Author's Note: Ah...I'm back again! Here you are, Chapter 17.
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Chapter 17: Dancing
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....It was Alice, his servant.
"Alice...what are you doing here alone in the kitchen at this time of night?" Vegeta whispered into the still air, wondering to himself why the woman seemed to be trembling in his arms.
"I...I...I umm...I couldn't sleep...and I...just...started walking around...and...I'm sorry if I frightened you, Your Highness..." Alice whispered, finally realizing her place as she stepped away from the Prince. The young Prince frowned, wanting to hold her again...he didn't know why, but he just did.
"You seem cold...are you alright?" Vegeta whispered, stepping toward the woman a little. Alice took a deep breath, then let it out slowly...
"I'm fine, Your Highness...I'll go back to my chambers now..." Alice whispered, scurrying out of the room quickly.
Vegeta just stood alone in the darkness, having no idea what just occurred.
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Goku was becoming very disgusted by this flirting fiasco between Yamcha and Eiteena, and his eyes went up to the head table. Soft music began to play in the background, and for some strange and unforseen reason, Goku has a sudden burst of courage...he wanted to ask Chi-Chi to dance. He had no idea where the idea originated from, but he just felt compelled to dance with her. Goku got up from the table, seeing that Chi-Chi was done with her meal. He walked slowly up to the head table, and bowed his head graciously to the young Princess. He gulped as he finally saw Chi-Chi up close...he knew that she was gorgeous, but not stunningly gorgeous. He had the feeling in the pit of his stomach to just run back to his table, but he stayed, mustering up the last courage in his soul.
"M'Lady, would I please have the honor of this dance?" Goku said, his voice staying steady as his heart was beating hundreds of times per minute.
Chi-Chi looked over to Bulma, her eyes wide and then gave her a look, saying, 'I told you so...' and smiled up at the Earl.
"Yes...you may have the honor of this dance." Chi-Chi whispered softly, getting up slowly from her seat and then taking Goku's hand, and they began to dance to the music. It wasn't a slow song, but not exactly a fast song either...Chi-Chi just was ecstatic about the fact that she was just dancing with a man that was gorgeous!
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Bulma frowned, yet again alone as her older cousin got all the attention and all of the fun. Her eyes wandered over to the young Earl who was flirting shamelessly with the young blonde headed Countess. She began to become in furious with that imbecile! How DARE he flirt with her constantly, but the first slued he sees he goes after? The whole entire meaning of it was just pure insanity! Bulma was classier than this, and she just wanted to leave. She wanted to get AWAY from it all.
As soon as she stepped up from her seat, she felt a person grab her hand. As soon as she turned around, her eyes widened in surprise and glared at the man.
"What do you want?" She said quietly, suggesting her apparent rage for the man in front of her.
Yamcha gave her his simplest grin, putting on his fake adoring eyes for her and whispered tenderly,
"Would you like to dance, Princess Bulma?"
Bulma felt her rage slowly disappear for the man. She felt like she was in quicksand, being taken down too deep, and the more she tried to stop it, the more hopeless it seemed to get out. She sighed, and nodded, allowing the Earl to lead her to the dance floor.
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Vegeta laid on the floor, looking up at the ceiling. He was still thinking about what had just happened. He didn't really like Alice, did he? Sure, he lov- liked holding her, but that was just because he had been longing for affection for as long as he could remember. Ruubia was the last woman that he had been able to hold, and that was 3 long years ago. He wanted someone to hold, someone to love, someone to take care of...he just had no idea who that was.
Then, all of a sudden, his thoughts wandered to the Blue Maiden. He still had absolutely no idea who she was, still, but he just felt very intrigued by her...maybe just the way that she was so mysterious about everything made his interest rise. He knew how horrible was, to have a drawing to another woman at the time of your betrothal, but it was very accepted in society. His father had had several 'mistresses' over the years that had given born to 4 illegitament children. And that was even WHEN he was married to Vegeta's mother! It was just so sickening how accepted the act was, how sinful. But what really appalled him was that when his Mother finally heard of this, she didn't ever saying anything.
God, the world was just so screwed up. Vegeta felt so alone, so utterly secluded from the rest of reality. Was he the only person that saw common sense to all this shit? He closed his eyes and sighed slowly, then opened them again, getting up slowly and walking down the long and winding corridors that were in the Castilian Fortress.
He looked down the hallways, and then saw light coming from the end. He walked toward it slowly, his footsteps quietly echoing in the darkness. He began to hear music and chatter, laughter sometimes echoing into the mix. He now knew where he was.
He peered into the Grand Ballroom, seeing gorgeous people everywhere. But that woman that was dancing with that ass, Yamcha, she was just the one that caught his eye. But, she seemed somehow familiar...he couldn't remember where, but he kept his eyes on her perfect figure. The question was...
Who was she?
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Bulma smiled a little, getting closer to the Earl as the song slowly died down. She moved up against him as Yamcha started to hold her tighter, and Bulma placed her chin on his shoulder. Her eyes widened as she looked into the doorway outside of the room, a pair of piercing his eyes were staring right at her. She couldn't tell who the man was in the darkness, and she was very intrigued by the, assumed, man. She tried to ignore it, diverting her eyes to Chi-Chi who was sighing happily as Goku was dancing with her. She grinned at Bulma when she saw her looking at her, and then winked. Bulma smiled back, feeling happier than she had felt in a long, long time.
Her eyes though, went back to that pair in the doorway. Who was he?
"Excuse me, Yamcha? I need to go do something really quick, okay? I'll be back." Bulma whispered into his ear, smiling at him and then winking. Her feet moved quickly to the doorframe, and then she looked up and down the hallway.
The person that she had just saw had just disappeared into thin air.
But that wasn't possible, right?
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Author's Note: Hey! I'm back, I know, not after a very long break, but it's been a nice break for me. The bad thing is that today I'm faking sick because I'm grounded, maybe for like a month or something, so expect short updates from me here and there, hopefully about the same as usual. Please, though, understand that I'm still having a hard time, and that I'm not even out of school yet. Writing is an outlet for me, and as soon as it becomes a chore, I won't do it anymore, okay? Please, keep my hopes up for this story and review. You guys have NO idea how much it means to me, every single one of your reviews make me happier, bringing a smile to my face. Thank you for everything, and please be patient for the next chapter. It might be a while.
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Chapter 17: Dancing
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....It was Alice, his servant.
"Alice...what are you doing here alone in the kitchen at this time of night?" Vegeta whispered into the still air, wondering to himself why the woman seemed to be trembling in his arms.
"I...I...I umm...I couldn't sleep...and I...just...started walking around...and...I'm sorry if I frightened you, Your Highness..." Alice whispered, finally realizing her place as she stepped away from the Prince. The young Prince frowned, wanting to hold her again...he didn't know why, but he just did.
"You seem cold...are you alright?" Vegeta whispered, stepping toward the woman a little. Alice took a deep breath, then let it out slowly...
"I'm fine, Your Highness...I'll go back to my chambers now..." Alice whispered, scurrying out of the room quickly.
Vegeta just stood alone in the darkness, having no idea what just occurred.
.:.
Goku was becoming very disgusted by this flirting fiasco between Yamcha and Eiteena, and his eyes went up to the head table. Soft music began to play in the background, and for some strange and unforseen reason, Goku has a sudden burst of courage...he wanted to ask Chi-Chi to dance. He had no idea where the idea originated from, but he just felt compelled to dance with her. Goku got up from the table, seeing that Chi-Chi was done with her meal. He walked slowly up to the head table, and bowed his head graciously to the young Princess. He gulped as he finally saw Chi-Chi up close...he knew that she was gorgeous, but not stunningly gorgeous. He had the feeling in the pit of his stomach to just run back to his table, but he stayed, mustering up the last courage in his soul.
"M'Lady, would I please have the honor of this dance?" Goku said, his voice staying steady as his heart was beating hundreds of times per minute.
Chi-Chi looked over to Bulma, her eyes wide and then gave her a look, saying, 'I told you so...' and smiled up at the Earl.
"Yes...you may have the honor of this dance." Chi-Chi whispered softly, getting up slowly from her seat and then taking Goku's hand, and they began to dance to the music. It wasn't a slow song, but not exactly a fast song either...Chi-Chi just was ecstatic about the fact that she was just dancing with a man that was gorgeous!
.:.
Bulma frowned, yet again alone as her older cousin got all the attention and all of the fun. Her eyes wandered over to the young Earl who was flirting shamelessly with the young blonde headed Countess. She began to become in furious with that imbecile! How DARE he flirt with her constantly, but the first slued he sees he goes after? The whole entire meaning of it was just pure insanity! Bulma was classier than this, and she just wanted to leave. She wanted to get AWAY from it all.
As soon as she stepped up from her seat, she felt a person grab her hand. As soon as she turned around, her eyes widened in surprise and glared at the man.
"What do you want?" She said quietly, suggesting her apparent rage for the man in front of her.
Yamcha gave her his simplest grin, putting on his fake adoring eyes for her and whispered tenderly,
"Would you like to dance, Princess Bulma?"
Bulma felt her rage slowly disappear for the man. She felt like she was in quicksand, being taken down too deep, and the more she tried to stop it, the more hopeless it seemed to get out. She sighed, and nodded, allowing the Earl to lead her to the dance floor.
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Vegeta laid on the floor, looking up at the ceiling. He was still thinking about what had just happened. He didn't really like Alice, did he? Sure, he lov- liked holding her, but that was just because he had been longing for affection for as long as he could remember. Ruubia was the last woman that he had been able to hold, and that was 3 long years ago. He wanted someone to hold, someone to love, someone to take care of...he just had no idea who that was.
Then, all of a sudden, his thoughts wandered to the Blue Maiden. He still had absolutely no idea who she was, still, but he just felt very intrigued by her...maybe just the way that she was so mysterious about everything made his interest rise. He knew how horrible was, to have a drawing to another woman at the time of your betrothal, but it was very accepted in society. His father had had several 'mistresses' over the years that had given born to 4 illegitament children. And that was even WHEN he was married to Vegeta's mother! It was just so sickening how accepted the act was, how sinful. But what really appalled him was that when his Mother finally heard of this, she didn't ever saying anything.
God, the world was just so screwed up. Vegeta felt so alone, so utterly secluded from the rest of reality. Was he the only person that saw common sense to all this shit? He closed his eyes and sighed slowly, then opened them again, getting up slowly and walking down the long and winding corridors that were in the Castilian Fortress.
He looked down the hallways, and then saw light coming from the end. He walked toward it slowly, his footsteps quietly echoing in the darkness. He began to hear music and chatter, laughter sometimes echoing into the mix. He now knew where he was.
He peered into the Grand Ballroom, seeing gorgeous people everywhere. But that woman that was dancing with that ass, Yamcha, she was just the one that caught his eye. But, she seemed somehow familiar...he couldn't remember where, but he kept his eyes on her perfect figure. The question was...
Who was she?
.:.
Bulma smiled a little, getting closer to the Earl as the song slowly died down. She moved up against him as Yamcha started to hold her tighter, and Bulma placed her chin on his shoulder. Her eyes widened as she looked into the doorway outside of the room, a pair of piercing his eyes were staring right at her. She couldn't tell who the man was in the darkness, and she was very intrigued by the, assumed, man. She tried to ignore it, diverting her eyes to Chi-Chi who was sighing happily as Goku was dancing with her. She grinned at Bulma when she saw her looking at her, and then winked. Bulma smiled back, feeling happier than she had felt in a long, long time.
Her eyes though, went back to that pair in the doorway. Who was he?
"Excuse me, Yamcha? I need to go do something really quick, okay? I'll be back." Bulma whispered into his ear, smiling at him and then winking. Her feet moved quickly to the doorframe, and then she looked up and down the hallway.
The person that she had just saw had just disappeared into thin air.
But that wasn't possible, right?
.:.
Author's Note: Hey! I'm back, I know, not after a very long break, but it's been a nice break for me. The bad thing is that today I'm faking sick because I'm grounded, maybe for like a month or something, so expect short updates from me here and there, hopefully about the same as usual. Please, though, understand that I'm still having a hard time, and that I'm not even out of school yet. Writing is an outlet for me, and as soon as it becomes a chore, I won't do it anymore, okay? Please, keep my hopes up for this story and review. You guys have NO idea how much it means to me, every single one of your reviews make me happier, bringing a smile to my face. Thank you for everything, and please be patient for the next chapter. It might be a while.