The unlikely couple
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(yeah right I'd wish!)
Konichiwa peoplez! I'm finally back from my long vacation from writer's block! I finally got over it and I'm back with a brand new chappie! I also reposted all my other chapters and corrected some mistakes in them. I also found a betareader of my own. Say hello to LazerWulf.
[LazerWulf pops in]
LazerWulf: Howdy! I'm her new betareader as y'all know!
Vegeta: Hmmph, I hope you do a good job, or else prepare to be sent to the next dimension!
Behind cold blue eyes: That was not nice Veggie!
Vegeta: Don't call me Veggie! [gives authoress a dead glare]
Behind cold blue eyes: Sorry can't help it! You're just so cute! [winks]
Vegeta: I AM NOT CUTE!!!!
LazerWulf: [sweatdrops] Hehe.... I think we should let those two continue to bicker away merrily. Now on to the story!
Behind cold blue eyes: No wait! Not just yet! First a note! I have two new websites, so check them out; you can find them in my bio! And I want to thank all the loyal reviewers! And oh yeah, you LazerWulf for editing this chappie! And last but not least Enjoy the story and R and R. I hope it was worth the wait! Umm, uhm, bye!
(Furious Vegeta runs after authoress)
LazerWulf: Y'all heard her...Have fun!
Written by: behind cold blue eyes
Edited by: LazerWulf
Last time"Well... I...I...I..." Bulma stuttered unable to find her voice.
"Well I'm waiting for an answer... Bulma" Vegeta replied.
Bulma didn't even notice that Vegeta gently unclasped his hand from her small one and snaked it around Bulma's waist. She was to shocked and busy staring in the dark impenetrable orbs that were his eyes. With a sudden move Vegeta pulled Bulma even closer towards him. There faces were only inches apart now....
"Did you just call me Bulma... instead of woman......?" Bulma shakily answered. Suddenly the shock subsided and she became aware of how close they were......
"I think I just did," she heard Vegeta's voice whisper in her ear while his hot breath tickled her neck.....
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Chapter 8: Confusion and a discovery.
Their faces were only inches apart now and Bulma felt Vegeta's breath continue to tickle her neck, while she struggled to form words. The only thing that came out however was "Uh...I...uh..." and that's when her voice just failed her.
Vegeta just smirked at Bulma's loss of a proper comeback. He knew he had her where he wanted her. He moved just a little bit to bridge the gap that was still between their lips.
Bulma's thoughts were moving at such a great speed, that she felt like she was taking a ride on a roller coaster. She was aware of what Vegeta was doing, but then why was she just standing there and doing nothing? Why wasn't she saying no? Why wasn't she fighting back? Why, why, why? It went over and over again in her mind.
"What the heck am I doing standing here???" Bulma franticly thought. "Shouldn't I be repulsed of what he's doing? I mean I should give him a swift round house kick in the groin, because he's taking advantage of me!"
Then a little voice in the back of her mind suddenly whispered "Yes, but you don't mind that he's taking advantage of you"
"What the heck??? Where did you suddenly come from?"
"It doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is that you know you want it." the voice replied.
"I do not! I...I hate him!" snapped Bulma back at it.
"You just keep telling yourself that and maybe some day you might actually convince yourself" the voice replied back mockingly at her.
"I...I..." Bulma tried to find something to say back, but knew suddenly in her heart that the voice was right.
She choose to fight it no longer and just let it happen. Vegeta's lips moved closer and closer until their lips touched.
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Meanwhile at Goku's house......
"Goku!" ChiChi yelled into the backyard where her husband and her son Gohan were training at the moment.
Goku and Gohan stopped sparring with each other when they heard her call.
"I'm going to see what your mother wants. I'll be right back squirt." Goku said to his son, while ruffling his hair a bit.
"Okay dad." Gohan replied.
Goku started walking back towards the house, when he turned around and smiled at the sight his eyes met. His son was busy building a snow man, with the snow that had fallen last night.
Goku continued his walk towards his house and was greeted by ChiChi standing in the doorway waiting for him.
"Where did you call me for?" Goku started, while cracking a smile at her.
"Well I wanted to ask if you could drop by at Bulma's place to ask her if she could take care of the beverages tonight at dinner, because we don't have anything in the house anymore. And if I have to get them myself from the supermarket in West City Capitol, then I won't be back in time to start dinner." said ChiChi.
"Sure, I'll go right away!" replied Goku to her, before putting his index finger on his fore head and instant-transmiting away.
ChiChi hadn't even blinked before Goku was gone. She shook her head while thinking to herself "I'll never get used to him doing that."
She walked back into the house, after telling Gohan were his father went and that he should be back soon.
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Back at Bulma's house.......
Vegeta and Bulma were caught in a liplock, when Goku popped in right at that moment. He was standing a few feet away from them and hadn't spotted them yet.
"Hmm, B should be here somewhere, cause I feel her power level." Goku thought to himself while starting to look around for her.
While he concentrated on finding Bulma's exact whereabouts, he suddenly picked up someone elses power level. It took him a few seconds to realise who's power level it was and who it was near to.
"That power level... It's Vegeta's... But that means that..."
He found Bulma's location and the persons that was with her. He also felt that the power levels of those two were very close and I mean VERY close. Goku gulped and wasn't sure he wanted to find out why that was the case, but he turned around anyway.
What he saw then made his eyes almost bulge out of their sockets. It wasn't that he hadn't expected it to happen. That kid from the future had told him a year ago that Bulma and Vegeta were his father and mother and that they would get together. But, even if he knew, he would have never expected to see it happen RIGHT in front of him. He dropped in right at the moment those two were making out.
"Talk about bad timing" Goku mumbled almost inaudibly, while continuing to stare at them, his eyes as wide as they could possibly go. Finally he turned away embarrased from the sight in front of him.
"O boy... Maybe I should come back later."
Goku decided to leave a note for Bulma instead and before those two would find out he was even there in the first place he turned around and carefully made his way back to Bulma's house.
But, unfortunately, fate had something else in store for Goku. While he was walking away from "the couple" he suddenly stepped on a branch that was lying in front of him, which broke under his foot. And because Saiyans have sensitive hearing Vegeta was alerted to his precense.
Vegeta snapped his head around immidiately, while letting go of Bulma and ending their liplock from a moment ago. The sight Vegeta found there didn't please him at all.
Bulma, still in shock of the kiss they shared, was left standing in a daze.
Vegeta was starting to get seriously pissed of when the fact that: 1, his arch rival had caught him making out with the woman, and 2, he had caught him off guard, showing emotions. But, in truth, Vegeta was also confused.
"What was I thinking kissing the woman like that?" his mind yelled at him.
His mind was a mess at the moment. He wasn't thinking rationally at all. And that had been going on for a while now. He wasn't acting like himself anymore and it was all her fault. And on top of that Kakarot had seen him in a moment of weakness! He would never live this through, this was a huge dunk in his pride. He had to get out of here. Anywhere but here! He needed time to himself, he needed to be alone and sort his feelings out and get himself together. He felt so confused right then.
Vegeta let out a frustrated cry which snapped Bulma out of her stupor and made her look up and Goku backed away a few paces, scared about what Vegeta would do. But what happened next gave them both a big surprise.
Vegeta powered up, ignited his ki, and flew away at a tremendous speed.
"What the heck...." Goku started, baffled about Vegeta's behaviour a few moments ago.
Bulma had come to herself in the meantime and turned around focussing her attention on Goku. She felt so confused and didn't know what to say. She was also ashamed of herself.
At last, she found the courage to speak.
"Goku? What are you doing here, and how long have you been standing there?" Bulma said to him in a voice that was unlike her, very weak and unconfident. She didn't know whether she should be angry with him or not. But then she decided that it wasn't really his fault. She just didn't know what to think at the moment. She patiently waited till Goku finally answered her.
Goku looked baffled for a moment, but composed himself again immidiately.
"I'm really sorry Bulma, I didn't mean to pry into your affairs. I just came by to ask you if you would take care of the beverages for dinner tonight, because we don't have anything in the house anymore. I never meant to......." At the last part his voice trailed of.
He nervously began to shuffle with his feet and averted his eyes to the ground, ashamed of himself.
Bulma straightened herself out and found her normal tone of voice again. She wasn't angry with him at all. It wasn't his fault after all.
"Goku, it doesn't matter. It isn't your fault. You couldn't have known" she said while walking over to him and giving him a pat on the back.
"Yeah, you're probably right, B" Goku replied while averting his eyes back from the ground to the face of his best friend in the whole wide world.
"No, I am right. Don't blame yourself, Goku." Bulma said while cracking a small smile. "Now about the beverages, I'll take care of them, no problem. Now can you do something for me, too?" she asked him.
"Of course, but what?" Goku replied while staring at her confused.
"Well I'm already late for work, so I was wondering if you could drop me of at the Capsule Corp building, I have a very important meeting I have to attend to and I'm already late enough as it is"
"Sure B! I'll take you there. It's the least I can do to repay you!" Goku said while smiling warmly at her." Give me your hand and I'll use instant transmition to get you there."
"Thanks G-man" Bulma replied while she put her hand in Goku's offered one.
Goku put his hand on his forehead and a second later he and Bulma dissapeared from the front lawn of the Briefs' residence and it looked like they had never been there in the first place, if you didn't take the footprints in the snow into account.
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Bulma and Goku appeared after a few moments again and Bulma found herself standing on the roof of her compagny's office building.
"Thanks for the lift, G-man!" Bulma replied gratefully to the man standing next to her.
"Don't mention it," Goku replied.
"Well I have to go Goku. I'll see you tonight then. Bye!" Bulma smiled at him and turned around walking towards the entrance to the elevator, her highheels making clicking sounds on the hard concrete.
"Uhm, B... one more thing. Could you ask Vegeta to come with you tonight, you know, as a way to apologize?" Goku asked while staring at Bulma's back.
Bulma turned around. "What? But there's nothing you should apologize for Goku, you haven't done anything wrong. Besides I don't think I'm ready to deal with him yet..."
Bulma looked down at her feet, which had suddenly become very interesting.
"I understand, but think about it" Goku calmly replied while closing the distance between him and his childhood friend, and giving her a hug.
"I will..." she said.
"Thanks B. See you tonight!" Goku replied while squeezing her shoulders reasuringly and using instant transmition.
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After Goku was gone Bulma made her way over to the elevator and pushed the button on the wall to open the closed doors. She walked in and pushed the button on the panel next to her that said ninth floor. The doors closed behind her and the elevator got into motion, it's destination Bulma's office and the meeting board room.
While she was waiting for the lamp to go green to indicate that she had arrived where she needed to be, she heaved a deep sigh. She still felt so confused and would rather go home and put her head on her pillow and weep untill she couldn't shed tears anymore. Her life had turned upside down in a matter of minutes today. And it wouldn't go back to the way it was, not now that she figured out that she was beginning to have feelings for him. She was so blind that she hadn't noticed it before. But after their encounter today she knew better......
' Damm you Vegeta!!! Out of all people?!?! Why did I have to fall for you!" Bulma thought miserably to herself.
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That night......
Vegeta was sitting on top of a hill that looked out on a magnificent landscape. A beautiful lake with a waterfall that had crystalclear water was lying in front of him. At the borders you could see the beginning of the forest.
This was his secret hiding place. The place he had found after a few months he had stayed on Earth. Nobody else knew about this place. He came here when he needed to be alone and think. This had become his sanctuary since he stayed on Earth.
And now it served that purpose again. He was sitting crosslegged on the ground, while staring at the landscape before him. The beauty of this place always seemed to calm him down and almost made him feel serene. He kept his power level low on purpose, so that nobody could find him and disturb him.
The sun was starting to go down and the moon and a few stars became visible in the evening sky.
His thoughts were turmoil at the moment, but he began to get a grip on them and tried to sort them out.
"I've never felt this way... She just brings things out in me that I thought were dead... Why? Why does it have to be her?" Vegeta thought to himself while looking up to the sky, as if the stars held the answers to his questions............
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Behind cold blue eyes: Phew! Another chappie finished. I really hope it was worth the long wait! Well let me know what you think! And oh yeah check out LazerWulf work too!
LazerWulf: There's a quick link to my stuff in the reviews page, because I'm one of her reviewers! It's only one story because my other one was deleted [pouts]
Behind cold blue eyes: There, there, now! It's OK!
LazerWulf: Yeah, I'll just repost it on the 4th, when I get posting privileges back. Until then...
Behind cold blue eyes : Catch ya later!
LazerWulf: Y'all come back now, y' hear!
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