Chapter 3: Daddy's Little Girl
Vegeta wandered into the kitchen from the back door and looked around. "BULMA!" He shouted aggravated. A month of hard training for the tournament had really gotten his appetite going.
"Momma went to the store Daddy!" Bra shouted from the living room.
"And I'm hungry... Why is she never around to cook when I need her to?" He growled quietly.
"Are you as hungry as I am?" Bra asked as she walked into the kitchen. He looked at her funny a second. "No I don't suppose so." He cocked an eyebrow. "You're probably A LOT more hungry than me!" She giggled as she came over and gave him a hug. "Ewe you're all sweaty." She wrinkled her nose and rubbed her arms. Vegeta was slightly amused with this but more happy that she wanted nothing to do with training or fighting. Never in his life had he imagined such an atrocity to the Saiyan heritage would he commit and be happy about it.
"Tell you what?" The prince grinned. "How about you and I go out and eat?" Bra's eyes lit up.
"Really? Just you and me?" She breathed excitedly.
"Just you and me. I need to spend more time with you. In fact it's still early let's make a day of it! We'll do whatever you want." He smirked, as Bra got so excited she could hardly contain herself.
"Well come on let's go!" She exclaimed grabbing his big hand and trying to tug him towards the door.
Vegeta chuckled. "Let me get cleaned up first and then we'll go. But if your Mother comes home before I get done. Don't tell her anything and we'll sneak out." Bra nodded happily then ran in and plopped on the couch waiting for her Father.
After what seemed like an eternity to Bra, Vegeta leapt over the railing and walked into the living room. "Oh Mommy said not to do stuff like that Daddy." She gasped.
"Is Mommy here?" She shook her head. "Then it doesn't matter what Mommy said." Bra grinned evilly and nodded. "Now come on before I kill something with my bare hands." He started walking out alone but Bra came up and grabbed his hand. He looked down at it then rolled his eyes and kept walking. Slowly though a smile crept over his face. They stopped at the nearest restaurant and closed it down after eating just about every bit of food they had. After that Vegeta stood out on the sidewalk staring at the sky. Bra tugged on his arm and he looked down at her.
"Something wrong Daddy?"
"No." Replied flatly looking off in other direction. "I was just thinking about something."
"Ok... Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"You said we could do anything I want right?"
"That's what I said..."
"Can we go to the zoo?" Vegeta looked down at her a bit disgusted. She looked back at him with the sweet little kid eyes you can't say no to. He sighed and swallowed his pride for her just this once.
"I said anything and if you want to go to the zoo we'll go to the zoo." He practically groaned. Bra's eye lit up and a smile smeared across her face as they walked off down the street to the zoo. After hours of looking at sleeping beast in cages and putting up with screaming and crying kids Vegeta was more than ready to leave when Bra started complaining of being tired. He picked her up and perched her on one shoulders as he walked down the street towards home.
"Daddy do you like ice cream?"
"Yes... Why?" He looked up at her but her eyes were fixed on the ice cream shop.
"Well there's an ice cream place right over there." She pointed and Vegeta looked at it. He didn't need to ask he knew she wanted to stop. "Oh did you want ice cream too Daddy?"
"Sure and this way I don't have to listen to your Mother complain about me eating it all in one sitting." He grumbled and she giggled. His irritation was just beginning when he walked in and found Buu sitting at a table with a small mountain of ice cream cones in front of him.
"Oh it's Mr. Veggie! And Little Veggie!" He exclaimed happily before shoving another cone in his mouth.
"Silly Mr. Buu! My name's Bra! And my Daddy's name is Ve-ge-ta. Now you say it."
"Ve-ge-ta." Buu repeated and shoved another cone in.
"That's very good! Well I have to go now Daddy and I are going to eat some ice cream too!"
"Bye bye!" He waved and stuffed five cones in his mouth.
"Great now I have too put up with that giant pink blob on top of everything else!" Vegeta growled to himself.
"What kind of ice cream do you want Daddy?" Bra asked snapping him out of his thought line.
"Mint Chocolate Chip." He growled.
"Oh that's my favorite!" Bra squealed. Vegeta looked at her funny.
"Mine too..."
"How many scoops mister?" The boy behind the counter asked.
"As many as you can fit on it." Vegeta answered snapping out of another thought line. The boy looked at him funny. "Well you heard me! Or are you deaf!" He snapped.
"Don't mind my Daddy I think he needs a nap! We did all kinds of fun things today and he must be tired." Bra whispered as she stood on tiptoes to reach her head over the top of the counter. Vegeta opened his mouth to say some witty retorted but quickly closed it. He more dreaded her crying because he'd have to listen to it than because she would be doing it. The boy had him his cone before scooping out Bra's. He paid the boy and they walked out.
"Bye Mr. Buu! See you later!" She called happily to the almost finished pink friend.
"Bye bye Little Veggie Bra!" Buu replied.
She giggled. "Silly." Vegeta groaned and rolled his eyes. They walked over to a nearby park and sat down on a bench while they ate their ice cream. "Daddy? Can I ask you a question?"
"What?" He responded with a sigh.
"Why do you always sit on the roof at night?"
"To think..." He replied flatly.
"About what?"
"I... Maybe I'll tell you when you're older." He as visibly pained by this topic.
"Are you ok Daddy?" Bra asked worried.
"Yeah let's just go home." Vegeta answered before popping the last bite of cone in his mouth. They got up and this time Vegeta took her hand and smiled at her as she looked up at him with big bright eyes. When they got back to Capsule Corporation, Bra burst through the doors.
"Mommy guess what Daddy and I did!" She exclaimed happily as she ran around trying to find Bulma.
"What did you to do? Nothing dangerous I hope..." She glared at Vegeta as he walked into the kitchen where they were.
"Oh no! We ate lunch and went to the zoo. Then we went and got ice cream and saw Mr. Buu! It was so much fun!" She gushed happily.
"Really? You and Daddy did all that?" She looked up at him surprised.
"What can't I spend time with my own daughter? Or do I have to ask you first?" Vegeta snapped trying to hold back a smile.
"Well no it's just..."
"Fine then I'm starving and expect dinner to be done in an hour." He interrupted as he turned to walk away.
"Wait Daddy!" Bra called chasing after him. "I had a lot of fun today with you. Can we do it again sometime?" Vegeta bent down and looked her in the eye.
"Sure." She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I love you Daddy you're the best." Vegeta wrapped an arm around her and smiled.
"You don't know how much that means to me..."
Vegeta wandered into the kitchen from the back door and looked around. "BULMA!" He shouted aggravated. A month of hard training for the tournament had really gotten his appetite going.
"Momma went to the store Daddy!" Bra shouted from the living room.
"And I'm hungry... Why is she never around to cook when I need her to?" He growled quietly.
"Are you as hungry as I am?" Bra asked as she walked into the kitchen. He looked at her funny a second. "No I don't suppose so." He cocked an eyebrow. "You're probably A LOT more hungry than me!" She giggled as she came over and gave him a hug. "Ewe you're all sweaty." She wrinkled her nose and rubbed her arms. Vegeta was slightly amused with this but more happy that she wanted nothing to do with training or fighting. Never in his life had he imagined such an atrocity to the Saiyan heritage would he commit and be happy about it.
"Tell you what?" The prince grinned. "How about you and I go out and eat?" Bra's eyes lit up.
"Really? Just you and me?" She breathed excitedly.
"Just you and me. I need to spend more time with you. In fact it's still early let's make a day of it! We'll do whatever you want." He smirked, as Bra got so excited she could hardly contain herself.
"Well come on let's go!" She exclaimed grabbing his big hand and trying to tug him towards the door.
Vegeta chuckled. "Let me get cleaned up first and then we'll go. But if your Mother comes home before I get done. Don't tell her anything and we'll sneak out." Bra nodded happily then ran in and plopped on the couch waiting for her Father.
After what seemed like an eternity to Bra, Vegeta leapt over the railing and walked into the living room. "Oh Mommy said not to do stuff like that Daddy." She gasped.
"Is Mommy here?" She shook her head. "Then it doesn't matter what Mommy said." Bra grinned evilly and nodded. "Now come on before I kill something with my bare hands." He started walking out alone but Bra came up and grabbed his hand. He looked down at it then rolled his eyes and kept walking. Slowly though a smile crept over his face. They stopped at the nearest restaurant and closed it down after eating just about every bit of food they had. After that Vegeta stood out on the sidewalk staring at the sky. Bra tugged on his arm and he looked down at her.
"Something wrong Daddy?"
"No." Replied flatly looking off in other direction. "I was just thinking about something."
"Ok... Daddy?"
"Yes?"
"You said we could do anything I want right?"
"That's what I said..."
"Can we go to the zoo?" Vegeta looked down at her a bit disgusted. She looked back at him with the sweet little kid eyes you can't say no to. He sighed and swallowed his pride for her just this once.
"I said anything and if you want to go to the zoo we'll go to the zoo." He practically groaned. Bra's eye lit up and a smile smeared across her face as they walked off down the street to the zoo. After hours of looking at sleeping beast in cages and putting up with screaming and crying kids Vegeta was more than ready to leave when Bra started complaining of being tired. He picked her up and perched her on one shoulders as he walked down the street towards home.
"Daddy do you like ice cream?"
"Yes... Why?" He looked up at her but her eyes were fixed on the ice cream shop.
"Well there's an ice cream place right over there." She pointed and Vegeta looked at it. He didn't need to ask he knew she wanted to stop. "Oh did you want ice cream too Daddy?"
"Sure and this way I don't have to listen to your Mother complain about me eating it all in one sitting." He grumbled and she giggled. His irritation was just beginning when he walked in and found Buu sitting at a table with a small mountain of ice cream cones in front of him.
"Oh it's Mr. Veggie! And Little Veggie!" He exclaimed happily before shoving another cone in his mouth.
"Silly Mr. Buu! My name's Bra! And my Daddy's name is Ve-ge-ta. Now you say it."
"Ve-ge-ta." Buu repeated and shoved another cone in.
"That's very good! Well I have to go now Daddy and I are going to eat some ice cream too!"
"Bye bye!" He waved and stuffed five cones in his mouth.
"Great now I have too put up with that giant pink blob on top of everything else!" Vegeta growled to himself.
"What kind of ice cream do you want Daddy?" Bra asked snapping him out of his thought line.
"Mint Chocolate Chip." He growled.
"Oh that's my favorite!" Bra squealed. Vegeta looked at her funny.
"Mine too..."
"How many scoops mister?" The boy behind the counter asked.
"As many as you can fit on it." Vegeta answered snapping out of another thought line. The boy looked at him funny. "Well you heard me! Or are you deaf!" He snapped.
"Don't mind my Daddy I think he needs a nap! We did all kinds of fun things today and he must be tired." Bra whispered as she stood on tiptoes to reach her head over the top of the counter. Vegeta opened his mouth to say some witty retorted but quickly closed it. He more dreaded her crying because he'd have to listen to it than because she would be doing it. The boy had him his cone before scooping out Bra's. He paid the boy and they walked out.
"Bye Mr. Buu! See you later!" She called happily to the almost finished pink friend.
"Bye bye Little Veggie Bra!" Buu replied.
She giggled. "Silly." Vegeta groaned and rolled his eyes. They walked over to a nearby park and sat down on a bench while they ate their ice cream. "Daddy? Can I ask you a question?"
"What?" He responded with a sigh.
"Why do you always sit on the roof at night?"
"To think..." He replied flatly.
"About what?"
"I... Maybe I'll tell you when you're older." He as visibly pained by this topic.
"Are you ok Daddy?" Bra asked worried.
"Yeah let's just go home." Vegeta answered before popping the last bite of cone in his mouth. They got up and this time Vegeta took her hand and smiled at her as she looked up at him with big bright eyes. When they got back to Capsule Corporation, Bra burst through the doors.
"Mommy guess what Daddy and I did!" She exclaimed happily as she ran around trying to find Bulma.
"What did you to do? Nothing dangerous I hope..." She glared at Vegeta as he walked into the kitchen where they were.
"Oh no! We ate lunch and went to the zoo. Then we went and got ice cream and saw Mr. Buu! It was so much fun!" She gushed happily.
"Really? You and Daddy did all that?" She looked up at him surprised.
"What can't I spend time with my own daughter? Or do I have to ask you first?" Vegeta snapped trying to hold back a smile.
"Well no it's just..."
"Fine then I'm starving and expect dinner to be done in an hour." He interrupted as he turned to walk away.
"Wait Daddy!" Bra called chasing after him. "I had a lot of fun today with you. Can we do it again sometime?" Vegeta bent down and looked her in the eye.
"Sure." She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I love you Daddy you're the best." Vegeta wrapped an arm around her and smiled.
"You don't know how much that means to me..."