A/N: This is my second B/V fic. I was thinking about this idea for a while
and suddenly, when I was visiting my family, I was hit with inspiration. I
hope you like the beginning! Oh, and if you've read my other fic, you'll
notice that I call Mrs. Briefs Petunia. In this fic, I'm going to call her
Teddy because. well, that is a type of underwear, no?
A Death in the Family
Mrs. Briefs tittered. She just loved having these dinner parties! She was able to show off her beautiful ball gowns and the wonderful food made by her world-renowned French chef.
"You really are too much, James!" Mrs. Briefs laughed again.
"James, you rouge, if you don't stop charming my wife, I may have to steal Tina and elope with her!" The four of them laughed together and Dr. Briefs walked with James and Tina to the elevator.
"Dear, I'm going to see James and Tina to the lobby," Dr, Briefs called back to his wife.
"Hurry back sweetie," Mrs. Briefs called, throwing him a kiss. "I don't want the other guests to think you've abandoned them!" Dr. Briefs pretended to catch the kiss and put it in his pocket. The four of them laughed again.
"I won't be but five minutes." Dr. Briefs promised.
Teddy Briefs let out a contented sigh. The party was a huge success! Dr. Briefs held it to celebrate Capsule Corps purchase of the major electronic company Electronica. Electronica, had it not been for Capsule Corps, would have gone bankrupt. This way, they were able to still exist and C.C. didn't lay a single person off. On the whole, everyone was happy.
The best part, though, was probably just how well Dr. and Mrs. Briefs and the CEO of Electronica had hit it off. James and Tina Ferium were two of the most amusing people Teddy had ever met.
The party had begun to wind down. Teddy mingled through the crowd of those who were still there. She ran into her daughter Bulma and her boyfriend Yaumcha.
"Hello mother." Bulma greeted.
"Hello Bulma, Yaumcha." Mrs. Briefs responded. Yaumcha smiled and nodded at Teddy.
"Hello Mrs. Briefs."
"Mom, where's dad?" Bulma asked.
"Oh, he went down to the lobby with James and Tina Ferium. You know, the CEO of Electronica and his wife. Those two are just the most wonderful people!" Teddy gushed.
"Yeah, yeah. Hey, do you think it would be alright if Yaumcha and I left?" Bulma asked.
"Of course! Go out and be teenagers!" Teddy said. Bulma smiled and walked away with Yaumcha.
"Oh, wait! Bulma!" Teddy called. Bulma turned around. "On second thought, I think I recall your father saying something about needing to talk to you. Why don't you wait in the lobby for him? He should be up anytime now." Bulma nodded and proceeded to the elevator lobby.
--------------- Bulma's P.O.V. ---------------
Finally, she was free! Bulma Briefs had been stuck at that party for four hours! Her dress was beginning to feel uncomfortable, her legs had begun to sweat, her feet had gone from painful to numb and her makeup had long since lost its original glamour. To top that all off, she had graduated from high school not a day ago! All she wanted was a little bit of free time for herself and her friends.
But at least Yaumcha was with her. She looked over at him as they waded through the crowd of people. Yaumcha looked back at her. They smiled and Bulma slipped her hand through Yaumcha's.
"I'm glad you agreed to come," Bulma said. "I don't think I could have survived this without you." Yaumcha only smiled a bit bigger and blushed.
They reached the elevator lobby. Bulma could feel a definite temperature difference. Now that they were out of there, Bulma let her self lose a little composure. She let her body relax and fanned herself with her hands. Yaumcha loosened his tie and unbuttoned the top button.
"Wow, it was really hot in there," Bulma commented.
"No kidding," Yaumcha said.
"So," Bulma said, walking over to Yaumcha and putting her hands around his neck.. "Where should we go after this?" Yaumcha put his hands around Bulma's back.
"I dunno. We could go-" The ding of the elevator cut him off. The two of them let go and turned to face the elevator.
And saw Tina, James, and Dr. Briefs all dead, with numerous bullet holes in each of them and many blood stains on the wall. Tina and James were slumped in one corner and Dr Briefs was sitting against the wall with his head down.
Bulma started screaming and Yaumcha gave out an exclamation.
"HOLY SHIT!"
Bulma started sobbing and Yaumcha grabbed Bulma to his body. Bulma opened her eyes and looked at the elevator. Dr. Brief's head came up. Blood dribbled out of his mouth and nose.
"Bulma." He rasped. "Man.. Suit." and his head slumped back into his chest. He was dead.
Bulma buried her head in Yaumcha's chest. She didn't notice any of the other people in the lobby. She didn't hear Teddy Brief's strangled cry, nor the voices of many as they shouted for an ambulance to be called. She didn't feel Yaumcha at all. She might as well have been crying into a wall.
All Bulma saw was the body of her father, mangled and bloody.
And after letting out one final scream of self-pity, she fainted.
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Well, this is only my second fic. I can't wait to finish writing the next couple of chapters. I have so many ideas for this fic! Although they aren't part of the story yet, Kakkarot, Vegeta (duh), Chichi, Juu, Krillen, and Jay will all be part of the story. Oh, and just so you know, for purposes that will become obvious later, Krillen isn't going to be a midget like he is in the show. He'll be below average height, around five foot three inches.
A Death in the Family
Mrs. Briefs tittered. She just loved having these dinner parties! She was able to show off her beautiful ball gowns and the wonderful food made by her world-renowned French chef.
"You really are too much, James!" Mrs. Briefs laughed again.
"James, you rouge, if you don't stop charming my wife, I may have to steal Tina and elope with her!" The four of them laughed together and Dr. Briefs walked with James and Tina to the elevator.
"Dear, I'm going to see James and Tina to the lobby," Dr, Briefs called back to his wife.
"Hurry back sweetie," Mrs. Briefs called, throwing him a kiss. "I don't want the other guests to think you've abandoned them!" Dr. Briefs pretended to catch the kiss and put it in his pocket. The four of them laughed again.
"I won't be but five minutes." Dr. Briefs promised.
Teddy Briefs let out a contented sigh. The party was a huge success! Dr. Briefs held it to celebrate Capsule Corps purchase of the major electronic company Electronica. Electronica, had it not been for Capsule Corps, would have gone bankrupt. This way, they were able to still exist and C.C. didn't lay a single person off. On the whole, everyone was happy.
The best part, though, was probably just how well Dr. and Mrs. Briefs and the CEO of Electronica had hit it off. James and Tina Ferium were two of the most amusing people Teddy had ever met.
The party had begun to wind down. Teddy mingled through the crowd of those who were still there. She ran into her daughter Bulma and her boyfriend Yaumcha.
"Hello mother." Bulma greeted.
"Hello Bulma, Yaumcha." Mrs. Briefs responded. Yaumcha smiled and nodded at Teddy.
"Hello Mrs. Briefs."
"Mom, where's dad?" Bulma asked.
"Oh, he went down to the lobby with James and Tina Ferium. You know, the CEO of Electronica and his wife. Those two are just the most wonderful people!" Teddy gushed.
"Yeah, yeah. Hey, do you think it would be alright if Yaumcha and I left?" Bulma asked.
"Of course! Go out and be teenagers!" Teddy said. Bulma smiled and walked away with Yaumcha.
"Oh, wait! Bulma!" Teddy called. Bulma turned around. "On second thought, I think I recall your father saying something about needing to talk to you. Why don't you wait in the lobby for him? He should be up anytime now." Bulma nodded and proceeded to the elevator lobby.
--------------- Bulma's P.O.V. ---------------
Finally, she was free! Bulma Briefs had been stuck at that party for four hours! Her dress was beginning to feel uncomfortable, her legs had begun to sweat, her feet had gone from painful to numb and her makeup had long since lost its original glamour. To top that all off, she had graduated from high school not a day ago! All she wanted was a little bit of free time for herself and her friends.
But at least Yaumcha was with her. She looked over at him as they waded through the crowd of people. Yaumcha looked back at her. They smiled and Bulma slipped her hand through Yaumcha's.
"I'm glad you agreed to come," Bulma said. "I don't think I could have survived this without you." Yaumcha only smiled a bit bigger and blushed.
They reached the elevator lobby. Bulma could feel a definite temperature difference. Now that they were out of there, Bulma let her self lose a little composure. She let her body relax and fanned herself with her hands. Yaumcha loosened his tie and unbuttoned the top button.
"Wow, it was really hot in there," Bulma commented.
"No kidding," Yaumcha said.
"So," Bulma said, walking over to Yaumcha and putting her hands around his neck.. "Where should we go after this?" Yaumcha put his hands around Bulma's back.
"I dunno. We could go-" The ding of the elevator cut him off. The two of them let go and turned to face the elevator.
And saw Tina, James, and Dr. Briefs all dead, with numerous bullet holes in each of them and many blood stains on the wall. Tina and James were slumped in one corner and Dr Briefs was sitting against the wall with his head down.
Bulma started screaming and Yaumcha gave out an exclamation.
"HOLY SHIT!"
Bulma started sobbing and Yaumcha grabbed Bulma to his body. Bulma opened her eyes and looked at the elevator. Dr. Brief's head came up. Blood dribbled out of his mouth and nose.
"Bulma." He rasped. "Man.. Suit." and his head slumped back into his chest. He was dead.
Bulma buried her head in Yaumcha's chest. She didn't notice any of the other people in the lobby. She didn't hear Teddy Brief's strangled cry, nor the voices of many as they shouted for an ambulance to be called. She didn't feel Yaumcha at all. She might as well have been crying into a wall.
All Bulma saw was the body of her father, mangled and bloody.
And after letting out one final scream of self-pity, she fainted.
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Well, this is only my second fic. I can't wait to finish writing the next couple of chapters. I have so many ideas for this fic! Although they aren't part of the story yet, Kakkarot, Vegeta (duh), Chichi, Juu, Krillen, and Jay will all be part of the story. Oh, and just so you know, for purposes that will become obvious later, Krillen isn't going to be a midget like he is in the show. He'll be below average height, around five foot three inches.