Chapter 24

"So, it's all settled", Tarble said to Suri. "You can come over to my house with me this weekend and you can meet my dad after your debate".

"Sounds good to me. I can't wait to meet your father", Suri said to Tarble excitedly.

"I should warn you my dad's got a bit of a temper and he might not know what to think of you".

At this, Suri looked slightly hurt.

"I meant that my dad's not very good at talking to women", Tarble added quickly, feeling bad that he had hurt his girlfriend's feelings.

"Tarble, I'm meeting your dad, not marrying him", Suri giggled.

As the words left his girlfriend's mouth, Tarble blushed slightly.

"Yeah, I guess you're right", the fifteen-year-old Saiyan chuckled nervously.

...

"I'm not sure what my father will think of you", Vegeta said to Hisana. "You see, he's not very good at talking to women".

"I know how you feel", Hisana laughed. "My dad's the same way".

"Do you have a mom?" Vegeta asked.

Hisana shook her head.

"Mom left me and Dad when I was about three, so for the past thirteen years, it's just been me and Dad", she explained. "I didn't know her that well".

Vegeta didn't know what to say. So, Hisana understood what it was like to have lost a parent as a young child and not remember them that well.

"What about you?" Hisana asked.

Vegeta didn't answer.

"If you don't want to talk about it, I understand", Hisana said after a moment of silence.

Vegeta nodded. He didn't feel like opening up to her, even if she was his girlfriend.

"Okay then", Hisana said after realizing Vegeta wasn't going to say anything.

"So, what are you thinking of doing this weekend?" Hisana asked, hastily changing the subject.

"Well, a friend of mine is throwing a New Year's Party at her house", Vegeta answered.

"Wow, cool", Hisana said thoughtfully. "Are you bringing me?"

"Maybe", Vegeta answered as if he didn't really know. But the grin on the Saiyan prince's face gave it away.

"Yay! My boyfriend's taking me to his friend's party!" Hisana cheered, giving Vegeta a hug.

Vegeta did and said nothing.

Hisana was very emotional at times, and she would hug Vegeta or kiss the prince on the cheek. Other times she would just sit with him in silence.

...

"So, aside from me meeting your dad, are there any other plans for us this weekend?" Suri asked Tarble.

"Yeah, my friend Bulma's having a party at her house on Saturday and she said I could bring you", Tarble answered. "My brother and all our friends'll be there too".

"Sounds like fun", Suri said. "I get to meet your dad, your brother, and your friends all in one weekend".

"I like the way you look at things, Suri", Tarble said.

Suri smiled.

...

Bulma sat in her room, staring out the window and thinking.

She liked Vegeta, but he actually seemed to like this new girlfriend of his.

Were she and him just not meant to be together? Was that why she could never get him alone? Was that why she could never tell him how she really felt about him? as thatwhy he had dumped Keiko just to find another girlfriend? A better one?

It was obvious that Keiko and Hisana were nothing alike.

Keiko had gotten jealous whenever another girl showed up, eve if she was prettier than the girl. Hisana had all ready shown that she wsn't like that when Bulma had just met her.

Keiko had tried to fight any girl she thought would be considered competition to her. She had even tried to go after Bulma before realizing she and Vegeta were just friends. And even after that had been cleared up, she still showed a little jealousy and resentment toward Bulma.

Hisana had not acted that way. In fact, she herself had said she thought it was nice that Vegeta had friends who were girls as well as friends who were guys.

Keiko had been half-Saiyan.

Hisana was obviously Human. She did no possess the tail or any of the typical Saiyan features. In fact, she didn't seem t be a fighter at all.

'So why does Vegeta like her?' Bulma wondered.

Then, it hit her.

Vegeta had once told her about his mother, and about what little he remembered about the Saiyan queen.

(Flashback)

"Hey, Vegeta, who's this in this picture with your dad?" eleven-year-old Bulma asked, holding up a picture.

The picture was that of King Vegeta with a very beautiful woman with long, black, spiky hair. The woman's smile looked more like a smirk, similar to the way Vegeta smiled.

"That's my mother", Vegeta answered without looking at the picture.

"Your mother?" Bulma's eyes widened.

Vegeta nodded.

"She's beautiful", Bulma said, glancing back at the picture.

"Hn", Vegeta replied.

"What happened to her?" Bulma asked.

"She died", Vegeta answered. "After she had Tarble, something went wrong inside her and soon after, she died".

"Oh", Bulma said. "I'm sorry. What was she like?"

"I don't know", Vegeta said. "She died when I was a year old and Tarble was a baby, so neither of us really knew her that well. And Dad never talks about her".

"Oh", Bulma said again.

Vegeta looked down at his clenched fists.

He didn't like to talk about his mother. It just made him miss her even more.

"Vegeta, are you okay?" Bulma asked, looking concerned.

Vegeta didn't say anything.

"I'm sorry", Bulma whispered.

"Hn", Vegeta replied.

(Flashback ends)

It soon became obvious to Bulma that Vegeta didn't like to talk about his mother.

"He probably just would rather forget about her", Bulma said out loud.

But then, the blue-haired heiress thought of something she hadn't even considered before.

What if Hisana acted the way Vegeta's mother had?

What if Vegeta had taken Hisana as his girlfriend because she reminded him of the mother he had lost as a baby and had never known?

'If that's the case, that may be why he seems happy with her', Bulma decided.

That's when Bulma realized that she had to begin decorating one of the ballrooms for her New Year's party. After all, she only had three days left until the party arrived.

But she couldn't do it by herself.

Without hesitation, Bulma jumped up, grabbed her phone, and quickly texted 18.

To: 18

Need your help to decorate a ballroom for the party.

A second later, she got a reply.

To: Bulma

On my way.

Right after she saw the reply, Bulma texted Chi-Chi.

To: Chi-Chi

Need your help to decorate the ballroom for the party.

She had just sat her phone down when Chi-Chi's reply came.

To: Bulma

Be there in a few.

Bulma sat her phone down and waited for her friends to arrive.

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Guys I'm sorry I haven't been updating! I've been packing all week cause I'm going to New York City all week! I'm on an airplane right now and I finished this chapter too! Lol... Welp see you guys next week! ('ε｀*) ⊙﹏⊙