ATTENTION this is the last chapter of the fanfic... and I have to admit I'm actually kinda glad its over. I was really running outta ideas and stuff and... the ending just seemed really messy to me. But I really liked the first few sentences of this chapter. As you can see, I really favor 18 as a character. Anyways, on several reviews, you guys wanted a happy ending. When I first wrote a summary for the story, it had a happy ending. Then I thought it'd be kinda clichéd, so I made it a sad ending. So… I'm going to write an alternate happy ending and post it as a separate story. Go find it if u like happy endings. Ok… enough rambling! Here's the last chapter!

CH 16

"Miss! Miss! Are you a friend of ms. Briefs? We'd like to ask some - "

"Excuse me, could you tell us what will happen to Capsule Corp after - "

"And here we have it. The marriage ceremony of the single heir to capsule corporation. Ms. Bulma Briefs will soon - "

"Shut up!" 18 shoved away the reporters crowded around Bulma's front door. The angry blonde let herself into the house and slammed the door shut. She hurried up the stairs to find Bulma in her room, standing silently in her wedding dress. Her blue hair was smothered in white flowers and held in elegant curls. The dress hugged her figure tightly, showing off her curves. 18 spotted Chichi dashing around the room, ordering two young girls that Yamcha had hired. They worked hard to prepare Bulma for her wedding.

"You act like it's your funeral day", 18 commented.

"Marrying Yamcha is like going to my funeral", Bulma replied emotionlessly. 18 could see the tear-stained cheeks hidden behind a layer of power and blush. She knew it took a lot for Bulma to cry, and since she cried so often these days, 18 concluded that Yamcha was really as bad as Bulma claimed. But, what could she do? What could Bulma do?

"Are you sure you're going through with this?" Chichi asked. 18 looked up to see Bulma's reaction but the bride-to-be simply nodded. Her face showed no sign of happiness, but her friends could not detect a negative emotion either Bulma had taught herself to shut away all feelings so that the searing pain in her heart turned into nothing more than a dull soreness.

A year without Vegeta; a year without love had hardened Bulma and she promised herself that she would not allow the pain to affect her any longer. She decided she would pretend to be happy for the sake of her child, who was currently sitting on the bed. 18 finally caught sight of the little boy in his tux and smiled weakly. As Bulma left the room, Chichi and 18 trailed after her, each holding one hand of Trunks.

The large lawn outside of Capsule corp. was decked with gleaming white chairs and pink roses. Yamcha stood proudly beside the alter, looking across the yard at Bulma. Her blue hair reflected the sunlight and her eyes sparkled with tears. They weren't tears of happiness, nor were they tears of sadness. Instead, they were tears of regret. A small, fake smile played lightly on Bulma's lips as she looped her arm thru Goku's. They walked down the aisle, ignoring the endless flashes of cameras.

When they neared the alter, Bulma looked at Goku with pleading eyes and he sadly handed her over to Yamcha, who tugged eagerly on his bride's arm.

"We have gathered here today to…" As the pastor droned on and one, Bulma shut out his voice and looked at the crowd out of the corner of her eyes. Everyone seemed so happy, so joyful, so alive.

It's as if all my happiness went away and everyone here got some of it. Bulma thought bitterly. She snapped out of her thoughts in time to say, "I do" and slip the ring on Yamcha's finger. He bent forward to give Bulma what she suspected would look like a passionate kiss, but she backed away so that their lips brushed against each other for a fraction of a second. Yamcha noticed this and tightened his grip, giving her a glare. Bulma did her best to ignore him for she knew all the camera's were focused on her.

Almost as if in a trance, Bulma walked close to Yamcha and allowed him to drag her across the yard. She waved to the crowd and faked a smile for the cameras.

Before walking down the driveway to their honeymoon car, Bulma paused to give Trunks a hug.

"Please take care of him", she whispered to Chichi, who had tears in her eyes. The black-haired girl nodded and sniffled a little.

As Bulma was about to get into the car, Goku rushed to her side and secretly slipped her a note while hugging his friend. Bulma gave him quizzical look, but Goku just smiled sadly.

Soon, Bulma had left all her friends behind and was leaving for a week with her new husband. As Yamcha drove, Bulma slipped out the note Goku had given her. After reading the messy handwriting, her heart did a flip, then missed several beats before returning to normal. She reread the note over and over until each word was memorized clearly, "Vegeta was here! He saw the wedding but wouldn't come talk to you. He just wanted me to tell you he still cares. And he saw his son".

Bulma crumpled the note in her hands and glanced at Yamcha, who was checking out a girl on the side walk. She knew she'd just made the biggest mistake of her life, but Bulma was afraid to do anything about it. It was the same fear that had kept her fromm loving Vegeta at first. It was the same fear that chased away the one person she loved. And now, that fear would cause her to live everyday with regret.