"If You Only Knew"

A romantic lemon fanfic by: 'Vegeta_Lord_of_the_Universe'

Shelby smiled to herself as she used her inner sense to locate Vegeta. He wasn't far off now. She had been trying to catch up with him for over an hour. Now, at last, she was close. She didn't want him to sense her just yet, so she landed and pushed her power level down. Stealthily, she moved through the forest, darting from tree to tree as she came upon a small clearing. There was a beautiful waterfall that cascaded down from towering rock formations into a sparkling, and surprisingly, deep pool. At first, she was awe-struck by the beauty of it all. Then her alert eyes caught a movement at the very top of the waterfall. There he stood...in all his naked glory...truly a GOD among men. Her breath caught and she couldn't tear her eyes away from the sight. Then, in a move that seemed to defy good common sense, he dove from the precipice to the pool below. For what seemed like an eternity she waited for him to surface for air. Just as she was getting worried, he seemed to explode out of the pool's dark depths. He sucked in great lungfuls of air, then threw his head back with an exultant cry. She couldn't hold back a small laugh at his antics. Then she froze. Not even daring to breathe. He had heard it!

Vegeta had been feeling like he wasn't alone for quite some time, and now he was almost sure that someone was watching him. He could swear he'd heard someone laugh close by. He concentrated on heightening his inner sense for a moment. He could sense someone hiding amongst the trees and bushes to his right. The energy he felt coming from that person was non-threatening though, so he relaxed a bit and floated on his back in the cool, soothing water. 'Besides, no one on this puny planet would dare challenge me!,' he thought to himself. He rested for a few more moments, then decided to give whoever was watching a show of his strength and power. 'If that doesn't scare them off, I'll give them a "warm" welcome,' he added silently.

Shelby let out her breath on a sigh of relief. He hadn't found her. She then watched, mesmerized, as Vegeta cut through the water with almost effortless strokes. 'He's so graceful,' she thought. 'And powerful too,' she added as he used his energy to blast a large boulder to dust.

Vegeta was getting angry. The idiotic fool was still there! Couldn't the person see that he was strong enough to destroy the entire planet if he so chose, let alone one puny, pathetic human who dared to invade the privacy of the "Prince of all Saiyans"?!

Shelby watched in silence and awe as Vegeta began to power up. She wondered what he was doing. She could sense his anger, but had no idea that she was the cause of it. 'Is he training?,' she asked herself.

Vegeta was sick of waiting for the moron to get the hint. "Whoever you are....either show yourself now or leave!," he yelled. The person didn't budge. "I am losing my patience!," he growled.

With sudden clarity, Shelby realized he was talking to her! Vegeta had jumped out of the water and landed not far from her hiding place. She stared at his magnificent body for several moments, transfixed by the beauty and perfection of his form. Then she remembered that he was angry from her intrusion and was demanding that she either leave or show herself. She just hoped that he wouldn't blast her when she came out of hiding. Shelby raised her hands above her head in a sign of surrender and stepped out into the clearing. "Are you going to blast me into another dimension for watching you swim and admiring your body, Vegeta?," she asked with a hint of mischief in her voice.

Vegeta's eyes went wide with surprise and his jaw dropped. He quickly recovered his composure and asked, "What the hell are you doing here?"

Shelby smiled wickedly and replied, "Like I said, admiring the fantastic view!," as she looked pointedly at his sexy body and his virile masculinity.

For a moment, Vegeta was so stunned he couldn't speak. Then, he quickly grabbed his shirt, which he had discarded earlier, to cover himself. Her comment and the way she looked at him had had a marked effect on his body. He had never been modest before, and it angered him to feel the heat of a blush on his cheeks.

Shelby bent and picked up the rest of his clothes, handed them to him, and turned her back to save him embarrassment. 'I want him so bad! But I guess he doesn't feel the same way about me,' she thought. If she could have read his thoughts right at that moment, she would have been surprised at how wrong she was.

Vegeta was waging a battle against himself at that moment. He wanted to grab her and press her against his naked body! And rub his hardness between her thighs! And kiss her senseless! Little did he know that Shelby would have given anything for him to do just that and so much more! He would have been shocked if he had only known the things she wanted to do to him!

But, unfortunately, they were both ignorant of each others' thoughts. So, Shelby tried to break the uncomfortable silence by telling Vegeta that he had been invited to a barbeque cookout at "Master Roshi's" that evening. She began to tell him about what kinds of food they were having, but before she could finish, he grabbed her hand and flew up into the sky. He had put his clothes on during the few moments she'd had her back turned, and she had to admit he looked great...though not as great as he had naked! He held her hand as they flew to "Master Roshi's" island, and Shelby was disappointed when they landed and he let go.

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