Rating M:

Summary Bulma has a uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach she ignores. Bulma is Twenties as is Yamcha in this ,Vegeta is 24 Takes place after Trunks has come to warn them all about the Androids.

There was so much work to do, she had so many demands of Vegeta to fix not only his armour, but to improve the Gravity Room. She had just built and remake his fighting androids. She had too much work to do, way to much. She sat in her lab trying to do it all, she had a pain in her stomach and her side and it had been hurting for a few days but she ignored it.

After all she had been worrying a lot lately and she had been stressed about her and Yamcha, as they had been fighting so much since he came back to live. After all he wasn't happy to find Vegeta was staying in her house and he couldn't deal with it. Why must he be angry? She was trying to help a guys without a home or a place to go, like she had helped Yamcha.

She grabbed herself in pain after thinking all these thoughts, she didn't think anything beyond stress was causing this but she was wrong.

Yamacha and Pu'ar had arrived at Capsule Corp. early on the evening. Yamacha had been at baseball practice because his coach made him go, he wanted to see Bulma make up with her. He hated that Vegeta was here, but there was no changing Bulma's mind, still Bulma's parents were out of town which meant he could spend time with Bulma without much interruption. Yamacha had a card key that let him in Capsule Corporation so he didn't have to keep pressing door bell to be let in. He ventured through the house seeing no signs of life, Pu'ar floated around looking concerned as well.

He knew she was working on some projects and he headed to her work lab.

She can't still be there.

He went into the lab and saw Bulma collapse of the floor she was clutching her side, but making no noise.

"Bulma!" Yamacha yelled

She didn't stir, there was no response from her at all. He knelt down and touched her face feeling her hot fever face.

"Pu'ar get me a phone, something is wrong." He yelled worried

"OK I will do that, don't move Bulma I heard that your not meant to unless the person on the phone says so." Pu'ar explained in her squeaky voice

"Right and don't panic."

Yamacha looked over her unconscious body, so pale, when Pu'ar returned with the phone Yamacha called the emergency operator.

"Hello my name is Yamcha I'm at the Capsule Corporation and my girlfriend she unconscious. She is holding he side and running s fever…" He explained in a panicked manner

"Calm down sir, we will send an ambulance straight away, do you know how to to place someone in the recovery potion?" The operator explained

"Erm no." He said worried

The operator explains and Yamacha followed directions, he sent Pu'ar in a shape shifted human form to the door guide the paramedics to Bulma position. The team brought their stretcher and some medical equipment. The medical team examined Bulma and placed her on the stretcher

"We need to get her to hospital asap. The way she is holding her side and her fever seem to indicate a ruptured appendix."

Yamacha looked shocked as he followed the medical team worried, they put oxygen on Bulma and as they placed her in the ambulance. Vegeta from the window spotted the scene seeing that woman getting placed in an ambulance with an oxygen mask on, he saw that weakling going in the ambulance as well. He tutted but yet he wondered deep down what happened to the woman.

Yamacha sat in the ambulance now with his hands on his head, he worried about Bulma's fate, would she die? They were going to take her to the operation theatre, he would have to wait in the waiting room, she lay there still the paramedics put an I.V tube in ready for her operation.

He sat in the waiting room as a doctor appeared looking tired from his long hours in the operation room.

"It was a long operation but we saved your girlfriend's life. We are taken her to a private room once she wakes up from the anaesthesia, you will be able to see her then she'll be in room 401. She'll be woozy weak and sleepily. We'll be giving her tea and toast please contact us if she vomits it up. After all that a common reaction to anaesthesia, but head up there we are taken her up to her room soon."The doctor said in a clam manner

The doctor left the room and Yamacha walked with his hands in his pockets thinking just how close he had been from losing Bulma, if he hadn't come and found her she would be dead.

Bulma woke up hearing beeping she looked around seeing a nurse smiling at her.

"What..what happened?" She said weakly

"Your appendix ruptured we removed the appendix and give you blood transfusion. You're in West City Hospital. Your boyfriend is waiting for you in your private ward."

"My appendix?"

Bulma began to shake, which the the waking up from the anaesthesia made her body do.

"I'm cold ..." She said weakly

The nurse nodded and got a warm blanket to put over Bulma. She felt warmer she stopped shaken as much, the nurse smiled.

"Right then let's get you moved to your room, there a nursing room on your floor, if you feel any pain or discomfort just press the buzzer and well come help

"Right." Bulma said in s haze

The movement was swift yet long, she saw Yamacha outside her room looking white from shock, she smiled tired as her bed was placed in her big room.

The nurse checked Bulma's blood pressure and vitals then left with a bow.

"I'll go get your tea and toast."

Bulma smiled she looked as Yamacha sat next to her with Pu'ar floating above.

"You look so white still Bulma, it's scary to think if I hadn't come to see you… you might have died."

Vegeta had searched for that woman power level but it was weak for hours almost fading away from this world, but it returned at a weak level. He floated outside her hospital window listen to all that was said.

"I didn't think that was the problem, I felt the pain but thought I was worried. I had so much work that I ignored what my own body was telling me...I did this.." She explained weakly

Yamacha kissed her head

"Bulma your fine now, just rest and heal, you had a big surgery. After visiting hours are over I'll get you some things from your house. What do you want?"

"Books... my magnetic travel chess game, you don't have to play with me.. I can play by myself it's to keep my wind occupied." Bulma explained weakly

"Right I'll get that later, I'll bring some clothes as well. "Yamcha offered

Vegeta had left the window, that woman in hospital because she ignored her body, she was ill because of all that work he gave her, he smirked yet deep down he felt something he didn't like. He'd faint he didn't know what happened to the woman and get that weakling to tell him.

Just after Yamcha talked the nurse came in with toast and tea, Bulma lay there as the nurse put it on a table just above her. The nurse move Bulma up in a delicate manner to get her sat up without pain.

"Here you go, if she happens to throw up let us know by pressing the buzzer, most people don't get that reaction, but there are people who can't handle anaesthesia."

Bulma smiled weakly as she began to eat her wood, she was grateful for it as she felt weak and tired, she wanted to sleep. She managed to keep her food and tea down but she closed her eyes soon after talking to Ymacha for a bit, she just couldn't stay awake anymore.

A/N I put a lot of my own experience with surgery into this, although mine was pre booked. I one of those people who can't handle anaesthesia. More Vegeta next chapter and Bulma will take a long time to recover from her surgery cause you don't bounce back from surgery straight away.