Why are you still with me

"No… It's here. The day is finally here, I can't believe it… what am I going to do?" Bulma had been staring into her mirror that was in her bedroom for an hour now. She was finally starting to look her age… 50 really did suck. Sure she was fit for her age she thought, but there was no hiding those wrinkles. And on top of it all, she was starting to FEEL her age. Bulma always knew that this day would come, it was inevitable, but it still hurt all the same. She turned to the right and next to her mirror was a picture of her hugging Vegeta outside Capsule Corps. It had been taken only a couple of weeks ago, but with the way Vegeta looked? You would have never known. He was actually 2 years older than Bulma, but looked like he just turned 40 due to his Saiyan genes. He aged a lot slower than humans so he could fight longer.

"Damn Vegeta, maybe I wouldn't feel so bad if you actually looked it too… What am I going to do? Is he going to get bored of me like the kids…?" Bulma figured she was going through some mid-life crisis. Lately she had begun to feel… useless. Trunks was now the CEO of capsule corps and Bra was 16 so she was already a young adult who could take care of herself. Yeah she helped out a bit every now and then at Capsule Corps but not very often, Trunks had it all taken care of. And Vegeta, he never needed help with anything. He was always capable with taking care of himself… What could she help with now? 'Why is he even still around…? I'm not even valuable anymore; he could do so much better.' Bulma pulled herself together and gathered up all the energy she could and went down the stairs. It was lunch time, 'Vegeta and Bra must be hungry and needs me to cook. At least I can do that much.'

She walked down stairs to see them both sitting on the sofa in the living room eating the 5th pizza box that they seemed to have already ordered. 'Damn, I can't even do that for them anymore…' She sat on the other sofa on the far side of the room, brought he knees to her chest and just stared at the ground. Both her husband and daughter watched her strange behavior and slowly looked at each other both confused.

"Bra… Did you take her shoes again or something?" he whispered into her ear

"No I didn't, I haven't borrowed anything from her again I swear." She whispered back.

"Hmmm well she's not angry at either one of us, if she was then she would have been yelling by now… Maybe Trunks did something?"

"Doubt it. She would have called him on the phone and would have been yelling at him if that were the case."

"True… alright let's get it over with and ask…" He faced Bulma, swallowed the last piece of pizza that was in his mouth and asked "Bulma, what's wrong?"

"Like it matters, Kami Vegeta why even ask! We both know you don't care so just LEAVE ME ALONE." Vegeta's eyes had just widened in shock. 'Where the hell did that come from… ?'  Her eyes began to get teary so she left the room and headed to her bedroom. Vegeta turned to Bra who had the same look on as he did.

"Oh that's right Daddy… I ahhh… Have to go meet up with Pan and Maroon at the mall. I'll be coming back home later. See ya then!" In a blink of an eye Bra slammed the door and was already flying out to the mall.

Vegeta ran his hands in his hair and tried to compose himself. He knew that look on Bulma very well, she's only had it on a few other times but each time she did it was never pretty. He pulled himself up and slowly walked to his bedroom. He finally reached it only to find his door closed. He knocked twice and said "Bulma, open the door."

"…It's already opened…" He turned the knob and opened the door and found her lying down on her side on the bed, her back facing him.

"Bulma, what's been eating at you lately? You're not your… usual self."

"What's it to you? You wouldn't even care so just g-"

"Cut the crap out! I'm growing very impatient with you! You know damn well that I'm not one to care enough to ask what's wrong, ever, so the fact that I'm doing so now should say something. I am not leaving until you tell me what's been bothering you."

Bulma turned around to face him and sat on her legs, "Why are you still with me?"
He raised an eye brow, not certain on where that came from and a bit shocked that she would even ask such a thing. "What kind of question is that?"

"Answer me. Why. Are. You. Still. With. Me. I'm useless Vegeta! I have no purpose anymore, I'm not as sexy, I'm old and I'm just not as much ANYTHING anymore. So why haven't you left yet? I have nothing more to offer you…" She lowered her head, too ashamed to look him in the eye.

"Is that what this is about?" He knelt down so he was at her level and gently lifted her chin up so she could look at him. She did not say a word, nor did she nod but her watery ocean blue eyes told him 'yes' and so much more. Vegeta sat down next to her and put his arm over her shoulder and pulling her closer to him.

"Bulma, want know what I see when I look at you? I see a beautiful, elegant and smart woman. You haven't changed a bit from when I first met you back on Namek. You still have that fierceness about you from day one. I can honestly say I have never met a woman as nearly as intelligent, gorgeous and strong as you. When I hear you, I feel safe. I actually feel happy, and that's just with your voice alone. When I see you, I feel love. Before you all I ever knew how to feel was hate and anger. But you showed me there's more to a heart then that. You brought me to life; you found something in me that I thought I lost when I was just a little boy. Everyday I'm thankful for that and for OUR kids and just thankful for being lucky enough to have you as my mate. Why would I ever leave that?" Tears were freely falling down her face, but they never hit the bed. Vegeta had softly wiped each away with his hand.

"What do you see in me that's so great Vegeta…? I have nothing left…"

"I see me… the good side of me. The one that I never thought was possible for me to have… You're my better half Bulma. And as for the 'I have nothing left', well you're all I need. I don't need anyone else in this world, or the universe. Just you and you alone."

She hugged him and just sobbed onto his shoulder. She had felt so much more relief knowing that that's how he felt and said, "I love you Vegeta"

"I love you too" He untangled her from his body and cupped her face, softly placed his lips onto hers and kissed her. They were locked onto each other until Bulma pulled back, needing to breathe. She fell back down on the bed. Vegeta laid down right next to her, put his arm on her waist and just watched her face as she did the same to him.

"You mean the world to me Vegeta."

"Bulma, you are my world."