Chapter 4
Disclaimer: Must I continue with the disclaimers? It's ticking me off. You know it already! I own DBZ and everyone knows that I'm the one who started it all. LOL! In my dreams.
"What should I do?" Kakarot asked Piccolo. They had just finished a sparring session and were sitting down at a bar drinking spirit wine. Piccolo had noticed how withdrawn Kakarot had been and asked what was wrong. It was then that Kakarot told him his feelings for Bulma. Piccolo shook his head.
" I don't know. You've finally put yourself in a real problem." Piccolo said, sipping his spirit wine. Piccolo had been on Planet Vegeta since he was a young boy. He was kidnapped and taken back to Planet Vegeta, meant to become a slave. He proved his worth in fighting and became a guard of King Vegeta.
"Dammit! You're my friend, Piccolo! You're suppose to help me in things problems like these. Isn't there some unwritten law somewhere forcing you to help me?" Kakarot said angrily. Piccolo smiled.
" Luckily enough, I haven't heard that law yet, so if it's there or not, it doesn't matter and it won't count with me. Look, I have to get back to my post okay? If the king finds out that I was sparring with you again, I think he'll kill us both." Piccolo said, standing up. Kakarot stayed in his seat.
" Yeah, I don't think you want to die any time soon, so I'll let you go this time. I'm going to stay here and finish my drink. I might even sort out some of these problems I have here in my head while I'm at it." Kakarot said. Piccolo laughed.
" I don't even think it's possible for you to sort anything out. You don't have enough brain cells in your head. I'll see you later." Piccolo said, walking out of the door. Kakarot grinned and continued to drink his spirit wine.
~ Flashback~
It was Bulma's first day at the palace. Kakarot noticed how small and fragile she looked as she carried all of her baggage. She wouldn't allow any of the guards to help her bring everything to her room. Kakarot went over to her.
"Hey there. I see you're moving in." Kakarot said. Bulma looked at him. She put down the box she was carrying and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
" Oh yea. I'm not too thrilled about it, but oh well. I'll deal with it." She said, smiling. Her face was red from the lifting of boxes and sweat glistened on her forehead.
" Do you want me to help you?" He asked. " I've got the day off and I'm bored to death. I need something to do." She eyed him down.
" I don't know. It's pretty heavy stuff. Do you think you can handle it?" She asked him sneeringly. He laughed.
" Of course I can! I'm a Saiyan man. I can lift plenty of things." He said. She pointed to a box.
"Take this one. Careful! It's really fragile" She said. He picked it up.
" Holy Sh—"
" Haha, I told you to be careful"
" What the hell did you put in here" Kakarot said, huffing and puffing as he attempted to go up a flight of stairs.
" Oh just some instruments I use for my research. I designed it myself. I forgot what's in there, but I think it's my new invention. It's pretty heavy." She said.
" Naw really? It seems so light." Kakarot said, turning beet-red as he lifted each leg slowly to the next step. Bulma looked at him and laughed. Kakarot started laughing also.
" Funny, Kakarot." She said. He smiled his good-natured smile.
After they had brought up all the boxes, they went out to the palace gardens. The sun was setting and the air began to chill. The sun's rays streaked pink and orange across the sky as it slowly dipped past the horizon. Bulma and Kakarot stared at the sunset. There was a slight wind and the last of the birds were calling to each other. Kakarot looked at Bulma. The sun's orange light created shadows on her face. Her long aqua-blue hair slowly whipped around in the breeze. She sighed.
" I wish I didn't have to mate with Vegeta." She said softly. Kakarot looked at her and didn't say anything. She turned to him. " I know that you're his best friend, but I feel as if I can trust you with what I say." She said. He gazed into her eyes.
" I will always be here to listen to what you have to say. What is said to me will not be said to anyone else. I will keep your secrets." He said quietly. She smiled. She looked at the last of the sun slipping under the horizon. Tears formed in her eyes.
" You have no idea how much it hurts me to know that I have no say in my future. I use to think that my life was my own and I was my own will. Now I fear that I do not own my own body." She whispered. Kakarot touched her cheek. A tear ran down her face.
" You have no need to worry. Though you will be Vegeta's, I will always be here as your friend." He said, wiping away her tear. She smiled. He pulled his hand away from her face. Her eyes showed sparkles made from the dying rays of the sun and her tears.
" I stopped fearing a lonely life after I met you, Kakarot. Please never leave." She said. She touched his arm. He looked down at her hand. A feeling of euphoria passed through his heart as he at her again. She seemed so perfect, so innocent. He longed to hold her, though he could not.
~End of Flashback~
Kakarot stared at his half drunken glass of spirit wine. Cubes of ice floated on the top. He gripped his hands into fists. He didn't know what to do. The feelings that were unleashed within him were unbearable. He remembered talking to Vegeta earlier, how Vegeta seemed distant, as if he was planning something. He came to a conclusion. Vegeta was going to join the two together.
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Bulma stared down from her balcony at the starry night sky. She had spent the entire day working on an invention that was meant to detect any type of poisons within the hold of any space ship entering the planets atmosphere. She looked down at her notes on the invention. There were tearstains on the pages of the notebook. She angrily closed the notebook and covered her face in her hands. Kakarot would not leave her mind! Bulma had spent weeks trying to get his face out of her mind. His very essence filled her thoughts.
" What have I done? Have I fallen for him?" She whispered to herself. She looked on towards the city that lay before her. Lights sparkled in the darkness, creating a cloud of strange orange lights surrounding the city. She could hear men fighting in the bars and young couples flying around down below.
" I should be one of those couples. I should be happy and full of love and not a trace of grief in my mind. The blinding light of love should cloud my mind. What has happened to me? Will I become wasted away, a sad, grieving person until the end of my days? Will I end up loving Vegeta through time?" She muttered to herself. Kakarot once again filled her mind. Tears once again ran down her face. " Yes, I will not be so lonely, for Kakarot will be there for me to talk to."
" What did you say?" A voice said from behind her. She went rigid and cold. By now she knew the voice. She cursed at herself for not feeling his ki before. " I only said that yes, I had all that I needed to complete my invention." She said. She did not turn to the voice. She didn't want to see his face, his overpowering glare that always pierced through her. A hand moved to her waist. The very touch numbed her. Vegeta whispered into her ear.
" You feel so warm. It makes me happy to know that I will always be able to feel this warmth from you." He whispered into her ear. She ignored him. His other hand went to the other side of her waist. " You are so petite. I feel as if I could break you with one punch." He whispered. He turned to her towards him. She closed her eyes, not wanting to see his face.
" Why must you bother me, Vegeta?" She asked.
" I am not bothering you. It is my right to be here. You should be happy I have chosen you for my mate. Others would die for the chance." He said. She opened her eyes. His black eyes stared into hers.
" Then I guess I should feel lucky." She said. " Must you be with me tonight?"
" I'm getting tired of your unwillingness. Must I continue to sway you into this every time?" He asked angrily. She cringed at the remark.
" I can fight back you know." She said. Vegeta stepped back and laughed.
" I know you can fight, but against me? I want you to try punching me right now. Come on, punch me." He said, a smirk on his face.
" No, I won't punch you, Vegeta." She said. " I just don't like it when you take me to bed with you when you haven't even joined us yet!" She said. Suddenly he grabbed her and slammed her against the wall. The sudden burst of anger frightened her. He was much stronger than her.
" Well then I'll just have to do something about that." He said. She looked at him. He pinned her shoulders to the wall.
" Don't. Not yet, please." She said. He put his mouth to her neck. His teeth bared; ready to bite. Bulma closed her eyes as she felt his teeth pierce her neck. She held her breath as he licked the wound.
" Now I have joined us."
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Kakarot stared out the window. He still sat at the bar. He had drunken three glasses of spirit wine, in attempts to calm his feelings down. It didn't matter. Whether or not he fell in love with her, she was Vegeta's mate. He looked down at the wine. Bulma's face stared back at him.
THERE! I'm done. Finally! Everyone dance for joy. I know, I could have held it off. But honestly, why make such a big commotion about her being Vegeta's mate when they weren't joined already. So I decided to put it in this chapter. I've already gotten the criticism about it being unrealistic, well it's an A/U and I like unrealistic stories. If you have any problems with it, oh well. So there. Next one should be up in no time. So what if it's corny? It'll get better.
