She couldn't believe they had done this to her. Her! Bulma Briefs, heiress to Capsule Corp, brilliant and beautiful and in her prime! Left behind in a cave on an alien world like she hadn't been the brain behind all this! She had made it possible, without her everyone would still be sitting on earth mourning the dead with no way to bring them back.

She huffed in annoyance kicking a rock further into the cave and towards her Capsule house. This damn planet didn't even have a day/night circle, the sun was always out, and she hadn't brought any sunscreen, she would get premature wrinkles this way.

Being all alone with one of the Dragonballs and no real means of defending herself did not sit well with her. Gohan and Krillin would get an earful when they returned from the village they had been 'checking out' for an eternity by now.

When the ground shook a few seconds later Bulma all but scrambled back into her small home, turning the lights off for good measure. Too many homicidal maniacs on one planet at once. She was still unsure if her inability to sense Ki was a blessing or a curse. Hearing footsteps a few minutes later curiosity got the best of her, it had to be one of the boys, this cave was well hidden and nobody else knew she was here.

When she cracked the door a few inches to see if she could get a glimpse of whoever was outside she was greeted with a set of dark eyes. Shock and surprise sent her tumbling a few steps back, leaving the door to yawn open wide to fully reveal the intruder; Vegeta.

The Saiyan she had last seen on Television when he attempted to destroy the earth and take possession of the Dragonballs. His armor had already taken a few hits and his face was scouter-free, now this close, she noted how it was also rather symmetrical. A notion that aesthetically was strangely pleasing.

"Hand over the Dragonball"

His voice a barked command that made her twitch involuntarily before shaking her head. She was going to bring her friends back to life! Vegeta shook his head in irritation before stalking past her deeper into the house, he was clearly going to simply take the precious orb away. Not on her watch! Scrambling to her feet and for her capsules Bulma stalked after him, armed with a gun this time around. She knew that bullets were technically useless against a being like him, but she wasn't going to go down without a fight. She found him in the bathroom, aiming straight for his head.

"I swear I'm not scared! I will shoot you!"

The Dragonball had already been tucked away under Vegeta's arm, she had taken a bath earlier and brought it to the bathroom with her, wanting to have it within eyesight while she relaxed. The Saiyan simply laughed at her empty threat, while it was meant to be arrogant and demeaning, Bulma couldn't help but notice how young he looked when his brows weren't drawn in anger. As quickly as it had started it was also over, his attention swaying to something Bulma couldn't see or sense beyond the walls of her small house.

Before she knew what was happening Vegeta was striding past her, pressing the Dragonball to her chest.

"Zarbon is here. I'll be back for this, don't think you are safe woman"

With that he was gone from sight, leaving her and the Dragonball behind, and Bulma couldn't help but think that it was a shame he wasn't on their side. He was kinda cute - when he wasn't frowning.