Ch.6
by: Vegeta's Mate
There are times in your life when you truly wish that you had never been born.
And that was exactly how the royal Prince of Vegetasei, and his future "mate" felt
at that moment. You could have drowned in the tension that surrounded them and
their uneasiness.
The Prince shuffled his feet in the dirt a bit, and then after a bit of contemplation,
decided to clear his throat.
This, in turn, slightly startled the young girl next to him who had been used to the
prolonged silence.
~Oh this is silly! We can't stand around here like bunch of ninnies!~ She silently
gathered up her courage and opened her mouth to speak when she was abruptly cut
off...
"Hmph! Listen here girl! I will NOT spend my whole day with the likes you. AND
I know for a fact that YOU don't want to spend the day with me. SO, you go do
you want, and I'll go do what I want." Vegeta huffily explained, and then turned to
walk away.
Normally, Kollie would have been more than happy to do as he said and the hell
out of there. But, she knew that she would have to spend her future life with this
person, and getting to know him would certainly help.
"Vegeta, wait!" She called after him.
The Prince angrily spun on his heel and glared dangerously at her. "What the hell
could you possibly want, Baka?! I thought I made myself clear!"
Kollie glared back, unscathed by his icy tone.
"Well, your majesty, I thought that it would be a good idea if we got to know each
other a little." She said coolly.
Vegeta raised a brow in confusion. "Why in the hell would we want to do that?"
"Well," she started haughtily, "We do have to spend the rest of our future lives
with each other. I just thought that it would make life a bit more bearable for the
both of us if we knew each other."
Vegeta's eye twitched, and his nose wrinkled in thought. ~Damn... I hate it when
she makes a point...~ He sniffed and "humph'd" a few times and crossed his arms
over his chest before he responded to her. "Humph! Well fine! You do make
something of a point." He sniffed a bit more before he continued. "But I'm heading
to the training room right now regardless. Come if you want."
He then spun around and walked towards the palace.
Kollie looked at the ground smiling realizing that that was as close as the Prince
was going to come to inviting her. When she looked up he was nearing the palace.
"Hey, Vegeta! Wait for me!!"
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"Lord Freezer, I assure you that we..."
"You assure me nothing, Vegeta! I need to have a guarantee that you Saiyajins are
loyal to me." The evil warlord drew his feminine lips into a cruel grin. "There are
rumours, your highness. Rumours that you Saiyajins are planning some kind of
rebellion against me. And with that easily avoided "accident" that happened on
Yavin12, I might be beginning to take these rumours more seriously..."
The King of Vegetasei looked nervous. VERY nervous. And he was glad that he
was only communicating on the holograph. What could he possibly offer to
Freezer that would convince him of their loyalty?! "Well, what kind of guarantee
can we possibly give that would be satisfactory, Lord Freezer?"
The self proclaimed dictator of the universe grinned evilly. "Oh I'm sure I'll think
of something..."
And with that, the screen went blank.
"I didn't like the sound of that..."
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"How many times do I have to tell you to LEAVE THE CONTROLS ALONE?!!!"
Kollie just glared back at the fuming Prince, but did has he said. She turned her
attention to the Prince who was sparring against himself. It was very impressive
and quite soon Kollie found herself to be engrossed in watching him train.
Her eyes widened with wonder as he would appear and reappear around the room,
kicking and punching his imaginary foe.
Vegeta was not unaware of her interest and had to wonder to himself. ~Hmph! I
wonder what her problem is? Doesn't she know that staring at the Prince is
unacceptable?~
But despite his mental awareness, his body seemed to be going even faster than
normal, as if in an effort to impress her...
~NANI?! Why the hell would I do that?!~
~Wow! Vegeta sure is fast! I sure hope that I'll be as fast that when I get older!~
Kollie had not been able to take her eyes off him. It was just so amazing! She had
NEVER seen anything like that! ~Well, at least I know that what they said is true~
She was disappointed when he suddenly stopped. But her spirits lifted when he
strode over to her.
He crossed his arms and smirked down at her. "I don't suppose you know how to
fight?"
Kollie's smile turned even brighter. She hadn't been picked to be Vegeta's mate for
nothing. "Of course I do! I wouldn't have been picked to be your mate if I didn't
have the highest power level out of all the girls!"
She smirked devilishly at him. "And besides, I kicked your butt eariler..."
Vegeta's smirk instantly lowered into a sneer. All the humiliation and anger of his
earlier encounter with this girl came rushing back.
"You wish, bitch! YOU are just lucky that my fool father came along when he did!
You were only inches away from the gates of hell itself!" He barked, his anger
starting to take over.
This time Kollie merely smirked cruelly at him. "You're not looking to start a fight
with me, are you Veggie-Chan? You do remember what the King said about
fighting?"
"VEGGIE-CHAN?!!!!! Girl! Don't you call me that EVER again!! Or next time I
won't care what the King says, I'll tear you apart!! You understand?!!!" He snarled
at her.
Kollie was slightly taken aback by his outburst, but she merely rolled her eyes and
giggled a bit. "Oh, Vegeta! Calm down. *giggle* I was just kidding!"
Vegeta glared dangerously at her. "Hmph! I am not the kidding type."
At that moment, a servant entered to tell them that dinner was about to be served
and to return to their rooms to get ready.
After he left, Kollie smiled and offered her arm to the Prince.
He glanced at it and raised a brow questioningly.
"Well?" Kollie said encouragingly.
"Well what, baka?" He said not changing his pose.
"Aren't you going to take my arm?" She said starting to get annoyed at his
ignorance of the custom.
The Prince's brow raised a bit more at that. "You want me to pull off your arm?"
Kollie stared at him a few seconds before starting to laugh.
Vegeta was offended. "Something funny, baka?!"
Kollie wiped the tears from her eyes and finally managed to speak. "No, no, no
Vegeta. It's just that that wasn't what I meant. What I meant was to hold it. You
know, lead me out?"
Vegeta's eyes narrowed as realization set in. "Hmph! You can't possibly expect me
to do that, can you? Lead your own self out." And with that he turned and headed
for the door.
Kollie put her hands on her hips. Man, that guy needed work!
Just then Memphice, Kollie's personal maid, came in the room. "Oh there you are
My Lady! Come! You must hurry now to get ready!"
Kollie blinked at her and then remembered the announcement. "Oh yes, that."
"Yes," Memphice said leading Kollie out of the training room, "there is to be a
special supper tonight. Honouring you Kollie."
Kollie's eyes widened in disbelief. "ME?!! Oh you can't possibly be serious!"
Memphice smiled at her future Queen. "Why I'm quite serious. You're going to
have to get used to this kind of treatment, Kollie."
"Why, yes...I think I am..."
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Vegeta was highly annoyed with himself. Why had he been trying to show off to
that stupid female?! It just didn't make any sense! What did he care what that little
baka thought! And the way she could piss him off! It was amazing! She knew the
exact buttons to push to get him angry!
He angrily pushed the servants that were trying to dress him out of his way. "I can
dress myself! Now get lost!"
The servants, to say the least, knew better than to anger the Prince so they
immediately obeyed and left.
It was only a few moments after they had left that he realized that he needed help
getting the cape on the back. "Argghhhhh!!!! Stupid garbage! What a waste of
material! Who needs it?!!!"
And with that, he threw it to the floor, and pouted.
Just then laughter could be heard behind the Prince followed by a deep, booming
voice. "Hahahaha! You having a bit of trouble there My Prince?!"
Nappa. Certainly one person's presence that he could live without at that moment.
"What do you want, baka? Leave me alone! Can't you see that I'm trying to get
dressed here?!"
"Well it would seem to me that you're having some difficulty, My Prince. Would
you like me to assist you?" The commander of the Saiyaijin army questioned
smirking.
The Prince glared at him, but gave a curt nod to indicate for him to proceed.
The Prince's trainer and personal guard picked up the cape and fastened it his
brooding Prince's back.
The Prince then nodded, the royal equivalent to a thanks, and walked out of the
dressing chamber heading towards the bedroom.
"So how do you like her?" Came Nappa's jeering voice from behind him.
Vegeta stopped and then turned slowly around to glare dangerously at him, and
then simply said, "You'll get yours, Nappa. I promise you that."
He then turned and left the room, with the smirking, but a somewhat nervous
Nappa following behind.
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Kollie had been waiting for over 10 minutes now for the Prince to arrive. She had
preoccupied herself with watching the visitors arrive. It was completely amazing
that all these people would be showing up just to see her!
Suddenly the Prince arrived and, reluctantly, sat next to her.
She smiled sweetly, only to have him turn the other way. ~Well he's just the most
cheerful person I've ever met...~ She thought sarcastically to herself.
The room suddenly went quiet as the King took his place at the head of the
banquet to speak.
"Allies of Vegetasei I am so......" He stopped suddenly and stood there with his
mouth open, gaping towards the back of the room.
Kollie turned with everyone else to see what the commotion was, and as she laid
her eyes upon the figure in the doorway, it was all she could do not to scream.
It was the very same creature from her dream! The same one that had killed her
people, Vegeta, her mother and her entire home was standing right there! It was
too much of a coincidence for Kollie, and she was scared to death. Her fear of it
not being a coincidence were hampered even more when she heard the creature
speak that same horrible voice form her dream...
"Well honestly, Vegeta. Having a little party are we? I did not receive an
invitation..." He grinned cruelly at the King.
He stuttered over his words but finally managed to speak. "Well I assure you Lord
Freezer that..."
"Yes, I'm sure that it just wasn't passed along to me. What other reason could there
have been." The purple tyrant jeered.
He then turned his attention towards the Prince and his "mate."
"Well, now! This little get together is all for you now isn't it my dear?" He said
softly, with mock kindness.
Kollie nearly threw-up. "Why y..yes. It is."
He nodded and then turned his attention to the Prince. "My you're quite the lucky
one to get a mate this pretty."
The Prince was unimpressed. "Hmph! I really don't have a choice in the matter."
Freezer's face took on a pain-felt expression. "Aw.. That's too bad."
His black lips turned into a cruel grin. "Oh! And let me tell you, Prince Vegeta. I
was very impressed with your fighting skills that you displayed at the last
tournament."
Well the Prince of Vegetasei just couldn't resist the temptation to puff up his ego
as much as possible. "Thank-you, Lord Freezer. But it only comes naturally when
you're the strongest Saiyajin alive."
The evil grin grew even larger on Freezer's face. "Yes...of course."
Kollie felt sick. The way that... that thing was talking to Vegeta sent chills up her
spine. It was like he was thinking something truly horrible, and anyone could
imagine her relief when she saw the King coming to talk to Freezer.
"Umm...ahh.. Freezer. I don't mean to..." the concerned King started before being
cut off.
"Oh don't bother yourself, Vegeta. I'm leaving now anyway." Freezer said annoyed
and headed towards the exit.
He suddenly turned around just before he left and said cruelly, "Oh yes and
Vegeta? I do believe that I know what I want from you..."