Love and Hate
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ…damn!
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Chapter Six
The New Puppy
The gang walked to the other side of the mall towards the animal store and stopped by a few other stores on their way. When they arrived at 'the store' a scent lingered in the air which was unmistakable. It smelled like milk.
"Why does it smell like milk in here?" Goku sniffed the air again and had a puzzled look on his face.
"Because Goku. If a newborn or a puppy smells like milk, then that means that it is healthy. Puppies live off of their mother's milk for weeks and having them smell like milk let's people know that they are eating right which makes them healthy."
"Ohhhhhhh……what?" Everyone sweat dropped and they just ignored him. Bulma led them over to the huge window where you could see puppies in little cages just waiting to be brought to a new home. Bulma squealed as she found her puppy and she pointed him out.
"There he is! That's him right there."
"The one they named Jeff?" 18 asked while peering in through the huge window.
"Yea. Of course, I'll change his name though. I don't think that Jeff is a dog's name." (No offense to all of you Jeff's out there. I just don't think that Jeff sounds like a dog name. Just my opinion.)
"Awwww…he is so cute!!!" Ami's hands were against the glass and she lowered her head in sadness. Raditz noticed her sad expression and he put a hand on her shoulder.
"What's wrong Ames? You ok?"
"Yea. I just wish that I could get a dog." He looked at her as if he knew what she was talking about and he nodded.
"Don't worry, you'll get one sometime." He tried to remember something and then made a mental note to himself. Ami looked up at him and smiled. She put her arm around his waist and laughed at him.
"You know you're a total ass and I don't know where your niceness comes from sometimes. Do you get it from hanging around Kakarott too much?" Ami teased being sure to mimic him whenever he said Kakarott. Raditz narrowed his eyes at her and smirked.
"Aren't you just the comedian?" He asked while drooping his arm around her shoulders. Ami smiled at him and shook her head.
"No. Don't you remember…you're the comedian and I'm Miss Smartass." Raditz pondered for a bit, but then remembered their little talk on the couch the night before.
"Oh yea. Well, I guess we're both one and the same. Both comedians and both smart asses."
"Yea, what's next? We'll both actually start liking each other?" Ami and Raditz both chuckled at the idea…even though they both knew it was true.
"Ok, let's go get him now. I wanna hold him!" Chi-Chi jumped up and down in front of Bulma, pleading for her to get the puppy out from that horrible cage.
"Ok." Bulma frantically skipped over to the cashier and she told her about her buying the puppy. The cashier guy who was pretty cute with dark brown hair and the same brown eyes winked at her grabbed a pair of keys from his pocket.
"Follow me." Bulma followed him hot on his heels and he opened up the door to the puppy room with the keys. He told Bulma to stay at the doorway and he would hand him to her. He opened up the cage and grabbed the German Shepherd under its arms. The dog bit the guy's hand and it looked like he was about to strike the dog for biting him, but he restrained himself. He brought it over to Bulma and the puppy barked a high pitched sound and Bulma's heart melted. The cashier handed Bulma her puppy and Bulma giggled as he licked her on the face. She glared at the man as she DID notice the way he reacted to the dog biting him.
"Oh my Kami! He's so adorable!" Ami quickly ran up to Bulma and began petting him.
Bulma brought him over to the gang and they each took turns holding the puppy.
"He's so soft and gentle!" Chi-Chi petted the top of his head and ran her hand over his cute pointy ears.
"What are you going to name him Bulma?" Krillin asked as he received the dog to hold next. He patted his head and rubbed his hand over his back.
"I don't know. I really haven't thought of it that much."
"Oh." Krillin handed the dog over to Vegeta and he took him gently into his arms. The dog nipped at his fingers a bit and started getting jumpy as Vegeta moved his fingers around to try and bite them.
"He's a fast little bugger. Has a lot of spunk." Bulma's eyes widened and she gasped.
"Vegeta! That's a great name!" Bulma ran over to him and looked up at him with sparkling blue eyes.
"What spunk?"
"Well yea, but add a Y at the end. Spunky. Oh I love that name!"
"Spunky? It is kinda catchy." Vegeta poked at the puppy's belly and the dog licked at his fingers.
"I like it." Ami announced to Bulma.
"Me too." Chi-Chi agreed and then everyone else agreed.
"Great! Well I guess you're name is Spunky then." Spunky barked that high-pitched sound of his and Bulma smiled sweetly at him. "Oh you are so cute! I can't wait until I take you home. I'll teach you how to bite only Vegeta and to attack him since he is a total ass and an arrogant jerk and a –"Ok woman, I think you have made you're point." Vegeta glared at Bulma and she just smirked at him.
"Ok, well we're going to stop over at the store across from here, so we'll meet you over there." Chi-Chi exclaimed.
"Yea, well I still need to pay for his belongings and stuff. Come help me carry them Vegeta." She grabbed Vegeta's arm and pulled him with her to the back of the store to get her puppy the best money could buy…in that store.
"Ok, he needs a collar, a leash, a bed, dog food, dog toys, grooming stuff. Kami there is a lot to buy for you Spunky. Here give me him. I need you to carry the stuff for me."
"Why do I have to do it? You have a pair of arms you know."
"I know, but I'm not as strong as you and I can't carry a bag of dog food and a bed and all the other shit and you can. Now hand him over." Vegeta narrowed his eyes at her, but handed Spunky over to her none-the-less. She gently took Spunky from Vegeta and cuddled him closer to her.
"First the dog food. Get the Pedigree, that's the best." Vegeta scanned the room for the Pedigree stuff and found it on the shelf. He hoisted it into his arms and looked at Bulma expectantly. "Next we need the bed. Get a big bed so when he gets bigger he can fit on it." Vegeta nodded in agreement and picked out the biggest bed there.
"What next mother?" Vegeta sarcastically inquired.
"Haha. Aren't you just funny? We need play toys, a hairbrush, a leash, and a collar."
"Kami woman, are you trying to buy him the whole store?" Bulma glared at him and 'hmphed'.
"I just want the best for my baby." She cuddled her nose with his and Spunky licked her face. Vegeta looked disgustingly at them and left to get the items so he wouldn't have to watch the scene in front of him. He came back a few minutes later with all of the necessities and she smiled at him.
"Cool. Now let's go pay for these." Bulma led Vegeta over to the cashier and he dropped all of the stuff on the counter.
"Hi. Will you be paying cash, check, or credit?" The young man asked. He smiled at Bulma and his eyes roamed her body, checking out every detail that could be seen. Bulma caught his eyes and she moved uncomfortably under his intense gaze.
"Credit." She took her one free hand since the other one was holding Spunky and searched around in her purse for her credit card. She glanced up at the guy behind the counter and frowned as she noticed he was staring at her chest. Vegeta knew what this guy's intentions were and he growled just thinking about it. He averted his eyes over to Bulma and noticed that she was having trouble finding her credit card with that guy staring at her like that. Vegeta scowled as he stuck his hand in his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. He took out his credit card and slammed it on the counter, earning the cashier's attention. Bulma also looked up from her purse and saw the credit card on the counter. She turned her gaze to Vegeta and saw the disgusted look on his face. He quickly glanced over at her and noticed the faint smile sketched on her face before he looked back over to the cashier.
"Hurry it up." Vegeta demanded in a low gruff tone. The cashier fiddled around with the credit card, stalling so he could check out the blue haired beauty in front of him. Both Vegeta and Bulma were running out of patience with this guy and you could tell since they both stared at the young man before them with cold penetrating eyes.
"Ok. That was five hundred forty-three dollars and seventy-eight cents including the dog." Vegeta visibly flinched as he heard the price and growled as the man handed him back his plastic card. He snatched it from the other guy's hand and stuck it back in his pocket.
"Alright. Now I need you, miss, to fill out these registration and insurance forms for the dog." He slid the paper on the counter and offered her a pen, which Bulma hesitantly took. She shivered as she felt the man's hand brush over hers while she grabbed the pen from him and he smiled brightly at her. Bulma scowled and began signing the papers and filling out all of the needed information. When she was done filling it out she pushed the papers back at the man and threw the pen at his head.
"Oops. Must have been a muscle spasm. Happens all the time." Bulma narrowed her eyes at the now growling cashier and 'hmphed' as she exited the store with Vegeta hot on her heels and the bags in his hands. As they walked into the hallway, Vegeta jogged up to Bulma and blocked her path to go to the store where their friends were.
"Woman…you owe me five hundred and fifty bucks." Bulma looked up at him with angry azure eyes and Vegeta saw a flash of gratitude flow through them.
"Yea, sure. I'll pay you back tomorrow unless you want to come over to my house when we're done here and I'll give it to you then."
"Tomorrow's fine." Silence fell between them and they just stood there for a couple of minutes, not knowing what to do. Finally, the rest of the gang came skipping out of the store they were in and met up with Bulma and Vegeta.
"Hey guys! Whatcha doin?" Ami asked as she looked at their angry faces.
"Nothing. Let's go." Bulma blurted and she stalked through the doors to the outside world.
"What's with her?" Ami asked her brother and he just nodded his head.
"Nothing." Vegeta followed Bulma out of the mall and went to her car to help her with her bags. The gang just looked at one another and shrugged. They too hurried out of the mall and over to their cars to leave the paradise and go home. (At least that's what the girls think of the mall as! ^_^ Am I right?)
A/N: Short chapter, I know. But I'll make it up to you guys with a fast update. PLEASE REVIEW AND REVIEW and tell me if you have any ideas or what you think about this chapter/story! Thanks a lot! Later Days!!