I had trouble with this chapter because I don't really understand the true relationship between Bulma and Vegeta, but here's what I came up with. Enjoy.

Chapter 14: Canary Cam

"THE SUN IS COMING UP!" a distant rooster crows. Cathy's eyes pop open. Jessie turns over and tosses the cover over her head.

"At least it was only once," Cathy thinks to herself. They begin to nod off.

"Good morning, it's morning, good morning, today!" various birds are singing. Those of you who cannot speak bird may hear a harmonious song from the birds, but the girls hear a ruckus of voices clashing together.

"Cathy, make 'um stop!" Jessie pleads.

Cathy opens the window and yells, "QUIET!" The birds freak out and flee frantically.

"Honey, what was that?" Chi Chi asks a still sleeping Goku. "Honey?...Goku?..." she shakes him. "WAKE UP!" she yells.

"Huh?... What's wrong?" the groggy husband sits up.

"I heard something. It sounded like a hawk or falcon, but a big one. Can you go see what it was?"

"Alright, alright" Goku gets up and looks out the window. "I don't see anything."

"The sound came from inside the house."

"Oh. I'll look around." He walks out of his room and peeks in Gohan's.

"Hey, dad."

"Morning, son."

"Did you hear Cathy? She yelled at the birds. I guess she's not used to them. She yelled at the crickets last night."

Goku stares at his son. "Did you say…she yelled…at the birds…and crickets?"

"Yep. They both can talk to animals. I think it's cool, don't you?"

"Sure," Goku chuckles insecurely. "I'll go tell your mom. She was frightened by the noise."

"Okay." Gohan lies back down to get more sleep before his studies.

Goku thinks about checking on the girls but decides not to. He tells his wife and returns to snooze mode. Chi Chi gets up to make breakfast.

"Thank you for making the morning meal, but I have no time to eat that slop."

"It's not slop; its oatmeal." Bulma argues with the Saiyan prince. "Where do you need to go this early in the morning anyway?" she questions.

"Stop pretending to care about me," he ends the conversation by slamming the front door.

"That man needs to learn some manners."

"Breakfast!" Chi Chi calls throughout the house. Goku is already at the table, Gohan is in the middle of changing, and the girls…

"Did you say something Jessie?"

"No, I think that was Ms. Chi Chi calling us downstairs."

"Oh." They rise out of bed and change the appearance of their clothes. Next, the girls clean up the room, and make their beds.

"Once again, it was delicious Ms. Chi Chi," Cathy compliments.

"Mmm…hmm…," Jessie seconds.

"Let's go sparring now," Goku says.

"We just ate. We'd get a cramp," Jessie explains.

"Give us a half an hour," Cathy suggests.

"Okay. I'll go warm up." Goku exits the house.

"Are you really gonna fight with my dad?"

"I guess so, Gohan," Jessie answers.

"You two should be careful, my husband plays rough," Chi Chi warns.

"I know. I've watched him fight Frieza," Cathy confirms.

"Mom, I'm ready for my next assignment."

"Alright. Girls, do you mind finishing up in here?"

"No problem," they say in unison. The busy wife follows her son to his room, leaving Jessie and Cathy to clean the kitchen.

"Do you think we can take him on, Cathy?"

"I'm not sure. I think he just wants to know how we fight and learn something from us."

"But he can't transform like we can."

"I know. I guess I'll just admit that I have no clue why he wants to spar." The pair finishes the cleaning in silence. Chi Chi returns to find a sparkling, spotless kitchen and dining room.

"Wow! You've really earned your stay. I'm impressed."

RING! RING!... Chi Chi grabs the phone. "Hello…yes they are…okay. It's for you two."

The girls look at each other. Cathy gets the phone, and Jessie grows dog ears to listen as well. Chi Chi, still not used to them changing their appearance, slowly backs away. Jessie giggles, "Poor Ms. Chi Chi."

"Hello…Hi, Ms. Bulma…no way!... I don't know. Jessie what do you think?"

"Sure. We can pull it off."

"It sounds wrong to me."

"Come on Cathy. I'll be fun."

"But what if something happens. I don't want Vegeta that close to me."

"Be subtle or something."

"Alright. We'll do it, Ms. Bulma. I just hope nothing goes wrong… You're welcome, I guess… 8:00 p.m.?... Okay… Goodbye."

Excitement fills Jessie, "This is going to be fun. We get to trick Vegeta into thinking Ms. Bulma's not on a date with some guy she met at the mall. Can you believe Ms. Bulma and Veggie-Man have the hots for each other already? I wonder when Trunks will be conceived."

"Jessie, calm down. Bad things can happen. We might prevent Trunks' birth if anything goes wrong."

"I know there are bad consequences, but what can go wrong?"

Cathy remains silent.

"Let's go spar Cathy. Then we'll do what we planned. After that, I'm sure you'll feel good about what we're doing for Ms. Bulma."

They go outside and look for Goku.

"Hey! Over here!" He hollers while waving wildly. Cathy and Jessie grow wings and fly toward him.

"I wonder what Kakarot could be doing. I'll go spy on them. Wait! Those brats have immeasurable sensing ability. They'll spot me before I even hide." Vegeta is back at Capsule Corp. on the roof plotting once again. "I have an idea. I'll send a mechanical device that withholds the task of viewing and listening." He jumps from the roof, lands on the front lawn, gets yelled at for being on the grass by the gardener, and enters the building. "Where's that woman when I need her." He finds her working on a gravity machine. "Aha, woman!"

Bulma doesn't answer.

"Woman, I'm talking to you."

Still no answer.

Vegeta growls, and then sighs. "Bulma. I need something from you," he calmly states.

"I'm glad to hear that you know my name, Vegeta." She stops her work, approaches him, and gives him her full attention.

Vegeta steps back a little.

"So what do you need?"

He sweats and pulls at his collar. "I-I need a machine with v-viewing and listening pr-properties."

"Hmm…" Bulma thinks through her inventory, "a robot with a camera."

"Do you have one?"

"Follow me." Bulma leads Vegeta through the building to the basement. She flips on the lights. The fluorescent bulbs flicker then pop on. Vegeta blinks his eyes and rubs them. Bulma is already across the room, opening a large, deep case. "Here, catch these," she commands.

The search begins; she grabs various gadgets and tosses what she's not looking for.

"Nope, nope, not it…" she says as she throws. The Saiyan Prince zooms from side to side, carefully catching each piece. "I made these when I was a child. They bring back so many memories," she giggles, still searching.

"How interesting," Vegeta returns sarcastically. The gadgets are piling on him and he's losing his balance.

"Here it is. It's so cute." Bulma pulls out a mechanical bird. Vegeta staggers over to Bulma.

"Can you please remove these items, they are making me unstable."

"Oh," she giggles again, "sorry." Bulma replaces her little creations neatly in her bin, closes it, and locks it.

"This 'bird', can I control it from far away? Do I get instant results in real time? It doesn't record does it, because that's not what I want."

"Hey, calm down. You're spoiled you know that?"

He frowns at the insulting truth.

"It's not like you're buying a cell phone."

"A cell phone?"

"Never mind. Anyway, this little birdie is called the Canary Cam. It's perfect for spying. I have it hooked up to the computer here." She point to it. "Use the keys here to move it. The video's black and white though. I didn't know how to-"

"Okay, thanks," he pushes her out and locks himself inside the basement.

"How rude," she says. Then she realizes that she still has the bird. "3…2…1."

On cue, Vegeta fumbles with the lock, yanks the door open and reaches for the bird. Bulma snatches it away.

"Hand it over," he says as calmly as he can.

"Apologize," Bulma deals.

"I'm sorry," Vegeta forces out.

"For what?" Bulma pries.

"I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID WRONG!" he yells. "YOU EXPECT ME TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOTHING?"

Bulma shakes her head in shame. "You've got a lot to learn. No apology, no camera robot." She walks away.

"WAIT!"

Bulma freezes.

Vegeta gives a dramatic pause, then says, "I apologize for every wrong that I committed."

"Close enough," Bulma approves and gives him the robot. (I would have said 'the bird', but that means something else.)

"I have to do that more often," Vegeta thinks to himself as he reenters the basement and relocks the door.

Finally I have finished typing this chapter. It may be a while before chapter 15 is posted. I'm dealing with school work, and I'm also working on Odd One Out. It's now posted if you're interested in reading it. It's as far as Chapter Two right now though if you want to wait. I'm going to add more to it now, but I'm not really sure when I'll post Chapter Three. Until the next chapter, Roosha.