Elizabeth Knight

Chapter 4

Vegeta knocked on the door softly. He had gone to practice just like he did everyday and this seemed to improve his mood considerably. It was rather late, but he needed to resolve this thing with his wife. He'd talk to Ally about this other man. Just the thought of it left a sour taste in his mouth, but she was his wife, and his property, and no one was going to change that fact unless he decided otherwise. First though, Yamcha had asked if he'd talk to Bulma for him. He thought he heard Bulma from the other side say come in. Opening the door, he peeked around the corner. Bulma sat up in bed and wiped the sleep from her eyes wondering what Vegeta wanted at this hour.

" I have a message for you from Yamcha. He wanted me to talk you into going home. He swears nothing happened and that you left before he could tell you it wasn't what it looked like." Vegeta started hesitantly, coming over to sit on the edge of her bed. How did he always get left with the sticky jobs nobody else wanted?

" Well he could have fooled me. Why didn't he come to get me before now? He can't say he didn't know where I was staying."

" He said he wanted to give you time to cool down before trying to approach you. Obviously, you have a temper he would rather not have explode on him before he got to say anything."

" If he really wants me, he can come get me himself, and stop acting as if he had something to hide from me." she barked. After a few moments of silence, she ask, "Do you believe him, Vegeta?"

" I don't know. I've never had a problem with this before, but he seems sincere enough."

" But do you believe him when he says he didn't do it?"

Vegeta sighed. He wasn't gonna get out of this he realized. " I think so. Yes."

Bulma through her arms around his neck and kissed him on the mouth.

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And that's how Ally found them at two in the morning. She had suddenly woke up at Trilku's cry and been getting him a bottle warmed when she noticed a light on down the hall. It was coming from under Bulma's door. She'd made her way to the door and was about to open it when she heard the voices coming from the inside. She couldn't make out what they were saying, but she did recognize the two voices. It was Bulma's and ….VEGETA'S!! Ally opened the door not knowing if she wanted to know what was going on or not. It was probably nothing. And then again…when the door was wide open she stood staring at Bulma wrapped in Vegeta's arms and being kissed. There was no way he could say he wasn't aware of whom he was kissing this time. Ally's mind spun in a dizzying swirl of confusion and hurt. She quickly turned on her heel and fled back up stairs. Racing into the room, Ally could hear the footsteps thundering up the stairs after her. She dashed into the nursery, which was closer, and slammed the door locking it behind her. Vegeta pounded on the door.

"Let me in Ally!"

"No! Go away! I don't want to talk to you!"

"I said LET ME IN!!!!"

"And I said NO!!"

"WOMAN!"

"NO!! No,no,no!!"

"Fine!" He roared slamming a fist into the door.

"Don't you dare break that door."

"Then you open it!"

"I said I didn't want to talk to you."

The door rattled once more and then she could hear Vegeta storming down the stairs and the front door slam with a bang that rattled the house. By now Trilku was wailing and she walked over to the baby's crib and took him out, rubbing his hair to comfort him. Ally reached up and rubbed her throbbing temples. All of a sudden she had a major headache and she didn't think it was gonna get any better sitting around locked in the nursery. Ally glanced at Trilku's baby trunk lying open next to the closet and then told him, "It's ok sweetie. Let's go visit Grandma."

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Ally took a deep breath and knocked on the door. It was really late, but Ally wasn't up to another confrontation which she was sure would ensue the minute he got back from where ever he'd stormed off too.

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ChiChi sat up in bed and glanced around the room. Her eyes lit upon Goku standing in the bathroom door in his jeans. She smiled at him and then she heard it. The doorbell rang again. Goku and ChiChi looked at each other and she frowned. Who could it be at this time of night? Climbing out of bed, ChiChi pulled her robe on and went out the door with Goku close behind. There must be trouble. ChiChi unlatched the front door and opened it just a crack. When she saw who it was she immediately through open the door to let Ally in.

"Ally, sweet heart, what are doing here? Is anything the matter with the baby?" ChiChi rambled on.

"No. Every things fine with Trilku. Vegeta and I had a fight, and he left. I was wondering if I could stay the rest of the night here?"

ChiChi and Goku exchanged worried glances. "Well of course you can sweet heart."

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It was getting late the next evening before she heard from Vegeta. She'd talked to her mother and father and learned that she felt much better confiding in them. ChiChi was ready to do battle of course and her father was putting on a great protective show for her, so when the summons came from downstairs, Ally knew she didn't have to go.

Goku wasn't going to let anyone up those stairs, not even an angry Vegeta, but her parents didn't raise her to be a coward. She wasn't really afraid of Vegeta anyway. What could he do to her? Gathering up her courage, Ally squared her shoulders and went downstairs. She got to the bottom and looked over at Vegeta still standing in the doorway. Her father hadn't even let him in the house. It was probably better that way. ChiChi through her a worried glance, but she gave her , her best "devil-may-care" smile, and told her father, "I'll step out on the porch with him." Ally put a hand on Vegeta's chest and pushed him back out the door as she came out.

"I should have known you wouldn't be home when I got there. Even Bulma didn't know where you had gone. You really worried her."

"Oh how nice! Bulma can take her worry and go jump in a lake with it."

"I don't like your sarcasm, woman!!"

"As if I care."

"What does that mean?"

"You're so smart, you figure it out."

Obviously deciding not to pursue that corse, he said, "You've been over here all day. When are you coming home?"

"I'm not going anywhere, until that woman is out of our house."

"You're the one who invited her to stay with us!"

"I don't care! You get rid of her, or we might be here permanently."

"I will not through Bulma out after you said she could stay, and if you're going to be here for a while then Trilku is coming home with me."

"The hell he is!"

"You're not going to keep my son from me!"

"I'd like to see you try and take him!"

Vegeta grabbed her and shook her fiercely. "Don't threaten me, woman!!"

Ally could hear her teeth rattling and her head flew back and forth with such force it was beginning to ache. Ally was ripped from Vegeta's grasp and stumbled back into the house. Her father was in super saiyan form and had Vegeta tackled on the ground. He hit him several times before ChiChi caught his arm. At her slight touch, Goku stopped instantly. He kept his heated gaze on Vegeta and threatened, "If you ever try to hurt my little girl again, then next time I won't stop."

"You don't frighten me Kakarrott."

Goku shoved himself off of Vegeta and told the prince, "You're not worth my time." Grabbing ChiChi's arm, he deliberately turned his back on the prince and walked back into the house.

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