Disclaimer: I don't own any of the songs that I use throughout this fanfic. Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT are all owned by FUNimation, Toei Animation, Fuji TV, and Akira Toriyama. I don't own any characters or names therefore belonging to.
Chapter Nine – Where it all started
Vegeta watched as Raditz talked to Niyusu about different things. They seemed to have known each other for a while but never had the time to talk. Like old friends that just got back together after years apart. Maybe they weren't lying when they said that they knew each other. Bardock did go on trips at least three times a year and did sometimes bring one or more of his children. It seemed totally logical that they had known each other. The only thing that kept bothering him was Turles's friend. They said that he wouldn't be able to meet her until New Years Eve. Why? Work? Very unlikely. What job would be so busy that someone working couldn't even visit?
"So, Vegeta, What do you have in mind for the new song?" Turles asked but Raditz stopped his talking with his new friend and Kakarot stopped his conversation with Chichi and 18. Both of them looked at him as if he was crazy. It was then followed by the stares of Chichi, Niyusu, and 18. The only one that didn't seem to be listening was Vegeta. Nappa had already been in conversation with Turles and they both had decided to have Vegeta join, not the entire table. "Vegeta?"
"I don't know." He said quietly so only he could hear them.
"A new song? You don't mean that you guys are wanting a new song for the concert in a few days? You've got to be joking!" Chichi said and looking between Vegeta and Turles.
"Vegeta had told me on the plane that we can't use the song Back with me. Apparently he had a really bad dream about it and now isn't the same."
"Really?" Kakarot looked at Vegeta.
"Yes. I don't know about a new song. I don't even know where to start anymore."
"What this new song for?" 18 asked with genuine curiosity.
"He's trying to get an old girlfriend back." Chichi said looking at 18 knowing that they were talking about Bulma. 18 was confused. These people were trying to get them together again? Of what Bulma had implied, it seemed as if she wanted nothing to do with him.
"What about an old song? One that she has heard?"
"I've already tried that and I made a fool of myself in front of all of those people. I can't believe I did that."'
"What did you do?" Niyusu asked.
"At our last concert, I sang our song. One I wrote and we agreed that it was ours. I told her sorry in front of millions of people because it was recorded and even more people are probably listening to it now. She probably didn't even hear it. It's all because of that stupid lie."
"What?" 18 asked.
"One of her other ex-boyfriends got in her head and made her believe that I was abusing her. It didn't help that I started drinking."
Niyusu had a face of confusion and disgust but quickly turned into curiosity. "Tell me how you two got together. If we need ideas for a new song, we need to start at the beginning."
Vegeta thought for a moment then smirked. "She's smart. I wouldn't let her go if I were you Raditz." The two of them looked at each other and blushed a bit. "Now, This isn't how we met mind you. And back then, I'll admit that I was an ass. She's changed me and I'm a better person because of her. It was three hours before a regular practice in our new practice place. It's the one we have now actually. It's changed over the years but not by much. Just been updated to suit our needs." She nodded and everyone, even Nappa, was listening intently to his storytelling. "I was in the middle of writing a new song..."
Sitting on a recliner Vegeta had a guitar in his lap and a notebook on a stool next to him and a pencil on top of it.
I'm so sick of this tombstone mentality,
If there's an afterlife,
Then it'll set you free.
The door opened to reveal the blue haired girl. He had always thought her hair color odd. He was about to ignore her until he heard her sniff and then saw her wipe her eyes. It seemed that she hadn't even realized that he was in there. "Hey. Woman." She jumped a bit and looked at him. Her eyes were red and watery. It was a huge contrast to her bright blue eyes. "Quit your sniveling. I'm trying to finish this song."
"I'm sorry if my emotional turmoil is ruining your vibe." She said spitefully.
"You're forgiven if you stop it." He then started playing what he had just wrote to see if it fit. He heard a quiet sob come from the opposite corner of the large room and looked over. She was curled into a ball on one of the benches and trying not to cry. He decided to get her to stop so that he could complete the song. He wanted to run it by Turles tonight and he wasn't going to be able to if she was this upset. He put his guitar on its stand and walked over to her. She didn't realize that he was there until he sat down next to her.
"I'm sorry." She said quietly.
"You obviously won't stop until the problem is solved. Now, what happened?"
"I broke up with him." She whispered, barely audibly. Vegeta knew what she was talking about but waited for more. "He... He was..." She stopped to get her words together. "I caught him." She looked up at him and wiped a tear. "He was cheating on me."
Vegeta scuffed. "I could have told you that." Her eyes widened and then glared at him. "What? Angry that I didn't tell you? You wouldn't have believed me. Then you would have insulted me and then say something about me being single." He could see the guilt in her eyes as the anger faded. It was then that he knew that he didn't ever want to see her this devastated again. He liked to see the fire in her eyes, the determination and the brightness when she had an idea. He now had to make her feel better. "He didn't deserve you anyway. Anyone who would ever even think about cheating on you wouldn't be worthy of your time." Now shock was in her eyes. She had stopped crying and started to think. He smirked at her and then looked at the time. It was three hours before practice. He still had time. "You hungry?" Bulma once again looked at him and nodded.
"Come on." Vegeta stood and put his hand out. Smiling, she took his hand and they walked to his truck.
"Niyusu!" The girl turned to see her boss. "What are you doing here? I thought you weren't scheduled today."
"I'm not. I'm here eating with my friends." Vegeta looked at the boss. He wasn't intimidating at all but had authority and used it.
"Oh. Ok. Then... Uhhh... Get back to eating." Niyusu nodded and turned to her friends. I'm sorry about him.
"Who is that guy?" Raditz asked knowing that he had to be more than her boss if he spoke that way to her.
"My uncle. He gave me this job and thinks he can order me around all of the time. I'm not even good at my job."
"Come on. Get back to the story." 18 said as she placed her head on the palm of her hand.
Nappa took the last bite of his food and saw that everyone was done too. "I think that we should get checked into the hotel and then he'll continue." They all agreed and got their stuff together and left.
Bulma smiled as she saw the tow truck come in with a broken down 1965 ford shelby gt350. The person had called in yesterday and Sal had told him to come in whenever it was convenient for him. Bulma loved old vehicles. She learned lots about them outside of school and this was one of her favorites. "I'm here to meet Sal." The owner of the car said looking up from his piece of paper. He was about the same age as Sal was and had short blonde hair.
"Yeah, He's in his office. I'll show you." He nodded and Bulma took him to her boss's office. "The Shelby is here." Sal looked up from his computer and stopped his typing. His eyes lit up and he stood.
"Damien! It's nice to see you old pal." Sal said and the two men greeted each other. "Bulma, this is an old friend of mine. We went to high school together." She smiled and shook hands. "Damien, this is Bulma, my best mechanic here."
"Really?" The man looked her up and down. "You sure? She sure don't look like one."
"What does a mechanic look like?" She put her hands on her hips and crooked her head.
"Definitely not a pretty girl such as yourself."
"This pretty little girl knows more about your car than you do." She said matter of factly. "And She's going to be the one fixing it so if you want a reasonable price then you better not insult me again."
"Ok. I won't. I'll come and get it when it's done but it better be snappy if you want a decent tip." He then gave his buddy a note and left. Bulma got the car jacked up in no time and started her work wondering how her friends were doing. She would have to text them when she was on her lunch.
"Ok, now that you all are settled in your rooms, can we hear the rest of the story?" Niyusu asked when they were all in Vegeta's and Turles's room.
"Yes. Now that we're all settled, I'll continue. I took her to my favorite place. It wasn't that far from there and was the first place I thought of."
"Wow. I didn't think you would take me here." Bulma said looking around. It was a diner that was set up like an old ice cream place only slightly modernized. It even had a jukebox.
"I like to go here. It helps me unwind." He then sat them at the 'bar'.
"Hello. How may I help you two?" The elderly waitress asked.
"I'd like a Mountain Dew." Vegeta said and looked at Bulma.
"Make that two." He smirked and the waitress nodded.
"I didn't know you liked Mountain Dew."
"Yeah. So what are you getting?" She looked at the menu only being here a few times in the past and not at all recently.
"I think I'm going to try something new." She looked at him, almost examining him by the looks of it. "What? Can't I try something new?"
"I didn't think that you were one to try something you've never had before."
"How do you know if it's good or not if you've never tried it?"
"You have a point." She smiled and looked through the menu. "I think I'll have the double BLT." She said as she put down the menu and then started looking at the dessert pamphlet.
"I'll have the Triple Cheese steak burger with some of their cheese sticks and some onions."
"All of that for yourself?"
"No. I'm getting them as an appetizer so it would have more and so you can try some." It made her smile.
"Thanks."
"Ok kiddoes, what will it be?"
"We'll start with some appetizers of Cheese sticks and Onion rings." She nodded and left. Vegeta looked over to Bulma realizing how much that blue hair suit her. He smirked when she bit the top of her bottom lip as she read about the desserts. "What are you thinking about getting?"
"I don't know but they all sound so good."
"Maybe we'll have to come back and have you try more." He smirked and she smiled at him.
"Yeah, maybe we do." She went back to reading but this time she smiled and he took a dessert pamphlet. It was silent between the two until the waitress came back with a plate of cheese sticks and onion rings.
"What will it be for you two?" They bothordered and went back to looking at the many desserts.
Both of them snacked on both the side dishes and Bulma looked at Vegeta. "What?" He asked not even looking at her but knowing she was looking at him.
"Nothing." She went back to looking at the menu. She continued to take glances at him. "Why?" She asked finally turning to him.
"Why what?"
"Why are you being so nice to me?"
"Maybe because I'm not all that bad."
"I never said you were but you can be such an ass to me. You've never been this nice."
"You were a woman that needed comfort. I know how to treat a lady."
"Then why aren't you like that all of the time?"
"Because you bring the worst out of me." He jokingly said.
They both laughed. "I can't believe that I cried over that bastard."
"I can't believe it took you this long to realize that he was cheating."
His comment made her stop and take a serious look at him. "How long? How long have you known?"
"When I saw him pick you up late. The first time that I met him and I waited with you until he showed. He was with a female before you that day."
"You've known for that long?" She whispered. "Why did you wait with me? You could have gone back to your apartment with Turles."
"I knew that it was better if you weren't alone." Bulma smiled and her eyes lit up.
"Thanks." Their food arrived and started eating.
A ringing stopped Vegeta from telling a story. Turles pulled out his phone and then answered, walking to the other room and closing the door. "Hey."
"Hey. How did everything go?"
"He doesn't suspect a thing. Don't worry."
"Great. How are Niyusu and Raditz?"
"They are great actually. It seems that they have become instant friends acting like they have known each other for a long time. Your friend is really great."
"Yeah." Bulma chuckled. "I knew she would be the perfect one for the job. How's 18 doing?"
"She's ok. Just observing right now. Thanks for the blind siding by the way."
"Yeah, I'm sorry about that. Niyusu almost bailed on me. She started freaking out right before she went to get you two. She said that she couldn't do it unless someone was with her and since I couldn't do it,my roommate said she would. I'm glad that everything's going well. When will you guys be able to meet up?"
"It might take a while. We're all in the middle of something."
"Oh. Ok. I understand. I'm at work too. I was just wondering when I needed to get off."
"Alright. I'll text you. Where are we meeting?"
"When you text me I'll give the address."
"Ok."
Turles hung up after they said their goodbyes and came back into the room. "Who was that Turles?"
"Oh, that was just my friend making sure that we got here safe." Turles said a bit nervous.
"Sure." Vegeta said but then looked back at Niyusu and 18. "Tell me, you two are friends of this girl that he talks to all of the time. Is there anything going on between these two?"
18 and Niyusu looked between each other. "No." Niyusu said looking back at the guy that she knew not to hint anything at about Bulma. "She's single for all I know. She doesn't really talk about anyone either."
"Yeah. I've never heard of her talking about anyone but a friend or her ex-boyfriends. She's given up on guys for a while actually. Says she doesn't want a relationship after the last one she was in."
Vegeta then looked at Turles. "I think that this girl is hiding something from her friends." He then leaned back in his seat. "But enough of that, where was I?"
"You had just gotten your food." Niyusu said and Vegeta nodded.
"Yes. Well, It was then that she did something...
Bulma ate her food and was about halfway done with it when she turned to Vegeta. "What time is it?"
"Why?"
"Just didn't want you to worry about the song that you wanted to finish."
"Oh, don't worry, I'm almost done with that song anyway." He smirked. "And besides, I wouldn't want to get you back there and start crying again."
"I wouldn't worry about that. I don't think I'll be crying over him anymore."
Vegeta looked at her instead of looking at his food. "Really? And what makes you think that? Are you sure you're over that weakling?"
"Oh, I'm sure. These past few months I've been noticing a change in the relationship. I knew we were getting distant. I think it was the shock that made me cry. I don't think I ever even loved him."
Vegeta nodded. "That's good. I wouldn't want to hear you complaining about him. I didn't like him from the start."
"I just want to thank you." Bulma said looking back at her food. "And say that I'm sorry." She began eating again and it was Vegeta's turn to stare at her.
"Yeah." He said turning to his food and eating again. What was up with him? He was being unusually nice to her. "It was nothing." It seemed almost natural to make her feel better. As if something new was coming over him.
"You know, I never thought it would turn out this way." Bulma said smiling. "But I'm glad it did." She then looked at the desserts again.
"Turned out what way?"
Bulma blushed a bit. "I just wish that I had found out sooner. And I know that I wouldn't have believed you if you told me. For that I'm sorry." She took a bite of her last piece and then looked around the hadn't really taken the time to observe when she came in. Vegeta looked at her confused but went back to eating. "I think I'll have the fudge brownie a la mode." Bulma said putting down the dessert menu.
"Good choice. That's always one of my favorites. I can't say that I'm going to try something new with the dessert. I've tried all of them here. I'm going with the Strawberry pie. It's the best I've ever had."
"I guess I'll have to try that the next time we come here."
Vegeta looked at her and smirked. "Yeah, next time."
The waitress came back. "Will that be all for the couple or are you two going to have dessert?"
They both blushed a bit. "We... Um..." Bulma stuttered.
"We aren't a couple."
"Oh." She sounded shocked. "By the way you two were acting, I thought that you were going to ask her out. And you don't seem to be one who lacks confidence so I thought that you had asked her out already."
It made both of them blush more. "I... um... actually just got out of a relationship."
"Not with him." The woman said looking at them. "Otherwise you two wouldn't be here. Are you sure you just got out of one? You sure aren't acting like it." The woman looked at Bulma. "This one better not be a rebound. He's too good for that."
"Trust me. We aren't looking to get together." Vegeta's expression changed to that of slight hurt but as soon as it was there, it was gone. He did find her very attractive but the thought of dating her had never occurred until today. She had been dating that loser and he decided subconsciously that he wasn't going to act on his attraction because of that beta male.
The waitress had a doubtful face. "I don't think it will be that long until it happens. But, if you two are still stubborn about it, I won't force anything. I get the point." They then ordered their desserts.
He laughed a little and then looked at Bulma. "Can you believe her?"
"I know. People are way too much into others business." Bulma giggled. "I think we should get them to go."
"Agreed." Vegeta asked the waitress when she came back for two small boxes and they soon left with their desserts in hand. "What do you want to do now? We still have about two hours left."
"I don't know. You could work on that song."
"Forget about the song. Where do you go every time you need to cool down?" Bulma thought for a second as they got in his truck.
"I don't really go anywhere. Most of the time I take a ride on my motorcycle. It usually calms me down."
"I'm not going to ride on the back of your bike."
"Neither am I. I don't need to calm down though. I'm ok now."
"That's terrible." He said and then looked at her scrunching his eyebrows. "You need to be more than ok." Bulma laughed. They then drove off.
"Vegeta?"
"Hmn?"
"Can we stop by my parent's place. I need to get something."
"Yeah. No problem." They drove to her house and both got out.
"You don't really need to come in with me."
"Nonsense. I need to make sure that you won't just go in there and cry again." He teased.
"I won't do that." They went in and the first one they saw was Bunny. "Hi mom."
"Hello sweety. How are you? I've just made some pastries, want any?"
"No, I just ate but thank you."
"Oh, then if you get hungry, just ask for something." She said happily and her father entered the living room.
"Hi dad."
"Bulma." He went over and embraced his daughter. "I saw that you're doing well in all of your classes. If you ever just want to come under my apprenticeship I won't have any problem with it."
"I'm sure. I want to get a degree and show that I can take on more responsibility. I have all of those papers done and are going to be faxed when I get back to my apartment."
"Good job." He then looked at Vegeta. "Who's he?"
"This is Vegeta."
"What happened to Yamcha?"
"No dad, it's not like that. But, I did break up with Yamcha today. He cheated on me." Vegeta was surprised she had said it so happily. "Vegeta is the percussionist in Chichi's boyfriend's band."
The Dr. looked at him and then glared at him. "So you're the one who takes up all of my daughter's time? Do you know what she could do with the time that she spends with that stupid band of your's? That band will go nowhere but to the ground and in the end, you will be flat broke."
Vegeta didn't say anything, trying to keep his temper down. If he did say something, it would be about how little this supposed genius actually knows and how he couldn't tell his daughter what to do. She had just started College and had moved out. How she spent her time was none of his concern. "Dad, I'm spending time with their band. You don't get to tell me I can't. I don't care if you don't like it." She said and went down the hall and up some stars going down another hall and to her room. "I'm sorry about him. He has never thought the band was going to go anywhere." Bulma started looking through her drawers.
"I thought you had moved out."
"I did. They keep it here in case I choose to move back in so I leave some stuff here sometimes."
"They still think they can control you, don't they?"
"Only my dad. My mom just hopes the best to me. She's really naive." She pulled a few papers out and placed them on the desk and then returned to search.
"What are you looking for?"
"Notes and something."
"...and something?"
"Yes, and something."
"Will you tell me what that something is?"
Bulma looked at him and hesitated and then turned to her large walk in closet. "It's... Um... It's my...Cough... Song book...Cough Cough."
Vegeta paused. "Your song...book? I didn't know that you write songs."
"Yeah. It's something I've done for years."
"How come you never said anything?"
"It's been a secret."
"Can I see some?"
Bulma looked up at him and back down at what she was doing. "When I find it, maybe."
"What's it look like?"
"It's a simple red notebook with a few black notes on it."
Vegeta nodded and started looking at her bookshelf. Noticing a few spiral bound notebooks, he took them off the shelf and went through them. Three blue, four black, and one red regular notebook with a few music notes on it. He opened it and read the first few lines of her first song.
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
"Hey, I think I found it." He said and Bulma came out. "Not too bad. Would you mind playing it?"
"Um." Bulma looked around. "Sure. The piano is at my place though."
"That's ok. You have everything you need from here?"
"Yeah." She grabbed her notes and walked out saying bye to her parents. Vegeta decided it was best not to say anything as he left in case he said something that would make Bulma yell at him. It was strange. He liked their arguments and even looked forward to them sometimes. This was one that he didn't want.
As he stopped, he saw that everyone was listening intently. "Come on, What happened when you got to her apartment?" Niyusu asked. She sat in between Raditz's legs leaning back against his chest. They both sat on the ground. Chichi sat on Turles's bed and leaned up against Kakarot who had an arm around her. Turles sat on the other side of Kakarot. Nappa sat in the recliner. Vegeta was on his own bed.
"Yeah, Why did you stop?" Raditz asked.
Turles looked at him and Vegeta sighed. "I'll be right back." Vegeta had decided to take a walk. It would be good for him. He need another pause. He had just met two of the people who he was telling the story to and the others, besides Nappa, knew the jist of the story but not in such detail. Turles decided to follow Vegeta as they started walking. There was a fresh blanket of snow that covered the ground. They were both glad that they had packed for cold weather.
"What's up?" Turles asked trying to get Vegeta to talk. It was obvious that he was starting to close off after telling most of the story. The man wasn't used to sharing his feelings let alone talking this much. If Turles let him shut down now, they might never be able to finish the story.
"Turles?" Vegeta said stopping. "Be honest with me."
Turles nodded. He was almost always honest with him. It was only recently that he needed to hide something. "Always."
"There is a secret that everyone is keeping from me. Isn't there? Even the girls know. Don't they." He saw the expression on Turles's face and knew it to be true. "Why?"
"Because you'll freak out, shut down, demand an explanation, storm off, and thank me in the end."
Vegeta was confused. If that would be his reaction, why would he thank them in the end? It made no sense. "Why do the new girls know?"
Turles was especially hesitant to answer that one. Because They are Bulma's friends and are playing a part in trying to hide the fact that she lives here knowing that you're her ex. Turles so wanted to explain everything right now but knew that he couldn't. "Well, I think you've figured out that much. Or at least assumed that much. I can't really tell you. It's part of the secret."
"Why is everyone keeping secrets from me?" He yelled. "I thought that we told each other when we started this that we wouldn't have any secrets. Or has that just slipped all of your minds?"
"Vegeta. I know it's hard for you not knowing. It's hard for me knowing that I have to keep this from you. I do promise you that when the time is right to tell you, I'll tell you. Just please, don't shut down on them." Vegeta looked back up at the hotel. "They would really like to know the ending."
"If they knew the ending they would only be angry with me." He spoke of the ending of the relationship and not the ending of how they had gotten together.
"Vegeta, Chichi was only mad at you because she chose to side with Bulma. The Bastard got in her mind too. She isn't mad at you now because she knows your side of the story. You're just telling them how you two got together. And, if you do tell them what happened in the end, they will side with you because they'll know your side of the story."
"I don't want them to side with anyone." Vegeta started walking. "I don't want there to be a side." The two kept walking in silence for a few minutes. Turles looked around and noticed a large campus.
"The University of Technical Engineering."
"What was that?" Vegeta asked turning to where Turles had stopped to read a sign.
"I was just wondering what campus we were passing."
"Oh." Vegeta looked at the school. It had many large buildings that towered above others. Large grassy fields were covered with the fresh snow. They stood there silent just observing it.
Bulma wiped the sweat off of her forehead. Whatever he did to this car, he did it good. She found a few busted hoses, a pressure problem, related to the broken hoses, and two cylinders that weren't firing. It needed a new oil filter and oil change. "Hey, Bulma. You've been working hard. Why don't you take a break?"
"But I had my lunch break not too long ago."
"It was two hours ago and remember that I said that you weren't supposed to work this week at all? You're lucky that I let you come back before school started back up. If you need to be told what to do, go and clean up, get your toenails done, and get a massage. It'll do you good."
Bulma sighed. "Fine." She then giggled and washed her hands. "I'll go to the spa for the rest of the day. I'm coming back tomorrow though. I think I can have that fixed once we get the parts." Sal nodded and she left. First she had to clean up and then she will get pampered.
Vegeta and Turles were walking back to the hotel just talking nonsense. First about what they could do in their free time, then about back home if they hadn't scored it big with Nappa. Now the topic was on the new song. They only had about a week to write it, learn it, and have it ready for New Years. "You know what we haven't talked about yet?" Turles asked.
"What?"
"We haven't talked about who is singing all of these songs. I know that I'm the one that sings the most because you like the set best but it's your words for her."
"You're singing most of these songs." Vegeta said as if it was obvious. "You said that we're taking a small intermission that lasts a bit before and after the count down right?"
"Yeah."
"How about you sing before and I sing after. I'll pick and choose the songs I want to sing and you'll sing the rest." Turles nodded in confirmation and they both looked up when they heard a motorcycle. It was going towards them and would pass them quickly. The rider wore a full faced helmet and Vegeta did a double take as he saw long blue hair that was braided go back and forth on the back of the rider. Turles's eyes widened as he saw her go by. He knew that it had to be Bulma. He could tell by the helmet and the hair. She had customized her helmet a while back and had blue roses around the black helmet. The darkened shade protected her identity from Vegeta as Turles got a hold of himself and looked at Vegeta. His eyebrows were scrunched together and he was watching the bike behind them. Turles knew that a bell had gone off in Vegeta's mind but also could tell that Vegeta couldn't quite pinpoint where that bell came from. "Turles?"
"Yeah?" They hadn't stopped walking and Turles acted as if nothing had happened.
"You do think that that could have been..." Turles looked at him in interest hiding his panic well.
"Could have been what?"
"Never mind." Vegeta said. He could have been imagining things now. Every time he saw a motorcycle he thought of her. His eyes could just be playing tricks on him. He had to get her back and Turles was right. No matter how much she had been alienated by the beta male, she would still be following the music industry and still be writing music. She would have to know that the band was performing at time square. He just wished she was here. It was one of her dreams to perform there.
They quickly got back to the hotel and everyone was talking when they opened the door. "Hey. It's about time you two got back." Chichi said sitting back down next to Kakarot. "So are we going to how you two got together or not?"
Vegeta nodded and He and Turles sat on his bed. "Yeah. We went to her place and she got settled and brought me over to her piano. It wasn't very big but for an apartment, a big piano isn't really a good thing." Some of them laughed. "Anyway, we both sat down at the piano and she placed the music in front of us..."
Bulma looked over the music and smiled. Vegeta read the music and it was the same song he had read the first few lines of. She started playing and soon sang.
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
I hope you dance...I hope you dance
Vegeta listened to every word she sang beautifully and read along.
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
Looking ahead of the music, he noticed a counterpart and started playing and singing it.
I hope you dance...I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along)
I hope you dance...I hope you dance
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
Dance...I hope you dance.
I hope you dance...I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along)
I hope you dance...I hope you dance..
(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone)
When the song finished, Bulma smiled and looked at Vegeta. "Your voice." He said. He was amazed at it. He's never heard her sing before but it was... wow... "It's beautiful." Bulma blushed and looked back at the music in front of her.
"Thank you. I have a few more songs if you want to hear them too."
"Yeah." His eyes never leaving her. She turned to him when she pulled up another song.
"What? If there something on my face?"
Vegeta smirked. "Not yet." He then leaned in and kissed her. It was too tempting. She was frozen for a moment but responded quickly. They parted and then looked into each other's eyes. Her blue eyes fit her so well. He thought that he would drowned in them because of how blue they were and how deep into her soul he could see. After a second more, they kissed again but this time it got heated. Vegeta's toung slid along Bulma's bottom lip and she opened her mouth and he deepened the kiss. A ringing sound stopped the kiss and Bulma answered her phone with a noticeable blush.
"Hello? Oh hey Chi." Bulma didn't bother moving and Vegeta put an arm around her. "Oh." She said confused but he knew it was because of her friend and not him. He leaned in and kissed her neck. "Yeah. I got the text. I'll be there in an hour when it starts. _ Ok. _ Wait, why didn't... nevermind. _ Yeah. _ I can be there then. _ I'm at my apartment. _ Yeah, that didn't turn out as planned. _ He was cheating on me Chi and I caught him. _ No. They were sleeping when I got there. _ Yeah. Of course I broke it off. _ Don't worry. I'm not at all upset. I had someone cheer me up._" Vegeta stopped nibbling on her ear when he noticed he was mentioned indirectly. "It's." She looked at him and he shook his head. "I'm sorry. I'll tell you later. _ Yes." Vegeta was about to get up when Bulma grabbed his arm. He looked back at him and she kissed his cheek. "I'm sorry Chi. I can't tell you. You're going to have to find out later. _ No, later later as in, not now later." He kissed her jaw as she listened to Chichi talking. Bulma pulled back. "Look Chi, I'll talk to you when I get there."
Right before Bulma hung up the phone he could hear "NO! You tell me who he is right now!" Then the phone hung up and Bulma smirked.
"Check your phone." Vegeta checked his pockets and stood to double check his pockets. "I think I left it in the truck."
"That makes sense."
"Why?" Bulma stood.
"Because your practice has been moved up an hour by Turles." Vegeta looked at his watch and cursed under his breath. "I know, you won't get to finish that song before Practice. I'm sorry."
Vegeta looked at her confused. Does she not remember the kisses that just happened? He pulled her close to him with his arms around her. "Don't be." He kissed her. "I'm glad it turned out this way"
"Wait, that was going on during that conversation?" Chichi asked. "Really?" Vegeta smirked and nodded. "Gross. You could have at least waited until I was done talking to her."
"It's through now so be quiet."
"I think it's romantic." Niyusu sighed leaning into Raditz further.
"Yes. Because everything about distracting someone while they are talking on the phone by kissing them is sooo romantic." Chichi's voice oozed sarcasm.
"Not that." Niyusu said. "I mean the whole story."
"So, what happened afterwards?" 18 asked.
"We showed up to practice about ten minutes late hand in hand and then big mouth over here bombarded her with questions. I told the others about her amazing voice and she joined the band."
"That's so romantic." Niyusu said wrapping Raditz's arms around her.
Vegeta smirked. Turles smiled and looked at everyone. "Do we have a song yet?"
Everyone looked at him and then at Vegeta. "I think so."
Songs Used:
Back to Me by 3 Doors Down
Sound Of Madness by Shinedown
I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack
AN: YAY long chapter. Not only did I do this to make up for the short chapter before this but I noticed that there hadn't been a flashback for a while. I didn't want to make this two chapters so here it is. I appreciate the feed back and as I said before, I already know what direction I'm going with it. Now all I have to do is type up my thoughts. You'll all just have to wait and see which one I have chosen. Thank you all who wished me a happy Birthday. I wished for two things and I got one of them and so I'm happy. The thing that I didn't get I can do without so I'm not all too worried. I must warn y'all that I don't live in a place where it snows. to see snow, I have to drive two or three hours North and I've only seen snow a hand full of times which is why I just now mentioned it in this chapter. For those who don't know where I got the nickname "Beta male" for Yamcha, It's from Honest Trailers - Dragonball Evolution and they do it with the help of TFS. I don't want to hear any put downs of Evolution because we all know it's bad. If you haven't seen it, don't watch it. Watch the honest trailer though if you want to know what it's about.
On another little note, with some of the songs I use, I might change some lyrics (one or two words) or use the actual lyrics and then say that they aren't (such as in the last chapter). "Back with me" as mentioned earlier in this chapter is the changed title of Back to Me by Three Doors Down but has the same mentioned lyrics.
Sorry if this seems long for an AN but I felt that I might have needed to explain some things. Next chapter Spoiler: Title is "Preparing for New Years Eve"
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