Chapter 2 – Speed
Bulma was in the middle of the gravity machine. In nothing more than shorts and a tank top, she sat among motherboards, cables and hard drives. Behind her, a muscular Saiyan prince was doing push-ups.
"Woman why is it taking so long?" he suddenly sounded irritated. Bulma sighed deeply once "do you want it to work properly or to break down halfway? You can't rush quality you know". Bulma grabbed a motherboard and started unscrewing something.
The Saiyan prince suddenly comes to stand beside her and looks disapprovingly at the mess on the floor. Bulma looked up "What?" Vegeta shook his head "just fix it now". Angrily the female genius came to stand on her feet.
She patted dust off her shorts and looked at the Saiyan angrily "look mister royal ass prince, I'm doing this as fast and as well as I can, if you can do better here!" Bulma pressed a screwdriver against Vegeta's chest, she wanted to walk away.
Vegeta grabbed her wrist "the deal was you fix this, I protect you. Remember?" The young woman rolled her eyes for a moment "fine, but stop whining ok". Vegeta let go of her wrist and handed Bulma the screwdriver back. But he held it for a moment when she took it, with a mischievous look he said "I'll stop whining if you stop talking".
Bulma sat back down; was Vegeta just trying to make a joke? She looked back at her Saiyan bodyguard for a moment as he continued his exercises. She didn't want to admit it, he looked good. For a moment Bulma shook her head, he was also a first class jerk!
Then a bell rang, Vegeta stopped his exercises. Bulma looked up startled "What was that?" Vegeta chuckled at the silly question "lunchtime, what else?" The blue haired woman stood up "how come you have a bell?" Vegeta pushed open the door "your father installed it"
Together, the unusual duo walked up the hallway. Bulma`s phone beeped, irritated she looked at the display. Vegeta couldn`t ignore it "the loser?" Bulma looked up in surprise "Yamcha yes, he keeps sending messages. But I'm done with him". The prince could not suppress a grin, he hated Yamcha.
Together they walked across the yard; paparazzi were standing by the fence taking pictures. Vegeta looked annoyed "how can you live with this?" he snarled. Bulma started to laugh "this circus is just for the nomination, there are not that many handsome inventors" she gave Vegeta a flirting wink.
Not much later they were all in the kitchen. Plates of sandwiches, a bowl with boiled eggs and cans of pressed fruit were on the table. By now everyone was used to the appetite of their Saiyan guest. Who was eating eagerly. Panchy stood up "oh honey, some letters have come in for you".
Calmly Bulma began to open her fan mail. Sweet little cards and love wishes did the blue haired woman good. Then she opened a fan letter and dropped it, staring forward in fright. "What is it honey?" asked her father.
The Saiyan looked at a strange letter on the table, but there was also a picture. He pressed a finger on the photo and pulled it towards him. The photo showed a man wearing nothing but a mask lying on his hostess' bed, in the bedroom that had later been blown up. Dr. Briefs picked up the letter and began to read.
Bulma Bitch
You have nothing
You don't deserve anything
Only I will have you
I'll get you
The message consisted only of newspaper clippings. Bulma began to stammer "He was in my room, someone was in my room". Panchy put a hand on her daughter's shoulders "oh my" she only said. Vegeta put the picture down "earthlings are weird".
Vegeta stood up "come woman, time to get back to work". Bulma angrily stood up "hey mister! I just had a threatening letter, someone was in my room. A little time to shake it off is what people need".
Then she felt a hand around her wrist, the Saiyan prince grinned "I do want to protect you, but I am also training. I cannot be helpful to you here". Frustrated Bulma pulled her hand free "fine, I'll walk with you and fix your plaything".
Bulma walked down the hallway beside Vegeta. She rubbed her wrist with her hand. Vegeta looked at it for a moment "Did I hurt you?" Surprised, Bulma looked at the man next to her. "Oh no, ok maybe a little. But I'm sure the pain will be gone in no time".
Together they walked through the garden door, across a pass to the building where Vegeta`s gravity machine stood. Behind the fence, there were photographers and journalists again, shouting questions. Vegeta casually brought his hand up and fired a ki shot. A small explosion followed.
Startled, Bulma jumped up "what the hell are you doing? You can't just shoot people!" Vegeta walked on without emotion and put his hands in his pockets "they need to learn to stay away. They annoy me." Bulma quickly ran after her bodyguard.
Inside the training area, Bulma spontaneously grabbed Vegeta`s arm. The prince looked surprised at her hand and then up at his hostess. She got a smile on her face "I don`t approve the shot, but thanks anyway. They irritate me too" and with that she gave a kiss on Vegeta`s cheek.
Vegeta didn't know what happened to him. Bulma walked back to her clutter from which she made a new update for his machine. She sat down and quietly got to work, the prince was still watching the young woman for a moment. She was tougher than she thought, and besides, she was pretty on the eyes.
He shook off the confusion that the strange earthly woman was causing and began to train. For an hour, no word was spoken. But suddenly Bulma stood up "I got it!" Stunned, the Saiyan looked at Bulma. The woman typed something into a tablet and lights on a motherboard began to light up "I'm a genius" she laughed.
The prince came up beside her "you made the machine?" Bulma looked to the side and with a big smile she shouted "better, I perfected it. If I have it right, and I do always have it right then I can give you double what you asked for".
"So you're not all bark, you actually surprise me in a positive way just now. And when is it done?" Vegeta put a hand on his side. Bulma rolled her eyes "I know it seems like magic to you Mr. Brute Warrior, but I need a part for this. If I order it now I can have it here, tomorrow". Vegeta's irritation was back.
As he walked back to his training spot he muttered "at this speed I'm never going to be super Saiyan, which is not going to be helpful for your planet." Bulma started laughing sarcastically "I might be able to have it in an hour; I'll give you the address. Let's see how fast you fly homeboy". Vegeta did liked a challenge.
Not much later Bulma put the phone down "Ok Sonic, here is your route description". Bulma put a gps-watch on Vegeta`s wrist. "Sonic?" asked Vegeta. Bulma smirked "yes a very fast blue hedgehog". Vegeta raised an eyebrow "is it strong?" Bulma burst out laughing "I'll introduce you to him tonight ok? You will like him, but now let's see how fast you are".
Together they walked to the back door of the training room. "Ok Vegeta, a normal person takes half a day to get here by car. Show me some of that Saiyan speed". Bulma winked and Vegeta smiled confidently. The looked at each other for a moment and Vegeta shot into the air. Bulma walked back inside.
After Bulma got everything ready for the update needed she looked at the clock. Just then, a certain speed demon walked in. "I must say, I'm very impressed" laughed Bulma. Vegeta handed the package to his hostess. Then his stomach started rumbling, Bulma shook her head in disbelief "you Saiyans are all the same, come I'll make you some food".
Not much later, Bulma pulled open the refrigerator in the guest house. "Was there a kitchen here with food?" a sudden surprise sounded. Bulma laughed "of course, this is practically a whole house, not just a bedroom and a shower". Vegeta sat down at a table and watched the woman put a meal in front of him in no time.
She stretched for a moment "I'm going to take a little afternoon nap, the whole morning and afternoon was a little much, I'll start making your machine after that." Bulma walked away, she left Vegeta alone with his meal. A little peace and quiet thought the Saiyan prince. But this didn't last long; a loud high pitched scream filled the building. Vegeta shot up and ran towards the source of the scream.
He saw Bulma standing in the doorway of her bedroom. Vegeta came to stand beside her; the complete room had been turned upside down. All her clothes were stacked on the bed and on top of a letter. Trembling, she grabbed Vegeta`s arm. He looked aside and saw anger in her eyes "what a sad creature this is "growled Vegeta.
Bulma looked up; she looked into his deep black eyes. He looked so determined and confident. She sighed for a moment "ok, then I'll sleep in your room. Are you coming Vegeta?" The prince looked at her in surprise "what?" She turned to him "I need to rest if I am to make your machine, and my room is not safe. Your room, now"
So this was chapter 2. Obviously my plan to make a 3 chapter short is out the door again.
Can Vegeta protect her? And more importantly, what will Vegeta do if he gets a hold of the person? And those flirty winks and smiles, we all know something is going to happen.
Xxx Vino Lilly