Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Eternal Triangle ❯ Chapter three ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or the characters

 

Chapter three

 

Yet again for the second time I awoke to find myself floating within a tank of blue fluid and a mask placed upon my face, however this time I did not panic. Slowly the tank drained and the door hissed open; a medic helped me out after removing my mask and handed me a gown. I slipped it on and sat to wait for my escort.

 

This time it was not Bardock who came to carry me to my room it was a guard whom I had never seen before he was a young man of medium build with long brown hair, his tail which all Saiyan's usually kept tied about their waist seemed to be leisurely swaying behind him which made me smile, it reminded me of how a dog would wag its tail when happy.

 

He introduced himself to me as Tomack one of the queens personal guards who had been instructed to escort me back to my chambers. He asked me if he should carry me back to my chambers however I informed him that I felt I would be able to walk.

 

I thanked the medics for their assistance and walked with Tomack back to my chambers, we did not talk on the way and the silence made me think about what had happened to me, the whipping was nothing as was the cell; I had been used to that sort of treatment all my life. It was that yet again that I had immediately been judged and punished. I also thought about Vegeta and how he had come to the cell and asked me if I had been the one to try and kill him, and he must have believed me when I said `no' as I do not think I would have woken in a tank I would probably still be in the cell.

 

Once we reached my chambers I thanked the guard Tomack for escorting me and entered through the door, shutting it quietly behind me. I leaned against it for a brief moment before heading to towards my bathing chamber where I drew a long hot bath. I stripped out of my gown tossing it to the side and slipped into the depths of the hot water, allowing its warmth to take away all the remnants of the healing tank liquid. As I relaxed I suddenly found myself crying, hot stinging tears soaked my cheeks and dropped into the water, I had thought that this life would be a better one than the one I had ran from yet it seemed to be like a vicious cycle that I was unable to escape; was pain going to follow me throughout my life.

 

I suddenly tensed when I felt a warm hand on each shoulder and dared to turn around, when I did I found Vegeta kneeling behind me gently gripping my shoulders our eyes locked for a moment before I turned away from his powerful gaze.

 

“What do you want my kingg” I questioned in a low voice while trying to cover my partly exposed chest.

 

“I came to see if you were healed from your ordeal” Vegeta spoke while trying to look at my partially exposed body over my shoulder unsuccessfully.

 

“You mean after you had me punished even though I spoke the truth” I snapped back at him with what venom I held.

 

“It is the Saiyan way and I am king I took immediate action on the situation” he retorted at my obvious display of bane.

 

“I'm not Saiyan” I whispered as the steady stream of tears renewed their flow down my cheeks and into the water.

 

Vegeta signed and I could feel his breath hot on my neck as his hands slid from my shoulders then there was nothing and I suddenly felt a cold breeze; turning I looked for him however he was gone. I continued to cry, I was so confused by this man who I had known for only a couple of days yet seemed to leave me totally dazed and unfocused, how could this be, he was cruel to me, he was cold and I was falling in love with him.

 

I quickly washed away my tears and finished the rest of my bath; I then dried myself and cleaned my teeth with the solution which I had come to enjoy so much. I didn't bother putting on a night gown as I drew the heavy drapes which flooded my room in almost total darkness except for the faint flicker of the fire which gave of an eerie red and orange glow. Crawling under the covers of my bed I sank down into its softness and shut my eyes glad that sleep was coming on quickly.

 

………………………&# 8230;……………

 

 

My eyes shot open when I heard a crash coming from somewhere inside my room, I shot up in bed quickly which was a big error in judgement as I suddenly felt very dizzy which made me grasp at my skull. Squinting my eyes I was just able to make out the figure of Chi Chi picking up a vase of flowers which she must have knocked over. Noticing that I was awake; Chi Chi waved her hands frantically about while apologising profoundly about the vase, to which I smiled and informed her that it was nothing.

 

She bounded over and sat on my bed with a heavy thump causing me to bounce slightly, she then looked at me suddenly seriously and I could almost see the beginnings of a tear welling up within her eyes.

 

“I'm so sorry for what happened to you Bulma; you must really hate it here and Sauyan's” she stated finishing in a whisper.

 

I looked at my friend, yes friend for that is how I saw her and reached for her hands, taking them within mine “please it is over now, lets not dwell on it any longer ok”.

 

She looked at me and her features softened somewhat, she then smiled brightly and leaped from the bed “well then as you have been given the entire week off, by order of my pig cousin the king we shall go out into the city and shop til we drop” and with that said Chi Chi ran from my room with a somewhat air in her step.

 

I groaned a little and crawled out of my bed making my way to have a shower before getting dressed in my now only clean clothes which was my black suit. As I exited my room I was met by the queen, Cyan who was chatting idly to Chi Chi who was nodding attentively although she had a far away look about her.

 

“Good morning Bulma” Cyan greeted, “I must again apologise for Vegeta's actions, he is such a bastard at times but I promise nothing like that will ever happen again” she finished in a hard tone.

 

“Please Cyan” I begged; “it is forgotten, I wish to forget the whole incident, it is over now” I finished hoping that she would understand that I did not wish to dwell on the matter any longer, it only served to remind me of things I wished to forget.

 

“I understand and I shall say no more on the matter; it has been brought to my attention by Chi Chi that you and she are going shopping today, in order to buy clothes for the upcoming ball” Cyan stated more of a fact than a question.

 

“Yes; well Chi Chi will shop, I shall just be glancing” I stated, for how was I to shop with no financial amenity.

 

“But why, you must be in need of new clothing and I am sure there will be something you like” Cyan queried while raising one perfect black eyebrow at me.

 

“I have no money for such attire” I answered, feeling more and more like a beggar as each moment passed.

 

“Nonsense; Vegeta has bestowed upon you his seal, all you need to do is pick what you want show them this” Cyan said pulling out a small Saiyan crested seal “and the vendors will have what you want delivered to the palace by nightfall” she finished thrusting the seal into my hands before smiling and walking away with a very smug grin on her face.

 

I must have been standing there gaping like a fish as Chi Chi looked at me and began to giggle “Oh this is going to be so much fun, just think we can get whatever you want”.

 

We quickly made our way from the palace to a small shuttle which had been ordered to take us into the capital; the journey took only an hour for which I was glad as Chi Chi had said that we could get an early lunch as soon as we arrived, for I had not eaten this day.

 

We stepped of the shuttle and I noticed a guard following closely behind, something must have registered with Chi Chi for she informed me that it was protocol to have an escort whilst outside of the safety of the palace, to which I nodded in understanding.

 

We stopped at an elegant restaurant where we consumed many dishes of various meats, breads and fruits, well Chi Chi did, I just ate enough to fill me and leave room for dessert which was some kind on sweet pastry. When the waiter came with the bill, Chi Chi nudged my arm and whispered `the seal' to which I nodded and pulled it from my pocket showing it to the impatient man who was now tapping his fingers on his chin. Upon seeing the seal, the waiters eyes widened before he bowed slightly and walked away, which brought a smile to my face.

 

I felt so alive this day, we had been to several shops and I had brought many, many items of clothing including dresses, suits, underwear many which were very risky and a few even riskier night clothes. It was so nice being able to produce this small symbol and get whatever I wanted I felt like I had immense power which may have sounded silly, but that is how I felt.

 

Upon exiting a small shoe shop we passed the same boutique I had stopped at when I had arrived, I smiled to myself as the sheer dress which I had seen was still in the window, turning to Chi Chi I dragged her inside for I had to get this dress, I would have gladly traded all my other items for this one little piece of fabric.

 

As the afternoon drew in we made our way back to the shuttle and headed back to the palace; although it was not late I was glad to be going home. Home it felt like a strange word passing through my mind, yet this, this strange planet which had brought me so much joy and pain in so short a time was now my home.

 

We arrived within the hour and made our way towards our chambers, as we neared Vegeta exited his own chambers and headed in our direction a frown perfectly marring his handsome features, yes I thought he was handsome. He stopped in front of us and growled at Chi Chi as she was about to say something promptly shutting her up, I wondered for a moment I it would work for me when I wanted less chatter and more studying from her.

 

“You will both be ready for dinner within the hour, and woman” he started looking directly at me making me shudder “wear something less repellent, I don't want to be put off my meal by your ghastly appearance” he finished before smirking at me and strolling away from the wing.

 

Chi Chi laughed at my obvious affronted look which was plastered to my face, I huffed and turned to glare at her which only made her burst out laughing, quickly she ushered me into my room, and I was surprised to find most of the items I had purchased laying neatly upon my bed in small little packages.

 

Upon laying my eyes on the items my anger at Vegeta vanished and was replaced with glee as I rushed over and began to rip them open carelessly tossing the paper and string to the ground, Chi Chi Chi waved to me frantically to let me know she was going to her room to do the same and rushed from my chamber slamming the door in the process.

 

I returned to undoing my new wardrobe of attire and held each one up to me in turn, I would have loved to try each on and paraded around the room in front of the mirror which stood in the corner next to my bed but I knew there was not time; I had to be ready for dinner or I would have to face a wrathful king no doubt, even though Cyan had promised me I would never again be harmed I doubted she would be able to stop him.

 

Quickly I rid myself of my black suit and tossed it into the washing bag, I then had the quickest shower in history and rushed back to my room wrapped in a large towel with a smaller one wrapped around my hair. I rummaged through the things on the bed until I found the small compact of makeup which I had purchased and took it to the mirror.

 

I applied a small amount of blush and mascara and a touch of lip gloss to my mouth in order to bring out my natural features, I had never been one for heavy makeup not that I had ever really had the chance to experiment; its just I thought too much would look trashy.

 

I picked a simple red dress which was sleeveless and held by two small clasps, and had a plunging neck line with showed just the barest hint of cleavage, It was quite figure hugging and I was glad that I had not got any unsightly bulges which would have no doubt showed through easily; it stopped just below my calves and had one slit up the side which stopped just at the top of my left thigh. To finish my ensemble I put on a pair of red heels which had small silver buckles.

 

I quickly rubbed the towel in my hair to dry it as best as I could and brushed it out until it was so straight it shone. I clipped the side up with two silver pins and admired myself in the mirror, I looked so different from my usual self, and it was hard to recognise myself.

 

I was brought out of my fascination by a knock at my door and a blue clad Chi Chi entering with a slightly blushing Kakkarot in tow. She smiled at me and nudged her head towards Kakkarot silently telling me that he was happy with her new attire. I smiled before telling her how wonderful she looked, the dark blue really did suit her and it brought out her features, and her tail made her look like she wore a large belt. I looked past her and noticed that Kakkarot's own tail was lashing around behind him; he must really be pleased with her look I mused.

 

She thanked me and returned the complement before turning around and smacking Kakkarot hard around the head and pointing to his tail, to which he promptly wrapped it tight in its usual place around his waist.

 

We made our way hastily through the palace hall towards the dining room, as we approached the doors Bardock turned the corner; as the guards opened the door, Bardock offered me his arm and escorted me inside. Upon entering the room my eyes immediately sought out that of the king who sat at the head of a very long table in an extremely large wooden high backed chair, he held his head in his hand while his fingers rubbed at his temple.

 

As our eyes met my breath hitched, Kami the man could make my knees buckle from just one look; quickly I moved my eyes away no longer able to take his gaze. Bardock motioned for me to take my seat and then took his next to me; Chi Chi and Kakkarot sat opposite us and Cyan who had just entered took her usual place at the other end of the table opposite Vegeta.

 

Vegeta snapped his fingers and several servants rushed in with a variety of dishes, I looked up momentarily as I heard a quiet purring noise and I did not remember seeing a pet wandering around only to find it was coming from Kakkarot.

 

Kakkarot was actually drooling as his eyes swept over the numerous dishes, making me place a hand over my mouth in order to stifle a small giggle which was trying to escape.

 

As we began to eat Cyan questioned Chi Chi and myself about our day wanting to know everything that had happened and what we had purchased. I informed her about the many clothes I had brought including the outfit which I was now wearing; to which she gave me an appreciative smile.

 

I looked momentarily towards Vegeta who was deep in conversation with Bardock, he glanced my way momentarily before returning back to his meal and discussion. I found myself sighing as I continued my meal and my own conversation with Cyan and Chi Chi regarding our day out in the capital.

 

Once dinner was finished and the servants removed the plates, Chi Chi and Kakkarot quietly stood from their seats and bowed to both Vegeta and Cyan before making their way out of the dining room, Cyan followed suit and just Vegeta, Bardock and myself remained.

 

“Woman, Bardock tells me that you have been assisting him with some of our technology and that you deciphered the capsule technology that we required from earth” Vegeta's voice bellowed across the table.

 

I looked at Bardock, my eyes wide in the hopes that he had not said too much, I did not want anyone knowing of my connection to Capsule Corp. I breathed a sigh of relief when his face told me that he had said nothing so I relaxed my posture and answered “Yes I have king Vegeta”.

 

“Well then seeing as you enjoy your work so much I want you to continue working along side Bardock in your spare time, off course you will be appropriately compensated” Vegeta drawled, while waving his hand absently.

 

“Of course my lord” I answered him a small smile tugging at the corners of my mouth.

 

“Very well, Bardock inform the rest of your team of the new development” Vegeta said, dismissing Bardock from the table.

 

I looked from Vegeta to Bardock and back again, oh Kami the others had all left and now Bardock was following suit leaving me entirely alone and at the mercy of this unpredictable man. I started to bite my bottom lip nervously while rubbing my hands together in my lap; I could feel Vegeta staring at me and I really did not want to return the stare however my eyes seemed to have a life of their own as they turned to him.

 

We looked at each other in silence for what seemed like an eternity before Vegeta broke the silence “I see you paid heed to my earlier words, I must say you look better than you did earlier, if only a little” he laughed.

 

“I… I…” oh that man infuriated me so, I was so mad, I balled my hands into fist and slammed them down onto the table hurting them in the process. Vegeta just looked at me with a satisfied smirk across his smug face, which I really wanted to slap off, his eyes never leaving me. I rose from the table and bowed only slightly and turned and headed for the door, only to be stopped by a powerful grasp on my arm.

 

I was pulled backwards until I hit into a hard chest, I could feel his warm breath on the back of my neck as his tail moved to slide under the split in my dress and across my thigh.

 

“I did not give you permission to leave now did I” Vegeta breathed against my ear in a husky voice which made me go weak at the knees, Kami how did this man do these things to me.

 

I closed my eyes and waited for his next move, however I was not expecting him to open the door and push me out into the hall saying “NOW you are dismissed” before slamming it; I could hear him laughing from the other side which made me mad as hell, what made it worse was that the two guards in front of me were also laughing.

 

Stamping my foot I turned and marched my way back to my room cursing the Saiyan king for all I was worth along the way.

 

I arrived at my room and slammed the door shut behind me and leapt upon my bed and began to throw a tantrum which I had not done since I had been a child, I then cried myself to sleep, not even bothering to change out of my clothes.

 

………………………&# 8230;…………

 

The next couple of days passed quickly and I did not see Vegeta the entire time, although I was glad, a small part of me found myself missing him and his egotistical attitude. Cyan had mentioned something about him taking his hunter to the eastern coast to meet a party of dignitaries from the Kold quadrant.

 

I was shocked by this information I had thought that seeing as he beat Freeza in the great war they would have nothing to do with the empire; yet it turned out that he had gotten king Kold to form an alliance with him or face total annihilation, to which Kold had reluctantly agreed.

 

I made my way through the palace on the morning of the ball to find it in total chaos with various servants running around making all the necessary preparations while Cyan bellowed out instructions, her face quite flustered.

 

I bid the queen good afternoon and asked if there was anything I could help with, to which she dismissed saying it was not my job to do the work of the palace servants and to enjoy my day. She also asked if I had put any thought into what I would be wearing to the ball to which I said I had the perfect dress, yet also offered to abstain from attending as I was still an employee and I did not want her to feel that she needed to make the offer out of politeness.

 

Cyan smiled at me taking my hand and informed me that she would hear nothing else said about not attending and that she wanted me to attend and it was not, she repeated not out of politeness, to which I thanked her and left making my way to the gardens.

 

I spent the afternoon in the gardens taking in the crispness of the new blooms which were beginning to sprout from the ground. The silence was interrupted when I heard the thundering of hooves and the humming of an engine heading towards the main palace entrance. I endeavoured to make my way along the small path which led to the side of the palaces main gates; as I arrived I hid behind the gate leading from the garden where I could see yet remain unseen.

 

I looked and saw several men and women exiting a small transport; I then noticed Vegeta on his black hunter together with Kakkarot and another person, a woman she was most beautiful. She rode upon a smaller grey hunter and was wearing a purple riding outfit which nearly dragged along the floor; she was quite tall, had a fine bust and sloping shoulders graced with a swan like neck. Her skin was olive in colour and her eyes were as black and dark as any Saiyan's; she had thick black hair that was braided around the crown of her head with tendrils of tight curls cascading down her back, yes she was definitely beautiful, I wondered who she was.

 

I was startled when Chi Chi suddenly snuck up behind me, making me jump nearly out of my skin; I scolded her lightly for nearly giving me a heart attack to which she pouted and then laughed. I pointed to the woman who I had just seen with Vegeta and asked who she was.

 

“That is the Changeling princess Iona, she is to be mated to Vegeta as part of the peace treaty” Chi Chi answered though you could tell from her tone and expression that she found this idea a poor one.

 

I was shocked to say the least and for some reason I found my stomach knotted at this new found information which I had received `he was to be mated''.

 

Chi Chi's voice asking if I was alright brought me out of my thoughts, I smiled and informed her I was fine just a little shocked that he was taking a mate; he did not seem the sort to be tied down.

 

She laughed and agreed, yet informed me that it was not a mating out of love it was out of convenience it was to hold the two empires together and avoid further wars. I asked how he could commit himself to such a thing as when Saiyan's mated they did so for life until one died; to which she told me that he was doing what was necessary for his people.

 

The sudden appearance of Kakkarot brought our conversation to a halt to which I was glad and so made my escape leaving the two of them to their own private desires which I was most envious.

 

I made my way back to my chambers passing the open doors of the throne room and pausing momentarily watching the interaction between Vegeta, Cyan this woman who was to be his mate Iona and several others. As I gazed at those present my eyes caught that of the Saiyan king who starred at me momentarily before looking away; feeling suddenly quite unwell I hastened to my chambers running the final few lengths until I was safe behind the confines of my door.

 

I lay on my bed and cried, reviewing all that had transpired over the last few hours, looking into my heart at its thoughts and feelings; there was no bigger fool ever born than that of Bulma Briefs. The small voice inside my mind spoke gravely to me “you, how could you be a favourite of the king?; you gifted with the power of pleasing him?; you of any importance to him in any way? You truly are a fool”.

 

I knew it did no good for any woman to feel anything for her superior, her employer, her better who cannot possibly intend to mate her; it was also madness for her to allow a secret love to kindle within her which if unreturned and unknown would devour her very soul. Was I to have my very soul devoured, was I to end up in the pits of eternal hell having to live with the eternal ache of having my heart broken for all eternity.

 

I must have fallen asleep for some time as when I awoke the night had descended upon my room and only the light of the fire held my room from complete darkness. I sat up and switched on the light next to my bed; yawning and stretching my sleeping limbs I endeavoured to push all my heartache out of my minds eye.

 

I rose from my bed and made my way to the shower, where I began my preparations for the evening's events. I decided to pin my hair up with just a few bangs to frame my face, I applied a small amount of makeup and dressed in a strapless silver bodice and G string. I then pulled on the sheer dress which I had brought from the boutique and clasped it together with the two silver pins at the shoulders and lastly put on a pair of silver mules.

 

Standing in front of the mirror I examined my appearance and although I was ready for the evening my heart was not. I glared at myself and spoke a tirade in order to get through the evening. You will have nothing to do with the king other than receive a salary for teaching his cousin; and you will be grateful for any respectful and kind treatment you receive upon carrying out your duties. You will be sure that is the only tie you acknowledge with him; so do not make him the object of your feelings, your raptures, lust and so forth. He is not of your order, you must keep to yourself and be self respecting and not lavish the love of your whole heart, soul and strength when such a gift will never be wanted and would be despised and thrown back at you with such hatred.

 

Once I had finished chastising myself I waited for my escort to the ball; only waiting for ten minutes or so a knock upon my door informed me that it was time. I arose and answered the door to come face to face with my escort Bardock; smiling he took in my appearance and told me how beautiful I looked, he then held out his arm which I took and together we made our way to and evening I would never forget.

 

As we entered the throne room the ball was already underway, there were hundreds of people mostly Saiyan of course; Chi Chi was standing with Kakkarot next to the buffet where he was consuming large amounts of food while she stood impatiently, probably waiting for him to ask her to dance.

 

I moved into the room to where Chi Chi and Kakkarot was and greeted them both, then turned my attention to the goings on within the room, Cyan was sitting on her throne watching the people dance, the kings throne however was empty. My eyes even though I had berated them from seeking him out did just that and found that he was dancing in the middle of the crowds with Iona.

 

I felt myself becoming jealous of such an act for it was I that wished to be in his embrace; as he danced our eyes met briefly and time seemed to still, as I took in his handsome appearance and he seemed to take in mine; unable to take the intensity of his stare any longer I turned from him.

 

As the music finished and a new tune began I felt Bardock's hand upon my arm then was pulled to the floor in order to grace him with a dance. I smiled and allowed this to happen and found that I even enjoyed myself being twirled around by such an elegant dancer such as he was which surprised me somewhat.

 

I danced several dances with Bardock, two with Kakkarot and I even danced with men who I had no prior acquaintance with; each dance I could feel a pair of eyes upon me and knew that it was those of Vegeta, but why was he staring at me so, was it because he was jealous of me in the arms of another, like hell it was my mind screamed, he probably thought that I looked foolish and common.

 

Ending my final dance with Bardock he excused himself and went to speak to Cyan who had beckoned him; while I stood watching the festivities around me. I gasped suddenly when I felt a hand slide around my waist as a hot breath which I had become so familiar with breathed upon my neck.

 

“My king” I whispered, looking around for his intended only to see her talking with some of her own people.

 

“Your appearance pleases me tonight woman” Vegeta breathed into my ear.

 

I felt my self beginning to tremble as his hold on me tightened and my breathing began to labour “thank you”.

 

“What do you think of my soon to be mate” he questioned while his fingers caressed my stomach making me heated and flushed.

 

“I… I… think she is beautiful, I hope she makes you happy” I managed to choke out when all I really wanted to do was beg him to want me.

 

“Yes she is” he answered, “though I doubt I shall be happy” he finished before removing his hand and making his way back through the crowds to where she was standing.

 

I stood in my spot and wished Kami to open the ground and let the fires of hell engulf me as I watched him walk away. I was about to go to Chi Chi in order to remove him from my thoughts when a voice from my past made my blood run cold.

 

“Hello Bulma” the voice spoke.

 

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

Authors notes: thanks for reading and thank you for reviewing, I really appreciate all and any feedback I get.