Ch. 2: The Dance - Vegeta x Reader - 3,385 Words - SFW
// Vegeta x fem!reader // Uses Y/N // Saiyan AU //
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    Brushing your hair was quite easy, and you smoothed it out with your hands afterwards to prevent it from frizzing up. The dress, however, proved to be the difficult part. Your jumper was stretchy and fit your body snuggly, no zippers or buttons required. The satin dress, while still form fitting, required a zipper that you couldnât pull up all the way. Had you been in your room, where you wanted to be, you could simply step out and ask one of the hundreds of other maids for help. However, you were not in your room and there were no other maids around.
    A knock came at the door; It was actually more of a loud banging. âWoman, what the hell is taking you so long?â The prince's voice rang out, pissed to all hell. What else was new?
    âI canât reach the zipper!â You called back. The banging stopped and you heard an annoyed sigh.Â
    âJust open the damned door and Iâll zip it for you so we can leave.â
    You paused for a moment, making sure to hold up the top of the dress and cover yourself. You tried once again to zip it up from the small of your back to no avail. You sighed and opened the door, making sure to have your back to the prince.
    After the door was open, there was no sound of footsteps coming to help. âUh, Vegeta? The door is open.â Your tail swished behind you anxiously as you waited for the prince to do something.
    Then the sound of his dress shoes clacked against the tile to you, where you felt his warm hand grip the zipper. He paused as you pulled your hair away from your back, and he pulled up sharply to close the dress. The sleeveless dark blue gown highlighted your shoulders nicely, and complimented the princeâs cape. The folds were soft, and the way the top of it was cut showed off your chest. You looked good in fancy attire.
    You heard the prince turn on heel and quickly make his way to his room's door. âHurry up,â he grunted, not even bothering to wait as you slipped on your shoes and blue scouter and ran after him. To be fair, his face was as red as a flame and he didnât want you to see. He opened the door and you smiled as you saw the big bald saiyan waiting out in the hallway.
    âVegeta, why is your face-â
    âShut it Nappa now letâs go get this damned thing over with.â You fell in stride with Nappa as you both walked down the hallway behind the prince, with you on the right and Nappa on the left. Your dress billowed behind you as you walked briskly down the hall. The hallway was decorated with ornate gold statues, blue flowers, and sloping ceilings. Vegeta had ordered the walls to be decorated with the ancient tapestries depicting the legendary super saiyan, whoâs hair shown bright gold and his eyes a blinding blue. They were stunning depictions, but still just legends all the same.
    âWow Y/N, you look beautiful!â Nappa smiled at you. As scary as the older saiyan looked, he truly was a sweetheart.Â
    âThank you Nappa. You clean up nicely yourself,â you grinned. He was wearing the dressier model of your everyday armor, which you had the same version of in your closet. The body suit underneath was black, with a dark gray chest plate and dark blue stomach piece. His tail was wrapped tightly around his waist and his scouter piece glowed blue as it picked up the power levels of the servants you passed.
    âNo one complimented my appearance,â Vegeta growled, not bothering to look behind himself.
    âI think you look quite handsome, sire,â you smiled softly as he turned to meet your eyes. He seemed annoyed, but what you could not see was his tail whipping around wildly under his cape and the blush that came to his cheeks as he faced forwards again.
    âYeah Vegeta! You look all grown up!â Nappa said as he clapped his hands together.Â
    âHe still looks like a mama's boy to me,â the person stepping up next to Nappa laughed. He was wearing the same outfit as the older saiyan, but his long, dark hair was a stark contrast from the bald man.
    âRaditz! You made it!â Nappa laughed heartily, swinging his arm around Raditzâs shoulder. âWhereâs Kakarot?â
    âRight here!â Kakarot smiled, stepping up to the other side of you. âHey Y/N! Wow, you look really pretty!â
    You smiled in return and glanced over his outfit; it was the same as the one the other two had on. You went to thank him before Vegeta cut you off. âDonât compliment her Kakarot, her ego is already bad enough as is.â
    âThatâs ironic coming from you,â Raditz grumbled under his breath. As annoying as the prince could be, you enjoyed the little group that came with your job. They hadnât been as welcoming of you at first, but once you trained with them you had earned their respect. It helped that you shared meals with Raditz and Kakarot almost every evening; at least, the ones when you werenât with the prince babying his every need. For those, a good chunk of the time Nappa joined the two of you as well. It was also a bit of a help that you grew up in the same area as Kakarot, so you sort of knew him before starting work at the castle.
    âSo Vegeta, are you ready to find a mate?â Raditz asked, wiggling his eyebrows as everyone but Vegeta and Nappa chuckled. Nappa gave a slight frown, to which you raised an eyebrow at.
    âIâm ready to get this damned night behind me.â He grunted, stepping up to the ballroom doors. âDonât act like idiots. Woman, stay by me.âÂ
    You rolled your eyes and sighed. âYes sire.â
    Kakarot and Raditz opened the doors as you, Vegeta, and Nappa walked into the room together. A hush befell the room and everyone kneeled as the prince went past. This was the part of the banquets he enjoyed; the part where everyone honored his lineage and power. It made him feel strong and caused his ego to flare up to an even higher level of unbearable. Your tail wrapped tightly around your waist as you stared at the bowed heads of the princeâs servants and followers.
    The prince sat on his throne beside his father, where Nappa stood with you to the right of the prince (you being the closest) and Raditz and Kakarot took their places to the left of the king.Â
    âYou may rise,â the King's booming voice echoed throughout the chamber as Vegeta huffed in annoyance, not wanting the moment to be over. Each separate house had selected a prime saiyan woman made for the title of queen to be presented to the prince later in the night. Out of all of them, heâd choose his favorite, based on his tastes alone, to dance with.Â
    âWoman, fetch me-â the prince began, but his father quieted him.
    âSon, they are not here to serve you tonight. Go and enjoy yourselves, as I doubt this will happen again.â You glanced at Nappa, wide eyed, who seemed just as shocked as you. The four of you bowed.
    âThank you, my king,â you all echoed in unison. Vegeta said something hurriedly to his father, who shook his head and continued to watch the crowds of high society mingle.
    You tossed a glance over your shoulder at the prince, giving a soft wave as he rolled his eyes. He tossed his hand over the right arm rest and let it dangle beside the throne as he smirked and flicked you off. You stuck your tongue out at him as you walked to the table and began to make a plate full of snacks.
    âMan, I thought he would have been a lot happier to have women swooning over him all night. I sure would be,â Raditz grumbled, grabbing food off the table and shoving it into his mouth. Nappa elbowed him and Raditz began to choke as Kakarot slapped his back repeatedly. Raditz then swallowed sharply and gasped for air as Nappa shoved a plate into his hands. Having served the prince for so long, you had some idea of the manners required for tonight, and Nappa was a saiyan elite born into the higher class and had been taught the basics since birth. It was clear, however, that Raditz and Kakarot did not fall into either category and therefore stuck out like a sore thumb.
    âMaybe heâs shy!â Kakarot whispered, piling his plate high with the finger foods.Â
    âNo, heâs justâŚâ Nappa looked like he wanted to say something but stopped himself as music began to play.
    âHeâs just full of himself.â You replied with a roll of your eyes. The four of you took a seat at one of the empty tables and began to eat your food. The table was covered in a white table cloth, with fancy silverware, napkins, candles, and a large bouquet of blue and gold flowers in the middle. The decorations matched the rest of the ballroom, which had marble and gold floors and vases of large plants hanging from the pillars holding up the ceiling. Vegeta and his fatherâs thrones were golden of course, with the cushions a bright red, standing out in the midst of the blue, white and gold decorations. The thrones sat perched above the dance floor, with marble steps and a dark blue carpet leading directly to its edge.Â
    You had to admit, as silly as this whole thing was, it truly was one of the fanciest things you had ever been to in your life.
    âLook at those dopes, dancing around with their noses in the air,â Raditz rolled his eyes and continued to shove food in his mouth, spewing a bit onto the table as he continued. âThey think theyâre better than us.â
    âThey are better than us,â you sighed sadly.
    âAw come on Y/N, donât talk like that.â Kakarot frowned slightly. âI donât think anyone is better than us.â
    âMaybe Frieza,â Nappa grunted, earning a laugh from the four of you.
    âSee any girls that catch your eye, Nappa?â Raditz smirked, nudging the older saiyan with his elbow.
    âNah, theyâre all too prissy pants for me,â Nappa chuckled. âNot my type.â
    âAnd too young for Nappa!â Kakarot laughed, spewing food everywhere again as he shoveled more into his mouth.
    âI donât know, I think that one over there looks pretty nice,â Raditz smirked, pointing his fork at a taller saiyan woman, wearing a battle chestplate over her purple dress. Her hair was long, and she was the only one not dancing alongside the suitors. She was also the only one wearing armor as a suitor tonight. Instead of dancing, she was laying with her arms crossed against one of the pillars, glaring as the other women made fools of themselves with their silly gala dances. Her head swiveled to meet your eyes and you quickly looked elsewhere, a chill running down your spine.
    âI think Vegeta shares your thoughts Raditz!â Kakarot giggled, nodding his head towards the prince. You looked over to see he was staring at the girl with a curious expression, and you felt your heart falter slightly. You couldnât help the frown that came to your face.Â
    âHey no sour expressions!â Kakarot nudged you gently. âThis is a fun night! We never get food this tasty in the barracks!âÂ
    You gave a sad smile and nodded. âYeah I guess you have a point there.â Nappa was staring at you weirdly again and you bristled. âWhat is it, Nappa?â
    âDo you know how to dance?â He asked suddenly.
    âNappa, I was born by the city limits in a tiny hut, do you think I can ballroom dance?â You laughed. âThatâs like asking if Raditz can dance!â
    âHey! Iâll have you know I can and Iâm decent at it!â Raditz huffed, crossing his arms and frowning while his brother giggled.
    âYou canât ballroom dance to save your life!â Kakarot laughed, causing his brother to smack the back of his head. âHey what did ya do that for?â
    Nappa shook his head as he chuckled and took off his scouter. âCome on, Iâll show you how.â
    You glanced around nervously at the hundreds of high class saiyans talking amongst themselves or waltzing around the dance floor. âI donât-â
    âCome on, they all know me here and they wonât think twice of it.â He stood up and offered you a hand, which you took hesitantly before taking off your scouter as well. As soon as it was set down on the table, he yanked you to a corner of the dance floor.
    He placed one of your hands on his shoulder as he placed his hand on your waist. He then grabbed your remaining hand in his and held it to the side of you two. You could barely reach his shoulder, and his hand on your waist felt massive; gods he was a huge dude.Â
    âAlright now step in time with me. And a 1, 2, 3. 1, 2, 3.â You awkwardly waltzed around with Nappa, who was surprisingly a light dancer on his feet. His white boots clacked around the ballroom while you stumbled around with him to the music.
    âWow Y/N, youâre horrible at this!â He laughed quietly as you rolled your eyes and smiled.
    âGee, thanks big guy. I didnât know I was dancing with the prince.â That earned a hearty laugh from your dance partner, who quickly quieted down and apologized after the dirty looks he got from the other dancers.
    âIâm only pulling your tail. Youâre not too bad for a newbie,â he smiled; It was a sincere smile and warmed your heart a bit as you continued to be terrible at waltzing.
    âThanks Nappa.â You couldnât help but steal a glance at the prince, who was now staring at you and Nappa. You floated up a bit and gave a soft smile from over Nappaâs shoulder before he seemed to huff, cross his arms, and look elsewhere. What a cranky man. Then again youâd probably be bored sitting up there too, watching as everyone else at a dance hosted in your honor got to have fun and you didnât.
   âHas Vegeta always been this cranky?â You asked Nappa quietly, touching down onto the floor again.
    He nodded his head. It was well known that besides being Vegetaâs trainer, the large man also acted as his nanny of sorts; a second dad if you will. Vegeta, although heâd never admit it to his face, looked up to Nappa as more of a father than his actual dad.
     âFor as long as I can remember, he was always the way he is; spoiled and grumpy.âÂ
    You chuckled at his response. âThat sounds about right. I canât even imagine him as a kid.â You had been working by Vegetaâs side for six years now, and you were the first maid that stayed longer than five days without quitting or pleading insanity from his attitude.Â
    Nappaâs stare blanked for a moment before a soft smile grew on the older manâs face. âActually, before he went to work under Frieza, there was just a small bit of time where he was no different from any other saiyan child.â
    âI canât imagine what that was like for him,â you said, glancing again at the spikey haired prince, watching as he talked quietly to his father.
   âHe got over it quickly, not like he had a choice.â Nappa began to smile, staring off wistfully as he thought of the past. âHe used to have bangs.âÂ
    You gasped. âNo he did not!â You, of course, already knew this, having seen the prince on the television during his fatherâs speeches as a child. Yet, you didnât want to disrupt the older saiyanâs happy memories.
    âHe used to act like a kid too, whining for toys and to go play outside. Of course he couldnât just play anywhere, so he would climb the tree in the courtyard while I watched from the benches.â
    You smiled as Nappa talked about the young prince with such admiration. When it came down to it, it was clear Nappa thought of Vegeta as his son as well. When he was in the middle of talking about how heâd carry the prince above his head and Vegeta would pretend he was a rocket, a tap on your shoulder made you jump slightly.
    âHey Y/N!â Kakarot smiled. âMind if I steal a dance? Iâve been practicing!â He motioned over to Raditz, who was now mumbling curse words under his breath as he sat back down at the table and once again began to pile food into his mouth with reckless abandon.
    âOh, uh, sure! If Nappa doesnât mind that is!â You replied, glancing up at the bald saiyan.
    Nappa scrunched up his face for a second and glanced in the princeâs direction. âUh⌠I guess for a bit wouldnât hurt.â
    âDonât worry, weâll be quick!â Kakarot smiled again. He was always so happy for a saiyan; sometimes you forgot he wasnât just an off worlder. If it wasnât for his tail, you wouldnât believe he was the same species as you.
    Nappa flawlessly switched his hands out with Kakarotâs as you placed your hand on his shoulder. He went over and started talking to Raditz as Kakarot spun you around quickly.
    âWoah woah woah we gotta keep pace with everyone else!â You laughed as he spun you faster.
    âThis is more fun though!â He smiled. âTheyâre too slow!â
    You laughed and agreed but made him slow down anyway. The two of you were getting glares from the suitors as you shared the dance floor with them, but for once you didnât care. The king had been right; when would you ever get to do something like this again?
    âWhy did you want to dance?â You chuckled, staring up into his eyes. He seemed to be thinking about it a bit before he gave his response.
    âI was bored!â You felt like a rock just got dropped on your head but you laughed anyway. He could be really stupid but his personality was refreshing. You began to fill in with the rest of the dancers, all of whom were now paired up with a male servant and dancing around the room, their brightly colored ball gowns that depicted their houses swirling together in a blur of rainbow colors. You and Kakarot were no different, even if your outfits were less grand and your colors belonged to the prince's royal guard. Vegeta thought he had only glanced away for a moment before he realized he couldnât find Nappaâs tall, bald, satellite head circling the dance floor with you.Â
    âWhere the hell are they,â he grumbled, spotting Nappa at the table with Raditz. The two were caught up in an intense conversation, with you nowhere to be found.
    âLooking for your entourage?â The king chuckled darkly. Vegeta just grunted and looked away from his father, resting his elbow on the chair's armrest and placing his chin in his hand.
    âHardly see why you would care.â He grunted.
    âI quite like the two of them together. They seem close.â Vegeta rolled his eyes at his fatherâs words.
    âNappa is as old as you father, I hardly doubt anyone else thinks that.â
    âNot him you oaf, the saiyan boy. Whatâs his name? I donât recall it⌠Bardockâs son.â Vegetaâs head immediately whipped up as his onyx eyes scanned the dance floor only to find you waltzing around with none other than Kakarot. His loose grip on his chin changed to a tight grip on both armrests of the throne, the intricate gold designs cracking under his hands.Â
    âHow ideal. Heâs a good fighter, isnât he? I know she has proved herself to be one as well. Their offspring would benefit our armies an undeniable amount.â
    âThe hell are you talking about, old man?â Vegeta spat, his eyes never leaving the two of you.Â
    âWatch your tone, boy,â the king frowned. Vegeta didnât even notice, watching as you smiled up at Kakarot and the two of you held onto each other. It made him feel a pit of uneasiness in his stomach; he felt disgusted by it.Â
    There was no way he was jealous. He was the prince of all saiyans damn it! He watched as you stumbled and Kakarot caught you, holding you closer and continuing to laugh. Okay, maybe he was jealous. Not of your affections or the fact that Kakarot was able to hold your soft hands and your curving waist, or that Kakarot got to stare down at you in that gorgeous, deep blue dress. Not that you were wearing his colors and looked as beautiful as ever in it. Not even because his father talked about you and Kakarotâs potential children like it was set in stone. No, of course not. He was jealous his damned rival got to waltz around the floor and he did not. At least, thatâs what he told himself.
    âActually, Iâve thought about it before as well. With you finding a mate of your own soon, Iâve drafted a letter to the girl's parents, offering an arranged marriage of her and Bardockâs son.â Vegeta's right hand snapped off the top of the arm rest and he tossed it to the side as he stood up abruptly.Â
    âWhere the hell do you think youâre going?â His father growled. Vegeta took another step down the blue carpet and towards the dance floor.
    Kakarot was spinning you so fast again to the point that you were seeing stars. âKakarot Iâm gonna throw up, stop it!â You laughed dizzily.
     âMe too!â He chuckled, coming to a slow stop. âAlright Iâve had my fun, I need some water!â You let go of his hand and placed both on his shoulders as the two of you laughed in the middle of the dance floor.
    âWOMAN!â The princeâs voice rang out, high above the music and the dancing of the crowd. Everyone immediately stopped dancing or talking and the band stopped playing abruptly, turning to look at the prince to see who he was calling out to. You were no different, and a feeling of uneasiness washed over your entire body. He called every female âwoman,â but when your eyes met his you knew he was speaking to you.
    âMove.â He spat at the crowd, and they parted out of his path. He looked furious, but the suitors didnât seem to care. Some bowed to him as he walked past, others curtsied. A select few reached out to him but he shouldered his way past them. When he reached you and Kakarot, he stopped, reaching out a hand.
    âYouâre dancing with me now,â he spat.
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