Chapter 4:
�Kakkarot, you can show us to our bedchambers now.� The way she said it made it sound more like an order than a request. 18 and Bulma giggled as he shook his head and began leading the way through the crowd of nervous girls, one of which got enough courage to jump in the way.
�As long as I don�t share a room with these freaks, I�ll be just fine!� Her long black hair shone and her onyx eyes glistened mockingly. Bulma stepped up, smiling.
�Is that a threat? Because I can request a room with you, if you like�� Her ki had unintentionally risen, getting the attention of the other Royal Guards and the Prince himself, who had stopped because Yamcha had beckoned him over to talk to him about the blue one, Bulma.
�I think it is, or do you not even understand our language, freak?� The girl took a fighting position, and Bulma followed suit just as the Royal Guards formed a circle around them, the Prince included.
So, this Bulma wishes to fight. Let�s see how she fares against Serie. Vegeta knew Serie because her father had been in his father�s group of Royal Guards.
Serie began the attack, and Bulma blocked many of her moves until the black-haired girl finally gave her a good knock in the jaw, sending her against the circle of Guards. They laughed and pushed her back, saying things like �That�ll teach her to show respect to normal Saiyans� and the like.
Bulma took the offensive, and she grabbed Serie�s arms and held them above her head, punching and kicking her in the gut with her free hand and knees. She let go of her arms and threw Serie down onto the ground. Bulma straddled her waist and began pummeling her with punches on her face and elbowing her in the gut, over and over again. When Serie stopped trying to block them, Bulma held the girl�s arms up above her head, sneering down at her.
�Had enough, bitch?� Bulma growled, mimicking Serie�s tone exactly. The guards and Prince stood shocked as they watched Bulma pick up the girl by her hair, bringing her face close to her own. �One thing about us freaks,� she hissed, �is that we have to know how to kick ass early on to protect our pride and our family name.� She turned and faced the other shocked girls, smiling evilly. �And I won�t hesitate to make another example out of any of you, either. Neither would my friends Chi Chi or 18. Try to keep this in mind while we�re stuck here in this hellhole for another year. When I get out and return to my town, which I will,� she looked at Yamcha, who looked at his boots, �I won�t show as much mercy to anyone who crosses me.� With that she spit in Serie�s unconscious face and threw her at the Guards� feet. �Kakkarot? You were going to show us to our rooms?�
Vegeta stepped up. �Yamcha, take them. I wish to speak to Kakkarot.� Yamcha shrugged and did as he was told. When everything had cleared up, the two men walked toward the palace as Vegeta continued. �What the hell was that? Whoever heard of a Saiyan with blue hair? Blue eyes? A blue tail?�
�Or brown eyes�� Kakkarot responded, his eyes looking faraway.
�Or a blonde haired Saiyan. Is it just me, or did our birth date produce some freaky Saiyans?� Krillin asked, catching up to the two. Vegeta smirked.
�Well, you�re living proof, shorty.� He laughed at Krillin�s expression.
�Vegeta!� Krillin exclaimed, grasping his heart. �That hurt! Right here��
They laughed as they walked inside.
Yamcha grudgingly walked the three to the girls� building, separate from the palace. Every girl would have to go through a 12-month preparation stage, and those who couldn�t pass any of the tests would return to their towns. The girls wouldn�t know of this though. That way they couldn�t sabotage each other in order to better their chances with the Prince. He decided that these girls would sleep in the room closest to the outside door, making it easy to keep an eye on them. He stopped and opened it by letting the doorknob scan his fingers.
�Since there are three Saiyans per room, I�m guessing that you three will want to be roommates?� He pointed to the door. Bulma and Chi Chi rolled their eyes, and 18 muttered something about how quick the Guards were getting these days.
�You did witness Bulma kicking that bitch�s ass, didn�t you? Maybe that tipped him off guys!� Chi Chi said as she walked passed him. Bulma and 18 smirked and followed Chi Chi inside, slamming the door shut in Yamcha�s face.
�I guess you won�t be wanting the tour then, huh?� he screamed, outraged at their lack of respect. �Stupid sluts�� He left to go hit on the normal girls.
Bulma sank to her bed, smiling. �I really kicked her ass, didn�t I?� She laughed as Chi Chi threw a pillow at her. 18 slowly sat down on her bed.
�So,� she said, quietly. �This is the first day of the end of our lives.� She looked up at the two other girls, tears in her eyes. �They made me come here. My parents both died on Segoid 8, so the Guards thought I was fair game. Bastards! How could that little nim-com-poop have overpowered me! He�s only this tall!� she muttered, talking about Krillin. Her hand came to rest about three feet off the ground, and the tears in her eyes turned to tears of rage.
Bulma sat quietly.
�I kinda know how you feel, 18.� Chi Chi rested her head on her pillow, her eyes taking on a far away look. �My father beat my mother every day of her life, and when she tried to leave him, she couldn�t because she had bonded.� Chi Chi paused. �But when he didn�t return it, it�s like she died on the inside. She�she just let him beat her and beat her until one day he went too far�� Her voice was barely a whisper. �She had been a palace slut, but had fallen for my dad somehow�he said,� she paused and wiped her tears, �he said I was just like her, and he couldn�t wait to get me out of his life.� She was growling now. �That�s why I will never bond! Never! It can only hurt you��
Bulma was still quiet. She hadn�t gone through the same painful experiences as these two. She still had both her parents who were both relatively good to her. She didn�t know their grief. But she knew something. They all shared the same hatred for being here.
�I tried to kill myself before I got here�� She finally broke the silence in the room. �Unfortunately, I only ended up knocking myself out for a week. And I happened to wake up the same exact day that ass Yamcha was waiting for me outside my door��
All three girls looked up at each other. They all smiled sad smiles. Every one had tears they were wiping away.
� �Crying is for the weak!� � Chi Chi mocked her father�s voice.
� �We�ll never let anything happen to you, 18. We love you.� And then they go off and die.� 18 spat out, looking out of the window.
� �Who cares what you want Bulma! You may get a chance to become queen!� What happens if I don�t fucking want to be queen, mother?� Bulma�s voice was cold and frigid.
The three girls sat there like that the rest of the afternoon.