Chapter 34

Moray awoke to the sound of a loud Meep. She shot out of her chair and ran to the screen.

Healed 30. His heart rate was only just below normal. He was getting better.

"Thank God"

"No, thank me." Moray turned round to see Bulma with a try of fruit. "Hungry?"

"No, not really. I don't eat anymore. But thank you anyway."

"Oh? Alright then." Bulma placed the tray down and walked over to her. Moray smiled as she saw Bulma's mouth open wide. "30? Almost normal heart beat? He really is the perfect being after all. Moray! Would you like me to find out how long the computer estimates until he is fully recovered?"

"YES!"

"Calm down. Ha he. Well, (typing on screen) a week. No wait, less. He has just improved again."

"really? How much."

"Well it says that his heart rate is back to normal. See, he will be better before you know it. So maybe, if you would like to, we could leave the house for a while and talk, have fun, what do you say?" Moray's face sank slightly.

"I say thank you for the offer but no. I need to be here. If anything happened while I was out, good or bad, I would never forgive myself. But thank you anyway. You are being so good to me. You are not afraid of my new form at all."

"No, but speaking of your form, no offence but you need a shower. There is one in the bathroom over there." Bulma chuckled and pointed out the room across from her. "I will stay here and watch him while you shower. I will not leave I promise."

"Alright. But don't go anywhere."

"I won't. Now go already!"

Moray ran to the bathroom and had a very short shower. She washed her hair but didn't bother to dry it. She entered to see Bulma smiling.

"Guess what?"

"What?"

"He has improved again."

"REALLY? Show me, please!" Moray, ignoring that she was dressed in only a towel, ran to Bulma and the screen.

Healed 50.

Cell's outline had changed to Blue so he was almost there. He needed one more colour change and he would be fully healed. It was relieving how fast he was recovering. She sat down in her chair, placed directly in front of Cell, and stared at his face. It was ivory and perfectly shaped. Only his bottom lip was cut now, he even looked better than the day before. She closed her eyes and was interrupted by a loud yell.

Vegeta walked, no, stormed in and screamed to Bulma.

"Woman? Where is my breakfast?"

"In the kitchen, when I make it. Now if you aren't there when I come, you will make your own breakfast, understand?"

"Damn you woman...So. Moray?"

"Yes?"

"Erm. I don't know how to ask this but."

"He is getting better. Thank you for asking. He is half way there now, he has healed 50 of his wounds."

"It is my fault he is like this so I thought it might be appropriate if I were to at least ask how he was."

"Well thank you and I am sure he will thank you for it later. The great lummox will see this as an opportunity to become stronger rather than anything else." she tried to laugh but simply failed. It came out, but weakly. She couldn't truly joke about his health.

"Well, tell him when he wakes up that he can train with me if he wants."

"I will, he will probably take you up on that though."

"I hope so. Bye." Vegeta walked out, not wanting to be late for his breakfast.

"I am off to make his highnesses breakfast. I will see you soon though ok?"

"Ok. Thank you."

"bye." With that Bulma joined her husband and Moray turned her attention to Cell. He looked so calm, she was grateful for that. She closed her eyes but heard squelching. She opened her eyes to see Cell twitching and fighting the water. He opened one eye and saw Moray. She had jumped to her feet and plastered herself against the Tank's glass. He stood or floated in the water. He reached out and looked like it was causing him pain. His hands reached the glass and Moray placed her cheek where one of his hands was. She placed her free hand over where his other one met the glass. She came away to look deeply into his eyes. He was awake and his lip had healed. He smiled at her and she started to cry. He stroked the glass over her face and tried to calm her. It worked and she smiled at him.

"You stupid dipstick, I am not upset, I am happy that you are ok. And that you are awake." Moray didn't expect what happened next. He pouted at her and stuck out his bottom lip. She laughed and hugged the glass, trying to hug him. He smiled again and she smiled back.

"Can you hear me?" Cell answered her by nodding him head. She beamed at him and continued.

"How are you feeling, if you are ok and nod, if not then shake your head."

Cell nodded and shook his head. He then shook his head and pointed to his lower abdomen. She understood, that meant that he was hurting there. She lowered to the same level as where he had pointed and rubbed the glass, showing she wanted to rub it better. He chuckled and then waved his hand to get her attention. He then nodded and pointed at her. He was feeling better because Moray was there. He swam forward slightly and leaned towards the glass. He placed his hands on his chest, over his heart and then pointed at her, then held up two fingers. He began again, this time pointing at his eye, then his heart, then her, then showing her two fingers.

"Eye, heart, you, 2. Oh I love you too sweetie, with all my heart."

Cell leaned closer to the glass and she mirror imaged his actions on her side of the tank. They closed their eyes and kissed the glass where their lips should be. They opened their eyes and pulled away at the same time. Moray began to worry when she Cell waver in stance. He fell backwards and landed on his bum. She would have laughed if it wasn't for the fact he was unconscious. "He must have used up all his strength, just to do that. Oh I hope you get better soon my love."

Moray sat there in silence until Bulma returned, hours later.

"Moray Hun, I have just realised that you don't have any cloths, here, put these on. Now I am sorry but I have to go out for a while. Vegeta is in the GR and if you need anything then just ask him and WOW!" Bulma shoved a pair of jeans and a white tank top at her and sped over to the screen. "He has healed 60! He is getting a lot better."

"He was awake earlier."

"HE WAS! What did he do?"

"He used his hands and told me he loves me. Then he fell back to sleep..."

"Oh honey, hay!" Moray had started to cry and Bulma ran to comfort her. "He is getting better, remember that. And just off the record, be grateful that your man can tell you he loves you more often than every blue moon." Moray chuckled weakly and turned to stare at Cell again. "Hey, I know something that will make you feel better."

"Yes?"

"When Vegeta was in there the first time round, I put my costume on and joined him, so if you wanted, you could too but only when he is healed by 80, if you shower and are completely clean, you could go in there with him, but not for very long or the computer will not heal him properly."

"WHAT! I can! Oh thank you. I do hope he gets better soon... I miss his touch... Bulma?"

"Yes?"

"What exactly did you do with Vegeta when you went in there?"

"Well, if you promise not to tell anyone. Promise?"

"Indeed. Go on."

"Well." Bulma sat on a spare chair and pulled up next to her. "Vegeta and myself we not on the best of terms when we last spoke, before he got himself beaten up I mean. So he thought I hated him and I thought he hated me. So, when he woke up for the first time in the tank he was 80 healed. He opened his eyes to see me, sat in front of him and I looked concerned. He saw that my eyes were heavy. I had not been able to sleep since he had arrived in a bloody mess. So I had just watched him and ensured that he was improving. So he saw into my eyes and saw that I cared deeply about him. I looked into his eyes and for the first time ever, I saw what he was feeling. His eyes told me he was feeling shocked and yet grateful."

"Then what happened?"

"Well, he got to his feet and moved over to the wall of the tank. I got to my feet and placed my hands on the tank and asked him if he could hear me. He nodded and I told him what it thought."

"That you loved him?"

"Certainly not!"

Flash back...

"VEGETA! HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID? HOW COULD YOU GO AND GET IN OVER YOUR HEAD THIS MUCH? HUH?"

A very miffed Vegeta took his usual pose of defiance and flagged Bulma with his middle finger.

"Well at least you have caught onto Earth customs. You jerk! You absolute jack a... no you are not that, not at all. You are worse than any words I can think of."

Bulma huffed and sat down onto the well worn chair and crossed her arms and legs. She scowled at Vegeta who was doing the same to her. They were silent for a while, just staring at each other with a cruel gaze.

"Encase you happen to be curious." Bulma began and Vegeta became interested. "You have healed by 80 since you got here. You are healing...very well." Vegeta smirked and closed his eyes as if to say did you expect any less? When he opened his eyes again he saw Bulma smiling at him. His face softened and smiled back.

"Vegeta? You are smiling aren't you?" Vegeta froze at her observation, not knowing what to do. He never smiled, never!

"I like your smile. You should smile more often..." Bulma became silent as Vegeta smiled at her even more than before.

Vegeta's POV

After all I have put that woman through; she is here, by my side. After all the things I have said and done, she cares for me so. Why? What have I done that could possibly make her forgive me for all the things I have done? I have been a true jerk to her and yet she is here with me. She hasn't slept I know that much. But what is that I see in her eyes.

He moved closer to the tank wall again and stared at her, earning him a stare back with the same intensity.

I see, no, could it be? Kindness, towards me? She is being kind to me. She is kind to me and I just walk all over her. I abuse her and make her feel weak around me. And yet she is nursing me back to health, knowing full well that I will just go back to the way I was before. Or will I? Wait? Is she crying?

Normal POV

Tears were flowing from Bulma's eyes and she fell to her knees.

"Oh Vegeta. I hate seeing you hurt. That's why I made you the GR, I programmed it to push you to your limits but alert me if you were over doing it, so I could help you. Not interrupt you. I know you hate me, I do. I will probably never have the chance to say this again so I will. Vegeta. I... I just. I. I am going for a shower..." Bulma left defeated by her own lack of nerve only to be interrupted. Vegeta banged his fist against the glass to get her attention, and got it. She stood before him and he looked at her, focused and determined.

"What Vegeta? What do you want me to say? The truth? I can't tell you that. You won't want to know anyway." Bulma's tears flowed more freely. She was about to run when she saw him shake his head vigorously.

"Don't you agree? What? You think you will like what I have to say, I don't think you will." Vegeta scowled at her and swam upwards. Bulma panicked when she saw he was trying to escape the tank. She ran forward and climbed the side of the tank. She stood, leaning over it and watched to see he was looking up at her, smiling again. Oh how she loved that smile. He swam upwards and stopped himself just before the surface. Bulma didn't know why but she had begun to lean close to the liquid. Her face was inches off it. Just as Vegeta's face was inches under the water. She took a deep breath.

"You want to know don't you?" she was answered by a nod and she pulled her sleeve up to her shoulder. She slowly placed her hand under water. She was caught off guard when she felt Vegeta take her hand. She looked at his face to see he was smirking. He had her and she wouldn't be going anywhere unless he let her go. "Vegeta I wasn't going to try to hurt you I..." Bulma trailed off as she saw and felt Vegeta, holding her wrist and pulling her further under the water. Her arm down to her elbow was now submerged under water. "Vegeta, what are you doing?" Bulma giggled at him. He was smirking at her seductively and bore his upper teeth as he bit his lower lip. He continued to pull her under and she pulled away when her full arm was under the water. "Vegeta, what are you up to?" Bulma giggled again. His intense stare was making her act like a little school girl. She squealed when he pulled her into the water fully. She swam to the surface and gasped for air. "GOD, Vegeta you don't change. You never do. I should have known you were just trying to..." Bulma was dragged under the water. This time Vegeta help her mouth shut. He pulled away his oxygen mask and leaned forward. His lips took hers gently and she leaned into him giving him full access to her mouth. She soon pulled away and swam to the top. She took in a deep breath and dived under again. Only to meet Vegeta's hungry lips. He took a breath from the mask and placed it over her mouth. She took a breath and he dragged her to the bottom. They used the mask to take a breath in between hot, passionate kisses. Vegeta's hands travelled up her shirt and she giggled at his eagerness. Bulma licked his jaw and he growled at her and took her lips in his...

Back with Bulma and Moray

"And I can't tell you anymore or I would die." Bulma giggled loudly and so did Moray.

"Bulma you bad girl, what did you do that you can't tell me?" They both laughed loudly as they both knew the answer. However, they both became silent as they heard sloshing. Cell had woken up and heard them. He was laughing in the water and holding his sides. He stopped when they noticed he had been ease dropping. He shrugged and smirked.

"NO. if Vegeta finds out that I told you that then, then, he will KILL me!"

"Why? Because Cell heard you? You wont tell anyone will you Cell."

Cell raised his eyebrow and smirked deviously.

"Don't worry Bulma. He will be quiet. Won't you honey?"

Cell crossed his arms over his chest and winced slightly, but stood strong. Moray stood up and walked over to the tank. "If you want me to come in there when you are 80 healed, then you will be nice. Alright?" Cell opened his mouth to speak, but his eyes failed him and he fell backwards in the liquid. Moray ran to the tank side and watched helplessly as her lover slipped from consciousness. "Until we meet again my love.."