covered the sun. The rain was getting stronger ... Vegeta let the rain patter in his face. He found it pleasant ... in addition, thanks to the rain, the tears that rolled Vegeta's cheeks did not fall ...

He stood there for hours until he went to sleep in a cave ...




The next morning, Vegeta woke up very late. He looked around, confused ...


"Where am I here?" He asked himself sleepily. The Saiyan rubbed his eyes and reached beside him out of habit. He looked for Bulma with his hand because Vegeta woke her every morning ...


But she wasn't there, nobody was there at all! He was sitting all alone in the middle of nothing!


Suddenly everything came back to him. Sadly, he got to his feet and walked out of the cave into the open. It had stopped raining again and the sun was shining from the sky. Vegeta had always been happy on days like that, but not today ... he couldn't explain it, but deep down Vegeta felt a complete emptiness ... as if he was missing something ...


The Saiyan looked down at himself. He was still wearing the black tuxedo ... He almost cried again at the sight, but he held back ...

He walked slowly through the area. Everything was deserted ... "This could be a great place to train!", It went through his head. "Yes, exactly ... I'm going to train hard again! That brings me to other thoughts ..." he said to himself. The prince really needed a distraction now.


Determined, he lifted off the ground and flew towards Capsule Cor.! He just wanted to change quickly ... and then disappear forever!




Once there, he quickly entered the house, crept up and marched into the room that Vegeta and Bulma had shared. He headed for the closet and fished out one of his combat suits. He changed quickly. Because he carefully laid the suit on the bed ... he noticed a picture ...


Vegeta took it in his hand and looked at it ... "Bulma ..." he whispered sadly when he saw the photo. 'We were so happy then! 'he thought to himself. 'Without her my world is so strangely silent and empty!What should I do? She is part of me, I need her ... but does she need me too? What should I do when she's with Yamcha? I don't think I could take it when I see my Bulma in someone else's arms ... But ... I'll have to take the risk! I just can't take it anymore! The thought of having to go on living without her wears me out! I ... I just have to try ... 'he mused on ...


Vegeta resolutely put the picture aside and then went down to the kitchen. That is where he suspected the woman he was looking for. But instead of Bulma, he only met Bulma's mother. She was sitting by the kitchen table ... her face buried in her hands ... "Hey ..." Vegeta said.


The woman looked up, startled. She looked surprised at Vegeta's face. 'What hard are you doing? 'asked the Saiyan. 'Why is she crying?'


When Mrs. Briefs noticed Vegeta's questioning face, she quickly wiped her tears away ... but it didn't do her much, because the tears kept rolling down her cheeks.

"Good afternoon, Vegeta!" She sobbed. "Where's Bulma?" He just asked. But now she really started to cry again ...


"You ... you ..." the woman stuttered. "What?" Asked Vegeta. He was getting very impatient ... somehow he had a terrible premonition ... but maybe ...


"Bulma ... she had a terrible accident last night! She ... she ..." she said in a shaky voice. "A car ... she got run over ... it ... it was so horrible! She's in ... hospital now ... but it ... it ..." sobbed Mrs. Briefs. She just couldn't persuade her! The woman put her head on the table top ... "My poor little girl ..." she whispered to herself!


Vegeta fell everything down ... he couldn't believe his ears! No ... he didn't want to be true what he heard now! Despair spread through him ... A thousand questions went through his head: Was it my fault? Did it happen because of me Why Bulma and not me?

Quickly he turned and ran ... he ran out of the house ...


'Bulma! No fear! I'll be with you in a moment! 'he thought to himself ...


As soon as he could he flew to the hospital and stormed inside. "Bulma! Where are you?" He yelled. He turned frantically in all directions ... 'Where is she?'


Suddenly he was approached by someone! It was a nurse who asked him what he wanted ...


"Where's Bulma?" Asked the Saiyan. "She had an accident! She ... she has to be here! Tell me! Hurry! I have to go to her!", Vegeta was totally exhausted with her nerves. He was trembling all over ...


"Just a moment ... I accept Bulma Briefs! She is in the intensive care unit! Room 139, second floor!" Said the doctor.


Vegeta sprinted off immediately ...


After a while he finally found the room in question and just burst in. "Bulma!" He said out of breath. His breath caught when he saw the woman. She lay completely motionless on the bed ... some machines set up around her ...

He walked slowly up to her and sat down on a chair by her bed. Carefully he took her hand and enclosed it in his own ...


"Ve-vegeta ... is it you?", Bulma suddenly asked in a low voice ...


"Yes ... yes I'm here! Bulma ... what ... what happened? How are you?", Vegeta asked ... The woman tried to open her eyes to look at Vegeta, but couldn't! She was too weak for that ... With a shaky and low voice she said: "Vegeta ... nice that you are there! I knew that you would come back to me ... I was so longing for you ..."


Vegeta opened his eyes ... he wanted to say: Yes! I was longing for you too ... he wanted to say I love you! But couldn't utter a word ... His throat was dry as dust, as if constricted!


"Please Vegeta ... please let me finally explain: about Yamcha, that ...", Bulma whispered.


The Saiyan put his finger on her lips ... "Yes, I know Bulma.I don't know myself how I could ever ... doubt your love ... "Vegeta said. Bulma smiled weakly.


"Then I probably wouldn't have to tell you how much I love you ... but you know what? I'll say it anyway ... Vegeta ... I love you!"


Suddenly the prince got up ... he leaned over Bulma and then breathed "I love you too!" into the ear! Then he kissed her ... very tenderly and carefully ...


"Wait ... I'll be right back! I ... just have to get something quick!", Vegeta said and ran out of the room! At top speed he flew back to the Capsule Corp. and then back to Bulma ... it took about a quarter of an hour ...


With a smile on his face, Vegeta entered the hospital room. In his hand he was holding something ...


Slowly he walked towards Bulma ... "Bulma ... here!" He said cheerfully. But he got no answer ...


The Saiyan heard something ... an unpleasant noise disturbed the quiet in the room.Vegeta stood there uncertain ... as if frozen to stone ... "No ..." he whispered. "Please not ... no"


He shook his head in disbelief ... that couldn't be true! It couldn't be true! "Bulma ..." he kept saying ...


Desperate, he dropped to his knees, he could no longer stand! His legs no longer supported him ... they were heavy as lead ...


Suddenly the door was opened and a doctor entered the room. When he understood the situation, he acted immediately ... but it was already too late ... There was nothing more he could do ... he couldn't help her anymore.


The doctor covered her completely ... "She left us ... very quietly ... and still with a smile on her face ..." said the doctor and then left the room again.




Vegeta composed himself again ...


He got up and stormed towards Bulma ... "No ... no not ... please ... Bulma! You can't do that to me!" He pleaded. The Saiyan tore the covers off the woman's head and stared at her.He couldn't help himself at the sight of her. He tried to suppress it, but couldn't! The sadness was far too big ... The tears rolled down his cheeks and dripped onto Bulma's hand ... Desperately he tried to shake her awake ... in vain ... he could do whatever he wanted! Bulma just didn't open her eyes. Completely dissolved, he let himself sink to the floor next to the bed ... he buried his face in his hands and widened his heart. "Please ... come back to me!" He sobbed ...


Suddenly something occurred to him. He had brought something for Bulma ... Carefully he pulled it out of his trouser pocket and looked at it ...


"This ring should seal our love for all eternity!", He said more than just sadly.


Vegeta struggled to get up again and took Bulma's right hand ... "I will love you forever ... no matter where you are ... someday we'll see each other again ... when the time comes, you can we're finally getting married!Just as we have always wanted ... "


With these words he put the ring on Bulma's ring finger and carefully put her arm back on the bed. Then he took her tightly in his arms again ...


"I'll get you back to me ... even if I have to wait a year or two. No matter how long it takes, I'll make it! I won't rest until you're finally back with me! I promise you that he whispered in her ear ...


'Because I will always love her no matter what ...




After a while he let go of her and put her back on the pillows ... then covered her up and left the hospital ...


He ran away ... faster and faster. Tears welled up in his eyes again ... it was incredibly difficult for him to just have to leave Bulma behind ...


Despair drove him on and on. He didn't even know where he was going anymore. He didn't care now either! He had just lost the most important thing in his life!Because the only person he had ever loved ... and he ... was completely helpless. There was nothing more he could do for her ...


At such moments he feels so weak ...


Suddenly he stumbled and fell to the floor ... He lay there panting! Vegeta