It had been a week since Sno had been at Capsule Corp. Sno had remained home, not even going outside to her favorite pond. Today was a bad day. Five years ago today, her mother died. Sno wasn't handling things very well, the smallest of things would set her off, and she'd be a mess of tears.

The only person who knew of this, was Bulma. Her and Sno were best friends, of course. Bulma knew why Sno hadn't been by in a week, she knew that Sno wanted the time to herself. However, Vegeta was antsy. Why hadn't Sno been here? Was she still mad at him? Is she ever going to come back?

Vegeta was in the gravity room, keeping his mind busy. All enemies were on max, and the gravity was set to 400. Vegeta had a little bit of trouble with the weight at first, but now, he was used to it. His battle thoughts were swept away by a small cry, it sounded a lot like Sno.

Vegeta whirled around and saw Sno on the ground, completely helpless as a battle drone was inching closer to her. Vegeta forgot everything else and his Ki burst through him, completely surrounding him. He flew over to her and quickly destroyed the drone, standing over her as more drones shot down at them. Vegeta glanced down, noting that something was off. Sno seemed to flicker.

It's just a damn hologram! Vegeta sneered in his thoughts.

Bulma.

Vegeta growled, stalking over to the panel and punched the stop button. The drones powered down and the hologram of Sno flickered out of sight. The door slid up and he stomped to the lab.

Bulma had witnessed what happened on the cameras. He had protected her again, completely leaving the enemy and going to her side. Bulma wanted to test it, to see if the same thing happened again. Why would he do that? He made himself completely vulnerable.

"What the hell was that?" Vegeta yelled.

Bulma was startled out of her seat, thudding onto the floor. "I- I was just testing something!"

"Testing what?" Vegeta demanded. "Why did she show up?"

"It seemed like a good motivator the last time!"

"That's not motivation! That's a distraction! I can't get distracted during a battle!"

"You keep making yourself vulnerable, Vegeta! What if it happens again and a blast is fatal to you! Did you ever think about that?" Bulma yelled back.

"Of course I did!"

What the hell was this woman thinking? Vegeta wouldn't be able to concentrate on battle if he knew Sno was in danger.

"You would've died for her?" Bulma gasped softly.

His feelings for her are more serious than I thought, Bulma thought.

Vegeta ignored her comment. "Sno will not be used as bait. Hologram or not!"

Bulma studied the fuming prince. He must really care for her. "Okay. I'm sorry, Vegeta. It won't happen again."

Vegeta stomped out of the lab. Bulma sat back down with a satisfied smile, and deleted the coding of Sno.

Vegeta left Capsule Corp, not wanting to train again. He flew around, contemplating on whether or not to go see Sno.

"Hey, Vegeta!" Goku's voice pierced the air.

Great, Vegeta thought to himself.

Goku and Piccolo flew to Vegeta's flanks.

"What're you doing out here?" Goku asked cheerfully.

"Gravity room is on the fritz," Vegeta vaguely gruffed.

He tried not to think about Sno.

"Oh, that's okay!" Goku smiled. "We can just train out here."

The three of them felt someone's ki surge pretty strongly, then it descended back down just as quickly.

"Damn it!" They heard a faint voice from down below.

"That sounds like Sno," Piccolo stated.

The three dove down toward Sno's house, only to find her teetering on her roof.

"Hiya, Sno!" Goku greeted, zooming down and plopping on the roof.

Sno gasped, startled and rocked by Goku's oafish movement, and toppled off the roof.

Vegeta rapid moved right underneath her and caught her, holding her bridal style. He glanced at her quickly, seeing that she was unharmed.

"Damn it, Kakarot, would you be careful," Vegeta scolded.

"Oh, sorry about that Sno," Goku chuckled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.

Vegeta sighed and floated down, not realizing that he still Sno in his arms. He tightened his grip slightly.

"Why, you flatter me, your majesty," Sno giggled, patting Vegeta's armored chest.

As Vegeta touched the ground, he realized that he was still holding her. He quickly set her on her feet, frustrated with the pink color that stained his cheeks. Of course, it's not like he didn't enjoy hearing those words.

Piccolo looked at Vegeta strangely.

"We felt your ki spike up," Piccolo said.

Sno's eyebrows rose. "Really?"

"That usually happens when you're very upset about something. Is everything alright?" Goku asked.

Sno hesitated, making Vegeta frown.

"Uh, yeah!" Sno smiled. "My roof is leaking and it nearly ruined my violin."

Sno didn't really want to tell anyone what was really wrong. Just thinking about her mother was hard enough. She just continued to talk and laugh with Goku and Piccolo. Vegeta didn't say anything, but he kept watching Sno. Something was wrong, and he knew it. The way she smiled and laughed was... wrong. It didn't reach her eyes, like it usually did. Vegeta sighed.

"Let's hurry up and fix this. We need to get back to training," Vegeta complained.

"You wanna help?" Goku asked, surprised.

Vegeta realized his mistake. "You offered, did you not?"

Come on, Kakarot. Why would you be perceptive now?

"Well, I was going to, but you kinda beat me to it," Goku chuckled.

Vegeta sighed.

"That's great, guys," Sno interjected, sensing Vegeta's frustration. "I'll make lunch."

The three men were up on the roof while Sno finished up the food. Once the table was set, Sno called out for them.

"Food's ready!"

The trio burst into the house, fumbling to their seats at the kitchen table. The food was devoured in a matter of minutes. Sno almost didn't have time to make her plate. The four of them had small conversations about training and the future. Sno cleaned up and got ready to see her guest's leave.

Piccolo, Vegeta and Goku grouped outside and said their goodbyes. Vegeta stayed on the ground when Piccolo and Goku shot up. He looked at Sno.

"Are you sure you're alright?"

"I'm fine," Sno smiled sadly.

Vegeta was not convinced. Her voice was too low, and that was definitely not a happy smile. Not that he had memorized her facial expressions or everything about her or anything. He frowned at her.

"I'll see you later," Sno smiled, then went inside and closed the door.

Vegeta stared at the door for a moment, debating with himself if he should go back in there. He decided against it and shot up into the air.