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Author note: I got good news and bad news. Good news: I am back on tract and updating. Bad news: My chapters are getting short again. But I will try and change that, so please leave a review. They really make my day.
Chapter 6
"Vegeta? You are kidding?" Bulma looked bewildered. "Well, Bulma, seeing as you are so determined to trust him, I must ask if you are in some kind of relationship with him." Mark stared at her. 'Please, let she be single! I would love to date her!' Bulma stared at the man as if he was crazy. "No! Why would I date him! He just lives her. He is a friend of a friend." 'Well more of an enemy of my friend but what the hell.' "Look. I am just trying to help…." "Well, try and help by finding the person responsible and stop accusing Vegeta." Bulma turned her back to him. She was upset. Vegeta might not be the most social able of persons and he might have threatened to hurt her and her family frequently but that does not mean he would actually do something like that.
Bulma was so stuck in her thoughts that she did not realize that Mark was still talking to her. He smiled and shook his head while looking at the blue haired woman. She was feverously picking up tools and putting down others. He turned around and started to take pictures of the lab, measuring certain spaces and making more notes as he went along, leaving the beautiful scientist to do her work. He had a feeling that was the best course of action.
Bulma stopped taking apart the capsule, when she came to the small microscopic microchip. Smiling to herself, she walked over to the computer in the farthest corner. The lab was not so messed up here and the computer still in a working order. She quickly attached the chip to a reader and so uploaded all the GR/capsule data into the computer. This contained almost everything of the GR. How many times a person used which gravity, how frequently the gravely was enhanced. Which setting were used most and which proved the most challenging? This was actually useless information for her, but Bulma believed in always keeping a good database. 'Otherwise a person might slip up like I did with those star charts.' Bulma thought scolding herself. A frown formed on her forehead. "If the telescope is gone… What about the star charts?" She mumbled to herself. Bulma got up from her chair. 'The computer is still downloading… I might as well check up on the charts.' Walking over to where Mark was still busy, Bulma went over to the computer she worked on the night of her fathers attack. Since their computers had data locks on them, nothing can be extracted from a different computer. She wanted her work to be just that… HER work. Bending down, she rummages through the parts of the broken computer. "I would suggest you do not do that. I haven't been through that pile yet." Mark pointed out as he watched her. Bulma's frown deepened as she started her search over again. After about 10 minutes, she stood up, her hands empty. "You say you haven't been through here?" She asked while turning to face him. "No. Is something wrong?" "The hard drive is missing." Bulma stated. "It contains some very… unique information." Bulma walked over to the other computers. She found that they all still have their drives. They were just broken computers. "This just proves that whoever did this is on the inside. They knew which computer had the information they were looking for. And seeing as all the staff was already gone, that just leaves Vegeta." Mark looked at Bulma sternly. Bulma sighed and toke hold of Mark hand. She started to walk to the front gate, pulling him along. "Once you have decided to leave Vegeta out of this, you can come back!" With that she closed the front gate behind him and locked it. "I will keep the lab as it is. Please phone before coming again." She turned on her heals and headed into the house. Mark stared after her. 'She sure has got spark!'
"VEGETA!" Bulma yelled as she entered the house and slamming the door behind her. "What is it now, Woman?" Vegeta asked as he leaned over the banister to stare down the stairs. "Are you absolutely sure you sensed no one in the lab yesterday?" "For the last time Woman, I did not sense anything!" As Vegeta turned to walk away, Bulma ran up the stairs. "Whoever it was, must have been there sometime, because they toke my fathers telescope and the hard drive of my computer which contains the star charts. They must have been there at least half an hour to do all that damage…" "Look, they could have been there all night and I would not have known." "Why?" "Why? What is it any of your business why?" Vegeta asked getting angry. "That man that was here, he is from the police. They are trying to find the person who did this. Vegeta, he thinks you're the one who hurt my father and trashed the lab. Give me one reason, why I should continue to defend you and not believe what he said." Bulma looked at Vegeta with something that looked like hope. "You have great judgment, Woman. If you do not believe him, you must have a great reason. But stop defending me like I am some useless child. I can fend for myself. So if there are no more arguments, are you done with my GR yet?" "What! It is only one o'clock now!" Bulma shouted in disbelief. "Well, then you should hurry!" Vegeta smirked at her while crossing his arms. Immediately, Bulma's heart gave a jump. 'Kami, Vegeta looks good going that!' Feeling herself blush, she quickly turned around. This is why she did not see Vegeta smirk turn to a smile.
Author note: Like I said, shorter that the previous one, but at least it is up. Please review this chapter and tell me that you think. Ideas for upcoming chapters are also welcome ;o)