Chapter Six: Kidnapped
Dear diary,
I'm happy that I meet him once again. But all my happiness vanished when trouble arrives…
Bulma stared in surprise at the person in front of her. But then she slowly started to smile. "Goku!" she screamed and threw her arms around the man.
Vegeta scowled, feeling rather jealous. "Kakarot, we finally meet again. I have been searching for you and the others for the past few months."
Goku let go of Bulma and bowed to his prince. "Sire, my father and I have been living near here for all this time. There is no sign of the other Saiyans though."
Bulma looked at Goku and Vegeta in confusion. "You two know each other?"
Goku nodded. "Yes, after all, he is the prince of the planet I came from."
Bulma started to understand. "So after all this time, the planet you were talking about was Vejitasei?"
Goku started to say something but Vegeta interrupted. "So I'm gathering that you two have already met."
Bulma nodded. "Yes, I have stayed with Goku and Bardok for quite a while before I met Eighteen." She then turned to Goku. "I am curious, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
"Oh nothing much, I was training in the mountains and on my way home when I thought I saw you," Goku replied, "Will you still be around here tomorrow morning? I would like to join you guys now that I've found you. But I've got to go back home to tell my dad."
"Yes, Kakarot, I will meet you here early tomorrow morning. Don't be late," Vegeta said.
Goku gave a big wave goodbye. "See you tomorrow." He then flew into the air and was gone.
Bulma watched him fly off and turned her head to face Vegeta. "Well, that was unexpected. Sneaking up on us like that," she shook her head, "it's getting late, I am going to sleep now. Good night." Without saying another word, she turned away and walked back towards the campfire. Vegeta watched her go. He then held up his hand, realising he still had Bulma's necklace. He looked at the pendant again. "There is only one reason why she has this necklace. But, is it really possible?" he said softly to himself.
The next morning…
"Bulma! Bulma! Wake up!"
Bulma started to open her eyes and shut them instantly when she could feel the sun blinding her. She started to moan. "Iresu? Isn't it too early? Can I go back to sleep?" she mumbled and then rolled over to her side and fell asleep again.
She then felt a hand on her shoulder and a loud voice.
"Hey Bulma! Good morning!"
Bulma's eyes opened and she suddenly sat up in surprise. "Wahhhhhhh?"
She then realised it was Goku. "Oh, good morning Goku. Didn't expect you to stop by so early. "
Goku scratched his head. "Early? I would usually be almost eating lunch at this time."
Bulma suddenly stood up. "How long have I slept for?" She suddenly felt something drop at her feet. She stared down and realised it was her pendant. She then remembered Vegeta didn't give it back to her the night before. She quickly picked it up and put it around her neck. She then looked around and realised she was the only person who was still sleeping. She started to blush. "Have I really been sleeping for that long…"
"Morning Bulma."
Bulma turned around. "Oh, good morning Eighteen. Had breakfast yet?"
Eighteen nodded. "Yeah, two hours ago. I think we better get going or Vegeta might get pissed."
"You're right, I'm sorry. Next time, someone wake me up early ok?" Bulma said apologetically.
Iresu smiled sweetly at her. "I will Bulma."
Bulma patted her head. "Thank you, Iresu."
She then felt someone's feet landing on the ground behind her. She turned around and saw Vegeta.
"You're finally awake, you baka. I could have woken you earlier but I pitied you. So I thought I might let you sleep a little longer. It took you long enough to get up," Vegeta growled.
Bulma could feel her cheeks getting warmer. "I'm sorry; I promise I won't sleep in next time."
Vegeta crossed his arms. "Good, let's go."
In the late afternoon…
The sun hung low on the horizon and the sky was a shade of orange. Five figures walked into a small inn.
"Alright, me, Bulma, and Iresu will share one room. Goku and you can share the other," Eighteen said.
Vegeta scowled. "I don't like that idea of sharing a room but I'll have to agree to it."
Eighteen smiled. "Good. It's settled then. I'll talk with the inn manager and all of you go up into your rooms. I'll also take care of dinner."
"Thanks Eighteen, we'll see you later," Goku said as the others started walking up the creaky wooden stairs.
Bulma held onto Iresu's hand as she walked down the dark and dusty hallway. "Maiden's Creek," she whispered, "what a creepy place."
She then turned and saw the door with a number painted on it. "Well, this is it," she said. She opened the door and walked inside. The room was rather small and had three tiny beds. "I suppose this is better than nothing. Iresu, you stay in here. I'm going to find Eighteen, and see what the plans for dinner are okay?"
Iresu nodded while playing with her long blue hair. "Alright, I'll stay here."
Bulma smiled at her and then walked out to the hallway. She saw Goku going out of his room. "Oh hey Goku. Let's go find Eighteen."
"Yeah, when it comes to dinner arrangements, I want to be part of that," Goku said cheerfully. The two of them walked down the hallway and headed down the stairs.
Meanwhile…
Vegeta was doing push ups on the wooden floor in his room. "Why is this room so damn small," he grumbled. He suddenly heard a knock on the door. He scowled. "Come in," he yelled. The door slowly opened and in the doorway stood a little girl with long blue hair. It's that girl who's always with that baka woman, Vegeta thought.
"What do you want little girl? Can't you see I'm busy here," Vegeta said, still doing push ups.
Iresu started to get a little scared. "I'm sorry," she said in a quiet voice, "it's just that Bulma isn't here and I felt a bit scared in the dark room. Can I come in?"
Vegeta started scowling again. "If you absolutely have to you can come in, but do not disturb me, understand?"
Iresu nodded and walked into the room, closing the door behind her. She walked towards the nearest bed and sat on it. She then watched Vegeta continue doing push ups.
In a few minutes, Iresu was already bored watching Vegeta. She started to sigh. She looked at the room. She then sighed again. Suddenly, Vegeta stopped doing push ups and stood up. He then turned to face her. "Didn't I tell you NOT to disturb me?"
Iresu stared at him with her big blue eyes. She started to feel very scared.
Vegeta got very angry. "Don't look at me like that!" He then regretted yelling at her because he could see tears forming in her eyes. He never ever felt sympathy towards people who cry in front of him because he thought it was a symbol of weakness. But for some reason, he didn't want Iresu to cry.
"Oh kami, I'm sorry for raising my voice on you, can you please stop crying?" he said, trying to sound nice, but it didn't work. Iresu continued to quietly cry.
Vegeta didn't know what to do. So he grabbed her arm. "Look at me, little girl. Stop that nonsense right now! Crying is for the weak. Don't be so weak!"
Still, that didn't help. Vegeta scowled when he realised the next thing to do would be to try and be affectionate, like how Bulma was towards Iresu.
He knelt down so he was in level with Iresu and put his hands on both of her shoulders. "Please stop crying?" he said very softly. Iresu then nodded and quickly dried her tears. "That's much better," Vegeta said, standing up. Before he knew it, Iresu grabbed his hand and tugged on it lightly. "Can we go find Bulma please? I'm really hungry."
Vegeta was rather surprised because he had never experienced having small children asking him to take him somewhere.
"Alright," he replied finally.
Iresu gave him her sweetest smiled and pulled him out of the room.
Meanwhile…
"It's all set, we'll just eat here," Eighteen said indicating the mini bar.
Bulma looked doubtful. "I don't know. I suppose it's safe to eat in this creepy inn. What's the worse that could happen?"
She looked at the table and noticed Goku had already sat himself down, eagerly waiting for the others to come and the food to arrive.
She suddenly heard Eighteen laugh out aloud. "Haha, will you look at that!" Eighteen pointed and Bulma turned around. She saw Iresu walking towards them with Vegeta. What Eighteen was laughing at was the fact that Iresu was holding Vegeta's hand and it almost seems that she was dragging Vegeta with her.
"Please don't make any comments," Vegeta scowled as Iresu happily let go of his hand and sat down on a chair.
"I've never seen Vegeta so affectionate towards anyone, definitely not towards a little girl," Eighteen commented. She then shut her mouth when Vegeta gave her the death stare.
"C'mon, let's go eat," Bulma said. She then smiled a little when she looked at Vegeta.
Later that night…
A dark figure appeared dressed completely in black. He crept through the dusty window and slowly walked into the room. He looked around and saw three separate beds in the room. He could hear the soft breathing of the girls sleeping. Damnit, which one is she, he thought. He suddenly saw a shiny object gleaming from the moonlight. It was a pendant hanging around the neck of the older blue haired girl. He looked at it and smiled. Yes, he had finally found her. He took out a small cloth and quickly covered the mouth of the girl.
Bulma opened her eyes immediately and wanted to scream but she had a cloth over her mouth, muffling her voice. She took a few breathes in, and then realised the cloth had been covered in drugs. Her eyes closed and then she fell unconscious. Her body lay limply in the man's arms. The man quietly swept her to his shoulder and went towards the window. He climbed through and jumped out. When he reached to the ground, He turned around and lit the grass with fire. No later, the grass was burning with flames and the flames caught onto the inn. Feeling satisfied, the man darted away, carrying Bulma on his shoulder, disappearing out of sight.
Meanwhile…
Vegeta lay in bed, his forehead covered in sweat. He was having the same nightmare again.
"Don't think you're going to defeat Frieza. You're not because you're fated to DIE battling Frieza!!" the evil woman laughed.
Vegeta grabbed his head in pain. "No…."
"Oh, Vegeta, don't try to run away. You can't run away because it's FATE. It's all real. You will die."
"Vegeta!! Vegeta!!!"
Vegeta moaned as he woke up. He saw Goku's frantic face.
"Vegeta! The Inn is on fire!!"
Vegeta stood up immediately. "What did you say?"
Suddenly, Eighteen and Iresu ran in the room. "Vegeta! Bulma's gone! Someone… kidnapped her. I can't believe I didn't wake up when they came into the room!"
"What? Are you sure she didn't just go out for a walk?" Goku asked.
Eighteen shook her head. "No… I'm very sure. I found this-" Before she could say anymore, they could smell the smoke dangerously covering the room and the roof was about to collapse in. Iresu started coughing.
"Let's get out of this place," Goku said. He picked up Iresu and flew out the window. The others followed. Iresu gasped for fresh air when they reached outside.
Vegeta landed on the ground. He then turned to Eighteen. "Where is that woman????"
Eighteen lifted up her hand, revealing a piece of paper.
"The kidnapper left this note."
AN: Hello everybody! Well, FINALLY something is happening. I hate cliffhangers, but i love writing them =P Sorry!! Well, please review and tell me what you think of it so far!! Any suggestions are welcome.
