Unexpected Love-Ch.1
There were people all around. She couldn't believe that so many showed up. She felt a little embarrassed, her cheeks turning red. She had trained for this but she hadn't realized that she was going to be the only female there! She looked at the other fighters. They were pretty big! She brought her gaze back to her friends. Goku and Vegeta stood beside her, cool as could be. She's standing here with her palms sweating! This is her first tournament, and Goku said she had nothing to worry about. But she was still nervous. She wasn't precisely worried about the other fighters she didn't know. She was worried about having to go against Goku or Vegeta! She looked at them again, her brows furrowed. Goku smiled and gave her a thumbs up. Vegeta just looked at her, giving his own little smile of encouragement. She smiled back, giving a nervous laugh. She rubbed her palms down her sides. She walked up to the box when they called out her name, and drew a ball. Number eleven. She looked at the number twelve spot. Vegeta!! She had to fight Vegeta! She made a sound in the back of her throat, and swallowed. She turned back to Vegeta. He gave her a thumbs up. Then smiled. She made her way over to them.
"I have to fight you, Vegeta."
Goku clapped her on the back. "Don't worry, I'm sure you'll do fine."
Vegeta watched her for a moment, and then said, "At least you're a worthy opponent. Unlike most of these humans."
They both looked at the other fighters milling around the stadium. Most of them were just standing around, but others were acting pretty stupid. Both Marie and Vegeta gave a disgusting look when they saw a blonde pick his nose, and another pulled out a weggy. Then they looked at each other, nodding.
"Your right," Marie said, watching as Goku went up to draw a number ball.
"Hey, I've got number three!" He said, loud enough for everyone to hear.
Marie smiled at his enthusiasm. Then the announcer came on the speaker, announcing that all fighters had to move to the waiting room as they prepared for fighting. She gave a sigh as she sat down. Vegeta stood off to the side, arms folded, waiting. Goku made his way towards the food bar, already filling a second plate. Marie shook her head as he offered some to her. He sat down next to her, chomping away. She glanced over at Vegeta. He had his eyes closed, but opened them when he felt her gaze on him. He gave a two-finger salute and she looked away, heat creeping up her neck, making her cheeks burn. She didn't know why she felt so unsure and weird everytime she was around him. She folded her hands together, and watched as the first two fighters made their way to the arena. Then something else caught her attention. A group of fighters were off to her right, engaged in an argument. Then one of them turned towards her, giving her a nasty sneer. She narrowed her eyes, and her lips twisted. She made her way over towards the group. They became quiet when they realized she was coming over. Marie folded her arms.
"Something you want to tell me guys?"
Some of them started snickering and laughing. Then one piped up, looking very much like the ringleader of the group.
"Well," he started.
He looked back at his friends, grinning. Then he turned back to her.
"Well, we were just discussing how pathetic it was that you're the only woman here, and not only that! You also got put fighting the shortest of all of us."
The man gave a bark of laughter as her cheeks turned red. Then he smirked, focusing his eyes behind her. She turned around to see Vegeta standing behind her, arms unfolded and fists clenched. She sighed. Here we go, she thought. Vegeta's mouth twisted, and he moved forward until he was within hair breaths away from the man who had just criticized him. Marie shook her head.
"You really shouldn't have made fun of his height."
She crossed her arms. The man's smile faded.
"I'm not mad about them making fun of my height. I could care less."
Her mouth fell open. Vegeta glanced at her.
"I'm mad about them talking about you."
Marie's eyebrows shot up. As did Goku's. He stopped his eating and came over to stand beside Marie. Then he narrowed his eyes.
"What's going on Vegeta?"
Vegeta didn't spare a glance at Goku. He grabbed the man by the front of his shirt. The man's friends scattered as Vegeta lifted the man off of the floor. The man looked terrified now and stared waving his hands around.
"Ok, ok I'm sorry."
Vegeta rolled his upper lip and pointed the man at Marie.
"Not to me, you fool. To her."
The man raised his hands again.
"Please don't hurt me. I'm sorry."
Vegeta let out a grunt and dropped the man in a scampering heap on the floor. The human crawled away, watching over his shoulder to make sure Vegeta didn't hurt him. He gave a sigh of relief and left the room. Goku and Marie watched the man go, and then both turned back to Vegeta.
"What was that all about?" They both asked in unison.
Vegeta folded his arms and sent them a blank stare.
"He should learn to keep his mouth shut."
With that he stalked back over to his corner, leaning back, propping his foot against the wall. He shut his eyes. Marie and Goku looked at each other, and scratched their heads, confused. Then Marie shrugged and sat back down again. Vegeta watched her through the slits of his eyes.
There were people all around. She couldn't believe that so many showed up. She felt a little embarrassed, her cheeks turning red. She had trained for this but she hadn't realized that she was going to be the only female there! She looked at the other fighters. They were pretty big! She brought her gaze back to her friends. Goku and Vegeta stood beside her, cool as could be. She's standing here with her palms sweating! This is her first tournament, and Goku said she had nothing to worry about. But she was still nervous. She wasn't precisely worried about the other fighters she didn't know. She was worried about having to go against Goku or Vegeta! She looked at them again, her brows furrowed. Goku smiled and gave her a thumbs up. Vegeta just looked at her, giving his own little smile of encouragement. She smiled back, giving a nervous laugh. She rubbed her palms down her sides. She walked up to the box when they called out her name, and drew a ball. Number eleven. She looked at the number twelve spot. Vegeta!! She had to fight Vegeta! She made a sound in the back of her throat, and swallowed. She turned back to Vegeta. He gave her a thumbs up. Then smiled. She made her way over to them.
"I have to fight you, Vegeta."
Goku clapped her on the back. "Don't worry, I'm sure you'll do fine."
Vegeta watched her for a moment, and then said, "At least you're a worthy opponent. Unlike most of these humans."
They both looked at the other fighters milling around the stadium. Most of them were just standing around, but others were acting pretty stupid. Both Marie and Vegeta gave a disgusting look when they saw a blonde pick his nose, and another pulled out a weggy. Then they looked at each other, nodding.
"Your right," Marie said, watching as Goku went up to draw a number ball.
"Hey, I've got number three!" He said, loud enough for everyone to hear.
Marie smiled at his enthusiasm. Then the announcer came on the speaker, announcing that all fighters had to move to the waiting room as they prepared for fighting. She gave a sigh as she sat down. Vegeta stood off to the side, arms folded, waiting. Goku made his way towards the food bar, already filling a second plate. Marie shook her head as he offered some to her. He sat down next to her, chomping away. She glanced over at Vegeta. He had his eyes closed, but opened them when he felt her gaze on him. He gave a two-finger salute and she looked away, heat creeping up her neck, making her cheeks burn. She didn't know why she felt so unsure and weird everytime she was around him. She folded her hands together, and watched as the first two fighters made their way to the arena. Then something else caught her attention. A group of fighters were off to her right, engaged in an argument. Then one of them turned towards her, giving her a nasty sneer. She narrowed her eyes, and her lips twisted. She made her way over towards the group. They became quiet when they realized she was coming over. Marie folded her arms.
"Something you want to tell me guys?"
Some of them started snickering and laughing. Then one piped up, looking very much like the ringleader of the group.
"Well," he started.
He looked back at his friends, grinning. Then he turned back to her.
"Well, we were just discussing how pathetic it was that you're the only woman here, and not only that! You also got put fighting the shortest of all of us."
The man gave a bark of laughter as her cheeks turned red. Then he smirked, focusing his eyes behind her. She turned around to see Vegeta standing behind her, arms unfolded and fists clenched. She sighed. Here we go, she thought. Vegeta's mouth twisted, and he moved forward until he was within hair breaths away from the man who had just criticized him. Marie shook her head.
"You really shouldn't have made fun of his height."
She crossed her arms. The man's smile faded.
"I'm not mad about them making fun of my height. I could care less."
Her mouth fell open. Vegeta glanced at her.
"I'm mad about them talking about you."
Marie's eyebrows shot up. As did Goku's. He stopped his eating and came over to stand beside Marie. Then he narrowed his eyes.
"What's going on Vegeta?"
Vegeta didn't spare a glance at Goku. He grabbed the man by the front of his shirt. The man's friends scattered as Vegeta lifted the man off of the floor. The man looked terrified now and stared waving his hands around.
"Ok, ok I'm sorry."
Vegeta rolled his upper lip and pointed the man at Marie.
"Not to me, you fool. To her."
The man raised his hands again.
"Please don't hurt me. I'm sorry."
Vegeta let out a grunt and dropped the man in a scampering heap on the floor. The human crawled away, watching over his shoulder to make sure Vegeta didn't hurt him. He gave a sigh of relief and left the room. Goku and Marie watched the man go, and then both turned back to Vegeta.
"What was that all about?" They both asked in unison.
Vegeta folded his arms and sent them a blank stare.
"He should learn to keep his mouth shut."
With that he stalked back over to his corner, leaning back, propping his foot against the wall. He shut his eyes. Marie and Goku looked at each other, and scratched their heads, confused. Then Marie shrugged and sat back down again. Vegeta watched her through the slits of his eyes.
