Things of the Past
Chapter 9
Disclaimer: Whatever it is, I don't own it. ^^;
Bulma sat on ChiChi's bed, sniffling every so often. She dabbed at her nose with a tissue and stood up, tossing the tissue into the small trashcan near the bed. She sighed dramatically and dragged her feet over to the window which led out to the balcony. She didn't want to go to her and Zarbon's rooms because she feared he would walk in on her while she was crying. She wasn't in the mood to explain to her fiancee that she was crying because another man was leaving. That just didn't sound too good.
Bulma opened the balcony doors and walked to the edge. She looked over the ivory edge and down to the ground which was five floors down. She really didn't like heights very much, so she usually refrained from getting too close to the edge. She turned away from it and sat down on a chair near the balcony doors. She shivered from the iciness hitting her bare shoulders. It was quite windy out.
Vegeta would be leaving in the next hour or so, but she didn't want to go bid him farewell. In all honesty, she wasn't sure how she felt about him. She was obviously sad that he was leaving since she couldn't help herself from crying, but at the same time, she was relieved. She could marry Zarbon and go on about her life now without any interruptions. Her mind kept playing tricks on her, however; there was just something about Vegeta. She knew in her heart that she was becoming attracted to him and for that, she wanted him to leave the planet. She couldn't chance getting mixed up with him AND Zarbon.
She stood and walked over to the edge again, but did not look down. That was quite a long ways and her stomach just wasn't up to it. She stared out into the white abyss of the planet as she sniffled again. She jumped in surprise as ChiChi's bedroom door was thrown open.
"THERE you are! We've been looking all over for you; we've been worried!" ChiChi scolded as she walked out onto the balcony with Zarbon, Yamucha, Kakkarot and... Vegeta.
"Yamucha? Kakkarot? Oh, my gosh!" Bulma exclaimed as she hugged Yamucha happily and then Kakkarot. Tears of joy came to her eyes at seeing her friends again. She had seen Yamucha not too long ago, but it had been the full ten years since she had seen Kakkarot.
"Your eyes are all red," ChiChi began and Bulma froze. She didn't want ChiChi to come to the conclusion that she had been crying. "It's extremely windy out here; you might be catching a cold." Bulma exhaled in relief. She nodded and walked over to the edge of the balcony once more.
"I know, I just wanted to see the view," she told them.
"Bulma, you're afraid of heights though," Zarbon said unsure. Bulma giggled.
"I know, I just--" Bulma stopped abruptly as the wind blew harder. ChiChi's eyes widened somewhat.
"Come on, get away from the balcony, honey. It's too windy," she said concerned. Bulma nodded as she caught her balance.
"Yeah, okay," Bulma responded, but the wind blew once more. Bulma lost her balance again. She began to fall backwards towards the balcony edge. Time seemed to come to a stop as she fell over the edge. She screamed frightfully and both Zarbon's and Vegeta's heads shot up.
"BULMA!" Zarbon yelled. Vegeta ran out onto the balcony from his position inside the bedroom. He dove over the edge of the balcony and soared down towards Bulma who was rapidly becoming closer to the ground. She screamed again and he willed himself faster.
"VEGETA!" she cried out and he could see the tears freely falling from her eyes. He surged his power even harder and grabbed ahold of her just before she hit the ground. He reversed himself and rebounded high into the air. She was still screaming, terrified. He held himself in the air as she clutched herself to his chest, crying loudly. He briefly took in the scent of her hair.
Vegeta slowly descended back to ChiChi's balcony. As soon as his and Bulma's feet touched, he lifted her completely into his arms and carried her into the bedroom. ChiChi, Zarbon, Yamucha and Kakkarot rushed in after him and he laid her down on the bed. He tried to stand, but she still clutched herself to him as she wailed into his chest.
ChiChi dashed to the bed and knelt down beside her sister as she also cried. "Oh, Bulma, I was so scared!"
Kakkarot rubbed ChiChi's back and Yamucha soothed Bulma's tear-soaked hair out of her face. Zarbon stared at Vegeta and Bulma in jealousy. Not only had Vegeta saved his fiancee when he didn't, but now she was clutching herself to her savior instead of him.
~*~ A week and a half later...
Vegeta and his parents had indeed left Aisusei shortly after Bulma's accident. Bulma had stayed in a guest room the first day after his departure, moping around over the matter. She had, however, claimed to still be mentally exhausted from her near-death experience whenever someone would ask her why she wouldn't come out of the room. In order to cease all suspicions, she had come out of the guest room the second day and went on with her normal days' activities.
Things had surprisingly been fairly calm. There was no word of war between Vegetasei and the remaining FR planets so far. Everybody was simply hustling and bustling about because of the wedding which was to take place later that day.
"If people get cold feet before their wedding, my feet must be frozen solid," Bulma mused to herself. She had a feeling of regret nestled in the pit of her stomach, but didn't everyone before their wedding? That's what she had heard anyway. ChiChi had pushed it off as her just being nervous, as did everyone else. Kakkarot was the only one who didn't. In fact, he had acted gloomy about the wedding since the day he arrived which Bulma couldn't understand.
He was going to return to Vegetasei with his King, Queen and Prince, but Prince Vegeta had told him that he could stay for the wedding. Bulma's best childhood friend had surprisingly been very calm and uncaring about the wedding, as she had been told by Kakkarot. Well, that certainly wasn't how he acted when he found out about it, but nobody knew about that little fiasco except for her and Zarbon.
Bulma turned as someone knocked on her door. "Come in."
The security box flashed green and the door slid open. Bear-chan, ChiChi and Juuhachigou bustled into the room, each gripping Bulma in a tight hug.
"Oh, Bulma, all of this just reminds me of Chris and mine's wedding!" Bear-chan said giddily. Bulma couldn't help but widen her smile.
"At least you were probably happy," Bulma pointed out gloomily. ChiChi frowned and sat down on the bed next to her.
"You aren't still throwing up from nervousness, are you?" she asked her sister. Sure, they weren't blood-related, but they had both come from the same planet which had been annihilated long ago by a meteor. ChiChi tucked Bulma's hair behind her ear.
"Not since twenty minutes ago..."
Juuhachigou snorted and sat down, also. "Want me to kick Vegeta's ass?"
Bulma's eyes widened in shock. "Wha...?"
ChiChi rolled her eyes with a smirk. "We know that he's been all over you lately." Bulma raised a delicate eyebrow. How did they know?
Bear-chan sat down on the floor beside the bed and sighed dreamily. "He's so hunky though."
Bulma nudged her with her foot. "You're married, young lady!" The older, blonde-haired lady giggled and shrugged.
"You're not thinking of leaving Zarbon for Vegeta, areeee youuuu?" Juuhachigou asked in a sing-song voice and smiled. She had slowly begun to revolve into her old self over the past few weeks, with the help of Krillin. It was remarkable and Bulma was glad that it was happening.
Bulma shook her head. "Of course not! But hey, who saved me out of the two?"
The three other ladies present just stayed quiet for they couldn't think of a witty remark to the very good point that Bulma had made.
~*~
"Vegeta, your best friend is getting married today and you aren't even going to come see?" Kakkarot asked in a disapproving tone. Vegeta shook his head from the other side of the hand-held communicator.
"She doesn't need me to hold her hand," the Prince replied sarcastically. "She's a big girl now."
Kakkarot frowned. "Well, fine, but I'm sure she'd want you to be here." He glanced over his shoulder as his bedroom door creaked open.
"Gotta go, Vegeta," he said and clicked off the communicator. He set it down on the desk.
"Hey, man, you ready to go?" Krillin asked as he approached the dark-haired man. Kakkarot nodded and re-adjusted his bowtie on his tuxedo.
"I hope they have a good snack table," Juunanagou whined and Kakkarot nodded enthusiastically.
"You're tellin' me!"
Hey, I would have had the chapter up sooner if it weren't for FF.net doing their dumb changes for two days! Blame the delay on them! .; Anyway, there you have it: Bulma's savior. :D
Chapter 9
Disclaimer: Whatever it is, I don't own it. ^^;
Bulma sat on ChiChi's bed, sniffling every so often. She dabbed at her nose with a tissue and stood up, tossing the tissue into the small trashcan near the bed. She sighed dramatically and dragged her feet over to the window which led out to the balcony. She didn't want to go to her and Zarbon's rooms because she feared he would walk in on her while she was crying. She wasn't in the mood to explain to her fiancee that she was crying because another man was leaving. That just didn't sound too good.
Bulma opened the balcony doors and walked to the edge. She looked over the ivory edge and down to the ground which was five floors down. She really didn't like heights very much, so she usually refrained from getting too close to the edge. She turned away from it and sat down on a chair near the balcony doors. She shivered from the iciness hitting her bare shoulders. It was quite windy out.
Vegeta would be leaving in the next hour or so, but she didn't want to go bid him farewell. In all honesty, she wasn't sure how she felt about him. She was obviously sad that he was leaving since she couldn't help herself from crying, but at the same time, she was relieved. She could marry Zarbon and go on about her life now without any interruptions. Her mind kept playing tricks on her, however; there was just something about Vegeta. She knew in her heart that she was becoming attracted to him and for that, she wanted him to leave the planet. She couldn't chance getting mixed up with him AND Zarbon.
She stood and walked over to the edge again, but did not look down. That was quite a long ways and her stomach just wasn't up to it. She stared out into the white abyss of the planet as she sniffled again. She jumped in surprise as ChiChi's bedroom door was thrown open.
"THERE you are! We've been looking all over for you; we've been worried!" ChiChi scolded as she walked out onto the balcony with Zarbon, Yamucha, Kakkarot and... Vegeta.
"Yamucha? Kakkarot? Oh, my gosh!" Bulma exclaimed as she hugged Yamucha happily and then Kakkarot. Tears of joy came to her eyes at seeing her friends again. She had seen Yamucha not too long ago, but it had been the full ten years since she had seen Kakkarot.
"Your eyes are all red," ChiChi began and Bulma froze. She didn't want ChiChi to come to the conclusion that she had been crying. "It's extremely windy out here; you might be catching a cold." Bulma exhaled in relief. She nodded and walked over to the edge of the balcony once more.
"I know, I just wanted to see the view," she told them.
"Bulma, you're afraid of heights though," Zarbon said unsure. Bulma giggled.
"I know, I just--" Bulma stopped abruptly as the wind blew harder. ChiChi's eyes widened somewhat.
"Come on, get away from the balcony, honey. It's too windy," she said concerned. Bulma nodded as she caught her balance.
"Yeah, okay," Bulma responded, but the wind blew once more. Bulma lost her balance again. She began to fall backwards towards the balcony edge. Time seemed to come to a stop as she fell over the edge. She screamed frightfully and both Zarbon's and Vegeta's heads shot up.
"BULMA!" Zarbon yelled. Vegeta ran out onto the balcony from his position inside the bedroom. He dove over the edge of the balcony and soared down towards Bulma who was rapidly becoming closer to the ground. She screamed again and he willed himself faster.
"VEGETA!" she cried out and he could see the tears freely falling from her eyes. He surged his power even harder and grabbed ahold of her just before she hit the ground. He reversed himself and rebounded high into the air. She was still screaming, terrified. He held himself in the air as she clutched herself to his chest, crying loudly. He briefly took in the scent of her hair.
Vegeta slowly descended back to ChiChi's balcony. As soon as his and Bulma's feet touched, he lifted her completely into his arms and carried her into the bedroom. ChiChi, Zarbon, Yamucha and Kakkarot rushed in after him and he laid her down on the bed. He tried to stand, but she still clutched herself to him as she wailed into his chest.
ChiChi dashed to the bed and knelt down beside her sister as she also cried. "Oh, Bulma, I was so scared!"
Kakkarot rubbed ChiChi's back and Yamucha soothed Bulma's tear-soaked hair out of her face. Zarbon stared at Vegeta and Bulma in jealousy. Not only had Vegeta saved his fiancee when he didn't, but now she was clutching herself to her savior instead of him.
~*~ A week and a half later...
Vegeta and his parents had indeed left Aisusei shortly after Bulma's accident. Bulma had stayed in a guest room the first day after his departure, moping around over the matter. She had, however, claimed to still be mentally exhausted from her near-death experience whenever someone would ask her why she wouldn't come out of the room. In order to cease all suspicions, she had come out of the guest room the second day and went on with her normal days' activities.
Things had surprisingly been fairly calm. There was no word of war between Vegetasei and the remaining FR planets so far. Everybody was simply hustling and bustling about because of the wedding which was to take place later that day.
"If people get cold feet before their wedding, my feet must be frozen solid," Bulma mused to herself. She had a feeling of regret nestled in the pit of her stomach, but didn't everyone before their wedding? That's what she had heard anyway. ChiChi had pushed it off as her just being nervous, as did everyone else. Kakkarot was the only one who didn't. In fact, he had acted gloomy about the wedding since the day he arrived which Bulma couldn't understand.
He was going to return to Vegetasei with his King, Queen and Prince, but Prince Vegeta had told him that he could stay for the wedding. Bulma's best childhood friend had surprisingly been very calm and uncaring about the wedding, as she had been told by Kakkarot. Well, that certainly wasn't how he acted when he found out about it, but nobody knew about that little fiasco except for her and Zarbon.
Bulma turned as someone knocked on her door. "Come in."
The security box flashed green and the door slid open. Bear-chan, ChiChi and Juuhachigou bustled into the room, each gripping Bulma in a tight hug.
"Oh, Bulma, all of this just reminds me of Chris and mine's wedding!" Bear-chan said giddily. Bulma couldn't help but widen her smile.
"At least you were probably happy," Bulma pointed out gloomily. ChiChi frowned and sat down on the bed next to her.
"You aren't still throwing up from nervousness, are you?" she asked her sister. Sure, they weren't blood-related, but they had both come from the same planet which had been annihilated long ago by a meteor. ChiChi tucked Bulma's hair behind her ear.
"Not since twenty minutes ago..."
Juuhachigou snorted and sat down, also. "Want me to kick Vegeta's ass?"
Bulma's eyes widened in shock. "Wha...?"
ChiChi rolled her eyes with a smirk. "We know that he's been all over you lately." Bulma raised a delicate eyebrow. How did they know?
Bear-chan sat down on the floor beside the bed and sighed dreamily. "He's so hunky though."
Bulma nudged her with her foot. "You're married, young lady!" The older, blonde-haired lady giggled and shrugged.
"You're not thinking of leaving Zarbon for Vegeta, areeee youuuu?" Juuhachigou asked in a sing-song voice and smiled. She had slowly begun to revolve into her old self over the past few weeks, with the help of Krillin. It was remarkable and Bulma was glad that it was happening.
Bulma shook her head. "Of course not! But hey, who saved me out of the two?"
The three other ladies present just stayed quiet for they couldn't think of a witty remark to the very good point that Bulma had made.
~*~
"Vegeta, your best friend is getting married today and you aren't even going to come see?" Kakkarot asked in a disapproving tone. Vegeta shook his head from the other side of the hand-held communicator.
"She doesn't need me to hold her hand," the Prince replied sarcastically. "She's a big girl now."
Kakkarot frowned. "Well, fine, but I'm sure she'd want you to be here." He glanced over his shoulder as his bedroom door creaked open.
"Gotta go, Vegeta," he said and clicked off the communicator. He set it down on the desk.
"Hey, man, you ready to go?" Krillin asked as he approached the dark-haired man. Kakkarot nodded and re-adjusted his bowtie on his tuxedo.
"I hope they have a good snack table," Juunanagou whined and Kakkarot nodded enthusiastically.
"You're tellin' me!"
Hey, I would have had the chapter up sooner if it weren't for FF.net doing their dumb changes for two days! Blame the delay on them! .; Anyway, there you have it: Bulma's savior. :D