Okay you guys. Everyone who writes about Vegeta and Bulma has a fic about those 3 years, so I felt obligated to do one. I didn't try to make this humorous, but some might find it funny. It's different than other 3 year fics. If you read my other two fics, you know to keep reading. It's going to be only a few chapters, okay. Thank you Star for your inspiration!

Love Makes You Stronger

Don't Own DBZ

It had been several months after his fatal accident with the gravity chamber. He healed very well although his muscles ached severely from the day's training as he walked back to housing compound. It was well past everyone's bedtime, so there would not be a crazy old lady pestering him or her harpy daughter telling him he should be in bed resting. Hopefully, she was on an outing with that weakling. Kame, don't let those two be there together then he would not have his tranquility. But they were no where to be found, it was just him and total silence as he walked into the kitchen.

It was almost amusing to him though. Sometimes he felt the need to be yelled at by her every once and a while, but not all the time. After all those years under Freiza's rule, he had to acknowledge that her company was much preferred over those muscle-brained idiots he grew up around. She was definitely a better sight than a slimy purple alien or a green gay one, but that mouth of hers was intolerable. Why couldn't she just shut up sometimes? A woman of her beauty should be just seen and not heard, only under certain circumstances. Maybe after he completed his ultimate goal, he would probably have a night of fun with her, disregarding that weakling she was going out with.

His thoughts were interrupted by slight twinge in his empty stomach. Heavy training sure does build up a saiyan's appetite, and he was sure to quench his hunger by raiding the Capsule Corporation refrigerator. "This will do nicely." He said bringing arms loads of nourishment to the table. He piled everything on the table and began to eat. It was all cold, but that didn't matter to the Prince of Saiyans. He was hungry, and besides, he didn't know how to work that microwave contraption. He had tried using one before, but got frustrated with all the different buttons and blew it to pieces. The gravitron controls were simple, but a digital microwave was a different story. He had been training in that thing for months, and he knew it like the back of his hand. But reaching his goal of Super Saiyan started to seem far off. "That blasted Kakarrot trained at less intensity and still became one in less time." He thought. Just what was he doing wrong? He let out a few curses and pushed the empty food containers aside. Someone would clean them up in the morning. Right now he had other things on his mind, like going to Kakarrot's in the morning to beat his secret out of him if he had to. It would be his last resort, but a whole year had gone by and still no Super saiyan. "There's got to be a secret! There has to be!" He thought, gritting his teeth.

The next morning, Vegeta threw on his armor and flew out his window. He was headed for Goku's house to get him to further explain how he became a super saiyan. From a distance Vegeta saw an orange blur along with two other figures .They were in fighting stance ready to attack each other. He smirked at the sight and sped up his pace.

Goku, Piccolo, and Gohan attacked each other at once, and together, they all were knocked to the ground by and unknown force. Vegeta looked down to the ground and smiled evilly.

"Wow Vegeta!" Goku said as they got up from the ground. "I didn't even sense you coming! You've gotten really stronger!"

"But not strong enough!" he yelled. "That's why I came here."

"Why is that?"

"I need to ask you something." Vegeta said turning his back and flew away from them, expecting Goku to follow him, and so he did.

"Okay shoot." Goku said grinning.

"How did you do it?" Vegeta asked with his back turned. He didn't really want to look Goku in the eye at the moment.

"I already told you Vegeta." Goku said frowning and placed a hand on the older saiyan's shoulder. "I didn't do anything special other than train at 100 times gravity."

"Grrrrrrr! Do you expect me to believe there is nothing else to it?" Vegeta said, shoving Goku's hand away and spun to face him. "I have been training at over 300 times Gravity for over a year now, and still nothing! There's something else you're keeping from me, isn't it?"

"Of course not…" Goku started and was interrupted by a frustrated Vegeta.

"Tell me right now or you can say good bye to that woman of yours!" Vegeta yelled, placing his palm downward to aim a blast at Chi-Chi who was hanging clothes.

"Hey wait a minute Vegeta!" Goku said now with his serious face, but then he smirked evilly thinking about that mysterious boy from the future. It was almost time for Trunks to be conceived. "Okay, Okay, I'll tell you!" He blurted out as he looked down at Chi-Chi, causing Vegeta to widen his eyes and ears, paying deep attention. "She's my secret!"

"What?" Vegeta asked putting his hand down. "How is she your secret?"

"Well, I didn't mean she was the whole secret, just part of it."

"What do you mean?"

"Love."

"Love?"

"Yeah, when you love someone it gives you energy and power that you can't get by training, the greater the love the greater the power." Goku said, mentally snickering.

"So this love is what made you super?"

"Well, sort of."

"Come on Kakarrot! Out with it!" Vegeta yelled, causing younger saiyan to flinch.

Goku was sort of making the whole thing up as he went along, and he didn't really know what else to say. Seeing Vegeta's impatience, He quickly gathered something.

"Um, well, when that love was being jeopardized, it brought out a whole new level of power in me that turned me into a super saiyan." Goku said, then smirked again. "Yeah that sounded good." He thought to himself, when Vegeta turned his back again.

Vegeta thought quietly to himself, trying to define the meaning of love. "These earthling say love means to deeply care for someone or to have affection. In other words, a sure sign of weakness. Hmph. But do I really love someone? Do I have this…this weakness?" He was thinking very hard about who could even come close. He then thought about his relationship with Bulma. "I couldn't possibly love that wo…"

"So is there anyone you love Vegeta?" Goku said, startling him.

"Of course not!" He lied. Obviously, he didn't want the person he planned on defeating to know his weakness.

"Well, I can't be of any more help then. I have to get back to training! Bye!" Goku said and flew off to Piccolo and Gohan again. He got Vegeta to think about what he said, and that was a good sign.

"Is there anyone you love Vegeta?" Vegeta said repeating Goku sarcastically, and started to fly away. "What an idiot!"

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I know! I know! Bad story! Okay, you win! I'll take it off, and I won't continue. Whatever makes you happy.