"Baka woman! I TOLD you NOT to mess with me when I'm TRAINING!"

"Well excuse ME!! Forgive me your highness for intruding upon your oh so holy domain! However, it just happens to be LUNCH time so you need to fucking eat!"

"Well I don't need to fucking eat, I need to fucking train!"

"Then train you bastard! Train until you blow the damn thing up and it kills you for all I care!"

"Maybe I just will! At least if I died I wouldn't have to deal with YOU anymore!"

"That'd be just fine with me Vegeta! I wouldn't care about that at all!"

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

Bulma smacked her hand down on the control panel and the door to the gravity room slid closed. She swiveled around, mumbling curses under her breath. Then she trudged to the kitchen, fists clenched tightly, cheeks red as crimson. That's when she felt the kick.

"Oh Kami!" She cried, putting a shaky hand to her stomach. "Damn brat!" She exclaimed. "Using my stomach like it's your own personal gym! I swear..." She gasped and stood erect as she felt the wave of water move down her stomach. In a large woosh, it was splattering on the ground, running down her thighs. She breathed in deeply as she stood there. Taking quick breaths she took a few grueling steps to enter the kitchen. She felt a slight burning sensation in her abdomen that rumbled through her insides.

Grasping a nearby towel, she wiped herself dry, or did as best she could in this circumstance. Then she looked around in horror. Where were her parents? Gone as usual. She didn't want to move it hurt so much. However, she had to get to the hospital. Something was wrong, it hurt too much too soon.

Suddenly a contraction ripped through her body and she moaned in pain. Slowly, she scooted her way to the door frame. It seemed so far away. When her hands finally grasped the handle, she was panting in breathlessness. After taking a slight break, she finally decided to start again. Now she had to get herself all the way to the gravity room.

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He couldn't believe the balls of that woman, to try and interfere with him once more. When he heard the banging, he decided that for the moment he would ignore it. Perhaps she'd get bored and go away. For ten minutes he continued his routines of punches and kicks.

"Vegeta!" A muffled cry that barely made it through the doorway. He paused to consider. Bulma didn't sound angry, she sounded like she was... He sped to the doorway and slapped the panel to open it. The gravity immediately powered down as the door slid open.

She was leaning on the side of the door. Her pretty face flushed and clammy. There was a damp spot in the middle of her thighs. Vegeta looked up at her, instantly understanding.

"That took long enough!" She gasped, breathing heavily. Vegeta had her before she could speak another word. He had carefully scooped her up in his arms and they were now hovering in the air space above Capsule Corp. She wrapped tired arms around him as he sped towards the hospital. She quivered with the contractions, her obvious pain quite readable on her perfect countenance. Suddenly she looked up at him and giggled.


"What's so funny woman?" He asked, raising a curious eyebrow. She put her head on his shoulder and sighed.

"I do believe we've done this before. Last time I almost died. Something's wrong Vegeta, I think I might die today." He growled and looked down at her.

"Dammit woman, I have enough problems as it is. Don't go saying foolish shit like that." She read worry in those charcoal pupils. Only now, she noticed how tightly his arms were wrapped around her. A protective grip that confined her small frame.

"I'm sorry," she said softly. She clutched onto him then as another surge of torment inhabited her. Vegeta looked down at the pain-filled woman he held in his arms and felt his heart vault. Absently, he kissed her forehead, possibly to prove to himself that yes she was alive and yes she would be ok.

Bulma smiled through her newly acquired tears when she felt his lips touch her forehead. Perhaps she was in horrible pain, and perhaps it wouldn't be an easy birth. However, at least he was here with her. That was all she needed to know.

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Author's Note: Yes yes, I know. Incredibly short chapter! Well... Hidden_Angel's chapter was too short too!! LOL J/K Promise to give y'all all an addy soon as I update Chimera! It will be a long, gut wrenching addition that has to do with babies and love and all that good stuff! So till then, much luv to all, even the flamers! That is all ~JZero