.To trust again:::…
Disclaimer: DBZ belongs to Akria Toriyama
Symbols: "….." = Talking *…..* = Thinking […..] = Author's note
Last time on 'to trust again'
_.-+†+-._ Her fist hit something soft and she could hear a startled cry, for some reason she was happy she's given that bastard one last blow before being killed but that feeling was soon swept away when he grabbed both her arm, immobilizing her _.-+†+-._
Chapter 5 ~~ Running away
"Let me go you f*cking bastard!!!" Bulma screeched into the damp air, thrashing around like crazy which didn't help anything. The man had an amazingly strong grip. "Why are you doing this, let me go!" she tried to scream but her voice wavered and cracked as she started to cry. After kicking out one last time she fell limp in his arms, her spirit had sunk and she truly didn't care anymore. There was no way she was going to get out of this one. It seemed her luck had run out. Somehow she'd expected it.you couldn't hang around with people like her friends, live through so many adventures without eventually having something bad happen. It seemed ironic to her, all her life she had fought to prove to everyone she was independent and could take care of herself, but look at her now.
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Vegeta stared at the broken woman in his arms, how did he manage to make things worse every time? His anger had faded by now and he could only scold himself for his stupidity as he shifter her in his arms. When she was in a reasonably comfortable position, he looked at her face, her eyes where closed, her body was shivering slightly as she hugged herself tightly. "Onna." He said softly but didn't get a response. He frowned and repeated himself, a little harsher this time. Bulma just whimpered and tightened her arms around herself.
"Damnit woman!" Vegeta was tired of this, she had to defend herself, not cower and roll up waiting for the danger to go away. "You've gotte stand up for yourself, fight for kami's sake!" He was practically screaming at her, unable to deal with the situation. Bulma just looked up at him with those large, innocent eyes filled with tears and sniffed. They looked at each other for a couple of seconds before Bulma looked away and buried her head in her arms again.
Vegeta snarled, how was he supposed to get through to the woman and help her if she wouldn't listen to him? With a frown he collected the bit of power that had returned to him by now and slowly flew up above the treetops to start their way back.
-(~~*~~)-
Vegeta entered Bulma's large bedroom through the balcony. He walked to the bed quietly so as not to wake her up, she'd fallen asleep on the way over. She had been totally exhausted. He carefully laid her down on the king sized bed and removed her shoes, covering her with the large fluffy blanket. She stirred and Vegeta was about to leave when Bulma grabbed his wrist. "Vegeta." She whispered, opening her eyes slightly to look at the Saijin prince next to her.
Vegeta turned around to show her he was listening. "Will you please stay with me, just for tonight. I really don't want to be alone right now." She asked, everything was just so confusing, she had no idea what had just happened. Just yesterday she had thought she was finally able to move on with her life but now she realized she had just bottled everything up. Pushing everything down so it just had to come out one way or the other. And today it had, and it was hell.
Vegeta grunted and she closed her eyes, expecting him to walk away and leave her but the heard a shuffling noise on the other side of the room and opened her eyes to see Vegeta making himself comfortable on the small couch in the corner of the room. A smile crossed her lips and she thanked him softly before drifting off into a restless sleep, not even sure if he had heard her.
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Bulma shot up from the bed as she woke up with a startled gasp. Her heart pounded in her rib case and she leaned on her arms, waiting for it to calm down. Why did that nightmare continue to haunt her? What would she have to do to get rid of it..maybe there was nothing she could do. She shook her head slightly to rid herself of the last traces of her dream and glanced at the alarm clock on the small table next to the bed. It read 3.00 She sighed and rested her head against the pillow, she just knew she wouldn't be able to fall asleep again.
She stared into the dark room and listened to the sounds of the wind ruffling through the leaves as her thoughts drifted back to the events of the other day.. it was all so weird. Her life had taken such a strange turn and just when she thought she had everything in order again, this happened. She still wasn't sure exactly what had happened, she just remembered Vegeta being angry at her, she'd seen that look of anger in his eyes before but never directed at her. Just the thought of it made shivers run down her spine. Then everything had disappeared and she was back in the alley about to be attacked. Next thing she remembered was looking into Vegeta's face but he didn't seem to be angry at all..more like confused. Then he'd screamed at her but she didn't remember what. And now she was in her own room again.
Suddenly she wondered where Vegeta was. She remembered asking him to stay but she wasn't sure whether he'd complied or not. While she thought this she sat up and looked around the room. It was so dark but she could slightly make out a form on her couch, aided by the soft moonlight that shone through the cracks in the curtains.
She looked around the room again, it was so dark. Everything seemed to glare at her, waiting for the perfect opportunity to attack. She knew that sounded weird but it was the only way she could describe the vibe she got from her once safe room. Then her eyes diverted to the couch again and without a second thought she crawled out of the large bed and walked across the room, looking around her as if something could jump out of the darkness any second. She reached the corner of the room where the small rays of light hit Vegeta's face, making him look so handsome, his lips slightly parted to let out a soft whistling sound each time he took a breath. She glanced into the dark room nervously and settled down next to the prince, making sure not to wake him up. With a small sigh she rested her head against his shoulder and suddenly felt safe enough to close her eyes as she drew her legs up to spread them across the soft couch.
-(~~*~~)-
A small ray of light hit Vegeta's face as he squinted his eyes to make it go away, he was so comfortable. He lay there for a couple of seconds before it got through to him, he'd never been comfortable, why was he so relaxed? He opened his eyes slowly to let them adjust to the warm light, stirring slightly. He felt something move against him and his eyes widened in surprise as he saw Bulma snuggled up against him, his arms wrapped around her waist. But what scared him the most was that it actually felt..good. He was actually comfortable with the woman in his arms. How could this have happened! He screamed at himself. Had he..bonded with the onna? The thought scared the shit out of him..he had sworn not to rely on anyone, to be totally independent and reject everybody that dared to come close to him. But if he bonded, that would mean he wasn't independent at all, he wouldn't have pushed everybody away.
This couldn't happen. He thought and let go of Bulma who moved slightly and rubbed her cheek against his shoulder, causing his stomach to flutter. He got the sudden urge to hold her again, to keep her safe from everything that would hurt her, to make her his.
No, he had to leave! He shouted at himself and quickly manoeuvred away from Bulma who luckily didn't wake up. He took one more look at the woman on the couch, the sun lightened her face to make her look even more beautiful than she already was. He let out a snarl and tore his eyes away from her, how could he have weakened so much? Without looking back he stomped out of the room, no way was he going to stay to become even softer, no way was he going to bond
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Disclaimer: DBZ belongs to Akria Toriyama
Symbols: "….." = Talking *…..* = Thinking […..] = Author's note
Last time on 'to trust again'
_.-+†+-._ Her fist hit something soft and she could hear a startled cry, for some reason she was happy she's given that bastard one last blow before being killed but that feeling was soon swept away when he grabbed both her arm, immobilizing her _.-+†+-._
Chapter 5 ~~ Running away
"Let me go you f*cking bastard!!!" Bulma screeched into the damp air, thrashing around like crazy which didn't help anything. The man had an amazingly strong grip. "Why are you doing this, let me go!" she tried to scream but her voice wavered and cracked as she started to cry. After kicking out one last time she fell limp in his arms, her spirit had sunk and she truly didn't care anymore. There was no way she was going to get out of this one. It seemed her luck had run out. Somehow she'd expected it.you couldn't hang around with people like her friends, live through so many adventures without eventually having something bad happen. It seemed ironic to her, all her life she had fought to prove to everyone she was independent and could take care of herself, but look at her now.
-(~~*~~)-
Vegeta stared at the broken woman in his arms, how did he manage to make things worse every time? His anger had faded by now and he could only scold himself for his stupidity as he shifter her in his arms. When she was in a reasonably comfortable position, he looked at her face, her eyes where closed, her body was shivering slightly as she hugged herself tightly. "Onna." He said softly but didn't get a response. He frowned and repeated himself, a little harsher this time. Bulma just whimpered and tightened her arms around herself.
"Damnit woman!" Vegeta was tired of this, she had to defend herself, not cower and roll up waiting for the danger to go away. "You've gotte stand up for yourself, fight for kami's sake!" He was practically screaming at her, unable to deal with the situation. Bulma just looked up at him with those large, innocent eyes filled with tears and sniffed. They looked at each other for a couple of seconds before Bulma looked away and buried her head in her arms again.
Vegeta snarled, how was he supposed to get through to the woman and help her if she wouldn't listen to him? With a frown he collected the bit of power that had returned to him by now and slowly flew up above the treetops to start their way back.
-(~~*~~)-
Vegeta entered Bulma's large bedroom through the balcony. He walked to the bed quietly so as not to wake her up, she'd fallen asleep on the way over. She had been totally exhausted. He carefully laid her down on the king sized bed and removed her shoes, covering her with the large fluffy blanket. She stirred and Vegeta was about to leave when Bulma grabbed his wrist. "Vegeta." She whispered, opening her eyes slightly to look at the Saijin prince next to her.
Vegeta turned around to show her he was listening. "Will you please stay with me, just for tonight. I really don't want to be alone right now." She asked, everything was just so confusing, she had no idea what had just happened. Just yesterday she had thought she was finally able to move on with her life but now she realized she had just bottled everything up. Pushing everything down so it just had to come out one way or the other. And today it had, and it was hell.
Vegeta grunted and she closed her eyes, expecting him to walk away and leave her but the heard a shuffling noise on the other side of the room and opened her eyes to see Vegeta making himself comfortable on the small couch in the corner of the room. A smile crossed her lips and she thanked him softly before drifting off into a restless sleep, not even sure if he had heard her.
-(~~*~~)-
Bulma shot up from the bed as she woke up with a startled gasp. Her heart pounded in her rib case and she leaned on her arms, waiting for it to calm down. Why did that nightmare continue to haunt her? What would she have to do to get rid of it..maybe there was nothing she could do. She shook her head slightly to rid herself of the last traces of her dream and glanced at the alarm clock on the small table next to the bed. It read 3.00 She sighed and rested her head against the pillow, she just knew she wouldn't be able to fall asleep again.
She stared into the dark room and listened to the sounds of the wind ruffling through the leaves as her thoughts drifted back to the events of the other day.. it was all so weird. Her life had taken such a strange turn and just when she thought she had everything in order again, this happened. She still wasn't sure exactly what had happened, she just remembered Vegeta being angry at her, she'd seen that look of anger in his eyes before but never directed at her. Just the thought of it made shivers run down her spine. Then everything had disappeared and she was back in the alley about to be attacked. Next thing she remembered was looking into Vegeta's face but he didn't seem to be angry at all..more like confused. Then he'd screamed at her but she didn't remember what. And now she was in her own room again.
Suddenly she wondered where Vegeta was. She remembered asking him to stay but she wasn't sure whether he'd complied or not. While she thought this she sat up and looked around the room. It was so dark but she could slightly make out a form on her couch, aided by the soft moonlight that shone through the cracks in the curtains.
She looked around the room again, it was so dark. Everything seemed to glare at her, waiting for the perfect opportunity to attack. She knew that sounded weird but it was the only way she could describe the vibe she got from her once safe room. Then her eyes diverted to the couch again and without a second thought she crawled out of the large bed and walked across the room, looking around her as if something could jump out of the darkness any second. She reached the corner of the room where the small rays of light hit Vegeta's face, making him look so handsome, his lips slightly parted to let out a soft whistling sound each time he took a breath. She glanced into the dark room nervously and settled down next to the prince, making sure not to wake him up. With a small sigh she rested her head against his shoulder and suddenly felt safe enough to close her eyes as she drew her legs up to spread them across the soft couch.
-(~~*~~)-
A small ray of light hit Vegeta's face as he squinted his eyes to make it go away, he was so comfortable. He lay there for a couple of seconds before it got through to him, he'd never been comfortable, why was he so relaxed? He opened his eyes slowly to let them adjust to the warm light, stirring slightly. He felt something move against him and his eyes widened in surprise as he saw Bulma snuggled up against him, his arms wrapped around her waist. But what scared him the most was that it actually felt..good. He was actually comfortable with the woman in his arms. How could this have happened! He screamed at himself. Had he..bonded with the onna? The thought scared the shit out of him..he had sworn not to rely on anyone, to be totally independent and reject everybody that dared to come close to him. But if he bonded, that would mean he wasn't independent at all, he wouldn't have pushed everybody away.
This couldn't happen. He thought and let go of Bulma who moved slightly and rubbed her cheek against his shoulder, causing his stomach to flutter. He got the sudden urge to hold her again, to keep her safe from everything that would hurt her, to make her his.
No, he had to leave! He shouted at himself and quickly manoeuvred away from Bulma who luckily didn't wake up. He took one more look at the woman on the couch, the sun lightened her face to make her look even more beautiful than she already was. He let out a snarl and tore his eyes away from her, how could he have weakened so much? Without looking back he stomped out of the room, no way was he going to stay to become even softer, no way was he going to bond
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