Author's Note: Haha, I really liked the last chapter! Probably my best one… well almost! I hope you enjoy this one, too! It may be a little short… writer's block sucks… most of you know how I feel! :)

If you have anything you'd like to see in the story please e-mail me at:   Veggiesbabyblue@yahoo.com, with the header as "Summer Camp," or something along those lines! Thank you and…
Also, BlueSaiyanChick e-mailed me mentioning that somewhere in an earlier chapter I had used the phrase, "Holy Hell." and answered my question as to where I've read it before. Author Trixie-chan wrote it in her story, "How it all began." Thank you :)

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Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z… that privilege belongs to Akira Toriyama, Bird Studios and Viz Comics and others…

Summer Camp

By: Vegeta's Blue-Haired Angel

The sun dawned, spreading it's golden light over the campsite, illuminating everything it touched. It was simply a beautiful and tranquil site. A soft wind picked up tree branches and made them wave. Suddenly a soft snoring noise is emitted from one of the tents.

Blurrily Chi-Chi opens her eyes. She wearily surveyed the scene around her; Krillin and 18 are snuggled in an intimate embrace, Goku, who is the snoring culprit, has his arms wrapped around her [Chi-Chi] waist, and Vegeta is asleep in the corner… by his lonesome.

The reason why they had not separated into different tents came back to her… Bulma had stomped away angrily from the scene of the boys' prank. Once the rest of the group caught up with her at the campsite she had, indeed, locked herself into the tent. Therefore forcing everyone to squeeze together in the smaller, less comfortable tent.

She snapped awake hearing a twig snap outside. 'It must be Bulma,' she thought, getting up. She [Chi-Chi] needed to talk to Bulma about last night's events. Gently removing Goku's arm she got up, and with cat-like grace, sidestepped Krillin and 18.

Carefully unzipping the tent flap, she looks out to see Bulma sitting near the fire pit, where she recently started a fire. The blaze caught on some leaves and dried bark, making the flames dance wildly about. Stepping quietly out of the tent she comes up behind Bulma.

"Damn it!" Chi-Chi curses as she snaps some twigs. Bulma's head whips about and her tear-stained eyes stare into Chi-Chi's onyx ones. They stay like that for some time before Bulma turns her head back around, bowing it, dejectedly.

"I'm sorry, Chi-Chi… for last night." Bulma mumbled in barely audible whisper. Chi-Chi heart fills with a great sadness, and sympathy for her friend.

"It's all right, Bulma…" Chi-Chi whispers sitting down next to Bulma, "I know how upset you feel… but at least you didn't faint." There was a hint of amusement in her tone that made Bulma look up.

"Yea, but I ran out on everyone… I fought you guys last night, in verbal combat… it hurt so much to yell, especially at you and 18." Bulma admitted.

"Don't worry about it… what you should worry about is Vegeta. Last night, 18 told me, he was close to hanging himself after you ran out," Chi-Chi sighed.  Bulma looked up in confusion. 'Vegeta, really does care… oh man, what have I done? Everything was so perfect… well almost. NOW, because of his foolish pride, he is not going to talk to me! Great, my life is just great.'

"Bulma? Bulma?!" called Chi-Chi, snapping her fingers in front of Bulma's face, "Are you even listening to me? You got this dazed expression on your face!" Bulma looked up at her and smiled sheepishly, "Sorry Chi-Chi. I guess I got caught up in my own thoughts for a minute."

"Well, I would listen if I were you! Now, where was I… erm… never mind… I forgot." Chi-Chi said, blushing. Bulma rolled her eyes at her friends short-term memory, "You are a wonder Chi-Chi, a real wonder…"

"Hey what's that supposed to mean?" Chi-Chi retaliated. Bulma just smiled and threw some more wood into the fire. Chi-Chi opened her mouth to demand an answer when Goku came out of the tent, a large cheery smile plastered on his face. Both Bulma and Chi-Chi looked up at him.

"I hope I wasn't interrupting anything," he said, cautiously slipping over to Chi-Chi.

"No, not at all… Goku, can I see you back in the tent…" Chi-Chi said, not waiting for an answer. She shoved Goku back into the tent, whence he came. Bulma looked at the two and chuckled, "They are so perfect for each other."

~ In the tent ~

"Goku, I have to tell you, and everyone in this tent something right now! Besides, it's time they woke up anyway!" Chi-Chi said, squatting next to 18, gently shaking her. Goku crept over to Vegeta, picked up a pillow and hit him in the face. He sprang up, "KAKKAROT WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?!"

"Oh be quiet Vegeta! I need to talk to all of you about… Bulma." Chi-Chi said, watching Vegeta's angry expressions turn to that of sadness.

"What's wrong, Chi-Chi?" 18 asked, worry evident in her eyes.

"Nothing, well almost… I was talking to Bulma a couple minutes ago, and she is really sorry about last night; HOWEVER we all know who prideful she is so we need to act like the nothing happened." Chi-Chi explained.

"Why should we humor her?" Vegeta asked, "She's the one who was so irrational last night! I think we should make her apologize for that!"

"AND I THINK YOU SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO US FOR THAT STUPID PRANK!" Chi-Chi yelled. 'How dare he suggest such a thing! He's the one who came up with the whole prank!'

Vegeta glared at her, causing her to shrink next to Goku. "Hey, lighten up, Vegeta!" Goku said, smiling at him.

"I think Vegeta should go out to apologize for all of us!" Krillin announced. Everyone shook their head in agreement.

"What? NO! Why should I?" he snarled.

"Because you were the one who came up with the prank!" Chi-Chi said, gaining some courage back.

"That's bull-shit!" Vegeta growled. He watched in horror as Goku came up to him and grabbed his arm.

"Let go of me, Kakkarot!" Vegeta screamed, trying to wrench free of Goku's iron grasp. Krillin came and helped Goku throw Vegeta out of the tent.

He stumbled forward and landed on the ground. He looked up and saw Bulma gazing down on him, worry evident in her eyes. He got off the ground, growling to himself. Bulma watched his every move, 'what is he doing? What's happening?'

He sat down, not looking at her. "Woman," he started, "Bulma, I wanted to a-apologize for everything that happened last night." Bulma looked over at him, in utter shock.

"N-nani?" she gasped, wondering if she heard him right. Vegeta shook his head, "I don't repeat myself, woman."

Bulma sated at him in shock, then regained her composure, "Fuck you Vegeta." Vegeta smirked as he heard her. Her voice didn't hold any malice or scorn.

~In the Trees~

"Growing apart they develop, closer to me she will come…" chuckled a dark voice, as he watched Bulma in the camp with Vegeta.

They thought they had him, haha, not true. He had escaped the police. He needed revenge… no he hungered for it. He sought it like a dehydrated man, and drank it up like the elixir of life.

That little excursion with Chi-Chi had not worked, but this one would. HE had been the one who planted the wooden dolls in the trees.

~Flashback~

Bulma sat, the flash light held to her face, creating an eerie glow about her. "They were stuck in the woods, being stalked by an unknown being. Some believed it was the terrible Blair Witch that the old crone had told them about. Other's thought it was a mad man that had escaped from the nearby jail… All they knew was that it was watching them, memorizing their every move, every breath."

"Stop!" Chi-Chi squealed, "This is getting too scary!"

"NO! Keep going!" 18 said, holding Chi-Chi's hand for support. Bulma smirked, and lowered her head, so the light from the flash light gave her eyes a hooded look.

"One night, something attacked their tent, or so they thought… running out the group sprinted into the woods, not looking back for fear of what they would see. Deeper and deeper the delved until all thought of the attacker was lost and where they were and what they would find became the real issue. One man looked up and screamed, his face white as chalk. He pointed up and fell to the ground in a dead faint. The others looked around, wondering what the man's scream had brought close to them."

"They all waited, with baited breath, not daring to look up. Finally one brave member of the group did and her gasp brought the other's stares to the trees. There hung people… however to the relief of one of them, they were not real, but made out of wood…" Bulma said, raising one of her eyebrows.

Outside their tents squatted a lone figure. He listened to her every word. A couple meters away he heard a twig snap and twisted his head just in time to see the boys sprint into the woods. An evil thought came into his mind… made from wood… people hanging off of trees…

~End of Flashback~

The man chuckled darkly to himself, another sinister thought arose in his mind…

"6 teens entered the woods, but how many will come out?" he sang quietly, his voice carried in the wind as an owl hooted in the darkness.

~That Night~

"Kum-by-ya me Lord, Kum-by-ya!" sang the group. Even Vegeta with his rich bass voice joined in, but sang quietly, as if to himself.

Chi-Chi snuggled into Goku's side, while Goku, in return, wrapped his arm tighter around her waist. 18 sat with her head in Krillin's lap, napping almost as the tired words of the song drifted from her mouth. Bulma lay next to Vegeta, on their stomachs in front of the fire, urging him to sing, whenever he stopped.

"Don't be so embarrassed! You have a wonderful voice!" Bulma whispered to Vegeta, who growled in return.

"Shut up, woman!" Vegeta replied. He, of course, knew of his talents and didn't like being reminded of them, or forced to do something he didn't want to do.

"Oh! C'mon Veggie." Bulma said, with her bottom lip in a pout. Vegeta looked away, trying to keep from breaking. Bulma huffed in frustration and pulled one of Vegeta's arms to drape over her middle. She lay on her back so Vegeta would have to look at her face.

"What's wrong, Veggie?" she asked in an almost shy voice. Vegeta growled, trying not to look at her, but couldn't help it. He narrowed his eyes and gazed into hers.

"Hey! You two love-birds! Are you going to make out here, in the dark…" Goku said, putting out the fire, "… or do that somewhere else?" Vegeta glared at him. His eyes reflecting the light of the full moon that was illuminating the camp with it's silvery light.

"Go to hell, Kakkarot!" Vegeta snarled, getting off of Bulma. He held out a hand and she took it gratefully, heaving herself off the ground.

"Ooo, no… look at this… my pants have grass stain!" Bulma pouted.

"Oh, stop whining, woman! That's what you get for laying on the ground!" Vegeta said playfully.

~Back in the trees~

"HAHA! That's right, get along now, enjoy it while you can… enjoy while your… alive."

Author's Note: Well that's it! And today it has been one year since I first started writing fan fiction! Go me! YAY! I have mondo-fan fiction updates on my site, from great authors! Go check 'em out! 

Ok, I have a couple of things I'd like to explain about this chapter:

1) Erm… I forgot…

2) I know this chapter seems short but if you compare it to previous chapters, this is more compact. Like instead of:

"Blah blah blah blah," Vegeta said.

Goku glared at him.

"Blah blah blah!" Vegeta added.

It's more like:

"Blah blah blah," Vegeta said. Goku glared at him…

As always… Thanks for reading and please review!