A Clash Of Races
A/N: Hrm. I think I need more reviews, ya? X! But anyway, thanks for the reviews that I did get for this story, even though I think it was only from my friend, 'kaze. :o! so yeah. anyway. read and enjoy.
It had been an equally long day for the whole group, saiya-jins and neko-jins alike. Bulma was tired from working and was glad that she would have the next three days off to do whatever she pleased. Chichi was taking a day off with her best friend. Mala and Radditz would take double shifts and let Kakarot have a day of rest. Vegeta was stuck in another conference with his father, but he'd be sure to pick Bulma up for lunch. Makaze and Kitsune had a day all to themselves finally. Yeah, tomorrow would most likely be wonderful for the group.
Of course, a night of rest never lasts. The gang woke up and ready to go and have a day of fun. Except for those who were stuck working. Although, Radditz and Mala got enjoyment out of working together. They had been joking with each other the previous afternoon when he and Kakarot weren't arguing. Mala had even gotten a great thrill out of arguing with the Prince. Makaze and Kitsune would be glad to have some time together, finally. Poor Kitsune had been stuck wandering the palace nearly all day long. Although, Kaz enjoyed her job because she didn't have to do anything except ridicule and instruct her Princess.
Goku would finally have some time to talk to the beautiful raven haired woman who was a royal guard. She had been on patrol with him yesterday but she'd been too interested in her job to stop and talk. She'd been pretty much silent the whole week. Not only that, but they were ordered to patrol different sectors so that made it increasingly difficult. When they got off duty, he'd found that she always went back to her room. He wanted to get to know her and make it very comfortable for the woman here. Today would be prove to be interesting, indeed.
The day started off with the patrol duty of Mala and Radditz. Something that was sure to become interesting. Although, the crazy little neko-jin seemed silent this morning. She hadn't gotten enough sleep the previous night. She was up most of the night thinking about her partner. It had been a week since she slept with him and found herself longing for his touch. She scolded herself mentally and put her focus back on her job. 'No, Mala. No more emotions. Get rid of them, now. They distract you from your job. Forget about him. He's just as promiscuous as you are. It would never work, anyway.' She frowned and couldn't help but think of that. It was a shame considering he was a great guy. He'd be the right catch for any woman.
Like the one she had fallen in love with had been a long time ago. That was before she found out that he was sleeping with everyone else but her. He thought he would make himself look like a good samaritan by dating the most well known second class Elite with the gene defect. Thought it would make him look good. She had thought it was because he had actually cared about her. Come to find out that he thought she was disgusting and worthless because she couldn't hear. The day she had found out, she killed him on the spot, that gave her an even bigger reason to become an outcast. They wanted to demote her rank to peasant but Bulma wouldn't allow it.
She loved her blue haired Princess. Bulma was always defending her and she really appreciated it. The Princess also knew that if anyone dared to fuck with Mala that she could easily kick their asses. Even though the blue haired woman was slightly jealous that she could reach the ascension of Fainaru Ryoku. That right had been reserved for Bulma and if she could give it to her, she would. The pink featured cat girl owed Bulma a lot because she had been the only one to ever listen and protect her like nobody else had. Her parents had even shunned her for the gene defect. They were ashamed to have such a worthless child and that's when the royal family had taken her in due to Bulma's request.
The raven haired girl was eternally greatful to her Princess, and always would be. She was brought back to reality when she heard Radditz's voice, although he wasn't addressing her but another saiya-jin woman that had been walking by. Jealousy filled the young girl, but then she reminded herself that it would never be, so with a deep sigh, she focused her attention on guarding the palace. Today was most likely not going to be a wonderful day for her seeing as the beginning was starting to go down hill.
"Hi! My name's Kakarot, but you can call me Goku! What's yours?" Kakarot asked the beautiful raven haired woman that he had taken an interest in. A big smile was on his face. He thought she was the most gorgeous creature that he had ever laid eyes on.
Chichi curiously looked up at Kakarot and replied with, "Chichi." The only other saiya-jins that she had talked to was Vegeta and the saiya-jin who had given her and her friend the test. She was still shocked that Mala could transform to the Fainaru Ryoku.
"That's an unusual name but pretty name. You're pretty too of course. You wanna get some breakfast with me? I'm really hungry." He said not really sure what he was actually saying. He just wanted to make conversation. He smiled when she laughed at him.
Chichi giggled and replied, "Sure. I would love to, Goku."
"Yay. Let's go to the Cafeteria."
Chichi and Kakarot got to know little things about one another on the way to the Cafeteria. When they walked in, they found Mala already there. She had an appetite that rivaled Goku's. Although, she was sure that he could eat more than she could. Mala spotted them and waved them over to her table. Goku gladly walked over and grabbed Chichi's hand so that she followed him. He smiled as he sat down.
The pink eyed girl smirked and said, "See you finally got the nerve to talk to Chich. I should probably leave you two alone. I guess."
"Oh no! Stay and eat with us!" Goku said.
"OK! Well if you insist!" Mala said cheerfully as she dug back into her food and handed some pecan waffles over to Kakarot. She knew how much he loved them. She had ordered a couple plates just for him, since she knew that he would be walking in at any time. There was no way either one of them could ever skip breakfast.
The black eared feline warrior smiled and said, "I could always cook you something." She was speaking to Goku.
Kakarot's head flew up from and he abandoned his waffles for a moment and asked, "Really? Cause I love food!"
"OH! Me too!" Mala added in. "Hey wait a minute! I never knew you could cook, Chich!"
The Elite's friend had just chuckled and replied, "You never asked."
"OH!" She said and then stopped to think about it before continuing, "Damn! I shoulda asked! CAN I GO BACK IN TIME?"
The long raven tressed girl was laughing hysterically at her friend. This is what she had loved about Mala. She was so unpredictable. You never knew what she was going to say next. "You're too much."
The older neko smiled at the younger woman and grinned before replying, "I know." She looked at Goku and then at Chichi. She decided she was going to let them have some alone time since they were really cute together. There was a certain pest that she had to get back to. He'd let her off duty for a few minutes for a breakfast break. She had let him take one about half an hour earlier, so he had owed her. It would probably be the beginning of a new trend for them. "I'll let you have some alone time. Hehe. I need to go find Raddzy. Got a job to do but not only that, I wanna go play with his hair!" With that she ran off into the hallway to get back to work before someone found out she had taken a break and decided to squeal on her.
The tiny Elite guard looked around for Radditz but was surprised to find him absent from his station. She'd kill him if he went girl chasing again, or decided to look for her since she had taken a few minutes to get back. Her senses had been tuned out so she didn't realize that there was movement behind her. Two burly arms slipped around her waist and pulled her around to face just the person she had been looking for. A growl escaped her throat. "Don't do that. You know I can't hear." She frowned more at herself for mentioning that.
He decided to let his lecherous nature come out and he replied with, "Don't know. Kind of liked it when it flopped around. You know?"
She leaned in more and wrapped her long, satin tail around his leg. His tail copied her actions only went around her waist. She growled with the response of, "Don't start pervert, or else I'll claw your eyes out, literally. Won't take much effort."
He laughed and decided to continue being an asshole. It was fun to harass her now. It had become even more interesting than before. He just knew not to push her too hard or else it would end badly. "Kinky." He leaned in and nipped at her drooping ear knowing how much she liked that. Radditz nibbled on the end of it before letting it go.
Mala pushed him away after and snapped, "Jerk." Then she proceeded to play with his hair and was shocked when he wasn't protesting wildly like he'd done the day before. Maybe he figured that he'd better get used to it, since Mala loved to play with long hair. It kept her entertained and almost half the time, quiet.
Makaze was in the middle of a good dream. She could hear her mate calling out to her in her dream in a romantic way. The twenty five year old neko-jin didn't realize that he was actually trying to get her attention until he had to shake her awake.
Meanwhile, Kitsune was trying to get up to get something to eat but found something gripping his leg. He realized it was her leg and tried to get her attention. He started off with a gentle tone until he was practically yelling her name at the top of his lungs. "KAZ!" Realizing eventually, that it wasn't working, he shook her awake. Chocolate hues rolled as she jumped up acting like something was attacking her. Although, his leg went up with her when she jumped up. He growled and said, "KAZ! Mind gettin' your tail off my damn leg?"
Makaze looked behind her and noticed Kitsune's leg being death gripped by her tail. She laughed and ungripped his leg. She sunk down on the bed and looked at the time. It was still really early so she decided to go back to sleep and hoped that that didn't end up happening again.
Vegeta growled something incoherent as he walked down the hallway to Bulma's room. It was finally time for their lunch break. He had been waiting all day to get out of that damn conference. The Prince found that he had enjoyed spending time with the Princess from Neko-sei. She was interesting to talk to and wished that he could spend more time with her, but his father was too busy running his fat mouth and had to insist that his son be there. The meetings didn't even have anything to do with him! He knocked on the door and waited for her to open it.
The blue haired neko-jin had already gotten ready for her lunch date. Being in the room all day bored her to tears and she'd been anxiously waiting to see Vegeta because her other friends were busy. Her ears picked up the sounds of foot steps and knew without a doubt that they were Vegeta's. She walked towards the door just as he knocked and opened it to reveal Prince Charming. Bulma was falling for the handsome saiya-jin Prince. They were so similar and yet so different and the side that was different is what intrigued her the most.
She smiled when she saw him and asked, "Lunch time already?"
He growled, "Yes. Thank Kami. I was beginning to think that I'd never get out of there. That idiot likes to hear himself talk, I swear it."
She giggled and replied, "I know what you mean. I swear my father likes to hear himself talk, too. Makaze's told me that he always brings up subjects that are completely irrelevant to the matter that he had originally called them there for. Probably the only way he can actually get them to come."
"It amazes me how the people on your planet have that much freedom."
"They wouldn't if it weren't for me. I changed government rule with the help of my mom. With enough persuasion, my father changed the laws. I was four when this happened. I didn't think it was right that I couldn't play with my friends all the time. Father didn't know that I had been playing with second and third class girls. Mom and Makaze were the only other ones who knew."
They discussed this subject all the day down to the cafeteria where Vegeta ordered them lunch and then they headed towards their usual seats which were reserved for royalty. Although, they noticed something different today. Radditz and Mala were seated at another table and were both eating. Being the Prince, and a higher position than the both of them, he decided to yell at them for slacking off especially since they both had double shifts to work.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO DOING? YOU'VE GOT DOUBLE SHIFTS TO WORK! IF I DON'T SEE YOU OUT OF THIS CAFETERIA IN FIVE MINUTES, YOU'RE BOTH GOING TO BE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE!"
Radditz quirked a brow and replied, "It's double shift, Vegeta. We get lunch break remember? Or have you been away too long? Besides, Nappa and Toma are taking our stations right now and two other second class Elites are taking theirs. It's cool. See I actually think unlike Mr. I-Love-To-Stuff-My-Face."
Vegeta growled and sat down next to Radditz while Bulma sat down next to her best friend. Mala was eating three towers of food. Almost three quarters of what Kakarot usually ate. The other three couldn't even compare to how much Mala was eating, and that was combined. The Prince's jaw seemed like it could drop to the floor in amazement. "That girl has quite an appetite."
The other saiya-jin laughed and replied, "Yeah. She has a stomach that rivals my brother's. I think we finally found his match."
The pink featured neko-jin stopped eating and answered, "Oh no, no! Goku likes Chichi. They're out wandering the Palace right now."
Bulma got so excited and asked, "Oh my kami! Chichi likes Kakarot?"
Mala nodded as she continued eating.
"That's so wonderful! They're so cute together! Aww!"
Vegeta and Radditz mimicked each other's actions. They both rolled their eyes, looked at one another and then shook their heads as they started eating. The same word left their mouths after they swallowed their first bite, "women!"
Later On...
Goku walked Chichi back to her room since he knew that the other girl had to get up early for guard duty in the morning. Something he was looking forward to, now. Although, he was also looking forward to his daily morning doughnuts with his best friend, Mala. That was always a riot. They usually ended up fighting over the last one until Radditz came in and solved the problem by eating the last one.
He smiled at the black featured neko-jin and smiled. "It was nice to finally talk to you, Chi. I'm looking forward to working with you, tomorrow."
She smiled and admired his handsome face for a moment before replying, "Me, too. We'll have to do this again, sometime. I really enjoyed myself today. Good night, Goku." She said as she left him a quick peck on the lips and walked into her room.
Kakarot was frozen outside her door. "Night," he said dreamily to her door before running off to get ready for bed.
"I'M NOT AN IDIOT!"
"YOU ARE TOO!"
"AM NOT!"
"ARE TOO!"
"AM NOT!"
Mala and Kitsune were having an argument in the middle of the hallway. Bulma had to come out and break them up. The blue haired girl gave Kitsune a menacing look before ushering the short onyx haired neko-jin woman in her room for the night. It was too late to be arguing out in the hallways. It had all started when Mala was taking a midnight stroll and Kitsune was walking the halls with a glass of water in his hands. She ran into him and screamed in fright which made him drop his water all over himself. Then he called her an idiot and well, that began the beginning of a really childish argument.
The more she saw him, the more it made her wish that he had been left back home. She didn't see why Bulma had to bring her royal advisor and her dumb mate to Vegeta-sei anyway. It wasn't like they actually needed him here for anything! He didn't do anything to help them out! Pah! And they called her a useless neko-jin! He couldn't be anymore useless if he tried!
The Next Morning.
Vegeta wasn't called to any meetings today so that meant a whole day to do anything that he wanted. He figured that he would go invite the Bulma woman out for breakfast because she wasn't working that day, either. He was surprised to find that she wasn't in her room but actually down at the cafeteria. She was just walking out as he was going in. "Woman," he said to get her attention and followed her out into the hallway.
Bulma was surprised to see Vegeta walking into the cafeteria just as she was walking out. She paused suddenly when she heard his voice and replied, "Hey Vegeta! No conferences, today?"
He chuckled and answered, "Nope. I guess not. I was just going to ask you if you wanted to get breakfast but you weren't at your room. I came down here, anyway. I guess you already ate."
"Yeah, I already did. If I had known.. I would have waited." She said apologetically.
"It's alright, woman."
Their conversation was cut short by a quarrel inside, and kami only knows what they'd find when they went inside to find out what was going on. Most likely, it was Mala and Kakarot fighting over the last doughnut again.
A/N: Haha. Guess you'll have to wait to find out what's going on, OK. I was sort of on a limit with this one because I need to get my homework done but the next chappie will be longer, I promise. ah! ok. so yeah. review and lemme know what ya think so far.