Vegeta awoke
to find himself and his companion, Bulma, shrouded in a thick
fog. He rubbed his eyes and looked around. He could barely see
more than five feet in front of him, the fog was like pea soup.
That, or one of those stews that Kakkarot's wife was fond of making
for him. He stood up, careful not to disturb Bulma's slumber,
and walked down to the shore line. He looked out over the ocean,
but could only make out the feint disc that was the sun. Something
was amiss, and he could sense it.
He walked
back to the small encampment he had made the night before, and
began to build a fire ring with stones he found nearby. He then
made his way into the woods to gather up some fire wood. When
he returned, he got down to the business of building a campfire.
It was chilly, and he didn't want Bulma being cold when she woke
up.
'I don't
like the look of things' he thought to himself. 'This fog must
be some sort of omen. I don't know why I feel that way, but I
can't help it. I have a horrible feeling that something is going
to happen. Something bad, and unfortunately, soon.' He poked at
the small fire he had gotten lit after powering up his ki and
holding a small bit of energy up to the brush he had collected.
It was burning a bit better now, and he added some larger branches
and logs to it as it grew.
"Vegeta?"
He turned
around to see Bulma sitting up, rubbing her eyes and yawning as
she rejoined the waking world. "Good morning, sleepy head.
Nice of you to join the rest of the world, even though you cannot
see much of it at the moment."
She crawled
out of the bedroll and walked over to the fire ring, sitting herself
down next to Vegeta and wrapping her arms around his own left
arm, laying her head on his shoulder. "Where did this fog
come from? The weather report before we left said that it'd be
beautiful all week. This is really weird."
Vegeta said
nothing. He just looked down into the flames of the fire he had
built.Somehow, he knew that something wasn't right. He didn't
want to alarm Bulma, though. She knew how he could be with his
premonitions, unless he was being his usual self when in battle.
But at other times, he was right on for the most part.
No matter
how he tried to hide it, though, he couldn't escape her watchful
eye. She saw the concern in his eyes. "Vegeta, is something
wrong?"
"No,
it's nothing."
"Come
on, Vegeta. You can't fool me, you know. Now something's bothering
you, and I want to know what it is."
"No,
really, Bulma, I'm fine. It's just..."
"Just
what?"
"It's
this fog. I don't need a weather report or any fancy radar gadgets
to tell me that something's wrong."
"But
what could be wrong, Vegeta? It's just a little fog."
"I know,
Bulma-Chan. But it just doesn't feel right. I'm afraid that something
is going to happen, something very bad..."
Watching
on a monitor on the other side of the island, four strange creatures
peered in on the Saiyan and his human companion. "That's
right, Vegeta." The largest of them spoke. "Something
is going to happen. And it sure as hell won't be good, especially
for you and your little friend." With that, all four began
to laugh. The had much in store for the Prince of Saiyans, and
soon, their plans would be set into motion...
The fog that
had rolled in overnight began to lift just as Krillin was waking
up. He crawled out from inside his hut and streched, yawning loudly.
"Gee, it sure is foggy out here. Oh well. So long as it doesn't
last." He made his way to the cooking capsule to make himself
a snack. "Now how the heck do you operate this thing? Man,
Bulma's dad sure does come up with some complex gadgets..."
He was cut
short when he heard a voice calling out from somewhere in the
distance. He couldn't see where it was coming from thanks to the
fog, but he could have sworn that the voice was calling out his
name.
"Krillin!
Hey!"
He looked
up and saw Vegeta flying towards him as he, carrying Bulma and
some camping gear, emerged from the mists. "Hey you guys!"
They touched down, and Bulma ran over to Krillin while Vegeta
went to pack away the gear he had been carrying. "I'm glad
you're here, Bulma. I have no clue how to work this cooking capsule."
"Oh,
it's easy, Krillin. you just have to be smarter than the capsule."
she giggled to herself, and Krillin just scoweled. "Oh, come
on, I was only kidding, you know. Now get over here and I'll show
you how to work it."
After Krillin
and Bulma had finished cooking, the rest of the vacationing family
and friends awoke. The fog was now gone, and the rising sun shown
down on the camp, bathing it in warm yellow light. Mizuki walked
over to Krillin and began to massage his head again, she knew
how much he loved it. Dr. Brief grabbed himself a plate of the
bacon and eggs that had been cooked and sat down to eat.
"So,
Bulma. Where did you and Vegeta disappear to last night?"
Her mother was always inquisitive when it came to her romances.
"Oh,
Vegeta took me to a nice quiet little island, Mom. It was beautiful.
We sat and looked up at the stars, and then we went camping in
a cove by the shore. It was so romantic. I never would have thought
that Vegeta had it in him."
"Well,
that's wonderful, dear. It's good to see that you've found someone
who treats you like you should be treated. Even though he does
have a bit of trouble with other people."
"Yeah,
that's for sure, Mom. But Vegeta will always be Vegeta, I guess.
Just look at him." She pointed in the direction of the Saiyan
warrior, who was gorging himself on the majority of the food that
had been cooked. "I don't think I'll ever get used to that
appetite of his. At least he has more manners than Goku does when
he eats. He's an outright pig, whereas Vegeta at least has some
decency."
Mrs. Brief
watched in awe as Vegeta pounded down bite after bite, stopping
only to wash it all down with some orange juice. She couldn't
understand how anyone, human or Saiyan, could eat so much. "My,
he does have a healthy appetite."
"I don't
think the word healthy does it any justice, mom."
"I think
you're right, dear. Well, I'm going to get some food myself here.
Why don't you do the same! From what your father tells me, you
have a busy day ahead of you!" She grabbed a plate and went
off to get some food for herself.
Bulma picked
up a plate and looked down at it. She wasn't really all that hungry,
and she was lost in her thoughts. Her mother was right, she did
have a rather busy day in front of her. More specifically, a busy
night. But she was worried, and it showed.
"Hey
Bulma. You don't look too happy. What's wrong?" Mizuki came
over to get a plate for herself. "You should eat something
instead of just staring at the plate."
"I know,
Mizuki. But I can't really think about food when I have stuff
on my mind like this."
"Well,
what's bugging you?"
"It's
a couple of things, really. First off, there's tonight. I know
we're going to have a good time and all, but I really wanted to
get that dress. It would have made Vegeta fall over if he saw
me in it. It was so pretty..."
"I know
you did, Bulma. It was a pretty dress, and you would have looked
great in it. But there's nothing you can really do about it. Someone
bought it already. It'll be OK, I'm sure we can find something
for you to wear."
"Yeah,
I know. But that's not all. When Vegeta and I woke up this morning,
there was a thick fog covering everything. And it had him worried.
I can't really tell why, but he does have a sense about these
things. He thinks that something bad is going to happen soon,
and the fog was an omen of some kind. I really hope he doesn't
mean about our trip to the club tonight."
"Well,
try not to think about it too much. If you let it get to you,
you won't have much fun at all. Just put it in the back of your
mind. He could be wrong, you know."
"Yeah,
you're right." She sighed and went to get herself some food.
Mizuki watched
her go to the buffet table that Krillin had set up, though by
now it was empty thanks to Vegeta. "I really don't know what
she sees in that guy. But hey, it's her thing. He sure is an odd
one, though." And with that, she went to the table to get
her own food.
Later that
day, the girls had gone to a small town nearby to get some much
needed food supplies to counteract the effects of Vegeta's seemingly
bottomless stomach. Dr. Brief tagged along since he had nothing
better to do, and that left Krillin and Vegeta alone for the better
part of the afternoon.
"Alright,
baldie. Time to show me how this Dancing thing works. And you
had better do a good job teaching me, because if I look like a
fool..."
"Jeez,
Vegeta. No need to get all pissy. I'll do my best. It depends
on how much you're willing to learn."
"Well,
if what I'm going to learn will keep me from looking stupid, then
I'm as willing as I'm going to be. Now let's get started."
Krillin went
to his hut and came back a few seconds later with his protable
stereo. He set it down on the picnic table and put in a CD. "Now,
Vegeta, the key to dancing is being able to keep the beat. The
song has a certain rhthm to it. Here, I'll show ya how."
He pushed
the play button, and out from the speakers came music that was
simply alien to Vegeta. It sounded like a bunch of machines beeping
and thumping, much like the sounds the GT back at the compound
made. But somehow, he was able to pick out the melody and actually
began to like it. But, his Saiyan pride soon kicked in.
"You
call this music? This sounds like one of Bulma's machines!"
Krillin stood,
snapping his fingers to the beat. "It's called Techno music,
Vegeta. You'll hear alot of it tonight, so you better get used
to it. Now, you see how I'm snapping my fingers to the beat? That's
what the rhythm is. As long as you can follow the rhythm, you
can't go wrong on the dance floor. You following OK?"
Vegeta found
himself tapping his foot on the ground in time to the music.
"I think
you got it, big guy! Now then, the whole point of dancing is to
have fun."
"You
know how much I don't like the thought of fun, baldie. I'm a Saiyan,
and more than that, I'm the Prince of..."
"Yeah,
yeah. The Prince of Saiyans, I know. We've all heard it a million
times. And before you go snapping about how Saiyans don't have
any fun, forget it. You'll just have to get used to the idea of
fun, Vegeta, or you'll end up looking like a stiff on the dance
floor. Now, all you do is move your body to the music. Keep the
rhythm." Krillin started to move his torso, twisting it in
time to the music. "See? You try it!"
"I don't
know about this, you little twerp. It looks strange."
"Oh,
just relax already, Vegeta. You're not gonna get anywhere unless
you loosen up a bit."
Vegeta looked
at him oddly, but then he began to let the music take over. Slowly,
he started to move in time with the beat. And, to both his surprise
and delight, he found that he liked the situation, and liked it
alot. Soon he was grooving out like a pro.
"Wow,
Vegeta! You sure are a fast learner. Now, let's move on to some
harder steps."
For the next
few hours, Krillin showed his Saiyan student some of his own best
moves. They worked on several popular dances, and the young monk
even taught Vegeta his own special dance routine. The two were
actually bonding for the first time, though Vegeta would never
admit to it. But they did agree on using Krillin's dance as a
sort of secret weapon. When the time was right, the two would
hit the dance floor and wow the crowd with their newfound talents.
They agreed on a song to use as well. The club they were going
to, Club Zero, specialized in dance music from America and Europe.
So they decided that the song "Move Your Body" by a
Eruopean band called Eiffel 65 would be their time to shine. Krillin
resolved to talk to the DJ about it, and the battle plan was set.
After their
dancing lesson was over, Krillin and Vegeta moved down the beach
to do some fishing. They found a large rock, it's surface around
20 feet off the ground, that extended out into the ocean far enough
that the depth would be perfect for fishing. They flew up to the
top, baited their hooks, and cast their lines out into the saltwater.
"So,
Vegeta, are you and Bulma getting together? You two sure do spend
alot of time together."
"Well,
it's not really any of your business, but if you must know, we
do have something of a relationship."
"That's
cool, man. I always thought that her and Yamcha would be together
for life. But I guess that didn't work out like that."
"That
weakling isn't worthy of Bulma's attention. He's constantly cheating
on her. It's not right. She deserves better, and now she has it."
"Yeah,
I guess so. You're deffinately a better choice when it comes to
the cheating factor."
"Yes.
But why do you want to know all this? Why do you care so much
about what goes on between Bulma and I?" He turned to face
his bald companion, looking angry.
"Well,
Vegeta, it's mostly because Bulma's my friend. I watched Yamcha
hurt her over and over, but I didn't say anything because Yamcha's
my friend, too. And I guess I'm a little jealous too. But not
how you think I would be."
"Oh?"
Vegeta's look of anger turned to a look of puzzlement.
"Well,
what you guys have, it's different from what Mizuki and I have.
Sure, I like her and everything. But it doesn't seem quite right.
What I want is a girl I could settle down with for the rest of
my life. Mizuki is more of a free spirit. So I'm envyous of Bulma
now. She has someone she can settle down with. That's what I want."
"I see."
Vegeta thought it over for a moment. Bulma wanted to stay with
him for life? He pondered the thought. Growing old together, having
children, being as happy as they were now, only forever. "That
would be something else, that's for sure."
"Look,
Vegeta. I know how your pride is and all. But I want you to know
that you can tell me. I won't say anything to anyone. Especially
Goku. But, do you think you're in love with her?"
Vegeta's
thoughts turned back to the emotions he's felt over the past few
months. He knew he was in love with her. All those months of wondering
what it was, and this little bald man could tell faster than he
could figure it out. "Yes, Krillin, I am."
Krillin was
in shock. He had called him by his name. That was a first for
Vegeta. "Wow. You sure are a lucky guy, Vegeta..."
The two returned
to their fishing, not speaking much after that. Vegeta was reflecting
on his own situation, and Krillin was daydreaming of a life like
Bulma and her Saiyan had. He wondered if he would ever find anyone.
He didn't know that soon, he would, but it wouldn't begin the
way he imagined it would.
It was late
in the evening. The sun was goind down, and the air began to cool
off just a bit. A gentle breeze was blowing over the Brief Family
campground as the kids were getting ready for the night's festivities.
They had split off into two groups: The boys, Krillin and Vegeta,
went off to get their suits ready to go. The girls, Bulma and
Mizuki, went their own way with Bulma's mother to get things together
themselves.
"Hey
Vegeta. What cologne do you think I should wear? Gravity, or Preferred
Stock?"
Vegeta
had no clue as to how cologne worked, and looked at Krillin, totally
baffled.
"OK,
man. Here check this out. I'll spray some into the air, and you
smell each one. Then you can tell me which one you think is better."
"Alright.
Sounds simple enough."
"Right
on. Now, this one's the Preferred Stock." He held up the
small bottle of liquid scent and sprayed it into the air. Vegeta
leaned into the mist and took a whiff. "Hmmm. Not bad, really."
"OK,
now comes the Gravity." He held up the other bottle and sprayed
it in a different direction, so as not to mix the two fragrances
together. Vegeta again leaned out to smell the concoction. This
one he particularly liked. "Well, which do you think I should
wear?"
Vegeta
thought it over for a second. He really liked the Gravity, and
the name sounded pretty good as well, since he associated it with
his training. But he didn't want to wear the same stuff that Krillin
would wear, so he decided. "Wear the Stock stuff. I myself
will wear the Gravity."
"OK,
sounds like a plan." The strongest human on Earth proceeded
to practically shower himself with the strange liquid, then handed
the other bottle to the Saiyan Prince.
"I'll
put this on in a few minutes. I have to take care of my surprise
for Bulma before she decides she wants to wear something else
and bitches at me for not mentioning it sooner." With that,
he took out the box which he had hidden in the bottom of his suitcase
and made his way out of the hut.
Krillin watched
the Saiyan as he left, and sighed. 'Man, he sure does have his
stuff together. I hope he gets the reaction he wants. What a guy.'
With that thought, he got back to getting his outfit together.
Vegeta made
his way over to the hut where the girls were getting ready. Dr.
Brief, sitting on the picnic table petting his ever present kitty,
spoke to him as he passed.
"What
you got there, Vegeta?"
"It's
a gift for your daughter, if you must know."
"Oh
really? Well, good luck there, son. I'm sure she'll love it."
Had he just
called him son? Vegeta couldn't quite comprehend why he had called
him that when he clearly was not his father. 'Oh well' Vegeta
told himself. He had more pressing matters to attend to at the
moment. He got to the entrance to the girls' hut, and knocked.
"Who
is it?" He heard Bulma call from inside.
"It's
me, Vegeta. I would like to see you for a moment, Bulma."
"OK,
I'll be out in a second. But this better be quick, I still have
to pick out an outfit for tonight."
"That's
part of what I want to see you about."
"What?"
Bulma was confused. Why would Vegeta want to see her about what
she was going to wear? She looked at her mother with a puzzled
gaze. Her mother, equally confused, motioned for her to go ahead
and meet him outside. She was in shorts and a tanktop, so she
didn't have to worry about going out in anything less.
Krillin had
come out to watch. He knew what Vegeta was about to do, and he
wanted to see the reaction on Bulma's face. He knew this would
be a classic, one to tell the guys back at Master Roshi's when
the vacation was over.
Bulma came
out of the hut, followed by Mizuki and her mother. Dr. Brief had
even come over to see how this was going to go. With everyone
there, Vegeta began to speak, the box clutched behind his back
so she couldn't see it.
"What
do you want, Vegeta? We have alot more to do before we're ready
to go."
"Well,
I don't want you to pick an outfit out quite yet."
"And
why not?"
"Well,
when we were out yesterday, I picked something up for you that
I thought you might enjoy wearing."
Bulma's eyes
grew wide with wonder. Had he? "When did you have time to
get me something, Vegeta? We were together all day!"
"Well,
Bulma-Chan, not ALL day..." He broght the box into view and
handed it to her.
"What's
this, Vegeta? What did you get for me?" She opened the box,
and her heart skipped a beat. There, underneath the cray paper,
was the dress she had marveled at the day before. "Vegeta...
But how... This is... But... HOW?" She had no clue how Vegeta
had gotten his hands on it, since it had been sold to someone
else while she was in the dress shop admiring it. And then she
realized it. It was Vegeta who had bought it for her. He must
have had the clerk in on it, and then taken it to the car while
she was still in the store with Mizuki.
"I saw
how much you loved that dress, Bulma-Chan. So I had the clerk
purchase it for me, then flew it back to the car. This is the
second part of my surprise. I hope you like it."
"Kami,
Vegeta. Are you kidding? I love it! THANK YOU! THANK YOU SO MUCH!"
She threw herself at him and gave him a huge hug, and kissed him
deeply. Neither of them cared who was watching, the world was
theirs alone.
Krillin smiled
and sighed. It was exactly what he wanted to see. 'Man, that's
just sweet. I guess Vegeta isn't the bad guy we all thought he
was. Good job, Vegeta. The night is yours.' He chuckled a bit,
and went back to getting himself ready.
Mrs. Brief
walked over to her husband, hugged him, and smiled. "It looks
like our little girl has found her prince after all."
"Looks
like you're right, dear. I guess Vegeta's heart isn't as cold
as we thought." The good doctor smiled himself, and gave
his kitty a little pat on the head. "Well, kitty. Looks like
there's some magic in the air, after all." The little black
feline purred it's approval.
About an
hour later, darkness had fallen on the camp, and the kids were
almost ready to leave for Club Zero. Vegeta and Krillin were waiting
by the car, and Mizuki and Bulma were putting the finishing touches
on their outfits and makeup. Bulma did it all with a huge smile
on her face. Vegeta had really outdone himself this time.
Back at the
car, Krillin and Vegeta stood waiting, chatting a bit. "You
know, Vegeta, for a while I only thought that being Royalty made
you an arrogant, cocky sone of a bitch. But tonight showed me
one thing. You must be royalty, cause that was totally class.
You got some serious style, there."
"Well,
I can't be cold hearted all the time. And Bulma is a very special
person to me. She has shown me the one thing that was missing
from my life. And I was simply helping her dream come true, since
she has been helping me reach mine."
"Well,
Vegeta, if you ask me, you're already a Super Saiyan. You may
not have the crazy powers or gold hair, but you sure are a Super
Hero, at least to Bulma."
Vegeta smirked
and let out a simple grunt that sounded like half a laugh. This
had since been regarded by everyone as his way of saying thank
you, and Krillin got the message loud and clear. He smiled up
at his counterpart, now thinking of Vegeta in a very different
light.
"Alright
boys! The girls are ready!" Mrs. Breif came out of the hut
and called to the young men standing beside the car. Both their
heads perked up in attention as she came over to them. "I
hope you boys are ready. The look simply adorable."
The first
to come out was Mizuki. Krillin blushed a new shade of red when
he saw her. She was wearing a tight black silk dress, obviously
Chinese in design, with a gold dragon on the front that reminded
him of Shenlong. The dress was knee length, and had a slit in
the left side that ran nearly all the way up to her hip. Krillin
was flabbergasted. He couldn't speak, and could hardly breathe.
As he waited
in anticipation, Vegeta stood shaking. He couldn't wait to see
his beloved Bulma in the dress he had gotten for her. She was
so excited when he gave it to her, and now he too was feeling
the same kind of excitement. All of his Saiyan pride and anger
was nowhere to be found. He was totally disarmed, and when she
came out, it got worse.
Bulma emerged
from the little hut, and Vegeta lost it. She was so beautiful
in that dress. Her hair was tied up in a bow that matched the
purple in the garment. 'She's the most beautiful girl I've ever
seen' he thought to himself. He felt his knees begin to turn to
gelatine as she walked over to him. It all seemed to happen in
slow motion, a moment frozen in time, and he wouldn't have wished
for it to be any more perfect. As she strode towards him, he noticed
how the dress accentuated every feature of her body. He felt a
tear well up in his eye, and paid it no mind. 'Let it fall' he
thought. 'This is the happiest I've ever been, and nothing can
ruin it.'
"So
Vegeta, what do you think, hmmm?" She was looking at him
with those large blue eyes of hers, almost like a puppy would
look with love at it's owner. He was completely overtaken with
emotion, and she could sense it immediately.
"Bulma-Chan.
You look beautiful." His voice was at a near whisper, and
he almost choked up on his words. But he maintained his composure.
"You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life."
She leaned
up to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you, Vegeta.
You've really made my night. This is the greatest gift anyone
could have given me. It's not the dress, it's how I feel. You've
really made me happy. Thank you."
"Well
you guys, are we ready to go get down?" Krillin had helped
Mizuki into the car, being the gentleman he was, and looked at
the happy couple with a big smile.
"I think
we're ready to go, don't you Vegeta?"
He couldn't
speak. He just turned and opened the door for her, and took her
hand to seat her in her the car. He was totally struck blind with
emotion, something that had never happened to him before. He wasn't
himself at all. Even the thought of surpassing Kakkarot had totally
escaped him. He managed to clear his thoughts long enough to get
into the car himself.
"Well,
here we go! Next stop, Club Zero!" And with that, Krillin
hit the gas and they were off to what they all knew would be a
most memorable night of fun, dancing, and for some, a little bit
of romance...
They arrived
in Aloha City some time later, and parked the car, this time at
a garage a little closer to the club. They locked up, paid the
attendant, and made their way down the sidewalk to their destination.
As they walked along, the looked at the neon lights of the city's
many venues. Bulma and Mizuki "oooooo'd" and "aaaahhhh'd"
as they past display after display, each more extravigant then
the last. After a few minutes of this, they arrived at Club Zero.
The line
to get in was long. "Look at that line, you guys." Krillin
sounded a little upset, almost dismayed at the prospect of waiting
in line.
"Well,
what do you expect from an upscale place like this?" Bulma
looked at the entrance, some 60 meters ahead of them in line.
The line was packed with people, all the way up. They were turning
some people away. "Looks like they either don't want certain
people in there or they have some fake IDs. The nerve of some
people."
"Yeah."
Mizuki was still gawking at the lights of the city around her.
She had never really been to a larger city like this, especially
at night when it was so alive. "God, I never knew how pretty
a city like this could be."
"Well,
I'll be the club's inside is alot prettier. I hear this place
takes it's theme pretty seriously, at least as far as the decore
goes." Bulma was still looking ahead as she spoke. Another
bunch of flunkies turned away. She giggled a bit at the thought
of how it must be to have to try and fake one's way into a club
like this one.
After about
15 minutes of standing in line, they were finally close to the
front. When it was their turn, they all showed their IDs. Vegeta
had to show a Capsule Corp. ID that was made for him, since he
had no other indentification on him. After all, there really was
no such thing as a card-carrying Saiyan. But, as was the case
everywhere, employees of Capsule were held in high regard, especially
Bulma. She was the daughter of the CEO. And her guests were always
welcome.
Once they
got through the front door, they took an elevator up to the second
floor, where the main entrance to the club was. When the elevator
doors parted, they got their first good look at the interior of
the place.
It was a
large, almost cavernous room, with two levels. The upper level,
on which they now stood, was more of a balcony than anything,
with tables all around, and a bar near the glass doors that lead
out onto the main outdoor balcony. Below was the main dance floor.
And the entire club reflected it's theme. The bars, tables, walls,
everything was designed as an arctic glacier would be. Patterned
like jagged stalactites of ice and show drifts, the tops of the
tables and bars were indented as to prevent any spills from getting
out of control. And the sides looked like giant ice cubes, with
a soft blue light eminating from within each one.
A second tier
on top of each of the tables, similarly decorated, held ashtrays
for the smokers and other things like napkins, coasters and more.
The walls were lined around the ceiling with more blue lights.
In fact, the entire place was doused in a soft light blue light.
The dance floor below had lights, moving in time to the pumping
music from the DJ's sound system, colored in shades of blue and
purple.
This caught
Vegeta's attention almost immediately, and he loved it. Blue,
after all, was the color of the Saiyan Royal Bloodline. His body
suit, his tank tops, it was all blue to reflect his lineage. And
of course, it was blue like the color of his companion's eyes.
"Wow!
This place is great!" Krillin tried to hold himself back,
but couldn't. "Come on, Mizuki, I'll buy you a drink!"
He took his date by the hand and led her to the bar, laughing
all the way.
"Well,
Vegeta, shall we find ourselves a table?" She looked up at
him, smiling.
He really
couldn't help himself, and began to smile as well. With that,
the two made their way to a table not far from the outdoor balcony's
entrance. They sat down, and a waiter came up to them almost immediately.
"Good
evening, Miss Brief. Is there anything I can get you and your
escort?"
"Wow!
Word sure does get around! Let's see, I'll have a Blue Maui. What
would you like, Vegeta?"
He looked
at the waiter, and spoke in his usual gruff tone. "I'll have
a beer. And make sure it's not watered down. God knows I hate
watered down beer."
The waiter
began to sweat a little, but regained his nerves. "Well,
sir, we have Guiness, Boddingtons, Fosters, and Molson Ice. Would
you like one of those?"
"I'll
have a Molson Ice, and make it snappy."
"Um,
very well. I'll be right back." The waiter jogged off to
the bar to get their drinks. "Good god. The people that come
in here sometimes..."
Bulma giggled
as the waiter left the table. "You know, Vegeta, you CAN
relax. I think you scared the hell out of that poor guy."
She reached out and took his hand in her own. "Now try and
calm down, you big lug. And for god's sake, have some fun!"
"I'll
try, Bulma-Chan." Vegeta was a bit nervous. Eventually, she'd
want him to go out onto the dance floor with her. He was unsure
about his dancing, even though Krillin had told him that he had
done well for a newcomer. "Where is that servant man? I want
my beer."
"Remember,
Vegeta, try to be nice. Noone here cares about who you are, how
strong you are or about your pride. They just want to have fun
and enjoy themselves, so try and do the same. Please?"
Vegeta just
scowled at her a bit.
"For
me, Vegeta?" She smiled at him, the way she always did. She
knew that it drove him crazy, and she also knew that she could
get him to do just about anything when she did. It was her own
little weapon in the war to tame the wild heart of the Saiyan
Prince.
And it worked.
He relaxed a bit, and smiled himself. Looking around, he saw happy
couples all through the club, and singles at the bar. He wondered
if he would be one of those singles had Bulma not had her incident
with Yamcha. He chuckled a little as he pictured that pathetic
ex boyfriend of hers, standing alone at the bar, trying to use
his lame excuses and lines to attract members of the opposite
sex.
It didn't
take the waiter long to come back with their drinks, since he
knew that this was a very special customer, and he was in the
hunt for a big tip. "Here you go, folks. This first one's
on the house. After that, you both get half off whatever you order.
Just hollar for me if you need anything, my name's Katsuhito."
"Great!
Thanks alot. We have some other people with us, if you could get
them the same treatment we'd be very greatful." Bulma smiled
as she took her first sip of her Blue Maui.
"Sure
can! Just call me over when they join you." The waiter took
off to serve the other customers, satisfied that he was doing
his job well with the Capsule Corp. party.
"Wow.
He was pretty helpful, wasn't he, Vegeta?"
Vegeta was
still looking at the bar, laughing to himself at his daydream
of Yamcha.
"Vegeta?
What are you looking at?"
"If
I told you, Bulma-Chan, you'ld find it a little funny, but upsetting.
But it's nothing you should worry about." He took a slug
of his beer, and sank down in his chair.
Not long
afterwards, Krillin and Mizuki found their table and joined. them.
"Hey you guys, this place is great! Just look at all the
people in here. Must be the most popular night spot in Aloha City!"
Mizuki was in awe of the spectacle. Coming from a small, rural
town, she had never seen a place like this. She was used to the
small bars populated by people she knew back home.
"Yeah,
this place is pretty wild." Krillin answered. "If we
didn't have to train for those Androids that kid told us about,
then we could come to places like this more often!"
They all
became quiet for a moment. The Android Menace always loomed on
the horizon. It worried them as much as anything ever had, since
the boy from the future, who was in fact Trunks, Bulma and Vegeta's
future son, had said that everyone but Gohan would be killed in
the initial confrontation. That especially concerned Vegeta, who
did not like the thought of being killed by a machine.
"Well,
we can't worry and mope around about it now. We're here to have
fun." Bulma had a knack for changing the subject. "Lets
go out on the dance floor and have some fun. Who wants to join
me?"
"I'll
come down with you, Bulma." Mizuki was looking forward to
getting some dancing in. "Alright,
what about you two?" She looked at Krillin and Vegeta, who
were still thinking about the Androids between sips of their beers.
"Well, are you two coming or not?"
"Ahh,
Bulma, I think we'll just sit here for a bit. We'll be out in
a little while, I need to talk to Vegeta about some stuff, anyway.
What do you think, Vegeta?"
Vegeta just
stared into his bottle of beer, his thoughts lost on what would
happen when the Androids finally came.
"We'll
be alright here, Bulma. You and Mizuki go on ahead."
"Alright,
suit yourselves. But just remember, Vegeta. I'm getting you on
that dance floor sometime tonight, so you'ld better be ready.
See you guys in a little while!" The girls made their way
to the nearby stairs, which lead down to the dance floor.
Once the girls
were safely out of earshot, Krillin turned to Vegeta. "Well,
do you think you're ready to do this, Vegeta?"
"I don't
know about this. I mean, if I make myself look like a fool in
front of all these people, I can't say for sure that I won't lose
it and blast this place into the next dimension. And that doesn't
say good things about what I'll do to you, either, baldie."
"Look,
man. You did fine this afternoon. You took to it faster than I've
ever seen anyone take to dancing. You're a natural, Vegeta. And
besides, I think you've got the right stuff. It will leave a good
impression on Bulma, that's for sure."
"You
really believe what you're saying?" Vegeta looked up from
his beer at Krillin, and gave him one of his best scowls. "You
really think that I won't end up making an ass of myself and blowing
this place sky high?"
"Truest
me, Vegeta. Now, here's the plan. I figure a few more drinks will
get us loosened up a bit, so let me call the waiter over and get
us a couple of beers each. Once we get them in our systems, we
should be good to go. Sound like a plan?"
Vegeta just
grunted a quiet "Hrumph", his way of saying "Fine."
"Alright
then. Waiter?"
After Krillin
had challanged Vegeta to a few chugging contests, which the Saiyan
Prince had gladly accepted and won, they sat at the table, each
with a great buzz. "Well, big guy, you ready to go show the
place what the Prince Of Saiyans can do on the dance floor?"
Vegeta hicupped,
and looked at his counterpart with a sadistic smile. "Let's
do it, baldie. I'm feeling the *hicup* groove, and I'm ready to
move!"
"That's
the spirit, man! Now, let's get down there!"
They stood
up and walked, with the occasional stumble, over to the stairs
and down to the dance floor. It didn't take them long to find
the girls, who were dancing over by the massive speakers set up
near the DJ's table. Making their way through the crowd, the came
up to the girls, each with a smile on their faces.
"Well
well well, look who decided to join us." Bulma called over
the loud music coming from the speakers nearby. "So, Vegeta,
are you going to dance with me or what?"
"Well,
that depends, Bulma-Chan. Are you going to try not to laugh if
I do?"
"Oh,
Vegeta, just chill out and dance with me already!"
It didn't
take long for the Saiyan warrior to catch the beat of the song
pumping through the stereo. In moments he was, as Americans were
fond of saying, Gettin' Jiggy With It. Bulma stopped dancing and
looked at him in complete shock. 'I had no clue that he could
dance, and this well for that matter! He sure does take to things
quickly.'
Krillin and
Mizuki were dancing nearby, and Mizuki looked over at Vegeta.
She turned back to Krillin and yelled so he could hear her over
the music. "You know, I never took him as the dancing type.
He's actually pretty good at it!"
"Yeah,"
Krillin said in return, "while you guys were out earlier
I gave him a crash course in funky moves. He's a natural! Didn't
take long for him to learn how to do it. And here I was thinking
he'd never get the hang of it."
Bulma had
shaken off her surprise and joined Vegeta in dancing like wild.
The song was changed, thanks to a flawless mix by the DJ, and
they were grinding together. Bulma had backed herself into him,
and they were swaying together to the rhythm. Krillin looked at
them with wide-eyed wonder, and to his own astonishment found
Mizuki doing the same to him. They danced for a few more songs,
and returned to the table to take a break and have a few more
drinks.
The gang
sat around the table, laughing as the waiter kept them happy with
drinks as fast as he could. It was deffinately a night to remember
so far, and they were all sure that there was more to come. Krillin
got up and whispered something to Vegeta, who nodded. Then he
went off and headed down the stairs.
"Where's
he going, Vegeta?" Bulma asked in a near drunken tone of
voice. She had quite a few Blue Maui's since they returned to
the table.
"You'll
see, Bulma-Chan. It's a surprise."
"Oh,
Vegeta, you and your surprises. Well, if history has a habbit
*hicup* of repeating itself, then this should actually be good."
Krillin returned
a short time later, smiling to Vegeta. "It's all set, bro.
two more songs, and it's on." He let out an evil smile, and
sat back down to continue drinking his beer.
Mizuki lookd
at Krillin, wondering why he was smiling like that. "OK,
what are you up to now, Krillin? What kind of scheme is pulsating
through that head of yours?"
"Oh,
you'll see soon, babe. Meanwhile, let's move down to the dance
floor. Vegeta and I have to get ready."
The group
had moved to the dance floor, and the song was just about to play.
Krillin and Vegeta had positioned themselves for the coming onslaught
of dancing wonder, and the girls had moved off to the side, eager
to see what they had planned. When the song started it's intro,
Krillin looked over to Vegeta.
"You
ready, man?"
"As
ready as I'll ever be, baldie. Let's do this."
And when the
beat hit, they started. It was an incredible spectical, the two
men, one human one Saiyan, moved to the beat in perfect synchronization.
Sliding left, then right, then breaking into a series of jumps
and kicks that would have even the most seasoned dancer looking
on in amazement. A circle formed around them, people looking on
in amazment. They all clapped along to the beat as Krillin and
Vegeta did their routine.
With their
skills as martial artists, they performed moves, with balance
and grace, that would have most normal people on their backs in
pain. At one point, they both lept up into the air, going as high
as the second level, spinning and flipping like it was nobody's
business. The crowd around them marveled at the sight.
Mizuki and
Bulma were in awe. Bulma especially, since she had no idea that
Vegeta even had it in him. She was amazed at how good he was,
and keeping up with Krillin was never an easy task. She knew that
he had yet to find a partner that could match his moves, and she
was surprised that he had found that in the Saiyan warrior who
had nearly killed them all years before.
They continued
through the extended version of the song, and never missed a beat.
When the song was finished, the crowd erupted in cheers and applause.
Vegeta looked over at Krillin and smiled. "You've outdone
yourself, there, baldie. Looks like you get to be on my good list
for a little while longer."
"Glad
to hear it, Vegeta. Now let's go get another beer. I'm beat."
"Good
idea. Where's that waste of a waiter at? I need another Molson."
Together, they gathered up the girls and headed back to the table,
all the while getting comments and congratulations from the crowd
as they went.
Later that
night, Bulma found herself right where she wanted to be. She was
standing out on the club's outdoor balcony, with Vegeta standing
just behind her. They were looking out over the strip, admiring
the lights and hustle of the city. She turned to him and gave
him a big hug.
"Wow.
That was incredible, Vegeta. Where'd you ever learn how to do
that?"
"The
little bald guy taught me all that. I asked him to teach me so
I wouldn't make a fool out of myself if I came here with you.
I guess it turned out rather well, didn't it."
"I'll
say it did." She leaned up against the rail and looked up
at the full moon, hanging low in the night sky. "It's been
a wonderful night, Vegeta. I really want to thank you for agreeing
to come along. For all the more cold hearted and arrogant you
are, you've really proven that you do have a softer side."
She turned to him again and smiled.
Inside the
club, the DJ announced that it was nearly closing time. "Well,
that's about it for us here at Club Zero, the coolest night spot
in beautiful Aloha City. So before you all go, we wanna leave
you with a memory or two. These last two songs are gonna be slow
ones, so grab your favorite guy or girl and get out there on the
dance floor. Get close kids, and make a memory that'll last a
lifetime."
"Well,
Vegeta. Looks like it's almost over. Want to slow dance with me?"
"Slow
Dance? And I thought the little bald guy showed me everything
I needed to know."
"Oh,
don't worry, silly. It's alot easier than what he showed you.
And besides, you get to hold me close..."
"Well,
alright, Bulma. You can show me how to do this Slow Dance. God
knows I've been shown everything else today."
"Oh,
you..." She took him by the hand and led him to the door
that led back into the club. "Come on, Vegeta. This'll be
fun!"
Once inside,
they found Krillin and Mizuki dancing together amidst the other
couples. She had her arms around his head since he was a bit shorter
than her, and he loved it. They turned to see Bulma and Vegeta
walking towards them.
"Well,
this certainly has been a pretty good night, eh guys?" Krillin
was as happy as a clam.
"Yep,
it sure has been, Krillin. I'm sorry to see it end, but I don't
think I'll forget it anytime soon." When she finished, Bulma
turned to Vegeta and put his arms around her waist. "OK,
Vegeta. Now, just follow my lead and you'll be fine, OK?"
He just looked
at her and nodded, since he had no clue what he was doing at all.
The song changed to a slow ballad by an American band Bulma called
Queensryche. In his mind, Vegeta found it rather relaxing, and
he was soon dancing with his love, looking into her eyes with
more endearment then he ever had before. Together, they danced
around in circles, much like they had that first night when they
floated down to the balcony of her room.
In both of
their minds, this was the most wonderful night either of them
had ever had with anyone, let alone individually. As they danced
through the night, the scene around them seemed to disappear as
they became lost in each other's embrace. The mighty Prince Of
Saiyans, and his little human Princess...
Back near
the campsite, the four creatures began to set their trap. "Alright,
you guys, get these energy bindings set up. That Saiyan and his
little friends should be back soon. We need to make sure everything's
perfect."
"Right
boss. But I don't see why we don't just catch Vegeta and worry
about getting his human female later on. Wouldn't that be easier?"
"Maybe,
you idiot, but then we wouldn't have any fun with it. If we capture
her, then he'll come to us. Just give it some time..." The
creature smiled an evil smile. His intentions were not good at
all. "Soon, Vegeta, you'll know why we came all the way here
to find you. And soon, you'll be ours..."
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