Author's Note: No need to delay this chapter any longer! On with the show.
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Chapter 16: Charm
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Vegeta woke with a start. He hadn't meant to fall asleep against the bedpost, but of course, no one means to fall asleep in their fully dressed garments, do they? Vegeta blinked a few times, getting the sleep out of the corner of his eyes. He yawned and stretched a little, wondering what he could do now...everyone was in the ballroom. He got off his bed and slowly walked to the door, then looking back and forth down the long hallway. He saw it to be empty in the darkness, and then stepped into it.
He walked alone in the black of the night. The only sound that the young Prince heard was his own breathing and the echo of his own footsteps, fading off into the distance. He looked around as he came to a flight of stairs; he hadn't explored the castle enough to know how to get to places. He sighed a little as his curiosity got the best of him. He walked down the dark staircase, wondering where the cold stone steps might lead him to.
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Chi-Chi sat at the head table, staring at the plate of food placed in front of her. She played with the salad a little, poking it and moving it around to various places on her plate. She slowly let her eyes drift up to the onyx hair man, her thoughts seemed to be constantly on him. She growled slightly to herself as she saw him and Yamcha talking to a blonde headed countess, known to the wealthy as Eiteena. She hated that bitch, she just didn't even seem to be human.
"Oh, come on now, Chi-Chi, eat!" Bulma said, but her eyes didn't come off of Yamcha. She wouldn't ever admit it, but she was extremely jealous of the gold headed woman. She was a princess of the second richest Kingdom that the world had ever seen! She had power, money, influence, charm, beauty, and above all, she had class! Not like that badass woman over there that was constantly rambling on about women's equality in the world. She should know her place, like everyone else!
"I can't eat, Bulma, when Goku is talking to that...that...WOMAN over there." Chi-Chi said, her eyes becoming full of fire and envy of the woman. She hated it when men that SHE was interested in, and there weren't too many, were talking to other women. The man was gorgeous! Sure, he was stupid and clumsy, but that doesn't deny the fact that he was gorgeous! Eiteena of Boreadaux definitely didn't deserve him, she had gorgeous men hanging all of her constantly! The world just wasn't fair anymore.
"At least he's just TALKING to her..and not..flirting with her..." Bulma said, starting to get very depressed. She wanted to be that beautiful! She knew that she was sexy and alluring, but the she didn't have the kind of beauty that men were just naturally drawn to. The kind of presence that the countess had was amazing, she could attract so many men from anywhere, and no one really knew how she did it.
Chi-Chi finally tore her eyes away from the onyx haired men talking to Eiteena, frowning. She began to think, then smirked as an idea came to her.
"Hey, let's not play by their rules, Bulma...let's play by our own. Make THEM come to US. That way, if Yamcha and Goku choose not to come to us, then we know that they're just two EXTREMELY stupid bastards that just missed out of the chance of a lifetime with the two most beautiful women in all of Europe!" Chi-Chi whispered to her cousin, grinning as she saw them become alive with fire in enthusiasm.
"Alright, then, Chi-Chi...let the games begin."
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"Oh, come on, now, gentlemen...you're embarrassing me..." Eiteena smirked, her hand going up and taking a strand of her hair, placing it to behind her ear. She looked deeply into Yamcha's eyes, knowing how amazingly handsome the Earl was...she wondered all of the thoughts that were forbidden to a woman of her time. Her mind's eye became to be cloudy with want and lust...
"Oh, come on, now, Eiteena, you've gotta be kidding me! You KNOW that you're the most beautiful here!" Krillin said, pursuing the insanely beautiful woman that sat in front of him. He had always had a thing for her since he saw her for the first time, over 4 months ago. She was just so brave and dangerous, alluring and seductive. She wasn't everything he wasn't, she was like a drug that he was addicted to. He had never even really spent any alone time with the woman, but he had found himself falling for her.
"Oh, I don't know about THAT, Lord Krillin. But, let's ask what Lord Yamcha says about who is the most beautiful...me, or Princess Bulma." All of the surrounding cluster of people within earshot diverted their eyes to the Earl of Bruce, anxiously awaiting his answer.
Yamcha immediately began to think about the answer to this hard question; who was the most beautiful? But, really, the question was, what would get him more? If Yamcha said Bulma, he wouldn't ever have the possibility to get the Countess of Boreadaux in his bed. But, if he said Eiteena, he would flatter her, making him seem like there was some kind of attraction between the two of them besides sexual tension. He had to make it look like he was intrigued by the dangerous looking woman, so, he stated his answer...
"I completely and whole-heartedly agree with Lord Krillin, you are the most beautiful, M'Lady." Yamcha said, bowing his head lightly in a sign of respect, and then reaching for Eiteena's hand. He took it into his own, raising it to his lips and kissing it sweetly. He put on the most genuine smile he could muster, looking up deeply into Eiteena's eyes as he kept his lips on her skin for a few more seconds. He was trying to woe her with his devious tricks and lies, knowing exactly how to get whatever he wanted out of any woman he wanted.
Eiteena stayed very still on her seat, watching Yamcha as her heart was beating almost uncontrollably. She blushed even the slightest bit, but that was the most attention or romantic affection she'd ever received before. She had promised herself that she would stay a virgin until marriage, but this man seemed convincing...very convincing. She felt her begin to turn to jelly, and finding herself feeling a sign of disappointment as Yamcha withdrew his lips, and then his hand, away from hers.
"You are, certainly, Yamcha of Bruce, the most charming man I've ever met..." Eiteena mumbled to herself, her smirk staying almost permentaly etched on her burgundy lips.
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Vegeta walked down the slow and winding halls, his footsteps echoing. He wasn't actually sure what time it was, but the moon was half outside and at the top of the sky. He stayed in silence, his own thoughts driving him into deep. He didn't know what to do, so he was just wandering aimlessly around the corridors.
But then, something picked up in his ears. He heard the very distant sounds of a soft song, a singing voice coming from somewhere. He didn't have any idea who the person could be, heck, he couldn't eve tell if it was a man or a woman from this distance. He walked down the corridors, towards the soothing voice. By now, he had pretty much figured out that the singing was coming from a woman.
Vegeta walked slowly, before he walked up to a door, the voice was inside of the room. He gulped for a moment, his imagination flaring up into a whirlwind in his mind. He slowly turned the door handle, and then peeked inside the room. He suddenly realized that this was a room he had been in often, very often, actually. It was the kitchen. Finally, though, he walked slowly into the room.
Suddenly, something bumped into him in the darkness. The woman was about to fall, and she grabbed Vegeta for support. Then, Vegeta finally saw who the woman was in the darkness...
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Author's Note: Now, I know, I know, it's short. Listen, alright, you guys. I needa explain the long awaited Chapter 16, and why it's kinda short. Firstly, I do most of my writing on the weekends. Now, I got grounded last weekend and then I couldn't spend any time working on Chapter 16. Also, I'm having a writer's block right now. Not to mention school's piling up on me, semester's almost over and I just don't wanna think about school right now. Lol So, the fic's kinda gonna be on about 3rd on the nice, long list of THINGS TO GET DONE, okay? I'm sorry if you have a problem with it, but I haft to maintain almost perfect grades (hey, my worst grade is a 98%, yeah, I know), and that's just one of the biggest things in my life right now. Also, I wanna spend more time with my boyfriend, okay? We're in love, and I just needa spend time with him, okay? I know, a lot of you can't really see it this way, but I can. I need you guys to understand how much I'm trying to get done, and how I'm just trying to relax and enjoy myself, okay?
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Oh, and I just needa clear up the ages for the fic really quick:
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Bulma: 16
Vegeta: (almost) 17
Goku: 16
Chi-Chi: 16 (but like, maybe, 8 months older than Bulma lol)
Krillin: 17
Eiteena: 16
Yamcha: 17
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Chapter 16: Charm
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Vegeta woke with a start. He hadn't meant to fall asleep against the bedpost, but of course, no one means to fall asleep in their fully dressed garments, do they? Vegeta blinked a few times, getting the sleep out of the corner of his eyes. He yawned and stretched a little, wondering what he could do now...everyone was in the ballroom. He got off his bed and slowly walked to the door, then looking back and forth down the long hallway. He saw it to be empty in the darkness, and then stepped into it.
He walked alone in the black of the night. The only sound that the young Prince heard was his own breathing and the echo of his own footsteps, fading off into the distance. He looked around as he came to a flight of stairs; he hadn't explored the castle enough to know how to get to places. He sighed a little as his curiosity got the best of him. He walked down the dark staircase, wondering where the cold stone steps might lead him to.
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Chi-Chi sat at the head table, staring at the plate of food placed in front of her. She played with the salad a little, poking it and moving it around to various places on her plate. She slowly let her eyes drift up to the onyx hair man, her thoughts seemed to be constantly on him. She growled slightly to herself as she saw him and Yamcha talking to a blonde headed countess, known to the wealthy as Eiteena. She hated that bitch, she just didn't even seem to be human.
"Oh, come on now, Chi-Chi, eat!" Bulma said, but her eyes didn't come off of Yamcha. She wouldn't ever admit it, but she was extremely jealous of the gold headed woman. She was a princess of the second richest Kingdom that the world had ever seen! She had power, money, influence, charm, beauty, and above all, she had class! Not like that badass woman over there that was constantly rambling on about women's equality in the world. She should know her place, like everyone else!
"I can't eat, Bulma, when Goku is talking to that...that...WOMAN over there." Chi-Chi said, her eyes becoming full of fire and envy of the woman. She hated it when men that SHE was interested in, and there weren't too many, were talking to other women. The man was gorgeous! Sure, he was stupid and clumsy, but that doesn't deny the fact that he was gorgeous! Eiteena of Boreadaux definitely didn't deserve him, she had gorgeous men hanging all of her constantly! The world just wasn't fair anymore.
"At least he's just TALKING to her..and not..flirting with her..." Bulma said, starting to get very depressed. She wanted to be that beautiful! She knew that she was sexy and alluring, but the she didn't have the kind of beauty that men were just naturally drawn to. The kind of presence that the countess had was amazing, she could attract so many men from anywhere, and no one really knew how she did it.
Chi-Chi finally tore her eyes away from the onyx haired men talking to Eiteena, frowning. She began to think, then smirked as an idea came to her.
"Hey, let's not play by their rules, Bulma...let's play by our own. Make THEM come to US. That way, if Yamcha and Goku choose not to come to us, then we know that they're just two EXTREMELY stupid bastards that just missed out of the chance of a lifetime with the two most beautiful women in all of Europe!" Chi-Chi whispered to her cousin, grinning as she saw them become alive with fire in enthusiasm.
"Alright, then, Chi-Chi...let the games begin."
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"Oh, come on, now, gentlemen...you're embarrassing me..." Eiteena smirked, her hand going up and taking a strand of her hair, placing it to behind her ear. She looked deeply into Yamcha's eyes, knowing how amazingly handsome the Earl was...she wondered all of the thoughts that were forbidden to a woman of her time. Her mind's eye became to be cloudy with want and lust...
"Oh, come on, now, Eiteena, you've gotta be kidding me! You KNOW that you're the most beautiful here!" Krillin said, pursuing the insanely beautiful woman that sat in front of him. He had always had a thing for her since he saw her for the first time, over 4 months ago. She was just so brave and dangerous, alluring and seductive. She wasn't everything he wasn't, she was like a drug that he was addicted to. He had never even really spent any alone time with the woman, but he had found himself falling for her.
"Oh, I don't know about THAT, Lord Krillin. But, let's ask what Lord Yamcha says about who is the most beautiful...me, or Princess Bulma." All of the surrounding cluster of people within earshot diverted their eyes to the Earl of Bruce, anxiously awaiting his answer.
Yamcha immediately began to think about the answer to this hard question; who was the most beautiful? But, really, the question was, what would get him more? If Yamcha said Bulma, he wouldn't ever have the possibility to get the Countess of Boreadaux in his bed. But, if he said Eiteena, he would flatter her, making him seem like there was some kind of attraction between the two of them besides sexual tension. He had to make it look like he was intrigued by the dangerous looking woman, so, he stated his answer...
"I completely and whole-heartedly agree with Lord Krillin, you are the most beautiful, M'Lady." Yamcha said, bowing his head lightly in a sign of respect, and then reaching for Eiteena's hand. He took it into his own, raising it to his lips and kissing it sweetly. He put on the most genuine smile he could muster, looking up deeply into Eiteena's eyes as he kept his lips on her skin for a few more seconds. He was trying to woe her with his devious tricks and lies, knowing exactly how to get whatever he wanted out of any woman he wanted.
Eiteena stayed very still on her seat, watching Yamcha as her heart was beating almost uncontrollably. She blushed even the slightest bit, but that was the most attention or romantic affection she'd ever received before. She had promised herself that she would stay a virgin until marriage, but this man seemed convincing...very convincing. She felt her begin to turn to jelly, and finding herself feeling a sign of disappointment as Yamcha withdrew his lips, and then his hand, away from hers.
"You are, certainly, Yamcha of Bruce, the most charming man I've ever met..." Eiteena mumbled to herself, her smirk staying almost permentaly etched on her burgundy lips.
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Vegeta walked down the slow and winding halls, his footsteps echoing. He wasn't actually sure what time it was, but the moon was half outside and at the top of the sky. He stayed in silence, his own thoughts driving him into deep. He didn't know what to do, so he was just wandering aimlessly around the corridors.
But then, something picked up in his ears. He heard the very distant sounds of a soft song, a singing voice coming from somewhere. He didn't have any idea who the person could be, heck, he couldn't eve tell if it was a man or a woman from this distance. He walked down the corridors, towards the soothing voice. By now, he had pretty much figured out that the singing was coming from a woman.
Vegeta walked slowly, before he walked up to a door, the voice was inside of the room. He gulped for a moment, his imagination flaring up into a whirlwind in his mind. He slowly turned the door handle, and then peeked inside the room. He suddenly realized that this was a room he had been in often, very often, actually. It was the kitchen. Finally, though, he walked slowly into the room.
Suddenly, something bumped into him in the darkness. The woman was about to fall, and she grabbed Vegeta for support. Then, Vegeta finally saw who the woman was in the darkness...
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Author's Note: Now, I know, I know, it's short. Listen, alright, you guys. I needa explain the long awaited Chapter 16, and why it's kinda short. Firstly, I do most of my writing on the weekends. Now, I got grounded last weekend and then I couldn't spend any time working on Chapter 16. Also, I'm having a writer's block right now. Not to mention school's piling up on me, semester's almost over and I just don't wanna think about school right now. Lol So, the fic's kinda gonna be on about 3rd on the nice, long list of THINGS TO GET DONE, okay? I'm sorry if you have a problem with it, but I haft to maintain almost perfect grades (hey, my worst grade is a 98%, yeah, I know), and that's just one of the biggest things in my life right now. Also, I wanna spend more time with my boyfriend, okay? We're in love, and I just needa spend time with him, okay? I know, a lot of you can't really see it this way, but I can. I need you guys to understand how much I'm trying to get done, and how I'm just trying to relax and enjoy myself, okay?
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Oh, and I just needa clear up the ages for the fic really quick:
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Bulma: 16
Vegeta: (almost) 17
Goku: 16
Chi-Chi: 16 (but like, maybe, 8 months older than Bulma lol)
Krillin: 17
Eiteena: 16
Yamcha: 17
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Any ways, what did you like about the chapter? Love it? Hate it? Well, tell me. REVIEW!!! REVIEW!!! REVIEW!!! lol
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