A Clash of Races

A/N: I have a deep passion for this story so I decided to get another chapter out tonight, because my friend and I are characters in this story haha. She is Makaze and is very much like her, Kitsune is her BF, and I am Mala. and I really do act that stupid, and cold (sometimes), IRL. so yay. anyway. hope you enjoy more of my wonderful stupidity! luvs ya!

It had been a week since the incident. Mala was doing her job and Radditz was doing his. They were patrolling the same area and refused to notice that the other was there. The tension was so thick between them that it could be cut with a knife. The smaller neko-jin went to turn around and found herself being pulled up against Radditz. It seemed he liked using that little trick with his tail. She hit him off the head with her ki gun to get him to let her go, but he seemed unphased by the blow.

He chuckled as she tried to wriggle free from his grip. "You and I are going to have this out right now, woman."

She growled and asked, "If you're looking for another good time, look elsewhere. I already told you I have no use for you, or any kind of emotional attachment."

"You think I wanted a commitment?" He laughed.

"Didn't you?" She asked confused.

"No," he scoffed. "I sleep with women as a release. Like you do with men." He replied honestly.

"Oh. I feel stupid." A blush stained her cheeks.

He smirked down at her and asked, "Wanna go again?"

"No! Absolutely not! If I sleep with you again, and again, and again, and again, then it'll just turn into something more. Something I don't want."

He frowned with the answer of, "You're right." Then they got back to their jobs and patrolled the area some more. Hoping, that they didn't run into any crazed peasants trying to get into the palace like they had many times this week. It seemed that Mala had adjusted to the life of a saiya-jin because it was so similar to the life of a neko-jin. She hardly even noticed that she was different from the others.

Bulma cut her finger on the edge of the piece of metal again for the fifth time that week. She let out a chorus of colorful curses. "GOD DAMN MOTHERFUCKING STUPID PIECE OF SHIT MACHINERY!" She put her finger in her mouth to suck the blood off her finger. It had only been three minutes since she got back from lunch with Vegeta and she had injured herself already. The Prince had taken her out everyday that week for lunch. They were quickly becoming close friends since they had so much in common. Plus, she thought he was incredibly attractive and wouldn't mind getting involved with him. It would save her from her engagement with Yamcha. She laughed at the thought of her betrothed. He must be missing her like crazy. It was better that she was far away from him. Thinking of him made her want to spend more time on this project so that she didn't have to return home. Blue oceans turned to her partner, Bardock, who was looking at her strangely after hearing her cuss when cutting her finger. She grinned and went back to work.

Bardock shook his head at the brilliant scientist that he had working along side of him. If he had been twenty years younger and royalty, he would've hit on her a long time ago. The scientist looked like his youngest son except his eye shape was different. He also had an identical twin brother named Turles, who was a thorn in his side. Bardock was very fond of his two boys and was glad that they were two of the strongest saiya-jins on the entire planet. He was especially proud of his youngest son, Kakarot. The boy had managed to achieve super saiya-jin. Goku hadn't come out and told him directly but Radditz let it slip. He got so excited that Radditz got jealous but he was also proud of his oldest son who had become an Elite Royal Guard to the Prince. He was stronger than most of the first class warriors. The third class scientist didn't want to let his eldest boy work for Lord Frieza but Radditz wanted to go and he had no choice but to let him. He and Nappa had joined up when they were twelve because they wanted to go with their friend, Vegeta. He was glad he had made it home alive.

The scientist was glad for the youthfulness of a saiya-jin. He dreaded actually looking his age. Instead he looked to be only twenty. Which is how old he was when Radditz was born. Bardock is now fourty eight. He had suffered from a great loss about six years ago. King Vegeta killed his wife for her defiance to send her youngest son to Lord Frieza. Kakarot had been twelve at the time, the same age as when Radditz had joined. He, too, didn't want his son to go through that. So, Kakarot had become a third class Elite Guard, who quickly grew stronger than any of the other Elites.

Bulma was looking at Bardock who was smiling. Usually whenever he was smiling like that he was thinking of his sons. It was so easy for her to read people's body language since she was a feline. Even she had taken a liking to the two boys. Especially Goku. He was fun to be around and kept things from getting boring, just like Mala. Although her best friend had been acting very cold and emotionless all week long. She knew it was because of her friend's horrible history with guys.

Makaze looked up from her technology magazine and growled at the young girl who was thinking again. "Back to work, Princess!" A small smirk of satisfaction crossed her face when Bulma immediately jumped and got back to work. She loved this job.

Radditz, even though he had mended things up with Mala, was still pretty cautious around her. The girl was a walking time bomb just waiting to explode. He found his brother sitting around in the lab having a snack break. Their father let them eat in the lab as long as they didn't make a mess. He had observed the tiny neko-jin all week and noticed that she was still friendly with his brother. For some reason that bothered him. He walked up to his brother and chuckled while shaking his head at the younger saiya-jin. He waited until his baby brother finished what he was eating before saying, "Stay away from Mala!"

Goku looked confused at his older brother and got curious. He was positive that it had to do something with the incident that happened. Everyone in the group had heard about it from Bulma's big mouth. Sweet girl but she talked a little too much. "Why?"

He hated it when Kakarot asked questions. "Just do it, ok?"

Kakarot quirked his brow and said, "There has to be a reason."

"I just... don't trust her ... or any of them!"

There was no way that he was going to let his brother get away with that answer. He chuckled and replied with, "Bullshit! Tell me why!" He loved to tease Radditz. Any chance that he had to do it, he jumped on the opportunity.

"Why are you still asking me why? I just told you!" Radditz growled at his idiot of a brother.

He giggled and responded, "C'mon. Do you LIKE her? Are you JEALOUS?"

The taller saiya-jin blushed without realizing it and shouted, "WHAT? NO!"

"YOU DO!"

"NO I DON'T!"

"RADDZY HAS A CRUSHIE WUSHIE!"

"SHUT UP FOOL OR I'LL BLAST YOU!"

Kakarot knew he would have his older brother in a pickle with the next question he was about to ask. "If you don't like her, then why'd you sleep with her?"

Radditz growled at how idiotic his brother actually was. He simply replied, "That's like asking me why I sleep with a lot of women. It's because I like," he paused mid-sentence and realized that Goku had done that on purpose. He growled and snapped, "shit!" He noticed the younger saiya-jin laughing and yelled, "YOU LITTLE SHIT! WHEN I GET THROUGH WITH YOU, THEY'RE GOING TO BE FINDING YOUR BONES FOR WEEKS!" Radditz chased the eighteen year old out of the room just as their father was coming in.

Bardock noticed Goku running out the door and Radditz chasing him out of the room when he came in. He shook his head and sighed. When would they ever grow up?

Bulma found Radditz in the cafeteria, alone. She had wanted to talk to him about her best friend and she was sure that he may have wanted to know. The blue haired beauty took a seat next to him and smiled. Then she greeted him with a "You and I are going to have a little heart to heart."

He knew it seemed unusual for Bulma to come and speak to him. Usually she was working or she was with Vegeta. "Let me guess. This is about Mala."

"Correct," she said with a smile.

"There's nothing to talk about," he grunted.

"Don't you want to know about her?"

"Why?"

"So you know why she acts the way she does?"

"Fine, I'll listen."

"Good," she stated. "I was going to tell you, anyway." She cleared her throat and explained, "She's been hurt, a lot. I would appreciate it if you took good care of her. She only acts the way she does because she doesn't want everyone to see her for what she really is. The girl that's been broken a thousand times."

Radditz frowned at hearing that. He realized now that she was trying to hide from herself and her true nature from her friends. He replied, "I had no idea. She just seems as carefree as my brother."

Bulma smiled and continued, "She just doesn't like to worry the people she cares about, that's all. Underneath it all, she really is a very intelligent girl, or else she wouldn't be one of my elites. She also protects herself. She never really opens up to anyone. Her heart is pretty much closed off."

The third class Elite sighed and said, "I just hope I can break through."

"For her sake, I hope so too."

Mala and Vegeta were in the lab having an argument about Radditz, at first. Then it had just changed into something completely ridiculous. The hot pink hued neko-jin had threatened to hurt the Prince. He laughed at this and asked, "What are you going to do?"

She looked around for any kind of object that could potentially harm the Prince. That ki gun she had used on Radditz had failed to work. Her eyes landed on the tools at Bardock's work station and a malicious grin spread across her visage. Her hand grasped the metal wrench which was the closest tool and looked like it could do some damage. She smiled and replied, "I'ma hit ya over the head with a wrench!" She brought the wrench down painfully on Vegeta's skull. If she had done it any harder, the neko girl was sure it would have cracked.

The Prince growled out from the pain and then shouted, "OW! YOU LITTLE BITCH! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!"

She scoffed and said, "Everyone has a potty mouth around here! What's up with that?"

He snarled at her for changing the subject. He was angry. Very angry. Nobody dared to physically harm the saiya-jin prince and expect to get away with it. He snapped, "A POTTY MOUTH IS THE LAST THING YOU'LL BE COMPLAINING ABOUT WHEN I GET DONE WITH YOU!"

Mala laughed and answered back with, "PAH! You don't scare me! Midget man!"

Now the saiya-jin male was curious as to how stupid this girl could actually be. Did she not realize that she was shorter than him? She had no right to be calling him a midget when she should take a look at herself! "I'M A MIDGET? YOU'RE FOUR INCHES SHORTER THAN ME!"

She pouted and replied, "Oh who asked you?"

The twenty one year old stomped his foot like a spoiled five year old child. He couldn't take any more of this girl. Talking to her, even arguing her, was like talking or arguing with a wall! The conversation went nowhere! "BAKA!" That was the last thing he said to her before he turned and left the laboratory very angry. It was almost guaranteed that he was going to go take his anger out on some unsuspecting victim.

"I win!"

Radditz just happened to be passing by the gardens when he noticed the door was open. That usually meant that someone was outside. He peeked outside and noticed Mala staring up at the red skies of Vegeta-sei. He noticed the smile on her face and looked around before whispering, "What an amazing creature."

Unfortunately, Kakarot happened to pass by at that exact moment. He had been following his brother around trying to outsmart the taller saiya-jin. He chuckled to himself when he heard his brother's comment and decided to make his presence known! "I KNEW YOU HAD A CRUSH! I'M GONNA GO TELL DAD!"

The six foot five saiya-jin jumped in surprise and turned to glare at his younger brother. He was angry at his little brother for following him and sneaking up on him! His eyes widened when he noticed that his brother was running in the direction of the lab. He yelled, "NO WAIT, KAKAROT, GET BACK HERE! I WAS UHM... LOOKING AT THE BIRDS! I WASN'T LOOKING AT HER, I SWEAR!" He chased the younger saiya-jin up the hall before he opened his big mouth and blabbed to everyone his little secret.

A/N: Yay. This chapter is a bit shorter but it is finished! and in the next chapter it will be longer and Goku will finally talk to Chichi. You'll also see more scenes between Goku and Mala when they're hanging out. More interaction between all of the characters and lots, lots more! It'll be fun. so REVIEW. and lemme know what ya think, luvs!