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The door swung open, and a young tanned boy with wild black hair—4 spikes shooting out to the side and up on each side of his head.
The children broke their gaze, and looked at the boy in horror.
"Turles!" Vegeta got up, afraid that his secret was out (but obviously didn't show it).
"Prince Vegeta. My apologies-- I didn't recognize you for a second… last time I checked princes were forbidden to be friends with lower class Saiyans."
"Get out of here at once!" Vegeta charged a ki ball in his hand.
Threatened, Turles took his leave.
The Prince turned to look at his friend who had her head buried in her knees—her hands over her ears as her body shook.
Vegeta shook the girl. "He's gone, we can play now."
She didn't stop shaking. Alarmed, Vegeta tried to think of what to do to comfort his friend. He then remembered when he last saw her crying outside from his tower. She had fallen down and scraped her knee, but instantly stopped crying when her mother hugged her.
He put his arms around his friend— Vegeta had never hugged anyone before, nor been hugged. He then realized that Lumpy was his best and only friend, and wanted nothing more than her to stop crying.
"Don't worry he's gone now."
Lumpy looked up, surprised by the Prince's action, but still in too much shock to realize the depth of it.
"Will he hurt me?"
Vegeta laughed. "You're looking at the most powerful Saiyan ever! Listen Lumpy, when I grow up and rule planet Vegeta, I'll make a rule so that we'll be able to play together all the time!"
The young girl wiped her tears and laughed. "We'd have to live together for that to happen!"
Vegeta thought for a moment. "You're right… hm… I know! You can be my Queen!"
Lumpy fell onto her back. "Me?! Your Queen?!"
The Prince nodded with a smirk. "What's wrong with it? That way you can help me rule the Universe too, and nothing will ever separate us!"
"Well we'd have to get married for that to happen you know… AND you have to propose to me first."
Lumpy sat up cross legged, and stared at the young boy before her.
"Fine, I'll propose then we'll get married, and rule the Universe. Getting married is easy!"
They both laughed until a loud 'BEEP' blasted through the room.
Lumpy raced to the corner and picked up her tray. "I have to go now! I'll see you tomorrow Prince!" The little girl was gone in a flash.
Vegeta raced to his father's room as soon as his friend left. He rummaged through King Vegeta's drawers, and pulled out a golden jewelry box, and from it pulled out a silver ring, with what seemed to be a turquoise diamond on it. The ring belonged to his mother, and with her passing King Vegeta never took out any of her items nor spoke of her. Vegeta never met his mother, so the ring meant nothing of importance to him.
Vegeta held the ring in his right hand and bent down on one knee.
"I think this is how you do it… this is easy! I think I'm ready to propose to her tomorrow."