Morning came and I opened my eyes to see no one in my room.

"That's strange.." I said quietly.

Usually Vegeta would be the one to wake me up and call me in for breakfast.

But he's not here.

I wonder where Vegeta is.

After I brushed my teeth and changed my clothes, I headed towards the dining area and was greeted by Bulma and Trunks.

"Good morning Saiya." Bulma said as she sipped her coffee.

"Morning." I said sleepily as I grabbed a cup of joe.

I picked up a plate of pancakes and scrambled eggs and sat next to Trunks.

He was eating in a rush.

"Woah there tiger. What are you in a rush for?" I asked.

"Oh nothing." Trunks said with his mouth full.

I could tell he was planning on seeing Tapion.

I shrugged my shoulders and looked at Bulma.

"Hey Bulma." I called out to her.

"Hm?" She looked at me as she put her mug on the table. "What is it?"

"Where's Vegeta? He wasn't there to wake me up. Plus I thought I have training with him today." I asked.

"Oh. He told me he was going away for a few days. Probably off with my machine training somewhere else. He told me to tell you to go train with Goku in the meantime." She said.

"Hm? I rather take the day off from training." I said with a yawn.

"Fine by me. I'm not the boss" She said with a wink.

"Alright! I'm done!" Trunks shouted as he grabbed his dirty dishes and put them in the washer.

He then headed to the fridge and pulled out a plate full of sandwiches.

"Is that for Tapion?" I asked Trunks.

"Yeah. He must be hungry." He said.

"Trunks, I'll let you deliver those sandwiches but I don't want you staying there for long." Bulma said, lecturing her son.

"Can I have Saiya come with me then?" Trunks asked.

"Yes you can. But I want you to come back home afterwards. Got that?" She said.

"Okay Mom." Trunks said with a smile.

"Don't worry Bulma. I'll keep an eye on him." I said with a slight smile.

"Do you have any plans for your day off yet?" Bulma asked.

"Yeah. I guess I'll stop by Goku's for dinner after we go see Tapion." I said.

"Okay. It's time for the two of you to start heading out before I change my mind about seeing Tapion." Bulma said with another wink.

"No problem Mom! Let's go Saiya!" Trunks said with excitement.

"Alright. I'm coming." I said as I placed my dirty dishes away.

The both of us headed out and made our way to the abandoned rusty building.

"You know Trunks, we just met Tapion and you already seem to have grown attached to the guy." I said.

"Well yeah! He seems very cool! I want him to be my big brother!" Trunks said with excitement.

"I see. How cute." I said with a small laugh.

This kid sure is something.


We reached outside of the old building and headed in.

Trunks ran towards Tapion with a big smile.

He placed the plate of sandwiches next to the empty plate of barbeque food.

"Hey! You ate them! Did you like them?" Said a happy Trunks.

Tapion looked at Trunks with a light smile.

"Yeah. I did. I like them." He said.

"That's good! I brought you more food! Just let me know whenever you're hungry!" Trunks shouted.

"Well, what did you bring me today?" Tapion asked.

"Sandwiches!" Trunks said as he pointed at the new plate.

He grabbed the empty plate and made his way to the door.

"Well, I should head back before Mom flips on me." Trunks said.

"Okay. See you later Trunks." I said.

With that, Trunks headed out and made his way back to Capsule Corp.

"So" Tapion said as he looked at me. "I'm glad to see you again."

"Oh. Uh. I was just tagging along with Trunks." I said.

I could feel my face getting hot. I was blushing.

"Why don't you stay behind a bit?" Tapion asked.

"Eh? A-Are you sure?" I questioned.

"I don't mind. I like your company." He said with a smile.

I just kept blushing. I could feel my heart beating faster.

"W-Well..I guess I can stay." I said quietly. "W-Would you like to spar for a bit?"

"Spar?" Tapion asked.

"Yeah. It could sort of be a mini training session for me. I usually get my training done with Vegeta and Goku. I guess I can take this opportunity to see how strong I've gotten." I said.

"Sure. No problem. I would love to see how you fight." He said with a smile.

"Thank you." I said as I bowed towards him.

Tapion's hideout was a pretty big area so it was useful area for sparring.

I jumped a couple feet back and took a fighting stance.

With that, I moved forward and threw some punches towards Tapion.

He was blocking each punch along with the surprise kicks I've been giving him.

"Not bad." He said." Let's see if you can dodge my attacks."

It was switched.

This time, Tapion was the one attacking me.

His movements were really fast.

I tried my best to block or dodge as many as I could.

I studied his movement and took an opportunity to get him.

I teleport my way behind him and was about to kick his back until he disappeared.

"Eh?" I was caught by surprise.

Where did he go?

"Over here." Tapion said.

He was right behind me.

I could sense a punch coming so I ducked and sweep my leg at his ankles.

He tripped from it and was about to hit the ground but he disappeared again.

I looked around for him but I couldn't see him.

"That was pretty impressive of you. You're quiet strong." I could hear him say within a distance.

I kept quiet and focused on his location.

I had my eyes closed so I could sense his power level.

I could feel him coming behind me again.

I raised my arm and swung behind me but it was caught by Tapions hand.

"Nice try." He said with smirk.

This time, I swung my leg towards him and hopped over him.

As I landed on the ground, I slipped over a rock.

"Woah!" I yelped as I lost my balance and was about to land on the ground.

"I got you!" Tapion shouted as he caught me from falling.

I could feel his strong arms holding onto me.

Tapion and I made eye contact.

Being this close to him was making my heart beat faster.

I could feel myself blushing like crazy.

His eyes were very calming yet sad.

What is he sad about? I thought to myself.

"Uh..T-Tapion?"

He was still holding onto me. We were still looking at each other.

I feel so weird being this close to him.

It was a good feeling though. Almost as if I wanted to be held by him.

Within a matter of seconds, I could feel Tapions face getting closer to mine.

W-What is he doing!?

My eyes widened in shock and I quickly escaped from his grasp.

I shook my head a couple of times and looked at Tapion.

"W-Well, That was a fun fight." I said nervously.

"Yeah. You're a strong fighter." Tapion said with a smile.

"I-I think I should get going." I sad as I looked away.

"Okay. Will I see you tomorrow?" He asked.

He still wants to see me?

"Y-Yeah. You will" I smiled.

"Good. I look forward to seeing you." Tapion said as he bowed towards me.

I waved at him and made my way outside of the building.

I jumped up and flown towards Goku's home.

Jeez. What happened in there?

It was almost as if Tapion was going to kiss me or something...

I could feel my face getting hot again.

Am I starting to have feelings for this guy?

Can't be. I just met him!

How is it possible to like someone in such a short period of time?


I reached to Goku's house and knocked on the door. I was greet by a happy ChiChi.

"Oh Saiya! Nice to see you!"

"Hi ChiChi. Mind if I stay for dinner?" I asked.

"Why yes! You're welcomed anytime remember?" She said with a smile.

"Thanks. Excuse me for the intrusion." I said as I went inside and took my shoes off.

I helped out with the preparations and cooking while Videl, who also came over for dinner, set up the table.

We were all sitting around chatting and eating until Gohan brought up an interesting topic.

"It's a good thing you're here Saiya. Videl and I wanted to tell you something." Gohan said.

"Hm? What is it?" I said as I put my bowl of rice down.

"Remember how you saw us head to Satan city yesterday?" Videl asked.

"Yeah. Did something happen?" I asked looking at the two.

"Yeah. Something strange did happen." Gohand said. "There was half a creature's body destroying the city."

"Eh? Half a creature?" I asked.

"Yeah. We have a strange feeling that this might be the danger Hoi mentioned the other day." Videl said.

"Hm. He did mentioned something about Hirudegarn, the demon God." I said.

"Did you defeat it?" Goku asked with his mouth full of food.

"Well, not really." Videl said.

"The strange thing is, we managed to stop it from attacking the city but we heard some strange music. The same music from when Tapion got out of that box." Gohan said.

"What are you trying to say?" I asked, unsure of what's going on.

"We saw Tapion playing his ocarina. His music made the creature disappear." Videl said.

"At the same time, we also saw a suspicious figure on top of a random building." Gohan added.

"Do you think..." I paused, not sure what to say next. "Do you think that it was Tapion who summoned that creature?"

"We don't know. Both parties are suspicious." Videl said.

"I'd say we should keep a close eye on Tapion. He might be trouble." Gohan said as a warning.

"Hm. He doesn't seem dangerous to me." Goku said.

"Same here." I said quietly.

I finished my meal and made my way back to Capsule Corp.

I went straight to my room and laid on the bed.

Tapion is deemed suspicious now.

He used his ocarina to make the creature disappear.

Was he the one that summoned it? Or was it that suspicious figure?

I don't think Tapion is bad at all.

I just don't see it.

Even though I've only known him for a short period of time.

Maybe if I get to know him more than I'll be able to understand what's going on.