Hola mi amigos and amigas, Here is chapter 4. High school is evil and
overpowering, like Freiza. **shudders in fear** This going to be a love
scene here but NOT A LEMON!
::I don't own DBZ or the song 'You'll be in my Heart,' by Phil Collins. I just have a copy of the movie it is from, Tarzan::
After a few days, everything seemed to go into a pattern. Bardeock greatly accepted the fact that Vegeta was staying for a while. He helped out with chores without complaining and did the jobs that Bardock couldn't do without Kakarott's help. Everything seemed to work out, except for one night.
They were having a thunderstorm that night. Vegeta was in his room, thinking.
'It seems like too long since I've seen or heard from my parents, I kind of miss them. But if I go back, Freiza will be all over me to take over the kingdom. I don't think the kingdom will be able to handle Freiza,' he sighed.
Then he heard Bulma screamed from her room. Vegeta immediatly jumped out of his bed and took off towards her room. When he got there, he saw that she was just having a nightmare. He immediatly went to her side and gently shook her from her nightmare. When Vegeta touched her, she was covered in cold sweat. She saw Vegeta and instantly grabbed onto him and started crying. Instinctivly, Vegeta wrapped his strong arms around her and comforted her.
"Shhh... calm down, it was just a nightmare," he said calmly.
She sniffed.
"Yes, but you and I were in it," she sobbed.
"There was this creature that was too frieghtening to bear to even be in the presence of him. He seemed to have a thing for calling you a prince for some reason and he pulled a cold ice sword out of nowhere and..." she trailed off, crying into his shoulder.
Vegeta looked a little paled himself.
'Great, I guess she knows what Freiza is like now, good thing she really doesn't know that I really am a prince.'
But now he was faced with another problem.
'Freiza is probably thinking to really kill me, ever since a missing prince isn't really going help, but a dead one will definatly help.'
Bulma cried harder to get Vegeta's attention. He took her into a warm embrace and gently rocked her back and forth. Then he remembered a song his mother used to sing to him when he was young. She sang it to him whenever he got scared of a nightmare or something like that. He started to sing softly to her.
Come stop your crying, It'll be all right
Just take my hand, hold it tight
I will protect you from all around you,
I will be here, don't you cry
Bulma heard Vegeta singing in her ear. It seemed like it was a really good song and Vegeta wasn't half bad.
For one so small, you seem so strong
My arms will hold you safe and warm
This bond between can't be broken
I will be here, don't you cry
Bulma seemed to be getting better, but Vegeta decided to finish the song.
You'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be in my heart
Always.............
Vegeta finished the song and kissed Bulma on the forehead.
"Nothing will harm me in this world, and like the song says 'You'll be in my heart, always.'
Bulma seemed to fall asleep, but when Vegeta turned to leave, Bulma held fast to his arm.
"Please stay for a little while longer," she begged. Vegeta decided to stay a little longer. He held Bulma in his arms for a while before she fell asleep. He wanted to go but found he to was too tired to leave and fell asleep sitting up with Bulma in his arms.
In the morning, the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Bardock like usual, got up. He went up to check up on Bulma because he heard something last night but ignored it. When he looked inside, he got a shock to his system. Vegeta was sleeping sitting up with Bulma in his arms, sleeping as well. Bardock quietly shut the door, though a little shocked.
'Whatever happened last night it looks like Vegeta took care of it' and went downstairs to fix coffee for himself. When he finished making it, he went outside to get some fresh air. When he started to drink his coffee, he started thinking.
'Hmm... looks like Bulma's starting to fall in love. Just like me & Destiny.'
He stared to think about his decesed wife.
'If only you could see her now Desti, She staring to look as beautiful as you used to be. '
He started to feel a strong breeze, as if it was Destiny calling to him.
"Come on, I still think your beautiful, even in the afterlife."
The breeze calmed down.
"Bulma is growing up beautifully, if only you could see her now. And who would have thought that she would get together with Kat & Vegeta's son? It's kind of amazing, isn't it?"
He felt a breeze, probably telling him she thought of it.
"You knew about this? How come you didn't tell me?"
He felt a breeze saying 'I'm dead, remember?'
"Oh yeah, sorry, I kind of forgot."
He started feeling a breeze that felt a lot like tickling.
"I guess I'd better go inside before I'm missed. I hope to see you again, Desti-chan."
"Tousan! Hey Tousan!" he heard Kakarott call.
"Yes, Kakarott, what is it?"
"I was just wondering, who were you talking to?"
Bardock blushed a little.
"Let's just say I was talking your mother."
"But how? She's gone."
"I wouldn't say she's gone. I would say she is still with us, even if we can't see her.
"How can you tell if she's here or not, Tousan?"
"Sometimes, when the wind blows through the trees, I can feel her presence still with us."
"Wow, that's really kind of cool, so do you think she still might be here?"
"Close your eyes for a moment and listen for the wind," Bardock whispered.
Kakarott closed his eyes as told and listened. He thought he heard a voice, but it wasn't his father's voice. It sounded more feminine. He instantly opened his eyes to see his father standing there, smirking.
"I guess you heard her."
"Yeah, that was a little creepy, but it was really cool."
Bardock started laughing quietly, so that his oblivious son wouldn't hear.
"I guess I'd better get back to Chichi before she starts worrying about me," Kakarott said leaving.
"Good talking to you son, I hope you come back to visit soon."
"I will, see you later, Tousan."
'That's our boy, he really is just like me. Too bad he didn't know you as well as I did. Better check on our lovers-to-be.'
Bardock went back into the house and put the dishes away. Vegeta had just decided to wake up.
"Hope you had a nice sleep."
Vegeta stopped in mid-stretch and looked very nervous with a big sweatdrop on his head.
"How do you know?"
Bardock just sat there smiling and sipping his new cup of coffee.
Vegeta then just hit himself on the head.
Bardock kept on sipping his coffee, but was smiling more than ever. He seemed just like his father when they were that age.
"I'm really sorry, I didn't think you'd find out."
"I'm a father, it's my job to find ways to embaress my kids to no end."
Vegeta gave the man a sour look.
"Your not my father."
"No, but I'm a friend of your real father, so close enough," Bardock retorted.
"You know my father?"
"Know him? We grew up together as kids, you'd think we know each other. Though I would like to see my old friend again. We haven't spoken since our kids were born. Including you."
Bardock started chuckling.
"I can still remember when you were still in diapers, young man."
Vegeta blushed bright red.
"I probably know more about what you did as a baby than you do. Your parents are the same for mine. I can still remember when Kakarott was born, your father was as surprised as you were when you saw how much he resembled me, and when he found out he had a twin sister."
"Wow, you really know that much about me?"
"Yep, and then some."
"You said you knew my father, how did you guys meet?"
"Well, when we were about five years old, we had met outside the palace walls. Your father was still a prince. I saw him fall outside and immediatly went to help him.
*Flashback*
Chibi Bardock was walking along when he saw a strange site. He saw a little boy, about his age, in a tree. The little boy started to slip and Bardock came to the rescue, catching him before he hit the ground, but falling down in the process.
"Ow. Hey what were you doing up there? You could have gotten yourself seriously hurt," said Chibi Bardock.
"I was trying to get away from my aunt; she's really scary," the little boy said.
"But that's no reason to climb up a tree."
"You don't know my aunt very well. My papa said I should hide whenever she visits so she doesn't have to embarrass me or him."
"She can't be that bad."
"That's where your wrong. She is the scariest of all old ladies you can think of. She pinches my cheeks til their redder than a tomato and it really hurts, and ruffles my hair, which I hate, and worse of all..."
Bardock was starting to feel really bad for the little boy for going through all of this.
"She kisses me," he said, sticking his tounge out and gagging.
Chibi Bardock looked discusted. Nothing worse than being kissed by an aunt. But it was going to get worse. Much worse.
"And it gets worse. She has a really short temper and she always tells me to do stupid things for her. The worse one is when he tells my dad how cute I look whenever I do a little dance for her, and I don't dance very well. Besides, I was three. I'm five now, and I don't want to dance at this age, you dance when your little when you know it's not really important what other people think."
"Sounds really bad. Maybe I can help you out. I can hide you if your aunt tries to find you."
"You really think you can help?"
"It's alright, I'm more than willing to help a friend."
"Thank you, it's really great to have a friend in a time of crisis. I'm Vegeta, by the way."
"I'm Bardock."
"Vegeta," and adult male called.
The boys turned to see a really tall version of Vegeta, with a mustache and goatee.
"Papa!?" the younger Vegeta said.
Bardock immediatly recognized the man as the king. Bardock immediatly got down on one knee, just as he was taught to act in front of royalty.
"Bardock? Why are you bending over like that?"
"There is no need for you to do that young man."
"I'm sorry, but arn't I supposed to? It's how I'm supposed to act whenever I'm in the presence of royalty."
"Well, in front of just me, you don't have to. Just in presence of others."
"Oh, okay," Chibi Bardock said, getting up.
"I'm Bardock."
"It's nice to meet you Bardock, I'm King Vegeta."
"Now where did that little boy go?" an elderly woman said.
"Uh oh," both Vegetas said in unison.
"There you are!" she called out.
There stood a very short, old and aged with time and the smallest woman Chibi Bardock had ever seen, but still was taller than him. Her hair was a silvery purplish color and had wrinkles upon wrinkles upon wrinkles(no that's not a typo. To get a better picture, think of Principal Skinner's, from the Simpsons, Mother) King Vegeta was shaking like a baby kitten in the this dimuative woman's precense. His younger counterpart was standing stiff as a board.
"Who are you, young man," the woman asked, pointing at Bardock.
Bardock looked liked a child that had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
"Bardock, ma'am," Bardock said very respectfully, for his age.
"Well, arn't you the cutiess little thing," she said, going for Bardock's right cheek and pinched it painfully.
Bardock used most of his self control from crying out because it was so painful. The next part was ruffling his unruly jet black hair that sticks out in every direction thinkable. That action almost made his most favorite red bandana fall off it's position around his forehead. Both Vegetas were wincing at the harsh treatment of their new found friend. Finally, the torture stopped for the young boy. He looked relieved.
"I will be returning soon, Vegeta, and don't you forget it," she said, going away.
Once she was out of earshot distance, they started talking.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through with that, Young Bardock," King Vegeta said.
Bardock was looking around for his lost bandana.
"I can't find my bandana, your highness, it's gone!" Bardock exclaimed.
"What did it look like?"
"It was a bandana, and it was red. It's my favorite one."
"Is this it?" Chibi Vegeta asked, holding up a red cloth in his hand.
"Yes, thank you so much," Bardock said, putting the found article back around his head, "I don't know what I'd do if I lost this."
*End of Flahback*
"We've been friend since," Bardock said, concluding his story.
Vegeta was a little surprised at how his father and Bardock met. He then remembered something.
"That woman you talked about in the story, I can still remember her from early childhood. I think she still lives."
"What?! I thought she might have died by now. I was only 5 when I first met her and she still walks the planet?"
"Yeah, my father tells me to hide from her when she comes, like you said. It's really weird that she hates my mother though. How can anyone hate mother? She's one of the fairest maidens in the land. Kind of short tempered though, but still..."
"I know how you feel. Your mother is a great person and has been through a lot, so she should be very appreciated. I even met Destiny, my wife, on the very same day your father met your mother. Now there's a day to remember," Bardock said, recalling that glorious day.
"We got a big day ahead of us, so we'd better start," Bardock said, getting up.
The rest of the day, Bardock did the chores that needed to be done, with help from Vegeta. Even Kakarott helped out, with some gentle coaxing to Chichi and everyone had a great day.
::I don't own DBZ or the song 'You'll be in my Heart,' by Phil Collins. I just have a copy of the movie it is from, Tarzan::
After a few days, everything seemed to go into a pattern. Bardeock greatly accepted the fact that Vegeta was staying for a while. He helped out with chores without complaining and did the jobs that Bardock couldn't do without Kakarott's help. Everything seemed to work out, except for one night.
They were having a thunderstorm that night. Vegeta was in his room, thinking.
'It seems like too long since I've seen or heard from my parents, I kind of miss them. But if I go back, Freiza will be all over me to take over the kingdom. I don't think the kingdom will be able to handle Freiza,' he sighed.
Then he heard Bulma screamed from her room. Vegeta immediatly jumped out of his bed and took off towards her room. When he got there, he saw that she was just having a nightmare. He immediatly went to her side and gently shook her from her nightmare. When Vegeta touched her, she was covered in cold sweat. She saw Vegeta and instantly grabbed onto him and started crying. Instinctivly, Vegeta wrapped his strong arms around her and comforted her.
"Shhh... calm down, it was just a nightmare," he said calmly.
She sniffed.
"Yes, but you and I were in it," she sobbed.
"There was this creature that was too frieghtening to bear to even be in the presence of him. He seemed to have a thing for calling you a prince for some reason and he pulled a cold ice sword out of nowhere and..." she trailed off, crying into his shoulder.
Vegeta looked a little paled himself.
'Great, I guess she knows what Freiza is like now, good thing she really doesn't know that I really am a prince.'
But now he was faced with another problem.
'Freiza is probably thinking to really kill me, ever since a missing prince isn't really going help, but a dead one will definatly help.'
Bulma cried harder to get Vegeta's attention. He took her into a warm embrace and gently rocked her back and forth. Then he remembered a song his mother used to sing to him when he was young. She sang it to him whenever he got scared of a nightmare or something like that. He started to sing softly to her.
Come stop your crying, It'll be all right
Just take my hand, hold it tight
I will protect you from all around you,
I will be here, don't you cry
Bulma heard Vegeta singing in her ear. It seemed like it was a really good song and Vegeta wasn't half bad.
For one so small, you seem so strong
My arms will hold you safe and warm
This bond between can't be broken
I will be here, don't you cry
Bulma seemed to be getting better, but Vegeta decided to finish the song.
You'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be in my heart
Always.............
Vegeta finished the song and kissed Bulma on the forehead.
"Nothing will harm me in this world, and like the song says 'You'll be in my heart, always.'
Bulma seemed to fall asleep, but when Vegeta turned to leave, Bulma held fast to his arm.
"Please stay for a little while longer," she begged. Vegeta decided to stay a little longer. He held Bulma in his arms for a while before she fell asleep. He wanted to go but found he to was too tired to leave and fell asleep sitting up with Bulma in his arms.
In the morning, the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Bardock like usual, got up. He went up to check up on Bulma because he heard something last night but ignored it. When he looked inside, he got a shock to his system. Vegeta was sleeping sitting up with Bulma in his arms, sleeping as well. Bardock quietly shut the door, though a little shocked.
'Whatever happened last night it looks like Vegeta took care of it' and went downstairs to fix coffee for himself. When he finished making it, he went outside to get some fresh air. When he started to drink his coffee, he started thinking.
'Hmm... looks like Bulma's starting to fall in love. Just like me & Destiny.'
He stared to think about his decesed wife.
'If only you could see her now Desti, She staring to look as beautiful as you used to be. '
He started to feel a strong breeze, as if it was Destiny calling to him.
"Come on, I still think your beautiful, even in the afterlife."
The breeze calmed down.
"Bulma is growing up beautifully, if only you could see her now. And who would have thought that she would get together with Kat & Vegeta's son? It's kind of amazing, isn't it?"
He felt a breeze, probably telling him she thought of it.
"You knew about this? How come you didn't tell me?"
He felt a breeze saying 'I'm dead, remember?'
"Oh yeah, sorry, I kind of forgot."
He started feeling a breeze that felt a lot like tickling.
"I guess I'd better go inside before I'm missed. I hope to see you again, Desti-chan."
"Tousan! Hey Tousan!" he heard Kakarott call.
"Yes, Kakarott, what is it?"
"I was just wondering, who were you talking to?"
Bardock blushed a little.
"Let's just say I was talking your mother."
"But how? She's gone."
"I wouldn't say she's gone. I would say she is still with us, even if we can't see her.
"How can you tell if she's here or not, Tousan?"
"Sometimes, when the wind blows through the trees, I can feel her presence still with us."
"Wow, that's really kind of cool, so do you think she still might be here?"
"Close your eyes for a moment and listen for the wind," Bardock whispered.
Kakarott closed his eyes as told and listened. He thought he heard a voice, but it wasn't his father's voice. It sounded more feminine. He instantly opened his eyes to see his father standing there, smirking.
"I guess you heard her."
"Yeah, that was a little creepy, but it was really cool."
Bardock started laughing quietly, so that his oblivious son wouldn't hear.
"I guess I'd better get back to Chichi before she starts worrying about me," Kakarott said leaving.
"Good talking to you son, I hope you come back to visit soon."
"I will, see you later, Tousan."
'That's our boy, he really is just like me. Too bad he didn't know you as well as I did. Better check on our lovers-to-be.'
Bardock went back into the house and put the dishes away. Vegeta had just decided to wake up.
"Hope you had a nice sleep."
Vegeta stopped in mid-stretch and looked very nervous with a big sweatdrop on his head.
"How do you know?"
Bardock just sat there smiling and sipping his new cup of coffee.
Vegeta then just hit himself on the head.
Bardock kept on sipping his coffee, but was smiling more than ever. He seemed just like his father when they were that age.
"I'm really sorry, I didn't think you'd find out."
"I'm a father, it's my job to find ways to embaress my kids to no end."
Vegeta gave the man a sour look.
"Your not my father."
"No, but I'm a friend of your real father, so close enough," Bardock retorted.
"You know my father?"
"Know him? We grew up together as kids, you'd think we know each other. Though I would like to see my old friend again. We haven't spoken since our kids were born. Including you."
Bardock started chuckling.
"I can still remember when you were still in diapers, young man."
Vegeta blushed bright red.
"I probably know more about what you did as a baby than you do. Your parents are the same for mine. I can still remember when Kakarott was born, your father was as surprised as you were when you saw how much he resembled me, and when he found out he had a twin sister."
"Wow, you really know that much about me?"
"Yep, and then some."
"You said you knew my father, how did you guys meet?"
"Well, when we were about five years old, we had met outside the palace walls. Your father was still a prince. I saw him fall outside and immediatly went to help him.
*Flashback*
Chibi Bardock was walking along when he saw a strange site. He saw a little boy, about his age, in a tree. The little boy started to slip and Bardock came to the rescue, catching him before he hit the ground, but falling down in the process.
"Ow. Hey what were you doing up there? You could have gotten yourself seriously hurt," said Chibi Bardock.
"I was trying to get away from my aunt; she's really scary," the little boy said.
"But that's no reason to climb up a tree."
"You don't know my aunt very well. My papa said I should hide whenever she visits so she doesn't have to embarrass me or him."
"She can't be that bad."
"That's where your wrong. She is the scariest of all old ladies you can think of. She pinches my cheeks til their redder than a tomato and it really hurts, and ruffles my hair, which I hate, and worse of all..."
Bardock was starting to feel really bad for the little boy for going through all of this.
"She kisses me," he said, sticking his tounge out and gagging.
Chibi Bardock looked discusted. Nothing worse than being kissed by an aunt. But it was going to get worse. Much worse.
"And it gets worse. She has a really short temper and she always tells me to do stupid things for her. The worse one is when he tells my dad how cute I look whenever I do a little dance for her, and I don't dance very well. Besides, I was three. I'm five now, and I don't want to dance at this age, you dance when your little when you know it's not really important what other people think."
"Sounds really bad. Maybe I can help you out. I can hide you if your aunt tries to find you."
"You really think you can help?"
"It's alright, I'm more than willing to help a friend."
"Thank you, it's really great to have a friend in a time of crisis. I'm Vegeta, by the way."
"I'm Bardock."
"Vegeta," and adult male called.
The boys turned to see a really tall version of Vegeta, with a mustache and goatee.
"Papa!?" the younger Vegeta said.
Bardock immediatly recognized the man as the king. Bardock immediatly got down on one knee, just as he was taught to act in front of royalty.
"Bardock? Why are you bending over like that?"
"There is no need for you to do that young man."
"I'm sorry, but arn't I supposed to? It's how I'm supposed to act whenever I'm in the presence of royalty."
"Well, in front of just me, you don't have to. Just in presence of others."
"Oh, okay," Chibi Bardock said, getting up.
"I'm Bardock."
"It's nice to meet you Bardock, I'm King Vegeta."
"Now where did that little boy go?" an elderly woman said.
"Uh oh," both Vegetas said in unison.
"There you are!" she called out.
There stood a very short, old and aged with time and the smallest woman Chibi Bardock had ever seen, but still was taller than him. Her hair was a silvery purplish color and had wrinkles upon wrinkles upon wrinkles(no that's not a typo. To get a better picture, think of Principal Skinner's, from the Simpsons, Mother) King Vegeta was shaking like a baby kitten in the this dimuative woman's precense. His younger counterpart was standing stiff as a board.
"Who are you, young man," the woman asked, pointing at Bardock.
Bardock looked liked a child that had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
"Bardock, ma'am," Bardock said very respectfully, for his age.
"Well, arn't you the cutiess little thing," she said, going for Bardock's right cheek and pinched it painfully.
Bardock used most of his self control from crying out because it was so painful. The next part was ruffling his unruly jet black hair that sticks out in every direction thinkable. That action almost made his most favorite red bandana fall off it's position around his forehead. Both Vegetas were wincing at the harsh treatment of their new found friend. Finally, the torture stopped for the young boy. He looked relieved.
"I will be returning soon, Vegeta, and don't you forget it," she said, going away.
Once she was out of earshot distance, they started talking.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through with that, Young Bardock," King Vegeta said.
Bardock was looking around for his lost bandana.
"I can't find my bandana, your highness, it's gone!" Bardock exclaimed.
"What did it look like?"
"It was a bandana, and it was red. It's my favorite one."
"Is this it?" Chibi Vegeta asked, holding up a red cloth in his hand.
"Yes, thank you so much," Bardock said, putting the found article back around his head, "I don't know what I'd do if I lost this."
*End of Flahback*
"We've been friend since," Bardock said, concluding his story.
Vegeta was a little surprised at how his father and Bardock met. He then remembered something.
"That woman you talked about in the story, I can still remember her from early childhood. I think she still lives."
"What?! I thought she might have died by now. I was only 5 when I first met her and she still walks the planet?"
"Yeah, my father tells me to hide from her when she comes, like you said. It's really weird that she hates my mother though. How can anyone hate mother? She's one of the fairest maidens in the land. Kind of short tempered though, but still..."
"I know how you feel. Your mother is a great person and has been through a lot, so she should be very appreciated. I even met Destiny, my wife, on the very same day your father met your mother. Now there's a day to remember," Bardock said, recalling that glorious day.
"We got a big day ahead of us, so we'd better start," Bardock said, getting up.
The rest of the day, Bardock did the chores that needed to be done, with help from Vegeta. Even Kakarott helped out, with some gentle coaxing to Chichi and everyone had a great day.