Love and Hate

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Chapter Four

Good Night

Ami and Raditz arrived at the grocery store and entered the oversized parking lot. She noticed Raditz glancing over at her a few times on their way here and wondered what that was about. She shrugged it off and turned off her car. She hopped out of her car along with Raditz and locked the doors. They walked side by side over to the entrance of the store and Ami grabbed a cart before proceeding on. As soon as they entered the store, their senses were filled with the smell of food and vegetables.

"Let's go to the meat section." Raditz blurted. Ami rolled her eyes at him and gestured for him to go.

"You go, I'll meet up with you. We need a few other things than meat you carnivore." Raditz narrowed his eyes at her and smirked. He strolled down the long hallway over towards the meat section and disappeared around a corner. Ami sighed and wheeled the cart over to the produce aisle. She picked out a few fruits for herself, some salad mix, and a few other necessary items. When she finished in that aisle, she moved onto the next one and the next until she made it to the meats. She saw Raditz there, drool rolling down the corners of his mouth. He had a couple of packages of meat in his arms which when I mean a couple, I meant like twenty. Ami shook her head and made her way over to him.

"You know people can see you drool right?" Raditz came out of his daze and he looked at Ami and a light crimson rose to his already flushed cheeks. He put the different meats in the cart and quickly wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. Ami chuckled at him and he just glared at her.

"I can't help that I'm hungry and meat is my favorite kind of food." Ami gazed at him straight in the eyes and smirked.

"Don't worry. I've actually done that before and Vegeta caught me and taunted me the whole time we were at the store." He smirked and narrowed his eyes at her.

"Good. I would have too."

"I bet you would have, but I don't think you would say what I would." His eyebrow rose in interest and he stepped closer to her. He made sure his face was real close to hers, but not too close and he smirked at her with his arms crossed on his chest much Vegeta-like.

"And what would that be?" Ami smirked at him and brought her face in close to his and put her mouth by his ear while pushing her hands against his chest.

"You look cute when you drool." Raditz smirk faded and his eyes widened in shock. Ami pulled back from him and looked at his reaction. She burst out laughing and she had to hold onto the cart for support. Raditz looked at her in confusion and shock and then he smirked all of a sudden. He took a few steps towards her and Ami looked up at him still trying to hold in giggles.

"Does that mean you find me attractive?" He asked and Ami's eyes widened. She didn't expect that one bit. She recovered and regained her composure.

"Don't flatter yourself. I just said that you're cute when you drool. So is Goku and Vegeta can be too sometimes, so your not the only one." Well, that did the trick to deflate his ego. He narrowed his eyes at her and Ami stuck her tongue out at him. He returned the gesture and they chuckled together.

"Alright. What else do we need for dinner?" He questioned while looking in the cart for what they already had.

"Well, we need mashed potatoes, corn, butter, and cooking utensils."

"Ok. I'll get the butter and corn. You get the cooking stuff and mashed potatoes."

"Okey dokie. Meet ya in front of the checkouts." The two departed to their destinations and retrieved what they were looking for. Raditz grabbed twenty bags of frozen corn and five packages of butter. He treaded over to the checkouts and waited impatiently for Ami while he held everything in his arms. Ami hurried over to the pasta aisle and got twenty-five boxes of mashed potatoes and threw them in the cart. She then pushed the cart quickly over to an aisle that had pots and pans in it and grabbed whatever looked like she could use. She made sure she had everything before going to the checkouts and nodded in affirmation. She met up with Raditz and he wasn't that happy. She moved the cart in front of him and he dumped all of the corn and butter into the cart.

"I hope you brought your wallet with you cause I'm not paying for all of it."

"Oh well. Use a check and I'll pay you half of the price when we get back to my house." Ami thought it over in her head and thought it was better than anything and nodded in agreement. They waited in line and set down their food on the conveyor belt. Soon enough, it was their turn and the cashier smiled at Ami when she walked up to him. She smiled back at him and watched him ring up the supplies and food while punching in numbers on the cash register. He glanced up at her every once in a while and it didn't go unnoticed. Raditz stood behind her with his arms crossed and glared at the young man behind the counter. The cashier quickly looked back at the computer and pushed a few buttons.

"Do you have a King's card?" Ami searched through her purse and pulled out her King's card. She loved to go here for food shopping and she decided to become a member and get a free discount. She smiled in victory and handed over the card to the cashier and he made sure to brush his hand up against hers while taking it. Ami's smile faded a bit as she realized this, but she kept quiet. He slashed the card through a card slot thingy and pushed a button. He gave the card back to her and he brushed his hand purposely against hers again. Raditz saw what this guy was up to and he didn't like it one bit. ~ Man, what's wrong with me? Why am I acting so weird? You know why. No I don't. Yes you do, you just won't admit it. Shut up! ~ Raditz was having a battle in the middle of his mind and he just growled towards the cashier once more. Ami also noticed what this guy was doing and she didn't really like it either. Sure, she's had a lot of guy's flirt and hit on her, but when they touch her without permission. That's just way too far.

"Your total comes up to two hundred and forty-three dollars and fifty-seven cents." Ami hesitantly wrote down the amount on her check and signed her name at the bottom. She handed the check to the cashier and he literally had to snatch it from her. She had a good grip on it and Raditz suddenly smirked at her.

"I said I'll pay half."

"So? I just spent like 250 bucks and it wasn't at the mall." The cashier chuckled and helped load the bags in her cart. As Ami bent over the cart to push the bags further in the back, he checked out her rear and looked like he was about to whistle. Raditz almost couldn't keep his anger in check and he growled very loudly and it definitely didn't go unnoticed. Ami lifted her head and glanced up at Raditz. He kept the same look on his face and she saw that he was staring at something or better yet, someone. She looked at whoever he was looking at and saw the cashier right behind her, checkin her out. She scowled, not liking the way he was looking at her and abruptly turned around making him jump a bit.

"Excuse me, but do you have anything better to do than look at my ass?" The cashier smirked and advanced towards her until he was right in front of her.

"No way. You have the finest ass I've ever seen baby." Ami growled and slapped him clearly across the face. Raditz started snickering behind them and he had to hold in everything just to try not to laugh.

"Next time you say that to a woman, make sure she's not with her boyfriend. Come on Raditz." Ami pushed the cart to the exit and Raditz just followed her out and made sure to threaten the guy before leaving. He caught up with Ami and had to get just one question off of his chest.

"Ami? Why did you say I was your boyfriend?" She shrugged and glanced back at him.

"To scare him. Everyone knows how protective a guy is with his girlfriend and I think it would explain why you were growling. Actually, why were you growling?" She asked as soon as they reached her car. That puzzled him as well and he just started stuttering.

"I-I don't know. I guess being the cool guy friend I am, I noticed how you didn't like it when he touched your hand and I sided with you. That guy was a freak and a player it seemed to me."

"Oh, well thanks. You kinda scared him off good. Now help me out with these bags." Raditz sighed, a sign of relief and helped Ami load the bags in the car. Ami glanced at him a couple of times and smiled. She closed the trunk and Raditz pushed the cart back over to the others. Ami backed out of her spot and drove slowly over to Raditz. He quickly jogged over to her car and Ami pushed on the gas a bit and then quickly stopped. Raditz narrowed his eyes at her and then jogged up to the car door again. He reached out for the handle, but Ami pushed on the gas again and sped a few yards away from him and then slammed on the brakes. Raditz growled in annoyance and jogged up to the car again and this time got a hold of the car door and pulled it open. He grabbed onto the handle of the car door and suddenly Ami slammed on the gas and then slammed on the bakes again, making Raditz run for his life and then abruptly stop. He panted for air and then scowled at Ami.

"What the hell are you doing? Trying to kill me?" He questioned her while getting into the car and closing the car door.

"No, just playing around. Hang on, cause we're gonna go fast! Woooooo!!" Ami yelled as she sped out of the parking lot and onto the road. She turned on the radio and the song "My Way" by Limp Biskit (Is that how you spell it?) was heard through the little black boxes all around her car. She turned it up all the way and started to sing to it while pushing 75 mph. on a road that's speed limit was 45. Raditz was hanging on for dear life and looking at the crazy woman sitting next to him, driving. He gazed at her features and noticed how happy and beautiful she was with the colors of the sky setting on her face. She really was a wonder to see and he was glad that he was the one to see it. ~ What a sec. Am I falling for her or something? Nahhhhh, she's just hot, plus, even if I did ask her to go out with me, IF, Vegeta would probably kick my ass. He always did have a protective brother thing for her and I don't blame him. *Sigh* I guess I'll find out later ~

Ami drove or more like recklessly drove back to Raditz house and her mind was set somewhere else than where she was going. ~ How are we suppose to get back into my house with my father being like he is? I guess we'll have to crash at Goku's for a while until he winds down. Yea, that's it. ~ Ami tried to convince herself that everything was going to be ok, but in the back of her head she knew it wasn't. She knows what'll happen when they do arrive back at the house. He'll beat her down to a pulp for hitting him with the car, and he'll beat on Vegeta for being Vegeta, and then, he'll beat on Sano, for following his brother and sister. But Ami and Vegeta would never let their father touch Sano and they'd get beaten more for it. But mostly, Vegeta gets it the most cause he would protect Ami and Sano and their father didn't like that very much. Vegeta would take the rap for stuff they did and get the beating that went with it. Ami knew there was another reason why he did it, but she had no idea what it was. She asked Vegeta a few times, but all he said was it was none of her concern. Ami's hands gripped hard on the steering wheel and she clenched her teeth together. Raditz saw how tense she just got and he put a hand on her shoulder.

"Are you ok?" Ami glanced at him from the corner of her eye and calmed down a bit.

"Yea, I'm just tired and stressed. That's all." Raditz gazed into her eyes and knew there was something else behind it, but he didn't push it. He removed his hand from her shoulder and continued looking forward through the windshield. Soon enough they arrived back at Raditz and Goku's house and parked in the driveway. Ami cut off the engine and they both hopped out of the car and got the bags out from the trunk. They wobbled over to the front door and just out of no where, Goku appeared before them and grabbed some of the bags.

"Here let me help you guys." He opened the front door and they met up with Sano and Vegeta standing in the hallway.

"Took you two long enough." Vegeta complained while he leaned against the hallway wall. Ami stuck out her tongue as she passed him and made her way to the kitchen.

"Yea, what else did you guys do besides get food? Huh?" Sano asked as he winked at Raditz and he blushed. Ami was too busy unloading everything to hear what the guys were talking about.

"We didn't do anything. But you should have seen the cashier try to make moves on Ami when we checked out. She literally bitch slapped him, it was funny as hell." Vegeta's eyes narrowed at this new information and he scowled.

"What kind of moves are you talking about?" He said in a cold threatening tone. Raditz understood what he was getting at and answered him quickly.

"Well, he touched her hand a couple of times and he checked out her ass. Ami didn't let him do anything else then after she slapped him."

"Did you do anything?" Raditz gulped and Vegeta looked at him expectantly.

"I threatened the guy." Vegeta's face faltered a bit, but he still had his scowl in place. He gazed straight into Raditz eyes as if that was where his questions were going to be answered and he just growled. He pushed himself off of the wall and towards the kitchen. When he entered, packages were scattered all over the counters and Ami was running back and forth from the stove to the counter with boxes and packages in her hands. He smirked and decided to sit at the kitchen table and watch her. She reminded him so much of his mother. So much that sometimes he even imagined that Ami was his mother just trying to get breakfast ready in time for their father to get down the stairs. Vegeta's eyes grew dark and seemed to look cold and distant. He remembered the loud screams he heard almost every night when he was suppose to be sleeping. The next morning, he would see his mother slumping slightly always covering her face from him and his sister. He guessed that his father hit her and gave her a bruise on her face too many. Then there was that dreadful day. The day that he would remember for the rest of his life and never tell a soul until the day he dies. Vegeta shivered slightly and came back to reality when he heard Ami yelp in pain. He quickly stood up from his chair and power walked over to her to see her cradling her hand.

"What happened?" He asked with concern apparent in his voice.

"Owe. I burnt my hand."

"Let me see." He gently took her hand in his and checked it out to make sure it wasn't too serious. He strolled over to the freezer and grabbed some ice and a few paper towels. He wrapped the ice in the paper towels and wet it with some cold water from the faucet. He set it in her hand and she winced as it stung her skin immediately.

"It didn't get burned too bad, so you'll live." Ami gazed up into her brother's eyes and out of no where wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a hug.

"Thanks Vegeta." Vegeta stood stiff, not really returning the hug.

"I just got you ice and you're hugging me? Are you feeling ok woman?" Ami chuckled and just leaned her head on his shoulder.

"No, I mean for everything. You've always stuck up for me and Sano and taken the blame for anything you haven't done. I'll tell you, I hate to admit this, but you're…you're-"You're what? Spit it out already woman." "You're the best brother a sister can ask for. There I said it and it's off my chest." Ami sighed and Vegeta just took in what she said. He looked around the kitchen and halls before he wrapped his arms around her back and gave her a bear hug. A quick one. Ami was very shocked that he hugged her back, since he never showed his affection to her except by taking the blame when she does something and gets the beating that she deserves from her father. She let the moment sink in and hugged him back just as hard. They let go of each other and Ami smiled at Vegeta and he just smirked at her.

"I won't tell anyone that you hugged me ok?" Vegeta grunted in agreement and sat back down in his seat. Ami returned to cooking with one hand and in no time, which is about two hours, everything was done and ready to serve.

"DINNER"S READY!" She screamed up the stairs. Just then, she heard a loud rumbling sound and she saw Goku followed by Sano and then Raditz race down the stairs almost taking her with them.

"Wooo! Watch it!"

"Sorry Ami!" Goku quickly apologized while disappearing around the corner. She shook her head and made her way to the kitchen table. When she got there, everyone was already sitting down and had their hands all over the table, dishing out food for themselves. She sat in between Sano and Vegeta and quickly dished herself out some food before it was all gone. She had the same appetite as her brothers, but just a tad smaller, like an unnatural woman should have. Everyone immediately dug into their food as soon as there was none left to grab and in no time, everyone was done eating. Goku had mashed potatoes and gravy all over his face and shirt and he was grinning like an idiot. Sano was the same except he was rubbing his tummy and licking his lips. Vegeta, Raditz, and Ami were the only ones with clean faces and shirts.

"You guys eat like pigs." Ami exclaimed while looking her brother and Goku.

"So do you." Sano said defensively.

"Yea, but I don't get my food on my face and shirt." Ami sarcastically said in a deep voice. Sano and Goku both grinned sheepishly and put their hand behind their hands and chuckled.

"Well, I guess we do eat sort of messy." Goku stated.

"Sort of? You eat like your life depended on it." Raditz remarked while looking at the disgusting sight of his brother. "I can't believe I'm related to you."

"Oh you don't mean that." Goku said as he put a hand on his brother's shoulder. Raditz murmured under his breath about how Goku was probably adopted and that he couldn't be related to him or something like that. Ami looked at everyone and stood up from her seat and started grabbing some dishes.

"Everyone pick up their plate and silverware and whatever else you can grab off of the table and bring it to me." She ordered and walked over to the sink to wash the dishes. The guys each brought over their plates and silverware and a glass which to Ami's point of view, was not funny and made them get the pots and pans and stuff. After thirty minutes, she finished with the dishes and decided to make her bed on the pullout couch. She softly glided over to the living room and pushed the coffee table aside. She took off the cushions of the sofa and pulled up on the handle and out came the mattress with a sheet already on it.

"Now I need a blanket." She said to herself. "Can someone throw me down a blanket or sheet or something?" She yelled from the stairs and soon enough someone dropped a sheet down and it landed on Ami's head. She took it off and glared at whoever dropped it, which she couldn't see who it was.

"Thanks a lot!" She said apparently annoyed and stomped off to her bed. The person upstairs chuckled and proceeded on to Goku's room. Ami put the sheet on her bed and decided to put on her pajamas. It was around ten o'clock and she knew she wouldn't get that much sleep, so she just figured that she'd watch TV and then fall asleep watching it or something. She grabbed a dark blue cotton top and a matching pair of boxers and changed in the bathroom. She exited the bathroom and went back to her made out bed to see Sano lying on top of it watching the TV.

"Hey, what are you doing down here little buddy. You're suppose to be in bed." She scolded while she sat down next to him.

"You know I can't sleep without you tucking me in."

"But we're at Goku's, not home. You don't need me to tuck you in while we're here."

"Please? I'd feel much better if you did." Ami sighed and then nodded. "Great. Let's go." He said as he pulled on Ami's arm and led her up the stairs to Raditz room. Sano knocked on the door and they heard a 'come-in' from Raditz. Sano opened the door and pulled Ami inside.

"Ami is going to tuck me in ok? She always does." He told Raditz as if he had to know.

"Sure. Can you tuck me in too?" He asked with puppy dog eyes and crying like a puppy would. He started chuckling then and Ami shot him a death glare.

"Shut up Raditz. Tuck yourself in." Sano roughly pulled Ami onto his bed and he dove under the covers. He smiled at his sister and she smiled back at him while running her hand over his face and through his hair. He closed his eyes, enjoying the sensation that Ami's hand created.

"Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite." She softly spoke and then lightly pinched the blankets where his legs were, pretending that they were little bugs. Sano laughed and Ami started tickling him like crazy. After about a minute, she stopped and kissed him on the forehead.

"Good night. If you need anything, I'll be right downstairs, and Raditz is right next to you. Ok?" Sano nodded and then watched as Ami rose from his bed and over to the door.

"I thought I was going to get tucked in too." Cried Raditz as he lay on his bed and stretched his arms out to Ami. She rolled her eyes at him and slowly trudged over to him and gave him a hug.

"Good night and please let the bed bugs bite." She smiled and he just gave her a funny face and she laughed. She rustled his long hair and strolled over to the door and pushed the light switch so the lights turned out.

"Good night guys." She softly said and she heard two 'nights' from the boys. The door closed softly with a click and she softly treaded over to the stairs and pass Goku's door.

"Good night Goku. Good night Vegeta." She said as she stopped in front of Goku's door.

"Night Ami. Why were you over at Raditz room?" Goku asked in bewilderment.

"I had to tuck Sano in. He's in this house, yet he's still afraid that he needs me to tuck him in."

"Well, I guess when you tuck him in he feels comfort and isn't scared." Goku remarked.

"That's the smartest thing I've heard you say all day Kakarott." Vegeta stated matter-of-factly. Goku raised his head and pushed out his chest proudly before sinking back to his normal self and chuckling.

"Yea, yea. Well, I'll be downstairs. Night." She said, before disappearing and you could hear her footsteps down the stairs. She stumbled over to her bed in the darkness and as soon as she felt the mattress, she fell on top of it and snuggled against her pillow. After a few minutes, sleep overtook her and she dreamed of her day and how it could have been different if it was her mother that was still alive and not her father.

A/N: Wow! So, did you like? PLEASE REVIEW AND REVIEW and tell me what you all think. So what happens the next day? Does Mr. Ouji know where his kids are? Will he come find them or let them be? Find out next chapter……Later days!