A/N:  You know how I said I'd update before school started?  Well…..I lied.  Oh, my friggin goodness, I'm alive!!!!!  LoL.  Man, I am so sorry to all you readers for my lack of updating!  But, during the weekend, it was busy, and then school started.  And on the first day of school, second block (we have block scheduling, 4 blocks, each and hour and a half), in concert choir (juniors and seniors) our teacher informs us that that very morning an upcoming freshman committed suicide.

            None of us new the kid, but still.  And then, I was gonna update on the weekend, but it was the Johnstown Folk Fest, and the Arts Fest.  So I was out Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and Monday.  Then that week of school was busy, and then the competition play try outs were that week (I made call backs).  And I don't find out until tomorrow if I made the competition play (there are 5 roles, there were 7 people called back, all seniors except me [a junior].

            So yeah, I've been kinda busy ^_^()  BUT!  Here it is!  A new chappie!!!!!!!!!  Read and, as always, review review review!!

UPDATE: 9/21/02,  Well, I didn't make the competition play, but I am student directing.  HOWEVER, good news!!  Okay, if you all don't know, in Somerset, there was a mining accident, nine miners got out, while nine where trapped.  Thank the Lord, all nine of those trapped got out.  Well, Disney is doing a made for t.v. movie, and I had applied as an extra (non-speaking is all they were accepting) back in the beginning of September…………..well, turns out, they called me and now I'm an extra.  Not only that, but I have a character name as well!!  I've been "filming" Thursday and Friday, I have today off, and then I go back Sunday and Monday.  I play Brittany Fogle, so you all gotta watch on September 24th cuz that's when the movie's supposed to air, and you just might get a glimpse of me!!!!!!!!

However, bad news, I've noticed a lack of reviewing, and although I'll continue writing chapters, it kinda gets me down.  So, I have decided, that I will not bring out another chapter until I get at least five (5) reviews.  I think that sounds reasonable enough.  So, like always, read, read, read, and review, review, review!!!!

To my reviewers:

            I don't know if you guys realize this, but you guys really help me get chapters out.  Sometimes I'm just like "ugh, I'm drawing a blank" and then I read reviews from you guys and it makes it all the better!!!  Seriously!

(I'm going to start trying to write back in my next chapters to those who review the previous chapter)    

Thank you Rini- Sayia-jin and Sensation236 for your condolences.

Re-o-ko:  ack, I know you don't like lemons…..and so far the vote is No:2 yes: zip.  BUT, I've been thinking in my head to write two different chapters, one with, one without.  Except it won't be obvious where I took out the lemon part, ya know?  Just, cuz I have this really funny idea for the lemon….^_^()

Badgerwolf: awww ::blushes:: thanks

SMDSP:  hmmm….is it a flashback?  Or isn't it?  That's for me to write and for you to read!

Roshy:  you know, a lot of laughter is equivalent to crunches.  So, (hopefully), my story is not only funny, but healthy too!

Twyla: thanks, I was worried it wasn't :o)

Miss Maya: hello kitty, need I say more?

Fingo: Thankies! And yes, you CAN get ulcers in your eye, they're a bitch.  So, ::imitating baz luman's Sunscreen song:: when riding on roller coasters, no matter what they tell you, always were sunglasses

Princess Panchii:  Vejiita IS a cute bad-ass, ne?

April-bee: ::wails:: I'm sorry!! ::smiles:: but this here IS a real update!

Bunni Girl:  I feel so honored, I almost got bonked.  ::bows down:: I am not worthy, I am not worthy

Saiyan girl: I'm starting to notice a trend with the "something girl"names, lol.  Me too sick of people overly OOC-ing Veggie

Sylvyr Elf:  Thanks a bundles!!!

Anime-Goddess: ooo, you have a clue? Well, I'll just have to mess THAT up for ya! Bwahahaha

DarkBlossom: awwwwww, shucks, I try not to make Veggie boy too OOC

Afrodite:  ::sings:: three's company too…..and so is two!!

Nesquik-711: wow, love your name.  But it wasn't just pretty good, it was pretty DAMN good.  LOL

Masamune:  wow, I seriously loved how you wrote that.  Are you British?  If so, I probably would eat your for supper :o)

Kohaku Hoshi:  do you realize how long it took for me to figure out that you meant I got Vejiita's personality down?  For the longest time I thought you meant I had Veggie on my brain!  Which…..could quite possibly, be true…..^_^()

Ukyou: bwahahahaha…..I'm not evil…….I AM evil!!!

the reviewer: hmmmm…..interesting name….thanks!!!

LiL Pixie:  Hi me, how'ya doing?  Thanks for reviewing my…..er your…..um, our….oh forget it.

DID I DO THAT?

Bulma stared at the very unconscious Saiya-jinn no Ouji.  Here he was the prince of saiya-jinns, lying in a bed, looking like a mummy he was so wrapped up in bandages, with a heart monitor to make sure everything continued to heal properly, and it was all because of her.  To put it bluntly, she felt kinda bad.

'Oh, shut up, bluey, you feel more than just "kinda bad".'

Bulma growled, 'I am in NO mood for this whatsoever.  You do realize I'm going to schedule an appointment with a psychiatrist so that I can get some drugs to make you disappear, you know that?!'

'Face, it, he almost died because of you…'

"WOULD YOU JUST QUIT REMINDING ME!!!"

"Uh, Bulma?"

The woman cringed, as a bead of sweat ran down her face. (A/N: yuns know what I'm talking about, the infamous anime sweat drop)

"Are you okay?  I mean, you just yelled and I haven't said a word about the hello kitty since—"

Bulma glared at him, silencing him any further.  She did NOT need to be reminded of that stupid, yet so bizarrely kawaii magnet.

"I'm fine, Yamucha, I just have a lot on my mind."  'Yeah,' She thought, 'Like voices…'

'I heard that.'

'Well, considering you're in my head how would you not hear it!?'

"Are you sure?  It's alright if you're talking with yourself, that's fine, everyone does it.  But if you're arguing with yourself…..?"

Bulma gritted her teeth, "Yamucha, I'm fine."  Falsely smiling, she continued, " Fine, see?  And I wasn't talking to myself or arguing with myself—"

'Yeah, right, you were just arguing with me, the voice inside your head.'

'If you don't shut up in two seconds, I will force myself to watch reruns of Baywatch.'

'Noooo!  Please!  Anything but David Hassalhoff!'

'One….'

'Fine!  I'm gone!'

'Two!'  She listened, but didn't hear anything.  She grinned in satisfaction, 'That'll teach her….him….me….nevermind.'

"Uh, Bulma?  You're staring off into space with an evil grin again."

She blinked, "Oh, was I?  I'm sorry, it's nothing."

"Good," Yamucha sighed, "You had me worried.  For a few minutes you looked like the exact replica of Vejiita."   He laughed whole-heartedly, but the joke was obviously lost on his girlfriend, who turned to stare at the very butt of his joke.

She sighed, brushing her hand over the Saiya-jinn's forehead.

"He still feels warm…" She murmured.

The human sighed again, absently running her fingers through her patients hair, when she felt a pair of arms fall on her shoulders.

"Babe, it's not your fault."  Bulma sadly smiled at the term of endearment.  To most people, this term would been deemed as derogatory or sexist, but Yamucha wasn't like that.  To Bulma, it was just another way of having a nickname, only in a closer sense.

'Kind of like the way Vejiita calls you woman…'

Bulma scowled, 'I thought I told you to leave.'

'Just checking to see if you wanted me back yet,'

'Does the name David Hassalhoff mean anything to you?'

'Alright, alright, I'm gone!'

"Bulma?"  Her name brought her back into reality.  Yamucha rested his chin on her shoulder, staring at the Saiya-jinn receiving Bulma's loving touch.  He gently squeezed her into a hug as he internally sighed.  'I'm losing her……'

Bulma ceased her ministrations on the Prince, squirming her way out of Yamucha's arms to turn around.

She grasped his hands in hers, "I know you're just trying to cheer me up and stuff, and I greatly appreciate it.  It's just…" Yamucha raised an eyebrow as Bulma paused, searching for the right words.  "It is my fault, you see that, right?"  Yamucha turned his eyes away, slowly nodding his head in accent.

"And, although I guess Vejiita's a "bad-guy" and whatnot, I still can't help but feel awful for what I did today."  The blue-haired ningen looked straight into Yamucha's eyes.

"Somehow, I feel I have to pay back for what I did.  With what, or how, I don't know.  But it scares me, Yamucha."

He looked at her, "What does?"

"That I could've done something like….like…."

"Like Vejiita?"  He snickered as she glowered up at him.

She dropped her hands from his, crossing her arms, "That's not funny, Yamucha.  Vejiita's not all that bad!  I mean, sure he did come to this planet with the intent on mass genocide—"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa.  You misunderstood.  Whether you've realized it or not….Vejiita's been rubbing off on you."

Bulma turned, studying the Ouji, while in turn, Yamucha studied her.

"Are you serious?"  He nodded, though knowing she couldn't see his reaction, she continued, "well, even if that's slightly true…is that a good thing?  Or a bad thing?"

Bulma began to caress the Prince, in a manner a lover would caress a wounded soldier.

Yamucha lightly chuckled, "You sound like Glinda, the good witch of the North.  'Are you a good witch?  Or a bad witch?"

Bulma's actions weren't lost on Yamucha.  He sighed, 'It looks as if tonight is the night.  I should have done this long ago…'

Even Bulma had to laugh at that.  Indeed she did, sound like that, although at the moment, she certainly didn't feel like a good witch.

"But, to answer your question, both."  He watched her continue her concern over Vejiita, slightly jealous.  'But then, I am her boyfriend, right?  So I have every right to be jealous.'  He smiled, 'But soon, that will change.'

"Both?"  She turned around.

Yamucha brought himself out of his stupor, "Yes, both.  I mean, you were never shy to begin with, but with Vejiita you've gained even more confidence than before."

"Yeah?"

He nodded, "Uh-huh, and you have better reaction time, so you probably could keep yourself safe out on the streets, but I don't recommend it."

Bulma rolled her eyes, "Still always the protective one, eh?"  Yamucha pouted, pretending to look hurt.

"AND, you've seemed to gain even more of an appreciation for fighting."

"Yeah, I guess I have, haven't I?"  As Bulma continued to praise herself, Yamucha internally groaned, 'Oh, boy, you just had to feed her ego, didn't you?'

He laughed, "However, I did say that you were both."

"Oh?"  Bulma stopped, mid-praise as Yamucha raised his eyebrows, playfully reprimanding her self-admiration.  "Oh," she said flatly, not wanting to hear the bad things she'd gain from Vejiita.

"First," He stated, ticking off on his fingers, "You've gained his facial expressions.  His smirks, his nose, and his vein popping."

"WHAT!?!"  Shouted Bulma, " What'dya mean my vein pops out—"  She stopped as Yamucha pointed a finger to her forehead.

"Oh, heehee."  She sweat dropped as she giggled, "oops."

"Eh-em, as I was saying," He cleared his throat, "You've also become more intimidating.  Sometimes you're almost as scary as Vejiita!"

Bulma smirked, "Well, now that depends on the person.  Personally, I think it's a good thing."  The whites of Yamucha's eyes widened as he stared in horror.

"See?  SEE!?  There it is!  That…that smirk!"  Bulma smirked again, as Yamucha teasingly hid behind the desk in the room. 

Bulma laughed, "Alright, alright, I get the picture." 

Yamucha laughed as he stood up from behind the desk, "Are you sure it's safe to come out!?"

"Yes!  Now, get out.  I have some more procedures I need to finish."  She made shooing motions at Yamucha.  He lifted his arms up in surrender, "Alright I'm going.  But I betcha you just wanna see Vejiita naked!"

He howled in laughter as Bulma's face turned from deathly white, to crimson red, "Yamucha!!  You know that's not true!"  Bulma continued to sputter as Yamucha continued laughing.  He knew it wasn't true, considering they had argued a good forty-five minutes on who would remove the prince's clothes so Bulma could check for wounds.

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                                                                                                                                                  She blushed "Yamucha you take off his clothes.  You're a guy!  If he were to wake up, he might think something totally different of the situation.  I'd be to embarrassed!"

"Yeah, well he knows you better!  Besides, I'm a guy!  If he woke up and saw it was me undressing him, not only would he think something totally different of the situation, he would kick my ass too!"

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In the end, Bulma won, threatening to scream out at the top of her lungs, and Yamucha was made to undress the Saiya-jinn.  Thankfully, Bulma injected some sedatives into the Ouji, just to make safe that Vejiita wouldn't wake up.

"Babe, you know I'm just teasing."  Bulma crossed her arms and scowled, he smirked, "Alright, I'm going."

Bulma sat down on the bed, watching Yamucha head towards the door, muttering obscenities as Yamucha continued chuckling.  However, due to the absorption in themselves, they both neglected to noticed the foot steps fast approaching.

Yamucha stood at the door, and turned smiling, "You do know I was just teasing you."

Bulma half-smiled, "Yeah, yeah, I know.  Now go away, ya big doofus." 

Yamucha turned.

SWING!!

BAM!!!

BOOM!!

"…ow…"

"Herrrrrreeeee'ssss Ruthie!!"  The Brit exclaimed, throwing her arms up in the air, entering the room.  She blinked in bafflement as Bulma stare, aghast, at her.

She followed Bulma's gaze to the floor, where a twitching Yamucha was, with a lovely indentation of the door in his face.

"Oh."  Said Ruthie, staring at the slightly spasm-ing Yamucha.

"Did I do that?"                            

A/N:  Heeeheee, sorry, a little stealing from the show "Family Matters".  Anywho, again, I sincerely apologize for the lack of updating!!!!! Ack, I'm soooooo sorry :o(  Anywho, the next chapter should be out next week, (since school and all)  Please read and review.