Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ nor the wonderful lyrics of Good Charlotte.

(I changed around the lyrics a bit…)

Summary:  We find out what happened…

Emotions one must conceal

Chapter thirteen: Life's precious…

Vegeta's mind ran cold…the blood wasn't his…

He looked below him and saw strands of blue hair upon the frosty asphalt and he stared at his hands in horror. The crimson… "No…" he whispered. Vegeta immediately picked up the aqua haired teen and pulled her to him and saw blood soaking her clothes rapidly. She coughed a bit and barley breathed.

"How could he do this?" he said angrily, "Damn him!"

"V-veg-vegeta…a-a-are you o-okay?" Bulma whispered while coughing in pain.

"Of course!  Why did you go and do that? It should have hit me," he whispered also.

"I couldn't stand seeing another friend get shot."

"Hold on Bulma…please…hold on," Vegeta ordered in prayer as he took out his cell phone and called 911.  "I'm on the street Takai, and one of my friends has just been shot! Get the hell over here quick!" Vegeta yelled.

"I'm sorry Vegeta, I got what I deserved…and wanted." She wheezed.

"Damnit! Shut up! Don't even say that, you know it's not true, you didn't deserve it…you didn't!" he yelled. Bulma pulled on Vegeta's shirt weakly, "It's not that bad of a shot…don't worry, but please call Makato…"

Vegeta immediately dialed Makato's number with speed and waited for him to pick up…

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Makato marched back and forth in the Briefs home waiting for Bulma to come home. "I can't believe I let her go out with him! I mean what does he think-"

The hazel-eyed teenagers phone began to ring and he grabbed it immeditaley. "Hello!?"

"Vegeta? Where the hell are you? Where's Bulma! I order you to-"

"WHAT?! WHERE ARE YOU?" he yelled in horror.

"I'll be there!" Makato grabbed his racecar keys and ran out the door. He saw Mayumi outside her house waiting for Vegeta, but he grabbed her too and explained. Makato zoomed off into the streets and didn't care if a cop was going to ticket him or not…his baby sister's life is in jeopardy.

He took a sharp turn to the left and jerked to a halt. He opened the door and both Mayumi and himself ran down the ally. Makato slid to the ground as he saw Bulma in a stretcher and Vegeta leaning against the ally way.

Mayumi ran over to Vegeta and started to talk. "What happened?"

The teenager remain silent…he couldn't say anything. Makato came marching up to the ambulance demanding to talk to Bulma but was declined. He darted over to Vegeta and ordered an explanation, but Vegeta was shaking violently.

It brought him flash backs of his own past…that gun…his father…

"Vegeta, fucking tell me how this happened!" Makato screamed.

Mayumi hugged her brother and hushed her new boyfriend. "Let's get to the hospital and I'll phone my mother and you phone everyone else…nothing more is to be said unless he wants to talk!" Mayumi shouted.

Makato was about to explode but walked to his car. The two Ouji's walked also back to the car with Mayumi consoling her brother. "Don't pity me," he whispered.

"What is that Vegeta?" she asked.

"Him, that low life bastard…"

"Vegeta?"

"His cold psychotic voice…"

"Vegeta…what are you saying?"

"He pulled the trigger…"

"Who?"

"It was supposed to hit me!" He yelled.

Makato, who drove, didn't look like he was paying attention, but really was. "Vegeta…please tell me what happened."

"Yamcha…he did this. Bulma and I were going home and she said she had a short cut. We took it but half way out we heard his cold voice. He was drunk or something…he let out a sick twisted giggle of harshness. He wanted Bulma, but I disagreed…he then tried to insult me by bringing up my low life father then said something else. That's when the son of a bitch pulled out a gun and pointed it slowly at me. I was in shock…I couldn't move."

Makato cursed, "What happened then?"

"He pulled the trigger to the gun and it was suppose to hit me! Not her! That coward Yamcha saw what he did and ran…I then noticed the blood wasn't mine and found her covered with crimson…"

"You don't have to say anything else," Mayumi said. She then called her mother and filled her in, then called the rest of the gang. Makato finally pulled up in the Yuuki hospital and ran inside.

Mayumi, Makato, and Vegeta ran up to the receptionist and commanded to see Bulma. "I'm sorry but only relatives can see guests."

"I'm her brother! Her parents are out of town; the person I want to see is Bulma Briefs! I demand to see my baby sister well and alive and if you don't let me see her kami knows what the hell of a sin you'll live," Makato hissed.

The receptionist stuttered. "I-I'm sorry s-s-sir…Miss Briefs is being checked up, but when I get conformation, you can see her…"

All three sat in the waiting room and met up with everyone there. Mrs. Ouji was so worried and immediately went to Vegeta. Chichi was crying, and 18 couldn't bear to shed a tear while her friend was in the hospital. Goku and Krillin were angry and wanted to track down Yamcha as soon as possible.

"We stopped by the police station…" Krillin began, "They found Yamcha…"

"Sick bastard…" Makato hissed. "I'm going to fucking kill him. He is going to pay…I promise B he will."

"Not before I get my revenge…it was suppose to hit me…it was my fault," Vegeta mumbled with angst.

"It's not your fault Vegeta," 18 said, "It's Yamcha…"

Suddenly a doctor came out of the emergency room and straight at the group. "Are the parents of Bulma Briefs here?"

"No, I am her brother though," Makato said while standing up.

"My name is doctor smith, it seems that Bulma has been injured the stomach area and lost a lot of blood. We need to find her parents for a proper blood transfusion…"

"Her parents can't be contacted," he mumbled.

"We need someone with the same blood as her or else she can fall into a fatal state," the doctor replied.

Makato nodded, "Then try my blood."

"And mine," Mrs. Ouji said. Mayumi stood up and nodded, "Me too."

The rest of the gang…even Goku agreed to get their blood tested. "Alright, all of your follow me."

Goku went first but didn't match the AB+ they were looking for. Next were 18, Chichi, Krillin, Makato, Mrs. Ouji, Mayumi, and then Vegeta. "The one named 18, Vegeta, and Makato have the same blood type as Miss Briefs, will those three follow me."

All three left the others behind and were lead into a hospital room. Inside there was Bulma, lying helplessly with ivy's sticking in her. She looked like she was in so much pain…

"Miss 18, please lay on the bed next to Miss Briefs." The doctor said. 18 nodded and complied. A needle was stuck inside her arm and the transfusion began. After that was completed, Makato stepped up then Vegeta. After all was done, Makato was left alone to talk to Bulma.

18 and Vegeta walked back down the hall to the rest of the gang. "It's horrible," 18 whispered.

"Did it go well?" Goku asked.

"Yes," Vegeta replied.

Soon Makato came out of the room with a small smile. "She is doing fine, but she needs rest. Though the doctor says that she feels pain still within her…"

"That will heal soon."

For the rest of the night, everyone stayed at the hospital, and late at night, Vegeta was allowed to see Bulma. He sat at her bedside and gazed at her. "I owe you aoi."

"No you don't," she whispered back as her eye fluttered open.

"So you are awake."

"Yep, though these needles are giving me hell."

"I wrote something for you," Vegeta said. "You know how I write songs, well I got my son about my father finished and one about you finished. I just wrote it right now."

"Maybe we can record it in the Capsule Corp studio when we get back."

"Whatever you want."

"Vegeta?"

"Hmmm?"

"Sing part of your song for me please."

Vegeta sighed but had a little smile on his face also. "Alright…." He cleared his throat and started to sing with his gruff voice.

"This world, This world is cold
But you don't
You don't have to go
You're feeling sad, you're feeling lonely, and no one seems to care
You're parents are gone and then it hits you
This pain you cannot bear…"

Vegeta stopped and looked at Bulma. "But you'll have to wait for the rest."

"Oh how nice you are," she coughed. "But that was really good and it describes how I feel."

"Don't feel this pain anymore onna, no more…"

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Kat: Yep, another chapter. My heart wasn't into it cause face it…no one really likes this story.