Vegeta walks out of the shower, a cloud of steam following him out the door. (He is wearing a pair of black jeans with a towel slung over one shoulder as he dried his hair). He frowns at Goku, ignoring the conversation between him and Bulma. <i>I wanted to be with her alone, but noo that low life third class saiyan had to come in! Hmmph BAH! Stupid picnic....why is she going anyways?</i> Vegeta already knew the answer to that without even thinking about it. He didn't want to be left alone with Bulma's parents and Bulma would be upset if he went and trained and didn't go on the picnic with them. Besides, his old habits are what caused him to leave Bulma in the first place...it wasn't just the fact that he'd gotten her pregnant...it was just knowing that him...the prince of all saiyans was in love...and the emotion pulsing within his heart had scared him. He left, hoping that he hadn't bonded with her, but to no such luck as only a few days passed before his mind was obsessed with the thoughts of the beautiful creature known as Bulma. He feels a tap on his shoulder and he turns his head to find Goku behind him and smiling. "Nani is it Goku?"<br>Silence filled the room as Vegeta realized that he'd accually called Goku by his earth name instead of Kakarotto. <i>What's happening to me? Am I going soft?</i><br>Goku smiles. "Hey, you called me by my real name. Sagoi, um..would you like to come to the picnic with us? It'll be fun and plenty of food too....Everybody will be there...at least I think so."<br>"Hai, I'll go," Vegeta replies calmly.<br>"Great!," Goku replies. "I'm glad you've had such a change of heart Vegeta! Your so much nicer than you were before!"<br>Bulma stares at Vegeta with wide eyes. <i>Has he really changed?</i> Bulma smiles big, tears rimming her eyes. <i>You've changed! Oh Vegeta, you do care! I can't believe it...whatever you did for all those months..you must have done a lot of thinking...Vegeta...I like it now that you are nicer..your still my bad attitude saiyan guy just not so....evil.</i><br>Vegeta pulls a white tank top on then his gold tipped boots and turns to find Goku walking....no correction...running out the door excitedly to tell everyone that Vegeta was coming. Vegeta smirks and shakes his head. <i>Kakarotto, you'll never change...your stupidity never ceases to amuze me...perhaps that is why I consider you such a good friend. Woah, where did that thought come from? Grrr...now I'm really becoming too soft! Maybe all that thinking wasn't such a good idea.</i><br>Bulma walks up to Vegeta and smiles at him. "Vegeta..."<br>Vegeta returns from cloud nine and blinks, looking into Bulma's big beautiful blue eyes. He cocks his head to the side...taking her beauty for the first time in a long time...He smirks his lips brushing hers and he suddenly whispers in a nearly inaudible voice. "Marry me."<br>Bulma blinks, "N..nani?"<br>Vegeta brings his face close to hers, his lips pressed to her ear. He kisses her cheek and holds her close and whispers a little louder. "Marry me."<br>Bulma tilts her head till she was staring into those dark smoldering eyes of his...the eyes that held so many secrets and told so little...she could see the honesty of his words as their lips hovered over one another, their sweet breath blowing on each other. You're serious..."<br>Vegeta's eyebrows furrow a bit and he blinks as he leans forward and kisses her. <i>Yes...Yes YES! I want you as my wife...we are mates but that's not enough... Marriage...your dumb human traditions matter to me...I want people to know that you belong to me...no matter if I have to wear a stupid ring to prove it! Damnit you are mine and you'll be my wife if it's the last thing I do!</i> He nods to Bulma. "Hai, I want you as my wife...is there something wrong with that woman?"<br>"N..no Vegeta...you just have me so surprised..oh.." Tears flood her eyes and she cries out happily as she embrassed him in the tightest hug she could give him. "Yes Vegeta, after the baby is born I will marry you!"<br>"I..I don't have a ring," Vegeta replies as his cheeks flushed. "I...I'm not used to this human custom of marriage..on my planet we don't marry..we just mate and that's it." Vegeta pulls away, the heat from his blushing making him sweat a little. His behavior was even surprising him, but he knew why he was acting this way..it was love... LOVE....such a magical word to him and now that he knew what love was he couldn't stop it. He couldn't stop what it was doing to him. This love was making him act foolish like Goku and all he could do about it was stand there and only hope and pray that he'll snap out of it.<br>To make it worse Bulma and Vegeta hear a loud squeel of joy from the doorway as Bulma's mother jumped in, happily hugging them both. "OOO! A wedding! Oi, my daughter is getting married! I knew you two would hit it off..you just needed a break. It's just like a romance novel...sigh.. Finally...I will make preparations for the wedding after the baby is born then! Toodaloo!" As fast as she came, Mrs. Briefs skipped off happily down the stairs to tell the good news.<br>Now was a good time for an anvil like in the cartoons to fall on Vegeta and send him out of his misery. His heart races as Bulma stood there with that cute little smile and flushed cheeks, but she couldn't compare to the state that Vegeta was in. His face was near red with blushing and he turns away, his fists clenched as a nervous sweat tear glided down the side of his head. "Hmmph, that woman has too much energy for her age...now everyone will know..EVERYONE!" <i>Everyone...</i> The word echoed into his head several times as he followed Bulma out the door and to the top of the stairs where everyone stood on the lobby and looked up at them and cheered.<br>Surprisingly as Vegeta backed away a little trying to hide behind his pregnant fiance, Goku runs up and takes Vegeta's hand and practically drags him down the stairs to the Z gang bellow. <i>Help me.</i> Was all Vegeta could think as he received pats on the back and out of nowhere Master roshi has a bottle of wine and was breaking it out for himself, OOlong, and Yachurobi. Yachurobi...he'd accually shown up for the picnic surprising but not impossible. He was as bad as Goku if not worse when it came to food and now they had broken out the wine. Oh yes, this would be a long day indeed for Vegeta and it would only get worse as Master Roshi brought him a glass of wine.<br>Vegeta just stands there, blushing like all hell, his face frozen in an expression of surprise, humility and annoyance all at once. Vegeta lets out a sigh, the stress level building and the only thing he could do was....faint. So he does, hitting the floor with a distinct thud and making no sign on wanting to wake up for the moment.<br>Goku looks down in surprise at Vegeta who laid on the floor at his feet. "Wow, he fainted."<br><font color=blue>To be Continued...<br>Vegeta's in for a surprise and it the only word for that is the distinct crying of a baby. Break out the cigars and the blue ballons cause a son is on the way! All next in chapter 4 of "A Father to Be"