Author's Note: Guess who's back? Back again? Darkina's back...tell a friend!
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Chapter 18: Shadows
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Bulma followed her instincts, and completely forgot about the man that she had left earlier. She curiously moved down the hallways of the fortress. She had no idea where she was planning on going, or why she was going there. She just wanted to find out who was watching her in the shadows.
The Princess slowly walks down the corridors, her footsteps echoing as she listens intently for any sign of movement or life at all. All of a sudden, breaking an unnerving silence bestowed upon the corridor was a squeak, and Bulma jumped at the sound. She shrieked a little, and then only saw a pair of two beady bright green eyes staring up at her. She sighed in relief, it was only a little mouse. She gained back her composure, and then began to walk down the winding hallways once more.
Bulma, then, suddenly stopped dead in her tracks. She had no idea what cause her to do so, but then she heard the sound again. There was someone standing very, VERY close to her. She could hear their breathing, and that completely petrified her to stand completely still. She closed her eyes, and inwardly whispered the Lord's Prayer that she had memorized for Mass every Sunday for her entire life, and finally was putting it to good use. She then gulped, and mustered up all the courage she could bare.
"Who are you?" She breathed out, in a raspy and unsure voice. She had the strangest feeling to just run, run away as fast as she could, and never stop running.
"Lady Bulma?" a small voice whispered, seeming to be just as terrified as she was. Bulma turned her head, and then saw a pair of gleaming brown eyes in the darkness.
"Alice...God, you scared me!" Bulma whispered, embracing her and breathing a sigh of relief.
"I'm so sorry, I've scared so many damn people tonight! I just don't know why I've gotten so mysterious all of a sudden." She laughed lightly, and then moved from the Princess' embrace.
"Oh, it's quite alright. I have no idea what got into me, but it's all right now." Bulma whispered to her friend, and then frowned as she saw streaks of water flowing slowly down her cheeks.
"Alice, you're crying!" She whispered, concern in her voice. She hadn't meant to upset her, for God's sake!
"Oh, Lady Bulma, it's quite alright. I just get very emotional at times like these." She whispered, her fingertips going up and removing her tears that were not completely fallen yet.
"Nonsense! You will come with me to my chambers, and we shall talk. I'm Super Bulma, the solver of all problems!" She smiled as she heard Alice laugh.
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"Tell me, Goku, what do you think about Castile?" Chi-Chi asked, placing her head on the Earl's shoulder (A/N: I'm going to put modern dancing in here, because if I put dancing that was in this time period, you guys would all be bored out of your MINDS lol).
"I think it's a very pretty place, but it's not near as pretty as my home in Ephany." He sighed a little, and then pulled away from her a little. Chi-Chi frowned, and then looked up at him.
"Lord Goku, what's wrong?" She whispered, then was lead off the dance floor to the corner of the hall.
"Do you want to know something?" Goku whispered, looking into her eyes genuinely.
"Yes, I guess so. Lord Goku, what is it?" The duchess asked, curiosity and concern beginning to plague her thoughts.
"I hate being away from home. I've never been away from Ephany, never in my whole life. I never knew my father, and was raised by a man named Master Roshi since I was 5. I miss my home, and I want to go back. But I can't, because I haft to stay here and convince your family of my worth, so that I may marry you. But honestly, I just...I just want to go home." Goku said, looking down at the floor, sinking in at his own self pity. He wasn't supposed to ever, EVER open up to a woman like this. But once he started talking, he couldn't stop. She had some kind of hold on him, emotionally and mentally. It was very odd, but he just came to accept it now.
"Oh, well...I'm not keeping you here. I'm sorry about that, Goku, I really am. But it's not my tradition, it's my family's...please don't be upset at us." She whispered, feeling absolutely awful about causing the Earl so much emotional pain.
His eyes went up to meet hers, and he smiled a little.
"No, you are keeping me here, Chi-Chi..." He smiled, and then let his hand go up, cupping her cheek tenderly, caressing it with his thumb.
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Bulma opened the door to her chambers, and then lit her fireplace, the light enveloping the room. She sat down on her bed, and then beckoned Alice to sit next to her.
:Now, come on, Alice...I know that you're upset, so talk to me." She said, trying to comfort her from whatever was wrong.
"Lady Bulma, do you swear that you'll keep a secret?" She said, almost whispering.
"Yes, I swear. Alice, what's wrong?" She said, concern filling her sapphire eyes.
"Lady Bulma...I've committed the worst crime a servant could ever commit..." She whispered, looking down at the stone floor of the castle.
"Oh no...you didn't kill anyone, did you, Alice?" Bulma whispered, trying to grab her attention. Alice laughed a little, and then shook her head 'no'. Bulma sighed a breath of relief, and then whispered,
"What then?"
"I fell in love with Prince Vegeta, Bulma... I feel in love with him years ago, but now that he's here, being inspected to be your husband, it's ripping me apart...I want him to love me, but how could ever love a woman that's been his servant for so many years? How?" She broke out into tears, that eventually turned to sobbing. Bulma wrapped her arms around the woman, and held her in a friendly gesture. She sighed, and then soothingly rubbed her back. (A/N: just in case, BULMA IS NOT A LESBIAN. There, cleared that up)
"Oh, Alice...you committed the worst crime of the heart...to fall in love with someone that may never love you back. I know, I've been there...but you know what? There's always hope! Always hope...never give up on love. Vegeta may love you, you never know." Bulma whispered, trying to comfort her friend.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Thanks Bulma." She smiled, and then gave the Princess a hug, getting off of the huge blue bed and walking out the door, going down the hallways.
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Alice walked down the hall to her room, and then bumped into a figure. She looked up, and was staring at two small onyx eyes, who took her into his arms, placing her up against the wall. She was pinned against it, and then was kissing deeply, passionately. She couldn't tell who the man was, but she had a feeling...
The man broke away from her lips, and then slowly started to kiss down her face, then down her jaw...he paused, and whispered...
"Mmm, Alice...God, how long I've wanted you...how long I've loved you..." he whispered, and Alice's eyes widened. She knew that voice! But, it couldn't be true...
"Alice...please, let me hear your soothing and sensual voice...let me taste your milky skin...let me hold your delicate body...let me love you in all the ways I can..." He whispered, and Alice just felt like melting. She nodded, and began her walk on cloud nine. She didn't know why, or how...but she went with it.
He picked her up into his arms, and walked her down the hallway, opening his chambers and laying her down on his bed.
"Alice...oh, Alice...how I've longed for you..."
The man began to undo her dress, and then he looked into her eyes, as she whispered,
"Oh, Vegeta...how I've longed for you as well..."
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Author's Note: dun dun DUN! Darkina's back, and stunned you all with the ending. I know, I know, I'm a kick ass writer. There is no need for applause, y'all! Just throw money! First of all, I am officially Ungrounded, and I might update another chapter on Memorial Day (5/26/03)! Then, school is officially out on June 6th. So, hopefully, I might be able to finish this fic my the end of the summer. I have NO idea how many chapters this thing is gonna be, but I'm giving it a lot of detail, and it's really fun to write, and I love getting reviews (83 reviews baby!!!!!), and it's just a nice outlet. I'm doing less research, because there's not a lot of information about this time period in this man's life. So, I'm just adding details here where there isn't any historical information that I can place in it. Oh, and the beginning of Chapter 19 is just gonna be AS shocking as chapter 17. So, expect the unexpected, you guys! Wait, is that even possible? Can you technically expect the unexpected? Because if it's unexpected, than it can't be unexpected without not being expected. So, you know what? Just wait around and wait for the next chapter. Lol There we go! I've always gotta be politically correct.
By the way, two people now have guessed correctly who this story is based off of, and I'm not going to give out their email addresses, because I wish to keep this a secret. Any ways...
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Chapter 18: Shadows
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Bulma followed her instincts, and completely forgot about the man that she had left earlier. She curiously moved down the hallways of the fortress. She had no idea where she was planning on going, or why she was going there. She just wanted to find out who was watching her in the shadows.
The Princess slowly walks down the corridors, her footsteps echoing as she listens intently for any sign of movement or life at all. All of a sudden, breaking an unnerving silence bestowed upon the corridor was a squeak, and Bulma jumped at the sound. She shrieked a little, and then only saw a pair of two beady bright green eyes staring up at her. She sighed in relief, it was only a little mouse. She gained back her composure, and then began to walk down the winding hallways once more.
Bulma, then, suddenly stopped dead in her tracks. She had no idea what cause her to do so, but then she heard the sound again. There was someone standing very, VERY close to her. She could hear their breathing, and that completely petrified her to stand completely still. She closed her eyes, and inwardly whispered the Lord's Prayer that she had memorized for Mass every Sunday for her entire life, and finally was putting it to good use. She then gulped, and mustered up all the courage she could bare.
"Who are you?" She breathed out, in a raspy and unsure voice. She had the strangest feeling to just run, run away as fast as she could, and never stop running.
"Lady Bulma?" a small voice whispered, seeming to be just as terrified as she was. Bulma turned her head, and then saw a pair of gleaming brown eyes in the darkness.
"Alice...God, you scared me!" Bulma whispered, embracing her and breathing a sigh of relief.
"I'm so sorry, I've scared so many damn people tonight! I just don't know why I've gotten so mysterious all of a sudden." She laughed lightly, and then moved from the Princess' embrace.
"Oh, it's quite alright. I have no idea what got into me, but it's all right now." Bulma whispered to her friend, and then frowned as she saw streaks of water flowing slowly down her cheeks.
"Alice, you're crying!" She whispered, concern in her voice. She hadn't meant to upset her, for God's sake!
"Oh, Lady Bulma, it's quite alright. I just get very emotional at times like these." She whispered, her fingertips going up and removing her tears that were not completely fallen yet.
"Nonsense! You will come with me to my chambers, and we shall talk. I'm Super Bulma, the solver of all problems!" She smiled as she heard Alice laugh.
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"Tell me, Goku, what do you think about Castile?" Chi-Chi asked, placing her head on the Earl's shoulder (A/N: I'm going to put modern dancing in here, because if I put dancing that was in this time period, you guys would all be bored out of your MINDS lol).
"I think it's a very pretty place, but it's not near as pretty as my home in Ephany." He sighed a little, and then pulled away from her a little. Chi-Chi frowned, and then looked up at him.
"Lord Goku, what's wrong?" She whispered, then was lead off the dance floor to the corner of the hall.
"Do you want to know something?" Goku whispered, looking into her eyes genuinely.
"Yes, I guess so. Lord Goku, what is it?" The duchess asked, curiosity and concern beginning to plague her thoughts.
"I hate being away from home. I've never been away from Ephany, never in my whole life. I never knew my father, and was raised by a man named Master Roshi since I was 5. I miss my home, and I want to go back. But I can't, because I haft to stay here and convince your family of my worth, so that I may marry you. But honestly, I just...I just want to go home." Goku said, looking down at the floor, sinking in at his own self pity. He wasn't supposed to ever, EVER open up to a woman like this. But once he started talking, he couldn't stop. She had some kind of hold on him, emotionally and mentally. It was very odd, but he just came to accept it now.
"Oh, well...I'm not keeping you here. I'm sorry about that, Goku, I really am. But it's not my tradition, it's my family's...please don't be upset at us." She whispered, feeling absolutely awful about causing the Earl so much emotional pain.
His eyes went up to meet hers, and he smiled a little.
"No, you are keeping me here, Chi-Chi..." He smiled, and then let his hand go up, cupping her cheek tenderly, caressing it with his thumb.
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Bulma opened the door to her chambers, and then lit her fireplace, the light enveloping the room. She sat down on her bed, and then beckoned Alice to sit next to her.
:Now, come on, Alice...I know that you're upset, so talk to me." She said, trying to comfort her from whatever was wrong.
"Lady Bulma, do you swear that you'll keep a secret?" She said, almost whispering.
"Yes, I swear. Alice, what's wrong?" She said, concern filling her sapphire eyes.
"Lady Bulma...I've committed the worst crime a servant could ever commit..." She whispered, looking down at the stone floor of the castle.
"Oh no...you didn't kill anyone, did you, Alice?" Bulma whispered, trying to grab her attention. Alice laughed a little, and then shook her head 'no'. Bulma sighed a breath of relief, and then whispered,
"What then?"
"I fell in love with Prince Vegeta, Bulma... I feel in love with him years ago, but now that he's here, being inspected to be your husband, it's ripping me apart...I want him to love me, but how could ever love a woman that's been his servant for so many years? How?" She broke out into tears, that eventually turned to sobbing. Bulma wrapped her arms around the woman, and held her in a friendly gesture. She sighed, and then soothingly rubbed her back. (A/N: just in case, BULMA IS NOT A LESBIAN. There, cleared that up)
"Oh, Alice...you committed the worst crime of the heart...to fall in love with someone that may never love you back. I know, I've been there...but you know what? There's always hope! Always hope...never give up on love. Vegeta may love you, you never know." Bulma whispered, trying to comfort her friend.
"Yeah, I guess you're right. Thanks Bulma." She smiled, and then gave the Princess a hug, getting off of the huge blue bed and walking out the door, going down the hallways.
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Alice walked down the hall to her room, and then bumped into a figure. She looked up, and was staring at two small onyx eyes, who took her into his arms, placing her up against the wall. She was pinned against it, and then was kissing deeply, passionately. She couldn't tell who the man was, but she had a feeling...
The man broke away from her lips, and then slowly started to kiss down her face, then down her jaw...he paused, and whispered...
"Mmm, Alice...God, how long I've wanted you...how long I've loved you..." he whispered, and Alice's eyes widened. She knew that voice! But, it couldn't be true...
"Alice...please, let me hear your soothing and sensual voice...let me taste your milky skin...let me hold your delicate body...let me love you in all the ways I can..." He whispered, and Alice just felt like melting. She nodded, and began her walk on cloud nine. She didn't know why, or how...but she went with it.
He picked her up into his arms, and walked her down the hallway, opening his chambers and laying her down on his bed.
"Alice...oh, Alice...how I've longed for you..."
The man began to undo her dress, and then he looked into her eyes, as she whispered,
"Oh, Vegeta...how I've longed for you as well..."
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Author's Note: dun dun DUN! Darkina's back, and stunned you all with the ending. I know, I know, I'm a kick ass writer. There is no need for applause, y'all! Just throw money! First of all, I am officially Ungrounded, and I might update another chapter on Memorial Day (5/26/03)! Then, school is officially out on June 6th. So, hopefully, I might be able to finish this fic my the end of the summer. I have NO idea how many chapters this thing is gonna be, but I'm giving it a lot of detail, and it's really fun to write, and I love getting reviews (83 reviews baby!!!!!), and it's just a nice outlet. I'm doing less research, because there's not a lot of information about this time period in this man's life. So, I'm just adding details here where there isn't any historical information that I can place in it. Oh, and the beginning of Chapter 19 is just gonna be AS shocking as chapter 17. So, expect the unexpected, you guys! Wait, is that even possible? Can you technically expect the unexpected? Because if it's unexpected, than it can't be unexpected without not being expected. So, you know what? Just wait around and wait for the next chapter. Lol There we go! I've always gotta be politically correct.
By the way, two people now have guessed correctly who this story is based off of, and I'm not going to give out their email addresses, because I wish to keep this a secret. Any ways...
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