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Story Title: Wild Horses – Chapter 4
Chapter Title: The Bath
Author: Trixie-chan
Genre: Romance/Humor
Rating: PG-13 (Warning: Bulma nudey sceeeene!! Plus the usual swearing.)
Notes: All right! Here's chapter 4. How did you like chapter 3, eh? ::wink wink nudge nudge:: Kinky, huh? ^^ ::pats Vegeta on the head:: Good boy! ::grumbling in the background:: Hone of your sass now. Anyway, on with chapter 4! Enjoy.
"...." – talking
*....* - thinking



     Bulma stood there, only in her underwear, blanket in a pile at her feet, dazed and confused.
     *What in the name of Christ was that...?* she thought. *It was wonderful...* A silly smile on her face, she sank down slowly to the ground. She didn't tell Vegeta this, but.... she had never kissed before either...
     She sighed, got up and walked over to a large rock. She sat down, leaned against it and looked up to the blue sky. Her silly smile had disappeared and she had a blank expression, although her mind was reeling with different thoughts and emotions.

     Vegeta paced back and forth inside the cave. *What the hell was I thinking?!* he thought angrily. *I can't believe I did that!! It was like I couldn't stop myself... I was drawn to her...* He growled and grabbed his hair in anger. "What is wrong with me?" he asked himself. He sighed with frustration and decided he needed to get out of there. He needed to go rob somebody... *Well, I might as well ask her if she wants me to get her something, don't want her having no damn fit.* He sighed exasperatingly and went out of the cave hesitantly, he was still a bit shooken up and confused at his own actions from their last encounter.

     Bulma didn't really know what to think about this whole situation. All she really knew was that he was a KICK ASS kisser (AN: And I'll bet he is too! ^_~), and that she should try and become somewhat like friends with him, to get on his good side. *Or more than friends...* she thought with a grin. Then her eyes snapped wide open with the realization that she had actually thought that. *What the hell am I thinking!? Get a hold of yourself Bulma, this man kidnapped you, locked you in his CAVE, and won't let you leave; not to mention he considers you his personal whore! The closest you ever WANT to get with him is "friends." ... But he's REALLY cute....* Bulma sighed, she hated it when she was arguing with herself.
     "Woman," Vegeta called to her, ripping through her thoughts.
     "Hmm?" she said, distractedly.
     "I'm going to get some stuff in town. Is there anything you want or need...?" he asked like he didn't even want to do this.
     "Oh really????" she cried. "There are so many things that I want to get!"
     "That's just what I was afraid of..." Vegeta mumbled, earning a frown from Bulma that quickly faded away.
     "ANYway, I want to get a whole lot of things that I want, so you might want to write this down."
     "Ha! You think someone like ME carries around something to write with and paper?? I don't think so."
     Bulma only sighed. "Well then that's something else to get. Now I hope you have a good memory! I need new clothes, a mirror, a brush, makeup, ooo! And shoes! And something to wash my hair with. By the way, do you have a shower or something anywhere around here?"
     Vegeta sighed. "Follow me..." Bulma stood up, wrapping the blanket around herself and followed him behind the entrance of the cave to the back. *God I can't wait till I get some clothes....* she thought. Upon reaching the back of the cave, she found out another, smaller cave behind it, and she followed Vegeta into the entrance.
     She trailed him closely down a short hallway-type-thing, which was lit generously with torches, until they came to what looked like a large pool. There were more lighted torches surrounding the circular body of water than were in the hallway, making it light up beautifully and the water shining brightly. Bulma gasped at the wondrous site before her.
     "The water is always warm, and it descends as you go in," Vegeta explained, gesturing towards the pool.
     "How does it always stay warm?" Bulma asked, cocking her head to the side.
     "The hell if I know," Vegeta responded, shrugging his shoulders. (AN: Don't worry, I'll explain why later, Bulma performs some little experiments and finds out. ^^) "Anyway, I have to go, so if you're done with questions..."
     "Um, what do I use to wash my hair...?" she asked timidly.
     Vegeta sighed and walked over to the bath. He picked up a bottle and displayed it to her. "This is what you use to wash your hair."
     Bulma breathed a large sigh of relief, gaining a raised eyebrow from Vegeta. "Most of the guys I've meet," she explained, "don't wash their hair. It's really disgusting."
     Vegeta just waved her off. "Whatever, now I have to go."
     "But... I still haven't said all of the things that I want...."
     "Fine! What all do you want?"
     "Ooookay! I want a mirror, a brush, makeup, a towel for the bath, and shoes—" she showed him her feet "my feet are dainty! And I need some new clothes—my measurements are...."

     Vegeta sighed as he was on Prince and riding away from the squabbling woman. *She needs too many damn things!* he thought angrily, yet he smirked. She amused him to no end, even if she was constantly pissing him off. Now his main task was remembering all the shit she had commanded him to pick up for her.
     He arrived in the town in a short while and went directly for the General Store, searching for all of the items on his mental list, and scaring every bystanding citizen in the process.

     As Bulma removed her undergarments and stepped into the comfortably warm bath, she thought of something. "Oh God..." she thought aloud. "I just sent Vegeta off to steel for me, what has become of me?" She sat silent for a minute. "Oh well." She sighed and relaxed in the tub, soaking. She had decided that she would just lie in the bath for quite a while, because she needed some time to let all that had happened in the last 2 days to completely sink in. She sighed as she remembered the dream, the kidnapping, the storm, ... the kiss... She groaned and dunked her head under the water, blowing air out her nose, silently listening to the quiet sound of them floating to the surface.
     She'd been in there for about an hour and she still hadn't washed her hair yet, she was enjoying the feel of the warm water soothing her tired muscles. She sighed again. "Guess I'd better wash my hair..." she said to no one in particular as she stood up and grabbed the bottle.

     Vegeta arrived back at the main cave, covered in stuff. He had requested (demanded to be exact) that they give him bags to put all the things in (AN: And so started the idea of bags at stores. ^^). He jumped off of Prince and pulled all the bags down, dragging them over to the entrance of the cave and setting them; he didn't want to brake anything, heaven forbid, the woman would have an absolute fit.
     After putting Prince back in his cave to eat and rest, he walked back to the main cave and realized that he was very drained, and decided to take a bath to rest his mind. He reached into a bag and searched, looking for that "pointless" towel the woman wanted him to get. *Might not be so pointless after all...* he thought, looking through the fifth bag after coming up empty with the previous 4 bags.
     Finally finding it in the eighth bag, he sighed and stood up, wrapping the towel around his neck and holding the dangling two ends, one in each hand. He started walking to the "bath cave," thinking that Bulma was back in the main cave...
     He turned into the cave entrance and went down the little hallway, neither even hearing nor noticing the slight splashing up ahead.
     Then he got in view of the bath, and stopped dead in his tracks. There was Bulma... naked.
     She was sideways to him; head tilted upwards, hands in her hair, water trickling off the ends of her hair. She was in about knee-deep water, and he could see everything above her waist. He couldn't stop staring at her plump breasts glistening in the fire's light... even when she turned towards him and let out a series of ear-piercing screams.
     She ducked herself under the water and screamed again. He only came out of his trance when she splashed him with water. He shook his head, then he heard her screaming, "YOU PERVERTED BASTARD!!! You were looking at me!! I can't believe you! I thought you had more dignity than that!!" She let out another glass-shattering scream, causing Vegeta to wince and cover his ears in pain.
     "Sorry!!" Vegeta yelled as he turned and ran out of the cave, dropping the towel and the bath. He exited the cave and ran out into an open area, bending over with his hands on his knees. "This is just NOT my day..."



So so sooooo?? How you like??? Tell me what you think! I love feedback! :P And don't worry, I know exactly what the next chapter will be about and what will happen, so it should be out soon. PLUS... I am going to be trying to get one chapter out every week! Neeto cheeto, eh? Good good. Well, R&R peez! Ja!

- Trixie-chan



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