Bulma got up off the floor of the small room, her hair mussed around her face and her body sore from the lovemaking and the uncomfortable surface. She looked down at her lover, her face softening as she gazed upon his now soft face. This was one of the few times that he looked serene and she wanted to drink it in. With a sigh she got up and headed for their room where she grabbed some cloths and headed for the shower. After getting a quick one she headed for her lab where she needed to work on some of her projects, lest Frieza become upset.

Vegeta awoke a few hours later, his body just as thrashed, but when he realized that he was alone he got up quickly to find his mate. Upon realizing that she was not in the small apartment he assumed that she had gone to do her servant duties, so he mimicked her earlier tasks before heading out as well. He walked down the hall toward the training room, where his cadets stood talking as they waited for him. In the ranks was Piccolo, already having known what had taken the prince so long to appear. As soon as Vegeta got into the training room he began the first exercises.

Bulma had her large, protective goggles on when it entered the room, her concentration on the invention in front of her as sparks flew before her blue eyes.

"Bulma," a voice said in her ear. Bulma jumped a little, her eyes widening with surprise before she turned with a small frown to the person behind her.

"Lord Frieza." It smirked at the look of pissiness on her face. "What is it that you need so much that you bother me during my current experiments?"

"I hear that you beat up Zarbon," it said slowly. "What ever for?" Bulma's frown deepened.

"He over stepped his bounds and had to be dealt with."

"What about the second time in the hall. That did not look like your handy work."

"I had help." She turned from it, her eyes dark. "I do not wish to discuss that thing any longer. This is not the only reason you have come to me." She turned to look at it over her shoulder. "Why have you bothered me?"

"I want to let you know that he is gone. If I should find out that you have fornicated with someone though, I will have them killed as well." It turned and headed for the door, but not before saying one more thing. "As well as any unborn or born infant." With that it was gone and the door slammed shut. Good thing she wasn't planning on any child and Vegeta was not afraid. Later that day she headed out to the lunch room, no fear that Zarbon would approach her, because he was gone and even if he wasn't he was afraid of Vegeta and that would keep him away. She headed down the hall, her footsteps blending in with all those around her. Just as she turned for the door a hand reached out and grabbed her. She turned, her energy rising, only to have her blue eyes clash with some very familiar black ones.

"Vegeta?" He smirked down at her.

"Hello, onna," he murmured. Bulma smiled, but it quickly died as she pulled him into the loaded room, the strong aroma of food wafting around them.

"We must talk," she whispered as they got in line. Vegeta frowned at her serious tone and facial expression.

"What?"

"Frieza killed Zarbon."

"That is a good thing." She nodded.

"It will kill you if it she finds that we slept together." Vegeta smirked.

"Like I give a shit what that lizard says." Bulma turned to him, her expression grim.

"Vegeta, though you are strong, it is stronger and will kill you with one flick of its his pinkie." She tightened her grip on his hand. "I care too much for you to let that happen."

"Although, I appreciate your compassion, I will be fine. I have been training and purging. That is what we Sayians do to get stronger. Soon I will be able to kill it. Do not worry. Everything will be fine." Bulma smiled at him before turning to the food in front of her, her mind still worried as they grabbed their food. Later that day she headed home, her tasks completed for the day and her body tired. She discarded her clothes and crawled into bed, her eyes closing as she hit the pillow.

Vegeta stood before her, his body glowing in a blue light. In front of him was a shadow; its red eyes the only indication that it was there in the shadows.

"So, I see that you did just as I told you not to," the shadow said. Bulma looked down and nearly jumped when she saw her round belly. "What is worse is that you did it with that!" the shadow growled in a low voice as it pointed at Vegeta. It stepped out into the shadows, revealing that it was Frieza, a smirk on its face. "That can be easily remedied." Vegeta growled low in his throat, but Frieza paid him no mind as it powered up, a small blast forming on its pointer, the red glow making Frieza look even more malicious. The blast let its finger and headed for her. Just seconds after it was fired Vegeta's form powered up and appeared before her. Her body and his were now engulfed in gold, the power warming her and calming her. It felt so comfortable in the glow of his aura. Then she watched them run at each other…

Bulma awoke with a start to realize that she was still warm and calm. She looked down at her stomach to find to strong arms around her waist. She looked behind her to find her mate sleeping, a serene look on his face. She remember that long ago, when he had first been given to her that even when he was sleeping he looked pissed off, but when she touched his him, his face softened and he seemed relaxed. She knew then that they were meant to be together, but she did not think that he would want her, boy was she wrong. Bulma lay back her blue eyes soft as she stared up at the ceiling. Suddenly a fierce knock sounded through the apartment. Bulma got up with a start and grabbing her robe she headed for the door. After securing her blue robe she opened the door only to come face to face with Kakarot.

"Kakarot?" she asked in surprise as she let him into the still dark room. "What is wrong?" Kakarot looked up at her.

"He is about to destroy Vegeta-sei. He will be killing all the Sayians except for an exempt few." Bulma looked at him in shock, her blue eyes wide.

"Are you serious? Why?"

"He is feeling threatened and wants the treat out of the way. I don't know who is exempt, but I can assume that it is less than five people." Bulma nodded her agreement. She knew this as well. She sat down, Kakarot following suite as he sat next to her. "I assumed that after we talked last time that you would have a plan." Bulma nodded.

"I do. It is weeks from completion." She looked over at him. "How long do we have?" Kakarot shrugged.

"Not long."

"We have one month," a deep voice said. Bulma and Kakarot looked over at the bedroom door.

"Vegeta?" Bulma asked as she stood up, her mate emerging from the darkened room in the dim room. "What do you know about this?"

"A lot." Vegeta walked over to the pair, his dark eyes glaring at the other male. "What are you doing alone with my mate? You know that is grounds for me to kill you." Kakarot bowed low as he stood up.

"I know my prince, but this is a dire circumstance and in the Sayian law that is grounds for coming to the future queen if the future king is incapacitated."

"Well, I am here and you shall now call her that until we are safe on Vegeta-sei. It appears that if Frieza were to find out about our relationship that he would do her and me harm. We can not have that." The other male nodded.

"Yes, my prince." The rest of the early morning was filled with discussion and plans to fight back against the tyrant that threatened the very life of Vegeta-sei and all the planets in the galaxy.