Disclaimer: Once again,(this is getting boring) I don't own Dragon Ball Z or any other shows I have taken stuff out of and if I use something that you have used before, I'm sorry I did not deliberately do this.

P.S. if I did own Dragon Ball Z, I would probably be the happiest person in the world and I would stop the crappy merchandise, the screwed up voices, (well, in Australia they're screwed) but most of all… I would assassinate Funimation!!!!!!!!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA… sorry, I'll be good and get on with the story.

Well hello everybody. I'm starting to get towards the end now. Pity because I like this story I'm writing. Oh well. Don't worry though, I've got some good ideas for my final chapters thanks to you all!!

Thanks to an overwhelming response to my question, as I anticipated, the answer was a very enthusiastic yes! Thank you to everybody who was kind enough to answer a question I already knew the answer to. I was thinking of going against it and making them break up forever. However, I think that if I do that, then I might not live to write another story because you all would have murdered me!

Some ideas I will probably use: I am going to try to put a bit of humour into this chapter, at Storm Chick's suggestion, I will probably use the hospital idea, donated by Sue. I will put something dramatic in; I don't know what just yet but I will put a dramatic bit in this or following chapters, thank you bulmasb.

And now, on with the fic!

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Trouble

Chapter 7,

(I couldn't think of a good name.)

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"ChiChi, have you gone shopping yet?" Goku whined.

"Goku, I went shopping YESTERDAY! I'M NOT GOING TODAY!" ChiChi screamed.

"But ChiChi, there's no more Salt and Vinegar chips left! You know I love Salt and Vinegar!"

"WELL THAT'S YOUR FAULT ISN'T IT! I BOUGHT THE BIGGEST BAG IN THE STORE AND YOU ATE IT IN FIVE MINUTES! I'M NOT GETTING UP AND GOING NOW!"

"But ChiChi… I've just decided to have to guys over to watch the…ballet."

"Are they now? Well, you don't have to invite them; we can watch it together Goku. I'll go and get the chips, if you PROMISE TO SAVE THEM UNTIL THE BALLET STARTS."

"But ChiChi…" Goku started.

"NO GOKU! WE'LL SAVE THEM UNTIL THE BALLET OR I'M NOT BUYING THEM AT ALL! IS THAT CLEAR!"

"Yes dear." Goku muttered.

ChiChi packed her things and went to the door and as she opened it, came face to face with… Krillan.

"Hello Krillan, what are you doing here?"

"I came to talk to you about Bulma…" Krillan started, but as soon as he started, Trunks flew in beside him, looking pale.

"I have good news and bad news." Trunks said hollowly.

"I'm afraid I only have bad news." Said Krillan.

The two then proceded to tell the news they had.

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A few days later, Trunks arrived home to find his mother not at home. He started to panic, what if she'd really gone and killed herself! Luckily, or maybe unluckily, the phone rang at the instant.

"Hello?"
"Good afternoon, is this Mr Vegeta? We've been calling for hours."

"No." Trunks said flatly, trying to cover up the pain in his voice.

"Well do you know where he is? His wife is in the hospital after she was hit by a car."

"WHAT!?" Trunks yelled.

"She is currently in a stable condition, with a couple of broken ribs and bruising around the side where she was hit." The caller kept his voice calm and reasonable. " We need the husband to fill out the paperwork. I'm very sorry."

"Thanks, we'll be right there." Trunks muttered as he hung up the phone. He turned around and headed back to Goku's house. He never even noticed the shadow that tailed him there.

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Bulma woke up to a disinfectant-type smell and white surroundings. She tried to sit up, but was hindered by a blinding pain in her chest. She shut her eyes to block out the bright white light.

Why me kami, what have I done wrong! She thought to herself. I promise not to try to kill myself again if you make this entire thing stop!

Suddenly Bulma felt something slide into her hand, it was warm and felt very much like a human hand. She tried to make her eyes adjust to the light quickly, but it was too bright, just as the shape started to become less blurry, she heard voices coming down the hallway and she heard her name mentioned. Quickly the hand slipped away from hers and she saw the shadow leave out the window. Then the next thing she knew, Bra was hugging her like crazy.

"Oh my god mum are you alright! Oh I'm so sorry I should have gone with you instead of Pan, then maybe you wouldn't have been hit by the car…"

"Bra! Calm down, you're going to suffocate her!" said a voice. It was ChiChi.

Soon Bulma's weary eyes focused on the people around her. Goku, ChiChi, Bra, Trunks, Krillan, Eighteen, Marron, Goten and Pan were all squeezed into the tiny room. Oh and Yamcha, even though Bulma didn't know why he was even there.

"Bulma… I just wanted to let you know… I'm really sorry about the past few days. I should have acted better." said Yamcha.

When Bulma finally got a word in, she managed to stammer out, "Were any of you here a few seconds before?"

But all she got were looks of confusion. "Never mind." She sighed as her head slumped on the pillow.

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Now before you say anything, I know it was a short chapter. I just wrote that and thought it would be an appropriate ending spot. I'm still not sure where to put the dramatic bit, or what the dramatic bit should be, but I'll work it in somehow! Anyway…

Will Bulma's reign of bad luck never end? Who is this mysterious shadow which follows the Briefs everywhere? Is Yamcha's apology for real? (I put that in so Yamcha lovers wouldn't threaten me anymore.) Will the next chapter come out before March? I certainly hope so. Find out next time, on Dragon Ball Z! (Cue end credits and music)