Ahhhh..a new chapter! This took me forever! I had a little case of writer's block....but I did it...so here it is!
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The Island
part 3

Bulma looked out across the fire at Vegeta, it had been weeks since their meeting,

and she was starting to wonder why he was sticking around. She took another bite of the

delicious rabbit that Vegeta had caught and cooked, he was much better at it then her,

though she would never admit it. His coal black eyes watched her, never moving.

Sometimes it would make her uncomfortable to be constantly observed she felt like she

was in a cage or something. She cleared her throat. If she was going to ask him the

question she had been thinking about these past weeks, now was a good a time as any.

"Ah-hem....ahhhh...Vegeta?" Bulma asked cautiously. Vegeta lifted an eyebrow,

and seemed annoyed at being interrupted when he was eating. She took that as a bad sign,

but she continued.

"Ummm...I was just...ahhh-mmmm," She mumbled. Vegeta rolled his eyes and set

down his food. Well, she had his attention. He glared at her.

"Spit it out, woman." He growled. Bulma giggled nervously, which only seemed to

irritate him.

"I was curious....ummm...this sounds stupid.."

"Everything you say sounds stupid." Vegeta interrupted, and she glared at him.

Why did he always end up pissing her off in every conversation they had?

"As I was ummm...asking...errrr..Vegeta,

well..iknowthatGokuandGohancanflyandiwasjustwonderingifyoucanfly,notthatyouhavetoan

swermyquestioniwasjustwondering..." She spit out in a tumble of words that made Vegeta

look slightly confused. He leaned forward his meal forgotten.

"Are you asking me if I can fly, woman?" Bulma blushed before she could stop

herself, it sounded so stupid. She never thought she would hear herself asking a strange

man if he could fly, it was ridiculous...but then again she had met Goku and Gohan and it

wasn't so stupid when she saw them in flight. She had looked away, but now glanced up

when she heard Vegeta chuckling.

"Does this answer your question?" He asked levitating, resting his elbow on his

crossed legs. She made a small gasp, so he could! Kame had answered her prayers!! She

stood up and made a small whooping nose.

"You can fly!!!" She cried jumping up and down under his floating form.

Vegeta looked down at the woman below him jumping, and laughing. He didn't

think him flying was that great. Maybe she had never seen it before, but this much

enthusiasm was uncalled for. She grinned up at him.

"Do you know what this means?" She yelped, stretching her arms up at him. He

could feel it coming, he knew what she would say.

"I have a feeling you're going to tell me." He mumbled already floating back down

to the ground. Bulma startled him by grabbing his arms, and pulling him close to her body.

"You can take me home!!! You can get me off this island!! Oh, Vegeta, thank

you!" She cried. Vegeta immediately turned away, he couldn't. He would never go back to

that hell hole called civilization. He hated it there, the island was his. He could do whatever

he wanted.

"Who said I would fly you anywhere, woman? I've got better things to do." He

growled. Bulma immediately stopped jumping, and her face fell.

"What?" She asked in a small voice. Vegeta started to walk away from her.

"I said, I won't take you. No one ever said I wanted to go anywhere." He mumbled.

Bulma rushed up behind him and grabbed his arm. She turned him to her, and looked up

at him. Vegeta looked away, not wanting to see into those dark blue depths.

"You won't leave just to take me off this island....to save me?" Vegeta didn't

answer.

"Don't you want to get me off this island..I thought you said you hated babysitting

me?" She asked her voice getting louder. Vegeta glared at her. Of course he did!

Everywhere he went the damn woman did, and everything he did he did it to keep her

alive. She even invaded his thoughts. He just didn't want to leave the island, because he

hated the earth. This island was his safe haven and he couldn't risk leaving it...not even for

a second. At least thats what he kept telling himself.

"Woman, if there is anyone in this world that I couldn't care less about, then it

would be you! So find your own way off this island. Do I have to do everything for you!?"

He flew off into the trees just as he saw her tears begin to fall.

Vegeta landed on a tree branch and sat down. It really wasn't a big deal, taking the

woman back to her home. It would take him only minutes...then why was he so against

doing it? Admit it Vegeta, one part of his brain countered, you want Bulma all to yourself.

Shut up, another part growled, I am the Prince of Saiya-jins I don't have to do anything.

I've already done that woman a favor just by keeping her alive. Right, the other part said

again, then why does your heart do a little flip flop everytime you see her? Why do you

care so much about your appearance now that she's here? And why were you so happy that

Bulma was impressed by your flying? Vegeta growled loudly.

"Shut up!!! I hate that woman! She makes my life miserable! She's ugly, and not fit

for a Saiya-jin of my class!!" But that one part of his brain just laughed at him, making him

wish Bulma had never come to this island in the first place, and given him all these damn

feelings.

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