Chapter 7
Bulma woke to icy cold water splashed on her face, she squinted her eyes open so she cold glare at the person, she came into vision with her step-mother, "WHERE WERE YOU!!!" her step mother fairly yelled at her, Bulma took a large breath and started explaining, "I was in the woods and I came across some thieves" she said, her step-mother rose a brow and then started laughing, "You really expect me to believe that" she said, "Now tell me the truth you brat" her step-mother spat, "It is the truth, I swear it" Bulma said waiting for her step-mothers answer, and she knew precisely what that would be.Fifteen minutes later she stumbled out of the barn and back to the house, one day she would hide that whip, she went to her room and after putting on
another outfit, that wasn't ripped and torn, and proceeded with today's jobs, she knew she had to see ChiChi today, another whipping be damned, she continued on her chores thinking of how she could get to her, with her father's horse still with the thieves she'd have to ride one of her step-sisters.
Vegeta woke up earlier than usual, and went to saddle his horse, "I hope she's there today" he thought loudly, grabbing some items of food for his friend, Sir Goku, he then set off. Once he arrived Goku greeted him and thankfully took the food, "Chi Chi's a good cook but she's always watching, I don't want to seem like a pig" Sir Goku lent forward and whispered before he started plowing the food into his mouth, "My fathers demanded I marry" Vegeta announced and then watched his friend choke on his food, "You, Marry, is he insane" Goku asked as he finally cleared his air pipes, "I agree with him" Vegeta said then clapped his friend on the back when Goku started choking again. "Well who is it?" Goku said calmly as he nibbled his food slowly so he wouldn't be able to choke again, "Lady Bulma" Vegeta said and saw Goku smile, "Bulma ahe?, well she will make you a great bride, but what makes you think she'll accept?" Goku inquired, "I don't know, she does seem stubborn" Vegeta admitted, and they talked about it for a while longer as they waited for her to arrive.
Bulma stopped her stepsisters horse at the entrance of Sir Goku's keep, and waited for him to opened the gate, once in she noticed Vegeta standing there waiting for her and Sir Goku sitting at his men's table eating food, Bulma walked her sisters annoying horse forward to where some hay lay and then tied its reins to a pole so it wouldn't run away, she then proceeded over past Vegeta to where Sir Goku was, she knew she had to stay away from him, she couldn't take another beating, she carefully walked so that her back wouldn't sting to much, Vegeta was angry that she ignored him but then he noticed a small stain on the back of her dress near the shoulder blade, "Is she hurt?" he thought, Bulma sat down opposite to Goku and gave him a bright smile, "Good morning Sir, how is ChiChi fearing?" she asked trying not to sound to needful of information, Vegeta smiled at the way she immediately asked about her servants health, then he sat down next to her and noted how she immediately inched to the edge of her seat on the far side of him, "Is something wrong?" he inquired, Bulma just shook her head and waited for Goku to speak, Goku swallowed his mouthful of chicken then answered Bulma, "She is adjusting to being in such a large house quite well, would you like to see her?" he asked and couldn't help but smile when he saw her eagerness, silently they followed him into the great hall where ChiChi sat like a house wife in front of a large comfortable chair infront of the fire stitching dome mends in Goku's shirt, she turned when she heard noises and her eyes lit up when she saw Bulma, she stood up and remembering her fake manners greeted her fake ex-employer, Goku and
Vegeta took it as their queue to leave the woman, and went outside to train.
Once Bulma knew the men were gone she immediately sat across from ChiChi near the fire, "How are you?" she asked as she looked ChiChi up and down for any signs of violence, ChiChi smiled, "I'm great, I never thought I would love it here but I do" she said cheerfully, Bulma was relieved, "And you?" ChiChi asked Bulma, "Sore" Bulma whispered, "I've been whipped twice" she tried to joke, "Whipped?, why?" ChiChi asked as she saw her friend's pain as she tried to sit back into the chair, "Because I was out all night for two nights, with the prince" she said and watched ChiChi's concerned face, "And there's more, I'm to be whipped for the rest of the week" she announced as a tear of pain fell from her eye, "You can't let her do this" ChiChi almost screamed, "You wouldn't last a week from a whip" she said as tears fell down her own cheeks, they continued to tell each other things that had happened the past few days.
ChiChi didn't know what to do when Bulma left in a hurry, frightened she would get another beating, should she tell, but what would hapened if she did tell, would Bulma be in more trouble, but the worst part was what Bulma told her before she left, 'I love Vegeta' she'd whispered. All of a sudden Sir Goku and the prince came in, "Why was Bulma in such a hurry to leave?" Goku asked, "Sir...." ChiChi started but Goku put a hand up, "Haven't I told you to call me Goku, ChiChi" he asked smiling, ChiChi blushed and nodded, "Lady Bulma......" but again she was cut off by Goku, "Say it" he insisted, "Say what?" she asked apparently as annoyed as Vegeta, Vegeta watched the two flirt and got angrier by the second, "Goku" she whispered to him and Goku smiled, "Bloody hell woman just tell us what happened!" Vegeta demanded and ignored the way Goku pouted like a little boy, "Alright, what I say might shock you, but please take under consideration that she was only tring to protect me" ChiChi said knowing she'd have to tell them if she was to save her friend, Vegeta nodded suddenly curious, "Lady Bulma isn't Lady Bulma, shes a servant just like me" ChiChi said softly, Vegeta was taken back, Goku just smirked, which told Vegeta that he already considered that, "She was only trying to protect me, but now I must protect her" ChiChi said strongly, "What do you mean?" Vegeta said angryly, "I was sold by her step-mother and Bulma knew the only way to save me was to buy me back, thats where you came in" she said, "Everytime she went home late her stepmother whipped her" she admitted and saw Vegeta grow angry, "That's why blood was on her back" he said loudly blaming himself for not relizing it, "For the rest of this week she is to be whipped" she said as tears fell down her cheeks and she covered her face with her hands, Goku immediately went forward to comfort her and hugged her, pressing her into his strong chest as he looked at Vegeta, "Vegeta we must do something" Goku insisted, Vegeta just nodded.
Bulma arrived back to see her stepmother waiting for her with a tall skinny ugly man, Bulma hopped down from the horse and held her chin high, one of her stepsisters, who were waiting by the doors came and grabbed their horse off her then walked it to the stables, not once did her smile fade, "Well so that's where my daughters dresses went" her stepmother said, Bulma said nothing but kept her chin high, "You my dear wont be stealing anything from me anymore" her stepmother announced, "What do you mean?" Bulma asked angryly, "This gentleman is going to take you off my hands for good until your next birthday, which is very long away" her stepmother said and before Bulma could do anything to men appeared behind her and grabbed her hands forcing her struggling form into a carriage, once inside she was chained and then gagged, the man stepped inside after her and sat down across from her, a disqusting look on his face, and the last image she saw before she balcked out was her stepmother laughing.
(Author's Note) :What is going to happen to Bulma?, Will Vegeta save her?, And if so, will he forgive her?, find out on my next chapter of ''Cinderella's Twist''.
Bulma woke to icy cold water splashed on her face, she squinted her eyes open so she cold glare at the person, she came into vision with her step-mother, "WHERE WERE YOU!!!" her step mother fairly yelled at her, Bulma took a large breath and started explaining, "I was in the woods and I came across some thieves" she said, her step-mother rose a brow and then started laughing, "You really expect me to believe that" she said, "Now tell me the truth you brat" her step-mother spat, "It is the truth, I swear it" Bulma said waiting for her step-mothers answer, and she knew precisely what that would be.Fifteen minutes later she stumbled out of the barn and back to the house, one day she would hide that whip, she went to her room and after putting on
another outfit, that wasn't ripped and torn, and proceeded with today's jobs, she knew she had to see ChiChi today, another whipping be damned, she continued on her chores thinking of how she could get to her, with her father's horse still with the thieves she'd have to ride one of her step-sisters.
Vegeta woke up earlier than usual, and went to saddle his horse, "I hope she's there today" he thought loudly, grabbing some items of food for his friend, Sir Goku, he then set off. Once he arrived Goku greeted him and thankfully took the food, "Chi Chi's a good cook but she's always watching, I don't want to seem like a pig" Sir Goku lent forward and whispered before he started plowing the food into his mouth, "My fathers demanded I marry" Vegeta announced and then watched his friend choke on his food, "You, Marry, is he insane" Goku asked as he finally cleared his air pipes, "I agree with him" Vegeta said then clapped his friend on the back when Goku started choking again. "Well who is it?" Goku said calmly as he nibbled his food slowly so he wouldn't be able to choke again, "Lady Bulma" Vegeta said and saw Goku smile, "Bulma ahe?, well she will make you a great bride, but what makes you think she'll accept?" Goku inquired, "I don't know, she does seem stubborn" Vegeta admitted, and they talked about it for a while longer as they waited for her to arrive.
Bulma stopped her stepsisters horse at the entrance of Sir Goku's keep, and waited for him to opened the gate, once in she noticed Vegeta standing there waiting for her and Sir Goku sitting at his men's table eating food, Bulma walked her sisters annoying horse forward to where some hay lay and then tied its reins to a pole so it wouldn't run away, she then proceeded over past Vegeta to where Sir Goku was, she knew she had to stay away from him, she couldn't take another beating, she carefully walked so that her back wouldn't sting to much, Vegeta was angry that she ignored him but then he noticed a small stain on the back of her dress near the shoulder blade, "Is she hurt?" he thought, Bulma sat down opposite to Goku and gave him a bright smile, "Good morning Sir, how is ChiChi fearing?" she asked trying not to sound to needful of information, Vegeta smiled at the way she immediately asked about her servants health, then he sat down next to her and noted how she immediately inched to the edge of her seat on the far side of him, "Is something wrong?" he inquired, Bulma just shook her head and waited for Goku to speak, Goku swallowed his mouthful of chicken then answered Bulma, "She is adjusting to being in such a large house quite well, would you like to see her?" he asked and couldn't help but smile when he saw her eagerness, silently they followed him into the great hall where ChiChi sat like a house wife in front of a large comfortable chair infront of the fire stitching dome mends in Goku's shirt, she turned when she heard noises and her eyes lit up when she saw Bulma, she stood up and remembering her fake manners greeted her fake ex-employer, Goku and
Vegeta took it as their queue to leave the woman, and went outside to train.
Once Bulma knew the men were gone she immediately sat across from ChiChi near the fire, "How are you?" she asked as she looked ChiChi up and down for any signs of violence, ChiChi smiled, "I'm great, I never thought I would love it here but I do" she said cheerfully, Bulma was relieved, "And you?" ChiChi asked Bulma, "Sore" Bulma whispered, "I've been whipped twice" she tried to joke, "Whipped?, why?" ChiChi asked as she saw her friend's pain as she tried to sit back into the chair, "Because I was out all night for two nights, with the prince" she said and watched ChiChi's concerned face, "And there's more, I'm to be whipped for the rest of the week" she announced as a tear of pain fell from her eye, "You can't let her do this" ChiChi almost screamed, "You wouldn't last a week from a whip" she said as tears fell down her own cheeks, they continued to tell each other things that had happened the past few days.
ChiChi didn't know what to do when Bulma left in a hurry, frightened she would get another beating, should she tell, but what would hapened if she did tell, would Bulma be in more trouble, but the worst part was what Bulma told her before she left, 'I love Vegeta' she'd whispered. All of a sudden Sir Goku and the prince came in, "Why was Bulma in such a hurry to leave?" Goku asked, "Sir...." ChiChi started but Goku put a hand up, "Haven't I told you to call me Goku, ChiChi" he asked smiling, ChiChi blushed and nodded, "Lady Bulma......" but again she was cut off by Goku, "Say it" he insisted, "Say what?" she asked apparently as annoyed as Vegeta, Vegeta watched the two flirt and got angrier by the second, "Goku" she whispered to him and Goku smiled, "Bloody hell woman just tell us what happened!" Vegeta demanded and ignored the way Goku pouted like a little boy, "Alright, what I say might shock you, but please take under consideration that she was only tring to protect me" ChiChi said knowing she'd have to tell them if she was to save her friend, Vegeta nodded suddenly curious, "Lady Bulma isn't Lady Bulma, shes a servant just like me" ChiChi said softly, Vegeta was taken back, Goku just smirked, which told Vegeta that he already considered that, "She was only trying to protect me, but now I must protect her" ChiChi said strongly, "What do you mean?" Vegeta said angryly, "I was sold by her step-mother and Bulma knew the only way to save me was to buy me back, thats where you came in" she said, "Everytime she went home late her stepmother whipped her" she admitted and saw Vegeta grow angry, "That's why blood was on her back" he said loudly blaming himself for not relizing it, "For the rest of this week she is to be whipped" she said as tears fell down her cheeks and she covered her face with her hands, Goku immediately went forward to comfort her and hugged her, pressing her into his strong chest as he looked at Vegeta, "Vegeta we must do something" Goku insisted, Vegeta just nodded.
Bulma arrived back to see her stepmother waiting for her with a tall skinny ugly man, Bulma hopped down from the horse and held her chin high, one of her stepsisters, who were waiting by the doors came and grabbed their horse off her then walked it to the stables, not once did her smile fade, "Well so that's where my daughters dresses went" her stepmother said, Bulma said nothing but kept her chin high, "You my dear wont be stealing anything from me anymore" her stepmother announced, "What do you mean?" Bulma asked angryly, "This gentleman is going to take you off my hands for good until your next birthday, which is very long away" her stepmother said and before Bulma could do anything to men appeared behind her and grabbed her hands forcing her struggling form into a carriage, once inside she was chained and then gagged, the man stepped inside after her and sat down across from her, a disqusting look on his face, and the last image she saw before she balcked out was her stepmother laughing.
(Author's Note) :What is going to happen to Bulma?, Will Vegeta save her?, And if so, will he forgive her?, find out on my next chapter of ''Cinderella's Twist''.