Chapter 8 - Fury Sends in a Little Prince
Inside the dark and empty lab, Buruma stared down at the notes she had made. She had finally decided on building a machine that would enhance the gravity pressure when activated. She had some quick sketches of the dome- like structure but no blueprints as of yet. She raised a dainty hand to her mouth as she yawned.
'I'm so tired,' she thought. 'If only that stupid prince would be decent enough to allow me more time to complete this. Seven days with little sleep can really wear on a person. Well, maybe not on a Saiya-jin.' She yawned again and stretched her arms above her head.
She brushed away the loose hair that had fallen into her face from her muddled ponytail. She put her pencil to paper once again for several seconds before dropping it again. Well, maybe not dropping, more like throwing across the room. She groaned and let her forehead fall to the tabletop and closed her eyes.
Moments later, something jostled her nerves and her eyes opened again. She lifted her head, heavily, and rubbed the back of her neck. She hadn't intended on dozing away in here. She gazed down at her writing once again. "Come on brain, don't fail me now."
"Do you normally talk to yourself?" the voice sprang suddenly from inside the dimly lit room.
Buruma, startled, jumped out of her chair with a hand to her chest. "You scared the shit out of me! What's wrong with you, sneaking up like that?" She glared at the silhouette across from the table.
Radditzu stepped around the table. "You look like hell."
She fisted her hands and snarled at him, "Thanks a lot. You know, your looking pretty fresh yourself."
"You need sleep."
"Thanks, but no thanks."
"Seriously. You're going to end up killing yourself if you keep this up. I've seen you here, and you don't spend enough time away. My father even agrees with me. This is too much for your body to handle."
She sighed, leaning her head back and plunging her fingertips into her hair. Radditzu's gaze briefly fell upon her protruding breasts before moving away quickly. She hadn't noticed "Maybe your right," she spoke finally. "I'm exhausted, stressed, and starving. I can't last much longer like this, but kami only knows how the prince will react if I don't finish his machine in time." She lowered her arms and smiled at him. "Thanks Radditzu, I'm going to go now." She turned and shrugged the lab coat off of her shoulders. She placed it onto a hook on the wall.
"Wait," Radditzu called, "I'm walking you back to your chamber. You still are under my guard."
"Yeah." They left the lab and traveled to Buruma's room in silence. When they reached her door, she said goodnight and retreated into her personal sanctuary. Radditzu stood outside a few moments longer, looking intently at the door before receding.
*****
A loud pounding was heard on Buruma's door. That is, everyone but Buruma heard it. She lay slumbering peacefully on her plush royal bed underneath a warm plush bedspread. After several moments, the pounding ceased and the door slid open, allowing access to the persistent being. Without the slightest hesitation, he entered Buruma's bedroom, removed her covers, and pulled her off the bed rather briskly. She squealed as she awoke in mid- fall. Buruma landed in a mortified heap upon the floor.
Bardock stood above her menacingly. "Do you have any idea how late it is?!"
She stood up and rubbed her bottom. "Chill, its not like Vejita comes to check on my progress or anything."
He lowered his eyebrows. "I wouldn't be so sure, Buruma."
"OOOONNNNNNNNNAAAAA!!!!!"
She slapped her forehead and groaned, "Damn it. Of course this happens to me."
Prince Vejita stormed into the room in a frenzy. "What the fuck do you think you are doing, onna?! Did you forget my precise orders to build me a damn machine?!"
"Whoa." She raised her hands in front of her as if to shield his verbal assault. "I have been working on the stupid thing for the past week with very little sleep or fuel. I was finally persuaded to taking some rest so my mind won't be in a stupor when I make the damn thing so you won't be killed as a result of my lack of sleep!" She huffed. "Look, Vejita, I'm almost done with the plans and will build it as soon as possible. So if you don't mind, give me a break!"
The prince stood there, allowing the meaning of her words to sink in. His face betrayed nothing of his thoughts. "Leave, Bardock," Vejita steadily stated.
"Yes, your majesty." Bardock placed a fist over his heart and left the two of them alone in Buruma's bedroom.
As soon as the door slid shut, Vejita burst into wild laughter. Buruma stood there quite bewildered in her camisole. He wiped his eyes when his laughter finally subsided.
"What is so funny to you?" She asked.
"You are, onna. Such a mouth you have, onna, it amuses me to no end. You're the first to dispute me in such a blatant manner, and coming from a piteous female of your stature, no less."
She placed her hands on her curvaceous hips. "I'm thrilled of your amusement," she said sarcastically. "Are you going to lay off me now?"
He smirked at her, "Why? Wouldn't you be pleased if I lay on top of you?" At that moment, he took the initiative to lean against the doorframe and look extremely sultry to emphasize his point. His arms were crossed and his gaze held hers steadfast.
Her cheeks were ablaze. She pointed behind him, "Get out, Vejita."
The smirk faded, but his gaze remained, "You are in no position to force me to do anything."
"Weren't you just a moment ago speaking of such mirth you receive from my insolence?"
"To a point, onna, and if you cross that you would be deeply sorry."
Her eyebrows lowered, "Well, I really don't want you attempting to strangle me again."
"That was your own stupid fault. You should be thanking me for letting you off so easy. Had you not been so important to my mission, don't think you would not be dead."
She trembled infinitesimally at his words, fighting back any snide comments. "Would you please leave me now?" she breathed.
His biceps twitched over his finely chiseled chest. "I am not going anywhere."
She groaned, "Will you at least turn around so that I may change before you continue to hassle me."
"Humph, chikyuu-jins and their need for discretion." He gave her the benefit of the doubt and turned around while she changed her clothing.
"Oh, and I suppose you just walk around flaunting your stuff when inside of your rooms?"
"Of course, why should I bother myself with garments where they are not needed."
She mentally slapped herself. 'Should've seen that one coming, Buruma. You don't need naked visuals of this pompous saiya-jin prince.' She walked past him in her drawstring pants and t-shirt. She brushed her hair and placed it in a ponytail.
"Is that absolutely necessary?" He asked.
"Yes," she responded, "female thing."
"Whatever, get to the lab."
She left her room only to soon discover that the prince was walking beside her. "What are you doing, Vejita."
He growled, "That's Prince Vejita to you, onna. I am coming to make sure you are doing what you're supposed to."
She looked at him. "What else am I going to do? Its not like I can escape or I would be long gone." He looked slightly amused at that but said nothing during the rest of the journey.
Inside the dark and empty lab, Buruma stared down at the notes she had made. She had finally decided on building a machine that would enhance the gravity pressure when activated. She had some quick sketches of the dome- like structure but no blueprints as of yet. She raised a dainty hand to her mouth as she yawned.
'I'm so tired,' she thought. 'If only that stupid prince would be decent enough to allow me more time to complete this. Seven days with little sleep can really wear on a person. Well, maybe not on a Saiya-jin.' She yawned again and stretched her arms above her head.
She brushed away the loose hair that had fallen into her face from her muddled ponytail. She put her pencil to paper once again for several seconds before dropping it again. Well, maybe not dropping, more like throwing across the room. She groaned and let her forehead fall to the tabletop and closed her eyes.
Moments later, something jostled her nerves and her eyes opened again. She lifted her head, heavily, and rubbed the back of her neck. She hadn't intended on dozing away in here. She gazed down at her writing once again. "Come on brain, don't fail me now."
"Do you normally talk to yourself?" the voice sprang suddenly from inside the dimly lit room.
Buruma, startled, jumped out of her chair with a hand to her chest. "You scared the shit out of me! What's wrong with you, sneaking up like that?" She glared at the silhouette across from the table.
Radditzu stepped around the table. "You look like hell."
She fisted her hands and snarled at him, "Thanks a lot. You know, your looking pretty fresh yourself."
"You need sleep."
"Thanks, but no thanks."
"Seriously. You're going to end up killing yourself if you keep this up. I've seen you here, and you don't spend enough time away. My father even agrees with me. This is too much for your body to handle."
She sighed, leaning her head back and plunging her fingertips into her hair. Radditzu's gaze briefly fell upon her protruding breasts before moving away quickly. She hadn't noticed "Maybe your right," she spoke finally. "I'm exhausted, stressed, and starving. I can't last much longer like this, but kami only knows how the prince will react if I don't finish his machine in time." She lowered her arms and smiled at him. "Thanks Radditzu, I'm going to go now." She turned and shrugged the lab coat off of her shoulders. She placed it onto a hook on the wall.
"Wait," Radditzu called, "I'm walking you back to your chamber. You still are under my guard."
"Yeah." They left the lab and traveled to Buruma's room in silence. When they reached her door, she said goodnight and retreated into her personal sanctuary. Radditzu stood outside a few moments longer, looking intently at the door before receding.
*****
A loud pounding was heard on Buruma's door. That is, everyone but Buruma heard it. She lay slumbering peacefully on her plush royal bed underneath a warm plush bedspread. After several moments, the pounding ceased and the door slid open, allowing access to the persistent being. Without the slightest hesitation, he entered Buruma's bedroom, removed her covers, and pulled her off the bed rather briskly. She squealed as she awoke in mid- fall. Buruma landed in a mortified heap upon the floor.
Bardock stood above her menacingly. "Do you have any idea how late it is?!"
She stood up and rubbed her bottom. "Chill, its not like Vejita comes to check on my progress or anything."
He lowered his eyebrows. "I wouldn't be so sure, Buruma."
"OOOONNNNNNNNNAAAAA!!!!!"
She slapped her forehead and groaned, "Damn it. Of course this happens to me."
Prince Vejita stormed into the room in a frenzy. "What the fuck do you think you are doing, onna?! Did you forget my precise orders to build me a damn machine?!"
"Whoa." She raised her hands in front of her as if to shield his verbal assault. "I have been working on the stupid thing for the past week with very little sleep or fuel. I was finally persuaded to taking some rest so my mind won't be in a stupor when I make the damn thing so you won't be killed as a result of my lack of sleep!" She huffed. "Look, Vejita, I'm almost done with the plans and will build it as soon as possible. So if you don't mind, give me a break!"
The prince stood there, allowing the meaning of her words to sink in. His face betrayed nothing of his thoughts. "Leave, Bardock," Vejita steadily stated.
"Yes, your majesty." Bardock placed a fist over his heart and left the two of them alone in Buruma's bedroom.
As soon as the door slid shut, Vejita burst into wild laughter. Buruma stood there quite bewildered in her camisole. He wiped his eyes when his laughter finally subsided.
"What is so funny to you?" She asked.
"You are, onna. Such a mouth you have, onna, it amuses me to no end. You're the first to dispute me in such a blatant manner, and coming from a piteous female of your stature, no less."
She placed her hands on her curvaceous hips. "I'm thrilled of your amusement," she said sarcastically. "Are you going to lay off me now?"
He smirked at her, "Why? Wouldn't you be pleased if I lay on top of you?" At that moment, he took the initiative to lean against the doorframe and look extremely sultry to emphasize his point. His arms were crossed and his gaze held hers steadfast.
Her cheeks were ablaze. She pointed behind him, "Get out, Vejita."
The smirk faded, but his gaze remained, "You are in no position to force me to do anything."
"Weren't you just a moment ago speaking of such mirth you receive from my insolence?"
"To a point, onna, and if you cross that you would be deeply sorry."
Her eyebrows lowered, "Well, I really don't want you attempting to strangle me again."
"That was your own stupid fault. You should be thanking me for letting you off so easy. Had you not been so important to my mission, don't think you would not be dead."
She trembled infinitesimally at his words, fighting back any snide comments. "Would you please leave me now?" she breathed.
His biceps twitched over his finely chiseled chest. "I am not going anywhere."
She groaned, "Will you at least turn around so that I may change before you continue to hassle me."
"Humph, chikyuu-jins and their need for discretion." He gave her the benefit of the doubt and turned around while she changed her clothing.
"Oh, and I suppose you just walk around flaunting your stuff when inside of your rooms?"
"Of course, why should I bother myself with garments where they are not needed."
She mentally slapped herself. 'Should've seen that one coming, Buruma. You don't need naked visuals of this pompous saiya-jin prince.' She walked past him in her drawstring pants and t-shirt. She brushed her hair and placed it in a ponytail.
"Is that absolutely necessary?" He asked.
"Yes," she responded, "female thing."
"Whatever, get to the lab."
She left her room only to soon discover that the prince was walking beside her. "What are you doing, Vejita."
He growled, "That's Prince Vejita to you, onna. I am coming to make sure you are doing what you're supposed to."
She looked at him. "What else am I going to do? Its not like I can escape or I would be long gone." He looked slightly amused at that but said nothing during the rest of the journey.