The rain fell heavy and thunder rolled fearlessly over the sky making the small prince shake. He had been sat under the same tree for what felt like an eternity getting soaked to the bone, earlier that day he was out on a royal viewing with his Father and Mother vising the Jarls of their different strongholds. This was nothing new, it happened once a year a few weeks before the red moon celebrations where everyone was invited to the palace to dink and dance the night away. But this year had turned out horrible, while walking through a large forest Stronghold Vegeta managed to get separated and ended up finding himself in this sorry state.

The young prince hugged his legs closer to his chest and tried to fight off the cold wind and the thunder boomed and lightning crashed. "They wouldn't leave me here would they?" Vegeta said out loud as he looked around at the endless trees. "No Nappa would never leave me." Nappa was the only person Vegeta knew he could trust 100%, not even his parents has that level of trust, but Nappa was different. As far back as Vegeta could remember Nappa was always a constant fixture in his life; when his parents would say they were to 'busy' to play with him Nappa would always drop whatever it was he was doing to play games and read stories, even leaving half way through a meeting when Vegeta couldn't sleep. Vegeta couldn't help but smile when he looked back on it, yes his loneliness was crippling, other children feared him because of him being a prince but he was happy knowing he had Nappa.

Vegeta felt himself slipping into sleep when a loud crack from behind the tree he was leaning against. Vegeta shot up and stood in a fighting stance, even though his body ached because of the cold which had set in every joint. "Show yourself!" He shouted trying to stop his voice from shaking from being so cold. The area was silent for a while before a scruffy looking boy with outrageously spiky black hair walked out from behind the tree. "Hi" The boy smiled happily giving a toothy smile.

"What are you doing here?" Vegeta demanded.

"I went fishing and I'm just on my way back home." The boy smiled again but tilted his head to the right and looked at Vegeta a little confused. "Why are you out here in the rain."

"None of your business!" Vegeta snapped but sneezed making the boy jump slightly.

"Come on." The boy laughed and grabbed onto Vegeta's cold hand shocking Vegeta to the core.

"Release me!" Vegeta snapped again but was inwardly grateful of the boys warmth brining some slight feeling back into his hand.

"It's cold out here and you'll get ill so you can come back to my house and warm up." The boy walked quickly dragging Vegeta behind him; he was too tied to struggle and was very open to the thought of being warm at last.

"I'm Kakarot by the way." The boy smiled back but continued to walk, still holding Vegeta's hand tightly.

"I'm Vegeta."

"Waw that's funny." Kakarot laughed

"What's funny!" Vegeta snapped again.

"You have the same name as the prince and the Planet." Kakarot continued to smile clearly not affected by Vegeta snapping at him so often.

"Well how do you know I'm not the Prince?" Vegeta huffed.

"The Prince wouldn't be out here alone, from what my Father said he is followed everywhere because he is so important."

"Why do you think the Prince is important?" Vegeta asked curious as to what normal people think of him.

"Well apparently he is super strong and still just a kid so he is a… I think my Father used the word 'prodigy' and I think that means super special." Kakarot smiled and sped up a little when a small house on the top of a hill came to view. "We're here." Kakarot laughed and dragged Vegeta up the hill who eyed the house suspiciously.

The house was small compared to what Vegeta was used to, not even the royal servants private living areas were this small. "You can hang your armour up there." Kakarot laughed as he pointed to a rack to the left of Vegeta while he kicked off his boots and headed deeper into the small house. Once his armour was hung and his boots removed he remained in the small entrance way not really sure what to do next, he had never been in another person's house before and started to feel a little uncomfortable. He considered putting his armour and boots back on and leaving but he could hear the rain beat up against the close door behind him.

"You can come on through." Kakarot laughed as he walked back into the entrance way and waved Vegeta to follow him. They sat on the floor in front of an open fire and smiled happily at the heat it provided. Vegeta looked around and noticed a few pictures here, "Is that your family?" Vegeta asked looking at a large group picture hung on the wall.

"Ye, all of us me; Father; my brother Raditz and… my Mother." Kakarot smiled sadly.

"Where are they now?" Vegeta asked not noticing the sadness in Kakarot's voice.

"Well Father is a scientist and works in the capital, Raditz is off on another world fighting with the royal legend and Mother… Well My Mother died a few years back, that picture was the last we had together." Kakarot tore his gaze from the picture and focused on the fire.

"I'm sorry." Vegeta said shuffling around a little uncomfortable.

"It's ok, anyway what about you, where is your family?"

"I don't know?" Vegeta answered honestly

"Are you lost" Kakarot asked looking at Vegeta a little shocked.

"I got separated from them while we were out meeting important people."

"Oh, but I'm sure there looking for you, and you can just stay here until they find you." Kakarot smiled widely and tapped Vegeta's hand reassuringly.

"Won't your Father be angry?"

"No I'm here alone for the next 2 weeks." Kakarot smiled showing he was alright with it and turned his attention back to the fire.

The room fell silent for a long time while the boys sat next to each other just enjoying the fire and the feeling of dry cloths when suddenly Vegeta's stomach growled putting an abrupt end to the silence.

"You hungry?" Kakarot asked laughing.

"I haven't eaten since lunch." Vegeta's hunger only grew when he thought back to the lavish banquet he had at the last Stronghold they visited before he got separated.

"Well I can cook us something if you want." Kakarot smiled and stood up dragging Vegeta behind him into the kitchen. "With the 2 of us we will be able to get it done faster." Kakarot laughed again as he handed Vegeta a potato peeler.

"What do I do with this?" Vegeta asked as he looked at the strange instrument with confusion.

"What do you mean? You peel potatoes with it." Kakarot laughed again but stopped when he saw the confusion on Vegeta's face. "Don't you help cook at home?"

"No we have servants who do all that for us." Vegeta said very matter of fact.

"Well how I show you." Kakarot jumped down from his little box he used so he could reach the kitchen counter and grabbed a second peeler.

Kakarot spent the better part of an hour teaching Vegeta how to wash, peel and cut the potatoes and helped him to cook them in a giant put. "Now you just bash them." Kakarot smiled as he handed Vegeta a potato masher. Vegeta shrugged and pushed the masher into the pot so hard it send little pieces of potato flying everywhere. Vegeta huffed and dropped the masher but Kakarot grabbed him and forced him to come back. "I'll help." He laughed as he wiped off some potato which had landed on his nose. He put the masher in Vegeta's hand and held onto his hand gently slowly showing him how to do it and not cover everything in potato. In the end it was running too late to cook anything else so Kakarot dished out the mash potato and handed Vegeta a bowl and spoon. Vegeta smiled proudly at the bowl and felt very proud of himself for creating something. "Thank you." Kakarot smiled as he sat at the table and started shovelling the food into his mouth with record speed, it didn't take long for Vegeta to start eating to and his proudness only grew when he realised it was quite nice.

"Waw." Kakarot smiled as he tapped his full stomach. "That was really good."

"It was quite nice." Vegeta smiled proudly and followed Kakarot to the sink to help clean up the mess. Once everything was washed and dried they returned to the living room and stood at the window watching the rain beat against it and the flashes of lighting off in the distance.

"I didn't think they would take so long to find me." Vegeta said looking out into the distance not really aware he spoke at all.

"They will." Kakarot smiled and placed his hand on Vegeta's.

"But what do I do if they don't?"

"Well if they don't find you; you can always live here with me." Kakarot smiled at the idea as his imagination ran wild on all the adventures they would have.

"I can't do that." Vegeta moved his hand from under Kakarot's and looked down sadly.

"Why not?" Kakarot said also saddened.

"I have a duty, as the future King I have to get back to the palace." Vegeta said honestly, half expecting for Kakarot to deny he was the prince like he did earlier that day, but Kakarot remained silent deep in thought. "Well if they haven't found you by the time my Father comes back he can always take you to the capital." Kakarot suggested half-heartedly.

"Really." Vegeta said excited at first but sadness soon took over. He had finally made a friend, someone his own age and he was enjoying the time they spent together though they had only known each other less than a day Kakarot has shown him how lonely he truly was in the palace by himself, then an idea hit him. "Why not come live with me in the palace?" Vegeta said looking at Kakarot and smiled.

"Seriously?"

"Yes seriously, you're all alone here; if I go back you'll be alone again so just live with me." Vegeta watched as the idea ticking over in Kakarot's head and the more he thought about it the more he liked the idea, finally they agreed and Kakarot danced around happily. "Hold on a second." Kakarot laughed as he ran off and returned soon after with a camera in his hand grinning widely. "Smile." Kakarot laughed as he put his arm over Vegeta's smile and took 2 pictures of the young boys. The camera spat out the pictures after a couple of minutes and Kakarot handed on to Vegeta and kept on for himself. "We won't be lonely anymore." Kakarot laughed hugging his picture and smiling. Vegeta looked at the picture and felt the strong need to cry wash over him but fought it back.