p style="text-align: left;"Ever since she revealed that the twins have different fathers, Eighteen's been adamant about Bloomer knowing. br /br /If it emdidn't /emhave anything to do with their son, Vegan didn't want to emdeal /emwith him anymore. br /br /Bloomer made it very clear when she decided to keep the baby that he was cutting emall /emties with her. br /br /After the tournament, he'd been so emheartless/em, but Bloomer was angry, and he'd every right to be. br /br /emWhat she did was unforgivable; honestly, she was surprised that he didn't insist she leave Capsule Corp./em br /br /They only spoke in front of Trunks, and in private, they embarely /emspoke, and when they did, a fight emwould /emfollow, but selling your soul to a wizard and blowing up someone's home earns you that much, emat least./em br /br /emHe just needs to get it all out, and when he's ready, he'll forgive me. /emShe told herself for six months. br /br /emHe didn't./em br /br /He was emintentionally/em going out of his way to avoid her, separate bedrooms, working late. br /br /emSometimes she longed to ask him if he still loved her.../em br /br /emStill, loved her?/em br /br /emThat would imply that he loved her at some point.../em br /br /emWhat if he never loved her?/em br /br /emWhat if he only tolerated her?/em br /br /emYou hurt him, and he's never going to forgive you; he's just letting you stick around for the boy./em br /br /That hurt, but what's fair is fair, and at least he's letting you remain in the child's life. br /br /So Vegan decided to shower the boy with the extra attention she couldn't give his /This lasted for about a month, then Trunks that she should stop because he hated it emand /emher. br /br /Then he, emtoo,/em went out of his way to avoid her... br /br /emThey even didn't speak to her at the table.../em br /br /What she did was wrong, and maybe she was to be mistreated a bit, but this... emloneliness /emwas too much for her. br /br /emMaybe I should go, just disappear and never return./em br /br /emNo one would miss me.../em br /br /emOr maybe I should just.../em br /br /She hadn't had thoughts like that since she was in Freiza's court. br /br /emMaybe you should... /emhis voice would egg her on; it often did when these thoughts were residential to her daily life. br /br /emYou'd be doing them a favor./em br /br /emShut up./em br /br /emNo one would miss you.../em br /br /emShut up./em br /br /emIf you decided to blast yourself.../em br /br /emShut up./em br /br /emOr fly out to space.../em br /br /emShut up./em br /br /emNot your precious son.../em br /br /emShut up./em br /br /emOr your darling Bloomer.../em br /br /emShut up./em br /br /emNot even your knight in shining armor, Goku!/em br /br /emSHUT UP!/em br /br /These thoughts plagued her until the week she left; Vegan had enough and decided to talk to /Maybe they just need to have a big blowout to get all his anger /The plan was to confront him, demand that he talk to her. br /br /emThat was the plan... but when she got a hold of him.../em br /br /emDemands of them spending more time together came out, and one thing leads to another.../em br /br /emAnd they ended up in bed.../em br /br /em'I need a drink.' /emHe growled when they finished. br /br /em'No, I need to talk to you.'/em br /br /em'I'm getting a drink.'/em br /br /em'I wish you wouldn't drink.'/em br /br /em'I need a drink! It's the only way can stomach being in bed with you.' /emHe barked. br /br /emVegan choked back her questions of love and affection. 'Are you ever going to forgive me for the tournament?'/em br /br /em'Do you think you worthy of forgiveness?'/em br /br /emThe question slapped her in the face./em br /br /em'Then what are we going here?'/em br /br /em'I'm getting a drink.'/em br /br /em'Are we going to try to be together again?'/em br /br /em'I don't think I want to be together again. I've only got 11 years left in this sentence; why deal with your shit longer than I have to?'/em br /br /emShe found them in bed a few days later.../em br /br /emShe didn't yell or scream, threaten anyone.../em br /br /emShe just... left.../em br /br /emHe never wanted her./em br /br /It didn't matter anymore; at least she knew now. br /br /emShe could move on./em br /br /She was sitting at the bar drinking when she heard Hercule's emboisterous/em voice on the other side. br /br /emShe was lucky he was smart enough protection.../em br /br /emShe would have bolted immediately if she hadn't heard, 'She's with another man, Hercule. What am I going to do?'/em br /br /emKakarotto?/em br /br /emWhat was he-?/em br /br /emShe sensed his wife's energy; Vegan looked in Chi Chi's direction and saw her./em br /br /emBeing romanced by another.../em br /br /emPoor Kakarotto.../em br /br /emSweet Kakarotto didn't deserve this.../em br /br /emShe may have deserved what was happening to her, but he certainly didn't./em br /br /em'I didn't know you liked the bar scene.' /emShe whispered in his ear. br /br /em'Hercule thought it'd be good if I got out and socialize.'/em He said quickly with a smile. br /br /emHis smile... it was so warm and welcoming.../em br /br /emNo one's smiled at her like that in so long.../em br /br /emShe needed more of that./em br /br /em'/ememSocialize...' /emshe downed a shot of bourbon like it was water, 'emmaybe we should socialize...'/em br /br /He grinned and downed his shot. 'emI thought we were.'/em br /br /emem'Vegan, he had a right to know.' /em/emEighteen said quietly as the two women cleaned up the living room. br /br /'And I have the right to protect my emunborn /emchild.' Vegan countered. 'His involvement will only emcomplicate /emmy emalready /emcomplicated pregnancy.' br /br /'Not necessarily...' Eighteen said quietly. 'I think he'd check his mouth-' br /br /'No.' br /br /'Vegan-' br /br /em'He thinks fathering one of my children is a prison sentence to him. He's made it clear on numerous occasions. Why give him more time?'/em br /br /Eighteen rubbed her temples as Goku played with Marron outside. br /br /'Vegan-' br /br /'If he ever says anything like that in front of my children, I'll emstrangle /emhim.' br /br /'Vegan, calm down.' Vegan let out a deep breath and sat down. 'Ok, he should know...' br /br /'Don't need that kind of energy around me right now.' br /br /'Ok, but what if something happens?' br /br /'What could happen?' br /br /'I don't know! The point is; he emhas /emto know.' br /br /'He's getting married soon; I'll tell him when he's married.' br /br /'emFair enough, but...'/em br /br /em'The guests are almost here.' /emVegan said as she stood. em'We should hurry.'/em! . .notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_220111_123614_ -/p