Chapter 5:
Bulma was the first to shake herself out of her reverie, and jumped when she heard a shuffling under their door. She walked up and noticed a letter there.
�What�s it say?� 18 asked as Bulma picked it up. She read it, then smirked.
�It seems we are all to make ourselves look �presentable� tomorrow for the Prince. He�ll be walking among us and asking any questions he�d like to know, which we are forced to answer. Then after that we�ll begin our �purification� to be ready for him again in one year.�
�Ouch, I don�t like the sound of that �purification� thing. Sounds painful�� 18 muttered, shaking her head.
�When they say �presentable�, does that mean dress up like a palace whore?� Chi Chi asked suddenly. �How much do you want to bet that�s what every other girl looks like tomorrow?� She smirked. Bulma caught on, and so did 18.
�Not me. I�m wearing the most modest thing I brought with me!� Bulma exclaimed, met by cheers from the other girls. They picked out their outfits, three that showed no skin except for their face, and even decided to braid their hair in a long, modest braid all the way down their back.
�Well, I�m starved. I�ll cook tonight.� Chi Chi headed toward the kitchen, humming. This was so much nicer than her home. She didn�t have to see her dad.
Bulma and 18 talked until their noses got the better of them. They seemed to float toward the kitchen to see what Chi Chi was making.
�Mmm�Chi, what are you making?� 18 asked, hungrily.
�Ha! Wouldn�t you like to know! It�s a secret.� Chi Chi never looked up from her cooking, smiling the whole time.
�Well, whatever it is, it smells delicious!� Bulma and 18 sat down at the table to wait.
They weren�t the only ones who thought so. Krillin watched as Kakkarot suddenly sniffed the air, widened his eyes and turned around to face the girl dormitories so fast he felt the �whoosh� of air hit him. But then he smelled it too.
�It�s coming from that first room�� Kakkarot said dreamily. His feet slowly started walking as he shut his eyes and followed his nose to the wonderful smell.
�Kakkarot, maybe we shouldn�t�� Krillin started, but then smelled it again and gave in. He followed his friend. �On the other hand, we could demand that they feed us. We are the Royal Guard!� He caught up with Kakkarot as they reached the girls door.
Kakkarot didn�t even knock as he stepped inside and went straight to the kitchen. He saw the girl Chi Chi cooking, and Bulma and the blond one sitting at the table, almost drooling. They all looked up and saw him at the same time.
�What now?� Chi Chi asked exasperated, noting his presence.
�Food�� Kakkarot mumbled, heading to the stove.
�What? You�ll not eat out of the pot, that�s for sure! Go sit down at the table.� She looked behind him and sighed. �You too Krillin.� Krillin laughed shyly and went to sit down. He chose a seat beside Bulma; 18 was giving him death looks.
�Kakkarot! I said sit down!� Chi Chi stared as he didn�t even move an inch. She picked up the nearest thing she could find, a frying pan in this case, and slammed it down on his head. The girls and Krillin laughed as Kakkarot jumped up and looked above him as if another frying pan would appear and bop him on the head again.
�SIT DOWN!�
He didn�t have to be told again, rubbing the knot on his head all the way to the table.
Chi Chi set the table and then passed out the food. By the time she finally got to start her own meal, Kakkarot was holding out his plate for seconds. Chi Chi stared at him.
�What the hell do you want, Kakkarot?� she asked, her eyes closed and lips twitching.
�Seconds!� He was completely oblivious to the rest of the rooms� quietness.
Chi Chi sighed and began to eat. Kakkarot had a confused look on his face as he pressed his plate closer to Chi Chi. Maybe she just hadn�t figured it out or something. Chi Chi�s eating slowed. She grabbed her glass and began to drink, Kakkarot shoving his plate in her face. The grip on her cup tightened until it burst and shards of glass went flying onto the floor.
�GET YOUR OWN DAMN FOOD KAKKAROT!�
Everyone in the palace and the main court looked around. Prince Vegeta sighed. What had the imbecile done now? That yell had come from the girls� dorms. Uh-oh.
He hurried down and when he reached it he heard the screaming from the first room. He threw open the door and ran to the kitchen. He did a double take when he saw the scene. Vegeta almost busted out laughing, but that wouldn�t be very princely.
The three at the table were laughing so hard that they hadn�t even noticed him standing there. The brown-eyed witch was chasing Kakkarot around the room with a frying pan, screaming obscenities about lazy Guards and getting up off his own ass to get his own plate of food that she had slaved away at, by the way.
Kakkarot was running away, plate in hand, yelling back that he was sorry, he�d get his own food, and she could put the frying pan away now.
Vegeta cleared his throat. All eyes were on him.
�Kakkarot? Does the food at the palace not suit your needs?� he questioned, looking at his fingernails.
�I�uh, well you see, it was like this�� Kakkarot began stuttering. Krillin stood up and cleared his throat.
�Well, your majesty, we were in the court yard and we smelled this wonderful smell and decided to come over and see if the girls would share with us.�
�By walking into our kitchen without knocking�� 18 muttered under her breath. Unfortunately every Saiyan ear heard it. Krillin gulped. Kakkarot stood rubbing his pounding head. Bulma and 18 held in fits of giggles. Vegeta just smirked.
�Well, I think I�ll sample some of this food as well. You. Blue thing. Fix me a plate.� He sat beside Bulma, waiting.
�What?� she screamed, standing. 18 vigorously shook her head �no�, but Bulma ignored it. �Your highness, you are closer to the stove.� Her voice was low and cold. �This is our house, and my name is Bulma.�
�And I am your Prince. Do as I say.�
Bulma cursed under her breath as she fixed his plate, then slammed it down in front of him. She sat down and began to eat again.
�What about my drink?� he asked, smirking. He had waited for her to sit down before he asked. He had to work hard to control his mirth as she shut her eyes and she worked hard to control her tongue, her facial muscles twitching every so often.
She got up, entertaining the idea of pouring the water right on his head and laughing, but this was the Prince. He�s used to getting whatever the hell he wants. I won�t have to put up with him like this the whole year. Calm down Bulma. He�s trying to make you get mad at him. She counted down from 100 as she filled his cup and gave it to him. Krillin, who had tried not to laugh but couldn�t help it, broke the silence in the room.
18 eyed him warily. She picked up her hand and clocked him in the back of the head.
�Ow!� he shouted, jumping out of his chair. �What�d you do that for?�
Kakkarot hadn�t stopped eating the whole time.
Bulma didn�t look at the Prince the whole time. The rest of the meal was quiet and when she finished, she took her plate to the sink.
�I�m going to bed now.� She turned and walked toward the kitchen door. It was then that everyone noticed the three girls were in their pajamas. A blush crept onto everyone�s face as 18 and Chi Chi sunk into their chair. Bulma practically ran out of the room.
Chi Chi stood up, 18 following suit. They both had their arms crossed and their tail fur was as fluffy as can be. They began walking toward their beds.
�You can help yourselves to whatever�s left over. We�ll clean up in the morning.� Chi Chi called behind her shoulder. They both dashed out of the room.
Vegeta couldn�t help it. He burst out laughing. This had been the best meal he�d ever had.
�Kakkarot�� he stammered, wiping the tears out of his eyes, �fix me some more, will you? We should get them to work in the kitchens.�
The three girls had gone to the bedroom, each taking their own bed, the covers up to their necks. They heard the boys laughing and eating. Bulma just stared at the ceiling. Please don�t come and thank us. Please just be your rude self. Please-
The door opening interrupted her thought. Damn! She threw the covers over her head, an action 18 and Chi Chi copied.
The boys all stood there, smiling brightly.
�Thank-you for your hospitality Bulma, Chi Chi and 18.� Vegeta smirked. He wasn�t leaving until he got a �You�re welcome.� It was too fun torturing these girls.
�Yeah, thanks a lot Chi Chi! I was starved!� Kakkarot walked right up to her bed. �Chi Chi?� He shook her under the covers.
Krillin and Vegeta smirked at the door.
�Chi Chi, I said thank you.� Kakkarot sounded hurt. Then he sat on her bed, crossing his arms. From under the covers they all heard a muffled voice.
�You�re welcome. NOW GO AWAY! ALL OF YOU!�
They all left, the girls sighing in relief. It took them longer to get to sleep than usual.
Chapter 6 - That�s MY Damn Tail! � It was her blue tail swinging back and forth. Vegeta smirked his most evil smirk and grabbed it. She gave a yelp of pain and glared back at him. The more she moved, the more it hurt, so she stopped moving and just hung their by her tail. This was so humiliating! She could hear the sniggers coming from the other girls. No one is supposed to touch your tail except for your mate and then only after you had been Hunted! Oh no! He saw her look of horror and then watched as she tried to fly away then screamed in pain when he didn�t let go. She grabbed her tail and yanked hard, wincing and hissing. She turned to him, her face livid. �LETS GO RIGHT NOW!� She screamed again and then tried to claw his face.