I walked down the halls, no one trying to stop me, I probably looked like some deranged serial killer, and no one looked in the mood to stop me. I was so confused. I knew in my head what this all meant, but I just wasn't ready to face the music. I guess that I wasn't strong enough to handle it.

I really had brought this upon myself, if anything, I mean, no one forced me to do that! I shook my head, holding my temples with my fingers. I heard someone call my name from behind me, and I stopped and looked.

Moira was running towards me, her face radiating terror. She was definitly scared of being alone with Vegeta, and I didn't blame her. She stopped when she reached me, panting hard. She put her pale hand on my shoulder and tried to smile.

"So...can you give me an update?" She said, joking around. Neither of us found it very funny, but we both smiled, relating to each other's confusement.

"Not really, unless you know something that I don't," I said, lying through my teeth. I just had to act like nothing had happened, that would make me feel better, and save her from the shock of her life. Though she had gotten stronger, she *had* to of by now!

"Oh, well then, let's at least do something to find out what was the matter with him, he didn't make such a face for nothing!" Moira exclaimed, smiling innocently. I almost threw up the little food I had had in the last two days. She didn't notice that, but did notice me pale slightly.

"Oh, Bulma, I'm sorry! It's just, I don't know, this is all new to me, when you have been knowing this stuff your whole life..." Moira gently apologized.

I shook my head and smiled at her reassuringly. "It wasn't what you said, I just want to get this all over with."

She nodded and we walked aimlessly around the large building, not taking any notice to the stares that we got from the guards and warriors. I wondered why they didn't try to take us back to Vegeta or our room, but I was glad that they weren't!

We talked about nothing really, just a bunch of junk about our hopes for our futures before everything happened. She talked about that, I talked about how I had coped with everything on my own. She was fasinated with my life, as I was her's. She had lived such normal, easygoing one! If my life were that easy, I wouldn't be half as stubborn as I was! She felt that my life was exciting and romantic, and that just about every girl dreamed of such a dramatic life. I couldn't believe this and still don't to this day.

We had walked all around the first floor of the building, but we didn't want to risk unfamiliar ground, so we headed back to our room. We talked about our situation and ways we could get out of it, if there was any, which we found out really wasn't besides the basic suicide missions. We both felt that we didn't need that!

"Hey Bulma! Here is our room," Moira called to me when I nearly passed the door. She was standing with her hands on her hips, giving me a weird look. "Back to Earth!"

I smiled dryly, and brushed past her into the room. I rushed to the window, surprised to see that not very much time had passed, the sun's rays were still similar to that of the rays in the early morning. It had to be noon, at the latest. Moira noted this also, and sat down on one of the plush rugs.

I followed suit and she smiled mischeviously. "I say we do something entertaining, like a *normal* thing," She exclaimed, and clapped her hands excitedly.

I gave her a doubtful look. "And that would be....?"

Her mischevious smile grew wider, and her eyes were shining, she looked like a child about to recieve ice cream. I felt a small twinge of fear, this didn't look good!

"Truth or dare!" She hissed, her eyes sparkling like emeralds.

"Uh...what?" I asked, confused. I supposed that this was some kind of Earth game, a very devious one, too.

She gave me a look like I was absolutely crazy. "You don't know truth or *dare*?! Oh my *Kami*!!" She squealed in disbelief, and gathered herself again. She explained the game to me, and I sat there, unimpressed.

"Sounds awful childish to me," I stated, and she rolled her eyes.

"That is because you grew up too fast! You are barely sixteen, and that is the age that we play it on Earth! Besides, I bet *you* have a lot to 'fess up to, dear!"

I shook my head and scowled. "No! I will not play, it is way too stupid!"

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Half an hour later I found myself engaged in a full-out round of truth or dare. There wasn't much we could do, but it was more fun than I had had lately! I was falling to the floor laughing at some of the things that Moira confessed to, like mooning a mailman one day and making him pass out. Her face went beet red when she said this, and I couldn't help but smile at that. I wished to be like her so, so much! To have experienced the most normal things, well....kind of.

"Okay, it is your turn, Bulma! Truth or dare?" Moira challenged, her eyes sparkling.

"Umm, truth," I said, watching myself carefully. I had already lied a couple of times to hide some of the more...secret things I had experienced, I wasn't planning on telling her everything. I didn't trust that easily.

"Okay...umm...hey this is hard!" She complained, and her face was twisted in thought. "Okay! Have you ever wanted to...to..." She banged her hand to her forehead, as if that would help at all. "Dye your hair? I don't know..."

I rolled my eyes and fingered my blue curls carefully. "No, never," I said lightly, and it wasn't a lie.

"Really?" Moira looked surprised. "Not even just for fun?"

I shook my head, and let go of the lock of hair. "Okay, truth or dare?"

"Truth."

I laughed evilly and smirked. She was in for it, if I had anything to do with it! I just wished that she had picked dare!

"Okay, Ms. Wiseass, have you ever tried to...to kill yourself?" I hadn't meant for this to be such a harsh question, but who cared, I had already done enough damage? From what I gathered, it wasn't a rare thing for a teenager to do.

Moira looked down. "Yes," She said, and shook her head. "A moment of pure loconess, really!"

I looked at her, shocked, trying to find something that would point to her wanting to *kill* herself. "Why-why did you do it? How?"

"Only one question! Come on, it was a while ago, I was only a crazy kid with a screwed up life," Moira protested, and said it in a tone that told me not to press further. "Well, almost as screwed up as this."

I nodded and stood up, stretching. "I want to find out something, please, I want to go alone," I said, and walked over to the door.

"I know about what you saw," Moira whispered, her eyes down. "And I want to help you."

I looked at her, shocked. She couldn't! How could she possibly know?

"I know because I saw the mark, too. It may have been an accident then, but I believe in fate, as silly as it sounds," Moira said, and stood up also. "I know about...that...because my father used to study alien races."

I searched her face for traces of a lie. She looked purely innocent and determined to help. I kept her gaze and walked out into the hall, wrapping my arms around myself, attempting to cover what my bathing suit didn't. Moira followed, and I didn't mind much.

"Bulma," Moira called. "There is only one way to find out, you know. You can't hide from it forever."

I turned to her and said something that I hadn't ever said in my whole being, almost. "I'm scared..." I hadn't meant to say it out loud!

Moira gave me a sad look. "So am I, and now I am even worse now that *you* are!"

I made a weak smile and waited for her to catch up so we could walk side-by-side, sharing our small courage. We walked aimlessly down the halls at first, until I insisted that we get this over with, so I can breath again.

We searched for signs of Vegeta, but he appeared to be gone, and so did a lot of warriors and guards. When we finally found some, I stopped him and fidgeted nervously.

"Do you know where King Vegeta has gone?" I asked, my voice falsey steady.

The guard smirked. "Why should I tell you, Earthling?"

Moira nudged me from behind, as if to encourage me. I smiled flirtaseously, taking advantage of both my outfit and my supposed beauty, as Moira would say. "Well, I think I have a right to know, considering I *am* his prisoner."

The guard smiled goofily back, and my smile nearly gave way to a scowl, I was sickened by this stupid Saiyan. "Well, he has gone to round up some particularily rebellious people, sweetheart."

I smiled and backed away from him, and he went on his way. I nearly threw up the contents of my stomach.

"Two thumbs up to Actress Bulma Briefs!" Moira cheered, and smiled at me like a true friend. I smiled back and we continued walking around.

"Well, I couldn't have done it without the help of my manager, Moira Green, and my neverending talent, and *supposed* beauty, though that one wasn't my idea!" I said, taking a little curtsy to my invisible audience.

Moira laughed her bubbly little laugh, and I chimed in with my own.

"Bulma, shut the hell up before I collapse!" Moira wheezed between laughs.

I smirked and put my hands on my hips, a model stance. I flipped my long hair behind my shoulders and narrowed my eyes sexily at the invisible camera. "The comedian is ready for her close up!" I announced, and licked my lips. I purred and Moira laughed so hard that she *did* fall over.

"Oh-dear...Kami!" She was laughing so hard that tears went down her cheeks and I had to pull her up.

"Okay, okay, I know I am good! Let's continue our little stroll!" I said, and she did so. We were rounding a corner when we nearly bumped into a group of warriors.

Moira nearly got knocked over if I hadn't have caught her and steadied her. I glared at the warriors. They scowled back and Moira laughed.

"Hey losers, I bet that Bulma can make you laugh," She taunted. I looked down at her, eyes wide, she must have been delerious!

They smirked at one another and crossed their arms. "Go on, woman!" The ringleader said, and I felt my knees go weak. Moira nudged me and I took my model stance, narrowed my eyes, flipped my air back, licked my lips, and purred. They all laughed, and so did Moira.

Their laughter stopped when they looked behind us, and they all looked pretty desperate. I looked behind me and saw that Vegeta was standing behind us, an amused smirk on his face. I nearly fell over, and Moira let out a little whimper.

"Why don't you do it again, so I might see what these dickheads find so funny," He said, and hiked an eyebrow.

"No, it was a one time thing," I said, and looked away. I wasn't sure about this, and I was mad at Moira for making me do it in the first place.

Vegeta frowned and then shook his head. "Come on, you can't really be *scared*, can you?"

I met his gaze evenly. I wasn't scared! I took my stance and did it again, and his frown turned into a smirk.

"Very funny. You sound like Nappa when he sees Raditz," He sneered, and I noticed that they were both in the group of warriors. I smiled sheepishly at Moira and let myself frown again when I faced Vegeta.

"Do I? I thought it sounded rather like *you* when you see a gorilla at the zoo," I said, and walked past him, towards our room. Moira didn't follow, I guessed that she was too scared to brush past him as easily as I did. I turned back around when I had walked about twenty feet, and saw Moira with a look of disbelief on her face. The warriors' faces held surprise also, and Vegeta just looked angry.

"What the hell do you all think you are staring at?" I spat, glaring at them all except Moira. She raced forward then and went behind me.

She fingered a spot right below my right shoulder blade and whistled apprecitively. "Bulma, I would suggest *not* turning your back on anyone just yet," She whispered, and examined whatever she saw more. "It is like...blue!"

I reached back a hand and felt a raw spot on my back. When I touched it, I felt a pain in my head, and I reacted like I had been burned. A layer of skin from it was on my finger, and I shrieked and dropped it, backing away from it like it was a rat.

Moira stared at it and grabbed my arm. "Let's go, Bulma!" She begged, giving Vegeta and the warriors a worried glance.

I shook my head and walked back towards them. I stopped in front of Vegeta, eyes narrowed. "Can you explain *this*?" I demanded, and turned my back to him.

He growled and touched the spot, and I felt my back burn. I flinched away much like he had, and felt a worse pain in my head.

"I can," He snarled. "And you know damned well what it is!"

I turned back and glared at him. "No, I don't, I have an *idea* that I don't believe!"

He glanced at the guards and shot them an evil look, they scrambled away, reluctantly. I think they knew what the mark was, too. Moira hung back behind us, trembling.

"You caused this you little bitch!" He said, and I felt like wiping that stupid little scowl off his arrogant face.

"Me?! Yeah, right! All I did was protect myself, and you accuse me of causing a *bond*, you royal ass??" I exclaimed, and backed away from him, disgusted. "I didn't do a thing! If you still don't believe it, you can think about it for the rest of your life, because I intend on burning the stupid thing off as soon as I get a lighter!"

He clenched his fists and advanced on me. "You will kill *both* of us!" He yelled, and I retreated to my room, running as fast as I could. I could hear Moira calling for me to stop, but I tuned her out.

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So, Phlp337, proud of your chapter?? I made it long for ya!! =^_^= Ja ne! Hope you all liked it!

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