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The formal arrival of the King and Queen was easier than Bulma had thought. It had been the same as the night before only with more curtseys and bows and a lot of formal language. Nothing to strenuous, in fact the evening had been quite enjoyable. She wasn't too sure about today though. The idea of going to a formal gathering, whatever that is, probably something like a ball, at the royal mansion was a little daunting, not like she had never been to a ball before, she had and they had been quite nice but this...this was a formality on a different scale. She had never been to a royal ball before, with kings and queens and other old titles that were no longer in use on earth.
"Woman are you ready yet?" Vegeta called. That dam woman has been in the bathroom for over an hour now, what could be taking her so long? "Relax Vegeta I'm almost done here. I'll be out soon." Vegeta shook his head at her comment wondering exactly 'soon' meant. Deciding that her idea of soon and his own idea were two very different things Vegeta picked up his book and settled himself in a chair in front of the fireplace. He hadn't finished reading the first page when there was a knock at the door. Sighing he put down his book and got up to answer the door. Pulling the door open he found his eldest son, "Are you both ready Father?" Vegeta sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose, "The Woman's not ready yet and no I have no idea what is taking her so long. Go check on your brother and make sure he and Kakarot's brat are ready and properly dressed." Biting his lip Geta nodded and turned back down the hallway; waiting until he heard his father's door close before laughing.
Still chuckling he entered his brother's room, finding both young boys inside. "What's so funny Geta?" Goten asked. "Father's irritated at Bulma taking so long to get ready. What's going on with you two?" Trunks was sitting on the edge of his bed looking agitated. Geta wondered over and sat down next to him, "What's up with you Trunks?" The younger prince looked up at his brother before glancing at his friend. He sighed, clenching his hands into fists then muttered, "my hair."
"What about your hair?" Geta asked while giving Goten a look to remain quiet. Trunks squirmed under his brother's question, he realized that it was really stupid but somehow he knew he could trust his brother. "I don't have Saiyan hair." Geta nodded, he had to admit to himself that his brother did look a little strange with flat hair and many other Saiyans would think the same. "Come on," he grabbed Trunks' shoulder and pulled him off the bed and out of the room, Goten following close behind. "I know how to fix that problem, at least temporally." He led the two boys to the end of the hall and knocked on the door.
Kaida had just finished pulling on her dress when there was a knock on the door. Opening the door she was surprised to find Geta standing there with Trunks and Goten. "What can I do for you boys?" Geta pushed Trunks towards the open door, "Well he didn't really explain it but, Trunks here is having hair problems, so I thought you could help with that." Kaida looked down at Trunks who seemed very uncomfortable with the whole situation and smiled. "Come on Trunks I'm sure we can figure something out." She gently pulled the younger prince into her room then slammed the door in Geta and Goten's faces.
Kaida let go of Trunks and pulled out the bench from her vanity and sat down in the nearby chair. Trunks looked around at her room, surprised at how warm and welcoming it felt, so not what he had been expecting. Spotting the bench he wandered over, sat down and blurted out, "my hair is actually purple." Kaida didn't know what to say to that so she just sat there and blinked at him. "King Kai made my hair black before we came here. I guess so I would fit in better...really kinda glad he did...but it's still not the same...it's to flat." Trunks pulled at his hair self-consciously as he talked, not daring to look the other Saiyan in the eye. He kept his head down knowing that this admission would be seen as weak by the others and hating himself for it...until a soft finger pushed his chin up forcing him to look her in the eye. She was smiling at him, he couldn't believe it. "I can fix that no problem."
Downstairs Bulma stood with the other adults talking quietly, waiting for the kids to show up. They didn't have to wait long for Gohan and Videl to meet them. "Have either of you seen the boys or Kaida?" Bulma asked her tail twitching with annoyance. Gohan shook his head, "We've been busy so we haven't seen anyone all day."
"Where could those boys be?" Bulma asked looking at her mate. Vegeta just shrugged, "I sent Geta to check up on the brats while you were still locked in the bathroom." Chi-Chi looked worried, "Do you think we need to go looking for them?"
"Looking for who?" Geta asked as he entered the hall, Goten right on his heels. "Where have you been?" Chi-Chi shouted, "You were supposed to be here twenty minutes ago." Goten shifted uncomfortably, "Well...I..." Geta put his hand on the younger boys shoulder, "It was my fault your Grace, Goten was ready quite early so I took him out for a walk to keep him busy and allow you to get ready in peace. I seem to have lost track of time though." Vegeta shook his head at his son knowing full well that was a huge lie, "Any idea where your brother is?" Geta gave his father a small smirk and shook his head.
Trunks stood in front of the mirror staring at himself; he couldn't believe it he looked like an actual Saiyan. His hair was spiked just like when he was in his Super Saiyan form, I look awesome! "Well Prince Trunks are you happy with your hair style?" Trunks looked at Kaida in the mirror, "Ya I am thanks." Kaida nodded and headed for the door, "We should go and meet the others now, we're already late as it is." Together the two half-Saiyans walked down the hall to the stairs to meet up with the others.