Declaimer: I don't own DBZ..keeping it simple!



Welcome everyone to chpt 20! Are you guys happy..well it's coming to a end soon..but till then enjoy the drama and other stuff I decide to put in this fic!..so sit back, enjoy and don't forget to review okedokie? ..

Listening to: "Higher" by creed.this is sooooooo sad! Makes me think a whole lot bout VEGETA!!

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Unseen by Bulma a pair of dark eyes watched on as Bulma placed her capsule in her dresser. The unseen eyes chuckled quietly then disappeared into the halls.

Bulma heard a sound, but dismissed it as being just a servant passing by. Bulma had been working for so long and she determined that a bath was certainly needed. She set off to the bathroom in a hurry, when she exited the bathroom after a soothing luke warm bubble bath she trotted to her closet pulling out a pair of white sweat pants and a orange shirt that written across the chest read: Bulma. She threw the clothes on her bed and began to dry herself off. After her hair and body was dry she commenced dressing up. The sweats fit baggy but still at the same time gave her that girlish look. After placing her shirt on she quickly threw on a cap.

"I wonder what Gohan and Vegeta are doing?" She asked aloud.

Bulma had a good idea where they could be so with that she headed to Vegetas room where she had a hunch they were. Indeed when she reached Vegetas room Vegeta along with Gohan were present. Bulma knocked once though the door was open after all she had her manners. It was Vegeta whom noticed Bulma first and that gave Gohan the open opportunity to lay a swift punch to Vegetas face knocking him to the cold floor.

"ARG! BAKA!!!" Vegeta growled rubbing his face with his knuckles where Gohan had laid the final blow.

"Hehe Geez Vegeta I thought you would have dodged that one hehe..." Gohan exclaimed with a nervous titter.

Bulma looked on as Vegeta slowly got to his feet and Gohan stood with his hands behind his head, it reminded her of Goku in a way.

"Uh..hi there guys hehe" Bulma finally said.

Gohan turned his head to greet the familiar feminine voice he had grown to know.

"Hey Bulma I didn't know you where here..did you Vegeta?"

Vegeta only grunted his response.

"Uh hi Vegeta sorry about that!" Bulma apologized with a one in a million smile.

Vegeta felt his stomach churn from the smile, but set it aside as hunger.

"What are you doing here Onna? Can't you see that we are training!" Vegeta asked, no demanded fully on his feet now.

"Well I just wanted to see what you guys were up to..is that a CRIME!!!??" Bulma snorted crossing her arms over her chest.

"As of a matter of fact it is-" Vegeta began but cut off when Gohan nudged him in his side.

"It-it is NOT!" Gohan interrupted with a grin.

Vegeta growled and shot Gohan an icy glare making Gohan regret his actions immediately.

"Baka! Don't do that ever again! Is that clear??"

Bulma raised a brow in curiosity and confusion. "So Bulma what are your plans for today?" Gohan asked trying to change the mood he had caused in the first place in the room.

"Well that's a good question..i don't know really! I finished my project and now I'm bored as all hell!" Bulma said sadly.

Momentarily there was silence, but it hardly lasted a minute.

"Bulma hey I have an idea!" Gohan announced gleefully.

Both Vegeta and Bulma turned their full attention to Gohan who was smiling like a donkey.(A/N: Don't know if donkeys smile but whatever! The first thing that came to mind..)

"Well you're a women right Bulma?" Gohan asked with a smirk.

Bulma raised a brow at the stupidity of Gohans question. Vegeta rolled his dark eyes.

"Yes..yes I am!" Bulma answered.

"Well then go shopping at the market! That's what ALL Women do RIGHT?" Gohan stated confidently with a sly grin.

Bulma remained motionless in her spot staring blankly at the grinning Gohan. Vegeta 'hmphed' then walked over to his bed sitting down with his arms crossed over his broad chest.

"Gohan?! WHAT KIND OF FUCKING IDIOTIC THEORY IS THAT BULLSHIT!!! THAT'S STEROTYPING US WOMEN!!!!! I'm sooo surprised! I could have expected such nonsense from Vegeta but from you Gohan never would that thought have ever crossed my mind!" Bulma bawled, her hands clenched into fist, her eyes dark and clouded by anger.

Gohan slowly took a step back.

"Well that's not what I meant!-i-mean-what-I Meant to say was-uh..wh-I was talking about was-" Gohan stuttered fresh perspiration dripped from his forehead. Bulma advanced slowly as Gohan continued to stutter, his fear evident. Then out of the blue Bulma stopped advancing and stood still in her tracks. Gohan sighed in relief but still kept his guard up for the wild and unpredictable creature named "Bulma" could attack at any giving moment.

"You're a genius!" Bulma boomed.

Gohan jumped an astounding 4 feet back with his hands up.

"AHH I'm SORRY BULMA!! I DIDN'T MEAN IT. HAVE MERCY!! I KNOW I'M A GEN- genius?" Gohan asked putting his hands down to his side and blinking at Bulma.

Vegeta sitting on the bed quirked his brow.

"Yes a genius!" Bulma giggled and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

Gohan blinked uncontrollably while touching where Bulma had kissed him. Vegeta who was not at all pleased with that growled.

"That's a great idea! Shopping!! It was a sexist suggestion but a good suggestion nonetheless! So which one of you are going to bring me?" Bulma asked sweetly followed by a pouty look and a bat of her long lushes eyelashes.

"Well I would bring you Bulma but after this I have a meeting!" Gohan stated still dazed a bit from the kiss.

"Oh well then that leaves you Vegeta!" Bulma exclaimed happily, in truth she was hoping that it would be Vegeta to take her!.

"hmph find some other fool to take you I certainly am not!" Vegeta declared

"Oh come on Vegeta! PLEASE!" Bulma pouted giving her best "lost puppy" look.

"No!" Vegeta answered harshly.

"Please!"

"I said NO!"

"PLEASSSSSE!!! With sugar on top!"

"No! leave me alone wench!"

"Pretty please!"

"No"

Gohan watched in amusement as the two exchanged Pleads and rejections. He decided that he should leave them alone to argue and that he did.

"please!"

There was silence after that. The two exchanged looks, glaring at one another.

"Please Vegeta!" Bulma begged breaking the silence.

Vegeta looked at Bulma as she smiled innocently at him, but he knew better he knew that she was any thing but innocent! She was a tricky, manipulative women with the most beautiful eyes and smile and body!. Vegeta slapped him self mentally as those thoughts came.

"Very well!" Vegeta growled and left the room mumbling about stupid women and their unnecessary need to shop.

"Thanks Vegeta!!!" Bulma called to his retreating form.

Bulma smiled watching as Vegeta exited the room. She was just for some reason really giddy now. Bulma sighed and twirled around like a little girl, but stopped when she remember one important fact.

"VEGETA!! WAIT YOU CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT MEE!!!!!" Bulma yelled running out the room at top speed as to catch up with her love Vegeta.

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"King Briefs we are sorry to report that over the course of 2 weeks we were still unsuccessful in locating Princess Bulma..we are so very sorry sire!" a guard said to the King who sat on his throne.

The King whom was 45 years of age looked double that. Dark rings had formed under his eyes from the lack of sleep, his skin wrinkled and unhealthy due to the stress, and his body thin and malnutritioned due to the lack of food. He looked like a disaster, the burden of his daughter running away because of him weight heavy on his heart and showed dearly on his face.

"Thank you, .then there is only one thing we can do now General" K. Briefs said sadly almost a whisper.

The General took off his hat and placed it under his arm while bowing to his King.

"I understand M' Lord ..i will announce the death of the Princess tomorrow morning."

The words stung the King. He had first had to deal with the lost of his wife in which he loved dearly, and now his only daughter in which he loved even more.

"Is there anything else you need to tell me General?" K. Briefs murmured.

"No M'lord" The General answered.

"Then you can go..leave me be alone. Cancel all my weeks plans I'm going to just stay in the castle." K. Briefs exclaimed his eyes beginning to blur from the tears welling.

"Yes M' Lord" The General answered and gave one last bow, then placing his hat back on his head and leaving the throne room.

After the General left the room, there was nothing but silence, steady, undisturbed silence, but even through the silence the faint weeps and cries could be heard.

"Bulma." K. Briefs whispered and continued to cry in the darkness of his throne room.

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AWWWWwwW. don't ya just hate to see a guy cry! Well that's the end of that chpt..next chpt won't be sad..i had to add in the King again, because I bet you all forgot about everyone in the sea riiight! I thought so! And later they will play an important role! So you can't forget them!!!..well review people and keep an eye out for chpt 21 okedokie!And to answer ur question all my reviewers about when vegeta and Bulma are gonna get all sappy and junk! Well its coming! I can't just jump into that yet I must build up their relationship I hope you guys forgive me for the agony of waiting but please understand! ^_^;; and speaking of my darling reviwers lets take a look see at all my wonderful reviewers!

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