Vegeta sat in the cherry blossom tree outside of Raiko's house. She was under another tree across from the one he was in, eating leftovers from a while ago. He wanted to keep an eye on her, just so she wouldn't try anything stupid. Piccolo was doing the same, sitting in the same tree, too.

Raiko looked out at the field of cherry blossom trees. Pink blossoms surrounded her on all sides. Pink wasn't usually her color, but these trees calmed her. They reminded her of when Paragus came for Vegeta--

Vegeta...

A small tear ran down her cheek. She missed him so much. But she knew that he could never come back...not without a miracle.

Vegeta watched from his and Piccolo's tree as Raiko bent over with her head in her hands, sobbing. He wanted so much to be able to hold her in his arms. To feel her lean into him. To feel...

"You miss her, don't you," said Piccolo.

"Yeah..." Vegeta answered, and then did a double take, "Wait, you can see me?" Piccolo shrugged, and then spoke without moving his mouth.

"I guess you can say that. I can't exactly see you, but I can sense you."

"How are you talking to me?"

"Telepathy."

"Oooohhhh..." Vegeta started gazing at Raiko again, and then turned back to Piccolo.

"Piccolo?"

"Hm."

"Why are you trying to bring me back? I'm not really that...nice." Piccolo looked at Vegeta like he was insane.

"You don't know?" Vegeta shook his head. Piccolo laughed, Raiko giving him a weird look. He hardly ever laughed.

"We all want you back. You bring joy to Raiko's face, which makes us happy. Things aren't the same with you gone." Vegeta looked down at Raiko again.

"You're a really good friend, Piccolo."

"I can't believe you just said that."

"Me neither..." Vegeta watched as Raiko pulled out her sketchbook and started drawing something. Then she called out to Piccolo.

"Piccolo?"

"Yeah?"

"Would you mind modeling for me?" she yelled. Piccolo blinked in surprise.

"Uh...ok. Where do you want me?"

"Just stay in the tree."

"Ok!" he yelled back, and then turned to Vegeta, "Did she used to do this to you, too?" Vegeta nodded, lying back on a branch.

"Oh yeah. You should ask to see her drawings. They're amazing," he sighed, "I swear, she used to bring that sketchbook wherever we went. Then I would be doing something and she'd yell out, "Vegeta! Freeze!" and I would stop moving while she'd make a quick sketch then tell me that I could move again after ten minutes..." Piccolo nodded, then after an 'I told you not to move!' from Raiko, spoke once more to Vegeta.

"Go see what Goku's doing. I want to know how many dragon balls he has."

"Kay. See ya' later," Vegeta replied, and disappeared.