I do not own Dragon Ball Z. Dragon Ball Z is owned by Akira Toriyama. I wish I owned Piccolo…then I wouldn't have to write fanfictions about him Oh well, I don't own them, and that's all that really matters, isn't it? Now, on with the story!

Lonely Hearts

"Goodbye, my brother." Foxglove sobbed as she laid her brother to rest in the shallow grave. Now she truly was alone in the world. She looked about the small cave that her and her brother had shared for three years of their lives. She felt more tears welling up, but she stubbornly tried to push them back. "If only I could have saved him…I was…too weak…to help him!" she sobbed out loud. She looked around the small cave that they had shared. Her eyes landed on their food supply. There was no food left in the basket. For a moment, she was unsure of what to do. Her brother had always gone to get food before.

"I'll guess I'll have to go and get more." She said out loud. She sighed and picked up the basket, heading into the dim light outside…

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Piccolo sighed as he surveyed the landscape. He was supposed to go to the gathering later on at the Lookout, but he didn't think he'd go. He just wasn't much for group gatherings. He was about to fly over to the meadow to meditate when his ears picked up the sound of someone screaming. Without thinking, he took off in the direction of the screaming. When he arrived, what he saw made him ball his fists in anger. There was a girl, with long black hair being chased by three humans. She looked like she had hurt her leg, and she wasn't running very fast. If he didn't intervene, they'd get her for sure. He heard her screaming, as the three humans chased her.

"No, please! Leave me alone!" she cried. He heard one of the male's laugh.

"Why should we, girly? We found you; you're fair game."

"Yeah. And you're so pretty, girl. After you get a taste of us, you'll be begging for more." He smiled, licking his lips lecherously. She screamed again. Suddenly she fell again. Within moments, the three of them were upon her. She felt their crushing weight, and couldn't breathe. Just as suddenly, she felt the weight being removed. She looked up and saw a gigantic green man throwing the three off of her. She saw him lift one up by the shirt and yell at him.

"And if I ever see you again, I'll rip your heart out of your chest and feed it to you, you craven bastards!" the man nodded in fear and slunk away with his friends, never once looking back.

Piccolo looked at the girl lying on the ground. He was about to leave, when he really caught sight of her leg. Her ankle was purple and red. It was horribly swollen. He knew she wouldn't get very far on it. He sighed and bent to pick her up.

"Wh…what are you doing?" she cried out in fear. She looked at the green man. He looked down at her, his eyes revealing nothing.

"You're hurt," he growled flatly, "you need help." She looked at him for a moment, before nodding. Piccolo picked her up and held her tight against his chest. She looked up at him once, her eyes wary, but she then fell asleep. Piccolo growled when he realized that he'd have to go to the Lookout anyway. He flew steadily up towards the lookout. While flying, he was able to get a good look at her.

Her hair was long, about thigh length. It was as black as obsidian, and very shiny. He had managed to get a good look at her eyes before she had fallen asleep, and they were green. He looked at the rest of her. Her figure was gorgeous, and he caught himself blushing at where his thoughts were leading him… 'What am I, a schoolboy?' he angrily thought to himself. He flew the rest of the way in silence, his thoughts situated on the girl in his arms…

Yay, the first chapter of my very first DBZ fic is finished! Please be nice and review it for me. Tell me what you think. The second chapter is just about finished, so if you like my story, please tell me so. Please, be kind and review, because reviews make authors happy, and give us motivation to write more stories for you lovely readers to review!