Chapter 6

**** Trunks had found a spot to park in to encapsulate his car. On his way to the mall, he was going about 30 MPH over the speed limit, he almost ran over a few people walking across the street... and he also was able to attract about 10 cops. Since his car was able to go at incredible speeds, he was able to lose them in no time at all. He encapsulated up the car and they made it into the mall although Raditz was still a bit shaken up.

"So... where too first?" asked Goten as they walked down a hall to the main shopping area. Trunks shrugged, "Honestly... I just wanted to leave the house." Goten mouthed an 'Oh'.

"What about the pet store?" asked Trunks.

"Why would you want to go there? Well... besides looking at the cute little animals and stuff..." Goten gave a small smile.

Trunks chuckled, "I think dad misses Scrat. (I'm still not familiar with the cat's name that lived at the Briefs home in the beginning of DBZ. oO;)"

"Oh."

"A cat. Why would the prince want one of those? Wouldn't he just kill it?" asked Raditz as he crossed his arm becoming quite annoyed.

Trunks shook his head, "Nope, you should have seen dad when the cat was around. He would let the pet hang around him all the time." Raditz raised an eyebrow. Trunks started to chuckle. "Once, mom was looking around Scrat and couldn't find em at all... She went to ask Vegeta if he had seen the cat when two big white eyes popped open in dad's hair."

"Dude... that must be scary..." Trunks nodded. "Indeed." They had finally made it to the shop. All of the different animals in the shop freaked out Raditz, for he had never been in a place with so many animals before. He looked up at the different dogs and cats that were in cages staring at him with the big sad eyes. He growled as he turned from them; he hated this planet. He knew it was making him weak. He then looked up and found a big parrot. Never had he seen a bird so colorful... He snorted, "Stupid bird."

"Stupid Human."

His face snapped up at the bird. 'Did that thing TALK?! Wait... it called me a human!' He growled. "I'm not human you damn bird!" he snapped.

"Bird made strong man mad! Bird made strong man mad!" Raditz glanced back up at the bird. "Nice observations Sherlock," he replied sarcastically.

"Sherlock always right! Sherlock always right!" exclaimed the bird. He snarled at the bird before turning from it. He went to find Trunks looking over at the kitties; it seemed that he was carrying a small black fur ball.

"Raditz, what do you think of her? Isn't she cute?" he asked as he made the little kitten purr.

"Very." He continued to look at some of the other animals in the store. He came across an animal with snow-white fur and two big, long ears. He saw the sign, "Rabbits?" he asked picking one up. It seemed to be very soft and warm. He was about to hold it kind of like how Trunks held the cat, but the rabbit started to get a bit scared and jumped out of Raditz hold. The saiyan felt a small bit of pain and he noticed his arms cut up. "THE HELL?!" he exclaimed gaining the attention of a lot of the customers. Some mother's in there with their kids glared at the saiyan for saying such language and tried to cover up their child's ears. Goten walked over to his uncle.

"What happened?" Goten asked. It was then he noticed the bloody scratch marks on his arms caused by the rabbit's claws.

"Uncle... you know that rabbits claws are sharp... right?" asked Goten.

"I do now..." he stated rubbing his arms hoping to make the stinging sensation to go away. Goten grabbed his uncles arm, although it still stung to the saiyan, and dragged him over to where Trunks held the kitty. The hybrid saiyan smiled as he held up a kitten, pure black in color.

"I think I'll take this one. It looks just like the kitty in the pictures," stated Trunks as he went to the one of the workers. Raditz was still pissed off at the rabbits as he rubbed his arms. Goten motioned for his uncle to follow him out side the store; he did follow but cursed the rabbits to hell. It took about five minutes for Trunks to come back out of the store but this time with the little black kitten that slept in his arms.

"So were to?" asked Goten as he pet the little kitten. The prince eyed his friend as if he was the stupidest person alive.

"The game store of course." The princes' friend chuckled nervously as they continued to walk down the halls filled with last minute... well, almost last minute Christmas shoppers.

**** About 2 hours later

**** Trunks had made it back to his home; he was lucky to make it back without any police officers on his tail. He really didn't want his mother to start to scream at him the day before Christmas. And in the condition his mom was in right now... it was just down right scary. As Trunks was about to enter the door but he paused remembering something. The cat. He knew his dad would suspect if he had gotten something alive; he could sense ki energy and he wouldn't be able to lie about the fur ball being a new purse for his mother.

He gave the kitty to Raditz as he went into thinking mode for a moment. However what he didn't realize was he woke up the kitty in the process. Raditz blinked at the little animal not wanting the same experience with the rabbits to happen to him again. He was becoming slightly nervous with the kitten in his hands and the kitty knew it too. The saiyan could have sworn that he saw the cat smirk.

Goten made his way to Trunks, "Should I take it back to my home and hide it there? I know my dad wouldn't mind it being there for a few days... but I'm not sure about my-"

"TRUNKS! GET IT OUT OF MY HAIR!!! GET IT OUT!!!" shouted Raditz as he tried to shake something out of his long black mane. Trunks sighed as he took a look into the saiyan's hair. He raised an eyebrow; there was nothing to be seen!

"What are you talking about Raditz? There nothing back here."

"Oh yes there is! I can feel it clawing in my hair! GET IT OUT!"

Trunks snorted, "You're insane, there's nothing-" That's when two white eyes popped open at the top of Raditz head looking down at Trunks. The young prince shrieked as he fell to the ground in fear... and shock too from two white eyes looking at him. Raditz' nephew took a look and chuckled slightly as he pulled out the black kitten.

"Is this all you were afraid of?" he asked the two as they glared at the little kitten. It was then the teen prince found his way to hide the kitten. His glare turned into a very evil looking smirk. (You know, the one's Vegeta would use when he worked for Frieza.)

"Raditz! Do I have a task for you to do..." The warrior looked back at the evil genius prince gulping.

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Bulma had finally finished the decorating for the home. She looked at every corner of the rooms she had filled with Christmas stuff and on the ceiling. She smirked. She would for sure humiliate her husband in front of everyone this year by dragging him under the mistletoe

She smiled, "You all did a wonderful job at helping me finish my decorating! Why don't I make lunch for all of you? I know you sure did deserve it!" She made her way to the kitchen disappearing from sight.

Goku walked throughout the room looking up at about 10 mistletoes that hung around the ceiling. He gave a low whistle. "Boy, I'd sure hate to be you Vegeta... You know Bulma will be sticking by your side till she gets kissed."

The prince snorted, "Of course. That's why I say in the corners away from everyone."

"I think she covered the corners this year..." stated Goku as he pointed to all four corners in the rooms of where mistletoe hung. Vegeta blinked before sinking to the ground, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" he shouted being his fist up.

"Hey dad!" exclaimed Trunks as he walked by the men with a bag in his hand. "What's in the bag?" asked Bardock, "It better not be any prank stuff... Or I swear someone won't be waking to see Christmas morning." Goten and Trunks both had a sweat drop fall in the back of their head.

"NO! Nothing like that this time Grandpa," Goten pulled out some PS2 games to show to them innocence of the pranks they had in a different bag which was wrapped in about 3 plastic bags. Raditz slowly walked in; he looked very, VERY nervous. The men also noticed him looking up every so often.

"I'm surprised that you came back alive Raditz," said Vegeta as he stood back up and crossed his arms.

"Yeah... Well... I kind of had this truce with the boys so things wouldn't get out of hand..." stuttered Raditz as he tried to leave the room as fast as possible. About to run up the stairs to join the boys, Vegeta grabbed his arm. Raditz snapped his head back to the prince trying to keep a very strait face, it wasn't working that well.

"Why is it that I feel another ki on you?" asked the prince as he looked the saiyan over trying to find something.

Raditz was becoming very worried, "W-wh-what do you m-mean? I-I'm just fine..." Vegeta continued to search when he noticed the smaller ki was very strong in the saiyan's hair. Vegeta smirked as he pinpointed the place, but it was strange. He only saw black, nothing else. So he touched the black hair hoping to find something. Raditz was now frozen, and the boys noticed why the warrior wasn't following them. 'Crap,' thought Trunks as he tried to go and help his uncle.

Vegeta paused as he heard the spot he poked make a noise. He poked it again. 'Purring?!' King Vegeta and Bardock looked at each other as the prince continued to inspect the saiyan.

"The hell?" asked Vegeta. He poked the spot a third time before he jumped back with wide eyes, for he found two white eyes looking back at him. "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT RADITZ?!?!?!?!?!?!" Trunks slapped his hand over his face, 'Why?' he mentally asked.

Both King and third class warrior in the back standing with Goku gasped noticing another pair of eyes on Raditz head. Goku blinked as he walked up to his brother; he reached in the hair and pulled out a black kitten. He began to pet it as it purred in his hands.

"Aww... it's so cute!" exclaimed Goku as he cuddled the little creature.