Disclaimer: If I owned it, I would be rich and making more episodes, but I don't, so I'm not... ::sigh:: A girl can only dream.....

A/N : I dunno why but this chapter seems weird to me, especially Bulma. What do you think? I wanted her to be sad but not irrational and I made her seem like this. Oh well, she can do whatever I want her to...this is my story, right? LOL:) Oh I'll try to update on weekends, but you never know so just keep checking!! :)

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MiraisGirl87: If I have time...Skit at the end! How many ribs did Veggie eat?!

Here we go!!!!
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Bonding

Bulma's dream:

'I'm so alone. I feel so empty inside. It's so dark and cold. Where am I? I wanna go home.'

"Someone! Help! Anybody.....help."She whispered, blinking a tear out of her eyes, not that it made a difference because it was so dark. When she opened them she saw a familiar scene. There were lots of people, tables, chairs, and stores. The mall. She saw Yamcha, the blonde girl and everyone else there looking down at her.

"Bulma, you're a worthless excuse for a girlfriend..." Yamcha said.

"Like, yeah. Like you couldn't even keep him..." Gidgette said pointing to Yamcha. "satisfied. And he's the biggest sex-aholic jerk ever tee hee."

"That's true." Yamcha said eyeing a red head next to him.

"No it can't be.." Bulma whispered on her knees.

"But it is...." Chanted the crowd, Yamcha and Gidgette, spinning around her.

"N-no......no..."

"But it is...But it is....But it is....."

"Nooo!!!" In a bright flash of light they were gone. It was so strong Bulma had to sheild her eyes. Removing her hand slowly, she saw a dark figure approaching her. She couldn't make him out, but there was something familiar about him. He knelt down face to face with her. The only thing noticable about him were his coal-black eyes.

"Silly onna..." He chuckled, letting his hand glide down her hair. Frightened, she stood up, moving back. Following suit, he caught her in a tight embrace. Somehow, it all felt so right to be in this mystery-man's arms.'Oh Kami, even his scent is perfect.' She thought letting herself loosen up as she mumbled " My Prince.."

'He has finally come to rescue me...'
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"Ah!" Bulma sat up on her bed with a slight sweat starting on her face. 'Where am I? The last thing I remember was...the mall.....Yamcha!' Her eyes narrowed as she remembered everything about the mall. 'The mall... then I came home...I left the living room a mess... I was sitting on the table reading Vegeta's note...'

"Vegeta..." She said, noticing that she still held the note. 'My dream....it was so real....it must have been him! But it was just a dream.' She looked at the clock to see how long she had been out.

8:00 a.m. "No problem. I work at home. I'm my own boss. I don't need excuses to take a day off." She said climbing out of bed. 'Bed? But, I fell asleep on the table...How did I -?' A slow smile spread across her face as she had a clue as to who put her to bed.Making her way to the bathroom, she noticed a mirror, and that she was still wearing the same outfit from yesterday.

"Eww.. I look like I got hit by a truck... I guess it's true what they say about looking how you feel ::sigh:: Oh Kami.... anything but this. You could of taken away all the malls in the world... But no, you took, well, you let that girl take away the thing I held most dear in the world." She said entering the bathroom. She was in the shower shampooing her hair when she felt sharp pains in her hands. 'Oh I remember where I got these; even more memories of my heartache.'
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Bulma got out of the bathroom dressed in some blue capris and a matching blue tank top. She pulled her hair in a messy bun with no make-up on. 'Why bother?' She thought. ' I should be glad that I'm not with Yamcha anymore. He would of just kept on hurting me. I did the right thing. But if I did the right thing, why does my heart hurt so much?' She sighed and walked downstairs.
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Vegeta had felt some sympathy for the woman, so he let her sleep as long as she wanted. Unfortunatly for him, he was stuck with her mother's cooking. 'Grr... I hope this woman appreciates what I'm doing for her....Oh Kami! What's that on my plate?! Is this some kind of human joke?' Vegeta thought as looked at the 'food' on his plate.

"Oh Vegeta, you shouldn't be so shy....C'mon now eat up!" Mrs. Briefs coaxed in her oh-so-perky voice.

'It's moving! I asked for pancakes! I thought human pancakes weren't alive in the first place! Why is that woman staring at me? (Is that even possible for Mrs. Briefs?) Grr, she won't leave until I eat this. ::gulp:: I can do this! I am the Prince of the strongest race ever!!!' Vegeta looked at the plate as Frieza was standing there, waving his hands and saying "Hi Veggie!" He took his fork, picked up...something and stuck it in his mouth.

"Now, you see, isn't that better, sweetie?" Mrs. Briefs said oblivious to the fact that Vegeta was giving her "The Death-Glare TM."
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Bulma walked into the dinning room to find her mom smiling at Vegeta, who looked like he had seen some images of Goku that no one should ever see. 'Oh no..he ate it. He should know better by now.'

"Mom, I think Dad would like some coffee in his lab."

"Oh, of course dear! Would you like some breakfast?" She said acknowledging her daughter. Vegeta had lost feeling in his mouth and his eye was doing that twitchy thing.....

Bulma stole a glance at Vegeta.'Oh the poor soul.'

"No Thank you. I'm not hungry yet." She said going into the kitchen, pulling out a glass, and mixing different kinds of liquid in it.

"OK, honey. Let me know if you need anything." She said walking out towards Dr.Briefs' lab, coffee pot in hand.

Bulma walked out of the kitchen with her mixed drink and a napkin. She stopped by Vegeta,(who still had that look on his face.) placing the napkin in front his mouth.

"Spit." He did what he was told.Bulma rolled up the napkin and gave the glass to Vegeta.

"Drink." He took the glass and drank all of it in one shot. Meanwhile, Bulma had taken the plate to the kitchen and thrown it away. She turned on the oven, and started making some real food. With the drink that Bulma had given him, Vegeta regained feeling in his mouth and was able to speak again.

"What took you so long, onna?" That had sounded a lot more annoyed than he wanted it to sound.'Oh great, she's gonna breakdown now.' But to his surprise, she didn't.

"Sorry. I overslept." She said placing some plates in front of him, with a coffee mug in her hand. Vegeta would of dug in but he noticed her staring at him. Well, rather through him. The emptiness in her eyes once more.

"Onna." He said waving his hand in front of her eyes. Nothing. 'How can I get her attention? I know.'

"Woman! You call this heap of garbage food?! I've seen better things come from Kakarott!" Nothing. 'Damn!' He said some more insults, but he got no response from her. She was obviously in her own little world, thinking about last night. 'Last night. What happened to her last night?' Having no more ideas, Vegeta threw a slice of bacon at her forehead.Smack! Bulma blinked a couple of times, then looked at Vegeta questionly.

"Hmm?" 'OK this is scary. She hasn't yelled, insulted, or threatened me. Something awful must of happened to her.'

"Did you say something, Vegeta?"

"Hmph. Woman, What happened last night?"

"Last night...." Her eyes clouded over as she collected her thoughts. " ::sigh:: last night, I was at the mall getting all the supplies I needed to fix the machines. I saw Yamcha there with another girl there, telling her that she was his one and only. I snapped. I beat the hell out of him. You were right, he is a baka human, and weak too. But, I guess I am too... I did waste most of my life with him.... Oh and I told him that if he ever came near me again, I would tell you that he called you a weakling." She said in deep thought, her eyes closed, a slight chuckle emitting from her lips.

"So all of that was because of him?"

"Uh huh."

"I don't get you, onna. You said he wasn't even your mate. So why would you waste all of your energy on that weakling human?" Vegeta said gettting angry. 'Humans with there pathetic emotions, grr.'

Bulma slowly opened her eyes to Vegeta. It almost seemed like there was sadness in them, but there was something else.. Understanding? Pity? Who knows....

"That's just it. You don't get it. You've never been in love. You don't know the happiness or pain it brings. Someday, I hope you do fall in love. Then you'll understand perfectly."

"Hmph. I have no intention of doing any such thing, woman."

"If you say so, Vegeta." Bulma stood up and walked over to where he was sitting and kneeled down next to him, placing her hands on his lap.

"Vegeta. Thank you for taking me to my room last night, not waking me up early, trying to survive my mom's cooking, and not yelling at me today. I don't think I could of lasted in an arguement . I know that you don't want me getting used to this side of you. Don't worry, I won't. But, for right now I really needed someone to talk to. So thank you." She stood up,gave him a hug, and a kiss on the cheek. She smiled, noticing a little bit(just a little bit!) of red appearing on his cheeks, as she started walking away.

"Grr, where are you going onna?"

"It's Bulma.." She said smiling. "Even though you don't wanna admit it, you've done some nice things. I think you deserve a reward. I'm gonna try to fix the GR today. Let's see if I don't blow myself up.Hehe.." Vegeta watched as the woman, er, Bulma, headed for the backyard. He could still feel his cheek tingle in the spot where she had kissed him.

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Awww! What do you think? Too short? I won't make this story better unless I get some feedback...

Next Chapter: Who knows? It's all running through my mind, I just have to catch it :)

MiraisGirl87 : I knew that you ate alot, Vegeta but c'mon!! I really liked AppleBees and you and Goku, just had to eat it out of business! Didn't you?! ::tear::

Vegeta: That was a weak human resturant, not even worthy of being in my presence...I'm still hungry.

MiraisGirl87::falls down anime style:: You're always hungry!!! And what do you have to say for yourself Goku???

Goku: Food?

MiraisGirl87: GRRRRR!!!!!!!!! That's it!!! Ka....me.....ha....me.....

Goku and Vegeta: What the?!

MiraisGirl87: HA!!!!!!!!! ::She extends her arms and waits..nothing happens...everyone sweatdrops:: Oh right....I'm just a crazy girl with very low ki....hehehe..... My bad! ::Everyone falls anime style::

Vegeta: You want to see some real ki, woman?
Final........FLASH!!!!!

MiraisGirl87: AHH!!!!! RUNNNNN!!!!!!!!! But first...REVIEW!!!!!!!!! ::MiraisGirl87 runs away screaming about crazy aliens, recieving strange looks from people who don't know 'The Truth'::

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