Thanks for the reviews Rogue and Kewla and all the others whose reviews l lost by reposting the fic (*crying*).

Second encounter.

Goku woke up very early in the morning finding himself crouched and still fully dressed on the couch. It was dark outside. He looked at his watch sighing, only 5.30.

He felt for the remote control to shut the nerve-shattering babbling originating from the TV.

- ...you can even clean grass stains on your jeans. „Quick and Brite". Call us now and you get this excellent sponge gratis... -

He needed silence, not this shit! Gathering his thoughts the black haired stretched his stiffened limbs and briefly considered what to do now. It was already too late to finally go to bed so he decided to get up and do his usual morning routine, jogging.

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Vegeta's dreams had been confusing. He saw faces appearing and disappearing, saw people crying.

Then he was gliding in space weightlessly watching a chaos of different colors running into each other and presenting a wonderful spectacle. The colors created a sort of tunnel that was rotating faster and faster. The center of the tunnel was inexorably absorbing everything around like a black hole.

He felt air slowly escaping his lungs forming little bubbles as if he were surrounded by water. His eyes followed the bubbles that formed a long line towards the tunnel center looking ridiculously peaceful. He wanted to stop it but couldn't do anything about it. The urge to breathe in became unbearable. The pressure inside him got stronger and stronger. In contrast to the attractive force of the tunnel he was drifting away into the cold and wide darkness of space.

Forever. As if this would be part of a natural order. It simply happened and he was helpless.

This had been the point he woke and he still had the feeling of fear, sorrow and hopelessness.

An little unwanted teardrop formed in the edge of his eye.

No!

He wasn't the prince of all Saiyajins to give in to such feelings.

NO!

He wasn't dead, he lived and he didn't want to give in. Not him. He raised his head to the dark sky, resting in this postition for a few moments. His fists clenched automatically.

His face showed an expression of deepest concentration and firmness.

Deep inside he found the strength to stand. He was calm and searched the energy of the other Saiyajn.

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Goku leaned forward and supported himself with one hand against the wall of a store, breathing heavily. It had stopped raining, but it didn't make any difference to Goku. He didn't much care about the weather.

Another day. Dealing with boring and sickening people. Always the same stupidity, always the same fight.

One day more. He wondered how he should manage these long 16 hours he would have to spend at the company.

He pulled himself together. As usual his sense of duty won a victory over that part in him that wanted something different

He straightened up and...

„What..!"

Goku jumped back. He saw a man leaning quietly at the wall before him, watching and fixing him with black eyes.

Goku was startled for a moment. He took a quick glance at the man that had been coming from nowhere. Yes, he remembered the black hair and the coat. This was the man from yesterday in the conference room.

For an unknown reason Goku didn't want to look directly in the other's face.

His first impulse was going away pretending not to have seen the stranger. Though suddenly he changed his plan and stopped, angry about himself. Why for Kami's sake should he pretent something.

Impossible that a real threat was coming from this injured man. But something about him was.... He didn't want to think

This stranger became a nuisance to him and he wanted to get rid of him once and for all.

„I will not give money to you. Go elsewhere to beg."

Goku waited for a sort of reaction.

„I don't want to see you again. If I do I will call the police, you understand?"

No reaction.

„I want to know if you understand me!" Goku said in a condescending manner.

As there wasn't anything coming from the man, he finally decided to go. He hadn't the time to deal with this sort of scum. He made a step towards the street without a second look.

„You don't go anywhere!"

The voice was deep and firm and made Goku feel uncomfortably. But that was as ridiculous as yesterday. What was this man thinking. He would take orders from him? He didn't even want to discuss. Goku didn't turn and looked to the left and right to see if he could cross the street. The cars were driving slowly because of the darkness and the heavy fog that was still covering the city.

Vegeta reached forward and grabbed him by the arm with a quick move.

Goku winced and stiffened immediately. He was caught off guard. He wouldn't have expected this.

Goku wanted to shake off the man, but couldn't. The grip was unexpectedly firm. He hesitated to turn round.

I know it's rather short -it's just because I always run out of time.

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