A/N – I know I haven't been updating at like ALL, but I told you, I have been cut down on internet time – and its taken a turn for the worst. I only get online once a week, and only on my laptop 2 times a week, for like, 15 minutes. So until I get more time, I might end up posting only every two weeks. (I'll try and post one chapter of this and one chapter of Career Day on the same weekend.)

M.T. - *nods sadly*

S.E. - *wails* What a world, what a world! *melts into a puddle*

M.T. - *wide-eyed* Didn't see that coming *scoops left-overs into bucket*

            Umm… on with the show!

Vegeta tensed as the steel doors swung inward. She was there. The woman he never thought he'd see again, the woman he loved, the woman as a whole… His lips parted, as he tried to speak, but he was robbed of his speech. How could he possibly do this? It was a new feeling to him, totally foreign, and he had no idea how to handle it. All his life he had been alone, cold and emotionless. Alone. There were always those one to two week flings, but never anything that was more than sex. He had never… made love. Then she came along. He thought it to be a fling, and he expressed it with Nappa. Then she was gone, and he knew it was more, but she was gone. He had finally felt love, but he was alone. Alone. Alone. Alone. The words echoed through his mind, tearing at his heart, burning his soul, and numbing his mind.

Goku saw his lips part, and saw the intensity that flashed across his face. His face was drawn in all his concentration. Goku sighed; he had seen it all before. Being the Saiyain King's best friend, he had seen a lot and knew a lot about Vegeta. He remembered a particular case when Vegeta had had a concussion, and completely lost it. IT was the only time he had ever seen – and probably the only time – he spilled his guts, everything he had thought, ever – it was not pretty.

So, Goku knew that his friend wanted to be alone, and gave him just that. Coughing to get the others (Nappa, Chichi, and another close guard named Raditz) attention, he motioned for them to wait a flight down, give their prince some privacy. As Goku, who was the last to go, walked out, he gave Vegeta an understanding wink, and Vegeta decided to remind himself to promote Goku.

But no one noticed that Kinas had gone, slipping down the stairs to find his 'weapon'.

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The arrogant Saiyain prince took a deep breath and stepped into the doorway. One step, he was under the door. Two steps, he was in the cell. Three steps, he held out his hand, holding a ki ball in his hand to illuminate the chamber. Four steps, he wanted to puke.

Bulma was completely limp, suspended in the air only by the shackles around her wrists, causing her to lean forward and her head to roll on her chest. Her hair, now waist-long, covered most of her body, but it was a mess itself. Blood and slime, from the wall, mixed in her hair, causing it to have a brown tint and to be tangled in one giant knot. Her hips were barely visible, but he could see the gashes that ran along her legs, which were splayed beneath her.

Some of the gashes were deep, others were not, but all of them had blood. No longer was her once creamy-white skin visible. It was blood, crusted and dried, her skin curling at every wound. The mud was heavily caked on her legs, for she was sitting in it, and other things that he didn't want to think about. The smell of her was putrid, and he had to hold his nose, even when he had seen (and smelled) a lot.

He lifted her face, and even in her sleep, she moaned in pain at his touch. Much more carefully, he flipped her hair back so it was behind her shoulders. She was still wearing a training gi, but it was more like a stretched out rag now, and she was completely visible. He checked her over for any life threatening wounds, luckily there were not, but she would have scars form these for the rest of her life.

Though there was nothing life threatening, it seemed they were. Wounds cut deep, and in some places along her arms he could see the ripped flesh, all the way down to the blood-coated sinew, and sometimes even down to the bone. He winced when he saw that, but that only happened once.

He tried to pick her up gently, but it was hard to stand when she moaned at every touch, but she didn't resist him, like she had every time someone had touched her. She felt warm in these arms – warmth that she had needed for so long. She tried to get closer to the much longed-for heat, despite the pain, and almost cried when she felt it go away.

~*~*~*~*~

Vegeta felt the incredible ki coming from behind him, gingerly set the girl down. He whipped around, only in time to find himself standing face-to-face with a creature unlike he had ever seen before. Its ki was enormous, much larger than any of the Saiyains, but he at least thought he had a chance. 'It' didn't wear and clothes, and was all white. Its thick tail swung in an almost hypnotic motion. His face was smooth and looked like a dolls, with two lines running down his face from his eyes his mouth

The creature cocked his head to the side, before he hurled a giant ki blast at Vegeta so fast, he barely even saw it.  Vegeta rammed through the wall, making a huge hole so he was dangling half-in half-out of the tower.

*Oh Shit*

A/N – I will be updating Career Day in a couple of days. Please Review!