A small figure approached the Capsule Corporation lawn, limping slightly

DISCLAIMER :  I do not own any of the characters appearing in this story; I only wish I did! Also, I received no money by writing this fic, just the satisfaction of writing down the why I would like Bulma and Vegeta to have gotten together!

Author's Note: Hey people! Thanks for reading my fic; my appreciation goes out to you! This is the first chapter of a lot of chapters I hope! Please review! Enjoy! I shall publish the next chapter soon! No B/V romance yet, but there will be in upcoming chapters. I also might have to change the rating if I feel tempted to do a lemon.

If love be rough with you,

Be rough with love.

Prick love for pricking,

And you beat love down.

                                                                                                - Mercutio, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

A small figure approached the Capsule Corporation lawn, limping slightly. Bulma went through her purse and located her keys and began to open the door. She turned toward a faint humming noise.

"Good, the royal pain in the ass is still training." She said weakly. Once into the house, Bulma dropped her purse and collapsed onto the couch. For the first time that night, Bulma allowed herself to cry.

Damnit, why. All I want to know is why. What went wrong? Why am I always denied happiness? Tonight was supposed to make me feel better, not worse. I was going to be free of Yamcha and all his damned cheating. He was going to be free of me, I thought he needed that. So he didn't have to cheat and I didn't have to get hurt anymore. Never, EVER did I think he would react that that. Yamcha had never physically hurt me in any way, but tonight, something snapped.

Bulma cringed as she remembered how he had looked at her when she told him it was over. Then he hit her, but it didn't stop at that. Bulma glanced at the bruises and scratches that covered her body. Blood had dried around her mouth. Yamcha hadn't been happy with just one hit, he had practically beaten her.

I remember when he didn't drink so much. He had been such a gentleman. So sweet and gentle. I lost my virginity to him; he had been so gentle in bed, so careful to not hurt me. But then he started drinking, and then cheating.

Bulma tried to move, and yelped in pain.  Slowly, she managed to get up and make her way towards the stairs.

Damn, I just had to live on the third floor. She had climbed a couple of stairs when she began to get light-headed. 

I need to go a bit slower if I am going to make it. Bulma leaned against the railing and began to climb another step when she blacked-out and fell onto the carpeted staircase…

  

Hehe, cliffhanger! Neato, eh? Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it. This is my first B/v fic and it is also the first romance fic I have written. So please review and tell me what you think! Thank you!