Love and Hate
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A/N: Hey everyone...than you so much for reviewing and telling me what you think of my story...please KEEP EM COMING!!! Well here's chapter nine.....ENJOY!
Chapter Nine
Healing Cream
Vegeta stirred as he began to gain consciousness and his eyes fluttered open. His vision was a bit fuzzy and he couldn't make out where he was since the area around him was spinning in all directions. Out of no where, his body started trembling and suddenly, it was engulfed in agonizing pain. He winced as he felt like his body was being ripped apart from the inside out and he clenched his teeth to try and lessen the wretched feeling. His eyes became a little clearer and he peered around himself to catch his bearings. He noticed that he was in a room, a pretty wrecked room and he recognized some of the furnishings. He was in his living room, in a corner by the kitchen door. His hands tightened into fists and he growled as he remembered what had happened before darkness overcame him.
::That ass! He....he knocked me out. Oh he will pay for that......wait a sec.....what about Ami and Sano? What happened to them? If anything happened to them, I swear to Kami I'll kill him. I'll kill him with my bare hands:: Vegeta growled and winced once more as he felt pressure being applied on his ribs. He looked confusedly down at his chest and his eyes widened. There lay his sister, Ami, all bloody and pale. Her body was all mangled up and he could tell right away that she had a dislocated shoulder by just looking at it. He grimaced as he saw little shards of glass sticking out of her arms and he still saw some fresh blood trickling from the corners of them. He moved his arms with great effort and sat up while being sure not to move Ami. His fingers trailed her neck until he found a pulse and a sigh of relief escaped his lips. ::At least she isn't dead:: He gently rolled her body over so she was facing him and he gazed at her bloody and pale face. Her hair was tangled and was scattered all over the floor and himself. The rest of her body wasn't that bad, except for the dislocated shoulder, the bruises, and the cuts, she was ok.
Vegeta was deciding whether or not to relocate her shoulder now while she was out, or to wait until he was a safe distance from his father. Relocating a shoulder for him was pretty easy, but to the person who has the curse of the injury, it is very painful. It might just wake her up or make her scream, even though she is unconscious. He decided to wait, just to be sure, and he nodded in agreement with himself. Thoughts of Sano suddenly filled his head and his eyes widened. He forgot about his brother! Vegeta gently swung Ami over his shoulder, while ignoring the pain it brought to him, and rose from the ground with shaky legs.
"Oh Kami...I wonder how I'm gonna hide this tomorrow at school....or today. Whatever, I'll just go to the woman's house and get that cream she made." Vegeta grunted and painfully stepped over to the stairs and climbed them one by one, wincing every time he shifted his body from left to right. Finally, he made it up the stairs, where he last saw Sano...and he decided to look in his room. He stumbled over to Sano's door and knocked lightly on it, waiting for a reply.
"Sano, its me Vegeta. Just make some sort of noise so I know you're alive." He sarcastically demanded. He heard a bit of shuffling and a knock on some kind of object in the room. "Ok, I want you to come with me. I have to run over to the woman's house and get some cream stuff." The doorknob started to rotate and Sano's head popped out from his room. He took one look at Vegeta and his eyes widened. Then he noticed Ami over his shoulder and shuddered.
"Are you ok? Wow....dad did a number on you, the both of you." Vegeta growled at the comment and was about to retort until he remembered that he had to keep quiet and go to Bulma's house immediately.
"You'll pay for that comment later. Move it." Vegeta pulled Sano out of his room and slowly made his way down the stairs towards the front door. Sano opened the door with a certain swiftness and gliding motion, that it made no noise what so ever. They all strolled over to Vegeta's jeep and hopped in. Well, Sano hopped in, Vegeta placed Ami in the front seat, buckled her seatbelt, and then steadily got in the driver's seat. He started up the vehicle with the keys that were already in the ignition and zoomed out of the driveway and towards Bulma's
"I think that maybe you should call her first. I mean she would probably be all like 'oh my god what happened' if you showed up on her doorstep, looking as you are." Sano remarked and made sure to sound like Bulma when he said oh my god. Vegeta thought about what his brother proposed and nodded in agreement. He took out his cell phone and dialed her number that he somehow knew by heart... ^_^
(Two way conversation)
"Hello?" A groggily voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Woman, it's me."
"Vegeta....why are you calling me at 2:30 in the morning?"
"Yea, like I know what time it is.... I'm on my way over there right now. Me and Ami need that cream you have."
"What? What do you mean you need it? Are you guys ok? What happened?" Bulma asked very worried and now fully awake.
"Kami woman, calm down. We just had a little run in with my father. No biggie. Now we're on our way, so be ready for us."
"Ok...wait! What about Sano? Where is he? Is he ok?" Vegeta rolled his eyes and handed the phone back to Sano. After a couple of minutes, Sano handed him back the phone and Vegeta was speaking to Bulma again.
"I'll meet you out front on my porch. Then I'll help you guys and everything....can I talk to Ami?"
"No. She's unconsciousness right now."
"WHAT?!!! ARE YOU JOKING ME??!! I SWEAR TO KAMI, I WILL HAVE HIM BEHIND BARS!!! Vegeta set the phone about a foot away from his ear so he wouldn't become deaf from her loud screeching and he smirked as she began to mumble incoherent words into the speaker.
"Ok woman, I'll be there in five minutes. Bye." Vegeta hung up the phone before she had anything else to say and smirked to himself. Sano watched his brother as he was smirking his head off and he smiled as a thought came to him.
".......Vegeta likes Bulma, Vegeta likes Bulma, Vegeta likes Bulma!" Sano sang in an annoying little singsong voice. Vegeta's eyes widened and he scowled.
"No I don't. Where the hell did you get that idea you little brat?" Vegeta growled as he glanced angrily back at his little brother. Sano smirked and mocked Vegeta in a low monotone voice.
"Yes you do. I can tell....you always seem, well, surprisingly happier whenever you talk to her or see her or something. You get that look....that weird look." Vegeta looked at him like he was crazy and then snorted.
"That is the biggest, most outrageous idea you have ever come up with. Me...liking the woman? Hmph...don't make me laugh." He snorted once more and gripped the steering wheel tighter. ::Yea right....me liking her? I mean she's a bitch all the time...always whining and needing the attention. I will admit, she is....ok looking, oh god dammit she is gorgeous, down right beautiful, but she is so......bitchy to the point where I can't stand her. I don't like her like that.....right:: Vegeta thought about it in his head for a little bit while growing closer to 'her' house every second. Soon enough, they pulled up into her driveway and there she stood on her porch in a silk robe and little puppy slippers. As soon as she saw them pull in, she galloped over to the vehicle and gasped as she saw Vegeta and Ami all bloody and clothes tattered. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at
Ami....she looked so lifeless and helpless. Her eyes were averted to Vegeta and she looked him up and down to see if she could notice any injuries.
"Oh my god! Are you ok? You look awful." Bulma wailed as she ran over to Vegeta's side to help him out of the jeep. She locked onto his arm only to have it ripped away from her grasp. Vegeta scowled at her and stood on his feet one by one.
"I don't need your help woman. I can walk just fine by myself." Bulma rolled her eyes at him, but nodded in understanding. She didn't feel like putting up with his attitude right now while he and Ami were both hurt.
"Yea, yea. I know...it's a macho thing. Now let's get Ami and then we can fix you two up."
"Hey Bulma. Nice to see you too." Sano sarcastically greeted. Bulma glanced at him and a smile formed on her lips. She helped him out of the jeep and gave him a hug.
"I'm so glad you're ok. You aren't hurt are you?" She pushed him away from her and scanned his body for any marks or blood. Sano chuckled and shook his head.
"Nope. Just Vegeta and Ami. I'm fine. How are you?" Bulma smiled as she gave him a noogie and laughed as he tried to grab her hand. She finally let him go and wrapped her arm around his shoulders.
"I'm fine. Hey, how about you go in the kitchen and make some popcorn or something? Sound good?" Sano's eyes lit up as he heard the word popcorn and vanished before their eyes. Bulma shook her head at his quickness and glanced at Vegeta. "He reminds me so much of you it's not funny." Vegeta raised an eyebrow at her and smirked. He limped over to the passenger side of his jeep and opened up the door to have Ami fall in his arms as her body was leaning on the door before he opened it. He back-stepped a couple of feet before he caught his balance once again and he hauled her body in his arms.
"Ok woman, lead the way." Bulma nodded and treaded over to her porch with Vegeta hot on her heels. She held the front door open for Vegeta to pass and he brushed his body against hers while he walked by since the door was so narrow. Bulma drew in a breath as she felt his muscles rub against hers and butterflies started flap around in her stomach. She glanced confusedly down at her stomach and shook her head as a weird thought flew into her mind. She quietly closed the door and tip toed over to the staircase and gestured for Vegeta to follow.
"I have everything in my room." She looked at his disappointed expression and jogged over to him. "Come on, we'll get up there faster if I help you. Give me her legs." Vegeta scowled at her and shook his hand no, but then succumbed to her proposal as she glared at him and he handed her Ami's legs. Bulma took Ami's legs into her arms and started up the stairs, side stepping her way up to the top. After a couple of minutes, they made it up the mountain of stairs and carefully treaded over to Bulma's bedroom door. Bulma adjusted Ami's legs in her arms and freed one of her hands and turned the knob on her door. The door opened up to a gigantic room that was lit by a blue light bulb. There were all kinds of bandages and creams on her king sized bed as well as a few towels and she led Vegeta over to the huge bed. They placed Ami down on one of the towels and Vegeta sat down next to her.
"Ok, first we'll clean her up and then you cause....we just are." Vegeta rolled his eyes and shooed her away. Bulma smiled and raced over to her bathroom to get some washcloths. A few seconds later she returned with some miniature towels in her hands and she dropped them on her bed.
"She has a dislocated shoulder. We need to take care of that first." Bulma's eyes widened and she glanced at Ami's shoulder and immediately shut her eyes as she saw the disturbing sight.
"I can see. Well can you relocate it or do we have to bring her to a hospital?"
"I can do it. All I need you to do is cover her mouth with a wet cloth so no one will be able to hear her scream and she can still breathe."
"Scream? What do you mean scream? I thought she was unconscious." Bulma blurted as she looked at Vegeta with a bewildered expression.
"She is but when you go through a very painful thing you might be able to feel it whether your conscious or not."
"Oh." Bulma grabbed a cloth, ran to her bathroom and wet it and then ran back to Ami's side. She looked at Vegeta as if unsure she was doing it right and he put his hand over top of hers and guided it to Ami's mouth.
"Ok. I'll do it on three." Bulma nodded and prepared herself for anything that might happen. "One, two, three." Vegeta jerked on Ami's shoulder and you could hear the bone rub against another as it was set back into its rightful place. Bulma shuddered as she heard the sound that her best friend's bones made and tears welled up in her eyes as she thought about the pain it might bring her. Suddenly an ear-piercing shriek filled the room and Bulma put more pressure on Ami's mouth. Ami's eyes flew open and her body writhed in undeniable pain. She shut her eyes closed as she tried to halt her cries, but to no avail. Bulma tried to soothe her friend by saying comforting things and Ami tried so hard to ignore the pain. Vegeta looked at his sister with a pained look across his face and he grabbed her cheeks with each of his hands and brought his face in close to hers.
"Ami. Ami! Calm down. You're going to be ok. I know it hurts, but you just have to deal with it. Be strong." Tears flowed down the side of her pale face and she nodded as she tried to hold it all in. Vegeta grunted and grabbed a washcloth and went to the bathroom to soak it. He came back with a small bowl of water and a damp towel and sat down on the bed and began to clean her face. He dabbed the cool wet cloth on her face and Ami closed her eyes as a chill ran down her spine. Bulma quickly grabbed a cloth of her own and began to clean her wounds with a gentle touch. She smiled at her long time friend and ran her hand over her dark colored hair.
"You're going to be alright Ami. Don't worry, you're in good hands. We won't let anything else happen to you." Ami glanced at Bulma with teary eyes and her lips moved to speak, but nothing came out.
"What? What is it?"
"Wh-Wh-Where's Sano? Is he ok?" Bulma sighed and nodded. "Yes, he's fine. No harm came to him, but I can say otherwise for you and Vegeta. What happened?" Ami closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she tried to get air into her lungs.
"I'll t-tell you later."
"Ok. For now, just rest. We're going to clean you up and then you can sleep as long as you want. You're definitely not going to school today."
"Today? I've been knocked out for almost a whole day?" Suddenly Sano came whirling in the room with a huge bowl of popcorn and he stared in wonder at the humungous room.
"Wow. You have a big room. Lucky you." He smiled at Bulma and then noticed his sister lying on the bed with her eyes wide open. "Ami! You're awake!!" Popcorn went flying in all directions as he flung the bowl up into the air ran over to her. He wrapped his arms around her midsection and laid his head on her belly. A yelp escaped through her lips and Sano immediately let her go. Vegeta glared at him and growled.
"What the hell do you think you're doing brat? You're going to hurt her even worse." Sano looked to the floor with a shamed expression and nodded.
"I'm sorry. I was just so happy and excited that I didn't think and....and......I'm really sorry. Sorry Ami." He looked at his sister and she just smiled at him.
"It's ok. I'm so glad you're not hurt. That bastard didn't come near you did he?" Her voice sounded more threatening and angry than before and he quickly shook his head at her.
"Nope. Don't worry, I don't know what happened to him. All I know is that we are all here and we're alive." Ami rested her head on the bed and winced a couple of times as Vegeta and Bulma cleaned up her cuts.
"Man, you have glass in your skin too? We'll have to get them out. I'll be right back with some tweezers." Bulma hurried over to her bathroom and came back with some tweezers in her hand. She picked at the bloody pieces of glass and placed them on the towel next to her. Ami clenched her teeth and balled her fists, as the pain was almost unbearable. Sano was sitting behind her, watching intently as Bulma and Vegeta rubbed at her bloody skin. Soon enough after about twenty minutes, Ami was all cleaned up and all of the bruises and cuts on her body were visible. Vegeta growled as his eyes scanned all of the dark black and blues and yellows on her body and he clenched his fists in anger. Ami noticed this and she placed her hand on one of his fists. He calmed down a bit, but still had that threatening scowl on his face.
"It's ok Vegeta. I'm fine. They're just little scratches." Vegeta narrowed his eyes at her and grunted.
"You call them scratches?! It looks like you have freaking flat plums all over your body!" Ami looked at Sano and shrugged. ::Like I can do anything about it....::
"Whatever, at least she isn't seriously hurt. I'm almost done here, so you're next Vegeta." Bulma finished up with Ami's injuries and smiled down at her. "You can rest now. I think you need it. You both do." She glanced at Sano who was yawning at the moment and he cuddled up on her pillows.
"Thanks B-Chan. You're such a lifesaver."
"What can I say, just helping out my best friends." Vegeta snorted and Bulma glared at him. She smiled back at Ami and Ami giggled. She closed her eyes and rested on the soft comfy mattress. Bulma turned to Vegeta and looked at him expectantly. He raised an eyebrow at her and she rolled her eyes.
"Well, I don't think your clothes are in need of some healing cream." Vegeta's eyebrow raised a bit higher and a sexy smirk formed on his lips. Bulma's face became flushed as she realized what she had said and she just crossed her arms over her chest. "I don't expect you to undress all the way
Vegeta so get your mind out of the gutter you egotistical pig. Just take off your shirt." Vegeta's smirk stood in place as he removed his shirt and threw it on the floor. Bulma eyed his muscular torso before crawling over Ami and settling herself right behind Vegeta so his back was to her. She eyed his back and noticed all of the scars that laced his skin. She trailed her finger down one that stood out to her and she felt Vegeta tense up.
"Where did you get this one from?" Vegeta shrugged and glanced at her from the corner of his eye.
"I don't remember.....I have a lot of them woman. Now stop looking at my scars and tend to my wounds." Bulma rolled her eyes and scrunched up her face in a mocking way. She wiped the blood off of his back and cleansed the cuts with some of the homemade cream. She shuttered as she felt his muscles constrict under her touch as she massaged the cream onto his injuries and she became bewildered all of a sudden. ::Why am I acting this way? I never acted like this before while I was around him or touching him. Is there something wrong with me? I don't.....like him do I? Of course not! He's just an arrogant ass who gets on my nerves all the time. Why would that idea even pop into my head....silly me::
"Ok all done.....turn around so I can get your stomach." Vegeta complied with her wishes and whipped his body around so he was facing her. A light smirk formed on his lips and he perched himself on his elbows so she had better access to his chest. Bulma removed the blood once again from his body with a wet washcloth and then applied the cream onto his torso. After a couple of minutes, she twisted the top back on the bottle and announced that she was finished. Vegeta rose from the bed, grabbed his shirt from the floor, and put it back on. Bulma gazed at him confusedly and watched as he fixed himself up.
"What are you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm getting ready to go." He replied as he treaded over to the bed and hoisted a sleeping Sano into his arms.
"What? You can't go back there.....I won't allow it." Bulma grabbed his arm and looked up at him with pleading eyes. "Please don't go back....I can't stand the thought of you guys staying in the same house as him....I want you to stay here where it is safe." Vegeta sighed and gazed intently at Bulma.
"I can't woman. That will just complicate things even more and you might get hurt in the process. You know how he is, so you know that we have to go back." He shifted Sano so he was over his shoulder and then he lifted Ami into his arms. He winced as he felt the weight of his siblings apply pressure to his wounds, but he ignored it. He stepped over to Bulma's door and vanished before her eyes. She looked at the door for what seemed like hours until she heard two car doors slam and an engine start. She walked over to her window and watched as her friends took off into the darkness of the early morning.
A/N: Sorry that took so long to get out......school's been a bitch and I've hardly had time to write anything. I need ideas and suggestions so if you could...please REVIEW AND REVIEW and tell me some of your ideas for this story or you can just review to say hi or something. Doesn't matter to me.....thanks a lot! Till next chapter.....
Disclaimer: I don't own em...
A/N: Hey everyone...than you so much for reviewing and telling me what you think of my story...please KEEP EM COMING!!! Well here's chapter nine.....ENJOY!
Chapter Nine
Healing Cream
Vegeta stirred as he began to gain consciousness and his eyes fluttered open. His vision was a bit fuzzy and he couldn't make out where he was since the area around him was spinning in all directions. Out of no where, his body started trembling and suddenly, it was engulfed in agonizing pain. He winced as he felt like his body was being ripped apart from the inside out and he clenched his teeth to try and lessen the wretched feeling. His eyes became a little clearer and he peered around himself to catch his bearings. He noticed that he was in a room, a pretty wrecked room and he recognized some of the furnishings. He was in his living room, in a corner by the kitchen door. His hands tightened into fists and he growled as he remembered what had happened before darkness overcame him.
::That ass! He....he knocked me out. Oh he will pay for that......wait a sec.....what about Ami and Sano? What happened to them? If anything happened to them, I swear to Kami I'll kill him. I'll kill him with my bare hands:: Vegeta growled and winced once more as he felt pressure being applied on his ribs. He looked confusedly down at his chest and his eyes widened. There lay his sister, Ami, all bloody and pale. Her body was all mangled up and he could tell right away that she had a dislocated shoulder by just looking at it. He grimaced as he saw little shards of glass sticking out of her arms and he still saw some fresh blood trickling from the corners of them. He moved his arms with great effort and sat up while being sure not to move Ami. His fingers trailed her neck until he found a pulse and a sigh of relief escaped his lips. ::At least she isn't dead:: He gently rolled her body over so she was facing him and he gazed at her bloody and pale face. Her hair was tangled and was scattered all over the floor and himself. The rest of her body wasn't that bad, except for the dislocated shoulder, the bruises, and the cuts, she was ok.
Vegeta was deciding whether or not to relocate her shoulder now while she was out, or to wait until he was a safe distance from his father. Relocating a shoulder for him was pretty easy, but to the person who has the curse of the injury, it is very painful. It might just wake her up or make her scream, even though she is unconscious. He decided to wait, just to be sure, and he nodded in agreement with himself. Thoughts of Sano suddenly filled his head and his eyes widened. He forgot about his brother! Vegeta gently swung Ami over his shoulder, while ignoring the pain it brought to him, and rose from the ground with shaky legs.
"Oh Kami...I wonder how I'm gonna hide this tomorrow at school....or today. Whatever, I'll just go to the woman's house and get that cream she made." Vegeta grunted and painfully stepped over to the stairs and climbed them one by one, wincing every time he shifted his body from left to right. Finally, he made it up the stairs, where he last saw Sano...and he decided to look in his room. He stumbled over to Sano's door and knocked lightly on it, waiting for a reply.
"Sano, its me Vegeta. Just make some sort of noise so I know you're alive." He sarcastically demanded. He heard a bit of shuffling and a knock on some kind of object in the room. "Ok, I want you to come with me. I have to run over to the woman's house and get some cream stuff." The doorknob started to rotate and Sano's head popped out from his room. He took one look at Vegeta and his eyes widened. Then he noticed Ami over his shoulder and shuddered.
"Are you ok? Wow....dad did a number on you, the both of you." Vegeta growled at the comment and was about to retort until he remembered that he had to keep quiet and go to Bulma's house immediately.
"You'll pay for that comment later. Move it." Vegeta pulled Sano out of his room and slowly made his way down the stairs towards the front door. Sano opened the door with a certain swiftness and gliding motion, that it made no noise what so ever. They all strolled over to Vegeta's jeep and hopped in. Well, Sano hopped in, Vegeta placed Ami in the front seat, buckled her seatbelt, and then steadily got in the driver's seat. He started up the vehicle with the keys that were already in the ignition and zoomed out of the driveway and towards Bulma's
"I think that maybe you should call her first. I mean she would probably be all like 'oh my god what happened' if you showed up on her doorstep, looking as you are." Sano remarked and made sure to sound like Bulma when he said oh my god. Vegeta thought about what his brother proposed and nodded in agreement. He took out his cell phone and dialed her number that he somehow knew by heart... ^_^
(Two way conversation)
"Hello?" A groggily voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Woman, it's me."
"Vegeta....why are you calling me at 2:30 in the morning?"
"Yea, like I know what time it is.... I'm on my way over there right now. Me and Ami need that cream you have."
"What? What do you mean you need it? Are you guys ok? What happened?" Bulma asked very worried and now fully awake.
"Kami woman, calm down. We just had a little run in with my father. No biggie. Now we're on our way, so be ready for us."
"Ok...wait! What about Sano? Where is he? Is he ok?" Vegeta rolled his eyes and handed the phone back to Sano. After a couple of minutes, Sano handed him back the phone and Vegeta was speaking to Bulma again.
"I'll meet you out front on my porch. Then I'll help you guys and everything....can I talk to Ami?"
"No. She's unconsciousness right now."
"WHAT?!!! ARE YOU JOKING ME??!! I SWEAR TO KAMI, I WILL HAVE HIM BEHIND BARS!!! Vegeta set the phone about a foot away from his ear so he wouldn't become deaf from her loud screeching and he smirked as she began to mumble incoherent words into the speaker.
"Ok woman, I'll be there in five minutes. Bye." Vegeta hung up the phone before she had anything else to say and smirked to himself. Sano watched his brother as he was smirking his head off and he smiled as a thought came to him.
".......Vegeta likes Bulma, Vegeta likes Bulma, Vegeta likes Bulma!" Sano sang in an annoying little singsong voice. Vegeta's eyes widened and he scowled.
"No I don't. Where the hell did you get that idea you little brat?" Vegeta growled as he glanced angrily back at his little brother. Sano smirked and mocked Vegeta in a low monotone voice.
"Yes you do. I can tell....you always seem, well, surprisingly happier whenever you talk to her or see her or something. You get that look....that weird look." Vegeta looked at him like he was crazy and then snorted.
"That is the biggest, most outrageous idea you have ever come up with. Me...liking the woman? Hmph...don't make me laugh." He snorted once more and gripped the steering wheel tighter. ::Yea right....me liking her? I mean she's a bitch all the time...always whining and needing the attention. I will admit, she is....ok looking, oh god dammit she is gorgeous, down right beautiful, but she is so......bitchy to the point where I can't stand her. I don't like her like that.....right:: Vegeta thought about it in his head for a little bit while growing closer to 'her' house every second. Soon enough, they pulled up into her driveway and there she stood on her porch in a silk robe and little puppy slippers. As soon as she saw them pull in, she galloped over to the vehicle and gasped as she saw Vegeta and Ami all bloody and clothes tattered. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at
Ami....she looked so lifeless and helpless. Her eyes were averted to Vegeta and she looked him up and down to see if she could notice any injuries.
"Oh my god! Are you ok? You look awful." Bulma wailed as she ran over to Vegeta's side to help him out of the jeep. She locked onto his arm only to have it ripped away from her grasp. Vegeta scowled at her and stood on his feet one by one.
"I don't need your help woman. I can walk just fine by myself." Bulma rolled her eyes at him, but nodded in understanding. She didn't feel like putting up with his attitude right now while he and Ami were both hurt.
"Yea, yea. I know...it's a macho thing. Now let's get Ami and then we can fix you two up."
"Hey Bulma. Nice to see you too." Sano sarcastically greeted. Bulma glanced at him and a smile formed on her lips. She helped him out of the jeep and gave him a hug.
"I'm so glad you're ok. You aren't hurt are you?" She pushed him away from her and scanned his body for any marks or blood. Sano chuckled and shook his head.
"Nope. Just Vegeta and Ami. I'm fine. How are you?" Bulma smiled as she gave him a noogie and laughed as he tried to grab her hand. She finally let him go and wrapped her arm around his shoulders.
"I'm fine. Hey, how about you go in the kitchen and make some popcorn or something? Sound good?" Sano's eyes lit up as he heard the word popcorn and vanished before their eyes. Bulma shook her head at his quickness and glanced at Vegeta. "He reminds me so much of you it's not funny." Vegeta raised an eyebrow at her and smirked. He limped over to the passenger side of his jeep and opened up the door to have Ami fall in his arms as her body was leaning on the door before he opened it. He back-stepped a couple of feet before he caught his balance once again and he hauled her body in his arms.
"Ok woman, lead the way." Bulma nodded and treaded over to her porch with Vegeta hot on her heels. She held the front door open for Vegeta to pass and he brushed his body against hers while he walked by since the door was so narrow. Bulma drew in a breath as she felt his muscles rub against hers and butterflies started flap around in her stomach. She glanced confusedly down at her stomach and shook her head as a weird thought flew into her mind. She quietly closed the door and tip toed over to the staircase and gestured for Vegeta to follow.
"I have everything in my room." She looked at his disappointed expression and jogged over to him. "Come on, we'll get up there faster if I help you. Give me her legs." Vegeta scowled at her and shook his hand no, but then succumbed to her proposal as she glared at him and he handed her Ami's legs. Bulma took Ami's legs into her arms and started up the stairs, side stepping her way up to the top. After a couple of minutes, they made it up the mountain of stairs and carefully treaded over to Bulma's bedroom door. Bulma adjusted Ami's legs in her arms and freed one of her hands and turned the knob on her door. The door opened up to a gigantic room that was lit by a blue light bulb. There were all kinds of bandages and creams on her king sized bed as well as a few towels and she led Vegeta over to the huge bed. They placed Ami down on one of the towels and Vegeta sat down next to her.
"Ok, first we'll clean her up and then you cause....we just are." Vegeta rolled his eyes and shooed her away. Bulma smiled and raced over to her bathroom to get some washcloths. A few seconds later she returned with some miniature towels in her hands and she dropped them on her bed.
"She has a dislocated shoulder. We need to take care of that first." Bulma's eyes widened and she glanced at Ami's shoulder and immediately shut her eyes as she saw the disturbing sight.
"I can see. Well can you relocate it or do we have to bring her to a hospital?"
"I can do it. All I need you to do is cover her mouth with a wet cloth so no one will be able to hear her scream and she can still breathe."
"Scream? What do you mean scream? I thought she was unconscious." Bulma blurted as she looked at Vegeta with a bewildered expression.
"She is but when you go through a very painful thing you might be able to feel it whether your conscious or not."
"Oh." Bulma grabbed a cloth, ran to her bathroom and wet it and then ran back to Ami's side. She looked at Vegeta as if unsure she was doing it right and he put his hand over top of hers and guided it to Ami's mouth.
"Ok. I'll do it on three." Bulma nodded and prepared herself for anything that might happen. "One, two, three." Vegeta jerked on Ami's shoulder and you could hear the bone rub against another as it was set back into its rightful place. Bulma shuddered as she heard the sound that her best friend's bones made and tears welled up in her eyes as she thought about the pain it might bring her. Suddenly an ear-piercing shriek filled the room and Bulma put more pressure on Ami's mouth. Ami's eyes flew open and her body writhed in undeniable pain. She shut her eyes closed as she tried to halt her cries, but to no avail. Bulma tried to soothe her friend by saying comforting things and Ami tried so hard to ignore the pain. Vegeta looked at his sister with a pained look across his face and he grabbed her cheeks with each of his hands and brought his face in close to hers.
"Ami. Ami! Calm down. You're going to be ok. I know it hurts, but you just have to deal with it. Be strong." Tears flowed down the side of her pale face and she nodded as she tried to hold it all in. Vegeta grunted and grabbed a washcloth and went to the bathroom to soak it. He came back with a small bowl of water and a damp towel and sat down on the bed and began to clean her face. He dabbed the cool wet cloth on her face and Ami closed her eyes as a chill ran down her spine. Bulma quickly grabbed a cloth of her own and began to clean her wounds with a gentle touch. She smiled at her long time friend and ran her hand over her dark colored hair.
"You're going to be alright Ami. Don't worry, you're in good hands. We won't let anything else happen to you." Ami glanced at Bulma with teary eyes and her lips moved to speak, but nothing came out.
"What? What is it?"
"Wh-Wh-Where's Sano? Is he ok?" Bulma sighed and nodded. "Yes, he's fine. No harm came to him, but I can say otherwise for you and Vegeta. What happened?" Ami closed her eyes and took a deep breath as she tried to get air into her lungs.
"I'll t-tell you later."
"Ok. For now, just rest. We're going to clean you up and then you can sleep as long as you want. You're definitely not going to school today."
"Today? I've been knocked out for almost a whole day?" Suddenly Sano came whirling in the room with a huge bowl of popcorn and he stared in wonder at the humungous room.
"Wow. You have a big room. Lucky you." He smiled at Bulma and then noticed his sister lying on the bed with her eyes wide open. "Ami! You're awake!!" Popcorn went flying in all directions as he flung the bowl up into the air ran over to her. He wrapped his arms around her midsection and laid his head on her belly. A yelp escaped through her lips and Sano immediately let her go. Vegeta glared at him and growled.
"What the hell do you think you're doing brat? You're going to hurt her even worse." Sano looked to the floor with a shamed expression and nodded.
"I'm sorry. I was just so happy and excited that I didn't think and....and......I'm really sorry. Sorry Ami." He looked at his sister and she just smiled at him.
"It's ok. I'm so glad you're not hurt. That bastard didn't come near you did he?" Her voice sounded more threatening and angry than before and he quickly shook his head at her.
"Nope. Don't worry, I don't know what happened to him. All I know is that we are all here and we're alive." Ami rested her head on the bed and winced a couple of times as Vegeta and Bulma cleaned up her cuts.
"Man, you have glass in your skin too? We'll have to get them out. I'll be right back with some tweezers." Bulma hurried over to her bathroom and came back with some tweezers in her hand. She picked at the bloody pieces of glass and placed them on the towel next to her. Ami clenched her teeth and balled her fists, as the pain was almost unbearable. Sano was sitting behind her, watching intently as Bulma and Vegeta rubbed at her bloody skin. Soon enough after about twenty minutes, Ami was all cleaned up and all of the bruises and cuts on her body were visible. Vegeta growled as his eyes scanned all of the dark black and blues and yellows on her body and he clenched his fists in anger. Ami noticed this and she placed her hand on one of his fists. He calmed down a bit, but still had that threatening scowl on his face.
"It's ok Vegeta. I'm fine. They're just little scratches." Vegeta narrowed his eyes at her and grunted.
"You call them scratches?! It looks like you have freaking flat plums all over your body!" Ami looked at Sano and shrugged. ::Like I can do anything about it....::
"Whatever, at least she isn't seriously hurt. I'm almost done here, so you're next Vegeta." Bulma finished up with Ami's injuries and smiled down at her. "You can rest now. I think you need it. You both do." She glanced at Sano who was yawning at the moment and he cuddled up on her pillows.
"Thanks B-Chan. You're such a lifesaver."
"What can I say, just helping out my best friends." Vegeta snorted and Bulma glared at him. She smiled back at Ami and Ami giggled. She closed her eyes and rested on the soft comfy mattress. Bulma turned to Vegeta and looked at him expectantly. He raised an eyebrow at her and she rolled her eyes.
"Well, I don't think your clothes are in need of some healing cream." Vegeta's eyebrow raised a bit higher and a sexy smirk formed on his lips. Bulma's face became flushed as she realized what she had said and she just crossed her arms over her chest. "I don't expect you to undress all the way
Vegeta so get your mind out of the gutter you egotistical pig. Just take off your shirt." Vegeta's smirk stood in place as he removed his shirt and threw it on the floor. Bulma eyed his muscular torso before crawling over Ami and settling herself right behind Vegeta so his back was to her. She eyed his back and noticed all of the scars that laced his skin. She trailed her finger down one that stood out to her and she felt Vegeta tense up.
"Where did you get this one from?" Vegeta shrugged and glanced at her from the corner of his eye.
"I don't remember.....I have a lot of them woman. Now stop looking at my scars and tend to my wounds." Bulma rolled her eyes and scrunched up her face in a mocking way. She wiped the blood off of his back and cleansed the cuts with some of the homemade cream. She shuttered as she felt his muscles constrict under her touch as she massaged the cream onto his injuries and she became bewildered all of a sudden. ::Why am I acting this way? I never acted like this before while I was around him or touching him. Is there something wrong with me? I don't.....like him do I? Of course not! He's just an arrogant ass who gets on my nerves all the time. Why would that idea even pop into my head....silly me::
"Ok all done.....turn around so I can get your stomach." Vegeta complied with her wishes and whipped his body around so he was facing her. A light smirk formed on his lips and he perched himself on his elbows so she had better access to his chest. Bulma removed the blood once again from his body with a wet washcloth and then applied the cream onto his torso. After a couple of minutes, she twisted the top back on the bottle and announced that she was finished. Vegeta rose from the bed, grabbed his shirt from the floor, and put it back on. Bulma gazed at him confusedly and watched as he fixed himself up.
"What are you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm getting ready to go." He replied as he treaded over to the bed and hoisted a sleeping Sano into his arms.
"What? You can't go back there.....I won't allow it." Bulma grabbed his arm and looked up at him with pleading eyes. "Please don't go back....I can't stand the thought of you guys staying in the same house as him....I want you to stay here where it is safe." Vegeta sighed and gazed intently at Bulma.
"I can't woman. That will just complicate things even more and you might get hurt in the process. You know how he is, so you know that we have to go back." He shifted Sano so he was over his shoulder and then he lifted Ami into his arms. He winced as he felt the weight of his siblings apply pressure to his wounds, but he ignored it. He stepped over to Bulma's door and vanished before her eyes. She looked at the door for what seemed like hours until she heard two car doors slam and an engine start. She walked over to her window and watched as her friends took off into the darkness of the early morning.
A/N: Sorry that took so long to get out......school's been a bitch and I've hardly had time to write anything. I need ideas and suggestions so if you could...please REVIEW AND REVIEW and tell me some of your ideas for this story or you can just review to say hi or something. Doesn't matter to me.....thanks a lot! Till next chapter.....