A Prince and His Queen
Vegeta's a prince and Bulma's a third class saiyan living on Planet Vegeta. What happens when the two must join together to stop Frieza from destroying their planet? Will they succeed or will they immensely fail? A Bulma and Vegeta romance.
Author Notes:
Before I begin, I have to say that I've changed some things. Bulma is a saiyan, not human. Vegeta is a prince and King Vegeta is still alive for the time being. This story takes place when everyone is about in the range of 17 or 18. Goku is in my story as well along with Bardock. Goku is a third class saiyan as well as Bulma and for this story, I'm calling him by his real name Kakarot. Chi-Chi is a saiyan as well and will come into the story at a later time. And I'm still giving Goku Kakarot his sense of goofiness. I just couldn't write him without it! He will however, be serious at times too. And I know that Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta when Vegeta was a kid, not teenager, but I change several things in this Fic. Raditz is off on a mission to destory a planet. You know how King Vegeta sends a saiyan every once and a while to take over or destory a planet? Well that's where Raditz is, he'll come in later in the story.
I hope you don't think that Vegeta's OOC in this chapter. I know that the stubborn saiyan prince really does care for certain people. And yeah, I didn't actually wait two weeks to update this but I couldn't wait any longer. I love writing this.
Disclaimer: Do you really think I own DBZ or any of its characters? Well, I don't, plain and simple.
Chapter 7- Poignant Emotions
Kakarot looked down at the floor below him as he walked out King Vegeta's castle in silence. He just didn't understand King Vegeta. His planet was getting destroyed and he still was being as stubborn as ever, not even wanting any sort of word from anyone. His stubbornness would only lead to his death...
Bardock scanned the location around them before giving Kakarot a quick nod. The two descended into the air then stopped short. Both saiyans looked into their scouter to find that the numbers were ascending higher and higher by the second.
Kakarot glanced at Bardock, "Father, I think he's coming..." He spoke slowly. "What are we going to do?
Bardock clutched his fists tightly and stood his ground calmly. He looked ahead, a serious look on his face, "We fight him Kakarot."
Kakarot's eyes went wide for a moment before slowly returning back to their original state. His father was right; they couldn't keep running away from Frieza. It wouldn't do them or Planet Vegeta any good if they did. They had to stand up to him, and what better time than the present? Quickly, Kakarot shifted into a fighting stance, staring ahead just as his father was, the two saiyans bravely waiting for Frieza to arrive...
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Prince Vegeta awoke with a jerk. His eyes widened at the sight with surrounded him, a sight which he wasn't familiar the least bit. He looked down below him surprised to see that several tubes were connected to his body. Suddenly, he remembered. He was inside Bulma's rejuvenation tank. The cause: his battle with Frieza.
Prince Vegeta shut his eyes tightly as thoughts of his earlier battle filled his mind. The battle had been an embarrassing one none the less, one that he would assure himself he would never happen in again. The next time he battled Frieza, it would be he who spoke the last word.
Smirking at his own thoughts, the prince opened the door to the tank, removing the tubes from his body first then changing back into his saiyan amour which lay in a neat pile in the corner of the room. It wasn't until he had finished putting on his white boots that he heard a cry in the distance. Almost instantly, thoughts of Bulma filled his mind. What if she was in trouble? No, he couldn't let that be, not after what she had done for him.
Quickly, he retreated out of the basement, flying up the stairs and into the main part of the house. He stopped short as he rounded a corner as spotted Bulma. What he saw wasn't what he expected...
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"So, it's the two monkeys again," Frieza spoke heartedly, levering slowly in the air.
Kakarot glared hard at Frieza, "What do you want from us Frieza?"
Bardock looked toward his son but didn't bother to say anything. He turned back toward Frieza, wanting to know what his answer would be.
Frieza laughed for a moment before finally speaking. "What do I want from you? Oh, it's simple. I want only one thing from all the saiyans on this planet and that one thing is for them to all be dead!"
"Well sorry to disappoint you," Kakarot replied, still in a glare, "But you won't be getting your wish today!" With that, he flew straight for Frieza.
Frieza laughed and only shook his head at Kakarot who continued straight for him. "You never learn, do you monkey?!"
Bardock slapped his hand to his forehead, giving out a sigh, "Kakarot, no! What are you doing?! He's only going to-" He stopped short as he realized that Kakarot was now vanished. The astonished saiyan turned around, looking every which way for Kakarot.
Frieza began turning as well, looking desperately for Kakarot but only coming up short. The Icejin turned toward Bardock, "Where is he?!" He demanded.
Bardock opened his mouth to speak but stopped as he spotted Kakarot who was currently right behind Frieza. With one mighty blow, Kakarot kicked Frieza from behind, sending him flying downward toward the ground. Kakarot merely glared as he watched Frieza fall down toward the ground.
Bardock looked toward his son, a small smile on his face, "Nice one." He replied.
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Prince Vegeta rounded the corner and looked soundly at Bulma who sat leaned against a wall. Her head was buried in her knees which were upright and her arms were crossed over her knees. However, it wasn't this that surprised the prince as he continued to stare at her. It was the fact that she was crying that surprised him.
Crying was something he rarely witnessed and when he had, his father had always told him that it was a sign of weakness, one that he should never show. But now, here he witnessed before his eyes a woman: the only woman who had ever cared about him, crying.
His thoughts? They were mixed with confusion, peculiarity, and slight worry. Why was she crying, what was the purpose? And why was she all alone? These thoughts confused the prince and being curious, he decided to ask.
The prince took a step forward then stopped. What could he say? What would he say? Never in his life had he experienced such feelings as what Bulma was feeling at that moment. No, he took that back. He had felt that feeling before. The time his mother had died long ago, when he had been only six years old. He remembered the day like it had happened yesterday and he would never forget it...
The day had seemed to drag along painfully slowly as young Prince Vegeta walked the castle grounds. There had been nothing to do that day...all had been boring. His father? Much too busy to play or train with him. His mother? Also too busy to have his attention. Supposedly she was in a meeting discussing some regal provisions that Prince Vegeta did not understood.
The prince sighed as he walked the castle grounds, looking down as he did. The day was growing more boring by the second. He peered down below the balcony on which he stood on to look down upon the rest of the planet. In the distance he could hear the laughter of three children as they played in the streets happily. A small smile appeared on Prince Vegeta's face as he watched them play. Oh how he wanted to go and join them. To play and laugh like a typical child. To let all things be forgotten and just be...normal.
Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard, interrupting the prince from his current thoughts. He quickly turned around with his mouth slightly agape. The explosion had come from the castle!
Faster than he thought he could run, the young prince began descending into the main castle halls, running after the guards who were heading toward the formal room of the castle. Prince Vegeta stopped as he came to the door and he could feel his heart thumping faster and faster. The door of the formal room was completely covered in smoke and its edges were burned. Not only had it been the room the explosion had come from, it had been the room in which his mother, the queen, had been in.
Without another thought, Prince Vegeta pounded down the door and flew into the room, occasionally giving a cough from the smoke which filled the air. He never stopped however, of hopes of finding his mother. Suddenly, the prince stopped in mid-air as he spotted a woman figure in the distance. Quickly, he flew over to her, tears blurring his vision as he went.
"Mother!" Prince Vegeta called as he landed onto the ground. He began running toward the lady figure.
The lady limped over toward him, thrusting out her arms. Prince Vegeta flew into her arms, crying softly as she held onto him dearly. He looked up into her ebony black eyes, "Mother, what happened?"
She shook her head and held onto the prince tightly. "An explosion," She blurted out weakly. Slowly, she began falling down toward the ground.
Prince Vegeta grabbed tightly to his mother, trying to make her stand up right again, "Mom, stand up..." He trailed off as she continued staring at him with shaky eyes.
"I'm sorry Vegeta..." She trailed off, closing her eyes, "I...love you."
Her words hit him like a ton of bricks and without another word; she passed away in his arms silently...
Prince Vegeta closed his eyes and looked back toward Bulma with a heavy heart. Without another thought, he started into the room and stood next to Bulma, not saying a word.
Bulma looked up where a shadow hovered above her. She was slightly surprised to find that the shadow belonged to Prince Vegeta. She looked into his eyes, her own blue eyes blurred with tears. She wiped them away quickly, "What are you-" She stopped as Prince Vegeta bent down and took a seat next to her.
She swallowed hard, "They're gone..." She spoke softly, the tears forming once again in her eyes.
Prince Vegeta looked down, not sure of what to say. Then a thought occurred him. He hadn't needed to say anything at all. Words were almost useless in situations like these. He reached over toward her and brought her head down lightly upon his shoulder where she broke out into a soft sob, grabbing onto him tightly as she did.
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