Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Unrequited Feelings ❯ First Encounters ( Chapter 5 )

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Radditz wrapped his arms around Bulma's waist, and bought her closer to him. She fit in his arms perfectly, and her skin was silky soft. He nuzzled his nose in the crook of her neck, taking in her scent.

"...Faith..."

Bulma woke up slightly, and felt strong arms around her waist. Then a dull pain shot in her head, it felt as though someone was playing the drums right next to her. She sat up slowly, and inadvertently jumped in surprise. A almost half naked Radditz was sleeping next to her, holding on to her like Death depended on it. She put her hand over her mouth. Oh God... did we... Oh my God, we had sex!!

"Radditz?" she croaked.

"...Faith?" he turned, so that he was laying on his back, and he finally realized that Bulma was there. "Bulma... BULMA!!??" he fell out of bed, holding the sheets tight against him. He shook his head, rubbing his eyes. What the hell was going on, he thought.

"Did we... I mean... We did, did we?" she croaked.

Radditz looked under the covers, checking himself... Bulma didn't know what was going on, she was just freaked out... that she lost her virginity all in one day. (I'm never drinking alcohol!!)

"No, we didn't." murmured Radditz, sighing. Bulma sighed in relief, forgetting all about the dull, shooting pain in her head. Radditz rubbed his eyes, and threw half glances at Bulma... now if he could remember what had happened last night... he only remembered pieces of it... but how did they end up in the same bed?

"Do you want... some coffee?" she asked, glad that everything was alright between them... and that she was still a virgin. (Bulma: "good grief... at least I still have my dignity.")

"Sure, thanks... I'll help."

They stumbled their way into the kitchen, with glum, and dull expressions on their faces. What did happen last night, Radditz asked himself, as he stared at Bulma.

"Flashback"

"Bulma... wake up... are you alright?" Radditz murmured drunkenly, slapping Bulma slightly on her cheeks with the back of his hand. Her eyes opened slightly, and she passed out again. He grabbed her shoulder, and began to shake her. She woke up abruptly, rubbing her eyes.

"Not now, mum, two more hours." she murmured dazedly. She looked up, and smiled heartedly at Radditz. "Oh it's you!!" she shouted, taking his hand. "Have you seen my father?? He said he was coming, but I don't see him anywhere."

He shook his head. "No... but you're... We're drunk, we should get going-"

"I'M NOT DRUNK, AND I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE UNTIL I FIND MY DAD!!" she shouted, slamming her fists on the table. "I'm not leaving, until..." she rested her head on the table, weeping. Moments later, she was snoring again, her body falling against the table. Radditz was about to wake her up, and froze when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't wake her up... she's been through a lot already..."

Chi-chi took off her jacket, and wrapped it around the unconscious Bulma. "Besides... she is the worst drunk I have ever seen."

"Flashback"

"Do you remember what happened last night?"

Bulma shook her head. "I don't remember anything... I'm never drinking again..." she said, shaking her head. She clasped her hand around her mug, and pressed it firmly against her lips, feeling the hot liquid run down her throat. "Do you remember?"

He took a sip of his coffee. "No... not really..." he shook his head. He dug in his pockets, and handed her a cell phone looking thing. She stared at it absentmindedly.

"What's that?"

"Remember how I asked you... if you could help me fix some things around here?"

She nodded.

"Well... all I need you to do, is to fix... anything they need you to fix for them. They'll call you here... and when they do, they're room number appears on the screen."

"Oh... okay." she murmured, taking the phone in her hand. "So they just call me, and..."

"Their room number shows up on the screen. I left your equipment in the closet, so when someone calls you, you'll know where to find it."

"Yeah." she said smiling, sipping her coffee. "I had a strange dream last night."

"Huh?"

She put her mug on the counter. "I was talking to my Dad. And he was... smiling."

"You call that a strange dream?"

She nodded. "He usually never smiled. He was always so busy... trying to find a cure for my condition, I hardly ever spent any time with him... and I never seen him smile before. It's strange... I wonder if his smile really is like that..." she murmured, taking a sip of her coffee.

"Umm... condition?"

She smiled. "I was born with a rare condition... It had something to do with my nerves, I don't remember... I was little, and... I was in a coma for a couple of months... I don't remember much after that. All I remember was waking up in dads lab."

"Do you... I mean... do you feel better?"

"Well... there are times... when I don't feel like myself... but it's been a couple of days since my last attack... I find that strange..." she murmured, more to herself.

"... Attack?"

Her cell phone rang, it surprised her, she spat out a mouthful of coffee. "I'm sorry...." she looked at the screen, and saw a number there. "C-18?" she mouthed.

Radditz grimaced. "That's next door to us."

"Eh?"

"Vegeta." he explained.

"Oh right... I’ll be right back." she set her mug on the table, and ran to the bedroom frantically. He sighed, and gulped down his coffee.(A/N: I don't like coffee that much, but I can never drink it while it's hot *_*) "What are you up to now.... Vegeta?"

Bulma rushed back into the kitchen, carrying what looked like a baggage, filled with gear, and other utensils... something a mechanic would carry on around. He stared at her, and grimaced.

"Something wrong?" she asked, when she noticed the change in his demeanor.

He shook his head. He didn’t want to think about it. It seemed that every woman that encountered Vegeta... ended up in bed with him. What was so good about him anyway? What do they find so... *cough, cough* attractive from him? All he did was sleep with the woman, and then she'd never hear about him again. Well... he couldn't bother him, because... he used to be like him... but then came Faith... who played, and broke his heart. There were times when he felt that... he truly deserved that for his marked past...

"Radditz?"

Was she going to end up sleeping with Vegeta? Is she going to be like every other girl?

"I'm sorry Radditz... My heart... belongs to Vegeta."

He shook his head. "It's nothing... don't let me hold you back."

"Okay, I’ll be back in a moment."

He watched her leave, and close the door. "You won't be."

After he finished his 500th push up, he jumped up, when he noticed Chi-chi entering the training area. She was wearing blue shorts that fit too tight on her, and a black shirt that said "GOT MILK??" She winked at the other men, and grimaced when she noticed Goku staring at her.

"Stop staring at me Kakkarot!" she snapped.

"Umm... when did you ever start calling me that??" he asked, confused.

"Since the day I realized you make me sick."

"Okay."

"Okay what?"

"Oh nothing. Is it wrong for me to stare at you... when you're wearing... that?" he blushed.

"Don't stare at me perv." (Chi-chi: <.<)

"I'm not a perv, I call all the other guys you've been with pervs... but I'm not a perv!!" he snapped.

"Stop being a whiny little bitch, and leave me alone, for crying out loud!" she grabbed a towel, and threw it over her shoulder. "Now, if you'll excuse me... I have some business to deal with."

Goku sighed, as Chi-chi wandered of to the men’s showering room.

"I'll never give up on you, Chi." he smiled to himself, and went back to his training.

Vegeta walked into the restroom, and stared at himself in the mirror. He looked slightly pale, and he had dark bags under his eyes. It certainly has been a while since he last trained. If he hadn’t been so preoccupied with the women... but then again, who wouldn't. He rinsed his face with water, and his thoughts wandered back to the woman he saw yesterday. Her name was Bulma. It was a nice name for a woman. Speaking about Bulma... she was taking too long to come, and she lives right next door to him, what a baka! Did she get lost or something?

A slightly loud knocking got him out of his thoughts. "She's here..." he said to himself excitedly, as he got out of the restroom.

Bulma waited outside the door patiently, checking her watch. "I hope I'm not too late." she murmured to herself. (Bulma's excuse: "I really had to pee!!" >.<) She scratched her head, and sighed when he finally answered the door.

"I'm sorry I'm late, I ran into trouble, and-" Bulma froze at the sight before her. There he was, the infamous Vegeta, and he would have been completely naked, if he hadn't had that towel around his waist. (Bulma: O_o;;) She looked away, blushing.

"You ran into some trouble, and?"

She shook her head, recuperating herself. I would be glad, if you put some clothes on, perv! "No, I had to go pee... wait... I wasn't supposed to say that... baka!!" (Bulma: XO)

"Excuse me?"

"No, not you!!! Me!! I'm the baka!!"

"Ookay..."

"I must sound... so stupid right now... arrgh.... and... You needed me for something?"

He stared at her absentmindedly, imagining her naked.... on his bed.... "Yeah, I need you to... replace a light bulb... I have replacements." he added.

"Oh... okay."

She walked inside, and followed him. She noticed right away that one of the lights was flickering. "That one? Right there?" she pointed at the wall. She walked to it, and felt a familiar sensation. Oh no, it's happening again.... no... not right here... not right now, oh God please!!!

"Yeah... It's that one.... woman? Woman?"

Bulma's eyes glazed over, as she fell limply onto the ground, her body shaking severely. After a minute or two, her body seized up, and she went out cold.

"Woman!?!?"

Radditz waited by Faith's door, tapping his fingers on the wall. He wasn't sure if he wanted to talk to her or not, especially if all she wanted to talk about was getting Vegeta to fall in love with her. He was getting sick and tired of hearing that from her. It made him want to beat the shit out of something.

The door suddenly flew open, and a very beautiful woman with crimson red hair stepped out, her complexion, paper white, and dark eyes under her eyes.

"Radditz!" she croaked.

"Hey."

She looked at her feet. "I didn't think you were gonna come."

His heart began to race against his chest. "Well... when you called me... I knew you needed to talk to someone..."

She smiled. "Thanks.... do you want to... come in?"

"I'm not ready for that just yet-"

"I'm sorry!!" she shouted.

"It's alright... so, did you take the test."

She closed the door, and leaned against it. "Negative." she sighed. "Although, I would have been glad if it was positive... If I can't have Vegeta... I might as well have a child with him."

Her words struck right through his heart. "Oh?" he croaked.

"I know it's... stupid. I just want... I love him, Radditz. I don't know what I'll do without him! I tried to forget about him, but I can't!!"

He let out a breath, he didn't know he was holding. He wanted to snap her back to reality, but he knew that wouldn't work either. her heart was already set... he couldn't change what was already done. "Listen Faith... you have to talk to him about this, not me."

"But I trust you!!" she took his hand, he gasped at their contact. "Please understand, you're the only one I can trust!!" she wept. Radditz shook his head, and rubbed his tired eyes.

"I'm sorry Radditz... My heart... belongs to Vegeta."

"And I'm here for you... Faith..." he murmured darkly, staring at the ground. Her eyes turned 3 shades brighter. "Oh, Radditz, I knew you would!!" she wrapped her arms around him, expecting him to hug her in return, but he didn't. He stayed there, cold, and stagnant. She stepped back, mirroring his stance.
"It was never your fault... Radditz... It never was... you don't deserve this..." she looked at him, tears pooling around her eyes. "You still love me don't you!?! After what I did to you, you still love me!?!"

His gaze was still on the ground. "I'm going to... get a drink or something..." he walked past her, without saying a word to her. Faith fell to the ground, clutching her chest, sobbing without control. She knew instantly... that his answer was yes.... she was afraid that this would happen... afraid that she would be in love with Radditz... and Vegeta...

"Woman? Woman!?!" he slapped her cheeks lightly with the back of his hand. Her eyes fluttered slightly, her vision slightly blurry. She began to sit up, and Vegeta pushed her back down. She did it again, and he pushed her back down.

"Hey." she murmured, irritated.

"Relax, woman... you'll find yourself feeling better after I'm done with you."

She rubbed her eyes, and felt something warm crawling under her bra. It felt nice... it reminded her of when she was in the hospital, and the doctor was checking her breathing. She stared at the light flickering on the wall, and her t-shirt, that was laying on the ground... Vegeta laying half naked on top of her, trying to get under her bra... wait a minute....

"PERV!!!!" she slapped him across the cheek, and left a rd imprint of her hand on his cheek.

"You stupid bitch, what the hell is your problem!?!" he shouted, taken by surprise.

"WHAT IS MY PROBLEM!!?? WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!?! I'M LAYING HERE ON THE GROUND, UNCONCIOUS, AND YOU WERE GONNA RAPE ME!!??"

"Not rape you, unnecessarily. There's no point in raping you, there's just no fun in that."

She got up, grabbing her t-shirt, and put it on hastily. "You think you're so cool, you-think-you-can-have-every-woman-but-guess-what-I'm-not-one-of-them!!" she murmured thickly, as she tried to get her t-shirt on. She fanned her hair out, and grabbed her bag.

"You forgot about the light." he taunted.

"I'll take a rain check, humph!!" she stormed out. Vegeta leaned against the wall, laughing. How can she say no to me, with that look of want on her face??? She's playing hard to get, what a baka! He stared out the door, grinning. "We'll just have to see what happens next...."

"Vegeta?"

"What do you want, Faith?"

Faith leaned against his door, staring away from him.

"I love you."

All his thoughts about Bulma disappeared from his mind, as he stared at the flickering light with a dark gaze.
"I thought we've been over this Faith. I said I don't love you. Don't you fucking get it, with your fucking mind!?" he murmured darkly.

She smiled at him. "Oh, I know that already... I just wanted to tell you, that's all...."

"And that's why there's no point in telling me, because I know, you're lying."

She noticed the hint of bitterness in his tone.

"Baka." she murmured. They remained silent the whole day, after that.

A/N: no comment. *sigh*