Painful Affections
Chapter 4- Honest Conversations
By- Me (AKA SaiyanLover)
"Bulma?" She turned away from her mirror quickly and saw Him standing in the corner of her room.
"How did you get in here and what do you want?" She asked, half amused half annoyed. Who knew how long he had been standing there watching her?
Turning back to the mirror, but watching him in it, she saw an expression she had never seen before on his face- nervousness.
"I...wanted to tell you...something." she was enjoying watching him stumble over his words. "I wanted to...apologize, for running away. You...you were right- I was afraid."
She stared at him, disbelieving.
"Vegeta, are you feeling okay?" He scowled at her.
"I feel fine, woman!" she hid a smile. "Don't smile yet, I'm not done." He took a deep breath. "This is really hard for me, and I'm still not sure why I'm doing it.
I want you to know that I'll...stay with you, if you'll have me. I don't really know what I feel for you. All I know is that the more I run from it, the stronger it becomes. And it's really bothersome.
But I can't ignore it, because that just makes it worse. So I figured the best way to get rid of it was to stay with you." He looked away from her.
"I'm done." She smiled through her tears.
leave it to Vegeta to make a confession of love sound like a cure for a cold
"Vegeta..."
"What is it, woman?" She shook her head and ran to him. She wrapped her arms around him in a fierce hug. Awkwardly at first, he hugged her back
Eventually he relaxed, and let down his shell long enough to kiss the top of her head.
She looked up into his face, tears still glistening on her cheeks. He brushed them away.
"I'm glad you'll stay, Vegeta. I don't want to love someone who doesn't love me back. That's what that bothersome feeling is, Vegeta. It's love." He scoffed, but his eyes were warm.
"And Trunks needs a father. But if you're going to stay, I have a few things I want to set straight." He raised an eyebrow.
"You can't call me 'woman' anymore, you can't teach our son any profanity, you can't disappear training without telling me where you're going, you can't..." She was cut off as he placed his lips over hers.
That night, they both gave into their desires.
But this time, without regret.
The night after the Cell Games
Bulma walked into her room and found Vegeta lying on what had become their bed. His eyes were open, but he was looking up at the ceiling, and didn't react to her presence.
Bulma slid under the covers beside him and shut her eyes. She knew he was hurting, just as she was. They all were.
Goku, Kakarot, was gone for good. He wasn't coming back. Everyone felt lost. The rock that they had always leaned on had fallen out from under them.
"Why?" Vegeta asked softly. "Why did he have to go and play hero again? Why didn't Gohan finish Cell off when he could? Why does Kakarot think all the villains come after him?"
Bulma sighed.
"It's true, if you think about it. It seems likes he's the beginning and the end of it all."
"That's no reason for him to stay dead! He can always beat whoever it is that comes after him, so what's the problem? He's strong enough to kill anyone who wants to kill him."
Bulma smiled.
"You included." He snorted.
"I didn't say that."
"I think that he wants to keep us from being hurt any more. Especially Gohan and Chi Chi. He's been gone before and they got through it. He's more concerned with everyone else's well being than with his own. He never does anything for himself. He always does things for others."
"Some saiyan." She looked over and saw he was smirking. "Well, if there's one thing I've learned about Kakarot- it's that he always comes back. No matter how much you wish he wouldn't, no matter how long it takes. He always comes back."
Bulma smiled.
"I hope you're right, Vegeta. I hope you're right."
SORRY SORRY SORRY!!!! I haven't updated any of my stories in forever. I feel really bad, but my life has been in fast forward these past couple weeks.
I hope to update Teenage Saiyans & Superheroes and The Threads of Destiny soon. I 'm in the process of writing the next chapters. I'm going to try and make them extra long to make up for the wait.
Please review.
SaiyanLover
Chapter 4- Honest Conversations
By- Me (AKA SaiyanLover)
"Bulma?" She turned away from her mirror quickly and saw Him standing in the corner of her room.
"How did you get in here and what do you want?" She asked, half amused half annoyed. Who knew how long he had been standing there watching her?
Turning back to the mirror, but watching him in it, she saw an expression she had never seen before on his face- nervousness.
"I...wanted to tell you...something." she was enjoying watching him stumble over his words. "I wanted to...apologize, for running away. You...you were right- I was afraid."
She stared at him, disbelieving.
"Vegeta, are you feeling okay?" He scowled at her.
"I feel fine, woman!" she hid a smile. "Don't smile yet, I'm not done." He took a deep breath. "This is really hard for me, and I'm still not sure why I'm doing it.
I want you to know that I'll...stay with you, if you'll have me. I don't really know what I feel for you. All I know is that the more I run from it, the stronger it becomes. And it's really bothersome.
But I can't ignore it, because that just makes it worse. So I figured the best way to get rid of it was to stay with you." He looked away from her.
"I'm done." She smiled through her tears.
leave it to Vegeta to make a confession of love sound like a cure for a cold
"Vegeta..."
"What is it, woman?" She shook her head and ran to him. She wrapped her arms around him in a fierce hug. Awkwardly at first, he hugged her back
Eventually he relaxed, and let down his shell long enough to kiss the top of her head.
She looked up into his face, tears still glistening on her cheeks. He brushed them away.
"I'm glad you'll stay, Vegeta. I don't want to love someone who doesn't love me back. That's what that bothersome feeling is, Vegeta. It's love." He scoffed, but his eyes were warm.
"And Trunks needs a father. But if you're going to stay, I have a few things I want to set straight." He raised an eyebrow.
"You can't call me 'woman' anymore, you can't teach our son any profanity, you can't disappear training without telling me where you're going, you can't..." She was cut off as he placed his lips over hers.
That night, they both gave into their desires.
But this time, without regret.
The night after the Cell Games
Bulma walked into her room and found Vegeta lying on what had become their bed. His eyes were open, but he was looking up at the ceiling, and didn't react to her presence.
Bulma slid under the covers beside him and shut her eyes. She knew he was hurting, just as she was. They all were.
Goku, Kakarot, was gone for good. He wasn't coming back. Everyone felt lost. The rock that they had always leaned on had fallen out from under them.
"Why?" Vegeta asked softly. "Why did he have to go and play hero again? Why didn't Gohan finish Cell off when he could? Why does Kakarot think all the villains come after him?"
Bulma sighed.
"It's true, if you think about it. It seems likes he's the beginning and the end of it all."
"That's no reason for him to stay dead! He can always beat whoever it is that comes after him, so what's the problem? He's strong enough to kill anyone who wants to kill him."
Bulma smiled.
"You included." He snorted.
"I didn't say that."
"I think that he wants to keep us from being hurt any more. Especially Gohan and Chi Chi. He's been gone before and they got through it. He's more concerned with everyone else's well being than with his own. He never does anything for himself. He always does things for others."
"Some saiyan." She looked over and saw he was smirking. "Well, if there's one thing I've learned about Kakarot- it's that he always comes back. No matter how much you wish he wouldn't, no matter how long it takes. He always comes back."
Bulma smiled.
"I hope you're right, Vegeta. I hope you're right."
SORRY SORRY SORRY!!!! I haven't updated any of my stories in forever. I feel really bad, but my life has been in fast forward these past couple weeks.
I hope to update Teenage Saiyans & Superheroes and The Threads of Destiny soon. I 'm in the process of writing the next chapters. I'm going to try and make them extra long to make up for the wait.
Please review.
SaiyanLover