| Chains Chapter 1: Saiyajin |
| Author: Selenity Jade Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: Not mine! I only write horrible fan fiction! |
| Buruma giggled and stepped into the large lake, her dress billowing out as she moved into the water. She took a deep breath and dove under the glassy surface, emerging a few moments later. She quickly moved out of the lake and shook her head violently to dislodge some of the moisture in her blue hair. She glanced up sharply at the sound of a cough from the direction of the forest. "Princess?" a familiar voice called curiously. Buruma smiled as she recognized the gruff voice. "Radditzu," she greeted happily. She watched as the Saiyajin moved out of the forest to stand in front of her. She cocked her head curiously at his disturbed expression. "What's wrong?" He held his arm out for her and once she took it, led her away from the lake. "Princess, I must leave Earth," he told her. She frowned. "Why?" He looked away from her before answering. "Vejiita-sei has been destroyed." She gasped in shock and yanked on his arm to stop his stride. "What happened? What about your family?" He looked at her and for the first time since she's met the large Saiyajin years before, she could clearly see sadness in his eyes. "My father and Kakarotto survived, but my mother did not." She hugged the large man's arm to her in sympathy. "I'm so sorry, Radditzu," she murmured. He shrugged. "I didn't know her. I was sent here as an infant, remember?" She looked up at him sadly. "You were sent here to keep you safe from Furiza. Your father wished to keep his firstborn son safe and sent you here, to my father. I remember." He nodded. "Yes, and now I'll never get a chance to see my home planet. It's gone," he stated angrily. "I'm sorry, Radditzu," she repeated. He shook his head and continued to lead her home. "Vejiita no Ouji is here to collect me. He is gathering all surviving Saiyajin in his war against Furiza. He landed this afternoon." She looked away. "I will miss you," she said softly. "I know you don't like weak emotions, Radditzu, but I can't help it. You and I grew up together, and I love you as I would love my own brother." Radditzu grinned at her. "I know, little one. I may never say this again, but I love you, too." She looked up in surprise and smiled warmly at him. "Thank you," she said earnestly. She looked down again as a thought struck her. "What will I do without you, Radditzu? You save me from the meaningless prattle of Council and the venom spit out by the nobles. You are all I have now," she murmured sadly. He put his arm around her, resting his head on hers as they walked. "No. I'm not, little one. You have your father and that Yamucha, remember?" She shook her head. "Father and I have never been close, especially after Mother died. And Yamucha seems to have fallen in love with me, despite my ever-increasing hatred towards the idea of marrying him. He's a good friend, but I don't want to marry him. You know me, Radditzu. You know me, my heart and soul, and you never turn away from what I am. You don't flinch at my temper and don't scoff at my intelligence. You treat me as your equal as no man has ever done. I don't want you to go." He sighed. "Buruma, you have lots of wonderful things here. I need to avenge my people that were slaughtered by that lizard. The Saiyajin race wasn't exactly angelic, but we didn't deserve to have our entire race destroyed. We were warriors and killers, yes, but we had honor. We were a strong and noble race and that ruthless beast destroyed the entire planet. I *need* to go, little one. I'm sorry," he whispered. "I'm sorry, but I cannot disobey my prince and I *want* to fight against the killer of my people." "I understand that, Radditzu, I just don't want to lose you," she whispered. He smiled tenderly. "You aren't losing me, little one." He chuckled suddenly. "Vejiita no Ouji has found out about your latest invention and has *ordered* that the 'human inventor' be brought before him immediately." Looking down at the blue-haired woman leaning on him, he smirked. "He has no idea that the inventor of the gravity room is a woman, let alone the Princess of Earth." She laughed. "Is he the type that will flip?" He nodded, amused. "He'll have a cat." He suddenly frowned. "Buruma, I suggest that you don't lose your temper in front of the Prince. I've only met him an hour ago and spent very little time in his company, but he seems to be a very cold man. He's also known for his quick temper and violent tendencies. He wouldn't hesitate to kill you, Buruma. He is a killer, never forget that." She nodded. "I'll try, Radditzu, but you know me." He snorted. "Yeah, I know. You're impossible. That temper of yours will get you in trouble one day," he warned. She smirked at him. "Probably, but you wouldn't like me any other way." He shook his head. "You're right. I wouldn't. You do realize you are too Saiyajin-like for your own good, don't you?" "You say that all the time." She looked up to find themselves outside the palace doors. "I need to get changed before I meet with the Saiyajin no Ouji." He nodded. "I'll escort you to your rooms and then to his. He is quite anxious to meet the inventor, Buruma." She snorted. "Yeah, until he finds out I'm the Princess and a woman to boot." Shrugging, Radditzu opened the door for the wet Princess. "He won't like it, but there isn't much he can do about it." Buruma laughed. "No. There isn't." Radditzu and Buruma quickly made their way to her rooms, where she bathed and changed into more suitable clothing for her meeting with the Saiyajin no Ouji. Soon, they found themselves outside of Vejiita's rooms and Buruma stood quietly beside Radditzu as he talked with the guards. They promptly let the Prince know his visitors had arrived and were ushered into the large sitting room. Buruma glanced around curiously as she waited for the Saiyajin no Ouji. The door behind her opened again and two Saiyajin walked inside. The male blinked in surprise as he found the room occupied with strangers. The very pregnant Saiyajin female, however, smiled slightly in Buruma's direction. "I don't mean to be rude," the large Saiyajin began, "but who are you?" Radditzu glanced at him. "I am Radditzu and this is Princess Buruma." "Radditzu? Son of Bardock?" When Radditzu nodded, the other Saiyajin's face broke into a large grin. "I'm Kakarotto, your brother," the man said. Radditzu blinked and looked over his brother curiously. "You look well, brother." His brother nodded. "As do you, Radditzu. This is my mate, Chichi," Kakarotto introduced, nodding towards the pregnant Saiyajin, who smiled politely. "Where is Vejiita-sama?" Radditzu shrugged. "He should be here shortly." He turned expectantly towards the opening door, kneeling before the short Saiyajin that entered. Buruma glanced around to see Radditzu's brother and the female doing the same. She restrained herself from grinning at the irritated scowl that appeared when she did not and nodded politely instead. Radditzu rose quickly and began to introduce her. "Vejiita-sama, this is Princess Buruma of Earth." He glanced at her, his eyes roving over her curves before he turned back to Radditzu, dismissing her. "She's gorgeous, Radditzu, but she isn't whom I told you to fetch. Where is the inventor?" Radditzu smiled faintly. "She is the inventor, Ouji-sama," he said softly. He blinked and looked at Buruma again. "You?" She nodded. He snorted. "That explains why the old King tried to refuse my request." "What request was that, Ouji-sama?" Radditzu asked. "To take the inventor with us." Buruma blinked. "Say what?" The Saiyajin no Ouji smirked evilly. "You, Princess, are coming with us," he told her, his voice oozing sweetness. She blinked again and turned to Radditzu. "Why didn't you tell me? You let me go on and on about how much I'll miss you and I'm to go with you anyway?" He shook his head. "I wasn't aware of it, little one." She snorted. "Look, Highness, I can't go with you. I'm supposed to be married come winter," she told him bitterly. Vejiita glared at Radditzu before turning to sneer at the blue-haired Princess. "The King has approved of it. After some persuasion," he told her, laughing cruelly. She glared at him. "Excuse me, Highness," she sneered. "I would like to speak with my father about this before I commit myself." He smirked. "Fine. We leave in the morning, Princess." She nodded, returning his smirk. "Radditzu?" He nodded. "Ouji-sama, permission to escort the Princess." Vejiita frowned. "Why?" Fidgeting, Radditzu looked at his Prince. "It is my duty." "You're duty is to me, soldier," Vejiita snapped. Radditzu nodded. "I'm aware of that, Ouji-sama, but I also have a duty to her. I am honor bound to carry out my word." "What duty?" Vejiita demanded. He fidgeted again. "I am her protector, Sire." "You've been assigned the duty of guarding this little weakling?" he asked sharply. Radditzu shook his head. "No. I assigned myself four years ago." Buruma stepped up to Radditzu, placing a delicate hand on his arm. "Don't worry about it, Radditzu. I'll be fine," she told him quietly. "Besides, I think your brother and his mate - is that the word? - have business with the Prince." "Buruma," he whispered, obviously torn. "You call her by name. Why is that?" Vejiita sneered. Radditzu frowned, his face pained. "Vejiita-sama, she and I are friends, and I forgot myself for a moment." Buruma smiled kindly on Radditzu. "I'll be fine," she reassured him. She giggled softly. "Besides, what possible trouble can I get into between here and there?" Radditzu looked horrified. "Don't go there, Buruma! Last time you said that I damn near killed myself and you!" Kakarotto laughed. "What happened?" Radditzu glanced at his brother, smiling wickedly. "She was stopped in the hall by some visiting noble who wanted to leer at her up close when her bodyguard wasn't present. She had a short sword strapped to her leg and a ki gun on the other one. Let's just say he got a little persistent and she damn near castrated the bastard. The man pissed his breeches and ran away. I was coming back from a sparring match with one of the stronger humans on this planet and he ran me over." Radditzu laughed. "He took one look at me and fainted. I looked at him and found the Princess' necklace in his hand. To make a long story short, I almost killed him, and then tore apart the castle looking for Buruma, when in all actuality she was safe and sound, locked in her room working on an invention of some kind. When I found her, I was so glad to see her I rushed into the room, setting off one of her inventions and blowing up that half of the wing. With us in it. I'm just damn lucky I got to her in time to protect her before it blew." Kakarotto laughed. "Sounds like you are a spirited one, Princess." Radditzu grinned. "You have no idea. She is fiery and intelligent. Not to mention I trained her to fight and she's damn good. She can't seem to get down fighting with ki, but guns and blades; she beats seasoned soldiers every time. Damn near beats me most the time." Buruma laughed. "It's because you let me win, Rad-chan!" She glanced at the Prince, noticing how he was looking quite irritated at their chitchat and decided to put an end to it. "I must go speak with my father. Radditzu, remember your promise?" His eyes got wide. "Oh, no. Please, you can't make me-" She smirked. "Yes, my dear friend, you will do it. I am not attending my own birthing day celebration without you. That means the whole works, Radditzu." Vejiita decided at that moment to snap. "If you are quite done, I would appreciate if you reminisce somewhere else!" he growled. Buruma glanced at him, nodding. "I apologize, Vejiita no Ouji," she said, her voice thick with sarcasm. "Radditzu, I'll speak with you later. Kakarotto, Chichi, it was nice meeting you and feel free to drop by my quarters at any time. Radditzu's brother is always welcome as is his mate." She nodded again and left the room, picking up on one last comment before she was out of hearing. "Damn Onna," the Vejiita no Ouji growled. |