A/N: Okay this is my very first fan fiction so please BE KIND!! Let me know where I need to improve and whether you like it or not. If I get a good review or two then I should have more chapters up this weekend. Thanks! ~MOV ;P

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ or anything even remotely close (No matter how many times I ask for Vegeta for my birthday. Damn would that be a present or what!?! () Anyway, now that we have that taken care of. here's the first chapter:

Love By Another Name~

Chapter 1. The Ki and I

Soft rays of light shown through the Capsule Corp. window and began to dance on the woman's face. Her eyes opened slowly and she stretched while her fingers played in her aqua hair. Bulma had been up late again last night working on the regeneration tank. She was doing her best; after all she only had the limited memories of a certain annoying saiyan prince to go on.

She wanted to get it finished as soon as possible, just incase he decided to blow up the gravity room again. Then, noting the cold coffee remnants in her mug she decided to get a fresh pot going.

Bulma rinsed her cup in the kitchen sink and got the coffee machine started. On her way to the shower she could hear the faint grunt and groans of what sounded like Goku and Vegeta in the middle of a sparring session. *Don't they ever do anything but train?? I know the androids are coming but damn! They need to learn how to have some fun. especially Vegeta! * She glanced out the window and caught a glimpse of a gold blur knocking a black blur to the ground. ::Sigh:: *Like that would ever happen.* She took a quick shower and briefly toweled her hair dry. Placing it in a messy ponytail, she donned a baggy white t-shirt that sported her family logo and a pair of jean shorts. Pleased with her improved appearance, she grabbed a fresh cup of java and headed back to her lab.

"Is that all you've got Kakkarot?!?," yelled Vegeta, who was trying his best to hide his exhaustion. They had been sparring for the past few hours and it was apparent who was winning. Bulma was watching below and was glad they stopped for a second so she could distinguish which blur was who.

"Well why don't you try this one on for size," Goku replied and shot a medium sized ki beam at his opponent. Vegeta stretched out his arms and deflected the blast to the earth below. Vegeta was praying to Kami that he had made that seem less difficult than it had actually been when the two saiyans heard a soft female cry. Their eyes shot open in horror.

"Bulma!" they both screamed in shock. They flew down to survey the damage. Her entire body was either bruised or bleeding. There were faint tear trails running down either side of her face and a broken coffee mug laid forgotten in the grass.

"What are we going to do?" Goku asked, more to himself than Vegeta, "she's hurt too bad to make it to the hospital."

He watched as the saiyan prince kneeled and gently picked up the blue- haired woman's limp body. Goku followed him as Vegeta headed towards the lab, and more specifically, the regen tank she had been building. *Dear Kami I hope she finished it! * "Kakkarot get your sorry excuse for a saiyan ass over here and help me!" The pair placed Bulma on the bench and proceeded to hook her up to the machine. Goku tried as best as he could to suppress the apparent blush on his cheeks from having to remove Bulma's clothing and apply the monitoring devices (. yet again failing miserably.) Vegeta pulled him roughly back by the fabric of his gi and shut the tank. He watched the redness slowly lessen from the other man's face, his color returning to normal, and tried to ignore the tears that were forming in Goku's eyes.

Goku came by at least once everyday that Bulma remained in the machine. Vegeta was an absolute wreck but would kill Goku and himself if he knew just how apparent his feelings for the woman were. They weren't always on the best of terms but irritating her was what made hanging out on this mud ball of a planet interesting. Goku would have offered to spar but the image of Bulma sprawled in the grass, broken, was too much for him and he would push the idea out of his mind.

It was a little over 5 days before Bulma woke up. *Where the in the HFIL am I? Am I in the regen tank? Please don't tell me I'm in the tank?! The last thing I can remember is getting hit by one of those jerks' ki! Ugh.that Vegeta is going to get a piece of my mind when I get out of here!! Speaking of Vegeta. is that him sleeping in my chair? *

A subtle, yet persistent, beeping awoke the prince from his slumber. He eyed the device and was about to blast it to the next dimension when he realized what it meant. *the onna is awake! * He choked down his happiness and relief, then in one swift motion grabbed a black terry cloth robe and pressed the drain button.

Bulma shuddered involuntarily as the blue liquid's absence left her skin unguarded against the cool air. The hatch opened and she was fully ready to give that saiyan a piece of her mind when she noticed an odd look on his face. She followed his eyes and found that she was completely nude. All she managed was a small "Eep" before she snatched the robe from his hand and proceeded to blush profusely.

"What? Never seen a naked woman before!" she gritted at him. He slowly shook his head and pointed to something behind her. She reeled and looked around intently. "What is it? Where? What is it Vegeta?" She turned back to him and noted his pale skin tone. He approached her slowly and before she had a chance to question his motives he grabbed a small furry blue appendage that was connected to her lower back.

"VEGETA! OWW that REALLY HURTS!!" she snatched back her tail and upon realizing what she just did murmured, "well I'll be damned" and passed out.