Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ, any of its characters or the lyrics of the song featuring in this chapter. Akira Toriyama, Funimation and Toei animation are the proud owners. Also, even when I work in Europe, I don't have money. Do you know the cost of living I Europe?

Author note: Hi there everyone. I'm finally back, with an update. Yeah! Anyway, I got some very nice reviews and I got a flame – which hurt. But that is okay – you learn from them. I just want to state yet one more time that the characters in the parallel world will be a little out of Character. That is because they are not the same people from the series. receives blank looks I am just confusing everyone, so I'll just start with the chapter. Enjoy! ;o)

Chapter 7

--- Parallel Earth ---

(Bulma) and Vegeta still sat inside the kitchen. Neither has started eating yet, seeing as Mrs. Briefs ran out of the room after Bulma to get Dr. Briefs as well. (Bulma) sighed. "Hey, Vegeta, do you think we will find a way to send her back home again?" Vegeta looked at her. "How should I know? Honestly Woman, all I want is my GR back in a fully functional working condition!" (Bulma) shook her head. "It's already done. But I think she wants to test it first." "Great! So what do you propose I do till then?" Vegeta asked sarcastically. (Bulma) sighed. "I don't know. What do you usually do when I'm upgrading the GR?" "Depends." "On?" (Bulma) pushed. Vegeta shrugged. "When you upgrade: If it's during the night, I eat and then go to bed. If it's during the day, I train."

She looked at him. "Then why are you not training now as well?" Before Vegeta could answer, Bunny Briefs came into the kitchen mumbling to herself. "Huh, sorry mom, what did you just say?" Bunny looked at her daughter before starting to cry. "Oh, my baby is growing up to fast. Promise me you'll stay in Capsule corp. even after your wedding!" Bunny sobbed. 'I knew it! The other one did have a mating ring on her finger!' Vegeta thought, shocking himself when he yet again wishes that it's not the weaklings. (Bulma) patted her mom's back. "Mom, I not getting married." "But I am." Bulma walked into the kitchen with Dr. Briefs. With big eyes, (Bulma) asked surprised "You are? But, why didn't you tell me? Who are you marrying? I know it's not Yamcha!" Bulma flinched. "No, it's not Yamcha. But I'm not going to say either. I don't want to ruin friendships or force thing unto others." She took a seat at the table and lifted her hand up to look at her ring. A tear fell down her cheek. "I... I miss him." She said sadly. Dr. Briefs squeezed her shoulder. "I'll go make the call." As Dr. Briefs left Bulma's side, (Bulma) leaned over to look at the ring. "Wow! That is one gorgeous ring." None of the people in the room saw the mixed emotions on Vegeta's face. 'So... She is "mated" to someone but it's not the weakling. I wonder... The smell on her, that has to be the mate. It smells so familiar.' He looked at her as she wiped a tear away only to be replaced with a fresh one. "Well, I guess this means no more GR for a while! How do I pass the time now?" Vegeta asked dejected with a hint of anger and sarcasm. "Go play chess." Bulma answered dryly. "Are you out of your mind? I don't play silly games!" Vegeta yelled. "Oh, my mistake. I guess the 400 times you beat me was just my imagination. Hell, come to think off it, no one has ever beaten you at chess, in my world of course." Vegeta stared at her for along time before finally asking her "How do you play this 'chess'?" (Bulma) smiled. "I'll teach you, neither you nor me have anything else to do." Shrugging, Vegeta nodded.

After lunch, Bulma headed off to her new and temporary room. She needed time to think. She was behaving so unlike her. She never sits in a corner and sulk. Usually, she would tackle any problem head on. Her friends and family would be ashamed. She let out a long sigh as she plopped down on the bed which was not her own and turned on the radio.

Buried in time and distant memories,

That's right, we were angels.

From high in the sky,

We scattered the seeds of life.

We wanted to rid the world of sadness.

Say, look at that blue sky,

As you stare into it…..

Doesn't your courage swell up inside,

Even now?

To my friends: we may have lost the wings from our backs;

But still, there's some mysterious powers that remains with us.

To my friends, let's embrace

The light and dare to dream

Look! I can see the rainbow in your eyes...

As she listened to the song, she entangled her fingers in her soft aqua hair. She loved that song. Vegeta use to ease her when she sang it. Sighing yet again, she slowly started to recalculate that dreadful day she found out that she was in another timeline.

Flashback

"Maybe you aught to watch where you are going? Daydreaming should be left when you are not in from of a wheel" "Shit!" Bulma yelled and brought the car to a quick stop. Vegeta laughed at her bewildered face. "How...? When...?" She looked at him trying to form words. "Oh, I landed in the car about 4 miles back." He smirked at her. "You could have given me a heart attack, or made me roll the car!" She yelled. She wasn't really mad at him and she knew that he knew that. "You are quite hot when you're blushing. Did you know that?" He teased as he watched her face becoming even redder. "Did you know that you can be quite annoying when you want to be?" She hit back while straitening her hair behind her back. He just smiled at her; withed caused her heart to jump in her chest. "Couldn't stay away from me, could you?" She ventured. Smirking, Vegeta traced the side of her face with his fingers. "You read me so well. But actually I just wanted to tell you not to wait up for me tonight. The namek and I are going to meditate. And don't worry..." He cut her off before she could say a word, by moving his fingers to cover her lips. "...I will be keeping taps on your ki. I will know if you need me."

End Flashback

"What the...?' Bulma shot upright. "Vegeta... He knows... Vegeta knows that I'm missing. And Greg probably already showed up at the mansion. Everybody knows I gone and that Yamcha is out of jail. They are most likely searching for me." Jumping out of bed, Bulma raced down stairs to her lab. 'I have to help them. They want me back and I want them back. How hard can it be? We travel to other planets, have visits from time travelers and I'm engaged to a super strong alien. All I need is an open mind. I can figure this one out.' She told herself as she entered the room she used to spend most of her days in, before she got promoted. 'I MUST figure this out'

Author Note: End Chapter 7! Well, it's up. I now it took some time and truth be told, I don't have any excuses. I don't usually do songfics, but this isn't really a songfic. I just thought it fitted nicely. Please review and tell me that you think about this chapter and also the story in general. Ideas and suggestions are welcome! Oh, and does anyone know what "Song" I quoted? ;o)