. Stranded. By Gohan's Gal. Chapter 1. Picnic.

"I can't believe you two! Always training and then you expect me to prepare huge meals for you, clean the house and do the shopping!" Chi-Chi yelled at the two that are her family. "Chi-Chi, Gohan and I never said that. Why would you think that?" Goku said. "Mum, are you okay?" Gohan asked. "You go and study. I need a break." Chi-Chi said to Gohan. "Well, that's a great idea. Gohan's tutor is taking a couple of students of his to a camp nearby. He offered to take Gohan. We could go on a trip while he's away." Goku said. "Great idea Goku." Chi-Chi said sarcastically. "Just where are we going to get the money?" "Um, well I haven't thought about that." Goku said. "Of course you haven't. And where exactly would we be going?" "I don't know." "Mum, dad, are you two fighting?" Gohan asked. "No, Gohan. Mummy and daddy are just having a, uh, disagreement." Chi-Chi said. "Now, I think you have some maths homework, don't you?" Chi-Chi said. Gohan nodded his head and walked into his room. "We could talk to Bulma. Maybe she could tip in or maybe even come." Goku said. "I hate it how we always have to go to Bulma for money. Bulma! We're meant to go to her place for that picnic! Gohan!" Chi-Chi said. She ran around the house, looking for some food to take. She searched a cupboard and came out with a packet of chocolate chip cookies. "We had cookies?" Gohan asked. "Why are you rushing, mum?" "We have to go to Bulma's house." Chi-Chi answered. "Well, we better be going." Goku said. He walked out of the house and took off, followed closely by Gohan. Chi-Chi called for the Flying Nimbus and there were off.

*Bulma's House.*

"Vegeta! The Son family is coming soon. Get out of that thing and get ready." Bulma yelled at Vegeta who was training in the Gravity Machine. "Who cares? I'll come out when I want to." "Stop being such a spoilt brat!" "What do you mean brat? I'm training so the damn androids won't destroy this piece of rock." "Goku's coming." "So? He should be training, but he's not. The weakling probably couldn't stand training everyday." "What are you going on about? They're having lunch here." "Does that mean that there'll be a big meal?" "Like always. It seems to be a Saiyan thing, eating a lot, then wanting more." "It isn't our fault that that's how we are." Vegeta said, stopping his training. He walked over to the machine, turned it off and grabbed a towel. "When will the food be ready?" "In about ten minutes." "Okay. I'll shower and get changed." Vegeta said in defeat. He turned off the projection of Bulma and walked into the house and up the stairs. "Oh, and Vegeta." Bulma called from downstairs. "What?" "Try not to fight Goku. He's our guest." "Fine then." Vegeta said. Then the doorbell was rung and Bulma ran to the door. "Chi, Goku, Gohan. How are you? Come in." she said. "We're all great. How are you?" Chi-Chi asked. "I'm good." "How are you taking to Vegeta?" Goku asked. "Don't bother. I told him not to start any fight with you." Bulma said. "Like he'd listen." Gohan said. He was then nudged by Chi-Chi. "Never say that about anyone. I don't care if they're Vegeta or the androids. Don't say anything like that." Chi-Chi said. "Don't worry. He probably didn't listen." Bulma laughed. "He's showering at the moment. I kinda got the better of him." "You can tame the wildest of beasts." Goku said. "So when do we get to eat?" "When mum finishes baking the pie and when Vegeta gets out of the shower."

"Why do we have to wait for him?" Goku asked. "Because he'd probably kill me when I'm asleep." Bulma said. "That might be a good idea." Vegeta said, walking downstairs. "If I were dead, then who'd let you eat at these picnics?" "It's a picnic? I thought you said it was just a lunch." "Picnics can be a lunch." Chi-Chi said. "Great. So know I'm going to sit outside eating on a blanket with the one person that I want to kill the most." Vegeta groaned. "I feel really comfortable at the top of your 'kill' list." Goku said. "Glad." Vegeta snapped. "Guys! The pie's ready. I'll pack it then you can be on your way." Mrs. Briefs called from the kitchen. "Gohan, do you want to go get the basket?" Chi-Chi asked her son. "Kay, mum." Gohan said. He walked off into the kitchen where voices could be heard. "Oh, my! Is that little Gohan? Haven't you grown up to be a fine young man?" Mrs. Briefs asked. "Thankyou, bye." Gohan said as he ran out of the kitchen with the basket. "Okay, lets go." Bulma said. Goku grabbed the basket from Gohan and walked outside to Bulma's car. Bulma popped the boot and Goku put the basket in and then took a seat in the back, next to Chi-Chi and Gohan. "You don't expect me to go in that thing, do you?" Vegeta asked. "Yes." Bulma said. "I'd rather fly." "No. You're going to sit in a seat and come with us to the river where we will eat and have fun." "Fine then." Vegeta said. He sat in the front next to Bulma and they left. "Bulma, Goku and I were planning on going on a holiday soon. Would you like to come with us?" Chi-Chi asked. "What about Gohan?" Bulma asked. "His tutor is taking him on a camp." Goku said. "So, what's your answer? Oh, and you might have to pay for us." "Goku!" Chi-Chi yelled. "It's okay. I'd love to come with you, even if I have to pay." Bulma said. "So is that why you're her friend, Kakarot? For her money?" Vegeta asked. "No. She's a nice friend. She always has been." Goku said. "Bulma, you aren't my friend because of that." "I know. Vegeta just likes to ruin things, such as friendship or relationships." Bulma said. "What? He was cheating on you anyway. It's not my fault that I caught him." Vegeta said. "It is too. You followed him. You told me so yourself. Remember? You said that you had seen him get into a car with a woman and you followed them to where they were going." "It's better that I did. Then I wouldn't have to put up with you crying all night long again. That red head wasn't even cute." "He didn't, did he?" Chi-Chi asked. "Yes. I caught Yamcha cheating on her, again." Vegeta said. "Do we have to talk about him at the moment? We'll be there soon." Bulma said. "Fine then." Vegeta grumbled and then looked out the window. "It was nice of you to help Bulma out like that, Vegeta." Chi-Chi said. "I am not nice. I did it because when she finds out that that idiot has cheated on her, she cries all night, keeping me awake and her mum and dad are so busy keeping her calm and not wanting to kill herself that I get stuck with bad food and no new equipment to train with." Vegeta said. "What do you mean by not wanting to kill herself? Bulma, did you plan on committing suicide the last time?" Chi-Chi asked. "Yes. I caught her with a knife against her wrists." Vegeta said.

*Flashback*

Vegeta heard sobs coming from downstairs. He looked at the clock next to his bed and saw that it was 3:28 am. He sat up and got out of bed and checked to see if Bulma was in her room. She wasn't. So he walked downstairs and found her in the kitchen, sitting on the floor with a sharp knife in one hand and had it pointing to her other wrist. Tears went down her cheeks and she closed he eyes, ready to cut herself. Vegeta sat down next to her and took the knife out of her hand and then pulled her in close to him. She cried herself to sleep. He picked her up and took her to her bed. "Stupid woman. He isn't worth killing yourself over him." He groaned as her put the blankets over her. He started to walk back into his room. "Vegeta, he is. If you had loved someone, then you'd know that." Bulma said. "Just go to sleep and don't try that again. I want the pleasure of killing you." He said. He made it to his room without anything being said and crawled back into bed.

*End Of Flashback*

"He heard me cry in the kitchen from his room. He found me just about to slit my wrists and then took the knife off me and then hugged me until I was asleep. He took me back to my room and told me that Yamcha wasn't worth killing myself over him, which woke me up. I told him that if he had loved anyone, then he'd know that it is." Bulma said. "And then he told me to go to sleep and not do it again because he wanted the pleasure of killing me." "Well, it was sweet until that part." Chi-Chi said. "That was only the first time." Vegeta said. "She tried to drown herself in the bath, but her mum caught her that time, so I have no idea what happened." "Bulma, you shouldn't get so upset. Its just Yamcha and you should be used to it. If I were you, I'd find myself a new man." Chi-Chi said. "Thanks, Chi. I know. I'm not taking him back this time." Bulma said. "Knowing you, he'd probably be the one taking back. You usually go back to him." Vegeta said, earning a hit on the head from Goku. Bulma stopped the car and started to cry. "Vegeta, you jerk. Bulma was doing alright but you had to open your big mouth and say that." Chi-Chi said. "You're such an idiot, Vegeta. Bulma dated him since they were twelve. He cheated on her at least fourteen times and you know that. How could you say that? She has been nice enough to let you stay at her house." Goku said. "I know, but that's what you get for trusting some mass murderer that you don't even know." Vegeta said. "And I don't care. She's foolish to think that he wouldn't cheat on her for the fifteenth time and to ad to it, I tried to tell her not too. But hey. I'm a Saiyan that hasn't loved before, so I don't know what I'm talking about. I just don't have any sense when it comes to this stuff." Vegeta said. He opened the door of the car and got out. "I'm going back to train some more. Enjoy the picnic." "Vegeta, don't go. You're right. I should have listened to you." Bulma said. "Gees, what do I have to do? I made you cry and you still want me around." Vegeta said. He got back into the car and they went off again, but didn't say anything until the got to a beautiful river. Bulma parked the car and Goku got the basket out of the boot. "This place is beautiful." Chi-Chi said in awe. She walked over to the river and dipped her hand into it. "The water's beautiful, too." "We aren't swimming. We're just here to talk and eat." Bulma said. "Listen, Vegeta. I don't want you talking about Bulma and Yamcha." Goku said to Vegeta. "Okay. Lets just eat." Vegeta said. He walked over to where Bulma was standing. "If you're here to insult me again, then you can go away." Bulma said. "Glad you think so low of me. I do more then hurt." Vegeta said. "I doubt that. Goku! Bring the basket over here." she yelled. Goku, Gohan and Chi-Chi walked over to them. "Are we going to eat here?" Chi-Chi asked. "Yeah." Bulma said. "Why?" "I thought you might want to sit in the shade." "Too cold. I like the sun." "But I want to sit in the shade." "I packed the lunch." "So? We came." "So? I organized this." "I could have done the same." Chi-Chi argued. Vegeta reached his hand into the basket and pulled out the blanket and spread it under a tree and in the sunlight. "There. Stop your bickering. It's in the shade and sunlight." Vegeta said. "Well, are you going to put the food out?" "Well, at least you did something nice." Bulma said. She sat down on the blanket and pulled out a whole bunch of food. "Is that really for us?" Gohan asked. "Mum never bakes this much for us." "Excuse me, Gohan. Do you want food for the next two months?" Chi-Chi asked. Gohan just nodded and looked down. "Dig in." Bulma said. All the Saiyans literally dug in. They ate all the chicken, half of the pie and most of the sandwiches, leaving Bulma and Chi- Chi hardly anything to eat. "Um, thanks for leaving us some food." Chi-Chi said. She grabbed a sandwich and started to eat it, as did Bulma. Half an hour later, everything was finished. "Thankyou, Bulma. That was delicious." Gohan said. "Your welcome, Gohan. Did you guys like it?" Bulma said. "It was better then what you usually make." Vegeta mumbled, earning himself another hit from Goku. "If you do that once more, Kakarot, I will have to hurt you." "Right, Vegeta." Goku said. He got up and walked over to the lake. "Dad, look out." Gohan said. Gohan ran up from behind and jumped on his back, making Goku fall into the water. "Gohan!" Chi-Chi squealed. She walked up to the lakes edge to pull Goku out, but he pulled her in. Gohan jumped on the both of them and then started a water fight between his family. "Just think. That could probably be the last time that they're together like that." Bulma said to Vegeta. "Why?" Vegeta asked. "Well, Goku might die from that virus or the androids might do something." "Aren't we 'little faith'?" "I don't know. You saw how easily that boy got rid of Frieza, and even he wasn't strong enough to kill them. I'm worried." "Don't be. Everyone has been training hard, and why am I trying to comfort you?" Vegeta asked. He smirked and pushed her into the lake, too and then sat under the tree on the blanket. "Jerk!" Bulma called out to Vegeta. Then she started to splash water at him. "What are you doing? You're not going to reach me." "Then stop being a wimp and come closer." "I like being dry. And I'm not a wimp." "Then why won't you come here?" "Because I want to be dry on the trip back." "I still think you're a wimp." Bulma said. "Nobody calls me a wimp." Vegeta said. He dived into the water and started his own water fight with her. Ten minutes past and everyone was sitting on the blanket, trying to dry. "So where exactly would we be going if we were to go on that trip?" Bulma asked. "Somewhere nice." Goku said. "We haven't put much thought into it." "Okay." Bulma said. "Why do you take trips?" Vegeta asked. "People go away on trips to get away from their jobs if it's really getting to them, or they just want a break or fun." Bulma said. "Why? If they think things are too hard, then they're weak. Kakarot doesn't have a job. Why would he want to go on a holiday?" "Because it gives Chi-Chi and I 'us' time." Goku said. Chi-Chi blushed a little and Gohan laughed. "What's so funny?" "Your son thinks it's weird that you talk about each other like that." Vegeta said. "Vegeta, you should go on this trip with us. Maybe you'll learn a little about human ways." Bulma said. "Are you insane?" Chi-Chi asked. "How can you want him to come with us?" "I think it would do him good. He needs a break from all the training that he's doing." "No I don't. I'm perfectly fine the way that I'm going." Vegeta snapped. "Oh, come on, Vegeta, It would do you good." Goku said. "Goku! How could you?" Chi-Chi asked. "Easily." "I'll never get you." "I never got anyone either." Goku said. "So, will you go?" Bulma asked. "Fine then." Vegeta grumped.

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In the next chapter, I decide where they go (I have no idea yet. ;)) and they leave. R+R please. Bye, Gohan's Gal.