In The Bond of Love
Chapter 1…………………………
Bulma had just begun to rinse the plates off from lunch when the phone began to ring. "Trunks will you get that please?" Bulma shouted to her purple haired son. "Sure…" Trunks said crawling off the couch. He jumped over the back of the couch, causing Bulma to give out a shriek. "What were you thinking, you could've hurt you're self!" Trunks just shrugged and slid over to the counter. "What do you want?" He asked picking up the phone. "Trunks!" His mother screeched snatching to phone away from him. "Moshi Moshi! Sorry about that, May I ask whose speaking." She said. "Hi, Bulma, it's Goku." Said a grave voice. Bulma's smile disappeared. "Goku what's wrong?" she said. "It's about Vegeta, isn't it…?" She said. There was silence for a while before Goku spoke. He let out a rattling breath. "We found him…." Was all he said. Bulma slumped against the counter; her heart felt like it had dropped to her stomach. Vegeta had been gone for a couple of days, which wasn't unusual, but they hadn't heard from him….ever, which, was highly un-normal. "Where is he...?" Bulma said trembling. "He…he's ….dead." Goku said choking on his words. Bulma just stood there. Phone up to her ear waiting for Goku to say "Just kidding or April Fools!" She leaned back against the counter as tears brimmed her eyes. She slowly sank down on to the floor and dropped the phone. She began to sob and hit the floor with her hands. "Why! Why now! "She screamed, sobbing. "Mom? What's wrong!" Trunks yelled over her screams, jumping over the couch again. He ran behind the counter and crouched beside her. What's wrong is it about dad?" he asked. Bulma looked up at him, tears streaming down her face and nodded. "Is... is he…?" Trunks asked quietly. She nodded and pulled him into her arms. "Bulma? Bulma are you still there?" Goku's voice asked. Bulma quietly took a deep breath, and answered. "Yes, I'm still here." "Where is he?" Bulma said holding back her tears. "Uh... at the edge of the woods near my house, but I don't think you should come…" he said his voice trailing off. "Why? Is something wrong?" She said a hint of worry in her voice. Trunks moved closer to the phone. "Um he's …. He's kind of mauled." Goku said sounding disgusted. Bulma put a hand over her mouth to stop from throwing up. "I'll be right over" she aid sternly. Goku started to protest, but Bulma hung up the phone. She got to her feet, she was trembling and crying. Trunks helped her up and she grabbed her coat. "I'll be back, don't go any where" She grabbed her keys from the bowl next to the door. "I want to go too." Trunks said grabbing her by the arm. She looked at his tears running down her cheeks. "Please, just stay here!" she said hugging him close. A single tear slid down Trunks face, and he nodded. She hugged him one last time and jumped in the car. She took off down the road tears stung her eyes. Her mind screamed as she grasped the concept that she would never see her mate again, they would never fight over who squeezed the toothpaste from the wrong end again, they would never fall asleep in the same bed, they would never cuddle up on the couch, they would never wrestle on the bedroom floor over the last can of beer.