CHAPTER 17- Vegeta's Realization
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, but if you gave them to me their lives would be a hell of a lot more interesting…no? Oh well on with the story…
Bulma stared at Vegeta for a second in a complete daze
"Hello? Bulma? Is that you?" Yamcha called from the other end of the phone
"Oh hiya Yamcha, sorry about that I got distracted…"
"Woman!" Vegeta repeated, "Stop chattering with that weakling and feed me!"
"Gosh ya know Vegeta why don't you stop acting like an invalid and cook for yourself? Sorry about that Yamcha, he's decided to throw another tantrum."
"Oh that's ok Bulma I know how it is. I worry about you sometimes, living all alone with that, that murderer!"
Bulma was furious 'there he goes again, treating me like I'm
some defenseless woman and making out that Vegeta is still the dangerous
criminal he once was' she looked over to Vegeta who glaring daggers at her with
an intensity that only he was capable of 'well, maybe he's not a complete
reformed character, but still…'
"Yamcha, I don't live alone with him my
parents are here. Besides I can take care of myself and Vegeta won't kill me
cos he knows that if he did Goku would rip him into little itty-bitty pieces!"
she pulled her tongue at Vegeta as she said this, gaining a look of surprise
and then a growl.
"How dare you speak about me that way? How dare you mention me at all to that weakling??" it was Vegeta's turn to be furious. Then he had a brilliant idea. He knew how to end this conversation quickly and get back at Bulma in one blow
"Come on woman" he said loud enough for Yamcha to hear clearly "surely it doesn't take this long to dump a weakling?"
Bulma shot out of her seat in surprise as tears welled up in her eyes
"How could you Vegeta?" she whispered
"Is what he said right Bulma? Did you ring me to tell me it's over?" Yamcha sounded heart broken.
"Yes, yes I did Yamcha. I'm so sorry you had to find out like that… I don't want to hurt your feelings any more than I have to…" Bulma's eyes felt hot as tears began to stream down her cheeks and she stifled a sob.
'Why am I doing this?' she thought 'I have no reason to reject him like this! It's not like there's any hope for Vegeta and me. I'm so confused'
"That's ok Bulma, I understand. But hey" Yamcha replied trying to sound cheerful "we can still be friends can't we?"
"Oh kami of course we can Yamcha!" Bulma was so relieved she grinned a huge grin that made Vegeta wonder what on earth kind of weird conversation they could be having were the woman was crying one second and grinning like a maniac the next
'Maybe she has finally lost it?' he thought
"Cool" said Yamcha with a real enthusiasm, which made Bulma feel like everything was all right
"Ok so I guess I better go now!" said Bulma "you be careful
with your training! Don't you hurt yourself!"
"don't worry I won't! I'll call you sometime ok?"
"great! Maybe you can even give me the occasional foot massage still?" Bulma giggled
"no way! You know I hate doing that!" Yamcha laughed
"oh well! C-ya around Yamcha!"
"c-ya babe!"
and with that Yamcha hung up and Bulma sighed
'he always was quick to recover like that' then she remembered Vegeta and turned slowly toward him with a dangerous look in her eye
Vegeta smirked, knowing that she was about to explode, not particularly bothered if he had to cook for himself
"that was really un called for Vegeta." She stated irately "but then again what would I expect from you?" she brightened "you base your entire lifestyle on going too far with things!"
"wha…?" Vegeta was very confused, and disappointed
"so whatcha want to eat Vegeta?" Bulma wandered over to the fridge and took a look at it's contents "oooh looks like mom's been shopping again, she's such a trooper"
"I don't care what you feed me! I just want food and I want it NOW" Vegeta roared, tired of whatever game the woman thought she was playing
'she's never this calm, I won't stand for her ignoring me like this, making me look foolish!'
"now now Vegeta, I'm not in the mood to argue right now"
'this is way more fun than arguing with him! I think he's about to turn beetroot!' she thought to herself
"grrrrr, forget the food, I'll make it myself!" Vegeta moved her away from the fridge roughly and set about gathering sandwich fillings.
'he he he' thought Bulma 'I may not have found the way to Vegeta's heart, but I've definitely found a way to shut him up!!' she sauntered out of the room, prouder than she'd ever been with her self before
'grrr that woman!' thought Vegeta 'if she didn't have a pretty face I swear she'd be dead by now! And if she couldn't fix the gravity room, and if her parents didn't cook for me… there are many reasons why I allow her to live! And none of them are that I care about her!!!' Vegeta had been wrestling with his own thoughts the whole six hours of his training,
the thoughts had started when he began to feel slightly drowsy. He had assumed that it was a side effect of the reversal process and then had wondered where the woman was and whether it had hit her yet. Then he had found him self concerned, for a split second, that she might have fallen down a flight of stairs.
'that feeling was so intense' he thought ' I cannot pretend that it was worry for the loss of my gravity room mechanic…'
at realizing this he had flown into a rage and began beating his body as hard as he could, though he was exhausted so the effects of this were minor.
'I simply cannot understand it, although I do find her attitude amusing at times, and I have admitted that she is not unpleasing to the eye, there is still nothing I can see that would forge and attachment to her. There are many other attractive, loud mouthed women on this planet and others I am sure, kakkarot's mate is just one example' Vegeta shuddered at the thought of becoming attracted to chi chi 'so why is this one any different? Hmmm bizarre.'
Vegeta had calmed down by now and was silently thinking whilst taking huge bites out of his giant peanut butter, tomato, ham, chicken and lettuce sandwich.
'perhaps this is just a physical attraction…yes that is quite possibly the answer, and easily solved as well, I see no problem with having a little fun with her.' He smirked evilly 'yet again nothing can unnerve the prince of all saiya jin, not even that woman!'
"Vegeta? Are you thinking for once, or are you having a catatonic fit? I need to know so I can decide whether I should call a doctor!" came Bulma's voice from behind him, causing him to jump violently and to choke on his sandwich
'damn damn DAMN!' thought Vegeta furiously as he attempted to clear his airway of an entire chicken leg 'how do I let her do this to me???'
fun fun fun! Oooh what's gonna happen next???