VFC: I just read a really good book that was written…BY A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD!! It was called "In the Forests of the Night". It was a really good book!! T'was about vampires…hee hee… Ahem, anyway… I added a crap load of crap to this chappie! n.n Anywho, here's the chappie for you! …I'm a poet and I didn't know it! I even made up my own…uh… let's call it Friezanese…O.o; And, um… it seems as though I like writing flashbacks… O-o
"Talking" 'Thinking/Flashbacks/dreams' Saiya-go, Frieza's language (A/N: Author's Notes)
One Girl, One Wish
Chapter Seven: Reunion
"Dear my love, haven't you wanted to be with me?
And dear my love, haven't you longed to be free?
I can't keep pretending that I don't even know you
And at sweet night, you are my own
Take my hand; we're leaving here tonight…"
– Evanescence: Anywhere –
— One Year Later —
Bulma's POV
Today is my nineteenth birthday… I should be happy, I know… but…I'm not… because… nobody even knows it's my birthday… no one but my parents, Yamcha, and…Vegeta…and I haven't seen any of them since Frieza brought me to his ship. Well… I saw Vegeta about five months ago, but he didn't see me. Maybe that was a good thing though… When I saw him, he seemed awfully agitated about something; who knows what it was. One of Frieza's guards desperately tried to calm him…and… Vegeta shot him a glare, lifted his hand, and…fried the guard to a crisp with a large ki blast… It frightened me to see how much he had changed…in just one year…
Even though I'm afraid of how he had changed, I'm not afraid of him. I knew he would never even think of trying to hurt me…especially since he gave me that locket. That locket was beautiful… It had a simple design, but it was still breathtaking. It was a round silver locket attached to a silver chain. It had a symbol that I had seen on Vegeta's armor and various places in the palace.
That locket… When Frieza saw it, he told me to throw it away. He said it was garbage, and he could get me something much better. I didn't want anything better… there wasn't anything better than this to have…but I didn't tell him that. I told him that I had thrown it away when I had really just slipped it into my pocket while a soldier was distracting him with results for a mission from someone he had sent to purge a planet…
I always keep the locket safely tucked away in my pocket… but at night, as I lay awake in bed, I take it out and stare at it for hours, thinking about the good times I had with Vegeta… the times before I found out that he had lied to me… Then I would place it around my neck and drown myself in my own tears until I finally drifted off to sleep… Pathetic, I know…
Actually… there was another time… when Vegeta actually made an effort to come see me… If I remember right, he came to see me before he left for that planet he is on now… That was a terrifying experience…and I'd rather not think about it right now…
Anyway, today is probably the most depressing and boring day of my entire life!
I sighed as I sat at the edge of my bed swinging my legs. I jumped a little when I heard a timid knock at the door. "Uh… Come in," I said.
I watched as the door slowly opened. I tilted my head a little to the side when I saw a woman with her head bowed slip in.
She was a short woman with long dark brown slightly matted hair, which she had pulled back. She had a small amount of dirt caked to her face, and her dirty clothes were ragged and torn. She seemed really young… She actually looked almost as if she could be the same age as I am…
I guessed she was one of Frieza's servants.
Unexpectedly, a thought hit me; she reminded me… of Vegeta… Something about her made me think of… Vegeta…
"Lord Frieza wanted me to ask if you needed anything…," she said. She didn't speak very loudly, and she didn't look me in the eyes, but something told me that she was a proud woman…or once was… Pride… another thing about her that reminded me of Vegeta.
"No, I'm fine, but thanks anyway," I replied kindly. She raised her head slightly. Her eyes widened a little once she saw what I was holding in my hands – the locket given to me by Vegeta.
"May I have a look at that…?" She asked quietly. I nodded my head and held the locket out to her. She gently took it from me and turned it over a few times in her hands, "This…is…" She looked it over a few more times then raised her eyes to meet mine, "Where…where did you get this?" she asked.
I hesitated for a moment, "From my—" my voice faltered. From my what? What was Vegeta to me…? "…From…an old friend…" I finished hesitantly, although, I felt those words weren't exactly what I had wanted to say…
"Vegeta…" I heard the woman say softly as she shifted her gaze back to the locket. I think I even saw a small smile. "So, you were to be his mate?" she asked.
"You know Vegeta?" I asked, forgetting about the question.
She smiled faintly, "Yes, he's my—"
"Why hello there, Veldina…" a voice in the hall said, cutting her words short.
Her dark, ebony eyes—which also returned my thoughts to Vegeta—widened and she swiftly placed the locket beside me, I took hold of it, moved it behind me, and slid it carefully under my pillow. "Z-Zarbon! I-I was just asking Miss Bulma if she needed anything!" she said nervously.
The blue alien smiled slyly, "I see, well you are no longer needed here at the moment so you may leave…," he said.
"Yes sir…" the woman—Veldina was her name?—said as she bowed then turned to leave. I gasped silently once I noticed the brown, furry appendage attached to her backside as she was exiting my room… So she is a Saiyan, huh?
"So, it's your nineteenth birthday today…" Zarbon said as he tucked a stray strand of hair behind his ear, "Is that right?"
I nodded my head, "Who told you?" I asked curiously.
"Oh, Vegeta told me when your birthday was before he left for that planet…" he said as he began picking impalpable dirt out from underneath his fingernails.
My gaze shifted toward the floor, "Vegeta…" I said indifferently.
"When he told me, he sounded as though he didn't care…" Zarbon said.
I felt my eyes begin to burn. I bit my lip, did my best to ignore him, and simply said, "Oh… really…?"
"Yes…" Zarbon said as he sat down next to me, "I'm terribly sorry you ever had to put up with that Saiyan…" I felt uneasy when he put his arm around my shoulders. 'Don't touch me,' I wanted to convey this message to him, but he began speaking again before I could. "Don't worry…" he said almost tenderly, "I'll make sure he never comes near you again, alright?"
I was so uncomfortable! Why wouldn't he take his arm off me? I wanted to grab his arm that was around me and flip him over onto his back…maybe even throw a ki blast in his face… but instead I just put on a fake smile and quietly said, "Ok…"
"Just call if you see him…" Zarbon said as he smiled meekly, stood up, and left the room, closing the door behind him.
I let out an exasperated sigh and fell backwards onto my bed. "Finally, he's gone…," I mumbled to myself. Not having anything better to do, I stared up at the gray ceiling. It was so boring on this ship… Frieza never allowed me to leave, and I could never see my friends or my parents… Well, at least I could train in this room…although I can't train very well as this room is way too small… "This is worse than being in prison…" I muttered quietly just before I found myself drifting off to sleep.
"Bulma…" Vegeta said quietly. I was startled because I hadn't even heard him come into my room.
"What do you want?!" I spat, glaring at him. Vegeta immediately turned his head, shifting his gaze away from me. He actually seemed hurt by the harshness in my voice… Strange…
"I came to tell you that Frieza is sending me away again…to purge another planet…" he said without returning his gaze to me.
"Good… Thanks for telling me…" I said callously. Part of my mind began to ask why I was being so cold towards Vegeta, so the other part of my mind had to remind me of what he had done… and what he is about to do to yet another defenseless planet.
Vegeta sighed somewhat exasperatedly, "Why is it that you hate me? What have I ever done or said to you to make you detest me…?!" he asked, now glaring fiercely in my direction.
"It's what you didn't say!" I angrily snapped back. I stood from my place on my bed and stepped toward Vegeta to stand before him. He glowered down at me as I glared up at him. "You didn't tell me you destroyed entire races, you didn't tell me you gained the trust of someone before you killed them, and you didn't tell me that you were going to do the same to me, you lying bastard!"
This, however, was the wrong thing to say. I regretted saying these words when I noticed the anger burning within Vegeta's dark, menacing eyes.
Before I even knew what was going on, Vegeta's fingers were curled tightly around my neck and my back was pressed against the wall. His eyes bore holes into mine as a sudden fear overcame me. Desperately, I tried prying his fingers from my neck, but his strength was too great for me.
"I didn't tell you those things because you were the first person who wasn't constantly cowering in fear from me, and I didn't want to ruin that," he said; venom was practically dripping from his words. He drew himself closer to me; his grip on my neck didn't weaken in the slightest bit. His chest pressed against my bosom enabling me to feel his heart pounding furiously in his chest. I could feel his warm breath against my skin as he whispered into my ear, "And if I wanted to kill you, I would have done so already…" I assumed his words were true. Vegeta doesn't seem to be the type who would hesitate when killing someone.
Vegeta finally released me from his grip and took a step away from me. I slid down the wall and onto the floor, hoping my racing heart would return to its normal speed. However, my fear had not yet subsided, at least not until Vegeta turned to leave.
I began rubbing my slightly sore throat, "Vegeta, I—"
"Don't listen to anything Frieza says…" he said over his shoulder as he was about to leave. "Every word that comes out of that sick lizard mouth of his is a lie…" Then he opened the door and left me alone on the floor.
"Vegeta…" I whispered hoarsely as tears began flowing from my eyes.
"Vegeta!" I cried as I shot up from my bed. Quickly, I glanced around the room. I sighed as I realized it was just a dream—no—a flashback… It was the last time I had spoken to Vegeta.
I drew my knees up to my chest and wrapped my arms around them. Vegeta could have killed me on that day if he had chosen to… Why hadn't he…? This question plagued my mind every day and night. Why didn't Vegeta kill me…? I had asked myself this question probably about a hundred times each day since then until I had finally given up, realizing that I would most likely never know…
Vegeta…
I think I'm starting to miss him…
Vegeta's POV
I examined my surroundings for one last time. The unpleasant smell of smoke and rotting carcasses plagued my nostrils. "I think we got them all…" I said.
"This must be what Hell is like," Nappa said, a hint of melancholy in his burly voice, as he glanced around at the smoldering ruins caused by the three of us.
Hah… Hell. Hell is much worse than this… Frieza made that clear to me not so long ago…
"Why do you want her!?" I finally spat after a long while of silence.
Frieza sent an intense glare of death in my direction. "Something as beautiful as she is should not be in your possession, monkey…" he said these words as if it were old information; something the entire universe should know.
I smirked and tried not to laugh, "So you want her just because I had her… How childish of you, 'Lord' Frieza…"
Within moments, Frieza was standing before me, his tail wrapped tightly around my throat. It also occurred to me that my feet were no longer planted on the ground; I was being held in the air by his tail.
"It's not only that, Vegeta…" I could practically feel the venom in his words. "You were becoming too attached to that girl… and don't try to deny the fact that you were, because I saw how differently you treated her compared to how you treat most individuals…" His tail tightened making it quite a laborious task for me to breathe. "I know what you were planning to do, Vegeta… so I did only what I had to do… I stopped you…"
"And…what do you think… I was planning to do…?!" I barely managed to choke these words out.
"Don't play stupid with me, Vegeta…" Frieza narrowed his eyes, once again, into a fierce glare. "You know as well as I that you were planning on taking her to your bed that night… to make her yours and you hers…and I know she wouldn't have fought you…" his tail tightened even more. It was now nearly impossible for me to breathe. "We couldn't have that now, could we…? That would've made you—Dare I say it?—happy… That wouldn't suit you my coldhearted, bloodthirsty, Saiyan prince… You don't deserve happiness…"
Yes, it was true. I had planned on mating Bulma that night… My feelings toward her had grown so immense that it would have been stupid not to… But how could he have know that…? Am I that predictable…? And perhaps he is right… Maybe I don't deserve… happiness… but she does…
I began feeling rather dizzy, I blamed this feeling on the lack of oxygen in my lungs. I felt as though I was on the verge of losing consciousness.
"What's this? You're not going to deny it? What happened to the arrogant Saiyan prince we all used to know—the prince who would deny everything?" Frieza laughed as I began feeling weaker and more lightheaded by the second. "Did that girl change you that much? Has she made you weak?" Weak? Was that what it was? Did she cause me to become… weak? Then why is it that I had grown stronger than I could ever imagine after I met her—no, after I felt the need to protect her? Weak… Tch… If anything, she had made me stronger. How, I don't know… but I know she did…
Finally, Frieza unwound his lizard tail causing me to fall to my knees and gasp for air. "Poor monkey prince… Look at the sorry state you're in… I barely even did anything to you…" I glanced up at that tyrant just long enough to see his twisted smile. "I suppose I'll have to send you to another planet and hope the inhabitants are strong enough to beat that weakness out of you… I would do it myself, but I don't want to waste my time on you
Sometimes I wonder why he doesn't just kill me. It's apparent how much he despises me. Perhaps he just keeps me around to do his dirty work and to serve as his personal punching bag… Perhaps there's some thrill he gets from torturing me, from causing me pain… I don't know…
There was a time long ago when I didn't care if he killed me or not; it's not as though I had a reason to live then anyway. But now, I actually have something—someone—to live for… Now, I actually care if I die. I made a promise to myself and I intend to keep it. I can't die until she is away from Frieza… before he does something unbearably horrible to her… Something that would make her wish she had been killed instead; something that would destroy what remained of me…
"I will not allow him to break Bulma…" I whispered quietly to myself.
I quickly shook off my thoughts. That had happened only moments before I had gone to attempt to speak with Bulma… and when I had done something to her that I wish I hadn't… I had scared the shit out of her and maybe even physically harmed her…
I glanced down at the hand I had held her fragile throat in and instantly reprimanded myself for it. 'Well, you really fucked up then, you dumb ass…'
"No, I'm telling you Nappa, Hell would have more fire than this!" Raditz said as he smirked, folded his arms, and glared at Nappa.
"I live in Hell every day of my life… It's not like this…" I said darkly as I walked passed the two larger Saiyans and headed towards our ship.
I could hear Raditz and Nappa speaking to each other and I tried to ignore what they were saying…
"I think someone needs a girlfriend…" Nappa joked. I couldn't help realizing that his comment was pointed towards me… Tch, what utter idiocy…
I heard what sounded like Raditz punching Nappa in the arm, "Shut up…! He had one; remember!? That Earth girl; you remember her right?! But she was taken from him by Frieza!" he whispered harshly. Even though he whispered, I could still hear him clearly… I sighed as I added yet another idiot to my list of those who are gifted in the "art" of stupidity…
"I can hear you," I shouted back to them as I folded my arms and wrapped my tail around my waist, "and she was not my…'girlfriend'…"
"Uh…sorry Vegeta…" Raditz said apologetically.
"Hey Veg, there's a lot of other hot chicks out there you know…" Nappa said.
"Not as hot as her…" Raditz whispered, chuckling slightly.
I spun around and glared at them, "I don't care! Now shut up and come on or I'm leaving you both here to rot with the corpses of the previous inhabitants of this planet!" I barked brusquely.
Raditz jumped slightly and Nappa seemed to have paid no attention to me what so ever… "Do ya ever think about goin' and rescuin' her or somethin'?" Nappa asked.
I turned to face the ship, "…Of course I haven't…" I lied as I continued to walk toward the ship. I had actually thought about getting her off Frieza's ship; I've done more than thought about it… I have attempted to rescue her; I was trying to get her away from Frieza on that day I went to see her… I failed, however, because our tempers had clashed… but I had not given up yet…
"Vegeta, why is it takin' you so long to mate with her? I know if she was my woman, I'd mate her a week after I met her!" Nappa continued.
Raditz sneered, "A week?! The way you are, you'd probably mate her the day you met her!" he snapped.
Nappa laughed quite throatily, "Well… maybe… But Vegeta, you should've done it within a month but it's taken you, what, about three years now?"
"She was only sixteen," I shot back as the three of us boarded the ship. Then again… maybe her age shouldn't have mattered to me… Perhaps I should have just mated her when I had the chance, but now she's…
Nappa scratched his hairless head, "Yeah, I guess that is kind of young…" he replied.
Raditz crossed his arms over his chest and slightly tilted his head, "Then you'd be like…a child molester or something…" he said.
"Why would he be considered that if he's only three years older than she is?" Nappa asked.
"Would you both just shut up?!" I snapped. I would much rather gnaw my own arm off than listen to these two right now! Ugh… Out of all the other Saiyan warriors on the planet, why was I stuck with these two morons?! 'Because they are the only ones you actually trust…' I told myself.
A low growl escaped my lips as I began typing in the coordinates for Frieza's ship on our ship's computer; he seems to be on Vejita-sei again… "It should take three days to get to where Frieza's ship is located…which just happens to be Vejita-sei…" I explained, "…If either one of you says anything about the woman…" I paused. It felt odd calling her "woman" again after I had gotten so used to referring to her by her name… I shook my head, "Just…don't say anything…"
"I think he still loves her…" Nappa said quietly.
"Shut up…!" Raditz said as he punched Nappa fiercely on the shoulder. I released a frustrated sigh… This was going to be the longest three days…ever…
— Three (Long) Days Later —
I swear… I am going to slaughter Raditz and Nappa in their sleep… Well, Raditz wasn't quite as annoying as Nappa… so I suppose I'll just dispose of Nappa… Perhaps I will later… Right now, all I want to do is report to Frieza and get as far away as I possibly can from those two…
I glanced back at Raditz and Nappa as we exited the ship, "Go ahead and go do whatever you want…" I told them, "I'll take care of this…" Raditz nodded, and they both took flight. I sighed as I hovered into the air and flew toward Frieza's ship.
Once I descended, I could hear voices that sounded as though they belonged to Zarbon and Frieza. I decided to hide my ki and listen in…
"I think I shall make that girl mine before those repulsive monkeys return…" this was Frieza's voice; I was convinced that he was talking about Bulma… I clenched my fists, 'If you touch even a single strand of hair on her head…'
Zarbon began chuckling quietly, "Won't Vegeta be thrilled when he arrives to find that his woman belongs to the great Lord Frieza?" I had to keep myself from springing in and striking Zarbon's vile face.
Frieza laughed as well, "I can just imagine the look on his face! Poor stupid monkey prince…he has no idea…"
"Lord Frieza, might I ask why you wanted that girl in the first place?" this was Zarbon's voice again.
There was a long pause of silence. I was beginning to think the two of them had left. Finally, I heard Frieza's voice again. "You know as well as I do how attached Vegeta was to that girl… and you know of how greatly his strength has improved…"
"Yes… I've noticed how powerful he has become…" Zarbon sounded greatly disgusted.
"He's becoming too powerful… You've heard of that ancient Saiyan legend, haven't you Zarbon?"
"The Super Saiyan legend?"
"Yes, that's the one…Undoubtedly, you've heard of how strong this 'Super Saiyan' is rumored to be… In pains me to say this, but I believe that it is more than just a legend…"
I mentally cursed Frieza, 'Well, of course it's more than just a legend, dumb ass…'
"Perhaps, but what does that old legend have to do with—"
"I believe that if Vegeta were to have a child with that girl, then we may have a problem…" There was another long pause.
"Lord Frieza, you don't believe that…" Zarbon trailed off.
"Unfortunately, that is exactly what I believe…" the hatred in Frieza's words was hard for me to miss. "That child could easily become a Super Saiyan…"
My heart—what was left of it anyway— seemed to skip a few beats. How could that be possible!? How could the legendary status, which I have strived for my entire life, be easily achieved by my child if I were to have one…!?
"That could be a problem…" Zarbon seemed rather stunned.
"Which is precisely why I am going to take that girl and make Vegeta think that it was her desire to do so…" Frieza laughed shortly after he said these words.
That was it… My mind was made up. I was getting Bulma out of there tonight even if I had to physically force her to come with me…
I quickly crept around towards the back entrance of Frieza's ship, which was close to where Bulma was being held…
Bulma's POV
I haven't seen Veldina for three days now… I didn't understand why, but I felt like I was worried about her. I don't even know her all that well, and I'm worried about her? I'm sure nothing has happened to her…Nothing bad could have happened to her…right…?
Suddenly, the door shot open. I nearly jumped out of my skin. I turned to see none other than Frieza himself…
"Is something wrong—" I began, but Frieza immediately cut my words short.
"Come with me, my dear, we have business to take care of…," he said calmly. Something about the way he was looking at me brought on a great feeling of discomfort…
I was about to ask why he wanted me to come with him suddenly, but a very familiar voice coming from behind stopped me, "She's not going anywhere with you, Frieza…" I slowly turned around to come face to face with…Vegeta.
He had become slightly taller than the last time I saw him, his bangs, which usually nearly covered his eyes, were no longer present, and I noticed that his muscles had also slightly grown in size…
Unexpectedly, Frieza's tail tightly encircled my neck as he roughly took hold of my wrists and held my arms behind my back. I breathed sharply, I wanted to scream, but I was in so much shock that no noise came. "Take one step, monkey—just one step—and I'll snap her pretty little neck," Frieza barked.
My lips formed Vegeta's name but still no sound would come.
A smirk formed on Vegeta's face as he crossed his arms, "Go ahead…but what of your plans of seeing that pathetic look on my face once I was informed about you making the woman yours?" he asked, feigning boredom.
What?! Frieza was going to do…what?! I shifted my eyes to try to look at the purple lizard. He had a perverted smile planted on his face.
"Even if she has a broken neck… I can still make her mine…," he said, a cruel tone in his voice. My heart was racing, my mind was panicking, and I couldn't scream, I couldn't even move! That lizard was preventing me from doing anything.
Vegeta glared intensely at the purple tyrant; he seemed disgusted. "You're sick…but you know that already… right, Frieza?" he said as he took a single step forward.
"I'm warning you, monkey…I will do it…" Frieza said coolly. Then, that disgusting lizard removed his tail and licked my neck! He literally dragged his oily, disgusting tongue across the back my neck…! I shuddered and tried to escape the lizard's grasp causing him to tighten the already powerful grip he had on me.
"Vegeta…!" I managed to squeak finally.
I could easily see the rage burning deep within Vegeta's dark eyes, "If you value that tongue, Frieza, then you'll hand her over to me…" he ordered. His cold visage was immediately replaced with that of one that was quite disgusted and furious.
"And if I don't…?" Frieza said, he sounded like he didn't care.
Vegeta smirked once more, "I'll tear it right out of your repulsive mouth…" he replied, his face retaining its usual aloofness.
Frieza nearly fell over laughing. I wish he had fallen over…then maybe I could escape… "Oh, look at the little monkey prince trying to intimidate me!" the lizard continued to cackle, "Vegeta… You know I hate smart alecks…So I would suggest shutting that mouth of yours before you cause our flawless little friend here to get hurt…"
I squeezed my eyes shut, "Vegeta!!" I screamed as loud as I could. When I reopened my eyes, I saw that Vegeta's arm was only inches away from my head; his fist planted firmly in Frieza's face. Vegeta retracted his arm, Frieza released me, and I fell against Vegeta's firm chest. Frieza placed one hand on his face against the location where Vegeta had struck him and said a few words in a strange language that I didn't understand. Vegeta promptly gathered me up in his arms and began walking backwards, inching slowly towards the window.
"Monkey!" Frieza spat, "How dare you, con dunt balka?!" The words he spat were foreign to me… They couldn't have been Saiya-go… I had heard enough Saiya-go from Vegeta to distinguish the difference between his language and whatever language Frieza had spoken in… Frieza's words sounded rougher than Saiyan words; his words were spat harshly from his mouth while Saiya-go flows smoothly when spoken.
The lizard lowered his hand, and I noticed the welt on Frieza's face left behind by Vegeta's fist. Just how hard had he punched Frieza…!?
Vegeta immediately gathered his ki and flew out the window, off into the sky with me in his strong—yet surprisingly gentle—arms. I gazed up at him, flung my arms around his neck, and squeezed him tightly.
"I thought you hated me," Vegeta said without looking at me.
"I do!" I replied, "But I'm glad you got me out of there before Frieza could—" I stopped myself then looked off into the distance, "You know…" I whispered.
"I know…" Vegeta said quietly.
A cool wind blew through my hair and against my face causing me to shiver. I tried to pull myself closer to Vegeta for warmth, "Vegeta… about…that other girl…that you—"
He interrupted, "Bulma…there was no other woman… Frieza made that up to make you hate me and gain his trust…"
What?! There wasn't another woman?! "Why didn't you tell me this before?!" I snapped.
Vegeta sighed, "It would have been pointless to tell you…" he said. "You wouldn't have believed me at the time…" I looked away. It was probably true. I wouldn't have believed him even if he told me then…It made me sick to think that Frieza had twisted my mind…
"Vegeta…I… I'm sorry…" I whispered. I really was sorry… How could I believe that lizard and think that Vegeta was a lying, coldhearted murderer? Well… he is a coldhearted murderer… but I don't think he would ever lie to me…
"It's fine," Vegeta said quickly. "Can you fly now?" he asked.
I nodded, "Yeah," I said. Vegeta stopped in mid-flight and slowly began to release me. I smiled as I hovered in front of him, "Oh, and thanks for the rescue," I said.
He smirked, "It was nothing… I just don't understand why you couldn't get your ass out of there yourself!" and here he goes with his smart-ass remarks; his smart-ass remarks that I think I actually missed…
"You know, I kind of missed you, you jerk!" I shot back.
"Well, I didn't miss you…Why did I even get you out of there? Come on, I'm taking you back to Frieza," he said, smirking sinisterly.
"You'll have to catch me first!" I said as I took off flying at full speed. I laughed and looked behind me to find Vegeta. He wasn't there… I stopped laughing and looked around as I came to a halt, "Vegeta…?"
Vegeta's POV
I had to keep myself from laughing. I could not believe she had no idea that I was behind her. "I think I caught you…" she yelped and spun herself around to face me.
"H-how did you—" she stammered.
I decided that it was time to end this silly little game… I sighed, "Look, we don't have time to fool around… Unless you really would like to go back to Frieza; I suggest we get far away from here…" I said.
Perhaps this Hell I live in will become less hellish…now that Bulma is away from Frieza…and back with me… I couldn't help looking her over. Even though it hadn't been that long since I last saw her, she had changed… She actually seemed more mature; she had become more… attractive… Of course, I have always thought she was gorgeous, but now…
My face reddened; I know it did… I could feel it burning as my heart began to race. Slowly, I turned in an attempt to hide the fact that I was …blushing… from the woman… Luckily, she didn't notice the slight hue of crimson upon my face that was gradually becoming an even brighter crimson…
Bulma shrugged, "Fine…but where are we going to go…?"
"Anywhere… Any place where Frieza won't find us…" I replied, hoping those…thoughts I was having only a moment ago were gone now… To my displeasure, they still remained inside my mind…
I crossed my arms as I thought about having to hide from Frieza… Tch, hiding… how pathetic…However, I know that I cannot fight Frieza yet… Sadly, I am still much too…weak… I need to become of legendary status before I even have a chance against that sick lizard. Once I acquire that legendary status, I shall give him a proper beating for laying his hands on my woman… …Did… Did I just refer to her as… my woman…? Damn these thoughts! What is wrong with my mind!? Then again… is the woman mine…?
"Um…Vegeta? Are you still in there?" the woman said as she began waving her hand in front of my face. I blinked then shook my head. "Are you ok?" she asked.
"It's…it's nothing… I'm fine…!" I said, although my words were a bit rushed.
"Uh…huh…" Bulma tilted her head, "Hey, what if we went to Earth?" she asked.
We could go to Earth… Frieza has not been there for over a year…and from what I have heard, most of it is now a desolate wasteland… "Perhaps it would be best if we did…but—" I didn't know if I could bring myself to tell her the condition of her beloved planet Earth.
"But what?" she asked. She was staring at me with that innocent, wondering stare that I hated so much… That look… caused her to be a delectable sight for my eyes… I had to look away from her for a moment as I tried to focus my mind onto something else, and silently cursing myself for even creating these thoughts I was having about her…
I sighed, "This might be a hard thing for you to accept…but…Frieza practically destroyed everything on Earth…"
She inhaled sharply and placed a hand over her mouth. "He…he what…?" she asked quietly. I nodded slowly as I noticed the sparkle in her eyes indicating she could possibly break down and sob uncontrollably. "Then– Then it would be the perfect place to…get away from Frieza…Wouldn't it…?" she asked. I knew she was trying her hardest to hold in her tears.
I simply said, "I suppose…"
"Then…let's go…," she said sorrowfully.
"Right…," I said.
Strangely, I wanted to punch myself for causing her grief by telling her what had happened to her planet…however I knew it was Frieza who had actually caused her unhappiness… It was then that I decided I would defeat Frieza not only for myself but for Bulma as well…
……Here I am being soft again……
VFC: WooTness?! I wish I could think of a better name for Veldina… but I couldn't figure out a good name from those stupid Vegetables…Well… I guess I could have called her "Carra" or something…but that name is from the word "carrot" and Kakarrot has already claimed the carrot…!! Evil Kakarrotto… -shakes fist at Goku-
Goku: O.o;