A/N: Here's chapter 11! This one may not be as good because I'm sick. :-/ Oh well. I apologize for my lack of updating.
As cool as it would be, I do NOT own DBZ. DBZ belongs to Akira Toriyama.
A Little Too Late
Many days came and went, with everyone getting more irritable by the day, especially Bulma. Until finally, they saw planet Namek.
"Guys! I see Namek!" Bulma cheered happily.
"Awesome!" Krillin and Gohan cheered simultaneously.
"Now strap in, the landing's gonna be a little rough." Bulma warned as she commenced the landing sequence. The ship came hurdling down at an unimaginable speed. Finally it crash-landed. Everyone opened their eyes to see the outside. It had tall blue trees, blue grass, and a green sky.
"I thought ahead and made you guys some suits that can help withstand the gravity in case it's heavy. It should also help if there isn't any oxy-GAH!" she cried as she looked to find Gohan and Krillin standing outside already.
"ARE YOU TWO INSANE?! Oh no, the gravity couldn't have squashed you like bugs, and no you couldn't have choked to death because there was no oxygen!" she snapped at them.
"But we didn't, so it's alright." Gohan said with a smile identical to his father's.
"He definitely has Goku's attitude." she thought to herself. It was then when Krillin sensed two powerful Ki's, and the three looked up to see two Saiyan space pods speeding across the sky.
"Uh-oh, looks like we're not alone." Krillin said shakily.
"Lovely, just great. When I decide to tag along, something bad has to happen. Just my luck." Bulma huffed.
As if it weren't bad enough already, a laser came and destroyed the ship. Gohan and Krillin sensed two relatively small Ki's. The two showed themselves, but Krillin and Gohan easily beat them.
"And now I'm stranded here! This can't possibly get any worse!" Bulma wailed.
"It'll be okay. Just go set up a Capsule House in that cave over there." Krillin suggested. Bulma didn't hesitate to run into the cave and set up a Capsule House.
Bulma decided that after traveling in space forever, she needed a long bath. She shut the door, took off her clothes, and relaxed comfortably in the warm water. No more than five seconds later, her phone went off. She reached over and answered it. It was her father.
"Dad? Yeah it's Bulma. What?! Goku's coming here?! You're kidding! WE'RE SAVED! When will he be here? Six days?! That's awesome! I gotta go tell Gohan and Krillin. Yes I'll call you later. Love you Dad, bye!" she cried as she set the phone down. She jumped out of the tub, threw on her clothes, and ran outside.
"Gohan! Krillin! We're saved! Goku's coming! He's going to be here in six days!" she cheered excitedly. Gohan and Krillin smiled widely.
"That's awesome!" Krillin added.
"And I know that his first priority will be to save me." she bragged.
"Yup, definitely a crush." Krillin whispered into Gohan's ear.
"We saw a dragon ball on the radar not too long ago, we're gonna grab it. It's not far from here. Stay here." Krillin then said.
"So you're going to leave a young lady out here all alone with no way to protect herself?! Some guy you are! You'll never get a girlfriend if you treat women like that." Bulma ranted, crossing her arms.
"Trust me, we aren't going far. You'll be fine." Krillin said firmly as he and Gohan grabbed the dragon radar and headed off toward the dragon ball.
What felt like hours had passed, and Bulma was getting impatient. She had spent most of the time working on a walkie-talkie like machine, something that could contact Goku while he was in space to get him to hurry up. She knew he was taking his sweet old time, trying to get as much training as he could out of six days. And, upon thinking about Goku, she let herself think about him more and more.
"Who would've thought he'd grow up to become as handsome as he is today?" she asked herself, half-expecting someone to respond.
"Sure, I have Yamcha, but he and I technically aren't really together anymore. I mean, I can wonder, right? It's not hurting anyone." she said out-loud. She then thought about how Chi-chi would react if she heard her words. And if she found out she was falling in love with Goku.
"She'd probably go on some long rant." she said. She thought about what she'd say, she even envisioned it.
"What is wrong with you?! Do you realize who he married?! Me, not you Ms. Perfect! The boy you've "loved all your life" didn't choose you! He picked me! Know why?! Because I have a better and clearer conscience than you! I have a much more mature and responsible way of mothering and being married, and I'm just an all around better person! And you know what? The list goes on and on! Stay away from Goku! I forbid you to be anywhere near him!"
"Ha, yeah. I could see that." She imagined her response.
"Shut up Chi-chi! Listen to me! You have no idea what I've been through! You think I'm perfect? You think I want Goku? Goku met me first, I showed him life outside of the woods. What did you do for him? Nothing. You were just an obsessed girl who wanted Goku for yourself because you had a mad crush on him. You tricked him into marrying you. You took advantage of his innocence and misunderstanding of marriage and used it against him. So, who's the one with a clear conscience here? I do know one thing, it definitely isn't you. And I know it's not me. And why are you dragging Gohan into your problems? He's a five year old boy who needs to see life outside of the textbooks. You call making him study 24/7 and scolding Goku for nothing a mature and responsible way of mothering and being married?! So, I don't think you understand how to run a family at all. Forbid me from Goku all you want, just know that I don't think Goku's going to be happy about it."
She placed her hand over her mouth in shock.
"Am I so jealous that I'm imagining conversations?!" she asked out-loud.
"I guess I was just a little too late."
"Alright, I got 20 g's down. I guess I should take a break." Goku said as he walked downstairs to the bed, where he fell backwards and landed on the bed. He wanted to go to sleep, but something kept nagging at him. Then, memory struck him. He then remembered his thoughts at the hospital. (A/N: Funny considering how sometimes he can't even remember his own name XD)
"Huh... I wonder what they could mean." he said out-loud.
"What what could mean?" a voice blurted.
"Bah! King Kai, what's up?" Goku asked, recovering from his state of shock.
"I just wanted to give you a warning, is all. See, there's a powerful man on planet Namek named Frieza. He is very, very strong. Much stronger than you, Vegeta, and Piccolo together times ten. So I want you to grab Gohan and your other two friends, and get out as fast as you can! Don't try to fight him!" King Kai warned.
"Aw come on! I'd get to test out my training!" Goku said convincingly.
"No! He's too strong! I don't care whether you're Saiyan or not! I'm King Kai, and I forbid you from fighting him!" King Kai snapped. Goku sighed as he sat down.
"Fine. I won't fight him." he said sadly.
"Good. Now, what were these supposed "thoughts" you had?" King Kai asked nosily.
"What thoughts?! Nothing! I was just... uh, nothing! Heh heh..." Goku rambled as his face turned red.
"That leaves me awfully suspicious, but I'll butt out. Remember, stay away from Frieza!" King Kai warned once more.
Goku nodded as he settled back down. He thought about what King Kai had said, and he thought about his previous memory.
He thought about it, and the more he did, he began to think that he may have feelings for Bulma.
"Still? No way." he thought as his face turned bright red.
"No way. There's no way." Goku said. He didn't want to believe it, yet he wanted to. He knew he'd always had feelings for Bulma, he just didn't realize it. But he made a promise. He was with Chi-chi. And Gohan, he couldn't do that to him. He was at war with his own emotions. The deeper he thought about it, the more he wanted to go tell Bulma how he felt.
"No. I'm going to stay with Chi-chi. Even if I do lo- like Bulma like that, I still made a promise to her. I have to keep it." he thought to himself.
"I guess I was just a little too late."
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