Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Sapphire Flame ❯ Eavesdropper ( Chapter 6 )

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Bulma and Vegeta are getting closer, regardless of the fact that they are wary about it. (Sorry about the lack of punctuation, when I wrote this chapter, I used periods, comas, and question marks but whenever I upload, the program removes them for some reason!)

Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 04.05.2007 | Pages: 4 | Words: 7.6K | Visits: 550 | Status: Work In Progress

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Eavesdropper

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"Ve-...,” Bulma tried to get out as he kissed her. "Ve-... ge-... ta,” she finally got through to him and he stopped, his face pressed to her neck. "Oh God. That was the best present I could have ever received,” she whispered, her arms looped around his neck.

Vegeta blinked and took a few breaths to calm himself. He couldn't believe he had just let himself go that way, so carelessly. He cursed himself over and over and watched as she pulled away from him and regarded him quietly.

Through her eyes he could see her unguarded emotions, but the look on her face was neutral, flushed, but she was waiting for him to reprimand her for what they had done. "Please don't yell or argue that I am a child. This is a special moment and I don't want it ruined."

"My apologies,” he whispered.

"Don't apologize. I meant what I said. Those kisses were the best presents I could have ever gotten... Now tell me about the horse,” she said with a happy smile.

Vegeta drew in a breath and composed himself. He would do what she had asked and not cause a fight between them over those kisses they had just shared. He straightened himself and looked at the large horse that was eating hay.

"Like I said, I bought him for you. He comes from a family of purebreds. Even when you decide to leave my home he will be yours. You can name him what you want, and care for him whenever you have the time. I knew that you would like him,” he said quietly.

"He's beautiful,” Bulma said as she petted the large horse. "How old is he"

"He's about seven years old. What are you going to name him"

Bulma thought about it for a few seconds, looking from Vegeta's distraught face to the horse's dark eyes. "Ace of Spades."

He chuckled. "A black Ace of Spades. That is a good name. Now aren't you going to try him out"

She nodded and watched as Vegeta brought out a brand new black saddle that was specific for Ace. He helped her saddle the horse and then they walked him outside to the biggest pen.

"Why don't you grab Prancer and come with me,” she asked.

Vegeta nodded and watched with a smirk as she got onto the horse without his help. She was a natural. He went to the pen and called Prancer over. He opened the pen door and then followed Bulma out onto the plains of his land.

The rest of the afternoon they spent together galloping through the plains. When they returned to the mansion, it was dark and Chichi was back from spending the day at the office with Kakarot.

"One of these days I'm going to challenge you to a race,” Bulma said as they sat down in the TV room. She had taken a shower and then changed into clean clothes before she had gone back to keep Vegeta company. "Can we watch 'Grease'"

Vegeta rolled his eyes but put the DVD in and powered the sound system. "Even if you challenge me, you'll never beat me. I have trophy's that prove that I am one of the best riders in the world."

"Why haven't I seen them then,” Bulma asked in annoyance.

"Because you've never asked,” he said with a smirk.

She scoffed. "Whatever. So what are we having for dinner"

"I don't know. Anything you want,” Vegeta said as he sat down next to her.

"I want to eat some waffles with whipped-cream and strawberry's,” Bulma said.

"For dinner,” Vegeta asked in mild surprise. She nodded and he sighed as he grabbed the phone and called the chef to tell him what they wanted for dinner, being that Jena had left with his family.

"I love this movie,” Bulma commented as she got comfortable on the big and soft couch. "I don't remember my real parents, but I am sure that I must have watched this movie with them. Otherwise I wouldn't feel so fond of it."

Vegeta looked at her quietly and then scowled to himself as he remembered the incident outside when he had given her Ace. He had never felt so tempted by any woman before. It was irritating that he had lost control of the situation being that he loved to be a perfectionist when it came to anything about him.

"Vegeta"

"What"

Bulma cleared her throat uncomfortably and waited for him to look at her. "Duke and I have talked on the phone a few times, and he asked me to go to the movies with him this Friday. I told him that I had to ask you first. Is it okay with you if I go"

Son of a-... Had he turned into her father? Why the hell was she asking him permission to do anything? Vegeta scowled again, then he looked at her and she was looking at him expectantly. He had basically become like a foster parent for her, calling her a child and all.

"So my brother wants to date you,” he whispered.

"Is that a problem,” she asked slowly.

He shook his head and gave her a weak smile. "If you want to date my brother then go out with him if you'd like."

"Thank you,” Bulma cried as she threw her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek.

Vegeta pried her arms off of him an glared at the TV. He didn't have a right to deny her the possibility of dating. But losing her to his brother? He grumbled at that thought. She wasn't his to lose. He had been painfully clear with her that they would never be anything.

They watched the movie and ate their dinner in silence, though Vegeta really wasn't paying attention to the movie. He was busy trying to ignore the fact that Bulma's head was laying on his shoulder.

By the time the movie was over, it was past midnight, and when he reached over to wake Bulma, he couldn't do it. She looked so peaceful while she was asleep, he didn't want to wake her. So he stood and took her in his arms and walked with her to her room.

He pulled back the sheets and lay her down gently, not wanting to wake her up. Then he tucked her in and sat beside her. He ran a hand through the silky strands of her hair before he realized what he was doing, but he quickly stopped himself.

"You're a child,” he whispered. But he felt that every time he said it, he was saying it more to convince himself than anything else. Vegeta stared at her for a long while and then leaned over to press a kiss to her forehead.

He smirked as an innocent smile crept onto her face. 'Not a child,' he thought as he stood and walked out of her room.

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"Okay Chi, how do I look,” Bulma asked as she walked out of her bathroom and showed Chichi how she had fixed herself up for the date with Duke.

"I like it" Chichi said as she stood and looked at her friend up close.

Bulma was wearing black dress pants that flared from her knees down and covered the pointed-toe boots she was wearing. Her top was made of black satin and lace that tied on her sides and in a criss-cross over her back. Above it she was going to wear a long black overcoat.

Her long hair was in bouncy and small curls, courtesy of Sacoda, who had come over to help her out with her hair and make-up. Her eyes were outlined darkly to make the blue almost jump out, and her pouty lips were a soft pink.

"What time is Duke coming over" Chichi asked.

"Seven... Hey, Chi, have you seen Vegeta,” Bulma asked.

Chichi nodded. "I saw him in the stables, he was taking care of the daily exercise that the horses need. I've seen him do that a couple of times. He takes care of the animals whenever he is able to."

Bulma agreed. "He loves his horses,” she said thoughtfully. "Hey, come with me to wait for Duke,” she said as she grabbed her coat and went for the door. Chichi nodded and followed her.

Chichi cleared her throat. "Aren't you going to tell Vegeta that you're ready to go"

"I don't know; I feel weird. I mean, I have this mean-ass crush on Vegeta, but I'm going on a date with his brother. I'm nervous as it is, and if I see Vegeta before I go, it'll just rattle my nerves,” Bulma replied in worry.

"Do you want me to tell him that you left once you have left" Chichi asked.

Bulma nodded. "Yeah, you do that. I just hope that Duke gets here before Vegeta comes back in,” she said with a small frown.

"You're falling in deep with Vegeta, Bulma. He's been clear to you from day one and you have still built castles in the sky. Don't hurt yourself any further" Chichi said with a small frown.

Bulma nodded and they walked towards the door. "That's what I'm trying to do. I'm not fooling myself but there is some dumb part of my heart that still has hope. I don't want it, but it's there."

The doorbell rang. Chichi looked at Bulma and patted her arm. "You're gonna give Vegeta's bro a chance"

Bulma took a deep breath. "Let me go on this date with him and I'll answer that question after I come back,” she replied as she went for the door and opened it.

There stood Duke, looking finer than any words she could think of. Maybe it was just that she saw Vegeta in him, and that was why she liked Duke. "How are you two beautiful ladies" Duke asked with a charming smile.

"I'm fine,” Bulma said with a shy smile.

"Me too. You guys have fun, and B I'll see you later" Chichi said before she walked off to the kitchen.

"Shall we go" Duke asked.

"Sure,” Bulma said as she walked out the door. God, she just hoped that everything went right for the rest of the night.

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Bulma walked into Vegeta's mansion with a smile on her face. She had had such a great time with Duke. It had been better than she had expected. He was so laid back and such an honest person.

He was everything that Vegeta was, but much younger and brighter. Vegeta was dark and mysterious, while Duke was bright and outgoing. There were so many contrasts between them, but at the same time they were very alike.

Instead of heading to her room, she walked out the back door towards the stables. She was careful in the grass and dirt because of her dangerously heeled boots.

"Hey Ace,” Bulma whispered as she petted his head. She stayed there for a while and then moved on. She stopped in front of Bronco's shed and smiled. "Hi,” she whispered. Whenever she could, she came over to talk to the stallion, trying to befriend her. "How are you feeling,” she asked as the horse stepped closer to her.

Bulma reached out slowly, to not scare the horse, and ran her hand down the big nose. "We can be friends if you'd like. I bet you're really fun to hang around with,” she said quietly. "I could sure use another friend in this big lonely house. Someone to tell my secrets to when Chichi isn't here."

"You mean to tell me that you have been keeping secrets from me" A deep voice asked from behind her.

Bulma jumped and turned to look at Vegeta. She smiled. "A girl always has her secrets. Were you waiting up for me,” she asked slyly.

Vegeta shook his head. "I couldn't sleep, so I came out here to take a look at my animals.,” he walked over to stand next to her and stared at Bronco. He looked at her from head to toe and noticed that she looked incredibly beautiful.

He pursed his lips at the thought that she had gotten prettied up for his brother and not for him. Once that entered his mind he bashed it and burried it deep inside him. The last thing he wanted was for her to know what he was thinking.

"Why are you so quiet,” she asked as she looked at him.

"You should go to bed,” he whispered, avoiding her question.

"I wanted to ride Ace for a while. Why don't you get to sleep and leave me for a while."

Vegeta shook his head. "I don't want you out here alone and this late. Ride him tomorrow,,” he said as he took her hand and pulled her back towards the house.

She made a childish face and made him almost drag her into the house. "You're so boring,” she sniffed.

"I can be anything you want but I will not be held accountable if you fall off the horse and break your neck and die while I'm sleeping. Just ride the blasted horse tomorrow and stop whining,” he snapped.

Bulma snatched her hand from his and stomped towards the stairs ahead of him. "Geez, pipe down and take the stick out of your ass,” she snapped, forgetting all about manners and speaking politely to Vegeta. "You let me go out with Duke so it shouldn't bother you that I like him. That's right, I like him,,” she said evilly.

Then before he could respond to her words, she was gone, running up the steps to her room. Vegeta cursed to himself and walked towards his office; he was in dire need of a drink. He needed to stop thinking of Bulma and his brother, and the fact that she had admitted that she liked his brother made his gut wrench no matter what he claimed.

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The next morning Bulma got up early and made her way down towards the stable, clad in jeans, boots, and a tank top, her long hair in a braid. Tien was already up and feeding the horses as she aproached.

"Hey, Angel,,” he said with a smile, tipping down his hat.

"Hi, Tien,,” she said with a smile. "Can you saddle up Ace for me, please?"

"Sure thing. You look kind of glum, are you alright? Do you want company,” he asked with a sly grin.

Bulma stared at him and then at the horses. "Give me an hour to be alone, and then I'll come back and you can come riding with me. I need to sort out my thoughts for a while,,” she said with a sad sigh.

"All right, Angel, just don't be sad. Sadness doesn't suit your beauty. Let me get your Ace of Spades ready and then you can go,,” he said as he walked into the pen where her horse was and then walked him out to settle the saddle on the animal's great back. "You look glum, did you have an arguement with the boss."

Bulma tried to ignore his compliment and nodded. "Yeah, he's been acting weird lately, and he snaps at me for no reason. At least I think it's for no reason. I went out with Duke yesterday and when I came back Vegeta was-..."

"You went out with his brother,” Tien asked with wide eyes. Bulma nodded. "It's weird, the big boss, their father, is really selective on who he wants his spawn to date,” he said in irritation.

"You sound like you know,” Bulma laughed.

"There was a time when I saw Sacoda as something else than the boss's sister. She's a beautiful woman, but now I just think that she is a great human being. A great, beautiful human being,” he said with a laugh as he walked Ace out.

Bulma smiled and mounted the horse with ease. "I'll see you later,” she said as she pulled the reigns and hit the sides of the horse before she took off. Tien watched her with a smile and sighed. That girl had some serious issues with the boss.

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Vegeta opened his eyes and felt a sledgehammer hit him between his eyes. Hangovers were a bitch. He sat up slowly and scratched his head. First, he'd take a shower. Second, he would go make himself something to stop the nauseous rolling his stomach was doing.

Then he had to find Bulma and see what trouble she was getting into at the moment.

An hour later he was making his way to the stables. He had cancelled his day of work because he felt like crap and he would spend the day with his horses. When he made it to the stables, he saw that Tien was gone and that Ace and another horse weren't in their pens.

Vegeta's eyes narrowed and he walked over to saddle Monarch. Then he walked the great animal into the vast space of his land and jumped on. He had a conversation pending with Bulma. Lately he had noticed that things with her were getting out of hand, he had to put a stop to it soon.

He rode quickly, keeping an eye out for Bulma's blue head, and he found her almost an hour later. She and Tien were sitting on a hill in the tall grass as they overlooked the lake from the far end.

They were talking very comfortably, sitting closely together. His eyes narrowed unconsciously and he jumped off the horse to walk the short distance up the hill. They were laughing together and the sound of Bulma's soft sweet voice sent a shiver up his spine.

"...No it'd be nice to get out and see the world, but I don't see that happening anytime soon,” she said to Tien. "Seeing the ocean would be good too. Maybe someday I will get to go."

"You will someday, just have faith,” Tien said softly, patting her arm gently.

"Faith. There's no such word in my vocabulary. I've been through so much it's really ironic. I don't believe in faith, and look at where I am now. If it hadn't been for Vegeta, I would still be in the streets or maybe even in the slammer for stealing."

Tien grinned and pushed her lightly with his arm and shoulder. "Care for the boss, do you."

Bulma sighed. "I do, but I doubt it matters to him."

Vegeta frowned. He had stopped a few feet behind them, and he had yet to let them know that he was there. But what she had just said made him feel uncomfortable for some reason. Then his cover was blown when Bulma's sensitive ears heard his boots crunching the grass.

She turned her head and then quickly jumped up, Tien following her closely. Vegeta looked at them both in annoyance and then gave Tien a nod so that he would leave. "I need you to clean out four pens, I'm having four new horses brought in two days."

"Yes boss,” Tien said as he winked at Bulma and left her alone with Vegeta.

Bulma sat back down on the grass and turned her back to him. "Good morning Mr. Sunshine,” she said evilly.

Vegeta glared at the back of her head and sat down besides her. "Have you been here with him for long"

Bulma nodded. "I got up early to ride Ace for a while. I needed some alone time, but then Tien joined me and we have been talking since,” she replied. "Did you get over that bug you had last night? You were pretty cranky,” she said as she ran her fingers through the growing grass.

"And I apologize. I never meant to be that aggressive with you. I just wasn't feeling like myself,” he said as he looked at her. He noticed with annoyance, that she was wearing one of the cowboy hats that Tien wore. He waited for her reply and watched as she let out a long sigh.

"Apology accepted, but there is only so much that I am willing to take, and having you yell at me is something that sooner or later will blow my fuse,” she said seriously. "The next time you explode on me that way, I'm gone. I will find some way to repay all you have done for me, but I will leave and you will never see me again."

Vegeta's hands tightened into fists. His stomach had constricted painfully at the thought of never seeing her again. He nodded and reached over to grasp her chin. Then he slowly turned her face to look at him. "You're still angry with me."

"Wouldn't you be,” she asked quietly, removing his hand from her face.

He reluctantly nodded. "All I can do is say that it will never happen again. I give you my word. And when I give my word, it's as good as done."

Bulma looked at him and felt a small smile crawling onto her face. "Alright, don't pester me for the rest of the day and I'll get over it by tomorrow,” she said.

"Is that your 'polite' way of making me leave,” he asked with a raised brow.

Bulma laughed and shook her head. "No. I just meant to not go down my throat about small things. Alright."

Vegeta stayed quiet and zoned off for a few seconds. He was thinking about going down her throat but with his tongue. It sounded lewd, but that was exactly what was running through his head.

Instead he merely nodded and stood to get back to his horse. He really needed to get away from her. "I'm going to go and take a look around my lands. Don't wander off into trouble."

Bulma nodded and watched as he walked away from her. He was acting so peculiar all of a sudden. She seriously wondered what had gotten into him.

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Bulma had just about finished her homework when Vegeta arrived at the estate. "Is it just me or are you getting home earlier and earlier these days,” she said as she closed her book and walked over to him.

"I didn't forget that today was your birthday,” Vegeta said with a smirk.

"Yeah,” she said slowly. "What about today"

"I want to take you somewhere,” he said.

Bulma gasped. "Where?” she asked excitedly.

"That is going to be a surprise,” he said as he took her hand and walked her out to the car.

Bulma wondered where they were going, and it struck her as odd that Vegeta was taking the driver. He always drove himself wherever he went. When they were getting into the car, Chichi ran out of the house.

Bulma lowered the window and gave her a questioning look. Chichi smiled. "Happy B-day, Bulma-chan,” she said as she leaned her upper body into the car through the window and hugged her. "I made this for you,” she said as she handed Bulma a crown made of an assortment of blue and white flowers.

Her friend smiled. "Thanks, Chi! I knew that you wouldn't forget,” Bulma said as she put on the crown. "I'll see you later"

"Right" Chichi said as she waved. She smiled secretively and kept waving as the car drove off.

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"That crown suits you,” Vegeta said as he tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.

Bulma smiled bashfully. "You think so,” he nodded. She looked at him suspiciously. "So, where are you taking me"

He shook his head and sat back comfortably. "Don't be impatient, it will only be a few minutes and you'll see where we're going,” he said.

Bulma looked annoyed, but she sat back and kept quiet the whole way. She was so submersed in her own thoughts, that she didn't even notice when the car stopped and the driver opened the door for her. Vegeta shook her and she jumped. She looked at him and gave him an apologetic smile before getting out of the car.

Her blue eyes widened in shock as she took it in. They were at a port and there was a huge ocean liner warming up and loading people. "Is this where we're going,” she asked as she tore her eyes away from the cruise ship and looked at Vegeta.

He nodded. "This is your other birthday gift. We're going on a vacation cruise to the Bahamas where we will stay for a few days,” Vegeta said with a smirk when he noticed her beautiful eyes had gone wide.

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Did you guys like? There are some things that are approaching that will rock Vegeta and Bulma's budding relationship. I wont tell what it is, but you guys will soon find out. Have a good week!

Byebye

!Joey!