Well I have yet another idea for a fic, this is an AU which takes place on Vegeta-sei.  They are all saiya-jins, and 18, 'cept Raditz, he's 22. Warning: Begins as a Bulma/Vegeta/Kakarot triangle but will eventually be B/V and K/CC. I, unfortunately, don't own DBZ; I do stalk Vegeta though! ^_^

Carrots or Vegetables?

Chapter 1: Talks of sorts

"Brat! Come in here now!" King Vegeta screamed. His son was always running about, usually training. The alleged "brat" appeared in the room almost instantly.

 "Yes Father?" a young boy with ebony colored hair of flames, and onyx eyes and a brown tail, name Vegeta, said.

"Do you know what next month is brat?"

Vegeta smirked, "Well of course, I will be coming of age, turning 18."

"And you remember what is required of you and your guards before you reach that age"

The prince's face paled, "You can't mean…"

His father was the one to smirk this time, "You need to find a mate."

"No!"

"Yes!"

"Mates are for the weak!"

"Deal with it!"

"But Father-"

He cut his son off "But nothing, the festival starts tonight, I suggest you go tell your guards before now."

Vegeta grumbled walking out of the room, muttering "I hate you.."

The older man chuckled, "That's what you say everyday."

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"Mom! I am not participating in some barbaric mating ritual!" a young saiya-jin female with long blue-green hair which was in a pigtail and blue eyes said.

"Sweetie, this is an honor to be asked of" her mother cooed.

"You act like I give a shit!"

"Bulma, you are to go, this is a great opportunity for our family" Her father said, not looking up from his book.

"Ugh this is so unfair!

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"Kakarot! Raditz! Nappa! Turles!  I need to talk to you bakas!" The prince of all saiya-jins shouted as he interrupted their training.

Raditz nodded his head knowingly, he was older then the rest and knew what was going on. "This is about the mating festival I suppose…"

"Yes…the damn mating festival…"

Kakarot blinked a few times "Mating Festival?"

Raditz nodded, "Every year there is a mating festival for the young guards and royalty of age 18 and the select young elite women of the same age. This is where you find your mate, if she accepts of course. It is up to the women to close the deal, always remember that, or you might find yourself in a shitload of trouble in no time. That is where I met my mate, Jadeis."

"So when does this festival start?" Turles asked, smirking to himself, he liked women, he liked them a lot, too bad they seemed to not like him much.

"Tonight, and I suggest you take a bath Turles, you smell like crap," Vegeta sneered, chuckling to himself.

Raditz looked at the rest of them and continued, "And what you must always remember, the Prince gets first choice, always. If he wants a woman, he gets her. You try to take her away from him and you may just find yourself being killed for punishment of treason." He glanced over at his brother, Kakarot had a bad habit of getting himself in not so good situation, and Raditz hoped this would not be one of those times.

Vegeta sighed and looked at his guards once again "You are to be there at eight! No exceptions." And with that he stormed off.

Nappa blinked, "The prince doesn't seem so happy about this…"

"Well he was always a loner, perhaps a woman is what he needs," Raditz replied.

"What, to get laid?" Turles asked.

The older saiya-jin laughed "No…but I doubt getting laid would hurt him."

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And next chap Bulma will meet the bumbling, sweet Kakarot, and the seemingly cold and distant prince. What will she think? What will they think? And most importantly,  what do my readers think? Tell me in reviews!