Author's Note: Hi, I hope I'm not updating too much now. I know that I went missing for the past several weeks, so I guess I'm just trying to make it up to you guys. [grins] Well, enjoy and remember to review! xoxo
Everyone was gathered on the back lawn where the GR slash spaceship resided. Vegeta was inside the ship along with Dr Briefs as the scientist explains away about certain new instalments to Vegeta, just in case. Mrs. Briefs was crying away with a hanky in her hand. She grew really attached to Vegeta being around and since they knew about her daughter's relationship with the man, she was more than happy but he will be going away now and who knows when he will be back and that means her little baby will be all alone.
Oika was leaning next to the ship, smiling brightly as Kitty purrs on her legs. She has grown attached to the little black poof ball since day one. Well, with Vegeta and Bulma being together all the time, and the Briefs elders were always doing their own things, she has always been alone. Not that she minded but since she was mute, communication has been a huge factor.
Bulma stood in between the ship and her mother, looking completely lost. She had the urge to actually follow them to space by hiding in the basement of the ship, but thought better of it. Vegeta will kill her. She will miss him though, badly too and she wonders if he would do the same.
When Vegeta emerged with her father, her face lit up and a smile crept to her face. She felt tears already forming in her eyes, but she would not cry. Vegeta wouldn't like that. She stepped back as Mrs. Briefs handed Oika some on-the-go food so that they didn't need to prepare food once they get out of the atmosphere.
Oika happily accepted it with a smile, mouthed a thank you and proceeded into the ship. This time the ship has a new built in kitchen and an extra bedroom. So Bulma felt a little more relieved because being a woman, there will always be a doubt. But she knows Vegeta is not like that, and she trusts him with all her heart. Though she doesn't know about Oika's part, but she guess it doesn't matter. If the alien wanted Vegeta that way, well, she won't get a thing from him.
Vegeta stood at the top of the ram while Mr. Briefs proceeded down to the lawn. Bulma stared into Vegeta's eyes and he gave her a nod that says everything. She returns him a small smile, silently telling him that she understands.
Okay, it's time to go now. Bulma's breathing got heavier as her heart tends to pound out from her chest. The feeling of anxiety returns again, the same when he had left just two weeks before but this time... this time she was afraid she might not see him ever again.
She tried to push the images of Vegeta getting killed in space, or getting sucked in by some unseen galactic force or, or – She took in several deep breaths to calm herself down. She wriggled her hands and exhaled deeply while looking at Vegeta.
He was ready to turn about on his heels when suddenly, at the corner of everyone's eye, Goku appeared with two fingers on his forehead. Below him, sitting in a wheelchair was Yamcha – wait... what?!
"YAMCHA?!"
Everyone snapped their heads toward the tall Saiyan and the chair bound human. None of them believed what they are seeing or rather who they were looking at. Bulma was the first to react when she walked across the lawn and stopped directly in front of the duo. She looked between Goku and Yamcha, and Goku again, silently pleading at him for an explanation.
'I'm sorry, Bulma.'
Goku mouthed an apology. Only he and Piccolo knew about the fate of Trunks should there be any interruptions between Vegeta and Bulma, but he had no choice. Bulma scrunch her face in confusion when Goku apologized, but was startled when Vegeta fazed from his spot on the ram and appeared next to her. He immediately pulled Bulma behind him and stretched his hand outward as he glare at the human and snarled at him.
"Do you have a death wish, human?!" Vegeta hiss and growl under his breath as he glared daggers at Yamcha, while his hand forming an energy ball without realising it.
"Don't do it, Vegeta, please," Goku pleaded as he walked around Yamcha and stood in between them.
Bulma cling onto Vegeta's hand as she tries to pull him away, but he wouldn't budge. He was just too strong for her and even stronger at the time of battle.
"No, Vegeta – please don't do this. Not here!" Bulma whispered desperately behind his ears as she struggles to move him.
"Stay out of this, woman!"
"Yes, Bulma. Stay out of this," said Yamcha for the first time since they last met. "Please?" he looked up from his seat and glare slyly at Bulma.
Bulma felt her heart stopped when he looked at her that way. That was when she knew he came here for nothing other than revenge. He wouldn't try to kill anyone because for one, Goku is here, and two, he wouldn't dare think to challenge Vegeta. No, his revenge will be far more cynical than getting bashed.
"You don't want to get in the way now do you, baby,"
"What are you talking abo–"
"Don't!... play coy... with me, Bulma," hissed Yamcha, calmly.
"Did I not warn you not to step foot on this lawn ever again?" Vegeta interrupted, his fists clenching hard. He almost lost it and had attempted to throw the first punch into the human's face had Yamcha not spoken up.
"Why not, Vegeta?! I didn't do anything wrong," snarled Yamcha arrogantly at the prince.
"What, I hit you in the crotch too hard now you can't remember shit?!"
Ignoring Vegeta completely, Yamcha turned to Bulma and stare blankly into her eyes. His anger towards his ex girlfriend was climbing to newer heights by the seconds as she kept tugging at Vegeta's arm.
"... Why, B?" whispered Yamcha sadly.
Vegeta snapped his head towards Bulma. She diverted her eyes away from him and looked away, releasing his arm. Looking between Bulma and the human, Vegeta's patience was running dangerously low, and fast. He figured something funny was going on. Something, dark.
"What the fuck are you yapping about, weakling?!"
"Why don't you ask your lover, Vegeta?!" emphasising every word, Yamcha scowled deeply at Vegeta, this time his anger was shooting through the roof like an out of control rocket.
Bulma looked helplessly at Vegeta, who was now glaring death at her. His expression was showing immense doubt to the whole situation. How could she blame him? He doesn't know the truth, fuck, he doesn't even know the whole damn story! She turned to look back at Yamcha, then back at Vegeta then at Oika who suddenly appeared on the ram after hearing there was a commotion going on outside. Should she just blurt everything out? Should she tell everyone the real truth?
Bulma stagger back a few steps, the looks both men were giving her frightens her. She tripped on her heel and thought she was going to fall back but an arm wound around her shoulders, breaking her fall and she saw Goku's face above her.
"Take your hands off her, Kakarot before I blast you!"
"Vegeta, calm down. You-"
"Don't tell your prince what to do, third class!!" hissed Vegeta. "You've got the nerve to bring that lowly specimen onto this ground when I said he shouldn't, I shall have your head for that!"
"Vegeta, no-" pleaded Bulma as she wriggled out of Goku's hold and staggered towards Vegeta.
"And you," he growled and pointed a finger at her. Bulma stopped and brought up her hands in defence. She held her breath, suddenly frightened of her lover. "Spill what you have to, and spill it fast!!"
"Vegeta, I-" she darted her eyes helplessly to Yamcha, then to Goku and back to Vegeta again. Everyone was looking expectantly at her, waiting to hear what she has to say.
"She drugged me, your highness," Yamcha intruded, smirking as he hissed at the last word. "Which explains the reason why I had not remembered a shit when you rampaged through my house and skinned me alive!!"
Vegeta gasped and snapped his head towards Bulma.
"She drugged me so that I would do the things she was hoping I would, which I did, and then guess who will come along to save our little damsel in distress?" Yamcha stated as he smirk wider, his feet tapping anxiously and gave out a nervous laugh.
"Well, unfortunately I wasn't there when you found her because I was back home, sleeping like a baby," Yamcha explained away as he dwells in the expression on Vegeta's face - completely priceless.
Vegeta was fuming and that was pretty obvious. His glare of death was nothing compared to the urge he has to blast each and every one of them here, probably the whole planet.
"Yes, I raped her. So what?!"
Vegeta snapped his head towards Yamcha, his reaction towards the statement was unreadable. There is one thing Vegeta can never stand for is that someone touches what is his. He didn't know if he should bash his skull into pieces or pull his guts out.
"She was sweet, loving every moment of it as she scream for me, ain't it, Bulma?" he said as he smile nervously at her.
"Yamcha, are you delusional?! Stop it! He'll kill you!!" yelled Bulma and Goku. Both of them were getting really frightened of Vegeta whose energy was raising with every word that Yamcha spills from his mouth. Blue energy circles around him as his power crackles with every swirl, licking his entire body.
They thought the prince would go over the edge and blast Yamcha into oblivion but instead, they heard laughter – a very evil, cynical, bitter, sadistic laughter.
"It doesn't matter now," Vegeta spat as he lower down his power and drop his hands to the side. He smirked as he narrowed his eyes towards Bulma. "She was a good fuck, she means nothing more than that to me."
All six heads turned to Vegeta, the Briefs and Oika included as they stared surprised and shocked to his venomous words and turned to Bulma for clarification.
Shaking her head in distress, panic and a strike of heartache, Bulma was oblivious to the fact that Vegeta was saying those words out of pride, defence, and hurt.
"No, wait Vegeta! You can't-"
Vegeta lifted his hand to cut Bulma off and without a single word, he turned on his heel and stomp towards the ram. He pushed Oika inside and made her fall on her ass, which she yelped silently in pain. Before closing the entrance of the ship, Vegeta turn around and look straight into Bulma's eyes.
She was shaking her head as tears start to form in her eyes. Her lips kept mouthing 'no' in silence as she clutches at her chest, which was literally hurting. She saw something flashed through Vegeta's eyes, only to disappear a second later. Was it anger? Hate?
No. It was pain. He felt betrayed. Well it was obvious that Yamcha was only telling part of the story, just to put gasoline into the situation. But it had put Bulma on the spot. Knowing Vegeta, he would never listen to reason when he's pissed.
In between her cries, Bulma mouthed a desperate 'I love you' as she looks into his eyes. Without hesitance, Vegeta hit on the button next to the door and the ram began to hiss loudly. The metal platform slowly ascended, preparing to seal shut. Vegeta's face was slowly disappearing behind the metal plate as the two lovers stare into each other's soul – bidding a bitter goodbye.
The second the ram seals shut, Bulma ran towards the ship. She rams herself onto the hard metal and slams her hands continuously, shouting for Vegeta. Slamming her hands on the hard surface wasn't enough as she starts to scratch the metal piece for it to open until each and every of her slender fingers bled.
Yamcha watched in grim as his ex girlfriend desperately tries to bring Vegeta back. Somewhere in his heart felt pain for it wasn't him that she wanted, but that asshole inside the ship. He took in a deep staggering breath and with a broken heart, he turn to look away. The Briefs and Goku tries to pry Bulma off the ship as the engine whirrs to life but her desperation caused her to be so determined, perhaps too determined that even her puny strength increased to a good notch.
She even managed to push Goku away in the haste of prying the door open. The dangerous situation only made everyone react worse to it. She left Goku with no choice but to wrap her with his big arms and carry her away by force. She screams her lungs out as she struggles harder and her legs kept kicking into the air, begging Goku to let her go. He was lucky that he had locked her arms or he would've gotten a really good smacking.
The ship starts to cause immense tremor to the earth and it send everyone present to fly back towards the house. Minutes later the ship ascended from the ground and without another glance backwards, it blasted off into the skies, breaking through the earth's atmosphere like a bug through a pile of dust.
He was gone.
Bulma pried herself off of Goku and run towards the direction of the ship. She ran till she had no more space left to run and dropped to her knees on the ground. Tears fell uncontrollably like waterfall on her cheeks and once again, Bulma felt the hollow emptiness. She had anticipated that when he leaves this time, it would be different – but not like this. She shook her head as she cried, staring into the skies, desperately pleading for Vegeta to return.