The Next Morning

Bulma woke up disoriented and groggy. He back ached her slightly, as well as he neck. She brushed her hands against the bruised skin as she remembered the previous night. She could not recall ever falling asleep, the last thing she remembered was Vegeta biting her, and the extreme pain of that.

She looked around and figured out she was still out on the balcony. She shifted in her daze as she tried to figure out why she had slept there all night. A stir was felt underneath her and she felt the chair move beneath her. To Bulma's realization,. she was not sleeping on a chair, she was actually sitting on top of Vegeta. She heard him let out a stiff moan as he began to wake up.

Vegeta rubbed the sleepies out of his eyes, then wrapped his arms around her waist. "Morning," He said to her as he shifted his weight on the chair. When Vegeta heard no answer from her, he sat up and spoke again to her. " What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just don't remember falling asleep here," She said.

"Of course you wouldn't" He replied as he lifted her of of his lap and set her down next to him. " You passed out on me last night."

"Oh," She replied to what he said, which was in his usual tone. She didn't truly know what she meant by that, but decided to shrug it off.

"What time is it woman?" Vegeta asked as he stood up and stretched.

Bulma shuffled for a watch, and found it was nine thirty. Vegeta grunted at his late sleep in and looked back at Bulma. She stood up and walked to the balcony only to have Vegeta follow her there.

"I suppose you want to get back to your training, since you are late as is." She spoke to him.

"Well, I do. I gave you plenty of time yesterday, so I have to train today." Vegeta said as he placed his hands on her backside and gave her a peck on the cheek before he left out the door.

Bulma sighed as she returned to her room. Despite the dull back ache, she was completely rested. It felt so good to wake up in Vegeta's arms. Dispite[ the fact that he was back to his regular routine, she was happy for once.

Bulma's parents arrived back in the following two days. There was a little welcome back party, but other then that, everything was back to normal.

Bulma laid in bed on the second week since her parents return. She plainly missed Vegeta. He hasn't done anything but train, eat and sleep. He went back to his old was she thought. Never visiting her, or even really speaking to her other then asking when dinner was going to be ready, Bulma was confused as ever.

To top it off, she was late on her period. She was going to take a test tomorrow, and she was as nervous as she ever could remember. Rolling over on her side to face the wall, Bulma let out a sigh and tried to block everything from her mind. A few tears rolled off her cheek as she tried t think of happy times. She wasn't very successful. All she thought about was the time she spent with Vegeta at the fair or out to dinner. She laid there mopping so much that she didn't hear Vegeta enter her room.
He walked over to her bed and watched her cry into her pillow. She didn't notice his presence until she felt weight being put on the bed. She turned around to see that Vegeta had sat himself down next to her. Sniffing back the tears, she sat up, not knowing weather to be mad or happy that he finally came to her.

"What's wrong woman?" Vegeta spat at her, already knowing that she was upset, and most likely with him. "You know I have to keep up with my training."

"I know," Bulma said trying not to sound like she had been crying. "I Just ... I don't know"

"Look, I have explained this to you before, how many times do I have to tell you to make you understand? Just because I am not with you every second of the day, doesn't mean I am neglecting you. You can't change who I am, and the way I do things. Not completely, I did break my schedule to try and do something you would have wanted me to. But I do need my time to do things that I have been doing since I can remember."

"But for two whole weeks?" Bulma boldly said to him. "You barely say anything to me since my parents got back, and never paid any attention that I was even alive here. This is the most I have seen you for fourteen days. I know you have a busy schedule, but you got to understand, two weeks without seeing you, or even talking is pretty unfair for me."

Vegeta sighed for she held some truth. "Bulma, I have visited you. I checked in on you in the evenings. I stopped training a little early to see you. You have been working hard for the past two weeks with your father that when I came up to spend time with you, you had fallen asleep already. I couldn't justify waking you up when I saw you so peacefull. I was surprised I caught you awake tonight."

"oh..." was the only thing Bulma could manage to get out. She felt a little embarrassed that she said what she did when he had visited her.

"Well, I am here now," Vegeta said as he climbed into her bed and took her in his arms. She rolled over and laid her head down on his chest and rubbed her hand on his stomach. Her hand soon stopped when she passed out in a deep sleep. She had a busy day catching up on work, and she was exhausted.

Vegeta, who was expecting to get laid, let out a rather frustrated sigh. He brushed her hair back away from her face,and watched her eyelids flutter. Reaching for the covers, he pulled them up to her chin. He would just have to be satisfied with sleeping with her in his arms tonight. After letting out a yawn, he decided that was a really good idea, for after his workout today, he was very tired. Before falling to sleep, he brushed his fingers across where he had bitten her. They healed up, but there was a little mark still left. He smiled as he adjusted Bulma's body to sleep comfortably.

Vegeta awoke the next morning at his usual time. Giving Bulma a gentle push, he removed her and got up. Vegeta made his was to the shower before he went out to train.

In another three hours, Bulma groggily wiped at her eyes. She sat up in bed and stretched her arms out over her head. She looked around for any sign of Vegeta. Thinking that she was only dreaming, she swung her legs off the bed and placed them on the floor. She found a blue shirt n the floor laying where she had placed her feet. Reaching down and picking it up, she realized that Vegeta was actually there and she was not dreaming. A faint smile appeared n her lips but soon disappeared when she remembered what she had to do today. Not only that, but in a few days, there was another get together that had to be planned.

Bulma sighed as she smelt the shirt of her lover before she threw it in the hamper. After she discarded the forgotten item, she took a shower and headed out to the store to run a few errands.

Upon her return,she put the boxes of snack away and the ice cream in the freezer. She then when straight to the upstairs bathroom and anxiously took the home pregnancy test. She nervously waited the minute to see her results. She looked at her reflexion in the mirror as she waited. She couldn't help but to feel a little sluty at her careless actions. How could she not use any protection? She let out a sigh as she looked at her watch. ten more seconds. She fiddled with her thumbs as she counted down. Five...four..three...two..one.. She took the item in her hand and read that it was a plus sign. It was a plus sign. She looked at the paper to make sure the plus meant what she thought it did. A wave of guilt and shock overcame her when she found out she was indeed pregnant.

Tossing the test in the trash, she went to her room and sank down in her fluffy red chair. What was she going to do? She had a few options. She could abort the child, but she didn't think that was right at all. She wasn't against abortions, she just didn't believe in them for herself. Adoption was the other option. But to give up her child was unthinkable. She never had to want to think of these, but she never planned on getting pregnant this way. Bulma sighed as she wanted the kid. She was ready for a child, she just wished it was planned out better. In the back of her mind, a nagging voice spoke to her. 'What will Vegeta think? Will he want the child? Or will he want to have nothing to do with it?'

Bulma knew she was going to have to tell him, but she didn't know when. She got up and went out on the balcony. She peered at the gravity machine and heard the buzz indicating that the person inside was training. She didn't' want to tell him while he was training. He never liked to be disturbed during his exercises. Maybe when he comes to see me at night, or when there is a convenient time during the day to tell him. Bulma just decided to get back to work as if nothing was found out. No sense talking to anyone about it when she wanted Vegeta to know first.

Two days passed by without Bulma telling Vegeta. Today was now the day of the party that was held just for a get together. Everyone was there. Goku , Chi Chi, Gohan,Piccilo, Krillin, Yamcha, Kami, and the rest showed up. Vegeta trained in the morning but made an appearance. Taking his usual spot by the food, he began to fill his plate up with a little bit of everything there, ten sat down in a seat that was the furthest away from anyone.

Bulma had to tell him. Her secret was burning a hole in herself. After she fixed a plate for herself, and chatted a little with her friends, she made her way to Vegeta, making sure to drag a chair over there for herself. She sat down across from him and started to eat some of her food. Vegeta acknowledged her presence, and moved his chair next to hers, so that their backs were facing the others. Bulma tried her best to not look upset or sad, but she always failed to hide her expressions from Vegeta,
"Now what is the matter with you?" Vegeta said to her rather coldly, making it even harder for Bulma to tell him.

"Vegeta, I have something to tell you," Bulma said softly. She tried to find how to start. How should she explain to him?

"Well, tell me woman," Vegeta said. still shoving his face full of food.

Bulma sighed. "Vegeta, I am pregnant," She managed to blurt out. Vegeta immediately stopped eating his food. She didn't like the look on his face, neither when he suddenly lost interest in eating, which was very odd for him.

"Are you sure?" He asked her rather shy.

"Yes," She replied, setting her plate of food down. Vegeta scratched his head in his confusion of what to do.
Bulma bravely put her hand on his back to try to comfort him. "Look,it was hard for me to accept to. But I can't bring myself to getting an abortion,and I don't really want to put the kid up for adoption either.." Vegeta shook his head.

"I can understand that.." Vegeta replied to her, still not knowing how to handle this surprise.

"Vegeta.. I.. need you help, I don't know what to do.." Bulma said to him, trying not to get upset.

"Well, neither do I " He replied to her. He stood up to leave.

"Where are you going?" Bulma asked as she stood up and grabbed him, not wanting him to leave her.

"I just need sometime alone.." Vegeta said as he tried to get his arm free without harming her. She woudn't let go. Vegeta looked at her and saw the fear in her eyes. "Bulma,please. let me go." She still didn't. She cried out to him that she didn't want to be left alone to handle the situation. She caused a little mini-scene over there,which caught the attention of Goku.

What Goku saw basically looked like this. He saw Bulma go sit next to Vegeta, they talked some,mostly Bulma. Then they got upset, Vegeta wanting to leave and Bulma trying to not let him. He had heard accidentally from Chi Chi from when the two talked over the phone that Vegeta and Bulma were sleeping together. But from his knowledge of Vegeta, he probably was just using her. After Chi CHi found out that Goku had overheard her phone conversation, she begged Goku to not say or do anything. But from the looks of what he was seeing, Vegeta was being unfair to her and he couldn't stand the one person he knew the longest being hurt by the arrogant, uncaring Prince.

Goku left the conversation he was having with Piccilo and Krillin and walked over to where Bulma and Vegeta were. Vegeta immediately noticed his presence, even before Bulma knew. Vegeta pulled his arm away from Bulma's grip suddenly as he stared coldly at Goku. Bulma nervously looked at Vegeta, then to where his gaze was pointed at.

"Vegeta," Goku said sternly. "I never like the idea you were with my friend. I know how badly you are probably treating Bulma, which is unfair to her. I doubt that you could ever appreciate her the way a true man should..." Goku continued to spit out other insults to the angered Saiyan, but Bulma couldn't help to think ' how does he know?' She looked over at Chi CHi who help the I-am-so-sorry look on her face, while the others just looked rather upset.

"You have no idea what is gong on Kakarot, get your nose out of my business," Vegeta yelled at Goku, his nerves already lost. Bulma tried to get Goku to leave, since she knew he wouldn't help the situation any. She understood his concern for her, but he didn't know what was going on. Goku just shrugged her off telling her that she didn't have to take Vegeta's abuse.

Bulma was crying now, not ever expecting any of this to happen. From the looks of it, Goku and Vegeta were ready to get in a full-fledged battle with each other. Bulma was left there yelling for them to please not fight. Vegeta just grunted and turned and flew of some where. He really wanted to knock the living daylights out of the third-class Saiyan, but he knew that Bulma was upset enough, and fighting would only make it worse. Plus, he would have been distracted since he found out that Bulma was with child. He still cursed at himself for not fighting with his rival as he few to some place that no one would find him.

Back at the party, Goku tried to comfort Bulma, but she just ran off to the house. Chi Chi followed her in.

"Bulma!" Chi CHi cried out. "What's wrong?"

"How could you tell Goku when I asked you to not?"

"I didn't tell him on purpose, he overheard me talking to you!" CHi CHi said in her defense and to try to be honest with her friend. " When I saw him there, I knew it would be better to tell him the whole story and not just have him hearing bits and pieces."

Bulma nodded, still not happy that Goku knew, but at least she knew Chi Chi was being honest.

"What happened over there?"Chi CHi asked.

Bulma sighed, she better tell at least some one what happened. She had to, she couldn't hold it in anymore.

"Chi Chi, I am pregnant," Bulma said as she watched Chi Chi's expressions change. " I had just told Vegeta before Goku came over."

"That's why he wanted to get away so badly," The darker haired friend stating, not making Bulma feel any better. " How did he take it?"

"He took it better then I thought, but he wanted to get away from me. I don't know why. He wasn't mad, but wasn't happy either. Just kind of in between." Bulma explained as she cried on her friends shoulder. Goku tried to enter and talk to Bulma,but both of the women yelled at him to leave. They moved up to Bulma's room so they could have some privacy.
Meanwhile, Vegeta sat down under the shade of a giant tree as he thought of the situation at hand. Bulma was pregnant. He was going to have a child with her. He was going to be a father. He pulled at some grass as he thought over the situation. 'Do I want a child? Am I ready to have a kid running around with crappy diapers?' Vegeta asked himself as well as other questions. All the others must think of me as a bastard, which they so wrongly accuse me of. Vegeta sighed as he thought of what to do. He thought of Bulma. He knew she was afraid he would want nothing to do with her or the child. That was not true. He wanted to leave because he was shocked and just needed some time to think things over. His head hurt. Closing his eyes, he napped under the tree, or at least tried to.

It was nine o'clock at night when Vegeta decided to comeback. He flew over the house first, and saw that all the guests had left a;already. He didn't sense Goku's power level,so it was too late to resume the fight he would have gad earlier. He flew to Bulma's balcony and landed. He walked in her room to see her laying n her bed staring at the cling. He walked over to her and sat down on the bed.

She peered up at him, happy at first that he came back, but that soon faded. She sat up and made some room for him.
Vegeta moved to sit next to her, both with their backs leaning against the wall.

"Bulma.." Vegeta said, trying not to sound like an idiot.

"Why did you run off like that? Why did you leave me?" Bulma said, still very upset and confused. "Why can't you just talk to me. Tell me how you are feeling about this..."

"Bulma, I left because I didn't know what else to do," Vegeta replied. " I needed some time to be by myself."

"Do you always have to think of just yourself?" Bulma spat at him. " I mean, my god Vegeta, I really needed you today. You don't know how hard it is for me already, and you just taking off made it worse. I am surprised you even came back!"

"I came back because i am not that cold to leave you because you are pregnant. Everyone thinks of me as a cold bastard, I never expected you to think of me that way to," Vegeta said,getting upset again. "You said yourself that your were confused over this whole situation. You said you were shocked at your results from the test, am I not allowed to be shocked? Huh woman? I know I left, and I know you didn't want me to. But I needed to take myself away from the situation for a bit. That's the only way I could think of to handle the situation. It may not have been the best,but it's the only way I could deal with it!"

"Let's not fight over that now. " Bulma said, lowering her voice. " Can we talk about what we are going to do?"

"I thought you said you want to have the child?"

"I do, but.. I want to make sure you have a chance to voice your opinion," Bulma said.

"If you want the child, then have it. I will deal with it." Vegeta told her as he wiped a tear from her cheek. "I don't have the slightest idea of how to raise a child, nor do I think I am ready for one, but I will do my best." He placed a kiss on her cheek as he placed his hand on her tummy. " How many weeks into the pregnancy are you?"

"I am not sure, but at least two weeks would be a good approximation." She said, a bit relieved that Vegeta took some interest in her child. She snuggled up to her lover and let herself be held in his strong arms. She felt safe as she laid there as they both eventually fell asleep.

Ther ya go, chapter 6 is finally up. Took long enough right? Well, it was all just plot here.I had to write this chapter with just stuff tohelp the plot along. There is at least another chapter. I know I could end it here,but I have somethng planed that was supposed tohappen in this chapter,but I looked and it was at 9 pages on my type program already. So i can make another chapter so it is not so long for you's allto read. I am actually quite pleased onhow this chap. came out. Well, gotta go, I amgoing ot a meatloaf concert tonite!! YAY ~~ evilraditz~~