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A-Chan: This definitely took forever, but I hope it was worth it. I try. So please, review! I'd be very please, and maybe I would update faster.*wink* Hope you like!

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"Are you alright, Vegeta?" I question.

He grunts his answer. " Sure."

I walk up to him and take his hand. " I can help you with this. The bones are broken."

I ignore the pain striking from my hand. Splinters from shattered bones are jabbing through my rough skin, and blood trickles from it. It can heal, but not fully. I may not be able to use this hand as well as before. This will affect my fighting abilities, and probably his too.

" Don't touch me." He growls.

" I am only trying to help..." I say.

" I don't need help from a pathetic, lowly little slave!" He shouts.

I back up and frown. " You've been made a slave too, so don't talk down on me!"

" I am not and never will be!! I will never lower myself to the scum level! No ice-jinn will ever turn the prince of all saiyans into a lowly, pathetic slave!" He shouts and turns his back to me and continues to mend his broken bones with difficulty.

" You're acting like an ignorant fool." I say.

" Like you have room to talk!" He retorts.

" But at least I know what we have gotten into!"

" I'll find a way out eventually, and you'll be stuck here, as a slave. pf."

I can feel his anger and impatience rising, though I do not care. I do not take him that seriously.

" Just leave me alone." He hisses.

" Consider it done." I say, and turn my back to him.

I tear at the boards in the ground and tie them to each of my fingers, to be some sort of splint so that they will heal in the correct position. I use pieces of my torn gi to tie them together. I glance over my shoulder to see how Vegeta is doing. I notice that he has not done anything yet to help the situation. I begin to laugh under my breath as he struggles.

" Vegeta, it'd be wise to let me help you..." I say quietly.

" I told you to leave me alone! Now stop your laughing onore!"

I turn around quickly and forcefully take hold of his wrist. He looks at me with shock, and some pain. I did not mean to hurt him, but he needed my help desperately.

" Just accept my help. You're not making any progress on your own." I say.

Vegeta turns his head to the side, and I see him turn his nose up. I ignore it. He always acts like this. He should be more appreciative though.

I tear my gi once more, and do to his broken fingers as I had done to mine. Since we are saiyan, we'll heal fast. It should be healed in about two and a half weeks.

" There, that wasn't so bad was it?"

Vegeta looks at his hand, then at me. He does not bother to say anything, but nods in approval.

" It wouldn't be so hard to thank me, would it?"

" Ha, don't get your hopes up!" He says as he walks to the corner and sits.

I notice that Vegeta is looking at me, and I don't bother to meet his gaze.

" Thanks." He grunts as if he doesn't mean it.

" No problem."

Vegeta looks into my eyes for a moment until we hear a shocking slam next to us. We both jump in shock. The meal cubby had been slammed shut. Our meal had arrived.

I scurry to the cubby and pull out our tray. I see a half a loaf of bread. It is tough, and old, but at least it has not mildewed or decayed yet. There was also a small container of broth, and some water. It was one ration.

" One ration?! But there is two people in here!" I yell and punch the wall.

Vegeta looks at me as if he is prepared to fight for the meal. I sit quickly and set the tray between us. I break the bread in half and hand him some.

" I guess we will have to share.." I say as I stuff some bread into my mouth.

Vegeta follows and quickly eats the meager rations and sips some broth, sparing an even amount for me. We share our water and then sit back against the wall.

" Well, that was filling," He says with sarcasm.

" And that's all we'll get, everyday, once a day."

Vegeta moans under his breath, unsatisfied.

" So I have to deal with all this and you for a whole month..." He sighs.

" Oh it's not all that terrible. At least we have each other's company," I say hopefully.

" Ha!" He laughs.

" It's nothing compared to the three months I already spent here. I was all alone the whole time."

" Well at least it was as bad as what I had to bare." Vegeta says and turns his head toward the window.

" He didn't...did he?" I ask.

Vegeta does not answer for fear of embarrassing himself and hurting his pride, I think. He pauses for a moment and then responds.

" No.. you stopped him.."

I nod.

" Um... Thank you... for that." He says quietly in a respectful tone.

Well, that's a start, good for now.

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A-Chan: So.. what you think? Yes, short.. I know.. but my updates will be a lot quicker now that my computer is fixed, so don't worry. Next chapter should be longer... but heh.. " That's a start, good for now."