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Chapter 2-End of the Begining

Everyone was talking and laughing at meeting Sara. She had finally calmed down and seemed to be enoying herself. She met everyone, even Mast Roshi, Oolong, and Puar! Everyone sat around on different furniture, some on a couch, some in chairs and some even standing around. They were all telling jokes and having a good time. While others were laughing, Bulma decided to take a step out to ask a question. She looked directly at Sara as she subsided her laughter,

"So, Sara honey. Why was it you were running away dear?"

There was nothing to hear except silence. It seemed everyone had picked up on the question and although afraid to ask, all wanted to know the answer. Sara lowered her head as if ashamed. She could feel their eyes all over her, anticipating her answer. She took a deep breath,

'it was coming to this at some point, I may as well tell them' she thought to herself. Memories flowed in her head as she began.

"I was married and a child, a son. For a long time I was happy with everything but then things began to change. My husband got abusive towards, not just physically but also telling what I could and could not do. I was going to divorce him but then his mother said and did things. She threaten to take my son from me. At first I didn't believe her but found out she had already went to a judge once. She doesn't even need proof because she has the entire town wraped around her fingers. Sherriff, people, judge, I mean everyone! She could probably murder someone and in no time be out again. So, I did the only thing I could do..."

It seemed everyone was leaning in listening to Sara's soft voice. She swallowed several times, clutching her hands together as if secretly praying while she spoke. Sara continued,

"I got a lawyer and basically signed my son over to my parents. They have money, and they care, and will provide alot more then anything I could do. Plus, I know if anyone could win at anything it's them. I couldn't stay to face my husband. I love him, and I guess I always will because he was never like that and I'm not sure what made him that way. But I wasn't going to stay with him. It seemed to be the only way for me..."

Tears peaked through Sara's eyes as she finished, everyone could see her pain through them. Vegeta, who stood against the wall with his arms crossed, began laughing so loudly it sounded as if it echoed thorugh out the house. Everyone looked at him in disgust. Was he really that heartless.

"HAHAHAHA. I dont believe you. SO you ran away rather then face your problems?" Vegeta stoped laughing and gave a very stern look, his eyebrows so close together as his head tilted downward. "Pathedic is all you are."

Chi-Chi stood up, "Now Vege-"

"No!"

Interupted Sara.

"He's right. I did run away from my problems. I'm not the smartest in the world by no means." Sara stood up and glared at Vegeta as if challengeing him. "But if you were in my shoes, had no powers nor any way to protect yourself and trying to keep your child away form someone who you know would be worse rather then better for them, what would you do Vegeta?"

He clutched his raised it in front of him,

"I'd fight, thats what I'd do!"

Sara raised her voice,

"Well, I can't do that! Would you like to see the bruses as proof?"

Everyone around her droped their jaw as if they had seen a ghost. Vegeta unclutched his fist, and crossed his arms away, turned his away from her so that he didn't meet her eyes. "Humph," was all that came from him.

Sara thought to herself of how to change the subject and get the tension out of the room. While she was standing, she turned to look where she saw Goku and Piccolo who happened near each other. She seemed to change now, as if something came over her. If she had been in a fight, whether she would win or not, she'd fight.

"So, can you guys tell me about this threat or the person atempting it?"

Dende closed his eyes as he began,

"We don't know what he looks like, because we havn't met him yet. We've only felt the power once and at the same moment Piccolo and I were given a telepathic message from him. We only heard his voice."

Piccolo now closed his eyes as if agreeing with him. Dende opened his eyes and continued.

"He said he's giveing us a few years. Exactly how many we dont know but he said he would send another message to warn us when time was closer."

Goku now began to talk, helping along the explanation.

"He's really strong, his power seemed to almsot go on forever. I think we would be able to feel him if he were on this planet but I have a safe bet he's on some other planet training as well. Or in waiting anyways."

Sara stuck her hands on her hips again while she was in thought. She raised her head,

"well, then I guess its time to get started then huh?"

"No!" Piccolo stood up. He was firm with his answer. "First you need to rest. I think jumping straight into it now would be too much on you. After a couple of days of getting used to this and taking it all in then we can begin training you. It's going to be alot of hard work on your part so if you're not going to do this then you need to tell us now! We dont have time to waist it on games."

Sara didnt even hesitate, she answered him quickly,

"I'll do it!"

Bulma now jumped up,

"Well, we gotta figure out a place for you stay at."

Master Roshi began laughing and squeeling,

"ooh ooh, She can stay with me at my place!"

Chi-Chi and Bulma at the same yelled, "I dont think so!"

Sara laughed.

"She can stay at the tower with Dende and I," Piccolo explained.

"Oh come on." Chi-Chi began with her straight forwardness, "Do you really think thats the best thing for a girl new to this world?"

Everyone was talking back and forth with different conversations. Vegeta kept to himself as he listened although he acted as if he didn't care with his arms still crossed,still against the wall and his eyes closed. Sara finally spoke up, "Listen guys!" Everyone stoped talking long enough to listen to her. "First of all, I'm staying anywhere where's there's no room, its too stressful that way and I dont want to be a burden on anyone expecially any couples. So staying with Goku and Chi-Chi or Bulma and Ve-I mean Yumcha is out of it!"

Bulma slaped her slaped her hands. "I got it!" She yelled with excitement, "Listen chic. I got enough money so I can just buy you you're own place. Its not a problem and I'm not taking no for answer!"

Sara began stutering, "Bu-b-b-but.."

Vegeta uncrossed his arms and began walking towards everyone. "She can stay with me."

Heads cocked his way in amazement. Did he really just offer that? Sara looked with almost disbelife on her face.

"My place has two rooms and I'm occupied in one so she can have the spare room. This keeps from extra money being spent or intruding on anyone else."

Sara bean, "But what about yo-"

Vegeta gritten his teeth, "Don't question me you woman."

Bulma and Chi-Chi looked at each other and smiled, "That's a great idea!" they both chimed.

"And with the gravitational room you can train too!" Chi-chi insisted.

Piccolo, roughly pulled his arms apart and threw them to his side, "NO!" he yelled, "She is to do absolutely no training. We need her fully rested."

Everyone looked with their eyes widen but calmed themself as they knew it was the right thing. Vegeta raised his hand up as if shooing a fly away from his ear.

"Whatever, she's not useing mine. I'm offering the spare room. I'm doing my own training."

"Well, I guess its settled then." Bulma smiled so big. She had felt horrible for leaving Vegeta but her heart was still on Yumcha and she hoped that at least this way maybe his mind would stay off of her.

Everyone ended up helping cleaning up as slowly people started headed out. Piccolo and Dende were the first ones to leave followed by Roshi, Oolong, and Krillen. Yumcha threw a capsule at Sara. She raised her hand and just barely cought it.

"Here, use this for you and Vegeta to get home." Yumcha smiled.

"I can fly you idiate!" Vegeta growled staring at Yumcha.

"Yes but she can't, Vegeta!" Bulma yelled at him.

Vegeta snatched the capsule out of Sara's hand, "I'll drive. She might wreck it!" He walked out the door and shortly after was a *BOOM*. While Vegeta stayed outside, starting up the aircraft, Sara huged and shook hands saying bye to everyone. She heard the aircraft out side rumbling and felt it through the ground. "Come on Woman!" Vegeta stood at the door. Sara headed to walk out Bulma called out,

"Oh wait, Sara!" She turned around and Bulma handed her a bag of clothes. "Until we can go shoping and get you some more you can have some of mine.

"Oh thanks, Bulma!" Sara smiled. She followed Vegeta outside and got into the aircraft where she waved bye to the rest who were left.

The ride back to Vegetas place was quiet in deed. Vegeta sat in the 'driver' side taking control of the handles while Sara sat with her head down, twilering her thumbs over and over. Hwe heart sometimes felt like it was going to explode. Why was she feeling this way for Vegeta of all people? The one who showed barely, if any at that, emotions. Besides, technically she was still married in her other world even tho she knew spiritually with the God(s) it was over. She made a very low sigh, of which cought Vegeta's attention.

"Whats wrong?"

"N-Noth-"

"Don't Lie to me woman." His hands on the sticks grasped them tighter. Nothig in his face changed but his hands were more then enough. "I'm not tolerating a liar so if thats you're plan then I'll drop you off right now!"

"Wel, if you would let me finish then maybe you would know before asuming." Sara, even though she could be quiet and and sweet she could also sas back. Vegeta looked at her for a moment with a glare then stared back in front of him. She gulped, wondering if maybe she went a lil to far too soon with him. "It's just alot to take in. A new world, a threat, me being the one to train and such..." She looked back at her hands which were interlocked with one another. Vegeta 'humped' under his breath but that was all. He knew she was right, it was alot to take in but he also knew she seemed to be acting like a baby. He let this one go, but next time she was going to learn her place in the presence of a prince.

They stoped at a pretty good size house. Once they were in there was a living room big enough for two rooms in it. You could probably fit 100 people in it. Just on the other side was a kitchen just as big. There was a table that only sat about 4 or 5 people, probably because Vegeta is the only one who lives here. Vegeta didn't stop but continued at some stairs. Sara followed him asuming he would take her to a room. They reached the top of the stairs which only went the second story, and Vegeta stoped without warning. Sara bumped into him yelling out, and about to start falling down the stairs. Before anything even remotely felt close to a second, he had already grabed her by the arm, pulled ontop of the stairs, and pushed her against the wall.

"Th-Thanks Ve-" Sara was shaking but was grateful. Vegeta gritted his teeth and balled up a fist.

"Lets get one thing straight here! I, in no way, will even attempt to save you. You're life means nothing to me." He calmed down and lowered his fist, resting his expression on his face. "I only did it to keep from listening to everyone else bark and complain."

Sara said nothing as Vegeta moved away heading to a door. He pasted a window and another large door on his right. Inside the window there was a huge machine with many buttons that sat in the center of the room and only tile and concrete was used to make the room. She was still against the wall when he opened the door on the left and let it swing open.

"This is your room," he demanded.

She slowly walked up and peaked inside. The colers were black and white, almost as a victorian style room. The walls had stripes that reverted between dark black and bright white. It made Sara think of good and evil at battle in a room. The bed had a white bread spread and white cotten sheets with a large black blanket that had swirling designs over it. At the corners of the bed were the rods that ran up above it while sheer see through black fabric hung down. More rods conected them at the top into a square and in each section the fabric could be pulled to hide the bed or left opened. Vegeta walked in the room, his shoulder rubbing against Sara's as he passed her heading to the other side of the room. He opened a door that was directly across the bed and opened it.

"This is where your bathroom is." He left it open so Sara could get a view of it as he walked to a single dresser that sat under the only spare window in the room, directly acroos from the open door where Sara stood. "And obviously this is where you'll put your things."

Vegeta left the room, leaving her door open.

Sara walked around placeing her bag and the bag of clothes Bulma had given her ontop of the dresser. In no time Vegeta showed up again, walking into her room with an arm full of towels and rags. She didn't even hear him come in. He layed them on the bed and walked out to the door.

Just before he walked out of the room Sara walked up facing his back as he stood just outside her room, now. Sara whispered.

"Whether you ment to or not...Thank you." She closed the door, not hearing a single word from him. Vegeta said nothing, he thought nothing, he jsut continued to his room down the hall and closed the door behind.

'I guess I better get some sleep,' she thought to herself. She took a long hot bath, as she hadn't had one in a while and walked around the room wraped in only a single towel while her brown hair hung to her face dripping over her shoulders. SHe pulled out some of the clothes that Bulma had given her to wear, the only problem was...it seemed nothing fit. There was a dress, a few pants, pajamas, and t-shits. The t-shirts fit fine, almost snug like it was made for her. But as far as everything else she couldn't get up past her legs. She tried putting the dress over her head but no matter what, her hips were just too whide. It didn't matter how skinny she tried to get her hips and thighs always got in the way. Oh well, she would just sleep naked tonight.

She layed in bed under the sheets and big thick blanket resting her head on the pillow. She practically fell asleep in no time, it had been a while before she had felt so comfortable.

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