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"So, mom?" My son asked me from his spot on my shoulders. I felt his weight shift as he moved to get closer to the right side of my face. "What are we going to do with the prize money?"

We were walking towards the stadium where the World Martial Arts Tournament would be taking place in a couple of hours. I had been looking forward to this for a few years now, and now I could feel the excitement bubble within me.

"We're going to asked the Brief's family to build us a spaceship so we can find Prince Tarble and any other saiyans that might have escaped Frieza's grasp. Bulma owes me a favor, so we should have no problem with getting one." I got a hum as a response, and I moved to get a look on my son's face.

His black hair stuck up all over his head in crazy spikes with several of them falling over his forehead. He had very expressive black eyes that were now narrowed in thought, and he had one of his hands fisted in his dark red gi shirt.

"Will…will they like me since I'm…not fully saiyan?" His voice was small as he looked at me with his lower lip between his teeth. He had been leery about meeting others of our kind ever since I brought this idea up.

"Oh, Goten. I'm sure they will. Besides, you barely have any human blood left in you after I adopted you, and as far as most saiyans were concerned, you would be considered a full blooded one." I lifted my hand to ruffle his hair, and my tail snaked out from under my teal gi top to lightly pull on his hidden one.

My lips curled in a little smile as I looked over him. Every time I see his face, I couldn't help but remember when I found Goten for the first time.

Flashback

I had just finished a very intense training regiment, and I was walking through the woods to a lake I knew was nearby to bathe and find some fish for dinner. The teal gi I had on was ripped and burnt in several places.

I was looking forward to just sinking in the water when I caught the sound of something crying. I stopped and looked around in confusion as soon as I realized that it was a baby crying. I remained still as I wondered just what a baby was doing in the woods so far from any town or village when I heard an animalistic snarl.

I launched myself in the direction of the sound until I came to a clearing, and I felt my lips pull back into a snarl of my own. There against a stump in the center of the clearing was a baby that couldn't have been more than two months old wrapped in a blue blanket with a saber tooth tiger about to pounce on him.

I fired a ki blast at the feline as I kicked off the ground to protect the child. The blast knocked the tiger away, and it turned towards me with a snarl on its face. I landed in a crouch in front of the still crying babe with a glare.

However, as soon as it saw me, it seized up in fear. All I did was take a step in its direction before it turned tail to flee into the woods.

I rolled my eyes at the feline's actions wondering if I should chase it down to make it my dinner when another cry grabbed my attention. I rose up as I turned to look at the squirming bundle on the stump. The blanket was completely covering the baby from view, and my heart wrenched at the sight.

"Shh…there, there." I whispered in a soothing voice as I lifted the child. My words seemed to have an effect as the crying slowed a bit. "It's alright now. That pussy cat can't get to you anymore."

It took a moment of shifting to get the baby in the crook of my left arm so I could look over it to see if it needed any treatment. I pulled the blanket down only to have the sight of the baby knock my breath away like a punch to the gut.

Black, spiky hair popped up as soon as the fabric was gone, and a tiny black tail wriggled out from under one of the what could only be a boy's leg. Small fists waved in the air for a couple of seconds, then wide, onyx eyes blinked up at me with tears still swimming within them.

The baby was naked, and he looked half starved. His hair and fur on his tail looked dull and slightly matted. I was so horrified at the state he was in that I blanked out for a few seconds to get myself back under control.

I stared down at what could only be the son of Son Goku, and I felt my heart ache at the sight of the child. Tears stung my eyes as my free hand came up to grasp the amber colored, teardrop shaped pendant around my neck, and memories that I had put behind me rushed to the forefront of my mind.

A whimpering managed to stop me from sinking too deep in the past, and I gave the boy a small smile as I pulled him closer to me. I placed my free index finger in my mouth to nick it on one of my sharper teeth. As soon as I tasted blood, I offered my finger to the baby.

I wasn't the least bit surprised when he latched on, and began to greedily suckle at the crimson fluid. His small fingers wrapped around whatever part of my hand he could hold onto as his eyes slowly closed. I cuddled him closer to my chest so he could hear my heartbeat as he fed.

"Sorry it's not milk, little one, but it'll do for now." I nuzzled his spiked hair with my nose. "Thankfully, we saiyans can use blood for nutrients."

The baby sighed as he nursed, and I moved so I could sit down on the stump. I flash of blue drew my attention from the infant to the blanket that had fallen to the ground without my knowledge. I used my tail to pick it up when I saw a glimpse of orange thread. I straightened the fabric out to see a name embroidered.

"Goten?" I received a coo from the baby. His eyes had opened, and I felt his tail wrap around my left wrist. I smiled as I watched the baby slow down in his feeding, and I could see a small improvement in him already.

"Well, Goten, I'm Calla." Here I paused as I looked around the clearing once again. I frowned at the lack of energy traces and sign that any human had been here recently. "And it looks like I'm going to take care of you for awhile."

Timeskip

It took me a month to get Goten to where he should be health wise before I went looking for his family. It had been years since I had seen Goku or any of the others from when we were younger. I had left the group after the tournament where he fought with Piccolo.

I had fallen in love with Goku, and I was planning on telling him once the competition was over. Just before he left to go train with Kami, he had given me a necklace and a promise to come back to me, and I had yet to take it off.

Unfortunately, Chi-Chi got to him first. All I heard was Goku agreeing to the promise he made years ago to marry her, and I left with a broken heart. Ever since then, I barely kept in touch with my friends. Eventually, I ended up at Kami's Lookout where I almost barricaded myself in one of the rooms where I trained for years.

Kami and Mr. Popo kept me up to date with what was happening over the years until I decided to find a way to search the universe for any surviving saiyans. Just remaining in this planet knowing that the one that I love would never returned the sentiment was more than I could stand.

Eventually during my search, I found out that Goku had been killed in a battle with an android named Cell, and while that broke my heart all over again, I kept searching for his mother. I found Chi-Chi and Gohan in a little house close to where Goku grew up mourning Goten's "death".

Seeing the lack of compassion and the lies she was telling her oldest son, I just gathered Goten closer to my chest and left the house.

Later that day, I adopted Goten the human and saiyan way.

Flashback End

"Ok, Mom. If you say so! Hey! Do you think there will be any real challenges for us?" The boy lightly tugged on my ponytail sounding more like his cheerful self now, and I smiled at his excitement.

"I hope so, son. I would hate to just have to deal with "the champ" after all this time. It's been years since I had a decent fight."

"Hey!"

"Other than sparing with you of course!" I giggled at his indignant tone. He was just so easy to rile up.

I heard him huff as his hands left my hair before I felt the small frame on my shoulder quiver. The snickers I could hear him muffle told me he found that as funny as I did. Just then, his laughter stopped, and Goten hopped down from my shoulders.

"Mom? What about that group? They feel strong." He lightly tugged on my teal gi pants as he pointed toward a few loud voices. I looked down to see the direction he was pointing in only for my eyes to widen.

It had been years since I had seen any of them, but there they all were. Krillin, Piccolo, Yamcha, Bulma, Puar, Master Roshi, Oolong, the Ox King, Chi-Chi, and Gohan. There were a few faces I didn't recognize, and they all seemed to be looking around in excitement.

Just as I was about to go over there and surprise them, Baba showed up with Goku at her side. My heart wrenched at the sight of his carefree grin as everyone rushed towards him. I placed a hand over my heart as he pulled Chi-Chi into a hug. It felt like there was something stabbing into the beating muscle the longer I watched.

I wanted almost nothing more then to be the one in his arms instead of that lying bitch, but as I watched further none of my old friends noticed the flickering of my ki. It made me feel relieved and hurt at the same time.

"Mom?"

Goten was watching me with concern in his eyes as he felt my energy rise and fall with my emotions, and I felt tears sting my eyes as I looked down at his face. Forcing them away, I smiled down at the boy as I placed a hand on his head. He had such a big heart like his father.

"They are strong, Goten. I use to train with them years ago." My eyes flickered back over to the group, and an idea suddenly took root in my head. "In fact, it's been so long since I've seen them, I want to surprise them at the tournament."

The boy's face twisted into a look of astonishment as he glanced back over. My eyes followed his, and a soft smile curled my lips. They really will be surprised when they find out I'm here with Goten. I felt a little fear at the thought of Chi-Chi and Gohan finding Goten, but he's now my son in blood and name.

"Come on, Ten. We need to register."