Hey! I decided to update this story sooner then I intended thanks to my lovely guest review :) You all know that I do not own the Dragon Ball Z franchise because if I did….well…that doesn't matter. I hope you enjoy this chapter! It will expose some more about Lena's intriguing past.

Overcoming the Past

The lack of sleep, discovery of a giant alien, and work in general was really starting to drain on Lena as her mind quickly drifted off into a deep sleep. She awoke in a small room that housed only a small bed, a single dresser, and a full sized mirror. The ground beneath her was not covered by any type of flooring so she could easily see the purple-hued sand natural to the lands of this planet.

Lands of this planet? Why does this all seem so familiar? Lena wondered as she climbed off of the bed. She looked over at the mirror she previously noticed and stumbled when she did not recognize the reflection. The girl in the mirror was slightly shorter than her old self, shorter than Vegeta she noted. The mirror girl was also dark haired, dark skinned, and- dare she admit it- smaller in the chest area. Everything about her reflection was the complete opposite of who she knew was, but the new image was exactly how she always wanted to be. Lena stepped closer to the wannabe Lena and gasped. The eyes staring back at her were the same deep green she had always known.

How? If this is where I think it is, then I would be one of them. Saiyans don't have any other eye color than black…right? Lena pondered some more. She flexed in the mirror and punched the air like she had seen Vegeta and Trunks do back home. Her stomach moved in a very unfamiliar wave like motion and forced her to freeze in mid-flip. The landed loudly on her back and at that very moment a voice that was neither Lena's nor her inner goddess's spoke up;

Home? Where is home? It was Vegetasai, but I am almost certain my home is now on Earth.

Lena knew without a shadow of a doubt that she was going insane.

'Um. I dislike the idea of conversing with myself, but I will pretend like this is completely normal and do so anyways. Who are you and what are you doing in my brain? There really is only room enough for me and my other conscience.'

Who am I? That's right! I became Lena of Earth with my second birth! The mind possessing stranger exclaimed.

'What. The. Hell. Are. You. Ranting. About?' Lena asked…herself?

A loud rapping at the door across from Lena interrupted the response the mystery voice was about to utter and nearly gave the semi-conscious Lena a heart attack.

"Catsearia! Come on, they found out about your impure blood and…about the baby. I fucked up, I fucked up bad. I need to get you out now while they are still out searching for your father. They will kill him and you will be next; whether you have a child in the womb or not!" Lena heard Raditz's voice tremble. She remained frozen in place for nearly 5 minutes before he barged in.

Catsearia? That must have been the mental invader. The girl she was embodying is pregnant and whoever "they" were had every intention of killing her and her unborn fetus. No! Lena shouted at herself. This was NOT her, but she had a difficult time accepting that with Raditz pounding on the door whose smell of fear was very realistic to her new nose.

"Catsearia? Damn it, woman open the door! I know you are in there!" Raditz snarled as he blasted the door open. He took in her very confused look as one of panic and rushed to comfort her.

"Look, I know I should have been more careful. I know I should have kept you a secret from Nappa and the other guards, but now it's too late to fix that. Come on, we need to go now. I will not allow them to harm my mate or my unborn child." He said as he rubbed his calloused hand over the white scar on the nape of her neck.

Lena gazed into his onyx eyes and gasped as she took in her present situation. He's the one responsible for this thing inside me?

Lena's eyes hazed as she blacked out from the bizarre fantasy and onto another one; one that was an actual memory she wished to pound out of her brain. She found herself walking in the once familiar laboratory that belonged to him. She carried the last of the batteries she had created herself. The battery was fully intended to survive any type of destruction and its sole purpose was to last forever really. Lena prided herself on such a feat; the design could be molded into any robot she had every built and was supposed to be used for the new ones her superior made himself. Not only were these batteries made by her, but so were the weaponry the Doctor requested her to make for his secretive inventions as well. She could not wait to see the end results of her hard work. Today, her role model asked her to bring in the last battery personally.

The battery she carried in both hands clambered to the ground as her eyes began to comprehend the scene in front of her. Several human bodies floated in tubs of green liquid; some of them with metallic parts exposed. Metallic parts that she had crafted.

"Lena! What do you think you are doing! I told you to meet me in my office, not this lab! You idiot girl! You are incapable of any thought other than piecing together heaps of junk and now your stupidity has just broken the last piece necessary for my most precious mutation yet!"

Lena stared ghastly at the figure he was referring to. A tiny woman with short blonde hair glared at her though the glass tank, pounding her fists against the surrounding walls.

"No! No! This is not what my inventions are for! This is not what I was told…this is not what my developments were to be used for, you sick mother fucker!" Lena screamed. She had screamed that same phrase that day and every day afterword in her sleep the next two years of her life. It had been so long that she had had that dream. She was overwhelmingly grateful when a loud, repetitive sound snapped her out of her wrestles sleep and back into the real world.

"Aunt Lena? Are you okay in there? Mom sent me to check on you when we all heard you scream something about 'not making inventions for that'" Trunks lightly said on the other side of her door.

"I said that out loud?" Lena replied embarrassed. Who did he mean by "we all heard you?" Did that include the new resident of her home? Damn it!

"Did I say anything else loud enough for everyone to hear, Trunks?"

"No, but dad, Uncle Raditz, and I could hear you tossing and turning a lot before that happened. I guess we were the only ones since mom and my grandparents didn't notice anything strange."

"Uncle Raditz?"

"Well, yeah. Dad said that you are responsible for him so that means he is yours which means if you are my aunt then he is my uncle. Why are you being so dense?"

"Hey! Don't sass me you little purple devil."

"Oh! Also, mom invited Goten's family for dinner tonight so that we can get used to your new man and that he can get used to us since they are his biological family after all."

A migraine was starting to form in the back of my head when Trunks tapped on the door again.

"Hey, Aunt Lena?"

"Yes, Trunks?"

"Mom said you better be up and get ready for our company in the next ten minutes or she's dragging your crazy butt out of the bed."

"Fantastic. Thanks for the heads-up," Lena muttered as she heard Trunks's light steps leave her door. Lena remained in the bed with a pillow covering her eyes from the light cascading from her opened window.

I don't remember opening that, she thought as she hated herself for doing so. The light was going to make her head explode. Or so she thought it would until she heard Bulma shriek at her from the bottom of the staircase.

"Lena! I don't give two shits about how easily embarrassed you get, but I will stomp up there and snatch you down here as if you were a little child if you do not get your ass down here soon! I need help setting the table; all of the maids have been dismissed out of fear of the ape-man you brought home!"

For the love of Kami, did she have to yell, and how many times do I have to say that I did NOT bring him here?!

"May I remind you that he brought me here in case you forgot the part where I was dangling in the air by his tail as he marched onto our yard? Please, sweet Jesus, stop shouting. My head is going to fall off any moment!" Lena spoke out, wishing it was louder than what she mustered up. She knew full well that had she screamed, her head would have been a goner.

Bulma did not hear the smart reply, but the three nonhumans around her did as they openly laughed to her dismay. The thought that Lena had responded with wit back at her only fueled her irritation.

"That's it! You think you can talk smack and get away with it because I can't hear it?! Well I have some grave news, bimbo, I'm coming to get you now! I don't care if you had a bad dream or not!" Bulma shouted as she went to the medicine cabinet in the hallway bath room to grab some headache relievers. She liked taunting her friend, but she wasn't going to allow her to suffer any more than she already had. Something ugly had scared her enough to call out in her sleep and Bulma was not going to bring it up again until she knew Lena was comfortable enough to talk about it.

Lena heard Bulma stomp up the stairs and forcefully break the door knob open.

"Here, Lena. This will get rid of that nasty migraine," Bulma managed to whisper.

"Whew, thanks. I thought you were going to kill me," Lena giggled.

"Not today, remember it is still a Sunday!" Bulma giggled back, "You look a mess. Let me find something less revealing to wear for the dinner and then I'll fix your hair."

Lena took the medicine handed to her and watched Bulma sift through her wardrobe. She settled on a red, silk sun dress that Lena knew was not as long as she would have liked. She gave Bulma a questioning look, but changed into the selected dress of choice. The hem landed past her bottom, but was still shy of being mid-thigh length.

If only I were as short and less curvy as the random girl I dreamed about earlier. Then, I wouldn't be so self-conscious; Lena contemplated that thought and stopped as soon as she recalled Raditz playing a significant part of that dream. Bulma found a white pair of sandals that wrapped around the ankle and tossed them over to the day-dreaming Lena. Lastly, Bulma pushed Lena into her desk chair and brushed her sloppy hair into a high pony tail.

"I love it when you wear your hair up. I hate seeing you hide your flawless face with your pretty hair. If you were to wear it up more, I bet you could find a decent, civilized, human man," Bulma teased.

"Yeah, right. Like any of them would hang around for long. You know Vegeta will not only scare the piss out of them, but essentially follow through with any plans of humiliation he would threaten them with if they were to show up here," Lena admitted ruefully.

Bulma sighed and rolled her eyes. She took Lena's hand and led her out of the bedroom and into the hall. Next thing Lena knew, she was tumbling down the stairs with her legs, arms, and tits flying around until she hit the bottom of the stairs with a curt "thud." Bulma had remained true to her word regarding her previous threat of embarrassing her.

The shock and pain Lena was currently experiencing stunned her enough that she did not immediately get up from her awkward pose. She had landed with her legs positioned over her head with her bottom exposed to the three males that occupied the kitchen area while her head rested on the lowest stair with her arms draped to her sides. She heard a complimentary whistle and a deep huff as Raditz received a painful jab into his gut from Vegeta after they finished staring at her long, white legs and red, silk panties that matched her dress.

Lena jumped from her stupor, yanked her dress down and turned to face a very entertained Bulma.

"You Bitch," She mouthed as her face reddened while Bulma laughed with glee. Bulma ran down the stairs only to be tripped as she walked away from Lena, forcing her to land face first onto the floor. Vegeta, Raditz, and Trunks were clearly enjoying the cat fight with all of their laughter echoing the walls.

Lena assisted Bulma with collecting the dinnerware and listened in on whatever Trunks was discussing with the new member of the house.

"So, Uncle Raditz, now that you belong to Aunt Lena are you going to do whatever it is mom and dad do when they think no one is around? Aunt Lena said that they were doing grown up things and when I asked her why she didn't do them too; she started to talk all funny and said that there wasn't a man for her to do those things with. I guess now that she has one, she won't be left out anymore," the sweet, innocent child said with a matter-of-fact authority about him.

"Yes, yes I will be doing adult things with her," Raditz replied without a care in the world.

Lena dropped the bowls she was holding and glared at the boldness of the fool behind her. She didn't say anything to correct it though, which only intensified the sexual tension he had started the second she found him. Raditz met her glare and memorized every feature she possessed. He took note of her deep green eyes that he had only seen once before, he took in her pouted bottom lip of the most delicate shade of pink and wondered if the tips of her large chest she tried to hide were the same color. He appreciated her sharp, upturned nose and the healthy roundness of her face. Her cheeks blushed every time he looked at her, which only fueled his desperate need to ambush her. He also noted her slim waist that expanded to a full sized bottom that he could easily grab…and. His thoughts were interrupted by a feral growl in his mind that belonged to his old comrade, Vegeta.

Stop checking out that ridiculously stupid female before the smell of your disgusting pheromones makes me vomit! She will never stoop to the level of fucking a disgusting oaf like you, so I suggest leaving her alone and finding some other human bitch to satisfy your needs enough that you will want to leave and get the hell out of my home, the younger Saiyan snarled telepathically.

Hmm, your words sound more like a challenge than anything else. I have every intention of making her mine even more now that you show evident disapproval. Thank you very much for the motivation, Prince, Raditz responded back.

"You rotten piece of—" Vegeta started aloud unintentionally, catching Bulma's, Lena's, and Trunks's attention.

"What's wrong Vegeta?" Bulma questioned. Vegeta ignored her and walked off to the dining room area and away from everyone present. Bulma raised an eyebrow, but returned her focus back to Lena. "Hey, if you are finished with that, do you mind grabbing the glasses?"

"Sure, okay," Lena responded, completely oblivious of Raditz's needs. She reached high to grab the glasses that were just out of her reach enough that she could feel her dress rising uncomfortably high. She sensed the gaze Raditz placed on her ass and did her best to ignore the tingling sensation she was feeling in a place she had not felt it in nearly five years. The three years she used sex along with fixing cars to pay rent did not mean that she enjoyed the sex part. As a matter of fact, she made sure that she was intoxicated before doing anything like that; therefore, the feeling of arousal was something she found herself wanting to experience further.

Bulma caught the intimidating beast ogling her best friend and rushed into to stop it.

"Since Lena is having a difficult time reaching those, why don't you get them down for her?" Bulma asked a now irritated Raditz. He "hmphed" in response and slowly made his way to the struggling woman. He grabbed her shoulders and shoved her out of the way to reach the designated glasses. Lena felt his tail rub up her thigh and instantly slapped it away as he smirked down at her ever-blushing cheeks.*

"Where am I supposed to put these?" He questioned. Lena directed him to the dining area where Vegeta was skulking and showed him how to place the glass next to each plate. No sooner had they finished adding that last touch, the front door bell rang. Bulma rushed to the door and opened it to warmly greet their guests.

Lena smiled hugely at Chi-Chi. She hadn't visited her other close friend in nearly two weeks and was happy to see her loving face again. She was until Chi-Chi ignored her and focused all forms of hate at the burly man next to her. All at once, Chi-Chi pushed Lena out of the way to attack Raditz with full force. Lena instinctively grabbed Chi-Chi as Chi-Chi grabbed Raditz's tail, bringing him to his knees. He cried out in pain as Lena only made things worse by trying to pull Chi-Chi off who continued to yank at his tail.

"Chi-Chi! What the hell is the matter with you?! Let him go, you're hurting him!" Lena begged. She had no intention of sounding like she cared, but she honestly did. She knew absolutely nothing about the alien wailing in pain on the ground or of the things he did in his past, but she was never able to hold that against anyone when they were suffering like this.

"Lena! I thought better of you! How dare you defend this worthless being of a person! He's responsible for Goku's death and—" Chi-Chi was cut off sharply as Goku forced her grip loose from his brother's tail.

"Chi-Chi. The past is in the past. If I can forgive him and move past that, you can too," her mate claimed. She sighed and returned the glares Raditz was giving her.

"Next time Lena and Goku won't be around to save you," she spat before turning towards Lena again. Chi-Chi embraced her upset friend and whispered a small apology in her ear. Lena returned the hug gratefully as Gohan and Goten stared in amazement. Raditz retuned to a standing position, tightly winding his tail around his waist. He was not about to let anything near that again. Gohan rubbed a hand on the back of his head and smiled worriedly up at his uncle.

"About forgiving and moving on from the past, you still have any bad feelings about me?" Gohan asked reluctantly. Raditz chuckled a menacing laugh, but otherwise appeared forgiving. Goten watched on in wonder as Lena picked him up and kissed his forehead.

"You're getting so big! I bet you will be bigger than your daddy, bigger than him huh?" she teased the child and pointed at Raditz. Goten smiled in agreement as she carried him to the table. Conversation turned from polite, to less formal, to the point everyone was talking over one another except for Vegeta and Lena who listened on. Lena enjoyed every bit of it. She couldn't imagine ever living another day without the comfort of a family such as this. She looked on a Raditz who smiled as goofily as his brother and wondered what his memories of family were like before he died.

Several hours later, the Son family left and said pleasant farewells. Even Chi-Chi hinted at a smile in Raditz's direction as they left. Bulma's mother took over the cleanup duties as the rest of the Briefs family headed to their rooms to wind down. Lena wanted a bath more than anything and turned on the water for a hot one the second she walked into her bedroom. She turned Pandora onto a station that played string quartet covers as the steaming water bubbled with the cherry soap she had poured into the tub. She mindlessly wondered what Raditz was up to downstairs and across the hall as she climbed into her bath.

Raditz was not downstairs and across the hall. As a matter of fact, he was resting on the chair next to Lena's desk in her room. He fumbled through the notes she had scattered about her desk, looking for anything interesting to look at. He listened to Lena sing along to the music playing from her washroom and was surprised by the lovely sound, especially compared to that of Vegeta's mate on the other side of the wall. He smirked as he heard Vegeta mutter "shut the hell up before you make my ears bleed" to the blue haired girl he was bound to. The couple next door then began to argue loudly and forced Raditz to close his eyes in irritation. Any other age, any other planet, Vegeta would have annihilated the woman, but for some reason he chose to mate with the obnoxious vixen instead.

The sound of the music ending snatched his attention back to where Lena was residing. He remained sitting where he was as she stepped into her room tightly wrapped in a white towel. He realized that she had no animalistic instinct and was completely unmindful of his presence in the room with her. He watched her walk to a dresser and pull out something he assumed she was going to sleep in.

'Red or blue?' Lena's goddess side asked.

"I kind of like the blue one." Lena spoke back. She picked up the blue laced tank top and matching boy cut panties and laid them onto her bed.

"Not that it really matters. It's not like anyone is going to see!" She teased herself. Lena laughed out loud at her foolhardiness as she began to lower the towel off of her still damp body, still completely unaware of the aroused man in the room with her. She pulled the towel off of her torso and began to dry her hair with it. At that very moment, she turned and saw the Saiyan staring at her very exposed body open mouthed.

*A/N- sorry to leave this at a cliff hanger. This chapter has gone on long enough and I like surprises. You may have noticed an asterisk symbol in the story; this is to let you know I have found a picture that will show you an example of how Raditz view's Lena. You can find that image by going here: /Animals/Butterflies/blondes_flowers_green_eyes_anime_girls_butterflies_1151x1147_wallpaper_82891