The one introduced as Pluto was old. He could tell by the agelessness of her eyes. The glare she was directing towards him he could safely ignore, but she was much too set in her ways. If he selected her, then he would never have a peaceful home life. True, he liked to fight, but not ALL the time.
Uranus and Neptune were next to be considered. Ignoring the fact that the one with green hair was cuddling the blonde that wanted to be a man, he didn’t want to have to break them of their bad habits. Personally, he had nothing against lesbians… he just didn’t want one for a mate.
Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus were then considered. Young enough to be retrained while old enough to show some maturity. That Mercury was an excellent choice for a mate that he could safely leave behind to run things while he went out and had fun… er, fought. Venus was too flighty, Mars would be mad at him all the time, and Jupiter was simply too tall. Definitely didn’t want to have to look up THAT high to look his mate in the eye.
That left… Saturn. He ran his eyes over her and assessed her more thoroughly. Very young, but that would change in time. A LOT of power, second only to the ditzy one with the good hair style. Poor health, but he could fix that with a decent workout routine for her. Pursing his lips in thought, he ignored the way the other girls began fidgeting. This one would make a fine choice in time.
“You.” He grunted, pointing a finger at the youngest Scout.
Hotaru blinked in response. Looking over her shoulder and not finding anyone standing behind her, she turned puzzled eyes back to the Saiyan. “Me?” She asked, pointing a finger at her chest.
“Yes.” He nodded, folding his arms across his chest. “You will be my selection.”
“Um… selection for what?” Ami asked quietly while the others exchanged glances.
“Your plan.” The Saiyan replied. “She will become my queen, thereby linking our kingdoms. I have heard of this concept before. A bold plan, but one worthwhile I think.”
“Your… queen?” Usagi whispered, shooting the stunned Saturn a worried glance. “Isn’t she a little… young?”
Vegita turned an annoyed glance towards the Moon Princess. “She will get older, right?”
“Well… yeah.” Usagi agreed. “But she isn’t old enough right now for anything like that.”
“We will be mated when she comes of age.” The Prince growled. “Until then I will train her.”
“Absolutely not!” Uranus sputtered angrily.
“My baby!” Neptune cried, clutching her love tighter.
“Crystal Tokyo.” Pluto whimpered, bowing her head and fighting off a stream of tears.
Minako and Mikoto just grumbled about the youngest of them all getting a boyfriend before them… although some of the words they used could be described as less then polite.
Usagi was herself… only more stunned.
Mercury wisely decided to remain silent, although she took a long step back and one to the side so that she wound up behind Sailor Moon. She honestly couldn’t find a peaceful way out of the misunderstanding between the Scouts and the Prince and didn’t want to be on the firing line if they tried to correct it.
Hotaru just blinked. Several times. This was all so… surreal… to her. She looked at the other Scouts and then returned her gaze towards… him. Licking her lips nervously, she ran the consequences of everything in her mind.
Item one would have to be that she would have a fiancé. Looking at him, she could safely admit that he wasn’t bad looking. His muscles were firm and solid. He kept in great shape. Perhaps with love and understanding, he could become more polite and less… violent.
Item two would be that the Scouts would have a very powerful warrior on their side in any future conflicts. Thinking back to what she had witnessed and what she had been told by the Inners, she couldn’t think of one opponent that Vegita couldn’t have made mince meat out of.
Item three would be that he wanted to train her to fight. Dreams of flying through the air like he did were quickly captured by her young mind. Images of her blasting through he bad guys like they were nothing spun through her mind, creating epic sagas of her heroic adventures. After all, being the youngest hero in the group really, really, really… sucked.
Nodding her head, she decided that she would do it. “Very well.” She stated, bringing the bickering to a stop. “We will be engaged for now and you’ll train me until I’m old enough.”
“Hotaru, no.” Neptune whispered, closing her eyes and laying her head on her lovers chest.
“Hotaru, are you sure?” Usagi asked, staring at the younger girl and looking for any signs of regret.
Saturn smiled calmly at the older girl and nodded. “I’m sure, Princess.” Stepping forward, the younger girl drew the blonde into a hug. “Everything will be okay.” She whispered, closing her purple eyes and smiling gently as she hugged the girl tighter.
The moment might have gone down in history as one of those touching scenes that brought tears to the eyes of women everywhere. It might have been recorded as the turning point in romantic history. This particular moment could have been the stepping stone that a future queen would have based all future decisions on, never forgetting the human element in her rulings.
Instead, Vegita snorted in disdain. “Enough already.” He growled, throwing his hands up into the air. “Why do women have to weep over every little thing? So I pick a mate? Big deal! It’s nothing to get teary-eyed about!” He muttered, turning around only to discover that the Tendo girl was still watching calmly. He would have to do something with her, he decided. Her mind was clever and quick. Pondering, he wondered if she would make a good handmaiden for his future mate… bah, he’d deal with that later.
Behind him, he failed to notice eight eye twitches on the various Scouts and one small frown on the young Saturn. Glances were exchanged, communicating ideas and concepts faster than the speed of light. As one, they agreed that some changes would have to be made… Vegita would learn some manners!
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