Tiko opened his eyes and yawned. His eyes looked around the room. Bra's room. He found himself in bed alone. He put his hand on the space next to him where Bra had been lying. Still warm. Maybe she'd gone down for breakfast. Tiko was always the last up. He heard the sound of footsteps entering the room. He sat up, and turned his head to look at the bathroom. Bra was standing in the doorway, fully dressed, brushing her hair.
"Morning." she smiled.
"Hi." Tiko replied. He yawned again.
"Tired?" Bra smirked, and put the hairbrush down on the dressing table which stood next to her. She giggled, and walked over to sit on the edge of the bed. She put her arms around him.
"Did you like it?" she asked. Tiko reddened.
"Yeah..." he mumbled.
"Come on." Bra got up. "My parents'll be down soon. Are you coming for breakfast?"
"Yeah, sure." Tiko nodded. "Er..." he looked at her. "What're your parents gonna think about us? Your dad'll be pretty angry, won't he?"
"Yep." Bra said. "That's why we're not going to tell him."
"Huh?!" Tiko gasped. "You're gonna tell your mom but not your dad?!"
"Dad'll only get angry. But mom won't mind. She likes you." Bra replied.
"But he should still know..." Tiko mumbled.
"Okay, tell you what. If I find out I'm pregnant, the we'll tell him." Bra smirked.
"You could be pregnant?!"
"Hey, relax. It was only a joke. I took something." Bra assured him.
"I knew that." Tiko reddened.

~~~

Vegeta glanced at Bulma, and then at Bra. He frowned.
"What? What's with you two?" he demanded.
"Nothing, daddy." Bra smiled sweetly. Vegeta didn't seem convinced.
Bulma bit her lip, and cleared her throat.
"What?!" Vegeta growled. He glanced at Tiko, who quickly moved his eyes away.
"Am I missing something?" Vegeta asked him.
"Er... no..." Tiko mumbled.
"..." Vegeta looked back at Bra, who was looking back at him as if he were mad.
"Hm!" Vegeta grunted, and got back to his breakfast.

~~~

Tiko allowed the wave to sink down and carry him to the shore.
"Woo hoo!!" he could hear Bulma cheering. He looked at the beach ahead of him. Bulma was standing there, waving at him and Bra. Bra was close by, a little further out. Tiko smiled and waved back.
"Hey!"
He looked at Vegeta, who was standing with his back to Tiko. Well, at least Bra's mother liked him ^_^
Tiko landed on the beach. He picked up his board, and made his way over to Vegeta and Bulma.
"Hey, you're a good surfer." Bulma smiled.
"Thanks ~*~" Tiko replied. "D'you think Bra and I'll win?"
"Sure!" Bulma nodded.
"Not." a girl said as she walked past them.
"Huh?" Bulma turned her head to look at the girl, who continued walking as if she hadn't noticed them.
"Who was that?" Vegeta asked, also watching her.
"Cassadi." Tiko told him. "She asked Bra and I to join her team and we said no. The two of us are gonna be pretty much just competing with the three of them."
"Three?!" Bulma repeated. Tiko nodded.
"Her, Felicity and Peter. They're a team. We're lucky Cassadi's boyfriend left otherwise there would've been four."
"I don't care how many there are. You two'll win!" Bulma told him. Tiko smiled.

Bulma looked at her husband.
"Right, Vegeta?" she said.
".... Just don't screw up, klutz." Vegeta mumbled. Bulma whispered to Tiko:
"That's as nice as he's gonna get with you. Given who you look like, you should be glad that he's saying anything at all."
"I guess I'm grateful, then ^_^" Tiko replied. Vegeta pretended he hadn't heard them. What was wrong with that woman?! Did she not understand that she was talking to FRIEZA?!

"Hey guys!" Bra waved as she made her way over to them, carrying her board.
"Hi, Bra." Bulma smiled. "You two are really good surfers."
"Thanks." Bra replied. She looked at her father. "Well? What do you think?"
"... You're okay." Vegeta mumbled.
"And Tiko?" Bra challenged.
"...."
"Hm." Bra rolled her eyes.
"Hey, I'm gonna go back out there. You coming?" Tiko asked Bra.
"I'll stay here for a while." Bra told him. She looked at her parents. "Unless you guys are coming, to?"
"Well..." Bulma considered it. "I guess I could give it a shot..."
"Dad?" Bra turned to Vegeta.
"Come on, it's really cool!" Tiko urged. Vegeta looked at him.
"... No thanks." he said.
"Aww, come on!" Bulma said.
"You'll like it!" Tiko added.
"No." Vegeta growled. Bra sighed.
"Okay. Come on, mom, you can rent boards from Tiko's shop." she looked at her father. "Unless you want me to stay here? ^_^"
"Do I look like a kid? I'll be fine by myself. Really." Vegeta mumbled.
"Okay. See ya." Bra, Tiko and Bulma began to walk away.

Vegeta watched them leave. He hated the thought of Bra with "Tiko", as she called him. What was he trying to do? Amnesia? Yeah, right! This was just part of one of his sick plans.
Actually... maybe this was a chance to get Bra away from him.
"Wait!" he called over to them. They stopped, and turned around to look at him.
"What?" Bra asked.
"Er... I need to ask you something, Bra. Could you come here?" Vegeta said. Man, this was embarrassing. He felt so stupid!
"You mean you want me to stay with you?" Bra smirked.
"Come here!" Vegeta growled. Bra giggled, and handed her board to Bulma.
"I'll see you two later, okay?"
"Bye." Tiko said. He and Bulma headed for the sea.

Vegeta sat down. Bra sat beside him.
"So, what did you want to ask me?" Bra asked, not expecting him to ask anything.
"When are you dumping Tiko?" Vegeta replied. It was a rhetorical question, and he knew she'd be mad. But he hated that guy!
"I'm not." Bra growled. "I don't care who you think he is, he's Tiko. My boyfriend. He's the best guy I've ever been out with, and for once I might have a relationship that's going somewhere!"
"What?!" Vegeta stared at her. "No way! You two aren't serious, are you?!"
"Yep. Sorry." Bra replied.
"Bra!!" Vegeta protested. he frowned at her. "I forbid you to be his girlfriend! Actually, I want him out of your house!"
"Dad, listen to what you're saying. MY house! I'm not a kid anymore!!" Bra argued. "I'm twenty five years old! You can't order me around!"
"Bra -"
"I don't want to hear it!" Bra shook her head. "Tiko isn't who you think he is."
"How do you know that?" Vegeta demanded.
"I... I just do!"
"..." Vegeta looked away. "Oh, do what you want. But you'd be better off with one of your old boyfriends! At least they weren't Frieza!
"He isn't Frieza!!"
"Tch!"

*that night*

Bra yawned. "Okay, I'm going up. Goodnight, everyone." she said, standing up. Vegeta was relieved at this. She'd been sitting next to Tiko, and he'd had his arm around her. Vegeta had hated that.
"Goodnight." Bulma said.
"Night." Vegeta mumbled. Bra looked at Tiko.
"You should get an early night. You have work tomorrow, don't you?" she asked. Of course, this was a hint. A hint that she wanted him to come up with her.
"Yeah, you're right." Tiko replied, catching on. "I guess I'll go up, too." he stood up, and waved to Bulma and Vegeta. "Night, you guys."
"Goodnight Tiko." Bulma smiled.
"Un." Vegeta grunted.
"I'll be up in a minute." Bra whispered to Tiko. "I need to talk to mom."
"Okay." Tiko replied. Bra kissed him, which made Vegeta so mad he had to force himself to remain seated. Tiko left the room. Bra looked at her mother.
"Mom, can I have a word with you?" she asked. Bulma nodded, and got up. The two left the room. Vegeta watched them leave. He knew what Bra wanted. It was obvious.

"What?" Bulma asked.
"Can you please talk to dad?" Bra urged. "Tiko's being really nice to him, but the way dad's acting has gotta be upsetting him. Please, can't you get him to try a little harder?"
"You know what your father's like. He's stubborn." Bulma replied. She sighed. "But okay, I'll try. I can't promise anything, though."
"That you!" Bra smiled. "I'll see you in the morning, okay?"
"Goodnight." Bulma nodded. Bra went upstairs.

~~~

"Vegeta..." Bulma began.
"Mm?" Vegeta replied. He closed his eyes, hoping he'd go to sleep before she said anything. He knew what it was about. That creature. Blackmailer. Bastard. Any of those will do.
"It's about Tiko."
"Yeah?" Vegeta's tone told her that he wasn't interested.
"Listen!" Bulma growled. "Bra really likes Tiko -"
"Exactly. Which is why -"
"Will you let me finish?!" Bulma interrupted. Vegeta didn't bother saying anything else.
"Bra really likes him. And he really likes her." Bulma said.
"No he doesn't!" Vegeta sat up and looked at her. "Am I the only one who can see through that guy?! He doesn't like Bra at all!! He's just pretending to! It's all a plan - to get at me!"
"You are so paranoid!" Bulma argued.
"It's the truth!!" Vegeta protested. "Why do you find it so hard to believe?! Don't you know what that man is capable of?! Didn't he make it clear that he has something against saiyans when he destroyed our planet?!"
"How do you even know it's Frieza?" Bulma demanded.
"Because he looks exactly like him!!" Vegeta exclaimed.
"So? Does he sound like Frieza?" Bulma challenged.
"..... Yeah. Kinda." Vegeta mumbled.

Bulma folded her arms and looked at him.
"Kinda" ?"
"He sounds different to how I remember him... younger..." Vegeta admitted. he shook his head. "But it's still him!!"
"I don't care, Vegeta!" Bulma said stubbornly. "Whether it's him or not, Tiko is a sophisticated, funny, polite guy that makes Bra happy. He's the best boyfriend she's had so far, and frankly I'll be glad if this actually goes somewhere!"
"How can you say that?!" Vegeta gasped.
"Easily." Bulma replied. Vegeta growled.
"Oh, this isn't going anywhere! I'm not changing my attitude so if he doesn't like it then he's welcome to leave! Goodnight!" with that, he lay down, with his back to Bulma, and tried to get to sleep.

*1 week later*

"Your parents are coming to watch tomorrow, right?" Tiko asked. It was the night before Surferday, and he and Bra were lying next to each other in her bed. Neither were tired. Tiko was too excited about tomorrow, and he was keeping Bra up with his talking.
"Tiko..." Bra sighed. "I've told you. Yes. You knew that!"
"I know, I'm just thinking of things to say, I guess ^_^" Tiko admitted.
"Try to get some sleep. We have to be at our best tomorrow." Bra told him.
"I can't sleep. I'm too excited." Tiko said. ".... Or maybe I'm just nervous..." he thought aloud. "Yeah, that's it. I'm nervous." he turned around and lay on his side, looking down at Bra. "What if we screw up? What if I fall off my board or something." he sighed. "Or surf into a rock..."
"That won't happen." Bra assured him. "We've been practicing, right? A lot."
"Yeah... I guess..." Tiko mumbled.

Bra rolled her eyes.
"Don't get so nervous." she said.
"But Cassadi's team has three people. There are only two of us. What if -"
"Stop it." Bra put her finger to his lips. "We'll beat 'em. They may have won a lot in the past, but they won't win this time, right?"
"...." Tiko smiled. "Right!"
"Now get to sleep. I'm not waking you up in the morning!" Bra ordered.
"Okay..." Tiko agreed. he lay down, and closed his eyes. He stayed like that for a while, and opened them again.
"I can't sleep. Too nervous." he said.
"After all that talking you've been doing aren't you at least tired at all?" Bra asked. "Nope." Tiko replied.
"Come here." Bra put her arm around him, and stroked his cheek. Tiko smiled; put his arms around her; and closed his eyes, allowing himself to relax. The two off them eventually drifted off to sleep.

*the next day*

"When's the competition?" Bulma asked.
"Not long. One o' clock." Bra replied. The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Tiko offered, standing up. He exited the room. Bra looked at the clock on the wall. Twelve.
"I wonder who'd call at this time..." she thought aloud.
"Hi?" she and her parents could hear Tiko's voice greeting whoever was at the door.
"There you are!"
Vegeta stood up and listened. That voice....
"Uh... do I know you?" Tiko asked.
"What're you talking about?!" the second person sounded angry. "I don't have time for this! Now come home! You didn't really think you could escape, did you, Frieza?!"
"Huh?!"