P I T C H B L A C K.............................
............................................................a fic by Rhapsody~*
.................................................................................................... 12: Happenings
The creatures squealed and screeched at each other as the small group of humans passed, protected by their dim lights. A few ventured into the light and were reduced to a sizzling mass of alien tissue and fangs. Vejita took every opportunity to take a closer look at the things, despite Bulma, Goku, and Marron shrinking away in disgust and fear. Vejita hated surprises, and he wanted to be prepared.
Speaking of hating surprises, he was at the moment hating himself for the whole kiss stunt with Bulma just a short amount of time ago. There was no doubt that he had been wanting to do it since he had caught a glimpse of her pale blue eyes, but it was a rare occasion that Vejita, cold hard serial killer, lost control of himself like that. He contented himself with the knowledge that if he had to do something like that, he had chosen the right chick. Bulma Briefs was a prize from every angle, that was for sure. She was currently consoling and quieting Marron, who was near to giving in to hysterics as the creatures got bolder and braver. The torches they carried were burning down quickly, and the flashlight batteries could only last for so long.
"Hey, Vejita!" Goku called up hesitantly. "Don't you think that we should stop and see how close we are?"
Vejita paused in mid-step, then turned to glare at Goku. "No."
"But--" Goku stopped when the corner of Vejita's mouth twitched dangerously. "Nevermind."
"No," Bulma insisted firmly. "Not 'nevermind'. You're right. We have to stop and take a look to make sure that we're even going in the right direction."
Vejita admired her firey courage, but only to a certain point. He was getting frustrated with the remaining passengers' doubts and fears. "I'm getting sick of stopping every other fucking minute!" Rather than waste any more time arguing, when he knew that it was a useless battle, he instead sighed. He shrugged off the ropes attached to the energy cells and scowled ferociously at the others. "How do you propose we do this?"
Bulma lifted her head towards the cliffs that extended high above them. "The best way would be to have somebody scale one of those things..." She took in the jagged edges and many holes in the face of the rock. "It shouldn't be too difficult. If no one else will do it, I will."
There was an awkward silence as the offer stood open. Seeing as no one else was going to take it, and it had to be done anyway, Vejita prepared himself to speak. He was interuppted, surprisingly, by Bulma.
"I'll do it." She didn't appear nervous in the least. "I'm going to carry the flashlight with me, and then you guys can shine your lights around me for extra protection. Got it?"
Goku and Marron nodded passively, then looked to Vejita for reassurance. The convict frowned, then nodded his agreement. It didn't make a difference to him whether or not the silly woman wanted to risk her life. She might be good for a kiss or two, but she was by no means the last woman in the universe. Or at least he made himself think that way.
Bulma was two steps ahead of them all. She had knelt to rub some sand onto her hands for extra grip and was observing the wall of the canyon, trying to find the best spot for climbing. When she seemed satisfied, she took a deep breath and began her ascent. She was painfully aware of the creatures that scurried out of the light's path above her, and prayed to Kami that she would not encounter one of the brave ones. She had not come this far to be killed now.
She had scaled the side of the cliff soon enough and hoisted herself up to the edge with a little difficulty. Her slender body was unaccustomed to this kind of workout, even after the last couple of hours of hard work. The capsule ship was easy enough to spot, if you could look beyond the crawling masses of carnivorous aliens that had long since begun to devour each other. Thankfully, the small lights on the ship provided her with only limited view. She certainly had no desire to see any more than she could already. Her stomach flip-flopping, she began climbing back down slowly.
"Its not that far away," she announced when she had both feet securely on the ground. "We have to make it out of this canyon, and then its only two hundred or so feet beyond that."
"Then lets get a head start," Vejita suggested shortly, taking the rope from Bulma and securing it back on the energy cell. "I want to get back to that shithole that I call home."
"Not so fast." Bulma crossed her arms. "Once we get out in the open, we'll have to make a run for it. In order to do that, we're going to have to rest."
Vejita's brows snapped together in irritation. "No fucking way."
"Oh, please!" Marron piped up, clasping her hands together. "I'm sooo tired!"
"Definitely," Goku agreed, readjusting his energy cells on his shoulders. "These are heavy!"
Bulma said nothing, sensing that Vejita was close to exploding. She was right.
"If you want to stay behind and rest, then so be it!" he growled. "I'm dragging these fucking HEAVY energy cells, ALL of them, to the damned ship, and if I'm feeling generous, I might come back for you fools!" He made a move towards Goku's cells.
Bulma stepped into his way. "Don't you dare yell at us like we're stupid or something! You might not like to admit it, but you're as exhausted as the rest of us, probably even more so, since you never seem to sleep or slow down like a normal human being! We're going to stay behind and REST, and YOU'RE going to come back for us!" She glared up at him with her intense blue eyes, fearlessly daring him to move a step closer to Goku and his energy cells.
"Oh really?" Vejita challenged. "And who's going to make me-- you?"
Bulma hesitated, then nodded. "If I have to."
"I think I might step forward just to witness that," Vejita commented, amused. He could hardly believe that this woman cared so much about saving two people that she barely even knew. "Since I'm so scared of you and your threats, I'll step down this one last time. You'll rest, then we'll run the rest of the way to make up time. Understand?"
She did not seem eager to believe that he would give up so easily-- wise of her-- but she eventually nodded and averted her gaze from his. Vejita smirked at this small victory, and hoped that they would have time to experience many more confrontations similar to this. He found it oddly exhilarating to have somebody stand up to him after so many years of everyone cowering away.
Suddenly, Bulma's flashlight began flickering, then went out, leaving them illuminated only by dim firelight. Marron squeaked and attached herself to Goku, who looked ready to scream himself. The creatures that had been trailing them, just out of the reach of the light, made their strange noises and crawled closer, fangs bared. Vejita was relieved that he was the only one who could see them, or else Marron might jump into HIS lap.
"We have to find some shelter," Bulma said. "Its the only safe way to rest for a little bit."
"I've been seeing caves in the rock along the way," Marron pointed out timidly. "If that helps..."
Bulma flashed her a tight smile and began scanning the sides of canyon as best she could in the dark. Vejita was way ahead of her. He began walking to the left, in the direction of a good-sized cave. As far as he could tell, there were no occupants inside. Just to be safe, he tossed a rock, then listened. Silence.
"I'm going in," Goku said, striding in confidently. "My legs and arms are killing me!"
Marron followed hot on his heels. Bulma and Vejita, however, hesitated. Bulma began to duck inside, but stopped when she felt Vejita's hand on her arm.
"What is it?"
"You don't want to rest." Vejita studied her smugly. "So why are you putting on a damned show?"
"I'm doing no such thing," Bulma snapped, snatching her arm out of his grip. "I'm doing what's best for everyone. Maybe you should think about doing that sometime."
"Wouldn't you rather find a separate cave for the two of us?" Vejita mocked teasingly. "Since we've gotten so... close and shit."
"Close and shit," Bulma repeated flatly. "You kissed me. That hardly convinces me to jump you."
"It worked for me."
Bulma narrowed her eyes at this odd man, not sure whether he was serious or not. She decided that she would never know, and started to go into the cave again.
"How nice," was her dry reply.
Vejita allowed her to go into the cave, which was now dimly lit by the burning pieces of wood Goku and Marron had propped into the ground, and then followed. He discovered that Goku and Marron were nearly asleep already.
"What the hell are you two doing?" he demanded, kicking Goku's leg mercilessly. "Wake the fuck up!"
"Huh? Wha..." Goku wiped off the small trail of drool that had escaped his parched lips and blushed. "Oops." Marron dozed on, oblivious to the world.
"Let them rest," Bulma advised quietly. "Just for a little while. The darkness isn't going anywhere, and neither is the capsule ship. What difference does it make?" She glanced briefly over at Goku, who had fallen back asleep again and was snoring.
Vejita recognized hopelessness when he heard it, and he was seeing it now in Bulma. "You're giving up."
"No," Bulma replied. "I'm just... tired."
"Bullshit," Vejita snorted. "If you're really feeling hopeless, I could always hoist you over a shoulder with the energy cells and we can make away with the money, if you know what I mean."
"As you've put it-- 'no fucking way'." Bulma frowned and watched the two remaining torches beingreduced into twin piles of smoldering ashes. "When we're screwed, I'll be happy to acknowledge it."
The lights flickered out almost simulataneously, as if someone above was coordinating them. Vejita raised an eyebrow and looked to Bulma smugly. She shuddered and opened her mouth to speak.
"We're screwed."
Nearly five minutes creeped by before Bulma realized that she couldn't sense Vejita anywhere. She scanned the dark cave frantically, searching for any signs of movement, since Goku's snoring was draining out all sounds. Just when she was sure that he had left them there to die, she felt herself being pulled away from the two other passengers, towards the back of the cave. She nearly screamed until she recognized Vejita's strong hands and arms wrapped oh-so-subtly around her.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
Vejita chuckled, and the next thing she knew, Bulma was being pressed up against the hard wall of the cave. Vejita's mouth met hers, and his hands began traveling up her tattered shirt and to her breasts. The dazed woman could only make out his nocturnal eyes, so it was impossible to tell what the enigmatic killer was thinking. Bulma resisted the urge to moan as his hands nimbly moved to the zipper of her pants.
Bulma had never really been a kinky woman, so it surprised her that she would enjoy herself so much in this strange situation. Here she was, about to have sexual intercourse with Earth's most notorious serial killer, not ten feet from the sleeping passengers, with bloodthirsty aliens scrambling around outside. Had someone told her that she would be doing this a few days ago, she would have laughed in their face. Yet here she was.
She caught another glimpse of Veijta's doctored eyes, then he was inside her, and she did cry out. Thankfully, there still no sound from the other side of the cave, but Bulma doubted that she would have cared if there had been. Vejita also did not appear to care, as he made a few guttural noises here and there.
"I... can't... BELIEVE this," she rasped shakily, digging her nails into her partner's muscled back.
"You'd better start, because they're starting to stir," was Vejita's husky reply.
Bulma hung on for another minute, then felt her orgasm coming on. Instead of crying out, as she had before, she clung to Vejita and bit down on her lip painfully. She tasted blood, and when Vejita's mouth found hers again, he must have tasted it, too, because he chuckled quietly in the darkness.
As soon as she could slide her dirty clothing back on and separate from Vejita, who slid back into the shadows without so much as a word or smirk, Bulma moved to wake Goku and Marron. She was stopped, once again, by Vejita.
"Don't wake them," he advised. "It would be pointless. I'm going to take the energy cells to that damned ship and get it over with."
"And what about us?" Bulma demanded in harsh whisper.
"I'll come to wake you." Vejita stood, grabbed the cells, and began trudging to the exit of the cave. "I'll drop them off, then come back for you."
Bulma was not so sure, but it seemed that she didn't have a choice. "I won't let you get sex then leave! I'm nobody's whore-- if you don't come back in fifteen minutes, I'm waking the others and coming for you."
Vejita held her serious gaze, then smirked. "Don't worry, I'll be back for more soon enough." Then he was gone. Bulma watched as he moved out of sight, braving the darkness by himself. It was only when he had been gone for two minutes that she began to wonder how he was going to protect himself, and how she was going to fend the aliens off without any light.
Exhausted and confused, Bulma sat in the sand and leaned against the wall of the cave. She bent her head back, allowing her neck muscles to relax, and squeezed her eyes shut. Every moment seemed like an eternity. When she opened her eyes again, she was still facing the ceiling of the cave, and was met with a wonderous sight.
Nearly fifty strange, glowing insects clung to the ceiling. They resembled fat, short worms, but they were blue. Bulma's brows furrowed at the strange sight. The things moved sluggishly around each other, leaving slimy, luminescent trails behind them. If Bulma hadn't been so... occupied... a few minutes ago, she would have undoubtedly noticed them before. They cast a dim, eerie azure light throughout the cave. Bulma now realized why Vejita had been so lax to leave her alone here, without light. The worms apparently radiated enough light to keep the aliens at bay. For now, anyway.
Bulma watched them as if in a trance for what seemed like hours before she came to. She realized that Vejita had been gone for nearly a half an hour, if her instincts were to be trusted.
"Bastard!" she hissed, slamming her fists down into the sand. "The evil ass is going to take the ship!"
She would have to move quickly and suck up her fears if she was going to make it in time, but for the lives of herself and the other, innocent passengers, she would do whatever it took.
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(A/N): Well then, all of you B/V fanatics got some action! I didn't want to write a full-blown lemon, because personally, I don't exactly approve of that, so I'm hoping that I've put in just enough to get your imaginations going. Tell me what you think, or if you have an opinion at all. I've been sooooo happy with all of the reviews I've been getting for the last couple of chapters! I LOVE LOVE LOVE you guys! This story is now over the one hundred mark, and at first I was doubtful that it would reach even that, so a million thanks to you guys! I'm only expecting this to go for a few more chapters, so things are gonna start happening pretty quickly now. What will Bulma do? Did Vejita really leave them all behind? Who will survive?? Find out next time on... Nevermind, LOL! Ja ne for now, and please remember to REVIEW!
Rhapsody~*
HawaiianBabay@aol.com
AOL Instant Messanger: Hawaiian Babay
Oh yes, one last thing-- you can see 'Pitch Black' on Channel USA TONIGHT at 6PM. Sorry about the late notice, but I just found this out for myself, sorry! Just if y'all wanted to see the inspiration for this fic. Those times are for us out near cold Michigan, so check your local listings to be sure about that. I hope you can check it out!
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............................................................a fic by Rhapsody~*
.................................................................................................... 12: Happenings
The creatures squealed and screeched at each other as the small group of humans passed, protected by their dim lights. A few ventured into the light and were reduced to a sizzling mass of alien tissue and fangs. Vejita took every opportunity to take a closer look at the things, despite Bulma, Goku, and Marron shrinking away in disgust and fear. Vejita hated surprises, and he wanted to be prepared.
Speaking of hating surprises, he was at the moment hating himself for the whole kiss stunt with Bulma just a short amount of time ago. There was no doubt that he had been wanting to do it since he had caught a glimpse of her pale blue eyes, but it was a rare occasion that Vejita, cold hard serial killer, lost control of himself like that. He contented himself with the knowledge that if he had to do something like that, he had chosen the right chick. Bulma Briefs was a prize from every angle, that was for sure. She was currently consoling and quieting Marron, who was near to giving in to hysterics as the creatures got bolder and braver. The torches they carried were burning down quickly, and the flashlight batteries could only last for so long.
"Hey, Vejita!" Goku called up hesitantly. "Don't you think that we should stop and see how close we are?"
Vejita paused in mid-step, then turned to glare at Goku. "No."
"But--" Goku stopped when the corner of Vejita's mouth twitched dangerously. "Nevermind."
"No," Bulma insisted firmly. "Not 'nevermind'. You're right. We have to stop and take a look to make sure that we're even going in the right direction."
Vejita admired her firey courage, but only to a certain point. He was getting frustrated with the remaining passengers' doubts and fears. "I'm getting sick of stopping every other fucking minute!" Rather than waste any more time arguing, when he knew that it was a useless battle, he instead sighed. He shrugged off the ropes attached to the energy cells and scowled ferociously at the others. "How do you propose we do this?"
Bulma lifted her head towards the cliffs that extended high above them. "The best way would be to have somebody scale one of those things..." She took in the jagged edges and many holes in the face of the rock. "It shouldn't be too difficult. If no one else will do it, I will."
There was an awkward silence as the offer stood open. Seeing as no one else was going to take it, and it had to be done anyway, Vejita prepared himself to speak. He was interuppted, surprisingly, by Bulma.
"I'll do it." She didn't appear nervous in the least. "I'm going to carry the flashlight with me, and then you guys can shine your lights around me for extra protection. Got it?"
Goku and Marron nodded passively, then looked to Vejita for reassurance. The convict frowned, then nodded his agreement. It didn't make a difference to him whether or not the silly woman wanted to risk her life. She might be good for a kiss or two, but she was by no means the last woman in the universe. Or at least he made himself think that way.
Bulma was two steps ahead of them all. She had knelt to rub some sand onto her hands for extra grip and was observing the wall of the canyon, trying to find the best spot for climbing. When she seemed satisfied, she took a deep breath and began her ascent. She was painfully aware of the creatures that scurried out of the light's path above her, and prayed to Kami that she would not encounter one of the brave ones. She had not come this far to be killed now.
She had scaled the side of the cliff soon enough and hoisted herself up to the edge with a little difficulty. Her slender body was unaccustomed to this kind of workout, even after the last couple of hours of hard work. The capsule ship was easy enough to spot, if you could look beyond the crawling masses of carnivorous aliens that had long since begun to devour each other. Thankfully, the small lights on the ship provided her with only limited view. She certainly had no desire to see any more than she could already. Her stomach flip-flopping, she began climbing back down slowly.
"Its not that far away," she announced when she had both feet securely on the ground. "We have to make it out of this canyon, and then its only two hundred or so feet beyond that."
"Then lets get a head start," Vejita suggested shortly, taking the rope from Bulma and securing it back on the energy cell. "I want to get back to that shithole that I call home."
"Not so fast." Bulma crossed her arms. "Once we get out in the open, we'll have to make a run for it. In order to do that, we're going to have to rest."
Vejita's brows snapped together in irritation. "No fucking way."
"Oh, please!" Marron piped up, clasping her hands together. "I'm sooo tired!"
"Definitely," Goku agreed, readjusting his energy cells on his shoulders. "These are heavy!"
Bulma said nothing, sensing that Vejita was close to exploding. She was right.
"If you want to stay behind and rest, then so be it!" he growled. "I'm dragging these fucking HEAVY energy cells, ALL of them, to the damned ship, and if I'm feeling generous, I might come back for you fools!" He made a move towards Goku's cells.
Bulma stepped into his way. "Don't you dare yell at us like we're stupid or something! You might not like to admit it, but you're as exhausted as the rest of us, probably even more so, since you never seem to sleep or slow down like a normal human being! We're going to stay behind and REST, and YOU'RE going to come back for us!" She glared up at him with her intense blue eyes, fearlessly daring him to move a step closer to Goku and his energy cells.
"Oh really?" Vejita challenged. "And who's going to make me-- you?"
Bulma hesitated, then nodded. "If I have to."
"I think I might step forward just to witness that," Vejita commented, amused. He could hardly believe that this woman cared so much about saving two people that she barely even knew. "Since I'm so scared of you and your threats, I'll step down this one last time. You'll rest, then we'll run the rest of the way to make up time. Understand?"
She did not seem eager to believe that he would give up so easily-- wise of her-- but she eventually nodded and averted her gaze from his. Vejita smirked at this small victory, and hoped that they would have time to experience many more confrontations similar to this. He found it oddly exhilarating to have somebody stand up to him after so many years of everyone cowering away.
Suddenly, Bulma's flashlight began flickering, then went out, leaving them illuminated only by dim firelight. Marron squeaked and attached herself to Goku, who looked ready to scream himself. The creatures that had been trailing them, just out of the reach of the light, made their strange noises and crawled closer, fangs bared. Vejita was relieved that he was the only one who could see them, or else Marron might jump into HIS lap.
"We have to find some shelter," Bulma said. "Its the only safe way to rest for a little bit."
"I've been seeing caves in the rock along the way," Marron pointed out timidly. "If that helps..."
Bulma flashed her a tight smile and began scanning the sides of canyon as best she could in the dark. Vejita was way ahead of her. He began walking to the left, in the direction of a good-sized cave. As far as he could tell, there were no occupants inside. Just to be safe, he tossed a rock, then listened. Silence.
"I'm going in," Goku said, striding in confidently. "My legs and arms are killing me!"
Marron followed hot on his heels. Bulma and Vejita, however, hesitated. Bulma began to duck inside, but stopped when she felt Vejita's hand on her arm.
"What is it?"
"You don't want to rest." Vejita studied her smugly. "So why are you putting on a damned show?"
"I'm doing no such thing," Bulma snapped, snatching her arm out of his grip. "I'm doing what's best for everyone. Maybe you should think about doing that sometime."
"Wouldn't you rather find a separate cave for the two of us?" Vejita mocked teasingly. "Since we've gotten so... close and shit."
"Close and shit," Bulma repeated flatly. "You kissed me. That hardly convinces me to jump you."
"It worked for me."
Bulma narrowed her eyes at this odd man, not sure whether he was serious or not. She decided that she would never know, and started to go into the cave again.
"How nice," was her dry reply.
Vejita allowed her to go into the cave, which was now dimly lit by the burning pieces of wood Goku and Marron had propped into the ground, and then followed. He discovered that Goku and Marron were nearly asleep already.
"What the hell are you two doing?" he demanded, kicking Goku's leg mercilessly. "Wake the fuck up!"
"Huh? Wha..." Goku wiped off the small trail of drool that had escaped his parched lips and blushed. "Oops." Marron dozed on, oblivious to the world.
"Let them rest," Bulma advised quietly. "Just for a little while. The darkness isn't going anywhere, and neither is the capsule ship. What difference does it make?" She glanced briefly over at Goku, who had fallen back asleep again and was snoring.
Vejita recognized hopelessness when he heard it, and he was seeing it now in Bulma. "You're giving up."
"No," Bulma replied. "I'm just... tired."
"Bullshit," Vejita snorted. "If you're really feeling hopeless, I could always hoist you over a shoulder with the energy cells and we can make away with the money, if you know what I mean."
"As you've put it-- 'no fucking way'." Bulma frowned and watched the two remaining torches beingreduced into twin piles of smoldering ashes. "When we're screwed, I'll be happy to acknowledge it."
The lights flickered out almost simulataneously, as if someone above was coordinating them. Vejita raised an eyebrow and looked to Bulma smugly. She shuddered and opened her mouth to speak.
"We're screwed."
Nearly five minutes creeped by before Bulma realized that she couldn't sense Vejita anywhere. She scanned the dark cave frantically, searching for any signs of movement, since Goku's snoring was draining out all sounds. Just when she was sure that he had left them there to die, she felt herself being pulled away from the two other passengers, towards the back of the cave. She nearly screamed until she recognized Vejita's strong hands and arms wrapped oh-so-subtly around her.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
Vejita chuckled, and the next thing she knew, Bulma was being pressed up against the hard wall of the cave. Vejita's mouth met hers, and his hands began traveling up her tattered shirt and to her breasts. The dazed woman could only make out his nocturnal eyes, so it was impossible to tell what the enigmatic killer was thinking. Bulma resisted the urge to moan as his hands nimbly moved to the zipper of her pants.
Bulma had never really been a kinky woman, so it surprised her that she would enjoy herself so much in this strange situation. Here she was, about to have sexual intercourse with Earth's most notorious serial killer, not ten feet from the sleeping passengers, with bloodthirsty aliens scrambling around outside. Had someone told her that she would be doing this a few days ago, she would have laughed in their face. Yet here she was.
She caught another glimpse of Veijta's doctored eyes, then he was inside her, and she did cry out. Thankfully, there still no sound from the other side of the cave, but Bulma doubted that she would have cared if there had been. Vejita also did not appear to care, as he made a few guttural noises here and there.
"I... can't... BELIEVE this," she rasped shakily, digging her nails into her partner's muscled back.
"You'd better start, because they're starting to stir," was Vejita's husky reply.
Bulma hung on for another minute, then felt her orgasm coming on. Instead of crying out, as she had before, she clung to Vejita and bit down on her lip painfully. She tasted blood, and when Vejita's mouth found hers again, he must have tasted it, too, because he chuckled quietly in the darkness.
As soon as she could slide her dirty clothing back on and separate from Vejita, who slid back into the shadows without so much as a word or smirk, Bulma moved to wake Goku and Marron. She was stopped, once again, by Vejita.
"Don't wake them," he advised. "It would be pointless. I'm going to take the energy cells to that damned ship and get it over with."
"And what about us?" Bulma demanded in harsh whisper.
"I'll come to wake you." Vejita stood, grabbed the cells, and began trudging to the exit of the cave. "I'll drop them off, then come back for you."
Bulma was not so sure, but it seemed that she didn't have a choice. "I won't let you get sex then leave! I'm nobody's whore-- if you don't come back in fifteen minutes, I'm waking the others and coming for you."
Vejita held her serious gaze, then smirked. "Don't worry, I'll be back for more soon enough." Then he was gone. Bulma watched as he moved out of sight, braving the darkness by himself. It was only when he had been gone for two minutes that she began to wonder how he was going to protect himself, and how she was going to fend the aliens off without any light.
Exhausted and confused, Bulma sat in the sand and leaned against the wall of the cave. She bent her head back, allowing her neck muscles to relax, and squeezed her eyes shut. Every moment seemed like an eternity. When she opened her eyes again, she was still facing the ceiling of the cave, and was met with a wonderous sight.
Nearly fifty strange, glowing insects clung to the ceiling. They resembled fat, short worms, but they were blue. Bulma's brows furrowed at the strange sight. The things moved sluggishly around each other, leaving slimy, luminescent trails behind them. If Bulma hadn't been so... occupied... a few minutes ago, she would have undoubtedly noticed them before. They cast a dim, eerie azure light throughout the cave. Bulma now realized why Vejita had been so lax to leave her alone here, without light. The worms apparently radiated enough light to keep the aliens at bay. For now, anyway.
Bulma watched them as if in a trance for what seemed like hours before she came to. She realized that Vejita had been gone for nearly a half an hour, if her instincts were to be trusted.
"Bastard!" she hissed, slamming her fists down into the sand. "The evil ass is going to take the ship!"
She would have to move quickly and suck up her fears if she was going to make it in time, but for the lives of herself and the other, innocent passengers, she would do whatever it took.
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(A/N): Well then, all of you B/V fanatics got some action! I didn't want to write a full-blown lemon, because personally, I don't exactly approve of that, so I'm hoping that I've put in just enough to get your imaginations going. Tell me what you think, or if you have an opinion at all. I've been sooooo happy with all of the reviews I've been getting for the last couple of chapters! I LOVE LOVE LOVE you guys! This story is now over the one hundred mark, and at first I was doubtful that it would reach even that, so a million thanks to you guys! I'm only expecting this to go for a few more chapters, so things are gonna start happening pretty quickly now. What will Bulma do? Did Vejita really leave them all behind? Who will survive?? Find out next time on... Nevermind, LOL! Ja ne for now, and please remember to REVIEW!
Rhapsody~*
HawaiianBabay@aol.com
AOL Instant Messanger: Hawaiian Babay
Oh yes, one last thing-- you can see 'Pitch Black' on Channel USA TONIGHT at 6PM. Sorry about the late notice, but I just found this out for myself, sorry! Just if y'all wanted to see the inspiration for this fic. Those times are for us out near cold Michigan, so check your local listings to be sure about that. I hope you can check it out!
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