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Months passed and the Saiyans still had no idea that Frieza had destroyed their planet. Meanwhile, Bulma and Vegeta had gotten closer. At first, Vegeta refused to trust her or let her get close to him. She was Frieza's daughter, after all, and was probably given the task of spying on him. He found out later from Zarbon how wrong he was. Frieza never let Bulma know anything about his organization or treatment of the soldiers. This was confirmed by Raditz. She was completely innocent and Vegeta couldn't hold anything Frieza did to him against her. His defense, Bulma never asked to be born to a tyrant; she just wanted a friend. Vegeta had to admit that it was nice befriending someone his own age. Also, if Vegeta were ever to form an attachment, it might as well be her. Frieza wouldn't be able to threaten him using his own daughter. With all of this taken into consideration, Vegeta decided to accept Bulma's friendship.

"Vegeta, can you tell me about the PTO?" Bulma asked one day at lunch. He gave her a "you know I can't do that" look and Bulma sighed. "I just wish everyone would stop treating me like a child. Even you're treated with more respect than that."

Vegeta didn't have the heart to tell her that they just "respected" him around her, but behind closed doors he would be beaten within an inch of his life. "It's not all it's cracked up to be," he told her.

"Yeah, but you get to train," she pointed out. "My father won't even let me set foot in the training arenas and I always have to study for my etiquette classes and schoolwork. I hate being a girl."

Vegeta laughed, but not at her. She sounded so much like a Saiyan that it was hard to believe she was related to Frieza. He knew that one day she would be the biggest rebel ever and he could not wait to see that.

"Vegeta!" Nappa and Raditz called in alarm. The young prince turned to his two comrades and gave them a questioning look.

"Frieza…he said something happened to our planet," Nappa said while catching his breath.

"What?" Vegeta shouted while shooting up from his seat. He turned to Bulma. "Stay here." He ran out quicker than anything Bulma had seen before.

She still didn't listen to him, though, and secretly followed them to her father's throne room and listened in on the conversation. "I'm sorry, dear monkeys," he said almost apologetically, with a hint of amusement, "but it seems that about a month ago, Planet Vegeta was hit by an asteroid. There were no survivors."

The Saiyans were left in shock while Bulma gasped after hearing the news. She couldn't even imagine the look on their faces at the moment. How could an asteroid destroy their planet? And what did that mean for their families? Her father said there were no survivors. Bulma choked back a sob and left before her father found out she had been eavesdropping.

Later, Vegeta came to her room. She had expected him to come eventually. He had not cried in front of Frieza or the only two remaining Saiyans for the entire day and he was now at his breaking point. There was only so much a six year old could take.

Vegeta slowly walked over to Bulma, but broke down before he reached her. She was the only one he ever showed emotion around. What he was dealing with, she couldn't even imagine, especially having never seen the horrors of the universe like the other soldiers. Bulma got down on her knees with him and rubbed his back as he cried for his loss: the loss of his parents, his people, and his home.

A/N: This chapter was redone on 12/7/2012