The Downfall of a Heartless Man
Chapter 11
Her eyes are closed, dark blue lashes dancing on the gentle curve of her tear-stained cheek. She is afraid to look at my face, afraid to see the harsh scowl of my mouth raise intolerably harsher at the realization of her delicate human feelings. I silently thank whatever being hails over me, for not letting her see the true look on my face. The fear, the apprehension, the utter confusion.
Yet I cannot deny my own true feelings. No one has ever...ever...Fuck, I'm not even sure if this...this love exists! With all its infinite glory and its power...BAH! Where was love when that disgusting beast, Frieza, tortured me for hours, tuned me inside out...a thousand times, over and over...never stopping...never stopping...where was love then!? Where was MY hope?! Where was MY victory?! Why didn't LOVE save me then?! HUH?! HUH?!
I can feel the veins in my neck rushing with hot blood. My heart booms in my ears, pumping my anger through every inch of my body. My breath becomes ragged and my throat begins to close up....I can't breathe...I can't breathe...
Visions of enchanting blue eyes hover over me...tendrils of soft, aqua hair sway before me, taunting the burning of my cheeks...a moment of pure thought breaks the overwhelming sickness of my mind...I love you...I love you...
And then the darkness takes over.
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I awaken to the loud boom and crack of thunder breaking unceasingly outside. I open my eyes and run my hands through my sweat-matted hair. I glance at the closed window and notice the thick, dark sky lighting up with flashes here and there. Through the almost blinding light, I see rain pouring heavily, pelting the unseen ground outside.
As my groggy confusion subsides, I remember what happened...anger...eyes...hair... then darkness...Where am I?! I immediately sit up and look around. The room is completely dark, except for a few red and green lights flashing. I can feel cold, metal rails on my bed and this...thing is stuck in my wrist...What the hell is that?! Ripping the cord out of my flesh, I jump out of the bed and my feet land steadily on linoleum floor. A few machines hum softly as they sit idly against the walls.
My senses, although somewhat diluted, catch a small movement in the corner if the room. Tensing my muscles I prepare for the worst. "Who is it?" I growl, more a demand than a question. When I get no answer, I begin walking closer to the corner, trying to see through the daunting pitch black of the room. For some reason, my seeing is not as sharp as usual. What the hell is going on?!
"WHO IS IT?!" I rage, expecting the haunting voice of my dead master to rise from the dead and confront me again. Indeed, a haunting voice does penetrate the darkness, but not the lizard's. "Huh...What? Ve-Vegeta?" My aikan!
"What are you doing here woman?!" I ask furiously, now more confused than ever. "What the hell is going on?!" "Well, it's simple really. " I hear the soft sound of bare feet against the tiles, then suddenly, the lights are on. I squint my eyes and look at my aikan on the other side of the room. She is yawning widely and shaking her head to clear her mind of sleep. Her aqua tresses move to the gentle tilt of her head back and forth. Beautiful...beautiful...
"I guess you got kind of mad earlier...your blood pressure rose, and your heart beat sped up dangerously...anyways so, you basically had a miner heart failure, causing you to pass out. The doctor said this most often happens to people who are OVER STRENUOUS in their workouts. I explained to him your training habits and he said that maybe you should tone it down a little..."
"TONE IT DOWN!? Woman, I have a fucking planet to save! " I scream, outraged by her stupidity. "Well, all that training won't do you, or anybody else, any good if you are lying dead somewhere from a heart attack!" "Don't you worry about me! I'm not some little puny human to be fawned and bothered over! I'm PRINCE of THE SAIYANS dammit!!"
"Vegeta...I just don't want anything bad to happen to you, I mean...I don't know what I'd do if..." her eyes well with tears and her voice falters. Suddenly, the pain and worry that has been plaguing her beautiful mind becomes clear, apparent. I should walk away, I should run ...I can't let my feelings for this human control me...
But I don't listen to the rambling of my mind. I need to console her...I need to be there... I walk slowly to my aikan. Her body shakes and trembles with every sob, every intake of breath. I place my hand on her shoulder, forcing her to look up at me. Kami, those eyes...full of tears...full of pain...
"Woman...Bulma...I will be fine. Whether you like it or not, I AM the Prince of Saiyans, and on Vegeta-sei, when we have made a vow, we hold to it no matter what. I have a duty to save this planet, and I WILL do it. Nothing will stop me, not even death."
Her eyes turn from pain to shock, then to acceptance. She wipes the tears from her face, but there is still a fleck of hurt in her eyes, a fleck of worry. Before she can say anything, I cut her off. "And don't you DARE tell ANYONE about this, do you understand me?! Because if you do, you will regret the day you EVER crossed my path."
She smiles, knowing I don't mean it, knowing I could never do anything to harm her. I smile back and we both give a little laugh. "I've never seen you smile before, Vegeta." What?! Shit! I quickly erase the smile from my face and replace it with a growl and narrowed eyes. She just laughs again and throws a pillow from the bed at me. It misses by about three feet causing her to laugh even harder and another small smile to break over my lips.
Doubled over from laughter, I catch a glimpse of how big my aikan's belly has become. The smile slowly fades from my lips as I watch her, so happy, so full of life. So full of the life if put in her. Will she be this happy after having a child...after having my child?
"How much longer?" I ask quietly, smothering her laughter with my seriousness. She knows, I don't have to explain. She looks down, hands going to her belly. "Four months. Four months left." "Four months? It's already been five! How long do those damn things stay in there?!" She laughs a bit then sits down on the bed. "Nine months, Vegeta. He's due on the 3rd of November." "HE? A son?! I'm having a son?! How do you know?" My son. Here, so soon... "Modern technology. We humans aren't THAT far behind." She laughs again, then looks away, as if remembering something.
"Um...Vegeta? Did you mean it?" she asks, never looking up at me. "Mean what?" "What you said...when you were passing out earlier..." She looks up at me now, hope visible in her eyes. "What the hell did I say?" "You don't remember?" she asks heartbroken. "Just tell me! I'm not one for patience!" "Well, you told me that..." "YES?!"
"You said...I love you."
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AN: OK! Well, sorry to end the last two chapters kind of the same, but it was necessary. Anyways, I'm so happy to finally be able to put in a new chapter! I REALLY hope you like it! And I just want to say a very big heartfelt THANK YOU to all the readers who have stuck by this story and are still reading, even after the loooong time I took to update! I love you guys! Ok, well, DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW! Thanks again! Melissa