Hello everyone! This is my first fanfic ever! I was writing it on my
computer when I realized I didn't know where to take the story. I've posted
it on Fanfiction.net so that you guys can give me some feed back! I need to
know whom Vegeta should fall in love with! (I realize that there are many
B/V fans but I want to keep my fic open) So read and review! Thanks!
-Lady-Thetis
Prologue
In a barren field surrounded by trees, two children fought. They were a boy and girl. If not for the girl's red hair, they looked exactly the same. As a matter of fact, they were twins. The boy, Radditz, who had just received a small punch in the stomach, growled. He jumped into the air and threw a blast at his sister. She dodged it and smirked.
"Yeah right. You thought goin' into the air would throw me off, bro." She jumped into the air as well. "You were wrong." Right before she was going to throw a blast, a noise stopped her.
"Look! Looky Radu! Radditz! I did it! I'm flyin'!" Kakkarot was floating three feet off the ground and his face was screwed up in concentration.
Radu let out a growl.
"Kakkarot! You jerk! I was just about to blast Radditz and you threw off my concentration!" As she spoke, Kakkarot's body slowly went towards the ground. Radu marched over and snatched him by his tail, dragging him towards the ground.
"Owwww! That hurts!" Kakkarot wailed.
Suddenly a young girl's laugh was heard. The three siblings stopped everything.
"LYRA!!!!!" they yelled. A head with long brown hair popped out from behind a tree.
"Hellooooo!" She sang. She skipped over to the siblings. "I just snuck away from the nursery." Lyra's parents were dead so she lived with other children until she was old enough to live on her own. She linked hands with Radu. They walked into the middle of the field and sat down. As they started talking, Radditz sighed.
"Hmmm. Lets go, little boy. I'll teacha sommore about flyin'. If you practice a lot, you'll get really good. All Saiyains must be able to fly as well as fight if they wanna get ahead in life." Radditz stood with his legs slightly apart and his hands on his hips, just as their father stood. Kakkarot sat in front of him, eyes wide.
At the edge of the field, two more children approached. The older girl looked like Serpia and the younger boy was a spitting image of Toma. They were Adrian and Yokito, children of Toma and Serpia. Yokito had a huge smile on his face and Adrian was fuming.
"Hello Yokito! Adrian!" Lyra called. "What took ya so long?"
"Hmm," Adrian said with a frown. "Funny boy over here didn't fall for my prank and instead turned it against me and so we're late."
Yokito and Kakkarot giggled while Radu, Radditz, and Lyra smiled.
"Hey, you're not the last one here. Vegeta ain't here yet." Lyra said.
"Surprise, surprise," Yokito said. "And I bet he won't even show up."
"Well, lets just give him five minutes. Then we'll get started. Sooner or later, the people at Lyra's nursery are bound to notice she's gone." Radu said.
Everyone exchanged curious glances. As it was, they weren't quite sure why they were here either. They only knew Radu had wanted everyone together.
She walked back to the middle of the field, followed by Lyra and Adrian. Yokito and Kakkarot started to "fight" while Radditz stood off to the side, "monitoring" the fight.
~~~~~~~5 minutes later~~~~~~~
"Okay, well, it doesn't look like Vegeta's showin'. Everyone, gather 'round me." Radu called.
As everyone gathered around her, she began to speak.
"We're growin' up. Soon, we-" Radu, began, before she was interrupted.
"Hmpf. I had to kill my favorite tutor to grace you all with my presence and time, only to find you've begun without me. I might as well leave now."
"Sure you had to kill someone Vegeta." Radu said.
"Hey so did I! Lets start a club!" Yokito gushed. Kakkarot laughed.
Radditz rolled his eyes. "Will you just get over here?"
"No wait! I know! He's waiting for us to grovel! HA!" Adrian said with a bark.
Lyra smiled at Vegeta. "Hellooooo! Come join our circle." She said. Vegeta scowled but walked over and stood in between Kakkarot and Yokito.
Radu continued.
"As I was saying, we're growin' up. If you haven't noticed, we haven't been able to spend as much time together. Soon, we won't have any time to spare and then, we'll be grown ups and we won't remember each other. I don't want that to happen, so we're here cause I want us to take a vow, a vow that we'll all stay friends, no matter what." She looked around (a little nervously, it seemed), waiting for a reaction.
All around, the children looked at each other. They all seemed to like the idea, except Vegeta, who was still scowling.
"And how do you suggest we do that?"
"Well, I thought we could use a dagger and share blood. Then, instead of letting it heal, we'll make a scar. For each person, you'd have a small cut in your wrist, two rows of three. Between making a new one, you close the skin with your powers but you make sure you leave a scar."
"I think it's a great idea. I'm pretty sure the people at the nursery are onto me and I don't know when I'll be able to sneak out again." Lyra said with a sad smile.
Radu looked at Adrian. With a sigh, she nodded.
"I don't think I'd make it past 25 if the only person I know is Yokito." Adrian said, nodding her head towards her younger brother.
Yokito also nodded.
"I don't think I'd be able to forgive myself if my sister was stuck with me." He said with a smile.
Kakkarot and Radditz also agreed. Then, everyone's gaze turned towards Vegeta. He appeared to be thinking, his brow furrowed and his gaze turned towards the ground.
"Well, I don't see why I should share my royal bloods with you ingrates but on the other hand, it should make my parents mad. Perfect. I suppose I'll do it."
Radu let out her breath, which she didn't realize she had been holding.
"Alright. First, everyone go around and say your name and age. I'll go first. Radu. 13."
"Radditz, 13."
"Kakkarot. 10."
"Vegeta. 12."
"Yokito. 10."
"Adrian. 12."
"Lyra. 10."
"Okay, Lyra, you take Yokito and Kakkarot. You three exchange blood first. Radditz, Vegeta, Adrian and I will exchange first. Then just mingle. Make sure you keep track and get everyone!" Radu said.
As the children exchanged blood, healed their skin, and exchanged again, not one of them knew they were being watched.
~~~~~~At the palace~~~~~~ "So you see, sire. Your son has been running off to play with these children too much. I feel it is my duty as his tutor to make you aware of such a problem. If you don't have something done about those children, he will soon be out of your control." A small man with silver hair, large glasses, and an excess of sweat spoke. Next to him was a crystal ball that showed Vegeta as he exchanged blood.
"Hmmm," said the King, leaning upon the left armrest of this huge golden throne. "Are you aware if anyone else knows he's been sneaking off?"
"Oh no, sire. He quite a sneaky little bast-I mean prince." The man sweated a little more.
"The king smirked. "Good. Then killing you will do no harm. I'll make up an excuse for your death. I wish my son really had killed you. I would have been saved the trouble."
He raised his hand a blue ki ball started to form there.
"Bu-bu-but sire! I was only doing my dut-" He never had the chance to finish. All that was left of the nervous little man was a pile of dust and a dirty floor where he'd stood.
"Guards!" The King yelled. Two men in uniforms of purple, gold, and green, the colors of the royal house. "Clean this mess up and send for Toma and Bardock."
~~~~~~20 minutes later~~~~~~~
The King sat, drumming his fingers, when a guard walked in.
"Their lords Toma and Bardock are here, sire." The guard said.
"Send them in, send them in."
Toma walked in first. He was a tall, very well built, with short spiky hair. He was followed by Bardock, who was slightly taller, although he was just as built. His hair was exactly like Kakkarot's, though his skin was tanner and he had a scar over his left cheek.
They kneeled before the King, "My King." They said at the same time.
"Up up up. This is not a formal occasion. Guards! Leave and lock the doors. Make sure no one comes in unless Freiza turns on us. Turns on us!!! HA! That's a good one." The King said with a sad laugh.
Toma and Bardock looked at each other. The King sighed.
"I'll start off by telling you I just killed another one of Freiza's agents. I always knew he was a traitor, but I had no way or no reason to kill him. He was, after all, only a tutor. I had him watched so he was always with one of my men. Therefore I'm pretty sure this man never reported anything extreme to Frieza, like we knew he was a traitor."
"My King, how did he enter our ranks?" Toma questioned.
"About 6 months ago, for Vegeta's 12th birthday, Freiza presented him as a present. The man was very smart to give Freiza credit. Vegeta immediately liked him with all his tales of traveling."
"I sure don't want to be the one to tell Vegeta his favorite tutor is gone. But sire, I'm sure that's not why you called us here."
"Yes. yes. I want you take a look at this. (I will look up crystal ball in Japanese)! Come here! Show these men what you just showed me."
Toma and Bardock watched as their children and the prince exchanged blood. Toma swallowed and closed his eyes when it was over. Bardock looked at the ground.
"I'm not going to kill you." They relaxed. "I'm just going to kill your children." They stiffened.
"Loosen up! I'm just kidding. I want you to know that in the coming time, I sense much chaos. I know that when Vegeta needs people he can trust, I won't be there. But these children will. They will always stick together. When Freiza finally publicly turns against us, this group will extract their revenge on Freiza. When Vegeta is king, they will be his advisors."
Bardock's mind raced. "They will have risen the ranks, just as Toma and I did."
"Yes, and I hope they will be as worthy as you were. I must also tell you that this group will be entering training camp together. I will make sure it's with many other children who don't know Vegeta by sight. He shall be called something else. They will train together, and they will attempt to graduate together. I will make sure it's a challenge. Some might not even return."
The two men nodded.
"We understand. Is there anything you want Toma and I to do specifically? I mean, should we treat them differently?"
"No! You must not tell them that you know what they've done. You must not tell them of what they will do. You must ignore the scars unless they're literally shoved under your nose." The king sighed. "Well, at least I can trust you two. The coming times will be very trying on this country. Loyalty, strength, love, power. All will be tested. By then, I hope this nation will know where it stands."
It was a clear dismissal. Toma and Bardock bowed and retreated.
-Lady-Thetis
Prologue
In a barren field surrounded by trees, two children fought. They were a boy and girl. If not for the girl's red hair, they looked exactly the same. As a matter of fact, they were twins. The boy, Radditz, who had just received a small punch in the stomach, growled. He jumped into the air and threw a blast at his sister. She dodged it and smirked.
"Yeah right. You thought goin' into the air would throw me off, bro." She jumped into the air as well. "You were wrong." Right before she was going to throw a blast, a noise stopped her.
"Look! Looky Radu! Radditz! I did it! I'm flyin'!" Kakkarot was floating three feet off the ground and his face was screwed up in concentration.
Radu let out a growl.
"Kakkarot! You jerk! I was just about to blast Radditz and you threw off my concentration!" As she spoke, Kakkarot's body slowly went towards the ground. Radu marched over and snatched him by his tail, dragging him towards the ground.
"Owwww! That hurts!" Kakkarot wailed.
Suddenly a young girl's laugh was heard. The three siblings stopped everything.
"LYRA!!!!!" they yelled. A head with long brown hair popped out from behind a tree.
"Hellooooo!" She sang. She skipped over to the siblings. "I just snuck away from the nursery." Lyra's parents were dead so she lived with other children until she was old enough to live on her own. She linked hands with Radu. They walked into the middle of the field and sat down. As they started talking, Radditz sighed.
"Hmmm. Lets go, little boy. I'll teacha sommore about flyin'. If you practice a lot, you'll get really good. All Saiyains must be able to fly as well as fight if they wanna get ahead in life." Radditz stood with his legs slightly apart and his hands on his hips, just as their father stood. Kakkarot sat in front of him, eyes wide.
At the edge of the field, two more children approached. The older girl looked like Serpia and the younger boy was a spitting image of Toma. They were Adrian and Yokito, children of Toma and Serpia. Yokito had a huge smile on his face and Adrian was fuming.
"Hello Yokito! Adrian!" Lyra called. "What took ya so long?"
"Hmm," Adrian said with a frown. "Funny boy over here didn't fall for my prank and instead turned it against me and so we're late."
Yokito and Kakkarot giggled while Radu, Radditz, and Lyra smiled.
"Hey, you're not the last one here. Vegeta ain't here yet." Lyra said.
"Surprise, surprise," Yokito said. "And I bet he won't even show up."
"Well, lets just give him five minutes. Then we'll get started. Sooner or later, the people at Lyra's nursery are bound to notice she's gone." Radu said.
Everyone exchanged curious glances. As it was, they weren't quite sure why they were here either. They only knew Radu had wanted everyone together.
She walked back to the middle of the field, followed by Lyra and Adrian. Yokito and Kakkarot started to "fight" while Radditz stood off to the side, "monitoring" the fight.
~~~~~~~5 minutes later~~~~~~~
"Okay, well, it doesn't look like Vegeta's showin'. Everyone, gather 'round me." Radu called.
As everyone gathered around her, she began to speak.
"We're growin' up. Soon, we-" Radu, began, before she was interrupted.
"Hmpf. I had to kill my favorite tutor to grace you all with my presence and time, only to find you've begun without me. I might as well leave now."
"Sure you had to kill someone Vegeta." Radu said.
"Hey so did I! Lets start a club!" Yokito gushed. Kakkarot laughed.
Radditz rolled his eyes. "Will you just get over here?"
"No wait! I know! He's waiting for us to grovel! HA!" Adrian said with a bark.
Lyra smiled at Vegeta. "Hellooooo! Come join our circle." She said. Vegeta scowled but walked over and stood in between Kakkarot and Yokito.
Radu continued.
"As I was saying, we're growin' up. If you haven't noticed, we haven't been able to spend as much time together. Soon, we won't have any time to spare and then, we'll be grown ups and we won't remember each other. I don't want that to happen, so we're here cause I want us to take a vow, a vow that we'll all stay friends, no matter what." She looked around (a little nervously, it seemed), waiting for a reaction.
All around, the children looked at each other. They all seemed to like the idea, except Vegeta, who was still scowling.
"And how do you suggest we do that?"
"Well, I thought we could use a dagger and share blood. Then, instead of letting it heal, we'll make a scar. For each person, you'd have a small cut in your wrist, two rows of three. Between making a new one, you close the skin with your powers but you make sure you leave a scar."
"I think it's a great idea. I'm pretty sure the people at the nursery are onto me and I don't know when I'll be able to sneak out again." Lyra said with a sad smile.
Radu looked at Adrian. With a sigh, she nodded.
"I don't think I'd make it past 25 if the only person I know is Yokito." Adrian said, nodding her head towards her younger brother.
Yokito also nodded.
"I don't think I'd be able to forgive myself if my sister was stuck with me." He said with a smile.
Kakkarot and Radditz also agreed. Then, everyone's gaze turned towards Vegeta. He appeared to be thinking, his brow furrowed and his gaze turned towards the ground.
"Well, I don't see why I should share my royal bloods with you ingrates but on the other hand, it should make my parents mad. Perfect. I suppose I'll do it."
Radu let out her breath, which she didn't realize she had been holding.
"Alright. First, everyone go around and say your name and age. I'll go first. Radu. 13."
"Radditz, 13."
"Kakkarot. 10."
"Vegeta. 12."
"Yokito. 10."
"Adrian. 12."
"Lyra. 10."
"Okay, Lyra, you take Yokito and Kakkarot. You three exchange blood first. Radditz, Vegeta, Adrian and I will exchange first. Then just mingle. Make sure you keep track and get everyone!" Radu said.
As the children exchanged blood, healed their skin, and exchanged again, not one of them knew they were being watched.
~~~~~~At the palace~~~~~~ "So you see, sire. Your son has been running off to play with these children too much. I feel it is my duty as his tutor to make you aware of such a problem. If you don't have something done about those children, he will soon be out of your control." A small man with silver hair, large glasses, and an excess of sweat spoke. Next to him was a crystal ball that showed Vegeta as he exchanged blood.
"Hmmm," said the King, leaning upon the left armrest of this huge golden throne. "Are you aware if anyone else knows he's been sneaking off?"
"Oh no, sire. He quite a sneaky little bast-I mean prince." The man sweated a little more.
"The king smirked. "Good. Then killing you will do no harm. I'll make up an excuse for your death. I wish my son really had killed you. I would have been saved the trouble."
He raised his hand a blue ki ball started to form there.
"Bu-bu-but sire! I was only doing my dut-" He never had the chance to finish. All that was left of the nervous little man was a pile of dust and a dirty floor where he'd stood.
"Guards!" The King yelled. Two men in uniforms of purple, gold, and green, the colors of the royal house. "Clean this mess up and send for Toma and Bardock."
~~~~~~20 minutes later~~~~~~~
The King sat, drumming his fingers, when a guard walked in.
"Their lords Toma and Bardock are here, sire." The guard said.
"Send them in, send them in."
Toma walked in first. He was a tall, very well built, with short spiky hair. He was followed by Bardock, who was slightly taller, although he was just as built. His hair was exactly like Kakkarot's, though his skin was tanner and he had a scar over his left cheek.
They kneeled before the King, "My King." They said at the same time.
"Up up up. This is not a formal occasion. Guards! Leave and lock the doors. Make sure no one comes in unless Freiza turns on us. Turns on us!!! HA! That's a good one." The King said with a sad laugh.
Toma and Bardock looked at each other. The King sighed.
"I'll start off by telling you I just killed another one of Freiza's agents. I always knew he was a traitor, but I had no way or no reason to kill him. He was, after all, only a tutor. I had him watched so he was always with one of my men. Therefore I'm pretty sure this man never reported anything extreme to Frieza, like we knew he was a traitor."
"My King, how did he enter our ranks?" Toma questioned.
"About 6 months ago, for Vegeta's 12th birthday, Freiza presented him as a present. The man was very smart to give Freiza credit. Vegeta immediately liked him with all his tales of traveling."
"I sure don't want to be the one to tell Vegeta his favorite tutor is gone. But sire, I'm sure that's not why you called us here."
"Yes. yes. I want you take a look at this. (I will look up crystal ball in Japanese)! Come here! Show these men what you just showed me."
Toma and Bardock watched as their children and the prince exchanged blood. Toma swallowed and closed his eyes when it was over. Bardock looked at the ground.
"I'm not going to kill you." They relaxed. "I'm just going to kill your children." They stiffened.
"Loosen up! I'm just kidding. I want you to know that in the coming time, I sense much chaos. I know that when Vegeta needs people he can trust, I won't be there. But these children will. They will always stick together. When Freiza finally publicly turns against us, this group will extract their revenge on Freiza. When Vegeta is king, they will be his advisors."
Bardock's mind raced. "They will have risen the ranks, just as Toma and I did."
"Yes, and I hope they will be as worthy as you were. I must also tell you that this group will be entering training camp together. I will make sure it's with many other children who don't know Vegeta by sight. He shall be called something else. They will train together, and they will attempt to graduate together. I will make sure it's a challenge. Some might not even return."
The two men nodded.
"We understand. Is there anything you want Toma and I to do specifically? I mean, should we treat them differently?"
"No! You must not tell them that you know what they've done. You must not tell them of what they will do. You must ignore the scars unless they're literally shoved under your nose." The king sighed. "Well, at least I can trust you two. The coming times will be very trying on this country. Loyalty, strength, love, power. All will be tested. By then, I hope this nation will know where it stands."
It was a clear dismissal. Toma and Bardock bowed and retreated.