Hi there all, anyway just wanted to say that I always liked to think of Bulma as a strong character rather than a weak person. It makes for a more interesting story. I've watched dragon ball and dragon ball z as well as dragon ball gt and not once did they mention what Bulma did at an earlier age, so I went with my idea. I will try very hard to keep Vegeta in character but he may slip out of it a bit. I apologize for any spelling mistakes in the last chapter, I forgot to check for them oops.
Chapter 3
Bulma's mother decided to take the girls to the new kiddy park play gym at the recreation center. This left Bulma to have some time to herself to focus on her own interests. One of the things she had wanted to do for a long time was to spend the day by the pool and just laze out in the sun. She knew she should probably resume her training with Vegeta but relaxing sounded so much more appealing. Maybe Vegeta would consider joining her, take some time off himself from his training. 'Yeah Right' like that would ever happen.
So dressed in her navy blue velvet two piece bikini, Bulma made her way out to the Olympic size Roman style swimming pool. It was made of pure marble and looked like it belonged in an ancient palace somewhere.
Vegeta was training the GR like normal. He had not been spending his usual relentless hours training as he first did, instead he found himself spending more time around Bulma and the girls. He perhaps enjoyed the thought of being around children, yet he wasn't sure exactly why.
Just the other night, Vegeta had just came into the house from his training. Bulma was frantic on the telephone talking to someone. She hung up the phone when she spotted Vegeta, and made her way over to him.
"Vegeta, could I ask a favor of you?" asked Bulma.
"Humph." Was his only reply.
"Ok, um, would you mind taking care of the girls for a few hours, an emergency came up at the office, mom and dad went out to dinner and I have no one else who can be here with them?" asked Bulma all in one breath.
"I… I guess I could watch out for them, for a bit." Replied Vegeta in a plain tone of voice. Bulma smiled gratefully to Vegeta and left him some instructions, then left for the night.
Mia was sitting up watching cartoons on the TV, when Vegeta came into the room she smiled at him and asked, "can I watch a DVD, 'Beauty and the Beast'?"
Vegeta not wanting to make her cry said, "Yeah sure squirt." And he proceeded to put in the DVD and started the movie. Having nothing better to do he decided to get some snacks and go join her for the movie.
About half way through the movie he heard Marisa crying upstairs and went to go retrieve her from her bed. He held her in one arm as he carried her down the stairs to go into the living room again. She cuddled to his shoulder as if she was afraid she would fall. He felt an odd sort of comfort from this small child's unknowing gesture.
It was early he next morning; Mrs. Briefs was busy in the kitchen when Vegeta came downstairs. She seemed to be even more flighty than normal.
"Good morning Vegeta dear, did you sleep well?" she asked Vegeta as she hurried about the kitchen going about her business.
"It was fine." Her answered shortly without emotion.
"Well that's nice dear." She replied, as if she was not even listening to what he was saying.
"Oh Vegeta, would you mind terribly watching the girls for a bit, Bulmas in the shower and I have to leave for a meeting with husband, it should only be for a few short minutes?" she asked him in her positive voice.
"Yeah, I guess that would be ok." He replied.
She continued, "Oh and Craig and Beth should be here in a little bit to pick up the kids, so if Bulma is not down yet just ask them in to wait."
With that she was out the door in a rush.
(Women) thought Vegeta to himself shaking his head.
Vegeta sat silently at the table. Marisa was in her highchair and Mia was in a booster chair. He began to eat his breakfast. Soon he was done and decided to put the dishes in the dishwasher, so as too clean up the mess from view. Then he cleaned up the girls. He had just finished cleaning Marisa when the doorbell rang. He picked up the baby and went to answer the door. Marisa laid her head on his shoulder; she was doing that a lot lately.
Beth and Craig waited as the door opened.
"Ah, you must be Vegeta." Stated Craig as he extended a hand out in greeting.
"Yes, the wom… I mean Bulma will be down shortly, won't you come in."
Craig had noticed his youngest daughter cuddled into Vegetas shoulder. He was a bit awed at this because she usually took strange to people even after spending time around them. Beth went into the living room first and the others followed.
Mia squealed in delight at the sight of her parent's return. Marisa made no move to go to either of her parents, she was content too be held by Vegeta. They all sat in the living room, not really speaking much, just listening to Mia recount her days and events to her mom and dad.
"And last night Vegeta let me stay up late and watch Beauty and the Beast until I fell asleep, he is so nice." Gushed Mia.
Her comment caused Vegeta to turn a little pink, but he quickly shrugged it off and returned to his normal look. Bulma entered the room finally.
"So I hope everything went all right with the girls." Stated Beth.
"Yes for the most part, however, Marisa has not been feeling well due to her teething." Replied Bulma.
"Oh my poor baby, do you want mommy to help you feel better sweaty?" cooed Beth as she held her arms out to the child.
Marisa simply brushed her hand away and then tucked it back into her mouth once again, and remained resting against Vegetas shoulder.
Beth seemed a bit shocked by her young daughter's action, but did not protest.
Soon Beth and Craig were ready to leave to go back home. The car had been loaded with the girl's things and all that was left was to say good byes.
Mia crooked her finger to Vegeta so he would kneel down to her level.
"Thank you Prince Vegeta for allowing me and my sister to stay with you in your home." She stated in a shy tone. Then she kissed him on the cheek and bowed slightly before him. She waved to him as she walked away with her mom and dad to the car.
The house was quiet once again. Bulma went to the kitchen to grab a mug of coffee before she was to head to the lab. A few minutes later, Vegeta showed up at the door to her lab, he was fascinated by the sight that greeted him. Bulma was again listening to her music loudly. This time she was listening to the song 'Right kinda wrong' by Leeann Rimes. Vegeta stood there and listened to her sing and watched her dance around the room. He could not help but smirk at the display before him. When the song ended at the break between songs he cleared his throat and Bulma turned around at the sound made.
Vegeta advanced toward her with mischievous smirk on his face, and then he spoke.
"So, are you ready to get back to your training, or do you need to practice your dancing instead?" he commented sarcastically.
"Oh, be quiet you, I dance fine and as for my training, we can resume tomorrow." She replied.
"Very well." He replied and left the room.
A little later on Bulma left her lab and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Her parents had gone out for the evening so it would just be the two of them tonight. She hoped that they could have a pleasant dinner and not get into an argument.
She made chicken stir fry, with mixed vegetables and rice, egg foo yung, beef satay and a lot of other dishes including eggrolls and dry garlic pork.
The house was filled with delicious smells and brought even Bulmas stomach to attention. They sat in silence throughout most of dinner. When Vegeta finished he got up to leave, but then turned back to her and asked.
"How long would it take to get the ship ready for lift off? I have decided to focus on my training away from earth."
She answered truthfully. "About a week or so."
"That will be fine, your training will be complete by then and you should be able to continue on your own." He stated.
"Yes of course, thank you again for taking the time to train me. I am very grateful." She replied.
Vegeta could hear the sincerity in her words. He came forward toward her again and lifted her face to look into her eyes. Her short cut hair fell into her face hiding it partly. He gently tucked her hair behind her ears and held her face in his hands. She smiled shyly at him and sighed lowly and gently closed her eyes. She had learned to trust him because he was her instructor/sensi, and in order to learn/teach one must first exercise trust in their teacher/student. In a way they were both learning something.
His face drew closer to hers until their lips met in a soft kiss. The kiss ended as Vegeta drew back from her. Bulma remained standing there with her eyes opening slowly. She was not sure why he had kissed her exactly, but she was sure it had to have meant something, right?
The next week they had not spoken, it was like they avoided each other on purpose. The ship was almost stocked, modified and ready for take off,
There was just the final checklist that Bulma was currently going over.
Vegeta would be leaving tomorrow morning early.
She was not aware, but Vegeta was always aware of her position within the grounds of Capsule Corporation Compound. He had been keeping to himself as of lately only speaking with someone when absolutely necessary. He wanted to leave with as little attention as possible attracted to himself.
Bulma had been packing the supplies, making sure to add a few additional treats for him. She understood he probably would not even notice the extra things she did to make his trip more enduring and not so lonesome.
Among the things she included was a tub of Chunky Munkey chocolate ice cream with a note on top that said.
"When you have one of those days remember Ice Cream really does fix everything, enjoy."
Most of the final preparations had taken Bulma most of that day to complete and so it was after 12:30 a.m. when she was finally complete.
Vegeta had spent the day training in the other capsule training room. He knew that the woman had grown closer to him over the past few months, and that his departure was affecting her more than she was letting on.
An hour later, Bulma was standing on her balcony, after enjoying a nice hot shower. The shears that covered her bay patio doors fluttered gently in the soft breeze behind her. She could sense his presence behind her and released a tired sigh as she turned to face her guest.
"All the preparations have been made for your trip, I trust you will be leaving soon." Stated Bulma in a quiet tone of voice.
"Yes, I am scheduled for lift off at 7:00 a.m., will you be there to see me off?" he asked her.
"I will be there to ensure that everything goes smoothly." She replied, then continued. "I should get to bed, I am exhausted and 7:00 a.m. is but a few short hours away."
She turned and headed inside through the patio doors, not bothering to close them behind her. Vegeta remained standing there for a moment or two before he too passed through the balcony doors into her room. Bulma had just finished running a brush through her straight tresses and was replacing her brush to the vanity when Vegeta entered through her balcony doors. She turned to him, a bit surprised to find him standing in her room. He hadn't yet spoken, and so she proceeded to the side of her bed and removed her satin royal blue robe that matched her nightgown. She draped it over the chair at her desk next to her bed. She then proceeded to climb into her satin sheets and under her velvet comforter that was on her tall four poster bed.
As she lay there, Vegeta came up to her and sat beside her on the edge of the mattress, and he finally spoke in hushed tones.
"Bulma, can I speak to you before you fall asleep?"
"Mmm Hmm." She said in her sleepy voice. She then opened her eyes and looked up at him sleepily.
"Woman, Bulma, I will be back before the Androids come, and I will keep my promise to defeat them." He stated confidently.
She continued to look at him sleepily and again replied, "Mmm Hmm."
He was not sure why he found himself wanting to spend as much of his time left with her.
He then gently brushed a stray hair away from her face. She closed her eyes once more with a sigh of contentment and sleepiness.
He decided to stay next to her in her bed that night so he could finish speaking with her before he had to leave. He removed the slacks and dark blue button shirt that he was wareing, and crawled into her bed and went to sleep.
It was about 6:30 a.m. that the alarm clock sounded next to her bed from the nightstand. Bulmas eyes blinked open at the sound and she reached over to shut it off. She then touched her lamp once to set it on a dim setting so that she could see a bit better and would not trip on the way to the bathroom.
She had failed to notice the other person in her bed as she laid back and closed her eyes for a few more moments.
Vegeta was awakened by the noise and then by the dim light that filled the room. He then realized where he was and why he was there. He looked at the woman resting next to him and gently kissed her on the cheek. This soft touch got her attention and she opened her eyes once more. She looked to her left and discovered two dark eyes were starring into her own blue ones. She gasped and sat up.
"Kami Vegeta, you startled me. What are you doing in my bed?" she asked him.
"I need to complete our conversation from last night woman." He replied.
"Oh, yeah, I guess I kinda fell asleep on you there." She replied.
"It's understandable, you have been working nonstop for a week so that everything would be prepared on time." He replied gratefully.
"Anyway, I wanted to ask you if you would…I … if you would be emotionally destressed if I was to leave and not come back?"
"I would be very hurt that you would leave and not return. You and I have come along way in the last year we've been together under one roof. I would miss you terribly." She stated as her eyes began to mist.
"I feel the same way. I would loose my will to keep going on. That is why I decided to ask if you would pledge to become my lifemate?" he stated.
"But, you can't want me. I'm bossy, a total snob, irritating in every sense of the word, and, and…"
And the absolute match to me in every way." He finished for her.
"Bulma, I would forsake everything that I have ever held of importance if it meant that you would consent to become my queen forever."
He had her face in his hands so she couldn't look away as he waited for her response.
She looked deep into his eyes and saw that he was sincere in his statement. He would give up his pride, his goal to be stronger than Goku, everything that meant something to him, if it meant that she a simple earth human, would consent to never leave him in this life or there after.
She looked into his eyes and said the next few words that would forever change her life as she once knew it.
(AN: So should I be totally evil and stop it right here…. Hmmm …. Nah… Gotcha!)
"Yes, I will be your lifemate Vegeta, I love you." She replied with a sweet smile.
A great weight had been lifted from his heart and for the first time he felt happy, truly happy. With the answer he received he swept her up in the most passionate kiss that he had ever given.
To be continued.
So I hope that this chapter was worth the wait, and again I apologize for the delay. I would like to take this time to say that this is not the end and I hope I will have more time to update but we'll see. Thanks so much for your reviews and stay safe this Holloween.
SDC