"Concentrate woman!"

"I am concentrating, you're just teaching me wrong!" Chi-Chi screamed crossing her arms in frustration.

Slowly turning away Vegeta swallowed back the murderous rage that was telling him to blast her into another dimension and carefully turned back to face her, "If you refuse to be a bit more open, then I see no point in continuing this training."

"Well I do! We made a deal, and I'm not about to let you back out of it mister so don't even think about!" Chi-Chi argued, wagging an accusing finger at him.

With a sneer he put a hand on his hip, "You should be flying around this damned forest by now Red, the reason you're not......"

"Is because you're such an unbearable teacher Vegeta! You could try some encouragement, you know.......a slap on the back every now and then instead of yelling at every little thing I do!" She screamed into his face.

"What do you take me for woman?! I refuse to go easy on you for your training, you should feel fortunate to get training from the strongest warrior in the universe!" He retorted, his hair flickering to the side almost like a flame as the breeze struck it.

"Strongest huh?" she almost laughed, the name of her husband on the tip of her tongue.

Glowering, before she could finish he retorted, "Don't even go there woman."

With a smirk, she sat back down on the grassy knoll, "Fine I won't, we'll just continue..."

Shaking his head, he took a seat in front of her, "Now for the millionth time, you start by drawing ki energy out of yourself.it takes concentration."

"I know that! You've said that like twenty times, there HAS to be something more to it, or I'd be getting it by now!" she screamed in frustration.

"You're not even trying! In fact." he looked at her slyly, "I'm starting to think that you're stalling on purpose."

Appalled, her mouth hung open, "I......I am not! For your information, I can't wait to be done with you! Why, I've wasted this much time with you is beyond me!"

"Hmph, believe me the feeling is more than mutual." The prince responded with crossed arms.

She turned from moodily, "Well then..........."

"Well indeed........" He slowly added.

With a pouting lip, she shut her eyes and tried to concentrate. But she couldn't stop thinking about all the things she had to do before Goku and Gohan got back....the laundry.....the cooking......the mending.......

One of her eyes opened slightly, Vegeta was staring at her so studiously. She swallowed hardly and shut her eye again. These feelings she was having weren't right, they weren't healthy but as much as she kept telling herself that, her heart would have none of it. She kept thinking of him. Thinking of the way he'd stare at her, smirk, laugh, shrug....everything. That was lust. That was bad but was relieving too. It meant she still loved Goku. Right?

No.......Yes.....he had beautiful eyes. Vegeta, not Goku. His eyes were like some epic story with a tragic ending. How she would wish she could rewrite it so it was happy. His eyes were always searching and tired, maybe that's why she found his stare so piercing, so undeniably engulfing. He expected something out of her, no one else did. Infatuation was all it was, a one sided infatuation. But then why did he stay? He had almost kissed her; she had almost kissed him.

She felt tears rushing to her eyes, biting them back she tried harder to concentrate. She was making excuses. How could she do this to Gohan and Goku?

No! Goku had been the one who had left not her. She couldn't stop her feelings just like he couldn't stop his. It wasn't her fault, maybe it was Vegeta's for.........for doing something! Anything!

Her eyes opened, "I can't do this!"

Her grabbed her clasped hands with his gloved ones and separated them, "Concentrate on the space in-between your hands."

She tried to but she kept thinking about how warm his hands felt, against hers. It felt like it been years since she'd been touched, centuries since she'd been appreciated for anything Why was he taking such an interest in her? Why?

Her brown eyes fell to the dark green grass as it complied with the wind's wishes. She thought he was supposed to be some evil tyrant, not a tragic prince who was trying to repent for his sins. It wasn't infatuation; it went beyond that somehow. She cringed, she never felt so strongly for Goku. Maybe she had been infatuated with Goku? Suddenly she wanted to take off and run, she had to find her family before it was too late and she let herself get carried away with this fantasy.

"Gha! You're not even trying!" he finally exclaimed in exasperation, removing his hands from her.

Her eyes still watched the safe grass. "I am trying Vegeta, it's just............"

"Just be quiet." He reprimanded harshly, putting his weight on his arms as he leaned back, "You're thinking too much. That's why you're not getting this."

"Sometimes I think they'll never come back or that they've forgotten about me." She whispered as a lone tear danced atop a blade of grass.

His eyes widened as he realized whom she was talking about. "They could never forget you, you know that." He answered after a pause, before regaining his usual volume, "So stop feeling sorry for yourself, it's sickening."

His eyes slanted as he studied her expression. So stressed and out of place compared to the calm environment that surrounded them. The lazy grass tickled his arms as he leaned further back, almost tempted to lie back and look up at the bright blue sky. Almost...who did he look like Kakarot? Such gazing could be taken as weakness.

"Don't you think Bulma will be wondering where you are?" Chi-Chi finally whimpered, breaking the silence that had fallen between them.

"I could care less what she does or doesn't wonder." He answered in a disturbingly even voice.

She fought back tears, as thoughts of Goku flooded her memories, "That's no way to think about your........."

Cutting her off, he responded, "She is nothing to me."

She cringed, "She's the mother of your child."

His eyes quickly diverted from hers, noting the sound of disapproval in her voice, "So?"

She looked up at him pleadingly, "Surely you feel some regard or tenderness towards her?"

His eyes flashed with anger, "What the hell do you care? You'd think, it would make you happy I don't feel anything for her!"

"I care because if a man feels nothing for the mother of his children then what is it that I have with Goku?! We have nothing together but Gohan! We haven't had a real conversation in four years! He hasn't said he's loved me........" her voice cracked in an almost frantic recall, "I don't think he ever has! Now that I think about it."

Sitting up, Vegeta sighed, "So what? You put too much on your damned marriage, you were young and stupid how your father could agree to such a naïve union is beyond my comprehension."

She just sniffed and quickly dried her eyes, "We were happy, I swear we were."

"You speak in past tense." He answered in a mysterious tone.

"I haven't seen him in months." She answered after a silent moment.

He shifted uncomfortably, suddenly not wanting to continue down this path with her, "Are planning on continuing with this lesson?"

"I." she looked up into his eyes, "Yes.there's no reason to stop, I'm alright now."

"You're lying......." she looked up about to argue but he silenced her, "Stop thinking about Kakarot and everyone else for a moment and think about yourself, that is what is needed for you to bring out your ki energy. Kakarot can't do it, Gohan can't do it, I can't, only you can."

She frowned, "I........I can't."

With a scowl he stood up, "Fine! You're right, you can't you weak creature! So give it up! Give it all up!" He had thought she was stronger-willed than this. He sneered, he was beginning to wonder if knew her at all or if he wanted to for that matter.

"Why can't you ever say anything nice to me?" she begged, her hands tightening into frustrated fists.

"What do you want from me Red? Pity? Attention? Love? I can't give you any of it!" He screamed in annoyance.

She bit her lower lip and put her head in her hands, "I just want to learn how to fly numb nuts."

A smirk suddenly began tugging at his lips, changing his mind once again. There was the woman he had been obsessing over Obsessing? He reprimanded his choice of words and responded to her, "Fine, you want to learn how to fly?"

"Yes you baka!" she screamed, her voice muffled by her hands.

"Then form a damned ki ball." He retorted walking away from her.

"When I form this energy ball Vegeta, I'm going to try my hardest to blast you with it." She angrily cried looking up with resolve.

"Fine, but you have to form it first." He retorted in a mocking tone, standing off a bit, as he stared down the hill they were on.

His eyes fell upon the Capsule Corp. compound down below. Bulma hadn't been too happy to see Chi-Chi there the other day; in fact she had dismissed her rather cruelly. She had practically, ripped Trunks from her as though she was staking some sort of claim on the boy and told her to go. Of course Chi- Chi had complied and left quickly in an embarrassed daze. She didn't even wait around for him to take her back and when he had went out to look for her, she was nowhere to be found. Afterwards, he and Bulma had had the worst argument they had ever had and he left, like he always did.

He had the feeling Bulma suspected something was going on between them. He did too. A wide smirk plastered across his face. Yes, there was something between him and that black haired vixen. Like a moth to a flame. He was sure to get burned if he kept coming to her like this. When her beloved Kakarot returned he knew she'd go back to him. How utterly ridiculous! He was being foolish and he didn't care. Whatever spell this creature had on him, he had to break it before he made a total fool out of himself.

He was broken out of his musings by a joyous cry coming from behind him. He turned slowly and saw Chi-Chi's arms and back twitching as she tried to control the ki she had drawn out of her. With 'hmph' he approached her, "It's about time."

Deeply exhaling, she fell forward, releasing the energy, "I feel tired."

"It takes awhile to get the hang of such things." He answered.

"Teach me how to fly now." She demanded sitting up.

His eyes lowered, he did not take orders, "You're tired."

"I don't care, I can still learn." She answered quickly as she stood to her feet.

"I'm hungry, I wish to eat now." He ordered, scanning her figure.

Crossing her arms she responded, "You can eat after my lesson." She didn't take orders either.

"Your lesson has ended!" he barked, lifting his eyes from her in silent annoyance at himself. She looked up at him with pleading eyes. He huffed, for some odd reason, relenting, "You have until sundown and then I demand to be fed!"

"Arigatou." She smiled and stood up tally.

"I thought I told you not to thank me." He growled, stalking towards her, " Now do exactly as I say, "Push all of the ki energy inside of you downward and allow it to lift you up."

"Okay." She gulped and shut her eyes. She didn't know how long she stood there as she tried to push everything inside of her down. Her eyes twitched as a droplet of sweat creased down her brow, she needed to get this to work. She had to! She had to prove that jerk wrong. That was her concentration, make the jerk choke on his words.......make the jerk choke on his words..........

Vegeta leaned against a tree and sighed heavily. He watched as the sun danced behind the green trees, he doubted that she'd be able to take flight in such a short amount of time. The golden orb shimmered in between the leaves and stung his eyes making him wince. In times like this he would some times think this planet was rather nice but the feeling always passed, all he had to do was look past the forest to see why he hated so much. Humans were such precocious creatures with their dirty cities and smoke machine vehicles.

Suddenly he heard a frightened cry, his eyes shot open and he scanned the landscape for Chi-Chi. Where was she? "Red?! Woman?!"

"I'm up here!" came a shrill voice.

Looking up he saw a less than composed Chi-Chi, as she crossed her legs, frantically trying to straighten herself out while not loosing her dignity. He let out a snicker. So she'd actually pulled it off. Amazing.

"A little help!!" she finally pleaded as she tried to no avail to move in any direction except further up. One of her eyes reluctantly opened and looked down at the spinning ground. She quickly shut it, whimpering, "I just figured out I'm afraid of heights."

With an amused air, he flew up next to her with crossed arms.

She glowered, looking at the smart ass look on his face, "Well don't just stand..errr.float there! Help me!"

With a fraternizing tone he responded, "Grab onto me."

"I think I'll quote you from the first time we met, I'd rater kiss a monkey's ass than touch your grotesque body!" she answered with a sneer.

With a smirk he pushed her a little back with his ki force, "Fine..but unless you manage to find your way down, you'll be stuck up here, Red."

"Why you!" she flung herself forward and missed him as he moved back an inch.

"Almost but not quite onna!" he laughed in an amused voice.

She looked at him not in the least finding her current situation funny, she didn't even know how to get down and there he was making fun of her. She thought he was her teacher not her tormenter. "Stay still!" she complained, throwing herself forward again. To which the prince responded by moving a few more feet back. Gritting her teeth, she held onto the bottom of her dress, causing Vegeta to let out a loud laugh, "You are so pathetic!"

Her heart began racing a mile minute as rage filled her eyes, "Stop it!" she screamed, lunging foreword, this time being caught by him in a tight embrace.

They spun a few times from the impact, finally coming to a stop in a breathless daze. His head lowered to her shoulder almost by instinct, as they floated a few feet away from the ground. Miles away from anything or anyone else, her warm soft figure pressed firmly against him, he felt an odd comfort he had never experienced before. His eyes closed in silent anticipation. Such a beautiful seductress, such a wicked bewitcher.

Her tightly shuteyes slowly opened as she felt his soft breath against her ear, sending shivers down her spine. She let out a ragged breath and looked up at him. Her arms were securely wrapped around his neck and his around her waist. It was all so perfect she mused, her cheeks turning a light pink.

The sun set in a goldish-orange explosion that drenched them both in its warm colors as their eyes remained locked on one another's. Her lips tried to form words but she was silenced, as his free hand traced her face lightly guiding him to her hair. His gazed softened as he released her raven mane from it's confines letting it fall down her back, he stroked it slowly as his lips gently captured hers in a kiss.

The world stopped spinning. The angels starting singing. Fate started laughing. Everything was different.

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Author's Notes: I'm shocked I got this out! I trudged through it last night into the wee hours of morning, so enjoy! It might be the last one in a while. But I vow to you I'll try to get the next one out ASAP!! I hope it was good actually O.o I didn't do my usual five double checks..well tell me what you thinking your reviews, if you think it needs some revamping or something, I'll take it down and fix it?