Unexpected Love

Part Twenty-One

Chi-Chi looked down at Gogeta's face with a loving smile as she breastfed him. Two days ago, the child was able to go home. It was five days after the child's revival that his lungs were fully developed and he was able to go home. The doctor was surprised the baby healed so well since he expected ten days. Goku went to Korin to get a senzu bean for Chi-Chi but unfortunately, the senzu beans Korin were growing weren't ready and so Chi-Chi still suffered mild to severe pains and required lots of rest since her body was still healing from the cesarean.

During Chi-Chi's stay, Krillin and his family visited everyone once they heard the news from Goku over the phone. Krillin and 18 learned the shocking news about the baby's heritage, what Bulma did and Vegeta's feelings for Chi-Chi from Goku and Chi-Chi. Krillin was more than stunned. He freaked while 18 was more cool and collected on the matter, though it surprised her. After that surprising news settled, Krillin and 18 were still happy for Goku and Chi-Chi and congratulated them on the baby. There were also more visits from Ox King, Master Roshi, Oolong, Puar and Yamcha, who pretended to be shock on the matter.

"He sure does like to drink his milk," Goku commented as he watched Chi-Chi.

Chi-Chi chuckled. "He's half Saiyan. What else do you expect? You remember how Gohan was and Goten…he definitely had your stomach."

Goku was sitting backwards in a chair, rocking it slowly as he watched Chi-Chi in bed breastfeeding Gogeta. "Goten told me Trunks was coming over today. Vegeta might be coming as well."

"Is that why Gohan took Goten with him to the movies with Videl?" Chi-Chi asked.

"Gohan didn't think Vegeta would be too comfortable if he and Goten were here at least for the first few times they come by," Goku explained.

"I saw the looks Trunks gave me at the hospital and given the situation, I understand, but I think he's willing to be fine with it for the baby and all. Being comfortable with this situation isn't going to happen overnight." Chi-Chi yawned, tiredly. She hadn't got much sleep last night since Gogeta was crying every two to three house like newborns normally do. With Chi-Chi having to stay in bed most of the time still recuperating, Goku was the one to bring the baby to her to feed it. He and Gohan had the unpleasant duty of changing the baby's diapers which amused Chi-Chi. Thinking about the way Goten had covered his nose when he watched Goku changed Gogeta's diapers caused Chi-Chi to laugh.

The two looked up when they heard a knock at the door. Goku sensed out the ki. "It's Trunks…and Vegeta. I'll get it."

"Goku, wait." Chi-Chi fixed her gown and robe and put Gogeta over her shoulder to burp him. "They came to see the baby." Goku picked Chi-Chi up gently and carried her and the baby downstairs. Goku sat Chi-Chi on the sofa and went to answer the door. He let Vegeta and Trunks in. Trunks went straight to Chi-Chi while Vegeta stood at the door.

"You told us that we could see the baby. Well, Dad and I came to see the baby," Trunks said.

Chi-Chi was surprised by Trunks words. She got the feeling he thought she wasn't going to make good on her word. "It's fine. I was burping him. He'll be okay to hold now. Would you like to hold him?"

Trunks looked nervous. "Uh, sure, but I never held a baby before."

"Sit down." Trunks sat next to Chi-Chi. She held Gogeta out to him. "Just hold your arms like mine. Yes, like that," Chi-Chi instructed Trunks and gently put the baby in his arms. "Elevate the head with your arm. Okay. That's it."

"Wow, he's small," Trunks commented.

"Babies are like that," Chi-Chi explained and wince in pain as she felt pain shot up in her. She put a hand over her healing stomach.

Trunks noticed Chi-Chi winced. "Are you okay?"

"Just some pain from the cesarean and the injuries I received," Chi-Chi explained. "I'm still hurt from it all."

"Kakarot!" Vegeta snapped. "I thought you were going to give Chi-Chi those senzu beans!"

Goku looked at Vegeta and saw he was visibly upset. "I did, Vegeta, but Korin said the beans won't be ready until a week from now. Until then, Chi-Chi has to take it easy. She's still suffering a lot from her injuries. Trust me; I want Chi-Chi well as soon as possible."

Vegeta looked embarrass for being over concerned over Chi-Chi's injuries. His eyes went straight to Trunks who gave him a knowing look and resumed looking at the baby.

"I guess Gogeta's okay," Trunks said. He smiled to see Gogeta looking at him. "Hey, he's looking at me." Trunks eyes bugged out when he saw a brown tail unwrapping from the cloth the baby was in. "The baby's got a tail?"

"He is half Saiyan. Sometimes half Saiyans have tails," Chi-Chi explained. "It didn't fully grow until yesterday."

Trunks looked at his father. "Did I have a tail?"

Vegeta folded his arms. "As a newborn you did, but it was removed."

"Why?" Trunks asked confused.

"To avoid questions like this. You don't have one now and it's likely the baby won't have his for much longer, so don't worry about it," Vegeta argued. If his son was shock to see a tail on Gogeta, he would be even more shock to know on a full moon, Saiyans with tails turned into giant monkeys and caused rampage and destruction wherever they go.

"Fine," Trunks snorted. He looked up at Chi-Chi. "I can come over and see the baby when I want to right?"

"Yes, Trunks. He is your brother, too. I want to make this as comfortable as possible and this will benefit the child in the future. There's a big chance when Gogeta gets older, we will tell him. It would be shocking at first but he wouldn't feel too bad or confused knowing that you and Vegeta were in his life," Chi-Chi explained.

"I guess I can understand that." Trunks looked down at his little brother. The baby yawned and moved his little arms around as if trying to stretch. Trunks laughed and looked at his father. "You want to hold him?"

"What?! I don't hold babies!" Vegeta argued.

"You didn't hold me?" Trunks asked.

Vegeta stammered. "I, uh, well, that is--stop asking me these questions!"

"Oh, that's because Vegeta was scared to hold you, Trunks. He thought he would drop you. Isn't that right, Vegeta?" Goku said jokingly as he nudged Vegeta in the ribs.

Vegeta pushed Goku away. "I was not afraid to hold Trunks! He's a baby! Why would a warrior like myself be scared to hold a baby?!" Vegeta yelled.

Just then, Gogeta started to cry. "Why did you have to do that, Dad? Now you got the baby crying." Trunks looked at Chi-Chi. "How do you get him to stop crying?"

"Oh, just gently rock him."

"Okay," Trunks said and did what Chi-Chi told him, gently rocking Gogeta until he stopped crying. He breathed a sigh of relief when the baby quiet down. He looked at his father. He had never seen him out of control before. A wicked scheme came in his mind. "If you're not scared of holding babies, then why don't you hold Gogeta?"

"Because I don't want to," Vegeta said.

Trunks laughed. "You're scared, aren't you? I never thought my Dad would be scared to hold a baby," he teased. It was the only time he could get at his Dad and he wasn't going to miss it. All his life, his Dad has been tough and proud. Trunks could get away with his smart mouth with his mom and grandparents but never his Dad without getting hit, but this time he could.

"I'm not scared."

"Then prove it," Trunks pushed him on.

"I don't have to prove anything," Vegeta argued.

"Uh-huh," Trunks laughed.

Vegeta saw that Goku and Chi-Chi were starting to laugh, too. This angered Vegeta even more. He never like being laughed or mock at and he was getting it from his own son. They took a day off from training today, but Vegeta was going to make Trunks pay tomorrow when they have an extensive training session.

"Fine," Vegeta huffed marching over to Trunks. Vegeta wasn't scared of holding a baby. He just didn't know how to and he didn't want to break any bones on the baby if he held it the wrong way. He was very strong and babies weren't. He didn't want to harm his son, and he wasn't going to embarrass himself in front of his son, Goku and Chi-Chi, but seeing his son, holding the baby made Vegeta see it couldn't be that hard. "Give me the baby. I'll show you and you're going to pay for this when we train all day tomorrow."

Trunks still laughed. The training session was going to be tough but it was gonna be worth it seeing his Dad like this. "Do you even know how to hold a baby?"

"Of course I do! You put it in your arms and that's it. Now give me the child."

Trunks laughed as he floated to his father's height and handed him the baby. As soon as Trunks transferred, Gogeta in Vegeta's arms, he started crying. Trunks laughed and Vegeta sent a death glare to his son that finally shut Trunks up and made him float back to the floor.

Chi-Chi slowly stood and help Vegeta with holding the baby, trying as hard as she could to keep a straight face. It was clear Vegeta knew nothing about holding a baby. He didn't have Gogeta's head elevated right and the arms and legs were in all directions. Once Chi-Chi got Vegeta to hold the child right, the baby stopped crying.

"See, anyone can hold a baby," Chi-Chi said biting her lip, keeping her laughter in.

Vegeta stared at the child. Gogeta looked back at him with curious eyes. Vegeta remembered when Trunks saw him as a newborn, Trunks cried, but this child wasn't crying. He felt the child's tail come up around his wrist and something in Vegeta's heart stirred.

Vegeta handed the child back to Chi-Chi. "I've seen enough." He glared at Trunks who looked as if he was regretting what he did to his Dad. "We're going home. I suggest you prepare yourself for training tomorrow."

****

Bulma emerged out of her lab. It had been her only comfort to work on something or play with some gadget her mind conjured up. She hadn't seen Vegeta since he left that night. Her father and mother would comment on seeing him in Capsule Corp. With her home so large, it was easy to miss him. Also Vegeta was a warrior and Saiyan. He could pick up on her ki and go somewhere else to avoid her. Giving up on the fact she would find Vegeta, she went looking for Trunks again. Whenever Trunks saw her, he would go into another room and shut the door or he wouldn't talk to her and talk to anyone else in the room whether it's grandmother, grandfather, or the animals in Dr. Briefs' menagerie just like now.

That morning Bulma's mother told her about Trunks going to see the baby at Goku and Chi-Chi's. Bulma heard about the baby's revival on the news and it didn't take long for Bulma to figure out that Goku and Vegeta went to the new Namek to use the dragon balls.

Bulma stared at her son from a distance in her father's menagerie. Trunks was alone feeding a pet dinosaur. Bulma slowly walked in the room. She stopped when Trunks turned his head and saw her. He looked back at the dinosaur. Bulma continued on until she was a foot from him and got on her knees.

"Hi," Bulma said softly. "You like, Dino, don't you?"

Trunks ignored her.

"I used to play in here when I was a little girl." Trunks still remained quiet, but Bulma continued, determine to talk to her son. "Grandma told me that you went to see the baby. So, what did he look like? Does he favor your father more or Goku?"

"Why? So, you can have it killed again?" Trunks asked, speaking to his mother the first time since that night.

Bulma took it as a good sign that Trunks was finally talking to her, but sadden by his accusation. "I know what I did was a bad thing. I'm very sorry it happened."

"I don't believe you. I heard you that night. You wanted to kill the baby."

"I know what I did and I was wrong for that. I was upset, distraught, confused. I was afraid your father would leave me and you."

"So you killed my brother?" Trunks asked.

"Trunks…"

"Dad said he wasn't going to leave us then. He's not even going to leave us now."

Hope sprang in Bulma's eyes. "He said that? Vegeta said that?" Bulma grabbed Trunks desperately. "Please, tell me he said that."

"Yeah, he did." Bulma sighed with relief but then Trunks added. "But it might be because of the baby and his oath as a Saiyan."

Bulma's eyes were filled with sadness knowing he wasn't staying for her. "Trunks…do you think you could ever forgive me for what I did? I love you, Trunks. I was just looking out for you. You must understand that. I would never do anything that would intentionally harm you." She paused before asking carefully. "Do you like this baby?"

Trunks was quiet before he answered. "Yes."

Bulma bit her lip nervously. "I didn't know you would like the baby. I thought you would hate it"

"Why would I hate my brother? He didn't have anything to do with this. It's you and Dad I'm not really happy about."

"Trunks," Bulma said surprised. "When did you get so wise?"

Trunks rolled his eyes. "It's nothing. Dad explained to me Gogeta's just a baby and had nothing to do with his creation. Dad's right. The baby didn't ask to be born so why should I be angry at him."

"Gogeta? That's the child's name?" Bulma asked.

"Yeah."

Bulma looked uncertain on what to think. 'It had to have been Chi-Chi who suggested that name. No way would Goku or Vegeta be able to come up with a name. At least it's that name and not Vegito. I don't know if I could take it.' "How do you feel about your father now?"

"I told you. I'm still mad at both of you. I'm just a kid. I shouldn't have to deal with this, but I have to deal with Dad loving another woman and you killing the baby he created with Goten's mom."

"I know you won't be able to forgive me over night, but I hope in time you will. I love you," Bulma said and hugged Trunks. "Don't ever forget that."

Trunks blushed uncomfortably. He didn't like being told mushy stuff like this even from his mother fond of her or not. "Uh, yeah."

Bulma looked back at him. "I do, you know. I really love you." She kissed his right cheek.

"Mom!" Trunks blushed embarrassed and rubbed his right cheek.

Bulma only smiled and walked out of the room. She had felt better now than she had in days now having talked with Trunks. It was a struggle for her son but she was sure he would forgiver her over time.

Now if only she could talk to Vegeta. That would be the toughest. She hadn't seen him at all since he walked out on her. Bulma checked by the gravity room to see if he was there and found he wasn't. Bulma knew Vegeta was still here and yet she hadn't seen him. With an idea, Bulma entered Vegeta's old bedroom before they were a couple.

Bulma was startled to actually see Vegeta there. He was in the middle of getting dressed as he stood before Bulma in a pair of pants. "Vegeta," Bulma whispered.

Vegeta just stared at her before looking away.

"Please don't run away from me," Bulma begged as she came closer to him. "We have so much to talk about."

Vegeta sat down on the bed, knowing Bulma was right. "I suppose we do. So talk."

Bulma got on the bed with him and hugged him from behind. Her arms were wrapped around Vegeta's shoulders and her head leaning against his. "I've missed you so much. I'm so sorry about what I did."

"Are you?" Vegeta asked.

"Of course. I know what I did was wrong. I see that."

"You waited until after the child died to come to this decision, after you realized you could be caught I bet," Vegeta said.

"I know. You're right, but you're not a saint here either," Bulma remarked simply.

"I never said I was. I was wrong for feeling that way for Kakarot's wife and I will be wrong for these feelings for the rest of my life."

"Did…did you ever love me?" Bulma asked quietly.

"You know--"

"No, I don't!" Bulma yelled. "Ever since that night I heard you dreaming about Chi-Chi, I've doubt you loved me! I was beginning to think you never loved me and that the reason you stayed with me was because of Trunks and all the conveniences I have here like the gravity room!" Bulma held him tighter in fear of losing him. "Let's face it. Before we slept together, you were rude to me, you hardly said a word, and you always wanted to be alone. Even now, you're like that."

Vegeta felt liquid on his shoulders sliding down his chest and knew Bulma was crying. "You don't know what I've been going through. After that day, I started questioning everything about us. I even question your motives for training Trunks. I thought you wanted to train Trunks to be as strong as Gohan because you wanted a son like him."

Vegeta scoffed. "I wanted Trunks to be stronger than Gohan not be like him. I wanted a child of mine to be stronger than that goofball Kakarot's child. He's stronger than Goten so that's a start."

"Vegeta…I need to know. Who do you love more--me or Chi-Chi?"

"I'm here with you, aren't I?"

"That's not an answer. Tell me--how is it you fell in love with her? What does she have that I don't have?"

Vegeta tensed up. "Bulma…" he paused not knowing what to say. He didn't know how to say it. Bulma would be furious. He felt her shaking again and knew Bulma was silently crying on him. He didn't say anything. He allowed her to shed her tears and let those tears spill on his chest.

"You can't even answer that. Do you even love me now? Can you give me that answer?"

This was difficult. He hated talking about his feelings. "I…do."

Bulma felt some relief spread through her. At least he does love her but how much? "Oh, Vegeta. What's going to be become of us? Would we ever be together again? You can forgive me, right? I heard the baby is alive so no harm done."

"No harm done?" Vegeta questioned.

"Yeah. The child is alive so we can put this behind us. We can move on with our life, our child."

"Do you even know if you are pregnant?" Vegeta asked.

"No. It's still too early to know for sure," Bulma answered. "But I'm sure I am."

Vegeta turned around to face Bulma. Her face was stained with tears. Vegeta ignored that and placed a hand on her stomach searching for a small ki. He looked at Bulma, an unreadable expression on his face. "Well, I know."

"And?" Bulma asked hopefully.

"I'll let you find out on your own," Vegeta answered.

Bulma chose not to respond to that. She hugged Vegeta close to her. "Trunks told me that you weren't leaving, so you can come back to our bedroom. We've got so much ahead of us. We have a baby in our future. I know you don't want to say it now, but I know it's true. So, you have to forgive me for the sake of our baby. I know it. I bet if I talk to Goku and Chi-Chi, they would forgive me."

"I wouldn't go to their home if I were you," Vegeta warned

"I've been friends with Goku and Chi-Chi longer than you. They are good, simple people. They will forgive me. I know it. Watch and see." Bulma hopped off the bed and headed out the door.

Vegeta shook his head as he watch Bulma leave. "She's making a big mistake."

****

Goten rock the baby in his cradle. Chi-Chi was lying on the sofa watching Goten. Gohan was in the kitchen getting started on dinner. With Chi-Chi still bedridden most of the time, the chores she's used to doing relied on her husband and sons now. Gohan was working on the side dishes while Goku was gone fishing for dinner.

Goten looked back at his mother with a cheerful smile. "Gogeta sure does sleep a lot."

"He's a baby. All newborns sleep a lot," Chi-Chi explained.

Goku entered his home. "I'm back. I got a big fish outside cooking." He walked over to look down at Gogeta sleeping. It's been nearly twenty years since he's seen a newborn and played with his own child. He missed Goten's childhood. He wasn't going to miss this child's early years. Goku was distracted from his thoughts when he heard a knock. He opened the door. "Bulma?"

Chi-Chi snapped her head at the door. Gohan looked at his mother and saw anger in her eyes. Gohan then looked at Goten. Goten didn't know about Bulma hiring the child to be killed. All he knew was the baby was made with his Mom and Vegito. Gohan saw his mother rise from the sofa and slowly made her way to Goku's side.

'Uh-oh. This can't be good.' Gohan walked over to Goten, standing by his brother protectively. 'I may have to cover Goten's eyes from any violence.'

Bulma look worried when she saw Chi-Chi come by Goku's side. "Chi-Chi, hi. How are you feeling?"

"Still in pain," Chi-Chi answered brusquely.

Bulma heard the anger in Chi-Chi's voice was beginning to second guess her decision in coming here. "Listen, I came by to apologize. I know what I did was wrong and I want to ask for forgiveness. The baby is alive now and that's all that matters. I'm sure we can put this all behind us." She pointed to her car. "I, uh, I brought the items we bought at the store of your accident. It's a peace offering, Chi-Chi."

Chi-Chi stepped forward ahead of Goku and he felt Chi-Chi's ki rising and her blood beginning to boil. Gohan felt the same thing from his mother. "Uh-oh," Gohan said and covered Goten's eyes.

"Hey, what are you doing, Gohan?" Goten asked. "I can't see. Move your hands."

"You expect me, us, to easily forgive you for what you've done and then you try to bribe us by those gifts you bought. You set me up! You set me up so my baby would die and nearly killed me!" Chi-Chi yelled angrily.

Gohan looked down at his brother who had stopped struggling. 'Oh, no. Now Goten knows.'

"I'm really sorry, Chi-Chi. I--"

Bulma was silenced when Chi-Chi punched Bulma. The blue haired woman fell on the ground hard. Bulma groaned sitting up. Her head was throbbing painfully like someone hit her with a bat. She heard a ringing inside her head. She heard about ringing in the head but she didn't think it really happened.

"Chi-Chi, ow. I--

"That was for my son."

Bulma slowly rose on her feet. She stumbled a bit to get her balanced. "Chi-Chi, I'm really--"

Bulma was silenced again as another of Chi-Chi's fist hit her face. Chi-Chi looked down at Bulma angry. "And that's for what you did to me. How can you think I forgive you for what you've done! I don't want your gifts and I don't want your friendship! You took so much from me! My baby was taken out of me while I was unconscious! I will never know the feeling and joy of giving birth to my child! I--" Chi-Chi fell to her knees suddenly as she felt pain shoot up her spine. Goku rushed to Chi-Chi and picked her up. "Goku, I'm not finished!"

"Chi-Chi, you're still healing from your cesarean. You shouldn't overwork yourself. You still need to rest," Goku told Chi-Chi. She gave in, knowing he was right. Goku stared a Bulma as if he didn't know her anymore. "Bulma, I think you should leave." With that, he turned away and walked back in the house, closing the door behind him.

That was when the couple was met with Goten's shocked eyes. "Momma, was that true? Bulma had the baby killed?"

Guilt filled Chi-Chi's heart. She didn't mean for her innocent son to hear this. "Oh, Goten. I hadn't meant for you to know. Bulma found out about the baby and she was angry. She had the baby killed."

"Why did she do that?"

"She was very upset about the baby, Goten."

"That's not a good reason," Goten answered.

Chi-Chi looked sympathetically at Goten. "No, it's not."

Goten sat down frowning. "I guess that's why Trunks hasn't talked about his Mom lately. He said he was angry with her but he didn't tell me why."

Chi-Chi moved out of Goten's arms and sat beside him. "I'm sorry you had to find out this way."

"So, Bulma's not our friend anymore?" Goten asked.

"It looks that way, Goten," Chi-Chi said and hugged her son to comfort him. "It looks that way."

****

"I can't believe you went to Goku and Chi-Chi's house," Yamcha told Bulma.

Bulma didn't dare go home with the way her face looked. If Vegeta saw it, she figured he wouldn't say anything except 'I told you so'. She didn't want to here what Trunks would say. Yamcha was shocked to see Bulma looking the way she did when she showed up at his place. The color around her eyes were darkening to reveal two blue/black eyes.

"I thought I could apologize," Bulma said with an ice pack on both eyes. "I didn't think she would punch me. I didn't even think her punches could be that hard, especially she's in. I was seeing double all the way here. If I didn't have my car on auto, I never would've made it here."

"Have you ever heard of adrenaline?" Yamcha asked smartly. "Chi-Chi's one of the strongest women in the world and she's Goku's wife. What did you expect?" Yamcha asked. "And you know Chi-Chi's temper. You saw how she nearly attacked Maron. That poor girl would have had a broken arm, leg and a busted face if Chi-Chi attacked her. You're lucky Chi-Chi's pains attacked her because I don't think Goku would've stopped her." Yamcha let out a sigh. "You're gonna hate me for saying this, but you're had it coming."

"I what?"

"Come on, Bulma. You hired someone to kill her child. You can't expect Chi-Chi to easily forgive you for that. How would you react if Chi-Chi did the same for you?"

Bulma sighed thinking about it. "I guess I would still be upset and not forgive her, too."

"You should've waited days, weeks before you went to them, but there's something else I think you should do first. It would really help you but you may not like it."

Bulma sat up off the sofa and removed the ice packs on her eyes. "What is it, Yamcha?"

Yamcha rubbed his hands nervously. He knew he was going to get an earful of this from Bulma, but he knew it would really benefit her. "Bulma, I think you need to see a psychiatrist."

And that was when he was hit with both of Bulma's ice packs and a couple of pillows off the sofa. "You think I need to see a shrink?! I am not crazy! I am perfectly normal!"

"You think what you did was normal?" Yamcha asked and dodged another pillow being thrown at him. He grabbed both of Bulma's hands to stop her from throwing anything else at him. "You're not crazy, but I think you need to talk to someone about this. Your marriage is on the rocks, your only son doesn't really like you and you lost two close friends because you hired someone to kill their child. Your life isn't looking good right now."

"So what? It doesn't mean I need to go to some quack shrink. They would think I'm crazy. That's what psychiatrist do--label all their patients as crazy."

"Bulma, you're not crazy. You need someone to talk to about this. Seeing a shrink is not a bad thing. Now I know this great psychiatrist--"

"You saw a shrink?"

"Well," Yamcha pulled away and rubbed the back of his head nervously. "Actually I'm dating her."

"You're dating a shrink?! You expect me to see a shrink whom you're dating?! Have you told her about me?! How long have you been dating her?!" Bulma screeched.

"Uh," he blushed. "Two and a half months."

"Two and a half months?! Yamcha, I saw you two months ago! You didn't tell me you were seriously dating someone!"

"Come on, Bulma. I only went out with her twice by that time I saw you. How can I tell if it's serious after two dates?"

Bulma started to open her mouth to argue but quickly shut it. He was right. It's not serious if one goes on two dates with someone. She folded her arms and looked at Yamcha seriously. "Is it serious?"

Yamcha looked flustered. "Well, um, I…don't know. We've been dating two and a half months now. She hasn't spent the night or anything. I haven't dated anyone else. I like her. Uh, I guess, but hey, this isn't about me? This is about you. Kaori is a really good psychiatrist."

"How would you know? You've only dated her two and a half months. I thought shrinks weren't suppose to talk about their patients, and let's say I do see her; what makes you think she won't blab to you about it?"

"Bulma, I already know your faults and all that you've done. What in the world could she tell me that I don't know and I know she won't. She's not like that. She's a really good person. Come on. I'm your friend. I wouldn't do this if I wasn't your friend and trying to help you."

Bulma sat back down on the sofa with no pillows. "I guess. How much does she know about me?"

"Well, not much. She doesn't much about you or the guys really. It has been two and a half months and I haven't introduce her to anyone yet. We're just dating now." Yamcha sat beside Bulma and put an arm around her. "She's not going to judge you, Bulma. She's going to help you. Come on. Do this for me--a friend."

Bulma thought and thought and then sighed giving in. "All right. I'll go but she won't discover anything that I don't already know."

"You might be surprised. Sometimes other people can see what kind of person you are better than your own self," Yamcha said. "Kaori told me told me that."

"I bet," Bulma said wryly. "Fine. I'll do it, but just to prove how wrong she and you are about that saying."

To Be Continued

AN: I bet no one knew I was going to do that. I bet I even outsmarted Leigh! Muwahahahaha!! Next chapter is very interesting with Bulma and Kaori. I'll even throw some humor between Goku and Vegeta. In case you can't tell, I'm very excited about the next one.

Xonnie: Thanks!

Babykitty: Hey! How you've been? I wasn't expecting to talk to you this soon. I hope school is going well for you.

Moonlight Angel: I don't mind long rants. I like reading long reviews and hearing you guy's opinions, well to a certain extinct. You should read the emails I get on that topic about B/V. But yeah, I totally agree with you on the Yamcha thing. He's not what they make him out to be when they say he was abusive, a drunk, etc. They have never showed that in DB/DBZ and that's just not Yamcha's character at all. You were probably cheering on the ChiChi and Bulma confrontation. I had to throw humor on the Vegeta/Trunks talk. It wouldn't seem real if they had a straight talk about the whole thing especially how Vegeta is with his feelings. It's really a hot button for me if someone who doesn't like the way a certain character is portrayed suddenly thinks they know my story so well, a lot more than me--the author, they have the right to criticize and tell me how to write my story to how they see fit. It angers me because I'm the one who spent hours, days and weeks brainstorming, writing and rewriting this story and they who spent a couple of hours or a day or two to read this story know more than me about my own story. If I was a professional writer and they were the editor I sent my story to for them to critique, then that's a whole different story, but it's not the case here at all.

Kily: I apologize. I won't put you all in the same category. I'll say some are like that. Thanks for the feedback. I'm not taking it as a negative response.

Xshiny: I know! Drama is cool! Like the new DB eps. I'm so excited about it and every episode is like a cliffhanger! I'm lovin' it! I don't know how everything will exactly turn out but I don't want to know. I want to wait for it! LOL! There were punches instead of slaps. Bulma didn't get a hit in. Bulma's not really a fighter anyway.

Short Stuff: Thanks. I'm really amazed and touched myself about how many people are into this story. It's really a positive feeling and nice to know so many people like. At least I know I'm not writing it for nothing.

Mely: I'll try to from now on. I haven't got anything yet again so my rant might be working, but you should see some of them I got in emails. Yeesh!

Hikari No Tabi: LOL! That whole wheelchair thing sounds like something he would do. I'm guilty for doing that with grocery carts sometimes. I think you're pleased with the Bulma and ChiChi confrontation. Since I've been getting responses with some B/V fans who actually like this story, we shouldn't label them together. I'm a little surprised myself.

Quasi Saiyan: Nah, I wasn't offended. I was just stating a simple suggestion.

SSJ Kain: Hee. Hee. Goten's not clueless now. He had to find out somehow. It would be a little strange to Goten to not see Bulma around to visit the baby when Trunks and Vegeta do. Trunks is more aware of things than Goten. Trunks is more exposed to things (look at his parents) while Goten is sheltered. He wasn't as sheltered as Gohan but ChiChi kept him from a lot of the bad things the real world has to offer. Plus Goten is a lot like his Daddy.

Midnight Goddess: Vegeta doesn't want to strangle me for those pictures I sent does he? Heh. Heh. It's nice though. Yeah, I wasn't going to let Bulma get away without getting hit by someone. You probably wish she did more. You know how ChiChi is. She would've clobbered Maron if the others didn't hold her back.

Maggio: How did I come up with this story? I had a dream. No, seriously, I had a dream. In the dream, Goku and Vegeta were stuck as Vegito. I can't remember all that happened because it's been over three months since I had that dream, but I do remember the different personalities coming out to talk to Chi-Chi and the Vegeta side admitted he had feelings for her. I also remember a kiss shared between ChiChi and Vegito. No sex scene. Just a kiss. Anyway, I woke up thinking about the dream and I thought it was so good that I decided to write a story like that. I swear, I wouldn't be writing this story right now if it wasn't for that dream. Oh, yeah, I have some more ideas for Goku and ChiChi. The real challenge is getting it on baby. I have another long story in the works but it's nothing like this. It has a lot of romance, humor and drama. It won't be up until near the end of dragon ball. You won't see this one coming. I'm a solid G/CC fan and to make a V/CC story would mean I have to bash Goku a little and I love Goku. I never really thought about writing a V/CC fic. This story is probably as far as I would go in matters of a V/CC fic.

Xmadgirlx: Thanks. Just read and write a lot and have a unique imagination and you're good to go!

Chi-Chi: LOL! Grocery carts are fun too!

C-town Chica: Vegeta's not the type to openly express his emotions but I think when he cares for someone, he cares for them deeply. Look how he reacted when Mirai Trunks was killed by Cell. He does love his son. LOL! Vegeta's line is true about Goku. Goten's a cutie. ChiChi sure did let Bulma have it in this one.

Sammi: ::holds up picture of five-year-old Gohan sleeping in Piccolo's lap and another picture of Piccolo making funny faces at Goten when he was a baby:: If you hit me, I'm sending this picture to all the characters of DBZ. Vegeta would get a crack at seeing those pictures. Goku would, too! By the way, I have several copies.

La De Da: LOL! Fridays are fun because the weekend has arrived! ChiChi could beat up Bulma because she's a fighter herself. I know you loved this chapter.

GOGI: I'm keeping my lips sealed on that one.

Xephon: I'm sure you're one of the many readers who liked what happened to Bulma here, but you might've wanted more done to her like a broken arm or leg. Heh. Heh. Next chapter is really good. Nah, I don't think you'll say what some have emailed me and that's a good thing.

Lady Athena: LOL! Goku and ChiChi are just cute together. He would do that. Well, Bulma did get beat up by ChiChi so that's payback. If she wasn't still weak, Bulma would've gotten hurt a lot worst. I know you're extremely happy.

Sadako: I laughed a lot when I wrote that conversation between Trunks and Vegeta. It wouldn't be right if it was all serious between them. Goten is more accepting of the kid than Trunks for obvious reasons. Now that you've seen the confrontation now you have to wait for Bulma seeing the shrink. That's a good one if I do say so myself.

GD: I've been watching the ones from CN so they haven't reached 120 yet. I'm waiting for it though. If it takes too long I may buy the DVDs. No plans for an Inuyasha fic. Have you read the one about Inuyasha's guide to dating? It is so funny and so true about dating, asking people out, preparation, etc! I think it's written by Scorpiogal or something like that. It's in the PG-13 section in Humor.

Moon Girl: I haven't tried that with a wheelchair but I have with a grocery cart, but I can imagine Goku and ChiChi doing something like that.

Oninu: Aw, don't be scared. It's just a story. It's not like its Master Roshi in a thong. Heh. Heh. Now, there's something to be scared about. Actually, that's something to have nightmares about.

Wawashkash: You can guess what could happen but you may be wrong.

Gogirl: You can't do anything if they email you. Goten's just like his Daddy. He's always looking on the good side of this. I'm glad you laughed at Goku and ChiChi. I thought it was funny and it's something I'd like to try. Yay! Can't wait for the story. I'll wait for it! I don't like spoilers anyway.

Chuquita: LOL! A lot of people loved that scene. I think it was funny too! Naming the baby Gogeta wasn't really hard. It's gonna be a few more chapters before I end it.

Shygurl: Aw, Vegeta and Trunks had a bonding moment. Hee. Hee. With them, it was bound to funny. The baby's really gonna bring them all together. It's already starting.

CB: Yeah, I wondered where you were. Gogeta was an easy name. Hee. Hee. Well, thank you. I have a lot of patient. It really comes in handy. I can imagine you chasing those certain group with an object. I like surprises, receiving and giving. My only regret is that I can't see you guys' reactions. I know I would love to see your reactions to this chapter. I love to write. If you write a lot and think creatively I'm sure you can produce something. I don't know much Spanish now. I used to but I forgot. The Return of Cooler is funnier, believe me. It's all due to Vegeta and Goku's interaction together.

Mai: Hey! I can't blame Chi-Chi for getting mad at Goku. Goku didn't stay dead because he thought it was more fun. He stayed dead because he thought he was the cause of all the destruction and enemies on Earth because they were always after him--the Saiyans, Frieza and Androids, and with him staying dead, he assume the Earth would stay peaceful. I'm pretty confident that Goku had a strong feeling he would die. He knew he wasn't stronger than Cell and he didn't want Chi-Chi to be alone and so he left her Goten. One of the big deals of this story is that Bulma hired someone to kill an innocent baby and that's why many people are upset with her in this story, but some have come to her defense and you should see the emails I've gotten. You can email me if you want. I'm not going to flame you.

Rogue: That's why it's fan fiction. Hee. Hee. The Japanese version of Bulma and Vegeta's get together is explained better than the English version. Mirai Trunks told Goku that Yamcha was a bit of a playboy and so Bulma dumped him. She then noticed how alone Vegeta seem and before she knew it she was falling for him. According to Trunks, they never married because that's the way his mom was and Goku agreed on that topic it sounds like Bulma. In 'Z Warriors Prepare' it was basically the end of Bulma and Yamcha because Bulma was so concern about Vegeta and when he blew up the capsule he was training in and he stumbled out of the rubble very injured, Bulma was all over Vegeta right in front of Yamcha. I don't if Yamcha was concerned but he should have been seeing his girlfriend holding another man like that and her staying with Vegeta while he was recuperating, it really shows she was falling for him. Poor Yamcha should've been concerned.

Dillpops: Be a little more patient, please? It'll come. Next chapter would show the family ties building between Goku and Vegeta. Heh. Heh.

Danichan: I love Goten. I can't wait to see him again in this weekend's ep of DBZ. Okay, you read the story, dancing happily Chi-Chi punched Bulma not. Now go to school with a big smile on your face. ^_^

Lady Saphire: Well, if you want to read it to learn English, then go ahead, but if you're disappointed about what happens to Bulma, don't say I didn't warn you. Maybe you didn't mean it like that but in your first review you said Goku, ChiChi and Vegeta are cheating on Bulma. I don't think ChiChi cheated on Goku. You're not really looking at the situation clearly. Even though Vegeta was part of the body, ChiChi was really with Goku since he was in control of the body and that was the person she wanted to be with--her husband. Goku and ChiChi thought the fusion was permanent and they wanted to be together and they talked about this and agreed to do it still. It has been seven years for them. You can't blame them for giving in to each other. The whole talk between Goku and ChiChi on this situation was in Part Six of the story.

If you mean Bulma wants a life like ChiChi because she wants a man to love her, then you're confusing me. Whether you want to believe it or not, Vegeta does love Bulma in this story and in the DBZ series. He died for them when he went against Buu. That's showing love, the first time he ever showed love for his family. He may love one woman more than the other but he does love Bulma. Yes, it can happen for one person to love two people. It happens in reality and in stories. Have you seen the anime Inuyasha? If Vegeta didn't love Bulma in my story, then he wouldn't have went back to Bulma after the fusion was over and try to make his marriage work and forget about Chi-Chi. You might not know this but in the Japanese version Bulma invited Vegeta to stay with her at Capsule Corp. He preferred to be left alone but she invited him to stay and had a convincing argument. You can't be serious to say that you would kick your husband out of the house if he had a sex dream about another woman. You have every right to be mad and beat the crap out of him with your pillow but kicking him out of the house is a bit extreme. He hadn't done anything with the other woman physically. It's a dream. I'm not saying it was right for Vegeta to have that dream about ChiChi because it wasn't, but kicking him out of the house is a bit much.

It's not like Bulma doesn't have the backbone to kick Vegeta out. That's your misinterpretation. She deeply loves him and wants to work this marriage out. If you ever have, seen or read that kind of love, then you would understand. You're also wrong about Vegeta's feelings for Trunks. He loves both his sons equally. The only reason Vegeta told Bulma to get rid of the baby was because he didn't think she could handle giving birth to a Saiyan baby because the pregnancy is tough. I made that point in my story. The reasons I don't think you should continue to read this story is that you see Bulma in one way (whatever that may be) and you're not looking at her except in that light you put her in and you're misunderstanding the characters in this story and my story in general. You keep changing the events in the story to the way you see it than what I actually wrote. I really suggest you reread certain chapters of this story like four and five about why Vegeta wanted Bulma to get rid of the baby before you make your arguments.

Butterfly: What you don't understand about your viewpoint on ChiChi and everyone else depending on Goku is because he's the man to get the job done. Everyone got their butts kicked by the Saiyans, the last four members of the Ginyu Force and Frieza but Goku was the only man strong enough to defeat them. Goku is stronger than all of them, he's a master in martial arts, and he's the hero of the show. Now when Cell came along, Goku knew it was time for someone else to be a hero. I believe it was the heart virus that was a wakeup call to him that he wasn't going to be around forever and therefore he trained his son to take his place. Now, Gohan can balance schoolwork and training well I agree but not good enough.

Truth is, Gohan isn't a warrior like Goku and Vegeta. Gohan fights to protect his family and friends. Goku fights to protect his family too but before he had a family and friends, Goku fought for his own enjoyment and to get stronger. Goku still fights like that in his adulthood. Vegeta fights to be the best and strongest warrior and the fact that Goku is stronger than him pushes him on to continue even when he feels like quitting. Vegeta knows now that Goku will always be stronger but that's not going to stop Vegeta from continuing his training. It works in a positive way for Vegeta now. In times of peace, Goku and Vegeta continued to train whereas Gohan didn't. When Cell died, Gohan proved to be stronger than Goku and Vegeta. He didn't train at all in those seven years. All he did was study. Goku continued training and went to the level of SS3. If Gohan had trained during those seven years, Gohan would've reached SS3 and he would've defeated Fat Buu but he didn't. In the end, it was Goku who defeated Buu. He had the help of everyone on Earth but it was Goku who did it.

About your thought on ChiChi not understanding a Saiyans ways, in a previous review you made it seem that Bulma did understand that. You said and I quote, "Don't know why Vegeta would start to develop feelings for Chi-Chi, she's never understood what it means to be a saiyan and is always trying to stop the saiyan kids from learning how to fight. At least Bulma understood that." ChiChi has been a fighter whereas Bulma hasn't so how in the world can Bulma understand more than ChiChi on that matter. Also if you read my other stories, then you would see I'm not a B/V hater. I'm not trying to argue with you. I'm just pointing out the facts.

Leigh: Hmm, did you figure this out? I told you, you were on to something. So, can your clever mind figured out what will happens in the next chapter? It's definitely one to remember. I bet you were surprised about that Bulma/Yamcha thing. Oh, I love a good mystery too! I love figuring things out on my own. That's one of the reasons why I don't spoilers.

Girl: LOL! Yeah, the name was pretty easy and cute.

Ssjchika: I'm blushing with these compliments. Thank you. Yeah, Chi-Chi did go after her. If her pains didn't act up, Bulma might've been in the hospital now. Trunks and Vegeta are warming up to the baby. Shocking I got Vegeta to hold the baby.

Romy: Well, Vegeta's going to spend time with his other son so his life is getting a little better. I think you will like the interaction between Vegeta and Gogeta.

Lady Kouga: Revenge of Cooler is a little better because of the Goku and Vegeta interaction. They're so funny. I bet you loved this one with the punch.