I Still Love You
Chapter 2: The Confrontation
AN: Hope you all liked the first chapter as much as I liked writing it. Puar appears for the first time in this chapter. And I think I've gotten her personality down to an art. If you don't like it, tough. Deal with it. She does get a little annoying with how she says Yamcha after nearly every sentence she says to him, but she typically does that in the show anyways so it shouldn't be too bad. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or any of its characters.
Last Time:
Yamcha was faced with the difficulty of telling Bulma another lie about his cheating ways. After a display of obvious attraction towards Vegeta, he is convinced that Bulma is in love with Vegeta or at the very least falling in love with him. He decides to confront the trouble maker after a training session. How will the confrontation go? Will Yamcha ever find out why Bulma is seemingly attracted to Vegeta? Will Yamcha ever get over his cheating ways? Find out all the answers to your burning questions in the continuing adventures of I Still Love You.
When I head outside, the gravity chamber is already on and Vegeta is training fiercely.
"Hello, Yamcha," a familiar voice calls from behind me. I turn to see Puar floating a few feet behind me waving a small blue paw. I close the distance between us.
"Hey, Puar. Why weren't you at breakfast this morning?" I ask her.
"Oh, I slept in. I just got up a few minutes ago. I managed to grab a doughnut and some coffee just a little while ago. We must have just missed each other. Bulma said you'd be out here; so, I came looking," Puar explains. I nod my understanding. I turn my attention towards the gravity chamber. Puar catches me staring at the chamber and stares at it as well. She flies around to look me straight in the eyes and raises an eyebrow.
"What are you staring at, Yamcha?" she asks.
"I'll get that man. He won't get away with taking my girl from me," I growl.
"Vegeta? How has he taken Bulma from you, Yamcha?" she asks.
"My girlfriend is so infatuated with that man that I can't stand it. She can't even look at him without blushing or staring off at him. She lets him do whatever he wants to her, and she doesn't even bat an eyelash at it. But if it were me doing those same kind of things, forget it. I wouldn't be able to hear for a month with all the yelling she'd do," I say angrily. Puar flies around to my right side and wraps her tiny arms around my shoulders. She pats me on the back, and I lazily lay my left arm across her back.
"You two will patch things up, Yamcha. You always do," she reassures me.
"I know, Puar. I know. But I'm just worried that that man might be ruining what we have together, and that doesn't even include how much I worry about how badly he treats her. She doesn't deserve to be treated like a slave. Not by anyone and especially not by him," I say as we both separate.
"And what about Bulma, Yamcha? What are you going to say to her, Yamcha?" Puar asks.
"I'm going to tell her the same things that I've been telling her and hope that I finally get through to her," I say.
"And how do you think she'll react to it this time, Yamcha?" she asks.
"She'll probably just tell me the same things she always does when I bring this subject up," I say with a sigh. From the corner of my eye, I notice Puar looking sadly at me.
"No matter how many times I voice my concerns, she always says the same things. She always tells me not to worry, that her and Vegeta are fine and to push any thoughts of them out of my mind, but I can't Puar. I just can't. And I can't lose her to that cruel man. I simply won't," I say. I sigh again.
"Maybe she really doesn't care about me or my concerns. I'm actually beginning to think that she may not be in love with me anymore, and that her heart has been stolen by that monster," I say with a mixture of anger and sadness tinting my voice a murky violet.
"Don't think like that, Yamcha!" Puar says as she flies in front of me again. She throws her tiny arms up in protest.
"I can't help thinking this way. I mean our relationship hasn't exactly taken off ever since I was brought back to life. I think it's safe to assume that her love for me has been fading while I've been dead, and I think I know at least a portion of the reason why," I tell her as I cast a glance at the gravity chamber. A sneer forms on my usually calm and fun loving face.
"It's because of Vegeta," I say with disgust.
"Are you sure that that's the reason, Yamcha?" Puar asks.
"It has to be. I mean, you see the way she looks and acts when she's around him. She doesn't do that around me. At least not anymore," I say sadly.
"It's alright, Yamcha. I'm sure she has a very good reason for doing all that," she says.
"She'd better," is all I can say to that. I slip myself into a fighting stance. With Puar watching my every move, like she always does, I begin fighting off invisible opponents. In this manner, two hours pass.
"I'm gonna take a little break," I tell Puar as I straighten myself again.
"Ok, Yamcha," she says.
"Let's see what Vegeta is up to," I suggest.
"Sure, Yamcha," she agrees. We both sneak over to one of the few windows of the gravity chamber. A half naked and very sweaty Saiyan can be seen engaging in a fierce fire fight with the numerous robotic orbs that flood the air. The simulator's lights cast a crimson hue on all that lies within the room. I chance a glance at the glowing LCD display on the main console. 150g's it reads.
"He's crazy! Training that hard and under such extreme gravity. He has to be nuts!" I comment.
"I agree, Yamcha. Training like that is just insane," Puar says. I nod my head.
"He's going to kill himself like that, and if he does, I know that I won't be mourning his loss," I say.
"Do you think that Bulma would, Yamcha?" Puar asks. I can feel my blood coming to a boil yet again.
"Knowing her and the way she acts around him, I'd say the answer to that is obvious, Puar," I say, barely keeping the anger and jealousy out of my voice. At Puar's urging, we both step away, and I return to my training. It's not very long after that I hear the dull humming of the gravity chamber die and the door open. Now's my chance. I rush over to the entrance of the chamber. A sweaty Saiyan stands in the doorway. When he sees me, he regards me with a sneer.
"What do you want, Human?" he asks angrily. Moment of truth now. Don't back down.
"I know what you're doing to Bulma, and I want you to stop," I say in one breath. I take a deep breath and watch him raise an eyebrow.
"Well, if you know what I'm doing to her that's so horrible, why don't you fill me in on it so that I can know what the hell you're going on about," he says.
"You know very well what you're doing to her, and let me tell you right now, she's my girlfriend not yours so stay away from her," I snap. Thinking that I've put him in his place, what he does next surprises me. He starts chuckling. I frown and clench my teeth.
"So, you think that I'm trying to steal your girlfriend? Well, you are sadly mistaken. I wouldn't be caught dead hitting on her, and besides, if I really wanted her for my own, which I don't, she would already be mine and eagerly lying beneath me every night, which she isn't. Are we through now?" he asks.
"Just stay clear of her. I know how she looks at you when you're together," I say.
"And what do you intend to do to stop me, hmm?" he asks. I go to say something, but realizing how powerless I am to stop him I shut it again.
"That's what I thought. I'll do what I please, Human," he says, "Even if it means taking you out of the picture to do so." He starts to walk off when I remember that I have an ace up my sleeves. I smirk.
"Goku wouldn't like it if you were to cause harm to two of his close friends," I say. He freezes. I'm not sure, but I think I see him flinch.
"Soon enough, Kakarot will be nothing to me. I will become a super Saiyan," he says.
"Who are you trying to convince? Me? Or you? Fact of the matter is that you're nothing compared to Goku and you never will be," I say. He growls deep in his throat before turning and storming off towards the gravity chamber. He slams the door shut so hard it almost comes off its hinges. The dull humming starts again, and I know that he's turned it back on again.
"You really did it this time, Yamcha?" Puar says, "He looks really mad this time, Yamcha."
"Yeah well, it serves him right. Let's get ourselves some lunch, Puar," I say.
"Sure, Yamcha," she says. We head towards the house. Before entering the house, I chance one last glance at the gravity chamber and smirk. I've won this one, Saiyan, and I WILL keep Bulma for myself just you watch. I turn and follow Puar into the house and towards the kitchen.
AN: Lot of revisions went into this while I was typing it, but it just makes it all the better. Next chapter coming soon, guys! Wow! What a heated argument! Well, it seems that Yamcha has won this round, but will he end up winning the war? Well, we all know that he won't, but of course Yamcha doesn't know that just yet. Soon enough we will see what kind of impact this confrontation has had on both of these gentlemen. Next chapter: the fruits of the confrontation or lack thereof are to be had.