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DISCLAIMER: I unfortunately dont own Dragon Ball Z, but all my stories I have written are my own. They have come from my imagination, so I class them as mine, not Akira Toiyaramas. (Is that what hes called?)


The near past

"You left, and never had the decency to tell me where you went! I not only married a fool, but I married a rude fool!" She faced Vegeta. "I'm sorry if he bugged you. Come on Goku, we're going home." She turned and left, leaving Vegeta to watch as the tall man left behind the dreadful woman.

Vegeta was still in the room he had woken up in. The difference was that instead of an interesting newly-found Saiyan at the end of his bed, there was a beautiful scientist, boring him to death. Vegeta stared on ahead, paying no thought to the woman. Instead, he pondered the fact that there was another Saiyan alive.

'How could it be possible that a Saiyan could be found so far away from our own planet? He could of been out purging... or maybe he was one of the 3rd class peasants who were to destroy planets. If that's so, why didn't he do it, and why doesn't he have any knowledge of our race? Maybe it's just a cruel joke that he looks so much like a Saiyan, but the fact that he looks like Bardock is to much of a coincidence. I wonder if he is even that strong. I will have to find out, once this damn woman shuts up. Even if he is a saiyan, how could he be ruled by a mere human? They're weak and pathetic. Being ruled by Frieza is one thing, but a human... There's just no excuse. He has to learn to control that damn harpy, and show her he's in control. He the stronger, so why did he just follow her, like that Zarbon freak follows Frieza like a lost mutt all the time? And why am I getting so jealous? No. I'm not. I can't help it if I have just found out there's another Saiyan alive. That… that thing just takes him away. How am I supposed to feel? Like there's been a part of me missing, and when I saw him I felt complete! … Hell no. I don't think like this. Shut up. Shut up!' Vegeta started to mentally argue with himself, and he slapped his forehead to try and reign control over his thoughts.

"Hey, are you okay?" the woman said, placing a soft hand on Vegeta's arm. She had moved so she was facing Vegeta, staring into his bottomless black eyes. "You shouldn't do that, you could cause even more injuries. I didn't waste one of the senzu beans on you just so you could cause even more damage."

"No one ever said you had to help," Vegeta said, looking away from the woman.

"Oh, so he talks does he? What's your name?" the woman said sarcastically.

"I don't have to tell a useless human. You're pathetic! I know Tarsuls who fight better!" Vegeta mocked the woman.

"I am not useless, if it wasn't for me, you would have been dead. And as for my power level, I don't care. With my looks and my smartness I can take care of my self. Heck, I've even saved Goku from trouble, and he's a Saiyan, right?" the woman said with gusto. Her face started to glow a bright red from arguing.

"You do realize I could squish you with one flick of my wrist, don't you?" Vegeta held his hand out pretending to power a blast in front of her face. She began to look a little frightened. "But then, I have never hurt a defenseless woman, and I won't start. Unless it's that harpy that has a Saiyan wrapped around her finger." Vegeta said angrily. She took a deep breath once he moved his hand back down to the bed.

"Okay, okay. Don't need to get all uptight. Look, even though you are very rude, there is no way I would throw you out on the streets. You are welcome to stay here, as long as you need to. I will get a maid to get you a room ready." The woman slid of the bed, and in a slow pace she walked to the door.

"Woman, what's your name?" Vegeta said, interested. The scientist turned around, with a bright crimson line crossing over her nose.

"Uhhhm... it's, uh... Bloomers," she said quietly. "But people call me Bulma. Call me that, I don't like the name my parents gave me," she added hastily

"No. I will call you what I like. Go on, get out of here... Bloomers!" Vegeta saw her fist her hands, and [with a furious glare,] she turned around and slammed the door shut.

"I've got to give it to her. She is mentally strong, and quite smart too. All that crap she said earlier proves she could be of some help to me when the time comes," Vegeta said to himself.

He turned on his side, and stared out of the window. What he saw caught his interest. Vegeta got up and looked at the scene. Goku was talking to Bulma and a guy with extremely long hair. She kissed the scruffy looking man, and went inside the building.

"So, Yamcha, do you want to have a spar, now that I'm here we may as well. Chi-Chi went out for a bit, so we can spar for a while." Vegeta heard Goku say.

'So he's going to fight, let's see if this human can take on a Saiyan,' Vegeta thought, gazing out of the window.

Goku made the first move and struck the bloke called Yamcha in the chest, then swept his legs under him and sent the man falling to the floor. Yamcha lay on the floor contemplating what his next move should be, and then pushed himself back up on to his feet. But he fell back down in shock from what he saw. A man with devilish hair was floating down to the ground, his arms crossed as he stared on at the two.

"Yamcha, what's the matter?" Goku said as he walked towards him. Yamcha pointed at someone behind the taller man, and Goku turned around. "Vegeta! Cool, you're all right. Bulma said not to interrupt you because you were sleeping. Hey, do you want that fight now? If you're all right that is. I don't want Chi-Chi grilling me for attacking a sick man."

"No. I want to watch you and the human fight. It will give you a warm up before you take me on," Vegeta said, smirking at his words.

"That's okay, Goku. I think that Bulma is a bit mad at me for not spending enough time with her," Yamcha said, once again getting back on his feet. He walked over to the man, and held out his hand, but Vegeta looked down at the offer and did nothing. "Nice to meet you too." Yamcha said sarcastically, then he turned and walked into the domed building.

"That wasn't very polite, Vegeta. You could have at least said hello." Goku looked at Vegeta and sighed. They stood not talking for a bit, letting the wind rustle their hair. "I know. Would you like to see something? It's very nice. You may like it, and if you want we can spar there. I'm not sure if Bulma quite approves of fighting in her garden," Goku said thoughtfully.

"Fine," Vegeta said, looking up at the sun which made him blink from the brightness. He gave up looking at that, and stared at Goku instead.

"Right, how to get there.... NIMBUS!" Vegeta's eyes widened at what Goku just shouted.

"Why did you just shout that?" Vegeta asked, perplexed.

"You'll see." Goku looked up at the sky, waiting, and so did Vegeta, curious as to what was supposed to happen. "Ahh, here it is." A flying cloud come over the hills and became visible to Goku and Vegeta. It flew straight down and landed in front of Goku. "You can come on this with me if you want, but I will more likely have to hold you." Vegeta gave him a strange look but didn't reply to the last comment.

"No thanks, I can fly." Vegeta levitated off the floor and demonstrated that he could. "See? Besides, I wouldn't be caught dead on that thing," he said as he watched Goku jump onto the cloud.

"Follow me then," Goku said, watching Vegeta as he levitated further into the sky and waited for Goku to lead the way. "Woah, he really can fly. I will have to get him to teach me how! FOLLOW ME IF YOU CAN!" shouted Goku. Nimbus shot up into the air in front of Vegeta [and took off]. After a few seconds, Vegeta flew forward, easily catching up to Goku.

"Hahaha, this is fun, hey Vegeta? Vegeta?" He looked around to the that the shorter Saiyan wasn't beside him anymore. Goku crawled to the edge of the cloud. "Where have you gone...?"

"GOKU!" He almost fell off the nimbus when Vegeta shouted at him from behind.

"Vegeta don't scare me like that! I thought you fell to the ground, but I guess you're fine. So, do you want to race?" Goku looked into Vegeta's eyes from the candy cloud, and the other Saiyan looked at him questioningly. "There's a group of islands ahead about 40 miles away, that's where we are going. So, are we on?" Goku asked.

"Yeah, I will meet you there once I have beaten you and that pathetic cloud of yours." Vegeta looked at Goku and smirked, then shot ahead leaving behind a stream of blue aura.

"Okay, Nimbus, go faster!" Goku pointed ahead and went forward a bit faster, but not at the speed Vegeta had "Oh man, I'm going to lose!" Goku said as he could no longer see Vegeta, only the trail he left behind.

Goku finally landed on an island after about 10 minutes of flying. The nimbus flew away over the horizon, and left Goku to look for Vegeta. The place he wanted to show Vegeta wasn't far away, and he was pretty sure Vegeta was on this island. He walked along the beach he had landed on, and in the near distance he saw a figure.

"Ahh, Vegeta there you are!" said Goku as he ran towards him. He slowed down as he got nearer, and saw him floating slightly above the ground. His legs was crossed, eyes closed, and he was breathing deeply. Goku walked closer and stared in fascination at him. He sat exactly like Vegeta, and waited. Goku looked at his face, taking in all his features.

'When he is not scowling he looks more like a child. A child that needs great looking after. The poor man. Who knows why he was in that state when I found him. But I know now I have found him, we will definitely have to stick together. I need to learn more about who I really am. If being a Saiyan is what I am, then he can teach me to be one. Besides, I couldn't leave him if I wanted to. I'm having so many mixed feelings, I don't know what to think. When he stares at me, my heart pounds, and I just can't stop feeling complete whenever he is around. I feel angry at who ever hurt him. I feel lonely when I had to leave him.' Goku carefully looked at Vegeta, then sat in a more comfortable position and continued thinking.

'I will never let anyone hurt him again. I will stay with him no matter what. Even if that means leaving behind my home to protect him.... Kami, I've only known him for a while, and yet I trust him. Could I really leave this behind… for him? What is it I feel for him? Do I love him? Is that even right to do? But I have to admit, I've never felt like this for a man before. I even think my feelings for him are stronger then what I've got with Chi-Chi. But I could never tell him. For one, I've only known him for a day, and yet it feels right to admit I may have feelings for him. I'm so confused.' Goku stopped thinking about that, once Vegeta was finally awake from what he was doing.

"So, you're finally here," Vegeta spoke. Goku looked up at Vegeta and stared into the warmest eyes he had ever seen. Though they are black, Goku could see warmth in their depth.

"I, uhm, didn't want to disturb you. You looked very relaxed," Goku said shyly.

"I was meditating, it's the only time I can properly concentrate," Vegeta told Goku. "I can control my Ki that way, the power I use to fly with." Goku nodded as he listened to Vegeta explain. "Being a Saiyan, you have to be able to not only have powerful physical strength, but also you need good mental strength. Saiyans have the ability to talk to each other through Saiyan Bonds. I could hear what your thinking." Goku's eyes widened and he gulped, waiting for Vegeta to look at him in disgust. "But because you haven't practiced, we wouldn't be able to talk through it." Goku let go of the breath he didn't know he was holding.

"So what are we going to do, now we are here? Should I show you the place?" said Goku.

"No. We came here to fight, and that's exactly what we are going to do. You can show till your hearts content after we fight. Got it?" Vegeta uncrossed his legs and stood up. He looked down at Goku and smirked. "Move it, cause you wouldn't want to see me when I get angry. Now fight me!" Vegeta got in a fighting stance, ready for whatever Goku threw at him.

Goku stood up, and also stretched his legs out and arms forward in a fighting pose. Goku looked at the floor, then before Vegeta realized it, he charged at him. An arm hit Vegeta in the chest, and he retaliated with a strong blow back. The next hit Vegeta threw Goku blocked, grabbing Vegeta's hands. They both pushed causing a great force to surround them. Vegeta tightened the grip, and stared at Goku.

'He actually looks like a Saiyan now. The glint in his eyes shows everything that he has been denying for years.' Goku pushed back with even more amount of strength, which caused in Vegeta falling to his knees. The embrace ended, and Goku stood back, allowing Vegeta to stand up.

"I don't take kindly to been given a chance," Vegeta said still on the floor. He looked up at Goku and saw an amount of confusion. He shook his head, and stood up, facing the tall Saiyan.

"How about it? Shall we commence?" Vegeta said to Goku. He got from him a nod. They lunged at each other again, and threw punches at simultaneously. Their battle continued for an hour, and at that time they were both spent. They both lay flat on their backs, facing up at the black sky, both breathing deeply and sore from their battle.

"Vegeta, I think we should find shelter, its about to rain and it will take too long to get home," Goku said between breaths.

"You have a moon just like on Planet Vegeta," Vegeta spoke, fascinated by the Earth's moon. But he didn't manage to finish his sentence because Goku jumped on top of him. "What the hell do you think you're doing to me? Get off me you idiot!" Goku sat across Vegeta, his torso covering Vegeta's, and his hand shielding his eyes. He knelt over his waist and pressed his body firmly against Vegeta's.

"You can't look at the moon, remember? I don't want a rampaging gorilla to deal with." Goku said to Vegeta.

"You fool, get off me. Do you really think I wouldn't be able to control it? Damn it, get off of me!" Vegeta shouted at the man who was squishing him. Goku moved his hand away from Vegeta's eyes, and removed some of the pressure from his body on top of his. Vegeta stared up at Goku. After what was 10 agonizing seconds, Vegeta pushed him off completely.

"See, I haven't turned into an Oozaru now have I?" Vegeta said spitefully to Goku. He walked opposite the sea, leaving Goku fallen on the floor, and the moon's face behind him. Vegeta waited up the beach a bit, and closed his eyes.

'Come on, Goku. I won't wait for you any longer.' Vegeta demanded, speaking to Goku with his mind. Goku got up and ran towards him

"Where will we find shelter then?" Vegeta asked Goku.

"I can take you to the place I wanted to show you, there is a small cave where we can camp in," Goku suggested.

...to be continued...

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