PROLOUNGE

"...WHAT! Five days? I can't even give you two days with the opening ceremony being a week away and all these setups are still unfinished!" The beautiful heiress of Capsule Corp. - Bulma Briefs, shrieked at her assistant.

Bulma had turned 26 five months ago and as her dream was to always own one big maintenance workshop for all sorts of electronic appliances and collection of cars and their company merchandises, her parents couldn't resist anymore and gave it to her recently as a present. Dr. Briefs had full belief in the potential of his younger daughter. He had watched her grow into a phenomenal woman and loved the fact that she enjoyed Science as much as him from such a young age. In all, Bulma had definitely gotten his strong and calculative brain and he couldn't be more proud of her. However, the brilliant heiress definitely lacked routine and organization which was also another Briefs trait. This could be clearly reflected in the way she was handling everything of the new workshop right now.

"AGHH! This is insane! There's still so much to do before the opening day! Lisa, at least tell me the showcases will be here tomorrow!" Bulma was desperate to at least hear one good news that day. After some assurance from her workers, she sighed in relief and started roaming the three storied shop. The ground floor was part of a display of their best- seller cars, hover jets, buses and other equipments and the back part was the workshop for maintenance and fixtures. The second floor was another huge showroom with a translucent showcase containing all their awards and trophies for hard work through the years and the top floor was still kept empty mostly for storage or any other additional displays. Bulma inspected the details and jotted down few pointers that needed to be over- looked before going downstairs to meet her best friend who had just stopped by.

"Cool place, Bulma!" Goku exclaimed and beamed at her happily.

"Thanks; Goku," She sighed and pulled her shoulder length hair into a messy ponytail before continuing, "You're late. Is everything okay with Chi Chi?"

"Ya! I dropped her to her parent's house this morning since we'll be going for dinner now." He explained while eyeing the red- polished SUV at the entrance.

"She could join us too! I told you-" Bulma started to scold her good friend from childhood when he stopped her.

"No, no! It's cool...she just can't stomach restaurant food right now with the pregnancy exceeding six weeks."

"Oh! Okay...let me grab my cardigan and purse from the office and we'll go." Bulma rushed through the double doors to get into her new office. But she had to stop short when her workers told her that they were furnishing a big book case in front of the entry so this door was currently blocked.

"Sorry, ma'am...could you take the other door?" The head carpenter- Robert apologized sincerely. Bulma assured that it was okay before changing her route and walking outside the building to enter from the other side. The sweet and fresh air of the night hit her flushed cheeks as soon as she stepped out and she almost moaned in unison. Being a Scientist surely had her locked up inside the lab most of the time and she missed the outside world dearly.

Bulma grabbed the handle of the glass door when her eyes caught something in the distance. When curiosity got the best of her, she abandoned the door knob and peered at the alley which was not more than two steps away from her new building. She had never been at this part of the street because hell…she barely used this door. Bulma walked through the dirty, narrow alley and stood there in wonderment seeing the eye- catching graffiti artfully covering the brick walls. It was such a shame that some people's talents can go unknown. She made another turn inside the alley and stopped when she spotted two figures couple of yards away from her. A sudden rush of fear went through her instantly but she just couldn't move her feet. The one who was backed up against the wall was wearing jeans and a simple gray T-shirt. The other one stood in front of him was wearing a black hoodie with basketball shorts.

"I will get it!" Bulma heard the gray guy saying.

"I've heard it before! You've been saying this same shit for months. I'm getting impatient now Chris!" The hooded guy snarled.

"I'm sure…of it this time," Chris stuttered out.

"Unlucky for you, this was the last time. You don't mess with Eye-gang," Saying that, the hooded guy took out a silver thing from his pocket. Bulma had to squint her eyes to see clearer. It was a knife. Then with one remorseless strike, he inched it in Chris's body.

Bulma saw blood soaking out and filling his gray T shirt while his eyes bugged up into their sockets.

She screamed.

She didn't know for how long she screamed but when she was done, her throat was sore and ears were still ringing from the loudness.

The body fell down onto the ground with a loud thud while the murderer looked at her. Bulma cupped her hands over her mouth but it was too late. He was coming towards her with the same knife.

She couldn't move my legs. They were stuck on the ground and weighed tons. Suddenly two more guys appeared from no where.

"What's going on? Is anyone hurt? Shit!" The first guy shouted when Bulma pointed her finger at the corpse. The killer was gone. He escaped. Shit. She let him go away!

Her body was trembling and she felt lightheaded.

The other guy quickly took out his phone. Bulma could hear him talking to the police in the background but her eyes were focused on Chris's dead body.

"We got you sweetheart. What's your name?" One of guys asked. The brilliant Scientist sniffed and turned to face him, "Bulma...Bulma Briefs." She told him and started crying again. The guy nodded his head and extended his hand, "I'm Harold Woods."

"Bulma!" Goku called out her name and sprinted at the crime scene. He scoped her in his arms and let her bawl helplessly, "Shh…its okay! You'll be fine now…"

"I-I-I watched…him die, Goku! I couldn't…save him and the killer…got away," Bulma hiccupped miserably while clinging to her best friend.

"Hey now! Don't you dare blame yourself for this!" Goku tried to console her. The whole perimeter was filed with the loud siren of the police cars and shrill whistles.

"Ms. Bulma? We need you for interrogation." Said Officer Brian.

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"…do you have any idea how serious this is, Dr. Briefs? Your daughter has just witnessed a murder! Moreover, the killer mentioned being part of the Eye-gang! The same Russian troop that had spread across West City and we are trying to locate! This is huge! No amount of security at Capsule Corp. can save her now!" Officer Aaron exclaimed.

Bulma sobbed harder and clung tighter to Goku hearing this awful news. She couldn't believe this was happening to her. Only if she hadn't stepped at the alley…only if she had just minded her goddamn business and stayed put! Curiosity indeed killed the cat this time!

"Officer, there has to be a way to keep my daughter safe!" Dr. Briefs shook his head in distress.

"We have to keep her on guard 24/7 till this case is solved and it could mean days…months…heck, who knows even years? This is Eye-Gang we are talking about! We have to inform all the special forces of the country for searching, solving and keeping Ms. Briefs attended. This can't be done at Capsule Corp. There are so many workers and none can be trusted," Aaron ran a frustrated hand through his hair and slumped on the chair.

"Hey! I know! Maybe we should ask Vegeta to look after you!" Goku yelled out.

A killer was after Bulma but amidst this big crisis, her heart fluttered at the mention of Vegeta- Goku's close friend. They had met at first during Goku's 23th birthday two years ago and this year during Goku and Chi Chi's wedding. Man…Vegeta was dashing. He was this hot detective that all girls drooled over. But the guy surely had no chills. He was always so stern. In all, he was all work and no play. But boy was he hot. One intense stare from him could make a girl swoon. And Bulma was definitely one of his fan girls. She was not afraid to admit that she had a massive crush on him.

"Detective Vegeta Ouji of South City Police Department? Huh, I wouldn't go there. He works selfishly," Detective Aaron scoffed and pulled out a marker before writing something on the empty board.

"But he's my good friend. He won't say no to me! He even knows Bulma from few occasions that we had met." Goku pouted and tried to reason hard.

A/N: So…do you guys like the plot? Next chapter will contain the meeting with Vegeta! Gosh…can you imagine Vegeta as a detective? Yumm…Please leave reviews so that I can understand y'all!