what did you do to him?  He looks ready to kill you." 

Yamcha looked at the fellow Guard and they both sighed. 

"So Kakarot, I see you had to fetch a harpy too.  What is it with Saiyans females born on this day?"  Kakarot looked at Yamcha confusedly.

"What did you say?"  He shouted, leaning over Chi Chi towards Yamcha.  "I couldn't hear you!  I think-I think I lost my hearing!"  His eyes widened in worry, and Bulma laughed.  Chi Chi just hmphed and thrust her chin out to the side.  Kakarot turned to her.  "Can I let you go now?  You won't run away again, right?  Now that you know you can't get away from me."  He looked smug, but Chi Chi just bristled more. 

"Damn you, you big jerk!!  You think this is all funny, don't you?"  Tears came to her eyes as she looked back at her house.  "WELL I DON'T!  HEAR THAT FATHER?  I HATE YOU!  I HATE YOU!  I HATE-"

Bulma's hand muffled the screams right before she hugged her.    

"C'mon Chi.  We'll go together.  You and me.  We can talk on the way there."  She nodded to Yamcha and Kakarot.  They both took off the ground and Bulma put an arm around Chi Chi's shoulders as they took to the air, guiding her friend's flight.

"It's not fair.  It's just not fair."  Chi Chi said softly so only Bulma could hear her.  "I had my whole life already planned out, B.  You know that Bulma!  Then I wake up and my fucking father tells me I'm to be auctioned off at some freak show for the prince!  I kicked his ass twice in a row.  Then I screamed and cried…"  She stopped as she noticed tears sliding down her cheeks and chuckled quietly.  "I thought I'd gotten all these out of my system by now…"

"I know how you feel."  Bulma kept her voice steady as she flew behind Yamcha and Kakarot.  She raised her voice, knowing they'd try to listen in on their conversation; see if they were trying to escape.  "I know how it feels to have all your hopes and dreams come a crash, and your whole life ripped to shreds and thrown on the floor only to be stomped on by your parents and some ARROGANT BASTARD ROYAL GUARDS!"  Both girls giggled as Yamcha and Kakarot looked behind them, frowning.  Hey, at least she stopped crying… Bulma thought as they sped up.

Yamcha shook his head.  "Stupid bitches.  Do we really have to take this crap, Kakarot?" 

Kakarot shrugged his shoulders and looked away.  He felt really bad for doing this.  It had been sad how the female's - Chi Chi's - father had practically thrown her into his arms.  He would never forget the words the old man had spat out before he left...

"Stupid bitch is just like her fucking mother.  Hope the Prince rejects her.  Then she can be used as a slut for the Royal Guards, just like the whore woman who threw her on to me..." 

The man had held no compassion for his daughter, and Kakarot had seen Chi Chi mask her hurt.  Her face had dropped, and those big brown eyes sank shut partway, just before she began screaming his ears off.  Behind that wall of screaming insults, those had been tears.  He thought that might subdue her, until she had tried to escape from him, taking off into the air as soon as stepped out of the door.  He had caught up with her - not as easily as he thought he might - and forced her to wait for Yamcha and the other female. 

He sighed.  All this thinking was hurting his head, and she was the Prince's now.  He shouldn't dwell on her too much.  Though her hair was so long and smelled of roses, and her skin…damn it!  He sped up, and Yamcha had to work to keep up with him.

"Hey Kakarot, slow down!  Why the big rush?  We'll lose the girls going this fast!"  Yamcha slowed down, but Kakarot kept going.  He had to get away from them.  He felt he might show them some kindness and then he would be made a laughingstock of his entire Guard regime.  No, that wouldn't happen again.  He shot off toward the palace.

Yamcha let the girls catch up, and then he took them to the palace, wondering what had caused Kakarot to speed off like there was fire on his tail.

AN – Woah…definitely some major spell boo-boo's here the first time…gomen.  And gomen again for being so friggin' late.  Enjoy.  The next one has to be up sooner (it's kinda impossible for it not to be *nervous laughter*) and OH!—

Go check out my new fic, "Earth Girls are Easy"!!!  I've been told it's good.  ^_~