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Endlessly	By : Froglady15 Category: Dragon Ball Z > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 2949 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Just my Husband, laptop, my 3 dogs and a very overactive imagination… Dragon Ball Z and any songs mentioned in this fic DO NOT belong to me. I'm just borrowing them for my own twisted amusement.
Chapter 23
It was starting to get dark out. Bulma and Kakarott had spent the rest of the afternoon and the evening looking for a ship to buy. There were a few they liked, but they weren't sure if they wanted to pay what some of these guys were asking for. They decided to think about it and head back to the tavern. They could always do some more looking around tomorrow and then make a decision.
They had been almost back to the tavern when they had been stopped by a little short bald guy. He had seen and overheard them looking at ships. He said his name was Krillin. He said he had a decent sized ship but it needed a few minor repairs and fuel. He had bought the parts but could not afford the labor. He offered that if they would pay for half the repairs and split the cost of fuel in half, he would take them wherever they wanted to go. It sounded good. He even said it was okay if they brought an extra person on.
Kakarott agreed to meet up with Krillin tomorrow afternoon to take a look at his ship and see if they could afford repairs. Bulma wanted to take a peek and see if it was something she could even fix herself. From what she'd seen, most of these ships were very similar to what she was used to, so maybe she could tinker around with it and save them all some money.
It was a risk, but they felt really good about this little guy. He seemed genuine and nice enough. He didn't ask too many questions about who they were and where they were from so that was good. They parted ways with them and decided to think on it and make a decision tomorrow after seeing the ship and meeting him again.
They walked back into the tavern and took a seat in the lounge again. Chi-Chi hurried up to them and sat down.
"So, any luck?" she asked.
"Maybe. We might have found something." Kakarott nodded. "We are going to check it out again tomorrow before making a decision."
"Sweet!" Chi-Chi replied. "So, B. You ready to come hang out and give me the whole story on this mysterious prince of yours? I got wine and snacks sent to your room."
Bulma smiled. "Sure. I'd like that."
"Let's go!" Chi-Chi said, standing up. "Are you going to be okay?" she asked Kakarott.
"Yea, would you like to come with us?" Bulma asked him.
"No, it's alright. I'm fine on my own. I'm probably just going to eat and then head off to bed myself. We have lots to do tomorrow. You girls go catch up." Kakarott said.
"You sure?" Bulma asked. "If you change your mind, my room is just down that hallway and it's the last one on the end."
"Yea, I know. Toma showed me earlier. Mine is right next to yours."
"Alright. Perfect." Bulma nodded. "I'm serious, if you change your mind and want some company, come join us."
"Yea. You never know. We might just end up in a pillow fight and need your help resolving it." Chi-Chi winked at him, stifling a giggle at his confused frown.
"A pillow fight?"
"Never mind. It was a joke." Bulma rolled her eyes.
"Okay. Well, I'll let you know if I change my mind. Go have fun though." Kakarott said.
"We will." Bulma nodded. She gave him a quick hug and the two left the lounge quickly.
"He is just too cute." Chi-Chi said with a giggle once they were close to Bulma's room.
"He is, but I think you're scaring him a little." Bulma said shaking her head at her friend.
"Well, he doesn't seem to get it that I like him." Chi-Chi argued. "We had the nicest visit this afternoon after you left. He's so nice!"
"I'm sure you did. Kakarott's a nice guy. But it's a very different culture from ours, Chi. I mean very different. Be careful. There's stuff I still don't know."
"Okay, like what? He doesn't seem like the type that's going to throw me over his shoulder and drag me into his cave and have his way with me." Chi-Chi said, rolling her eyes. "Though, I certainly wouldn't complain if he wanted to do that."
"Chi!" Bulma exclaimed, trying not to laugh. "You're terrible. No, he won't do that, but from what I understand, that's what many males in his culture are like. So just watch what you say."
"Oh, is that what happened to you?" Chi-Chi teased.
"What? No!" Bulma replied, turning all red.
"It is, isn't it? You're turning all red. Oh my god, you hooked up with this Prince? Bulma!" Chi-Chi mock scolded.
"Shut up! Just let me get comfortable and I'll tell you. But no interrupting! It's a long story." Bulma said, unlocking her room.
"Fine." She replied, grinning at her friend. She couldn't wait to hear this story. Just even having an evening together again catching up on girl talk would be so nice. None of the other women here were very friendly, so Chi-Chi hadn't made any friends. She had missed Bulma terribly. She really hoped she could find a way to take her with them. Even if this Kakarott never made a move on her, she would be happy to just go with Bulma; at least then they had each other. It was something familiar.
Bulma pulled out a bottle of wine and a basket of snacks. She tossed the snacks on the huge bed and headed into the bedroom. "Make yourself comfortable."
Chi-Chi followed and took a seat on the bed, grabbing a pillow and stashing it up against the head board. Bulma poured them both a glass and sat down next to her friend.
"Okay. So you know how I told you that I had to entertain him?" Bulma started.
"Yea."
"Well, I ended up bringing him back here." Bulma sighed. "He was a bit of an ass at first but eventually he kinda calmed down and relaxed and we actually got a long really well. I had my ipod-"
"What? You have your ipod?" Chi-Chi exclaimed.
"Yea. I did. I had tons of stuff. I capsulated a bunch of clothes and makeup, my ipod, a bunch of stuff all in the panic before I was taken. I stuffed them in my socks and no one discovered them. So when I ended up here, I just would plug in my ipod and lip-synch to like Christina or Rihanna or Madonna on stage. It was a hit."
"You still have it?"
"No. It got left behind on Vegeta-sei." Bulma shook her head.
"What? How could you have it with you all that time and then just forget it?" Chi-Chi exclaimed.
"Just shoosh!" Bulma said shaking a finger at her friend. "All in good time."
"Fine." Chi-Chi sighed. "Okay, go on. You brought him back here and?"
"And it was like the best date I'd ever had! We drank wine, visited; talked for hours. Found out we have tons in common. Like we were both the only heirs to important families. Well, with him, I guess it's a lot more important being that he's a Prince. But we both were sheltered, and our parents have high expectations, you know."
Chi-Chi nodded.
"He's really smart. I told him what happened to our planet. He knows who destroyed it and he is working at overthrowing and destroying them as well, it was by a bunch of lizards called the Ice-jin. Their leader is a horrible tyrant named Lord Frieza. He's been apparently terrorizing the universe for decades. That's how we got talking about capsules. He totally understood." Bulma said excitedly.
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes. "Now, that's an amazing feat in itself. You found someone to humor your tech talk and didn't bore him half to death?"
"No! He was fascinated and wanted to know more!" Bulma said. "Anyway, I put on some music and I made him dance with me." She giggled.
"You made him dance with you?"
"Yea! Oh yea, so when I first got here, I was freaked out cause I didn't know what to expect cause I didn't know what his expectations were, and obviously, this room is for hooking up. So I was all flustered and worried. Anyway, he must have noticed because he got all serious and said 'You don't have to be afraid of me. I don't see the honor in forcing myself on women. I hate places like these and I am only here because I promised my men an evening out wherever they wanted.' So that's when we got to visiting and he wanted to know what I wanted to do, so I said I always wanted to dance with a Prince."
Chi-Chi giggled. "Seriously? You are so lame!"
Bulma nodded. "I know, but I couldn't resist! I just wanted to get close to him for some reason. So we slow danced together a bit, and visited some more. He told me about his goals and about how his father is trying to force him to marry this bitch for political reasons and how he can't stand her and then he decided to leave and gave me a bunch of money he said to put towards buying my freedom and then he kissed the back of my hand and I asked him if I'd ever see him again and he said 'Not likely'. And that was it. He left." She sighed dreamily.
"Wow." Chi-Chi murmured. "That must have sucked."
"It did! Like I seriously kept yelling in my head how not fair it was! He was so perfect and respectful! I have never clicked with a guy like that. Not even Yamcha! Yamcha was such an airhead! I couldn't talk to him about anything related to my father's company. This guy actually wanted to know."
"Not to mention that Yamcha would have been trying to get into your pants the whole time." Chi-Chi rolled her eyes. "I kept telling you there are way better guys out there than him. You wouldn't listen. You just kept him around."
"Oh, you have no idea! I feel so dumb now." Bulma shook her head and took a sip from her wine.
"So, this Prince. What's his name again?"
"Vegeta."
"Wait. Isn't that where he's from?" Chi-Chi frowned in confusion.
Bulma nodded. "His father, the King's name is Vegeta too and they are from the planet Vegeta-sei."
"That's kind of egocentric, don't you think?" she asked, rolling her eyes.
"I guess. Modesty isn't really his strong suit. But oh my god, you should see him. He's not like anyone I've ever seen before. Even those supposed drop dead gorgeous Greek gods we had to study in school would hang their heads in shame standing next to him. He can be as egocentric as he wants."
"And he's hotter than his friend Kakarott out there?" Chi-Chi asked disbelievingly.
"Oh yea. In my opinion anyway."
"What does he look like?"
"Well, he's got like the same dark features. All Saiyans seem to; black unruly hair, thick eyebrows, dark eyes. Vegeta's hair kinda stands right up like a flame. And he has a really prominent widow's peak. His skin is a bit darker than Kakarott's, almost olive. His eyes are narrow but so intense. They're jet black and almost soul piercing."
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes. Her friend was definitely hung up on the guy. She hadn't even been this excited about Yamcha when she had first met him and Yamcha had been the supposedly most gorgeous man she had ever seen. He turned out to be a complete loser.
"He's got kind of a small nose, but a really strong jaw line and perfect lips. He's usually scowling, but trust me, it adds to his appeal. His body too is unbelievable. You know how Yamcha was all built cause he spent so much time at the gym?"
Chi-Chi nodded. "Alright, I get it. Just saying he's tall, dark and handsome with great eyes hair and body would have sufficed."
"Well, no, He's not tall."
"He's short?" Chi-Chi asked, wrinkling her nose.
"No, I wouldn't say he's short. He's like the perfect height." Bulma frowned at her friend. "He's like my height, but looks taller cause his hair stands straight up."
"Awe no, he's short, Bulma!" Chi-Chi repeated.
"No he isn't. I don't look down at him. Then he would be considered short." Bulma argued.
"Yeah, whatever. Kakarott is the perfect height."
"Okay, but you always liked taller guys. I've never really cared one way or another." Bulma shrugged. She'd have still fallen for Vegeta even if he had been shorter than her.
"Oh yea, remember that guy in like the seventh grade you went out with for like a month?" Chi-Chi giggled. "He was like half your size!"
"Ugh. You'll never let that one go." Bulma rolled her eyes.
"Nope! But anyway, so what happened next? He came back for you a few weeks later?"
"He did! It was just him and Kakarott. He paid Toma, and Toma was all upset. He came to tell me himself and thought I was going to be mad that he sold me. In actuality, I was thrilled. I'd been dreaming about it since he'd left."
"Bulma, you only met the guy once!"
"I know, but there was just something about him. I felt safe with him for some reason. I can't explain it. Anyway, Toma left and Vegeta walked into my room. I didn't know what to say to him and he walked right up to me and just kissed me like within an inch of my life. I have never been kissed like that before."
"Awe." Chi-Chi smiled. "I remember you saying Yamcha wasn't the greatest kisser but then decided you didn't really have anyone to compare him to either so you settled."
"Oh wow, did I settle." Bulma shook her head. She could feel herself blushing again. "So, we left here and he took me onto his ship with Kakarott and I didn't know what to think because I'm technically his slave now, right? So we get on his ship and he shows me my room, which is across from his room. That was a bit awkward because he clearly didn't know what his intentions were for me either. He was just trying to be considerate, so I showered and he had said to come see him in his room when I was done. I did and we visited and then made out and we almost hooked up."
"Seriously? Bulma, you didn't even know the guy!" Chi-Chi exclaimed. "You tortured Yamcha for what, three years? You kept saying 'Oh, I'm not ready' or whatever."
"I know, I know! You're one to talk! You said you'd be okay if Kakarott dragged you off somewhere and you only met him a few hours ago!" Bulma rolled her eyes.
"Umm yeah, but that's different! He seems like a sweet guy who wouldn't do that anyway and you said he was decent. You didn't have anyone to say this guy wasn't a creep. What if he'd bought you with plans on making you his sex slave and then what would you have done? I've heard about lots of that since I've been here." Chi-Chi said worriedly.
"I know. You're right. I just went with my gut. He told me that first night to not be afraid of him. If he was going to be a creep, I think he would have been a creep then. Anyway, so I told him to stop because things were moving too fast and I hadn't done it with anyone before and he stopped." Bulma explained. "Like, we were in his bed and things were getting hot and heavy and he stopped. He wasn't even mad! Like I never let things get that heated with Yamcha and he'd get mad all the time and make me feel bad. So after we calmed down, he admitted to me that he hasn't been with anyone before either and so he wrapped me in his arms and we both fell asleep. Until the mess that brought me here, I spent every night with him holding me since we left here. And he never once tried to take advantage of me or try to take things any further after that. I tell you, the guy's self control is out of this world."
"Must be." Chi-Chi shrugged. "So you teased and tormented him all this time?"
"No. He was just as bad! It was hard cause it was like we couldn't keep our hands off each other half the time, but just wait. I'll get to that because it concerns you if we get you out of here and you want to pursue Kakarott. There are some things you have to know about them and their rituals. It's very serious.
"So the next day, we ended up at a dead planet and I stored a bunch of metal with my capsules because Vegeta wanted a demonstration because that's one of the reasons he came back for me. He wanted me to help them. So I found out that the people that destroyed our planet, the Ice-jin, are enslaving Vegeta and his planet. They make them go out and destroy weaker planets and take slaves. I was really upset at first, but he and Kakarott explained that they don't have much choice in the matter and they are just biding their time until they can defeat them. So it took a week for us to make it back to his planet and I know this sounds crazy and I don't mean to sound cheesy, but we both fell in love in that week."
"One week." Chi-Chi asked, raising an eyebrow. "Eigh-yaa, Bulma."
"It's not as bad as it sounds. We didn't have anything else to do for a whole week but get to know each other really well. He explained a lot about his culture to me that I would need to know. And no, we didn't hook up. We made out a lot but that was it." Bulma sighed.
"Okay, so you left with this hot random Prince who also destroys planets like our home planet and wants your help in destroying another race and still fell in love with him after knowing all that in only a week." Chi-Chi said, unimpressed.
"I know how it sounds but trust me. He's not a monster or a tyrant. He can be a bit grouchy. But he means well. He's only looking to free his people from the Ice-jin. I asked him if I was helping one monster take down another and he said no. I believe him."
"Bulma, of course he's going to say No. He wants your help!"
"I know, but technically I was his slave so I wouldn't have a choice in the matter anyway. I believe him. Chi, he's been through so much. He's not much older than us. Lord Frieza, leader of the Ice-jin, beat him and tormented him almost his whole life. His Father sent him away when he was only ten years old to learn under Lord Frieza, the one who is directly responsible for destroying our planet. He was apparently known to be a horrible person and Vegeta's father knowingly sent him off and he was stuck there for seven years. The only company he had was Kakarott. They were both tormented and abused, but Vegeta took the brunt of it. He hates the Ice-jin for what they've done to him and what they've made him do. I don't even know the half of it. He won't talk about it. I only get bits and pieces from him, Kakarott and Kakarott's father, Bardock."
Chi-Chi nodded. She had to admit, she was a little concerned for her friend. Bulma was always far too trusting. She hoped that this Prince Vegeta could be trusted and wasn't just using her friend's genius mind and manipulating her kind hearted nature just for his own interests. It wouldn't be the first time she was being used and was too naïve to see it for herself. She had been hurt lots in the past by both guys and girlfriends. Chi-Chi had always suspected that Yamcha had stuck around in hopes that Bulma and he would one day get married and he could get a free pass on life. There was no other reason. Not to discredit her friend any, but they'd had nothing in common and she was never interested in sex, which Yamcha had been unfaithful to her repeatedly because she denied him and yet he always managed to worm his way back into her life. She had warned her friend of that possibility and she still either hadn't seen it or hadn't wanted to see it.
She was a bit worried now. What if she helped this Prince get everything he wanted? Then what would he do? Would they live happily ever after or would he cast her off once she out grew her usefulness? She really hoped he cared about her as much as she seemed to be over the moon about him. However, from talking to Kakarott, he seemed to genuinely care about Bulma and he held his Prince in very high esteem. She sensed that had he felt the Prince was just using her, he wouldn't have encouraged Bulma to contact him earlier on or teased her about their first meeting like he had.
"So, we made it to Vegeta-sei. It's a gorgeous warm planet, Chi!"
"It sounds beautiful. Kakarott was telling me a little bit about it. It doesn't sound like he can go back though." Chi-Chi nodded.
"Yea, we'll see. Maybe one day when Vegeta's father isn't King anymore." Bulma replied. "I feel so bad. Poor Kakarott. He's such a good friend to Vegeta."
"Yea, he was telling me some of it. He's very loyal to his Prince it seems. He mentioned briefly that you're his Prince's chosen and that he trusted him to look after you. He wouldn't give me any further details. Said I that to get it from you."
Bulma smiled. Kakarott was always so proper. "We made it back to Vegeta-sei and before we got there, Vegeta had warned me that he would be telling everyone that I was his Royal Concubine so that I would be left alone. It is apparently improper for women to work in the science department, so this was our cover story. He was very adamant that I stay away from his Father at all costs. He's apparently a creep where women are concerned. Vegeta was very afraid for me. I met his father briefly, who looks like a taller, crankier version of him with a goatee. He looked me over and whatnot and talked about me like I was livestock. I was pissed, but apparently passed the test. And Vegeta insisted I stay in his quarters and not where the other concubines and courtesans stay. I was also not to go anywhere in the palace without an escort like Kakarott, Bardock or himself. He was afraid it wasn't safe plus this girl his father wants him to marry was pissed that he came back with a concubine and was plotting to be rid of me."
Chi-Chi reached for more wine. This was so complicated. "Why would he bring you back if it wasn't safe for you to be among his own people? His own Father even?"
"I think he was hoping that his father would agree with him in his hope that I could help them advance some of their technology so they could one up these Ice-jin losers. I spoke to him about way more than just capsules. That metal we picked up? I gave him a few ideas in terms of weapons and armor. He even let me land his ship. I'm serious, Chi, he thinks I can help them and he was very excited about it. Even Bardock, Kakarott's father who is head of the science department was thrilled to work with me. He shared Vegeta's enthusiasm. I stumped him with some of the things I can do and he's the planet's genius." She said proudly.
"So that's why you left with Kakarott? Because his father didn't want you helping them out?" Chi-Chi asked, that made partial sense.
"No. It gets even more complicated than that." She shook her head. "So, I showed Bardock how to do the capsules and he was more than thrilled. He even gave me a bunch of blue prints on other projects that he hadn't had time to get to. I made some mods to some of them and some of their other stuff. We had to do it so the King wouldn't know because he wasn't happy with me helping at all. To him I was just a bed slave and of no use otherwise. I even came up with a training facility for Vegeta to help him get stronger. Oh my god, Chi-Chi! It's the best thing I have ever done-"
"Okay, okay, spare me the tech talk. What happened after that?" Chi-Chi interrupted her before she went off on a tangent about things she knew nothing about.
"Other than that, I was really happy with helping out and things with Vegeta and I were going really well. I was starting to wonder where things were going cause he never pressed the issue where being intimate was concerned. We just enjoyed each other's company and indulged in the odd make out session. One night, Vegeta finally told me that he wouldn't be intimate with me until he could take me as his mate, which in Saiyan culture means make me his wife."
"Oh wow." Chi-Chi exclaimed. This was getting more interesting by the minute. "Really?"
"Yeah!" Bulma nodded with a huge smile. "It was completely unexpected. That's kind of where things started to get complicated."
"You're a slave."
"Yea. But he never ever treated me like a slave." She said. "But in the eyes of everyone else, I was. And because he's the Prince, he'll be expected to take a Saiyan woman as his wife, no matter what. I'd never be accepted."
Chi-Chi nodded. "Well, that should have been a given, Bulma. It was the same on our planet for years. Prince's and princess's would have never been able to take slaves as spouses. There were still tons of people against mixed and same sex marriages."
"I know." She nodded, looking down at her hands. "I kept waiting for him to come back to his quarters one night and tell me had to go back on that. His father was on his case big time. I don't know how he knew, but he seemed to suspect all along that I was more to him than just a bed slave."
"Well, it's his son. He probably knows him better than anyone, I would think."
"Yea, but Vegeta is different around everyone else. It's like he puts up this wall and turns into this cold unfeeling person. It's almost frightening."
"That's not good, Bulma."
"It's not how it sounds though. What I've learned, and what you need to know, is this is an extremely powerful race, both physically and mentally. They despise weakness of any kind. There is no room for it in their culture. They are a warrior race that believes that only the strong have the right to exist." Bulma explained the best she could. "They even see emotional attachments as weaknesses. The rationale behind that is that if an enemy knew you meant something to that person, they could take you and use you against them. So, they are extremely private where their emotions are concerned; almost to the point where you would think them indifferent about their spouse. I asked Bardock one day about his mate. He simply smiled and said "she is everything a Saiyan woman ought to be." However, I've spent enough time with him to know that his mate means everything to him, but he would never say so in a million years. Not even to her. It's like an unspoken thing."
"That's terrible." Chi-Chi commented.
"I thought that at first too and Vegeta pissed me off a few times when I talked about our culture and loving your mate and such and he ridiculed me for having, what did he call it? Right, "these ridiculous notions of love." To them it's foolish. They don't use that word. It annoyed me at first, but the more you learn about them, the more you understand that though these people are rough and cold on the outside and that they will never show any form of affection in public, what they share with their mates in private is something beautiful. They mate for life. There is no divorce under any circumstances."
Chi-Chi nodded.
"When they decide to mate, or marry, that's it. There are no ceremonies or paperwork. I explained our traditions to Vegeta and he scoffed about signing treaties."
Chi-Chi giggled. "I could see that. I guess it is a treaty in a way. Well, what do they do?"
"They have what they call a bonding and mating ritual where you go and consummate your relationship, like we would do on a honeymoon." Bulma said with a blush. "They bite each other on the neck and forge a mental and emotional bond that cannot be broken until the other one passes. When one passes, usually the other one follows shortly after."
"Wow." Chi-Chi said. "That's deep."
"It is. Gives new meaning to till death do you part."
"It does. So, you really have to know what you're doing." Chi-Chi said.
"You do. There's no turning back. It can apparently have disastrous affects on the one rejected so it has to be consensual for both parties."
"I see. And this is what Vegeta wanted with you?"
"He did. And he was so sure of it, of us. He knew he would have to go against his father and everyone else. That's why he wanted to wait." Bulma said, looking down at her hands.
"Wait for what?"
"Wait until he was strong enough to take his father's throne. Strong enough that no one would dare question his choice."
"Like kill his father?"
"Yea. Apparently that's how it goes. The younger comes along one day and over throws the older. It's tradition. He wasn't ready to do that yet. Also, this Lord Frieza likes to torment him and he didn't want anyone to know. If Frieza found out that he felt anything more for me than ownership, he would use me to hurt him. So we decided to wait."
"Alright. Sounds fair. So, what happened?"
"Well, things didn't go sideways until Lord Frieza was going to be arriving to Vegeta-sei to visit for like a week. Vegeta was freaking out about it so we agreed that I would have to stay hidden that week. He didn't want Frieza seeing or even knowing about me." Bulma explained. "That had been the plan until Asia, the girl his father wants him to marry, heard that Vegeta had found me here performing and that since I'm apparently so talented that it was a great idea for me to perform at the evening banquets while Lord Frieza and his men were visiting. The King agreed, I think hoping that I would catch the interest of Lord Frieza and send me away with him. Frieza is apparently just as vile as Vegeta's father where women are concerned and knowing that I belong to Vegeta, well, of course he would want me. He apparently has a harem on his ship."
"That's terrible. So he sent you away with Kakarott to keep you safe?"
Bulma snickered. "He did, but just wait. I'm still getting to that!" She got up to grab another bottle of wine for them.
"This King sounds like a real douche. How did his son end up normal?" Chi-Chi said, unimpressed.
"I don't know. I mean, don't get me wrong, Vegeta is far from perfect. There are lots of issues there, but he's somehow come above all the bad things that have happened to him. I can't help but wonder what he would have been like if he hadn't had to go through those things. Apparently, I'm good for him."
"Right, but is he good for you?" Chi-Chi asked.
"He is. He's extremely supportive. He even started teaching me some self defense."
"Oh wow! I'm impressed! Getting you to want to learn anything in terms of self defense was like pulling teeth!" Chi-Chi snorted.
"Yea, it's not my thing, but he insisted. After everything that's happened, I didn't argue with him. We did that in the last few hours we spent together." Bulma said quietly. "He's really a good instructor. Very strict. You should train with him one day if we all are ever again. He makes it look so easy. Like a dance. He's very technical."
"I told you a million times, it's very similar. In terms of posture and memorizing moves like you would choreography." Chi-Chi said, rolling her eyes. "But no, you had no interest. You put your faith in your father's security guards and that dog."
"Hey, Cable was awesome!" Bulma objected. "He actually tore the nose of one of those scumbags before they blasted him. Poor guy. At least he didn't suffer. Any other situation, he would have come out on top. Who knows how to prepare for a super strong alien invasion? You were the most skilled person I know and here you are."
"Yeah. I did try." Chi-Chi nodded. "They killed everyone around me and I'm convinced they took me only out of pure amusement."
"Probably." Bulma shrugged. "Most of anyone I have had the experience of meeting hasn't been nice. They only want to break you. I'm glad you're alright."
"I'm glad you're alright too." Chi-Chi nodded, filling her glass up some more. "So, what happened when this Lord Frieza showed up?"
"Ugh. Everything fell apart after that. The night Vegeta told me I would have to perform and then told me the possibility that either Frieza or one of his men might take me away, I had a complete melt down in front of him."
"Well, that's understandable." Chi-Chi shrugged.
"Yea, but I wish I hadn't. He was so angry that there wasn't anything he could do to stop it and he was so concerned for my well being that my sitting there crying only made him feel worse. He was so adamant that Lord Frieza and the ones coming with him were so vile that I would be done for. He said that belonging to him put a huge target on my head." Bulma said. "He's so protective. That whole week he was almost unbearable to be around."
"Well, could you really blame him?"
"No. That night he told me about it, I told him I loved him." Bulma said quietly.
"And how did that go, being that his culture doesn't know how reciprocate?"
"He was more stunned than anything. He was like "How can you love someone that cannot protect you?" and then he kissed me. Like so passionately. He may never be able to say it, but I know he feels the same." Bulma said dreamily.
Chi-Chi smirked. "Wow."
"So after that I got ready to perform and we spent lots of time together just in case the worst should happen. I finished the designs on his training room and worked a bit on it with Bardock. Then the night Frieza arrived, Vegeta was called away. Frieza wanted him to return to his ship and promote him as his First Lieutenant."
"Oh wow!" Chi-Chi exclaimed.
"Yea, but not so much. He never wants to go back on that ship. I don't know all of what happened to him, but it was pretty bad from what I gather. So his father pretty much gave him an ultimatum that either he marry Asia, the girl he picked out for him or Frieza's service." Bulma shrugged.
"Oh shit." Chi-Chi commented. "So, you didn't say, but how come he doesn't like this girl? What's she like?"
"She's absolutely gorgeous. Like really tall and fit looking. You can tell she's strong. She has really long black hair." Bulma explained. She wasn't sure how to describe Asia, really. "Apparently she's been chasing after Vegeta since he was released from Frieza's service two years ago. She told me he was her fiancée."
"Oh, really?" Chi-chi said, rolling her eyes.
"Yea. She ran into us like my second day there and made a point of informing me of that fact and that I'm so small and delicate that I couldn't be of any amusement for him or some crap and that if I wait long enough, he'll break me in half." Bulma sighed.
"What does your size have to do with anything?"
"Well, the Saiyans are a warrior race and they have super human strength. So, Vegeta has to be very careful not to accidentally injure or break me. He could very easily."
"Oh. Well, still. That's none of her business. If you're happy with him and he's happy with you then whatever."
"Yeah, but I'm still just a slave, remember? He's supposed to marry an appropriate Saiyan woman and that happens to be her. I was just the other woman in this whole thing, only I really wasn't because Vegeta never wanted her to begin with. It's been her and his father pushing for this the whole time. He says he'd rather die with no heir to his throne than be mated to her. He hates her."
"So why does his father insist on this? Especially if once they're mated and bonded it's a permanent arrangement? You said both parties had to be amenable to the union."
"I don't know. All I do know is that her father is one of the King's political advisors and is apparently very influential. Other than that, I don't know. He could probably choose another Saiyan girl, but his father is pushing Asia on him."
"That sucks."
"Yeah. But anyway, he just doesn't trust her. He says she's manipulative and conniving. I kinda feel bad for her because I think she really does care for him. She just annoys him because he keeps telling her to leave him alone and she just won't."
"He hasn't led her on?"
"No. I'm sure of it. Vegeta is very forward. Either he likes you or he doesn't. He wouldn't have led her on if he wasn't interested. Even Kakarott has no use for her and that he doesn't know why she keeps pursuing Vegeta." Bulma replied. "Still, I feel bad for her in a way because she saw me as trying to steal her man, when I really didn't."
"Well, no. If he never committed to her to begin with, then neither of you did anything wrong." Chi-Chi shrugged. "So why doesn't she just look for another guy who wants her?"
"Umm. If she marries him that would make her queen one day."
"I guess." Chi-Chi rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Chicks like that bug me."
"Yeah, so Vegeta and I discussed different options between just leaving, or sending me to stay with Bardock for a while until he returned from Frieza's service because he'd rather do that than be with Asia and he didn't want to bring me on Frieza's ship. So, we decided we had a few days to figure it out. I performed that night-"
"What did you perform?" Chi-Chi asked excitedly. She knew how talented her friend was.
""I did Christina Aguillera the first night. I even convinced Vegeta grab a chair and I sang Nasty Naughty Boy and gave him a lap dance in front of everyone. Ha haa!" Bulma giggled.
"You didn't!"
"Yea. I still can't believe he agreed to it, but he did. It was a hit. Everyone loved it! Asia was super pissed!" Bulma said excitedly at the memory.
"I'll bet it was. You're such a brat."
"I know. It was so worth it. So it went good and then Vegeta's father barged in on me when I was changing for the next song. He said that if I didn't put on a more sexy show, he'd make sure I wouldn't get sent away with Lord Frieza."
"Eewe." Chi-Chi wrinkled her nose. "So, what did you do?"
"Well, before I took the stage, Vegeta was adamant that I not be too promiscuous so I kinda kept it, you know a safe medium between sexy and aloof. It was fun and everyone else seemed to like it and then the King says to vamp it up. So I did and he was happy with it only then Vegeta was pissed."
"Well, if he's trying to keep you safe from these losers, of course he'd be pissed. But this wasn't really your fault." Chi-Chi said, opening up a bag of munchies on the bed that neither one of them had started yet.
"Yeah. He was so upset with me; he wouldn't even talk to me. I had to beg him to say something."
"So, what did he say?"
"He thought I did it on purpose. He wanted to know if I was determined to either torment him when I knew we had to wait for our relationship to progress or if I was determined to be dragged away by Frieza or one of his men." Bulma sighed sadly, remembering how angry he had been that night with her.
"Awe! Poor guy! I could see how he might have thought that." Chi-Chi shrugged. She was really intrigued by this Prince Vegeta. From what Bilma was telling her he really did care about her. She felt bad for immediately being suspicious. The guy seemed to really have her best interests at heart. He must have, she was here and he wasn't.
"Yeah. Well, I told him what had happened and he understood but was then upset that he hadn't protected me as well as he should have. So, that night he decided that the only way to be able to protect me would be to forge a bond and then that way he would know what was going on with me even if he wasn't with me."
"Really? You mean the whole bonding and mating thing you just told me about?"
Bulma nodded with a smile.
"But I thought he wanted to wait till he could kick his father's ass?"
"He did, but he decided to do this. Take me as his mate and worry about the details later. We would still have a few days to decide what to do. So, he didn't tell me any of this though. He had just said to be ready to go after the evening's performance. It went well, I sang Don't Cha because Asia was hovering all over him."
Chi-Chi giggled and shook her head at her friend.
"Then when I went back to change, Vegeta was already waiting for me and wanted to leave right then because Frieza wanted to meet me. I still had like three songs to do so I talked him into letting me meet him and then get out so that it wouldn't be so obvious that we left."
"Uh ohh."
"Yeah. I should have listened to Vegeta." Bulma said shaking her head, still kicking herself for not listening to him. "We went to meet Lord Frieza and it turns out that his first Lieutenant, Zarbon was the same guy who took me from my home. He had wanted me for himself, if you know what I mean?"
Chi-Chi frowned and nodded.
"Yeah. I told Vegeta about it. It turns out he tormented Vegeta badly when he was in Frieza's service. He hated him."
"What happened, Bulma?" Chi-Chi asked, not sure if she really wanted to know the answer.
"I was alright. He had roughed me up a bit but before anything happened he got called away and I took my chance and escaped his room and hid on the ship with the other female slaves and ended up at the auction like everyone else and then was sent here."
Chi-Chi narrowed her eyes suspiciously at her friend. "You sure? You can tell me."
"I swear! Nothing happened. He gave me a black eye but that was it. I got away."
"Alright." Chi-Chi nodded.
"So, then Zarbon, Frieza's First Lieutenant, started whining about how he should get to spend a night with me since it was really he who saved me from my planets destruction by taking me and how he had been so upset I had gone missing. Frieza and the King decided that I had to give him a private dance as a sign of gratitude."
"What?"
"Yeah, I don't know what happened before I got there. Vegeta had warned me that he was there and that he had wanted a full night with me, which he forbid."
"Well, yeah! I would hope so!" Chi-Chi exclaimed. "I mean, I get that no one was allowed to know that he cared about you, but you were still his property. Technically. Wouldn't he have a say on that?"
"Normally, I think so. But here, he didn't really have a leg to stand on. His father had granted them all access to any one of his personal concubines. There's one strike. Why can't Vegeta just give up his concubine for one evening? And more than that, Zarbon was his superior. It should have been a given. Plus on top of that, his father wanted me out of the picture and Frieza and Zarbon like to torment him. Vegeta had told me that he thought Frieza had figured out that I was more to him than just a bed slave."
"Oye ve." Chi-Chi replied. "So did you go through with it?"
"Yeah. I did." Bulma nodded. "I didn't have a choice! Vegeta came with me, thank God! The new plan was for us to just leave right after I was done. He waited just outside the room. And when I started, he was at the door keeping an eye on things."
"Eewe! So you just stripped for this creep?" Chi-Chi exclaimed, wrinkling her nose. "And Vegeta didn't have a fit?"
"Well, I didn't really strip. Jut down to my bra and panties."
"You weren't terrified?"
"I was! But I also knew Vegeta was right there just in case things got out of hand. I knew he wouldn't let anything happen to me."
"Ugh. Still! So what did you do?"
"I plugged my ipod in, chose a song and danced for him. It went well until he'd had enough and decided to pounce on me and that's when Vegeta stepped in."
"Good! Oh, Bulma. I can't believe you did that!" Chi-Chi shook her head again. "And Vegeta kicked his ass?"
Bulma nodded. "He did a whole lot more than just kick his ass, Chi. He beat him to death."
"Oh my god!"
"Yeah. Like completely lost it and beat him almost unrecognizable till he was dead."
"Wow. What a mess." Chu-Chi shook her head.
"You have no idea. So, in the panic, we just left."
"Left? Left where?"
"The palace. Oh, and in said panic, I forgot to grab my ipod. It's probably still in that room."
"Okay. I can see how you could forget it. But still! What a bummer!"
"I know, I didn't even realize till this afternoon. So, he took me to this private, isolated island that he bought a while back and he said no one knows about it. It took us like an hour to get there. And I was still pretty shaken up."
"Well, of course!"
"I think he thought I would be afraid of him and not want to be with him anymore because he went into this apology about how he'd wished he'd have asked me to leave before he had done that because he didn't want me to ever see him that way." Bulma said.
"I could understand that, but at the same time, he was only focused on protecting you." Chi-Chi nodded. "What a pig! He knew you were off limits and still tried to take what he had no right to. Sounds like he got what he deserved."
"I know. I told him that. So after that, he asked me if I wanted to be his mate. He even gave me this ring that he picked out all on his own." Bulma said, taking off her ring and handing it to Chi-Chi.
"I noticed it earlier and I was wondering what the deal was; if it was an engagement ring or what?" Chi-Chi said, looking at it. "It's beautiful! He's got great taste! I'm jealous!"
"Thanks. Yea, we had talked before about Earth wedding customs and he had remembered that I had said we exchange rings, so he thought that since I'll be following his traditions and rituals, he wanted to do one of mine."
"That's so sweet!" Chi-Chi gushed, handing the ring back to Bulma.
"I know! I couldn't believe it!" Bulma said, blushing. "It was cute because I was so excited I started to cry and he got all upset and thought I didn't like the ring. He was like "We can get a different one". He didn't understand why I was crying."
"Poor guy! Way to go, Bulma!" Chi-Chi rolled her eyes.
"Hey! I was over come and I certainly wasn't expecting that!" Bulma defended herself.
"So, then what?"
"We kissed on the beach and he wanted to exchange vows like we do here. He said so that it would be official in my culture as well as in his. We then made our own vows then and there on the beach under the stars and kissed." Bulma said. "It was so beautiful there! Like there's a million more stars visible there than back home! There was no one there, just us and tons of trees. It was so peaceful and romantic."
"Awe." Chi-Chi said, smiling at her friend.
"Yeah, so he carried me into this small house that's hidden behind all the trees. It's just small and simple. Kinda like a little cabin. It's perfect; nothing like the Palace, which is beautiful but this was nice and homey and private. I can see why he bought it as a getaway place."
"Well, he's probably under a lot of stress and needs some place to just chill and be left alone." Chi-Chi nodded.
"Yeah, the poor guy never gets a moments peace." Bulma nodded.
"So, then what?"
Bulma smiled and looked down at her hands, blushing profusely. "We finally consummated our relationship."
"That's it?"
Bulma nodded.
"Come on! I want details, B!" Chi-Chi whined. "Was it good?"
Bulma nodded again. "Oh yeah, it was very good."
"Did it hurt?"
Bulma frowned at her friend. "Well, yeah. Of course! You should know that!"
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Chi-Chi objected.
"You. You've been there. Haven't you?"
"What? No!"
"Yeah, I thought you and that Chan guy at your gym that you dated for like a year. I was under the impression you guys. You know?"
"What! No!" Chi-Chi said, her face burning from embarrassment. "We fooled around but never actually took the plunge."
"Oh, I thought you guys had." Bulma said with a confused frown.
"Yea, sure! Daddy would have gone completely ballistic!" Chi-Chi said. Her father had been extremely over protective of his daughter.
Bulma laughed. "Okay. Still, you've done more than I had at that point."
"Hmph. Point taken." Chi-Chi said, grabbing another bag of munchies. "I still want details though! You owe me!"
"Ugh, fine." Bulma sighed awkwardly. "He was very considerate and careful about it."
"You weren't scared?"
"I was, but I trusted him. If I hadn't wanted to, he would have still not done anything. It was my choice. He was so sweet about it. Like, I hope you get a chance to meet him. He comes off like an arrogant ass but he's so different in private. He's so gentle and he was so afraid of hurting me that if I had said stop at any point, he would have. How many guys would do that?"
"Not many." Chi-Chi said.
"I know! And he's like this big strong warrior guy. You wouldn't think he'd be like that, but he is. He was so tender and careful." Bulma said. "And then he bit me and it brought everything to a whole different level."
"What happened when he did that? That's so weird!"
"It is, and I wasn't sure about it at first, but if it's one of his customs then whatever, I didn't have a problem going through with it." Bulma shrugged.
"Can I see it?"
"Sure," Bulma replied, pulling the neckline of her shirt to the side, exposing the healed wound on her neck.
"Huh. Does it hurt?"
"No. It's tender, but it doesn't hurt. It did when he bit me. He bit me a couple of times." Bulma said, feeling her cheeks go red again.
"He bit you a couple of times? Like every time you guys…?"
"Yeah. In the same spot." Bulma nodded.
"So how many times did you guys?"
"Chi, really?" Bulma asked uncomfortably.
"Hey! You said you'd tell me details and so far I've been really let down!" Chi-Chi teased. "I expect details!"
Bulma sighed. "We made love a few times that night."
"Like twice?"
"No, like four times and then once the next day before we left the island." She said awkwardly.
"Oh my god, Bulma! Five times? Who is this guy?" Chi-Chi exclaimed.
Bulma smirked. "He's got a lot of stamina."
"Sounds like it. Wow."
"Yeah, it was an incredible night. That's for sure. Like he woke me up a few times and I woke him up once."
"You weren't sore?"
"I was a little, but trust me, he more than made up for it and I was able to overlook it." She said shyly.
"So what happened when he bit you, exactly? You bonded?"
"Yeah, I don't really understand how it works, but it opened up like a mental link between us. I don't know how to explain it better than that, but he showed me everything he felt for me through this link. Like, Vegeta isn't good at expressing himself and there were times I wondered if he really did care for me as much as I did for him. Honestly, with the bond, he showed me everything he was unable to say to me. It was overwhelming. Like I can truthfully say he loves me and yet the depth of the feelings I picked up from him make the word Love seem like nothing. I understand now why they laugh at it. What they feel goes way beyond that. It's so intense."
"Wow." Chi-Chi murmured.
"Yea, it was amazing. He will never tell me he loves me, but he doesn't have to either. I know it from the bond. It made a lot of things make sense. So then I sent to him everything I felt for him and he saw it the same as I did when he sent his thoughts to me. We can speak to each other through the mind link too; we are able to communicate thoughts and feelings. It was kinda hard at first, but Vegeta says it's something that becomes easier with time. I also felt it get stronger every time we made love."
"That's crazy!" Chi-Chi commented.
"It is, but now that I've experienced it, I don't know how people don't have it. It's such an advantage. Vegeta can check up on me whenever he wants and he'll know if I'm safe or in distress. I will eventually be able to do the same. It's been harder for me since I'm not a Saiyan, but I'll figure it out."
"So, he knows you're here safe with Kakarott?"
"No." Bulma groaned, rolling her eyes. "He thinks we're dead. I did try to talk to him today and it was hard, but I eventually got through to him only to have him dismiss me because he thinks I'm dead and that he's going crazy."
"Oh no. Wait, why does he think you're dead?"
"Well, we left the island like in the afternoon some time." Bulma said. "We decided to leave. So the plan was to just get on his ship and get off the planet, but then he decided he wanted to get the plans and progress from the Gravity room to take with us so I could finish it on our travels and he could train and we wouldn't come back until he was strong enough to beat everyone."
"Sounds like a good idea. Then you guys could make good on some more alone time." Chi-Chi said with a wink. "So, what went wrong?"
"Well, we got back and he took me to his personal quarters and Kakarott was there waiting for us. He said the King and Lord Frieza were pissed at the death of Zarbon and that they blamed me for Vegeta's actions so they were looking to get rid of me. So he had taken the liberty of getting Vegeta's ship ready the night before so we could leave immediately. He was just waiting for us to come back. So Vegeta sent me to the ship with Kakarott and went to get the Gravity Room stuff, even though I begged him not to.
"He told me it would be fine, that he'd be quick and he would let me know through the bond if anything went wrong but if he wasn't there in fifteen minutes to leave. He said something to Kakarott that I didn't hear, but I'm assuming since he's not here that the instructions were to get me off the planet no matter what."
"Oh no. So, what happened to him that he didn't make it? Do you know?"
"Not really. Kakarott and I made it to the ship and were waiting for him and then he told me through the bond that he had the Gravity room stuff and that he was almost to the ship and everything was going as planned but cut me off from knowing anything else through the bond. I heard from him a few minutes later telling me to leave without him because he was discovered by his father and Lord Frieza. I argued with him a bit but he got mad and insisted I go and then put up another mental wall so I couldn't see what was going on.
"I told Kakarott that he had been caught and I wanted to go help him, which he refused. He said Vegeta's orders were to keep me safe at all costs and he had to follow that even if it meant abandoning his Prince. The last thing I remember is I turning to leave anyway to try and help Vegeta and then I woke up in a space pod this morning with Kakarott. He said he'd knocked me out to prevent me from leaving."
Chi-Chi nodded.
"I can't believe he did that!"
"Bulma, that must have been very hard for him to do, to leave his Prince behind like that. Don't be angry with him. Had he let you leave and gone against his orders, who knows what would have happened. It wasn't what Vegeta wanted."
"I know, but now Vegeta thinks we're dead. Frieza beat him up and blew up our ship. The only reason we survived was because Bardock saw the whole thing unfolding and warned Kakarott. He crammed us both in an escape pod and ejected it before the ship was blown. Because I was knocked out cold, Vegeta wouldn't be able to sense me and on top of that, the pod put both Kakarott and I in a coma until just before we landed here. So, it's been a week."
"No wonder. If he tried and couldn't get through. Oh wow, poor guy! He is probably just devastated and no wonder he thinks he's going crazy if you contacted him just today. My god, what he must be going through."
"I know." Bulma said and she started to cry. "He probably thinks our bond didn't take at all and the fact that he's only hearing me now, he thinks he's having a mental break down. Apparently when a bonded mate dies, the other follow not long after. He even said that today that he would be joining me soon after he destroys everyone who had a hand in my death. He thinks he failed me."
"Awe." Chi-Chi said, going over and hugging her friend.
"He did speak to me a bit but I think only because I insisted on it. I could tell he was only humoring me like if he acknowledged me, I'd go away."
"Like confronting a spirit?"
"I think so. Because before he cut me off of the link he'd said that he wouldn't allow me to haunt him anymore and he had humored me long enough." She said, sniffling.
"What else did he say?" Chi-Chi asked, pouring herself another glass of wine.
"Not a lot. Only that he's back on Frieza's ship. He had no choice but to go and that he failed me. And something about meditating and severing the remains of our bond that way."
"Oh no." Chi-Chi shook her head.
"I know! He's such a stubborn asshole!"
Chi-Chi smirked. "Oh, that doesn't sound at all like anyone we know."
"It isn't funny, Chi." Bulma sniffled, crying harder.
"I know it isn't, but you have to appreciate that here's someone just as hardnosed and stubborn as you."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, look at the facts. You're a scientist. Look at it from his point of view. If the roles were reversed, knowing what you know about this bond and then that he saw you get blown up and then couldn't contact you for a week, if you suddenly started hearing his voice, wouldn't you think you were a bit nuts too?" Chi-Chi reasoned. "You're all about the facts and being logical. He sounds like a very practical man. Given the amount of stress and turmoil he's been under, can you really blame him? He probably does think he's nuts! And what do you know about their beliefs after death?"
"Not a lot. He said something about another dimension and afterlife."
"Okay, so he probably does think you're haunting him from the afterlife." Chi-Chi said.
"I know, but I tried so hard to tell him that Kakarott and I were fine."
"And he didn't believe you. I'm serious, if the roles were reversed, you'd be doing the same thing to him."
"I don't think so." Bulma said, shaking her head.
"Oh, I do." Chi-Chi argued. "Anyway, is there any other way of contacting him?"
"No, not without being discovered. Kakarott thinks that it's best if everyone thinks we're dead."
"Is there a way for you to track him down and accidentally on purpose run into him?"
"Maybe. I don't know yet. I still have to figure that out. It's my only hope at this point."
"Alright."
"In the mean time, I guess I can keep trying. I just don't want to make him angry."
"True, but he can't ignore you forever."
"He can if he keeps that mental wall up."
"As you say, stubborn ass." Chi-Chi rolled her eyes. "Well, don't quit trying and in the mean time, just try and find a way to figure out where they're going and find a way to get to him that way. He probably has to see you to believe it."
Bulma nodded. "I would have to get him alone though. Frieza and a bunch of his men know what I look like."
"Alright, so go in disguise." Chi-Chi shrugged.
"He wouldn't give me a second look if I'm in disguise." Bulma said dejectedly.
"Well, if that's the case, then you'll have to come up with something witty to say to him to catch his attention, something that you two shared that only you would know. He can't deny or ignore that."
"Yeah, I'll have to think of something." Bulma nodded. "I miss him."
"I'm sure you do." Chi-Chi said, hugging her friend again. "It sounds like you really did find something with this guy. I'm sorry it ended up this way."
"He's like everything I ever wanted."
"I thought Yamcha was everything you wanted?" Chi-Chi teased, raising an eyebrow at her friend.
"Oh, god no." Bulma rolled her eyes. "I can't believe I just put up with him. I knew he was wrong for me. I think that's why I never slept with him. But I didn't know how to break it off from him either. We did have our good times and I enjoyed his company."
"Yeah, when he wasn't flirting with anything in a skirt." Chi-Chi said, rolling her eyes.
"Yeah. I was dumb to put up with him. I just immersed myself in my work at the lab, hoping things would get better and clinging onto the few good times we had in the beginning. I think I figured that it was so nice at the beginning that it could go back to that," She said. "Now that I met Vegeta, I can't believe I put up with him at all. Vegeta's so much more than Yamcha could have ever been. He treats me so well. He's such a gentleman."
"Sounds like you found your prince."
"I guess I did." Bulma grinned. "Too bad I had to leave him because the rest of a universe is run by giant douche bags."
"You'll get him back." Chi-Chi said confidently.
"I hope so." Bulma yawned.
"Hey, do you know what happened to Yamcha?" Chi-Chi asked.
"No. I tried calling his cell when everything blew up but he never answered." Bulma said, shaking her head. "So I have no idea."
Chi-Chi shrugged. "Oh well. Now you don't have to worry about breaking up with him at least."
"That's so mean, Chi!"
"I know, but it's true!" Chi-Chi shrugged again. She had never had any use for Yamcha. She didn't wish him dead, but she was glad he was permanently out of her friend's life.
Bulma shook her head and yawned again. "I guess."
"Ready for bed?" Chi-Chi asked.
"Yeah. That's about it for what happened with me. Anything interesting with you?"
"No. I pretty much told you everything. No super hot Prince's came to rescue and fall in love with me. The most exciting thing that happened to me was running into you."
"Awe. I'm glad nothing bad happened to you. Tomorrow, I'll see to getting you out of here. You can come with us."
"Oh, I hope so Bulma!" Chi-Chi said.
"Me too. I need to sleep though. Want to stay here?"
"Sure! I'll have to leave early to start work, but I can stay."
"Thanks." Bulma smiled and started getting ready for bed. Most of her comfy clothes were gone, but she managed to find some loose pants earlier and leave them out.
The two girls turned off the lights and settled into the big bed.
"It'll be fine, Bulma." Chi-Chi said. "You'll find him. It just might take you a little while is all."
"Thanks, Chi."
The next morning…
Bulma woke up by herself. Chi-Chi had left to go work in the kitchen already. She changed her clothes and made her way out to the lounge. Kakarott was already there eating.
"Hey, Bulma!" he greeted. "Would you like some breakfast? I saved this plate for you."
"Thanks, but I'm okay for now." She shook her head, taking a seat next to him.
"You sure? Your friend made it all. It's so good!"
Bulma smiled. "Did you sleep alright?"
"Yeah, I slept great!" Kakarott said, grabbing the plate he had saved for Bulma. "Did you try to talk to Vegeta again?"
"No. He's still got the wall up. I can sense him. He's annoyed. Aside from that, I don't know anything."
"Vegeta's always annoyed." Kakarott shrugged. "So, I wouldn't be too worried."
Bulma smirked. That was true. She figured she'd try again later.
"When I'm done, I have to go meet that guy about his ship. Do you want to come with me?"
"Sure. Maybe I can fix it even? Depending on what's wrong with it." Bulma shrugged.
Kakarott finished his meal and the two left the tavern.
Krillin happened to be waiting not far from the tavern, where they had run into him yesterday.
"Hey, guys!" He greeted.
"Hi!" Kakarott replied. "You still want to help us out?"
"If you guys are able to help me out, yeah!" Krillin said.
"Great! Can I look at what needs to be done? I built and designed ships on my planet. Maybe I can fix the problem and save us all some money?" Bulma said, looking down at the short little man. She recalled Chi-Chi assuming Vegeta was short. Wait till she met this guy!
"Oh sweet! That would be even better!" Krillin exclaimed. "You were a mechanic?"
"Umm, of sorts. My father ran a company and I helped invent and build things for him. I know a little bit about everything."
"She knows how to fly." Kakarott said.
"Well, come along! Let's see if you can." Krillin said excitedly.
They made it to where his ship was and he showed them both the outside and inside and what needed to be done. Bulma smirked. It was a piece of cake! All she needed to do was take apart two out of the four engine thrusters and replace them with the new ones that had already been bought. It would take her about a day, but she knew she could do it.
She started on it then. Krillin had enough tools that she could manage with it. They chatted with him and got to know him a bit better. She learned that he was from Earth too. He was a monk. There was apparently some guy who disliked the Ice-Jin and the slave trade. He bought a bunch of slaves from the auctions and brought them to a planet and they all lived free there. Apparently, there were tons of species there from purged planets. More recently, he had been acquiring human slaves.
Bulma and Kakarott decided that maybe this was where they should go. It would be the perfect place to hide. He had never heard of it. They agreed to come back with him and if it was alright with their leader, stay. Krillin wasn't sure how Kakarott would be received, being that he was a Saiyan, but said he would put in a good word for him.
Bulma finished her work for the day. She figured she had maybe a few more hours of work to be done and then they would be able to head out as early as tomorrow.
Bulma and Kakarott parted ways with Krillin and headed back to the Tavern.
Luckily, Toma was helping a few people in the lounge already. Bulma really wanted to talk to him about bringing Chi-Chi with them.
"Hi, Toma." Bulma greeted as she saw him approaching their table.
"Hello. How is everything today?"
"Great! Thank you so much for allowing us to stay here!" Bulma said.
"You are welcome any time." Toma nodded. "Did you guys find a ship?"
"We did." Bulma nodded. "We should be able to leave tomorrow if everything goes to plan."
"Oh good!" Toma nodded. "Not that I'm anxious to see you leave."
"No, I know. Thanks." Bulma said. "Hey, so I was wondering, and I know this is a lot to ask, but can you sell Chi-Chi to us?"
"Chi-Chi?"
"Yeah. She wouldn't be like our slave or anything. It's just, she's the only one that I have run into that I know, and it would mean so much to me if I could take her with me."
Toma considered it for a moment. "Well, I didn't pay that much for her, and she has caused me nothing but grief both on stage and in the kitchen. I get nothing but complaints."
"We can pay you whatever you paid for her." Bulma said.
Toma shrugged. "Take her."
"No, we can pay, Toma."
"No, just take her. She's caused me enough trouble as it is. You aren't taking her for slave purposes. Just take her and I'll be happy."
"Really? You're sure, Toma?"
"Yeah, it's fine."
"Oh, thank you!" Bulma exclaimed, throwing her arms around the older tavern owner. "Thank you! You have no idea how much this means to me!"
"You're welcome. You're doing me a favor by taking her. I won't get my money back selling her anyway, no with that mouth and foul temper of hers."
"Thank you!" Bulma said again. "We will be gone sometime tomorrow, hopefully."
"No rush." Toma said, getting up. "I will let her know."
"Alright. Thank you so much, Toma!"
The tavern manager smiled and left.
"How about that?" Bulma said to Kakarott.
"That's great!" he nodded. "I kinda like her."
Bulma smirked. "Well, that's good. She kinda likes you too."
"Really?" He beamed.
"Really, really." Bulma nodded. "She can be a bit forward, but trust me, she's a really good girl and means well."
Kakarott nodded. "I guess I'll get a chance to know her now that she's coming with us, huh?"
"You sure do. And if you decide she's not right for you, then that's okay too." Bulma said. "Don't feel pressured."
"Oh, I don't." Kakarott shrugged.
"Bulma!" Chi-Chi came running through the lounge up to her friend. "Thank you so much! Oh my god! I get to come with you!"
"I know!" Bulma laughed, hugging her friend.
"I can't believe it! All he asked was that I finish my shift here today and then I'm free to go!"
"Good! We are hopefully leaving tomorrow." Kakarott said.
"You guys found a ship?"
"We did. We are going along with another Earthling." Kakarott said.
"Anyone we know, Bulma?"
"No." Bulma shook her head. "But he knows a place where there are quite a few humans that have been bought and brought there, they all just live there I guess. Maybe there's others we do know there."
"That would be nice. Either way, I'm just glad to get out of here and be with you." Chi-Chi said. "Okay, I have to go back and finish my shift. Want anything?"
"Can I have that noodles and meat dish?" Kakarott asked.
"Of course." Chi-Chi nodded. "Anything for you, Bulma?"
"Just something simple. I'm not that hungry today."
"Sure thing! I'll come to your room when I'm done tonight."
"Perfect! See you then!" Bulma nodded.
They both watched Chi-Chi skip out of the lounge. It had been a very productive day today for all of them!
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