She ran down the driveway, her eyes brimming with tears ~How could you do this to me, you baka?!~ She reached the front door of Capsule Corps. a nd threw it open. By now, tears where flowing freely down her flawless face. Bulma was in complete shock. She just couldn't believe what was happening. She had gotten up extra early this morning to pay Yamcha a surprise visit, only to find that
Yamcha already had company. That bastard had cheated on her! Again! She knew that he had a problem with his faithfulness to her, but she had been so sure that that was going to change. She had given her innocence to him, not even a week ago. She had bared her soul to him, in the belief that he was finally ready to make a commitment to her. She had lovingly given her heart to him, and he had crushed it in thanks.
She was so upset that she wasn't looking where she was going as she ran up the stairs. She was suddenly jerked back to reality as she collided into the rock hard chest of a rather "unhappy" Saiyajin prince.
She looked up slowly and met the cold gaze of the Saiyajin. "Can't you watch were you're going woman!" he spat at her.
~Oh, just what I need right now!~she thought miserably. She could feel her blood beginning to boil and barked in return, "Get the hell out of my way, Vegeta. I don't need this from you right now!"
Surprisingly, instead of his cold stare turning into his ever threatening "You are so dead" scowl, Bulma could have sworn that she saw something like concern flash across his face when he realized that she was crying. But it was quickly replaced with a look of scorn and she had to wonder if concern was ever there at all.
"Hmph! Stupid baka!" was all he said, or rather mumbled, and then pushed his way pass her down the stairs.
Bulma was somewhat amazed that he hadn't blown up at her like he normally would have done. ~Oh well, he's the least of my worries~ She had forgotten all about Yamcha in those few seconds that she had interacted with Vegeta and now the reason for her being so upset, came rushing back. She bolted up the stairs, down the hall and to her room. She yanked the door open and slammed it after her.
Vegeta entered the kitchen to get a snack. He opened the fridge and started raiding it for something to fill his everlasting appetite. ~Hmph, stupid female humans! Always blubbering about something.~ He thought to himself. He came across some leftover chicken and decided to make a sandwich out of it. He grabbed the mayo and bread as well and threw it on the counter. ~Ugh, I am SO sick of these sandwiches! Dammit, they MUST have something else around here to eat.~
He just left the chicken, bread and mayo on the counter and started rummaging through the cupboards. ~Just what was that woman's problem anyway. I've seen her upset, but that was ridiculous!~ "And just why would I care?" He said out loud, annoyed by his concern.
"Not care about what sweety?" came a sing-song voice from the doorway.
Vegeta spun around to see Mrs. Briefs happily dancing into the room. "Exactly how long have you been spying on me woman?" he said with a tone that would have sent chills up anyone else's spine. But this wasn't anyone else, this was Mrs. Briefs. She smiled warmly at him, as if he hadn't said anything at all and said merrily, "Oh you got me there! I can't help but check up on handsome men such as yourself ~giggle~."
Vegeta had been annoyed by her flirtatious actions before, like when he first arrived at Capsule Corps. and she had nearly mauled him to death before Bulma noticed that her mother was about to become decapitated by the prince. Not to mention when he sometimes went to his to room after his training with no shirt on, he could be sure that Mrs. Briefs would be buzzing around, sometimes "accidentally" bumping into him so that she could get some contact. Now he had had just about enough of it. "Vulgar woman! Can't you go size someone else up! Like your HUSBAND perhaps!" He spat at her.
"Oh don't be so silly!" she sang as though Vegeta had cheerfully responded to her flirting. "He's busy in the lab. What was it that you were trying to find dear?"
~Insane woman. I'm starting to believe that these actions are NORMAL for this species~ "I was trying to find some decent food for once!" He scowled at her.
She happily skipped over to where he was and said, "Oh just let me make you something. OK sweety?"
Vegeta glared at her but decided that it was probably better to let the woman get his food for him, so he turned away from the cupboards and sat down.
Mrs. Briefs hummed along merrily and finally asked, "How do you fell about some noodles?"
"Whatever", he mumbled. As he sat there waiting, he couldn't help but wonder about Bulma again. ~I wonder what that baka Yamcha has done to her this time?~
Bulma turned to look at her clock. 3:46am. She had been unable to sleep at all. Every time that she closed her eyes, all that she could see was Yamcha and that girl......~stupid bastard, this is all your fault...~ She was even more annoyed by the fact that everyone was asleep besides her. ~Well, almost everyone....~She wondered to herself. She knew that Vegeta was out in the gravity room training and the earliest that he would come in was 4:30 so..... ~Now how did I know that?~
She almost laughed to herself. ~To many lonely nights with nothing else to do....~
She attempted once again to go to sleep but gave up. "Ah, what the heck! Maybe I can get something of a conversation out of Vegeta when he goes to come in for the night." And with that she picked up her robe, put it on and stepped out onto the balcony.
It was a gorgeous night. The stars lit up the sky even though the moon was no longer there. Bulma let in a big sigh and sat on the chair that was there. ~Wow, what a beautiful night~She thought to herself. ~It would be even better if the moon was still there.....~ She allowed her mind to wander back to the reason why the moon was not there. It was because Gohan had turned Oozaru and Piccolo had blown it up to stop him. She also remembered that that was around the time that Vegeta and Nappa had come to Earth.... ~That seems like it was such a long time ago, but really it must of happened not even a year ago...~ ~Hmm... Who would of thought a year ago that Vegeta would be staying here with me!~ " Ha! And I'm supposed to be the scaredy one!" She said triumphantly.
She suddenly realized that the blasts from the gravity room had stopped. ~He should be out any minute now...~ She thought knowingly. The door than swung open and Vegeta emerged from within. She was about to call out to him when he stepped out further and, for the first time in her life, she was bound speechless. ~Oh, my!~ She stared at him in awe, unable to take her eyes of him. He looked... "Beautiful..." She murmured. And that was the only word that she could think of to describe the way he looked. Her eyes scanned his shirtless chest, his muscles highlighted by the bright sky. His face seemed so deep in thought, beautiful, but yet so...so, "Sad." She breathed. She tried to remind herself that this was one of the "bad guys" but she kinda knew that it wasn't true. Vegeta had been "bad" not because he really wanted to be but because he had to be. Freezer had turned him into a monster, Vegeta had even admitted that himself. The only thing that Vegeta was on his own that was anything like "bad" was being proud. Being merciless in battle was the only thing that he had known, only the strong survive, the weak perish. ~If only he would listen...~
Vegeta was annoyed. ~How in the Hell did Kakarotto ever reach Super Saiyajin!!! It's just not fair!!~ "Arrgahh!!" He threw down his towel in disgust. "What did I do to deserve this torment anyway?!" He said a bit louder then he would have liked. "Kuso, I probably woke up those stupid baka's and to hear another lecture from that woman is not what I'm in the mood for right now." He silently kind of thought that this must be his punishment for all the "wrong" he had done. Having to put with that woman's constant screaming, having to watch an inferior 3rd class warrior become Super Saiyajin when he couldn't even come close, that 3rd class warrior had even took away his right to get revenge for his people and himself. Freezer should have been his. He inwardly shuddered at the thought of Freezer. But why should he be punished for this?! It was Freezer's fault that he was once a merciless killer! Freezer had barely been punished at all! Freezer only experienced death! Big deal! He, himself had been forced to do what Freezer had wanted his entire life, and he was constantly humiliated by Freezer in return for his service. He had been torn away from his home when was a small child and turned into Freezer's "pet" of sorts. He had received a indescribably horrible, brutal death, only to be brought back to life to find out that the 3rd class warrior had actually become Super Saiyajin! It was like he was made to suffer his entire life! "Why couldn't I just stay dead?" He mumbled sadly to himself.
Bulma ducked behind the railing so that he wouldn't see her. Her expression showed concern for the prince, for his outburst had caught her off guard. ~What's eating at you, Vegeta..~ He had seemed angry a minute ago but now he looked sadder than he ever was. She watched him fly up to his window and go in. She wondered for the first time if he was lonely here.~ He must be~She thought silently to herself. ~I mean, who can he talk to really?~ She decided that she would be the one to reach out to him and try to get him to feel comfortable hear on Earth. Goku tried to get Vegeta involved in different activities and socialize with different people but, Vegeta of course wanted nothing to do with those "stupid baka's." But Vegeta wasn't about to listen to Goku anyway, seeing how Vegeta couldn't stand him. ~I'm gonna get Vegeta out tomorrow. Maybe I'll take him to get some more clothes. He seems to destroy almost everything he has...~ She smiled at that thought and was even more delighted by her plan. ~And he has no idea~
Ooooook. That was the first chapter of my VERY FIRST DBZ fic EVER! So...umm please be gentle with the reviews. (=O.o=) I umm... kinda thought that I'd put this up here just for the heck of it. "And so it Begins" was my "how it happened" that I liked the most so that was the one I put up. But now here was this one. Ok enough of my insanity for one day! (=@.@=) I'll have the next chapter up soon!