Bulma left the lab and walked into the kitchen. Vegeta was sitting at the table, a scowl on his face. He looks pissed.. Bulma thought. Deciding that she wasn't cooking dinner, she grabbed the phone that was attached to the kitchen wall and dialed the closest Chinese takeout restaurant. Ordering more than enough food, she grabbed a capsule, and looked over at Vegeta.

"Going to get dinner." Bulma gave him a light smile, and walked out of the door. Throwing her capsule, she watched the smoke clear and her little hover car appear. Jumping inside, she drove over to the little restaurant and parked in the parking lot.

The place seemed pretty empty. Relieved that they weren't busy, Bulma walked into the building and over to the front counter. A young teenage girl appeared, her bright green eyes shining. Bulma gave the young girl a warm smile and pulled out her debit card. Looking back up, the girl grinned and tilted her head.

"You're so pretty!" The girl commented, taking Bulma by surprise.

"Oh, thank you!" Bulma laughed lightly.

"Name for the order?" The girl asked.

"Briefs. Bulma." She replied, handing the girl her card.

"Wow! Bulma Briefs? An honor to meet you! You're brilliant, so is your dad. You all are pretty famous around here!" The young girl's voice was excited.

"What? Oh, no." Bulma put up her hand, blushing. "I'm just a normal girl."

"Yea, if by normal you mean genius." The girl said, swiping Bulma's card.

"Well thank you. I love what I do... You in school?" Bulma took the card back and grabbed the bags of food.

"High school. It's my senior year. I want to be a Marine Biologist." The brunette gushed, her eyes lighting up even more.

"That will be a great occupation. I know you'll do great." Bulma smiled.

"Thanks! Enjoy your night!" The girl called as Bulma turned to walk away. She started to leave, but looked back at the young girl.

"What's your name?" She asked the young girl.

"Serena Kaoi." The girl replied.

"It was nice to meet you, Serena. Good luck with Marine Biology!" Bulma winked, and walked out of the restaurant. Loading the food in the hover car, she jumped in and drove home. That made my night. Once home, she retracted the hover car, grabbed the food, and walked inside. Vegeta was at her side in an instant, grabbing the bags and setting them on the table.

"I thought maybe we'd eat in the living room? I need to watch the news." Bulma grabbed a box of food.

"Hn." Vegeta grunted his approval, and Bulma gave him a thankful look. They walked into the living room, and sat down on the couch. Bulma turned on the t.v. Vegeta watched as he ate. It was a live trial of some sort. Glancing over, he noticed Bulma was very much into the t.v., barely eating her dinner. "What is this?"

"Jax Barderm trial... I hope he doesn't get the death penalty. That's too easy. I hope they put him in jail for life." Bulma growled, her voice icy cold. Vegeta looked over at her.

"Why?" The prince asked, opening his second box.

"He's a murderer. A rapist. If he goes to jail, he'll suffer. They will fuck his world up. Do you know what he did, Vegeta? He raped, tortured, and murdered eight teenage girls. From the ages fifteen to nineteen. And one twenty year old. He deserves to burn." She explained, her voice full of mixed emotion. "This evening I find out what happens to him."

"Humans." Vegeta shook his head.

"He's like the human equivalent of Frieza. Now let me ask you this. Would you rather see Frieza die right away or watch him be tortured slowly? Painfully." The blue haired woman's eyes were glittering with hate.

"I see your point." Vegeta said cooly. She turned back to the t.v., turning up the volume.

"In the case of Jax Barderm, the jury finds the defendant.. Not guilty." The judge droned.

"What?" Bulma stared at the t.v. blankly. "No way. No fucking way. The son of a bitch got off free... He's gonna walk." Vegeta said nothing, only stared at her. Her face was full of anger and hurt. She stood up and grabbed her carton of food. Walking to the kitchen, she chunked it into the garbage, and walked down the hallway. Once in her bedroom, she shut the door behind her, laid on her bed, and sighed.


Vegeta finished his dinner in silence. He had cut the t.v. off after Bulma had walked out. Puzzled by her actions, he shook his head and threw away his empty food carton. Why did that bother her so much? It's almost as if she feels the way about that man that I felt toward Frieza. She'd kill him herself if she could... Her anger was so intense. Every part of her was on fire. Vegeta felt himself slightly aroused.

Shaking off the feeling, he walked into his own bedroom and laid on his own bed. The Saiyan figured the blue haired beauty would be in a better mood in the morning. She needed the night, she needed some space. Some time to sleep off the trial's outcome that had upset her so. Vegeta realized he was sleepier than he thought, and he drifted off into a dreamless sleep.


"VEGETAAA!" The scream woke him immediately. Wondering if he had been dreaming, the prince looked around his dark bedroom. Before he could think, another scream rang out. "VEGETAAA!" It was like a begging in her voice. He jumped up and was at her door in less than two seconds.

"Woman, what on earth are you-" Vegeta was cut off by her sobs as he burst through the door. She threw the covers off of herself and jumped up from her bed.

"You're here! You're really here!" She cried, her hair falling in curly ringlets around her head. She practically jumped into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck as she cried.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? What is wrong? Why were you yelling like that?" Vegeta asked, his voice harsh. He didn't hug her back, but Bulma didn't care.

"It was awful. I-I was running, but he got me... He.. He got m-me." She whispered, her face buried into his neck.

"A dream?" Vegeta scowled.

"A nightmare." Bulma replied. I really hate you, Woman. I should throw your ass back on that bed and tell you to suck it up...

"It's gone now." Vegeta said, backing away from her.

"But he's real." Bulma shivered. Vegeta looked away, then back at her.

"And if he even thought of stepping foot on this property, he'd be a dead man. Go back to sleep, Woman." Vegeta said, his voice cold. She nodded and climbed back into her bed. Giving her one last look, Vegeta left her room and walked back into his own.

She looked... Terrified. Nightmares, they haunt you. I know... Damn you, Frieza. Vegeta sneered as he laid back down. He knew of nightmares. He had nightmares of his past. The things he had endured would drive one insane. Not even Kakarot could handle his nightmares, he knew that. His rival was too good hearted for his own good.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps. Small, light footsteps coming down the hall slowly. Once they reached his door, they stopped. He wanted to roll his eyes. He liked the sexy, crazy Bulma... But the scared, needy Bulma was not something he wanted any part of. The soft knock, knock on his bedroom door forced him to sit up.

"What?" He growled out to her. His door opened, and Bulma stood in the doorway.

"I can't sleep, Vegeta. Can.. I sleep with you?" Her voice sounded so fragile. Vegeta mentally kicked himself, he should be saying no. But those eyes, her scared voice. He couldn't. Despite the fact that they had been sleeping together for days, she hadn't actually stayed the night in his bed yet.

"Hm." Vegeta mumbled, rolling over. Bulma took that as an invite, and shut his door behind her. She walked over to his bed, and climbed under the covers. Vegeta felt her hand on his arm, pulling him toward her. Rolling over to face her, he was about to tell her not to get any funny ideas. He wasn't there to baby her.

But instead, she leaned up to him, her hands grabbing his face. She pulled him to her, kissing him hard. The Saiyan was taken back a bit at her roughness, but he welcomed it, instantly turned on by her actions. Driven by instinct, he grabbed her quickly, lifting her on top of him. Straddling him, Bulma leaned down, welcoming the kiss he was leaning up to give. Their lips met again, and everything bad seemed to wash away from her.

Strong arms held her in the Saiyan's grasp. She was safe.


I know that chapter was a bit short, but I had to throw some stuff in there to prepare for somethin crazy to go down. Vegeta is gonna go a little wacko in the next chapter or so ! I'm super excited, but I will not be giving away any more details than that ! I feel bad for him because he wants to be a jerk, but he wants to get his lovin from his woman ! haha I'm a nerd.

Besides the point. Thanks sooooo so very much for all the WONDERFUL REVIEWS ! READERS/FOLLOWERS/FAVORITERS ! You guys rock ! I am so excited to see this story doing good, and I'm happy it's gotten so much positive feedback ! THANK YOU EVERYONE !

~Kaila G.