Disclaimer: Plain and simple: I don't own dbz, or it's plot.

Late Nights

" Bulma why are we doing this?" Jenny asked, clutching her black jacket together.

" Because, I want to know what he's trying to pull." Bulma explained leaning against her car. " It's been my experience if you want to find something out; you just have to try it."

" So what your saying then is you don't want to lose your virginity?" Jenny asked, smiling slightly.

" What the hell does that have to do with anything?" Bulma asked in an annoyed tone.

" Well you said if you want to find something out you have to try it..." Jenny laughed.

" That's not what I was talking about!" Bulma said, rolling her eyes. " You're so perverted sometimes."

" I know." Jenny said simply. " Can I drive?"

" No." Bulma said simply.

" Please?" Jenny whined.

" No." Bulma said quickly. " You are a terrible driver; there is no way in hell your ever driving my car."

" Aw Bulma! You're no fun." Jenny sighed.

" I love my car." Bulma laughed. " And as I said, no way in hell you're driving it."

" Yeah, yeah, yeah." Jenny said. " Oh look here they come." Jenny said motioning to the door of the club.

" Yeah." Bulma muttered. " So how long do you think this is going to last?"

" I don't know." Jenny said, grabbing Bulma's keys and hitting the unlock button. " I think you've lost it."

" Hey." Vegeta said nearing her car.

" Hey" Bulma responded evenly. Chichi and 18 were chatting while Yamcha and Krillin were just staring off into space. " So were will we be going tonight?"
" I think Gate Zero." Chichi said suddenly paying attention to the other conversations.
" Oh yeah Bulma's ex works there." Jenny blurted out. Bulma glared at Jenny for the last comment. He was the last person she wanted to talk about.
" Oh really?" Chichi asked. " Isn't his name Chad?"
" Yeah." Bulma said lightly. " Well are we gonna go then or what?"
" Okay." Vegeta said, agreeing. " You'll follow me."
" Sounds good." Bulma said opening her car door. Jenny raced around to the other side as Bulma started the engine.

It took them a little over a half an hour to get to the club. When they did the group waited less than ten minutes, thanks to Bulma. She had known just what to say and what to do to get in.

" Bulma that was good!" Jenny laughed as they entered the club.

" Yeah, great work." Yamcha said flatly. Bulma turned to glare at him.

" Yeah I'd like to see you try that." Bulma said in a low tone. " Maybe your girlfriend could pull it off, but I doubt you could."

" Thanks." 18 said smiling a bit. " Maybe this girl isn't all that bad." 18 thought to herself.

" I think I'm gonna go get something to drink." Bulma said turning.

" I'll go with you." Vegeta said glancing at Yamcha, he wasn't going to win this one.

" Fine. Whatever." Bulma said pushing her way to the bar. This was one of the only clubs she could get served at because her ex was the bartender.

" Hello ice princess." A cool voice came from behind her. " What are you up to on this Friday night?" Bulma turned to see Chad standing before her. Kami, he was gorgeous, all six foot five inches of him. He stood tall and proud, two of his best features. He had blond hair and green eyes and a body to die for. He wore a black tank top, showing off his biceps and very chiseled chest.

" You're looking good Chad." Bulma commented. " Been back to prison have we?" Chad threw back his head with laughter. Chad was a twenty-one year old senior, it was because he had gotten mixed up with drugs as a freshman, and failed the ninth grade three times. It was the summer after he failed the third time that he finally got help. When Bulma was a freshman, she had no friends. She was skinny and very scrawny looking. In fact the first year she was in high school, Chad completely ignored her. Needless to say her freshman year was her worst in high school. When school started up in tenth, a lot had changed. She was no longer stick figure straight; instead she had developed curves in all the right places. After that Chad definitely began to notice her. He would sit next to her in one of the numerous classes that they had together, or at lunch invite her to sit with him and his friends, which was how she met Jenny. Within a few weeks of the beginning of school the two had begun to date. At first everyone thought the two as a couple was crazy. She was 15 and he was 19, but after a few weeks everyone got used to it.

" No Princess." Chad said chuckling. " I quit that when I started dating you. I miss you." He mumbled, moving closer to her. " I wish you'd forgive me." He said his face moving closer to hers. She felt his arm wrap around her waist. " I'd love to make it up to you."

" Yeah I'm sure you would." Bulma said calmly. Bulma looked over her shoulder at Vegeta was waiting his arms crossed. " I would love to stay and chat, but I'm here with someone." She said coolly slipping almost out of his grasp. Chad looked over to see a smirking Vegeta. The blood ran cold in Chad's veins, Bulma knew this. He was very possessive of what was his.

" Oh so now your with a prep?" He asked pulling her back into place. Bulma smiled, she had forgotten about Chad's grudge against Vegeta. They had gone at it almost daily in ninth, fighting, arguing, and threatening.

" I don't think that's any of your business Chad." Bulma snapped, not liking the situation.

" Oh I think it is." Chad whispered. " But if this is what you want Princess I'll let you go." His arm slowly unwinding from her waist. " For now." He whispered his hand traveling up to her face, gently stroking her cheek. Bulma shuttered as she watched him turn away. What had happened to him? Bulma thought wordlessly he use to be so.... Caring.

" I'm sorry." Bulma said turning back to Vegeta. She had no doubt that her cheeks were getting redder by the second. " I hate it when he gets sentimental."

" He's an asshole." Vegeta scoffed.
" You have no idea." Bulma muttered as she sat at the bar. It was safe, by the way he had surprised her, she guessed he was on his break. Bulma sat down on the stool and waited silently.

" Hey Bulma." A friendly voice called. Bulma lifted her gaze slightly to see an old friend standing before her.

" Hey Bret." Bulma smiled. Bret was Chad's good friend, but when it came to certain things the two just didn't see eye to eye. " How are Mary and Jade?" Bret was a mere three years older than Chad, but he already had a wife, whom he loved, and a daughter, whom he adored.

" Jade is just starting into pre-school and Mary is pregnant again." Bret said smiling.

" Well congratulations." Bulma announced. " Could you get us a beer? "

" Sure Bulma." Bret said turning away.

" Well it seems you know everyone here." Vegeta said from behind her.

" That would be correct." Bulma laughed. " I have spent many, many nights and long wasted hours here. I've been a party girl since I could walk." Bulma said teasingly.

" I could believe that." Vegeta said, his eyes catching hers for a moment. " But I don't believe you could hold a candle to Marron's party life."

" Well then you don't know too much about me." Bulma snapped. " Actually you don't even know me."

" True." Vegeta said." But what if I would want to know you?"

" Then I'd pity you because, that is something that you'll never get." Bulma said as Bret returned.

" Here you go Bulma." Bret said handing her a beer.

" Your too kind Bret." Bulma said as she hopped down from the stool. " I guess I'll see you later. Tell Mary I said hey."

" I will, she'll love to hear from you." Bret said, as she began walking away.
" That is Chad's best friend. His wife and I get along really well. She's a nice person." Bulma told Vegeta who was walking beside her." Her and Jenny however are a much different story. You get them together and there like two cats fighting over territory."

" So why do you hang out with her?" Vegeta asked.

" Jenny is my best friend." Bulma said. " She understands me better than anyone does, and she's bailed my butt out of trouble more times than I can count." Vegeta smirked following her back to the group.

" So is Chad here?" Jenny asked. Bulma laughed at her naivety.

" Yeah he's here all right." Bulma said bluntly." He definitely made his presence known."

" Who's Chad?" 18 asked cluelessly.

" My ex." Bulma stated sipping her beer.

" Mind sharing Bulma?" Jenny asked grabbing the beer from her.

" Apparently not." Bulma scoffed at Jenny. " Chad is a real pain in the ass, mostly because he's having problems with accepting our break up."
" I'd love to give him some therapy." Jenny giggled softly.

" Yeah I bet you would." Bulma said sarcastically.

" Well I would love to stay and chat, but I think that I have a date." Jenny annonced, handing the beer back to Bulma.

" Yeah see ya later Jenny." Bulma called as Jenny walked away from the crowd.

" Well you want to dance Chi?" Krillin asked. Chichi nodded slowly at her boyfriend.

" Yeah come on babe lets dance." Yamcha said dragging a scowling 18 off.

" Well I guess I'm gonna go see if I can find anyone to dance with." Goku said shyly walking off.

" I guess that just leaves us." Bulma stated.

" Well you're not that bad of a partner." Vegeta said pulling her closer to him.

" Well I'm glad to hear that." Bulma giggled. Suddenly a shrill ringing interrupted Bulma's laughter. She frowned as she grabbed the phone out of the side pocket of her boots.
"Hello?" Bulma yelled into the phone.
"Bulma dear it's your mother." A small voice said over the other end of the phone.
"Mom? Um…hold on I have to go some place a little quieter so I can hear you. "Bulma explained, turning back to Vegeta.
" I gotta take this call, be right back." Bulma told him as she turned quickly and headed for the door. Once outside Bulma retreated to the side of the building." Okay Mom I'm here, what's up?"
"Where are you honey?" Bulma's mother asked quietly.
"I'm at Gate Zero, why?" Bulma asked suspiciously.
"Okay you need to come home right away, your father has had a slight heart attack." Her mother revealed.
"Oh my! Is he okay?" Bulma asked franticly.
"Yes dear, it was small, so small he didn't have to go into the hospital, but we do need you home." Her mother told her quickly.
"Okay well it should only take me twenty minutes to get home." Bulma concluded.
"Okay honey, be careful and don't speed! I know how you drive in that car of yours!" Her mother ordered.
"Fine, I promise." Bulma sighed as she turned off the phone. The cool night air now hit her full blast. She shuttered silently as she walked back around to the door. She had to find Jenny and quickly.

Upon entering Bulma sought out Vegeta and found him in a matter of seconds, hanging out at the bar. " Hmmm, I wonder if he wants to start a fight with Chad. Chad would get his ass kicked, cause Vegeta has a really nice body." Bulma marveled silently. " Oh well." She sighed, walking back over to him.

" Vegeta." Bulma called to him.

" What?" He snapped turning to her.

" I'm gonna have to leave. My dad had a heart attack, he's fine, but I gotta go." Bulma explained. " It was fun. We should do it again some time." Bulma stated.

" Well since you feel that way, I have an offer that you won't and can't refuse." He said slyly.

" Oh yeah which would be?" Bulma asked, tilting her head to the side.

" Well I could use your help." Vegeta began. " Every year my friends and I go on a Thanksgiving skiing trip, well this year no parents. We leave Wednesday and come back Sunday, since Marron and I are no longer together, I can bring someone else, you wanna come?"

" Well I don't know." Bulma said hesitantly.

" Come on, It'll be fun to stick it to Marron." Vegeta chuckled.

" Yeah Well, since you put it that way, Okay." Bulma laughed." Well you have my phone number, call me." Bulma said kissing him quickly before disappearing into the crowd.

Bulma looked for ten minutes before she found Jenny who had been hanging all over some random guy.
" Jenny!" Bulma hissed at her.

" Oh, hey Bulma." Jenny giggled, pulling herself off the guy.

" Hey I gotta go, family problems. Are you coming with me or catching a ride later?" Bulma asked. Jenny looked at the guy behind her and then back to Bulma.

" Um. I think I'll be staying here." Jenny laughed.

" Okay see you Monday Jen." Bulma called over her shoulder.

" Yeah you too." She heard Jen say.

Bulma arrived home about a half an hour later. The large house seemed virtiually empty when Bulma first entered. She tracked her parents down to their bedroom. Her mother was sitting in bed talking quietly with her father. She watched them talk for several minutes before making her presence known.

" Hey." Bulma announced, stepping into the room.

" Hi honey." Her dad said smiling. " Have any trouble getting home?"

" Not really." Bulma stated simply. " How are you dad?"

" Good it was a slight heart attack, I'm just gonna be resting for a while." Her dad informed her.

" Thank Kami it was mild." Bulma sighed, leaning against the door frame. " Hey Um...I've been asked to go on a skiing trip over Thanksgiving, its it all right with you guys if I go?"

" Sure Honey." Her parents said almost in unison.

" Thanks." Bulma yawned. " I think I'm gonna go to bed now."

" Okay night honey." Her parents said in unison, both began to laugh.

" Night guys." Bulma laughed, slipping out of the room.

(A/N: Ah the stage is set! lol. I have three more chapters to write and get out by Thursday morning at the latest. I can do it! lol. I have early dismissal Tuesday, no school Thursday and Friday. Yay! My most favorite time of the year is coming up, thanksgiving to Christmas, and I have writing this year. I guess that means I gots to write a Christmas fic. I will Maybe, depending if I finish that contest fic. its on forever, good fic. Ja for now ~ Kira ~ )