t2i2n2a The very first reviewer! Yeay! You liked the Launch and Tien, eh? Haha. Well there's a ... ahk, I'll just let you read ... hope that you like!
maz I'm sorry this update wasn't as fast as last time... Maaaaaaaan, you're the greatest reviewer ever! So, so, so great! Yeah, school work is taking up a lot of time for me as well, but we can stick it through ... I'll try to update more often for yah! You're amazing! I hope that enjoy! Thanks so much!
Hikari Heijin aw! Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy this chapter as well!
dbzfanjess Yeay! Haha, at least someone is excited about the sequel! I really hope that you like it ... thanks for the review!
Dark Hope Assassin You're so amazing! You write the longest, nicest, and meticulous reviews! You make me feel like someone is actually reading this. Yeah. Haha I love your stories so much! I haven't been the most faithful reviewer ... but after all this school crap is over I'll be dedicated again! haha, thanks so much and I hope to hear from you again! You're so amazing! You write the longest, nicest, and meticulous reviews! You make me feel like someone is reading this. Yeah. Haha I love your stories so much! I haven't been the most faithful reviewer ... but after all this school crap is over I'll be dedicated again! haha, thanks so much and I hope to hear from you again!
Kataan Romance is definitely the greatest part of all b/v fics. At least that's what I think ... Thanks so much for the review!
Tina Monkey Yeay! Another wonderful writer has reviewed one of MY fics! Gosh... it's so flattering... You're one of my favorite writers and that you even reviewed is just ... wow. Haha thanks again!
lenk I hope that you do enjoy this chapter. I know it's not super eventful... but things happen and ... haha hope that you like! Thanks for the review!
powermad mistress I love b/v fics TOO! Haha, thanks for the review!
bebex2xsweet Thanks! Hope the wait wasn't too long...
Yup-123456789101112 Man. I just love typing your name! I know I say that like every time, but it is so much fun to write! I don't know why ... Haha yeah... I know how it feels to be lazy.. hence the wait of this chapter ... Forbid a sequel? Haha. Don't work yourself too hard.
Twice987 I can E-mail you when I come out with the sequel ... or you could come up with the name of it something you can remember; partly because I can't come up with a title, and partly because I don't want to loose readers because of that. I really hope to hear from you again ... and I'll really try to work something out!
Goku's little sister Haha, well someone can relate with Tien... You're such a great reviewer! So nice and faithful ... Just too great. I hope that you enjoy this chapter ... I know that it's not super eventful, but enough happens and I hope that you like... Thanks for all the reviews!
SaiyanPassion One of the most amazing writers on ... really it's just ... wow. Haha, and the new story 'Forbidden' is so great! And... well, haha, all of your other fics too! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.. you're the best!
seventh sky Glad you liked! Hope the wait wasn't too long... Thanks for the review!
DrayHey! Thanks for the review! Hope you like this chapter...
Tsume-Hiei luver YEAY! You're so sweet! Haha, you make me laugh too... Alright, hope the update wasn't too long! You're so great and thanks for the review!
Lilly Ahk. So how were exams? We don't have ours until May, and I am so dreading that! Your lifeseems busy ... ahk, I know how that is... Really. But I'm just trying to make time to update ... I hope that you liked and thanks so much for the review! Ahk. So how were exams? We don't have ours until May, and I am dreading that! Your life seems busy ... ahk, I know how that is... Really. But I'm just trying to make time to update ... I hope that you liked and thanks so much for the review!
Anonymous Thanks! Wow, funny? That's so great to hear from reviewers... It makes my day. Thanks so much for the review and, no, thank YOU!
NamirKitten Wow! You read it all at once? That is so amazing! That makes me feel... just wonderful! Haha I'll probably have to do that before I post the final chapter which is pretty soon. Of coarse there will be a sequel and ... haha. Thanks for the review!
number 423601 thank you very, very much!
Fiby I hope I didn't make yah wait too long! Haha. You're just too great! Here's the chapter...
Seek Oh! I'm really sorry... when I first read your review I felt so bad. I didn't mean to stereotypical, some of my very best friends have blonde hair. I don't mean it as in there stupid ... and Marron is just ... eh. I really didn't mean to offend anyone and I am so, so sorry if I did so. I'm glad you liked my story though, and I really hope that you continue reading and thanks for the review.
coachzgirl19 I hope I didn't make you wait too long, here it is and I hope that you enjoy! Thanks for the review!
VeryShortMidget Here's the chapter! And no problem! You're reviews are so super awesome! You're so nice! Haha, thanks for the review!
pyshoitic-hanyou thanks so much! here's the next chapter!
Oozaru Angel Hehe yup, you're right ... Vegeta DOES have a girlfriend. You really make me laugh. Thanks so much for the reivew and I hope I didn't make you wait too long!
Amelia I'm glad that you like this story! I'm also glad that you commented on Vegeta and Bulma's mothers. It means a lot when people notice little details that I drop in ... I really hope that I didn't make you wait too long and I really, really hope that you enjoy this chapter and review again! Thanks!
Chapter 14
High School Royalty
Shades of Crimson
Now... I apologize for the lateness of this chapter. I've been getting lazy on updating, but I'm working on it! Haha. Oh and the content of this entire chapter mainly focuses on college. I'm mainly just setting things up for what's to come ... but some important events come up and well I'll just let you read ...
It was somewhere in the middle of the next week when revelation of how little time they actually had left of school hit Bulma and it hit her hard.
She was driving to Starbucks one night, a little stop she had made on her way to meet Vegeta for the two of them to 'study' their Anatomy when she realized that there was less than a couple weeks until they graduated.
She had been so caught up in prom, and her new growing relationship with Vegeta, and trips to the mall with her friends; that time had caught up with her.
Tears burned the brims of the overemotional teen and she pulled over and speed dialed her best friend, with a panic after the third ring the tense blue haired beauty chewed on her bottom lip until the voice of ChiChi echoed through the phone.
"Hey B babe, what's up?"
Bulma sniffled, "We're going to graduate Chi! We're going to separate from each other and never see one another again. Ever. Oh Chi, I'm going to miss you, we have less than a month and I don't think Vegeta is serious enough to follow me to college, unless he wants me to follow him, or Ch"
"B, B, slow down." the calm voice spoke on the other end of the phone, "You're babbling. And you only babble when you're in a panic now come on love, it's not that bad, we've been excited to graduate since ... well since Kindergarten."
"I didn't know you in Kindergarten." Bulma said softly, "But I have known you for a long time, and I don't want us to ever stop being friends."
ChiChi laughed, "Never. We won't stop being close B, don't worry." there was a pause and then ChiChi spoke brightly, "You're going to be Valedictorian!"
Bulma gaped, "I know! I've got a write a speech."
ChiChi laughed, "We're going to college! We're going to have so much fun!"
"We are!" Bulma said, her mood instantly brightened, "And no more high school, yeay!."
ChiChi giggled, "And no more high school drama."
"Alright Chi thanks, sorry to bother you."
ChiChi smiled, "It's no problem B, I love you later."
"Bub i." Bulma said softly, followed by shutting her flip phone with a sigh.
Before she had time to put her car in park it began to ring, and when she looked down and saw that it was Vegeta a smile rose to her face, "Hey babe." she spoke, her voice smooth and high rising and falling like a song. There was something very feminine and jovial in it.
A deep sigh, a sigh of almost relief, as Vegeta spoke, "Woman, where are you? You were supposed to be a here an hour ago." The relief had left his deep voice and now the only emotion left was anger.
Bulma giggled, "Were you worried about me Vegeta?"
He let out a grunt, "Woman, now why would I be worried about you?"
She smiled, "Don't worry Vegeta, I know that it would greatly damage your ego to admit that you cared for something, so I won't tell your friends. But... I think it's kind of cute."
"Don't flatter yourself woman." he spoke lowly, "I just wanted to know what was more important than me that was making you late."
Bulma smiled, "I'll be there in a minute Vegeta."
He grunted in response and she giggled, "Love yah babe."
There was a click and she rolled her eyes, but sped off in the direction of his house anyway.
She gently knocked on his bedroom floor, after a few moments she heard his blaring music turn off and then he was standing in front of her, the door in his palm and his lips pressing gently against hers.
She laughed as she stepped inside his room and he shut the door after her, and she smiled, "Sorry I'm late... I had a little break down the in Starbucks parking lot."
His facial features never faulted from their permanent angry scorn and mumbled lowly, "Woman and their stupid fits."
She frowned, "Vegeta do realize that we're graduating in May?"
He rolled his eyes, "Yes woman, aren't you ready to get out of this hell whole? I sure as hell am."
"And away from me?" She asked, fluttering her eyelashes with a frown.
He let out a growl and grabbing her by her elbows and pulled her close to him, "No, not from you. Besides you're making this something bigger than it is, we've been waiting for this for years woman."
She let out a sigh and then a bright, suiting smile came to her face, "You're right. Besides, we're going to college together, right?"
"Sure." he said, pressing his lips against hers as he began to slide his hands down her shoulders and to the first unfastened button on her blouse.
"So," ChiChi began, setting her lunch down at the table with a smile, "How's everybody today?"
Bulma took the seat beside her, placing her purse on the floor beside her chair and her cup of Starbucks on the table in front of her she straightened the back of her denim skirt before sitting down and winking across the table at the angry looking flame haired boy across from her.
Launch was sitting to the left of ChiChi and, with a small shrug, poked her plastic spoon at her yogurt, "I don't know, B said she had something to ask us though."
Bulma smiled and nodded, "Oh yeah, well Vegeta and I were talking last night and... what do you guys have plans for college? I mean, we spend so much time talking about getting out of here, but we've never talked about what's next."
Tien blinked momentarily and Launch shrugged, "I... I don't know."
ChiChi smiled, "Oh B, we're so staying together!"
Bulma smiled wide eyed and nodded excitedly, "That's what I was hoping!"
Launch smiled sheepishly and shrugged, "II uh, well I guess it would be fun to all go to college together."
ChiChi turned to Goku, "What do you say?"
He shrugged as he paused a moment from his food, "ChiChi... I was really hoping to get into "
"Oklahoma." ChiChi said boorishly, cutting him off and waving her hand in the air as if to literally brush off the subject, "Blah blah, Goku they haven't written you back in months, maybe it's time start thinking about other options. Other options that include me, perhaps."
"So..." Launch said, looking at a blank-faced Tien from the corner of her eye, "Where were you planning on all of us going?"
Bulma blinked and shrugged as she looked at Marron, "Somewhere ... I don't know, where we could all get into."
ChiChi frowned, "Which won't be hard for you B, wait don't you want to go to Oxford or Harvard or Princeton or something like that?"
Bulma shrugged, "Yeah... but I want to be with my friends too."
Launch sighed, "All this college stuff is getting me all depressed."
ChiChi nodded, "Bulma had her little break down last night, but think what are we depressed about if we end up staying together?"
After lunch the four girls made their way to the bathrooms to touch up their makeup and gossip and such. Bulma eyed Launch, who was powdering her cheeks halfheartedly, and frowned, "Launch, what's wrong?"
Launch shrugged and at this and ChiChi frowned at her friend, "Yeah. Something's up spill."
Launch sighed and looked over at her friends, "How am I supposed to ask Tien to come to college with us? It's not like he's especially close to the group, and we've only been dating for ... well not too long, I know he likes me and I really like him, but "
Marron yawned and shrugged, "You should just ask him, if he has other college plans then you can just meet some college guy. He'll be hot, athletic, and funny."
Bulma rolled her eyes at Marron and smiled, "Vegeta and I haven't been dating for a while either but I don't want to throw it away. Marron's right about one thing though, you should definitely ask him."
Launch pulled out her eye shadow from her purse and sucked in a deep breath, "alright."
The next morning Bulma ran into anatomy with a huge grin on her face. Vegeta watched her from his desk as she chatted excitedly with the anatomy teacher, and eventually took her seat in front of him.
Vegeta smirked as he leaned over his desk and whispered into her ear, "Normally with a woman acting like this I would just assume she got laid and move on, but seeing as to how I called you last night and you were 'too tired', you're either cheating or.."
Bulma rolled her eyes at Vegeta and turned to face him, "Good morning to you too." she flashed him a toothy grin and took a sip from her morning cup of Starbucks, "I got into Yale."
"Yale?" Vegeta questioned. Knowing that it had been her dream school since they had met. She had a little banner above her closet door and a hooded sweatshirt that she sometimes wore to cold cheerleading practices with the four letters all in a neat navy row with capitalized letters and bordered with white.
She nodded and he frowned, "Surely you don't expect the rest of us to get accepted."
She laughed and shook her head, "No Vegeta, I don't. And I'm not going, it's just exciting to know that I was accepted."
He eyed her for a moment and frowned, "You don't want to go?"
She shook her head, "Well, I do want to go." Her composure became serious, "But I would rather be with my friends. And you."
He shrugged and kissed her, earning looks from the other students who occupied the room not used to such a public display of affection from Vegeta.
When he pulled away Bulma laughed and turned around and tried her best to pay attention to her anatomy teacher, which was difficult as she felt the dark eyes of Vegeta staring at the back of her head.
"So you were quiet at lunch today." Launch leaned against Tien's bedroom door and sighed:And yesterday for that matter."
He nodded and shrugged, "Yeah. College is just so weird to me, that's all."
She nodded back at him and smiled, "Do you know where you're going?"
He sighed, "I got a scholarship to Dame."
Launch's eyes widened, "Dame? As in, Notre Dame?"
He nodded, "Yeah, last year scouts were looking at my old team. It's a football scholarship."
Launch smiled, "That's great!"
"Yeah." Tien frowned, "But I know all of your friends aren't wanting to go to Dame and half of them couldn't, no offence."
"Marron's not here, so you don't have to make excuses." Launch stated seriously.
"So..." Tein began, there was an awkward silence, "Where were you planning on going?"
Launch shrugged, "ChiChi was talking about State, we could all get in and "
Tien frowned, "You think Bulma Briefs will want graduate there? She could get in anywhere .. she's a genius, and they'll take anybody. They're "
"Yes." Launch blurted sharply, "I understand Tien, but she wants to be with her friends. She's making a sacrifice to be happy. Maybe you should think about that."
He glanced at her, he had never seen her temper like this. He had hardly said a thing, and in his mind he was completely right. "Fine." He watched her eyes glare into his, and her lips set hardly into one another, her cheekbones roused and angry. He frowned, "Then I guess I'll have to make a sacrifice too. Goodbye Launch."
She blinked, her angered form turning to shock, she was obviously taken back by his action. Was he, dumping her? Her confusion was masked, and she became angry again, picking her purse from his dresser and storming out of his room.
He scratched to top of his bald head, knowing that Launch hadn't been in a relationship in a while. She wasn't used to things. He wondered if she would forgive him but then he wondered if leaving her would be for the best.
They were going to be on opposite sides of the county come fall.
And he sighed and listened to Launch's tires squeal and her engine roar as she sped from his driveway.
And he had made up his mind, she would be better off without him.
Bulma waited patiently in Vegeta's room. He had told her that he had a surprise for her, and so she had come over quickly. She loved gifts, especially ones for her.
Vegeta's mom had let her in, Vegeta wasn't home from the gym yet, and so Bulma went up to his room.
She began snooping around. Hoping to find jewelry. She smiled as she slid open the top drawer on his computer desk and found a small velvet box pushed off to the corner of the messy drawer.
Her eyes widened and she was filled with excitement as she tried to imagine what the ring would look like. She held the box in her hands, staring at the velvety cover, but before she opened the box an opened envelope caught her attention, and the navy print that read 'Notre Dame' caught her attention, so she sat the ring case back down and stared at the letter.
She held the envelope in her hands, and pulled a letter from it. She unfolded it, feeling a little guilty for snooping in Vegeta's affairs, but she felt it necessary if she were to ever find out about her boyfriends personal life.
Her big, curious, blue eyes scanned the letter and comprehended it. Vegeta had applied, and been accepted into Dame. They were offering him honors to play football.
She heard the door open and she quickly slipped the letter back into the torn envelope and, with her back turned to the desk and her face to the opening door, dropped the envelope into the drawer and closed it with her palm.
Vegeta smirked at her from across the room and she smiled back at him. Guilt feeling her, but sadness too. Why hadn't he told her?
He placed his hands on her waist, and she blinked up at him. He rolled his eyes knowing that she wanted to talk. But he decided that they had been talking a lot lately and so he brought his lips to hers and began kissing her roughly.
She pulled away after a couple moments, trying to ignore the since of lust burning within her, "I know about Dame."
One of Vegeta's dark eyebrows rose in question, and annoyance spread across his rugged features, "Nosy woman."
"Vegeta." She spoke softly, she looked so vulnerable, he just wanted to press her against the wall and screw her but resisted the urge and let her continue, "It's a really great school, and you obviously wanted to go applying, getting accepted, and then not telling me about it. Why didn't you tell me?"
"You were being all unselfish and giving up Yale. I wasn't going to leave you."
She smiled up at him and sighed, "Just because we would be going to different schools doesn't mean that we have to stop seeing each other. I mean we're both wealthy and we could make a point to see each other often." She paused and watched him contemplate things and then continued, "I want Yale as much as you want Dame."
He nodded, his face remaining emotionless.
She studied him a moment longer and then smiled brightly, "Now what did you have for me?"
He rolled his eyes and opened the drawer where she had been snooping just moments before, "I'm sure you already know, prying woman, but I got this for you. Just as ... a graduation present or something lame like that."
She laughed and took the ring out of the box. It was a modest size cut, shiny with a silver band, and she slid it onto her slender finger smiled up at him, "I think you just may love me Vegeta Ojie."
He chuckled and watched her admire the ring, "You might be right, woman."
ChiChi watched her boyfriend lick the cookie dough from the eggbeaters with the enthusiasm of five year old, and laughed as she wiped her hands off on her apron.
"Goku, are you sure it's alright? We didn't have any chocolate chips so I'm just making chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips..."
He looked up at her and shrugged, "They taste great to me ChiChi!"
She rolled her eyes, but smiled as she slid the metal sheet into the oven, "Goku, that's just the dough you're licking."
He shrugged again, and after the entire egg beater was licked clean he thanked his girlfriend, and she smiled at him in reply.
"ChiChi, is college really that serious?"
She didn't even bother to glance at him, just set the oven timer and grunted an annoyed 'yes Goku.'
He sighed, "I mean, is going to college all of us, together, really that serious?"
She turned around to face him and untied her cooking apron she had her black hair tied in a loose ponytail at the back of her head, a pair of dark jeans, and a red polo top. She watched her boyfriend with a serious expression, "You got into OU, didn't you?"
He nodded, looking down at the rough indentions on his palm, "Yeah."
ChiChi smiled and placed her small hands on his broad shoulders, "Goku, that's wonderful!"
He studied her honest expression and smiled back into her deep brown eyes, "And you don't mind going to Oklahoma?"
She shook her head and laughed, "I would come along with you Goku, I love you. Besides, I only want a degree in elementary education I could get that anywhere. I want you to be happy Goku, it's not like I'll never see my friends again or anything. We'll be fine."
Goku smiled and kissed her softly, "Fine in Oklahoma?"
She smiled back and him and nodded, "I'll be wonderful in Oklahoma, Goku."
She slammed the front door, feeling the air whip by her head blowing her hear back slightly and then feeling it click; she threw her keys angrily onto the kitchen countertop and let out an angry and frustrated sigh.
Launch pushed her hair behind her shoulders and sat down at the barstool opening her camera flip-phone and starting at the number 5, Tein's speed dial.
She contemplated weather or not to call him, she honestly wanted to hear him apologize. And then she sat her phone down and laid her head down on the counter top. Why did she expect Tein to apologize to her? What would he say? "I'm sorry I had previous college plans." She knew she was being ridiculous, but she hated to admit that ... maybe they would be better off if they went their separate ways.
She heard the pantry door open, and she lifted her head up to come face to face with her dad who was looking at her with a blank face. Her makeup was smeared beneath her eyes and her hair was devilish. She smiled meekly up at him and took a seat beside her, "What's the matter?"
"College." She muttered, laying her head back onto the counter forehead first.
He frowned, "And why are you upset about college honey? You don't need college. We're well off as it is, I'll take care of you. Now, what do you really want to do?"
She whimpered lightly and frowned into the countertop, "Sell shoes."
He laughed lightly and then shrugged, "Alright then. I'll buy you a shoe store, and you can run it yourself."
Launch perked up a bit and blinked in his direction, "Really?"
He shrugged and smiled, "Sure. Consider it your graduation present."
"And I can design it and pick out what kind of shoes I can sell and ..."
He laughed again and nodded as he stood up, "Yes, yes. Alright, well I have to get back to work."
She nodded as she watched him go, and began to conduct ideas about her new shoe store... She was so grateful that she was rich. Almost so grateful that she thought maybe she could possibly get over Tein.
Her ex.
At lunch the next day ChiChi held Goku's hand as she explained to their friends that she and Goku were now going to school together at Oklahoma University.
Marron eyed her black haired friend and scrunched her nose up and rolled her eyes, "Oklahoma? Ew."
Bulma smiled and nodded as she listened to her best friend continue, making constant glances at her boyfriend for support.
Vegeta nodded and crossed him arms across his chest, "OU's a good football school."
Bulma studied Vegeta's features. They were sharp and handsome. They didn't falter when she surprised him, and they didn't look onto her lovingly, but she knew that it was there. She smiled, "Notre Dame's a good football school as well."
Launch frowned at the mention of the school and Vegeta nodded, "I got in."
"And you're going?" ChiChi asked, looking over at Bulma who only smiled and nodded in Vegeta's direction.
"Yeah. Vegeta and I decided last night that we're going to separate schools. It's not like we're breaking up or anything." Bulma directed this at her nosy best friend and took a sip from her coffee cup, "We're both well-off and can travel to see each other often."
Yamcha rubbed his soar temples, "Ug. All this college talk is boring the hell out of me. We're too young for this. High school isn't even over yet."
Marron nodded, "I'm not going to college." She laughed and shrugged, "The counselors told me that I'm not even going to graduate this year. I'm short like ... seven credits or something. I've put a lot of thought into this. I'll just... drop out, and marry rich."
Bulma rolled her eyes and muttered "Good plan", but only after the words escaped her lips it occurred to her that it was similar to what her mother had done. She had dropped out, a young, pretty-faced bubbly girl who had met the rich, older, and brilliant Dr. Breifs. He knew that she wasn't really in love with him on their third date, but that didn't stop him from presenting her with the half a million dollar ring on their fourth, and her to wrap her arms around his neck and eagerly accept. They were married by spring and went on being the happiest people on earth.
ChiChi watched Launch's sad expression, "So what's your plan Launch-babe?"
Launch shrugged, her eyes dimming as she studied something on the table, "I'm going to open my own shoe store. I figure I don't really need college."
ChiChi gasped excitedly, "That is so perfect for you!"
Bulma nodded in agreement, "I always saw you in the fashion business. It's really a great idea!"
"Have you told Tien?" ChiChi asked curiously.
Launch looked up at them and shook her head, "Nope. We broke up last night." She spoke, nonchalantly.
Bulma and ChiChi exchange surprised looks and Marron nodded knowingly, "Yea, you two were so wrong for each other anyway."
Crappy place to end, eh?
I know much didn't really happen but the next chapter I promise will be a long, eventful one ... the last one. That's right. I hope to have it out soon, crosses fingers
Thanks so much for all of the reviews! You guys are so supportive. I appreciate all of them!
The next chapter will be a long one, and I really hope that I get it out soon... I was also wondering if someone could please read it before I post it ... I could E-mail it to you or something ... just for advice and such alright, well if you'd be interested then please tell me ... in a review or an E-mail or something. ( )
Please please PLEASE review!
You guys are the best!
Thank yah!
Crimson-