Title: Together Forever
By: Mara Kraus
Rated: NC-17
What it's About: Bulma and Vegeta return to Earth, but what is this? Vegeta does something to upset Bulma.

Thank you to all those who have reveiw and been waiting for this. 10 chapters and going strong. Groundings be damned!
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After their bath, Vegeta dressed them both. Satitlite reports had said Earth was in winter at Capsel Corparation, so he dressed his mate warmly. Picking up the small bag he had packted, Vegeta went to his mate.

"Hold on to me, onna. We should land in your bedroom," he said encircling his arms around Bulma.

Pressing the red button on the black box, Vegeta felt himself going through time and space. If he had time to think about how if felt, he would retch. It was like your stomack was being pulled out through your spine. The reason they didn't feel anything was everything went by so fast.

The first thing Bulma saw was the familary blue of her room. It comforted her a little knowing that she was on the same planet as her mother. Sighing she removered herself from her prince's arms. They moved down the stairs trying to find Pro. Briefs. In the kitchen they found a note telling thiem to go to West City Hospital.

Bulma didn't even bother with a car, she just let Vegetaq fly her to the hospital. Not a word passed between the two. The only thing heard was Bulma's quite sobs. She wanted to get it all out before seeing her mother. there was no way she'd be weak in front of her parents. She would be strong for them like Vegeta told her to be.

Affiving at the hospital they found Chichi waiting outside.

"Oh, Bulma, I'm so sorry!" she cried hugging her bestfriend close. "I'll take you two up to her room."

The three made their way up to Bunny's room. For the first time Chichi didn't have any nasty things to say to Vegeta. They met with Bulma's father outside Bunny's room. Hugging his daughter, he put a hand on her stomack. A smile played at the corners of his mouth.

"Your mother's up and doing fine, pumpkin. She's been waiting for you to come. Don't want to keep her waiting do you?" Pro. Briefs asked leading her into the room.

Vegeta followed behind, he was going to be there for his mate. That's what he was suppost to do. He would have never guessed about what he was about to see. The once robust woman, that sewed his clothes and cleaned his room, was laying in a small bed. Her face was ashen but still had a smile on it.

"Oh, dear it's so good to see you?" Bunny exclaimed as her daughter hugged her. "Vegeta, it's good seeing you too, hunny. I'm so glad you're both here."

Not knowing what to do he nodded and sat down in the corner. He was never good with people. Bulma shot him a smile and sank into a plushy chair next to her mom's bed. They talked for awhile. then an over weight, balding docture came in and hearded them all out.

After waiting a few moments the docture came back outside, he told the family that Mrs. Briefs would be fine in a few days. Knowing there was nothing they could do, the three, with Chichi, went back to Capsel Corp.

"Bulma, come lay down. All the worring you're doing isn't good for the baby," Chichi said leading her to the sofa.

Vegeta had dissappered as soon as he stepped foot on Capsel Corp. grounds. Soon after the familar hum of the GR could be heard. Bulma hid her anger. She didn't want Chichi going and dragging her mate by the ear out of the place he perferred to be. Knowing Chichi, she would. Instead, she laid on the sofa and watched T.V.

"Bulma, I have to get going. Goku and Gohan are probly worring about me. I've fixed enough food for two weeks," Chichi said hugging her.

"Bye, Chi. Tell Goku I love him and Gohan too," Bulma told her walking to the door.

After the raven haired woman was gone, Bulma went upstairs. Even through it was the middle of the afternoon she was tired. The time difference between the tow planets was bout twelve hours. Laying down in bed she drifted off. When she woke up again the stars were out.
Getting out of bed, she padded down to the kitchen. A familar scene was there, Vegeta raiding the 'frige.

"Well, well the prince of Saiyan's had decided to grace us with his precence," Bulma said her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Raising his head from the refridgeratore, Vegeta wore a confused look on his face. "What the hell is that suppost ot mean, woman?"

"How dare you? Leaving me all alone to go train! Not saying a word to my mother in the hospital. What if that were me, Vegeta? Would you just sit in a dark corner while I'm in pain? Can you answer that, Vegeta?"

Vegeta was in shock. He had no ideal what to say. It didn't help that there was a drumstick dangling from his mouth.

"I thought not. Untill you can give me an answer you can sleep in the Gravity Room. It's easy to see you'd rather be there than with me," she told him stomping out of the room.

Not knowing what to do, Vegeta gathered up the food he was going to eat and dropped it on the table. If Bulma didn't want him near her than he wouldn't. If he were being honest with himself, he'd feel hurt, but he was beyong that. Or so he thought.

It was three days before the couple saw each other. Dr. Briefs had locked Bulma out of her lab and Vegeta out of the GR. He didn't watn the two fighting. If they were to spend the rest of their lives together, than they'd have to learn to work through their problems.

"Daddy, would you tell Vegeta to stop hogging all the mashed potatoes? There are other people at this table," Bulma said glaring at her mate.

Rolling his eyes, Dr. Briefs said nothing and kept on eating. He was not going to get in the middle of their fight. Finishing his meal, the good doctor left the dinning room. As he closed the door he pulled out a small gold key. Locking the door he went to his study.

Vegeta couldn't stand it anymore. He had to get out of the room. No matter how much he tried to say it wasn't there, he had feelings for the damn woman. It was tearing him apart knowing his mate hated him. What he didn't know was that Bulma felt the same way.

Getting up he stomped to the door. There was one problem, the door knob wouldn't turn. *~* Kuso! What the hell is the old man trying to do?"

Bulma was watching his every move. She was still pissed off at him but was starting to really miss her mate. She'd wake up in the middle of the night searching for his warm body. The she'd remember what he happened. Bulma refused to give in to him. She would not be weak and give in.

Growling he started to pound on the door. It was no use, the doors were made of a rare, strong metal. Not even a Saiyan could get through it.

Before she could stop herself Bulma started giggling. She couldn't help herself. A full grown man pounding on a door he knew he couldn't break down. Vegeta glared at her, but inside he was smiling. If she was laughing she couldn't hate him.

Letting out a breath, Vegeta slid down to the floor. His back against the door. He looked up and saw his mate looking at him. They sat there starring at each other. the first to breakt the silence was Vegeta.

"I don't understand why you are so pissed at me, woman. I thought you knew me better," he said breaking his gaze away from her.

"Vegeta, I'm sorry. It just hurt when you went to the Gravity Room. I needed you to be there with me. I needed you to just hold me a little. I know you won't be a sickly sweet, bumbling idiot like Goku, but just show me you give a damn," Bulma said getting up and sitting next to Vegeta.

"Bulma, it's hard for me to show emotions other than anger and hate. Hell, it's hard for me to show you how I feel," Vegeta said.

Bulma wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her head on his shoulder. "I'm sorry. I forgot how you grew up. You act so sweet and caring sometimes and I forget."

Pulling her on his lap, he rested his chin against her forehead. "I wish I could forget as easly as you."

"I'll help you forget, baby," Bulma told him.

The two stayed in each others embrace for a long time. The clicking of a lock unlocking didn't go unnoticed by them.
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