DBZ: The Princess Saga (Vegeta x Reader)

Ch. 12: Thinking Out-Loud

    After you had gotten into the tank you finally gave out, unable to keep yourself up after the insane amount of blood loss. Your heart monitor beeped slowly but steadily as the doctor sighed in relief.

"She'll be fine, boys, but you're welcome to stay here as long as you'd like until she comes to."

Goku breathed in sharply as Raditz slumped back in his chair, running his hands through his sweaty, messy hair.

"Thank you sir," Goku smiled sadly.

The doctor chuckled. "My my my, you and that girl appear to have manners. How odd for guards."

The door to the room slammed open and the three saiyans' heads turned to find Vegeta, hands and the bottoms of his sleeves stained red with blood from his encounter with the man who was identified as a former member of the king's court: Paragus.

"Where is she," he growled. As soon as he realized you and Kakarot were already gone, he had shot off into the sky leaving Nappa, his father, the cheering masses, and Paragus' corpse behind in the dust. He felt sick from the thought of what had happened to you and he hated not knowing if you were alright. How had Kakarot gotten so far away from him so quickly? It took him ten minutes at max speed to make the journey of what took 4 hours by carriage ride.

"Your majesty!" The doctor bowed. "It's a pleasure to-"

"Where. Is. She." The prince spat, baring his fangs at the man. His heart was racing, and his eyes darted about wildly as he looked for you.

"S-she's fine! We already have her in the tank." The doctor gulped and motioned to the healing chamber, the liquid almost pink in hue as your blood mixed in with it. The hole in your arm was already beginning to fill itself in, showing the muscle and bone reforming and the scorch marks disappearing. The gash in your side was the same way, and the prince sighed in relief when he saw your heart monitor beeping softly and the bubbles floating up from your oxygen mask.

His sense of calm only lasted a moment when he saw your bloodied clothes laying on the floor and realized someone had helped change you. Into a black tube top and tight shorts to be exact. His face flushed when he realized you were wearing close to nothing and he grabbed the doctor by the collar of his coat and lifted him off the floor.

"WHO THE HELL UNDRESSED HER!" The prince yelled at him as the doctor kicked his legs around fruitlessly. Vegeta held up his fist and prepared to punch the poor guy. "If it was you, old man, so help me I'll-"

"My nurses! My female nurses!" He cried out, shielding his face with his hands. Vegeta dropped him, turning to glare at Raditz and Goku.

"Did you buffoons leave the room?" His tail swished back and forth in annoyance.

"Of course we did dumbass," Raditz huffed, crossing his arms.

"Yeah! Raditz may get no ladies but he's not that desperate!" Goku smiled.

Raditz frowned at the response while Vegeta smirked slightly, his temper fading. "Wow okay that was uncalled for."

"How did you get here so fast, Kakarot?" Vegeta asked bluntly, genuinely confused at how Goku had beaten him there; he assumed the two of you would have still been flying and caught up to you easily. He wanted to be the one who saved you, not Kakarot of all people. Especially considering you had just saved his life.

"I flew, like, crazy fast!" He said awkwardly, scratching behind his head.

"Even then I'm faster than-"