HI EVERYONE! This is a NEW FIC. This has nothing to do with Vegeta's Long Lost Sister (VLLS). Not much happens in this first chapter, just the arrival of someone new. More chapters to come!

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ. I own my own characters so NER :P

Together Again

Chapter 1 – I know you!

Not a lot happened during the 20 years. They grew, moved on and had a family. It's what happened before that's so interesting. There was a girl who was 16, and a man who was 22. Now it's a girl of 36 and a man of 42.

The girl never changed much in appearance. She still looked beautiful. Her hair was a range of colours; some blonde, some brown and some dark red. However, her cherry pink lips quivered in anxiety, her greenie brown eyes shone in worry, and her delicate hands were covered in nervous sweat. Frightened and excited, she pressed the doorbell.

"VEGETA! GET THE DOOR!"

"YOU GET IT, WOMAN!"

"I'M IN THE SHOWER!"

"TRUNKS! GET THE DOOR!"

"I'M PLAYING MY GAME! I'M BUSY!"

"FINE!"

The flashbacks started coming.

:..Flashback..:

"VEGETA! NOOOOO!"

:..End..:

Her heart started pounding wildly. Was she ready to reunite? Was she ready to meet the man who once saved her? Their last moments together were so sudden…She couldn't turn back now. The door opened.

"What!" Vegeta asked. He looked at her and stumbled backwards. His jet black eyes widened in shock. "Do I … know you?"

"Wow…you've not changed a bit!"

"W…what are you doing here?"

"I came to visit you, silly!"

His mouth dropped. He was lost for words.

"I haven't seen you look so shocked since the day Frieza announced he was getting married."

"It IS you!"

"So glad you remember!"

"I…I don't believe it! Last time I saw you, you were taking off in that spaceship!"

"You could have come with us, you had time."

"I had to stay."

"Oh it doesn't matter now, at least I know you're ok and well and truly alive!"

The girl hugged an amazed Vegeta, who was too astonished to return a welcome. At that time, a pale woman wrapped in a towel came running down the stairs.

"HEY! GET OFF HIM, BITCH!"

"Sorry!" The girl apologised.

"Who are you anyway!" The crazed woman demanded, her cerulean hair a mess.

"I'm not surprised Vegeta hasn't mentioned me. We last saw each other 20 years ago. I'm Caroline…I was once Vegeta's best friend."

The cerulean haired woman looked at them both for a few seconds, and then started giggling.

"Vegeta's never had friends before! Aww that's so sweet! So how did you get back in touch? The woman joked.

"No." Caroline smiled, "It's a long story on how I traced down Vegeta. So uh, who are you?"

"Me? I, young lady, am the great Bulma! I happen to be Vegeta's wife!"

"Oh that's fantastic! I was hoping Vegeta would settle down one day."

Bulma then noticed a large spaceship sitting on her front lawn.

"Whose is that?"

"Oh, that's mine! It's how I got here." Caroline replied, "I'm from another planet."

"Oh…interesting…listen…Catherine?"

"Caroline."

"Yes um, we're having a barbecue later on. Perhaps you can join us? Our closest friends will be here too…maybe you can tell us the story on how you two met?"

"It would be a pleasure."

Bulma gave her a smile and walked upstairs. Vegeta moved aside as Caroline entered the large dome that was Vegeta's house.

"I hope your stay will be a pleasure, your majesty." Vegeta joked, and bowed.

"Oh stop it. I'm not royalty anymore, you know that. You however, are still the Prince of all Saiyans." Caroline curtsied. "It's you who needs the royal attention."

"No he doesn't, the more he gets of that the more egotistical he'll become." Bulma said coming down the stairs, now fully dressed.

"He certainly had his moments." Caroline grinned at Vegeta.

"The barbecue's almost ready; my mother's been tending to it. The guests should be arriving soon."

"They'll have a jolly surprise, seeing a Queen right before their eyes." Vegeta heartily said.

"Vegeta I'm not a Queen anymore. Since the day you helped me escape that awful monster's clutches I've been a free woman. But since then I have married a childhood sweetheart and have had 2 wonderful children."

"They didn't want to come?"

"They didn't know you. Besides, this is sentimental. I wanted to come on my own. It's good to see you again."

Vegeta managed a small smile. Just then the doorbell rang.

"The dreaded happy families are at our doors. If we ignore them maybe they'll go away." Vegeta said as Caroline giggled.

"Don't be silly, I'd love to meet your friends!"

"If you want to call them that. That Kakarott's a bit of a clown."

"Who?"

"An old friend of mine." Bulma interrupted. "And it's 'Goku' Vegeta!"

Bulma opened the doors and a mass of people came wandering through, chatting and laughing. However, they all came to a halt and silence altered the crowd as soon as they clocked eyes on Caroline. Bulma began to explain.

"This everyone, is Carolyn."

"Caroline."

"This is Vegeta's best friend."

"Really!" Goku exclaimed. "Wow! Vegeta made a friend! That's outstanding!"

"Oh ha, ha Kakarott." Vegeta grumpily said.

"She'll be joining us at the Barbecue. We'll also hear how these two met."

"That sounds interesting! I can't wait to hear it!"

"Good, because the Barbecue's ready."