Whispers in the Dark

18 walked into her charge's room. It was empty. The bed had sheets that had not been made up yet. She looked around the room. Bulma's door to her bathroom was closed. 18 could see the steam from the shower running. 18 rolled her eyes. She was worrying about nothing. 18 glanced around Bulma's room once again. She noticed something on a pillow on Bulma's bed. 18 sat down on the bed. It was a letter. 18 opened the letter and read it.

"What are you doing?" Bulma asked.

18 looked back up in surprise. Bulma was standing by the bathroom door clad only in a lavender bath towel. Her hands were on her hips in her usual demanding stance.

"When did you get this?" 18 asked.

"Why do you want to know?" Bulma asked as she walked over to her body guard and snatched the letter from her hands.

18 stood up. "Just tell me Bulma," 18 said with a sigh of defeat.

"Last night. I woke up this morning and it was on my pillow," Bulma answered.

"Have you gotten anything else from this guy?" 18 asked.

Bulma looked at her female body guard strangely.

"No I haven't why?" Bulma responded.

"Just trust me Bulma," 18 replied.

Bulma nodded her head. 18 left shortly after that. Bulma got dressed and collapsed on her bed. She reread the letter. It was the most beautiful thing she has ever recieved. She knew that this Vegeta was the man that she has been seeing in her dreams lately. She had the same reaction when she saw him as she read the letter. Her heart would race, and she had butterflies in her stomach. Did she want this feeling to stop? She wasn't to sure. Only time will tell.

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17 watched as his twin sister descend the stair case.

"What's on your mind sis?" 17 asked as he noticed the quizzical look on her face.

18 looked at her brother. Should she tell him? She knew Bulma wouldn't have told her about that letter if she hadn't found it.

"It's Bulma," 18 began.

17 sat up straighter. Both 17 and 18 vowed to protect the blue-haired heiress with all their power. They would not allow any harm to come to her. They would both protect her with their lives, if the time called for it. That is the least they could do for her after she came into their lives. She was the one who saved the twins from the evil Dr. Gero. Although she could no reverse the monstosties he had inflicted on their bodies, but she did remove the bombs wired in their bodies which gave them freedom from the doctor. They were eternally grateful. From that day forward they became her body guards.

"What about Bulma?" 17 asked with a slight worry in his tone.

18 hesitated for a moment. How could she tell her brother this without getting him to over react?

"She is fine physically (17 sighed in relief). But she got a letter," 18 explained.

"A letter?" 17 asked.

18 nodded her head. "A love letter from Vegeta," 18 finished.

17's eyes widened. Now he was sure that this Saiyan was real.

"What did Bulma say?" 17 asked.

"Say about what?" Yamcha asked as he, Krillin, and Chi Chi walked in to the house.

17 and 18 glanced at each other. They both knew that they would discuss this later, in private when they were alone.

"About staying in bed today," 18 quickly came up with an excuse.

"Bet that didn't go over well," Chi Chi snorted.

"Ya the day that happens is the day that Yamcha stops flirting with other girls," Krillin added.

"I don't flirt with other girls!" Yamcha responded.

Everyone glared at him.

"Much," Yamcha whispered.

17 and 18 rolled their eyes. 18 kissed her boyfriend on the lips. He blushed when her lips left his. 18 smiled. He was the cutest thing. He defiantly won her heart over. She never wanted to live with out him. That she was sure of.

"Alright love birds get a room," Yamcha responded to the couple before his eyes.

Yamcha could only admit to himself that he was jealous of Krillin. Krillin and 18 have moved passed the intamcy nervousness part of their relationship. Unlike Yamcha, Krillin has already had sex with his girlfriend more than once. Even 17 and Chi Chi had sex when they were a couple (that is a story for another time)! Don't get him wrong, Yamcha wanted to take his and Bulma's relationship to the next level, but she would never put out. She had a couple of excuses. "I'm not ready yet" or his person favorite "Is our relationship ready to be taken to the next level?" Yamcha never told this to Bulma, or any of his friends. If he told his friends his problems they would say that he was being selfish and inconciterate. How was he being selfish? He just wanted a little action!

Chi Chi cleared her throat. Everyone turned their attention to the raven-haired woman.

"Has anyone heard from Tien. He was supposed to come over today," Chi Chi spoke.

Everyone looked at one another and shrugged their shoulders.

"Haven't heard anything," Krillin spoke.

Chi Chi pouted. It wasn't like Tien to not show up when he asked the group to get together. She hoped that he was alright.

There was a knock at the door.

"I'll get it," Yamcha spoke before walking towards the door.

17, 18, Chi Chi, and Krillin waited for Yamcha to return. Yamcha did return a moment later, but he was not alone.

"Tien!" Krillin greeted.

Tien gave a small smile to the bald monk.

"Tien what is the matter? You asked us to meet us here?" Chi Chi asked.

Tien knew if there was one thing Chi Chi was good at (besides cooking) it was reading people. Bulma taught her the tricks to seeing people. He took a deep breath, this was going to be hard saying this.

Bulma walked down the stairs when she heard someone at the door. It was Tien. But something was wrong. His eyes betrayed his mask sketched on his face. Something bad happened. Bulma sat down on the stairs and listened.

"Well," 17 wanted an explanation.

"It's Dr. Briefs," Tien began.

"Bulma's dad, what about him?" Krillin asked.

"He is in the hospital. I got a call from Mrs. Briefs. There was an accident," Tien explained.

Bulma gasped. Was her father alright? What happened? Bulma was scared. Everyone turned to the stairs, and saw the blue-haired beauty sitting on the steps.

"Bulma," Yamcha tried to comfort.

Bulma ran up the stairs, and slammed her door shut. How could this be happening?

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