Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Saiyan Obligation ❯ A New Friend ( Chapter 7 )

The Mysteries of Love:

Saiyan Obligation

Chapter Seven

A New Friend

3 months later...

"GIVE that back Max!" Bulma said to the Commander of the Saiyan Army, Maxum.

She had met him after that stupid night three months ago when she had basically clung to Vegeta like a little needy school girl! She must have fallen asleep after he had hugged her for when she awoke, she was in her own bed, next to Gohan.

She had asked herself, numerous times, if that was what annoyed her, the fact that she was in 'her' bed and not 'his' but she had denied that truth just so she could look at the man.

But it seems like he did not want to look at her!

Vegeta had gone the next morning and she had not laid eyes on him for a week. A week that felt like an eternity for her! She missed seeing him train Gohan in the evenings, or seeing him at lunch sometimes and especially she missed meeting him in the gardens.

Pathetic, she knew, but she couldn't help it! There was just something about the strong silent type that called out to her! As if she could learn the mystery behind those impenetrable black eyes that gave away nothing. Or maybe it was the whole 'bad boy' attitude that she found so appealing. That whole 'I'll do what I please when I please'!

"Anyone in there." Maxum snapped his fingers in Bulma's face to break her musings.

"Sorry, what did you say." She looked up at the handsome Commander.

Maxum was very tall and muscular male with normal looking features. Except he was a shade of pale green with unruly white hair, since he was from the planet Aarlia. That did nothing to lessen his appeal though. He was a very good looking man, intelligent and had a good sense of humor.

Since Bulma and Gohan normally spent their weekends relaxing by the lake, Maxum had joined them more frequently.

The Army Roster had allowed for Maxum and his team to return to the planet for a three month break. Gohan and Bulma enjoyed his company very much.

"I said, you read too much." He rolled his eyes, a trait he had learned from her.

Bulma laughed out allowed. "I enjoy it." She told him.

"Well it's annoying. Especially when you should spend all your time focusing on me." He flirted. "So I think this book should go into the lake."

"Don't you dare Max." Bulma warned as he made his way towards the lake. Bulma flew up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist, while she tried to snatch back the book from him. "Give that back you big bully."

"Mmmm, I could really get used to this." Max laughed. So did Bulma and at the sight of them so did Gohan.

"You better watch out Max, Bulma is quite strong." Gohan laughed louder.

She was glad the child didn't have to call her 'mum' for it would have felt very disrespectful to Chi Chi, especially since the other woman was missing out on so much of Gohan's growing up.

Vegeta of course had been shocked that Gohan was calling his 'mother' by her name. Thankfully Bulma had been prepared for his reaction, saying that Gohan called her that since he was a baby. Not that that was a lie.

"Ah, you do not wish to look too old." She remembered his insult and raspy chuckle. "And here I thought all you Earthlings were sentimental fools."

If Bulma had not been too embarrassed at his comment, for she had insisted that Gohan never call her 'Aunt' because it made her seem too old, or relieved that he accepted her explanation she would have most likely bit his head off.

"Well well, isn't this cozy." Bulma heard an arrogant voice say. If she hadn't turned her head around to see Vegeta standing behind her with his arms crossed against his chest, Bulma would have thought she had dreamed his voice up from all the thinking of him she was doing.

Maxum turned around to look at Vegeta with Bulma still on his back.

"Sire." The man immediately bowed, causing Bulma to bend against his back. Finally remembering her there Maxum blushed and slowly dropped her to her feet.

"Thank you." Bulma smiled at him before she snatched back her book from Maxum's hand.

Gohan ran over to Vegeta. "Vegeta."

Vegeta never took his eyes off of Maxum but he could basically feel the kids happiness at his presence. "Hey kid." Vegeta acknowledged.

He was not a man for affections and thankfully the boy understood that. Though Vegeta did not know why he felt closer to Bulma from his closeness to the boy. As if the child had unintentionally created a bond between his mother and Vegeta.

Foolish, he knew, the woman and boy meant nothing to him! Oh so he kept telling himself!

"Is this what I pay you large sums of money to do Commander, flirt with a woman that is under my care?" Vegeta asked in his most icy voice.

If Bulma did not know better, she would have thought that Vegeta sounded jealous.

"I ... We ..." Max stuttered. Dear Kai, was even this big strong man so afraid of Vegeta, Bulma rolled her eyes.

"We were not flirting! We were just hanging out." Bulma filled in.

She saw his eyebrow life behind the three locks that fell upon his forehead. She had forgotten he would not understand the term 'hanging out' and laughed in her mind at how that must have sounded to him because here she was, literally 'hanging onto' Maxum. And she would have laughed out allowed if Vegeta hadn't looked so irritated already!

For the first time since he arrived Bulma saw Vegeta look directly at her. She did the same. He didn't intimidate her.

Vegeta looked at the woman. Her hair was held up from her face but still some defiant strands found its way loose, to curl around her gorgeous face. He lowered his gaze. She was wearing a tight T-shirt and short pair of shorts.

For a bonded woman with a child she did not mind showing of so much skin. He though irritably! She was always dressed in short garments that she had twisted a tailors arm into making.

"Don't you have any decency woman?" He had asked her once when a gust of wind had lifted a particularly short dress up.

She turned her big blue eyes on him in innocence. "It's very hot here and I hate to get all wet and sticky, unless it's in very different situations." She winked at him.

Then he could only gape at the bold way she had flirted with him. He was just glad the boy was with them for he would have made the images her words had brought to his mind a reality!

He thought she looked very edible in her tiny garments, though somehow the thought that other men thought so too infuriated him beyond reason. And he was already reaching boiling point at the sight of Maxum and Bulma so intimately entwined with each other and more so that she had no reservations in touching another man like that.

'Except when he looks at me like that.' Bulma thought. She knew he didn't like the way she dressed, so she did it in rebellion! As a way of having some control of the life he had so easily decided for her. But there were times, like just now, when she swore he looked like he enjoyed her little outfits.

"Get back to work." Vegeta barked at Maxum.

"Yes Sir." The other man said before turning to look at Bulma. "See you tomorrow?" He said softly. Though Vegeta heard him loud and clear.

He noticed Bulma wink at Maxum. The man blushed like a school boy before he departed. 'How pathetic.' Vegeta thought. Though he felt his fists clench at hearing they had some kind of "plans" for tomorrow. Well we will just have to see about that now, won't we!

"Hey, can we do some training please." Gohan asked Vegeta. "It's been so long since you've been here."

"Ask your mother first, I know how she likes her 'relaxing' on weekends." Vegeta mocked.

"Can I Bulma, please." Gohan turned bright eyes to his aunt. The child was getting very fond of Vegeta. Well at least she did not need to worry about Vegeta avoiding Gohan because it was pretty obvious he had taken to the little boy.

"Ok." Bulma nodded. "But you should go and change first." She spoke of the Saiyan battle outfit, one that Vegeta himself wore everyday, which Vegeta had presented to Gohan for his sixth birthday recently. Well, not 'presented' really, there was no gift wrapping or birthday wished, although Bulma knew the immense humbling Vegeta had shown just to give Gohan the suit.

Gohan didn't mind though. The child had excitedly tried it on and wore it every time he trained with Vegeta since.

"So, I see you have made a new friend." Bulma turned from looking at a departing Gohan to another Saiyan. A Saiyan who did not look too pleased with her!