Disclaimer: Don't own the DBZ or YYH characters. Just some (many) OCs.

Yusuke and Kuwabara had left the room and returned with a bunch of movie snacks. Hiei glared heatedly at them as they started munching on popcorn and slurping away on soda. "Do you MIND?" he asked incredulously.

Yusuke looked at him like he was nuts. "What? This is the best sci-fi movie we've seen in a while. Might as well get comfortable," he said. "Besides, it's not like there's anything bad happening like would have happened in her dreams, right?"

Hiei growled and crossed his arms. Pouting, he looked back to the screen and his eyes nearly flew out of their sockets.

After the soldier left, I waited a few minutes before I left for Frieza's throne room. He hinted on what he was planning and if I wanted to keep my life, I had to make sure she lived through the beating she was about to receive.

I entered the throne room just in time to see her on the ground, screaming in pain. Something inside me snapped seeing her like that. Frieza smirked in my direction and watched my eyes as he was about to blast her away. I was quick enough to get her out of the beam's path. Frieza's smirk disappeared. He clearly wasn't happy about me ending his fun. Nappa was right; he wanted and was waiting for me to fail.

I glared in his direction, but bowed to him anyway, and then left the throne room and headed to the infirmary. This kid needed medical attention and she needed it immediately.

The doctors set her up in the regeneration chamber and told me it would take a few hours. It was already late and they were heading to their quarters for the night.

I glared at the unconscious child. In less than an hour she had managed to irritate me, make me miss dinner, get Frieza pissed at me, and now, I wouldn't even be able to get to sleep at a decent hour…not that I required much sleep. It was still infuriating.

I read her file that the doctors so stupidly left out. I saw the information she gave me: Kaiya Ishii, 9 years old from Planet Earth. I continued to read: power level 50, hidden powers unknown, power level higher than those on Earth, potential threat to the Cold Empire (recently added). All I could think was 'why?' It was unbelievable to think some weak child could be a threat. It had said "recently added," so something about her power had to have just made itself known.

Yusuke thought he could actually feel flame dancing on his skin as Hiei glared at him. "You were saying?" he bit out in a dark and dangerous voice.

Yusuke chuckled nervously before putting the snacks aside. "Um, yeah…sorry about that," he said wishing he had just stayed in the room. Even Kuwabara looked as guilty as the detective felt. They couldn't believe that Kaiya had been hurt that badly before…especially as a child.

That was the last thing I remembered before I lost consciousness. The next thing I knew I was in a small space surrounded by liquid. I thought I was drowning. I tried to fight my way out but I couldn't; I kept hitting the walls of whatever I was in. The boy from earlier got me out of the tank and ripped a mask off my face. I guess I had been able to breathe the entire time, but I was too panicked to realize that.

I hid my face in his chest and cried until I felt him rubbing my back. It reminded me of my mommy back home. When I stopped crying, he picked me up and we left the room.

"I saw it," I said to him.

"Saw what?" he asked.

"The stars. Through the ceiling of that…that…scary guy's ceiling. We really are in space, aren't we?" He nodded. "And I'm never going home, am I?" He didn't say anything. "Why?"

"I don't know," he said sincerely. I didn't know either. At least for now I was safe and this boy was taking care of me. I asked him who he was and he told me though he seemed to be irritated. I asked a lot of questions before he got distant and looked even more irritated, though a lone tear fell. The anger scared me. I didn't want to be punished again, so I apologized quickly.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you mad."

"Look kid, I'm not mad. I just don't like talking to people. It's not you; it's everyone. Got it?" I felt better that he wasn't mad at me, but sad because he didn't like talking to people. How could someone handle being so alone? The thought of being alone always scared me.

Bulma felt her heart clench at the anxiety and fear that the little girl felt. It warmed her, though, that the cold-hearted Saiyan she had come to know had a soft spot for her. Maybe she reminded him of himself when he was younger; maybe that was why he acted so calmly around her. And then something struck Bulma. Had the little girl said that he cried?

Looking over to the regeneration chamber, I saw her struggling. Her heart rate was high and she looked panicked. A nightmare? Now I knew what Nappa had to deal with when I had nightmares. Watching her in such distress was bothering me and I still hadn't figured out why I cared. I shouldn't.

The girl, Kaiya, woke up which never happens when one is in the regeneration chamber (too much sedative). Her cuts and bruises had been healed and she had one remaining scar on her right arm. Kaiya was panicking and I couldn't figure out why other than she was scared of Frieza. It wasn't until she started flailing in the chamber and trying to find a way out, banging on the glass, that I realized what was wrong. She's claustrophobic…

Immediately, I emptied the tank of its fluid and got the mask off of her. She started crying and buried her face in my chest. She refused to calm down. What the hell was I supposed to do? Maybe… I started rubbing her back, hoping she would calm down. It was something I could barely remember, but I knew my own other had comforted me that way before…maybe when they were telling me I had to go with Frieza. Apparently it had worked, and I picked her up and started walking back to the room I shared with Nappa.

"I saw it," I heard her say.

"Saw what?"

"The stars," she answered. "Through the ceiling of that…that…scary guy's ceiling. We really are in space, aren't we?" I nodded. "And I'm never going home, am I?" I didn't answer. "Why?"

All I could say was, "I don't know."

She looked up at me again, this time in curiosity.

"Who are you?" she asked. Great, questions. I wanted to ignore her, but couldn't if I wanted her to shut up.

"Vegeta."

She giggled. "That sounds like vegetable."

"Hn." Please let her be done with questions. She's young. What more could she possibly want to know?

"How old are you?" Damn.

"Sixteen."

"Why are you here?" God help me…

"None of your concern," I growled. Thinking about it angered me so greatly. I was infuriated that I was here to begin with, and now I had to worry about some brat that would probably get me killed before I could finally reach my goal. She frowned and teared up, which I noticed once I smelled her tears. What now? I though irritably. This girl was way too emotional for her own good. That would hinder her here.

"I'm sorry," she said. What was she apologizing for? "I didn't mean to make you mad."

I sighed in frustration. This was going to be a LONG assignment. "Look kid, I'm not mad. I just don't like talking to people. It's not you; it's everyone. Got it?"

Kaiya shook her head. "It's not good to keep things to yourself. It can be bad for you and others to keep things bottled up."

Smart kid, I thought. Still, I refused to tell her or anyone else anything. I didn't need her or anyone else.

Kurama looked at Hiei's saddened expression. "Hiei, what's wrong?"

"Kaiya said something similar to me before we started dating," Hiei admitted. "I can't believe she was this selfless when she was just a little kid."

"Really, Hiei?" Yusuke asked. "I mean, she's dedicated her life to taking care of ocean animals, and she looked after her step-sister, little brother, and cousins, putting herself before them when we dealt with…well, you know. What did you expect?"

"For the girl who just met her father the year before, a lot more anger," Hiei replied. Yusuke shut up after that.

"Hey, did you guys notice anything strange?" Kuwabara asked.

"Like what?" Kuronue muttered. "Other than the fact that she's in space!"

"No, not that!" Kuwabara shot back. "Did the guy say his name was Vegeta?"

The five spirit detectives looked to one another with wide eyes. Wasn't that the name of the guy who had been smashing around Capsule Corp. that same day?

We got back to his room and I saw a man sleeping in the other bed. I didn't know who he was. Vegeta looked over at food on the table and then back at me. I remembered that I had lunch on me when I saw my backpack lying on the other side of the room. Vegeta just stared at me. I didn't know what he was thinking, but he looked back to the food. He probably wanted to know if I was hungry.

"I have lunch with me," I said. "I was going to be at my class all night, so I packed food."

Vegeta grunted in response, and I started to unpack my lunch. Nibbling on it in silence, I watched as Vegeta continued to eat a large amount of food. He was still eating when I was done.

I saw him staring at the wall across the room, thinking hard about something and it made me worry. He looked so sad and I didn't want someone who was so nice to me to be sad.

"Vegeta?" He looked over at me instantly. "Are you okay?"

Bulma was shocked at how perceptive the little girl was. She seemed to really understand those around her, and she was very sweet. The Earthling smiled as she thought about the fact that Vegeta had been exposed to the kind of consideration Earthlings possessed, but then she frowned again.

Vegeta couldn't get access to these memories, or else she wouldn't be doing this in the first place. Did that mean he didn't remember little Kaiya? Or had something terrible happened that caused this memory block. Had Frieza done something to the girl? There were just so many unanswered questions. This is as bad as watching a thriller, she thought bitterly as she continued to watch the screen.

"I have lunch with me," she said. "I was going to be at my class all night, so I packed food."

Yes, that class she mentioned. Training to be a child spy? Sounded like a she had an innocent imagination, but with the power level she had, I couldn't help but wonder if she was telling the truth. If that was the case, how much trouble would she face for being here and missing it? Pfft, what did it matter? She wasn't going back anytime soon.

I began to eat my food and was still eating when she had finished. I was surprised to see how she finished her food in a few minutes. It reminded me of how Saiyans ate back on Vegeta-sei. That thought left a bittersweet taste in my mouth and instantly ruined my appetite, surprising since I hadn't eaten in days.

"Vegeta?" I looked over to her. "Are you okay?"

I scoffed at her question. We were on a ship with a sadistic tyrant. I don't think any of us could be considered 'okay.'

"No, but then again, I never am." Where the hell did that come from? I suddenly felt ill and put my hand to my forehead. Then something unexpected happened.

I looked down and saw Kaiya hugging my waist. I was shocked. How could this little, innocent girl hug me, a cold-blooded murderer? It didn't make sense to me.

"I bet you feel the same way sometimes," Yusuke taunted Hiei.

Hiei was struggling to restrain himself. Yusuke was getting on his last nerve. Whether or not he respected Yusuke as his team leader and friend, it did not lessen his desire to kill him in that moment. Then he heard Kaiya let out a small whimper from the bed.

All attention was on her before Kurama and Kuronue looked back at the screen.

Sighing, I picked her up and put her to bed. I was going to sleep in my chair, but I felt her hand on mine, tugging on me. I looked down at her and whatever was left of my heart nearly broke.

"Can't you stay with me?" she asked innocently, fear darkening her eyes. "At least until I fall asleep? Please? I'm scared and I miss my mommy. I don't want to be left alone."

I reluctantly agreed and got into the bed next to her, and she curled into me holding me in a vice grip. There would be no way for me to get up even if she did fall asleep, but at least I wouldn't have to deal with her crying again. "Goodnight, Geta," she mumbled as she fell asleep. Leaving me speechless, I fell asleep soon after.

Bulma had seen some terrible things in her life, and within the last year most of it was caused by Vegeta. However, seeing this softness in his younger self, she couldn't help but think so much more highly of him.

He actually stayed with me, and I felt safe.

Bulma looked back to the face of the sleeping prince, a smile dusting her face. Despite what he would have anyone believe, he truly must have had a heart of gold to care for the little girl the way he did. Kaiya definitely had to be someone of great importance for him to have lowered his guard that much.

Then I had a bad dream; it was about Frieza. Bulma's face fell again.

I was shaken awake and saw an older man looking down at me. I tried to get away from him on the other side of the bed, but for some reason he looked like he was concerned for me. I was still unsure of him.

"Who…who are you?" I asked fearfully.

The man stared at me and rubbed his head as if he were nervous.

"Where's Geta?" I asked looking around before he could even respond. He looked fearful for a moment.

"Uh…" he finally spoke up. "Well, Vegeta went for a little walk." It sounded like he was lying. "He'll be back soon. Vegeta said your name is Kaiya?" I nodded in response. "Well, Kaiya, I'm Nappa."

"Are you Geta's friend?" I was hoping he was.

"Uh, yeah, you can say that," he answered. I relaxed slightly, but not by much. "Are you okay?"

I nodded, but I was still afraid. All of a sudden, he started to make funny faces. I couldn't help but laugh. He told me he used to do that for Vegeta when he was a little kid, and so I told him about a game I knew, "Pat-a-cake." We played for a little bit before I yawned and lied back down, and Nappa tucked me in.

"Goodnight, little one," he said. I smiled before falling asleep.

Even Bulma couldn't believe the same Nappa that killed her friends acted so kindly towards the little girl, or even Vegeta. It made her wonder what happened between Vegeta and Nappa that led Vegeta to kill the older Saiyan.

The next morning I woke up and I actually felt at peace. Kaiya was still asleep; however, Nappa was already awake and dressed.

"What's her story?" he asked me.

"She's from Earth," I answered. "Her name is Kaiya and she's nine. She has some special power that she probably knows nothing about. According to her file, she's a threat to the Cold Empire. Frieza is probably going to attempt to break her and use her to purge planets, like…" I couldn't finish the sentence.

"Like you?" Nappa asked cautiously. I ignored him.

"Other than Frieza, the other things I'll have to monitor is that she's claustrophobic and afraid to be alone. If Frieza figures this out, he'll use it to break her quicker and she'll probably lose her sanity."

"Well, that's just great. She's going to end up getting you into trouble."

I looked at her and let a sad smile show. "I know."

I had left the room, leaving Kaiya alone with Nappa. I had been ordered to be at Frieza's throne room a few minutes later, already knowing what I was about to face. It didn't matter. I knew I'd survive. It was just another moment to file in my mind to force me into becoming the Legendary.

When I returned, Nappa was watching Kaiya sleeping, yet he greeted me. Kaiya must have heard because she moved and sat up with her eyes still closed and yawned. Rubbing her eyes she called out to me. "Geta?"

I walked over to her. "I'm right here, girl. What do you need?"

"I'm hungry," she answered. I heard Nappa chuckle and I soon followed.

"I'll go out and get us all some food," Nappa said. I was shocked. Nappa, the royal guard who was normally cut-throat, was acting somewhat kindly towards this little girl. How, after only minutes of knowing her, did either of us soften up that much?

I nodded to Nappa and he took his leave. Kaiya got up and I saw that her clothes were torn from yesterday. How did I not notice that before? I headed towards the door when I felt her ki spike.

"Relax," I said without looking at her. "I'm just going to find you some suitable clothes to replace those rags. I'll be back soon." With that I took my leave.

I found some clothing in a room where I normally pick up new armor after missions. I overheard the other soldiers talking and heard that Frieza left the ship and wouldn't be back for a few days. I hadn't heard news that wonderful in years, especially after the beating he gave me earlier when Kaiya was still sleeping (punishment for ruining his "fun" with the girl…idiot). That meant, for the time being, anyway, that Kaiya would be safe from Frieza. The only ones I would have to watch out for would most likely be Cui, Dodoria, and Zarbon…how I hated them so, but not as much as Frieza himself.

I returned to the room to find Nappa and Kaiya eating breakfast. She was making a mess, but apparently she was doing it on purpose. I chuckled at that. She heard me and looked over to me. She got off the bed and ran to me. I was taken by surprise as she jumped up into my arms and hugged me. "Morning, Geta," she said happily. I'll never understand her attitude. Scared one minute, happy another…strange child.

She ran over to the bed and picked up a piece of paper with the drawing of a blue and green sphere. She must have had materials in that bag that Zarbon delivered the day before.

"It's Planet Earth," she said while smiling. She was obviously very proud of her drawing. On the back she wrote "There's no place like home" three times. I didn't understand the significance, but one thing was clear…she missed her planet. I knew the feeling.

After we finished eating, I told Nappa the news about Frieza.

"Good," he responded, "we won't have to deal with the bastard for three days."

"What's a 'bastard?'" Kaiya asked innocently. Nappa and I looked at each other after forgetting we were around a child, an innocent child who probably didn't hear words like that often.

"Something you shouldn't say," I answered. I just realized how much I sounded like an older brother or something, but shrugged it off.

"Oh, so it's a bad word?" she asked and I nodded. "Okay, Geta. I won't say it."

I grunted an approval and got up to get into my armor.

"What's that?" Kaiya asked.

Nappa chuckled. "Well, you're full of questions, aren't you?" Kaiya smiled and nodded. "Well, that's armor that we used in battle and to train."

"Are you guys superheroes?"

I frowned when she asked that. Nappa just stared at her blankly.

"Let's just go train," I grunted out. Nappa nodded and turned to Kaiya.

"What do we do about her?"

"She's coming with us."

Kaiya's face lit up and she ran over to me and grabbed my hand. She then looked behind me curiously. I quirked an eyebrow, curious to know what she was looking at.

"You have a tail," she stated. She went to touch it and I smacked her hand away.

"No," I said.

"Why?"

"Because I said so."

"Okay." I was surprised she gave up so easily. I was more surprised by my own reaction. Normally I would have blasted anyone who attempted to touch my tail; I didn't do that with her.

"Aw, she's so adorable when she's curious," Yusuke said with a grin. "Hey, this guy really is acting like an older brother. Are we sure it's the same Vegeta from Capsule Corp.?"

"How many other Vegeta's do you know?" Kuronue asked. "And it's an ALIEN name, so the fact that there's a guy on Earth named Vegeta draws a red flag. I mean, didn't he say Planet Vegeta-sei or something like that? What more evidence do you need?"

"Well, Doc. Briefs and his daughter are really good with technology," Kuwabara stated. "It's possible the trip she went on was in space, right?"

"Yeah, how?" Yusuke asked.

Hiei just sat and listened to the guys bickering. He looked over to Kurama who seemed to be pondering something. "Fox, you haven't said anything in over an hour. What's the problem?"

"Well," Kurama started hesitantly, "months ago there was a reported alien sighting. And entire city was destroyed by two alien invaders; however, after a time, the city was reported to be fine and the inhabitants didn't seem to remember anything. Maybe they did something on the planet, and that's how he came to know the Briefs."

"Wait, your saying these guys came to 'purge' us or whatever word he used was?" Yusuke asked in disbelief. "If that's the case, maybe it's better Kaiya doesn't remember them."

"That's not your call to make!" Hiei shouted at Yusuke. He was so close to ripping the detective's head off. "If Kaiya felt safe with him, then when she wakes up, if this guy is this person from her memory, it will be HER choice to know him or not. You cannot make the decision for her. You know she hates that."

"Okay, settle down," Yusuke said motioning his hands downward. Then he looked back. "Wait, he said he got beaten for protecting Kaiya. Why is this lizard guy giving him the task of protecting her when he wants to kill both of them?"

"I will never understand how certain individuals behave," Kurama said darkly. "The fact that he brought children into his organization is despicable. I hope we never cross paths for if we did, my death plant would be feasting on his life force."

Kuwabara leaned over to Yusuke and whispered in his ear, "I forgot how scary he can be when he's pissed off."

"Tell me about it," Yusuke muttered. He still could feel Hiei's eyes burning into the back of his skull. "If I don't make it out of this alive, tell Keiko I love her."

Kuwabara rolled his eyes. "If you're so worried, tell her yourself."

Yusuke chuckled nervously before watching more of this crazy world Kaiya once knew.

The three of us walked to the training ground. Kaiya seemed to be taking in her surroundings. We received stares from some of Frieza's soldiers, but none of them would try anything…unless they wanted to die. I was sure Nappa was thinking the same way I was.

Nappa and I trained alone for a few hours before we decided to spar with each other. Kaiya was watching intently. I was worried that our fight would traumatize her, but she seemed to enjoy it. She kept cheering for me to win…I had never heard anyone cheer for me before.

I heard Nappa chuckled. "I guess we know who her favorite is," he said. "I have to admit, part of me is jealous."

I rolled my eyes at him and took the opportunity to hit him in the gut. He fell to the ground and, after I settled down, I helped him up. Kaiya came over to us clapping and laughing. She thought we were fighting for sport…how naïve.

She went over to Nappa and hugged his leg. "You learn more from a loss more than a victory," she said. Where did she learn that? She was pretty wise for a nine year old. Nappa picked her up.

"Thanks for the comfort, kid," he said. "You're not half bad." Kaiya giggled and smiled.

The walk back to our room was quiet and Kaiya seemed to be lost in thought. I'm sure all she was thinking about was Earth, but nothing could be done. Not until Frieza gave an order. Until then, I decided that she was one of us…at least for now.

The three of us remained deep in thought as we returned to the room after the spar. Nappa went to get food again and came back to find Vegeta and me in a one-sided discussion. I knew Vegeta was irritated with how much I was talking, but I'm just naturally talkative. He just let me talk, though, and I was happy because he was listening to me, like a really nice older brother.

Hours later Vegeta and Nappa took off their armor and got ready for bed. Vegeta let me stay with him again and I continued to tell him stories. I told him about my family and Earth before finally falling asleep. The next morning, I woke up alone. I guessed that Vegeta and Nappa went to go train again. I smirked slightly as I thought about something for my own training. I was on a highly secured spaceship. There had to be important files lying around, guarded of course. I thought it was high time I get some spy practice in before I returned home.

"She is a bold child, that's for sure," Bulma said with a sigh. She looked over to the sleeping prince. "Seriously, she really could be related to you. She has that natural pride you seem to exude."

Vegeta grunted in his sleep, making Bulma chuckle. "I really hope for the kid's sake that she didn't get caught."