Author's Notes: Hola everyone! ^_^ Here's the next chap – enjoy. Oh, and thanks to The Flying Pen for beta-ing.
Chapter 11
The bright warm sun slowly crept over the hills surrounding Capsule Corps, spilling its balmy rays through the windows to Bulma's room. As the soft sun tumbled onto Bulma's tearstained face, she lightly mumbled, and rolled over, turning her back to the sun which tried to rob her of sleep.
Vegeta could barely hold his eyes open. He sat in a chair near Bulma's bed, watching her; protecting her from the loneliness she had been feeling. It was the least he could do. After he had come back to check on her the night before, she had literally collapsed into his strong arms, obviously worn out from the evenings exertions.
Vegeta had placed her in her bed and turned to go, but something inside told him to stay and make sure she slept fine. He made a deal with himself that he would just stay for ten minutes, but once the time had passed, he decided to stay a little longer to make sure Bulma would be alright. And so was the course of events until finally the sun began to rise.
But Vegeta could no longer hold on. His eyes gently closed, and he slipped into a peaceful slumber, hunched over in Bulma's armchair. The sounds of Vegeta's soft snoring roused the already stirring Bulma.
She sat in bed and stretched, yawning contentedly at the thought of a fresh new day. She was still somewhat unaware of the presence of the other being in her room, although she had heard his snore. She was still in a fuzzy daze from the events of the previous evening.
Bulma pulled herself from her large bed, stretching her muscles out like a cat would after it had awakened from a peaceful nap. Turning to her large bay window to bask in the glowing sunlight, Bulma gasped with surprise, with curiosity. "Vegeta…?"
At the same time, a sleepy Goku tried to wake a mumbling Chi Chi from her peaceful slumber atop his chest. In an awkward manner, Goku tried to gently shake her awake without startling her.
"Chi Chi," he whispered into her ear as he felt her body shudder a little. "Wake up Chi Chi," he said quietly. He heard Chi Chi mumble something along the lines of 'hmmmmm' and roll over. Goku sighed. He wasn't getting anywhere. He decided it was time for desperate measures.
Goku began to bounce on the bed, picking up a furious pace as he saw that Chi Chi's eyes were nowhere near opening. With an exasperated sigh, Goku built up his power and landed on the bed with an aggressive flop, nearly bouncing Chi Chi to oblivion. She was certainly wide-awake now.
"Goku what is your problem?" Chi Chi howled angrily, clutching her chest and trying to catch her breath from her sudden shock. "Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" she screeched.
Goku scratched his head and shot Chi Chi that quirky smile she loved him for. "I was just trying to wake you up!"
"Well you definitely succeeded," she breathed out, hopping off the bed and shuffling into the bathroom connected to her bedroom. Goku could hear the sink water running, and he could hear Chi Chi begin to brush her teeth. He picked himself up off the bed and walked into the bathroom, sitting on the edge of the bathtub, just staring up at her.
"Kami, you're beautiful," he whispered partly to himself. He saw the corner of Chi Chi's mouth curve into a sly smile. She had heard his little comment, although she felt that he couldn't have picked a worse time to make it, seeing as how little bubbles of toothpaste were dripping down her chin. She couldn't help the fact that she was a sloppy brusher.
Chi Chi rinsed her now fresh mouth out with cool water and dried her face with a fluffy towel. Feeling cleaner, she walked over to Goku and sat on his lap, gently touching her dainty nose to his. Words at this time couldn't describe what the young couple was feeling, and they sat there for a few moments, looking into each other's eyes and relishing in each other's company.
After what seemed like an eternity of silence, Goku shifted Chi Chi's weight on his lap and smiled at her scent filling his nose.
"It's time to go now Chi," he said to her, causing her to stand up and begin to pace a little. "What's wrong?" he asked, aware of her nervousness.
Chi Chi turned to Goku, the rational part of her brain beginning to get the best of her.
"How long do you think we'll be gone?" she asked quietly. "And how will we find these dragonballs? They could be anywhere!"
"That's what I have this for…" Goku began, stepping in front of Chi Chi and pulling a little earpiece out of his belt. "This is a scouter. I managed to pick it up before I left my home planet. With its help I think we should be back in a good six months to a year – that is if we search good and hard and if nothing gets in our way."
Chi Chi listened quietly to Goku, the wheels turning in her brain.
"I guess it's now or never," she sighed, walking back into her bedroom. With her back turned to Goku she tugged her nightgown over her head, exposing her slender naked back to Goku's eyes. Goku sighed.
:: She is so beautiful. Those eyes, that body. She's giving up her school, leaving her family and friends just to go with me to find these dragonballs. She must really love me.:: Goku thought as he walked over to Chi Chi who was still standing there in just her underwear, pondering what to wear on the beginning of their journey.
Standing behind Chi Chi, Goku wrapped his arms around her torso, lightly brushing his arms against her breasts, causing her to gasp from surprised delight. Then he began to lightly kiss the back of Chi Chi's shoulder, loving the feeling of her warm smooth skin on his lips.
Suddenly Chi Chi pulled away from him and shakily put on her previously selected clothing.
"We can't right now Goku," Chi Chi said quietly, turning to him and noting the confused look on his face. "We don't have time. We have to go, remember?" She reached up and patted his cheek lightly, silently explaining herself.
Goku understood. :: No time now, but plenty of time later :: he thought as he scooped Chi Chi into a hug.
"You're right, it is time to go. Are you ready?" he asked Chi Chi as he picked up her knapsack and his belongings.
"Yup!" Chi Chi squealed out of excitement and anxiousness. She turned and grabbed her capsule box, which she had smuggled from Bulma's collection, containing many useful things that would help the two on their little adventure.
They crept downstairs quietly, so as to not wake Chi Chi's parents. After Chi Chi scribbled a note explaining where she was to her parents the two slipped out into the cool morning air. Chi Chi pulled a Capsule out of her case, clicking the top and producing an air car for the two to ride in.
As Goku climbed into the car and hauled his and Chi Chi's belongings in, Chi Chi took one last look around. She breathed a huge breath of the cool crisp air, and she sighed excitedly. "Here we go!" she laughed as Goku pulled her into the car and sped off towards this rising sun.
Before Bulma could ponder why Vegeta was in her room, she heard the rumble of the engine of an air car speeding past her window. Running to the window, Bulma caught a sight of the car, and of its passengers. "Chi Chi?" she whispered, confused.
Through the window of the car, unbeknownst to Goku, Chi Chi began to signal with her hands and Bulma tried to make it out through the glare of the sunlight.
"Go…to…" Bulma squinted in order to see her friend's next sign. "My room?!" She quirked an eyebrow. "Why does she want me to go to her room?"
Without hesitation, Bulma carefully crawled out of her window and sprinted across the lush lawn, nearing Chi Chi's house. Quietly she scaled the fence separating her yard from Chi Chi's and she hopped from the top to a small patch of fluffy bushes.
Landing with a thud on her butt, Bulma let out a few curses and stood, rubbing her throbbing end furiously. "Damn twigs," she muttered as she began walking towards the front door.
Using her genius, she jiggled the knob a little and soon enough broke into Chi Chi's house. Quietly Bulma slinked past the kitchen and up the stairs towards Chi Chi's room. She surveyed the room thoroughly, coming across a little slip of paper on Chi Chi's desk. The paper was folded several times, and looked to have the words 'To Bulma' hastily scribbled on the front. Bulma, with a shaking hand, picked up the letter her friend had left for her.
Dear Bulma,
I am leaving for a while. I am going with Goku, and the reason I'm leaving…I can't tell you. Goku won't let me tell you why we're leaving, or anything about him. I tried to tell him that we should tell you, that you could even help us, what with your knowledge of technology. He refused and said telling anyone would be too dangerous. I bet he'd be furious if he knew I'd even written you this much. I felt I couldn't leave without telling you anything. Plus I knew you just wouldn't let me leave without looking for me, so I figured an explanation would be good. Listen, there is so much more I want to tell you, but I promised Goku I wouldn't, and I have to stick to my word. All I am going to say is this: there is a lot you don't know about Vegeta. You need to find out things about him. Use your intellect to get to know him better, but be sneaky about it - it could be for your own good. Something big is going to happen, and you need to find out what it is for yourself. I can't say anymore - in fact I think I've said far too much. I have to go now- don't speak a word of this letter to anyone, especially not Vegeta. I know I can count on you, and I can trust you. I love you Bulma…and I hope I'll see you soon.
*Chi Chi
Bulma read the note in utter silence, confused in everyway of what she had read. She had no idea what Chi Chi was going on about, but she would certainly make it her business to find out.
As quietly as she entered the house, Bulma left it, determined to discover the truth behind Chi Chi's letter. She stalked back across the lawns, climbing the fence effortlessly, and flinging her front door open.
Bulma stomped up to her room where Vegeta still slept in the chair. His peaceful state was rudely broken into when Bulma grabbed his shoulders forcefully and shook him as hard as she could (which wasn't very hard seeing as how he is extremely stronger than her).
At the feeling of Bulma's hands on him, Vegeta's onyx eyes flew open, and a low growl emanated from his throat.
"What is it woman?" he spat out at Bulma, whose face was a rosy color from the nipping morning wind and from her obvious fortitude. She tossed his hateful tone of voice aside as if he had never said anything. With a deep breath she began.
"We need to talk Vegeta…"
AN – Uh-oh…Bulma's not heeding Chi Chi's advice very well…and are Goku and Chi Chi gonna last much longer? Alone? By themselves? Without the supervision of –
::Flying Pen steps in and clamps a hand over Popo's Bia's mouth::
Pen: "That's enough Bia…"
Popo's Bia: … v.v*