After GT-- Life Without The Dragonballs: Second Chances Saga Final Chapter
By SSBra

Age-- mid-twenties
I think I'm dragging the plot along in this story. This story started as a challenge for a Goku-Krillin adventure. However, the story has taken on a life of its on since.

 

Meanwhile . . . at Capsule Corp

"Mr. Vegeta, please stand still," the tailor requested as he tried to make alterations to Vegeta's tux.
"Hurry up!!! I'm not going to stand here all day so that you can stick pins in me!" The Saiyan Prince barked remembering how the tailor had stuck five pins in him earlier. It took Bulma keeping him at bay to stop Vegeta from blasting the diminutive man into a million pieces.
"Now, Mr. Vegeta, what flower would you like for your bountennaire?" A florist asked.
"What in Dende's name is a boutennaire?!"
"Oh, well, it's a flower you wear on your lapel," she smiled nervously.
"I am the Prince of Saiyans-- I don't wear flowers!"
"Mr. Vegeta, I don't think we have shoes in your size!" A clothier shouted. A million voices seemed to be filling his head, "Mr. Vegeta this... Mr. Vegeta that...."
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" He screamed turning Super Saiyan. "Enough!!! Get out!!!! Every last one of you-- get out!!!!" He shouted as he started to throw shoes, flowers, and pins at the screaming attendants. Vegeta had just about all of this wedding garbage he was going to take. He powered down and went to look for Bulma. "That's it! We're doing this my way!"
Bulma was in the living room wearing her wedding dress. He smirked before grabbing her by the arm and taking to the air.
"What in the Hell are you doing!? Have you lost your mind?! We have wedding activities going on!!" Bulma writhed in his grip.
"Onna, I am fed up with all this shit! We're going to get married the easy way!" He barked.
"But Vegeta!" She began to protest before she saw something in his eyes she had never seen before, pleading. "Okay, Ouji-sama," she whispered. He pulled her closer to him as he sped his way to Dende's Lookout.
Bulma realized that all this pomp and circumstance really wasn't Vegeta's style. He was a Saiyan who knew nothing about the grand, lavish customs of a human wedding. The two set down at Dende's Lookout to find Goku and Chi-Chi standing before the Earth's Guardian.
"Kakarrot!! What are you doing here?!" Vegeta shouted.
"Hey Vegeta! I see you two came dressed the part!" He laughed.
"Is Dende marrying you and Goku, Chi-Chi?!" Bulma asked.
"He's RE-marrying us, Bulma," she smiled.
"We came here for him to marry us," Bulma giggled.
"Well, come on! We'll have a double ceremony!" Goku smiled silly.
"I will not be married in the same ceremony as that baka!" Vegeta spat to Bulma.
"Ouji-sama," Bulma whispered. Little did she know that when she called him by that name, he melted.
"Fine!" He said taking her hand, "but you owe me big, Onna!" He growled.
"I'll find someway to repay you," she giggled flasing him a hentai grin.
"Not in front of Kakarrot!!" He whispered loudly.
"Well, now, are we all ready?" Dende asked clearing his throat.
"Yes, we're ready," Chi-Chi said.
As Dende continued on with the ceremony, Goku looked at Chi-Chi. She was just as radiant as the day they first had gotten married. 'She has no idea how much I really love her,' he thought. He knew that everyone thought that Chi-Chi had roped him into marrying her, but he had grown to love her over time. After Gohan was born was when he really began to love her. She was so gentle with the little boy; it was a side of her which Goku had never seen. She was totally in love with him, but she could be very ill-tempered at times. When Gohan came along, she was a bit softer to everyone, especially Goku.
'Oh, Goku, do you know how much I love you? I've waited so long to be with you again. The Dragon was very kind to let you come back in ten years instead of a hundred. You must love me. Why else would you have stayed with me for so long? You really do love me, don't you Goku?' She thought as her eyes widened when she discovered that Goku's eyes were directly looking into hers.
Vegeta looked at Bulma who was bowing her head as Dende performed the ceremony. He thought about how long he'd been with her, the children they had, and every thing else they'd been through. Had he not landed on Earth and threatened to blow it up, he would never have met such an alluring creature.
Bulma was listening intently to Dende when she felt a pair of eyes upon her. She looked up to see Vegeta softly smiling at her. She returned his smile and gripped his hand tightly. 'I love you,' she thought to him.
'I love you too, Onna,' he thought back to her. She couldn't help but laugh when she thought that if he hadn't almost killed himself in her father's gravity machine, she probably would've ended up with Yamcha. If Vegeta hadn't been there after Yamcha had cheated on her, she probably would've taken Yamcha back. Instead, Vegeta, in his own 'subtle' way, told her she was a fool for wasting her time on a baka like Yamcha. In many ways, his rough treatment of her delicate psyche at the time helped her realize that she indeed was a strong person and could stand on her own without the former Desert Bandit.
"I now pronounce you, husbands and wives. You may kiss your brides!" Dende exclaimed with a bright smile.
Goku grabbed Chi-Chi and kissed her very passionately on the lips. She was overwhelmed by his sudden display of affection toward her that she almost fainted in his arms. Vegeta laughed heartily at Goku and his wife before taking Bulma into his arms and saying,
"Well, Onna, this is what you wanted?"
"Yes, it is," she smiled. He kissed her long and slowly savoring their kiss for as long as he could until he could feel that Bulma could no longer breathe.

Sometime later that evening . . .

"Why hasn't he shown up?" Bra asked nervously checking her watch. She replayed the chat she had with him the night before. "He did say 'Diablo,' didn't he?" She second-guessed herself. As she was scanning the restaurant, she caught the glimpse of a familiar figure. "Goten?! Was that Goten?! Geez, that's all I need! If he shows up when my new man does, he'll ruin it!!!"
Goten was checking his watch too waiting on his new lady. He ordered another drink at the bar before turning around and seeing Bra sitting at a table. "Bra? What's she doing here?! Satan City is almost half-a-continent away from Western Capital City! Couldn't she have found somewhere else to eat!?"
Bra looked up quickly, but not quick enough as her eyes locked onto Goten's. "Shimatta! That baka has seen me now! Oh, Dende! Here he comes!"
"Bra, what are you doing here?" He asked rather harshly.
"I am meeting someone here- if it's any of your business," she smirked at him.
"I am too," he boasted.
"Who? Your brother?!" She laughed.
"No, a girl!" He spat as he turned to go back to the bar. 'Why did I have to be so cold to her? We both decided to not see one another.'
"Oh, Goten," Bra said quietly. "I thought I was over you, but I was wrong. I still love you more than ever," she said as the first tear fell from her eye.
The two waited for their dates, but neither showed up. As the bar tender was trying to clean up, he asked, "You going home tonight, kid?"
"I was waiting on a lady," Goten said sadly as he finished another beer.
"Well, looks like that lady's waiting on someone," he pointed to Bra.
"Yeah, she was waiting for someone too," he said as he put down the money for the beer. He walked over to Bra's table and sat down.
"You got stood up, too, huh?"
"Yeah," she said.
"Well, let me take you home," he said.
"I don't need you to take me home. I can manage," she said as she stood, gathering her coat and purse.
"Listen, we need to talk. I can take you home, and we'll have plenty of time to talk."
"Okay, we do need to talk, but I don't need you to look after me."
"I know. You're a big girl now," he smirked.
As Bra's sportscar sped along the night skyline, Goten watched as her blue-green hair blew in the wind. "So who was your date?" He asked.
"Well . . . it's embarrassing. I'd rather not talk about it."
"Okay," he sighed. "Listen, Bra, I never meant things to happen the way they did between you and Marron. I love you both."
"You still love her?!"
"Yes, I do. How can just turn off my emotions like that?"
"Point taken," she said as she realized she couldn't turn off her emotions like that either.
"Bra, you still mean a lot to me. Is there anyway you could forgive me for what I've done?"
"I did that a long time ago."
"You did?! Why haven't you called or come by?!"
"Goten, there's someone else in my life now," she admitted hesistantly.
"You mean the date that stood you up?!"
"Yes. I know he left me hanging now, but G-, I mean he had to have had a good reason for not showing up."
"G-?"
"Yeah, his name starts with a G."
"What's his name?"
"Well, it's hard to say. Like I said, it's embarrassing. I don't want to talk about it."
"You're embarrassed over this new boyfriend, but you want to be with him instead of me!?"
"Listen, I met him online," she said softly.
"You met him. . . . online!?" He asked surprised. 'What a coincidence! I met my girl online too!'
"Yeah, I know you must think I'm a total loser for meeting someone online."
"No, Bra, I don't. To tell you the truth, the girl I was going to meet-- I met her online too."
"Really? What was her name?"
"Well, just like you, I don't know her name. She goes by LostandLonely," he absently said. Bra slammed on the brakes of the aircar almost sending Goten through the windshield.
"GQ?!" She asked him.
"Yeah, how did you know . . ." he trailed off before Bra jumped over into his seat into his lap.
"Oh, Goten, it was you!!! It was you all along!!!" She exclaimed in between covering his face with kisses.
"Bra," he said softly as he pushed her back a bit. He cradled her into his arms and held her there. Stroking her silky, soft hair, he just stared into her clear blue eyes. He knew then and there, he would never let anyone else come between them.

Six months later . . .
Saruku was developing into a strong fighter, even at his young age. Bra and Goten were sneaking around seeing one another; still not having the courage to tell everyone that they were back together. Goku and Chi-Chi were enjoying being legally married again; and Vegeta and Bulma were enjoying wedded bliss-- as much as those two could.
"Mail call!" Trunks shouted as he received the mail from the postman.
"What's in the mail, Trunks!?" Bulma asked as Trunks sat down to breakfast.
"Bill, bill, boxholder, you've won 60 million zenii, ah, here's one from Juu and Krillin!" He exclaimed.
"Juu and Krillin?" Pan raised an eyebrow as she desperately tried to get Saruku to eat. He flung cereal all over her when she had turned her head for a second. Trunks opened the letter to find a card, in very neat handwriting. He began to read aloud:
"Krillin and Juuhachi would like to announce that they are expecting a baby!"
"A baby!?" Bulma gasped before realizing that Trunks had fainted.


To Be Continued . . .

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