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Chapter: 3
Chapter Name: Owe Me 2 Times

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The next morning....5:30 am...

Bulma yawned as she made her way down to the kitchen. She woke up unusually early this morning because her aching stomache wouldn't let her sleep late.
She planned to have a cup of milk and then go back to sleep.

As Bulma stumbled sleepily, half-awake, into the kitchen. She was still in her seagreen pajamas and her poofed up hair was all wild.

Vegeta was looking in the refridgerator for some things to make breakfast when he heard footsteps coming down the stairs. He knew from the yawning and the shuffling of feet that it was Bulma. He continued looking thru the fridge, he had acknowledged that Bulma's making her way to the kitchen, and she's no threat to him.

Bulma went straight for the refridgerator and bumped right into Vegeta.
"Whaaaa?!" Bulma muttered sleepily.

"Woman! Don't you have eyes? I am standing right here and you just walk into me?"

Bulma opened her eyes fully and her mind was fully awakend by the sight of the annoyed saiyan prince standing in front of her.

"Geeeeeeeeeez! Don't make such a big deaaaal! Its not like I injured you or anything!"

Vegeta ignored her and sat down at the table to eat some food he found in the refridgerator(and warmed up).

Bulma poured a glass of milk and sat on the counter, drinking it.

One gulp of milk awakened her empty stomach and it started to grumble louder than ever.

Vegeta heard and took a side glance at her then went back to not acknowledging her existence.

Bulma downed the milk and jumped off the table. She decided that she felt like doing the finishing touches to her improved flying device instead of sleeping. I'll sleep after I work, that way I feel like I did something while everyone else is working so hard...

As she left the kitchen, she felt Vegeta's hard glare on her back.

"Woman."

Bulma turned back around and looked at him.

He had a ball of paper in his hand. He threw it at her and she caught it before it hit her forehead.
"EXACTLY WHAT WAS THE MEANING OF THAT?!" Bulma raged.

Vegeta was already opening the front door to go to the gravity room and his retreating voice shouted "Your mother left it."

Bulma opened the ball and saw the message.

Bulma honey,

Your father and I are going to a friend's house for the day and will be back at around 8 or 9! I'll bring home new inventions from the bakery! I heard that they invented 10 more different flavored cakes!! ^.^ Bye!

Love,
Mommie

Bulma opened the basement door and went down the stairs to the lab. Her head was still foggy and dizzy so she forgot to shut the basement door. At the last few steps, she swayed and the whole place spun. Her last memory was falling down and hitting the cold floor...then...blackness..

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Outside.....

Vegeta thought about the message the woman's mother had left. She kind of creeps him out. Way to smiley and cheery and happy and...uuuuugh...

Vegeta went into the gravity room and set the settings to maxium level, 450g.
5 minutes into the training, Vegeta discovered that the tiny circular robots which are suppose to be floating in the air aren't there.

I thought I ordered the woman's father to fix them for ME! That baka! I'll have to make the best of it...I'll just do pushups..and other trainings.....

After half an hour, Vegeta decided to find out if the machine can go to 500g. Apparently, it couldn't. The circuit shorted out and the gravity returned to original earth gravity.

AAAAARGH...I'll have to have a word with that human man when he gets back..

Vegeta couldn't stand just standing there so he went back into the house.

He walked past the living room and the kitchen, heading for the stairs to his room. He noticed that the basement door was open, which was odd. The woman and her father ALWAYS shut the door. Deciding to investigate, he peered down.

There, on the bottom of the stairs, was the woman. Curiousity made him walk slowly down the stairs, silent and alert, incase the woman was knocked out by an intruder. Sensing nobody else there, he stopped next to the woman.

He rolled his eyes and picked her up roughly and threw her over his shoulder. She was surprisingly light. Very light. He walked up the stairs to the living room. He not-so-gently put her on the couch and went back to his business.
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8am....

Bulma's eyes fluttered open and she sat up. She took a glance around her, saw where she was...and screamed.

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At the same time....

Vegeta was standing by the window of his room, deep in thought. Suddenly, a blood curdling scream sounded through the house. Vegeta ran down to the living room.
And there she was, Bulma STILL screaming with her mouth wide open.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"BLAST YOU WOMAN! WOULD YOU STOP IT!?"

"AAAAAAAAAAaaahhhhhhhh?"

"Now. Explain why you did that." said Vegeta.

Bulma regained her composure and said " Well, since I remember I was going down to the lab...and somehow waking up here...and I thought well...someone took advantage of me...so...I...screamed..."

Vegeta gave a short harsh laugh. "Who would want to mate with you?"

"For your information, alot of guys! I just don't let them! That's all!" Bulma said with her hands on her hips.

Vegeta scoffed and gave her an annoying grin that says "Yeah, right."

"Vegeta? What DID happen?"

"Woman. How do I know? All I know is that the stupid machine broke and I am left with no training for today until your father gets back. I came back in the house, found the basement door open, and found you on the bottom of the stairs. There."

Vegeta turned to go back to his room.

"Wait! Vegeta!"

Vegeta tilted his head and stared at the ceiling in fustration. Urgh, if I knew she would not let me go in peace, I would have just left her there. Then, I wouldn't be part of this whole stupid thing

"What. Is. It. Woman?" Vegeta grounded out.

"JEEZ...I was just asking some questions! Don't get so impatient Vegetable Head!"

Vegeta growled under his breath and turn back around to face the annoying woman.

"Ok. I am listening. Now spit it out."

"You put me here didn't you."

"Yes. I did."

"Thank you."

"Hmmph." With that, Vegeta turned to FINALLY go to his room for peace.
Before he went, he said "Oh, and by the way, it would be helpful to your fainting spell if you ate something."

Bulma was left on the couch, and she thought ate something...ate something...Ahh...I fainted because of lack of food. I guess I'll eat lunch later...now I'll just watch tv..
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11:30am...

Vegeta opened the fridge. There was a almost empty gallon of milk, one white spotted orange in the back of the fridge, and two beers.

Vegeta closed the door and walked to the living room. The woman was lying on the couch, staring at some soap on the television.
He walked in front of her and planted himself there firmly. (You know how it is...when someone does that its SUPER annoying)

"Vegeta, can't you see I am watching something?!" Bulma asked, still lying down.

"Woman, normally I wouldn't even talk to you. You should be honored I am right now." said Vegeta while he looked down at her.

"Please don't tell me you interrupted me just to tell me that."

"Woman. I need you to go out to buy some food. The refridgrator is empty."

Bulma sat up, closed her eyes, threw her head to the side, and crossed her arms.
"Why should I? Can't you go by yourself? I mean you got a fully functional body and a brain."

"Fine. I will. Just give me the appropriate amount of money."

Bulma got up, went to her purse and was about to pull out 30 dollars when she suddenly had a horrible thought. Wait. He's the prince...which means...servants were at his beck and call, which means...he probably has no experience in grocery shopping...and I ...oh...arrrrrrgh...

"Forget it! I'll go, you have to go with me!" Bulma said.

Vegeta's frown turned even deeper and he glared at her. "Why should I?"

"Well, if you want to have something to eat, then you better come with me! Then you'll see how much work it is!"

Vegeta scoffed. "As if its work."

Bulma glared at him and walked out of the door, Vegeta following.

Bulma dug in her pocket for the capsule she was looking for.

CLICK! ~ went the top of the capsule and Bulma threw it 3 feet in front of her, onto the street.

When the smoke cleared, it was Bulma's red car.

Bulma got into the drivers seat and Vegeta sat in the front passenger seat.

On the way to the store, Vegeta was silent while Bulma chattered half the way, silencing only when she got tired and thirsty.

Bulma bought a weeks worth of grocerys and was packing them in the trunk of the car. Vegeta stood by, just looking on.

"HEY VEGETABLE HEAD. You don't have to help, you know." Bulma hissed.

Vegeta looked innocently at her and said "I'm not."

Bulma was so weak and hungry. She thinks she's going to faint again if she doesn't get food and rest. But that arrogant monkey wouldn't help.

She lifted one of the heavier bags and suddenly she collapsed.

Vegeta grabbed the bag with one arm and caught Bulma in the other arm at the same time.

"Weak human." he muttered. Bulma glared at him from the corner of her eyes.

Vegeta opened the front passenger side of the car and settled Bulma in the seat. Then he shut the door and went back to finish packing the bags into the trunk.

Vegeta drove back to Capsule Corps. and did the work of putting the grocerys away. Bulma had regained some strength and was sitting at the kitchen table, watching him work.

Vegeta finished and then walked to the doorway of the kitchen, when he was about to step out, he paused and without turning around, said "You owe me. Two times now Woman."

Bulma chuckled and said "Thanks Vegeta. But I don't own you anything. I am giving you a place to stay, my father gave you the technology to train in abnormal gravity."

Vegeta turned around and smirked. She had won this round and both of them knew it.
"Then you earthlings would owe me big time...when I destroy the androids and can blast this pathetic planet to bits myself!!" He gave an evil chuckle and went back up to his room.

"Wait, Ve..ge...ta..." Bulma trailed off. He hadn't eaten anything for lunch so what was the whole point of that grocery trip? Maybe he didn't feel like eating anymore. Royalty...always changing moods.. Bulma thought. She sighed and got up to cook tomato soup and make sandwhiches to eat.

Diet off....definitely...
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Well?! I liked this chapter. ^.^ Hope you all like it also!! Thank you all for reading my story and writing wonderful reviews for it! Arigato!! (Thank you)

~starwandmagical...signing off...