PART 4 Home Again
When Vegeta woke up, Aeka was beside him, still sleeping. The rain
had stopped. Aeka was leaning on his shoulder. His first instinct
was to take her off his shoulder but when he looked at the sleeping
princess, he felt so relaxed and calm. He saw that the kimono that
she used as a blanket to put over her legs had been taken off.
Probably because of a rough sleep. Her long, slender legs were
exposed. The sight of it was hypnotizing. Vegeta found himself looking
at Aeka's legs and turned away. He scolded himself for being so
foolish. But he could not help turning around. Before anything else
happened, he reached out and covered Aeka's legs. He lay against the
tree, waiting for Aeka to wake up. Moments later, she awoken. She
quickly straightened herself up when she saw herself on Vegeta's
shoulder. She was confused to see that she was on Vegeta's shoulder
and Vegeta was already awake. She stood up and brushed herself up.
She was still quite tired from holding up her shield but she could
stand up without trouble. Her kimono was still damp so she decided
not to wear it. She shook her kimono a few times and hung it over a
branch. Vegeta stood up and then did nothing.
"I'm going to find something useful while my dress dries." Aeka said,
walking away.
"You can't just leave without me!"
"Come if you like." Vegeta didn't respond but then he followed her,
still careful to maintain his distance.
"Do you honestly have to walk around in that?" Vegeta asked.
"I have no choice. But you did. I told you to come if you would want
to. I never forced you to do anything." Vegeta grunted at the comment.
They continued to walk around.
"Why are you so quiet?" Aeka asked.
"I was wondering what you wanted to say before it was 'too late'."
Aeka blushed furiously.
"It-It was nothing!" she said.
"Woman, I want you to tell me what it was!" Vegeta demanded. Aeka
stopped walking and turned around to face Vegeta.
"If you must know. I am in..." Aeka blushed more and more by the
second. Aeka couldn't take it anymore and ran back. She grabbed her
kimono. Vegeta was running towards her. She put her kimono over
her shoulders. Adrenaline was going through her. She ran as fast as
she could, as fast as her fear let her. She ran from Vegeta, confession
and rejection. She didn't know why but tears were streaming down her
cheeks. Vegeta didn't know why he was chasing a woman for just to
know how she felt. He suddenly stopped in his tracks. Aeka didn't
notice and even if she did, she would still want to run away. If
Vegeta ever learned the truth of how she felt, he might break her
heart with rejection. She realized that a Saiyajin like him would
never return anything near of what she felt. If he did, she would be
guilty all her life for ruining another's life. She slowed down but
then she tripped. She fell hard on the ground. Her back ached. She
tried to stand up but then she saw her foot was bleeding. It also
ached and her ankle looked swollen. She took off her sash and tied it
around her ankle. Vegeta would never come look for her. She didn't
have enough energy to drag herself to somewhere safer. She lay down
on the ground and looked at the darkening sky.
[No one will never find me...]
[Where is that woman?!] Vegeta thought. He was sitting on a rock.
It was such a long time since she disappeared. He stood up and looked
for Aeka.
[Where are you?] he wondered. Then he found her. Lying on the
ground, lifeless. He ran towards her. When he reached her, her eyes
were open and she was wide awake. Aeka was surprised to see him. She
thought he would never come. She sat up.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I...came to find you."
"Really?"
"Don't think for one second I was the least bit worried! I just need
you because I..." Vegeta couldn't say anything else. "Well, woman!
why don't you stand up already?!" Aeka tried to stand up but then
it was too much pain and she sat back down on the ground.
"What's wrong with you?" Vegeta asked, annoyed.
[He wouldn't care about my problems...] Aeka thought.
"Just go on without me." she said.
"Why?"
"Nothing serious, really."
"Then I won't leave." Vegeta said. Aeka decided that she just needed
to show Vegeta what happened to her and he would leave. She lifted
her kimono and Vegeta saw her wound. Instead of leaving as Aeka thought
Vegeta would do, he lifted her up.
"I hate to admit it but I might need you." Vegeta said. Aeka felt
her cheeks get warm. Vegeta was carrying her with two arms, like a
groom carried his bride through the door of their new home.
Later that evening, they were at the small stream they found the
other day. Aeka cleaned her wound in the water. Vegeta was sitting
next to her. The stars were unusually bright that night.
"I want to tell you that," Aeka said softly. "I was wondering why
you didn't leave me. You carried me all the way here."
"It was nothing to be all la-di-da about."
"Why did you do it?"
"I already told you?"
"I don't believe that's the reason. If you tell me, I'll...I'll
tell you how I feel."
"I...I don't care what you feel!"
"Lord Vegeta, I didn't want to say this now. I wanted to tell you
before I lost all my chances. But I guess that you deserve to know
how I feel. I...l-l...I just can't say it."
"If I deserve to know, then I should." Vegeta demanded. Aeka shut
her eyes tightly and consentrated on the words she wanted to say.
"I want you to know that no matter what this means to you, I don't
want you to change what is now. These words I will say are useless to
you but it's the hardest thing for me to do. Because...I love you."
Aeka opened her eyes and looked at Vegeta. He looked pale and
speechless. What had she done to him? Vegeta didn't understand these
three words. Nobody had ever told him they loved him, except Bulma.
He knew what Bulma was talking about but Aeka was saying something
impossible to understand. Aeka? Love HIM?
"I'm in love with you." Aeka whispered. "I don't know why..."
"Since you told me...I should tell you." Vegeta said. Before he
could say a word, the environment changed. Vegeta's instincts made
him grab on to Aeka's hand. Moments later, Aeka and Vegeta were in
the Capsule Corp. lab.
"I'm glad you made it." said Washu. Then she saw Aeka's kimono was
open and that she was holding hands with Vegeta. "So what have you
two been up to?" Washu asked suspiciously. Aeka let go of Vegeta's
hand and stood up.
"Nothing at all! What makes you think THAT?" Aeka said. Vegeta stood
up and went outside. Aeka wanted to go after him but stopped.
"So...? NOTHING happened, eh?"
"N-Nothing..."
When Vegeta woke up, Aeka was beside him, still sleeping. The rain
had stopped. Aeka was leaning on his shoulder. His first instinct
was to take her off his shoulder but when he looked at the sleeping
princess, he felt so relaxed and calm. He saw that the kimono that
she used as a blanket to put over her legs had been taken off.
Probably because of a rough sleep. Her long, slender legs were
exposed. The sight of it was hypnotizing. Vegeta found himself looking
at Aeka's legs and turned away. He scolded himself for being so
foolish. But he could not help turning around. Before anything else
happened, he reached out and covered Aeka's legs. He lay against the
tree, waiting for Aeka to wake up. Moments later, she awoken. She
quickly straightened herself up when she saw herself on Vegeta's
shoulder. She was confused to see that she was on Vegeta's shoulder
and Vegeta was already awake. She stood up and brushed herself up.
She was still quite tired from holding up her shield but she could
stand up without trouble. Her kimono was still damp so she decided
not to wear it. She shook her kimono a few times and hung it over a
branch. Vegeta stood up and then did nothing.
"I'm going to find something useful while my dress dries." Aeka said,
walking away.
"You can't just leave without me!"
"Come if you like." Vegeta didn't respond but then he followed her,
still careful to maintain his distance.
"Do you honestly have to walk around in that?" Vegeta asked.
"I have no choice. But you did. I told you to come if you would want
to. I never forced you to do anything." Vegeta grunted at the comment.
They continued to walk around.
"Why are you so quiet?" Aeka asked.
"I was wondering what you wanted to say before it was 'too late'."
Aeka blushed furiously.
"It-It was nothing!" she said.
"Woman, I want you to tell me what it was!" Vegeta demanded. Aeka
stopped walking and turned around to face Vegeta.
"If you must know. I am in..." Aeka blushed more and more by the
second. Aeka couldn't take it anymore and ran back. She grabbed her
kimono. Vegeta was running towards her. She put her kimono over
her shoulders. Adrenaline was going through her. She ran as fast as
she could, as fast as her fear let her. She ran from Vegeta, confession
and rejection. She didn't know why but tears were streaming down her
cheeks. Vegeta didn't know why he was chasing a woman for just to
know how she felt. He suddenly stopped in his tracks. Aeka didn't
notice and even if she did, she would still want to run away. If
Vegeta ever learned the truth of how she felt, he might break her
heart with rejection. She realized that a Saiyajin like him would
never return anything near of what she felt. If he did, she would be
guilty all her life for ruining another's life. She slowed down but
then she tripped. She fell hard on the ground. Her back ached. She
tried to stand up but then she saw her foot was bleeding. It also
ached and her ankle looked swollen. She took off her sash and tied it
around her ankle. Vegeta would never come look for her. She didn't
have enough energy to drag herself to somewhere safer. She lay down
on the ground and looked at the darkening sky.
[No one will never find me...]
[Where is that woman?!] Vegeta thought. He was sitting on a rock.
It was such a long time since she disappeared. He stood up and looked
for Aeka.
[Where are you?] he wondered. Then he found her. Lying on the
ground, lifeless. He ran towards her. When he reached her, her eyes
were open and she was wide awake. Aeka was surprised to see him. She
thought he would never come. She sat up.
"What are you doing here?" she asked.
"I...came to find you."
"Really?"
"Don't think for one second I was the least bit worried! I just need
you because I..." Vegeta couldn't say anything else. "Well, woman!
why don't you stand up already?!" Aeka tried to stand up but then
it was too much pain and she sat back down on the ground.
"What's wrong with you?" Vegeta asked, annoyed.
[He wouldn't care about my problems...] Aeka thought.
"Just go on without me." she said.
"Why?"
"Nothing serious, really."
"Then I won't leave." Vegeta said. Aeka decided that she just needed
to show Vegeta what happened to her and he would leave. She lifted
her kimono and Vegeta saw her wound. Instead of leaving as Aeka thought
Vegeta would do, he lifted her up.
"I hate to admit it but I might need you." Vegeta said. Aeka felt
her cheeks get warm. Vegeta was carrying her with two arms, like a
groom carried his bride through the door of their new home.
Later that evening, they were at the small stream they found the
other day. Aeka cleaned her wound in the water. Vegeta was sitting
next to her. The stars were unusually bright that night.
"I want to tell you that," Aeka said softly. "I was wondering why
you didn't leave me. You carried me all the way here."
"It was nothing to be all la-di-da about."
"Why did you do it?"
"I already told you?"
"I don't believe that's the reason. If you tell me, I'll...I'll
tell you how I feel."
"I...I don't care what you feel!"
"Lord Vegeta, I didn't want to say this now. I wanted to tell you
before I lost all my chances. But I guess that you deserve to know
how I feel. I...l-l...I just can't say it."
"If I deserve to know, then I should." Vegeta demanded. Aeka shut
her eyes tightly and consentrated on the words she wanted to say.
"I want you to know that no matter what this means to you, I don't
want you to change what is now. These words I will say are useless to
you but it's the hardest thing for me to do. Because...I love you."
Aeka opened her eyes and looked at Vegeta. He looked pale and
speechless. What had she done to him? Vegeta didn't understand these
three words. Nobody had ever told him they loved him, except Bulma.
He knew what Bulma was talking about but Aeka was saying something
impossible to understand. Aeka? Love HIM?
"I'm in love with you." Aeka whispered. "I don't know why..."
"Since you told me...I should tell you." Vegeta said. Before he
could say a word, the environment changed. Vegeta's instincts made
him grab on to Aeka's hand. Moments later, Aeka and Vegeta were in
the Capsule Corp. lab.
"I'm glad you made it." said Washu. Then she saw Aeka's kimono was
open and that she was holding hands with Vegeta. "So what have you
two been up to?" Washu asked suspiciously. Aeka let go of Vegeta's
hand and stood up.
"Nothing at all! What makes you think THAT?" Aeka said. Vegeta stood
up and went outside. Aeka wanted to go after him but stopped.
"So...? NOTHING happened, eh?"
"N-Nothing..."