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Chapter Three: Merry Christmas Little Onna

Some time has passed from the first day of school. Everyday Vegeta would watch Goku like it was his mission to do so. Bulma found the whole thing to be hilarious. School was the same everyday. Get an assignment, do it in five minutes which was supposed to last the whole day. Go out for recess and lunch and then come back inside to finish the assignment. School had been painfully slow for both Vegeta and Bulma. However, Christmas break had started and Christmas was tomorrow. Bulma was ecstatic! She loved getting presents, but she was still surprised at the fact that Vegeta had never heard of Christmas…

FLASHBACK

Bulma and Vegeta were sitting in school, bored because they already finished their worksheet for the day. Bulma was reading and Vegeta looked out the window in their classroom. It was snowing out and the snow intrigued Vegeta. He has never seen or heard of this snow.

'What the hell is this weather? Why is it raining frozen water? This planet is so bizarre…' Bulma finished her book, put it back on the bookshelf and walked over to Vegeta.

"So, you have never seen snow before?" She asked. Vegeta merely grunted and didn't even look her way.

"I say, when we get home, we should play in it! Snow is so much fun to play in. We can make snow angels, snow forts, and even have a snowball fight…" Vegeta wasn't really paying attention to the little onna until he caught the word 'fight' and he glanced her way with a devious smirk. Bulma knew that smirk all too well.

"Little Onna, is that a challenge I hear?" Bulma giggled and smiled.

"Oh Vegeta, it wouldn't really be a challenge if I already knew the outcome, which would be me winning." She beamed confidently. Vegeta scoffed and shook his head. He even 'tsked' her.

"Oh onna, I do not think so. See, you are a weak earthling! And I, being a saiyan and all, will be more superior to you." He stated as 'matter of fact' tone.

"Yeah, okay Vegeta, we will see then who the victor is! Shall we make a bet then?" She asked with a mischievous smirk. Vegeta enjoyed the game she was playing. It made it more interesting when he played along.

"Onna, don't you know any better? Why make a bet if you know that you are going to lose."

"If I win, you have to buy me a Christmas present and come have fun at the party with all of our friends." She said in a bemused tone. Vegeta guffawed and then he realized at what she said. 'Did she say Christmas? What is this Christmas? Earthlings and their weird holidays…'

"Onna, what is this thing 'Christmas'?" He asked with sincere curiosity. Bulma was shocked. 'How could he have never heard of Christmas? It's like the best holiday ever.'

"Well, on Christmas Eve, there is a man named Santa Claus. He's big, jolly, and wears a red suit. He comes down the chimney and gives all of the good little children of Earth presents."

"What a load of bull! Who spewed this idiotic tale to you little onna?" Vegeta guffawed and shook his head in utter amazement that Bulma would fall for that crap.

"Vegeta, let me finish first! Jeez…Anyway, that's the story told to all children so they be good all year. Although, my parents did not raise me in any sort. They told me that he wasn't real and that they would give me presents and love on Christmas." Bulma said happily. Bulma wasn't disappointed in the fact that her parents told her Santa didn't exist. She actually was happier knowing that some random guy wasn't really coming down her chimney and giving her presents…

Vegeta stared blankly at her and then looked out the window and pondered a little longer. The silence was making Bulma slightly uneasy. Bulma didn't like the awkwardness and decided to say something until Vegeta spoke up first.

"Little Onna, what would you want for Christmas? Could this 'Santa Claus' get me whatever I wanted?" He looked at her seriously and Bulma took a minute to answer his question.

"Well, I don't really know. It depends on how big of present it is. What would you like for Christmas Vegeta?"

"I want to go home. I want to be on my planet. I want to fight alongside my soldiers and…make father proud of me." Vegeta said emotionless. He continued to look out the window and Bulma was shocked, sympathetic, guilty, and sad for Vegeta. Bulma wants Vegeta to be happy and be able to live here happily, but at the same time, he wants to go home and be with his family. Even though he doesn't really show that he cares, he absolutely does. Everyone has to love something, even Vegeta.

"Onna, you never told me what you wanted for Christmas." Bulma was pulled out of her daze and gave him a sad smile.

"Vegeta, what I would like for Christmas is….for your happiness. I want to you to smile and be happy." She stated flatly. Then she went over and sat next to Vegeta and put her head on his shoulder. "I just want you to be happy Vegeta. No more being sad, okay?" Vegeta was now feeling guilty. 'I shouldn't have told her that! Now she thinks I'm sad and lonely. However, her response….for me to be happy? To smile? Hmph. This girl is intriguing alright. Maybe I shall give smiling…a try.' Bulma enjoyed the closeness and was surprised that he didn't shake her off yet. As soon as she said that, he got up quickly and left a sad Bulma on the floor. 'Spoke to soon…' Vegeta stared into her eyes and she stared back. 'Jeez, it's like he's staring into my soul…'

Then, Bulma's eyes widen at what she had just witnessed. Vegeta just smiled. Genuinely at that too. He grimaced at Bulma's reaction. Bulma blinked and started laughing uncontrolabely. Vegeta 'hmphed' and went somewhere else. 'Stupid earthling. I tried to appease her and all I get is her laughing at me. Whatever. I will make her pay when we have this so called…"snowball fight".' He smirked deviously and walked somewhere else. Bulma was still in a fit of uncontrollable laughter. 'Oh man, that was so funny! At least he listened to me… There's a start.' She smiled and got up to follow Vegeta.

"Hey Vegeta! I'm sorry! Come back will ya?" She shouted.

"Go away Onna! You're annoying me!" He shouted back and Bulma just giggled.

END FLASHBACK

Bulma smiled and chuckled slightly at the humorous memory. She was getting her Christmas party all set. Bunny was helping Bulma bake food and treats. Dr. Briefs was putting up holiday decorations all around the house and on the tree. And Vegeta was outside training in the snow. He believes that the cold will help build up his tolerance for pain. Bulma called him an idiot and he waved her off. 'Dumb idiot, he's gonna catch a cold. I want him to have fun at this party! Not be in bed sneezing and complaining.'

A couple days ago, before Christmas break started, Dr. Briefs had received a call from King Vegeta saying that he will be visiting and checking up on his son. Dr. Briefs had asked if he was going to join their Christmas festivities with the Briefs family. The king only stared blankly at him and questioned what this "Christmas" was all about. The doctor explained and Vegeta only called it a bunch of crap. He continued with saying he will be there in a couple days. After the transmission was cut, the doctor went to go tell the rest of the family of the king's visit. Bunny and Bulma were stoked, but Vegeta had remained stoic. He immediately went outside to start training mercilessly. Bulma was worried about how much effort he was putting into his training. Dr. Briefs had simply put a hand on her shoulder and Bulma nodded towards him. It was a silent 'he will be okay' gesture.

Before Bulma realized how late it was, the doorbell rang. She looked at the clock. '6:00. Dang! That went by fast! Well, I got most everything set up so I think it's all good.' She quickly ran to the door and opened it to find Goku and Chi Chi at the door.

"Hey guys! Come on in!" Both children nodded and came in holding gifts in their hands.

"What do you want us to do with these?" Chi Chi asked. Bulma gestured to the beautifully decorated tree.

"Just put them right under there." Bulma smiled and they both followed suit to the tree. As soon as Bulma closed the door. The doorbell rang again. Bulma quickly turned to open the door to find the rest of her guests at the door.

"Hi everyone! Come in!" Everyone came in holding a gift. There was Tien, Launch, Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Krillin, and some other girl that Bulma has never seen before. The blonde girl turned to Bulma.

"Hey, I'm Elena (A/N um I wanted to give 18 a name. No parent would have named their kid a number so just go along with it :]), but everyone calls me 18." She smiled and put out her hand. Bulma beamed with happiness.

"Well I'm Bulma! Nice to meet you!" Bulma took her hand and shook it.

"Krillin said it would be okay if I came, I hope I'm not dropping in." She grinned awkwardly and Bulma shook her head.

"Absolutely not! Any friend of Krillin's, is a friend of mine. Besides, the more the merry!" Bulma smiled and 18 just nodded and continued into the house.

The party was going well. Everyone was laughing and having a good time. As soon as the food came out, Goku pretty much dived head first into the food platters.

"GOKU! GET OUT OF THE FOOD!" Chi Chi screamed. Goku didn't even glance her way. He was in food heaven. Everyone was laughing at the whole feud. Bulma didn't even notice that something was wrong. Someone was….missing. 'Oh…Vegeta.' Bulma quickly went around the house to find Vegeta. She looked high and low to find the saiyan prince. 'Jeez! Where could he have gone?' She looked out the window to find the boy training in the snow. Bulma smacked her forehead and sighed. She threw on her coat and boots. Bulma quickly ran up to Vegeta, who wasn't wearing anything but a training spandex suit with boots.

"Vegeta! Are you crazy! It's like 10 degrees out. Get your butt inside and come eat and have fun with our friends!" Vegeta was shivering but gave an audiblely loud grunt. He still refused to go inside.

"C'mon Vegeta! It's cold outside! Come inside for a bit and relax. You have been training to hard…"

"Be quiet little onna. I am trying to train and I cannot focus with you screeching at me. Go inside and have fun with your friends. They certainly aren't mine." He said in an annoyed tone. Bulma rolled her eyes. She needed a different strategy to get him inside. He was as stubborn as a mule!

"Why are you training this hard anyway? Is it because your father is—"

"Hush little onna. You don't know anything so just go play with your so called pals and have a 'jolly good time'." He spat. Bulma's heart sank. Why was this such a sensitive topic to discuss with Vegeta?

"Fine." Bulma plopped right onto the freezing snowy ground.

"What are you doing little onna?" He asked.

"If you're not going in, then I'm not going in. I'll sit out here with you."

"Don't be stupid. Go inside girl." He ordered her and she shook her head. She started to shiver.

"No-oo-o." She said through chattering teeth.

"Bulma. Go inside. NOW." Now, Vegeta was pissed. Why won't she listen to him? Is she this stupid?

"I will-ll noo-ttt go-oo insid-dee-e. Noo-o-t unless-ss-s youu-u co-o-oome insid-ee-e with-hh mm-ee-e." She tried her best to sound just as stubborn as him, but he couldn't take her seriously through her stuttering voice. He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose out of frustration.

"Fine, onna. You win. Stupid girl." He picked her up and grabbed her by the arm and pulled her inside the house. Everyone turned to see the door slam closed. They all saw Vegeta looking quite frustrated and a smirking Bulma. Vegeta let go of her arm and went to go grab some food before Goku eats it all. Bulma proceeded to take off her jacket and shoes and immediately felt warmer.

"Alright guys! Let's open presents!" Everyone cheered and they quickly ran over to the tree to grab presents. Bunny, however beat them there and shook her head.

"Wait a second children! I'll hand out the presents! One at a time." All the children 'awwed' and sat down around the tree. Vegeta leaned against the back wall watching and eating his food. Bulma watched him carefully. 'I hope he likes my gift…' One at a time, Bunny handed presents to each individual child. Goku and Chi Chi had each others' gifts. Tien had given something to Launch and vice versa. Krillin had gotten something for 18, but she didn't get anything for him. He said it was okay, he really wanted to just give his gift to 18. He said her smile was enough. Bulma rolled her eyes and smiled. Yamcha went over to Bulma with a gift in his hand.

"Hey Bulma, I got you a present…" Yamcha handed her the present and Bulma took the present happily.

"Oooh what is it!" She started to shake it and Yamcha grabbed the present to stop her from shaking it.

"Just open it will ya?" He smiled and Bulma happily obliged. Vegeta was looking towards the onna's direction and watched as she opened his present. 'How dare he give Bulma a present! And she's even worse for accepting it. Bah! It's probably something idiotic.' Bulma tore the wrapping paper with ease and smiled.

"Thank you Yamcha! This is so nice of you!" She got up and hugged him. Yamcha blushed and grumbled a "no problem".

"Sorry Yamcha, I didn't get you anything…" She shrugged her shoulders and Yamcha waved her off.

"No big deal. Thanks for inviting me to your party." Bulma giggled

"I'm glad you came!" She beamed. Vegeta was irritated. He was pissed off at the whole ordeal. 'I hate this holiday. Stupid Christmas. Forget this! I'm going to keep training!' He began to walk away until Bunny shouted to him.

"Oh Vegeta! You got a present! And, it's from…little onna." Bunny was smiling ear to ear. Vegeta had to stop and look at the blonde idiot. 'A present for…me? And from little onna?' He turned to Bulma who happened to be smiling at him. He walked over to Bunny who handed him his present. He shook it a bit. It was heavy and had a separate little box attached to it. He opened the small box first and he grabbed some sort of device that resembled a scouter from his home planet. He attached it to his ear and pressed the side button and a bunch of codes appeared on the screen in front of his right eye. There were a multitude of apps that he could choice from such as maps, power levels, and etc. He was happy to have gotten this. After looking towards Bulma, she motioned for him to open the other present. He obliged and open the box with such easy force. He grabbed something that looked to be armor. A chest plate that he would wear while training. It was thin, flexible, and hard. Bulma walked over to him and explained.

"I built that and your scouter. The chest plate is armor obviously and it's indestructible. It is flexible to fit your shape and will protect you from anything. Also this scouter, I built and upgraded it to your liking. I hope you like it Vegeta. " Vegeta was at a loss for words. He was so grateful of this gift. Bulma giving him these presents made him happy. He looked at her and smiled. Bulma was happy to see him smile.

"Thanks for getting me a Christmas present." She said genuinely. Vegeta was confused. 'I didn't get her anything….?'

"Your smile was my present." Vegeta was at a loss of words again. Usually all of this cute adorable crap would disgust Vegeta, but when he is involved, it is a totally different experience. Bulma and Vegeta were their own little world as everyone watched them. Goku and Chi Chi were silently whispering to each other.

"Aren't they so cute! Of course not as cute as us, but still they come a close second…" Goku just grinned, happy that his pal was not his usual grumpy self.

"No one gets him like Bulma does." Goku said. Chi Chi nodded and smiled along with Goku.

Even Bunny and Dr. Briefs were musing on this whole ordeal. Bunny was silently smiling with glee and Dr. Briefs just grinned.

"One day, those two are going to get married and then we will have grandchildren!"

"Whoa whoa, hunny. Don't say stuff like that, they are still too young to even think about that stuff." The doctor huffed out. Bunny just waved him off and continued to smile. The party continued and eventually came to an end. Everyone said their thanks yous and departed the Briefs' residence. Bulma and Vegeta were walking towards to kitchen to clean up after the party. Vegeta continued to walk until Bulma stopped him. He turned to protest until Bulma pecked him on the cheek. Once again, Vegeta was at a loss for words.

"Uh, um, ah, what was that—" Vegeta tried to stammer out until Bulma cut him off. She pointed up and there was a mistletoe. Vegeta was so confused.

"What does that have to do with anything?" He asked. Bulma giggled and continued.

"That is a mistletoe. When two people happen to be underneath it, they have to kiss." Vegeta just gaped and crossed his arms.

"Little Onna, that is a load of crap. Where do you get this stuff?" Bulma just giggled and playfully smacked his arm.

"Don't lie Vegeta, I know you liked it or else you wouldn't be blushing." Vegeta even blushed more. He 'hmphed' and walked away.

"Oh Vegeta! Don't be like that—" Bulma cried out until the ground shook as if something hit the ground hard.

"What was that!" Bulma asked nervously. Vegeta, however knew what that was. He quickly shot out the door to see a pod similar to his own when he first arrived. 'Father…' Bulma ran up behind him.

"Is that Uncle Vegeta?" She asked. Bunny and Dr. Briefs felt the crash and ran outside to see what happened. The pod openly slowly and a grown man stepped out of the pod. He stretched and yawned. He eyed everyone slowly and found the young boy staring at him intently. Watching his every move.

"Well, well, well, isn't it the Briefs family and my son. Hello everybody." The King greeted everyone. Dr. Briefs was the first to walk up to the king.

"Good evening your majesty—"

"Bob, I swear to Kami, you say your majesty to me again, I will hurt you." Both the king and the doctor chuckled. Bunny came over and said her hellos.

"Why hello Vegeta! It's so good to see you again!" She chimed.

"As well as you Bunny."

"Uncle Vegeta!" The little blue haired girl ran up and hugged the King. He chuckled and smirked.

"Hello little onna. I missed you too." She giggled and let go of the King. Lastly, the prince walked up to his father.

"Hello father." His father smiled at his son.

"Come here son! Give your old man a hug." The younger Vegeta was shocked at his father's behavior. But complied to his father's wishes. The younger Vegeta hugged his father awkwardly. He found this to be rather uncomfortable to be showing affection to his father. Although his father gave him a bear hug.

"Ah, fatherrr! I….cannot...BREATHE." The prince wheezed out. The king dropped his son and laughed. Everyone laughed as Vegeta glared at his father.

"Well, Vegeta why don't you come inside. We have some food left over if you would want some—"

"YES! I would love some food!" The larger man exclaimed. Everyone was shocked at the King's behavior, except Dr. Briefs. He knew his friend all too well. 'He just needs a vacation from being King.' They all went inside and got food for the king. They sat and talked amongst themselves. The prince was rather quiet during the conversation. Bulma was kind of worried about Vegeta and the way he was acting. Was he still upset about not being able to help his father?

"So, my boy, how is the training and schooling going for you?" The King asked his son.

The prince just grunted and crossed his arms.

"Vegeta, there has to be more than that. A grunt does not answer my question."

"It's okay." He said simply. His father shook his head knowing that that is all he is getting from his son.

"Well, I best be off. I have to return soon. The icejins will know of my absence if I am gone for too long." Everyone got up except Vegeta. He looked pissed off and upset.

"I say my farewells for now. I shall be back soon to check up on my grumpy son. Goodbye everyone…and Merry Christmas, even though I still think the holiday is pretty idiotic. But this is Earth and you earthlings have your traditions." He grinned and went to go leave.

"Can I come back with you now father?" Everyone turned to the irritated prince who asked his father a question. His father had his back to him and shrugged his shoulders.

"Not yet my son, soon though. When you have reached your max potential, then I will take you back, but for now, you need to keep training and working hard. I believe in you my son. Have good faith. I will be back for you my son." And with that, the King left without waiting for a reply. Vegeta was confused and pissed off. 'What did he mean my "max potential"? That could take forever! He is never going to bring me back…' Vegeta went upstairs to his room and onto the balcony. He watched as his father left the atmosphere and back to Vegetasei, to his home. He wanted to go back so badly, but in order for him to do that. He must train harder more than ever. 'I need to reach max potential. I need to get home and help protect my home.' He slammed his fist onto the railing of the balcony in pure frustration. Vegeta closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He stayed like that until he felt a presence behind him.

"Little Onna, please leave me be. I need to be alone." She came up behind him and hugged him. He wasn't surprised in the least that she hugged him. It was bothering him about how close they were getting though. He needed to train and focus on being a better warrior. He couldn't constantly harp on their friendship at the same time. He needed to devote all of his time to being better, not hanging out with his so called "friends".

"It will be okay Vegeta."

"How can you be so sure little onna?"

"No one can be sure. You just have to make it that way." Vegeta was a little confused at what she meant. 'What does she know anyway? She's just a child!' He shrugged her off and walked into his room. Bulma followed him back into his room and walked toward the doorway. Vegeta plopped down on his bed and shut his eyes. 'Tomorrow, my training will begin.'

"Vegeta?" The little onna asked to see if he was still awake.

"What is it now girl?" He responded.

"Merry Christmas Vegeta." Vegeta smirked.

"You too Bulma."

Soooo that's my fourth chapter! Woo! Anyway, sorry it took so long to update, but I promise to update asap. Also as for holidays and such, I mean no offense, it's just apart of the story. Well, you know the drill, review please! Thanks so much!

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