A/N: Hey readers! sorry to cut the a/n a little short but I really don't have much to say so heres chapter 4!

DBZ Consequences chapter 4 ( the truth comes out)

Vegeta stared at the motionless figure on the hospital bed. He had been there for hours just staring...waiting for a finger to twitch or for her to sit up and run that loud mouth of hers. anything to let him know that she...

Vegeta grunted in annoyance, Come on woman wake up already so I can leave like nothing happened.

He had attempted to get up and head for the door, but for some reason he couldn't bring himself to do it. The nurses had dropped in a few time to check on Bulma, but he paid no attention to them. Soon night fell and one of the nurses said visiting hours were over and that he had to leave, but he refused to do so. he didn't move from his seat no matter how much the nurse pleaded with him or even when she threatened to call security.

He would not leave until he saw Bulma make any form of movement. Eventually, the nurse gave up and stopped bothering him.

He sat there arms folded and eyes locked on the blunette. though it may not seem so since his face was serious, he was in inner turmoil inside his head. tons of emotions were scattered everywhere and it was almost overwhelming, but...the feeling that stood out the most...Shame.

Shame was a feeling Vegeta was not familiar with, but certainly no stranger to it. the last time he felt shame like this was when he had to watch Frieza destroy his planet along with most of the saiyan race. But this time it was ten times worse...Shame was a feeling he despised with every fiber of his being. because he knew what it meant...he had failed.

If there is one thing Vegeta hates it's failure, and he had failed to do something that would disappoint any full-blooded saiyan on planet Vegeta. He had failed to protect his mate...one of the few things saiyans value...and he had failed because he had missed his chance to keep his mate from being harmed...maybe he should have gone with Bulma on that shopping spree after all...

It was too late now...his mate is injured now and it's his fault for not watching over her like he should have been. and that wasn't even the worst part...what would his father hink of him if he had found out his son, prince of saiyans had not been able to protect his mate? what would Bulma think?

To saiyans treasure is pride, but not capable of protecting something as valuable as a mate...that can take a huge chunk out of that pride. and above al of this...no matter how much he hated to admit it...no matter how much he tried to deny it...he loved this earthling.

Vegeta chuckled bitterly to himself at the thought. This is what I get for coming to this planet. Damned woman. To think when they first met he thought of her as a waste of space, just some annoying loud mouthed earthling who felt the absolute need to pester him. at first he found her voice annoying and hated everytime he had to hear it..., but now he has grown to find it almost melodic and found himself enjoying it later.

That's when realization hit him like a ton of bricks. What if he never gets to hear it again? what if he never gets to hear her yell at him about how he's a jerk or when she hums to herself while she works sometimes or when she curses when she accidentally hurts herself while she works or when they get in a big fight but end up fucking afterwards?. who would nag at him when he left things around or didn't clean up after himself? what if...

How would he go on without that big of a motivation? something to fight for...he would lose it! who would put him in his place like she has a tendency to do? No she can't die on him now! not when he has gotten so far!.without that kind of motivation...he'd be lost. nothing else to train hard to protect.

Wait...No, this isn't like him...but how can he deny something that's already so painfully obvious?. He needed her...without her he's nothing. No...she won't die this is his Bulma after all the toughest woman he's met that's for sure. she's unlike any other he's met. this woman bitch slapped Lord Beerus and mocked Frieza knowing both could obliterate her on the spot. but she still did it and did it with pride. when she gets knocked down she gets back up no matter how hard she gets hit, she has proven herself to everyone more than once and even surprised him at times.

This woman doesn't take shit from anybody and makes sure she is treated with respect. there is no more denying it he had finally met the right woman for him.

No, there will be not more slip ups like this ever again!. he can't afford to let this happen again and it won't, infact this is just what he needs! he needed to know the consequences of failure...and now he does. and it sure as hell won't happen again. not while he was around to do something about it!. when she gets knocked down he'll make sure she gets up, and if she thinks she can't he'll be there to tell her to get up and show him just what she is truly made of.

This woman was a true fighter. she had stood up to gods and even gotten hurt in return but got back up and kept moving foreward, and he admired her for her bravery. she was not weak and she has the skills to prove it...so No, she won't die some freak accident can't take down a woman like Bulma, and anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool.

he knows this from experience...that woman is hard to get rid of. and that fine with him. she was his battle princess with a heart of stone and a soul made of steel. certainly someone that should not be taken for granted...a mistake he won't make ever again.

Vegeta glanced over to his battle princess once again actually feeling relieved to see her in such a peaceful state. some nights he would watch her sleep to relieve stress, for some reason seeing her look so tranquil eased his nerves. her brows weren't creased together like they were when she was hard at work or arguing with him.

Of course he liked her looks as well she was a very attractive woman and certainly a pleasant sight to look at. you don't find women like Bulma every day, she's a hard girl to find and even harder to woo. and he's done both of these. maybe he just got lucky.

Sometimes luck can be a bastard and sometimes it can be an ally, man and Vegeta thought he was going to hell for a minute there hah I guess not. this woman has certainly changed him then. maybe his father won't beat him to a pulp when he dies, just maybe theres still a good chance though. oh well might as well live life to the fullest now and worry about that later in life, but until then fuck it all.

Vegeta then began to drift off before falling asleep. I guess all that thinking wore him out or he just got bored and took a nap.

A/N: wow, that took awhile. i'm really enjoying how this story is going and I might end up making it longer than I was going to at first. hmm it depends on the reiews. bye ~xXDarkSmileXx