Chapter 6
After a very long while the leader of the thieves came over to Vegeta, Vegeta ignored his presence and continued staring at Bulma, "Well seems you have a nice lady over there" Joe said chuckling, Vegeta's eyes came to rest apon the mans face, suspicous of the suggestive tone he was using, if he touched Bulma, Vegeta would kill him, "Dont worry, I wont steal her from you" the guy said, a hint of sorrow in his voice, "Im not concerned" he said sarcastically at the leader, Joe's eyes narrowed and he place a well leveled kick to Vegeta's ribs, crack, Vegeta doubled over and groaned sure that he had a few fractured ribs from that, "I wont be having your insults here almighty prince" Joe snapped then walked back to the fire, Vegeta bowed his head and took in a few heavy breaths trying to regain some sense of balance, how long would he have to indure this, when would his men finally come and kill these lowly scums, Vegeta started working on his bindings trying to loosen them, his hands were already starting to go numb.
Bulma looked into the fire and thought of the changes in Vegeta, maybe he just doesnt like showing emotion in front of other people, yes, that had to be it, she looked over to where Vegeta sat, his eyes closed he seemed to be resting but she saw his arms twitching, no, he couldnt be, but he was, Vegeta was breaking his bonds. He stopped and looked up directly into her eyes then looked over to where his weapons lay, Bulma didnt even want to think of what would happen once he was free.
The ropes finally broke and Vegeta kept his hands behind him and rubbed his raw wrists he decided to wait until they least expected it then he would hit, his horse had been tied with Bulma's to a branch, if he could get Bulma, his weapons, and his horse then they could get away, for his forse was of course the fastest horse that was ever to live, as far as he was concerned it was a piece of cake. Bulma came over a little while later, "Look about before Im sorry" she apoligised, "Never mind about that, I need your help" he said silently, Bulma's eyes lit up at the thought of helping him, "I need you to go my horse and loosen its reins, dont worry it will stay where it is then when I tell you I want you to throw me my sword and run to the horse" he said as he showed her his unbound wrists, "They'll catch me" she said quivering in fear, "No they wont I beleive in you Bulma" he said, "Argh, that is the worst thing to say ever, that always means that if I fail then its my fault" she fumed silently, Vegeta chuckled then after giving her his brilliant smile he nodded for her to go back to the fire and where his weapons lay and wait or his signal.
After a few minutes of watching for Vegeta's sgnal she finally saw him give her a thumbs up, she silently creeped over to his weapons and as soon as she grabbed his sword she threw it in his direction and ran to get up on his horse, not waiting to see if he caught it, she turned to see him run to the horse and before she knew it he was behind her holding the reins and turning his horse off into the forest ignoring the yells and curses of the thieves, his horse rode as fast as it could, serving through the forest until they finally lost the thieves, "You ok" he whispered into her ear, "Bulma gasped at his sweetness, 'how dare he be nice now' she thought and elbowed him lightly in the stomach, what was that for?" Vegeta asked chuckling, "You ass, you were rude to me before and now your nice, so is that how it is, you only be kind when no ones looking so they dont know your weakness" she argued, Vegeta's laugh crackled, "Me and emotions dont mix so I dont know what your talking about" he said, and they continued through the forest in silence.
Once at the edge of the forest Vegeta looked behind him once more to make sure that the thieves weren't following him, he then looked at Bulma who was trying to untangle her hair from the knots that were made when they literally rode like the wind, "Im sorry about your horse" he said softly, Bulma's eyes came to meet his, it wasnt at all his fault that she had to leave her horse behind, "Dont worry about it" she said calmly even though she knew once again she would get whipped, why was it that when ever she was with him that she was punished.
"I must go" she said to him, Vegeta nodded then once again they rode to her house, "Will I see you tommorow" he asked as he settled her to the ground, "Im afraid not" she said keeping her eyes on her house, Vegeta frowned at her answer, he really wanted to see her tommorow, "We.. thats fine, I just thought you'ld like to go and see how your servant is going" he said knowing she would consider that, Bulma's eyes went wide and she looked up at him as she suddenly remembered ChiChi, she completely forgot about her, she shakily nodded, "I'll see you near the lake tommorow" she smiled up at him and with that she ran to the house without looking back.
Vegeta watched her walk, no, jog back to the house, and then dissapear around the side. She was a very unusual lady, that she was, then Vegeta remembered what his father had said about him having to marry and Vegeta considered what it would be like having Bulma for his wife, Vegeta shook his head, he wouldnt be distracted by a woman no way no how, and then checking once more behind him to make sure no one was there he set off home in search of his father.
He found him stroding the main hall back and forth with his hands clasped behind his back while he bellowed at the top of his voice, ordering the men to find him, Vegeta smirked as he saw his fathers eyes widen when he saw his son, "Where the hell have you been?" his father yelled, "Oh you know, here and there" he said ignoring his fathers anger, "You better tell me the truth boy, I thought you'd up and gone, run away!" his father said trying to vent his anger, Vegeta rose a brow, "You know thats not a bad idea" he said smirking when he saw his father glare at his sarcasm, "I swear boy, if you do this again I'll have your head" his father lied, "Really?, then how would I marry anyone" Vegeta laughed, "What do you mean?, have you actually considered the idea lad?" his father asked suddenly interested, "Ive thought of it" Vegeta replied, and even though his father and him rarely got along he felt proud as he saw his fathers face light up in excitement, his father lost his anger and strode over to clap the boy on the back, "My boy you had better not be pulling my strings or I swear I'll have your hide" his father said jokingly. Vegeta told his father about Bulma and what had happened during their time together.
After a very long while the leader of the thieves came over to Vegeta, Vegeta ignored his presence and continued staring at Bulma, "Well seems you have a nice lady over there" Joe said chuckling, Vegeta's eyes came to rest apon the mans face, suspicous of the suggestive tone he was using, if he touched Bulma, Vegeta would kill him, "Dont worry, I wont steal her from you" the guy said, a hint of sorrow in his voice, "Im not concerned" he said sarcastically at the leader, Joe's eyes narrowed and he place a well leveled kick to Vegeta's ribs, crack, Vegeta doubled over and groaned sure that he had a few fractured ribs from that, "I wont be having your insults here almighty prince" Joe snapped then walked back to the fire, Vegeta bowed his head and took in a few heavy breaths trying to regain some sense of balance, how long would he have to indure this, when would his men finally come and kill these lowly scums, Vegeta started working on his bindings trying to loosen them, his hands were already starting to go numb.
Bulma looked into the fire and thought of the changes in Vegeta, maybe he just doesnt like showing emotion in front of other people, yes, that had to be it, she looked over to where Vegeta sat, his eyes closed he seemed to be resting but she saw his arms twitching, no, he couldnt be, but he was, Vegeta was breaking his bonds. He stopped and looked up directly into her eyes then looked over to where his weapons lay, Bulma didnt even want to think of what would happen once he was free.
The ropes finally broke and Vegeta kept his hands behind him and rubbed his raw wrists he decided to wait until they least expected it then he would hit, his horse had been tied with Bulma's to a branch, if he could get Bulma, his weapons, and his horse then they could get away, for his forse was of course the fastest horse that was ever to live, as far as he was concerned it was a piece of cake. Bulma came over a little while later, "Look about before Im sorry" she apoligised, "Never mind about that, I need your help" he said silently, Bulma's eyes lit up at the thought of helping him, "I need you to go my horse and loosen its reins, dont worry it will stay where it is then when I tell you I want you to throw me my sword and run to the horse" he said as he showed her his unbound wrists, "They'll catch me" she said quivering in fear, "No they wont I beleive in you Bulma" he said, "Argh, that is the worst thing to say ever, that always means that if I fail then its my fault" she fumed silently, Vegeta chuckled then after giving her his brilliant smile he nodded for her to go back to the fire and where his weapons lay and wait or his signal.
After a few minutes of watching for Vegeta's sgnal she finally saw him give her a thumbs up, she silently creeped over to his weapons and as soon as she grabbed his sword she threw it in his direction and ran to get up on his horse, not waiting to see if he caught it, she turned to see him run to the horse and before she knew it he was behind her holding the reins and turning his horse off into the forest ignoring the yells and curses of the thieves, his horse rode as fast as it could, serving through the forest until they finally lost the thieves, "You ok" he whispered into her ear, "Bulma gasped at his sweetness, 'how dare he be nice now' she thought and elbowed him lightly in the stomach, what was that for?" Vegeta asked chuckling, "You ass, you were rude to me before and now your nice, so is that how it is, you only be kind when no ones looking so they dont know your weakness" she argued, Vegeta's laugh crackled, "Me and emotions dont mix so I dont know what your talking about" he said, and they continued through the forest in silence.
Once at the edge of the forest Vegeta looked behind him once more to make sure that the thieves weren't following him, he then looked at Bulma who was trying to untangle her hair from the knots that were made when they literally rode like the wind, "Im sorry about your horse" he said softly, Bulma's eyes came to meet his, it wasnt at all his fault that she had to leave her horse behind, "Dont worry about it" she said calmly even though she knew once again she would get whipped, why was it that when ever she was with him that she was punished.
"I must go" she said to him, Vegeta nodded then once again they rode to her house, "Will I see you tommorow" he asked as he settled her to the ground, "Im afraid not" she said keeping her eyes on her house, Vegeta frowned at her answer, he really wanted to see her tommorow, "We.. thats fine, I just thought you'ld like to go and see how your servant is going" he said knowing she would consider that, Bulma's eyes went wide and she looked up at him as she suddenly remembered ChiChi, she completely forgot about her, she shakily nodded, "I'll see you near the lake tommorow" she smiled up at him and with that she ran to the house without looking back.
Vegeta watched her walk, no, jog back to the house, and then dissapear around the side. She was a very unusual lady, that she was, then Vegeta remembered what his father had said about him having to marry and Vegeta considered what it would be like having Bulma for his wife, Vegeta shook his head, he wouldnt be distracted by a woman no way no how, and then checking once more behind him to make sure no one was there he set off home in search of his father.
He found him stroding the main hall back and forth with his hands clasped behind his back while he bellowed at the top of his voice, ordering the men to find him, Vegeta smirked as he saw his fathers eyes widen when he saw his son, "Where the hell have you been?" his father yelled, "Oh you know, here and there" he said ignoring his fathers anger, "You better tell me the truth boy, I thought you'd up and gone, run away!" his father said trying to vent his anger, Vegeta rose a brow, "You know thats not a bad idea" he said smirking when he saw his father glare at his sarcasm, "I swear boy, if you do this again I'll have your head" his father lied, "Really?, then how would I marry anyone" Vegeta laughed, "What do you mean?, have you actually considered the idea lad?" his father asked suddenly interested, "Ive thought of it" Vegeta replied, and even though his father and him rarely got along he felt proud as he saw his fathers face light up in excitement, his father lost his anger and strode over to clap the boy on the back, "My boy you had better not be pulling my strings or I swear I'll have your hide" his father said jokingly. Vegeta told his father about Bulma and what had happened during their time together.