Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ A Dangerous Bounty ❯ Irony ( Chapter 10 )

AN; hi minna! So sorry for taking so long! I have so many reviews now! ^.^ and for two stories to receive 100 before my b-day ^.^ well I don't have much else to say so on to chap 10!

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"Fine then. Kill me."

He cocked an eyebrow at her and laughed sharply. "You are worth too much to our cause for me to kill you now Miss Briefs"

His breath tickled her lips and she closed her eyes before speaking. "I would rather die then be returned to Celay, so if you will not kill me, then I shall do it myself."

To her shock she felt his hand lightly upon her cheek and her eyes snapped open and locked with his. He spoke sharply to her, "I work for no one but myself woman and I am certainly no operative of Celay. I am not so foolish as to involve myself with the likes of Dekim Gero."

Chapter 10

Irony

Bulma gasped, 'How the hell did he know about Gero? Few knew the true identity of the ruthless leader of the Celay Mafia. She glared warily at the prince. He had yet to remove his hand from her face, and she wasn't sure she much cared for it. "If you truly are not an operative of Celay then just who the hell are you? And why the hell are you after me? You're the one with the bounty on his head."

He chuckled sinisterly, "You really have no clue do you Miss Briefs. I know a lot about you, and your past, perhaps more then you yourself. You do not work for Frieza all your life and learn nothing."

He shoved her back into the chair and she sat staring up at him with contempt. She felt completely helpless in this situation, and that was a feeling that was almost foreign to her, or rather, had been for a long while. Here she had come to earth to hunt him, and she herself had become the prey, it was all rather ironic if you thought about it. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "So what will you do with me now, Prince?" Her eyes snapped open to see a large smirk upon his face.

"Yes what to do with the little minx now that she's finally been caught. You really don't know what your worth, do you?"

Bulma felt a shiver run down her spine at those very words. The same words that she had heard so long ago, the night her parents had been killed. She suddenly felt very vulnerable just as she had that fateful night so long ago. Her voice nearly broke as she spoke, "Do you know…do you know who killed them?"

"Killed who?"

She stood once again and found her self in his face. "My parents damn it! You seem to know all about this. You seem to know everything. Well tell me, who was it? Who slaughtered them in cold blood, who was it that tried to steal me away that night?" For the second time since she had arrived on the Earth tears sprung unbidden to her eyes.

Vegeta just glared at her, "Pitiful" he snarled. "I find it hard to believe that such a weak emotional creature could be the key to everything." But even as he spoke the harsh words, he placed a hand to her face and wiped the tears away with his thumb.

Bulma looked at him confusion evident in her azure eyes, "The key…."

She could speak no more for the prince tapped a pressure point on the back of her neck, effectively rendering her unconscious. She fell back into the chair and the prince glared down at her limp form, "Rest now little tenshi, soon everything will be clear."

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Soft rays of light shone through the ivory blinds of the expensive hotel room, gently waking the occupant within. Yamcha cracked open an eye and looked around. He hadn't slept well; the couch was not as comfortable as it had looked. He reached beneath him pulling out the remote to the TV. "Well that explains it," he grumbled. He glanced over to the bed only to find it empty. His eyes widened in shock. "Shit, where did she go?" He couldn't detect her presence anywhere in the room, or even in the hotel for that matter. Something was undeniably wrong. He quickly rose from the couch and dressed himself; he had a good idea of where she might have gone.

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The young bounty huntress's eyes snapped open and she gazed about her surroundings. She found herself in a large bed that she recognized to be in her parent's room. Confusion clouded her mind, how had she gotten here? A sound to her right caught her attention, and she snapped her head in the direction of the door. There stood Vegeta in nothing more then a pair of tight boxers holding the door slightly agar and staring at her with those cold dark eyes. Memories of the previous night flooded back to her. She gazed down at herself, pleased to find that she was still clothed, although her heels had been removed, she returned her gaze to the dark prince. She quickly threw aside the blankets and stood, "Why did you bring me here? Why this room?" Her voice cracked with emotion and she kept a steady gaze on Vegeta, mostly to keep herself from looking at the bloodstained floor, and partially because she did not trust him.

He frowned at her, "You can not keep it locked away forever little tenshi of death." He walked over to her and tilted her chin up and he focused his penetrating gaze deep into her azure eyes as if he was searching for something.

"What do you want with me? I am no one special. I'm nothing more then a bounty hunter and a dangerous one at that. I am not the key to anything."

The prince smirked down at her, "That is where you are wrong little tenshi. You are the key to everything."

He leaned in close to her, his breath tickling her lips. She held back a gasp, this wasn't right. She did not even know this man; he could very well be the means to her destruction. But then why did this all feel so…all-coherent thought was lost as he brushed his lips against hers in an almost feather like touch. As he began to pull away, a familiar burning ran through her and she suddenly wrapped her arms around him pulling him closer, and kissing him with a fiery intensity. The prince's eyes widened in shock at the actions of the little minx; though he certainly wasn't about to stop her. He knew he shouldn't get into deep with her. An emotional attachment to her could be extremely dangerous for the both of them. If they were to become attached to one another their emotions could be used against one other. They were both very much-wanted people, he by Frieza and she by the mafia. And when involved in either such organizations any thing you cherished was destroyed. But right now, with the angel of death wrapped in his arms like this, he didn't really give a damn. He pushed her up against the wall and continued to ravage her mouth with an almost violent intensity.

An explosion sounded on the lower levels and the prince growled low in his throat. "Fucking distractions." He pulled away from her and stood staring at her, his hands on either side of her head. They were so close that their noses were just barely touching. He leaned in and kissed her roughly before backing away. Stay here little minx, I will return. It seems we have some company." As he made his way down the halls he found that she had followed him. He did not look back as he spoke, "I thought I told you to stay put."

"You are not the boss of me, prince. You forget that I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself."

He held back a smirk at her audacity, "Fine woman, but don't blame me if you get hurt." He stopped and tossed a capsule at her, which she deftly caught.

She glared at the item in her hand, "My sword" she whispered. She looked up but he was already halfway down the stairwell. She smiled lightly to herself and took off after him.

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AN; that's all for now! You better review ^.^ And if you wanna make me really happy go and read Enigma. It's sorely in need of reviews. And suggestions are still welcome on any and all of my stories. If you think I know where I'm going with this I don't. But Vegeta certainly seems to know O.o

Some notes about the story though; The Celay Mafia is not located on the planet earth. IT is off world on planet Celay. Gero had originally been on earth but the main Mafia head quarters are on Planet Celay. And also Bulma was very young when the incident with her parents occurred, but I'm not sure just how young. Hope that clears a few things up. NOW REVIEW