A/N: Chapter four already? Well, my poll has been inconclusive so far, since it is a three way tie between the Cell saga, Buu saga, and GT…I found it funny how no one wanted Blue Angel to end right after Frieza is killed (more work for me and more enjoyment for you). I would love it if you could vote on my poll which is on my profile page.
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"On to the story!"
On a ship, deep in space was a group of five. They were on route to Namek, home of the Namekians to revive their deceased friend. A week had passed since the five had left the Earth and one in particular suffering from a severe case of…space boredom.
Ugh…I hate this…I want to land already…sigh…this trip would be better if a certain saiyan would stop IGNORING me…
Bulma didn't have much to do on this long trip. The four fighters kept themselves busy by image training. They would spend all day…or night…sitting and training. To the blue-haired girl…they were ignoring her.
"Why must they do this all the time…I swear they are sitting around and being lazy all day…but apparently they are 'training'" the annoyed girl said with disgust.
"Sigh…I don't mind Goku, Gohan and Nappa ignoring me all day…but Vegeta…he has boyfriend duties he should be attending to…he hasn't kissed me since…since…" She paused to think… "…since the first day in space…it's been a week since then…"
She paused her pacing and started to think what she could do to fix this problem.
"I know…he wants to ignore me…so I'll ignore him." She smirked a very Vegeta like smirk and started to plan out her revenge. (Which wasn't very hard)
"Hmm…That was a cheap shot Vegeta…" Goku complained as he stretched, just finishing with image training for the day.
"Cheap shot? It was you who wasn't paying attention to your surroundings Kakarot…" Vegeta grunted as he too stretched.
"Goku." Goku simply said.
"…What?" Vegeta stood and looked at Goku in confusion.
"Please call me Goku, Vegeta…I don't like being called Kakarot…it's weird." Goku shivered to further prove his point.
"Your name in Kakarot, so I shall call you by your birth name, not your earthling name." Vegeta grunted again, before heading off to the kitchen, Nappa and Gohan in tow.
"That man is too stubborn for his own good…" Goku shook his head in amusement, "…he and Bulma are the perfect couple." Goku snickered before following the others.
When they walked into the kitchen, they noticed Bulma was already in there. Her face brightened up upon seeing them enter. She jumped up and ran towards them, her arms open ready for a hug.
Vegeta, on instinct, opened his arms ready to catch the oncoming woman.
She ran past him…
…and hugged…
…Nappa.
The larger saiyan took a step back in surprise and looked to Vegeta in shock. He had known the prince for his whole life and he had never seen the emotion that currently covered his face.
His prince was feeling betrayed and hurt.
Vegeta realized he must look silly with his arms open…and no one to hold in his arms…so he put his arms back to his side. He glanced towards his comrade and who he thought was his lover.
Bulma glanced over to Vegeta to see his reaction and instantly felt guilty. He was slumped over in despair and he headed to his room, not stopping to grab something to eat.
She pulled away from Nappa and started to head towards Vegeta before she was stopped by Goku.
"Hey Bulma…can you make something to eat…I'm starving." She couldn't say no to Goku so she cooked up enough to feed the saiyans and put a plate away for Vegeta before grabbing a plate for herself.
"After I'm finished eating…I'll go talk to him…" She decided before devouring her meal.
She walked over to Vegeta's room, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door. After a couple moments Vegeta opened the door, she was about to ask if she could come in, but she noticed Nappa was already in his room and decided to come back later.
"What is it?" He yelled impatiently. She flinched, and his face softened.
"I…I put some food for you in the fridge…" She told him quickly before turning and running to her room.
He watched as she ran from in him in fear and he felt like crap. He turned to Nappa and signaled for him to leave. After Nappa left, Vegeta debated whether he should eat, then apologize…or apologize then eat…
He decided Bulma was way more important than food, so he headed for her room and knocked. She doesn't open the door so he knocks again…and again…
His patience only lasts so long so he opens the door himself and walks in, closing the door behind him.
She looks up in surprise when he sits on the bed next to her. She looks at him and tilts her head to the side slightly to look at him better.
"Why?" She was startled by the sudden noise.
"Why what?" She asked him, not quite sure what he was talking about.
"Why did you hug Nappa earlier?" He shook his head and before she had the chance to respond he continued, "I'm…sorry about yelling at you earlier…" He glanced in her direction to see her reaction.
He had dropped his pride in order to apologize and he wasn't sure what he would do if she threw his apology back at his face. He didn't know what he would do if she rejected him.
He felt as though he had been rejected his entire life. His father, his race, Frieza…
He couldn't stand the thought of Bulma rejecting him as well…
"It's okay…I'm sorry about earlier…It's just…" she paused and he nodded for her to continue…
She was about to continue when she remembered that she was supposed to be ignoring him. She suddenly crossed her arms and turned her head away from him.
"Ah…you're ignoring me aren't you…" He got no response of course. He smirked.
I know how to get her to talk…
He gently grabbed her chin and turned her head towards his. He crushed his lips against hers, and even though she was supposed to be ignoring him, she started to kiss him back.
Hmph…her resistance is already breaking
She was just starting to really enjoy the kiss when he suddenly pulled away. She whined from the loss of contact and moves closer to him, trying to kiss him. He stays just out of her reach.
"You're not getting anymore until you tell me why you were hugging Nappa." She sticks her lower lip out and sighs.
"I just felt like you were ignoring me…" She closed her eyes and waited for him to laugh at her like Yamcha used to whenever she said something along those line. She opened her eyes when the laugh didn't come.
"I'm…I didn't mean to make you feel that way…I need to train in order to defend myself and you against the Namekians if they are a hostile race or if there happen to be any…other aliens there…" he explains to her and she nods understanding what he means.
He grabs her and pulls her against him and nuzzles his nose into her hair, relishing the distinct scent she emitted. She leaned into him, enjoying his closeness and the musky scent he gave off.
"Besides…we can always spend our nights together." Vegeta whispered into her ear.
She blushes furiously. He wants…to…wants to have… She shakes her head trying to gain control of her fantasies… They don't have to be fantasies anymore… She bites her bottom lip once again trying to gain control of her body.
Vegeta notices Bulma's silence and looks down at her. He notices her blush and smirks. He then frowns…confused on why she was blushing.
"Bulma…why are you blushing?" He asks genuinely confused.
"Why…am I…blushing?" She repeated, wondering if she heard him right. He nods even more confused at her behavior. She starts to think about what she was going to say, but it only succeeded in making her blush even deeper.
He chuckles at her embarrassment and she hits his chest in frustration.
"…Pervert…" She muttered under her breath, but loud enough that Vegeta heard her.
If he wasn't confused before, now he was really confused. He gives her a questioning look, "What are you talking about?"
She takes a deep breath and begins, "You said we would spend the nights together, meaning when everyone else went to bed…" her courage faltered momentarily, "…we would…have sex."
She almost laughed out loud, when his face comically pole vaulted. His eyes grew wide and his jaw about dropped and his face was covered in a deep red blush (which she noticed made him look very handsome).
"That's…not what I meant…I meant that once the others are done training we could spend the rest of the time…getting to know each other…or talking or…not that though…it's too soon for sex…we don't need any sort of distractions right now anyways…" He quickly explained.
They sat there in an awkward silence for a few moments, sitting and staring at each other. Neither knowing what to say right then.
Bulma figured to break the silence and moves over to him, putting her arms around his neck. She feels him tense and right before she goes to move away, she feels him relax. He picks her up and puts her back against his chest. She rests her head on his shoulder and puts her hands on his, which are resting on her stomach lovingly. Neither of them says a word and they just sit there, relishing in each others warmth and closeness.
Bulma soon falls asleep in his arms, he rises and places her on her bed. He lies down next to her, not wanting to leave her tonight.
I must be really lucky, for I somehow got the love of this beautiful woman…though…I don't deserve her love…but I'm not going to complain…
He falls asleep, but he doesn't get any peaceful dreams.
*Vegeta's Dream*
Vegeta wakes up and looks around. He was no longer on the ship bound for Namek…no…he was home. He barely recognized where he was, but he knew he was on Planet Vegeta. He turns and sees his parents. They seem to be talking to him…yet he cannot hear a word being said. It was then he noticed he was a child of about 3. He looked up to his mother who was currently trying to tell him something…she seemed happy…he could only pick up a few words being said by reading her lips…
…something about a baby…and brother…and happy…
Suddenly the scenery changes and he's outside the infirmary. His father is holding him back for he is struggling to get to his mother who is currently in the infirmary room. It was a few months after the previous scene…what was it nine months…thirteen? He didn't remember…even though he couldn't hear his mother's screams of pain in his dream…it was one sound he never forgot. His father was trying to calm him with something he was saying…but again he couldn't hear anything.
Again the scene changes and he is pacing in the throne room ignoring his father who is trying to calm him…though like the previous two times…he can not hear anything. He remembers being furious with his father for letting them send his baby brother and mother away from the planet. This was one of the few times Vegeta had actually cried…his father had given up trying to talk to his son and left the heart-broken young saiyan alone…it was one of the few times Vegeta needed someone to be there to comfort him…and the 'someone' left him calling him a stubborn brat…soon after that his relationship with his father had fallen.
Vegeta was still in the throne room but it was about a year later and he is once again struggling in his father's grasp. This time though his father is handing over to a monster…Frieza. Frieza grasps his armor and pulls him over his shoulder turning and walking to the palace doors. Vegeta struggles trying to get out of the tyrant's grasp, but to no avail. He looks at his father who gives him a look of pity and despair. Vegeta gives his father one last look of betrayal, hurt, and hate, before the palace doors shut and Frieza takes the young four year old away from his home and brings him to hell.
Suddenly he is on Frieza's ship and is standing before the tyrant himself. Vegeta remembers Frieza telling him he was going to be treated as he deserved trying to be 'friendly'. Just like the rest of his dream, he could hear nothing at all. Suddenly Frieza's 'friendly' aura goes black and Frieza has a smile that kills children plastered on his face. Vegeta is now not much younger than he currently is and the room around him and Frieza disappears and is replaced by black. They seem to be floating in nowhere he turns back to Frieza who is right in front of him now.
"Don't grow any attachments Monkey Prince, or she'll end up like the rest of the one's you've loved." Frieza says, for now Vegeta can hear.
Frieza disappears and is replaced by Bulma. He runs towards her, wanting to hold her…but no matter how far or fast he runs she doesn't grow any closer. She turns to him and smiles lovingly at him and he manages to get a few feet away from her.
A hand rips through her chest and her once bright eyes grow dull. Though she is losing a lot of blood she manages to chock out "It's all your fault Vegeta." Before being dropped to the ground, motionless. He looks to her killer and it's none other than Frieza.
Frieza puts his three toed foot on Bulma's skull and crushes it with a sickening crack that almost makes Vegeta gag.
"Poor bitch…I just had to end her suffering."
Vegeta jerks awake, sweat covering his body. He hears a soft sigh and his head snaps to where he heard the noise.
He sees Bulma sleeping peacefully. He relaxes slightly seeing her so peaceful. Vegeta gets out of the bed without disturbing the other occupant and walks out to the cabin of the ship to think.
Vegeta sits there throughout the rest of the night (Since they are in space their night is when their body tells them when it would be bedtime on their planet).
Nappa is the first (not counting Vegeta) to awake and is surprised to see his prince already awake.
Nappa sits next to Vegeta who doesn't even glance in his direction.
"Vegeta…is there something wrong?" Nappa asks worried about his prince.
"…" Vegeta stays silent and doesn't even acknowledge the larger saiyan.
"…Was it another nightmare?" When Nappa asked that, Vegeta's eyes widened. "What happened this time…?" Nappa started but didn't get his answer since Bulma had walked in soon after Nappa had finished his question.
"Good morning." Bulma said cheerfully, though she was still half asleep.
"'Morning." Nappa greets back, while Vegeta nods in her direction.
Bulma notices the difference in Vegeta and goes over to hug him, in a way to comfort him somewhat. He leans into, inhaling her scent deeply, not wanting to ever forget her scent, the feeling of her lips, her soft loving touches, and her melodious voice…well…when she wasn't yelling…
She notices he seems happier so she stands to get food for her and her saiyans.
Vegeta stands to follow her, but is stopped by Nappa.
"Don't grow too attached to her Vegeta." Nappa said before following the blue haired woman into the kitchen.
Vegeta stood there in horror…Nappa had almost repeated the same message that Frieza gave him in his dream…Vegeta shook off his fear and followed the other two into the kitchen.
Nothing of interest happened form then on and before they knew it they were landing on Namek in a few hours. All of them are anxious for different reasons, but it soon turns to excitement as they land on the Namekians homeplanet.
"Hey this is soo cool!" Goku was the first to exit the ship and took in his surroundings in wonder.
"Yeah! I can't wait to get home and tell mom how amazing this place is!" Gohan shared his father's excitement about the new planet.
Bulma was looking around looking at the trees and she noticed Namek had multiple suns.
"Are you going to frolic like an idiot like Kakarot and his brat?" Vegeta asked Bulma in amusement. To him, this was just another planet since he had traveled to many planets before.
"Only if you will." Bulma joked to her usually grumpy boyfriend, who smirked at her.
"Over my dead body." Vegeta chuckled as she started laughing.
"Hey, that's a pretty high power level. Maybe that's the Namekian leader…" Goku said noticing a very high power level.
Both Vegeta and Nappa searched for the highest power level on the planet, they found it and since they were new to sensing ki they didn't recognize who's energy signal this was…
"Hey! Four of the dragon balls are grouped up…looking for them should be really easy then!" Bulma said looking at her dragon radar.
"The power level is…it's…" Both Vegeta and Nappa look at each other, both of them starting to pale. The others stared in confusion and fear…these were two of the strongest men they had ever met…and both looked spooked.
"It can't be…" Nappa stuttered
Vegeta nodded with regret and despair…
"Frieza."
A/N: Ugh…five hours straight of typing this chapter…I told Blacrose Dust that I'd have this chapter out Tuesday and I managed to keep my promise. I'll have to start on the summary/brainstorm for the next chapter…
Please if you can vote on how far I should go on my poll, it should show up on my profile if not PM me and I'll fix it.
If you can spare a minute or two…I'd love to know what you thought of chapter four…
I just realized I didn't put a disclaimer at the top of the chapter and I don't feel like scrolling up to the top…so please don't sue me for writing a story solely for your entertainment.
~MellowDragon
