Mystery Years

~ Chapter 10 ~

            Vegeta managed to make himself a breakfast, course nobody sane would have ate it so of course Vegeta gobbled it down. Lots of people had called him crazy so why not?

            He still didn't feel like training but didn't want to stick around and have that woman unlock her lab then come out yelling at him. So he took off and did the traveling that she had mentioned earlier.

            Three days later Vegeta took a chance and showed up for a visit. Bulma didn't say a word to him; actually she didn't even acknowledge his presence. The only reason Vegeta stuck around was because her mother some how managed to convince him to stay. He wasn't sure if Bulma told her about them so he didn't say anything but on some level Vegeta knew she wasn't in the dark. One thing the lady was good at was reading her daughter's emotions so well. He wasn't quite sure how she managed it but she definitely had the ability.

            The next day after his return Vegeta couldn't take it anymore and broke the silence between them. "Bulma?" He asked entering her room.

            "What?!" She snapped turning from the piles of papers on her desk.

            "I'm sorry."

            "Whatever." She turned back totally unaffected.

            "What are you working on that so damn important that I can't have-"

            "None of your goddamn business! Now get out!"

            "You can't stay mad forever."

            "Wanna bet?" She huffed. "Why not, you do!" She snapped her head up to glare at him.

            "I just know y-"

            "Don't you dare finish that sentence! You don't know shit!" She almost screamed at the top of her lungs.

            "Here." He flashed in and out to return with a plate of food and drink. "I managed to talk your mother into take out. I thought you might be hungry." Vegeta, even though acting nice spoke in an emotionless voice.

            "What?" Bulma didn't get it. 'One minute we're fighting then he starts acting weirdly nice.' "What the hell is wrong with you?"

            "I'm sorry about what I said that morning. You were just asking a simple question I shouldn't have jumped down your throat. I'm sorry."

            "What? You're-"

            "Kakarotto?" He looked past her out the window.

            "Goku? Where?"

            "Vegeta!!" Suddenly he just appeared.

            "Goku what a surprise. What's going on?" She asked happily.

            "You hurt Bulma. I hurt you." Goku said grimly.

            "Goku?" Bulma became concerned.

            "Do what you want." Vegeta let his arms fall loosely to his sides and stared blankly letting the items in his hands fall to the floor. In an instant Goku punched him, sending Vegeta flying.

            "Goku stop it! What the hell are you doing that for? I'm right here and fine for god sakes!" Bulma ran over to Vegeta.

            "I'll kill you FOR HER!" Goku raised his hand and gathered energy.

            "Goku you crazy jackass! What the hell has gotten into you? Vegeta's done nothing that terrible. So he hurt my feelings, I'll get over it. Goku just-"

            "Kill me already." Vegeta replied very heartbreakingly and stood up.

            "NO!! What are you two crazy?!" She yelled.

            "You'll PAY!" And at that Goku fired a fatal beam.

            "Noooo!!" Bulma jumped in the way and the energy went right through her chest. The funny thing was she felt nothing. Then she heard a sharp gasp from behind her then a cough.

            "Vegeta?" She turned around to watch him begin to fall forward because of a big hole in his chest. "Oh GOD! VEGETA!!" Bulma held out her arms to catch him but he fell through her, she was transparent. "What?!"

            "Ahhhhhhhh!!" Bulma sat up with a start. She panted heavily and brushed her hair back with her hands. Two stalwart forearms pressed against her stomach pulling her into a safe embrace.

            "Bad dream?" Bulma looked around. She was still in her bedroom, on her bed surrounded by papers, reports, disks and many books. Her laptop was at the end of the bed on the bench, booted up and had a place in front of it indicating somebody's sitting or laying spot. She herself had a book in her lap. Then she remembered the morning after they had slept together, it didn't happen like that. Matter of fact it had been this morning.

            Vegeta hadn't made the stupid comment, he took off the day from training, brought her up all her meals but that was it. The only reason he brought up the meals was because he didn't want her to drop over. She ate out on her balcony with great enjoyment even though Vegeta gnawed her ear off about not stopping because she brought some work out with her each time. To her great surprise Vegeta sat out there with her. He had spent the whole day with her and pretty much didn't let her out of his sight, weirdly enough Bulma didn't get mad she actually understood why. Vegeta was in love with her and she no longer doubted him, his behavior still threw her but she shrugged it off. It was a new start, a new relationship. She was amazed to discover being with him all day didn't bug her once, Yamcha use to annoy her after a couple of hours some times he didn't make it that long.

            "Are you all right?" She barely heard him ask through all the commotion that was taking place in her head.

            "Yeah no biggie." She replied, picking up her book and trying to continue working though she still couldn't concentrate on anything.

            "Are you sure? It seemed pretty nasty to me. Sure you don't want to talk about it?"

            "Ok what is it that you're after? You're being so sweet I want to vomit. You want to know about my nightmare for a specific reason. So what is it?" She crossed her arms awaiting a good answer.

            "I genuinely care about you and just want to help." He played innocently.

            "Bullshit. Come on now, out with it." She commanded.

            "You scream Kakarotto's and mine names. Ok?" He huffed and started to sulk from the defeat.

            "Goku killed you in my dream and I was powerless to stop him." She replied in a sad stoned manner.

            "What?!" Vegeta grabbed a handful of her shirt then she felt him relax. "Like you could hold any power over a pair of Super Saiyans." A snicker followed.

            "But it scared me. You gave up before you even started. You just stood there and let him kill you. But what really frightened me was the fact that I was transparent." She hugged his arms that were still around her.

            "Transparent? I didn't fight?" The second part he said more to himself then her.

            "Yeah. First was when I tried talking to Goku, second was when I jumped in front of the beam that killed you and it went right through me then when I tried to catch your injured body you feel through my arms." She snuggled deeper into his embrace. 'Her and her damn ramblings.' Vegeta shook his head and tried to make sense of what she just said.

            "You tried to save me?" He asked nobody, still reeling from the thought.