Saiyans Over Flowers

by KatrinaGG

A/U A Bulma Vegeta Highschool fic. Due to a life changing event, Bulma an alien outcast on planet Vegeta gets to go to Saiyan High where Prince Vegeta enjoys bullying the weak. Things start to change at the school when he mistakes Bulma for being weak. It's a clash between their pride and prejudice and a battle for love. Some Chichi/Goku

11. Proposal

Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ

Chapter 11: Proposal

Chichi stared at the shiny silver metal in Kakarot's hand. A million things swarmed in her mind and she picked out the one sentence that probably mattered the least. "Where did you get that?"

Kakarot was more than relieved that she didn't say 'no' right away. "I made it. I remembered you telling me how men on your planet would propose to their women and I knew this was the best way to show you that I never meant to play any games with you."

Chichi turned away from him trying to catch a breath. The reality of the situation hit her in that moment and she felt like collapsing. This was all too much. "Kakarot...how can you ask me such a thing after what I just found out? I can't-"

"No!" Kakarot stood up and turned her around to face him. "Don't give me an answer right now, just think about it." He said almost in panic as he grasped her arms in a pleading way.

Chichi shook her head. "Do you even know what you're asking me?"

"Yes."

"Kakarot I only found out a couple hours ago that you are the one that single handedly destroyed my family's very life and now you're proposing to me?"

"I know it's crazy, but you have to understand that I didn't know what I was doing. I was an infant and I was too strong...I never should have been sent there."

"That's your excuse, you didn't know any better?" Chichi shook his off his arms and placed her hands on her hips as anger took over her form once more. "What about now Kakarot? Don't you still purge planets?"

"I don't kill innocents. Not since the first time."

"But you're still destroying lives! You're destroying someone else's home!"

Kakarot narrowed his eyes at her words. "You knew I did this before you found out I destroyed Earth!"

"Yes but things are different now because I found out that I too was one of your victims." Chichi said turning away from him. She grabbed a bag of vegetables and began to wash them. "I knew what you did but I ignored it because of my feelings towards you. I realize now that I was wrong. What Saiyans do is wrong. And if you truly were sorry for what you did then you would do a lot more than stop killing innocents."

Kakarot sighed and stared at the ground as he finally admitted out loud what he always felt. "You're right."

Chichi stilled her hands as she listened to him.

"I've...I have known for a long time that I was a bit different from everyone else. Don't get me wrong, I love the fighting, the battles, and the challenge...but I don't like what we do. Not the way we do it at least. I've never spoke anything like this out loud because it's treason to defy the King. And if you want you can get back at me, turn me in, if you truly want revenge for what I have done."

The hairs on the back of Chichi's neck stood up at his confession. He was actually putting his life in her hands. Why would he do that?

Kakarot finally looked up and stepped towards her until he was right next to her. "The truth is I have never wanted to do these missions and I would gladly give them up. I'll never purge again. I won't. I'll defy my king and risk banishment, but please don't turn me away."

Chichi was fighting tears and trying her hardest to stay strong. With a cracked voice she responded, "How do I know that you truly have feelings for me or if this is just part of a guilty conscience that you don't know how to control?"

Kakarot took a chance and wrapped his arms around her stiff body. He breathed in the scent of her neck and cherished her smell as if it was a possibility that it could be the last time. "Because I want you to be my woman forever. I already know that I could never want to protect and even love another woman as much as you. I will not be satisfied until you are mine."

Chichi turned in his embrace and Kakarot leaned in to kiss her but she turned her head slightly. "I'm not saying yes...I need time to think."

"I understand." He said with a happy smile. "That's more than I could ever ask for."

Chichi hated that he was so wonderful and terrible at the same time. "I have to get back to work. Please leave." She said turning back around but not before letting a tear fall from her eye. She didn't bother wiping it away. Its very existence was already seen by the man that she was trying so hard to hide it from.

Kakarot nodded and walked out of the restaurant but not before leaving the hand carved metal ring on the kitchen counter. Once he was gone Chichi took the ring and grasped it in her hand. Part of her wanted to throw it away while the other wanted to put it on her lonely finger. Confused and torn she took off the necklace she was wearing and slipped it on the chain.

"Not a 'yes' and not a 'no'." She told herself as she continued her prep work, trying to ignore the stirrings in her confused heart.

Elsewhere

Bulma could tell that her father was nervous as they were being escorted to the King's war room. He had been trying to convince her not to go along with any crazy plan against the royal family. She only ignored him and realized that making her declaration to her parents the night before was not the smartest thing to do. But the cat was out of the bag now, and she had no intention of chasing it down again. She was going to do what she promised herself she would do. But the next step was to further impress the king. Last night was only the appetizer, and knowing these Saiyans, he probably had a big appetite and was hungry for more.

The Saiyans that escorted them stepped aside as they came up to a doubled door. They nodded towards the duo to walk further. Bulma exhaled a shaky breath and stepped forward as the two Saiyans opened the door. She and her father stepped inside and bowed to the King who was seated at the head of a long table with a design of the royal symbol etched into the steel like metal. Bulma stood up was not surprised to see that Vegeta and Bardock were seated at the King's left and right.

"You put on quite a show last night. I hope that you can produce another." The King said amused and threatening at the same time.

Bulma smiled at him. "I assure you that you will be impressed."

The King chuckled and looked to his son. "She is confident like a Saiyan. I understand your attraction even more."

Vegeta sneered in disgust. He didn't care that he and Bulma's relationship was nearing non-existent, he didn't need his father eyeing her. "Can we get on with this? We do have school."

The King ignored his son knowing that his 'school' excuse was just his way of trying to change the subject and looked at the two aliens at the end of his table. "You have the floor."

Bulma nodded to her father. "This is my father Dr. Briefs."

Her father cleared his throat. "Good morning Sire. I am the inventor of capsulation. A storage device carried in the palm of your hand that can house anything as large as this very palace that we now stand in."

"How does it work?" Bardock asked with impatience.

Dr. Brief cleared his throat again. He was going to give a background story but decided to cut to the chase. "Bulma?"

Bulma then touched her studded earrings, not caring to show her virtual scouter anymore and reveled in the gasps in the room as the blue holographic blue tooth appeared on her face. In a second later a diagram of the inner workings of the capsule was being protruded from her scouter.

"Remarkable!" The King said in amazement.

Vegeta growled in annoyance. The only scouter he had seen Bulma wear to school before people started sending her stuff, was a bulky older molder. Now he knew she was just wearing it to not gain any attention. 'What else is she hiding from me?'

Dr. Briefs went on explaining exactly how the capsule was made and Bardock and the King listened intently.

The King drummed his fingers on his table and slid his eyes to Bulma as the Doctor finished his rant. "And I am to believe that you are giving this to me as a gift and want nothing in return?"

Bulma touched her ear turning off the image and bowed her head to him. "As I said it is only a gift."

The King raised an eyebrow. "As brilliant as you are I do not believe so. Let me be clear, I don't like aliens working for me because I don't believe that they can fully be loyal. I took your home from you and I allowed you to live on my planet. Now there are only two reasons why I believe you want to gain favor from me and I know that riches and fame cannot be one of them because you could have easily have done that on your own. Of course it would have come to my attention eventually, but it is obvious that you have been hiding other inventions that could have made you very wealthy as well."

Bulma kept a straight face at the King and wished that she could make her father stop fidgeting. 'Good going Dad. The actual reason why you kept our inventions a secret is the very reason that the King refuses to believe. I knew your paranoia of not showing inventions to anyone else would only hurt us in the end. So it's up to me to get us out of this.'

The three Saiyans noticed the nervousness of the Doctor which only encouraged the King to go on. "So as I said there are only two reasons; the first is the obvious; Revenge. You want us to use the invention across my empire and then sabotage it some sort of way with...let's say explosives of some kind and try to destroy my kingdom like I destroyed your world."

Vegeta's eyes went to Bulma searching her face for any type of give away. Even though he didn't trust her, he couldn't believe that she was capable of such a thing.

Bulma felt Vegeta's eyes on her but she refused to look at him. "And the other reason your Majesty?"

The King smirked and looked only into Bulma's eyes, also trying to read her face. "You want my son...or rather my approval. You would not be the first or the last girl whose family has raised her and planned to try and make a run for the throne. But I would definitely give you points for creativity."

Silence filled the room and for a moment the King was about to demand an answer until Bulma gave it.

"You are right your Highness. My parents would want more than anything for me to marry the Prince."

Dr. Briefs eyes widened and he gasped at his daughter's confession. It was true that he, and mainly his wife encouraged her relationship with the Prince but they did not raise her for that. But it was too late to deny it now. The King's mind and obviously his daughters were already made up. 'What are you up to?'

Vegeta tensed with her answer. 'So this was her plan? I was a target from the beginning?'

The King's eyes traveled to Dr. Briefs and then back to Bulma. "And you have wanted the same thing this whole time?" The King asked pleased with himself for uncovering the plot.

Bulma closed her eyes and allowed herself to become emotional. The only way out of this was to tell the truth. But she had to do it in a way where she didn't reveal her future plans as well. She thought of how hurt she was the night before and tears instantly sprang to her eyes. "I disregarded my parent's desires. I didn't care for going after any Saiyan truthfully. But Vegeta…our paths just happened to cross at school. The truth is that I fell in love with Vegeta. So much so that..." She opened her eyes and looked into Vegeta's. She allowed an honest tear to roll down her face as she continued. "...so much that I even volunteered to give my life for him."

Vegeta turned away from her. He didn't know what to think about her feelings. He didn't understand them before and he surely didn't understand them at present. All he knew was that he couldn't stand to see those blasted tears.

The King could tell she was being honest, but there was still something to go over. "And your feelings after you found out about your planet?"

"I felt betrayed. I was hurt and angry. I even told Vegeta that he knew how I felt about my planet and never should have kept such a thing from me."

"And your feelings for him now?"

Bulma didn't want to say it but she did. "They are still there." She said letting another tear escape. The last thing she had ever wanted was to have a 'tell all' in front of her current/ex-boyfriend while standing in front of his father and hers. But she really had no choice.

"So you are telling me that even though he has betrayed you, you will not betray him?"

Bulma let out a half laugh. "Well to be honest your Majesty that has been our relationship from the start. He doesn't have feelings for me while I have feelings for him. He wouldn't give his life for me, but I would give mine for his. He betrayed me but I won't betray him."

"Then why in the Universe would you want to stay in this relationship if it was not for reason number 1?" The King smirked as if he had caught her in a trap.

But Bulma saw that coming a mile away. She rested both her palms on the desk and leaned forward and saying as smug as she could. "You said it earlier yourself your Highness, I am like a Saiyan. And just like Saiyans..." She trailed her eyes over to Vegeta and locked eyes with him. "...I enjoy a challenge."

The King's eyes widened then he let out a bark of laughter. He then applauded her. "Wonderful. Well, you might be an alien but you are proof that you were raised on my planet. And if you can turn my son into an emotional fool then I will gladly approve of having a future alien Queen for the amusement of it all alone." He ended by laughing once more.

Vegeta was more than offended by his father. "Father that is not at all amusing in the least. As if I could become an emotional fool."

"I don't know son, she is quite impressive. The tears are annoying but it is clear that her kind cannot hide their emotions." The King slammed his hand on the table. "I approve of manufacturing. Bardock you will get started on this at once and allow the Doctor to help you."

"Yes sire."

The King thought of Bulma's scouter. "I also want to talk about advances on our scouters. You must have been a rich man on your home planet Doctor."

The doctor nodded his head. "My family was the wealthiest on Earth sire. Bulma would have wanted for nothing."

"Ah. No wonder you wanted her sights set on my son. She actually was an alien princess."

"Yes she was."

Bulma looked away at that. Her parents had told her everything last night. She understood why they didn't tell her before. She would have grown up resenting not having that life. But all it did was fuel her to go on with her plan. She was going to make Vegeta fall for her and she was going to sit on that throne. And when she achieved that, then she would start changing things into the way she saw fit. And once that happened, she would break his heart like he broke hers.

The King brought Bulma out of her thoughts as he said, "Well Doctor, you and your family will be set up with living quarters here, we need to keep an eye on you, make sure you won't be doing any dealings with anyone else. You are working for me and I won't have your inventions being sold or handled to anyone without my say so. Is that clear?"

"Yes sire."

"Good." He then slapped his hands on the back of his son. "Now off with you two. School will be starting at any moment." Vegeta rolled his eyes and got up to leave. "And son…" Vegeta turned to look at his father. The King looked at Bulma then back to his son. "Remember what we spoke of yesterday. I want you to continue your task until I tell you stop."

"Yes sir." He said right before he walked up to Bulma. She bowed to the King once more and left out with Vegeta hot on her tail. She was having a bit of deja vu as Vegeta once again pulled her down a hallway and pushed her against a wall.

"Will you stop doing that?" She nearly screamed.

"What is up with you?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Just last night you were saying that you don't trust me and don't want to be with me and now you have a change of heart? Did you or did you not just lie to my father?"

"Everything I said in there was the truth Vegeta."

"Last night-"

"Last night I just found out that my boyfriend had been plotting behind my back!"

"And now everything is going to go back to normal? Or do you have to pretend to make your parents happy?"

"No! It won't be back to normal because you are a jerk!"

"You are absolutely ridiculous. I should just end this now."

Bulma laughed. "Oh please you don't want to end this."

"Ha! Do not presume to know me Woman. What makes you think that I won't drop you right now?"

Bulma didn't say a word and grabbed the back of his neck forcefully and kissed him with a white hot passion that Vegeta had yet to experience with her. She was literally trying to dominate and control him with that kiss and he quickly battled her back.

…But just as quick as it started at had ended leaving both parties panting for air.

Bulma then turned her face to breathe into his ear, "Because you still want me."

Vegeta pulled away from her angrily. He replayed Bulma's and his father discussion and frowned at her. "You will not play me for a fool woman. So get that out of your head."

Bulma only smiled at her. "Whatever you say Vegeta. Come on. We have school and we must keep up appearances."

Vegeta walked in step with her. "I know that you are planning something Woman and I will find out what that is."

Bulma snorted. "Vegeta even if I was planning something what in the world makes you think that you are smarter than me?"

"You might know how to build your petty inventions, but you know nothing about strategy."

"And you do?"

Vegeta grasped her arm halting her steps. "I have been on countless battlefields and been on countless missions. You will not get one over me Woman. As a matter of fact, I will have you begging and panting after me like the woman my father thinks you are. And when I have my fill of you, I will leave you and move on to someone else, while you wait for me to have interest in you once more."

Bulma was unfazed by his words and leaned in closer to him. "And you are so confident to even admit that to me?"

"I am."

"Well I am confident Dear Prince that you will never want another woman as long as you live."

"Are you challenging me?"

"Did you not hear me earlier?" Bulma said pushing herself against him. "Now are you going to fly me to school or take one of your vehicles?"

Vegeta picked her up bridal style in a swoop of his arms and headed towards a window. "Just don't swoon."

"In your dreams." Bulma said rolling her eyes.

Vegeta grunted then lifted off into the air. The way to school was silent as each thought about what had happened earlier. They landed right before the school entrance and Bulma was quick to get out of his embrace. "Alright Woman I don't know what you're planning but I am telling you right now, that you will not embarrass me. Is that clear?"

Bulma raised a thin eyebrow at him. 'He is going to learn real quickly that I do not take orders.' She reached into her chest plate and pulled out a capsule that held some bright red lip stick and put it on.

"Are you listening to me Woman?"

"Yep. Loud and clear."

"Good. Now you will not blindside me with any of your little shenanigans like before. As a matter of fact if you do anything to any of the students I want to know about it before hand. Now you have yet to see me train so I expect you to watch me today."

Bulma placed the lipstick back and nodded her head. "That's right; I watched Raditz and haven't watched you. We can't have your feelings hurt now can we?" She said sarcastically as she started walking towards the building.

"I mean it Woman! This is not a game."

"Isn't it though? Weren't we just talking about that very thing at your home?"

"I will not be embarrassed." He hissed into her ear.

Bulma smiled at him a little too sweetly. "Alright My Prince."

Bardock and Raditz come up behind them at that moment. Bulma's eyes scan them both as silence filled the four students. Then Bulma smiled. "No Kakarot today? I was hoping to see him?"

Raditz and Turles looked at each other then looked back to Bulma. They all knew that couldn't possibly be true. Vegeta was looking at Bulma with a similar look. "You will not play your childish games with Kakarot or his brothers either."

"Oh Vegeta, it's not at all what you think. I haven't talked to Chichi and was only curious at how he would have taken her reaction is all."

Turles who was still upset about his brother's present state spat back, "A reaction that you caused!"

Bulma's eyes got large. "That I caused?" She nearly screamed about to take a step towards him.

Vegeta growled and pulled her back. "Both of you stop it right now. What's done is done." He said in finality.

Bulma sneered at Turles then gave her his back. Raditz shook his head at his younger brother and told him in a quiet look to 'drop it.'

Bulma tensed as Vegeta wrapped his tail around her and he grunted in annoyance as they walked into the school building. It like was any other day. People bowed and whispered about the famous couple that was leading the pack as well about the two brothers and wondering where the third one was. The only difference was that people were also talking about Bulma's presentation to the King last night. Apparently it had made universal news. It would only be a matter of time before wealth became just as apparent as Bulma's popularity.

Once they moved out of the foyer and into the hall Vegeta started to pull his tail away they could go their separate ways, but at that moment Bulma turned to him.

"Vegeta?"

"Wha-" Before he could finish saying the words, his eyes grew large as he felt Bulma's lips smother his own. Gasps and encouraging hollers from his classmates were being sounded throughout the hall as Vegeta's cheeks turned an embarrassing shade of red.

Bulma pulled away from the shocked prince and purposely smeared some of her lipstick on his lower lip with her thumb. "I just know how much you 'love' public displays of affection. See ya later!"

And just like that she was gone.

Vegeta quickly got a hold of his senses and turned away to march to his private classes, but was stopped by a chuckling Raditz.

"Bulma definitely knows how to leave an impression." He said pointing to his lips.

Vegeta touched his mouth and growled in anger as he saw red lipstick stains on his white gloves. He then punched the laughing Raditz in his face and stormed off to the nearest bathroom. He could hear Raditz's laughter down the hall as he rounded the bathroom corner. He glared at the occupants inside and they all scrambled out.

Vegeta looked at himself in the mirror and punched it in anger and then moved to the next one before all the glass of the previous one shattered to the ground.

'That blasted woman! How dare she?' He turned on the faucet and roughly tossed his gloves off and scrubbed the offending red color off his mouth. 'I am going to show her. She has embarrassed me for the last time!'

"You can't harm her you know."

Vegeta turned to see Kakarot leaning against the wall. "Mind your own business. And why are you late and wearing that ridiculous clothing?"

"I was with Chichi." Kakarot said. He actually could have gotten there on time but he didn't know how Bulma was going to react seeing him and decided to hang back.

Vegeta smirked at his response. "That woman is still tolerating your presence? What did you do? Tell her that it wasn't you who demolished her life?"

Kakarot hesitated a moment and then confessed. "I asked her to be my mate."

Vegeta turned the faucet off. "Are you mad?"

"I love her Vegeta."

Vegeta whipped his head around toward him. "How could you possibly-you are absolutely ridiculous!"

"I know what you are thinking, but this is not due to a wavering guilt."

Vegeta was about to ask him why he was even telling him this but then he realized the answer. It wasn't against the law for a Saiyan to mate with an alien but they still needed approval before they did. This was started after a few Saiyans were actually seduced and then captured and killed by different alien races. Most were approved, but an approval could only be given by a high elder or a royal.

"No."

Kakarot blinked at him. "I didn't ask you anything."

"You were going to. And the answer is 'no'. I will not approve of your stupid guilt trip. You have clearly lost your mind."

"But Vege-"

"No Kakarot! Go home. You need a clear head and speak of this to no one." Vegeta said right before he left out.

Kakarot sighed in frustration. What his comrade told him was good advice. But he already knew once Vegeta said it, that he wasn't going to take it.

After school Bulma had managed to dodge Vegeta for the rest of the day and made her way to the restaurant. She wasn't surprised to see it packed to the hilt with Saiyans. She had assumed that a guilty Kakarot was probably the cause.

Bulma came through the back and cocked an eyebrow up at Chichi. "Your father must be thrilled that the business is clearly going to end up in the restaurant district in no time."

"I'm not going to be having another conversation with my father about Saiyans for a while."

"Before I start working can I talk to you?"

Chichi called for someone to come over and take her place. Once they did she took off her apron and led Bulma outside.

Bulma closed the door and looked at her friend. "You never told me how it went?"

"As you expected and then not so much as you expected."

"Too painful to talk about?"

Chichi felt nervous. She didn't know how Bulma was going to react at all to everything that happened, especially with this morning. "I don't really know how to put it into words. My father attacked him and that was lovely." She said sarcastically.

Bulma crossed her arms. "Good. I wish my father was strong enough to land a punch right into Vegeta's smug face."

Chichi had to keep from rolling her eyes. 'There she goes turning the conversation back on herself.'

"Well...he...it's I don't know how to tell you B."

"Hey it's ok. Chichi I'm sorry that I couldn't be here for you." Bulma said giving her friend a hug.

Feeling nervous again Chichi pulled away. "No...it's-don't worry about it."

"I know that it was a lot to take in, but you won't have to worry about them forever."

That nervousness Chichi felt instantly became worry. "Bulma what are you saying?"

"I'm going to get Kakarot back for what he did. And if you want you can help me. I have a plan and-"

"Bulma...what do you mean 'get him back'?"

Bulma smiled at her friend. "You're the only one I can trust with all of this. And plus I'm sure we'll be able to hurt Kakarot just as much-"

"Kakarot asked me to marry him." Chichi said letting the words tumble out of her mouth.

Bulma stood there blinking at her best friend not sure whether or not she had heard right. But judging by the look on her friend's face she knew that she did. "Are you serious?"

Chichi held up a chain and at the bottom was a ring.

"You put it on a chain? Are you crazy? Why didn't you throw it back into his face?"

"Because I'm not sure he's as evil as everyone thinks he is."

"Chichi...he lied to you."

"No he didn't. He never lied."

"Well he kept secrets from you."

"Well think about it, if he would have told me I never would have-"

"Chichi stop. Look, this is what he wants you to start thinking. He-"

"-is not Vegeta! Kakarot is not a manipulative jerk like your boyfriend!" Chichi screamed.

Bulma screamed right back. "They are all jerks! Every single last one of them!"

"No! Kakarot is not like the rest of them. And you knew what kind of person Vegeta was before you started dating him."

Silence settled between the two of them as Chichi's words floated in the air. Bulma was beyond stunned. "Are you serious? You're throwing this back on me? You're talking like I deserve what happened!"

"That is not what I'm saying."

"Then what are you saying? Because if you're not with me then you are against me Chichi."

Chichi stared at her lifelong friend with sadness in her eyes. She didn't like what her friend was turning into. She was not the Bulma that she grew up with anymore. Perhaps it was the events that recently transpired or perhaps they just needed a break from each other. But all she knew was that she didn't need to hear or wanted to hear anything to do with plans, games, or manipulation. "I'm saying that you and Vegeta are made for each other. Now please leave my restaurant and don't bother coming back until you're done with this stupid mission."

"Chichi come on-"

"You're fired Bulma."

Bulma stubbornly lifted her chin in pride. "Fine. But when you find out that Kakarot is not the man that you think he is then don't come crying back to me."

"Well that's the difference between you and me, when you find out that your plans are more than what you bargained for then you can come back to me, I won't push you away."

Bulma turned her back on her friend and uncapsuled her air bike. She didn't need Chichi, she didn't need anyone. At least that's what she told herself as she made her way back to the palace. But what she really felt was alone. She had no one. And she had never felt more alone in her life.

A Little While Later

Vegeta wiped the sweat from his brow and looked at his father. They had been sparing for 10 minutes and he was not pleased. "Enough with the warm up father transform already."

The King smirked. He was wondering when his son was going to crack. "You can't handle it."

"Don't tell me what I can't handle. Let's go!" Vegeta said as he got into a fighting stance. Every other blue moon his father would let him train with him. It was his only time to test his strength against Super Saiyan power and he wanted it bad. Every time he would fight his father he would end up in a tank but he didn't mind the pain as long as it came with his Saiyan power boost after he healed. Then he would be one more step closer to ascension.

The King quickly powered up, his golden light intimidating his son. He dropped down into a fighting stance that mirrored his sons and smirked. "Alright Son, try not to end up in a tank this time."

Vegeta was about to respond but paused as there was a knock at the door. "Who would dare interrupt us?" Vegeta said angrily as he strode to the door. He was more than surprised to see Bulma standing there with a smile on her face.

"What are you doing here?"

Bulma pushed passed him and walked inside. "You told me that you wanted me to see you spar and that it was something that Saiyans do in you culture. Was I wrong to come here and watch you spar with your father or should I wait until I see you fight someone at school that is not a challenge?"

Vegeta glared at her. He knew by the stupid smirk on her face that she had figured out that he was sparring with his father and purposely showed up and said that stupid little speech that he knew he couldn't back out of unless he would be seen as a weakling.

'Blast her! Blast her, blast her, and blast her!'

The King responded for him. "My son will show you his strength all though he will not be able to beat me."

Vegeta slammed the door shut and pointed to a spot on the floor. "Sit there and don't make a sound."

Bulma could tell that he was angry and nodded. She briefly wondered if this was a bad idea because he was probably still upset about the lipstick but oh well she had already came this far.

The King glanced to Bulma then looked back to his son. "I will not show you mercy because your woman is here."

"I don't expect you to." Vegeta said annoyed. He knew that he could not beat his father, but losing in front of Bulma...that was something he just didn't want to do. He charged his father and delivered blow after blow, but he couldn't even land a punch. His father grabbed one of his fists and then punched him hard in his face sending him flying across the room.

Bulma gasped in horror. She had for some reason expected a fight like Raditz and Turles. But she had thought wrong.

Vegeta refused to look at Bulma and charged his father once more. But it was the same result. He would attack him at full throttle and his father would brutally slap him away like a fly. He wasn't fast or strong enough to even deliver a hit. By the time his father called it quits Vegeta was bloodied, bruised, and about to pass out.

"I will not continue because I don't feel like calling for someone to carry you to a tank. Good night son." The King said as he powered down. He then nodded to Bulma on his way out.

She sat stunned in the same spot that she was in when the whole thing started. It wasn't until Vegeta fell to the ground that she was pulled out of her shock. "Vegeta?" She called worried as she ran over to him. She had though she would enjoy seeing Vegeta getting hurt but she didn't like it one bit.

"Are you ok?"

Vegeta's left eye was swollen shut but he still glared at her with the right one as he felt her lift up his torso. "I don't need your help."

"Vegeta-"

"I'm a Saiyan I can take a little pain. This is nothing."

"Ok, I get that you're a tough guy, but you do need help."

Vegeta growled at her and stood up while pushing her away with nothing but the sheer force of his pride. He wobbled a bit but still managed the task. "I take orders from no one." He said as he stumbled to a rack of towels and water.

Bulma felt bad for him and stepped forward. "Vegeta look I know that things between us aren't...ideal, but I do want us to get along."

Vegeta reached for a bottle of water and chugged it down. He wiped his mouth and he didn't even bother to look at her as he said, "You knew good and well that I didn't mean for you to come here."

Bulma placed a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "I know. I was angry at you for trying to tell me what to do. I wanted to punish you."

Vegeta tossed the empty bottle to the ground and turned to glare at her with his one good eye. "Your earlier display wasn't enough?"

Bulma raised her hands defensively. "Alright. I get it. I won't do it anymore...unless you push me."

"And what's with the sweet act now?"

"Vegeta I promise you, from now on you have only to ask and I will show you and tell you everything. I won't hide anything from you."

"Why? If you think I will believe that you have forgiven me for what I have done then you can stop playing this game of yours. I am not a fool"

"So you keep saying. And I don't think you are. As a matter of fact I haven't forgive you, but I do know that you will be my king someday and that I have to gain your trust."

Vegeta snorted. "I trust no one Woman. You are wasting your time. But you have piqued my curiosity. How do you plan on gaining my trust?" He asked filled to the brim with unbelief and sarcasm. No one could ever achieve such a thing.

Bulma stepped closer to him and looked at him with a serious face. "I know what you want more than anything. You want to be invincible. And I am going to give you the security you have always wanted."

Vegeta was amused. This woman was always filled with surprises. "And how is a weak little female like yourself going to make me invincible?"

She smiled at him brightly and said, "I'm going to turn you into a Super Saiyan."

Author's Note: What is Chichi and Kakarot going to do? What is Bulma planning? How is Bulma and Vegeta going to make the other want them without their own emotions coming into play? And I didn't mention the Queen at all in this chapter...will she really take a backseat to this whole thing? What do you think? Please Review!