Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Trials and Tribulations of Being Royalty ❯ Movie Madness ( Chapter 13 )

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AN: Bulma/Vegeta moments at long last people!!!!

Chapter 13: Movie Madness

Tossing the cordless phone onto her bed, Chi-Chi proceeded to dry her hair. Goku and Vegeta had just called to confirm a night at their house, full of rented movies and junk food. It would be just the three of them; the others were all out on dates. The single trio planned on just chilling, with the male duo trying their hardest to keep her mind off the arrival of her father, King Maou.

Pulling her now dry hair up into a ponytail, Chi-Chi double-checked her appearance as well as her duffle bag. Wearing a simple pair of black Adidas pants and a white halter, Chi-Chi gathered another set of clothes, her pajamas, and other necessities. The other times the group had such a get together everyone ended up spending the night. So, Chi-Chi planned to be prepared.

Slipping on a pair of black flip-flops, Chi-Chi grabbed her black bag and headed downstairs. While descending down the steps, Chi-Chi reflected on the days earlier events in home economics. Sure, the project was ruined, but she had gotten to set her annoying and treacherous guard on fire, then put it out with ice water, plus Goku had kissed her. Just thinking of the kiss made her lips tingle and her heart quicken.

These thoughts were interrupted as Richard cleared his throat loudly. The Royal guard was once again impeccably dressed, looking as dignified as the scoundrel could. The only hint about the day's earlier events could be found in the slight limp and the way he held himself. His slouch proved that burns did exist underneath the starched pants, painful burns in a painful place.

"Princess, where are you going? You do remember that your father is returning tonight, correct?"

"Must have slipped my mind." she retorted. "If you must know, I am going to a friend's house, and no, I do not need you to accompany me. I'll be next door and, as you well know, only a complete idiot would attempt to attack the royal Saiyan residence. I believe I will be quite alright, as usual. Now, about my father, I couldn't care less about him or his arrival. I may return tonight, or maybe tomorrow. I'll be back in order to prepare for the dinner at Capsule Corps. Now, go away Richard. Your presence is making me feel ill."

Taking the duffle bag from her grasp, Richard proceeded to the front door. "I will be escorting you to their residence." he stated firmly.

Knowing it would be useless to argue, Chi-Chi brushed past him and headed to Vegeta's. The song of the crickets could be heard throughout the darkness as the pair walked in complete silence. Once they arrived at the front door of their neighboring mansion, Chi-Chi fought her desire to break out into a run. Every time she had heard a car or saw a pair of headlights, she immediately tensed up, afraid that it would be her father.

Before she could ring the door bell, the ornate door swung open as the pair of Saiyans greeted her. Goku immediately pulled her into a hug while Vegeta stood back a bit. The two royals locked eyes as they exchanged a casual greeting. However, Vegeta's attention was quickly taken from the Princess as he spotted her guard lurking in the shadows. Growling, the shorter Saiyan advanced on him menacingly while Goku pushed Chi-Chi behind him protectively.

"Get the fuck off my property…" he spat.

"I was just escorting her for her own safety…" he began.

Seeing how the fight would ensue, Chi-Chi quickly intervened. "Both of you shut up, okay? Damn. Come on Vegeta, we have loads of stuff to do, not worry about him. Let's go."

Pulling the two Saiyans in the house, Chi-Chi continued. "You never know, Vegeta. We might just get a special guest with us tonight… one that you would really like to see…"

~~*~*Capsule Corp*~*~~

Adjusting her white sheath dress, Bulma waited anxiously for Juunana to arrive. After serious talks with both Juuhachi and Chi-Chi, she had decided that it was unfair of her to continue dating Juunana if she was having second thoughts and thinking about Vegeta. After her debate with Chi-Chi about whether Vegeta would even consider giving their relationship another try and a discussion with Juuhachi on how to break it off with Juunana, she felt pretty sure of what she was doing.

Upon Chi-Chi's initial arrival at the school, Bulma had been jealous of the attention she gained from Vegeta. However, she now knew that the two Royals merely saw each other as good friends and had an almost sibling relationship. Even if Vegeta had been interested, Bulma knew damn well how Chi-Chi and Goku felt about each other. After being a witness to the searing kiss between the two, any doubt of their budding romance was easily put to rest.

After school, she had decided to confide to Chi-Chi about how she was feeling, hoping that the Princess's close relationship with the Saiyans would prove useful. As she had hoped, Chi-Chi had largely suspected that Vegeta still had feeling for her blue haired friend. With this new hope, the pair had decided that Juunana shouldn't be left hanging much longer so their relationship had to end. Then, Chi-Chi clued Bulma in on her night with the Saiyans and devised a plan so that Bulma could spend time with the Saiyan Prince as soon as possible.

Upon seeing Juunana pull up in his silver convertible Corvette, Bulma double checked her appearance. Finding every curl in place and her make up perfect, she headed to the front door. Moving away from a normal mouth to mouth kiss, Bulma easily planted a sweet kiss to Juunana's cheek. Moving to the car, Bulma couldn't help but feel the butterflies of nervousness begin to flutter in her stomach.

Only thing was, she didn't have time to contemplate on whether she was nervous about her break up with Juunana, or her later meeting with a certain Saiyan Prince.

~~*~*Vegeta's Residence*~*~~

The ringing of Chi-Chi's cell phone interrupted the heated battle over the next movie. Breaking away from the still arguing Saiyans, Chi-Chi grabbed her phone. Noticing that the caller id showed that the caller was Bulma, she quickly answered the phone.

"Hey girl! How'd it go?"

"It went over pretty well, but I'd rather tell you about it later. Anyway, do you think they would mind if I came over? I mean, it was only supposed to be the three of you…"

"Bulma, you know they don't care. Even if they did, Goku would do anything I wanted and you know I could convince his highness to go along with it too. Hold on a second okay?"

Chuckling at her friend's obvious control over the Saiyans, Bulma gave a simple "Okay." In her wait for her friend to return, she could easily hear Chi-Chi's voice as she yelled at the fighting pair.

"Will you two shut up!?! I am on the damn phone, so shut the fuck up over what we are gonna watch next alright? And if you're going to fight, go outside. I don't want to hear King Vegeta complain when you guys break something… again!!!" Turning her attention back to her phone, Chi-Chi continued. "Sorry about that. The natives are getting restless. Anyway, so when are you coming?"

"Well, I'm already packed up and ready to go…Is five minutes too long?"

"Anxious aren't we." Chi-Chi said laughing. "I'll see you in three…" (because we all know that Bulma is going to be driving way over the limit)

"See you then girl!"

Putting her cell phone back into her bag, Chi-Chi turned towards the now quiet Saiyans who were looking at her curiously. "Okay, my mystery guest is on the way. Now, what are we gonna watch next?" Immediately, the three began to argue about which movie would go next.

Ten minutes later, their argument was interrupted by the chiming of the door bell. Realizing how long they had been arguing, Chi-Chi hurried to the door. Upon opening the door, the two girls fell into a fit of giggles at their matching outfits. Bulma, wearing navy blue Adidas pants and a white halter, and Chi-Chi, wearing black Adidas pants and a white halter, composed themselves and headed into the large entertainment room where the Saiyans were waiting.

"Hey guys!" Bulma greeted them.

Upon seeing the Saiyans inquisitive looks, Chi-Chi quickly explained. "Bulma and Juunana just broke up so I told her she could come here. I didn't want her to be all alone at Capsule Corps. That's okay with you two, right?"

Goku merely nodded and turned his attention back to arguing for his movie choice. Vegeta snorted and turned back to the movies, all the while, giving Bulma quick glances so not to be caught. Fed up with their arguing, Chi-Chi randomly pulled out a DVD from the pile and put it in the DVD player. Before another argument could start, she shoved an extremely large bowl of hot buttery popcorn into each of their faces.

Smiling, she turned back to Bulma and gestured for her to take a seat on the couch with the rest of them. Chi-Chi took back Goku's bowl of popcorn and curled up against him on one corner of the couch. Goku was perfectly content to hold onto the Princess while she held his food. This way, he was able to cuddle with her while eating. (Had to make a compromise here, I mean, just who am I to make a Saiyan choose between his girl and his food. I don't even know where that would end. I don't think I really even want to know.)

Vegeta sat on the other end of the couch, while Bulma sat with him, only a bit farther away. The two sat stiffly during the beginning of the film; however, as the movie progressed, Bulma found herself coming closer and closer to the Saiyan Prince. As the movie ended, Chi-Chi glanced over at the pair to find that Bulma was now resting her head on Vegeta's lap while she slept. A sleeping Vegeta had his hands intertwined with her silky blue hair and a content smile on his face. Chi-Chi quickly turned off the big screen television as well as all of the lights before cuddling up with her own Saiyan and falling fast asleep.

~~*~*Maou Residence*~*~~

As the limousine stopped in front of the large white mansion, the driver swiftly opened the back door to his vehicle. From the dark depths of the car, the hulking figure of King Maou slowly came in to view as he proceeded to exit the limo.

Walking into the dark mansion, the King found himself greeted with a heavy silence. It had been a week since he had heard from anyone at the new residence. He had tried to get a hold of Richard occasionally, however each attempt was unsuccessful. He knew that Chi-Chi was angry but he hoped that Richard had explained things correctly and allowed her to see that he had only done things in her best interest. However, he couldn't help but feel uneasy when he walked into the house.

Suddenly a lamp clicked on revealing Richard sitting on a cream leather couch. King Maou made his way over to the Royal guard and seated himself in the armchair across from the couch. The two greeted each other before falling into an uneasy silence.

"Well, Richard, perhaps you could tell me just why my daughter is not down here greeting me?"

Richard cleared his throat before answering his King. "The Princess is out with her friends…"

"Out with her friends!?!" he exclaimed. "Didn't you tell her that I was coming home? You idiot! What is going on around here?"

"Your majesty, please, allow me to explain. She knows that you are here, but she wishes not to see you. When I returned, she confronted me with her memories, so I told her the truth of what happened. She reacted badly and is currently in the process of hating the both of us." he said quickly.

Slumping into his seat, King Maou fell into deep thought. She had always been his little girl, his darling princess. He had done what he believed to be best in her interest… as well as his own. He allowed science to wash away horrible memories and gave her a happier life. He hadn't done a thing wrong. Unknown to the King, he had been muttering his thoughts out loud.

"If you will excuse me your highness, but I do believe that we did something terribly wrong. We all did, and now we are paying a price. In this case, sir, the price for your actions is your daughter. Now, I am going to retire, and I suggest you do the same. Tomorrow will be a long day." he said while retreating. "Oh, and by the way, you and the Princess have a dinner with the Briefs of Capsule Corporation tomorrow night."

~~*~*Vegeta's Residence*~*~~

The morning light poured into the Saiyans's residence, exposing the two sets of Saiyan/Earthling couples to light. Groaning, Chi-Chi buried her head in Goku's chest to avoid the coming of day. Bulma snuggled closer to her own Saiyan, before suddenly realizing that she wasn't supposed to be cuddling with anything. Her eyes snapped open only to be met with the dark gaze of the Saiyan Prince.

As she tried to sit up, she found herself restrained by the Prince's strong hands. Finding that he was keeping her there, Bulma slowly relaxed. Vegeta slowly traced the blue haired beauty's jaw line before holding onto her chin. Before she could say a thing, she found him bent over her form, lightly kissing her. After a feather kiss, Vegeta sat up and the pair locked in a gaze yet again.

Vegeta knew that he still possessed feeling for the girl that lay upon his lap. He always had and he believed he always would. As much as he hated to admit it, their break up had hurt him a great deal and left him confused. All he truly knew was that holding her and kissing her just felt right. It was as if a missing piece of himself was put into place whenever she was around. He didn't care about the past, only looked forward to the future.

All of the emotions and thoughts he held were pushed into his gaze, baring his soul for her to read. Bulma merely nodded, knowing, on some level, that things would be fine. She loved the short stubborn Saiyan for all he was worth. Meeting in a passionate embrace, the newly reunited pair was completely oblivious to their audience.

Clearing his throat, King Vegeta managed to gain the attention of his son and the beauty on his lap. Luckily for the audience, this noise startled the pair, causing Vegeta to quickly stand up, dumping Bulma unceremoniously onto the floor. A bit a guilty look passed across his face as he helped the girl to her feet.

"After all that activity last night," the King began while a large smirk appeared on his countenance, "I figured that you would be hungry…" Before the words could leave his mouth, he found that the two younger Saiyans had disappeared, only to be found at the kitchen table.

Bulma quickly departed for Capsule Corps after breakfast in order to prepare for the nights events. Chi-Chi stayed with her Saiyan hosts, putting off going home as long as she possibly could. She soon found that the best way to spend her time was to tease the Saiyan Prince with this morning's occurrences.

"Oh, `Geta!" she called using a sing song voice. When he entered the room, Vegeta's face showed obvious trepidation. He knew just where this was going. "Soooo, What was it that I saw this morning??? Could it be our cold hearted Prince can show affection?" Punctuating this statement by pinching his cheeks, Chi-Chi quickly found herself running away from him as he began to chase her, swearing her death if she didn't shut up.

Chi-Chi ran into the King's office in hopes to find the larger man. Luckily, he was seated behind his desk, his attention taken from the papers on his desk to the panting female in front of him. As she moved behind him, Vegeta entered the room still swearing at the fleeing Princess. However, being presented with his father, Vegeta easily found himself shutting up. Goku entered the room only moments later to see Chi-Chi peering from behind the King and Vegeta glaring at her.

"What the hell is going on?" the King demanded.

Coyly smiling, Chi-Chi decided that she would take care of the angry Saiyan King. "Nothing much sir. I was only asking Vegeta about what happened this morning and he flipped out on me." she stated in a voice full of innocence. Changing into a slightly timid voice, she gazed up at the King, eyes wide and shining as she continued. "Then he started to chase me and said he was going to kill me…"

King Vegeta was not easily fooled; however, he thoroughly enjoyed Chi-Chi's presence. He had discovered that when his own son had a sibling-like relationship with the coy Princess he began to view her as another member of their small family. He easily enjoyed how she riled his son, sending him into fits of rage due to the embarrassment she could easily cause him. She truly did suit the position of the annoying younger sibling. In his minds eye, she was a perfect challenge for his stubborn son. Now if only he could get his son to look at her in another light…

He was quickly shaken from his ponderings as he felt Chi-Chi move closer to him. Glaring at his son, he moved Chi-Chi from behind him. "He wouldn't hurt you, child. He knows that if he did, Kakkarrotto would have his head. And if by some miraculous occurrence he can beat Kakkarrotto, then I would easily finish him off."

Smiling triumphantly, Chi-Chi flounced towards the door. Upon reaching her exit, she slyly turned back to the King and gave him a wink. Sliding out of the room, Chi-Chi headed downstairs to gather her things.

The two teenage Saiyans headed downstairs, following Chi-Chi's earlier track. A grumbling Vegeta forcefully seated himself in one of the large leather chairs, arms crossed and a frown firmly in place. He knew that his father and Chi-Chi enjoyed teasing him and such, but he didn't have to be happy about that.

Goku helped Chi-Chi gather her things, all the while telling her that she didn't have to leave. He didn't want to have her go back to the mansion knowing that her father was now home. He didn't feel comfortable with that thought. Taking her bag from her hand, he put his free arm around her waist as they slowly went to the front door.

Vegeta quickly followed the pair, knowing that despite everything in their sibling relationship, his protective nature of Chi-Chi required him to follow her home. As the three approached the door, their pace quickly slowed.

Chi-Chi slipped her key into the lock letting herself into the mansion. The three directly headed to her room, easily avoiding any open doors that King Maou might be in, awaiting his daughter's arrival. Leaning against the now closed double doors to Chi-Chi's door, the three let out a collective sigh.

Clearing his throat, King Maou watched as the three startled teens turned towards him with a mixture of shock and anger riddling their faces. He slowly rose from the armchair in his daughter's room and approached her. Standing straight, he opened his arms, half expecting her to run into his arms. She merely took a step back, now firmly pressed against the doors to her room. Swallowing the hurt of her rebuff, he moved along as if nothing had happened. "Well, Chi-Chi, aren't you going to introduce me to your friends?" he asked hesitantly.

"No." she stated, venom dripping from her words. Turning to the two Saiyans, she nodded to them and said her goodbyes. The two wouldn't leave without her promise to see them that night at the Capsule Corps dinner. When they were finally gone, she turned back to her father.

Giving her father a calculating and appraising look, she took in the sight of her father. His abnormally large build dwarfed her own petite frame. His normal royal clothes were exchanged for a pair of charcoal dress pants and a white dress shirt. She turned away from him and headed deeper into her room. Ignoring him, she immediately went into her bathroom, slamming the door and locking it behind her.

Sighing, King Maou retreated from the room, hoping he would be able to repair their broken relationship. Just how to do it, he did not know. But some how, he figured that a solution for his own problems, some that included hid daughter, was right in front of his face. He just had to find it.