Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Through A Mirror Darkly ❯ Interesting Circumstance ( Chapter 9 )

When they arrived at Goku and Chi Chi's they were a little surprised, but not really, to see that Bulma had come over to help the other woman with getting the meal ready for their warrior menfolk. Chi Chi was in the kitchen, Goku could hear her humming softly to herself as she busied herself amid pots and pans. The scent of cooking food made his mouth water and his stomach growl louder.

Bulma, who had been seated on a chair with little Bra in her lap, placed her daughter on theground to play with one of the dragonballs and stepped up to her husband with an almost apologetic expression on her face; "Vegeta? I-I shouldn't have stormed off like that…it was unfair of me…"

"You can say that again, you infuriating woman," Vegeta said, "Sometimes I don't know why I put up with you." He was smiling and he was sure that she could see he'd been joking, but her face blazed over once more and she sputtered in newly aquired anger;

"H-how dare you?!" She screamed, her fists clentched at her sides.

"I can't believe your nerve! Of all the thick-headed…" Before she could say more, she snatched up her daughter so swifty the little girl cried out and nearly dropped the shiney toy her mother had given her to play with. Bulma grabbed the ball from her and tucked into her pocket.

"I'll be in with Chi Chi," She tossed over her shoulder as she made her way to the door, little Bra feeling her mother's rage, began to wail, "At least with her I'm appreicated!"

Vegeta winced with the slamming of the door.

Is it safe to come out now?

Toshi's mindtouch felt like a cool caress and he nodded absently. It would do no good stalling and trying to prevent the inevitable. Bulma would have to meet Toshi sooner or later. He sighed. He just wished he'd could be far away when the proverbal waste hit the fan, so to speak.

"Doesn't that smell good?" Goku grinned, as Toshi emerged from her hiding place behind a huge potted plant. He gave her a huge Goku-style smile and asked, "Betcha never tasted anything like my Chi Chi's cooking!"

At that moment, Chi Chi opened the back door and stepped outside onto the patio. She held a basket slung over one arm which she almost dropped at the sight of Vegeta and Toshi standing there with Goku. She gasped and her hand flew her throat. Goku quickly ran to his wife's side, taking her arm protectivally, "Chi Chi, this is Toshi…" He said, but he was at loss for anything else since that was the extent of his knowledge regarding the strange girl. He glanced at Vegeta for help.

"S-she looks just like…" Chi Chi began but the sound of the door opening once more drew their attention as Bulma was just stepping outside.

"I just need some chives from the garden and I…" She stopped in her prattle and her eyes fixed on Vegeta's little female look-a-like. She walked up to her, towering over her by a few inches and said, her finger painfully pointed into the other woman's chest, "Just who the hell are you?"

Toshi's dark eyes narrowed and she was immediately put on the defensive. She shoved the blue hair woman away from her and said; "I am Toshi. Vegeta's twin-soul. He answered my summoned when I called to him via the mirror and brought him into my world where he and his green friend, Piccolo, aided us in destroying the dragon who had been feeding off our village for whoever knows how long!"

"Twin-soul?" Bulma asked, confused, "Mirror? What the hell are you talking about?"

Toshi stepped closer to Vegeta and wrapped her tail about his waist, secretly pleased at the anger and envy flashing across Bulma's blue eyes at her obviously possessive gesture, "As I am part of him, so he is part of me." She went on, "Now that we've found each other…nothing short of death can ever part a twin-soul…."

"That can be arranged…." Bulma seethed, lunging for the girl, who had moved aside quickly and Bulma ended up falling to the potted plant Toshi had been hiding behind. She screamed her rage and humilation and started after her again, her hands raised and curled into claws which Toshi easily enough avoided.

"You may as well get use to the idea, Bulma." Vegeta said, hating to see the hurt on her face, "There's nothing anyone of us can do about it! Untill either she or I die…she is stuck with me…and with us."

Bulma breathed heavily, glaring at them both daggers.

Vegeta spread his hands. "Believe me, if there was a way to get rid of her and just have you…I would do it in an instant!"

Toshi growled at his words and landed a hard kick to his shin, he winced but didn't cry out at the contact. He continued to face his mate, the one he loved with all his heart, the mother of his children…

"We have to made this work, Bulma." He said, "None of us have any other choice! It's not my favorite situation, I admit, but you and Toshi have at least got to try to see things eye to eye…"

"Hmph!" Bulma folded her arms under her breasts, "Never thought I'd see the day when Vegeta, Mighty Prince of Saiyans would be preaching peace and understanding over battle and training for more battle…!"

"Finding your twin sometimes had odd effects on a person." Toshi ventured, suddenly tired, "Bulma, Your world is so much different than where I come from. I need to understand…I want to learn. If we can both agree that we have at least one thing in common…will you help me to learn about your world?"

"What can we possibly have in common?" Bulma asked, "And why should I help you? After all, you're trying to steal my husband!"

Toshi shook her head; "No I'm not." She said, "I don't need to steal what was all ready mine…just as I was all ready his…long before he met you, Bulma. But, as for what we have in common. We both love him."

Bulma was caught, it was true! Heartbreakingly true! She dd love him and she could see by Toshi's eyes that she spoke the truth. She sighed and all her anger seemed to evaporate like boiling water left on the burner for too long.

"Come on," Bulma said to her, "I'll show you where you can sleep…then after lunch, we can go shopping and I'll show you around."

Things are about to get interesting… She sent into Vegeta's mind.

"As if things weren't interesting enough." He replied aloud.