A/N: Hello people!!! How's life everyone? Anyone misses me?
Vegeta: Baka! Who would want to miss u? They miss me, not you!
A/N: *glares at the brainless monkey* But without me you will not be in the story… Muahahaha…
Vegeta: Whatever…
Usagi: Anyway what zackire wants to say is that she is very sorry to have the chapter updated at very late time.
A/N: *hides behind Usagi* hehehehe.. yup I'm very sorry… I got infected with the lazy virus..
Vegeta: Whatever onna… Anyway before the chapter starts we just wanna say that standard disclaimers applied. So anyone tries to sue us is gonna get a ki blast from me…
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Chapter 4: A road trip to Jealousy Land
"Your majesty!" the three sailor soldiers gasped.
Hovering a foot from the ground, Queen Selenity smiled in acknowledgement. "Haruka, I suggest you better keep that space sword of yours. "With a wave of her slim arm, the menacing sword disappeared, leaving the sailor of earth grasping air.
Taking it as a chance, Pluto immediately struggled out of he hold and stood a safe distance away from Haruka. Facing the queen, Pluto bowed. "Your highness, I tried to break the news to them as clearly as I could but…" Ruby eyes glanced at the flustered senshi of earth.
Queen Selenity took pity on the guardian of gates of time. "But it didn't turn out as you would have thought it would?"
Nodding, Pluto agreed.
Michiru watched the queen sigh and glanced at them. Praying that her boyfriend would comply, she squeezed her boyfriend's arm as a silent command for silence. Luckily he complied. "Selenity-sama, why is Usagi-hime in another dimension?"
"Yes! And why can't Pluto bring her back?" Haruka chipped in as he glared dangerously at the nervous guardian of gates and time.
Tugging on her guardian's sleeve, Hotaru chided. "Haruka! Watch your tone. It is the queen you are addressing to!"
Dainty fingers massaged her throbbing temples. God! It had been eons since she had a headache as such. Turning to Pluto, she asked, "Are they always like this?"
Soft laughter escaped Setsuna's lips. "You should see the inners, my queen. They are even worse." Which is true. Once you had set an inner with worries and problems, one can bet that the other inners would be ranting and raving about the same topic within the hour.
"Setsuna, I'll take it from here. Right now why don't you see to your other duties." With an inclination of her head, Setsuna gratefully took the offer.
"I guess it is fine to use this since it will save me some energy." At that, a familiar glowing crystal appeared. Concentrating, the queen once again let the crystal's power take over.
@----}----- DBZ dimension
A certain blond was tempted to pull her hair out. A week had passed since she fell into this dimension in an unladylike manner. It was easy to adjust to her new surroundings when you have good friends to talk to.
"Mou! I'm going to die out of boredom or so help me god!" Igniting a frustrated grunt, Usagi slammed down the remote, switching off the television in the process.
Usagi looked around in frustration. Not a single soul is in the house to entertain her active self. Sure that she had become the official cook in the house since she had not wanted to take charity, instead working for her residence there. It was a good deal to the Briefs family since none of them had mastered the arts of cooking, not even its basics.
She was about to scream her head off in frustration when her ears picked up sounds of grunts and groans. An eyebrow arched magnificently above her crystalline eyes as she pondered who would be making such noises.
Vegeta! A mischievous grin replaces her scowl. At last, a soul other than her! Without thinking further about what her actions might cause the brute of a Saiyan Prince, Usagi merrily skipped to the west wing.
Using his left foot as a pivot, Vegeta brought up his right arm in tight defense while his left arm shot out at an imaginary opponent. The attack with the right amount of concentration and energy could send the opponent into a fatal step. With a twist of his body, Vegeta suddenly blurred from vision only to reappear at the opposite side of the training room.
"I think it is pointless sparring with the air." Vegeta whipped around at the voice, startled.
Coal eyes narrowed as Vegeta pinned the smiling blonde with his glare. How in the world did she slipped in without bring noticed? After all, Saiyans are the only creatures that were bestowed with super hearing.
"How did you get here?"
Usagi rolled her eyes heavenwards as Vegeta rudely continued his sparring. "The ants lined up in lines and formed a huge arrow, pointing here. God Veggie! Do you know how loud you are?"
Exerting his left foot, Vegeta jumped up high, delivering fatal blows. "I am the prince of Saiyans and I can do anything I wish. Making loud noises and…" the arrogant snob glanced down and suddenly blurred from vision.
Usagi frowned. Now where in the world did he disappear? She was about to turn around when suddenly she was thrown into the middle of the dome-like room. Instantly, she felt her lungs about to burst. It is like as if some force was squeezing the air out of it. Her muscles scrunched out as she struggled to stand up. Only inches away from the ground, she once again kissed the floor. What is with her and the floor?
Leaning against the silicon-plated wall, a small smirk played at his lips. His dark eyes gazed at the center of the gravity room. Vegeta watched in amusement as the struggling blond tries to fight the pull of gravity. His eyes strayed at a huge console at the side of the room.
100 times gravity.
A dark eyebrow raised majestically above his eyes. He has to give it to her. She is great. A normal person would have fainted dead away at the impact of the huge gravity but not her. It is already three minutes and she is still surviving.
Shifting his weight, he pulled away from the wall and walked to the center of the room.
"You're quite strong for an average person. Most of them would have fainted away. But perhaps you are just being stubborn. So how are you hanging out down there?" He would have laughed at her pathetic self but it would destroy his image of Ice King. Instead, he smirked.
If she had enough oxygen and this blasted force hadn't pulled her down, Usagi would have smacked that annoying smirk off his face. What kind of room is this? And why in the universe isn't that blasted snob of a prince not affected at all?
Vegeta kneeled down, thinking to end this child play. Soft yet strong hand caressed her cheeks, at the same time tucking strands of hair that had been strewn about behind her ear.
If he thinks that she is weak, then he is wrong! Gone was the mischievous side as anger pulsed through her veins. Secretly, it gave her added strength.
His senses rang. He could feel strange power and aura pulsating within the room. Sharpening his hearing, he tries to detect any intruders entering the premises but found none. Strangely, his first instinct was to grab the blond in front of him and set her at a safe place instead of charging for the enemy. Having that thought in mind, he reached out but reeled back. Nani?
A faint crescent moon glowed on the moon princess's forehead. With each pulse, the insignia became more prominent. With a last glow, the insignia tattooed itself on her forehead.
Dark eyes narrowed. So this is where it was coming from. Vegeta watched in amazement but quickly hid it as Usagi began to pick herself up from the floor. In a short moment, she was standing and smirking at him. His exact smirk!
Usagi deliberately smirked down at
him. She had thought it would be nice for him to have his own medicine choke
down his throat. She would have gloat then and there if he had gawked at her in
fear, well at least in awe. Instead, the old man just shot her a bored look!
"I thought for a second you would admit defeat and cry for me to turn off the gravity. Thus my theory is right. You are downright stubborn."
"Nani?!" Usagi hadn't wanted to shout but that man just love to test her limits!
"I am not stubborn, you mule! How dare you imply such things!" the frisked moon princess marched behind the bored looking prince who was sauntering lazily towards the big console.
Usagi was still spitting fire even after Vegeta had switched off the machine, returning the gravity of the room to normal. Then he turned to her.
"Monkey."
Instantaneously she quit her squabbles. Confusion was evident on her face. "What?"
"Monkey, not mule." Tilting her head to one side at him, Usagi looked as if he was a runaway madman.
Vegeta sigh, exasperated. "Not only are you a loudspeaker, you are stubborn and now you are dense. Onna, your list is mounting and you are suppose to be a princess?" he snorted.
Once again Usagi's fire was rekindled. "How dare you make false assumptions about me!" she jabbed him in the chest but it was futile. "And why is your chest so hard like stone? Don't you have any fats?"
A dark eyebrow arched above his widow's peak. "I don't make assumptions. I state facts and why should I have fats? To become a marshmallow like you?"
Secretly, Vegeta watched her refreshing display. He had never known that a person could radiate so many expressions at one time, unlike him. He smiled inwardly as the angel before him puckers up her lips in a cute way and frowned at him.
"I am not fat nor am I a marshmallow!" with that she swung her fist, connecting with his hard jaw. Her feeble attempt at hurting him only rewarded her with a painful sting.
"OW!" quickly she pulled back and nursed her injured hand.
The feeble action left him unscathed but yet he frowned. Reaching out, he examined her injured hand. Usagi had no choice but to step closer to him.
"Baka onna!" Usagi heard the soft whisper and immediately took an exception to it.
"Now look who is being stubborn!" the only reply was a snort. Taking that as a sign of defeat, she smiled.
Vegeta was rubbing the sting out of her hand when he realized the sudden silence. Looking up, his breath was caught.
Her hair had came out of their tires and now hanging loosely at her knees, her fringes framing her heart shaped face. Her ruby lips tipped into a soft smile. But it was her eyes that captured his attention. A small twinkle was playing at her eyes. In all, she looked like a mischievous angel.
It was then their eyes met. Strangely, this entire scenario looked vaguely familiar to him. A small blush tinted her cheeks, making her look sweeter. Slowly, both of them drew closer until they were about a breath away from each other's lips.
Vegeta felt the all too familiar feeling kicking his guts. Only a small distance away…
Usagi closed her eyes….
"I think I drop in a wrong time. Today isn't just my day."
Immediately Vegeta jerked back whereas Usagi turned her head away trying her best not to blush but failed miserably.
Pluto smiled, pleased. At last their wished will come true. It is about time her princess have happiness after all those hardships she had to go through. Pluto wondered how many cute dragon babies are going to take the crystal palace in chaos.
Usagi sighed at her longtime friend expectantly who now had a faraway goofy look. Guessing she is not going to respond, Usagi cleared her throat rather loudly. Usagi frowned. Now that didn't work. She wonders what her friend is thinking to cause such a behavior.
Vegeta crossed his arms as he glared at the sailor scout. He could sense his patience is running thin. "Onna state your purpose being here and be quick about it."
At the command, the guardian of gates and time collected her frayed senses. "Um.. err… well… Oh yes… where was I?" Pluto levitates to the ground gently and bowed to the two royals.
"Begging your pardon, Ouji no Saiya and Usagi no hime." Setsuna turned and looked at Usagi who had unconsciously walked closer to the prince of Saiyans. She was only inches to rubbing her shoulder to his.
"Usagi, I came here to give you something. Inside this are all the things you need, courtesy of the queen and me." Pluto took out a satchel and passed it to the confused blond.
"Kasan? What has mother got to do with this? Pluto… is there something you know that I don't?" Usagi put her arms on her hips.
Vegeta watched in amazement as the forest green haired woman looked intimidated by the petite onna. That will be twice in a row.
Calm and dignified, Setsuna shook her head. "Sumanu Usagi. As I had said last time, I can't tell you. By the way Makoto was awarded the best cuisine award."
"Are you sure? Oh that is so good! I know she could do it!" immediately the topic was changed.
Arching an eyebrow, Vegeta applauded the scout. Very smooth of her to change the topic. He was about to turn around and head for his room when Usagi's cy stopped him.
"Setsuna! What happened to you? How did you get this scar?"
The prince of Saiyan glanced at the scout's neck. True, there are scars on her neck. Scars that are no doubt made by a knife, a sword to be exact.
"Did Artemis or Luna scratch you again? They can be lethal when their tuna is taken away." Usagi said as she inspected the exasperated Pluto.
"Ie. Nan de monai."
"It's made by a sword." At his words, Usagi instantly frowned.
"Haruka did this didn't he? Don't you dare lie to me." At her serious tone and the look in her eyes, Pluto couldn't make out who is more frightening, Usagi or Haruka. At her dangerous glare, Pluto's defenses crumbled.
"I was breaking the news about you being here to the outers when I said you are not coming back, they just blew up their top. Then he snapped. He threatened me to get you back but when I refused, all hell broke loose. Before I know it, he had his space sword at my neck and would have made a clean slice if Hotaru , Michiru and the queen didn't intervene. Then I came here to give you that bag."
Haruka? Coal eyes darkened. Who is this guy and why is he so protective over her? Is he her lover? That thought didn't seat well with Vegeta.
Sighing, Usagi massaged her aching temples. "Just like Haruka to do such a thing. I need to have a talk with him."
"Are you done yet onna? If you have, then begone!" he spat.
Usagi turned and frowned at Vegeta's rude remark. "Veggie! Must you be so rude?"
"I am the prince of Saiyan and I can do anything I like," Vegeta glared back.
Pluto noticed the gleam in the prince's eyes. If she is not mistaken, the gleam looks like he is… Dear god! He is! This can get very interesting. "It's ok Usagi. I have to go now anyway. I'll take my leave now."
Like what had happened previously, a portal opened the emerald green haired woman stepped into it. Instantaneously the portal closed.
Stepping closing, she dared the fire-breathing dragon in front of her. "What is your problem, Veggie head?"
"It's none of your business!" turning around, he stormed off.
Usagi blinked and shook her head. Men and their egos! She could have sworn that she heard Setsuna muttering something about dragon babies coming in fast…
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A/N: wohooo!! At last I'm done. So sorry that I took a long time to write and a very long time to type it down… hehehe very sorry…
Anyway what will happen in the next chapter? Will Vegeta have a confrontation with Haruka? What is this thing that Setsuna sees in Vegeta's eyes? Will there be any conflict between the two couples.. I mean soon to be couples… *giggles*
Till next time sugar!! Bye!!