"Vegeta! Vegeta! Wake up!" I nudged him.
"What?!" he sat up and rubbed the sleep off his eyes. It was still four in the morning so I understand his grouchy attitude. I pointed to the drawer.
"Something's in there," I got out of bed and put on my bathrobe. Vegeta put on his too. We both crept toward my vanity table. Vegeta reached over and opened the drawer.
"Oh no!!!" I shouted, my face turning white.
"Huh?! Isn't that...the stone of that goddess?!" Vegeta's eyes widened.
"Vegeta! Laria's coming! It's exactly one month! I can't believe I didn't count the dates!"
"You mean...she's taking me back?"
At that moment, I began crying hysterically. This can't be! Just when we had found each other... we had to be separated! No! I can't let this happen! I love Vegeta! I want to be with him forever! I flung myself into Vegeta's arms and started crying.
"No! No! No! I don't want you to go yet, Vegeta! No!!!"
Vegeta held me tighter and kissed my forehead.
"I won't let her separate us. I can't!" he said, a sinister sneer suddenly appearing on his face. Quickly, he snatched the stone and threw it against the wall, causing it to break into a million pieces. The glowing stopped and the pieces lay still. I gave Vegeta a surprised look.
"Problem solved!" he stated proudly. But it wasn't solved. The pieces levitated in the air and before we knew it, fused into one again. It glowed brightly, it's changing colors playing with our eyes.
"What?! This can't be!" Vegeta shouted and grabbed the stone. He then carried me and flew towards our garden...he can fly?!!!
"You never told me you can fly!" I shouted, when we stepped on the lawn.
"You never asked. Okay. Goodbye stone!!!" he aimed for the sky and threw it so far that I assumed it would be in orbit right now. I felt relief wash over me but it was short-lived. When we headed for the house...there it was again! Levitating and glowing...what kind of rock is this?! Suddenly, Vegeta's fists were surrounded by power balls...WOW! He surprises me everytime! He threw about ten...or was it twenty power balls at the stone. I'm not sure of the number because it all happened to fast! But Vegeta just wasted his time...the stone wasn't destroyed. I embraced Vegeta tightly as he did me.
"What are we going to do?! There's no stopping this!" I cried out, as bright light from the stone shot from almost every angle. A strong gust of wind surrounded us, howling through the night. When it stopped, Laria was there, looking at us. She smiled sweetly.
"I knew you'd try something like that," she said softly. Vegeta, frustrated, lost his temper and threw power balls at Laria...but it just went through her!
"No use in trying to do that, prince...," she said in a melancholic way. I cried some more.
"How dare you make her cry!" Vegeta held me close to him.
"I never intended to. It was she who made the wish. I did tell her that I hope she doesn't regret her wish...but I guess she'll have to regret it..."
"S...so that's what you meant about regret?" I stiffled a sob. Laria nodded.
"Yes, dear...you two were destined and I knew that you'll fall deeply in love soon. I did give you a chance to change your wish, Bulma. I wanted to make you happy...but instead, made you sad..." Laria bent her head down. She was right.
"I'm sorry Laria. It was my fault. Maybe I shouldn't have wished for him in the first place..." I wept in Vegeta's arms, "then maybe, we wouldn't have to experience the hurt of being away from each other..."
"You wont..." she said.
"What do you mean?!" Vegeta scowled.
"As I said before, you'll have no recollection of meeting me or each other. However, you can still find those memories in your dreams...see and feel each other in your dreams...and when it's time for your paths to cross again, you shall start recalling those memories one by one.."
Vegeta and I looked at each other, tears glistening in our eyes. I couldn't bear to be separated from him...not now. Not ever!
"What if I want to stay!?" Vegeta hissed. Laria simply shook her head.
"I knew this would happen. You can't stay. If you do, it will change the entire course of history and it shall affect your relationship in the future...you wouldn't want that...would you?"
Vegeta bit his lower lip as he gazed longingly at the deep blue of my eyes. I started sobbing. I'll have to let him go...though it hurts...God! It hurts!
"Please...don't cry..." Vegeta kissed my cheeks.
"Vegeta...I'm going to miss you..."
Vegeta pressed his palm against my cheek. Laria stared at us, a thoughtful look on her face.
"Wait..." she held the stone in her hand and hid it under her fist. When she opened it, the stone had formed into the shape of a heart. It looked absolutely breathtaking with its rainbow colors. Then, a streak of light came between the stone and broke it in half! The two pieces levitated toward us...one to me and one to Vegeta.
"Take these pieces. Keep it well. These will be your only mementos or remembrances of each other..." she said softly. I took mine and held it against my heart. Vegeta took his too. The wind started to spin around us again. Sparks of light from Laria started surrounding Vegeta, engulfing him in a luminous glow. Tears began to flow freely from my eyes. I embraced Vegeta once more. He held me tightly, burrying his face in my hair.
"Goodbye...I love you..."
"I love you too..." and with that, Vegeta's lips found mine, in what was to be our last passionate kiss until we meet again years later...