Chi-Chi stood awkwardly in the doorway of Capsule Corp., her raven hair hung down to the small of her back, she hadn't wore it down for so long that she was slightly surprised to see how long it had gotten. She wore her usual outfit, she didn't really have the time or resources to get anything else. Money was always an issue for her. She never had enough, even with the earnings Goku and herself had won from the martial arts tournaments over the years. With all the food she had to buy.a day.and all the materials she had to buy for clothes and repairs to the house, was it surprising she rarely spent any money on herself?

So she tidied up the clothes she always wore and brought them in ever so slightly to accent her figure. She tugged at the sides of her dress, she wasn't sure she liked this 'new and improved Chi-Chi' look she was going for. She had actually rouged her lips bit and even decided on putting on a little blush. She looked lovely, although from the expression on her face it was apparent she was overwhelmed. Her surroundings, the people, the smoky atmosphere, the free drinking it was all making her nervous.

Bulma had seen her a few minutes ago and looked quite shocked to see her but after recovering from the initial surprise, she finally waved at her putting on the friendliest smile she could muster before turning back to the conversation she was having with a few younger men, who most likely worked at the compound.

Chi-Chi bit her lower lip and rubbed her hands together. She really was starting to regret this. She should have left well enough alone and stayed home, these weren't her friends and this wasn't her life, it was Goku's.

"Hiya Chi-Chi!" She jumped at the sudden jovial greeting. She looked around her and to her puzzlement couldn't find the greeter.

"Uh.Chi-Chi?" Came a now slightly annoyed voice. She looked down to see Goku's life long best friend Krillin, she blushed at the oversight, "Oh why hello Krillin."

"Hi.where's.a.Goku?" he asked looking about her for his friend. He hadn't expected to see his buddy here and this was quite the treat for him. He really hadn't seen Goku since.Kami! He couldn't even remember when.

"Oh.Uh.well.he's a not here, he's training in the mountains with Gohan." She said disheartened at the mentioning of her estranged husband.

He sighed visibly disappointed, "Ahhh.I see.soo."

"So.." she quickly answered, desperate to strike up a conversation with someone, anyone.surely Krillin would take some pity.

"How are things?" he asked finally his eyes darting about the room for an out in this conversation, Chi-Chi had always made him feel uncomfortable.

"Oh nice.you?" she struggled.

"Good..uhhh..oh is that Yanjirobei? Excuse me Chi-Chi, I'm gonna go say hello to good ole' Yajirobei." He answered, walking over to the other side of the room right past the portly warrior without so much as a friendly wave to him.

This whole thing was a big mistake. Her eyes watered helplessly as she ran up the stairs and into the first room she saw. She slammed the door shut and slowly slid down to the floor, sobbing. What made her think she could pull this off? This wasn't her at all. She wished she could just wither up and die somewhere rather than go back down there. She was sure someone saw her exit so quickly and would laugh at her when she went back down.

She coughed as she felt her tears sting down her face, they had all probably planned this whole thing, to make her feel embarrassed, they all hated her so much, Bulma.Krillin.Yamcha.and the rest of those hateful friends of Goku's. What had she done to them? Fell in love with Goku? Little did they know the price she paid for that.

She suddenly looked up alerted, she thought she had just heard something. Maybe it was just the wind. She looked to see if the window was open and instead saw a figure looming over it slowly moving toward her.

She stood up and gasped, "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know anyone was in here." She straightened herself out and briskly turned on her heels about to leave when she felt a gloved hand grab her arm and roughly turn her around, almost causing her to loose her balance. She looked down at the hand and then up at its owner. His features were unforgettable. Dark eyes as dark as the night surrounding them, onyx hair that stood up like a flame, an angular face that seemed locked in a scowl of disapproval and anger. It was Bulma's beau, Vegeta. He stared at her intensely for a few a moments, seemingly scanning her, she fidgeted uncomfortably under his piercing gaze.

"You're Kakarot's onna."he finally stated although it was obvious he expected some sort of response.

She nodded blankly as she found herself staring at him, unsure of what to make of him. They had never said a word to one another in all these years and looking at him now, she wasn't sure she wanted to start. He looked her down and then back up, "Hmph," he appeared as though he was debating something, "Is HE here?"

Now it was her turn to scowl, she broke free from his iron grasp, "No, as a matter of fact, HE isn't here! Despite popular belief, my life doesn't revolve around that.that.BUFOON!" She put a hand to her mouth as the words she'd been holding back for months slipped out of her mouth in front of her husband's arch-rival. Or at least that's what she had gathered about Vegeta from her far and in between discussions with Goku's inner circle.

He looked at her, his eyes wide not only from her shocking outburst but at the fact she was able to break free from his grasp so easily. Slowly, a smirk began to tug at his mouth, "Well I'm glad, I'm not the only one who doesn't worship the ground the baka walks on and takes his every word as a religious passage." He turned and sat back at the windowsill.

"Oh no! You don't understand. I love my Goku. He's just."she stopped and thought again, "No I'm just.."She stopped again."Oh I just don't know anymore." She cried sitting on the edge of the bed cupping her face in her hands.

"Hmph, your display is pitiful onna, really, so you and the clown have outgrown each other, it happens, there's no need to carry on like some sniveling weakling, have some dignity." He sneered eyeing her from the corner of his eye.

Her head shot up, an angry glare present in her eyes, "Pardon me? Who the hell are you? Some sort of relationships expert? I'd say from the track record you have that that's the tea pot calling the kettle black!"

He turned back sharply, "And what exactly do you know of me onna? What your beloved Kakarot tells you in-between chews at the dinner table?" He smirked snidely, "Or does he tell you of me after one of your many intense rounds of intercourse at night, oh I forgot, he can barely stand to look at your hideous face long enough to stick around at night or the day for that matter."

Chi-Chi stared at him, unsure of how to react. She wanted to cry. She wanted to run and hide. She wanted to kick his ass and scream at him for being such an ill-mannered, obstinate jerk. Her rage won out over the sensitivity of her relationship with Goku and she stood up and grabbed the front of his gi pulling him closely to her face, "You listen you.freakish elf man, what me and my husband do is none of your concern or business. Now I don't nor want to know how that twisted demented pea-brained mind of yours works, but I will NOT stand here and be insulted."

She gasped as he pulled her hand off of him and stood up with a growl, yet still maintained a sort of cool exterior, "Insulted? Hmph, did I say anything that's untrue? Or maybe I should lay off of the Kakarot subject for a bit hmmm? Maybe we should talk about how all of Kakarot's little followers hate you."

Her eyes filled with shock at his blatant audacity and then with pain at what he had said. They hated her. Even though she had always known that, it still hurt her. She truly was alone. Her angry exterior cracked and she felt tears threatening to fall again. She bit them back as she looked at that daring, smug smirk on his face. Then she didn't want to cry anymore. Without thinking, she used her free hand and smacked the Saiyajin prince hardly across the face.

Even as she was watching herself doing it, she regretted it. How would he react? He'd kill her. That idea bothered her because even though she knew better than to associate with this evil man, she hadn't left and had in fact allowed him to draw her into this petty argument.

Before he could fully react to her slap. Chi-Chi recoiled from him and made an attempt to get to the door but before she could grab for the doorknob she ran into his brick wall of a chest.

"Leaving so soon?" he asked with biting sarcasm, "Why? This party's just getting started. You see, I told the wench that if any of her friends were to cross my path, I'd be forced to use drastic measures."

She gulped. Drastic measures? What did that mean? Her eyes widened as she realized they were in a bedroom and put two and two together. "You dirty little man!" she ran at him and began kicking and punching for all that she was worth, which was quite a good amount, Vegeta discovered as he found it difficult to block all of her hits.

Finally he was able to grab each of her arms and hold them back. She growled and reflexively landed her knee right where she knew it would hurt him most. His eyes widened and the Saiyajin prince collapsed to the floor gasping for breath.

"Well that's what you get, hmph try to rape me." She said crossing her arms snidely.

He strained to look up at her but even through the pain was able to let out a few forced laughs. He choked, "Rape you? Please woman.I'd rather kiss a monkey's ass then touch your grotesque body."

She scowled and kicked him again as he laid on the floor, "I'd be careful what you say buster, you're really in no position to making insults at the moment."

He sat up pained and glowered at her, "What the hell do you think I am anyway woman? I have more pride than to do something like that, I was just going to blast you to kingdom come."

"You.gha! Can you say anything nice you baka?!" she complained exasperated.

"Not when there isn't anything nice to be said." He responded shakily standing up and limping to his perch on the windowsill.

"You know you shouldn't go judging me Mr. Saiyajin prince, you don't know me at all." She warned as she sat back down, her arms still crossed.

"Hmph, I should say the same for you then since you're the one doing all the judging," he answered testily. He looked back at her from the corner of his eye, although she looked cross and annoyed, he noticed how alive her eyes had become from ten minutes earlier when she had been too wrapped up in all that was wrong with the world. He smirked; he wasn't even sure why he was wasting time with her, had he really been that bored? Whatever the reasoning though, this was the first time in a long time he had felt interested in a conversation and in contact with another person.

"What's so fascinating about out there anyway?" Chi-Chi asked finally breaking the silence, that had overcome them.

"I'm just trying to not have to look at your ugly face." He answered, transfixed with the sky.

That was it. She couldn't take him anymore. She didn't even know why she had stayed that long. She stood up and turned to leave when he stopped her, "You know I've been to many of these solar systems."

She rolled her eyes and turned around walking over to the window. "Uh..huh.so tell me, is traveling all it's cracked up to be?"

"It's all a waste of time," he answered suddenly turning to her, she jumped a little as he stared at her intently "Although there was this one place that was worth it's grain of salt, do you know what I did when I found it?"

"Settled there?" she said tiredly, expecting that it was Earth. Really, his attempt at sentiment was horrible.

"I destroyed it." He answered a challenging glint in eyes. She stared back shocked and for some reason engulfed, "No you didn't."

He turned with a smirk and pointed to a certain spot in the sky, "You see that vacant space right there? That's where the happy people of Inan used to reside."

Her mouth hung open as she realized exactly how strong and cold this man could be. She backed away slowly. He turned to her and stood up, "Do I frighten you onna?"

She straightened herself and stood tall, "No of course not." She said with resolution, although as he walked closer to her she felt the resolution fading.

He stopped right in front of her and taking her hand, he kissed it and looked up at her, "You have nothing to fear from me."

She felt an unfamiliar sensation in her face suddenly. It took her a moment to realize it was a smile. +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_ + Author's note: Well.hmmmm.I don't know. Was it good? Because LoL.I just backed myself into a wall..I have no idea where to go from here but.after I figure that out I have the middle of the plot planned out, does that make sense? I guess it's the getting to the middle that's difficult so I'm willing to take suggestions. ^_^