A/N: Here's the next chapter. Finally, I've been so caught up lately. Enjoy!

I do NOT own DBZ. DBZ belongs to Akira Toriyama.

Home

Bulma had been on Namek so long that she lost track of time, considering that it never got dark. Gohan and Krillin came back and forth, however they weren't able to keep the dragon balls, for Vegeta had taken the one Krillin got. Bulma had just been sitting alone, thinking, with a few twists, when all the sudden Gohan came flying back with Piccolo, telling her they had to escape.

"Why? Gohan what's happening?" Bulma asked in curiosity.

"Dad's fighting someone here, and things are getting pretty intense." Gohan said, leaving out the part about Krillin.

"What about Goku? And our ship, it's destroyed." Bulma reasoned.

"He wants us to leave him here and take his ship." Gohan said, his voice softening a bit.

"What?! There's no way we're leaving Goku! We wait, as long as it takes. And we go home together." Bulma replied firmly.

"We can't afford it! The planet's getting ready to explode!" Gohan said, panicking. Bulma's eyes widened.

"Gohan, please. Just a few minutes or so. I don't know what I'd do with myself if Goku died because we left too early." Bulma said, tears lining her deep blue eyes.

"Alright Bulma. We'll wait." he replied softly.

What seemed like hours (but they couldn't tell) had passed, and Gohan stood up. He looked outside, something he had been doing multiple times before. Lightning crackled across the near black skies. Wind effortlessly whipped around the trees and the damaged remains of the homes of the slaughtered Namekians. The ground shook every now and then, and the water splashed way above normal levels, covering the ground, or what was left of it.

"I'm leaving." Gohan said sternly.

"What? In these conditions?!" Bulma asked in disbelief. He opened the door and turned around to look at her.

"I'm my father's son Bulma. You should expect me to be going out in these conditions." he replied with a smirk.

"That's true, but why do you want to go out there anyway?" Bulma asked.

"A little bit ago I sensed Dad's energy drop. I think he's-" Gohan began, but he stopped.

"He's what?" Bulma asked.

"Hurt. Really bad. I gotta do everything I can to help. Even if I can't do anything, I want revenge." he said firmly. He didn't want to tell her that he thought his father was dead.

Bulma's jaw dropped. That was the first time Gohan had spoken like that.

Without saying another word, Gohan left, leaving a shocked Bulma.

More time passed, and Bulma became worried. Just as she was about to brave it herself and look for him, she was suddenly transported, along with Piccolo.

She blinked for a minute to let her eyes adjust to the surroundings.

"Are we home?" she asked out-loud. Gohan walked up to her.

"Bulma! We're home!" he cried excitedly.

"Wow seriously?!" she questioned, still confused upon where she was.

"Yup." he said proudly.

"Alright, fess up. What happened to Krillin?" Bulma asked nosily. Gohan sighed as he explained what happened and about his journey for revenge.

"But Dad... I don't know if he escaped." Gohan said in dismay.

"Gohan, sweetie don't think like that. You know how your Dad is. Somehow, he pulls through even the toughest situations. He's out in space somewhere, on his way back home." Bulma reassured.

"Do you always feel safe with Dad?" Gohan asked abruptly.

"When I first met him, no. But when I saw his strength I was in shock. And as we became closer, I trusted him more. But no matter what, I always felt safe with him. I knew that no matter how dire the situation, it'll be okay in the end. He's given me so much hope, Gohan." Bulma explained, letting herself get deeper with her emotions.

"Do you think that Dad, I don't know, had feelings for you?" he asked.

"It's not really my place to be telling you. Ask him when he comes back. He'll tell you everything you wanna know." she said with a wink.

"Huh. I think so, he talks about you a lot." he said, smiling. She smiled back, but didn't believe him.

"He's like, six. It's just his imagination." she thought.

Years passed, and soon the dragon balls were ready to be used again, Tien, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha were all revived, and they learned that Goku had survived the explosion, however he wanted to return on his own time. Bulma eventually broke up with Yamcha, and soon, Vegeta entered the picture, for she had agreed to let him live in Capsule Corp.

"Woman! I command you to fix the training machine!" Vegeta snapped. Bulma turned around from her work.

"If you want the gravity machine fixed, you ask me nicely. Secondly, you call me by my name, Bulma. Not woman. Lastly, I will fix it when I get the chance. So don't get your panties in a wad, sit down, calm down, and wait till I'm done!" she snapped at him, proud of her use of words. Vegeta wanted to fight back, his pride wanted him to. But for some reason, he liked the fact that she fought back. No one had ever disrespected him, but she wasn't afraid to take that risk. She had guts, and he admired that.

"Foolish female." he muttered as he nearly stomped back into Capsule Corp.

A/N: Yay, Veggie's FINALLY in the picture! Leave a review please!

~dbzforever21