Chapter 9: Confusion, hate, and love

(A.N. I'm kinda speeding things up a bit.)

Wednesday had been a good day for Bulma, she got her project of two years done, her father gave her Friday off and Yamacha had not called her. She couldn't think of anything that would destroy her mood today, but she was said about one thing, no text messages or calls from Vegeta yet. She was starting to get her hopes up. She arrived home to find 18 cooking dinner, alone. Which shocked her. She went and changed and came out to help. Chi-Chi soon came home after dinner was done. The three of them sat down and ate a quiet dinner. Something they really haven't done in a while. This made Bulma happy though, a nice dinner with her two closets friends. After dinner they cleaned up, had small talk about the boys, Goku and Krillin and headed to bed, Bulma laid awake thinking of Vegeta and a reason why he hadn't called her yet. She was about to fall asleep, 'Will you be my princess of the night?' She shook it off and fell fast asleep.

Else where, Vegeta had been home for awhile, but he wanted to wait to call Bulma, well he more or else wanted to surprise her. He was busy finding the perfect spot for the painting he brought back with him. No where seemed good enough. He started in the living room to the study to upstairs next to the painting of his father to his room, the hallway, and finally back to the living room which he settled on...for now. 'This will have to do.' Dawn was near, he went and poured one more glass of blood before he went to bed, drank it dry and headed up to his room, not before stopping to take a look at the painting. When he reached his room, he laid down and all he could think of was seeing Bulma tomorrow. He fell fast asleep...

He arrived to a balcony where he found it strange that she wasn't waiting. He entered her room to see her dead lifeless body in her bed and her mother standing next to her. "You made me do this to my only child! Now leave before you share the same fate!"

He ran to the balcony shocked and somehow heart broken. "I will never love another." as he flow off into the night. As he flew all he could think of was her and how no one else would ever understand him. He reached his home, or lack there of and walked in the front door. There stood his grandmother and father.

"Boy, what's your problem?" his father turned his full attention to him from his grandmother.

He looked up at his father, "Nothing. I'm going to my room."

His father shook his head, "I knew that would happen...after all she was human."

He turned to his father, "You know nothing!" He turned and ran up to his room. For several days he stayed locked up. Days turned to months, months turned to years, he only came out to eat...

Vegeta woke up, he could tell it was still light out. Rolling over and closing his eyes once more, 'I haven't dreamed about that in a long time.' He fell back asleep.

'This day can't be any longer can it?' Bulma thought to herself as she made her way down the hallway at Capsule Corporation. 'Could it be that I want the day over so I have a three day weekend? Or is it that I miss Vegeta?' In her deep thinking she wasn't paying any mind to walking. She ran into something or someone. She looked up and got an insist frown on her face. 'Great now my day got worse.'

"Hey Babe! I hoped I would catch you." Yamacha extended his hand to help her up. She glared at it and got up on her own.

"What are you doing here?" As she fixed her dress and picked up her books.

"I wanted to talk to you."

Pinching the bridge of her nose, "Yamacha...look. We broke up, you seemed fine with it. I moved on, you should do the same. We aren't right for each other."

Getting a confused look on his face. "Bulma I can change. I can be whatever you want me to be! Please!"

He came up to her as if to hug her, she put up her hand to stop him, "NO! We are done, you won't change! I've found someone else, that I really like. He treats me far better than you ever did. Now leave me alone before I call security!" Bulma pushed past him and stormed down the hallway. Half way down the hallway she reached her destination, her lab. She walked in and locked herself in. After several hours of working she decided to shut down for the day. She as she stretched she looked over at the clock, 8:30 pm. 'Wow, where did the time go?' She got up and left her office. She made it to her car, got in and drove home. When she got there, Goku and Krillin were on the couch. "What are you two doing here so late?"

"Chi and I are going to the movies with my brother and his new girlfriend." Goku said while shoving food into his mouth.

"Sweet, what movie?"

"Paranormal Activity." (A.N. I want to go see it. It scared the hell out of my cousin.)

"Wow, that will haunt Chi-Chi, but I'm sure that's what you want." Winking at him. "Oh, tell Radditz hi for me."

"Ok."

"How about you Krillin?"

Flipping through the channels, "Late dinner with my grandpa."

"Nice. Well you guys have fun." She walked into her room and changed. She came back out and sat down on the couch with Krillin, since Goku and Chi-Chi had left. 18 finally came out in a nice conservative dress, after all Krillin's grandpa was a pervert (A.N. Hmmm...I wonder who that could be?). "Wow, 18 you look great!"

"Thanks B. Krillin you ready!" walking up behind the couch.

"Yeah. Babe, you look smokin!" Krillin felt great because he receive a blush and kiss from 18. They went to the door and 18 turned to Bulma.

"You want to come?"

Laying down on the couch, "No, I'm fine. I'm planning on ordering take out. An evening home alone will do me some good. Have fun."

"If your sure. We will, no porn while we're gone."

Rolling her eyes, "Oh, yeah let me tell ya!"

After awhile she called and order take out. While she waited she kept looking down at her phone. 'I wonder why he hasn't called?'

The buzzer to the front door broke her train of thought, "Delivery!"

"Yeah, come on up." Bulma yelled back. She went to her room and grabbed some money. There was a knock at the door, she went and opened it, looking down, "How much?"

"It's on me."

Bulma froze and looked up, it was Vegeta. She smiled but then frowned, "Nice to hear from you again."

"I wanted to surprise you. Now are you going to invite me in or what. This food is hot."

Bulma turned around and signaled to Vegeta to follow. "You didn't have to pay for it."

"I know but I did." Bulma sat down on the couch, Vegeta followed suit. He sent the food on the table. "Do you want me to leave?"

Bulma looked up at him, "NO! It's just...well...I missed you and it would have been nice if you called."

Vegeta looked deep into her eyes and could tell that she had been hurting. He moved closer to her grabbed her hand, "I'm sorry. It won't happen again." With his other hand, lifting her chin up, "Promise."

Bulma leaned closer to Vegeta and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "So you want to eat with me? I got enough to feed Goku."

Vegeta looked down at the food, "Sure."

Happy birthday Rarz45!!!