Chapter Twenty Two: An Unexpected Surprise
"So what do you two want to eat?" Kaykora asked as they passed several shops, cafés and restaurants.
"Burgers!" The two exclaimed in unison as they pointed to a restaurant with a giant smiling burger above it.
"Burgers it is." Kaykora said to the air as the chibis had already run to the restaurant and were impatiently waiting on Kaykora and Naros. They re-grouped, went into the joint, and proceed to clean them out.
"Where to now?" Naros said patting his stomach.
"Let's fly somewhere, see the sights, see the world." Kaykora beamed.
"Yeah!" The chibis exclaimed in unison. "But where will we go?" Goten asked.
"Anywhere!" Kaykora shouted running off down the street. "Come on!" She called over her shoulder as she bounded on top of a subway entrance sign and shot into the sky. Trunks and Goten looked at each other for a split second before following. Naros shook his head and smiled. He never thought a Princess could be so carefree and spontaneous.
"This planet is not all to unlike ours is it?" Naros said taking in the surroundings below him.
"Not at all." Kaykora mused. "Hey want to go for a swim?" She called up to the two chibis who were pointing a dashing all over the sky. Without a word they shot down to the lake and within minutes had stripped down to their shorts and were in the water.
Kaykora and Naros settled down on the bank and watched the happy chibis jump, dive, and splash about. Kaykora plopped back and closed her eyes. "What are you thinking about?" Naros asked recognizing the look on her face.
"Whether or not I'm going to tell my father who he is." Kaykora said quietly.
"I thought you had already decided on that." Naros asked confused.
"Me too but now I'm not so sure." Kaykora said sitting up. "Things change. Feelings change." They watched the boys for a bit longer before Kaykora stood up and call for them to go.
"Do we have to?" Goten whined.
"Yup. I promised your Moms I'd have you back before dark. Besides there's going to be a great big dinner when we get back." Kaykora called. The chibis looked at each other a moment then nodded resolutely. They scampered back to shore and promptly got dressed. The four took off for Capsule Corporation and made it home a few minutes before sunset.
"How was your day?" Bulma asked as the tots ripped through the Capsule Corp. living quarters.
"Great Mom. When do we eat?" Trunks looked up with his innocent love me eyes.
"Bulma laughed and tussled his hair. "Soon. Don't worry."
Kaykora breezed through the kitchen without bothering to stop. Naros tried to follow but was stopped by Bulma's request to move something heavy for her. She slumped down on her bed and stared at the ceiling for a while. A call was made for dinner but she wasn't very hungry. Instead of going downstairs she climbed up a ladder in a bedroom closet down the hall. The ladder led to the roof where she'd go to think when she stayed there years before.
She sprawled out on the sun beaten roof and stared at the stars. "Is someone there?" A gruff voice called out.
"Vegeta?" Kaykora called out rolling halfway on her side. Sure enough here came Vegeta around the side of the round roof. He sat down beside her and looked out to the stars. She laid back down and did likewise. "We're missing dinner you know." She broke the silence a few minutes later."
"I know."
"So what brings you out here anyways?"
"The quiet. I come here to think when I'm not training."
"It is a nice place to think isn't it?" Kaykora sat up and looked at Vegeta. After a heavy sigh she spoke again. "Vegeta if I tell you something you promise not to freak out?"
"I don't freak out." He responded coolly.
"Well you see shortly after we arrive back to the kingdom, I'm to be coronated Queen. It's tradition for the parents of the heir to escort them to the High Priest during the ceremony." Kaykora said slowly and apprehensively.
"You want me to escort you" Vegeta said in a half smirk.
"Well it IS tradition." She said quietly.
"What? Are you suggesting something?" Vegeta looked at her confused. Kaykora simply put her fingertips on his temples and closed her eyes. Vegeta did likewise and suddenly images began flashing before his eyes. Before long they slowed and there was a very young Kaykora playing in a beautiful garden. "Come play with me Daddy." She called and he went running to her.
The scene shifted and changed. He was now standing in a dark room holding her tightly and they were both crying. He walked out of the room and she followed telling him to go. Several aliens rushed into the hall they were in and Kaykora once more told him to go and he did. Only to stop when he heard Kaykora call in pain and was then over taken and beaten by the aliens. He was freed when Kaykora transformed and killed them.
The scene shifted once more and he stood on a desolate planet and dark loneliness filled him. He bared Frieza's badge now and there were some very weak aliens in front of him. He took one in his hand and started slowly choking the one in front of him. It slowly held a hand to his forehead and an immense pain shot through his head and large chunk of his memory was erased before he vaporized the being. He screamed he frustrated horror as he tried to remember where he had just came from and what had happened in the time prior.
Kaykora pulled away and turned staring at the roof. Vegeta start there dumbstruck with a blank expression on his face. He turned back and looked down at the roof. "You see that's why you have to do it." Kaykora said quietly. "Will you?" Vegeta didn't respond. "Please?" Still no answer. Kaykora got up and walked away slowly she paused expecting Vegeta to suddenly come and embrace her but then realized that would never happen. She climbed down the ladder and returned her room. Safe under the covers she cried herself to sleep.
The next morning she woke with a beam of light shining in her eyes. She pulled herself up groggily and rubbed her eyes. As she threw off the blankets and turned to get out of bed she was shocked at what she saw. On the far side of the room there sat Vegeta asleep in her desk chair arms over chest. She got up and ran over to him and slid to her knees as she hugged him tightly which caused him to wake up.
"Does that mean you'll do it?" She asked looking up at him happily. Vegeta just nodded and sat up. Kaykora tightened her death grip on him and he wrapped an arm around her. A sudden feeling of wholeness that had eluded him all these years overcame him and for once he smiled and meant it with all his heart.
"Naros have you seen Vegeta?" Bulma asked worriedly as she entered the kitchen.
"No Miss Bulma. And I haven't seen Kaykora either." He responded from a chair at the island.
"Well they must be together, neither of them came to dinner last night either." Bulma deduced. "I bet Vegeta's out in the Gravity Room." She said heading out the back door. Sure enough there he was and before long Kaykora came into view. Suddenly Vegeta did something unexpected. He wrapped an arm around Kaykora's neck and gave her a nugie and beamed a smile unlike any she'd ever seen adorn his face.
The door of gravity room opened and the two stepped out laughing. Vegeta's face became gravely serious when he saw Bulma standing there. "Bulma we need to talk." He said taking her and leading her into the house.
"You told him didn't you!" Naros exclaimed. Kaykora nodded sheepishly. Naros smacked his forehead hard. "You were told not to tell him yet!"
"I know but I couldn't hold it back anymore! I'm sorry!" She broke down crying. "Please forgive me Ancients I couldn't help it."
"I suppose it's ok." Naros said comforting her. "Everything will be ok." Kaykora sniffed and wiped a tear from her eye.
"You think so?" She looked up into his eyes.
"Of course!" Naros said taking her up into his arms and kissing her sweetly on the lips. Gohan who had arrived just moments before stood in silent shock as the whim he'd held on to in the back of his mind died. The whim that one-day she might return and they'd be together.
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Didn't you just love how I lead you on so? Hehehe. After 21 chapters, it's finally out. Hope you aren't to let down. Now the real question should be, why wasn't she supposed to tell him? What will happen with the Prince returning to the land of his people? What insanity will ensue with Trunks and Goten having access to thousands more children like them? DUN DUN DUN... Keep reading to find out...
"So what do you two want to eat?" Kaykora asked as they passed several shops, cafés and restaurants.
"Burgers!" The two exclaimed in unison as they pointed to a restaurant with a giant smiling burger above it.
"Burgers it is." Kaykora said to the air as the chibis had already run to the restaurant and were impatiently waiting on Kaykora and Naros. They re-grouped, went into the joint, and proceed to clean them out.
"Where to now?" Naros said patting his stomach.
"Let's fly somewhere, see the sights, see the world." Kaykora beamed.
"Yeah!" The chibis exclaimed in unison. "But where will we go?" Goten asked.
"Anywhere!" Kaykora shouted running off down the street. "Come on!" She called over her shoulder as she bounded on top of a subway entrance sign and shot into the sky. Trunks and Goten looked at each other for a split second before following. Naros shook his head and smiled. He never thought a Princess could be so carefree and spontaneous.
"This planet is not all to unlike ours is it?" Naros said taking in the surroundings below him.
"Not at all." Kaykora mused. "Hey want to go for a swim?" She called up to the two chibis who were pointing a dashing all over the sky. Without a word they shot down to the lake and within minutes had stripped down to their shorts and were in the water.
Kaykora and Naros settled down on the bank and watched the happy chibis jump, dive, and splash about. Kaykora plopped back and closed her eyes. "What are you thinking about?" Naros asked recognizing the look on her face.
"Whether or not I'm going to tell my father who he is." Kaykora said quietly.
"I thought you had already decided on that." Naros asked confused.
"Me too but now I'm not so sure." Kaykora said sitting up. "Things change. Feelings change." They watched the boys for a bit longer before Kaykora stood up and call for them to go.
"Do we have to?" Goten whined.
"Yup. I promised your Moms I'd have you back before dark. Besides there's going to be a great big dinner when we get back." Kaykora called. The chibis looked at each other a moment then nodded resolutely. They scampered back to shore and promptly got dressed. The four took off for Capsule Corporation and made it home a few minutes before sunset.
"How was your day?" Bulma asked as the tots ripped through the Capsule Corp. living quarters.
"Great Mom. When do we eat?" Trunks looked up with his innocent love me eyes.
"Bulma laughed and tussled his hair. "Soon. Don't worry."
Kaykora breezed through the kitchen without bothering to stop. Naros tried to follow but was stopped by Bulma's request to move something heavy for her. She slumped down on her bed and stared at the ceiling for a while. A call was made for dinner but she wasn't very hungry. Instead of going downstairs she climbed up a ladder in a bedroom closet down the hall. The ladder led to the roof where she'd go to think when she stayed there years before.
She sprawled out on the sun beaten roof and stared at the stars. "Is someone there?" A gruff voice called out.
"Vegeta?" Kaykora called out rolling halfway on her side. Sure enough here came Vegeta around the side of the round roof. He sat down beside her and looked out to the stars. She laid back down and did likewise. "We're missing dinner you know." She broke the silence a few minutes later."
"I know."
"So what brings you out here anyways?"
"The quiet. I come here to think when I'm not training."
"It is a nice place to think isn't it?" Kaykora sat up and looked at Vegeta. After a heavy sigh she spoke again. "Vegeta if I tell you something you promise not to freak out?"
"I don't freak out." He responded coolly.
"Well you see shortly after we arrive back to the kingdom, I'm to be coronated Queen. It's tradition for the parents of the heir to escort them to the High Priest during the ceremony." Kaykora said slowly and apprehensively.
"You want me to escort you" Vegeta said in a half smirk.
"Well it IS tradition." She said quietly.
"What? Are you suggesting something?" Vegeta looked at her confused. Kaykora simply put her fingertips on his temples and closed her eyes. Vegeta did likewise and suddenly images began flashing before his eyes. Before long they slowed and there was a very young Kaykora playing in a beautiful garden. "Come play with me Daddy." She called and he went running to her.
The scene shifted and changed. He was now standing in a dark room holding her tightly and they were both crying. He walked out of the room and she followed telling him to go. Several aliens rushed into the hall they were in and Kaykora once more told him to go and he did. Only to stop when he heard Kaykora call in pain and was then over taken and beaten by the aliens. He was freed when Kaykora transformed and killed them.
The scene shifted once more and he stood on a desolate planet and dark loneliness filled him. He bared Frieza's badge now and there were some very weak aliens in front of him. He took one in his hand and started slowly choking the one in front of him. It slowly held a hand to his forehead and an immense pain shot through his head and large chunk of his memory was erased before he vaporized the being. He screamed he frustrated horror as he tried to remember where he had just came from and what had happened in the time prior.
Kaykora pulled away and turned staring at the roof. Vegeta start there dumbstruck with a blank expression on his face. He turned back and looked down at the roof. "You see that's why you have to do it." Kaykora said quietly. "Will you?" Vegeta didn't respond. "Please?" Still no answer. Kaykora got up and walked away slowly she paused expecting Vegeta to suddenly come and embrace her but then realized that would never happen. She climbed down the ladder and returned her room. Safe under the covers she cried herself to sleep.
The next morning she woke with a beam of light shining in her eyes. She pulled herself up groggily and rubbed her eyes. As she threw off the blankets and turned to get out of bed she was shocked at what she saw. On the far side of the room there sat Vegeta asleep in her desk chair arms over chest. She got up and ran over to him and slid to her knees as she hugged him tightly which caused him to wake up.
"Does that mean you'll do it?" She asked looking up at him happily. Vegeta just nodded and sat up. Kaykora tightened her death grip on him and he wrapped an arm around her. A sudden feeling of wholeness that had eluded him all these years overcame him and for once he smiled and meant it with all his heart.
"Naros have you seen Vegeta?" Bulma asked worriedly as she entered the kitchen.
"No Miss Bulma. And I haven't seen Kaykora either." He responded from a chair at the island.
"Well they must be together, neither of them came to dinner last night either." Bulma deduced. "I bet Vegeta's out in the Gravity Room." She said heading out the back door. Sure enough there he was and before long Kaykora came into view. Suddenly Vegeta did something unexpected. He wrapped an arm around Kaykora's neck and gave her a nugie and beamed a smile unlike any she'd ever seen adorn his face.
The door of gravity room opened and the two stepped out laughing. Vegeta's face became gravely serious when he saw Bulma standing there. "Bulma we need to talk." He said taking her and leading her into the house.
"You told him didn't you!" Naros exclaimed. Kaykora nodded sheepishly. Naros smacked his forehead hard. "You were told not to tell him yet!"
"I know but I couldn't hold it back anymore! I'm sorry!" She broke down crying. "Please forgive me Ancients I couldn't help it."
"I suppose it's ok." Naros said comforting her. "Everything will be ok." Kaykora sniffed and wiped a tear from her eye.
"You think so?" She looked up into his eyes.
"Of course!" Naros said taking her up into his arms and kissing her sweetly on the lips. Gohan who had arrived just moments before stood in silent shock as the whim he'd held on to in the back of his mind died. The whim that one-day she might return and they'd be together.
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Didn't you just love how I lead you on so? Hehehe. After 21 chapters, it's finally out. Hope you aren't to let down. Now the real question should be, why wasn't she supposed to tell him? What will happen with the Prince returning to the land of his people? What insanity will ensue with Trunks and Goten having access to thousands more children like them? DUN DUN DUN... Keep reading to find out...