Vegeta realised that his wife was right. Janet was after her instead of
after Trunks. Why didn't he see that before? She was just jealous of
Vegeta's happiness. Maybe jealous wasn't the exact word; she was more like
filled with hate. She hated Vegeta for being able to be happy without her.
"What happened exactly?"
"She came in through the window and hit me. I didn't know a single girl could hit me that hard."
"She's a Saiyan, of course she can hit you hard. Did she leave through the window again?"
Bulma nodded, even though she couldn't possibly have seen it. This time she didn't even cry, it was like she was totally numb, too shocked to cry. Gohan put his arms around her and comforted her.
"Don't worry, everything's going to be alright."
Although Vegeta never liked to see other people touching his wife he let Gohan embrace her. Right now he was a better help than he was. Vegeta started to doubt himself. Why wasn't he able to protect her? Maybe he wasn't a good husband at all, maybe he had no right to call himself that way. He couldn't even protect one woman. He couldn't even protect her for two minutes. Janet. Why did she do this to his wife, the only thing he cared about besides his training. He had to do something, he just had to stop Janet. Vegeta walked towards the window and opened it.
"Vegeta, what are you doing? You can't leave Bulma!"
"Of course I can, just watch me. I'm gonna kill Janet. I'll find her and tear her apart. She won't hassle Bulma anymore."
Bulma looked at Vegeta. She knew that whatever she said, he wouldn't listen and go after her anyway. She didn't even care. If Janet wanted to kill her, alright, let her kill her. Bulma was sick of living in fear. If this was inevitable, alright, let it be over and done with. She watched Vegeta going out of the window without saying a word to him.
"Bulma, I'll stay here right by your side. I'm not leaving you alone for one second."
"Don't bother too much, Gohan. I appreciate what you're doing but well, I can't hide forever."
"That's nonsense and you know it. Janet has no right to kill you or anyone else. She's the one who should be killed. You love Vegeta, right? RIGHT?!"
"Yes, I love him."
"Don't let him down."
She understood his words. Without her, Vegeta would have nothing to live for. Yes, he would have his training of course but his pride would have been torn to shreds. If a mere girl was able to kill his wife then he wouldn't have the right to call himself the most powerful Saiyan in the universe. She had to stay alive, she had to survive even if it was only to save Vegeta's pride.
Trunks came into the room as well. He had been scared and was too afraid to come earlier. He asked if Gohan was coming back to his room.
"I'm sorry kid, I'm staying here with your mom. You can sleep here if you want to."
Trunks and Bulma slept in the bed and Gohan slept while he sat against the wall. He wanted to guard but fell asleep after a while.
Vegeta didn't come home the next morning and Bulma became worried.
"Gohan, what do you think, has anything happened to Vegeta? Maybe she."
"No, he's alright. I can sense him. Barely, but I'm able to sense him. He's pretty far away, it seems he's on the other side of the world. What is he doing, he can't search the whole planet for that girl."
"You don't know Vegeta the way I do. He will search the whole planet to make sure that he looked everywhere. Please tell me when you don't sense anything anymore."
Vegeta was indeed on the other side of the planet. He thought he sensed something but when he checked it out, it was nothing. He visited all the major powerlevels on the planet but came only across Z-fighters. One moment he really believed he found her but the person he found appeared to be Tien. He flew two days in a row and was exhausted after 48 hours of non- stop flying. He landed somewhere and went to sleep.
~ "Come on, this is a deserted planet, we killed everyone. No-one can see us here. Don't hesitate that much, Janet, no one can spot us."
~ "Alright, let me take your shirt off. Hey, take it easy, we have all the time in the world. Careful, don't tear my shirt."
Vegeta woke up. That didn't happen, that dream never happened! He never said those words, it didn't go that way. Or did he say the words? No, he definitely didn't use those words. He said he had to tell her something and then he kissed her. Or didn't he? He was still too tired to keep his eyes open and dozed in again.
~ "Your hands are cold."
~ "Your body isn't."
~ She giggled and let him pull her close, as close as two persons could get. They just stood there, against each other. Vegeta closed his eyes and listened to her fast breath against his chest. He didn't do anything but at the moment he thought he couldn't take the tension anymore he.
He woke up again. He didn't have the feeling it was a nightmare. It had been quite pleasant. The dream itself of course, not the realising what he'd dreamed afterwards. This didn't happen as well. They never stood there against each other, it all went too quick for that. Vegeta's heart still beat like crazy. Was it because of the excitement or because of the shock? Admitting it was quite hard but it was because of the excitement. He didn't change his opinion about Janet but had to admit that he had feelings he shouldn't have. He was too obsessed with the past and started to relive everything again in his mind. He had to stop it. He flew back home.
Gohan was the first to notice when Vegeta got back at 10 PM.
"Vegeta is back, he's here in the house."
Trunks also sensed his father.
"Yep, he's downstairs."
Bulma rushed downstairs and told Gohan to stay upstairs with Trunks. The second she saw Vegeta she kissed him. Vegeta kissed her back and pulled her close, as close as two persons could get. This felt so wrong and he couldn't do anything but pushing Bulma off.
"I haven't found her. I'm sorry."
"I hoped you would find her but hey, don't worry about it too much. If she wants me, she'll be back."
"I dreamed about her again."
"Oh?"
"I slept with her. Sort of. I don't know anymore. It didn't happen in the past. Not that way. I. I. I dreamed about Janet and me when we're about to make love but it didn't happen that way. I'm so sorry Bulma. I.."
"You nothing. You're just mixing things up, it's the normal reaction of your brain. You've been through hell the last days, your mind had to cope with too much information at once, don't worry."
"Don't worry. How many times have I heard these words the last days? Worrying is all I seem to be able to do."
"Come with me, let's go to bed."
He followed his wife to the bedroom and he realised what a great support she was. She had a tough time as well. After she closed the door, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her.
"Bulma, I love you."
"What happened exactly?"
"She came in through the window and hit me. I didn't know a single girl could hit me that hard."
"She's a Saiyan, of course she can hit you hard. Did she leave through the window again?"
Bulma nodded, even though she couldn't possibly have seen it. This time she didn't even cry, it was like she was totally numb, too shocked to cry. Gohan put his arms around her and comforted her.
"Don't worry, everything's going to be alright."
Although Vegeta never liked to see other people touching his wife he let Gohan embrace her. Right now he was a better help than he was. Vegeta started to doubt himself. Why wasn't he able to protect her? Maybe he wasn't a good husband at all, maybe he had no right to call himself that way. He couldn't even protect one woman. He couldn't even protect her for two minutes. Janet. Why did she do this to his wife, the only thing he cared about besides his training. He had to do something, he just had to stop Janet. Vegeta walked towards the window and opened it.
"Vegeta, what are you doing? You can't leave Bulma!"
"Of course I can, just watch me. I'm gonna kill Janet. I'll find her and tear her apart. She won't hassle Bulma anymore."
Bulma looked at Vegeta. She knew that whatever she said, he wouldn't listen and go after her anyway. She didn't even care. If Janet wanted to kill her, alright, let her kill her. Bulma was sick of living in fear. If this was inevitable, alright, let it be over and done with. She watched Vegeta going out of the window without saying a word to him.
"Bulma, I'll stay here right by your side. I'm not leaving you alone for one second."
"Don't bother too much, Gohan. I appreciate what you're doing but well, I can't hide forever."
"That's nonsense and you know it. Janet has no right to kill you or anyone else. She's the one who should be killed. You love Vegeta, right? RIGHT?!"
"Yes, I love him."
"Don't let him down."
She understood his words. Without her, Vegeta would have nothing to live for. Yes, he would have his training of course but his pride would have been torn to shreds. If a mere girl was able to kill his wife then he wouldn't have the right to call himself the most powerful Saiyan in the universe. She had to stay alive, she had to survive even if it was only to save Vegeta's pride.
Trunks came into the room as well. He had been scared and was too afraid to come earlier. He asked if Gohan was coming back to his room.
"I'm sorry kid, I'm staying here with your mom. You can sleep here if you want to."
Trunks and Bulma slept in the bed and Gohan slept while he sat against the wall. He wanted to guard but fell asleep after a while.
Vegeta didn't come home the next morning and Bulma became worried.
"Gohan, what do you think, has anything happened to Vegeta? Maybe she."
"No, he's alright. I can sense him. Barely, but I'm able to sense him. He's pretty far away, it seems he's on the other side of the world. What is he doing, he can't search the whole planet for that girl."
"You don't know Vegeta the way I do. He will search the whole planet to make sure that he looked everywhere. Please tell me when you don't sense anything anymore."
Vegeta was indeed on the other side of the planet. He thought he sensed something but when he checked it out, it was nothing. He visited all the major powerlevels on the planet but came only across Z-fighters. One moment he really believed he found her but the person he found appeared to be Tien. He flew two days in a row and was exhausted after 48 hours of non- stop flying. He landed somewhere and went to sleep.
~ "Come on, this is a deserted planet, we killed everyone. No-one can see us here. Don't hesitate that much, Janet, no one can spot us."
~ "Alright, let me take your shirt off. Hey, take it easy, we have all the time in the world. Careful, don't tear my shirt."
Vegeta woke up. That didn't happen, that dream never happened! He never said those words, it didn't go that way. Or did he say the words? No, he definitely didn't use those words. He said he had to tell her something and then he kissed her. Or didn't he? He was still too tired to keep his eyes open and dozed in again.
~ "Your hands are cold."
~ "Your body isn't."
~ She giggled and let him pull her close, as close as two persons could get. They just stood there, against each other. Vegeta closed his eyes and listened to her fast breath against his chest. He didn't do anything but at the moment he thought he couldn't take the tension anymore he.
He woke up again. He didn't have the feeling it was a nightmare. It had been quite pleasant. The dream itself of course, not the realising what he'd dreamed afterwards. This didn't happen as well. They never stood there against each other, it all went too quick for that. Vegeta's heart still beat like crazy. Was it because of the excitement or because of the shock? Admitting it was quite hard but it was because of the excitement. He didn't change his opinion about Janet but had to admit that he had feelings he shouldn't have. He was too obsessed with the past and started to relive everything again in his mind. He had to stop it. He flew back home.
Gohan was the first to notice when Vegeta got back at 10 PM.
"Vegeta is back, he's here in the house."
Trunks also sensed his father.
"Yep, he's downstairs."
Bulma rushed downstairs and told Gohan to stay upstairs with Trunks. The second she saw Vegeta she kissed him. Vegeta kissed her back and pulled her close, as close as two persons could get. This felt so wrong and he couldn't do anything but pushing Bulma off.
"I haven't found her. I'm sorry."
"I hoped you would find her but hey, don't worry about it too much. If she wants me, she'll be back."
"I dreamed about her again."
"Oh?"
"I slept with her. Sort of. I don't know anymore. It didn't happen in the past. Not that way. I. I. I dreamed about Janet and me when we're about to make love but it didn't happen that way. I'm so sorry Bulma. I.."
"You nothing. You're just mixing things up, it's the normal reaction of your brain. You've been through hell the last days, your mind had to cope with too much information at once, don't worry."
"Don't worry. How many times have I heard these words the last days? Worrying is all I seem to be able to do."
"Come with me, let's go to bed."
He followed his wife to the bedroom and he realised what a great support she was. She had a tough time as well. After she closed the door, he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her.
"Bulma, I love you."