Ginyu's POV

As I left Yamcha's quarters, I allowed myself a moment of disgust.

Damn, how I hate sucking up to that prick. How I hate treating him with respect when he deserves none whatsoever.

In fact, if he wasn't rich, I would have killed him a long time ago. But he is rich. And as long as I get my money, I'll suck up to that bastard any day.

"Alright, men!" I barked once we boarded our own ship. "Time to hunt!"

"Yes, Captain!" They yelled. I smirked.

Your time has come, Bulma Briefs.

Haku's POV

I watched Bulma's retreating figure with a wistful sigh.

Every time Bulma was called there, I always got a bad feeling. "Stop." I muttered, mentally smacking myself. God, I'm so paranoid. Bulma's a grown woman. She can take care of herself. That's what I thought. Until I heard screaming from Vegeta's quarters.

Bulma.

The blood drained away from my face in horror. "Bulma!" I yelled, abandoning Gohan and sprinting toward Vegeta's quarters. I started banging on the door franticly. "Bulma! Bulma! Bulma!" No one answered.

My patience evaporated. To hell with knocking! I backed and ran at the door, kicking it down.

What I saw could be called an easy misunderstanding. Bulma, screaming, withering on the floor in obvious pain. And Vegeta, simply watching her.

That sick bastard!

"What did you do to her?" I hissed, feeling angrier than I had ever felt in my life.

"What had to be done."

"You-!" I then stopped myself. I took a few deep breaths. Calm down, Haku. If you lose it, you'll do something you'll regret, like kill Vegeta. You need to think about this logically. The first thing to do is see what's wrong with Bulma. I walked over to examine her- only to be blocked by Vegeta.

"Move." I said, my voice cold and deadly.

"You can't touch her." Vegeta said coldly. "If you do, you'll hurt her."

"What the hell are you talking about? You're the one who hurt her, you sick fuck! Now, MOVE!" I ran towards him and threw a punch at his head. He swiftly dodged it and grabbed my wrist, slamming me into the wall.

"Don't you get what's going on!" He yelled.

"Yeah!" I yelled back, trying to break free. "You hurt Bulma!"

"No, you fool!" He growled. "I'm recovering her memories!"

Bulma's POV

I crawled thru the streets, heavy rain hitting my face.

My clothes were torn and dirty and my hair had no shine. I had an unhealthy completion and my eyes had a dead look to them.

As I continued to move thru the streets, I saw a boy who looked no better off than I. I hesitantly walked up to him. "Hello."

He turned to look at me. For some reason, I couldn't see his eyes. "Hello." He said, a bittersweet smile on his face.

"Are you…..like me?" I asked. "A homeless orphan?"

He nodded. So I wasn't alone. That made me feel a little better.

"Since….we're like each other, how about we be friends?" I asked. "My names Bulma."

"I suppose a friend would be nice." He mused. "I'm Vegeta."

It had been several years since that day and Vegeta and I were nine.

We had lived with each other, stealing and surviving. I sat by the dock, waiting for Vegeta.

"Hey, Blue!"

I turned around, only to come face-to-face with Vegeta. "Veggie!" I squealed and Vegeta scowled at his pet name.

I noticed the brown sack in his hands. "What'd you steal this time?"

The grin returned to his face. "Apples."

"Oh boy! That's my favorite!"

Vegeta's smirked widened. "I know. That's why I stole them." Despite by best efforts, I felt myself turn red. Vegeta noticed this and his smirk grew. "Now, let's eat, shall we?"

Three years later…

I walked back and forth on the dock, my patience fading.

Where the hell is Vegeta? I'm about to make one of the most important confessions of my life and he's running fucking late!

You see, I told Vegeta to meet me at the dock, because I'm going to tell him I love him.

I heard footsteps and turned around, seeing Vegeta run toward me. "Veggie!" I exclaimed, smiling.

"Blue!" He yelled. "You need to get out of here!"

"Why?" I asked, incredibly confused.

"Pirates are being hunted down." He looked into my eyes sadly. "That includes me."

My eyes widened. "No! No, Vegeta, we have to-!" Before I could finish, Vegeta pressed his lips to mine. I closed my eyes and kissed him back. Then I felt his hand on my neck and he pressed a finger against it. I felt a wave of nausea and pulled away. "What….the…?"

My knees became weak and I collapsed. Everything seemed to be fading. I heard two whispered words: I'm sorry.

Then the darkness consumed me.

My eyes fluttered open and I slowly sat up, rubbing my eyes.

Where…..where am I?

I can't seem to remember anything. Before I could muse on it, I felt cold water hit me and I let out a cry of protest. I heard the sound of screeching and realized what splashed me was a carriage. The carriage door opened and two people came out of it: a man with purple hair and a woman with blonde hair.

"Sorry, my dear." The man said politely. "Didn't mean to splash you. Say, why are you alone?"

"You don't suppose she's an orphan?"

I nodded curtly, becoming more and more suspicious.

"Say, why don't we adopt her?" The woman suggested. "I've always wanted a daughter."

"Alright, then."

"Briefs!" A loud voice boomed from the carriage. "What's going on?"

"I think we just adopted!" Briefs yelled back.

The carriage door opened and two more people came out: a man with scars on his face and long black hair and a boy about my age that looked just like him. While the older people talked, the boy walked up to me and held out his hand. I took it and he smiled. "Hello." He said politely. "My name's Yamcha. What's yours?"

I was quiet for a moment, trying to absorb everything that just happened.

"Bulma."

My eyes snapped open and I sat up quickly.

Vegeta and Haku(who was there for some reason) stopped arguing and looked at me. "Bulma!" Said Haku, sighing in relief. "Are you ok?" But I didn't hear him. I was too focused on Vegeta, who I seemed to see clearly for the first time. Vegeta, my old childhood friend…

I got to my feet and dashed toward him, pulling him into a tight hug. "Oh, Vegeta!" I said, tears running down my face.

Vegeta hesitated for a moment, then returned the hug, gently stroking my hair. "So you remember?" He muttered.

"Yes." I breathed.

"What the hell?" Haku muttered in utter disbelief. "What just happened here?"

I was about to explain when I was interrupted by battle cries and the clashing of swords.

Ohhhhhhhhhh, cliffhanger! Anyway, sorry if this chapter was confusing. I wanted to get this out fast. If anything confused you, don't hesitate to ask. Alright, time to answer reviews:

DarkMagicianMidget- Ah, hell no! I would never, never, EVER do that to Bulma!

WithoutWingsX- ^-^ ?

Lilly Moonlight- She's totally gonna be pissed. XD

loves2readandwrite- Aww, thank you!

FireStorm1991- Wow. That's a lot of questions. Hope this chapter answered them!

KimiruMai- Good ol' god dammit Nappa!

DaniHime86- A lot of people seemed to think that and they were right. I think we know what Vegeta did…..right? I hope it wasn't too confusing.

A Curiosity- never heard of the nine points of pressure. This was kinda a pressure point I made up…..heh heh. ^-^ Let's see, a TFS quote that fits this chapter… Oh! And then I threw a dog treat at him. True story. That kinda fits the chapter…I think. *sweat drops*

Guest- Thank you! And I hope this chapter was long enough.

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