AN- yeah, finally another chapter. Sorry for the terribly long wait-I hope it's worth it? Eek, just don't tell me if it wasn't. :} I didn't proof this- sorry for mistakes.



"So you're telling me," Bulma sobbed in laughter, "that Vegeta got stuck in a well, and you had to rescue him?" Bulma was reduced to a heaping pile of laughter on the floor. Cavala was also laughing so hard that tears were running down her clear face. "Yeah, can you imagine it? Vegeta saved by a girl!" Cavala chuckled as she wiped the tears from her rosy cheeks. "He hates that story, and consequently, it's my favorite to tell!" "I can imagine why he hates it," Bulma said, straightening up and smoothing out her robe around her legs. "He is pretty much a self- pronounced 'tough guy'." "Yeah, he's always been like that," Cavala said. "It even seems like he wanted to kick the doctor in the face as soon as he was born!" The girls both laughed again, but then soon grew quiet. "So," Bulma began nervously, "this is it." "Yeah," Cavala said. "I'm glad I told you everything. It's only fair that way." She ran a hand through her smooth ebony mane. "Everything clear now?" "I suppose. It's still a shock, but everything fits so well and explains Vegeta's behavior over the past couple of weeks that he's been here," Bulma replied. And it was the truth. After Cavala's explanation of everything, the alien theory didn't seem so far fetched. Bulma's headache was clearing up. Cavala stood and smoothed the wrinkles in her outfit down her arms. "I'm really glad we talked about this, Bulma," she said honestly. "Just remember," Cavala said as she moved towards Bulma's door, "there is no need to tell Vegeta anything we talked about. It can be our little secret." With that, she opened the door and turned to walk out, gasping as she noticed Vegeta leaning against the foundation of the door. "You know what they say sis," Vegeta said in a low voice. "Secrets don't make friends."



"Wow, I'm exhausted!" Goku panted, flopping down on the sand next to Chi Chi. "Did you get it?" She asked, turning over in the sun and raising her shades a bit to make eye contact with Goku. Her Saiyan cracked a smile from ear to ear as he pulled out of his pocket the final dragon ball. "Can you believe it?" He asked Chi Chi, amazed that the two had found all seven balls. The last had been the easiest to find. He only had to dig down about 40 feet in Miami Beach sand to retrieve the ball. "No," she smiled, taking the ball and Goku's hand in her own. "We've been really busy over these past few days. I can't believe one of the balls was in the top of the Eiffel Tower, and that we actually got to go to France!" Chi Chi laughed excitedly. This dragon ball hunt was quite special to her because she had hardly been anywhere before. "This beach is pretty nice as well," Goku said, rolling over onto his tummy and stretching. "It's the perfect place to ask you something." With that he sat up and looked Chi Chi in the eyes. She squirmed nervously in her bathing suit and took off her sunglasses completely. "What is it Goku?" "Well," he began, pulling a little box out of his shorts. It had a small red ribbon around it. "I got this for you in France when you were in the room getting ready for dinner." Chi Chi's eyes widened. The box was shaped like a ring box. "Goku, you didn't have to get me anything." Her heart raced as Goku handed her the box. "Let me explain something before you open it," Goku said, his voice shaking a little. "I've been thinking a lot lately. I know that isn't common of me, but I have just been thinking about you and me, see." He trailed off and looked up into Chi Chi's eyes. "Yeah.?" Chi Chi nudged his nose with hers and urged him to continue. "Well, I know we are young and sometimes older people say that you can't make reasonable decisions until you are older and more mature. But that's the thing. I feel like when I'm with you I make the most reasonable decisions that I have ever made. Ever. And I can't help but think that there is no one else that I'd rather spend the rest of my life with," Goku blushed and looked down at his feet. Chi Chi was silent, also looking down at her feet. Does he mean what I think he means? What if he's really asking me to spend the rest of my life with him? Bulma will NOT believe. Chi Chi's thoughts were interrupted by Goku clearing his throat. "You can open up the box now Chi," he nudged her on. With trembling, excited fingers Chi Chi untied the small red ribbon. She breathed deeply and gently lifted the lid of the small box. She gasped. Lying in the box was a simple golden band, but causing Chi Chi to gasp was the brilliant diamond encased in the gold. The sun caught the stone and reflected light- bits onto Chi Chi's face. Tears began to well up in her eyes. "What I'm trying to say Chi Chi," Goku said, kneeling in the sand before Chi Chi, "is that I would be honored if you chose to spend the rest of your life with me." A solitary tear ran down Chi Chi's flushing face before she could squeal out the word 'YES!' and tackled Goku in a shower of hugs and kisses.



Yamcha breathed heavily as he dragged himself out of the spaceship. Hmph. I hope whomever this guy is comes and shows Vegeta whose boss. With his back turned to the open forest, Yamcha stooped down into the ship and helped Puar out. He felt a hard jab on the top of his shoulder. "Ouch!" he yelled as he whirled around, meeting the eyes of a much taller, much stronger, and much meaner looking man than himself. Cartock stood before Yamcha, glaring down on the unsuspecting human. "What have we here?" Cartock said menacingly as he continued glaring at Yamcha, who had crumpled up against the ship out of pure fear. Puar wriggled and whimpered beneath his shirt. "Honest, mister," Yamcha began, but was silenced by Cartock's furious glare. "Don't say a word," Cartock growled. "I'll let you do the explaining to Vegeta." With that, Cartock grabbed Yamcha's collar and dragged him through the woods, in the direction of Capsule Corps.

"So ladies," Vegeta growled, "just having a girl talk were we?" "Listen, Veggie, I had to tell her," Cavala tried to quickly explain. "It's only fair." "SHUT UP!" Vegeta yelled, shaking the walls and the shelves of Bulma's room. Both girls winced and huddled together in a corner. "I thought you understood how important it was that we kept this mission and our business here secret, Cavala," Vegeta started. "Obviously not. And you chose the wrong person to tell. You haven't been properly introduced to Bulma the Loud-Mouthed Bitch." "Hey!" Bulma screamed, flying at Vegeta in a furious rage. She began punching him in the chest to the best of her effort while she screamed at him angrily. "I AM LETTING YOU STAY HERE! YOU WOULD HAVE NOTHING WITHOUT ME!" She continued to punch. Cavala giggled from the corner as Vegeta rolled his eyes. "YOU SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH AND PAY ME SOME RESPECT! I'LL KEEP YOUR DAMN SECRET! I'M NOT STUPID!" "You could have fooled me," Vegeta hissed, grabbing her wrists and throwing her on the ground. "You had better believe that I will have an eye on you, and Cavala, if I hear of you telling anyone else anything about this, I'll let you answer to father." The short Saiyan whirled around on his heels and slammed the door behind. A picture of Bulma and Yamcha fell off a nearby shelf and cracked. Cavala walked over to Bulma and helped her off the ground. "That was quite a show. I've never seen anyone approach Vegeta the way you just did. And he didn't seem to mind," Cavala winked. "You seem to have a bit of Saiyan in you." The two girls laughed, and Cavala left Bulma on her own to change into some clothes.



"I can't believe we are going to get married!" Chi Chi laughed as she and Goku packed up the last of their baggage and loaded it all into their car. "I know!" Goku scratched behind his head and blushed. "I'm just glad you said yes." "You didn't doubt me at all did you?" Chi Chi asked as she folded her bathing suit and shoved it in her purse. "No, I didn't doubt. I guess I just had the jitters." Chi Chi laughed and leaned over, brushing her soft lips against Goku's. "There's nothing to be jittery about from now on," She whispered in his ear. "Except going home and telling everyone," Goku gulped. The young couple looked at one another and smiled. "Well, let's get to that," Chi Chi urged. The two hopped into the car and took off into the night sky. They set their course for Capsule Corps.



Cartock flung open the front door to Capsule Corps, causing Bulma to jump nearly two feet out of her chair. Cavala and Vegeta snickered; they could sense Cartock coming up the driveway. "Look what I found playing around the woods," Cartock said menacingly as he pulled Yamcha from behind him. Bulma gasped. Yamcha let out a pained grunt and tried to twist his bloodied legs under him so that he could stand. It was a trying task, especially with Cartock kicking his legs out from beneath him as soon as he stood. "He was talking to the King on your crashed ship, Vegeta. I thought you'd might like to hear his explanation." Vegeta's eyes narrowed with a hint of malice and thirst for blood running from his eyes through every inch of his short Saiyan body.



Meanwhile the King paced his grand hall back and forth. So now I've found my little girl, and she's found Vegeta. It looks like we'll have to follow through with this attack sooner than planned. "Meloch!" The King roared. "Man the ships! Set up ten thousand troop forces. We're heading to Earth!"

AN- yeap, so the battle will come soon! I hope maybe to have another chapter out soon, but no promises.sorry about the previous delay.