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Ha. Long time no update, huh? Sorry. Truly. Any ways, thanks for all the reviews, and for wishing me luck with my exams! I got a B- on my math! Better than I would have dreamed! Ha. My absence was due to a mixture of writers block, laziness, school, some more laziness, and the fact that my basement has many qualities of an ice box, spacious and very chilly.. But! It now happens to be April! Meaning much of the snow has melted, dismissing that fact that it was snowing on Easter from where I hail, my basement is now bearable! Oh, and I hope you all had a Happy Easter! Ha. Oh, my reviewers! Heiress2thethrone, Fire Kitten2, xxThexMarvellousxEmzxx, Chazie, Spini, me, Musette Fujiwara, and Fantasy4luvr! Any ways, I apologize if any of you have/had to reread some of this fan fiction to catch back up to speed, but please enjoy this chapter! Thank you!
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Urgh. I'm so tired. We're walking through Lakeside, an enclosed mall a few miles from my house. Vegeta's been miserable looking ever since we got out of the car. I've bought a T-shirt. That's it. I can't shop with him constantly over my shoulder. I want to go home now to be honest. "Are you hungry?" I asked him as we exited Hollister.
He grunted.
I roll my eyes and begin to head towards Ruby Tuesdays. "I'm sort of hungry." I mutter as he begins to pick up his pace. As we entered, and we're seated in the smoking section, he plopped into the booth and stared at me. I quirked an eyebrow. I've got a good look of him now. He has the outline of black bags under his eyes and looks like he's in a daze. His lips are chapped, and I don't think he took a shower this morning.
"To the point of me even being here," he said angrily as he pulled a cigarette from his jean pocket. "Wild guess, they called you too?"
I nodded and opened the menu. I wasn't starving but I was hungry. I'll order a salad. "They kept calling my cell phone."
He frowned as he exhaled smoke through his nose. I hate when he does that, it's gross.
"Don't do that."
"Do what?"
"That thing with your nose. It's disturbing."
He rolls his eyes and grabs his menu. A perky waitress places napkins and silverware onto the table as she smiles, "Can I start you off with something to drink?"
"Diet Coke."
"Coke."
She smiles and pockets her order booklet, "Alright I'll be back soon." She then turns and walks to a different table.
"I think you should apologize to Juu." As I say this I hear a low snarl and glance up at his dark gaze. Ass hole. "All's you have to say is you're sorry for being a cheating, scum bag, loser who uses people because he's a egotistical, coward, douche bag with troll hair and inflated pupils!" I sigh. "Stop being an ass hole Vegeta, and say you're sorry."
"There isn't anything for me to be 'sorry' for."
"Apologize not only to Juu but to me too. You're being an arrogant jerk." I glare at him and he glares back.
He remains silent and continues to scowl as our waitress sets our drinks in front of us. "Have you decided?"
I'm silent for a moment then break his eye contact and look up at the cheerful waitress. "I'll have a Caesar salad."
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Whore. Why the hell should I apologize? "Bacon Cheeseburger."
The waitress smiles, "Alright," she takes our menus and leaves.
I stare at the woman as she begins to sip at her pop. "Sorry for what?"
She stops and makes eye contact. Her eyes narrow then roll. "I don't know Vegeta. I don't think I should have to tell you."
God damnit. What the hell does she want me to apologize for? The kiss? Fuck I didn't hear any complaints about that. I smirk to myself and her eyes become slits. "Sorry woman, my tongue must have a mind of it's own."
She shakes her head and frowns. "You are-" She stops mid sentence and shakes her head again. "I don't even know." As she shakes her head for the third time she rolls her eyes half way and scowls. She rests her elbows on the table, looks down at the table, her hands placed on her head. I frown as she looks up at me with glassy eyes. I tap my ashes onto the metal ash tray. She places her hands on her cheeks and looks into my eye directly. Tears threatening to fall. "Why don't you understand? Because you had to have me 'pay you back,' and you didn't have the balls to break up with Juu in a civil manner, you make my social life hell. Do you even understand how bitchy Chi Chi and Juu can get? They're going to spread rumors, and alienate me! But you. You won't have to deal with any of this! You'll get a few dirty looks, and Juu probably won't want to hang around you, but Goku and Krillin aren't going to leave you. They aren't going to snicker, and ignore you. That's why I hate you. You don't get it! You just sit there and act like you didn't do anything wrong, you think it's funny! Jesus Christ Vegeta, you need to grow up!" Tears have already spilled and she rubs under her eyes to wash them away. She looks up at my again. "Do you understand now? Do you get why I'm mad at you, and how you're the one that's going to have to fix this? Why you're going to have to apologize?" I stare blankly at her. I'm searching for the right words. They're not coming as easily as they usually do. I must be taking too long because she's shaking her head. Fuck. "You don't get it. Never mind Vegeta." She wipes away the rest of the smeared black gunk, and takes a sip from her Diet Coke as the waitress approaches us with plates.
As the food is set in front of us and the waitress 'hopes we enjoy our meal,' I say the only thing I can think of at the moment that will maybe make her feel better. "I'm sorry Bulma." She looks up at me and shakes her head. God damnit.
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You have not met the devil that is awkward silence until you walk into a completely silent room, with everyone staring at you, and that distinct feeling that you were the butt of recent conversation. I adjust the strap of my purse as I sit in my assigned seat next to Goku and behind Juu. You can cut the rooms' tension with a knife. The quite ends as students begin to start small talk among themselves, and Mr. Zanotti takes roll. Goku's silent and uncomfortably shifts in his seat next to mine.
"Juu?" I ask. I need to get this over with. I'll apologize, even though I'm not the one who did anything wrong. I was just a pawn in Vegeta's cruel game. Should I tell her that?
Juu turns in her seat. If looks could kill I'd be gone. Shot at least ten times before hitting the ground. "There was nothing we could do." The paramedics would tell my sobbing mother and consoling father. "She was gone before we even got there. I'm sorry for your loss."
"I'm sorry Juu." I say it with as much meaning and thoughtfulness that I could muster.
She stared back at me, her icy blue eyes locked to my ocean blue. I could tell she was gritting her teeth by the tension around her jaw. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't afraid of her. She was one of those tough girls. The ones that would follow through with an "I'd kick her ass," comment. She doesn't kid around. "Who do you think you are?" She said that slowly and seethingly. Word?
She always talks slow but this was a new record. She knows who I am. I should be a smart ass. No. Bulma. Stop yourself. Don't make this any worse than it already is. "Uh.." I try to trail off. I know she doesn't want me to say Bulma Briefs. If I said that I'd be disembodied by the time the paramedics reached Satan Academy.
"You think just saying you're sorry will fix what you've put me though?" She waited a while. I knew better than to say anything. This was her putting in a dramatic pause. But her pauses are always way too long. You're suppose to wait maybe three seconds at the most. One. Two. Three. Still nothing. See? God damn. It's a rhetorical question, you're not suppose to wait this l- "Unlike you I've been replaying that little show you and Vegeta put on the other night. I can't believe you'd do something like that to one of your best friends!" Best friends my ass. "I would never do anything like that to you! But I guess this shows which one of us is the better person." Better person? Don't you mean bigger? Dumb bitch. "I hope that pity kiss Vegeta gave you was worth it Bulma, because this is not over. Not by a long shot."
My eyes are a bit widened now, and an eyebrow's quirked. Pity kiss? Dream on fugly dyke. "Juu if you'd let me explain-"
"Explain what Bulma? There's nothing that needs explanation. I know what I saw. I saw a dirty tramp trying to steal my boyfriend because she can't get her own!"
"Juu, Vegeta's the one-"
"There were reasons why Yamcha cheated on you Bulma. I wasn't all that surprised when he slept with Marron at-"
"Fucking dyke let me finish!" I guess I yelled this too loud.
"Ms. Briefs!" Mr. Zanotti roared.
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Alrighty! I know this took a long time to get out, and I hope you all forgive me for this, but I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I'm excited now that I get to start the verbal fights between Bulma, Juu, and Chi Chi! ahaha. Please review! Thank you!
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