Hi Minna-sama!


I decided to change the plot line a bit more for my own reasons. Sorry it took me so long to update – I've been having issues lately and I've been on a lazy streak.

By the way... ::hears the legs of a chair begin to thump in the background:: Where the HFIL do you think you're going Vegeta!? ::he sweatdrops:: You weren't considering leaving me, now were you? Aren't you going to stay for the flames? ::he panics and gestures no with his head:: Good! But first...

Please R&R!!!! Review responses at the bottom! I need fic ideas, too!



*Kokuei~Desu*
(xX Iron-Reaver Xx)
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Disclaimer Shiitake:
I do not own DBZ or any of the characters in this fic and I do know they aren't real. Although, I'd love to own Funimation Industries so I could have unedited episodes of DBZ and show them to the general public of people it was meant for (people from 15 - 21 instead of five year olds).


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\*A Hard Drive is Nothing Without a Memory*\

File Two: \£xtract\
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Sometimes I remember
The darkness of my past
Bringing back these memories
I wish I didn't have
Sometimes I think of letting go
And never looking back
And never moving forward
So there'd never be a past


Easier to Run
Linkin Park - Meteora




*An hour or two prior to Krillin's phone call*

Android 18 was quite happy with herself. She was able to make it to out of Kame House without being noticed (if you don't count our dearest turtle) and beached her capsule on the sands of South City without encountering any storms (of which they were notorious for). Ahh... Life was good...

Currently, she was carrying several bags of miscellaneous clothing and trinkets, bags covering her beaming grin. She walked from store to store and vowed to buy anything that looked good to her even if she couldn't carry it (that's what capsules are for – WE LOVE YOU BULMA-CHAN). She was going to max out every single one of her husband's cards and have fun doing it. It really didn't matter! She didn't pay the bills – Krillin did!

Oh yes... He was going to regret raising his credit limits...

She waltzed right into a jewelry store and eyeballed the items in the AVEAOOKPR (all very expensive and out of Krillin's price range) case. She really didn't see anything that suited her needs, so she turned around ready to leave only to come face to face with a salesman whom scared that proverbial shit out of her.

"Ma'am! Can I help you find something?"

She stared at the magical appearing salesman and responded quite coldly as usual, "No."

"Are you sure?" He looked at her with puppy dog eyes pleading as if he were Hurcule Satan, "Can't I help you?"

"Well...", at this point she thought of something. She needed to replace the original diamond wedding ring that Krillin got her, "I need a new wedding ring."

Before she knew it, the magical salesman appeared behind a case pointing at things that would give him the highest profits.

"Shopping around for the ring you want your new hubby to get you!" He had hearts in his eyes and was clenching his hands to his heart, "How sweet!"

This man was beginning to give her the creeps (something quite rare in the life of our #18)... He could be one of two things – a close relative of Hurcule Satan or a very sad gay man awaiting removal from his closet...

Either way... He was annoying as HELL!

"This one is nice! And this one is nice! So is this one! And this is SOOOOO pretty! I know you'd like this one! And..."

"Uh... I'm sure those are nice. Actually... This is my CURRENT husband who's ring of mine needs replaced." Looking at the selection of rings in front of him she noticed something between them... "I need a ring that has... well... something to protect the diamond... I kind of lost the last one..." (Well... It is more like embedded in Vegeta's head somewhere... She punched him while they were sparring and *poof* it was gone... Forever to be embedded in the lost forlorn monkey abyss or in layman's terms – his forehead... That's another story for another day... Maybe I should write a fic about it, too!)

"Ok!" He goes skipping off into the storage room only to emerge five minutes later with a box. He opened it in front of her. "How about this one?"

It was a 24karat gold ring with a diamond in the middle surrounded by two small rubies all with a golden bridge protecting the stones.

She was surprised, "How many zeni?" (I can ryme!)

"12,000 even."

"I'll take it."

After making that purchase with Krillin's Mastercard, she noticed something in the gold case on the way out – a gold wedding band. The very queer salesman popped up again, "Have you spotted something else?"

"Actually... Yes... How much are those?" She points at the ring in the case.

"Oh! 6,750 zeni!"

She thought about it for a second.

"Can... this be engraved?"

"Certainly!"

*****

Shortly after leaving the jewelry store, she decided she was going to get a Mocha from the Starbucks next door (shopping is exhausting!). The place wasn't really that busy, so she hopped in line and placed her order. She sat her bags down on the floor near her, grabbing her purse and pulling out $5 (not Krillin's credit cards!) to cover it.

Right before she handed the money to the clerk, she screamed and so did several other people. 18 looked behind her – her bags were gone.

She ran out the door only to catch a slight glimpse of the culprit turning the nearest corner with her bags. She took off after him in a dead run, deciding not to fly for the sake of people's sanity.

She followed him around several corners and was able to get through the nearest intersection without her noticing.

She stopped in the middle of the road wondering which direction he turned and assessing his possibilities...



She was too engrossed in her thoughts to notice onlookers yelling for her to get out of the way...



...and last thing she remembered was staring unmoving into the lights of an oncoming semi accompanied by the large explosion of the liquids it was carrying...



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\­To Be Continu3d\
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MWAHAHAHAHA! Another evil cliffhanger of death! I love doing this to people!


Review Responses:

Kelly Neptunus: It's about time, I know! I think everyone was expecting me to write this actually... I was surprised how easy it was... I know more about DBZ than I thought I did, that's for sure!

Kureeji: Actually, 18 didn't run away for good. She was just sick of the resident's actions. For example - Would you like Roshi grabbing at your butt? ::shivers at the thought::

Lord White Wolf: I'm glad you like it! Thanx for reviewing!

Deadly Beauty: You actually thought this was good! ::squeels:: I'm glad people actually like one of my fics for once! ::squeezes the life out of DB:: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Crazy Jen: Thankies for review! I updated the fic ::as you can see - please don't thrash me for it's lateness:: I do own that group and Evil Juu here is my moderator! I look forward to see your thoughts on my newest cliffhanger ^_^ (I know you hate being left off!)

Evil Juu Chan: It has been posted! I'm actually surprised I got one chapter out... I'm the queen of all laziness! ::squeels:: I'm glad you like it too!


Note: No Vegeta's were harmed in the making of this fic... We did come close though...