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- K & S

Chapter 12: Consequences.

Bulma slammed the door behind her as she entered the spaceship.

"He's not worth it." she kept repeating like a mantra. "I will not cry, he's not worth it." she said quietly as she checked the controls on her ship. He wanted her off of his planet? "That's what I'm gonna do, I'm leaving. I don't care about that ugly monkey. Nope, I don't. Not at all." . She felt her bottom lip quiver and the tears threatening to fall. "Why should I cry about him anyway. It's not like he cares about me. He never did." . Punching the 'Launch' button for take off, she felt a soft shaking in her ship while it left the ground. Staring at the red planet getting smaller and smaller, she lost control over her emotions and fell to the floor against the control panel, hugging her knees and crying.

"Damn it, he's worth it." she yelled at herself, full of anger and sadness.

~ Planet Vegeta, one month after the royal ball ~

"You did what?!" shouted Zana completely angry at Vegeta. "You're an idiot, you know that?!"

"Shut up, you think keeping her here with a full moon was a better thing to do?!"

"No it wasn't but you could explain it to her. She would have understood, but you told her to get away from here, letting her think you used her. Now she's on Earth hating you."

Vegeta flinched at her words. Bulma had clearly told him she hated him before she left and that had hurt a lot more than a deadly spar with Kakarot.

"Why don't you just admit that you made a terrible mistake Vegeta?" asked Zana in a low voice. "We both know that you've not been your usual self lately. Vegeta, I know what it feels like. I felt this way when Tarble left too. Look, how about your brother and I go to Earth and meet her? I mean, she and I became good friends and so did Tarble. Maybe we could explain everything to her?"

"I don't need help." spat Vegeta angrily.

"Sure you don't. Well then, I'll just go on a trip. So it doesn't concern you anymore." said Zana heading towards the door.

"Zana don't you dare interfere!" warned Vegeta in a low and cold voice. But the girl knew better.

"Yeah 'Geta, sure." replied Zana closing the door.

The frustrated prince was storming down the halls of the castle, heading to the throne room, with Kakarot in tow.

"What does my father want now?!" he barked at no one, but the younger Saiyan felt that he should reply.

"I don't know Geta, he didn't tell me, he just told me to call you. He was with your mother but they didn't seem angry or anything. Do you think it has something to do with Bulma?"

Vegeta stopped walking at the mention of the girl's name, something that didn't go unnoticed by Kakarot. The prince could fool himself if he wanted but Kakarot knew that the absence of the blue haired girl was effecting him terribly. Since the day after the ball, Vegeta had been acting worse than usual. His comebacks were harsh, he was extremely rude and the soft and relaxed features he had had on his face during Bulma's stay on the planet had disappeared, only to be replaced with his usual scowl. All in all, there were a few people still brave enough to talk to the prince, and the young Saiyan was one of them.

"I don't care." replied Vegeta as he resumed his walk but Kakarot knew better. After a few minutes, Raditz joined them.

"Where were you?" asked Kakarot surprised. He hadn't seen Raditz since last night and his elder brother had been disappearing a lot lately. Raditz smirked at his younger brother while Vegeta rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Idiot!" muttered Vegeta at Kakarot's oblivious nature.

When they reached the throne room's doors, Vegeta sighed and rubbed his temples, while the brothers braced themselves for what was to come. Signaling the guards to open the doors, Vegeta walked in with Raditz and Kakarot in tow and while they bowed, the prince simply crossed his arms and scowled. "What's going on now?!" he said in a harsh tone, and hearing that, the king's good mood disappeared. Something had happened between his son and Bulma and King Vegeta didn't like that a bit. They were supposed to get together, not the other way around. After a month of watching him carefully, the king had decided that a talk with Tarble and Zana would be a good thing. He had talked with them right before their departure for planet Earth and needless to say, he hadn't been happy with what he had heard.

"Raditz, Kakarot, I need to speak to my son alone. But I need you to locate me where exactly is Tarble and Zana's ship. Can you do that while I talk to Vegeta?"

Both brothers nodded. "Yes sir." and they left.

Wilon was tapping her fingers angrily on her mate's throne. Her son was an idiot!

"Tell me son." said Wilon while walking towards Vegeta "Do you try at being an idiot, or does it come naturally to you?"

Vegeta's mouth hung open at her words while the king suppressed the urge to laugh.

"Tell me, do you need a hand to come back to your senses? Should I beat you, in hopes that your brain comes back from vacation?!"

If looks could kill, Vegeta knew that his mother would have killed him by now and buried too.

"I expect smarter decisions from you young man. You are our future king. Intelligence is something we expect from you!" The queen was practically shouting and he was sure the whole palace could hear her. He sighed. Why him?!

"What did I do now?"

"What did you do? You dare ask?!" spoke the king joining mother and son. "Does the name Bulma remind you of anyone?"

"That's all? Is this all about her?" replied Vegeta indignantly.

"Of course this is about her. Seriously boy, 'served your purpose'?! Is this the best you can come up with?!"

"What was I supposed to tell her?! That she was on a planet that in two days would be populated by giant apes that could kill her with no remorse?! Don't act like you know her. You don't know her like I do. She would have stayed out of curiosity, she's a scientist, that's what they do, get curious about everything."

"Son" said Wilon in a softer tone "That's not the way to talk to a girl. We Saiyans aren't emotional but humans are. She's probably hurt beyond words and I don't think your brother and Zana's presence can make that better. Their words either. She needs to hear them from you. And you need to let go of the anger that you've had all this month."

Vegeta sighed and knew his mother was right. In a way, Bulma would be too stubborn to hear Tarble or Zana. Could he let go of his own pride for her? Was she that important in his life?

"What do you want me to do?" he said rubbing his temples.

"Go to Earth Vegeta. That's all we want." said his father dismissing him. Vegeta turned around and walked towards the door. "Oh and Vegeta?" spoke Wilon getting her son's attention. "Call Tarble. Let him know that you'll be there in a month and that he won't leave the planet. Take Kakarot with you, Raditz too if he's free from other duties. Good luck son."

Vegeta nodded and left the throne room, heading towards the meeting room to call Tarble. He sighed. Why him?!

In the depths of space, a ship was traveling with full speed. On the deck, a strawberry blonde girl was looking at the stars, while thinking about the other girl who had become her best friend in such a short time. Thanks to her keen senses she felt the air change and the heat of another body behind her. There was no need for her to turn around, she already knew who it was.

"I know how it feels. And I don't want her to feel it."

"Feel what?" asked the person behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"The rejection. Rejection from the one you love. Well okay, I wasn't rejected, but it felt the same when you left with your brother on that other planet."

The boy sighed and shook his head. "Come on Zan' , he was just protecting her. He didn't want Bulma to be on a planet full of Oozarus while being physically weak. Anyone could crush her. And even though we can control it, we wouldn't be able to keep her safe. You know Oozaru fights are common during the full moon, even with all the self control we have."

Zana turned around and faced the boy. "Tarble, there are a lot of ways to protect someone you love, and he should have told her to leave because of the transformation. Bulma is a smart girl, she would understand. But instead he went and told her to leave because she wasn't useful anymore."

"Do you really think she would have left? She's got a temper and a character to rival Vegeta's. She would have stayed out of curiosity. She's a scientist, she's curious even about the air she breathes. Think of Vegeta if something happened to her. I know my brother isn't the most polite person around, but I also know that Bulma is one of the few people he truly cares about. If she accidentally got hurt, he would go crazy."

Zana sighed, knowing Tarble was right in a way.

"Besides-" he said tightening his hold of her "-We're going to meet her and explain the whole mess. Now, what I'm thinking of is Mela. We still haven't received any word from her and she should have been back 2 weeks ago. I've got a bad feeling about this."

"Stop thinking of her, we wanted her to leave didn't we? Nappa has been very calm and collected so far. The queen doesn't know about the task your father gave Mela. So I really don't care where she is or whatever. When are we landing?"

"In 3 hours or so." said Tarble kissing her temple. She smiled and buried her face in the crook of his neck. "Come on, we should discuss on what to tell our female version of my brother. She'll definitely be pissed off and we both know how dangerous that might be."

Zana laughed and slapped the back of his head. "Stop mocking her, I can't wait till i see her."

Tarble smirked and opened his mouth to reply but he was cut off from a flashing red light on the screen, showing someone was trying to communicate with them. He accepted the call and Vegeta's scowling face came on view.

"Hey big brother!" said Tarble smiling. Vegeta merely nodded and sighed.

"How far away from Earth are you?"

"3 hours." said Zana raising an eyebrow.

"Still mad at me Zana?"

"Pissed off Vegeta. Why are you gracing us with your royal face?"

Vegeta smirked "That's right girl, I love it when people show respect." he said, knowing that his words would only fuel her anger even more.

"You idiot, you're impossible!" shouted Zana and stormed out of the room.

~ Planet Earth, West City, Capsule Corp. ~

A blue haired girl was clapping her hands while her tears rolled down her cheeks, with a gigantic grin on her face.

"I did it, I did it, I'm a genius! Dad, Look!" she said while shaking her father's shoulders, while he was working on his newest project. He looked at her suspiciously. His daughter had an intelligence to rival all Earth's scientists put together and she knew it. But today's joy was unusual even for her so he immediately became curious about her latest invention. "What is it dear?"

"Dad, this is what I've been working before I left for planet Vegeta. It's called a Dragon radar."

"Dragon radar?"

"Yes, remember that old legend about the seven dragon balls that if you found them all the dragon would grant you a wish? Well, this, is the device to locate them!"

Dr. Briefs sighed. "Bulma, that's why it's called a legend- it doesn't exist! It's only something to tell the children as a bed time story." Ted Briefs was a scientist, and he needed facts to believe something.

"No daddy, that's where you're wrong. See, I already switched it on and look, it shows seven dots. The triangle in the middle shows your current location and if you press the button located on the top of the radar, it will zoom and show you exact coordinates of each dragon ball. Cool huh?!"

"Well done Bulma. You make me prouder with each passing day. I always knew you were born for great things."

"Oh come on daddy, my brains are nothing compared to yours plus, you have a lot of years and experience on your shoulders. You'll always be the one I'll ask advices from." said Bulma hugging her father tightly. Dr. Briefs wrapped his arms around his brilliant daughter and kissed her cheek.

"It's almost lunch time, how about we go before your mother starts to call us?"

Bulma smiled at her father brightly as they both left the lab. When they reached the living room, they found Panchy with the 2 most unexpected guests ever and the blue haired genius stared at them wide eyed, jaw dropped.

Zana and Tarble caught sight of Bulma at the door and smirked at her shock. "Hey, missed us?" they said while their human friend was left there blinking. And just like that, for the first time in her 16 years, Bulma was speechless...