A/N: hey guys! thats so much for the reviews (Strawberrychan,Bulma Breif,Cappuccino Penguin,NairobiDawn,denythefreshmaker)
it truely means alot when u guys just leave alittle something! hey if u want to see V at his best, def watch him when he's beating cell after the hybolic time chamber, after cell kills Trunks (sniff) and when he dies by frieza (alittle side of veggie rarely seen) OH btw has anyone else noticed that he actually stayed at CCorp one year before those infamous 'three years' , when the nameks stay too? just putting it out there...;P well hope u like this chap...read and review u guys! p.s this is especially dedicated to denythefreshmaker, hope ur swollen hands get better soon!
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Bulma nervously paced back and fourth in her lab; any minute now her doors would burst open and Frieza would arrive to inspect her regeneration tank. She didn't know why she was so nervous, she had double checked everything she could possibly think of and was 101 sure it worked. Yet being in the presence of that monster could make anyone tremble and after her last encounter with the twisted tyrant Bulma was on the brink of a nervous break down. Gieton watched the blue haired woman pace frantically. It was only the two of them in the lab. He could clearly see that Bulma was anxious, he was too, though, wouldn't admit it. Finally the doors flung open and the ugly over grown lizard, proudly walked into the room, accompanied by, Dr. Kanji, Zarbon and Dodoria. 'Urgh…great the 4 biggest asses on the whole ship HAVE to come and inspect my work, seriously if Vegeta was here I might as well blow it up myself!' Bulma bit her lip, something she tended to do when she was extremely uncomfortable and waited for someone to speak.
"Well my dear, 1 month is up, now lets' see if you're worthy to keep alive." Frieza coldly laughed at his own joke, while the other 3 followed. 'Kiss ass' Bulma thought weakly, and started to explain her invention.
"Ok, fine, well it is simple really, it is basically a healing pod, the wounded are placed into the pod like so" Bulma climbed into the pod and showed them were the person had to be placed.
"The person must be stripped of clothing though, the treatment won't work if not." All four audience members smirked suggestively. Bulma almost puked at the sight but continued.
"Right…then the oxygen mask is placed over their mouths and nose, the cords are to be placed over each lung, on the abdomen, placed on both inner thighs, and arms, this way the whole body is exposed to the treatment. Once the person is secured, the hatch is sealed and to activate the machine you must press the green button on the right, the one with the word activate on it" Bulma inwardly grinned, knowing she just spoke to the strongest being alive as if he was merely 5 years old. However Frieza just slanted his eyebrows inwards but nodded her on. Gulping, Bulma continued.
"Um, yeah, once the tank is activated, the pod should fill up with green liquid, this is a special formula that heals the skin on the surface, whilst the cords connected to the being, heals the inside of the body and restores them back to their normal state. Now the scale on the outside of the pod has three stages, red, yellow, green and white. These display at what stage of recovery the person is at, red being the lowest, and could possibly not make it, whilst white means they are fully recovered and should be taken out of the pod. The red button, next to the green button, reading 'deactivate', will cease the treatment, the pod will drain and the being should be removed. That is basically what everyone needs to know, it's not complicated." Bulma turned to the foursome with a satisfied look plastered across her face. She knew that is was an impressive piece of machinery, and loved every minute of rubbing it into their faces. However Bulma's smirk gradually formed into a frown, when Frieza stood up and came to observe the RT. He turned to her and smirked evilly.
"Very impressive my dear, this might be the ticket to an invincible empire, quick treatment to the wounded, however I am in doubt whether your little invention is too good to be true eh?" Bulma narrowed her eyebrows challengingly,
"Of course it works, and you better believe it!" This just made Frieza smirk wider and he edged nearer to whisper in her ear.
"Prove it." Without warning Bulma felt a sharp pain across her neck before she fell in a black oblivion.
The hallway seemed endless. Vegeta stopped and stared down the corridor, he knew were he was going, and he knew why it was taking him so long, he just didn't know why he was going! He hadn't talked the woman in weeks, since their last full frontal encounter. He didn't want to admit to her, and especially himself, but having her inform him of his planets non existence, pained him to the core. He didn't understand why though, but by her speaking the words just made him feel incredibly betrayed, in a sense. She was one of the only living memories of his planet left, yet she just goes and insults its worth in the universe as if it was a speck of dust. This would have angered him to the extent of homicide; however his retort swallowed him up and engulfed his thoughts, till guilt rose, almost sending him mad. He couldn't believe that he, yet again, deeply wounded her emotionally; the girl, who at the same time, angered him to the brink of insanity, but who excited him every time she looked his way. Yet now he had totally blown it. She hadn't talked to him since, they hadn't even fought, which unnerved him immensely. He didn't mean what he said, he just didn't think, all he wanted to do was hurt her as much as she had done to him, however she didn't exactly say that if she had a choice, she would have obliterated his race, and for this he was, regretful. That was why he was walking down the corridors towards the science labs. It was late again and he wanted to see if she was there. He didn't have a speech prepared nor really cared, but he just wanted her to say, something. The doors swung open to the labs, however the lights were off. 'That's strange; they usually lock the doors if the room is unattended.' Vegeta silently crept into the room. He closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to pick up any sort of ki in the rooms. He sensed one coming from the back room; however it was so weak he could barely make it out. Inquiringly, the Saiyan no Ouji made his way to the back room. As he entered a soft green glow greeted him. It came from a large pod. Vegeta, intrigued, made his way over, however was shocked when a completely naked Bulma came to view, floating around in some sort of green goo. Vegeta stared, absolutely speechless, firstly because it was the last thing he thought he would have found, and then secondly, she was NAKED! Vegeta gulped uneasily, but continued to stare (boys…). She was gorgeous. Her soft radiant turquoise hair, floated with ease in the green liquid. Even though half her face was covered, she seemed totally relaxed, Vegeta, daringly ventured downward. Her milky skin looked incredibly soft in the glowing liquid. Vegeta could feel himself painfully harden when he took in her magnificent curves. Her breasts were glorious, plum but in proportion to her body whilst her slender hips looked too smooth. The soft glow of the liquid gave her an aura of some sort, which traced her whole body. Then, to Vegeta's amazement, his knees buckled. He had faced some of the most fearsome creatures in the universe and had never even blinked, but he sees her naked, floating in some goo, and was practically having a heart-attack. Unfortunately, before Vegeta could get mad, the scale turned white, and Bulma's eyes shot open.
Vegeta actually jumped back in surprise, however regaining his composure hastily. Bulma peered at him questioningly, looked down, and blushed furiously. She desperately tried to cover herself up with her hands. Amused to the fullest Vegeta couldn't help but just to laugh at the site. After he recovered he met a very angry pair of sky blue eyes. She flashed a killer look at him, and if she did have the strength, she would have killed him on the spot. Urgently she pointed to the control panel (still trying to be modest). Vegeta glanced at the controls and looked back up at Bulma, grinning. He slowly descended his hand on the red button, but quickly pulled away, and smirked evilly at her. She could not believe it. The bastard was screwing with her! 'WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ASSHOLE DOING? DOES HE THINK THIS IS FUNNY? OH KAMI WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE IM GONNA…AHHHHHH!' Bulma lost it and began to make threatening gestures towards the Prince, knowing that was all she could do, however this just made him laugh even more. Vegeta smirked 'I know what will get her going' Vegeta straightened up and looked seriously at Bulma. He slanted his eyebrow in a malevolent kind of way, smirked, and started to walk out of the room. Bulma's eyes doubled, and if her mouth wasn't covered by the mask, would have dropped to her feet. She couldn't believe he was going to leave her. Beyond control Bulma started to throw herself against the glass pod window, in attempts to free her self. She was past thinking, panic and desperation took control, and fear overcame her body. She shoved her body towards the glass one more time before she meet the coldness of the hard metal floor. She opened her eyes and looked around. She was surrounded by the liquid, however no glass. Never having time to contemplate the issue she was brutally pulled up by the shoulders and glared at with cold dark onyx eyes.
"ONNA WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING?" he was now shaking her, not forcefully though. Bulma shook her head to get a grip of herself.
"What?, what?...WAIT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING YOU BASTARD! YOU THINK THIS IS A GAME?" Bulma struggled with all her might to be rid of the Prince's grip, however it was completely fruitless. He just held her tighter, that's when she realized she was still completely naked.
"OH KAMI! YOU'RE SUCH A SICK PERVERTED FREAK! YOU STARE AT ME NAKED; THEN SCREW WITH ME, THEN ABANDEN ME…WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?" At this point Bulma was kicking, punching, screaming and thrashing around trying to break loose, and Vegeta had had enough.
"ONNA QUIT IT! LOOK I HAVEN'T ABANDONED YOU, WHY THE HELL DO YOU THINK I'M STILL HERE THEN?" Bulma stopped fighting and stared up angrily at him, although said nothing. Vegeta continued.
"So why the hell were you attempting to break the glass with you're weak body?"
"Well how else was I going to get out? I didn't think you would as hell come back." Vegeta frowned at the woman in front of him.
"Do you not trust me Onna?" Bulma stared into Vegeta's eyes and breathed heavily. They were so engrossing, so many hidden emotions were locked away from the world were inside those eyes, and at times Bulma usually possessed the key; however there was a barricade of black up, blocking the view of his soul. This frustrated her to no end and she violently hissed.
"No". Vegeta's heart sunk, yet there was not a single trace of it. He desperately searched her eyes, looking for the really answer, however, just like him, she too had a barrier up. He growled, frustrated and pushed her away from him, as if she was poison. She wobbled, not yet used to standing up alone, and collapsed in a pathetic heap. Vegeta scowled at her weakness. He was hurt, confused and annoyed with her; however he couldn't overcome the need to stay with the puny Earthling. Bulma lamely tried to cover herself with her hands, and sat balled up on the floor, her eyes were cemented on the ground, refusing to look upwards. However her connection was broken off when a shirt was thrown roughly in her face. She looked up to see a shirtless Vegeta.
"Put this on, your ugliness is going to make me chuck." He stated bluntly. Bulma snatched the shirt and threw it on, however still didn't move from her spot. Vegeta sighed tiredly, all he wanted was to talk, but she still insisted on the silent treatment. He reluctantly sat down beside her. Bulma was shocked beyond recognition, yet kept her ground. She couldn't fathom Vegeta's strange behavior, especially after their previous fight that took place like 1 minute ago. She didn't know if she liked it or not. Aggravated by the awkward silence, the Prince decided to talk.
"So are you going to tell me why you were floating around naked in green liquid or not?" he asked quite exasperated. Bulma was taken aback for a moment or two, and if it was any other time, she would have laughed at his question. Though she remind silent and thought.
"I, uh, don't really know…all I remember was that I was giving Frieza, Zarbon, Dodoria, Dr. Kanji and Gieton, a demonstration how the regeneration tank works. Then Frieza asked me if it worked, I said yes, then he asked me to prove it and then…"Bulma gasped in realization. Vegeta turned his head to the woman, her face had gone pale, and her hands covered her mouth. She turned her head to face Vegeta, he could read the pure terror in her eyes, and could barely make out,
"He struck me, then, then, stripped me!" Vegeta's jolted his head further in her direction, fury rising quickly up his body. Who knew what that sick twisted bastard did to her! Vegeta balled his hand into a fist, so tightly that his knuckles turned white. He barred his teeth savagely, 'How could I have not protected her AGAIN, I am so tired of failing when it comes to her!' But his trail of thought was broken, when he heard a sob.
"Oh Kami…what happened…what if he…"tears were flowing freely down her cheeks now, and she was shuddering uncontrollably. Before Vegeta could stop him self, he tugged on her fragile wrist and brought her into his lap. Without hesitation, Bulma crawled into the Prince's lap and cried into his chest. She felt so exposed and violated, she had no idea what happened, and that scared her the most. Vegeta stroked her back, trying to sooth the traumatized girl. He lingered his head around her hair and took in her scent.
"Onna, I think you're untouched, but I can't be sure" Bulma backed up and gazed into his eyes questioningly.
"I can sense if you have been touched, however that green stuff is getting in the way, don't move ok, I'm trying to work it out." Bulma nodded and sat still, while Vegeta came to her neck and took in her scent, thankfully he couldn't smell another on her. However he couldn't justify his answer without one more test.
"Ok, lie down flat on your back" Bulma hesitated, looking skeptically at him, however obeyed his command. Vegeta scowled at her lack of faith in him, although he couldn't really blame her. Carrying on, his hand hovered above her abdomen, slowly moving it back and fourth. He closed his eyes to concentrate. What seemed like ages to Bulma, Vegeta removed his hand and turned to face her.
"You're clear" Bulma sat up abruptly, almost making their heads collide into one another, and wrapped her arms around his neck, crying all over again. Vegeta could feel her hot tears travel down his chest, which only made him hug her tighter. They stayed together like for a while, each secretly liking each other's company, and secretly dreading to let go. Vegeta had now found a rhythm in stroking her back and actually found it quite therapeutic. Her gentle hot breaths on his chest, and the way she found her way to his tail, and was now gingerly petting it, all added to the rhythm, making her at that moment, the most important thing in his miserable life. Coming to these terms, he realized he had forgotten why he came here in the first place.
"Onna, I…er, I have destroyed a lot of planets, and yet never conquered yours, and not because it isn't worth conquering, because it is, I, er, just haven't." he prayed that she understood what his lame speech meant, because he didn't think that he could bring himself to say it more clearly. Bulma shifted herself and gazed into the onyx spheres, she gave him the warmest smile as she found the key and unlocked his barrier. She knew what he was saying, and really couldn't believe it, 'maybe little Veggie is still there after all'
"Vegeta, I'm sorry about what I said, I didn't mean a single word, I loved your planet nearly as much as my own, in fact I never wanted to leave, and when I found out it was gone…I grew up." Bulma smiled sadly, remembering the day clearly; her fury towards Vegeta faded and all that was left was a broken little girl that lost her best childhood friend, in mind and body, she never was the same again. Vegeta watched her emotions flicker rapidly through her eyes; he couldn't believe because of him that the woman in his arms turned out to be the way she is. Not that it was a bad thing, she turned out to be… endurable, however he couldn't help the feeling that he robbed her of her youth, something that was robbed off him and he hated being the cause.
"Mum and Dad were so worried, I wouldn't play with anyone for months after that, that's when Dad-Daddy…"Bulma swallowed another sob. Vegeta looked down puzzled.
"What is it?"
"I miss my parents…I never got to say goodbye…do you think they are alright, that they lived?" Bulma desperately searched Vegeta's eyes, as if they held the answer to life itself.
Vegeta locked the gaze; jealously hit him hard, he wished for someone to be concerned for him as she was for her parents, just to see what it felt like to be wanted, needed. Yet shoved his feelings aside, he had a chance to a least help her contact her parents, at least restore a little of her youth back. Vegeta shrugged.
"I dunno Onna, but I know how we can find out." Bulma's eyes sparkled with glee. "Really how?"
"I'll show you tomorrow, it's late and I need sleep woman." Bulma crossed her arms and huffed at his candor.
"Kami Onna, stop with the drama, it makes you look even more ugly then you already are" before Bulma got to strike back, she was whisked off her feet and was soon flying mainstream down the hallway. Knowing she wouldn't get anywhere with the stubborn ass tonight she curled up and rested her head against his chest, soon finding herself dozing off into a deep slumber. However just before sleep captured her, she managed to let out a hope for Vegeta,
"Thank you."
A/N: so what did u think? hehe finally some good B/V action...pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee read and review u guys thanks ever so much!-xxx-