Icy Blue

Icy Blue

By: Angelwarrior1

Chapter 1: A Deal

Bulma spoke with her new advisors and settled most of the matters that arose. If any of her advisors had a problem with her they never spoke of it. Which Bulma found to be wise on their parts, they knew what she could do to anyone who objected. After dismissing them she sighed and rubbed her temples. She hadn't realized how tense she was until now. Kinton noticed his queen's discomfort.

"Please my lady, you've had a rough day. Why not relax for a short while? I can have a bath drawn for you."

"That would be lovely Kinton. Please do so."

Kinton nodded and rushed out of the room to do her bidding. Bulma rested her head against the back of her throne and closed her eyes. Things were only going to become more stressful, she could feel it. After a few moments of resting her eyes, she opened them again and regained her composure. It would not do well to let just anyone see how tired she truly was. It was her whole reason for everything that had happened. She wouldn't let it happen again. Kinton walked back into the room and knelt before her.

"Your bath is ready my queen."

Bulma nodded and rose to follow him to what she guessed would be her new room. It was huge, but she'd have to examine it later. At the moment she simply wished to soak in a nice hot bath. Walking into the bathroom she found many female servants waiting for her. She saw how nervous they were and usually she'd try to calm them with a reassuring smile. She was in no mood for that at the moment though and simply motioned for Kinton to leave, pleased when he understood and did so. She stripped and climbed into the tub, feeling her muscles relax instantly. The servants began to clean her and fuss over her. Bulma never felt comfortable with people fawning over her. She always liked to do things for herself, never depending on anyone but herself when it came to getting things done. She was not going to change her way of things now. Confusing the servants by dismissing them from the bathroom, Bulma was finally able to relax and clean herself. After relaxing for a short while and cleaning herself a knock came at the bathroom door.

"Yes?" Bulma wasn't in the least surprised.

"Vegeta has been fully healed. Do you wish to see him now my queen?" It was Kinton, which Bulma had already assumed.

"Yes, bring him here immediately."

"Yes, my lady."

Bulma returned to relaxing until another knock came. She removed the washcloth from her eyes.

"Come in."

Kinton walked in and froze at the sight of his naked queen. Her beauty froze him to the spot as he gazed at the bare skin exposed to him. Even if he couldn't see all of her, he knew the rest of her was gorgeous. When the queen stared at him, he shook himself out of his stupor and knelt next to the tub with his head down. He felt ashamed of his action. Bulma simply waited for him to speak.

"I've brought him. I apologize for coming in when you are not yet decent my queen."

"Nonsense, I allowed you entrance. You did nothing wrong. Now leave me with Vegeta." Bulma waved him away.

"Of course my queen." Kinton nodded slowly and left the room.

Vegeta walked in and stopped the same way Kinton had. He observed her lovely features, but unlike Kinton didn't feel ashamed of openly staring at her. With his life no longer leaving his body his attitude returned.

"What do you want woman?"

"Bulma. My name is Bulma, not woman. You'll do well to remember it." Bulma sent an icy look his way.

"Right, 'Bulma'." Vegeta smirked as he placed emphasis on her name.

"I sense your hostility towards me. Tell me, has my killing Frieza angered you that much?" She stated as she placed the washcloth back over her eyes and rested her head.

"You stole my revenge." Vegeta seethed.

The nerve of this woman. Here she was practically treating him like he was nothing. Interrogating him like he was some servant or something.

"Well I do apologize about that, but it seems you were too busy dying to do anything to kill him. I simply came to kill the one who woke me. I didn't know of your vendetta. Should I have stopped and asked if anyone in the room wanted to kill him for revenge purposes?"

This answer enraged Vegeta and before he could stop himself he lunged at the resting woman. Bulma raised a hand and Vegeta stopped in midair. She took the cloth from her eyes and looked at him with a calm expression.

"That temper is what got you in such condition when I first saw you I'm sure. You must be more careful. If I were anyone else I wouldn't bother giving you a warning." Bulma set Vegeta down, not a bit worried.

"Do not treat me as a child woman! I know what I'm doing." Vegeta growled.

"I'm sure." Bulma drawled as she rose from the tub.

Her naked form seemed to shut Vegeta up for a while, since Bulma heard nothing pass from the man's lips.

'Ah, golden silence.' She wasn't modest anymore as she had once been.

That seemed to be a whole other lifetime though. The days when she fear being nude in front of others were long since gone. Along with her innocence. She walked over and took one of the towels the servants had left. As she began drying herself off, Vegeta couldn't stop his eyes from roaming over every inch of her naked flesh. She felt his eyes on her and smiled to herself. Men. Such predictable creatures. She finished drying and wrapped the towel around herself. With her flesh covered Vegeta finally regained his composure. He followed her from the bathroom as she asked her servant to bring her some attire fit for a female. The servant nodded and went off to search for some clothes. Bulma sat in a big easy chair while Vegeta remained standing with his arms crossed.

"Look. I know you're pissed beyond words at me for stealing your revenge. And you have every right to be angry with me. So how about I make a deal with you?" Bulma smiled a wicked smile as she crossed her legs.

The action didn't go unnoticed by Vegeta as he watched her closely. This woman was slick, he knew there was more to her than meets the eye. It was obvious to everyone that she had power and that she was very beautiful. But he wondered if everyone knew how smart she was. He sensed there was an underlying brilliance to her that not many noticed. Kind of like a rose that gets passed by. People know its there, but they don't take the time to really look at it and see its beauty. Well, he would never forget how deadly she was. When he saw her deadly gaze on Frieza he knew.

"What kind of deal? And what's in it for you?"

Just as Bulma was about to answer, the servant came back in with clothes for Bulma.

"Thank you dear. Would you please find Kinton and have him come here?" Bulma smiled at the nervous woman as she took the clothes.

"Yes, my lady." The servant curtsied and left.

Bulma whipped her towel off and threw it on the chair. Vegeta was left staring once more at her glory. She looked at the clothes for a moment and shrugged, putting them on immediately. It was a females version of Vegeta's spandex, her's blue instead of his black. Both of them weren't wearing armor, leaving their eyes to roam over each others forms if they wished. Bulma of course had no interest in such things at the moment. She was putting her boots on as Kinton walked in. He quickly knelt in front of her and bowed his head.

"You summoned me my queen?"

"Why yes I did." Bulma crossed her arms and scowled at the room.

She was finally noticing how very ugly this palace was. And she refused to live in such a place. Kinton looked up when Bulma did not speak and shivered when he saw her scowl. Vegeta just smirked at what he finally accepted as his new queen. He would never admit it aloud, but at least he knew she would make a better ruler than Frieza. He noticed how much she looked like a female saiyan when she scowled, even with her odd coloring. He hadn't seen many female saiyans in his life, but he vaguely remembered what they looked like. Bulma definitely fit the mold with her new look and clothes. He was shaken from his thoughts when Bulma stepped forward and lifted his chin with her index finger. She raised her hand, forcing him to stand.

"Tell me Kinton and be honest. What do you think of this palace?" Her eyes told him not to even think of lying.

"Well...if you want my opinion...I think it's the ugliest palace I've ever seen. Too much purple." He was so nervous that he'd given the wrong answer.

Both of the men were surprised when Bulma laughed at his answer. Kinton and Vegeta expected her to kill Kinton for his answer.

"I couldn't agree more. Tell me now, is this entire planet covered in ice?" She smiled gently at Kinton as she finally removed her finger from under his chin.

"Yes."

"I see. Which part of this planet do you find to be the most beautiful Kinton?"

"I'd say to the far north, my queen. There's an under ground river that flows there, due to it being the least cold part of the planet."

"Is the view there lovely?" Bulma's eyes sparkled with interest.

"Yes my queen. It's breath taking." Kinton smiled a small smile for the first time in years at the memory.

He'd seen it only once in his entire life, but it was well worth it. It was during the time when he had been a mere laborer. As he was being transferred from one site to another to dig, they'd crossed the beautiful lands. He dreamed of the place everyday.

"Then I'd like you to take workers there and build a new palace."

"W-what?" Kinton thought he'd heard wrong.

"Build me a new palace, made of ice."

"Ice! My lady, won't that be terribly cold for you?" Kinton realized his mistake and bowed his head.

"No. My old palace was made of ice. The inside walls had a clear plastic over the ice and some permafrost in the cement to secure the cracks. It was quite cozy. All furniture was made of ice as well and had clear cushions wrapped over them, tables and such had plastic on top as well. So you see, I know what I'm doing. So get cracking." Bulma touched his chin and lifted it.

"And do have fun. I saw the look in your eyes. You adore that place don't you?"

"Yes, more than anything." He smiled a bigger smile this time.

"Then I'll be sure to let you pick a room with a good view when it's finished."

"Do you really mean that!" Kinton fought to keep his excitement down.

"As long as I get the best view, then sure. Why not?" Bulma chuckled at his excitement.

"Thank you my queen. I will get to work on your new palace right away." He bowed and left the room.

"Are you going to tell me what this deal entails now?" Vegeta scowled at the man that had just left.

"Hm? Ah yes. The deal. Well, answer me this. If I were to give you the chance to kill off the remaining members of the Kold family and offer the throne to you once you've done so, would you take it?" Bulma sat in the big easy chair again after throwing the wet towel to the floor.

"I'd have to ask what's in it for you?"

"Absolutely nothing, but sleep." Bulma looked at him evenly.

"What are you talking about?"

"I simply wish to return to my slumber that I was so rudely awakened from. And to never be bothered again."

"Why would want to go back to sleep? How did you get that way in the first place."

"It's none of you business. Now do you accept or will I have to take care of the Kold family and the universe?"

Vegeta thought about this new development. What happened to this woman sitting before him. For her to want to sleep her life away was something he couldn't comprehend.

"Well?" Bulma burst through his thoughts.

"You have a deal. But it may take years for me to catch up to King Kold and Cooler in strength."

"Hm yes. I realized that problem already and I think I may have a solution."

"Oh? Enlighten me then." Vegeta finally took a seat on her bed.

"Believe it or not, I happen to be rather good at creating technological wonders. I've created a machine that can enhance the gravity in the room. It can go up to 500 times that of normal gravity. It's how I increased some of my strength as well and you've seen what I can do. So you see, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain." Bulma smiled confidently.

Vegeta couldn't help the slow spreading of a smirk over his face as he thought of the woman's thoroughly thought out plan. He liked it. It was simple yet brilliant. And if he couldn't gain the power he needed in time, Bulma was still there to take care of any of the disgruntled Kold members that was sure to come and seek revenge for their fallen family member.

"Alright then. I'm in."