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Chapter 19: Newsflash

Bulma couldn't believe how happy she was. She was married...she was MARRIED! She was married to the love of her life and she couldn't possibly be even happier. She felt his heavy arm draped across her stomach in a possessive manner and couldn't help but smile. Even in his sleep he wanted her. How did she get so lucky? She let out a giggle of happiness and immediately felt warm lips on the back of her neck.

"You move too much in your sleep." Bulma turned in his embrace so that she was facing him and winced when she did so. Vegeta immediately frowned. "You are still in pain?"

Bulma mentally checked herself. "I am fine. Just sore."

Vegeta began to raise the sheets to look her over and Bulma blushed furiously and placed them back down. "Vegeta?"

"What? I have already seen everything."

"I said I was fine. It is normal for an Earthling woman to be sore after the first time for a while."

Vegeta nodded and then leaned in to kiss her. "We could put you in a tank."

"That's not necessary. But it's sweet that you are concerned."

Vegeta kissed her neck. "Please, I'm just eager to go again."

Bulma scoffed and hit him in his arm. "Even in marriage you are still a pervert."

Vegeta's eyes became very playful as he smirked at his new bride. "Don't act so innocent now. Last night you were just as eager as I was. Very surprising for a such a virtuous woman."

Bulma crossed her arms defensively. "Well...we are married now so I don't have to be a prude anymore."

Vegeta chuckled and pressed her body to his as he kissed her again. "Woman you have done nothing but prove what I have always known even with your virtuous protests."

"And what is that?"

"That you are a complete tease"

Bulma scoffed again for the second time that day. "I am your wife buddy."

"I'm not complaining." He chuckled again as he kissed her then moved to get out of bed.

Bulma frowned. "Where are you going?"

"To shower before breakfast."

Bulma scrunched her eyebrows confused. "Why don't we have breakfast sent here?"

Vegeta rolled his eyes. "Woman stop being lazy." He then got out not caring at all that he was naked, but Bulma couldn't help the slight blush come upon her face.

"But Vegeta we are newly married."

"And why is that a reason why we can't go to breakfast? I have work to do, I can't lay in bed all day." Vegeta asked looking at her curiously.

"Well in my culture we are supposed to go on a honeymoon." She said trying her hardest to keep her eyes above his waist.

"A What?"

"I don't know why they called it that but its just a vacation that newlyweds take for a period of time to get away so that they can... get acquainted physically." She then let her eyes roam over him telling herself that she is being silly and now she has the right to look at him all she wants.

Vegeta noticed her eyes roaming his body and smirked down at her. "That's the best one of your silly traditions."

Bulma laughed and then got out of bed, but taking a sheet with her to cover her body. "So can we have one?"

Vegeta ran his fingers through his hair and looked at Bulma. "The idea is tempting and perhaps we can do something like that. But at the moment we have to deal with bigger problems."

"Like what?"

"My parents."

Bulma's playfulness left her face. "We have to have breakfast with your parents after we just went behind their back?"

"Woman we are not ashamed of what happened and we will not hide from it either. Now come on." He said heading to the bathroom.

"Come on and what?"

Vegeta smirked at her again. "Woman you are filthy...you need to shower."

Bulma blushed and then smirked back at him. She then more than confidently dropped the sheet and walked right past him into his bathroom like it was second nature for her to be naked in front of him. "You wash my back and I'll wash yours." She pouted over her shoulder.

Vegeta said nothing else and followed her into the shower where they could do just that and much more...

A Little While Later...

The Queen was tapping her fingers on the table as her husband started eating the meal set before him. She glared at the door and then back at her husband. "You don't think that he would actually bring her do you?"

"Cellena I am eating. If I wanted to talk I would not be eating."

She held back a scoff and then went back to glaring at the door. When they opened and revealed the couple she had thought she was prepared for it, but she was completely wrong as her nails scrapped across the wooden table.

Bulma was walking beside Vegeta with his tail wrapped securely around her waist. She had never wished more so than in that moment for Vegeta to be opened to PDA because she really wanted to hold onto his arm as they approached his parents. When they got there she bowed along with Vegeta and tried her best to avoid eye contact.

The Queen wasn't having it.

"Do you avoid eye contact because of shame or fear? Although neither will be acceptable."

"Mother you will not ruin my meal."

Cellena shrugged and looked to Bulma. "Well son it is hard for me to know what to say. I only know how I should speak to servants and royals. Any concubines that came across my way lost their life before a conversation could even begin."

The King slammed his hand on the table. "It is finished. Deal with it." He said towards his wife. He then slid his eyes to his son. "You are a prince and heir to the throne. Do what you must but never embarrass my throne and I won't prolong yours."

"Yes Sire." Vegeta said bowing once more.

"And as for you Bulma, your new relationship with my son does not mean that you will deter from your work. I am still King and Vegeta may have claim to you but your work is mine. Understand?"

"Yes sire." Bulma said bowing as well.

"Now eat."

The family ate their meal in silence and it was one of the most unnerving moments in Bulma's life. The Queen's eyes never left her body. She could feel the criticism thick in the air as it came washing over her. Bulma could take no more and patted her husband's tail that was still around her waist.

Vegeta looked at her with disapproval and wiped his mouth with a nearby cloth. "We are off to school." He said and then got up with Bulma right behind him. The King waved a dismissive hand their way and Bulma felt like she couldn't breathe until they were in the hallway.

"Glad that's over."

"What do you think you were doing in there?" Vegeta asked angrily as he snatched his tail back around his own waist.

Bulma was shocked at his anger. "What are you talking about?"

"You let my mother knock you down with a few words."

"A few words? She was absolutely rude and-"

"And you have dealt with much worse. I did not marry a weakling. I married you. I expect you to not let anyone, especially my mother keep you in silence. You will earn no one's respect by cowering in fear."

"Vegeta you are being completely unreasonable. After everything that has happened-"

Vegeta placed his hands on the side of her face and looked deeply into her eyes. "You are stronger than this and you are the future Queen. You have to start acting like it."

Bulma nodded her head and Vegeta kissed her deeply letting her know that he knew who she was. "Now let's go to school Woman."

Moments Later

She didn't expect this. There were reporters and cameras everywhere. People were yelling questions at her; some harmless some extremely intimate. Everything from what's her favorite color to details about the consummation. She decided to follow Vegeta's lead in this and kept quiet as they entered the school. That atmosphere was pretty much the same except for the fact that she could tell that people were bowing down to her as well as Vegeta. She also noticed a few Saiyan girls shed tears which was definitely out of character for them. When Bulma left Vegeta's side Saiyans were still bowing to her as she walked by them. She would incline her head in acknowledgement, quickly getting used to this new adjustment in her life and was completely curious of how things would go through out her day...

Chaya was more than furious that morning when she saw the media wave. She had no idea how everything just turned on her like that. She had even took the extra mile and contacted the Queen. The Queen informed her that Bulma was nothing but Vegeta's proclaimed whore and that their show of a marriage was only a show. She even gave a few orders that she couldn't wait to follow through on.

When it was time for the royal history class Chaya held her head high as she walked in and sat down. Not too long ago the other Saiyan teens were laughing at Bulma and now they were laughing at her. But that would change very soon.

Bulma walked in like she owned the place and inclined her head to those who bowed to her as if she was already Queen. She sat down in the chair next to Chaya and winked at her.

Chaya rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "Since when did whore's get such respect on Vegeta?"

Silence filled the room and Bulma heard a boy in the back say something like, "Showdown!"

Bulma chuckled to herself. "And here I thought you were a smart girl."

"I don't have to be a genius to know what you're doing." Chaya then stood up and looked around the classroom. "You all bow to her like she is your Queen. Need I remind you that they are not mated and all the Prince did was make her a concubine. She is not his mate nor his betrothed. You all owe her no respect."

No one said anything and Bulma crossed her arms in amusement. "Are you done? Or do you wish to paint a bigger target on you?"

Chaya glared at the students around her. "Are you deaf? She is nothing! She is-"

"The Prince's girl!" Someone yelled back.

"Yea leave her alone Chaya!"

Chaya grew furious. "Have you no pride? You are letting a foreign whore push you around! If you won't do something then I will!"

Chaya reached for Bulma, ready to do something physical when two Saiyan boys in the class grabbed both her arms. "What are you fools doing?"

"We're investing in our future."

"She is not our future!" Chaya practically frothed at the mouth.

"But you don't know that Chaya." Bulma said as she stood up. "And that is what makes you an idiot. Think about it, even if I didn't become your Queen, I still matter to the Prince. The same Prince that will become King. And you want to start a war with the one person that has the most favor with your future king? You are as dumb as you look."

Chaya shrugged off the two boys and glared at Bulma. "This isn't over." She said right before she grabbed her things and left out.

The two boys bowed to Bulma and one of them said, "We are smarter than we look."

Bulma smiled at them and sat back down. "Good."

Later

Vegeta heard about what happened and was not happy at all. He, Turles, Raditz and Bulma were in their private lunch room. "That girl has some nerve. My mother probably pushed her to do that."

Turles nodded his head. "That makes sense. I overheard some students talking, she's trying to get others on her side."

Raditz looked at his food losing his appetite. "No offense your highness, but I'm tired of your mother."

Vegeta snorted in amusement. "You and me both. But Woman what are you going to do about this?"

"Me? What am I supposed to do?"

"They are attacking you, I expect you to attack back. I told you this morning that I did not marry a weakling. You'll think of something."

Bulma sighed. "The others I can handle, I'll have to think on Chaya. If those two boys wouldn't have jumped in then she definitely would have harmed me."

Vegeta popped a piece of meat into his mouth and thought about that night that Bulma got hurt. "Good point. Turles you are now Bulma's royal guard."

All three of the other people in the room stared at him in silence then at the same time yelled out, "WHAT?"

Vegeta shrugged his shoulders and said "Well Kakarot isn't here and Raditz for obvious reasons is out of the question."

Bulma crossed her arms. "Is this really necessary Vegeta?"

"Unless you found a way to turn into a Saiyan and become stronger then this will have to do. Besides there's no telling what kind of idiots are out there that would try to hurt you just to get to me."

Raditz cleared his throat and added. "Well she could be trained."

Vegeta narrowed his eyes at him. "Not by you."

"I wasn't making that suggestion!" He said defensively.

Turles clicked his tongue already annoyed by the situation. "What my brother means is that maybe you should train her Vegeta. She might not be able to take a Saiyan but at least she could protect herself from other aliens."

Bulma never cared about learning how to fight but she did like the idea of spending more time with Vegeta. "That could be fun."

Vegeta scoffed and then chewed on another piece of meat. "Woman training is not fun, it's work."

"Oh please, you Saiyans enjoy fighting more than anything."

Vegeta swallowed the food in his mouth and then licked his lips. "I can think of two other activities that can contend with fighting for what I enjoy more than anything."

Bulma blushed and the Sons of Bardock both rolled their eyes and stood from the table. "And that's when we leave." Turles said.

Vegeta turned his attention back to him. "I was serious when I said for you to watch her. You will start tomorrow."

"Yes your Highness." Turles said filled with sarcasm.

Raditz patted his brother on the back and they both left out leaving the two newlyweds together. Vegeta sat back in his chair and wrapped his tail around Bulma, yanking her into his lap. She giggled and kissed his lips that tasted salty from the meat he just consumed. "Woman let's skip the rest of our classes."

"Sounds good to me. I want you to further explain those activities that you enjoy more than anything."

"Well one of them is eating and other I'll just show you." He said as he scooped her into his arms and flew her out the nearest window and back to the palace to give her a proper example.

The Next Morning

This time Bulma was ready for the Queen and was prepared for her verbal attack. She wasn't going to let anything she said get to her and was going to walk in there with her head held high. She proudly wore Vegeta's tail around her waist and sent him a confident smirk before the doors opened. But she almost tripped when she saw Chaya sitting next to the Queen.

Bulma caught her facial expression and replaced her confidence with anger. She took a look at Vegeta but his facial expression was the same. They both got to the table and sat down after they slightly bowed to the King and Queen. The King acted like nothing was going while the Queen and Chaya sent teasing smirks to Bulma.

Bulma looked at Vegeta once again who completely ignored the fact that his fake whore was being paraded in front of his wife.

The Queen saw how uncomfortable Bulma was and found it quite amusing. "Bulma you appear to be upset. But if you are confident in your relationship with my son then Chaya's presence should not matter."

Bulma looked at Vegeta who was doing nothing but stuffing his face just like his father was doing at the moment and grew even more angry, which fueled her to say, "Ha! Says the woman that killed her husbands whores. How is your confidence level your Majesty?"

Vegeta chuckled and the King busted into a fit of laughter. "I knew I liked this girl. She has bite. Yesterday I was unimpressed."

The Queen was now furious. "You have no right to speak to me that way."

Chaya couldn't take it either. "She is your Queen you should show her respect."

Bulma straightened her back. "Your Highness I do show you respect which is the only reason why I haven't ripped your guests head off."

The King laughed once again which only upset the Queen even more.

Chaya stood up and glared evilly at Bulma. "You are nothing but a foreign whore! A whore who has seduced my prince. And I will kill you for it! And no one will be able to stop-"

Bulma saw a bright flash of light and suddenly Chaya had no head. She looked upon her falling corpse with sickening horror. She didn't understand, she was just speaking and now her head was gone. She then looked to her right and saw her husband whose palm was still outstretched. And her brain slowly put it all together...

'He just killed Chaya.'

Vegeta finished chewing the food in his mouth and leaned back into his chair. "Now Mother, if you want to play these games and get under Bulma's skin I won't stop you because she needs to learn to fight her own battles. But the moment one of your pets insults me-"

The Queen looked furiously from Chaya's corpse back to Vegeta. "Insulted you? You just killed the best prospect on this planet for you because-"

"She insulted me." He said calmly. "Like it or not Bulma belongs to me. She threatened to kill her. So that is a threat to me. So next time you bring one of your pets here, make sure they are at least house broken."

Bulma was still looking at her husband and she was still in a state of shock. And it was like she got hit with a brick wall. Vegeta had become caring and even loving to HER. He had changed, he had stop being cruel to HER. He had become a better man to HER. But he never changed entirely. He was still the same cruel kid that put that card in her locker. He just wasn't cruel to HER.

She was so caught up in trying to get his memories back and falling in love and getting married that she forgot about her mission. She was going to change this family and stop the purges and the senseless killing. But as she looked at Chaya's dead corpse and at how her husband and in-laws went back to eating breakfast like nothing was wrong she realized that Chichi was right...

'This is more than what I bargained for...'

Author's Note: Haha did you guys think it was going to be another Cosmic Love? No way, Chaya had to go. I thought it was the perfect way to get Bulma back to reality. That's right folks, Vegeta is still evil. Next Chapter Bulma takes off the love goggles and confronts her husband. And the Queen isn't done yet. Please review!