Hello and welcome to chapter 3. So I know it's been awhile... a long while but what can I say? I was so upset with for kicking me off twice, then I had school, then after schoolwork, now I have work and don't get to go down to the library very often to upload things. So I apologies and hope I can give you a treat of two uploads in one day. Love you all! Kim

The group came to a stop just outside of Indiana. A town was formed and they decided to gather supplies and animals. Vegeta S. gathered up his money and set to figuring out what animals to buy. Bardock did the same as well as Ox, Turtles helped his father and Ywamcha helped his. Dr. Briefs made his way to get the supplies with Nappa's help. The women kept the children inside and out of trouble with the elder kids help.

Vegeta J. made his way through the town looking at wanted posters and then straight to the saloon. "What can I get yea?" The keeper asked.

"Whisky." Vegeta hissed.

"How old are yea?"

"Old enough, old timer."

"And that'd be?"

"18."

"..Alright." He poured a glass still doubting Vegeta's age. "With the Wagon train?"

"Yep."

"That leader look like you, Kin?"

"Father, Why?"

"Nothin'."

"You got other customers."

"All local, don't get many visitors."

"We ain't slow, if that's what any one thinks. We know how to bargain and what a good price is."

"Never said you was."

Vegeta grinned his teeth. "You should mind yer own, this shit's watered down, not strong enough to get a fly drunk." He knocked the glass over and stood up heading out the door. A group of the local half drunk customers follow him. "What? Got a problem?"

"Yeah, we do." They ended up in a mess of limbs until hands yanked them apart.

Vegeta felt his ear being pulled and followed it. His usually timid mother stood at her full height, which wasn't much only 4'9, her bright blue eyes dark in anger and face set much like his fathers always was. She pulled hard on his ear. She twirled around to the group of boys snickering. "Ain't yea got nothin better to do then go around causin trouble? Go home to yer mothers er wives. I know dey got somethin fer yea to do, or dey can sure find somethin'. And yea." She yanked at Vegeta. "Vegeta if yea ain't gonna do anythin' but cause trouble yea can go help Miss Briefs teach the kids. Maybe she'll clean yea up. Yea hears me?" Roxane asked. The boys had walked off and she let go of Vegeta J.

"Yes Ma'am." He grumbled leaving to find Bulma.

"Vegeta, what happened to yea?" Bulma asked moving to the wagon entrance and then turning to the kids. "Practice yer math I'll be right back."

"Nothin'." Vegeta grumbled.

Bulma lead him to her fathers' wagon and instructed him. "Sit down." She climbed up into the wagon and grabbed a few first aid things. After re-looking at a few wounds Bulma cleaned them and dressed them to keep dust out. She stared at a cut on his arm, notin it was deep. " I think yea need stitches fer that." She sighed pulling out a cleaned needle and the thread for stitches. "Want-"

"Just do it." Vegeta instructs her. "Yea do know how..."

"Yeah." Bulma smiled. "It comes natural ta women... plus my pa taught me." She added to assure him. Once Vegeta was cleaned up they headed to the wagon with the kids and did a check to find all students there. "So why are yea here Vegeta?" Bulma asked.

"To help." He muttered.

Bulma raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Why? What do we owe this honor?"

"Mama." 17 laughed and dodged a well-aimed rock.

"Whatever the cause maybe we are glad to have you here Vegeta. Have a seat if yea like." Vegeta sat at the edge of the wagon and watched. "Now lets get back to our lesion. Pan, what's five times seven?... It's a five so it won't be so hard. Don't be shy."

"uh... 12? no that's Plus... Umm... 30...35!"

"Correct." Bulma smiled. "Now then Goku, 27 times 9. It's a harder one, so take yer time."

"Feh." Vegeta snickered. "He dose good at 3 plus 1."

"Shh!" Bulma glared and smiled at Goku.

"Jeeze Miss Briefs... I'm not good at math... Is it 153?"

"No, well Vegeta why don't you answer it since yer so good in math."

"243."

"lucky. 35 times 28?"

"980."

"Humph. 980 divided by 5."

"196."

"Well, yea are good in math aren't yea?"

"Yeah he is but he can't -" 18 was cut off by a rather rough slap. "Shit Vegeta that hurt!"

"Mind yer own then." Vegeta hissed.

"Vegeta!" Bulma said shocked at the action.

"Feh. Get over it." Vegeta moved to great his father and the rest.

"We got more work now." Vegeta S. Said lightly. " 60 cows, 12 bulls, 20 chickens and 15 pigs. In all that is."

"What's ours?" Vegeta J. asked.

"25 cows, 5 bulls, 12 chickens, and 4 pigs." Vegeta S. whipped the sweat from his forehead and continued. "We're keepin them together though, easier to watch. Not much longer now."

"Great, I can hardly wait." Vegeta rolled his eyes.

"Cheer up son, it'll be great out there." Ox said with a smile, he patted Vegeta J. shoulder.

"Daddy, I'm gonna go get some water for the animals." Chichi says followed by Goku.

"Oh, I'll help!" Goku said he blushed lightly at the smirks the men exchanged and how Bardock looked at Chichi's father and laughed.

"Be back before lunch you two, need ta get movin'." Bardock said they agreed and hurried off.

"It's a good thing yer son's so innocent or I'd have to worry." Ox said to the smaller man and smiled.

"feh. He wouldn't do anythin." Bardock assured the taller man and looked back at the two kids who were chatting as they walked.

Vegeta watched the two, Goku seemed to want to take her hand, yet he slipped up at the end and took the bucket instead... He watched with annoyance and ... jealousy? Vegeta turned away and walked over to the wagon his sisters sat at. " 'Ello Vegea!" Marron said in her childish voice.

"Vegeta." 18 said still upset.

"Still mad?"

"You embarrassed me."

"You were about -"

"-To say you couldn't say a nice thing to anyone ta save yer hide." 18 crossed her arms over her chest.

"Then I misunderstood." That was as close to an 'I'm sorry' anyone could get out of Vegeta.

"Do you really think it'll be so bad?" 18 asked her older brother wanting to be reassured it wouldn't.

"Yes."

"Then lets run off. Leave them to their west. We could find our way back. kill anyone who got in our way. it was our house, pa built it!"

"And Money?"

"... We can shoot a gun... Nothin to it, we rob a bank er two."

"18, ma would bust yer head open talkin 'bout dat." Vegeta shook his head. "And mine."

"Vegeta, what am I suppose ta do in da west? There ain't nothin ta be done but woman's work. I'm no good at sewin and cookin, you know that... Vegeta...?" 18 was flustered with worry.

"Yeah yea can't cook." Vegeta nodded and smirked, it faded once he seen his sisters face. "I don't know. Yea could teach."

"I'm not smart enough ta."

"Run a store."

"Men do that. I'm gonna die out der. There ain't nothin to look forward to out der in the west... If I was a boy I'd be more excited cause I could explore."

"Explore as a girl."

"yeah all da way to da fields and back... How much excitement can one girl take?"

"18, I don't wanna go either." Vegeta crossed his arms. "But I ain't runnin'. "

"Vegeta there ain't even other kids my age."

"Wat are you talkin bout? There's 17, Chichi-"

"No Vegeta...That's not what I mean..." Vegeta's mouth formed an 'o'.

"Uh.. Others will be following... Once we get settled." he said slightly flustered. This not being a conversation he ever tough of having with his sister... his brother, maybe. But in truth he was closer to 18 then 17. 17 liked too hang around Trunks more and was to goody for Vegeta.

"It's not now though."

"Marron, go play with Trunks." Vegeta instructed helping her down and watching her walk off towards her brother. Vegeta and 18 walked off from the wagons to talk in private. "Explain."

"There's nothin ta... Ok so maybe I had a crush but he ain't gonna follow me out 'ere. No sane person would. You know I'm not a romantic woman, heck no one in our family is except Bardocks side." Vegeta grunts agreeing. "But... I am a woman." 18 finished knowing her brother didn't want to hear all that but noting he still was trying to help.

Vegeta felt this conversation was about to get disturbing. he shifted his weight and realized maybe he and 18 were to close for this kind of talk.

"I just wanna get married. I don't wanna end up an old ugly hag yellin at kids ta respect their elders from my brothers house." Both laughed having memories of the tricks they pulled on Bob Adie.

"I think I understand." Vegeta said lightly. "Maybe you'll be surprised. Men are know to do crazy things for women." He grumbles. "And maybe you should try and find someone better. I mean talk ta the guys yer age here, who aren't kin."

"Thanks bro, I feel better." 18 grinned.

"Good. Now lets go back before ma finds trunks and Marron alone." Vegeta says and they hurry off.

Ok so I spell checked and all but if something is wrong please do notify me, I'll fix it. Alright. My spelling checker doesn't work the greatest at times. Love you all. Remember to review please!
Love, Kim