Chapter 4:

Vegeta woke up three hours later with the worst headache he ever had. Well it hurt pretty badly maybe not as bad as he has had before but in a while. The first thing he noticed was that he was in a bed, definitely not the last place he remembered being and there was a thing attached to his face. "What the hell happened" he wondered trying to sit up. The pain was enough to keep him where he was at for the moment. Turning to his right he drew in a quick breath when he realized that the woman was asleep at the desk right by his bed.

"How long has she been here, I thought she was entertaining the idiot weakling today" said vegeta to no one in particular watching as the woman gave a troubled sigh and turned her head the other way still asleep.

He layed there for a long time before he decided he would try to get up again but when he did he couldn't stifle the groan as his muscles tensed and threatened to cramp. Bulma woke up at the sudden noise and looked over to see a startled Vegeta trying to get out of bed. "Oh no you don't mister" said Bulma in a stern yet comforting voice.

"Let me up woman" said Vegeta in the most menacing voice he could muster

"Vegeta" Bulma said in a whisper "Please lay down and let me get you something to eat, you really scarred me this time and I would feel better if I knew you weren't going to try and kill yourself again"

"I didn't try to kill myself onna, it was a minor slip up, ill be fine"

"Then why is the GR completely destroyed"

"what"

"The GR is gone vegeta, it blew up with you inside"

"Shit"

They stared at eachother for a long time before anyone moved. In one swift motion bulma swooped down on Vegeta and placed a delicate kiss on his cheek and left the room to go get him some food.

"What the hell is going on, damn it, I should have shoved her off of me before she could do that"

Vegeta touched the spot on his cheek where she kissed him gingerly and blushed at the thought of being so vulnerable.

Bulma returned 10 minutes later carrying a tray of food and drinks for them to share. "I didn't know how much you could eat right now but I didn't figure you should over do it" said bulma setting the tray down on the desk. She noticed that Vegeta had already removed his face mask but she decided against chastising him for it.

She moved quietly to the closet opposite the bed and grabbed out a couple more pillows and headed back to the bed.

"what are you doing woman?"

"Propping you up so you can eat"

"Give me those baka I don't need you to baby me like some helpless brat"

Vegeta grabbed the pillows out of her hands and moved to set them behind him but when he turned his body he sucked in a sharp breath and tensed up. Seeing his reaction Bulma couldn't help herself and grabbed Vegeta around the middle and whispered into his ear. "Just hold onto me" she commanded quietly. Seeing he had little room to negotiate he reluctantly placed his arm loosely around her and leaned into her. His muscles relaxed a little with someone else holding some of his weight. "I wont ever tell anyone about this Vegeta you can trust me" She said as she worked on propping the pillows up behind his back "Alright, lean back slowly" She moved with him and when he was situated comfortably she suddenly becam aware of their proximity. His warm breath on her neck sent child up and down her spine.

"If you ever say a word about this I will have no choice but to punish you" said Vegeta a slight smirk on his mouth.

Bulma noticed the smirk and winked back at him playfully. She piled up a plate and put it on a tray and layed it across Vegetas lap then got some for herself.

They ate in silence for a while listening to the sound of the heart monitor beep in a hypnotizing rhythm.

"Woman, why did you stay with me?" asked Vegeta

"I wanted to make sure you were ok" answered Bulma shocked that he actually broke the silence. Usually it was the other way around.

"Shouldn't you be worried about that weakling boyfriend of yours?" asked Vegeta, a tinge of annoyance played in every syllable.

"I don't know what he is to me anymore" answered Bulma tears beginning to well up in her eyes "I don't know what we are but I don't think he is my boyfriend anymore, I think he is cheating on me" finished Bulma quickly before she broke down and cried.

Vegeta let out a shaky sigh, he had never been very good at dealing with these kinds of situations. "Bulma, listen to me because I am only going to say this once" He stopped and looked at her to ensure he had her full attention. "I have been here for a while and although you may think I don't pay any attention to what you humans do I am in fact fully aware of just about everything that goes on" He motioned for her to come closer and sit on the bed next to him. She sat down and faced him still not speaking. "I have noticed the lack of interest you have had in that idiot, you deserve so much better then the likes of that scum. Your intelligence makes him look dumber then Kakkarot and you are bored with him" he finished his statement with a small huph.

Bulma sat there slightly shocked from Vegetas sudden confession and she didn't really know how to respond. She didn't want him to draw back in and not talk to her this way anymore. "Vegeta, your right, I am bored with Yamcha and I have been for a while. I don't know what to think anymore" said bulma smiling a little at the thought of pouring out her soul to the same man that tried to destroy the planet a few years before.

She decided not to press her luck at getting more out of him so she turned and rested against the pillows next to him and listened to him breathe for a while before she drifted off into a soundless sleep.

Vegeta watched her for a while arguing with himself "I should make her leave now it was weak of me to talk to her that way"

"Shut up your not helping"…."you don't know what I want"…"yes I do because I am you" well if your me then im you and guess what"…"what"…"what I say goes"…"Fuck im talking to myself this planet really is making me lose my mind"

Soon Vegeta began to doze off, the sound of Bulmas heart beat playing in his ears. He shifted and wrapped a protective arm around her to keep her warm and fell asleep with his nose pressed firmly into her neck…"hmm she smells like Lavender" he thought as he drifted into a dreamless sleep.

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