Chapter 12: Life is good...mostly

Life was being so good to Bulma. As she dried her hair and humming to herself she couldn't believe that a whole year had come and gone with her and Vegeta. And to top everything off she was to be maid of honor for 18 and Krillin's wedding in July. But tonight wasn't about them or Chi-Chi and Goku, who seemed to have fallen off the face of the Earth, she hadn't seen and barely talked to them in three months. 'I would have thought I would at least have gotten and happy birthday phone call.' She pushed it out of her mind. She had the one person that did count, Vegeta. Bulma finished her hair and went and got dressed. She grabbed the same dress she wore the night they might. Looking over herself once more she couldn't help but smile. "Life is good." She said as the doorbell rang.

"Bulma! Vegeta's here." 18 yelled from the door.

Vegeta stood there in a nice black button up shirt, comfortable fitting black jeans he was looking down when Bulma came out of her room. His eyes went up but his head didn't. There she was, hair in a messy, yet stylish bun, light makeup, and in the same dress she wore the night they met with black strap up heels. "Hey there beautiful." He finally looked all the way up and grinned.

"Hey stud." Bulma's voice was low and sexy. She walked over to him leaned in for a kiss and wrapped her arms around him. Turning to 18, "Don't wait up."

"No plans on it." 18 brushed it off and walked back to the couch.

Bulma smiled and turned back to Vegeta, "Ready?"

Smiling down at her, "If you are."

She slapped him on the butt and headed out the door. Bulma expected a fancy dinner out, but Vegeta had plans far better. 'hopefully tonight I can tell her.'

As they drove closer to his house, "Ummm...Vegeta where are we going?"

"Just wait and see." They soon pulled into his driveway and up to the house. Vegeta went over and helped Bulma out of the car. "This way...my love." As he kissed her hand and made their way to the door.

The door opened showing a path of lite candles down the darkened hallway to the living room. As they walked down the hallway that opened up to the living room, Bulma could hear soft music playing, the fire place lite and a dinner for two set in front of it. Bulma got a big smile and softly punched Vegeta in the side. "Well someone's been a busy boy." She walked into the living room.

"Well I wanted tonight to be very special."

Bulma bit her bottom lip and squealed. 'I wonder?'

After a nice dinner, Vegeta walked over to Bulma and helped her up, they danced in the living room for a bit, they sat back down and drank some more wine. Bulma watched as Vegeta cleared the table and moved it out of the way. She took that as a sign and moved to lay on the rug in front of the fire place. Vegeta walked over and sat next to her. She giggled. "Come here handsome." She pulled him down into a deep passionate kiss. She pulled away and smile then kissed him again. In this kiss Vegeta couldn't hold back a moan. Then he felt Bulma starting to unbutton his shirt.

"Well, someone liked what I did." He smiled as he pulled off his shirt. Next she went for his pants, easily lost. Vegeta went to go untie the back of her dress as she pulled away and giggled. "You want to play it that way?" He got up and chased her around the living room a bit, when she finally gave in and fell back on the rug. She untied her dress herself revealing to Vegeta she had nothing on under it.

"Surprise." She went in and kissed him again. She pulled back, pushed him down and frowned at him. "No fair, you still have cloths on." She crawled over to him. "I'll change that." She slowly pulled his boxers off with her teeth, as soon as she pulled them off she went back up and kissed him. "Better."

2 hours later (sorry everyone I really suck at love scenes)

Bulma laid watching the fire as Vegeta played with her hair. "Vegeta, I'm happy."

"Well Good."

She turned to face him. "No, I'm really happy. I haven't felt like this in a long time." She drew a heart on his naked chest, "For the first time in my life I feel complete." She looked back up at him.

"I wish I could feel that."

Bulma's smile disappeared, "What do you mean? Aren't you happy with me?"

"Of coarse I am." 'No time like the present.' "I want to tell you something, but you have to promise not to freak out or panic."

Bulma got the defensive look and backed away a bit, "Why?"

Vegeta looked at her with a very serious face, "Because I don't want to hurt you."

"What?!?" She stood up and pulled the blanket that was on the couch over her.

Vegeta stood up, "Bulma, please. Do you trust me?"

She looked up at him. "Yes." Right as she finished saying yes, Vegeta transformed into his true form, then as fast as he changed he changed back.

"See."

"Your...Your...Your not human?" She said with a hint of scared in her voice.

"I'm a vampire."

"I know...I've always known." She looked confused and looked down, "I need to go." She grabbed her dress and ran out of the room to the closet room to change...Vegeta's study. She closed the door and leaned up against it, her heart was beating so fast and she couldn't think straight. She found the light and turned it on. There right before her eyes was a painting. She gasped when she saw it. 'That's me.' She got up closer to it and looked real close. 'No that's not me, it's really old...Wait! I've seen this before I remember that dress...Oh God.'

Outside the door she could hear Vegeta, "Bulma please don't do this...I...I love you."

Bulma froze she didn't know what to do. She reached in her purse to see if she had an extra capsule car and she did. She got her dress on and got out through the window, popped her capsule and was gone. In her head as she drove off she heard Vegeta's voice. "We are connected. I will find you. You will be my princess of night."

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A.N. I'm sorry everyone that it took awhile to update. I got the first 6 books of the House of Night Series for Christmas and couldn't put them down.