*ATTENTION*

Notes:

Ouji- Prince (Bejita-Ouji = Prince Bejita)

Ou- King (Vegita Ou = King Vegita)

-sei- suffix for "planet" appears in Vegetasei = Planet Vegeta

About the spellings:

For distinction purposes:

Bejita- The young prince (Vegeta) *commonly appears as Bejita-Ouji or Ouji Bejita*

Vegita- The older king (Vegeta) *commonly appears as Vegita-Ou or Ou Vegita*

Vegeta-The planet itself.(Vegeta) *commonly appears as Vegetasei (Planet Vegeta)*

"Impossible to Have Again"

I stood here, watching the winds sweep the sand about.

And I tried to grasp a handful of it, even a grain or two!

I ran nimbly down the lane to the rocky, old forgotten route.

I tried to catch the happiness that was brushed away from you!

But I found that it was futile to chase after a destroyed reverie,

And that my feet cut and bled while I stumbled on my way…

When I thought I had grasped the secret to my old flesh and glee.

Those tiny grains of sand, illusionary as could be, flew away.

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SHATTERING OF A BROKEN SOUL

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Young Bejita opened his eyes abruptly. Was it morning or night? What in the world could possibly be going on? Had he fallen asleep or been knocked out? His thoughts riled wildly, trying to figure out what to make of the present situation.

"Hey."

A figure bent over him. "You okay?" it asked. Bejita's vision was blurry, and try as he might, he could not seem to identify this mystery figure…

"~groan~wh-who are you?~" he slurred in question.

"Hn? You know me, silly!" the figure chuckled. Bejita's vision began to clear…

"Usan!" he exclaimed, sitting up. "What the Hell happened?" he squeaked, still dizzy from his strange experience…

Usankusai, the young prince's training partner, shifted his eyes downward…

"Well—uh…" he gulped, "I don't exactly know…"

Bejita shot Usankusai an annoyed glance.

"You don't know?" he asked in disbelief.

"Well—you see," Usan twiddled his fingers, "you sorta—just passed out! I was scared! I didn't hit you or anything! We were training, remember? And you punched me! I fell backward, and the next thing I knew you were on the ground!!"

Bejita shook his head. "Weird. How long have I been out?"

Suddenly, before an answer to the question was delivered, Usankusai lunged at Bejita Ouji! Bejita riled in confusion. Was Usan attacking him?! Usankusai's arms encircled Bejita in a tight squeeze.

"Usa--?!"

"WAAAH! I WAS SO SCARED FOR YOU!!!"

"Usankusai!! Get OFF!"

"WAAAH!!!!"

Bejita pushed Usankusai away. He was very heavy! Bejita guessed that the kid overate a little, judging by what he had already seen of his appetite. At least it didn't show on him… but still, the weight was there…

"You don't have to cut my circulation OFF!" Bejita yelled.

"*sniff* Geez, I'm sorry!" Usankusai whined.

Bejita plastered an angry scowl on his face and crossed his arms.

"Bejita~…" Usankusai whispered.

"WHAT?!"

"Are you sure you didn't eat anything poisonous this morning? I mean—you—you passed out!" he asked timidly.

Bejita stiffened at the possibility. "O-of course not, baka!"

"You sure you're sure?"

"YES! Now STOP bothering ME!!"

"oooh~…Gita-kun has a temper today--"

"Shut up. Shut up! SHUT UP!!"

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The king of Vegetasei cringed as the guard delivered a message,

"He---what.?"he asked darkly.

The messenger bowed humbly and once again repeated the news.

"Freezer-sama states that he is 'coming for dinner', Sir."

"Dammit.How.stupid.I.can't.believe.how.idiotic.of.all.things..dinner..grr…"

"Sir?"

The king looked up suddenly, his temporary cursing mode broken. "Yes?"

"Wh-what should we do? Sire…"

Vegita Ou fingered his facial hair. "What else CAN we do? Prepare dinner."

"The message also states that the young prince should be present."

"What?!" the king shouted as he rose. His eyes widened and veins became visible on his face. Needless to say, the messenger was quite…afraid.

::That-that THING! What is it up to?! It involves the prince somehow…grrr…:: the king thought.

"Sir? Course of action?" the messenger asked hastily. He desperately wanted to get away from the angry king.

"I told you! Clean UP! Prepare DINNER! Make it NICE!!" the king screamed.

The messenger was very surprised at such an outrageous outburst. For a minute, he thought his knees might give out! Had it been something he said?

"Sir? What of the Ouji?"

"The Ouji…hmmm…I think I'll fetch him myself…"

"Will that be all, Sire?"

"Yes. Leave now."


"Yes, Sire," the messenger bowed politely and exited the room. Now, readers, we all KNOW that he was very relieved, neh?

As soon as the guard shut the doors, the king began to pace in circles all around the room. Oh, how he despised that Freezer! It—HE was ugly, feminine and damn annoying! Whenever the matter of the prince came up with him, it made the king's flesh crawl! Could it be possible? Had he heard the rumors? The rumors that the Ouji could be the next Super Saiyajin?

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Author's Note: Yes! I am now officially UNGROUNDED FRM THE COMPUTER! Cruel parents…-_-0 Anyways, this was just a small teaser! I'll do the rest when I get back from the Smokey Mountains next week! (I'm leaving tomorrow! YES!!!) Alas, I'll be away yet again! Oh yeah, did you guys know I broke my left arm in softball?! OUCH!* It's healing, though… See ya in a week!

*ATTENTION*

A group of ten people (not including me) voted these as the top two most disgusting dishes! *EW* *yuck!* (I know I said creative, but---)

VEGGIESCHICK 1. French fried worms in beetle gut sauce served with that-stuff-that's-been-sitting-in-the-refrigerator-for-so-long-that-no-one-can-even-remember-what-it-used-to-be a la flambé! =P

LIL CHIBI- Biscuits with moldy seaweed topped with five-week old "cool whip" that's baked in the sun until it's yellow and brown!!

(I, personally, would have given you ALL first prize… but I couldn't! *sob* (It wasn't my decision either. I relied on my track team… *And just between us, they were absolutely disgusted by ALL of the entries!) I hope the Mrs. Cook never finds these recipes! *Poor Bejita-chan…*

Thanks to all who participated!

CLOSE ENTRIES:

***Stick o' butter dipped in salt-EVERAND TYRONE

***Banana (black bananas, mind you) meatloaf with seaweed and whey drink-QUAXO

Did you miss our contest? Have no fear! I'll—try to think of something else…

Oh! I have it! *um… This is a little more challenging. Submit your poetry! (It can be funny or sad! Good or bad! (GOOD preferred.)

***Okay! Get your minds 'a-working'!!***