Stranded

by Jinko Kawaii

Bulma, Goku and Chi-Chi decide to go on a trip. Bulma stupidly invites Vegeta and then makes him promise not to use his Saiyan abilities. Their plane ends up crashing and Vegeta keeps his promise. Chi-Chi even has a sick/twisted plan, resulting in V/B liv

6. Chapter 6

Hey, hey. Me again. Thanks to Sensation 236, Tia (Vegeta_brief_babe@hotmail.com) and Kahlulou (Sorry if that's spelt wrong. I took it down a couple of days ago and I can barely see it.) For the reviews. It is so appreciated. In the last chapter, Vegeta told Bulma who Safira and Keira are, and no. I didn't intentionally make their names rhyme. It was an accident. Yeah, well they ended up being his mate and daughter that Frieza killed. *Cries at my own meanness.* On to the story, no damn. The disclaimer first. Dragon Ball Z is not mine. I own the rights to Safira and Keira being Vegeta's family, but nothing else.

Stranded.

Chapter 6.

Vegeta and Bulma fight.

Chi-Chi and Goku left Bulma and Vegeta.

 "Why do are you so afraid of such creature?" Vegeta asked as they both took a seat on Vegeta's bed.

 "Because it's very dangerous. People do have fears, y'know."

 "Fear is just a useless emotion. The sooner you lose it, the better."

 "Aren't we mister stern?"

 "Yes."

 "What was written in your journal?" Bulma asked. Vegeta looked down and blushed again.

 "Nothing. It was just something that happened because being stuck here is driving me insane."

 "How so?"

 "Enough has been said." Vegeta said. He looked out the window and saw that it was pretty dark. "Hey, what time is it?"

 "It's, uh, 8."

 "Hn, dinner time." Vegeta said. He walked over to a fridge and pulled out four capsules of large family size shepherds pie. (Mmm, I just looove shepherds pie. ^_~)  He put them over the fire like he did with the noodles and then ate all of it once it was hot enough.

 "With the rate that you're going, we'll be out of food in a week."

 "No. The first fridge would have been emptied. Not both."

 "Whatever." Bulma said.

She grabbed her own capsule, which happened to be lasagne. (Oh, I'm so good at naming my favourite foods. ^_^) She ate everything and then rummaged through her stuff and found her hairbrush. She sat on her bed and started to brush her hair. After a while, her wrist started to hurt again. "Damn pain." She grumbled. A gasp escaped her lips as she felt more weight on the bed and a pair of hands on hers and the brush.

 "Stupid Woman." Vegeta grumbled as he brushed her hair. "If it hurts so much, then why do you do it?"

 "You like to fight and train and I like to keep my appearance up." Bulma said as she got used to the fact that Vegeta was touching her so…. gently. And to put it even worse, she liked the fact that he could be so soft. "So what exactly are you doing?"

 "I am brushing your hair. What else would I be doing?"

 "It just seems strange. That's all."

 "Why?"

 "Because it's a nice thing to do and a nice thing from you is unexpected."

 "And again, I ask why."

 "Well, you're always mean."

 "So?"

 "How is it that you can be so mean, yet so nice?"

 "Easy. I just act like this when I want."

 "You should more often."

 "Why? It'd make me seem weak."

 "Well, we already know that you're not weak, so you don't have to prove it."

 "I don't like being nice. It isn't me." Vegeta said, putting down the brush as he finished. He crawled off the bed and went to sit on his own.

 "Then why were you nice just then?"

 "Because it was hurting you and we have to look after each other, as said by Kakarot's mate."

 "Her name is Chi-Chi."

 "Like it's important to me."

 "It should be."

 "Well it isn't."

 "Fine then. Oh, and thankyou for brushing my hair. I'm sorry that my wrist hurts so much."

 "Feh. I don't need your apologies."

 "Okay. I'll never be nice to you ever again. You can count on that!" Bulma snapped. She lied down on her bed with her back facing Vegeta.

 "Woman, I…"

 "Don't 'Woman I' me! I was trying to be nice to you and all you can do is reject my request for forgiveness and act as if a little apology would kill you. Well, screw you! If Chi-Chi hadn't liked the idea so much, I would have gotten Goku to fly me back home."

 "Why are you acting so stupid? It was an apology! And this is me. You know I don't accept acts of kindness."

 "I'm acting like this because I'm fed up with the way that you treat me! I do all these things to keep you happy and you can't even thank me for it!"

 "You'd prefer me to make the time to thankyou for what? For making me meals and giving me headaches. Sure. I'll do that. Thankyou for being annoying." Vegeta yelled.

 "Fine then! I won't give you any food and you know what? How about you just move out of my house! Or maybe when I get back, I'll make you a ship so you can get the hell away from this planet!" Bulma said, turning to face him. Vegeta was now pacing around.

 "I really don't want to fight with you, Woman. Why are you like this?"

 "Why are you a mean jerk?"

 "Because that's how I have been brought up to be."

 "Well, you can change your attitude and actually be nice!"

 "Stop yelling at me! I have done nothing wrong. I don't even know why you apologised in the first place, but I will take up your offer of the ship. The sooner I get away, the better." Vegeta said, jumping out of the door and landed near the lake again and stormed off. Bulma sat up on her bed and sighed.

 "Why is he such a jerk?" she asked herself. She got up and started to walk to where Chi-Chi had said her camp was. It took her an hour to get there, but a happy Goku greeted her.

 "Hey, Bulma!" he yelled as he ran over to hug her.

 "Goku, leave her alone." Chi-Chi said. "Hi, Bulma. What's up?"

 "Oh, nothing. Vegeta and I just had a fight, that's all."

 "No! That's not supposed to happen!" Goku complained and walked back into his house.

 "What's wrong with him?" Bulma asked.

 "He thinks that something is supposed to happen between you and Vegeta. As in dating or something like that." Chi-Chi said.

 "Nani?"

 "Yeah, pretty weird, huh?"

 "Why would he think that?"

 "I don't know."

 "I think he's finally gone insane. Maybe he's had too many knocks on the head."

 "Don't say that. Goku just had some strange idea that you two were going to turn out to be pretty close."

 "No. We just live together, or at least we used to."

 "What do you mean?"

 "Oh, when we were fighting, I told him that he should leave my house when we get back and then I'd make him a ship to get off the planet and he took up the offer." Bulma said.

 "No! You can't do that!" Goku said, running back out to them.

 "Why?" Bulma asked. "I don't care if he goes. I don't care if he gets killed. He doesn't help with the Androids. He gets himself killed."
 "But something happens and you will care. You see, he already sorta likes you." Goku said, sheepishly.

 "What?" A scared Bulma asked Goku, her voice hurting Goku and Chi-Chi's ears.

 "He wrote in his last journal entry that he, uh, kissed you."

 "What?! When? How come I don't know? Why would he? He hates me."

 "No he doesn't. He did kiss you, that's why I talked to him. It was the other day when you were unconscious."

 "That's a little bit psychotic." Chi-Chi said.

 "He cares about you and you told him to leave. Are you insane?" Goku asked.

 "I didn't know. I feel really sick. I don't know if it's the thought of Vegeta kissing me or my guilty conscience."

 "I still think he's psychotic." Chi-Chi said.

 "Chi, you're not helping." Bulma said.

 "Well, I think you're sick because of the thought of Vegeta."

 "I'm starting to lean more towards guilt."

 "So you like the idea of his lips on yours?"

 "No, but he told me that the sooner he leaves, the better. Oh, I feel really bad. I'm a bad person. And after every secret he's told me. I am a really bad person."

 "You are not, Bulma. He just got on your nerves and told him how you felt about it." Goku said.

 "I know, but I didn't have to be so mean about it. He probably hates me now. Dammit!"

 "Listen, you didn't know."

 "I know I didn't, but being like that at anytime is bad. I should go find him."

 "Why?" Chi-Chi asked.

 "Because I need to explain everything to him."

 "Now you're the psychotic one."

 "I am not. Goku, can you help me or transport me to him?"
 "Okay." Goku said. He put his hand on Bulma's shoulder and they disappeared.

They found Vegeta at another lake, throwing rocks into the water, causing big waves. He sensed their energy, but acted like they weren't there.

 "Um, Vegeta." Bulma asked.

 "What, Woman? Have you come to tell me that I'm a mean jerk again? Or are you going to tell me that now I'm not welcome to in your home to take my stuff?"

 "Listen to her, Vegeta." Goku said, in a threatening voice.

 "Oh, yes. I will. I will so big brave Kakarot who's a Super Saiyan won't get mad and kill me. Well, I'm waiting, Woman."

 "I'm sorry for acting like an idiot before." Bulma said.

 "It's another apology. Why? Aren't you afraid that I'll reject it again?"

 "Vegeta, stop acting like a big stubborn jerk." Goku said. "She's apologising because she wants you to stay on Earth."

 "Goku told me that you kissed me." Bulma said. Vegeta turned around to face them.

 "He what? You told me that you wouldn't."

 "He also said that you cared for me. That's why I feel so bad."

 "That's really funny, you know. You are but a grain of sand to me. You believed that? Did you forget about Safira and Keira? I've learnt that I cannot feel that way again." Vegeta said.

 "Who's Safira and Keira?" Goku asked, losing his angry mood.

 "Great. Now he knows and he's going to tell all the fighters." Vegeta said.

 "Who's Safira and Keira?" Goku asked again.

 "Safira was my mate. Keira was my daughter. Frieza killed them both."

 "You had a family?"

 "Yes. That was the secret I told the Woman."

 "My name is Bulma." Bulma snapped. "If you don't like me, then why did you kiss me?"

 "Because when you were sleeping so quietly, you reminded me of Safira. It was temporary insanity. That's all."

 "I looked like Safira?"

 "Well, she didn't have freaky blue hair or a ghastly white face either. She had dark brown hair and tanned skin, but pretty much the same facial features."

 "You had a family?" Goku asked again, still a bit dazed about the fact that Vegeta fell in love.

 "Yes, Kakarot. I had a mate and a daughter. Is it through yet?"

 "Uh huh."

 "Good. Now, the Woman and I are talking."

 "I look like Safira?"

 "Kinda."

 "Wow. Bulma looks like Vegeta's ex. Who would have thought?" Goku asked himself as he dozed off to Never-Never Land.

 "I'd appreciate it if you were to tell no one, Kakarot." Vegeta said.

 "Okay." Goku said, disappearing.

 "Um, Vegeta." Bulma said.

 "What?"

 "I shouldn't have acted that way before. It was stupid of me."

 "You've already apologised, or are you too stupid to remember that."

 "Listen, Vegeta. I was trying to be nice and you just keep on refusing my apologies. You are impossible, you know?"

 "I don't need your kindness."

 "Well, unlike you, I am nice when I feel like it. I don't just turn it on and off like you do."

 "It is an emotion."

 "It is not. It's a way of being."

 "Fine then, this way of being will make me weak."

 "What, like the emotion of love made you so weak that you couldn't even save your family?" Bulma asked. A pained look spread across Vegeta's face and he looked down, making Bulma finally realise her mistake. "Oh, Kame. Vegeta, I didn't mean it."

 "Yes you did. You meant every part of it." Vegeta said. He turned from her and gave up on the promise and flew away, very slowly.

 "Oh, come on, Vegeta. Why would I mean anything like that?"

 "I don't know. I thought you were higher then that. Bye." He said before taking off as fast as he could. Bulma sat down by the lake and started to weep.

That's The End Of Chapter 6.

Oooo! I am so mean! This turned out so much more dramatic then I expected. Oh well. I'm just really good. ^_~. The next chapter is going to be, ah, I dunno. Major writers block. But, you can't stop these things, can you? E-mail me if you know a resolution to it @ jessihamilton@hotmail.com . Hey, review me, too. Bye, Gohans Gal (a.k.a. Jessi. Hehehehehe!  ^_^)