Bulma was inside her car, which was moving along the dirt road. Her goal was the nearest dragon ball, but it was so far away that it was obvious that it would take more than a day.
She glanced at the car's speedometer, before looking out the window, only to see Seth, casually flying close to the car.
"Are you going to fly all the time? Isn't that tiring?" The girl asked, genuinely curious.
They had gotten together early in the morning, but now it was already afternoon. She didn't understand how he could fly, but it was only natural that it would use up his energy, so it would be exhausting to do this for a long time.
Seth scratched his head "Maybe if I was going full speed, but we're going at a leisurely pace, so I think I can keep this up until dark"
That was an assumption, one that he himself didn't know how correct it was, but the truth was that he hadn't even felt any fatigue until now.
Suddenly, Seth entered through the passenger window, sitting next to the girl, which made her feel a spike of surprise, before calming down.
"I'm not the biggest fan of cars, but if I'm going to have to accompany you anyway, I guess I can go here" He said, giving a slight smile and leaning his elbow on the open window.
Bulma let out a sigh and gripped the steering wheel, before turning her head towards him "Hey, you scared me! Imagine if I crashed the car!"
"Where?" Seth asked, pointing to the empty road "Besides, if the car crashes, you're the only one who's going to get hurt"
Her forehead wrinkled, "Was that supposed to be a joke?" She was still looking at him, but suddenly something drew her attention to the road.
Slamming on the brakes, the car skidded a bit before finally coming to a stop, right in front of a huge dinosaur.
The dark-colored animal, with big sharp teeth and drool dripping from its mouth, was staring at the car. This animal seemed intelligent enough to identify the two inside the car as its food and it looked hungry.
"That's the kind of thing I was wondering. How would you handle something like that, with only a little pistol?" Seth asked casually, laughing at the situation.
Bulma looked at him with an anxious and uncomfortable expression "Seth, this is no time to joke! That creature is going to devour us, can you do anything?"
Still waiting for his answer, the girl had already switched to reverse gear, in case it was necessary to escape.
"Well, taking care of you is part of our agreement, so obviously I'll handle it, but I expected at least a polite request..." He gave a fake sigh and then smiled.
Before Bulma could say another word, Seth had climbed out the window and was already in front of the car, right in front of the animal.
He took a good look at the dinosaur and said "Your skin looks pretty thick..." He stroked his chin in a thoughtful pose in the air "I think your meat would be pretty tough, it shouldn't be very juicy, so let's not waste time taking you for dinner"
The animal seemed to be surprised by Seth's actions, but it clearly didn't understand a single word and still regarded him as food.
From inside the car, Bulma moved the car back a little. After everything she had seen him do, defeating a dinosaur didn't seem like a complicated thing, but it still wouldn't be simple, right?
The next moment she saw Seth flash in the air, he clasped his hands together high, flew towards the animal and attacked as if it were a sledgehammer in his hands.
The blow hit the dinosaur's head, and as soon as it hit, its head exploded into several pieces, causing blood to be scattered across the ground.
The animal collapsed headlessly, spilling blood across the ground. Seth shook his hands, causing some of the blood to come out, but there was still some between his fingers.
"At least it didn't get my clothes dirty..." He flew into the car, where Bulma was looking shocked and somewhat disgusted.
It took Seth a long few seconds to understand the reason for the shock 'I guess I was a little too brutal, in the eyes of an Earthling girl...'
"Sorry, I guess you're not used to seeing these things, I should have gone easier in front of you" He apologized.
He couldn't tell whether it was because of the blood of those two races running through his veins, or because of his own mentality, but even facing that bloody scene, he didn't feel the least bit bad, it was just normal for him.
Bulma gritted her teeth, then took a deep breath "It's okay... That was just gross" She said.
...
The journey had continued and it didn't take long for Bulma to put that scene in the back of her mind, not thinking about it anymore.
And soon night had already arrived, making it dark and starry, this was a vision that Seth had never had in his previous life, the vision he had in his nights was far inferior to that.
'I can see thousands of stars and they look so vivid... Like a beautiful painting... Someday I'll be able to see them up close' He thought as he looked up at the sky and reached out his hand, as if he was going to grab one of those stars.
Bulma had already turned the car into a capsule and stored it, so she took the capsule from home and threw it in a flat area.
Seth looked down, seeing the house that had appeared out of nowhere "The capsules are an incredible technology, aren't they? I don't know why my grandfather never had one"
He walked towards the house, while looking at Bulma "I can't wait to take a shower, can I go first? Or do you prefer to do it together?" He gave a playful smile at the end.
Her face flushed and her expression was a mix of embarrassment and anger "Don't talk shit! I already told you not to have any weird ideas, we're just going to sleep in the same bed, nothing more than that"
"It was a joke, and anyway it was a question, just say no" He shrugged smiling, as he stepped in front of her to enter the house.
"Then I'll go first, but I'll leave the door open if you want..." Seth was interrupted by Bulma's angry shout "Shut your mouth! I don't want to take a bath with you!"
Seeing her red face, he could only smile 'She looks more embarrassed than angry, that's a great sign'
He walked inside the capsule house, which despite being small, was larger than his own on Mount Paozu. He could see the bed in the corner opposite the front door, on the right was a small separate kitchen, next to it was a TV and also a table near the center of the room.
Whether it was because he knew the house from the anime, or because of the obvious deduction from seeing the rest, Seth knew that the door on the left led to the bathroom and went towards it, passing the small wardrobe attached to the wall.
Bulma walked in right behind him, she was silent, his words had made her embarrassed, thinking about them taking a bath together. The girl's fertile mind was making her stressed today.
Sitting on the chair, the girl could hear the bathroom door closing, and after a few seconds, with the faint sound of the shower running, she made an incredulous expression 'I didn't hear the sound of the latch... Did he really leave the door open and start taking a shower?!'
Curiosity began to fill her with mixed feelings, but mainly embarrassment at the fact that she was thinking about going to check it out.
She knew that if she were to satisfy her curiosity and see if the door was open, even if she didn't go in, she would still give off the idea that she wanted to do so.
So despite her curiosity, she just stayed away from the bathroom and turned on the TV to occupy her mind a little.
...
Seth had finished taking his bath, it took him a long time, since that body hadn't had a decent bath in a long time, his bath was the occasional trip to the river.
Just as he was about to put on his shirt, an idea popped into his mind, so he wrapped the towel around his waist, then walked out of the bathroom.
When the bathroom door opened, Bulma who was glued to the TV, slowly turned to see Seth and as soon as she saw him, her face blushed.
His hair was still spiky, unchanged, his face looked cleaner now and there were still a few drops of water running down his body. He wasn't wearing a shirt, so his muscular outline was visible to Bulma.
The girl couldn't help but admire his appearance, and also be embarrassed by the fact that he was apparently only wearing a towel.
Seth smiled "Do you like what you see? I can show you more if you want..." He grabbed the towel and slowly began to release it from his waist.
"No!" Bulma put one hand in front of his eyes, while the other signaled for him to stop.
The sound of the towel falling to the floor rang out. The girl swallowed hard, then through the gap between her fingers, she saw... "You're wearing shorts, you bastard!" She said full of anger, lowering her hand and glaring at him.
Seth made a genuinely surprised expression "You were looking? Geez, if I'd known you wanted to see, I would have shown you everything"
Bulma's angry face suddenly turned into one of embarrassment "I didn't... I just... You're such an asshole!" She ran to the bathroom, trying to hide her red face.
Slamming the door shut and turning the latch, she placed her hand over her chest, feeling her own heartbeat accelerate.
'That damn Seth! It was obvious he would do that to provoke me!... Why the fuck did I try to see that?!' She wondered in her mind.
...
It took some time for Bulma to come out of the bathroom, her shower was longer than usual, after all she spent a long time thinking about everything that had happened today.
She had had some big surprises today, all caused by that young man she had met early this morning. But what she thought about most was what was coming next, her deal with Seth.
As she left the bathroom, she still had a thoughtful expression, but that changed to confusion when she smelled an appetizing scent coming from the small kitchen.
Unlike Seth, she came out dressed, only her hair still needed to be dried. She walked to the kitchen curiously, then found him there, preparing dinner.
"I hope you don't mind me using your things, I decided to prepare our dinner while you were taking a shower, to make up for the prank earlier" He said, as he continued to prepare the food.
Bulma was surprised 'Is he cooking to make up for that? Boys don't usually cook, so he must really be trying to make up for it'
She could only think of this based on how the boys at her school were, completely ignoring the fact that Seth was living alone, so he would necessarily need to prepare his own food.
"I'm not a great cook, but my food is still acceptable. It'll be ready in a few minutes, you should dry your hair in the meantime, or you'll end up catching a cold" Seth said, before focusing on the food again.
Bulma looked speechless, she felt like this was a different person than the one who had angered her just a few minutes ago "Alright..." She said weakly before walking away from him.
...
After Bulma dried her hair, dinner was ready. Just as Seth had said, his food was nothing amazing, but enough to be enjoyable.
They ate together in front of the TV, without talking much. Soon they finished, washed the dishes and brushed their teeth.
Seth took off his shirt and was left in just his shorts again and lay down on the bed, while Bulma was still in the bathroom.
As he looked at the closed door he smiled and thought 'Bulma was already wearing her pajamas, she'll probably try to negotiate about wearing only underwear, so I'll be a nice guy and let her keep her pajamas'
He had already decided this a long time ago, if he gave in to this, instead of looking like a pervert, he would be seen as someone decent and that would bring him closer to the girl.
If he could win her heart, he wouldn't need to use a deal to get her into his bed, so he would think about the future gains.
Then the door opened and Bulma emerged from there. Her bare feet walked out of the bathroom, revealing her body, which to Seth's surprise, was wearing panties and a crop top.
She looked at him, a slight blush on her cheeks and said shyly, "I don't usually wear a bra, especially when I sleep... Is it okay if I wear this instead?"
Seth looked down at her crop top, it had no elastic, so it looked loose, even though it was tight on her breasts. He felt like if he looked down he could see almost everything.
He gave a slight nod, as he swallowed hard "It's okay, if that makes you feel better" He couldn't help but look at her body.
Her top exposed her abdomen, which made her sensual curves even more visible, she had a thin waist and wide hips. And even though her breasts were covered, the top managed to highlight their size and shape.
Bulma gave a small sigh of relief, then walked towards the bed "You're actually a reasonable guy..." She sat on the bed, less than an arm's length away from him "But don't think about touching me, understand?"
The bed was big enough for both of them to sleep side by side, but it was unlikely that they wouldn't touch each other eventually, even against their will.
"I think I put out a very bold image of myself, but I'm not that kind of guy" He said honestly.
"I know..." Bulma turned her body, so as not to face him, making her butt shake slightly "I just wanted to make it clear" She bit her lip, feeling like she was being watched.
Seth smiled, knowing she had turned away out of shyness, then said "Well, goodnight then"
"Good night..." Bulma's voice sounded soft.