This fic is dedicated to Midnight Lilly, RenegadePhoenix, mera megeta vengence, the person that used a smiley face, and Sailor Pixie. Thanks for reviewing I appreciated it and this is for yall.

Alright this the ages so you (cough I cough) don't get confused

Hotaru: 22 (looking)

Aylana: 8

Vegeta: 25

Trunks:8

Yes that means that Vegeta had a kid when he was 17 but work with me. he's royalty, they get married early and married ppl produce kids. This is a Vegeta/Hotaru fic.... don't whine

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Vegeta looked at the tired and worn soldier across the grounds from him. They flew into the air suddenly and continued sparring. Less than a minute later the soldier was sent flying into the ground with a beam of yellow light. Vegeta signaled for the medics to take him away then left the grounds to find someone worth his time.

"Your highness, I congratulate you on your victory against Rapkuy. He was very powerful." an elite said to Vegeta in hopes of winning some favor with his king

"Flattery will not win my favor." Vegeta said as he grabbed the elite by his neck "In fact, it will do the opposite" he said as he threw the sayin into the wall behind him.

Vegeta started walking through the twisting halls of his home. He had never been the same since the death of his mate, Bulma. Though she had not been Saiyen, he loved her very much and the loss was almost more that he could bear.

"Aylana, you can do better than this, your pathetic. Where I come from a five year old could beat you. I have spent a year training and you know your better than this." a woman's cold voice scolded.

"I know Hotaru, Its just that the glaive is to big." a child complained

"You can handle it. You have to if you ever want use the real weapon." the woman's voice countered

Vegeta walked towards the voices and looked in the doorway of one of his elites gym. What he saw was a woman around 22 facing a child of 8. In each's hands stood a weapon taller then them with a G shaped blade. The girl attacked thrusting the glaive in front of her to trick the woman in jumping to the side. The woman took her weapon and struck the girls sending it flying in the direction o Vegeta.

"Do not count on your opponent being a coward. If the don't pull out you have to change your attack it will fall through every time." the woman said as she turned to the door. "Sir, I suggest that you leave. This is a private gym and if you wish to remain you must acquire permission from my mistress." Hotaru said to the figure in the doorway

The child and Vegeta both looked surprised. How did she know he was there. She's only a slave.

Vegeta stepped out of the shadows of the doorway.

"Slave, I suggest that you watch your tone with the king of this planet. I do not need permission from anyone." he said glaring at Hotaru

"Forgive me, your highness." she said with a cold voice as she lowered her eyes

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Hotaru looked up at the ceiling of her small room. She couldn't calm her mind. She wanted to fight. This last year she had been fighting the urge to challenge someone. She knew what this meant. Someone or something was coming. She could feel it. It was powerful and she doubted that without training she would be able to defeat it. The saiyens, though powerful, would not be able to handle it. They dealt with ki, not the elemental powers. She could train a few to draw from Vejita-sai but who would believe a slave.

Hotaru got out of bed and stood up. Even with out transforming, she had an significant amount of power. She closed her eyes and imagined the lake behind the castle. Her body disappeared and she stood by the lake. She looked up at the two half moons that beamed down from the sky and reflected on the lake. It was breath taking.

She stopped as she heard the small sniffles of a child. She looked down the bank and saw the form of a child bent over sobbing into his knees. She walked over to the child and crouched down.

"Hello." she said as she placed a hand on the boys shoulder.

"Who are you?" a pair of blue-violet eyes looked up into dark violet ones

'this is the late queens child', she thought, "My name is Hotaru. What's yours?" she said

"I'm Trunks. I'm the prince. And I want to be left alone." he said

"Fine then. I wont ask you why your here. I'll just inform one of the guards." she said as she rose to leave.

"Wait!"he called out and she sat down besides him. "I'm out here because no one understands."

"Understands what" she questioned

"They think I'm weak. My mom dies and they expect me to pretend it never happened.

My father doesn't even care."he said as he hugged her and started crying on her shoulder.

"shhhhhhhhh. Its alright. Your allowed to cry. Crying doesn't make you weak, it makes you stronger." she said in an effort to comfort him.

Hotaru hummed a song and rocked the boy to sleep. She looked at the child in her arms. He was about 8 years old. The Queen, if her memory is correct, came from a planet that was a parallel Earth. That means that the boy is only half saiyen. That must be the reason that his ki is so unusual for his age.

Hotaru heard the crunch of footsteps over grass. She looked up and saw the King looking down on her and the boy.

"My child please." he said

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Vegeta looked down at the woman holding his child. She was the slave that was training the girl with that weapon. She is beautiful, he thought. Trunks hadn't ever looked as trusting since Bulma had died.

TBC........

I know there isn't much action yet but soon my readers, soon.

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