Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Someone to watch over me... ❯ Where's Bulma at? ( Chapter 25 )

Someone to watch over me…

The peaceful quiet of the forest was broken just before noon, with a white van carrying what Vegeta called a circus act. The side door slid open and Barney bailed out fast followed by a hyper Gohan trying to hold on to his leash. Vegeta sat on the porch watching in horror as the mutt came running straight for him.

"Damnit Kakarott! Why the hell did you bring this damn mutt with you…hufpt." Vegeta didn't get to finish his statement when Barney barreled into him knocking him down to the ground, wagging his tall furiously as he stood on his chest.
"See Vegeta, I told you that he really likes you." Goku greeted him with a smile as he came up to the porch to retrieve the dog before Vegeta decided it would be a good time to blast the dog across the lake.
"He just likes to irritate me like the onna does." Vegeta grunted out as he picked himself off and dusted the dirt off his jeans.
"I brought a surprise with me, want to guess what it is?"
"Knowing you Kakarott it could be anything. Just tell me because I'm not in any mood to play your silly game of guessing."
"Will someone get this damn cat!?" Krillin yelled as he slammed the van door and stalking towards Goku and Vegeta.
"Where is he?" Goku questioned him looking towards the van where Piccolo was unloading the bags with ChiChi.
"Right here. Now get him off of me before I go play with him by the lake." Krillin turned around so they could see Shithead with his claws dug into the back of Krillin's suit jacket.
"I knew that cat would be good for something. Now to hone those skills into a killing machine." Vegeta quirked his eyebrow in amusement.
"Not funny Veggie, I've had to put up with this little fricken cat and the behemoth of a dog the whole drive up here. All they did was fight and jump seats the entire way." Krillin whined, as he rubbed the claw marks on his back.
"Then why did you bring them up here?"
"Ask Mister Happy Pants there why. I told him it wasn't a good idea."

Bulma was having a wonderful dream when the sounds of a cell phone near by brought her out of her sleep. Groggily she looked around trying to find the source so she could either answer it or throw it against a wall and shatter it. In her half lethargic state she found it sitting on the dresser on the other side of the room.
"Hello?" She answered with a yawn.
"Bulma?"
"Yeah, this is me. What do you want?"
"I just want to make sure you're alright honey. Now where are you so I can come to where ever the hell that asshole took you."
"Yamcha stop being a dick and slandering Vegeta like that. He was only looking out for my well being you know. That's more then what I can say about you half the time you know."
"Hey, you're being way harsh this morning. Didn't get any last night?"
"That isn't any of you damn business Yamcha. I don't go around asking you how many girls you shagged over the weekend you know."
"Fine, I'm sorry. Please tell me where you're at. I have some paperwork that needs to be signed by you." Bulma sighed and proceeded to tell him exactly where Vegeta had taken her. She also requested that he bring her real food in exchange for the information, lucky for Yamcha it wasn't a bad favor at all.

Vegeta reluctantly invited them in, and in doing so everyone went in separate directions. Piccolo made his way back outside to meditate in peace, while Goku and Gohan wandered around a bit looking at the wildlife and the 'way cool' boathouse Gohan had called it. Krillin decided it was time to take a nap of sorts after driving for almost four hours with the animals from hell. And he wasn't referring to Shithead or Barney either. Vegeta on the other hand got conned into helping ChiChi bring in Bulma's bags from the van. He grumbled and cursed under his breath the whole entire time wondering why in the hell the onna needed so much junk.

"What the hell is in this bag harpy? A dead body?"
"Bulma's clothes you baka. Now don't mess with that bag, it has her evening gown in it and I don't have time to fix it if you wrinkle or screw it up in anyway."
"Evening gown? Who cares what her sleeping wear looks like."
"It's not pajamas, it's a fancy dress for that charity banquette tomorrow night." She stated as she followed Vegeta up the stairs lugging a few bags with her.
"Who says she's going to that?"
"Well no one, but I brought it just in case she still wants to go. I know Yamcha wants here there."
"Fuck that piece of shit. He treats the onna like dirt."
"He has since they broke up. He always has her on the run it seems. I sometimes wonder how she actually does it. I know I follow her around and such but nothing compares to what she puts up with."
"That's why I wouldn't mind the onna telling that weakling where to shove it. She wouldn't be in danger if that asshole didn't flaunt her around like a whore." ChiChi gasped at his choice of words.
"She's not a whore." She hissed out at him. Vegeta gave a small laugh before stopping in front of his bedroom door.
"I didn't say she was. I was just pointing out to you that what he makes her wear makes her look cheap. Too much skin and the way she dances is what attracts these fucking weirdoes to stalk her." She could only nod her head in agreement. It was true; ChiChi did think that some of the dresses and outfits were way too much, pushing the limits so to speak. Vegeta just shook his head and opened the door to his room to put the bags away when he noticed Bulma not in the room.

Bulma had wandered away from the cabin when everyone showed up. She wanted to be by herself and to think of her hellish life as of late. The tranquility of woods and the lake is what she needed to get rid of the stress, to put her soul and heart at ease. As she navigated the trees and underbrush, she found a small trail to follow. The fresh air, and the scent of the pine were heavenly as she took deep breaths, exhaling with a smile on her face. She was happy Vegeta had brought her here for some reason, something he'd only shared with one other person before her. She wasn't sure if Vegeta appreciated this beautiful scenery like she does, it was enough to make her wonder if he appreciated anything.

"Where's Bulma at?" ChiChi asked looking around the empty bedroom, and a frustrated Vegeta standing behind her.
"She was here a few minutes ago." He spat out as he cursed her in his thoughts. He was too busy with the monstrosity called Barney that he wasn't aware that she had actually left the house and wandered off.
"And here I thought you knew where she was at all times." ChiChi gave him a teasing grin only flaring his temper more.
"If it wasn't for your foolish third class mate and the rest of the circus troop that came along with you, I would have known where she was." He growled and left the room quickly before he blasted her to kingdom come for doubting him.

"Hey Dad, what's that?" Gohan looked up to Goku as they walked the edge of the lake hearing the most beautiful sound someone could listen to. Down the shore from them on a tree stump next to the water sat Bulma, singing with her eyes closed, the woods and the mountains as her audience. No music, no lights, no fancy stage, just Bulma and her voice to carry on the wind.

"Friends, I've had a few lovers too, they come and go.
I've wasted time chasing dreams acquiring things, too young to know."

Goku and Gohan stayed where they were to listen to her, not wanting to disturb her peace. Goku gave his son a huge smile; this was something no one would ever see of Bulma. Her hair not done, no make up and baggy gray jogging pants instead of a fancy stage costume along with at least twenty dancers and the band. This was all her.

"That if you have heart, you'll find gold.
If you have strength, you'll have control.
If you have faith, you'll stand tall.
But if you have love, you have it all."

Vegeta stomped out of the cabin, extremely pissed off with Barney following behind him very closely. As he looked around he found Goku and Gohan not far of a distance from him both standing silently looking at something, that's when he heard her voice, the blue haired tenshi that captured his heart. Her voice carried on the gentle breeze, bringing his temper to a dull ache. He couldn't stay mad at her for long, only hide from her. He floated upwards into the sky to get a better view of her. There she sat cross-legged on an old stump facing the water, her beautiful blue eyes closed, her hair in shambles blowing gently in the breeze singing for an audience of three that she wasn't aware of.

"I've had a taste of sweet success, it's good at best if you're not alone.
I came so close to a dream come true, when I held you I should have known."

"She actually sings nice when she isn't doing those disgusting dances she does." Vegeta said with a low voice to Goku as he landed down beside him.
"I've always known she could sing like this. But Yamcha says it won't sell records you know. I'd listen to this all day and not get tired of it."
"Do you ever get tired of anything Kakarott?"
"No, don't suppose I do. Well maybe being always on the go. I'd like to spend time with Gohan and ChiChi. I'm missing out on a lot of training time with Gohan."
"Hn."

"That if you have heart, you'll find gold.
If you have strength, you'll have control.
If you have faith, you'll stand tall.
But if you have love, you have it all."

ChiChi was humming a soothing tune to herself as she looked around the cabin, finding it rather nice for a single man. Finding herself alone, except for the snoring Krillin on the couch, she figured she'd better find something to do before she went insane just sitting and doing nothing.
"Idle hands do the devil's work." She smiled remembering the saying as she went out on the porch to take in the breathtaking view from where she stood.
"I wish Goku would take me someplace like this. This is too wonderful."

"If you have heart, you'll find gold.
If you have strength, you'll have control.
If you have faith, you'll stand tall.
But if you have love, you have it all.
Oh, if you have love, you have it all"

Bulma finished her little concert for the woods, getting up from the stump only to shriek in surprise to find Vegeta, Goku, and the cutie Gohan standing a ways off watching quietly.
"Onna, why did you have to go and do that?" Vegeta snapped out holding his wounded ears from Bulma's little scream.
"You scared me you bakas!"
"Get over it onna. You already knew I wouldn't be far away from you."
"I thought you were busy killing little animals again."
"Little animals are a waste onna, not enough to eat." Bulma curled her lip in disgust. She wasn't ready to hear what was planned for dinner tonight. As long as there weren't any carrots, things would go fine.