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A/N: I am soo sorry this took soooooo long to put out. It's just my horrible, mean, nasty, don't-care-about-my-daughter's-social-life GROUNDED ME for LOOOOOOOOONG time. And naturally, off the internet. I already have chapter 12 and part of 13 done. Should I post 12 right now or wait a while? And you know what else? You know what I need? A lap top. Anyone wanna buy me a lap top? I know! I'll boycott the story 'til someone buys me a lap top. *readers shrug and walk away* Ok, so maybe I won't do that, but hey! I'll give you fifty bucks for a lap top? Anyone?

Chapter Eleven

"What can I do? Bulma loves Veggie, and Veggie loves Bulma, right?" Jenni paced back and forth in her small confined room. She hated to see her older brother and best friend hurt like this. So, little Jenni decided to play a little match making…for both of their sake, she wouldn't get too much involved, just enough. As soon as something was about to come to her, someone knocked. She sighed and walked over to it.

"Hi Vegeta. Uh, yeah?" she asked as her older brother walked into the room.

"So, are you or not sleeping with that woman tonight?" He sat down on her bed. Jenni closed the door and sat next to him.

"What is the matter? You have been so not yourself lately. Is it what I think it is?" He sighed and plopped backwards onto the bed. She moved back to sit next to his side. Vegeta stared up at the ceiling. Just then, Jenni got an idea.

"Why don't you go to that place in the woods tonight you go to when your really stressed?" He propped himself up on his elbows and looked at his sister with furrowed brows.

"I don't know…I haven't been there in a while. I suppose I could." Jenni inwardly sighed of relief he didn't think of anything suspicious. "I have to take you there sometime. It's a beautiful place, so quiet and serene."

*If only Bulma could see this side of Vegeta.* "Yeah, maybe. And I'll ask them if I can crash with them, ok?" She poked Vegeta in the stomach. "Don't worry." Vegeta sat up and smirked.

"I'll teach you to poke me in the stomach, you little squirt." He picked her up and started to tickle her.

"Vegeta! Ah! Come on! Stop it! Hehehe…" After a little longer of brother/sisterly love, he stopped to let her catch her breath. Jenni got off the bed and took her pillow and hit him with it a few times. He laughed and took another one and gently, so as not to hurt her, hit her back. She laughed and wished again that Bulma could see what a cool and sweet person her older brother was.

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Bulma sighed. She opened her door and heavily clunked into her room. She laid down on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

This is just plain…not fun. I can't live like this any longer. Bulma turned on her side and squeezed her pillow, trying to comfort her self with no prevail. She closed her eyes, wishing again like ten years ago, that it would all just go away.

Why can't I just shove all these stupid feelings out of my mind, out the window, and hope they go splat on the ground below? I don't think I keep up this happy act much longer. The only people who know how much I'm hurting is Jenni, 18 and Chichi and maybe Goku. I bet Vegeta thinks this is all very amusing, the bastard. If he's a bastard why can't I stop liking him??? Kami, sometimes I really hate you. I swear, you do this to me on purpose.

She glanced at her watch. The green digital letters read 1:04 am. She had just come in from the lab after finishing building the gravity machine, or GR, for Vegeta. For Vegeta…

Again she sighed heavily, and slowly changed into her silk pajamas. She crawled underneath her blood red silk covers (everything seems to be silk now a days…) and curled up into a little ball, wishing that she was invisible.

I hate feeling so helpless like this. I can't do anything I want. I'm not in control. Helplessness is awful. I can't control my feelings, I can't do anything to make it any better. I can't even get a stupid boyfriend. Why do things like this always happen to me? I can never do anything right. Vegeta doesn't even talk to unless it's something about the GR and that's done so now I bet I won't even exist to him. This hurts.

Bulma cut off her thoughts, or at least tried, but couldn't get to sleep. She turned over and over, and even switched to the other side of the bed. But nothing helped. She didn't even want to try anything. She didn't feel like doing anything. I suppose you could say she was having a pity party. But those who have had them know how hard it is to want to do anything. You just want to give up on everything and stay feeling sorry for yourself in your room, away from everyone and everything. Nothing matters anymore. Well, that's what Bulma felt like.

^ Still 'wake? ^ Bulma nearly jumped out of her bed when Jenni's little voice wormed it's way into her head.

^ Good lord! You scared me, Jen. ^ She could hear Jenni laugh.

^ I'm sorry. I suppose you still aren't quiet used to it yet. Well, why are you still up? ^

^ I just can't sleep, that's all. Hey, your only 10! Why do you get away with being up? ^

^ Oh, I was just hanging with Vegeta. ^ Bulma's thoughts turned bitter.

^ Nice. ^

^ Why so harsh? ^

^ Oh, no reason ^ she mentally spat.

^ Bulma, did I say something? ^

^ I'm sorry Jen, I've just been a little temperamental today. I'm tired but I can't sleep and… ^

^ Why? ^ Jenni's thought interrupted Bulma's.

^ Why? Um, because. ^

^ Don't go all secretive on me now, Bulma. I know you aren't telling me something. So spill. ^ Bulma sighed.

^ You cannot tell your brother or any of the boys or for that matter, ANYONE. Got it? ^

^ Mmhm. Now, what? ^

^ It's your brother. ^

^ To tell you the truth I figured that. You really love him, don't you? ^

^ What? I…I mean…well, yeah, kinda. ^

^ I really wish you could see the side of him that I see. ^

^ Yeah, right. ^

^ I'm serious. He is the best older brother a sister could have. ^

^ Ok, well, he's not my older brother so Houston, we have a problem. ^

^ Bulma, your really stressed. ^

^ I know that. ^

^ I know of a remote little place in the woods not far from here. I go there when I need a little peace of mind. And it has a lake that is beautiful. The stars light it and they give the lake an erie glow. It's wonderful. And the water is really warm and fun to swim in. It helps me take my mind off things. ^

^ Maybe I will. It sounds nice. I can't sleep anyways. Where is it? ^ Jenni continued to explain directions to Bulma and said good night.

That places sounds really pretty. I will go and take a swim. There shouldn't be anyone there so I really don't need a suit.

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"Oh my gosh," Bulma whispered as she padded softly across the heavily grassed ground to the ledge of the little pond. It was simply beautiful. "Wow! Look at this. Jenni was right. The water looks so inviting…" She quickly stripped of her clothes and dove in. She came up gasping. The water was hot, not just "really warm"! But it did feel good.

Bulma swam around a little bit and rested on the shallow end of the lake, sitting on a mossy rock underwater and putting her head on the mossy bank. If only I could stay like this forever. The gentle waves licked her skin, some tickling her arms. She laughed out loud, since no one was there to quiet her. This did make her a lot less stressed. She laughed again as she suddenly felt…content.

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Vegeta stopped at the tree line around the lake. He heard a laugh, a beautiful laugh, that was somewhat familiar. It was like music to his ears and he wanted to find out where the wonderful sound came from. He was extremely surprised at who it came from. That woman swimming in his lake. Naked…

He smirked at the thought of that. How embarrassed she would be if she knew he was standing…but he got his shock as his eyes widened when she got out to dive in again. He could not stand here any more if he didn't want to lose it. He was already aroused just by thinking of it. She had the most outlined and beautiful curves he had ever seen. Her hair cascaded down her shoulders and her walk…if she walked like she was now when she was back at the palace, she would be knocking guys out everywhere for staring at her. He guessed that was the way she really walked. Bulma had such a bounce in her step. Vegeta supposed that she was happy, judging by her earlier laugh and how she was skipping about. She dived in with the ability of a Olympic diver. She didn't make a single splash. This was really getting too much for Vegeta's control, watching her like that.

He chuckled just loud enough for her to hear as he stepped out into the open. He leaned up against a tree with an evil smirk on his face and crossed arms. Bulma whipped around and screamed. She turned around, her back to him.

"Oh crap, Vegeta, leave me alone!" Vegeta walked around to the side she was on. She had curled up into a ball and her eyes where closed. "Leave me alone. I was just feeling better…" He kneeled down to the edge and took a drink. Her eyes shot open and she pushed off the ground to the middle of the lake where she tread water. Again she turned around.

"Vegeta, please just go away. I'm not in the mood right now…" She whispered almost inaudibly.

"What's the matter, woman? Not so brave are we when we're all alone and…seem to be missing clothes." He picked up her shirt from the ground and smirked. "And it's my planet, I will go where ever I please. I want to swim too." He pulled off his shirt, leaving his shorts, and dove in. Bulma quickly swam away from where he dove in. She screamed when he popped up right in front of her and swam backwards. He smirked and kept swimming towards her. She hit the straight up bank and cowered against the ledge.

What if he…rapes me or something? I wish he would just go away. I hope Jenni didn't know he was going to be hear or I think I will give myself permission to throw her out the window. Go away! What if he kills me or beats me up or…touches me or something? Oh Kami…

~ Look at her, shaking like a child. She should know better! I have better values then that, I would never take her against her will. Let's just scare her a little bit more… ~ Vegeta swam right up to her and she closed her eyes, preparing for the worst. He touched her shoulder and she shrunk back. He chuckled quietly, and she whimpered.

"Such a child," he said while drawing circles on her shoulder. "What are you so afraid of now?"

"Just…leave me alone." He ran his fingers up her shoulder and neck to her cheek bone. He stroked it softly.

"You have a beautiful body you know." She froze. So he saw me when I was jumping around up there and was diving in. Great. "Very nice."

"Just go away, please. All I wanted to do was come here to get my mind off things…" Vegeta was now studying and playing with a strand of cerulean blue hair.

"What kind of things?" he asked, still interested in Bulma's hair. Bulma flushed a little, and Vegeta laughed. "What kind of things?" he asked again. She looked away.

"Things." Vegeta moved closer and Bulma tried her hardest to just sink into the bank.

"Things, eh? I get a lot of information from that. What kind of things?" Bulma's breathing was heavy as she tried not to touch him but he was so close it was impossible.

"Just stuff, ok? Why do you want to know so much anyways? And why can't you just leave me alone?"

"Why are you so afraid?"

"Don't touch me."

"Oh, so that's what your afraid of. Your afraid that I'm going to rape you or something." He laughed and Bulma narrowed her eyes.

"Well, anyone would get that impression since your so damn close to me, and the fact that I don't have any close on doesn't make it better. So just, go away." He smirked and put a hand on her stomach. She took a sharp breath in and froze.

"I could rape you." Her eyes widened like he was actually considering it. He chuckled.

"Go away Vegeta!" Vegeta pressed his body against hers. She was trembling. He leaned forward to whisper something in her ear.

"But I won't." She let out the breath she was holding but was still shaking. All of a sudden, Vegeta felt her body go rigid, and then she passed out.

"What the…" He wrapped an arm around her stomach before she went under. Vegeta growled as he gently pulled out a needle from her neck. What ever was in there knocked her out. And who shot it? He heard a laugh above him and looked up, growling dangerously.

"Yamcha, you are going to be begging for mercy as I throw your limbs to the ends of the world."

This is another short chapter, but I just looooooooove cliff hangers, don't you? *smiles sweetly* it's all in a days work. And wow! I have over 100 reviews! That's HUGE for me. This is soooo cool. Hey Sara! Guess what? Chicken butt! hehehahahah! And I don't have to pee in a pail anymore! Yay! Our sewer was backed up so we had to take a whiz in a pail. -._-' I got a digital camera for Christmas, and now I am playing with it 24/7. And I need backgrounds for my site. Do you have any? If you wanna be on my mailing list, please email me. I might not see it in the review. OK? Ok. And I'll admit, Vegeta was kinda being mean in that chapter, freaking out Bulma there, but hey. It's Vegeta we're talking about here. And no, I wouldn't bring him so low as to rape someone. That would be bad. :(. And why the hell did Yamcha do that? *mumbles* the bastard…oh…wait. I'm the author…that's right, I remember now! Hehe. Bulma seems to be the one picked on quiet often, don't you agree? Poor girl. And it's not over either. And yes, fine, I'll have Chichi fight once or twice. Just hold yur horses, I'm not there yet. Welps, see ya on the flip side, me amigo! Ja ne!

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