Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ do ut des ❯ meeting the prince ( Chapter 3 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

"Where are we going to?" I asked, unsure what this was all about. If we were sneaking up at night like this, people might get suspicious.

Suddenly I heard a baby cry in the distance.

"Darn, we have to hurry!" Bulma started running.

Confused, I ran after her.

Bulma stopped suddenly in front of Albruna's door, unprepared I bumped into her. The crying sound was coming from Albruna's chamber?
I looked confused at Bulma, who nodded as if she knew what I was thinking. She opened the door and my thoughts were confirmed ; a baby.

Confused my mind began to wander to a memory of wich I thougth was forgotten..

"Veleada?" I called my big sister, dragging one of my dolls behind me.

"Yes? Lunch, what is wrong?" she asked as she walked towards me in the garden. She was a couple of years older than me, and I wanted to be just like her.

"I lost Tuli!" I cried, covering my face with my hands.

"Tuli? Who's Tuli?" she asked as she picked me up, and let me sit in her lap.

"She's my doll!!" I answered. "Me, Tuli, and Juu" I showed her my other doll. "were playing in our atrium.. and then.. Tuli felt.. Tuli felt in our welt.. she's gone!" I cried franticly.

"I can't find her!" I started to sob.

Veleada hushed me and told me she would make me a new one, the most beautiful doll possible. I smiled and went back playing, all my worries forgotten. A few hours later she showed me my new doll. It was indeed a beautiful doll, and I was very happy with it.

"How will you call her?" she asked me.

"You decide!" I smiled at her, "You made her!" I explained.

"Okay" she said. "I'll call her Little Lunch!"

"You can't do that silly!" I convinced her. "My name is already Lunch!"

She smiled at me, an affectionate smiled that showed me how much I really ment to her.

"Alrighty than, I'll call her Little Sis" She told me. "Because you are my little sister, and this little you" She pointed at my new doll, which was clutched safely between my two little hands, "Will make all your dreams come true!"

I smiled. "I like Little Sis!" I told her. "But how come can she makes dreams come true?" I asked.

She caressed my hair, "Because she is little you."

"Lunch? Lunch!" Bulma called me, causing me to wake up from my daydreaming.

"Yeah?" I said, looking around to see what exactly was going on.

Albruna lay unconscious on her bed, the sheets covered with blood stains. Ganna was kneeled beside her, looking at her worriedly. Chichi was holding the baby, rocking it back and forward, in order to keep it silent, it was in vain. Bulma ,who was covering some sheets into a bowl of water, said:

"Guard the door! Make sure Philippus and Claudia don't get in, it's almost sunrise.. they might be up soon."

I nodded and walked outside to make sure nobody was coming. I closed the door, it was no use, the baby's cry continued, and if we didn't do something soon, Philippus would eventually wake up from the sound, or else Claudia will, and she will go and tell Philippus. They would kill the baby, and Albruna.

Albruna.. I didn't saw this coming. I didn't know she was pregnant, though I could have guessed, I did not see it. I didn't understand why I had to do more chores yesterday, why could she not work, if she, as she told me, had a headache. But Bulma told me to do it, and don't ask any questions. So I didn't. Now I understand why. I wondered who the father was, for I haven't got a clue.

But how could she be so stupid? Albruna was the oldest of us all, around the age of twenty, and she was like a big sister for me. Always had an answer for each and every question. She was the one who always stood up from me, if I did something wrong, she would defend me against Philippus. I respected her, and not only because she was two years older than me, but because she was the one who kept us all a family. All the six of us, even Claudia. What was she thinking? How could she be so stupid and get pregnant? She knew it was forbidden. For pitty's sake, she was the one who warned me about it!

Anger started to swirl over me and before I realized what had happend, I had sneezed. I had sneezed and another part of me awoke.

"Bulma!" I yelled at her as I opened the door.

She looked shocked as she noticed that my once blue hair was now changed into a dangerous yellow.

"Lunch?!?" Ganna called me confused.

She never saw me like this. I ignored her and focused myself on Bulma.

"Bulma, wake Albruna up!" I bellowed. She looked confused, and I shot her a 'don't mess with me' glare, causing her to rush over to Albruna's bed.

I turned to Chichi, the baby still folded in her arms.

"Chichi, cover the child in a towel, we will go to the forest!"

"What?" Ganna had the nerve to ask me. "We can't bring him into the forest, it's almost sunset, and Philippus can arrive here anytime! Besides, we can't leave Albruna here! She's too weak, she won't make it on her own!"

I smirked at the younger girl in front of me.

"She's going with us!" I turned to Bulma, "Any luck, waking her up?" I snapped at her, as if Bulma was all to blame.

"No!" she barked back, she was getting very nervous, the baby started crying harder.

"Fine!" I yelled at her, as I walked towards the bed, picked Albruna up with ease.

"Bulma, Chichi grab the child and follow me!" I bellowed. "Ganna clean up this mess, and make sure Philippus doesn't find out about this"

"And how am I supposed to do that, huh?" she asked me, helpless, and tears forming in her eyes.

"How should I know?" I stated.

"Where are you going? What should I tell Philippus?"

"We're going to the forest witch to get some herbs for Albruna, and get rid of the child, before its discovered. We'll be back in two hours, and for the your other question." I smirked. "Be creative!" I said to her before I left, both Chichi and Bulma following me.

It was almost dawn, and Forum Romanum started to wake up. I was glad we managed to reach the forest unnoticed before that happened. The baby, a little naked boy covered in two sheets, was finally asleep, in Chichi's arms.

We we're nearing a crossing, the left way leading to the colloseum, a gigant theatre, where I've been like three times, whatching amazing gladiator fights. It's one of the sumptuous things that you get being a Vestal Virgin. We had our own places next to the emperor, what an honor you might think. I didn't care and I hated to see humans fight as if they were wild animals, kill to survive. I shivered as I remembered that next week, I have to visit the colloseum again, with Bulma.

If we would go strait a head, we would go deeper into the forest, where our army camp was established. On the right was a small pad which would eventually lead to the witch.

"We should split up!" I said. Albruna was still unconscious.

"Why?" Chichi asked me.

"I don't think Grabielle will appreciate it if we take the baby with us.." Bulma answered.

"So what do you espect me to do with the baby?" Chichi asked.

"Get rid of it!" I told her.

"What?" Bulma exclaimed. "I'm not going to kill it."

"Got any betters ideas?" I barked at her.

"We could give it away.." Chichi suggested.

"Yeah, I bet everybody is waiting to get a baby from a Vestal Virgin" I said sarcasticly.

"And if somebody knows its from a Vestal Virgin, he will be killed, great plan.." Bulma added.

"Than what do you suggest, huh? Leaving it all into the forest alone, so that it can be found and be rised by a wolf, and eventually will grow up like Romulus and Remus?" Chichi barked very pissed. Causing the baby to wake up and start crying again.

"O shit.." Chichi hushed the baby.

"Well anyway, we have to get Albruna to the witch" I looked at her unconscious body, "or else she will not make it." I said.

"Then hurry, me and Chichi will get rid of the baby." Bulma told me. Chichi glared at Bulma.

"And what will we do with it?" Chichi asked Bulma.

"We'll see" She said grabbing Chichi with her.

"Lunch, just hurry, we'll meet you home!" Bulma told me before I left.

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Chichi holded the baby, not wanting to let it go.

"So where are we going to now, huh?" she asked Bulma.

"I dunno.." she started to walk forward. Chichi followed her.

The baby slept quietly again, and Bulma didn't thought the silence was normal in this part of the forest.
Soon, somebody run out of the bushes and bumped into Bulma, causing her lose balance and felt.

"Look where you're going you idiot!" She barked at him as she stood up.

As she looked up she noticed, that she recognised this boy. It was the same boy that came to the altar sometimes to whish goodluck for his battle. This soldier was easily recognised, because he had this strange haircut.

"I'm sorry, Vestal Virgins" he apologised as he got up too. He looked at Chichi, and then at the baby. "Baby?" he asked confused.

"Kakarot, where are you, you idiot?" a voice said out of the bushes.

"O.. look what we've got here." The boy came out of the bushes. "Two Vestal Virgins and a child." his hair standing up proud as a flame.

Bulma swallowed... it was the prince.

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