Lavender stepped out of the ship. It was dark already. The time must be different on Earth.
"This is it..." she smiled. She turned around.
"Hey, mom! Where abouts did you live?"
"Um..." Mizu looked around. They'd landed in the middle of a forest. She smiled. "I know where." she looked towards the ship. "Frieza!"
"Hang on!" Frieza answered from inside the ship. He cam out, carrying two huge, heavy suitcases. "Why did you insist on bringing so much luggage?!"
"We'll be here for a few days." Mizu replied. "We need to bring enough stuff."
"A few days? You've got enough here to last a few years!" Frieza protested.
"Do you need some help, dad?" Lavender offered. Frieza shook his head.
"No, it's okay."
"Mom," Lavender looked back at her mother. "Is your house still around?"
"Yes." Mizu nodded. "I never sold it, it's still legally my property." she pointed on ahead. "This way!" she started to run through the woods, closely followed by her excited daughter.
"Don't wait for me, will you?" Frieza frowned. He sighed, and walked after them.

~~~

Mizu stopped outside a house. Lavender looked at it. Wow. It was so small. Back at home, she lived in a palace with about seven bedrooms and about twelve other rooms, not including the gym and the garden. Compared to that, this place was just a bit of wood.
"You actually lived here?" she asked. Mizu chuckled.
"Remember, it's not the size that matters. It's the heart."
"It's a house, Mizu. It doesn't have heart." Frieza replied.
"No, that's not what I mean." Mizu shook her head. "I mean, I grew up in this house. That's just why I never sold it. There are so many memories here.... both good and bad." she looked at her family. "Come on, let's go inside." she took a small key out of her pocket, and walked towards the door.
"You STILL have that?!" Frieza exclaimed.
"Like I said," Mizu opened the door. "There are a lot of memories here. This key opens the door to those memories." she motioned for them to go in. "Enter."
"Alright!" Lavender beamed. She ran into the house, followed by Mizu and Frieza.

Mizu shut the door behind them. It was now pitch black.
"Hey, can we have a little light in here?" Lavender complained.
"There's no electricity. When I moved out I canceled it so I wouldn't have to keep paying for a house I wasn't using." Mizu replied.
"So we're supposed to just walk around in the dark?" Frieza said.
"Wait here." Frieza and Lavender heard Mizu's footsteps go up the stairs. Lavender looked around. It was really creepy. All she could see were a few outlines of the closed doorways on either side of the corridor. She pulled her arms in, making herself smaller.
"Hm?" Frieza noticed her. Her eyes were a little wider than usual as she looked around. He smirked. "Not afraid of the dark, are you?"
"... Is it really true that houses can be haunted?" Lavender asked in a small voice. "She said she had some bad memories here, right? That must mean this place has some evil in the atmosphere..."
"Oh, come on!" Frieza laughed. "You've been paying too much attention to your mother and that bible, haven't you? There's no much thing as ghosts. Or monsters, or anything else supernatural."
"Dad...." Lavender still wasn't convinced. She gasped in fright when she heard a noise coming from above.
"It's just your mother. This place is so old you can hear people walking around upstairs." Frieza said, almost in a complaining tone.
"I... I know..." Lavender mumbled. She moved a little closer to her father. Frieza smirked as an idea came into his head.
"Don't... it's cruel." he told himself. "Come on, leave the poor girl alone." he still couldn't resist it. He raised one of the suitcases a little higher, and moved his tail into position.

Lavender's eyes widened. She felt something slowly wrap around her leg.
"Dad... is that you...?" she whimpered.
"What?" Frieza asked. "What are you talking about?"
"..." the thing released her. Lavender shook her head. "Stop it. You're imagining things." she gave a relieved sigh. "Nothing. Forget about it."
"Okay." Frieza shrugged.
"Grrrrr...."
Lavender gasped, and grabbed hold of her father's arm when she heard a noise.
"What?" Frieza frowned. "What's the matter with you?"
"D - Did you hear that?" Lavender asked timidly.
"No. Lavender, nothing's here, okay?" Frieza said. He smirked.
"Right..." Lavender let go of him.
"......" Frieza waited. He got his tail ready, and suddenly....
"RAAAH!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" Lavender screamed as she heard a loud thud, a roar and something grabbed hold of her leg. Her screaming only stopped when she heard Frieza's hysterical laughter.
"Wh - what...?" she looked at Frieza, who was laughing loudly. Her face filled with anger. "Y - You - - ! It was YOU all along, wasn't it?!" she kicked him. "You JERK, dad!!"
"What's going on?! I heard screaming!" Mizu rushed down the stairs, carrying a lit candle in one hand and several unlit candles in the other.
"Dad was being an idiot as usual!" Lavender told her angrily.
"Hey, will you relax a little?" Frieza insisted. He smirked. "At least it wasn't a ghost!" he burst out laughing again.
"ARRRRR!!" Lavender growled. She started pounding her fists against him. "I hate you!! I hate you, I hate you!" this just seemed to make Frieza laugh even harder.
"Frieza!" Mizu frowned. She sighed. "Lavender, stop it - and Frieza!" she glared at him. "Don't do that to her!"
"It was just a joke. What's with you two?" Frieze protested. "Probably on their periods or something."

"Come on. Through here." Mizu led them towards a door, she opened it, and they followed her into the room. Mizu set two candlestick down on the mantelpiece. This must be the living room. She lit the candles with the one she already had.
"I'll go get more candles and light up the other room." she looked at Frieza. "Our bedroom is upstairs, second door on the right. Lavender's is on the left. Could you take those suitcases up please?"
"Sure. 'Love to." Frieza mumbled. He left the room, taking the suitcases with her.
"Hey... is there anything I can do?" Lavender asked.
"Um.... sure. Could you help me with the candles?" Mizu replied.
"Sure." Lavender nodded. She followed Mizu out of the room, secretly glad that she wouldn't have to stay in this room alone.

~~~

Lavender looked around the room. It was small compared to her room at home, but it was okay. There were just two bedrooms. This one, and the room her parents were sleeping in. Mizu had told her that this room used to be hers, and the larger room was the parents'. She'd inherited the house when her father died. She'd never know her mother. Died in childbirth. Lavender has come just in time, really. Mizu was going to have this room converted into a prayer room, like the one at home. But when she'd decided to go and see Frieza, she'd abandoned the idea.
The door opened.
"Hi." Mizu smiled as she walked in. "Okay?"
"Yeah." Lavender replied, sitting up in bed. "Hey, tomorrow, will you tell me about my grandfather?" she asked.
"Sure." Mizu nodded. "What made you ask?"
"You were gonna turn this room into a prayer room, right? Well, if you didn't have one before, weren't your parents religious?" Lavender said.
"Ah, that is a story that's best left 'til the morning." Mizu replied. "Goodnight."
"'Night."
Mizu left the room, closing the door behind her. Lavender turned to the beside cabinet, and put out the candle Mizu had placed on it. She then lay down, and closed her eyes.

~

"She okay?" Frieza asked as Mizu entered their bedroom.
"She's fine." Mizu told him. She climbed into bed. "But why did you have to scare her like that?"
"Sorry, I just couldn't resist." Frieza smirked. "You should've seen the look on her face!"
"But she was terrified." Mizu scolded.
"Well I didn't even know she was afraid of ghosts!" Frieza protested. "It's you and your religion that's done it." he accused.
"My religion has nothing to do with it." Mizu lay down. "Anyway, ghosts DO exist."
"There you go again!" Frieza exclaimed. Mizu chuckled.
"Put the candle out.."
Frieza sighed, and put out the candle. He lay down beside her, and smirked. He started kissing her neck.
"No." Mizu refused, smirking.
"Huh?!" Frieza looked at her.
"Not after what you did to Lavender."
"Oh, come on!"
"Nope."
"Dammit, woman!"
"Ha ha!"