dotjuh: Thanks ^^ I was afraid the first one was gonna suck XD I'm glad you liked it though.

Pilipili: Oh, you've got such a cute nickname! XD Anyway, I have my stuff planned so it shouldn't take too long between updates (unless something major happens in my life).

Kekke: Oh yeah, that sentence XD I changed it so many times I'm not surprised there are so many silly mistakes. Thanks for pointing it out, it should be corrected by the time you read this ;) When Trunks first appears (the all grown up one) as Bulma and Vegeta's son, I was like, no, what the hell, don't tell me they're going to turn my Vegeta into a husband and daddy .' I was afraid he was going to lose his I'm-a-warrior-I-fight-alone-therefore-I'm-so-great side, but then Trunks said it was mostly passionate and I was like, oh, then, it's great XD Just like you, I don't picture either of them (nope, not even Bulma) having sweet dinners with candles and holding hands and all that cute stuff (like, Vegeta's going to buy her a bouquet, yeah right...). Bulma takes care of him and I believe he likes that (although he acts like he's annoyed by it), otherwise he wouldn't let her do it. Being a prince that spent his life obeying and bowing to the one who murdered his whole people, I guess it must feel damn good to be the one giving orders XD In the end however, I think exactly the same thing that is said in my so-full-of-silly-mistakes-sentence: they love each others, they just won't tell. In Trunks' screwed up future, Bulma tells him "Your father? Well... he never told me, even once, that he cared about me... but I could tell", and in the normal future, I think her reaction when he kills so many people during the tournament, along with the fact that she has that terrible feeling when he dies says everything. Not to mention her reaction when she finally learns that he is truly dead. As for Vegeta, he gives his life trying to kill Buu so Bulma and Trunks can be safe, that pretty much says everything too (he even admitted he was "kind fond of them", I think that's about the closest he's ever been to say "I love them" lol). So well yeah, to sum up (damn, I'm ranting like an old lady...), I love their relationship as a very passionnate, I-love-you-but-I'd-rather-die-then-tell-you one. Makes me think a little about Spike and Buffy, too (especially the first time they have sex, if you watched Buffy back then you'll understand. At least Vegeta and Bulma didn't destroy the house ^^')

lilah66: Lmao, I was about to post this chapter when I saw your review, so I guess that's fast enough uh? ;) Thanks for reading and commenting my story, I really appreciate! :D

Chapter 7: Hope

Few weeks slowly, calmly went by. Since Vegeta was almost never around, claiming that he had to train and that there were "far too many distractions" in Capsule Corp, Bulma was spending most of her time down in the laboratory, working with her father. She had slightly smirked, though, when she had heard Vegeta's excuse to go somewhere else. She knew that she was the "distractions" he was talking about, and she was somehow quite proud that she was enough to intefere with his usual obsession of training to be able to kick Goku's ass one day.

"Bulma, dear," her mother's voice said from the door of the lab. "There is someone upstairs who wishes to see you."

The young scientist smiled and rushed towards the ground floor. Could it be-

"Hello, Bulma!"

Her heart sank and she bit her bottom lip, slightly disappointed. For a second there, she had had the foolish hope that it would be Vegeta. Like it's going to happen. When he comes back, he won't "wish to see me", he'll be complaining because dinner's not ready. She quickly recomposed herself, however, and grinned at her friend.

"Goku!" she said, hugging him tightly. "I haven't seen you in a very long time, how are you?"

He smiled and hugged her back.

"I'm fine, the training's going very well. What about you?"
"Oh, I'm all right, the usual. I'm not training myself to face deadly androids, I'm mostly working in the lab. Say, do you want something to eat?"
"Oh well, now that you mention it, I'm a bit hungry!"
"I'll get you something. Unless you're in a rush..."
"Nope! Got all the time I want."

He dropped on a chair while she opened the fridge. Anyone who would see the quantity of food she was gathering could never have guessed that her guest had said he was "a bit hungry", but she had quickly understood that, for a Saiyan, "a bit hungry" meant "pretty hungry", "hungry" meant "I'm starving", and "Geez, I'm starving" meant "Don't you dare stand between me and my precious FOOD!".

While she was watching vegetables, Goku looked at her carefully. He was paying this visit to his friend mostly to make sure Vegeta and her were truly having a baby. A voice in his head told him that there was no need to worry, that it was the future anyway, but on the other hand... on the other hand, he hadn't gotten sick like Trunks had said. His trip to their time might have disturbed more than this virus he was supposed to catch. It had been long enough now: if Bulma wasn't already pregnant, then Trunks' birth would not occur.

She sure doesn't look pregnant, he thought as she was pouring water into a cauldron. Her waist was still as thin as it used to be. But, then again, this would be normal: if she was truly expecting Trunks, then she could be only a few weeks pregnant, so she wouldn't look pregnant yet.

"So, how's Vegeta doing?" he asked on what he expected to be a normal tone.

Bulma sighed.

"You spoke with Yamcha, didn't you?"
"What, me? No-"
"You're a terrible liar, Goku."
"Oh well... yes I did speak with Yamcha but this has nothing to do with it! I just wondered how his training was going, since he doesn't seem to be around-"
"Oh."

She picked up a knife and started cutting her vegetables. She looked very normal, though Goku thought she was a bit rougher than necessary with those poor mushrooms. It's not like they had done anything bad to her!

"Well, the hell if I know," she replied, shrugging. "He left few weeks ago to train and I don't even know where. It's not like I care. At least while he's not there no one is calling me servant."

Goku's eyes widened. Vegeta had left few weeks ago? Man, this isn't good!

"Does he... does he come back sometimes?"
"No, I told you, I don't know where he is, he might aswell be on another planet-"

Goku's heart stopped beating. On another planet? This was even worse than he thought. He slightly frowned as he concentrated, searching for Vegeta's energy. He mentally sighed with relief: Vegeta was still on Earth, and he was not very far from Capsule Corp - which, on the second thought, didn't do them any good if he wasn't coming back once in a while anyway.

"And you're feeling... ok?" he asked carefully.

He crossed his fingers under the table, hoping that she'd tell him that she was more tired than usual, having nauseas, getting some weird food craving like dipping pickles into white chocolate, anything that could mean that she was pregnant.

"I'm feeling a bit tired-"
"Oh really?" he said, sounding very cheerful. "I-I mean, really?" he repeated with a concerned tone that fitted more the situation.

She glared at him with an odd look in her blue eyes, that look that always made him fear that she was reading in his mind. If she does I'm pretty screwed, he thought.

"It's just because I've been working too much with my father in the lab," she said. "Goku, I told you five minutes ago, I'm perfectly fine."

She crossed her arms.

"Now be honest, will you? Did Mr. Jealousy also known as Yamcha send you to convince me to stay away from Vegeta? Or to check if we were dating?"

If Yamcha had done that, she would make sure to convince him to mind his own fucking business.

"No, no, no! I promise, Bulma, he didn't do that - wait, are you guys together?" he asked hopefully.

Bulma chose this very moment to turn her back on him to drop the vegetables into the water, and Goku could swear he had seen her head lower a little.

"Vegeta would never be with someone else than himself," she replied with the most neutral voice she could manage to find.

This isn't GOOD! Man, what do I do now? Maybe I should've followed my first idea and look at them more carefully! As a last resort, he focussed on Bulma. He could feel her energy, much weaker than those he normally sensed, but still, it was there. And then...

He smiled.

He could sense a second energy, shinning softly like a tiny golden spark in the middle of the night. He was truly there, and Goku had been worring himself for nothing. She was probably only a few weeks pregnant, and she didn't even seem aware of it by now, unless she was lying to him. Either way, this energy was already higher than hers. There was no mistake possible there: Bulma was expecting a baby, and with such high energy at such a low state of development, it couldn't be anyone else's than Vegeta's.

"What on Earth are you smiling about?"

Bulma's voice snapped in the air like a whip and brought him back to reality.

"Oh nothing-"

She sighed.

"Goku, I'm not stupid, there's something you're not telling me."
"No," he said. "It's just that..."

You're expecting Vegeta's son, congratulations Bulma! Yup, it's a boy, I'm positive. Yes, I knew it all along and I didn't tell you, but don't worry, he's going to be very handsome, I mean look at the guy who warned us about the androids, that was him! Good looking, uh? You must be so proud now! No, he couldn't tell her that! Mostly because she was going to kill him for keeping it a secret to her, and he couldn't really afford to die before the fight with the androids.

Her eyes narrowed and he scratched the back of his head, getting more and more embarrassed every minute.

"Oh, Geez, would you look at the time - I told Chichi I'd come back sooner than that! Gotta go!"

Before Bulma could open her mouth, Goku was already gone. She frowned, then sighed. He had never been quite normal, but things were really not getting better - maybe he had lost a bit of his mind when he had been wished back to life?

End of the chapter: Don't buy pregnancy tests girls, call Goku! ;) Hope you liked that little chapter as well ^^