Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ or any of the characters!!
AN: Fanfiction.net wasn't working very well again. I've decided to update the chapters of my old fic instead of creating a completely new fic. It's better this way I think. Well anyway, last chapter, Enjoy!
Beyond Higher Things- Chapter Seven
By: mistY AnGeL (pink_angel91@hotmail.com)
Three years had past since Bulma, Vegeta and the rest of the gang returned to earth. Yamcha, Tien and Chiao- Tsu had been wished back and now everyone was training very hard, preparing for the arrival of the androids.
Bulma walked outside Capsule Corporation smiling and holding Trunks.
"Vegeta!"
She walked to the gravity machine that her dad had built and knocked on the door.
The door opened and Vegeta stepped out.
"What do you want, woman?"
"I just have to tell you that Trunks walked his first steps today!" Bulma said.
"Was that all?" Vegeta said.
"Yeah, and I better go back inside the house." Bulma turned around and walked off.
She walked inside and put Trunks on a chair. She then sat down when the phone rang.
She picked it up. "Hello?"
"Bulma?" It was Chi Chi.
"Hi Chi Chi! What's up?"
"Can I come over now if you're not busy? I feel really bored and I've finished cleaning my house."
"Sure! You can come over."
Bulma then hanged up the phone and walked over to Trunks.
She picked him up and gave him a hug.
"We will be having a visitor."
~*~
Chi Chi got out of her car and knocked on the door. Bulma opened it.
"Hi Chi Chi! Please come in!"
Chi Chi walked inside and they walked into the kitchen and sat down.
"Guess what? Trunks just walked his first steps today!" Bulma said.
"Really? That's great! So, did Vegeta tell you?"
"Tell me what?" Bulma looked confused.
"That we will be staying in a place far away from here because it will be safe from the androids."
"What?!" Bulma yelled. "But why? Why do we have to all of a sudden live in some deserted place just because the androids are coming?" Bulma demanded.
"Don't you remember that Trunks said that a lot of people's homes were destroyed because of the androids?" Chi Chi said.
"I guess so," Bulma said.
The two started to chatter away for the rest of the afternoon.
~*~
It was nighttime and Bulma started pacing back and forth her room. She took a deep breath then opened her door, walking out onto the hallway. She slowly crept into Vegeta's bedroom. She peered in, noticing that the Saiyan prince had still not slept.
"Vegeta, can we talk?" Bulma said softly.
Vegeta sat on the bed. "What do you want?"
Bulma took a deep breath. "Chi Chi told me that we were going to leave our homes and live in some deserted place so we can be safe from the androids."
Vegeta nodded.
"But why do we have to? I don't want to leave here."
Vegeta started to smirk. "Silly woman. It's going to be safer than here. I can't have you at risk and you also have Trunks to take care of."
Bulma smiled. "When am I going to go?"
"Tomorrow."
"What?! Tomorrow?! So soon? Why?"
Vegeta tried to calm her down. "Because that's when the androids are coming, the day after tomorrow," he said.
"What?!" Bulma looked at the calendar on the wall and realised he was right. According to Trunks, the androids were supposed to arrive two days after today.
Bulma sighed and started heading out of the room. She stopped as she was about to walk out and then started to grin. She then suddenly spun around, facing Vegeta. "Well, I just thought that I didn't want to sleep alone tonight."
Vegeta's face turned in confusion. "What?"
Bulma started running towards him and jumped on his bed. "I like your bed better."
Vegeta snorted and climbed into the bed beside her. "Whatever woman, go to sleep."
"Good night, Vegeta," Bulma whispered softly as she closed her eyes.
~*~
It was the next morning and Goku and Vegeta were in the kitchen eating breakfast. Bulma and Chi Chi were also there.
"I don't really want to go," Chi Chi said.
"Neither do I," Bulma added.
Goku and Vegeta stood up.
"It's time," Goku said.
Bulma put her hand in her pocket to make sure that she brought her set of capsules.
She picked up Trunks from his chair and turned to Vegeta.
"Alright, I'm ready." Vegeta picked her up (and Trunks) and flew out of the building. Goku also picked up Chi Chi and flew out.
~*~
The wind was blowing against their faces and they finally landed. Goku and Chi Chi still had not arrived yet. Bulma looked around.
"I'm are supposed to live here? For how long?" Bulma asked.
"About a few weeks before we can get rid of those androids," Vegeta said.
Suddenly Bulma started to cry. She flung her arms around Vegeta.
"A FEW WEEKS! I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU!"
Vegeta was taken aback but then hugged her back.
"You have to promise me that you will not leave me or Trunks," Bulma said.
"I promise," Vegeta said.
Vegeta let go of Bulma when he saw Goku and Chi Chi landing beside them.
"Kakarot, it's about time that you came here. You were only a few paces behind me."
"I know but I had to stop on the way because Chi Chi wanted to say goodbye to Gohan," Goku said.
Bulma took out her device that dug holes underground and shoots capsules for a capsule house. She turned the contraption on. It went underground and the a few minutes later, it went back up.
Before Bulma walked down stairs, she turned around to look at Vegeta one last time. Then both her and Chi Chi walked down.
"Let's go," Goku said and he and Vegeta flew off.
Bulma opened the door to the capsule house and she placed Trunks on the bed.
She sat on the sofa and tears started to pour down again.
Chi Chi looked at her. "What's wrong?"
"I miss Vegeta already." She sniffed. Chi Chi stared at her friend in puzzlement.
"This place reminds me so much of him. I mean, the last time I used this capsule house was when Vegeta and me were looking for the dragonballs. That was three years ago but I can remember it clearly." Bulma told Chi Chi about what had happened.
~*~
It was the next morning and Goku, Vegeta and the rest of the Z senshi heard an explosion in the very far distant.
"It's time. They have finally come," Piccolo said.
Everyone flew up and headed for the direction of the explosion.
~*~
Chi Chi looked outside the window. "I think that the androids have arrived."
Bulma walked up beside her. "I think you're right. There's all this smoke in the air."
Bulma sat on her bed and put Trunks on her lap. ~Good luck Vegeta. ~
She sighed and she started to cry again. She was scared that Vegeta might have got killed and would leave her.
"Please don't cry Bulma. I'm sure Vegeta would be all right," Chi Chi reassured her friend.
"I just hope so." She started to sniff.
"I can't stop thinking about him. I feel like that I can't live without him because I love him so much. And what makes things worse is this capsule house. It brings back so many memories. I remember the first time that I met him, after testing this thing out. I sort of felt close to him, if you know what I mean. It was later when I found him attractive and we found out that we actually cared about each other. I first thought that he would never love me but then one day he revealed his good side." Bulma started to cry again.
Bulma stood up. "I want to take a little walk outside to make myself better."
Chi Chi shook her head. "It's going to be too dangerous out there with those androids roaming around."
"It'll only be for a short while," Bulma said.
"Alright. I can take care of Trunks for you while you're out," Chi Chi said.
Bulma walked out of the door and outside. She let the cool breeze blow on her face. She tried her best to let herself calm down.
She then realised that she had walked into a forest so she turned back. She saw a figure standing in front of her.
"Who are you?" She said.
Sunlight shone on the figure as it walked forward and a flash of black hair was revealed.
"I am android number seventeen. I am here to kill all living creatures." The android held up a hand.
"Wait! You can't just kill me! I'm too young and beautiful to die! And I don't want to leave Vegeta!" Bulma screamed out.
The android suddenly stopped. "You know Vegeta?"
Bulma nodded. Before she could say anything else, the android grabbed her and flew up.
"Where are you taking me?" Bulma screamed.
"You will make a perfect hostage. I don't even think I need one but I'm taking you just in case," the android said.
~*~
Chi Chi sat down and stared out the window. "Where is she?"
She started to worry.
~*~
Gohan sprang up and used a number of attacks on android number eighteen.
Suddenly they all stopped when seventeen showed up.
"Hey! It's Bulma!" Krillen called out.
"What?!" Vegeta turned around and saw Bulma with the androids.
"They probably would use her as a hostage," Piccolo said.
Vegeta felt angry and started to attack eighteen. She was way stronger then him and she crushed his arm with one blow. Vegeta was outraged and held his arm in pain when he realised that she had broken it. She continued to attack him and picked him up by his feet and flung him across the field. Vegeta crashed onto the ground.
"Vegeta!" Bulma cried and she managed to break free out of seventeen's grasp. She ran all the way to Vegeta.
"What are you doing?" Vegeta said.
Gohan came up and dragged her away from Vegeta.
Eighteen continued to attack Vegeta. Vegeta was totally helpless. He didn't have enough energy to even defend himself.
"Why don't I just do this the old fashioned way," eighteen said and picked up a sword that was on the floor. She then ran full speed towards Vegeta.
At the exact time, Bulma pulled Gohan away from her and ran in front of Vegeta.
Eighteen held the sword and it pierced through Bulma's stomach, blood splattering everywhere.
"Nooooooooooo!!!" Vegeta yelled. Goku stepped up and started to fight eighteen.
Bulma stood still for a moment before dropping onto the ground.
Vegeta crawled towards her and reached out his uninjured arm. He gritted his teeth as he pulled the sword out. Her blood splattered all over his face.
"Why?" He said softly.
He took her hand and Bulma started to cough up some blood.
"Vegeta…" Bulma managed to whisper, "I did it… because… I… love… you…" Bulma choked out her last words before she closed her eyes and she let out her last breath.
"Woman???? Bulma!!! BULMA!!!" Vegeta yelled to her lifeless body and she soon started to fade. He looked up and saw Goku still fighting eighteen. His vision became distorted as his anger was building.
A flashback all of a sudden hit him.
-Flashback-
They were on Planet Vegeta and Vegeta was chasing after Bulma after she found him with Potana.
He caught her and she had told him her wish had always been to find a perfect man and Vegeta told her something.
"I WILL be with you for the rest of your life."
-End of flashback-
He knew that he had to keep the promise he made with Bulma.
~*~
King Yemma looked down at Bulma.
"You are going to heaven."
Bulma didn't even smile.
She couldn't. She didn't want to be here.
She walked off silently and looked around. Everything seemed so peaceful. Bulma found a tree nearby and sat under it.
~*~
Vegeta's anger kept on building and suddenly, a golden aura surrounded him and he knew that he was turning into a Super Saiyan.
"YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID!" Vegeta yelled.
"Kakarot, I want you and everyone else to move away as fast as you can," Vegeta said.
Goku knew what Vegeta was going to perform a kamikaze and he and the rest of the Z gang moved away.
Vegeta flew to where the androids were and started to power up. In a matter of seconds, his whole body glowed and a bright light appeared, blinding everyone.
Goku had to raise his arm to shield himself because the attack was so powerful. When all the smoke had cleared, he saw that the androids have been destroyed… as well as Vegeta.
~*~
Vegeta arrived at King Yemma's palace.
"You have killed many innocent people so you will be sent to hell."
Vegeta protested. "You have to let me see Bulma. It might be the last time I ever get to see her!"
All of a sudden, Kami rushed up to King Yemma and handed him a piece of paper. "Actually, we have changed our minds and you can go to heaven for what you did to save the earth," King Yemma said, he then added. "But because of this, you cannot be wished back by the dragonballs. It is your choice whether to tell Bulma this or not."
Vegeta nodded as he went through the gates.
~*~
Bulma sat under the tree and memories were flooding back towards her. She remembered the first time she met Vegeta, when she bumped into him after testing her invention and escaping from his spaceship. Also when he had chased her all over the amusement park. They had looked for the dragonballs together. She remembered how they were on Planet Vegeta. She felt as if she was with him for most of her life but it had only been three years. But those three years were one of her best years.
Bulma closed her eyes and tried to refresh her mind. She opened them and stood up.
She suddenly saw Vegeta standing on the other side and he saw her at the exact time. She ran to him as fast as she could and flung her arms around him.
He picked her up and twirled her around in the air.
Bulma laughed.
"I missed you so much! I thought that I would never see you ever again," Bulma said.
Vegeta hugged her tightly.
"I love you," Vegeta said very slowly.
Bulma looked at him shocked and tears spilled over her cheeks.
"Vegeta! Do you know how long I've waited for you to say those words? I love you too."
She reached up to him and kissed him.
They walked towards a tree. Vegeta sat down under the tree and Bulma sat right beside him. She rested her head on his shoulder.
"I know that they will wish us back. They would have to and even if they don't, we can still be together forever," Bulma said.
Kami watched from a distance and smiled.
"These two definitely share a rare type of love. They belong together. They are beyond higher things…"
AN: Not QUITE the end yet. There's still an epilogue left. I think the epilogue is going to leave off a completely different feeling. Just wait and see. =)
Oh... I almost forgot. Please review!
