Disclamer: me no own... you no sue!
AN: So it was Christmas time once again... I think everybody had fun! BTW, happy New Year, I think that I can manage to update before it starts. Gosh... Such a late update once again... I'm a bad, bad girl... Anywayz, here's the next chap, I really hope that you're gonna like it... Enjoy!
Chapter 9
Life Is What Happens To You When You're Busy Making Other Plans...
"You say yes, I say no.
You say stop, and I say go, go, go...
Oh no
You say goodbye and I say hallo
I don't know why you say
goodbye I say hallo
Why, why, why do you say goodbye?"
"Hallo Goodbye", The Beatles
Vegeta's POV
I'm sitting here for Kami knows how long... I'm not even training, damnit! It's just wasting my precious time... WHY CAN'T I THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE, BUT HER?!?! /AN:that's called love Veggie, but I guess we'll just have to wait 'till he realizes it ^_^ Umm, sorry/
I stormed off right after I saw her cry. I don't know how I let this happen, but I just ran to the safest place I knew – my Gravity Room. Well, techinically it's not mine, but that's not the most important thing right now. I mean... Ugh, I don't know what I mean... I replay the word "confusion" all over in my mind, hoping that it will finally drive me into insanity and I will be free of all that was confusing me so.
As I said before, I'm sitting cross-legged in the middle of my Gravity Room, doing nothing. Not even thinking. Well, first 15 minutes I've spend mentally pounding my ego, after all it was that that caused me so much problems, but than I just take my time to cool down. I close my eyes and just clear my mind. Sweet nothingness fills me and I think that I'd last like this forever, but after a few hours soft knocking wakes me up.
I frown, but say nothing.
The steel door slide open, and I don't have to open my eyes to see who was it.
She padds lightly to me and sits down beside me, just like when we were making up after an argument. But this time I couldn't hope for much... I guess.
I feel her touch my arm and my eyes snap open. Now that was a mistake. Never, ever look into her eyes if you want to lie to her. Her gaze can be as penetrating as a super-laser. It will left nothing but smoking ashes.
I sigh and decide, for the first time, that it is my turn to start the conversation.
- What are you doing here? – I ask softly. Sometimes I suprise even myself.
- I just... I think that we may get a few things straight. After all we have a monster to beat. – she smiles at me. Kami, how I missed this... But this time her eyes are swollen, cheeks red from crying. My frown deepens. – Well... I thought that...
- Listen Woman... I can't even delude myself that you'll belive me, but I guess it's always worth a try. – I take a long breath – I just wanted to tell you that what you saw at Freezer's palace wasn't true. Well, technically it was, but it was not what I meant... I mean... – I'm at a loss of words. I need some HELP.
- You meant...? – she lifts her eyebrow slightly. She looks good when she does that... Shit, concentrate you moron.
- What I was going to was that... Well... – Gods, now I'm acting like a kid with his hand caught in the cookie jar. What the hell...? Stupid Earthlings and their stupid ways... and even stupidier sayings...
- Now Vegeta. Start from the beginning. – she says calmly. Heh... she cannot know that won't help, but she COULD stop patronizing me.
- a) I left your apartament.
b) Zarbon found me /AN: Vegeta wouldn't admit that he got lost first... hehe/
c) He wanted to take me to Freezer
d) When I said no, he threatened to kill you.
e) I said that he can do whatever he wants with you, hoping that he won't kill you and let you go.
f) wjen I saw he wan't joking I said that I'd go
g) And than we met in the Palace. – I say all this in one breath and so fast that I doubt that she heard anything... I hope. She looks at me strangely and sighs.
- You know Veggie-chan... If I'd be back on Earth, beliving that Son-kun was a ningen, not knowing about Sayia-jins, Freezer or Namek-sei... I'd say that what you told me was a total shit...- I frown, but she smirks mischievously and continues – But I now I know Sayia-jin ways of thinking, which are very weird by the way, but that doesn't matter at the moment, and I'm willing to belive you, but...
- But?
- But you must... make me dinner! – she grinns at me, and in exchange I glare. Who does she think she is? I'm no pathetic cook, I'm The Sayia-jin Prince and... I stop my trail of thoughts and mentally slap myself. I guess some things never change, no matter how we try. I roll my eyes and give her one short nod.
- But it's only a one time thing, Woman, remember that! – I growl, but I just know she's not afraid. She's never afraid of me. I find this strangely conforting...
She pulls on my sleeve, so I get up and we both head to the kitchen.
Bulma's POV
I didn't count on much when I walked past the GR doors. /AN: How I like this word... doors... The Doors... Jim Morrison! Um, sorry, stupid me ^_^;/
When I woke up and found myself on the floor, inhaling the sharp scent on my carpet, I was furious. I wanted to go to that damned GR and kick the bastard's ass, but while running to the lab I took my time and thought about what happened. I sat down on my lab desk and tried logically explain everything, but than it hit me that Sayia-jins don't think in the human lines and I must swich to their ways, no matter how insane they are. Vegeta was an alien to me just as I was an alien to him... I pondered this for a while, and I calmly continued to the Gravity Chamber.
I did belive him. There was nothing else I could do. I could not live with him in the same house if I knew we hated eachother. I admit that more than year ago we were enemies, but now... Knowing that I love the asshole... I couldn't hate him and love him at the same time. Some can, but I don't think I could do that... I just love the arrogant sob the way he is. I guess I finally let go of my sanity... But that's a happy thought. I think I couldn't love anyone else, but him. He is what he is, but... oh, I just can't explain this. I know that he won't love me back, but hay! Just being around him makes me happy!
We go to the kitchen and I sit in my usual place, arms crossed, waiting for my food like he always does. This is so much fun! I hope that he'll learn something... Huh, Bulma will YOU ever learn? He won't. Not in a million years.
But right now I'm enjoying watching him cook.
I really should make myself a camera or something...
As I try to muffle my giggles and erase an image of Vegeta in a heart-shaped arpon, he announces that everything is ready and gives me a plate full of... something. I really don't know what it is, but it does not look inviting. It's brown with black and dark-brown "thingies". There's a piece of bread on the plate along with the "something". I frown.
- What Woman, something's wrong? – Vegeta stops his eating asks me innocently.
- What the hell is... this? – I glare at him, and he smirks.
- Don't worry, it won't eat you. You're the one that eats it. – his annoying amirk grows wider
- Yeah, but what IS IT?!?!?! – I yell the last part so loud that he covers his sensitive ears. That always works.
- Don't yell baka! "It" as you so elloquently put it, is a traditional Sayia-jin dish. It may look bad, but it's quite good. First try, than voice your opinion. Things are not always what they seem – he mumbled the last sentence.
- So, you Sayia-jins are like onions? – he looks at me like I'm nuts and raises an eyebrow. He looks good whe he does that... uh huh, stop.
- We're like what?
- Onions... You have layers?
- ???
- Oh, forget it... /AN: a task for you, dear readers – from which film was that text? ;))
- So... will you try it , or I have to eat it for you? – he asked smugly, our "onion" conversation long forgotten. I only glared at him, grabbed a fork, and shoved the food into my mouth.
My mum was a good cook, Chi-Chi was, but...
I think that was the best thing I've ever ate.
I try not to be suprised, just NOT to give him the satisfaction, but I guess he saw that I liked it anyway.
- Well? – he asks, and I think that there is a hint of nervousness inhis voice. What?!?
- A little spicy, a little sweet... Can I get a recipe? – I smile my best smile at him, though I know that he won't go for it.
- You wish... – he chuckles and turns back to his own montain of...
- How do you call it anyway? – I realized that I didn't know what exactly I was eating
- It was called Igosb. – he pronounced the word with a very odd accent.
- Igosb?
- Yeah. I don't know why though. Igsob meant something like... I don't know it wasn't even a noun, it meant "big" or "much"... But I'm not sure... Ah, whatever. Just eat. – he shrugs and turnesw his attention to his food.
We ate, and (of course!) he told me that I have to clean everything up, becouse he made dinner. That pig.
It was getting late, so we decided just to have some rest. There was no tv, and who'd want to watch the "shows" that Freezer offered us on his pathetic channel. Of course, no films, no documents, news... Hell, even no commercials! Only the lizard's speaches for hours and hours /AN Fidel Castro or something?/ we just stuck our noses into our books and read.
After a few hours, I grew a little tired and went to the bathroom, showered, brushed my teeth and was ready to sleep.
I padded softly to my room, but before I closed the door, I saw Veget asleep on the couch. I walked up to him.
- Vegeta... – I whispered and shook him ligtly. He sat up abruptly, ready for an attack. – Hay relax, it's only me!
- What are you DOING?!? You know it's not safe to sneak up on me, I could hurt you. – he hissed, but I know he was more scared than angry.
- I thought that you could use a bath before your sleep... – I squeked. He only rolled his eyes and frowned.
- Yeah, you're right I could use a quick shower... – and he was gone. Damn his Sayia-jin speed.
I sat on his couch for a while, and thought about what happened today. I thought about my Sayia-jin no Ouji and our chances at surival. We couldn't make it unless we work together... And in that moment he got put the bathroom. Only in his boxers!!! Kami, why do you punish me so?!? I was glad that it was dark, so he couldn't see my blush. Than again... I have seen him only in boxers before, haven't I? There was nothing to be embarrassed about...
- Huh, you're here all the time? What do you want? – Vegeta asked
- Well.. I just wanted to know why exactly did want to save me. Was it that I'm your mechanic?
- Yes, of course, what for I need you but that? – he said sternly, but I felt it in the pit on my stomach – he was lying. I just knew it, but didn't know how to tell him that.
- Right, stupid question – I laughed nervously – I guess I'll.. go to bed now...
- Onna...
- Yes?
- Uh huh... Nothing.
- Ok... – I turned around and reached the knob
- Woman...
- Hmm?
- I forgot. Go to sleep.
- All right. – I entered my room and wanted to close the door, but he disappeared and reappeared in front of them.
- No, wait... There's something... – he spun me around, for a secong looked into my eyes and than kissed me deeply and led me to my bed...
Somewhere in Palace dungeons...
- What are we going to do?!?! – Goku whined. Piccolo smacked him and shook his head.
- Think for a while, you baka. We must get out of here and make them... "make" – he blushed fiouriously at that – Trunks. That's the only way. I think they will help him. They must...
- But what if they're dead? Or don't love eachother?!? – Trunks punched the wall
- I doubt that your father was capable of love... – Tien muttered and in an instant was on the ground. Trunks, even weakened, still had the power to defend his father /AN Yay! Briefs rule!/
- Don't ever say such a thing about him. You don't know him. – he spat.
- Trunks-san, let go of Tenshinhan-san... He didn't mean to insult Vegeta-san – Gohan stated with his thin voice. The other boy let go of the warrior. – We must concentrate on getting out of here, Trunks-san. That's the most important thing. – he continued – I think I have an idea...
Heh... I've done it! Chapter nine is done! *happy dance*.
For everyone that expect a lemon – there will be none. I'm just not good at those things... ^_^; If you want a lemon, you can write it yourself and than perhaps send it to me. But lemon is not essential in my fic, so it doesn't really matter.
And I know, I know... they should hate eachother right now, but I just can't stand it when they do! But next few chapters will bring a few suprises...
I hope that you all liked this chap, I think that in the next one our couple will have more problems... And what about the Z-senshi an Mirai Trunks?!?! You'll see!
MY LITTLE REVIEWRES CORNER!!!!!
draegon_fire – thanx for that name! I'm gonna use it in the next chap! Thanx again for reading my story ^_^
CELURAN*blue-17 – hehe... sorry that she didn't torture him... At first, I wanted her to, but than I decided against it. But... everything can happen now...*evil grin* I'm glad you like it... Wait a few more chaps and I think that something very interesting will happen! ^_^
Android18 - yeah, they're both annoying and frustrating. And they do what they want to! *frowns* Thanx for a good word... You know it's odd. On hollyday, I write less than usual... o.O But that's just lazy ol'me!
Mystic – why thank you... ^_^ How's your site? Onna and the monkey are now quite hmm.. busy ^o^
MiraisGirl87 – yeah, compliments don't hurt... hehe... There's nothing to worry about, I couldn't make Trunks disappear! Not in the world! He's my fav character! Along with Bulma and Veggie OF COURSE. Thanx for reading, luv ya!
Chappy 10 in about... I dunno... 8/10 days?