Next chapter! yay! it's longer than usual, because i wanted to write more this time! i hope you enjoy it. =) Read and Review please! I love your reviews, they keep me going.
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When Veala opened her eyes she felt like she had been asleep too long. Her head spun a little and she didn't want to open her eyes, but then she felt something on her hand and wasn't quite sure what it was, so she used her other hand to rub her eyes as she opened them to look around.
She blushed when she did, and her heart started beating faster than usual. It was Goten, and he was asleep in a chair next to the bed, his hand on hers, with his head lying on the bed next to her stomach. She gulped a little quietly. What to do…
She tilted her head and looked at his face. Her hand reached over almost without her telling it to do so, and she lightly touched his cheek with her fingertips. He looked so peaceful. It made her eyes soften a bit and her smile became very gentle. She let her fingertips lightly caress his cheek then they made their way to his hair and she gently moved them through it.
Sort of coming back to reality a little bit she almost jerked her hand back. She shouldn't be doing that, they weren't a couple; he had said he didn't want to be…what on planet Vegeta was he doing here? Come to think of it...she didn't remember being in the medical wing and she sighed a little. Trunks must have told her parents that she was sick and needed to be in there. Looking out the window she frowned a little, how long had she been in there?
She shifted a little which made Goten fall a little to the side and almost off the bed. The sensation of falling woke him up with a slight yell
"Ahh!" he had to take a second to regain his breath and then he did something she wasn't expecting, he practically threw himself at her and hugged her in an almost crushing embrace.
"Veala! Oh I'm so glad you're alright! You've been asleep for a long time…they tried waking you up but you're a very deep sleeper…and Trunks said that as long as you didn't have a fever and all you needed was sleep you'd be fine but it's been almost two days! Yours and Trunks ceremony is tonight…your mom was afraid you wouldn't be awake in time for it!"
He pulled back a little and smiled at her, worry still in his eyes, but his smile was a happy one
"How are you feeling?" he asked her, but he was still too close for her to answer.
Her face was all red and she had to clear her throat once to be able to stammer out
"I-I'm fine…a little dizzy but other than that I'm good…have you been here the entire time I've been asleep?" she looked up into his eyes then decided that wasn't a good place for her to look if she wanted to keep up a conversation with him.
"Yeah, Trunks had other things to do and your parents asked me to stay with you…"
Veala sighed a little, oh it was because he was asked too and it was his duty to do it. She was about to push him away from her because he was still too close and it was bugging her because she wanted him to be there for her, and not because someone else had asked him to be.
"I was here for you…I would have been here whether or not your parents asked me too, because I was really worried about you! And I needed to talk to you anyways….about yesterday," he frowned when she looked down and away from him and refused to meet his eyes. Somehow he always knew what she was thinking and it freaked her out a little, but at the same time it made her feel closer to him.
"Hey…" he tried to get her to look at him, tilting her chin up a little to see her eyes but she hid them under her black bangs.
"Veala, why won't you look at me? Can't we just talk for a minute?"
"About how you said this couldn't work just a few days ago? Goten what are you doing here in the first place? Weren't you the one who said you didn't want to have to deal with my father…?"
Goten felt his heart drop, she'd never been this hostile with him before, he didn't like it at all. His voice lowered a bit, he sounded a little hurt
"Veala…I don't care what your father says…" he thought a moment then amended his statement, "About me and you anyways, as my King I have to care about everything else but not about me and you,"
He hesitantly reached a hand up and put it to her cheek
"For a long time I tried to not think about you…you're my best friend's sister...his twin sister! You're my princess, I'm not a prince or a duke…I can't up your status or get your dad an alliance he needs through a marriage… I'm not smart like you or Trunks, and half the time I don't even know what's going on,"
Veala closed her eyes and had to physically restrain herself from leaning into his hand, it felt so warm…so nice…so right.
"Goten…I don't…"
"Do you remember a year ago when I tried avoiding you?" He interrupted her and she looked up into his eyes finally with a slight nod and a whispered response
"Yes, I remember, you were acting like an ass,"
He nodded a little with an apologetic smile, he was happy she responded to him and wasn't giving him the silent treatment
"That was because I physically couldn't be around you without my heart beating faster…or getting the weirdest feeling making me blush…I just wanted to be next to you, and not have to worry about anything else but me and you together, I talked to my dad about it and he said something about me being seventeen and my mind and body being ready for a mate…and he also said whoever it was that was making me feel that way wouldn't feel it too until they were almost seventeen themselves so I should wait until they were…"
Goten took a deep breath, hoping that Veala understood that he'd been in love with her for what felt like a very long time.
"He said it meant even if I didn't get that girl I'd always want her and only her to be my future mate and that it would be extremely difficult to not think about her, I know because I tired. I didn't want you to reject me and my life to be ruined…I didn't want you to have to chose between marrying someone who was at your same social level or me…but I can't stand the thought of you with any of those idiots who are here for the next month…I just can't stand it! It drives me crazy!"
Veala blinked a few times and opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. She'd started to feel that a little bit too…but why him and why now? Her sweet, strong Goten who she had come to love as a best friend…was meant to be hers, as in her mate and protector that her mother always told her about? So the pull she'd always felt towards him, the want to be with him wasn't just a coincidence.
"Veala I'm not good for anyone, anyone but you….I was meant to be yours and protect you," he smiled at her with an almost pleading look in his eyes. She looked into his eyes a few moments and nodded slightly, whispering
"I think you're right,"
He blinked a few times like he couldn't believe she had just agreed with him and leaned in closer so he could try kissing her once more, like the other day. But, before he could Bulma burst in the room and they hastily parted.
"Veala! Oh good you're awake!" Bulma smiled at her, a mischievous look in her eyes.
Veala's cheeks were bright red and she cleared her throat a little
"Hey mom…"
"Oh sweetie you're so lucky to have a good friend by your side when you need him," Bulma smiled at Goten, but he was staring at the ground, his cheeks looked like they were on fire.
"Yeah I am," Veala said quietly with a small smile in his direction to let him know it was alright, and they'd talk later.
"How are you feeling? Well enough to get up and walk to the dining hall with me?"
Veala nodded and tried to get up a little too quickly, she almost fell but Goten was there in an instant to steady her
"Oh…thank you," she looked up at him blushing a little bit.
"You're welcome," he said back, letting her go but his eyes not leaving her once as she steadied herself to walk with her mother. He would always be there in case she needed someone to steady her.
When Bulma and Veala got to the dining hall, after going to the Princess's room and getting her all dolled up and pretty, all her soon to be suitors were there and it made her blush a little
"Mom…what are they doing here?" Veala asked her quietly
"They're here to make sure you're feeling alright, isn't that right boys?" Bulma's smile let Veala know that they had all been personally threatened by someone close to them to come and try to make a good impression on the princess.
As usual Ren was the first to be at her side
"Princess! I was so worried! Are you well once more?" he took her hand and pulled it close to his heart, she stumbled forward as he took her hand and almost fell but he embraced her and let out a little sigh
"Oh my princess, you're so strong, we're so perfect for each other…"
"Objection!" Lee was the first to speak up against this
"This isn't a court case Lee…." Zale said looking very annoyed.
"So what? Ren is obviously wrong for her!"
Zale rolled his eyes and looked at Veala with what looked to be a gentle smile
"Of course he is, I'm a much better match,"
"I meant me!" Lee tried arguing back but Ren was louder and much quicker so he and Zale went at it once more. Veala was still in Ren's embrace and she couldn't take the noise so she used her strength to push him away, surprising him a little and he stumbled a little forward, but steadied once more.
"Listen, I hate to break it to you, but arguing over me isn't going to change my opinion on of any of you. So I suggest you stop arguing and,"
"And start dueling! Brilliant idea princess!" Ren was once again interrupting her before she could finish speaking. It was starting to really make her mad, she felt her eye twitch a little in irritation much like her father's eye did when he was annoyed.
Bulma was in the corner of the room, leaning back against the wall chuckling slightly to herself. This was almost exactly what happened with her when she was this age, it was funny to watch her normally calm and knows what she's doing daughter get so frustrated. She put down the block between her and Vegeta and let him see what was going on.
"You really want to start fighting over me before the ceremony tonight? Really?" she was asking them, her arms folded and her eyes saying that she wasn't in the mood for their crap.
"Well of course! We can very easily see who'll win and get to keep you all to themselves!" Ren declared arrogantly
"What if I don't want any of you? Then what will you do?" she asked them with a raised eyebrow.
They all started laughing, like there was no way she wouldn't pick one of them, there was no way she had anyone else in mind. So they continued to talk to each other about where they were going to spar and who was with whom.
Veala was mad now she was trembling with anger and her hands, which were in fists, looked like they were about to take out all the idiots in the room with her and leave no survivors.
'Stop her from killing them; we don't need any more enemies, especially not ones from our own planet,' Bulma heard Vegeta through their bond.
'But this is fun to watch!' she thought back
'Woman….'
'Oh alright,' She walked over to her daughter and said
"Come on Vey, we have a ceremony to get ready for," she had to physically drag her kid out of the room to stop her from killing anyone.
"I hate them all," Veala muttered under her breath, annoyance clear on her face
"I bet there's someone you don't hate," Bulma said with a quiet chuckle as they walked into the dressing room.
"Yeah, there is, there would be more people I don't hate but you all keep getting on my nerves! Damn it all…"
Veala sighed a little and walked into her room where she began feeling a little dizzy
"Mom…I don't feel well still, do I have to still go to the after ceremony dance we're having? It's a stupid idea…"
"Of course you do! It took me three hours to pick out the perfect dress for you that your father approved of! If you're deathly ill then no you don't have to go but you aren't so I suggest you suck it up and get dressed!"
"We have hours before it's supposed to start though…can't I train a little before hand?"
"Oh alright, but only with Trunks or Goten, no one else is allowed to be near you until after tonight," Bulma nodded to her daughter with a smile then left her to get dressed in her room.
Veala sighed a little and got her training stuff on; she just wanted to be alone for a few minutes. She blushed slightly, thinking of Goten, he had been so close earlier to kissing her again, and she was a little surprised that she actually wanted him to have succeeded. She shook her head and flew to the training grounds, she just needed to hit something, and then she'd feel better.
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As soon as Bulma was out the door she sighed a little, she had been so worried for her while she was asleep but Trunks had assured her that Veala would be fine. It did very little to comfort her.
With this ship that was supposed to land soon on their planet she was starting to think that they should hold off on the entire thing but Vegeta protested and said they had to get it over with so he could be done with it all for good.
Bulma went to the throne room where her mate, and king, was going over some strategies with Goku and some other advisers. As Vegeta saw her he quickly dismissed everyone but Goku who seemed to have special privileges just because he'd known them the longest.
"I know what you're going to say woman and the answer is no, still," he watched her intently, she had been acting weird lately and he wanted to know what was up
"But Vegeta, if we postpone it then we don't have to have the twins worrying and they won't screw anything up,"
"Bulma, they don't even know about this ship, and I've already had it confirmed that it's not an enemy ship, so we'll just have to wait and see,"
"They don't know? We don't even know what's going on Vegeta!" she sighed and walked over, she put a hand on his cheek and looked into his eyes
"I trust you and I want to do what you think is best, however; I also know you don't always think things through if you underestimate them and you do it a lot! Are you sure?"
He took her hand and kissed the top of it gently, looking at her with a much softer expression than he had with anyone else
"I know what I'm doing. Just calm down, there's nothing to be all worried and stressed about," she still didn't look convinced so he pulled her onto his lap and just held her there for a minute
"You worry too much, woman." He said into the side of her neck.
She nodded slightly knowing he was right, she just had a bad feeling about this. She sighed and turned her head to rest her forehead against his
"Whatever you say my king," she still wasn't convinced everything would go smoothly but she wasn't going to argue with him right now. That'd come later.
Almost five hours later, Trunks and Veala were standing in the giant ball room, wearing matching formal Saiyan attire. Their family crest was placed on their outfits in a way that it didn't matter which angle you were looking from, you'd see at least one of the Royal crests on them. Trunks looked around at all the people and chuckled a little
"Wow, we're pretty popular,"
"You mean they're here because they were invited to a royal ceremony and that doesn't usually happen to people so they're here?" Veala said almost absentmindedly. She wasn't really paying attention, she was too nervous to.
"Vey, calm down," Trunks rubbed her back soothingly, "Nothing's going to go wrong, and you know that all those suitors will eventually bore you and be sent home, so what's there to worry about, huh? Nothing that's what,"
Veala sighed and hugged her brother, who returned her embrace lightly
"Trunks I don't want to have to deal with people right now, I have too much on my mind…"
"You mean Goten and how you'll get dad to say yes?" Trunks laughed under his breath
"Shut up…yes that's what I mean, and how do I even know that I want to be with him in the first place, what if he's just put me under a spell or I'm just a teenage girl who doesn't know what she wants and thinks it'd be nice to have a suitor who is her best friend? I feel a little bad for not giving the other guys a chance, I mean they're already here…and they all seem pretty nice so why shouldn't I give them a chance to prove they're good for me?"
"Because they aren't, and you're meant to be with Goten," Trunks said pulling back with an intense look in his eyes
"Because those morons aren't allowed near you in the future, and because you already know you and Goten are meant to be together, so stop feeling bad for them. All the guys will eventually end up with another princess from the planet or another to form an alliance. So again calm down Vey, it'll be fine,"
She took a deep breath and nodded slightly, looking at her brother whom she loved very much. He was so much taller than her and sometimes it drove her crazy, now wasn't one of those times, if he was shorter their hugs would be awkward.
"So let's get this ceremony over with! Then you can be with Goten and I can get rid of three of the four girls I don't want to be with ever!"
"Amy's that special huh?" Veala asked with a smile, laughing slightly as she made her usually always keeping his cool brother blush and rub the back of his head
"What of it…"
"Come on don't be mad, I see what you see and think remember? You let her help you with a project the other day, that's a big step, and she's really smart and questions you on everything. It's a good match, I approve,"
Trunks rolled his eyes and pulled her close to him to give her a noogie
"I don't need your approval Vey," he let her go then patted her hair back down to where it was supposed to be and tucked a lock of her hair behind her head
"But thank you, I'm glad you don't hate her,"
Veala shook her head and stuck her tongue out at him with a pout
"Mom's going to kill you if my hair is messed up, and I know you know that,"
"I fixed it, no worries sis," he gave a little scoff as she looked in the mirror behind her to actually fix it.
"Fine don't believe me," he saw her just shake her head.
Vegeta and Bulma came in behind their kids and each took one aside, Vegeta took Trunks and put his closed fists on his hip as he started to talk to him.
"Listen closely son, because I'm not going to say this twice," Vegeta sighed heavily and kept talking
"You're seventeen today and that means you are going to be able to pick a girl to possibly become your future mate,"
Trunks nodded, he already knew that so, what was his father trying to tell him?
"Before you can do anything with the girl you choose to take as a girlfriend you have to think about the consequences," Vegeta looked slightly uncomfortable as he tried to tell his son to not be stupid with his future mate.
"Anything…like what father?" Trunks was confused, his father was difficult to read and he always spoke very vaguely. Vegeta sighed and rubbed his temple, grumbling under his breath about how Bulma should have just spoken to both of the children.
"Anything like…that would lead to a big commitment….or something you're not ready for,"
"I don't think that…" Trunks started to talk then a light bulb when on in his head, making his mouth snap shut and his cheeks burn red
"A-Ah I see… don't worry about it," Trunks closed his eyes for a moment, completely embarrassed that his father was trying to talk to him about things like that.
"Hn," Vegeta took another deep breath, stupid Bulma talking him into this. He hadn't wanted to speak to either of them about it, but he figured it would be less awkward with Trunks so he chose him. As it turned out it was just as bad as it would have been with Veala.
'Curse you woman,' he thought to his mate in his mind rather spitefully.
'Come on it wasn't that bad,' she thought back as she walked Veala back over to her brother and father. The poor young girl was blushing madly still, and just staring at the floor, unable to look up without getting more embarrassed.
"Good going mom…she was nervous enough as it was, Come on Vey let's get you some water, it'll make you feel better,"
Trunks led his little sister off for a minute to get her more hydrated.
"What did you say to her woman?" Vegeta watched them walk away then turned back to her with a raised eyebrow
"I told her if she had sex before they were official, and got pregnant that I'd personally see to it that whoever her future mate may be would no longer possess the ability to reproduce ever again, so she should be careful,"
Vegeta put a hand on his forehead and sighed a little
"Not the best thing to say to her right before she gets the ability to choose a future boyfriend who may or may not become her mate…"
Veala and Trunks walked back over and Veala shook her head slightly.
"Nope, it wasn't,"
"It's true however, and I'll kill any guy that touches you without permission, so don't worry about that either," Vegeta told his daughter who blushed once more and shook her head vehemently
"Okay okay, we're dropping the subject, someone can't handle what we're talking about, she's a little wimpy but she'll get over it,"
"Thanks a lot Trunks," she muttered under her breath at him, feeling just a little annoyed at her big brother.
"No problem little sister,"
"Twins! We're the same exact freaking age!"
"Actually you're ten minutes younger, I remember I was there," Bulma said with an innocent smile.
"Whatever mom…you know we're the same age,"
"Enough," Vegeta rolled his eyes and offered his arm to Bulma who took it and they started walking into the ball room, after being announced. Trunks and Veala were next and they walked next to each other as usual. There were so many people there to watch them it made them both a little jumpy.
They got to their thrones and Captain Goku got up to speak for a few minute about them and made them both blush out of embarrassment at least twice. Then the Queen and King both got up and talked for a while about their kids. Then they both got up and Vegeta had to give him his blessing, saying they were now of age to make big decisions. They were each given a new crown that symbolized their moving up in age and standing. Trunks could now technically rule the entire planet should something happen to his father. And Veala as well, but Trunks was first in line for the throne. Veala would rule if something happened to him, or she would inherit her mother's old kingdom. If her grandparents were to pass on she would get a chance to rule that.
They stood at opposite sides of the giant ball room greeting people who told them congratulations. The princes and princesses that were staying there with them each came by and offered a curtsey or bow or a kiss to the hand to the twins. There were far too many Saiyans in that room, it was far too loud for anyone, but the people who were expecting it to happen, to notice the giant crashing noises not far away from the castle.
Goku made eye contact with Vegeta who gave a nod, and him and his crew went quickly to the site where the pod landed. What they found surprised all of them.
"Go to the King at once…tell him that we found something of interest to him, we'll bring him to the dungeon,"
Goku picked up the almost unconscious figure lying there in the pod and carried him inside the castle. What was the royal crest of Vegeta-sai doing on the cape of this Saiyan? What was he doing there? Goku knew that Vegeta would understand and know what to do, so he thought it best to let him handle it.
Inside the castle the guard sent to get the King whispered the message into his ear, making the king nod in understanding.
"Bulma," he went up to her and whispered into her ear
"I'll be back as soon as I can, hopefully no one will notice my absence," he locked eyes with her and she nodded a little.
"Be careful," she said quietly with a worried smile. Sure he was the strongest warrior ever but he was stupid when it came to things like this, so of course she'd be worried about him.
Vegeta nodded then skillfully and sneakily made his way out of the ball room and down the set of stair to the dungeon. Goku met him at the bottom with a confused look on his face
"King Vegeta, we aren't sure who this is, but he carries with him a cape that bears the crest of the royal family Vegeta… I'm not sure what it means sire,"
"You're sure it's my family crest?" Vegeta was a little wary now.
"Yes sir, I'm positive," He nodded then said
"He's awake sort of and muttering things about an attack, he keeps asking to see you, says that he has too or everything is doomed…I'm not sure going in there is the best idea, what if it's a trap?"
Vegeta thought for a few moments, and then he got a weird look in his eyes
"What planet did his ship come from again?"
"One of the outskirts planets,"
Vegeta didn't want to think it was who he thought it was.
"Did you get his name?" he asked him quietly
"No sir, but we can if you need it,"
Vegeta shook his head and walked down the hall to the room they were keeping him in. He hesitated at the door then pushed it open. He knew who it was after one look.
"Tarble," he recognized his kid brother after one glance. They had the same hair style, there was no mistaking it. It was him. Why had he returned? He had been exiled years and years ago.
"Vegeta! Oh it's good to see you!" Tarble smiled tiredly at his older brother
"Why are you here?" Vegeta asked after a moment of silence, he didn't know how to feel about his brother being here. He didn't think he'd ever see him again. In fact he had almost forgotten about him completely because he didn't think he'd have to see him or worry about him ever again.
"Vegeta-sai is in trouble…the planet I was on harbors some of the most dangerous exiled Saiyans on the planet… I need to speak to father,"
Vegeta didn't speak for a long time
"You've been away a long time, and you look terrible," he looked at Goku and nodded a little
"Take him up to the hospital wing, get him the help he needs, show him to the extra royal bedroom on the fourth floor, stay with him until I come to speak to him, and do not leave him, understood?"
"Yes King Vegeta," Goku bowed and did as he had said
Tarble looked very confused and as Vegeta was leaving he tried to speak to him more
"Wait Vegeta! I need to tell you…"
"Tarble, I'll speak to you later, I have something to attend to right now, you have a lot to hear, I'm sure what you're saying is important but it can wait a little while,"
"But!"
"Kakarot, don't let him run to get me either, keep him in that room after he gets cleaned up and healed by the medical team,"
"Sire," Goku bowed to him once more as he walked out of the room. Vegeta walked back up to the ball room and made his way over to his mate.
Bulma reached for him when he made it to her
"What happened?" she asked him quietly. He just shook his head
'We'll talk about it later, right now this is about Trunks and Veala, and it doesn't matter right now,'
She frowned a little but didn't push it because they were in public. They would finish the party and no one would know what was going on. She'd get it out of him later, what was going on.
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Veala walked out onto the balcony and sighed heavily. She just didn't want to be in there with anyone in that moment. She had escaped from multiple people on her way out of the castle and was thankful for some fresh air.
"It's beautiful out here," She turned around to see Goten smiling at her, walking towards her in the starlit night. She smiled back at him softly with a nod
"It really is, the stars are so pretty,"
"I was talking about you," he said matter-of-factly making her blush and hid her face from him
"Shut up…"
"It's true, you look amazing," he smiled watching her, his eyes never leaving her face.
"Well thank you," she accepted the compliment and closed her eyes letting the evening winds run through her hair lightly.
"So…where are we right now?"
"You mean on the balcony to the ball room? Or in our relationship?" she looked over at him with a slight laugh.
He chuckled and shook his head, taking a step closer to her and taking her hand
"The second one,"
She nodded a little and let her eyes wander up to his.
"I'm not sure, technically I should get to choose who I'm with right now…but I don't know if my father will approve of us being together,"
Goten nodded waiting for her to continue.
"But I want to be with you…so I don't' know if I really care," she was speaking quietly to herself mostly.
"I don't care what I have to do to win his approval; I'll do it I swear,"
"Goten I think we should wait to tell him…I don't want you to die before I have a chance to even talk to him about it," she put her other hand on the side of his face, gently rubbing circles on his cheek with her thumb.
He leaned into her touch and put his hand over hers, keeping it where it was.
"Trunks approves…That's all I need," Goten said with a gentle and loving smile
"Because he knows he can take you if you do something stupid," Veala said with a giggle
"Really? Is that really why he's okay with it?" Goten shook his head and chuckles a little
"That's part of it; he blocks those thoughts from me most of the time though so I could be wrong," She suddenly coughed a few times into her hand and groaned quietly.
"Are you still not feeling well? Do you need anything?" he asked her eager to help her in any way
"Actually I'd love some water…"
"I'll be right back," he kissed the top of her hand and ran off to get her some water, the smile on her face as she watched him run back inside could only be described as loving.
"What is it you see in him?" Veala jumped and turned towards the voice. It was Zale.
"O-oh Zale, have you been out here the whole time I have?"
He walked over with a shrug of indifference
"Almost as long, I walked out soon after you but then that guard came out and I stayed back in the shadows,"
She nodded a little with a blush
"So you know that I'm not interested in you or any of the other princes at all?"
"You didn't answer my earlier question, what is it that you see in him? He's too laid back and calm; you want someone more…passionate, not gentle,"
He let his fingers trail down her cheek to her neck and collar bone, his eyes not leaving hers. She backed up as he touched her, but he just followed
"Z-Zale what are you…" she hit the side of the wall and he continued to get closer.
"Shh don't be afraid, I'm just showing you that I'd be a much better match for you…" he leaned down and she turned away as his lips neared hers
"Stop! I don't want you to do that," she attempted to walk away but he grabbed her arms and held her there
"Just give me a chance, you never know if you don't try right?" he had an evil look in his eyes and she was getting a little frightened.
"S-Stop," she struggled a little but he was a lot stronger than he looked, and a lot stronger than she was.
He leaned down and placed his lips on her neck, just resting them there for a moment, inhaling her scent, completely oblivious to her struggling, his grip getting tighter.
"Ah! You're hurting me, let me go!" she closed her eyes and called out mentally to her brother, letting him see and hear what was happening, and feel it as well. She struggled a little more and went to kick him but his hand was faster and held her there. She wasn't fast enough or strong enough to get away from him.
"No one will hear you out here, they're all too involved in the party…so why don't you just calm down and let me show you what you'll be missing if you choose that idiot," he covered her lips with his, keeping her pinned against the wall
"NNN!" she tried once more to get free, to no avail, but before she knew it Zale was off her and she watched as Goten punched him once more, standing in front of her protectively
"Hands off!"
Trunks came running out right after him and Veala looked sick to her stomach, he went over to Zale and picked him up by the collar, his eyes glowing blue and his energy levels going up at alarming rates
"You think you can use my sister like that you've got another thing coming! I think you're done here!"
"T-Trunks, G-Goten don't do anything stupid…please…just let him go," Veala was feeling faint, and she fell to her knees, an arm around her stomach and the other on her head.
"Veala!" Goten was at her side automatically.
Trunks glared at the Saiyan in front of him, Zale had a smirk in his eyes but the rest of his face was expressionless.
"Better go take care of the princess,"
"What did you do to her?" Trunks grabbed him by the collar, and while Zale was taller than him he had a scarier glare and was much more powerful.
"I didn't do anything," Zale said with a smirk.
"Bastard! What did you do?" Trunks tossed him across the balcony, about to chase after him
"Trunks! She's not doing well; we need to get her to the medical wing now!"
Trunks ran over to Zale and punched him in the face, so fast the prince didn't have time to block, and knocked him out, he grabbed him and carried him over to the door with him to the guard standing not far from him
"Take him to his room and clean him up, and uh don't let him leave,"
The guard bowed, "Yes Prince Trunks,"
Trunks went back to his sister quickly
"Veala…"
She was struggling to keep her eyes open
"T-Trunks it hurts," she closed her eyes and whimpered in pain.
"Medical wing…let's go," Trunks watched as Goten picked her up with ease and they ran back inside.
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"But, Vegeta! I need to..."
"No Tarble! This story of yours…an attack on our planet? How can I trust you? You've been gone for so long how do I know you aren't doing this just to get revenge on father for exiling you?"
"Bring Father in here and I'll tell him the same thing! Vegeta I'm not lying! I don't want you and whoever this princess is they were talking about to get hurt!"
Vegeta's glare deepened. He ran through the words he'd heard multiple times. Obviously the prince and princess being talked about were his kids, and the king was him. But Tarble had been away a very long time. They were still in the medical wing; Tarble had refused to move until he'd spoken to the King.
"Why can't I just talk to…?"
"Tarble, our father is dead," he said bluntly
The younger prince's face was full of surprise, real surprise and Vegeta knew he was telling the truth.
"W-What? H-How?" he seemed concerned, like he had wanted to see the evil old man once more.
"I killed him," Vegeta said nonchalantly, "He threatened my mate, and so I killed him,"
"Your mate?" right as he said that Bulma came walking in the room
"Vegeta! Where have you been! You said you were going to…" she tilted her head and looked at Tarble with a confused expression
"Who is this?"
Vegeta cursed under his breath and sighed
"Bulma this is…"
"I'm Vegeta's younger brother, Tarble," the young prince said in aw, he couldn't keep his eyes off the beautiful Saiyan in front of him.
"You have a brother?" she raised an eyebrow.
"He was exiled years ago… and he's back to warn us about an attack that's supposed to happen on our planet,"
"Tarble huh? I'm Bulma, Vegeta's mate and queen, it's nice to meet you," she tilted her head a little, studying him. Tarble bowed to her nervously
"The pleasure is mine, my queen,"
"Bulma shouldn't you be with the twins?" Vegeta said watching his brother, not liking how he couldn't keep his eyes off his mate.
"Our father is dead…you're king, you have a beautiful sane looking mate and wife and you have twins?! This it too much!" he had to sit down, with a hand on his forehead.
"I haven't seen the twins for hours…I don't know where they've been,"
"Hn," he frowned a little but his attention went to his brother once more
"I understand now why you've returned…but that doesn't change anything, you're still not welcome here,"
"Vegeta!" Bulma yelled at him and put her hands on her hips, an angry look in her eyes
"Why are you always such an ass? He just warned us of a possible attack, possibly saving us all and you say he's not welcome?!"
"Woman, this is none of your concern,"
"Yes it is! He just did something amazing, if it had been me and I had been exiled I wouldn't come back to warn about the attack I'd probably join them and kill everyone!"
Clenching his fists Vegeta tried to keep his patience with her
"He was exiled for a reason, I may not know what that was…but I can't just let him come back, it goes against everything…"
He was interrupted when his daughter was brought into the room, Goten carrying her with Trunks right next to them.
"Veala!" Vegeta hurried over to her side as Goten laid her down
"What happened?" he demanded, looking from his son to Goten
"One of the princes here to court her tried to…well I don't know what he did, she thought it he was just trying to kiss her…but I think he made her sick somehow…because she was fine before he made a move on her,"
"What's wrong with her?"
Trunks took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He let their barrier down so he could feel what she was feeling and he doubled over in pain.
"Trunks!" Vegeta was right there, holding him steady "What is it?"
"Ugh…there's pain in her abdomen, it feels like she just got stabbed multiple times in the same spot each time going deeper," he groaned slightly
"How is she not screaming in pain I don't know…it feels like she can't breathe very well either…and she's…"
"Feeling like she has a fever but her temperature is normal?" Tarble walked over and had a serious expression on his face
"Y-Yeah how did…who is this guy?" Trunks asked his father a little confused
"This is your uncle Tarble. How the hell do you know what's going on with my daughter?"
Tarble walked over and Vegeta tensed a little as he put a hand on her forehead
"This is a type of fever that's indigenous to the planet I was exiled to… you can't really get it anywhere else but there…there's an antidote that I can make but I'd need some ingredients,"
"No way am I letting you anywhere near my daughter!" Vegeta moved in between him and Veala a glare on his face.
"Vegeta now's not the time to be stubborn! She could die! You know how weak her immune system is let him help! I'm a medical specialist, my father worked for years with medics, I'll watch him and make sure everything is doing what it's supposed to do! Please Vegeta, I can't lose her…"
Trunks nodded with his mother
"Please father… you have to let him try, I can't lose her either," Trunks said quietly looking at his little sister. He looked up at Goten who hadn't said one thing since they'd gotten in there. He was just holding one of her hands, holding it close to him. Silently praying she'd be alright.
Vegeta looked from Bulma to Trunks to Veala, lingering on her for a moment, he saw the pain she was in but trying not to show. Then he turned to his brother with an almost scared look in his otherwise expressionless face and eyes.
"If you think you can make her better…please help her,"
Tarble's eyes widened a little, he'd never heard his brother say please before, that was a new one for him. He nodded
"Right, I'll need some things,"
"Come on I'll show you to the medics lab," Bulma grabbed his arm and they all but ran to the room, and Vegeta, not trusting his brother followed but not before saying
"Trunks stay with your sister, we'll be right back, Goten you too, don't leave her side,"
Vegeta ran faster to the medic's lab, he couldn't lose his daughter. He'd make sure she stayed safe.
Deep within the exiles planet the army was getting ready, and they were almost done, all they needed was a call from their prince, telling them it was time to act.
There was a feeling of unrest in this army as they awaited the call that was to arrive in the next day or so. They thought they were ready for anything.