Chapter 1: Gone
-Goten and Trunks are gonna be fine. But Vegeta and Gohan are dead. Killed by Majin Buu. I'm sorry.
At first she didn't understand. Realisation slowly sank in, and she burst into tears. She barely felt the salty water running down her cheeks. She didn't try to hold them back. He was gone. She felt like her heart was broken, torn into pieces. He was gone. She screamed in pain, cried in despair. She felt so miserable, so empty... He was gone.
-Vegeta, she tenderly whispered, as a farewell.
She slowly whiped her tears away, knowing that her husband had alwats hated seeing her crying. Her husband. She remembered everything about him. How could she not? There was his mocking smirk. The way he crossed his arms. His always-frowning eyebrows. The way he would lean against a wall and just stare at whatever or whoever was in the room. The way he would always call her 'woman' instead of 'Bulma'. The way they would fight. The way he would look at her, and make her heart beat faster. His scent, his smile when she woke up. The rare, treasured moments when she had seen him sleep peacefully, for once totally realxed. The way...
No, she shouldn't think like that. It wasn't over yet. They were gonna find a way. And she still had Trunks. It wasn't over yet.
She was cut off her thoughts by two familiar voices coming dow the corridors. She looked up to see her son and his best friend walking towards them. She sighed in relief. They looked alright.
As they were coming closer she noticed trails of dried tears on their cheeks. She bit her lip. They knew. Well at least she didn't have to tell them that... These thoughts brought her back to thoughts of her husband and she bit her lip harder, trying to hold back tears.
A small hand tugged at her dress and she looked down to Trunks. He had a sad look on his face, however pride was shining in his blue eyes.
'I wonder what makes him so proud...does it have anything to do with Vegeta saving the world... at least trying to? (A/N: she doesn't know about Vegeta asking Trunks to take care of her)
Shoving these thoughts asides, he hugged her son. Bulma then spotted Goku, and she released Trunks from her tight embrace. Her best freind had a serious look, one he never wore unless he was fighting or preparing to. He announced:
"Boys, I don't have much time left, but I will teach you how to fuse. That way, you might be able to defeat Buu. Since I'm gonna leave soon, you are our last hope.
After that they went trainig and they didn't stop ecept for Goku's departure, after what Piccolo was the one to train them. Even after they mastered the fusion, they went to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, leaving the rest of the group waiting for them, playing cards.
Bulma was growing bored of playing poker when Krillin, 18, Yamcha and Roshi all straightened at once, suddenly tensed.
"Buu's coming" Krillin yelled.
She slowly turned to face him, horror widening her azure eyes.
They had just gotten up when the pink, bubblegum-like freak landed in front of them. She glared at the monster who had killed her husband, hatredevident in her eyes which had turned from a waerm ocean to the coldest ice.
Totally numb, she barely heard the monster's threats, neither did she realize Krillin was sacrifying himself while 18 was pulling her and the others inside the building. Her dazed mind only caught a single word, spoken like a curse. "Chocolate". Then all beacme dark. Then all became clear.
'It's over. There's no hope anymore. It doesn't matter to me. I wouln't have lived long with you anyway. I'm going now, but at lest I know I'll be with you. It has only been hours, but I've missed you like hell. Wait for me, please. I'll be there soon.'
