~By Gina-chan~
"656, 657, 658, 659," Rapyd counted, as she
and Vegeta did sit-ups. She and Vegeta were twelve, almost teenagers.
"689,
690, 691, 692....700!" Rapyd stopped. Vegeta and Rapyd were both breathing
heavily as sweat ran down their faces. They both were determined to become the
strongest Saiyan although neither of them was worried about having to face the
other.
"Okay,
I think that's enough for today," Rapyd said, wiping sweat from her
forehead.
"Okay,"
Vegeta said, panting.
"Lets
go wash up and meet back out here, kay?" Rapyd said. Vegeta nodded. Rapyd
flew up to her balcony as Vegeta walked back inside. Rapyd opened the balcony
door and walked into an empty house. Her mother was out training with the
soldiers. She opened the door to the bathroom, walked in and shut the door
again. She started the water in the shower and took off her clothes. Rapyd
hopped into a cold shower and started washing her hair.
"Vegeta's been acting a little strange lately.
Could he have the same feelings for me as I have for him? I can't believe I
actually like him. I mean, we've been friends for a long time. And besides,
emotions like "love" get in the way of training. And yet, its slowly
happening to me," Rapyd
thought. She turned off the shower and put some clean clothes on. Rapyd brushed
out her shoulder length brown hair and walked out of the bathroom and onto the
balcony and down to the courtyard were Vegeta was waiting.
"You're
quick," Rapyd commented. Vegeta ignored her.
"So
what should we do now?" he asked.
"I
don't know. How about we go exploring in the city?" Rapyd suggested.
"But
it's against our rules to leave the palace...Okay lets go!" Vegeta agreed.
They flew up out of the palace and back down into the surrounding city. As soon
as they landed, a murmur went up in the crowd.
"That's
the prince and the heir to the Dimension Key." Vegeta and Rapyd ignored
them and kept walking.
"So now what, Ms. Explorer?" Vegeta said.
"Um...Lets
go down here!" Rapyd said, ducking into a dark alley. Vegeta followed.
"You
sure we should do this?" Vegeta asked, creeping after Rapyd.
"Yea,
its fine. What could possibly happen?" Rapyd said. She suddenly ran into
two large men.
"Well
well well. Look what the cat dragged in," one man said.
"Now
who might we have here? Oh. Its the Prince and the Dimension Key heir,"
the other man said.
"I
wonder how much money we could get if we held them hostage!" said the man.
Vegeta and Rapyd slowly backed out of the alley. One of the men ran behind
them.
"I
don't think so," the man said, blocking their only exit. Rapyd tried
kicking the man in the stomach. The man grabbed her leg.
"Hehehe.
What a feisty one," he said putting Rapyd under one arm. The other man
grabbed Vegeta and put him under his arm.
"Come
on, we can't fly so we have to walk back to the hideout," the man said to
the other. Rapyd and Vegeta wriggled around trying to break free but to no
avail. The men soon reached the hideout and unlocked the door. They walked in
and locked the door behind them.
"Where
should we put them?" the man asked.
"In
the secret back room," the other man said. They took Vegeta and Rapyd and
threw them into the room. The man locked the door from the outside. A dim light
lit the room. Rapyd surveyed the room. It was bare except for a toilet, a
couple of chairs, and three cots.
"Oh,
absolutely nothing could happen," Vegeta said sarcastically, sitting down
on one of the cots. Rapyd sighed.
"Sorry,"
she replied curtly.
"Maybe
we can just blast through the door," Vegeta said hopefully. Rapyd walked
over to the door and peered through the keyhole.
"Nope.
There's a guard out there," Rapyd said.
"Guess
we have to wait for our parents to come and rescue us, then," Vegeta said.
"Guess
so," Rapyd said, walking over and sitting on the cot opposite of Vegeta's.
There was a long, uncomfortable silence. Rapyd looked down at her feet.
"Um,"
Vegeta started. Rapyd looked up. Vegeta stared into her deep, green eyes. His
heart trembled.
"How
can I tell her how I feel? I know I shouldn't, but I feel as though I...I love
her," Vegeta thought.
"What?"
Rapyd questioned.
"Rapyd,
I have something I need to tell you," Vegeta said. Rapyd's heart jumped.
"Uh...
in the past few months I've began to feel differently about you, Rapyd,"
Vegeta said quietly.
"I
think you're pretty and nice and...just fun to be around," he continued.
"Well,
I guess what I'm trying to say is...is that I like you," Vegeta admitted.
Rapyd lay down on her cot. She smiled.
"I'm
glad, Vegeta. Because I like you too," Rapyd said happily. Rapyd got up
and sat next to Vegeta and laid her head on his shoulder. The door flew open.
"Oops,
sorry to bust up the love scene," the guard said. Rapyd and Vegeta stood
up.
"What
do you want?" Rapyd said harshly.
"We're
going to contact your parents and we need proof that we kidnapped you,"
said the guard. The guard took Rapyd's left arm and Vegeta's right arm and them
together with a sort of rope.
"No
funny stuff 'cause if you try to escape, the rope blows off the other persons
arm," the guard said. The guard pushed them to the main chamber where the
two men that kidnapped them were waiting.
"Don't
you think we should beat them up a bit? It gives a more dramatic effect,"
one guy said.
"I
agree completely," the other one said, punching the two in the face. He
continued beating them. Rapyd and Vegeta tried blocking the attacks with their
other arms, but he just attacked their arms. After a minute, when Rapyd and
Vegeta were bloody and bruised, the guy stopped.
"Okay,
contact the parents," the guy said. The other one obeyed, turning on the
viewscreen. A worried King Vegeta and Seikai appeared on the screen.
"What
have you done with my daughter?!" Seikai cried.
"And
my son?" King Vegeta added.
"Why
they're right here," The man said, pushing Vegeta and Rapyd in front of
the viewscreen.
"Rapyd!
Vegeta!" Seikai gasped.
"I
will execute you for this," King Vegeta threatened.
"Hahaha, Now now King Vegeta, don't be so impulsive.
You wouldn't want anything to happen to your son and the Dimension Key heir,
now would you?" said the man.
"What
do you want?" King Vegeta growled.
"Well
let's see? How about 100,000,000 gold credits by tomorrow or your brat and the
Dimension Key heir get it. Understand?" the guy said.
"Grr.
Alright. Tomorrow. Where do you want to get it?" King Vegeta said angrily.
"I'll
come by the palace with the two brats. Goodbye," said the man, turning off
the viewscreen.
"Take
them back in the back," said the guy. The guard took the pair and threw
them back in the room.
"Hey
what about the-" Vegeta started as the guard slammed the door shut.
"-rope."
All of a sudden, the dim light flickered off.
"Hey
turn the light back on!" Rapyd yelled to the guard.
"Go
to sleep! Its nighttime!" the guard yelled back. Rapyd slumped against the
wall, yanking Vegeta with her.
"Well
this is just great. I'm stuck here, locked in a dark room, bloody and beat up,
and tied to the guy I like. Just wonderful," Rapyd said. Vegeta lied down
on his right arm. Rapyd lied down on her left arm. They were so close, their
faces were almost touching, but they didn't know that because the room was
pitch black.
"Vegeta?"
Rapyd said uncertainly.
"Hmm?"
was his response.
"Are
you alright?" she asked.
"Well
yea I guess, considering that my nose is bleeding and I feel like all the bones
in my body are broken. But you're here with me, so that makes me feel
better," Vegeta replied.
"Thanks
Vegeta," Rapyd said softly. There was a pause and then,
"Vegeta?"
Rapyd asked again.
"What?"
said Vegeta.
"Are
you asleep?" she asked.
"No, because you keep talking to me. But I don't
mind," he replied.
"Vegeta,
I'm kinda scared," Rapyd admitted.
"Don't
be," Vegeta said, putting his arm around her. Rapyd nestled next to Vegeta
and closed her eyes.
"Goodnight,
Rapyd," Vegeta said, shutting his eyes.
Rapyd
woke up, the comforting warmth of Vegeta
surrounding her.
"Vegeta
Vegeta! Wake up!" Rapyd said, shaking Vegeta awake.
"W-what?"
Vegeta asked blinking open his eyes
"We can try and escape! The guard's asleep!"
Rapyd said, excitedly.
"How
do you know?" Vegeta said.
"I
can hear him snoring!" Rapyd replied.
"Your
right!" Vegeta said, jumping up, pulling Rapyd with him. They formed Ki
balls in their hands and blasted open the door. The guard snapped awake, but it
was too late. Rapyd and Vegeta were already punching and kicking him. Before he
could react, they blasted him to the next dimension. The pair ran out the door
and flew back up to the palace, where King Vegeta and Seikai were waiting. The
two landed and ran to their parents.
"Rapyd!"
Seikai cried, hugging her daughter.
"My
son!" King Vegeta said, patting the prince on the back.
"What's
this?" King Vegeta said, looking at the rope tying the two together.
"The
men tied us together," Rapyd explained.
"Well
I'll take care of that," King Vegeta said, blowing up the rope.
"What about the two men?" Rapyd inquired.
"They will be...taken care of," King Vegeta
said coldly.
Rapyd and Vegeta suddenly noticed the wounds they had
acquired.
"We'd better get you two to the rejuvenation tanks!" King Vegeta said.